Just over one year ago, UNO was named the home of a new Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence now known as NCITE – the National Counterterrorism, Innovation, Technology, and Education Center. The National Counterterrorism, Innovation, Technology, and Education Center strives to understand, prevent, and counteract terrorist violence. The NCITE Center will do this by heading a consortium of academics who study terrorist behavior and the best ways to stop it. The goal is to translate research into tools for frontline Homeland Security professionals.

Since 1985, the Omaha Public Library Foundation (OPLF) has raised more than $10 million in private support for the Omaha Public Library programs and services.

Ned Newley doesn't even want to be governor. He's terrified of public speaking; his poll numbers are impressively bad. To his ever-supportive Chief of Staff, Ned seems destined to fail. But political consultant Arthur Vance sees things differently: Ned might be the worst candidate to ever run for office. Unless the public is looking for... the worst candidate to ever run for office. "The Outsider" is a timely and hilarious comedy that skewers politics and celebrates democracy.

Vesper Concerts is back to welcoming audiences for live performances. They are proud to offer the best that chamber music has to offer–exceptional talent and variety presented in an intimate setting, all free of charge as a service to the community.

The Florentine Players have been presenting theatrical performances and melodramas for many years. The latest offering, “Making God Laugh” by Sean Grennan., opens on Thursday, May 6th at the Florence City Hall. The show follows one typical American family over the course of thirty years' worth of holidays.

The Omaha Community Foundation announced that they have launched the Community Resilience Fund, a new community fund that will help support local nonprofits as they work to recover from COVID-19. The Fund is designed to complement local and federal support and prioritize an equitable, long-term community recovery focused on the following five areas: Learning Recovery, Arts & Culture, Housing, Mental Health, and Workforce & Economic Opportunity. It follows the closure of the COVID-19 Response Fund, launched one year ago to respond to the immediate impacts of the pandemic.

Marjorie Maas, Executive Director of SHARE Omaha, chats with Mike Hogan about the brand new charity event, Do Good Week.

Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) offers a wide range of in-home and community-based services to individuals of all ages and stages of life. Vice President of Development and Communications, Carole Patrick, joined Mike Hogan “Live & Local” to talk about their major fundraising effort of the year, Art & Soup.

billymcguiganTOGETHER is Billy McGuigan’s 16 track original album, written, recorded and played by Billy during lockdown, 2020. The live performance features Billy with a band of brothers and friends.

Julie Kalkowski, Executive Director of Creighton’s Financial Hope Collaborative, received a phishing scam email claiming her “stimulus cancellation request was approved” and she had just hours to reverse that process.