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Presentation of high quality arts and entertainment experiences; stewardship of the Orpheum Theater and Holland Performing Arts Center; education and community engagement programs.
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MAHA PERFORMING ARTS enriches the lives of citizens in Omaha and the region while providing an annual $48 million impact to the local economy.
GIVING OPPORTUNITIES: Individual Gifts • Support Education and Community Engagement programs • Present artists and ensembles • Help maintain the Orpheum and Holland
Nearly four million visitors have attended world-class performances in Broadway, jazz, dance, family and popular entertainment at the Orpheum Theater and the Holland Center. More than 300,000 students, teachers and community members have participated in Education and Community Engagement Programs. We also take our Education and Community Engagement Programs out of our buildings into classrooms and communities in Omaha and across Nebraska. These include:
Corporate Sponsorships and Corporate Circles of Giving • Enable OPA to present artists and ensembles in Dance, Family, Jazz, Showcase, National Geographic Live, Jazz on the Green, 1200 Club and Education and Community Engagement programs
• Disney Musicals in Schools, free for grades 2-5 from Disney Theatrical Group
Major Gifts: Support capital projects that sustain and improve the two venues
• Nebraska High School Theater Academy, in association with the Broadway League, supports and advocates musical theater education for 7,000 students across Nebraska
Planned Gifts: • Secure a vibrant future for the arts in Omaha • Endowment gifts are invested by the Foundation, which then grants funds to OPA
• Musical Explorers, Carnegie Hall Weill Music Institute music program for grades K-2
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: The Ambassadors • Provide patrons with quality customer service and a positive
• WeBop®, early childhood jazz education program from Jazz at Lincoln Center
entertainment experience
• Support Omaha Performing Arts, the Orpheum Theater and the Holland Performing Arts Center
• Jazz on the Green free summer concerts draw more than 50,000 people annually
The Presenters: • Donations of extensive time and talent to support our mission • Fundraising through the biannual Broadway Ball and Stage Party • Assist with education and community engagement events
• Master Classes and Student Matinee performances
OMAHA PERFORMING ARTS 1200 Douglas St. • Omaha, NE 68102 Phone (402) 345-0202 OmahaPerformingArts.org President: Joan H. Squires Board President/Chairman: John Gottschalk The Presenters Board President: Chad Rutar Name of Guild/Auxiliary: The Presenters To volunteer contact: Joni Fuchs • (402) 661-8485
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