Events for May 2025

Don’t miss your chance to see Matilda the Musical, brought to life by LNW Performing Arts! Join us May 1st–4th for magic, music, and mischief. Get your tickets today! Get Tickets Here: http://lnw.seatyourself.biz

Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar) Composed by George Frideric Handel Libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym May 1 | 7:30 PM Travel through ancient Egypt with Handel’s Giulio Cesare. The English Concert, the world’s preeminent Baroque orchestra, visits Omaha for one night only to present the tale of Julius Caesar, the infamous Roman general and dictator. The English Concert and conductor Harry Bicket will be seated onstage, and you will see the interchange between the orchestra and the singers. This semi-staged opera will transport you back in time, although its themes of power, love, and politics are timeless. As part of [...]

This May all four of our galleries will have new exhibits! Join us for the Opening Reception of 'When Robins Appear' by Jewelya Coffey, an Artists in Residence exhibition featuring trace monotypes and embroidery work in the East Gallery. The Opening Reception of 'Under The Influence' in the West Gallery, a group Exhibition curated by the LUX exhibitions team exploring the dynamic and ever-evolving conversation between artists across time and space. The opening reception for 'Urban Encounter' in the Lux Print Gallery. Plus, we welcome the LPS Art Mentors as they take over the Community Gallery for their Spring [...]

First Friday Special Event at A Novel Idea Bookstore; highlighting works by Jane Austen

Now in its eigth year, the Poetry & Music Project connects student poets and their words with composers to create original music and explore the connections between poetry and music. Join Opera Omaha on Saturday, May 3 at 1pm for the 24/25 Poetry & Music Project Concert at the Omaha Conservatory of Music. This event is free and open to the public. This concert will premiere 13 original pieces with words from poems selected from Nebraska students and set to music by professional composer Sidney Marquez Boquiren and hip-hop artist Lite Pole. 24/25 SELECTED POEMS “Footsteps” by Nora Barth, [...]

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,May 6 at the Joslyn Castle Carriage House for our final Giulio Cesare Opera in Conversation. This Opera in Conversation, After the Curtain Call, will open an artist response conversation with Omaha artists and creatives reflecting on their experience of the production and connections to their own artistic practice, while encouraging the audience to share their reflections from [...]

Lincoln Poetry Slam! presented by the Nebraska Writers Collective continues its second year. Larksong Writers Place proudly hosts the Poetry Slam! on the second Thursday of each month. All events are also live-streamed for poets and fans across the state. The Nebraska Writers Collective fosters personal empowerment and community-building in the Midwest through creative writing and performance poetry. CASH PRIZES will be available to the winners in each city. The next Poetry Slam! is May 8, 2025. Bring your poems and energy each month—we can’t wait to see you there! Doors open at 6:30pm CST. The poetry sizzles from [...]

“It’s like a yard sale, except everything is free!” --Free car brake lights & installation clinic on May 10 by DSALincolnNE! Bike lights too!! --Bringing a card table or blanket 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. --No criteria to meet. No forms to fill out. All are welcome. --Dog friendly.

Don’t miss your chance to see Matilda the Musical, brought to life by LNW Performing Arts! Join us May 1st–4th for magic, music, and mischief. Get your tickets today! Get Tickets Here: http://lnw.seatyourself.biz