Community Pride Preview with Thomas Wilkins

Omaha Symphony Music Director Thomas Wilkins previews the 2010/11 Margre Durham Concerts for Youth experience, Community Pride: A Musical Look at Cooperation, Communication, and Conviction.

To register, or for more information, contact the Omaha Symphony Education department at 402.342.3836, x126.

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More Amazing "Images of Nature" by Thomas D. Mangelsen

Learn more at www.mangelsen.com.

Thomas + Thomas = A Feast for Eyes & Ears!!

WHAT: Wild About Nature!
Sponsored by Children’s Hospital & Medical Center

WHEN: Sunday, January 16 at 2 PM

WHERE: Holland Performing Arts Center 1200 Douglas Street

TICKETS: Kids: $7 Adults: $9.75 402.342.3560 www.omahasymphony.org


Kids of all ages will love Wild About Nature!, a family concert that celebrates incredible wildlife and imaginative music. World-renowned photographer and Nebraska native Thomas D. Mangelsen’s beloved nature images are paired with kid-friendly classics to teach lessons of appreciation and conservation. Omaha Symphony Music Director Thomas Wilkins will take the podium, as Thomas D. Mangelsen’s stunning photography is projected on a big screen above the orchestra. Don’t miss this feast for the eyes and ears Sunday, January 16 at 2 p.m. at the Holland Performing Arts Center.

Thomas D. Mangelsen is recognized as one of the world’s premier nature photographers. His work has been published in National Geographic, Life, Audubon, National Wildlife, Smithsonian, Natural History, Newsweek, Wildlife Art, American Photo, and many other publications, as well as featured on TV programs from The Today Show and Good Morning America to CNN’s World News and ABC’s World News Tonight.

Immediately following the concert, Mangelsen will host an Artist Reception at the Mangelsen-Images of Nature Gallery in the Old Market. Meet Thomas D. Mangelsen as he shares his limited edition images that reflect the intimate beauty of our natural world. Mangelsen will share stories from his recent travels and will be available for signing throughout the event.

Parents are encouraged to bring their children early to enjoy pre-concert lobby activities that start at 1:15 p.m.: an instrument petting zoo and a homemade instrument workshop. Families can also visit the Omaha Children’s Museum before the show to create one-of-a-kind instruments. These hands-on workshops will take place Saturday, Jan. 8, Sunday, Jan. 9, and Saturday, Jan. 15 between 11 a.m. – Noon and 2 – 3 p.m. At the conclusion of Wild About Nature!, Maestro Wilkins will invite children to bring their creations on stage and conduct them as a homemade instrument band!

Wild About Nature is sponsored by Children’s Hospital and Medical Center. Special thanks to Thomas D. Mangelsen, David Mangelsen, and Mangelsen-Images of Nature Gallery, 1115 Harney Street, Omaha, 402.342-8460, mangelsen.com.

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From Omaha World-Herald coverage of the Omaha Symphony Guild Debutante Ball, by Karen Sundell:

"Monday evening (December 27) most certainly was a night to remember for 47 debutantes and 36 stags at the 45th annual Debutante Ball in the CoCo Key convention center's central ballroom.

The college freshmen made their social debut to more than 680 family members, friends and supporters of the Omaha Symphony. Families of the participants were honored for giving of their time and talent to the Omaha Symphony and other civic and community organizations."

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