Welcome to Omaha/Bellevue: Lake James Park in Bellevue

Lake James Park in Omaha is just south of Fontenelle Park.  It is a small community park with playground and ball diamond and basketball hoop.  There is no lake.

 

Gratos Recuerdos: Shadow Puppet Show at Bryan High School

 I visited Bryan High School for a shadow puppet show in the library, Gratos Recuerdos presented by Great Plains Theatre Commons.  The program says this is the world premier of Gratos Recuerdos which means fond memories.  It started with a Mexican dance with balancing a candle on the head.  Then it went on to show relationships and a young woman who misses her dog and grandmother and visits them on Day of the Dead.  The show had no dialogue.  It did have "Hasta Luego" written in the last scene.  There was guitar throughout written to follow the story.  So the story was told through guitar and the puppets. 

some were actual persons behind the scrim

I really liked this puppet

the performers

the guitarist, Pablo Arza who wrote and performed the music.

Welcome to Omaha/Bellevue: Gallagher Park in Omaha

 Gallagher Park is across from Benson High School in North Omaha.  It has a spray pad, and a swimming pool with a small slide.  It has a ball diamond and a basketball hoop.  The cross country team from the high school ran through while I was there.  The south east corner is under construction.  

spray park

swimming pool

Carmelita de la Guardia and the International Orchestra and Gene Leahy Mall Views

 A Wednesday morning Latino concert at Gene Leahy Mall in Omaha.  Carmelita de la Guardia and the International Orchestra played in the rain.  The orchestra included two guitars, drums, violin and keyboard.

sound tower

The new Mutual of Omaha Building

Willa Cather Branch, Omaha Library

 I visted the Willa Cather Library at Center and 42nd for a lecture on Hispanic culture history in Omaha.  I found the library rather plain with no dignificant artwork.  It is a library dedicated to Spanish culture and there are many books in Spanish.