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Year in Review
In 2025, KVNO broadcast 8,760 hours of classical programing to our Omaha community. Most importantly, we shared this year with you.
Check Out the Year in ReviewOmaha Film Festival
KVNO is proud to be the Media Sponsor for the 2026 Omaha Film Festival! To celebrate film and the Omaha community, we will be giving away pairs of All Film Passes for this year’s Film Festival to 5 lucky winners.
Enter to Win!Nominate a Classical Kid
Do you have a young musician at home? They could be the next KVNO Classical Kid. Nominations are open through March 9th!
Learn MoreClassical Kids
KVNO has been honoring students who play, sing or compose for over twenty years. Each monthly Classical Kid receives a $300 scholarship from the Soener Foundation.
Arts Today
February 23rd, 2026
The Omaha Community Playhouse Presents 1960s Inspired Musical HAIR
The Omaha Community Playhouse is presenting HAIR, a groundbreaking 1960s musical that explores protest movements, counterculture, and the Vietnam War.
February 17th, 2026
Omaha Symphony reveals new season
The Omaha Symphony visited KVNO to reveal their exciting new 26-27 season live on air.
February 17th, 2026
Bemis Center Presents Close to the Clouds: Encountering Digital Diasporas
The Internet supports countless communities born out of the way people interact with each other. Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts is exploring these niche communities in their newest exhibition, “Close to the Clouds: Encountering Digital Diasporas”.
February 13th, 2026
Student Production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged Leaves Audiences Thrilled
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged is a fully student-run production at UNO reimagines Shakespeare’s greatest works in this comedy.
February 12th, 2026
Pass the Popcorn Explores Blue Moon and the Life of Lorenz Hart
This week on Pass the Popcorn, Christine Burright explores Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon, a moving portrait of songwriter Lorenz Hart that brings music history to life through intimate storytelling.
February 11th, 2026
Kaneko Celebrates Creativity and Connection with Valentine’s Event
Kaneko’s Valentine’s event, The Art of Love, brings together art, wine, chocolate, and live music, offering visitors a creative and welcoming way to celebrate the season in Omaha’s Old Market.
Scherzo: A Blog from the Hosts of KVNO
See More Blog PostsFebruary 11th, 2026
Everyone is creative
…whether you think of yourself as creative or not, I would argue that yes, if you’re a human and not, let’s say, a robot, you most certainly are creative…
December 18th, 2025
Sherry’s Scones
Any imperfect scones are quietly removed from circulation and eaten by me or my family—quality control is important.
December 7th, 2025
Omaha Symphony Christmas Celebration: behind the scenes
Excitement mingles with anxious anticipation, the way a child feels when she senses the season’s first snow.
November 17th, 2025
The Five Notes that Connect the World
While classical music is largely based on a seven-note scale, it’s really a pentatonic scale dressed up with two extra notes.