Bagels & Sometimes Bach
2024-11-17 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Gallery 1516, 1516 Leavenworth St, Omaha, NE, 68102
Join us this Sunday for our music series, Bagels & Sometimes Bach. As fall comes to an end, join us for our second to last performance of the season with a solo performance by guitarist Daniel Martínez!

Bagels & Sometimes Bach is our free Sunday morning music series. Join us each week for a new performance by outstanding Nebraska musicians. In addition to a fantastic performance, enjoy complimentary bagels and coffee, and explore our latest art exhibition! Performances are approximately 1 hour.
This event is free and open to the public! Donations are appreciated and go directly to Gallery 1516’s non-profit mission to support the arts. All musicians are paid for their performances.
No RSVP required. Seating is first come, first served. Please be aware that performances may become standing room only.
Free parking is available in the lots on either side of the gallery and on the street in the surrounding area. You can also park in the Iron Mountain lot (southwest corner of 16th and Leavenworth). Metered parking is free on Sundays.

Sound and Fury
2024-11-17 14:00 | Joslyn Castle, 3902 Davenport St, Omaha, NE, 68131, United States
Free pre-concert talks at 1 pm and 1:25 pm (open to all), ticketed concert at 2 pm
We look forward to welcoming you back to Witherspoon Hall for a favorite partnership program with Omaha Symphony. Join us on six selected Sunday afternoons, October through May, for repertoire ranging from exciting new works to established gems. Plan to arrive early to stroll the galleries, enjoy lunch in The Cafe, or make a stop in The Shop.
Tickets available at ticketomaha.com, by calling Ticket Omaha at (402) 345-0606, or at the door the day of the concert.
1 pm talk –presented by Karin Campbell, Phil Willson Curator of Contemporary Art, focusing on John Chamberlain’s Lady Charlene and the Marsh Harriers (1989)
1:25 pm talk - presented by Symphony staff
2 pm concert – Sound and Fury
Delving into the velvet sound world of low brass, Principal Trombone Patrick Pfister and Sandström’s Wahlberg Variations centers a program featuring the best of multiple centuries of music. Haydn’s delightful “Il Distratto” not only opens the program, but it also inspired British composer phenom Anna Clyne’s Sound and Fury, along with another theatrical extreme: Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Ginastera’s Variaciones Concertantes is a true showcase for the entire orchestra, each variation a highlight of a different musician or section.
JOSEPH HAYDN: Symphony No. 60, “Il Distratto”
JAN SANDSTRÖM: Wahlberg Variations
ANNA CLYNE: Sound and Fury
ALBERTO GINASTERA: Variaciones Concertantes

North Omaha Music and Arts Weekly Music Sessions
2024-11-18 19:00 - 22:00, 2024-11-20 19:00 - 22:00, 2024-11-25 19:00 - 22:00, 2024-11-27 19:00 - 22:00, 2024-12-02 19:00 - 22:00, 2024-12-04 19:00 - 22:00 | North Omaha Music Academy, 2510 N 24th St, Omaha, NE, 68110, United States
North Omaha Music and Arts hosts free weekly gatherings with live band performances, followed by open sessions where all musicians, MCs, and vocalists are invited to participate or sit in.
At our sessions, you’ll have the opportunity to connect with other local artists who share your passion for music. Our live shows kick off the evening, setting the tone for a night of creativity and collaboration. After the show, we open up the floor for jam sessions, where you can showcase your skills and improvise with other talented musicians.

Mondays are devoted to jazz, and whether you’re a seasoned jazz player or just starting to explore the genre, our sessions are the perfect place to hone your skills and connect with other jazz enthusiasts.

On Wednesdays, we shift our focus to contemporary, cutting-edge music, providing a space for musicians and vocalists to explore and experiment with new sounds and styles.

UNO Maverick String Quartet-in-Residence
2024-11-19 12:00 | Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, 505 S 45th St, Omaha, NE, 68105, United States
Tue | Nov 19 | 12:15p
Buffett Cancer Center Lobby
505 S. 45th St.

In partnership with the University of Nebraska Medicine’s Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center Healing Arts program, the Maverick Quartet is pleased to serve as Quartet-in-Residence.

America: Ride on Tour 2024
2024-11-20 19:00 | Orpheum Theater, 409 S 16th St, Omaha, NE, 68102, United States
The iconic multi-platinum-selling group America will celebrate their 54th anniversary with the “Ride On Tour 2024,” — which includes a stop in Omaha! Known for their timeless magic and powerful performances, the Grammy Award-winning perennial classic-rock favorite will draw on their deep catalog of hits including signature song “A Horse With No Name.”

Their best-known tunes, which also include “I Need You,” “Ventura Highway,” “Don’t Cross The River,” “Tin Man,” “Lonely People,” and “Sister Golden Hair” were cornerstones of 1970’s Top 40 and FM rock radio. With an impressive catalog of hits, their combination of melodic pop rock and folk-jazz elements, slinky Latin-leaning rhythms and impressionistic lyric imagery contrast well with more traditional country-rock leanings and highly personal lyrics.

America’s albums—six certified gold and/or platinum, with their first greatest hits collection, History—have hit four plus million in sales. Their material encompasses an ambitious artistic swath; from effects-laden rockers to oddball medleys to soul-bearing ballads, America displays a flawless blend of disparate genres and styles as wide-open as the great American plains.

Eko Nova - Different Trains
2024-11-21 17:30 - 19:00 | KANEKO, 1111 Jones St, Omaha, NE, 68102, United States
The Omaha Chamber Music resumes it’s ground-breaking Eko Nova series at KANEKO.
Featuring string quartet composition by minimalist masters Steve Reich and Phillip Glass and Omaha Symphony members Kevin Tompkins, Juliet Yoshida, Tyler Sieh and Tim Strang.
The minimalist movement is about distilling process and journey down to their rawest elements—a perfect musical companion for the works of John Clement, whose exhibition “The Answer is: Love Exists,” currently on display at KANEKO, is a similar exploration of the sculptor’s process.
Philip Glass’s String Quartet No. 5, composed in 1991, sees Glass at his most expansive and cinematic. With equal parts precision and gesture, this work takes its audience on a satisfying journey that is as sweeping as it is succinct.
Steve Reich’s Different Trains was composed in 1988 and represents one of the most important works for string quartet from the last years of the 20th century. Reich uses his technique of tape looping (a technique he has explored since the 1960s) to create a haunting and hypnotic tapestry upon which he tells the story of the Jewish people before, during, and after the events of World War II.

Senior Spiritual Concert Series at Covenant
2024-11-22 13:30 - 14:30 | Covenant Presbyterian Church, 15002 Blondo St, Omaha, NE, 68116, United States
Add this special concert to your November calendar! The next installment of our Senior Concert Series will feature Leslie Hill on flute. Enjoy a spiritual concert of traditional hymns and classical flute music. The concert is FREE and open to all.

Windborne’s Music of Queen
2024-11-22 19:30 | Holland Performing Arts Center, 1200 Douglas St, Omaha, NE, 68102, United States
Celebrate the immortal music of Queen as the talented and charismatic Windborne band joins the Omaha Symphony to play hits including “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” “We Will Rock You,” and many more!

LOCATION
Holland Center
DATE

Friday, Nov 22 | 7:30 PM

Bagels & Sometimes Bach
2024-11-24 11:00 | Gallery 1516, 1516 Leavenworth St, Omaha, NE, 68102
Doors open at 11:00am

Performance starts at 11:30am

Join us this Sunday for our FINAL performance of the fall season of Bagels & Sometimes Bach! This week features Christine Erlander Beard on flute and Stacie Haneline on piano, performing a program called “Music of Remembrance: Persecuted Composers of the Holocaust.”

Bagels & Sometimes Bach is our free Sunday morning music series. This week is the final performance of the fall season! In addition to a fantastic performance, enjoy complimentary bagels and coffee, and explore our latest art exhibition! Performances are approximately 1 hour.
This event is free and open to the public! Donations are appreciated and go directly to Gallery 1516’s non-profit mission to support the arts. All musicians are paid for their performances.
No RSVP required. Seating is first come, first served. Please be aware that performances may become standing room only.
Free parking is available in the lots on either side of the gallery and on the street in the surrounding area. You can also park in the Iron Mountain lot (southwest corner of 16th and Leavenworth). Metered parking is free on Sundays.

Yesterday and Today: The Interactive Beatles Experience
2024-11-29 19:30, 2024-11-30 19:30, 2024-12-01 19:30, 2024-12-06 19:30, 2024-12-07 19:30 | Slowdown, 729 N 14th St, Omaha, NE, 68102, United States
Yesterday and Today: The Interactive Beatles Experience is a unique concert experience that puts YOU in control. Performed by brothers Billy, Matthew and Ryan McGuigan and their band, the show relies on you to choose the entire setlist. Before the show starts, you are asked to fill out a request card with your name, favorite Beatles song, and the reason why you chose that song. Minutes before the show starts, these cards are collected and a custom setlist is created based on these requests. Throughout the night, the band weaves your personal stories, and the McGuigans’ own heartfelt memories attached to the Beatles’ music, into the performance, creating a one-of-a-kind narrative that makes every show different. Yesterday and Today: The Interactive Beatles Experience is an engaging, interactive celebration where your memories, the McGuigan brothers’ passion, and the timeless songs of the Beatles come together in an unforgettable way.
THE VENUE:
The Slowdown, 729 N 14th Street, Omaha, NE
Slowdown is an ALL AGES venue. This is a seated show.
SHOW DATES:
Friday November 29
Saturday November 30
Friday December 6
Saturday December 7
Sunday December 8
Friday December 13
Saturday December 14
Friday December 27
Saturday December 28
Sunday December 29
All shows are at 7:30pm. Doors open at 6:30pm.
SEATING OPTIONS:
Pit & Pitside – Reserve your row or pitside. Seats within your reserved row or pitside are first come first pick the night of the show. You are guaranteed seats in your reserved row or pitside.
General Admission/Balcony – Located at the back of the venue and in the balcony. Seating is limited. Seats are not guaranteed.
TICKET PRICES:
$25 General Admission/Balcony
$40 Reserved Pit
$60 Reserved Pitside
12 ticket maximum per order. Click here to see the venue seating map. Have a group of 13 or more? Reach out to kate@billymcguigan.com for group reservations.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One™ in Concert
2024-11-30 19:30, 2024-12-01 14:00 | Holland Performing Arts Center, 1200 Douglas St, Omaha, NE, 68102, United States
Your Omaha Symphony performs Alexandre Desplat’s epic score as the franchise’s seventh film is projected onto a giant screen.

LOCATION
Holland Center
DATES

Saturday, Nov 30 | 7:30 PM

Sunday, Dec 1 | 2:00 PM

A Christmas Fanfare- Sing Omaha Choirs
2024-12-03 15:00 - 17:30 | St. Paul’s Methodist, 324 S. Jackson St, Papillion, NE, 68046, United States
A Christmas concert presented by Sing Omaha Choirs. Papillion K-6 and all other choirs will perform at 3pm, and Millard & Gretna choirs will perform at 5:30pm. Tickets required.

Usher The Holiday Season ﻿In On The Right Note!
2024-12-04 19:30 | Strauss Performing Arts Center, 6001 Dodge St, Omaha, NE 68182, NE, 68102, United States
The Nebraska Medical Orchestra & Choir’s annual winter concert. Musicians from UNMC, Nebraska Medicine, Children’s Nebraska, and other healthcare organizations across Omaha share their musical talents in this partnership lead by School of Music faculty Dr. Matthew Brooks and Dr. Katrina Cox.

Girls Like Us: A Little Naughty, Mostly Nice!
2024-12-06 19:30, 2024-12-07 19:30, 2024-12-08 14:00 | Omaha Community Playhouse, 6915 Cass Street, Omaha, NE, 68132
It’s never too early to get into the holiday spirit. Join Chicago cabaret favorites Laura Freeman, Beckie Menzie and Marianne Murphy-Orland as they sing favorite holiday tunes and spread cheer! Laugh at the stresses of the season and bask in the joy of holiday traditions with favorites such as “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” “O Holy Night” and “Merry Christmas, Darling.”
*Special Event – Not part of the regular season series. This show will also perform on Wednesdays in the Howard Drew Theatre.

Christmas at the Cathedral
2024-12-06 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-12-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Saint Cecilia Cathedral, 701 N 40th St, Omaha, NE, 68131, United States
The Omaha Symphonic Chorus, under the direction of Dr. Marjorie Simons-Bester, will present Christmas at the Cathedral, accompanied by the musicians of the Omaha Symphony. The concert will feature John Rutter’s Gloria, celebrating its debut fifty years ago in Omaha in 1974. With new takes on old classics and opportunities to join the chorus in song, this concert is the perfect way to start off the holiday season.
Dates and Times for Performances:
Friday, December 6th, 7:30pm-9:30pm
Sunday, December 8th, 2:00pm-4:00pm

String Area Recital
2024-12-07 12:00 - 14:00 | Strauss Performing Arts Center, 6001 Dodge St, Omaha, NE 68182, NE, 68102, United States
6305 University Dr N, Omaha, NE 68182
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW4kEYT6bweImR7n1d7RdgQ

This event is free
PARKING: There is open parking on weekends (no permit required) across the Dodge Campus, including all surface lots and the East and West Garage. Click here for more details including a campus map.

MERRY TUBACHRISTMAS® Omaha
2024-12-08 01:00 - 16:00 | Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church, 2650 Farnam St, Omaha, NE, 68131, United States
Large tuba euphonium ensemble playing traditional Christmas carols.
