Month: June 2021

Omaha Event: One of Omaha’s Most Beloved Festivals is Back! Santa Lucia Festival Returns and Returns to Her Home!!

Press Release from our friends at the Santa Lucia Festival:

Contact: Todd Procopio, Committee President
402.312.4030 or president@santaluciafestival.com

For Immediate Release

Festival Returns to Little Italy

Santa Lucia Festival hasn’t held festival in neighborhood since 2002
For the first time in nearly two decades, the annual Santa Lucia Italian Festival will return to its home neighborhood. The 97th annual festival will be held near 10th & William Streets, in front of St Frances Cabrini Church and Sons of Italy. The festival committee was forced to move the festival from its most recent location at the Lewis & Clark Landing, due to the $300 million riverfront revitalization project.

The Santa Lucia Italian Festival originated in Omaha’s Little Italy in 1925, located near 6th and Pierce streets throughout much of the festival’s rich history. The festival committee has worked closely with the City of Omaha, neighbors and local neighborhood groups to ensure a successful event. “We are extremely excited to be back in the neighborhood where it all started”, said festival president Todd Procopio.

The festival will run Thursday, July 8th through Sunday, July 11th. In recent years, the festival was held the first weekend in June. But, due to the pandemic, organizers pushed it back a month to allow for a less restrictive experience.

Established in 1925, the Santa Lucia Festival is one of the Midwest’s longest running festivals.

SantaLuciaFestival.com
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PDF version of press release

Survey help needed! Greater Omaha Disability Resource List and Sources for Disability News

We have two disability related surveys that need your help!

Please fill out if you know the information or send this link to someone who can help: https://www.omahanebraska.com/blog/survey-help-needed-greater-omaha-disability-resource-list-and-sources-for-disability-news

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Omaha Event: Taste of Omaha, 4-6 June, Elmwood Park

A new location this year for this annual Omaha event, the Taste of Omaha.

It will be at Elmwood Park.

Taste of Omaha runs:
Friday, June 4th from 5 PM – 11 PM
Saturday, June 5th from 11 AM to 11 PM
Sunday, June 6th from 11 AM to 8 PM

Screenshot for the Facebook account listed below includes the text above and this text, “Cooking up a great time: Now at Elmwood Park! 24th Annual Taste of omaha, A Festival of Great Foods and Entertainment.”

More information at:
https://www.facebook.com/TasteofOmahaFestival
https://showofficeonline.com/TasteHome

Elmwood Park
Address: 6232 Pacific St
Omaha, NE 68106

Omaha Event:Omaha Empowerment Breakfast, 4 June

Don’t Miss Omaha’s Best
Small Business Networking Event!
Friday, June 4th
The newly revitalized Omaha Empowerment Breakfast is back and better than ever. The June breakfast will include Omaha Car Care Owner, Rick Bettger’s story of rebranding his business and lots of time for networking!
Plan to attend on the first Friday of every month.

Register now!
https://omahaempowermentbreakfast.org

Please Join Us:
Friday, June 4th
7:00 am – 8:30 am
at Charlie’s on the Lake
4150 S 144th St

For More information contact: Michael McKee | michael@omahaempowermentbreakfast.org