Silicon Prairie News

Every Friday, we'll be linking to the previous week's news that pertains to "SPNers" and listing the upcoming week's events that pique our interest.

News of Last Week

4/16 - Creativity: Infotec has IT (Infotec09)

4/17 - Big names to attend Big Omaha (Big Omaha)

Events of Next Week

4/18 - Earth Day Omaha - Postponed!

Free Admission | Displays, Exhibitions and Hands-on Events run 12-6pm | Food + Live Music run 12-8pm | Beer Garden runs 3-8pm

Postponed! Due to expected rain, Earth Day Omaha has been postponed until next Saturday, April 25. Same time, same place, same fun!

4/23 - Trolley Tour of Midtown

Date Thursday, April 23, 2009 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Description Join us for a trolley tour of Midtown highlighting development, investment and new business opportunities. The tour will focus on four of Omaha's most historic commercial districts:

* Park Avenue (Park Avenue and Leavenworth streets) * Gifford Park (33rd and California streets) * Joslyn Castle (40th and Cuming streets) * Blackstone (40th and Farnam streets)

The tour will be depart from the north entrance of the Mutual of Omaha Bank on 3333 Farnam St. Parking is available in surface lot C in the lot immediately west of the Mutual of Omaha Bank.

If you have any additional news or events that you'd like the SPN community to know about, please add it in a comment below (a link, date, time and location would be helpful).

If you have an upcoming event past next Friday, please send it to danny@siliconprairienews.com, and be sure to include a link, date, time and location.

If you'd like to submit a guest post about an event, please send your name (as you would like it to be published), a link to your website, blog, Twitter or LinkedIn profile, and what event you'd like to cover to danny@siliconprairienews.com.