05/25/2012

Transportation Coffee Chat with Modeshift Omaha @ Downtown

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Transportation Coffee Chat with Modeshift Omaha

Modeshift Omaha is hosting a Transportation Coffee Chat on Friday, May 25th at 8 am at Scooter’s on 16th and Dodge. Chat with State Senator Heath Mello and OPS’ GIS Specialist Casey Hughes. They will be talking about transportation policy and implementation. They host these events on the last friday of every month to discuss [...]

May 25th

Downtown

8-9 a.m.

05/24/2012

Trug Kick-Off Party @ Leavenworth District

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Trug Kick-Off Party

TrugOmaha is hosting an event in which they will celebrate their Trugs which are uniquely designed bench sculptures which are also planters intended to freshen up the atmosphere of Leavenworth St. The event is on Thursday, May 24th from 4-6 p.m. between 25th and 28th streets and attendees can help plant locally grown flowers and [...]

Misc

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Pub Quiz

Pub Quiz starts at 9 p.m. (if your team wins the quiz, you can get your entire night’s tab paid for in full. Top that!)

Tuesday, October 18th

Slowdown in North Downtown

9 p.m.

FREE (21+)

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Pub Quiz

Back before anyone was worried about the 49′r Lounge being razed to make way for a cookie-cutter CVS (…sigh), the 9′r hosted one of the biggest, baddest and drunkest weekly pub quizzes in Omaha. As we hold on to our memories of our favorite gone-but-not-forgotten watering hole (e.g. the “Howard Street” neon sign behind the [...]

Every Tuesday

The Sydney in Benson

8 p.m.

FREE (21+)

Misc

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Pub Quiz

Oh yes — Pub Quiz returns to Slowdown. Bring your smartest team out and get your bar tab paid if you come in first place! Just hope the More4 posse doesn’t show up.

Tuesday, May 22nd

Slowdown in North Downtown

9 p.m.

FREE (21+)

Design Misc

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Trug Kick-Off Party

TrugOmaha is hosting an event in which they will celebrate their Trugs which are uniquely designed bench sculptures which are also planters intended to freshen up the atmosphere of Leavenworth St. The event is on Thursday, May 24th from 4-6 p.m. between 25th and 28th streets and attendees can help plant locally grown flowers and [...]

Design Misc

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Transportation Coffee Chat with Modeshift Omaha

Modeshift Omaha is hosting a Transportation Coffee Chat on Friday, May 25th at 8 am at Scooter’s on 16th and Dodge. Chat with State Senator Heath Mello and OPS’ GIS Specialist Casey Hughes. They will be talking about transportation policy and implementation. They host these events on the last friday of every month to discuss [...]

May 25th

Downtown

8-9 a.m.

Arts Design Misc

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The Great Plains Theatre Conference

The Great Plains Theatre Conference will be presented from May 26th to June 2nd at Metro Community College Fort Omaha Campus and plays will be staged at various places throughout the city including the Union for Contemporary Art, The Burlington Train Station, the Kaneko and the top of a prairie hill, and a downtown rooftop. [...]

May 26th-June 2nd

MCC Fort Omaha Campus in Miller Park

Misc Music

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Music Quiz

Head to the Waiting Room in Benson for Music Quiz, hosted my local music heads MarQ Manner (columnist for Shout! and former OEA Award music chair) and David Leibowitz (host of New Day Rising on 89.7 The River). Think Pub Quiz but all about the music. More info

Monday, May 28th

The Waiting Room in Benson

8 p.m.

FREE (21+)

Misc

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Omaha Rollergirls’ Final Home Game

The Omaha Rollergirls are a serious bunch,  as in they’ll seriously kick your ass if you cross them on the roller derby floor. Catch their last home game of the season at the Mid-America Center on Saturday where they go head-to-head with Lincoln’s No Coast Derby Girls. A battle of the Nebraska teams makes for an exciting finale to [...]

Film Misc

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Feature IV with Jane Fonda

Famous actress, entrepeneur, philanthropist, writer, fashion model, activist and workout pioneer Jane Fonda will grace Omaha with her presence July 22nd, 2012 at the Holland Performing Arts Center, hosted by Film Streams. Tickets will be on sale this spring and all proceeds benefit Film Streams. Did you know that her real first name is Lady [...]

July 22nd, 2012

Holland Center in Downtown

$35-$250

Design Misc

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Silicon Prairie News Birthday Party

Silicon Prairie News is turning 4! Come and socialize at their birthday party, Friday, August 3rd. Last year they had an ice cream social and a give-away involving their mascot, Analog. Only time will tell what this year’s party will entail. Venue is TBD!

Friday, August 3rd 2012