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Cornlea, NE · Arts & Culture
growomaha.com
The October 3rd Radio Show
The October 3 Grow Omaha Radio Show starts with a look at the 1898 Trans-Mississippi International Exposition and the 2.6 million visitors it brought to Omaha. News of the Week then covers Metro Community College’s new biotechnology lab, Center Mall redevelopment, the Union Omaha soccer stadium, Millwork Hotel construction, LL Bean and Omaha’s national jobs ranking.
lazy-i.com
Heavy Clippings, Cavedivers, Black Cat Rodeo, #BFF tonight; Bad Actors, Beck Saturday; Porchfest Sunday…
It’s Porchfest Weekend! It’s Bandcamp Friday! It’s Benson First Friday! Let’s get to it!. Tonight at Pageturners Lounge in Dundee, Heavy Clippings celebrates the release of their latest LP, Mammal Music (2026, Doggin’ Bird Records). It’s 15 slick-as-a-dolphin’s-snoot garage-rock tracks, none of which reach three minutes in length so you’ll never get bored.
hamburgreporter.com
National Newspaper Week: Oct. 4-10
2026 marks the 86th celebration of National Newspaper Week. Since 1940, Newspaper Association Managers has sponsored and supported National Newspaper Week, a week-long promotion of the newspaper industry in the United States and Canada. Rooted in Community, Committed to Truth. In small towns, suburbs and cities across America, local newspapers...
hoodline.com
Lin-Manuel Miranda Surprises Omaha Teens With Advice to Keep Writing
Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Broadway star, songwriter, actor, and filmmaker behind Hamilton, made a stop in Omaha to spend time with high school theater students, sharing his own path into the arts and taking their questions in person. The visit brought Miranda face to face with teenagers who are honing their craft far from Broadway's lights, inside a historic downtown venue built for exactly that kind of mentorship.
tileletter.com
Nebraska tile contractor gives new life to 71-year-old mosaic mural
This month’s Artisan story is an epic tale—dare I say odyssey?—of a monumental mosaic mural restoration in Lincoln, Neb. In 1955, Omaha artist Leonard Thiessen, together with Bill J. Hammon, designed and installed a mural on the Pershing Center Auditorium in Lincoln. The venue was the site of concerts, sporting events, graduations, theater events, and more over the years, and the mural depicted an array of those special moments. When the Pinnacle Bank Arena replaced the auditorium, the building was slated for demolition.
Daily Nebraskan
Battle of The Bands rocks Bourbon Theatre for 3rd year
Editor’s note: Daily Nebraskan Senior Culture Editor Izzy Lewis is a member of the band Eden Park featured in this story. Lewis was not involved with any of the reporting, writing or editing of this story. All-girl group Eden Park won the University Program Council University Program Council’s third...
Daily Nebraskan
‘Music can flourish here’: Westbrook completes $81 million construction
The Glenn Korff School of Music traded jackhammers and drills for the melodies of voices and instruments at the Westbrook Music Building Thursday afternoon. The school hosted a dedication ceremony to celebrate the completion of the new $81 million building. “Music is at the heart of this facility,” Hixon-Lied College...
kcsifm.com
Pump Boys and Dinettes opens the Wilson season with 21 songs and a full tank of country humor
Pump Boys and Dinettes opens Saturday, October 10, at 7:30 p.m., with performances October 11 at 2:30 p.m., October 17 at 7:30 p.m., and October 18 at 2:30 p.m. Malvern Bank is the sponsor. Tickets are $10, $20, or $30, depending on the seat. About an hour and 35 minutes, with intermission.
thereader.com
Handmade Parade returns to Benson for First Friday event
The second annual Handmade Parade will bring giant puppets, handmade costumes, cardboard creations and people-powered art to the Benson Creative District during Benson First Friday on Oct. 2. Presented by Giant Joy Collective and BFF Omaha, the parade invites artists, families, schools, community groups and anyone with a creative idea...
kmaland.com
Clarinda native visiting Lied Library as author
(Clarinda) - Clarinda native and author Andy Nordland will return to his hometown Monday to share his journey as a writer and discuss his two published novels during a program at the Clarinda Public Library. The event is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday at the library. Nordland plans to talk...
thereader.com
Vinyl record expo returning to Omaha
Vinyl record enthusiasts can browse albums available from over 60 sellers at an upcoming Omaha event. River City Record Club will host the annual Omaha Record, Music & Collector’s Show on Sunday, Oct. 4, at the Firefighters Union Hall, 6005 Grover St., in Omaha. A press release stated the...
thereader.com
Cause & Culture: Porchfest OMA turns 10 with music, art and community
Picture a small-town porch. Maybe there’s a rocking chair, quaint decor, and scattered flowerpots to greet neighbors who could come by to borrow sugar. Maybe you see yourself with a book or craft in hand, relaxing as you take in the rhythm of the neighborhood. Perhaps someone nearby is playing the banjo or humming a tune — and you rock back and forth as you settle in to enjoy the day.
unothegateway.com
Omaha women’s golf tees off at Diane Thomason Invitational
After Katie Ruge secured the individual crown in 2025, the Lady Mavs made their return to the Diane Thomason Invitational in Davenport, Iowa. Omaha women’s golf placed eighth at Davenport Country Club, finishing in the middle of the pack of 13 participants at 74 strokes over par. The Iowa...
Only In Your State
Nebraska's Best Donut Shop Has Been in One Family Since 1925
In 1912, a man named Antal Holczappal left Hungary for the United States, landed in Omaha, changed his name to Anton Holzapfel, and took a job at the Paxton Hotel. By 1925, he had opened his own bakery on Vinton Street and moved his wife, Mary, and their children into the upstairs apartment. A century […]
govenuemagazine.com
CONCERT REVIEW: Black Label Society, Zakk Sabbath, and Dark Chapel Deliver Triple Power to Stir Cove
REVIEW BY DAVID TAYLOR AND PHOTOS BY ROBERT A CHADWICK | Go Venue Magazine. On Saturday, September 26, Black Label Society made their return to the Omaha metro area to play Harrah’s Stir Cove in Council Bluffs, Iowa for the first time ever. Every member of Black Label Society was pulling double duty. The Iowa Chapter showed up in full force as they always do.
thewayneherald.com
Backline Comedy brings big laughs and unscripted chaos to The Little Red Hen Theatre
What happens when you put a group of comedians onstage, give them absolutely no script, and let the audience make the rules? Honestly… we have no idea. And that’s the point. The Little Red Hen Theatre is bringing Backline Comedy of Omaha to Wakefield for “Cards of Destiny,” a night of fast-paced, completely unscripted improvisational comedy on Friday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m.
wheninyourstate.com
Wooden sidewalks and secret gardens hide inside Omaha’s Old Market
You step off a modern downtown street and the ground changes under your feet. Brick replaces concrete, wooden sidewalks run under awnings, and horse-drawn carriages roll past slowly. Nine blocks of downtown Omaha hold onto this feel, boxed in by towers and traffic. Wholesale companies and printing shops once filled...
Western Iowa Today
Fire Prevention Week Starts on October 4: Atlantic Firemen’s Breakfast Set for October 4
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Volunteer Fire Department’s annual donation breakfast on October 4 kicks off Fire Prevention Week. The breakfast will be held from 7:00 a.m. To noon at the Fire Station. Atlantic Fire Department Lt. Jake Vetter mentions several organizations, businesses, and individuals that help support the breakfast each year that help fund the parade.