Ankush Kumar Bahl is the 13th Music Director in the Omaha Symphony's 100-year history, succeeding Maestro Thomas Wilkins. He takes the podium for the first time as Music Director of the Omaha Symphony tonight (September 24th) in the “Bahl Conducts Beethoven 7,” which runs through September 26th.

Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express opened September 17th at the Omaha Community Playhouse and runs through October 10. This thrilling whodunit is set aboard the world’s most famous luxury locomotive. Murder on the Orient Express will keep you guessing until the very end.

The Bellevue Little Theatre has opened their 53rd Season with BIG! The Musical! It runs through October 3rd.

Ridership on the new Midtown to Market Bikeway in Omaha is higher than expected. Officials say the bikeway sees about 140 riders on weekdays and 200 riders on weekends. The Midtown to Market Bikeway is the first protected lane in the city of Omaha.

On September 23rd, a 6-week series of conversations designed to educate participants about racism in Nebraska begins, and the goal is to inspire people to take actions to build a more equitable society. These Zoom sessions will start at 7:00 p.m. and end at 8 p.m. on 6 Thursdays.

Dr. Siobhan Wescott had been named the inaugural holder of the Dr. Susan and Susette LaFlesche Professorship in Public Health. An Alaskan Athabascan, Dr. Wescott grew up just outside Fairbanks in a tiny 400 square foot cabin with an outhouse. She has always been a staunch advocate for Alaskan Natives and American Indians, especially when it comes to issues of health equity and educating the next generation. She has cultivated a nationally recognized voice, especially through her work with the American Medical Association.

Team America is a group of citizen liaison volunteers (CLVs) who, through their collective knowledge, open-source information, and hard work, supported evacuation efforts in Afghanistan. And with added caution and urgency, they continue to support those who were not evacuated. They do not represent or work for the U. S. Government, they are just filling the vacuum created by the chaotic events leading up to the U. S. imposed evacuation deadline.

Wade Watts is the University Program Director at UNO for the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN). NSIN, founded in 2016, is a Department of Defense (DoD) program office under the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) that is changing the way the DoD solves problems. NSIN is building a diverse network from academia, entrepreneurial innovators, and the defense community to leverage our nation’s greatest asset- people.

Can the U.S. Constitution withstand the rancor and division of the contemporary American political landscape? This question will be the focus of a public Constitution Day event at Bellevue University on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The event will be held in the Margre H. Durham Student Center, 1008 Bruin Blvd., in the Quiet Lounge. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees will be able to share their views and hear from a group of panelists with firsthand perspective, including Rep. Don Bacon; former Rep. Brad Ashford; and former Rep. Lee Terry.

Take the world class Omaha Symphony, mix in “Bruce In The USA,” billed as the world’s greatest tribute to Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, and add Ernest Richardson, Resident Conductor & Principal Pops Conductor and you are in for an evening of spectacular music and fun. September 17th is the night these stars align.