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A new space in downtown Omaha is designed to do more than host performances — it’s built to bring people together.The Tenaska Center for Arts and Engagement is the latest addition to the Omaha Performing Arts campus, expanding opportunities for classes, rehearsals, and community events.Leaders said the goal is to create a place where people of all ages and backgrounds can not only experience the arts, but actively take part in them.”We found at Omaha Performing Arts that we were out of space for the classes and camps that we wanted to offer the community. We had artists here and no place for the students to have those experiences. We also thought it was important that we had a state-of-the-art building, reflective of the other buildings that we have,” Joan Squires, Omaha Performing Arts president, said.The Tenaska Center officially opened its doors Thursday with a ribbon cutting in downtown Omaha.Community members got their first look inside the new space, which will soon be filled with classes, performances, and programs designed to bring people together through the arts.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
A new space in downtown Omaha is designed to do more than host performances — it’s built to bring people together.
The Tenaska Center for Arts and Engagement is the latest addition to the Omaha Performing Arts campus, expanding opportunities for classes, rehearsals, and community events.
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Leaders said the goal is to create a place where people of all ages and backgrounds can not only experience the arts, but actively take part in them.
“We found at Omaha Performing Arts that we were out of space for the classes and camps that we wanted to offer the community. We had artists here and no place for the students to have those experiences. We also thought it was important that we had a state-of-the-art building, reflective of the other buildings that we have,” Joan Squires, Omaha Performing Arts president, said.
The Tenaska Center officially opened its doors Thursday with a ribbon cutting in downtown Omaha.
Community members got their first look inside the new space, which will soon be filled with classes, performances, and programs designed to bring people together through the arts.
Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.
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