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Editor’s Pick: Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program
August 23, 2010 • No comments
Guest worker. It’s hardly a simple term in our country today. But do you know where that term has its roots? If you’re up for an education and a kickback to some rich history, El Museo Latino is the place to be this Saturday. Attend the opening reception of “Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program,” to get a taste of the beginnings of the guest worker program between the US and Mexico. A bilingual exhibition organized by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, “Bittersweet Harvest” aims to provide insight into the experiences of the Bracero workers. The opening reception includes a lecture titled “The Migrant Worker,” by Ricardo Ariza, Creighton University’s Director of Multicultural Affairs. The lecture starts at 1 p.m. According to
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Editor’s Pick: 100 Yards of Glory
August 23, 2010 • No comments
The anticipation has been building all summer. We're only two Saturdays away from the kickoff of the Nebraska football season, but local fans will have a chance to get their football fix starting this weekend at the Durham Museum with the opening of 100 Yards of Glory. The exhibit will offer visitors a rare look at the celebrated and untold stories of Omaha’s football past, dating back to the University of Nebraska’s first football game, a 10-0 victory against the Omaha YMCA men’s team in 1890. From there, the exhibit will explore the games, the players, the coaches, and the trophies that have defined football excellence in our community for 120 years, spanning the high school, collegiate and professional ranks. 100 Yards of Glory weaves together the stories of Heisman
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Editor’s Pick: Offutt Air Show
August 23, 2010 • No comments
The sky will be a superhighway Saturday and Sunday in and around Bellevue as Offutt opens its gates for its annual Defenders of Freedom Open House and Air Show. The ground will shake, engines will roar, and thousands will take advantage of the opportunity to see a wide range of airplanes, both new and old, on display at the base. This year's schedule of performers includes the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, the F-22 Raptor, F-18 Super Hornet, C-17 Globemaster, the Trojan Horsemen T-28 Demonstration Team and Smoke-N-Thunder Jet Car. The Thunderbirds, the Air Forces premier aerial demonstration team, willl mix formation flying and solo routines, highlighting both the training and precision of the pilots and the maximum capibilities of the F-16. A schedule of exact performance
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Editor’s Pick: 6th Annual Taste of Lakeside
August 23, 2010 • No comments
If you don’t have plans this coming Saturday, you might consider stopping by Lakeside Plaza on West Center Road and 174th St. for the 6th Annual Taste of Lakeside. This free event will bring together the restaurants, shops, fitness and independent consultants of the Lakeside and Omaha area for one day of family-friendly entertainment. In addition to sidewalk sales, prizes and free giveaways for the adults, there are many kid activities planned as well. These activities include a rock climbing wall, car show, balloon artist, face painting, photo booth, kids’ bounce/obstacle course, Elmo, Dora and much more. Two live remote radio stations will be broadcasting the event, with the activities beginning at 1:00pm and running until 5:00pm. Then from 6:00 to 10:00pm, patrons can
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Twist and Shout
August 19, 2010 • No comments
At 50, the city of La Vista may be decidedly middle-aged, but people of all generations still clamor for the Beatles. 1964 … The Tribute, the nationally renowned Beatles tribute band, will headline the season-ending slot of the La Vista 50th Anniversary Concert Series. The free performance will open with The Rockerfellers. The event is scheduled for Fri., Aug. 20, on the PayPal Campus. The evening will conclude with a fireworks show courtesy of Bellino Enterprises and Night Visions Fireworks. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. and The Rockerfellers will take the stage an hour later. Concertgoers should bring their own lawn chairs and refreshments. Concessions will be available for purchase from a handful of vendors. To access the event, take Giles Road to Eastport Parkway and
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Kids Enjoy Rare Carefree Night at the Omaha Children’s Museum
August 18, 2010 • No comments
As the warning sirens rang again through the Science and Technology Center, the children started running. Most headed right into the path of danger. Not real danger of course. Nothing more than the 50 or so hollow plastic balls dropped from a trap door eight feet from the ground could inflict. They call it the Super Gravitron, a Wonkaesque science exhibit full of hydraulic lifts, pneumatic tubes, and a lot of other fun ways to get plastic balls to rain down from the sky. It’s a daily occurrence at the Omaha Children’s Museum. What made this particular day at the OCM unique where the children in attendance. They had all faced real dangers most of us couldn’t imagine. On Monday evening, the OCM hosted their twice-annual Carefree Kids night, a free event for children
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Editor’s Pick: Discovery Days at the Kroc Center
August 16, 2010 • No comments
Something’s in it for you. For three special days this week, Omaha’s Kroc Center (2825 Y St.) is offering the opportunity to try something new – or learn more about something that interests you. What’s so special about it? It’s free. Discovery Days at the Kroc Center, a three-day palette of free art and education classes, is slated for Aug. 19-21. Thursday and Friday classes are offered from 6 to 8 p.m., and classes on Saturday take place from 1 to 6 p.m. Have you ever considered taking a class in painting china? Breaking a leg with a drama lesson? Sitting at a pottery wheel? Now is your chance. Classes will be offered in citizenship, china painting, computers, dance, drama, jewelry making and pottery. As an added bonus, participants will receive a $5 discount
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This Week in the West: Celebrating Jewish Athletes Through Art
August 16, 2010 • No comments
Editor’s Pick: STRIDES for Education 5K
August 16, 2010 • No comments
This Saturday, why not get a little physical exercise and support the Millard Public Schools at the same time. On Aug. 21 the Millard Education Association (MEA) and Millard Public Schools Foundation are putting on the first annual STRIDES 5K Walk/Run for Education. It is a 5K walk/run that will take place at Lake Zorinsky. Registration/Packet pick-up begins near the 156th St. and F Street entrance at 7:15am, with the event start at 8:00am for runners and 8:15am for walkers. Participants can preview the course at www.mpsfoundation.org by clicking on the registration link. Funds raised from the event will go towards school site plan grants funded by the Foundation. Registration fees include a T-shirt for each participant and are as follows: $10 for children 12 and under, $15
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Editor’s Pick: Greek Festival
August 16, 2010 • No comments
Do you know how to "dance Greek?" Want to learn? This weekend's Greek Festival at Lewis and Clark Landing will provide just such an opportunity as well as the chance to sample all of your favorite Greek foods from gyros and souvlaki to native beer and wine and, of course, ouzo. The fun starts Friday at 5:00 p.m. and runs through Sunday evening. Admission is $3 for adults with children under 12 and military personnel, fire, police and students admitted free with ID. The event is sponsored by St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church. Hours: Friday, August 20: 5:00 - 11:00 p.m. Saturday, August 21: 11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. Sunday, August 22: 12:00 - 7:00 p.m. For more information visit greekfestomaha.com
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