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Omaha World Herald
Published Sunday June 29, 2006
BY NIZ PROSKOCIL
Food, fireworks and free music will fill the grassy fields of Memorial Park on Friday.
Between 40,000 and 50,000 fans are expected to attend “Bank of the West Celebrates America,” a pre-Fourth of July celebration.
The popular community event, started 16 years ago by Commercial Federal Bank, is now […]

Omaha World HeraldPublished Thursday June 29, 2006
BY MAHALIA ASANAENYI
For concertgoers such as John Billotte, hearing acts like REO Speedwagon, LoCash Cowboys and the Fifth Dimension, which all will play Memorial Park Friday, is only half the fun.
The other half is staking out […]

Omaha World Herald
Published Monday June 19, 2006
BY KATIE BACKMAN
Memorial Park still has its green-grassy hills instead of the feared landfill or mud pit.
About 15,000 Bright Eyes concertgoers sang and danced Saturday night in the rain at the park. Then, on Sunday, about three and a half hours were dedicated to cleaning up the park, […]

Omaha World Herald
Published Sunday June 18, 2006
BY HENRY J. CORDES AND TIM ELFRINK
Seven years ago, a consultant came to Omaha - a practical, hardworking city on the Plains - and told its practical, hardworking people they needed to kick off their shoes and dance a bit.
The city needed “sparkle,” whimsy and to have more […]

Omaha World Herald
Published Sunday June 18, 2006
BY KRISTIN ZAGURSKI AND JOSEFINA LOZA
The rain was heavy and the crowd wasn’t gigantic, but homegrown indie rocker Conor Oberst and his Bright Eyes bandmates rocked out Saturday night before thousands of soaked fans at Memorial Park.
Oberst’s group took the stage about 8:10 p.m. It started pouring about five […]