What's coming up in Benson

  • Ming Toy Gallery

    11.1 - 11.30

    The Jenowe Show

    Ming Toy Gallery is pleased to host "The Jenowe Show" during the month of November. It's a particularly fitting exhibition for this time of year as thoughts - whether heartwarming or anxiety producing - turn to the holidays and family. It will feature the work of David Jenowe, Jack Jenowe and Julie Jenowe, including 2D and 3D art.

    Please check our website for hours HERE

  • Benson Theatre

    11.22 6:00 PM

    Feat. Marcey Yates: An Exploration of Sound + Psychology

    Tickets HERE

    Join us for the 3rd Gen Art+Science Incubator collaboration between acclaimed local hip-hop artist Marcey Yates and Bellevue University’s psychology research faculty. This innovative event will explore the fascinating intersection of sound and psychology, offering attendees a glimpse into the dynamics of this interdisciplinary project. Engage in the discussion with artists and researchers as they explore how to bridge the gap between creative expression and scientific inquiry.

  • Omaha Public Library - Benson Branch

    11.22 3:30 - 4:30 PM

    Magic: The Gathering Club

    There’s Magic happening at the library with OPL’s Magic: The Gathering Club for teens. Learn how to play Magic: The Gathering (the trading card game), strategize based on your cards’ abilities, and see if you can defeat an opponent in a simulated wizard’s duel. 

    All supplies are included and all experience levels are welcome! If you have your own deck of Magic: The Gathering trading cards that you want to use or grow, please feel free to bring it.

    This program is for teens ages 13-18. 

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    11.23 10:30 - 11:00 AM

    Music & Movement

    Music & Movement focuses on early literacy skills through simple songs, dance, play and short stories designed for active toddlers and their participating caregiver(s). Recommended for ages 15 months to 3 years, though children of all ages are welcome.

  • Benson Improvement District (BID)

    BID November/December Meeting Chg

    12.13 9:30 AM

    Due to the Holidays, the November and December BID meeting dates are canceled and there will be a combined meeting on December 13, 9:30 at the Benson Library.

EXPERIENCE

Benson

Where Creativity Is Our Culture

  • Benson Business Improvement District

    The Benson Business Improvement District, established by the City of Omaha in 1977 and reinvigorated in 2010, is responsible for raising funds to maintain and improve the Benson business district.

  • Benson Neighborhood Association

    The Benson Neighborhood Association (BNA) was originally comprised of five neighborhood associations that were formed within the Benson boundaries between 1910 and 1920.

  • Creative District

    Benson is now an official Creative District!

    In June 2022, Benson was designated as Omaha’s first Creative District!

  • Benson Business Owners

    Benson Business Owners (BBO) is an informal group of merchants interested in working together to bring customers, shoppers and visitors to downtown Benson through coordinated promotions and events.

  • BFF Omaha

    We believe that everyone has the right ​to create, experience, and cultivate the arts in our communities. goes here

Welcome to Benson!

Our story starts way back in 1887 with Erastus Benson, a land speculator, investor, and philanthropist. He purchased 900 or so acres of land from Edward Creighton, an Omaha businessman. On March 4, 1887, Erastus platted the land and called it Benson Place, later changing it to Benson. We were annexed into the City of Omaha in 1917.

‘Ole Erastus was quite the entrepreneur and renaissance man. He helped found the first of the regional phonograph companies and invested in a young man named Thomas Edison and his Kinetoscope. In his spare time, our founder wrote songs – more than 20 of ’em are included in the Edison Sheet Music Collection of the U.S. Library of Congress.

His spirit must have somehow settled into our dirt, because the entrepreneur is alive and well in today’s Benson, helping our neighborhood become the place you want to live, hang out, or open a business.

Stop by for a visit – you’ll be back for the experience.