The La Vista Nines

Festival foodies are served well at the Taste of Omaha Festival. You'll sample the taste of more than 40 top restaurants delivering a tasty feast of culinary delights at this three day extravaganza. Bring your family and friends along for a serving of great food, great entertainment and great fun for the kids.

Marlon Brando appeared on stage at the Omaha Community Playhouse. Today, you can see this nationally recognized community theater group provide live theater entertainment, like productions of Broadway hits including Chicago and Hairspray. Performances take place on the stage of one of the playhouse's two theaters, the Howard and Rhonda Hawks Mainstage Theater or the Howard Drew Theater.

Enjoy the great outdoors at the Omaha Botanical Gardens, as you meander through the living museum growing four seasons of plant displays. The colorful gardens grow alongside many intriguing, unusual and equally colorful landscape sculptures. This city garden offers the best garden clubs and great local events.

Spend a night of fun in the fast lane at Maplewood Lanes. Round up your friends for some friendly competition and bowl strikes and spares all night long. If you work up an appetite while bowling, check out the menu at Maplewood Sports Bar & Grill.