Arts Today
March 17th, 2026
Between Two Covers: Exploring Maria Zocola’s Helen of Troy, 1993
Maria Zocola’s Helen of Troy, 1993 transports the legendary beauty to small-town Tennessee, blending ancient myth with modern life. Through audacious, incantatory poetry, Zocola maps the desires, disasters, and domestic dramas that echo across millennia.
March 16th, 2026
Pipes, Wind, and Memory: The Restoration of a Living Instrument Short Excerpt:
Hidden behind the walls of First United Methodist Church in Omaha, thousands of pipes are nearly ready to sing again. After more than a year of restoration, a historic organ returns—not as an artifact, but as a living instrument filled with breath, memory, and sound.
March 13th, 2026
Experience the Unique Music of ArcoStrum
Vesper Concerts welcomes ArcoStrum to Omaha March 15 for a concert promising a little bit of everything a violin and guitar can offer.
March 12th, 2026
Pass the Popcorn: Driving to the Omaha Film Festival
For Pass the Popcorn, Christine Burright connects with one of the many filmmakers traveling from around the world to be part of the festival in Omaha.
March 11th, 2026
A Hero Returns Home in “Hercules”
With a battlefield now silent and well-worn armor packed amongst other belongings, the proven hero Hercules begins his triumphant journey home in The English Concert’s newest production in partnership with Opera Omaha.
March 10th, 2026
Disco, Calamity and Comedy Takes the Omaha Community Playhouse’s Stage in Disaster
The Omaha Community Playhouse is opening the jukebox musical comedy Disaster, a fast-paced satire of 1970s disaster films featuring popular ’70s hits.
March 9th, 2026
A Historic Landmark Finds New Creative Energy
At Joslyn Castle & Gardens in Omaha, a new vision is reshaping how the historic landmark connects with the community.
March 6th, 2026
Inside the 21st Annual Omaha Film Festival
Inside an empty theater at Aksarben Cinema, Executive Director Mark Longbrake prepares 104 films for the 21st Annual Omaha Film Festival. From student filmmakers to visiting directors, the weeklong event offers more than screenings, it offers connection.
March 5th, 2026
McCarthyism in Films of the 50s at Film Streams
Film Streams presents a month-long series examining how Hollywood responded to McCarthy-era paranoia. From Johnny Guitar to Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the films reveal how politics shaped the stories of the 1950s, and how those themes continue to echo today.