The Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum honors our veterans with free admission ($12 for non-veterans) and lunch. Veterans are encouraged to come in uniform to see the posting of the colors and hear a speaker talking about the current exhibit theme.
Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum
28210 West Park Hwy (I-80 Exit 426)
Ashland, NE 68003
(402) 944-3100
Indulge your children’s artistic side with this event at That Pottery Place. Kids get to eat pizza and paint pottery while watching a movie to be determined. After painting, pottery will be fired to seal the glaze. Cost $29; time 6-8:30 pm.
That Pottery Place
7828 Dodge St.
Omaha, NE 68144
(402) 392-1166
Meet writer-director Kelly Reichardt at this Omaha event for the screening of Reichardt’s movie Certain Women. The event runs from 7 to 10 pm; Reichardt will answer audience questions after the screening. Cost is $4.50-$9.
Film Streams
1340 Mike Fahey St.
Omaha, NE 68102
(402) 933-0259
Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book comes to life for two weekends, Friday through Sunday, 4-6 and 11-13 November. See rambunctious feral-child Mowgli, Baloo the bear, Bagheera the panther and the other denizens of the jungle in a fast-paced show. Cost is $20; showtimes are Fridays at 7 pm, Saturdays at 2 and 5 pm, and Sundays at 2 pm.
Rose Theater
2001 Farnam St.
Omaha, NE 68132
(402) 345-4849
From: LTC (Ret) Michael DeBolt
I would like to invite you to the Medal of Honor Wall Dedication Ceremony on Saturday, 2pm at Heartland of America Park. Medal of Honor Recipient Ed Gomez went to Central, Miguel Keith to North High. They have schools, streets and/or parks named after them in South Omaha.
Echo Taps will be played by music teacher Kim Ingraham of Bryan High School who is part of Bugles Across of America playing at many of our 9/11, Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day services. She will be joined by her sister Carly. JROTC Cadets will carry 27 American Flags to honor our 27 names on the wall. Singing the National Anthem will be music teacher Tatiana Eskridge from OPS Mount View. Benson JROTC will provide the Color Guard.
Along with dignitaries listed below, I am excited to host the families of three Medal of Honor recipients. Dale Hansen’s brother from Wisner, Nebraska is bringing the Medal of Honor to place on display. Dale’s nephew Tom is rounding up as much of the family as possible to be on hand to honor his uncle. Mary Easley is the aunt of Miguel Keith. She is bringing Miguel’s Medals with her along with photos. She is hoping his cousins from Kansas City make it as well. Ed ‘Babe’ Gomez will be represented by Crystal Keele-Zimmermann who will be on hand to share the legacy of Babe.
Joining the event will be local Veteran’s groups to include the American Legion, Veteran’s of Foreign Wars, Gold Star families, and Honor & Remember families. Randy Zahn and Heartland Airborne Association has spent 8 years planning this monument and raising the nearly $12,000 for the granite work by JF Bloom.
This is JROTC 100th Anniversary, as part of our community service we raised $5,000 in funds to see this project to completion. Please join us as we honor the sacrifice of our fallen.
Planned program includes:
Medal of Honor Wall Dedication
November 5, 2016
Heartland of America Park
800 Douglas Street
2 pm
The event for otaku of anime, manga, Japanese culture, science fiction and all things fannish. Anime Nebraskon is three days of pop culture nerdish fun, where you can go with your friends and make new ones. Cost is $50 adult for all three days at the door, $15 for children.
Omaha-La Vista Hotel and Conference Center
12520 Westport Pkwy
La Vista, NE 68128
Enjoy this free Omaha event where you can stroll the streets or ride Ollie the Trolley between stops while enjoying live music and artwork on first Fridays in the Old Market.
See the works of hundreds of artists at the Autumn Festival, an Arts and Crafts Fair at the Ralston Arena. Rated as one of the Top 100 shows by Sunshine Artist Magazine, the festival features hourly drawings for gift certificates, as well as plenty of entertainment, food, drink and free parking.
Costs are $8 for ages 10 and up, $7 for seniors, free for kids under 10.
Ralston Arena
7300 Q St.
Ralston, NE 68127
Psychic Andy Myers, author of Flying Paint Rollers from Heaven, will deliver spine-chilling stories of his encounters with the supernatural, complete with photos and video.
The time is 7-9 pm, and cost to attend is $20.
Dream Weavers
20275 Honeysuckle Drive, Ste. 105
Elkhorn, NE 68022
