Inside Omaha Central High School, Football and Basketball

 I was at Central High School for volleyball.  Their team was pretty good.  Many famous people played in this gym and on this field including Gale and Roger Sayers.  

Other Views at the River Front Parks

I went on a short walk, and found iris murals.  I also found the Gift Crow Statue and the digital art by Pond and Boat Cove.  I was also by the dog park.

picnic gazebo

Iris mural on Farnam between tenth and eighth

 

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.