St. John's Catholic Church at Creighton University

 The Catholic church at Creighton University is very impressive.  I ventured inside and someone was playing the organ.  It was very nice.  

looking to the sanctuary

stained glass

organ loft

Welcome to Omaha/Bellevue: Michael Thell Open Space Park in Omaha

 The Michael Thell Open Space Park is a trail through a forested area which you access from the parking lot of the Buena Vista High School.  To the west is a bridge that goes over 60th and to the west the trail continues through many buildings for almost a mile.  Lots of cottonwood trees line the trail.  I saw a garter snake on the trail, and a butterfly but it didn't stop for a picture.  The snake stopped.  It was dead.

Garter snake

Buena Vista High School fitness zone, the trail starts opposite here

cottonwoods

bridge over 60th

attempte to look down but the chain link distorted the picture

Omaha Symphony Orchestra: The Award Winning Music of John Williams

 This was a pleasing orchestra concert featuring the movie music of John Williams.  Most exciting was the "Main Title" from Star Wars; but there were many other fun songs: "The Shark Theme" from Jaws, "The Superman March," "Hymn to the Fallen" from Saving Private Ryan.  A special number was "The Theme"from Schindler's List as the concert master, Susana Perry Gilmore played the violin solo.  She also played the violin solo from Fiddler on the Roof.  This is not original music to John William, but Williams arranged the music for the movie.  Résonance Festival Choir had a special part on several of the songs including "Double Trouble" from The Prisoner of Azkaban and "Dry Your Tears, Afrika" from Amistad.  Overall this concert was very fun.  The orchestra was directed by Ernest Richardson.  He was also the narrator and would provide tidbits about the music, which won the Oscar and which did not.  John Williams has a very large portfolio, and the orchestra performed it very well.  There were several Harry Potter songs, and Star Wars songs.  

Bryan High School, Mural, Garden and Bench

 

Plains to Planes Bench

mural on trailer

General Conference Weekend

 This past weekend was general conference weekend of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  It is still available on line.  We had the missionaries for the Saturday afternoon session and then fed them cinnamon roll breakfast after conference.  We also had all the local kids on Saturday and went to Charity's on Sunday.  

I really enjoyed the messages.  President Oaks spoke twice, including asking us to study the talks.  Elder Kieran talked about gliding and compared it to life and finding things that lift us.  Elder Uchtdorf again talked about finding light.  Elder Gong talked about temples, Elder Christofferson about gambling.  I plan to listen to it over and over.