Waves of Immigration: Metropolitan Community College Mural: South Omaha Mural Project

 This project is on the Metropolitan Community College Campus.  It can be seen from the South Omaha Library and the bridge going from the library to the campus.  It presents numerous scenes of South Omaha, buildings and immigrants.  It incudes the scene of the Greek Town Riot, in which the Greeks were forced out of their homes.  South Omaha was made on the stockyards and the merat packing industry.

Greek Town riot, homes destroyed and burned

Stockyard Building

St. Martins of Tours Episcopal Church in South Omaha

 This church is in South Omaha on South 24th or the old Main Street.  It looks like there are some nice stained glass windows.  I did not venture inside as it was closed.  Appears to have been construct4d in 1899.

Orpheum Theater for Neil Diamond and A Beautiful Noise

 I visited the Orpheum Theater for "The Neil Diamond musical, A Beautiful Noise."  The show was very good, and the music and dancing were exceptional.

High School Choir Concert Bellevue West

 The choir concert yesterday at Bellevue West featured high school choirs from throughout the area, including Central, Millard South, Omaha Burke, Bennington, and Bellevue East.  There were a couple more high schools b ut I was not good at catching the names.  A friend from church told me of the concert, so I went.  

The music was good, mostly classical.  East Bellevue sang "For Good" from the musical.  The also sang Shenandoah which I sang in high school.  There was a song with beat boxing.  There were several a'cappella numbers.  Central sang all a'cappella, and to of Bellevue west's songs were a'cappella.  It was an enjoyable evening.  The auditorium was impressive.  It had a large screen monitor in the foryer so one could watch while chasing babues.  It had a really high ceiling, and was very large.  They said is was new.  THey also said the particular concert has been going on for 46 years.

trying to show the high ceiling

 

Nebraska Odyssey: Sesquicentennial Mural: South Omaha Mural Project

 This mural is on the corner of 36th and Q Streets.  It is on the side of the Nuestra Familia supermarket.  It depicts the history of Nebraska, from left to right.  The mural depicts the rural farm life against the city life of the stockyards of South Omaha.  

pioneer heritage includes those passing through and those who homesteaded

ranch

farm

feedyard

meat packing

city life

the Missouri River