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THE LOCAL SHORTLIST

A few good reasons to head out.

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Yoga in the Forest

Fontenelle Forest Nature Center · Bellevue

$25 nonmembers; $5 members. Daily forest admission included.Ages 16+.Outdoors
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Butterfly Habitat and Flora and Fauna art exhibits

Lauritzen Gardens · Omaha

Garden admission charges apply. See the venue page for tickets and exhibit access.Not stated by organizerArts & Culture
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10:00AM CST
Sun, Nov 8, 2026

Autumn Festival: An Arts & Crafts Affair

Liberty First Credit Union Arena · Ralston

$10 adults; $9 seniors 62+; children under 10 free. $0.50 processing fee for credit-card payment.All ages; child admission exemption under age 10.Arts
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THE CITY BEHIND THE PLANS.

Stay curious,
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Good rooms. Familiar blocks. A little local knowledge before you head out.

American Midwest Ballet The Nutcracker promotional image
American Midwest Ballet: The Nutcracker promotional image via o-pa.org

NOWOMAHA / LOCAL FIELD NOTES

From STOMP to two Nutcrackers, Omaha’s downtown stages fill up for the holidays

The stretch from Thanksgiving weekend to mid-December is the busiest few weeks of the year at the Orpheum and the Holland. If you plan one holiday night out downtown, this is the calendar to…

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Aksarben Media editorial information graphic, not a photograph.

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Heat the Streets has a March date. Utility help cannot wait.

Aksarben Media editorial information graphic, not a photograph. The next Heat the Streets Run & Walk for Warmth has a date: Saturday, March 6, 2027, at Stinson Park in Aksarben Village, 2285 S. 67th…

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Aksarben Media editorial information graphic, not a photograph.

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Below the galleries, LOW END keeps a different kind of art night

Aksarben Media editorial information graphic, not a photograph. A closed-gallery notice does not tell the whole story at Bemis Center this fall. The contemporary art center says its galleries are temporarily closed, but its…

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Ditmars Orchard & Vineyard: An orchard evening, with a plan. Bingo November 12 | Friday game nights. Editorial information card, not a photograph.
Original NowOmaha editorial information graphic about Ditmars Orchard & Vineyard. Typography only; not a photograph or company logo.

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Ditmars Orchard’s November nights: free bingo requires a reservation for each person

Ditmars Orchard & Vineyard in Council Bluffs has a calendar of low-key evenings for November and December. For anyone on the Iowa side, or anyone in Omaha who wants a night out that does…

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Vala's Pumpkin Patch: Two days at the Thanksgiving Market. Exit Barn | November 24-25. Editorial information card, not a photograph.
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Vala’s Thanksgiving Market: two Exit Barn shopping days, November 24-25

Vala’s Pumpkin Patch has closed for the fall season, but the Gretna farm is not done for the year. Its Thanksgiving Market opens for two days the week of the holiday, with an Exit…

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Coneflower Creamery: Make room for holiday pie. Holiday preorder | Pickup November 24-25. Editorial information card, not a photograph.
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Coneflower Creamery’s holiday pies: options and November 24-25 pickup

Coneflower Creamery is an ice cream shop, but its Thanksgiving preorder is mostly pie. That matters if you are trying to cover more than one kind of guest. The shop’s holiday list includes gluten-free…

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