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Bur-Oak & Beyond
Enjoy live Baroque favorites and a variety of musical selections in a scenic outdoor setting during Bur-Oak and Beyond, August 28 at Fontenelle Forest. KVNO joins Orchestra Omaha for this fun end-of-summer event!
Reserve Your TicketOpera Outdoors
Join KVNO as Opera Omaha’s season kick-off concert returns in a new location – Stinson Park in Aksarben Village. Spread out your picnic blanket, kick off your shoes, and relax as the sounds of opera embrace you.
Learn MoreClassical Kid
Do you have a young musician at home? They could be the next KVNO Classical Kid! Make sure to nominate your standout student by September 7th, to be a part of the next Classical Kid judging period.
Nominate a Classical KidClassical 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
August 20th, 2026
The Devil and Daniel Johnston explores the life of an outsider music icon
Kurt Cobain called Daniel Johnston the greatest songwriter on earth. The Devil and Daniel Johnston explores the life, music, art and mental health struggles of the influential outsider musician whose lo fi recordings inspired artists from Beck to Pearl Jam.
August 19th, 2026
Between Two Covers: Samantha Harvey’s The Shapeless Unease explores the long nights of insomnia
What happens to the mind when sleep refuses to come? Samantha Harvey’s The Shapeless Unease explores insomnia through memoir, meditation, fiction and dark humor, capturing the strange loneliness of the hours before dawn.
August 18th, 2026
Local Author Ryan T. Pozzi Makes His Debut with Book: The Mess That Made Them
Ryan T. Pozzi is debuting his book The Mess That Made Them, which explores the raw story behind the lives of 24 renowned artists.
August 17th, 2026
Hector Anchondo: Speaking Through the Strings
Omaha guitarist Hector Anchondo draws from blues, jazz and his own Mexican American roots while helping shape the city’s musical future.
August 14th, 2026
Frydaddies Reflects African American Queer Life in Omaha
Frydaddies, an original play by Omaha playwright Eric “E Rawq” Lawson, explores African American queer life in this slice of life comedy.
August 13th, 2026
PTP: Ted Lasso Returns for Season Four With a Midwest Connection
It’s one of television’s most optimistic shows, and now Ted Lasso is back for a fourth season. Today on Pass the Popcorn, Christine Burright looks at the show’s return, and its surprising Midwest connections.
Scherzo: A Blog from the Hosts of KVNO
See More Blog PostsAugust 5th, 2026
The Odyssey: Through the Eyes of a Greek Freak
I didn’t care much for Homer’s Iliad, with its martial focus, bloody battle scenes and self-absorbed heroes. But The Odyssey! That contained timeless stories of travel, heroism, love, homesickness and unequal battles against the gods, the elements, and mythical one-eyed monsters.
June 20th, 2026
A Father’s Heart: How Music Connected Me to My Daughters
There is a sound in my house that I never get tired of hearing. It is the sound of my daughter Luna Sofia playing piano, or my daughter Valentina practicing […]
May 10th, 2026
The Music of Motherhood
My life looks different than I had envisioned, but it’s perfect the way it is.
April 15th, 2026
Antonin Dvorak: A Composer’s Unlikely Pet Passion
Czech composer Antonin Dvořák’s affection centered completely on pigeons. Not just one pigeon, but dozens. For Antonin Dvořák, one could never have too many pigeons.