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2017 Events

Florence is proud of its events.  From May to New Years, we have our major events, and the Florentine Players have events throughout the year; read more details on each one.  Several events are yearly neighborhood traditions.  "Florence Days" is celebrated in May.  The holiday season is celebrated with Christmas Tree Lighting in Florence Park by the Florence Historical Foundation, along with the annual Gingerbread display at the Mormon Trail Center from near Thanksgiving until the end of the year.  Florence organization meeting dates are shown on the organizations page.

Some events are recurring events.  If we have not been provided final data for the current year, some dates shown may be based on past year information, and as such will show "Tentative" before the date.  Some details for "later-in-the-year" events may change.  Check with any contacts for confirmation.  Florence Futures Foundation makes an effort to provide accurate information, however, we do not guarantee the accuracy of any event details.

2017 Events in Historic Florence:

All 2017 events have not been officially supplied. Some items on this page have been deducted from the 2016 schedule, and are likely correct. Events in question are the Florence Mill Conner Meigs Art Award, and possibly other events.

• January
  • Sunday, Jan. 8th, 2017 at 2 P.M.-3 P.M.:
    • Douglas County Historical Society Second Sunday Talk:
      • "Mormon Pioneers at the Missouri 1848-1852"
        • by Elder Jay Crandall of the Mormon Trails Center

          • Elder Jay Crandall's presentation entitled, "Mormon Pioneers at the Missouri 1848-1852," takes a look at the Mormon experience during their settlement in what is now the Florence neighborhood.

      • Time: 2:00 P.M. to 3:30 P.M. at Douglas County Historical Society
      • 2 P.M. at Metropolitan Community College, Fort Omaha Campus, Building 10, Room 110
      • General Crook House 5730 N. 30 St, #11B ()
      • The talk is free for DCHS members; A $5 donation is requested of non-members.
      • Reservations are required. Please e-mail members@douglascohistory.org or call 402-455-9990 to reserve your spot.
    
    
• February
  • Wednesday, Feb. 1st, 2017 (First Wednesday of month):
    • Douglas County Historical Society Reader's Circle:
      • "Son of the Gamblin’ Man"
        • by Mari Sandoz

          • This book is an official selection of the Nebraska 150 Celebrations.

          • The story tells of the gambler and townsite promoter who founded Cozad, Nebraska, and of his family, particularly his younger son, [who] became a world-famous artist and teacher known as ‘Robert Henri.’ This tale is essentially Robert’s story, the story of a sensitive talented boy growing up in the midst of frontier violence. But it is also the story of the ambitious promoter and of frontier people fighting hunger, cold, blizzards, drouths, grasshoppers, prairie fires, and ruthless cattlemen. . .

          • “Excellent historical fiction. . . . Deeply interesting and decidedly worthwhile. Moreover, it adds another cubit to our understanding of the flowering of America’s heartland, a story of never-ending fascination.” —Victor P. Haas, New York Times Book Review

      • Time: 12:00 P.M. to 1:30 P.M. at Douglas County Historical Society
      • General Crook House 5730 N. 30 St, #11B ()
      • If you are interested in participating in the Reader's Circle, please call 402-455-9990 ext. 100 or e-mail members@douglascohistory.org.
      • The talk is $5 for DCHS members, $10 for non-members. Bring your own lunch or pre-order a sack lunch through DCHS for $7.50.
      • Seating is limited to 20 participants
      • Reservations Required
      • Reservations and Information e-mail members@douglascohistory.org or call 402-455-9990 x101
      • Website: Douglas County Historical Society
      • Reader's Circle will focus on authors from Douglas County. The club will meet monthly, at noon at the Crook House Museum. We have a casual and intimate roundtable discussion, where the audience has the opportunity to get up close and personal with the authors. Each program concludes with a book signing and time to meet one-on-one with the featured author.
    
    
  • Saturday, Feb. 4th, 2017:
    • Florentine Players 5th Annual Battle of the All-Star Improv
      • BOTTOMLESS Cup of Beer for $5
      • 402BBQ Truck will be on site before the show
      • Time: 7:00 P.M.
      • Tickets: $10
      • Doors open at 6:00
        Show starts at 7:00
      • Due to potential language and themes, this is an 18+ only show
      • Reservations: 402-455-6341
      • Located at Florence City Hall, 2864 State Street ()
        
        
  • Sunday, Feb. 12th, 2017 at 2 P.M.-3 P.M.:
    • Douglas County Historical Society Second Sunday Talk:
      • Charles Manson in Omaha
        • "Before He Became a Monster A Story Charles Manson's Time at Father Flannigan's Boystown"*

        • By Lawson McDowell

      • 2 P.M. at Metropolitan Community College, Fort Omaha Campus, Building 10, Room 110 ()
      • The talk is free for DCHS members; A $5 donation is requested of non-members.
      • Reservations are required. Please e-mail members@douglascohistory.org or call 402-455-9990 to reserve your spot.
    
    
  • Sunday, Feb. 12th, 2017:
    • Florentine Players audition for May Melodrama If You're Happy and you know it, Say “Hooray!” or “The Untimely Sinking of the Bertrand”
      • Time: 7:00 P.M.
        Auditions: 402-312-3785
        Located at Florence City Hall, 2864 State Street ()
        
        
  • Monday, Feb. 13th, 2017:
    • Florentine Players audition for May Melodrama If You're Happy and you know it, Say “Hooray!” or “The Untimely Sinking of the Bertrand”
      • Time: 7:00 P.M.
        Auditions: 402-312-3785
        Located at Florence City Hall, 2864 State Street ()
        
        
  • Wednesday, Feb. 22nd, 2017 (Last Wednesday of month):
    • Douglas County Historical Society Reader's Circle:
      • Hector's Bliss: Black Homesteaders at Goose Lake, NE
        • by Dennis Vossberg
      • Time: 12:00 P.M. to 1:30 P.M. at Douglas County Historical Society
      • General Crook House 5730 N. 30 St, #11A ()
      • If you are interested in participating in the Reader's Circle, please call 402-455-9990 ext. 100 or e-mail members@douglascohistory.org.
      • The talk is $5 for DCHS members, $10 for non-members. Special thanks to our sponsor Duggars Cafe who will be providing treats for participants.
      • Seating is limited to 20 participants
      • Reservations Required
      • Reservations and Information e-mail members@douglascohistory.org or call 402-455-9990 x101
      • Website: Douglas County Historical Society
      • Reader's Circle will focus on authors from Douglas County. The club will meet monthly, at noon at the Crook House Museum. We have a casual and intimate roundtable discussion, where the audience has the opportunity to get up close and personal with the authors. Each program concludes with a book signing and time to meet one-on-one with the featured author.
    
    
• March
  • Sunday, Mar. 12th, 2017 at 2 P.M.-3 P.M.:
    • Douglas County Historical Society Second Sunday Talk:
      • History of Burlington Station

        • Roblin, KETV General Manager

      • 2 P.M. at Metropolitan Community College, Fort Omaha Campus, Building 10, Room 110
      • General Crook House 5730 N. 30 St, #11B ()
      • The talk is free for DCHS members; A $5 donation is requested of non-members.
      • Reservations are required. Please e-mail members@douglascohistory.org or call 402-455-9990 to reserve your spot.
    
    
  • Wednesday, Mar. 29th, 2017 (Last Wednesday of month):
    • Douglas County Historical Society Reader's Circle:
      • A Warrior of the People
        • by Joe Starita

        • This book is an official selection of the Nebraska 150 Celebrations.

      • Time: 12:00 P.M. to 1:30 P.M. at Douglas County Historical Society
      • General Crook House 5730 N. 30 St, #11A ()
      • If you are interested in participating in the Reader's Circle, please call 402-455-9990 ext. 100 or e-mail members@douglascohistory.org.
      • The talk is $5 for DCHS members, $10 for non-members. Special thanks to our sponsor Duggars Cafe who will be providing treats for participants.
      • Seating is limited to 20 participants
      • Reservations Required
      • Reservations and Information e-mail members@douglascohistory.org or call 402-455-9990 x101
      • Website: Douglas County Historical Society
      • Reader's Circle will focus on authors from Douglas County. The club will meet monthly, at noon at the Crook House Museum. We have a casual and intimate roundtable discussion, where the audience has the opportunity to get up close and personal with the authors. Each program concludes with a book signing and time to meet one-on-one with the featured author.
    
    
• April
  • Sunday, Apr. 9th, 2017 (Palm Sunday):
    • St. Philip Neri Church Annual Roast Beef Dinner
      • Location: St Philip Neri Blessed Sacrament Parish at 8200 N 30th St (In Omaha's Historic Florence Area)
      • Event Start Time: 11:30 am
      • Event End Time: 6:00 P.M.
      • Event Cost: Adults: $10.00; Seniors(65+): $8; Kids (6-12): $5.00; Under 5: Free
      • Contact Phone: Tim Kiuntke / 402-571-8600
        Invites you to their Annual Roast Beef Dinner on Palm Sunday, April 9^th from 11:30 - 6:00 P.M., downstairs in the Parish Center.
        Featuring tender sliced roast beef with all the fixings, and delicious homemade salads & desserts. Takeouts available too!
        Elevator also available for handicap access.
        Located at St Philip Neri Blessed Sacrament Parish, 8200 N 30th Street ()
        
        
  • Sunday, Apr. 9th, 2017 at 2 P.M.-3 P.M.:
    • Douglas County Historical Society Second Sunday Talk:
      • “Two Gun’ Hart - Law Man, Cowboy, and Long Lost Brother of Al Capone

        • Douglas County Historical Society's monthly program, Second Sunday Series, is proud to present the April installment entitled “Two Gun’ Hart: Law Man, Cowboy, and Long Lost Brother of Al Capone to be given by Lincoln native and California transplant, Jeff McArthur. The presentation will take place on Sunday, April 9 at 2 p.m. on Historic Fort Omaha in Metropolitan Community College's Building 10, located on the north end of campus.

          Few know that Al Capone, the most famous gangster in the world, had a long-lost brother on the opposite side of the law. Born Vincenzo Capone in 1892, he ran away from home as a teenager, joined the circus, then the army, and returned from the Great War a hero. When Prohibition began in 1920, he became a Federal officer, and fought crime dressed as a cowboy with two six-shooters on his side while riding a horse.

          Based in the small town of Homer, Nebraska, Hart covered territory throughout eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. Working closely with such tribes as the Omaha, Winnebago, and Sioux; he became one of the most successful law men in the country. The entire time, neither his friends nor even his family knew of his connection to the infamous mob boss in Chicago.

      • 2 P.M. at Metropolitan Community College, Fort Omaha Campus, Building 10, Room 110
      • General Crook House 5730 N. 30 St, #11B ()
      • The talk is free for DCHS members; A $5 donation is requested of non-members.
      • Reservations are required. Please e-mail members@douglascohistory.org or call 402-455-9990 to reserve your spot.
    
    
  • Sunday, Apr. 23rd, 2017:
    • Notre Dame Sisters Annual Pork Dinner.  (See details) 
      • Location: at St. Phillip Neri Activities Center
        • 8200 N 30th St (30th & Mormon Street) (()).
      • Time: 11:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
      • Enjoy great Czech food, music, baked goods, and prize giveaways, all to benefit the Notre Dame Sisters' Retirement Fund! Carryout is available!
      • Contact: Sr. Rosalee Burke, ND 402-455-2994* ext 103
        
        
  • Wednesday, Apr. 26th, 2017 (Last Wednesday of month):
    • Douglas County Historical Society Reader's Circle:
      • O Pioneers!
        • by Willa Cather

        • This book is an official selection of the Nebraska 150 Celebrations.

        • Set on the Nebraska prairie where Willa Cather (1873-1947) grew up, this powerful early novel tells the story of the young Alexandra Bergson, whose dying father leaves her in charge of the family and of the lands they have struggled to farm. In Alexandra's long flight to survive and succeed, O Pioneers! relates an important chapter in the history of the American frontier.

          Evoking the harsh grandeur of the prairie, this landmark of American fiction unfurls a saga of love, greed, murder, failed dreams, and hard-won triumph. In the fateful interaction of her characters, Willa Cather compares with keen insight the experiences of Swedish, French, and Bohemian immigrants in the United States. And in her absorbing narrative, she displays the virtuoso storytelling skills that have made her one of the most admired masters of the American novel.

      • Time: 12:00 P.M. to 1:30 P.M. at Douglas County Historical Society
      • General Crook House 5730 N. 30 St, #11A ()
      • If you are interested in participating in the Reader's Circle, please call 402-455-9990 ext. 100 or e-mail members@douglascohistory.org.
      • The talk is $5 for DCHS members, $10 for non-members. Special thanks to our sponsor Duggars Cafe who will be providing treats for participants.
      • Seating is limited to 20 participants
      • Reservations Required
      • Reservations and Information e-mail members@douglascohistory.org or call 402-455-9990 x101
      • Website: Douglas County Historical Society
      • Reader's Circle will focus on authors from Douglas County. The club will meet monthly, at noon at the Crook House Museum. We have a casual and intimate roundtable discussion, where the audience has the opportunity to get up close and personal with the authors. Each program concludes with a book signing and time to meet one-on-one with the featured author.
    
    
  • Saturday, Apr. 29th, 2017 at 12 P.M.-3 P.M.:
    • Douglas County Historical Society 7th Annual Women Defining History Luncheon:
      • Honoring Dian Moore Warren

        • This year's honoree is DCHS member Dian Moore Warren who is being recognized for her impact of her philanthropic work in our community. The Douglas County community is richer because of her work with arts and culture, the humanities, and human services.

          Combined with the honoring of the award is the themed runway show, focusing on a certain time in fashion. This year's theme will be Grit and Glamour: Fashions of the 1940s. The intrigue of fashions during this time is best attributed to the context of global events. In the early half of the decade, the world was once again at war and the rationing of fabrics would alter the women's' silhouette.

      • 12 P.M. at Swanson Conference Center
      • 5730 N. 30 St, #11B ()
      • Tickets are available online for this event at Douglas County Historical Society.
        • Tickets range from $50 for DCHS members to $60 for non-members
      • Please call 402-455-9990 to reserve your spot.
      • Questions: Outreach@DouglasCoHistory.org
    
    
• May
  • Thursday, May 11th - Saturday, 13th, 2017 (Thu-Fri-Sat):
    • Florentine Players • 54th Annual Melodrama,
      If You're Happy and you know it, Say “Hooray!” or “The Untimely Sinking of the Bertrand”
      • Ticket Prices: $10, Seniors & Groups of 8 or more: $8; available by mail, or at the door.
        Doors open 6:00 P.M. (one hour before curtain).
        Show starts at 7:00 P.M. Thu-Fri-Sat
        Located at Florence City Hall, 2864 State Street ()
        Information: 402-455-6341
    • Auditions for this show: February 12th & 13th (Sunday-Monday) - 7:00 P.M.
    
    
  • Friday, May 12th, 2017:
    • Douglas County Historical Society - Standing Bear Commemoration Annual Standing Bear Commemoration:
      • The theme for this year's commemoration is The First Nebraskans and seeks to educate event goers by providing take-away brochures depicting brief histories of the tribes that have, at one time or another, called Nebraska home.

        • Every year DCHS revisits the story of Standing Bear in commemoration of the historic court case Standing Bear v. Crook. The landmark 1879 case took place in Omaha and established that Native Americans are “persons within the meaning of the law” and have the right of habeas corpus.

      • This event is free and open to the public, but reservations are required as seating is limited. Please contact Douglas County Historical Society at 402.455.9990, or e-mail us at members@douglascohistory.org.
      • 5:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. - General Crook House Museum
        • Features a performance by the Many Moccasins Dance Troupe, a Native American prayer ceremony, along with Native American inspired food and refreshments.
      • Metropolitan Community College, Fort Omaha Campus, General Crook House Museum, Lower Level
      • General Crook House 5730 N. 30 St, #11B ()
    
    
  • Saturday, May 13th - Sunday, 14th, 2017 (2nd full weekend of May), 10 A.M. - ?:
    • Florence Days 
      • All of our attractions are open Saturday and Sunday.
      • Saturday Only:
        • Florence Days Parade, 1-3:00 P.M. from Miller Park to McKinley Street.
          •  Parade Announcement
          •  Drill Team Judging and Prizes
          • There are always new entries in the parade.  See Parade Details
          • See pictures from the 2007 parade.
        • "Concert" at Mormon Park (())
          • Times: 3 P.M. - ?
        • "Saturday events T.B.D." at Florence Mill (()) 402-551-1233
          • Times: 3 P.M. - 5 P.M.
        • "Performer Mike Brock & Charlie Mplia" at D's Frontier Bar (()) 402-451-9610
          • Times: 3 P.M. - 7 P.M.
        • "Performer Shadow Ridge" at the Bowling Alley (()) 402-453-5500
          • Times: 4 P.M. - 10 P.M.
      • Sunday Only:
        • "Sunday events T.B.D." at Florence Mill (()) 402-551-1233
          • T.B.D.
          • Times: 3 P.M. - ?
    
    
  • Wednesday, May 31st, 2017 (Last Wednesday of month):
    • Douglas County Historical Society Reader's Circle:
      • A Lantern in Her Hand
        • by Bess Streeter Aldrich

        • This book is an official selection of the Nebraska 150 Celebrations.

      • Time: 12:00 P.M. to 1:30 P.M. at Douglas County Historical Society
      • General Crook House 5730 N. 30 St, #11A ()
      • If you are interested in participating in the Reader's Circle, please call 402-455-9990 ext. 100 or e-mail members@douglascohistory.org.
      • The talk is $5 for DCHS members, $10 for non-members. Special thanks to our sponsor Duggars Cafe who will be providing treats for participants.
      • Seating is limited to 20 participants
      • Reservations Required
      • Reservations and Information e-mail members@douglascohistory.org or call 402-455-9990 x101
      • Website: Douglas County Historical Society
      • Reader's Circle will focus on authors from Douglas County. The club will meet monthly, at noon at the Crook House Museum. We have a casual and intimate roundtable discussion, where the audience has the opportunity to get up close and personal with the authors. Each program concludes with a book signing and time to meet one-on-one with the featured author.
    
    
• June
  • Sunday, Jun. 11th, 2017:
    • Florentine Players audition for August Farce “The Cupcake Conspiracy”
      • Time: 7:00 P.M.*
        Auditions: 402-312-3785
        Located at Florence City Hall, 2864 State Street ()
        
        
  • Monday, Jun. 12th, 2017:
    • Florentine Players audition for August Farce “The Cupcake Conspiracy”
      • Time: 7:00 P.M.
        Auditions: 402-312-3785
        Located at Florence City Hall, 2864 State Street ()
        
        
  • (Today) Wednesday, Jun. 28th, 2017 (Last Wednesday of month):
    • Douglas County Historical Society Reader's Circle:
      • A Perfect Evil by Author: Alex Kava

        • This book is an official selection of the Nebraska 150 Celebrations.

        • The brutal murders of three young boys paralyze the citizens of Platte City, Nebraska. What's worse is the grim realization that the man recently executed for the crimes was a copycat. When Sheriff Nick Morrelli is called to the scene of another grisly murder, it becomes clear that the real predator is still at large, waiting to kill again. Morrelli understands the urgency of the case terrorizing his community, but it's the experienced eye of FBI criminal profiler Maggie O'Dell that pinpoints the true nature of the evil behind the killings–a revelation made all the more horrific when Morrelli's own nephew goes missing. Maggie understands something else: the killer is enjoying himself, relishing his ability to stay one step ahead of her, making this case more personal by the hour. Because out there, watching, is a killer with a heart of pure and perfect evil.

      • Time: 12:00 P.M. to 1:30 P.M. at Douglas County Historical Society
      • General Crook House 5730 N. 30 St, #11A ()
      • If you are interested in participating in the Reader's Circle, please call 402-455-9990 ext. 100 or e-mail members@douglascohistory.org.
      • The talk is $5 for DCHS members, $10 for non-members. Special thanks to our sponsor Duggars Cafe who will be providing treats for participants.
      • Seating is limited to 20 participants
      • Reservations Required
      • Reservations and Information e-mail members@douglascohistory.org or call 402-455-9990 x101
      • Website: Douglas County Historical Society
      • Reader's Circle will focus on authors from Douglas County. The club will meet monthly, at noon at the Crook House Museum. We have a casual and intimate roundtable discussion, where the audience has the opportunity to get up close and personal with the authors. Each program concludes with a book signing and time to meet one-on-one with the featured author.
    
    
• July • Back
  •  Sunday, Jul. 9th, 2017 at 2 P.M.-3 P.M.:
    • Douglas County Historical Society Second Sunday Talk:
      • Title History of the Gold Coast.

        • Presented by Joni Fogarty

          Within the first few decades of its founding, Omaha transformed from a financially insecure, dirty, wide-open western town to a city struggling to advance by adopting the accouterments of a civilized society. One of the signs of this advancement was the creation of a neighborhood so grand that it spoke for itself – the homeowners were in no need of announcing their success. Today, that early neighborhood has been designation as the Gold Coast National Historic District. The beautiful architecture speaks to the success of many of Omaha’s early business entrepreneurs and tells a story of early Omaha history that needs to be preserved and shared.

      • 2 P.M. at Metropolitan Community College, Fort Omaha Campus, Building 10, Room 110
      • General Crook House 5730 N. 30 St, #11B ()
      • The talk is free for DCHS members; A $5 donation is requested of non-members.
      • Reservations are required. Please e-mail members@douglascohistory.org or call 402-455-9990 to reserve your spot.
    
    
  • Wednesday, Jul. 26th, 2017 (Last Wednesday of month):
    • Douglas County Historical Society Reader's Circle:
      • The Ordinary Spaceman by Author: Clayton Anderson

        • This book is an official selection of the Nebraska 150 Celebrations.

        • What's it like to travel at more than 850 MPH, riding in a supersonic T-38 twin turbojet engine airplane? What happens when the space station toilet breaks? How do astronauts “take out the trash” on a spacewalk, tightly encapsulated in a space suit with just a few layers of fabric and Kevlar between them and the unforgiving vacuum of outer space?

          The Ordinary Spaceman puts you in the flight suit of U.S. astronaut Clayton C. Anderson and takes you on the journey of this small-town boy from Nebraska who spent 167 days living and working on the International Space Station, including more than forty hours of space walks. Having applied to NASA fifteen times over fifteen years to become an astronaut before his ultimate selection, Anderson offers a unique perspective on his life as a veteran space flier, one characterized by humility and perseverance.

      • Time: 12:00 P.M. to 1:30 P.M. at Douglas County Historical Society
      • General Crook House 5730 N. 30 St, #11A ()
      • If you are interested in participating in the Reader's Circle, please call 402-455-9990 ext. 100 or e-mail members@douglascohistory.org.
      • The talk is $5 for DCHS members, $10 for non-members. Special thanks to our sponsor Duggars Cafe who will be providing treats for participants.
      • Seating is limited to 20 participants
      • Reservations Required
      • Reservations and Information e-mail members@douglascohistory.org or call 402-455-9990 x101
      • Website: Douglas County Historical Society
      • Reader's Circle will focus on authors from Douglas County. The club will meet monthly, at noon at the Crook House Museum. We have a casual and intimate roundtable discussion, where the audience has the opportunity to get up close and personal with the authors. Each program concludes with a book signing and time to meet one-on-one with the featured author.
    
    
• August
  • Tentative:* Sunday, Aug. 13th, 2017 at 2 P.M.-3 P.M.:
    • Douglas County Historical Society Second Sunday Talk:
      • Title T.B.D.
        • T.B.D.
      • 2 P.M. at Metropolitan Community College, Fort Omaha Campus, Building 10, Room 110
      • General Crook House 5730 N. 30 St, #11B ()
      • The talk is free for DCHS members; A $5 donation is requested of non-members.
      • Reservations are required. Please e-mail members@douglascohistory.org or call 402-455-9990 to reserve your spot.
    
    
  • Thursday, Aug. 17th - Saturday, 19th, 2017 (Thu-Fri-Sat):
    • Florentine Players - Annual Comedy Farce - “The Cupcake Conspiracy”
      Information 402-871-8791
      Reservations: 402-455-6341
      Time: Doors open at 6:00 P.M.; show starts at 7:00 P.M.
      Located at Florence City Hall, 2864 State Street ()
    • Auditions for this show: June 11th & 12th (Sunday 7:00 P.M.*) and (Monday 7:00 P.M.)
    
    
    
  • Sunday, Aug. 20th, 2017:
    • Ponca Hills Volunteer Fire Department: Annual Summer Barbecue
      • Location: The Fire Barn
        (12919 Ponca RD ()).
        Time: 12:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.
        402-453-5545 or 402-453-6656
      
      
  • Sunday, Aug. 27th, 2017:
    • Florentine Players audition for October Horror “Trapped” a night of one-acts
      • Time: 7:00 P.M.*
        Auditions: 402-312-3785
        Located at Florence City Hall, 2864 State Street ()
        
        
  • Monday, Aug. 28th, 2017:
    • Florentine Players audition for October Horror “Trapped” a night of one-acts
      • Time: 7:00 P.M.
        Auditions: 402-312-3785
        Located at Florence City Hall, 2864 State Street ()
        
        
  • Wednesday, Aug. 30th, 2017 (Last Wednesday of month):
    • Douglas County Historical Society Reader's Circle:
      • Middle of Everywhere: Helping Refugees Enter the American Community by Author: Mary Pipher

        • This book is an official selection of the Nebraska 150 Celebrations.

        • By sharing stories of families and individuals from Afghanistan, Bosnia, Iraq, Vietnam, and many others, Mary Pipher, an anthropologist, psychologist, and bestselling author, offers insight into the challenges and hardships faced by survivors who land in the middle of nowhere. Pipher describes how refugees are placed in American, specifically in her hometown of Lincoln, Nebraska where her interviewees now reside. In these stories of refugees, Pipher reveals that evolving demographics of Lincoln and how quickly this middle-American city, once a land of diversity of European descent, is becoming home to those fleeing the fires in other lands.

      • Time: 12:00 P.M. to 1:30 P.M. at Douglas County Historical Society
      • General Crook House 5730 N. 30 St, #11A ()
      • If you are interested in participating in the Reader's Circle, please call 402-455-9990 ext. 100 or e-mail members@douglascohistory.org.
      • The talk is $5 for DCHS members, $10 for non-members. Special thanks to our sponsor Duggars Cafe who will be providing treats for participants.
      • Seating is limited to 20 participants
      • Reservations Required
      • Reservations and Information e-mail members@douglascohistory.org or call 402-455-9990 x101
      • Website: Douglas County Historical Society
      • Reader's Circle will focus on authors from Douglas County. The club will meet monthly, at noon at the Crook House Museum. We have a casual and intimate roundtable discussion, where the audience has the opportunity to get up close and personal with the authors. Each program concludes with a book signing and time to meet one-on-one with the featured author.
    
    
• September
• Saturday, Sep. 30th, 2017 (Last Wednesday of month):
  • Douglas County Historical Society Reader's Circle:
    • Last Night in the OR by Author: Bud Shaw

      • The 1980s marked a revolution in the field of organ transplants, and Bud Shaw, M.D., who studied under Tom Starzl in Pittsburgh, was on the front lines. Now retired from active practice, Dr. Shaw relays gripping moments of anguish and elation, frustration and reward, despair and hope in his struggle to save patients. He reveals harshly intimate moments of his medical career: telling a patient's husband that his wife has died during surgery; struggling to complete a twenty-hour operation as mental and physical exhaustion inch closer and closer; and flying to retrieve a donor organ while the patient waits in the operating room. Within these more emotionally charged vignettes are quieter ones, too, like growing up in rural Ohio, and being awakened late at night by footsteps in the hall as his father, also a surgeon, slipped out of the house to attend to a patient in the ER.

    • Time: 12:00 P.M. to 1:30 P.M. at Douglas County Historical Society
    • General Crook House 5730 N. 30 St, #11A ()
    • If you are interested in participating in the Reader's Circle, please call 402-455-9990 ext. 100 or e-mail members@douglascohistory.org.
    • The talk is $5 for DCHS members, $10 for non-members. Special thanks to our sponsor Duggars Cafe who will be providing treats for participants.
    • Seating is limited to 20 participants
    • Reservations Required
    • Reservations and Information e-mail members@douglascohistory.org or call 402-455-9990 x101
    • Website: Douglas County Historical Society
    • Reader's Circle will focus on authors from Douglas County. The club will meet monthly, at noon at the Crook House Museum. We have a casual and intimate roundtable discussion, where the audience has the opportunity to get up close and personal with the authors. Each program concludes with a book signing and time to meet one-on-one with the featured author.
  
  
• October • Back
  • Tentative:* Saturday, Oct. 7th - Sunday, 8th, 2017:
    • North Hills Pottery Tour at the Florence Mill
      • Located at Florence Mill, 9102 N 30th Street ()
      • Times (Extended hours):
        • Saturday: 10:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.
        • Sunday: 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
      • Tentative:* Full Pottery Tour details
      • Information: 402-551-1233
    
    
  • Tentative:* Sunday, Oct. 15th, 2017:
    • Tombstone Tour - 2017.
      • Tour:
        • Our only tour, on October 15, will take us to cemeteries in Omaha, however the actual cemeteries have not been decided on yet.
      • With refreshments provided at each cemetery stop, we will toast to the memory of those who have gone before us. Your tour guide will regale you with cryptic commentary, plus you will receive a souvenir booklet on cemetery history.
      • The tour begins and ends at the Crook House, Historic Fort Omaha (arrive at 1:30 P.M.; bus departs at 2:00 P.M.) and returns at 5:30 P.M.
      • Ticket Prices: $50 for members; $55 for non-members).
      • Time: 1:00 P.M. to 5:30 P.M.
      • Located at Douglas County Historical Society, 5730 N. 30 St, #11B ()
      • Information: 402-455-9990
      
      
    
    
  • Tentative:* Dates not decided yet but could be around Sunday, Oct. 8th, 2017
    • Ponca Hills Volunteer Fire Department: Annual Pancake Fundraiser
      • Location: The Fire Barn
        (12919 Ponca RD ()).
        Time: 8:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.
        402-453-6656
    
    
  • Thursday, Oct. 19th - Saturday, 21st, 2017 (Thu-Fri-Sat) :
    • Florentine Players - 2017 October - Florence Horror Show - “Trapped” a night of one-acts 
      A Variety Show
      
      • Ticket Prices: $15 (Reservations required).
        
      • In past years:
        • $15 gets a cup and unlimited beer. Snacks available.
        • Dress for the occasion! (Hint: The Audience is part of the melodrama).
      • Reservations: 402-871-8791
      • Time: Doors open at 6:00 P.M.; show starts at 7:00 P.M.
      • Sunday Matinee Time: Doors open at 1:00 P.M.; show starts at 2:00 P.M.
      • Located at Florence City Hall, 2864 State Street ()
      • Auditions for this show: August 27th & 28th (Sunday 7:00 P.M.*) and (Monday 7:00 P.M.)
  • Monday, Oct. 30th, 2017 (Last Wednesday of month):
    • Douglas County Historical Society Reader's Circle:
      • The Kid by Author: Creighton graduate, Robert Hansen

        • Born Henry McCarty, Billy the Kid was a diminutive, charming, blond-haired young man who, growing up in New York, Kansas, and later New Mexico, demonstrated a precocious dexterity at firing six-shooters with either hand-a skill that both got him into and out of trouble and that turned him into an American legend of the old West. He was smart, well-spoken, attractive to both white and Mexican women, a good dancer, and a man with a nose for money, horses, and trouble. His spree of crimes and murders has been immortalized in dime westerns, novels, and movies. But the whole story of his short, epically violent life has never been told as it has been here.

        • In The Kid, Ron Hansen showcases his masterful research and inimitable style as he breathes life into history, bringing readers back into the late 1800s and into Billy's boyhood as a ranch hand just trying to wrest a fortune from an unforgiving landscape.

      • Time: 12:00 P.M. to 1:30 P.M. at Douglas County Historical Society
      • General Crook House 5730 N. 30 St, #11A ()
      • If you are interested in participating in the Reader's Circle, please call 402-455-9990 ext. 100 or e-mail members@douglascohistory.org.
      • The talk is $5 for DCHS members, $10 for non-members. Special thanks to our sponsor Duggars Cafe who will be providing treats for participants.
      • Seating is limited to 20 participants
      • Reservations Required
      • Reservations and Information e-mail members@douglascohistory.org or call 402-455-9990 x101
      • Website: Douglas County Historical Society
      • Reader's Circle will focus on authors from Douglas County. The club will meet monthly, at noon at the Crook House Museum. We have a casual and intimate roundtable discussion, where the audience has the opportunity to get up close and personal with the authors. Each program concludes with a book signing and time to meet one-on-one with the featured author.
    
    
  
  
• November • Back
  • Tentative:* Sunday, Nov. 12th, 2017 at 2 P.M.-3 P.M.:
    • Douglas County Historical Society Second Sunday Talk:  
      • Title T.B.D.
      • 2 P.M. at Metropolitan Community College, Fort Omaha Campus, Building 21
      • General Crook House 5730 N. 30 St, #11B ()
      • The talk is free for everyone.
      • Reservations are required. Please e-mail members@douglascohistory.org or call 402-455-9990 to reserve your spot.
    
    
  • Tentative:* Monday, Nov. 20th - Sunday, Dec. 31st, 2017:
    • Mormon Trail Center Gingerbread House Display 
      • 8283 N. 34th Street ()
        View times: 10:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. 402-453-9372.
        Gingerbread House Display is open to the public.  See Mormon Trail Center page for more details.
    
    
• December • Back
  • Tentative:* Monday, Nov. 20th - Sunday, Dec. 31st, 2017:
    • Mormon Trail Center Gingerbread House Display 
      • 8283 N. 34th Street ()
        View times: 10:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. 402-453-9372.
        Gingerbread House Display is open to the public.  See Mormon Trail Center page for more details.
    
    
  • Friday, Nov. 17th, 2017:
    • Douglas County Historical Society -
      • Gerald Charles Dickens performs
        • T.B.D.
      • 6:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. at Douglas County Historical Society General Crook House Museum
      • Address: 5730 N. 30 St, #11B ()
      • Reservations Required
      • Prices not currently known or set, but generally, Cost: $75 per person, ticket includes cocktails and hors d'oeuvres
      • Reservations and Information:
    
    
  • Saturday, Nov. 18th, 2017:
    • Douglas County Historical Society -
      • Gerald Charles Dickens performs
        • T.B.D.
      • 6:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. at Douglas County Historical Society General Crook House Museum
      • Address: 5730 N. 30 St, #11B ()
      • Reservations Required
      • Prices not currently known or set, but generally, Cost: $75 per person, ticket includes cocktails and hors d'oeuvres
      • Reservations and Information:
    
    
  • Tentative:* Sunday, Dec. 3rd, 2017:
    • Annual Bank Open House 
      Location: 8502 N. 30th at Mormon St., 8502 N. 30th St ()
      • Coffee and Cocoa will be served.
      • No reservation is required.
      • The Bank of Florence will have open hours from 3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.
        • Come get your picture taken with Santa.
          
          
  • Tentative:* Saturday, Dec. 23rd, 2017:
    • Florentine Players Caroling Party
      • Starts at Florence City Hall, 2864 State Street ()
        From 5:30 P.M. to 11:00 P.M. The bus leaves promptly at 6:00 P.M.
        Information: 402-880-9402
        Bring drink, appetizer, and soup to share.
        We visit shut-ins to sing. See Details for full itinerary
        
        

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