 ![[150!]](OMA_150_LT.gif) July
16-18, 2004 -
Birthday Festival
Omaha is 150 year
old this weekend.
Go to Friday,
Saturday or Sunday or the
Omahabirthday's Birthday Festival Page
Friday July 16th
-
311 Concert*:
7-10 pm at Memorial Park
-
Accord to the Omaha World Herald, 25,000 to 30,000, mostly
the teenagers and younger generation, attended this Free Rap/Rock
concert by this International known band from LA. 311.
The band members grew up in Omaha in the 1970s and graduated
from Westside and Bryan High Schools. The
webmaster did not attend the
concert.
- Omaha World-Herald
Article:
- July 17, 04
Sweaty fans give 311 a 10 at Omaha's 150th
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 Saturday July 17th
-
Family Reunion Picnic*:
10 am - 4pm
by
the Douglas County Historical Society
at Metro Tech's Fort Omaha Campus
Although I, the
webmaster, came for the last
hour of the Picnic, There were activities for
every one including:
Walter P. Chrysler Auto Restorers Show
My favorite
was the 1913 Maswell horseless
carriage & a tear-drop trailer
Civil War re-enactors
American Indian dancers or Pow-Wow
Gospel Music- one of type performed
"Ollie the Trolley" guide tour of Fort Omaha
General
Crook House & Garden Walk
Plus many other activities and various Omaha historical
displays |
-
 Concert & Firework on
the Riverfront 7 am to 10:15 pm
at Heartland of America Park
 The Heartland of America Park was packed for the
concerts and fireworks. A huge "floating Stage" were set in the
park logon or lake.
7-8 pm:
The Matt Wallace Band*
Great Jazz music by an Omaha native and
his band.
8:30 - 10 pm:
Omaha Symphony Concert*
Sponsored by Peter Kiewit Sons Inc.
It feature selection of music highlighting
Omaha's history
10 pm :
Riverfront
Fireworks* sponsored by ConAgra Foods
It was Short (13 minutes) but intensive Show |
- Omaha World-Herald
Article:
- July 18, 2004 :150th
Birthday Notes: First came 'boom,' then 'beep beep'
July 18, 2004 :A Birthday Boom
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Sunday July 18th
-
Family Festival* - 1 to 5pm Downtown Omaha
including Gigantic birthday cake
It have activities at various downtown Omaha
Culture & Museum locations, see list below, with free "Ollie the
Trolley" & MATs retro bus shuttle service between these locations. The
webmaster only have enough time to a have piece of the
Birthday
cake due to other commitments.
Detail of events hold at:
Omahabirthday's Family Festival Page
- Omaha World-Herald
Article:
- July 15, 2004 :Sunday's
family festival features giant cake - Have
Location Info.
July 19, 2004 :Topping
off celebration was a piece of cake - and then some
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The red underlined events with "*" are link to its page on
the
Omahabirthday.com website
"150! Omaha birthday Celebration" logo Trademark by vic Gutman &
Assocites, (402-345-541) used by permission |
