Omaha Town Hall is committed to enhancing the cultural life of the metropolitan area. We present experts speaking on topics from entertainment to history, politics to art, geography to journalism. Our speakers often aim to teach, sometimes entertain, and always inform.
Our organization began in the summer of 1964 when Dick Walter, Omaha’s impresario, and seven area women decided it was time to initiate a lecture series. Representatives of different lecture bureaus came to Omaha from New York to meet with the board and to describe what they had to offer. The opening speaker in the series was Bennett Cerf.
The idea of presenting speakers of varying backgrounds who had made an impact, often presenting controversial issues, grew, attracting people who enjoyed the stimulation of ideas.
Initially the lectures were held at Peony Park. The usual format for town halls across the country was to hold a morning lecture followed by lunch, a format which our Town Hall series embraced.
The venues for our lectures and luncheons have changed through the years, but the quality of our speakers has remained consistently impressive. As a result, Omaha Town Hall has attracted membership from a large geographic region encompassing both sides of the Missouri river.
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