Mercy High School, Omaha

Mercy High School is a women's school on 48th street.

 

Holy Cross Catholic Church with Bells and School

 I attended volleyball match at Mercy High School.  Across the street is Holy Cross School and kitty corner is Holy Cross Catholic Church.  The church is on 48th north of Center.  

next door

The bell tower at night

At the Holy Cross School

Holy Cross School

Sugar Skull at Orpheum Theater

Sugar Skull tells the story of a young woman who has had enough of Day of the dead and would rather just celebrate Halloween.  Her mother is disappointed with her lack of preparations of the ofrenda, but the dead help her.  This includes Sugar Skull who becomes her guide.  She is looking for her abuela to add the final touches and to teach her how to confront the Coco monster.  

I enjoyed the relationship between the girl and her mother.  Coco turned out to be a big puppet controlled with two sticks and then something to hold the middle.  I also really enjoyed the Viejito dance which I had practiced the day before.  However the actors had much more energy and skill that I.  The climax is when the young woman finally meets her grandmother.  She hopes to learn how to defeat Coco, and grandmother tells her the key is to not fear death.  Sugar Skull actually is death.

I had a great time.  

Mexican Dance Class at Tenaska Center by Sugar Skull Cast

 I went to the Tenaska Center the day before the Sugar Skull performance at the Orpheum Center and learned (sort of) one of their dances.  They performed the dance in the show and it had much more grace and virtuosity than I had at the dance practice.  In fact my major issue was whether or not my knee would hold up.  We learned the Viejito Baile--dance of the old people; nine fast steps and a jump, two slow four fast, two slow, four fast then I don't remember much more after that.  

Only five members total in the Sugar Skull cast. They all live in New York area now but two are from California, one from Texas and I guess the other two New York. 

Views of Tenaska Center

A performing green outside the Tenaska Center

George Nila Quartet Gene Leahy Mall First Friday

 George Nila plays the saxophone and the other members of the quartet were the Joey G. Trio who I have listened to before.  In fact the also played with a trombone player for a bone concert.  The quartet does well together.  

From here on are views of First Friday