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Compiled by Angelika Stout the photographs illustrate the enduring power of the still image. The exhibit includes each of the photographers and photo staffs who have won the prize since the Pulitzer board began awarding it to photographers in 1942. The Durham Museum, 801 S. 10 St. 444-5071. Hours: Mon&WedSat/10am. Admission: $7 Adults; $6 Seniors 62+; $5 Ages 3-12; Free 2 & Under. www.durhammuseum. org. Through 10/1: Village Pointe Farmers Market. Village Pointe Shopping Center. Saturdays, 8 a.m to 1 p.m. Real food. Real farmers.Support local growers! Drop by and select from justpicked produce along with meat, poultry, eggs and bedding plants all summer long. Visit www.villagepointeshopping.com for more information. MAY 5/4:Irish Public Dinner Cruise. River City Star. The River City Star is celebrating the wee bit-o Irish in all of us with this special dinner cruise! For more information visit www.rivercitystar.com.
Witches Glinda and Elphaba of "Wicked," the Grammy and Tony award-winning musical coming to the Omaha's Orpheum Theater May 25 through June 12. Photo: © Joan Marcus
CHECK IT! Dates and times are current as of press time but please call ahead to confirm. ONGOING EVENTS Through 5/1: The 4th Annual Omaha Health, Wellness & Fitness Expo—The Mind Body - Spirit Fair. Omaha Civic Auditorium. The premier event in the city and the Midwest for health, wellness and fitness! Beauty, nutrition, free health review, retirement, retirement living, healthy eating and cooking, and so much more! Sat., April 30 -- 11 am to 5 pm, and Sun., May 1 -- 11 am to 4 pm. Free Admission. For more info, visit www.omahahealthandwellness. com. Through 5/1: Nebraska Renaissance Faire. Bellevue Berry & Pumpkin Ranch. The 9th Annual Nebraska Renaissance Faire and Medieval Pageant. The renaissance returns! Come join our rogues, pirates, and wenches for some great family fun. For more information visit www. festint.com/nebfaire. Through 5/1: Les Miserables. Orpheum Theater, Slosburg Hall. Cameron Mackintosh presents a brand new 25th anniversary production of Boublil & Schönberg’s legendary musical, LES MISÉRABLES, with glorious new staging and spectacular reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo. The London Times hails the new
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show “a five star hit, astonishingly powerful.” The Western Mail says “an outstanding success – the best version yet.” Tickets $30-$78. For more information visit www. omahaperformingarts.org Through 5/8: “My Occasion of Sin” at Shelterbelt Theatre. “MY OCCASION OF SIN” is a new drama in one act by Monica Bauer. George, owner of a South Omaha music store and leader of the Polka Kings, tries to evolve with the growing trend of rock and roll. Luigi, a North Omaha jazz drummer, longs to restore the Dreamland Ballroom to its former jazz Mecca glory. Meanwhile, 16 year old South O girl, Mary Margaret, is staging her own revolution…in music. Set against the turbulent backdrop of the 1969 race riots, “MY OCCASION OF SIN” meets at the intersection of North and South Omaha, of polka and jazz, of black and white… 3225 California St. 402.341.2757. More info at www. shelterbelttheatre.org. Through 5/8: “Steel Magnolias.” Omaha Community Playhouse. A group of gossipy Southern ladies in a small town beauty parlor make this play alternately hilarious and touching. Skillfully crafted, it builds to a conclusion that is deeply moving. Suffused with humor and tinged with
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tragedy this play and its wonderful lovable characters lend a special quality to an evening at the theatre. For ticket information visit www.omahaplayhouse.com. Through 5/8: The Glory of Ukraine. Joslyn Art Museum. The Glory of Ukraine is a twopart exhibition that forms an unprecedented celebration of the spiritual and national treasures of this large Eastern European nation. Icons and other religious objects from the famous churches, cathedrals, bell towers, and underground caverns of the nearly 1,000-yearold Monastery of the Caves join artifacts of ancient civilizations from the private PlaTar collection for a visually rich and historically intriguing presentation. Hours: Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat/10am-4pm; Thurs/10am-8 pm; Sun/noon4pm; closed Mon. Admission: $8 adults; $6 seniors and college students; $5 youth (ages 5-17); ages 4 and younger free. 2200 Dodge St. 342-3300. More info at www.joslyn.org. Through 5/8: Indoor Spring Flower Show. Lauritzen Gardens. This year’s spring flower show greets visitors with a tropical jungle featuring a huge pool and waterfall surrounded by flowering orchids, bromeliads and more mixed with popular spring
blooms like tulips and daffodils. Tickets: $3 for children, $7 for adults. Admission for members is free. For more information visit www.omahabotanicalgardens. org Through 5/15: “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.” The Rose Theater. Alexander is having a bad day. It’s a terrible day. It’s a horrible day. To be quite honest, it’s a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. America’s feistiest storybook character wakes up with gum in his hair; his mom forgets to pack him dessert; and just when the day can’t get any worse, his best friend decides he’s not his best friend anymore! Tickets free for members, $16 for non-members. Visit www.rosetheater.org for more information. Through 5/29: From Houdini to Hugo: The Art of Brian Selznick. Joslyn Art Museum. Step into Brian Selznick’s world with images of characters as diverse as the great Houdini, wordsmith Walt Whitman, celebrated singer Marian Anderson, and Hugo Cabret — an orphan who lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station. From Houdini to Hugo includes over 100 original drawn and painted pictures from 17 books, among them: The Houdini Box, Barnyard Prayers, Walt
Whitman: Words for America, The Doll People, Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride, Our House, When Marian Sang, The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins, and Frindle. Hours: Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat/10am-4pm; Thurs/10am-8 pm; Sun/noon-4pm; closed Mon. Admission: $8 adults; $6 seniors and college students; $5 youth (ages 5-17); ages 4 and younger free. 2200 Dodge St. 342-3300. More info at www.joslyn.org. Through 5/29: “Tuesdays With Morrie.” A heart-warming play that tells the story of two men, one young and one old who bare their hearts and their souls as they give a study of life and death. It is perfectly complete as they create a world of their own. This play is truly live theatre at its best. For ticket information visit www.omahaplayhouse.com. Through 7/10: Capture the Moment: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs. The Durham Museum. Created by the Newseum, Capture the Moment: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs, is a dramatic display of awardwinning Pulitzer photography. From the poignant shot of an ailing Babe Ruth watching his number being retired at Yankee Stadium, to the U.S. Marines raising an American flag atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima,
5/4: B’nai B’rith Sports Banquet 2011. Qwest center convention center. 57th Annual Charity Sports Banquet. Silent auction of great sports memorabilia. Complimentary cocktail reception, 5:45pm - 6:45pm. Dinner, 7:00pm. Featured guest speakers Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany and Former Florida football coach Urban Meyer. The evening also includes Introductions of Dignitaries, Star-Scholar-Student Athletes, Area Athletic Directors & Head Coaches as well as Scholarship Presentations. To purchase tickets, please contact Beth Gershovich at (402) 334-6443. 5/6: National Public Gardens Day. Lauritzen Gardens. Lauritzen Gardens, along with many other public gardens across the United States, will celebrate National Public Gardens Day. It is viewed as the unofficial beginning of the gardening season.Visitors to Lauritzen Gardens on this day will enjoy free admission and an opportunity to learn about the various offerings the garden provides throughout the year. For more information visit www. omahabotanicalgardends.org. 5/6: Them Idiots Whirled Tour. Qwest Center Arena. Jeff Foxworthy, Larry the Cable Guy, and Bill Engvall. Jeff Foxworthy is widely known for his redneck jokes, and his act goes well beyond to explore the humor in everyday family interactions and human nature. Bill Engvall is known for one of his biggest selling comedy albums and DVDs, Here’s Your Sign. Larry The Cable Guy has his signature catchphrase, “Git-R-Done” and continues to sell out theaters and arenas throughout North America. Tickets: $59.50 available at all Ticketmaster locations. For more information visit www. qwestcenteromaha.com
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