Welcome to Potluck Possibilities! Join us on 4th Fridays for a potluck meal at 5:30 pm followed by a “potluck” of presentations at 6:30 pm. Presentation topics will range from serious informative to fun informative. In June, the local chapter of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) will discuss their organization's purpose and the activities they undertake to achieve that purpose. This group has met at St. Mark's on the Campus for years and this is an opportunity for downtown residents and UNL students -- as well as St. Mark's on the Campus parishioners -- to be better [...]

Welcome to Poetry at the Lion! All poets and poetry fans are welcome! Each month, a featured poet will read from their works and shape the evening’s experience. Poetry lovers can stop on their way to eat out or bring a brown bag meal and stay for the whole evening. Light refreshments will be provided. The featured poet for January is Matt Mason. As of 2025, he stepped away from being Nebraska State Poet Laureate for five years. Mason has written about fatherhood, relationships, religion and the Bible, and themes of Midwest and Great Plains life

“It’s like a yard sale, except everything is free!” --No criteria to meet. No forms to fill out. All are welcome. --Bringing a card table to display your giveaway items is helpful. --Please take your unclaimed items home with you. --No requirement to bring items in order to take items - take what you need.

Sunday, January 19 | 3:00PM | FREE Dundee Presbyterian Church 5312 Underwood Ave, Omaha, NE 68132 “Such a radiant voice, effortless even in the highest register and breathtaking coloratura, has probably not been heard for a long time.” -Berliner Umschau “Redpath is a powerhouse. Her soprano penetrates the air and pierces the ear, reminiscent of a young Beverly Sills.” – Opera Wire “Every note sits and radiates effortlessly, as if a happy little bird were chirping over a spring meadow.” – Online Merker Liv Redpath is a young leading soprano leggero on opera and concert stages around the world [...]

Opera in Conversation is a series of three sessions surrounding Opera Omaha mainstage productions that features creatives, scholars, and other public figures. These FREE events exist to foster cross-disciplinary exploration of art, big questions, and community connections. Join Opera Omaha on Tuesday, January 21 at the Joslyn Castle Carriage House for our first The Rake's Progress Opera in Conversation. The first Opera in Conversation will feature The Rake's Progress director, Roy Rallo, and conductor, Steven White, as they share their inspiration, creative process, and some behind the scenes insights from the upcoming performances. Admission is FREE, advance registration is [...]

Welcome to Potluck Possibilities! Join us on 4th Fridays for a potluck meal at 5:30 pm followed by a “potluck” of presentations at 6:30 pm. Presentation topics will range from serious informative to fun informative. In January, Todd Ogden will tell us about the Downtown Lincoln Association (DLA), especially it's connections and resources for Downtown residents. Note: The potluck meal is optional. St. Mark's on the Campus volunteers will focus on providing main entrees (proteins). Guests can bring fruit, vegetables, bread, desserts – or anything they’d like to share. Plates, tableware, and basic beverages will be provided. Dietary concerns? [...]

Hello! Local Lincoln artists' collective WG is collaborating with Raygun to host an open mic night at Raygun's retail location in downtown Lincoln. At this open mic, community members are invited to share original writing of any variety. All kinds of writing is welcome, from poetry and fiction to music and comedy. Free food and beverages will be on offer. This is an all-ages event. This event will host featured poets Rachael Wolfe, Andira Losh, and Paul Hanson Clark. And the mic is OPEN to all who sign up. Sign-up for performers is available online via the Facebook event, [...]

Welcome to Mission: Astronaut, a hands-on experience where visitors learn about space exploration, the technology that makes it possible, how it benefits life on Earth, and more through astronaut training challenges. Each section presents interactive tasks that require an astronaut’s mindset to solve and focus on engineering, physics, teamwork, and fun! Mission: Astronaut is a traveling exhibition produced and toured internationally by Flying Fish, with support from The DoSeum and the Intrepid Museum. Exhibit Highlights: Welcome to Training: Meet your Astronaut Guides! Science in Space: Interact with space experiments and discover space research projects. Space Operations: Pilot a robotic [...]

Joslyn Art Museum Chief Curator & Willis A. Strauss Curator of European Art Taylor Acosta, PhD, will open an exploration of William Hogarth’s engravings "A Rake’s Progress" - the inspiration for Stravinsky’s opera and David Hockney’s iconic set design. Opera in Conversation is a series of three sessions surrounding Opera Omaha mainstage productions that features creatives, scholars, and other public figures. These FREE events exist to foster cross-disciplinary exploration of art, big questions, and community connections. Join Opera Omaha on Tuesday, January 28 at the Joslyn Castle Carriage House for the second The Rake's Progress Opera in Conversation. Admission [...]