Have I really been out of the gay scene for so long that I missed The Best Of Gay Omaha?!?! Tradgedy. Last weekend the best of the best in drag queens, kings, and so much more came out to salute each other and raise some money (although for what I’m not sure, because I wasn’t there). Check out a couple more pics after the jump, and if you’re part of this scene, shoot me a note next time there’s a drag show in town!
One of my favorite traditions here in Omaha is our yearly Shakespeare On The Green festival, held from summer solstice into the first few weeks of July every year. This year’s festivities kicked off last night, although I didn’t make it. Tonite, however, I will join the thousands that migrate to Elmwood Park to see some innovative and always wonderful productions.
This season’s productions will include King Henry V, running from June 21-24 and July 5 and 7, and The Taming of the Shrew, running from June 28-July 1 and July 6 and 8.
Several new features to the festival have also been implemented this year, including performing in the round. Nebraska Shakespeare, the organization responsible for the festival, is constantly improving upon plans, and has also decided to offer three stages of entertainment this year. The main stage will house the performance of the two plays, while
the other two stages will handle Camp Shakespeare, seminars, and musical performers.
Always an enjoyable time, I’ll be there early and with my camera, so don’t be afraid to pose for a picture or two!
(photo and play dates taken from the Nebraska Shakespeare website)
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Any given weekend night in Omaha, but particularly Sunday nights, will find much of the twenty and thirty-something population on a sand volleyball court. Sand volleyball league play is right up there with Husker love in this town, and if you haven’t played yet, you’re missing out.
I for one had not taken up the sport of drunken sand volleyball until this season, when a few friends and I all decided it would be a great way to hang out, have a few beers, and pretend to be athletic. We assumed most teams would be like us, simply attempting to break out of the dolldrums and patterns our lives had taken on and have a little fun.
And then we showed up for our first game. People, if you aren’t a good volleyball player, your team will LOSE. And lose bad. To Omaha, volleyball is a very serious thing, and we were not at all prepared. So we spend our Sunday nights getting our asses handed to us, rotating in and out of the game to grab a quick beer, and hanging out afterwards nominating the lamp post and the picnic table as players of the game.
And we have a great time.
With a large number of bars in town sporting sand volleyball courts and leagues, there’s no excuse for everyone to get involved.
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