Flowers surround a display honoring the Day of the Dead at the Cathedral Flower Festival this year. The event's theme was “For Everything a Season.” Next year, the festival will be a virtual event.
The Cathedral Flower Festival typically draws up to 10,000 people in one weekend to Omaha's St. Cecilia's Cathedral. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 festival will be virtual, with visual and musical highlights through the years curated by Brother William Woeger and the presenting Cathedral Arts Project.
A white lily, photographed at the 35th Annual Cathedral Flower Festival at St. Cecilia Cathedral in Omaha. The 36th annual show in 2021 will be a virtual event.
Patrons taking in the Cathedral Arts Project Flower Festival in 2021 will experience all of the show’s beauty.
But they will have to imagine the intoxicating scent created by thousands of blooms.
Chris Krampe
The 36th annual festival will be online, featuring highlights from previous shows with accompanying music. Brother William Woeger is creating the show with cinematographer Ben Drickey.
A spokeswoman for the arts project said that the video will be posted on the group’s website and that they hope to distribute DVDs to area assisted living centers and nursing homes.
Highlights of past Cathedral Arts Project Flower Festivals are being compiled into a virtual event for 2021. This display is from the 2019 festival at Omaha's St. Cecilia's Cathedral.
The Cathedral Arts Project has a new part-time executive director. Chris Krampe is taking over from Woeger, who announced earlier this year that he was stepping down. Krampe also is the director of fine arts and humanities at the College of St. Mary and is a conductor, composer and keyboard artist.
He promises a mix of Cathedral Arts Project programs this spring.
“There will be something for everyone. CAP directly serves (the cathedral), so the goal isn’t just to provide art for enjoyment, but for spiritual growth and renewal,” Krampe said in a press release.
In addition to making the flower show online only, the arts program has postponed music and art events in favor of smaller, socially distanced gatherings.
Woeger, who founded the Cathedral Arts Project, will stay on as its artistic director. The project has launched a $300,000 major gifts campaign for advancement and sustainability. For more information, visit cathedralartsproject.org.
Omaha filmmaker participating in PBS 50th anniversary project
Pinching pennies is paying off for Omahan Nick Beaulieu.
He decided a while back that he wanted to quit his full-time job, not only to become a filmmaker but also to spend more time with his dad, who was sick.
“I lived frugally for a year and was saving knowing I might need it,” he said.
In January, he took the leap from his account management position at Sojern advertising agency to spend all his time behind the camera. He started working on a documentary that he’s not yet ready to talk about.
Then he got a big break. He was selected to contribute to “American Portrait,” a storytelling project to mark the 50th anniversary of the Public Broadcasting Service.
Each person chosen was told to find five people who had stories to tell.
“My goal and objective was to try to capture Omaha in the most well-rounded way I could,” said Beaulieu, a 26-year-old graduate of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. “I thought about interesting people that I knew but hadn’t talked to (in a professional capacity) before.”
His subjects illustrate a cross-section of the city:
Skateboarder Brenton Gomez, who was involved in the fight to save skateboarding ramps at Omaha’s Lynch Park. Beaulieu met him while both worked at Film Streams. “He is a super-interesting guy with lots of dimensions,” Beaulieu said.
Newly elected State Sen. Terrell McKinney. The filmmaker and the lawmaker met as board members for an anti-racism nonprofit. McKinney won the legislative seat held by term-limited Sen. Ernie Chambers. “He had no political experience and a grassroots background. And he had community buy-in,” Beaulieu said of McKinney. “He was different from what you often get from a politician.”
Gladys Harrison, owner of Big Mama’s Kitchen, who ran in the primary election for U.S. Rep. Don Bacon’s seat in Congress. She took over the restaurant when mom Patricia Barron died. “It was a great opportunity to highlight the restaurant and her family lineage,” the filmmaker said. “I know that so many people in Omaha have never been (to Big Mama’s) and have not heard about it. The fact that she learned so much from her mom and grandma makes it a great story about family.”
Artist Watie White. “I was so inspired by his 100 People Project. These are really tall, full-bodied portraits. The scale is so cool.”
Maria Corpuz, who has a local talk show called “Nite Caps.” Beaulieu focused on her tight relationship with her 93-year-old grandmother, who is from the Philippines. “(Grandma) came here and took on the American Dream. To see Maria so inspired by that just really touched me.”
Nick Beaulieu
“American Portrait” is described in publicity materials as an initiative that collects stories across the country “to create a digital mosaic of what it means to be an American today.” You can find the work of Beaulieu and others at www.pbs.org/american-portrait.
It largely features user-generated content but PBS also engaged filmmakers such as Beaulieu to tell stories from their own communities, especially those involving people who are unlikely or unable to submit content themselves.
The filmmakers get a stipend, Beaulieu said, which came in handy for his new avocation. He’s also had a few paid film jobs and has received grants to finance his documentary, which he hopes to complete soon.
Beaulieu knew he would enjoy working on the “American Portrait” project.
“It was great to get the opportunity to do something for PBS,” he said. “It’s an organization that every filmmaker strives to be a part of.”
But he was surprised at how collaborative it was, especially when he was miles away from other participants.
“They had Zoom calls with all of the filmmakers — from New Jersey, Alaska, Louisiana. We would share what was going well,” he said. “I didn’t expect that it would turn into something where I would get to meet other filmmakers, but it did and it was cool.
Our best Omaha staff photos of 2020
A couple share a kiss as fireworks erupt over downtown on New Year's Eve in Omaha.
Clouds roll in just before sunset as a pedestrian walks on Farnam Street near S. 17th Street in Omaha, Nebraska, Tuesday, January 7, 2020.
Two bald eagles share a perch under the moonlight at Chalco Hills Recreation Area in Omaha, Nebraska, on Thursday, January 9, 2020.
A buffalo statue catches snowflakes on its tongue Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, in downtown Omaha.
Trudy, a dachshund puppy, motivates gym goers during a lunch workout on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at The Bodysmith.
Dense fog envelops the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge on Monday, January 13, 2020.
Preston Love Jr. organizes an annual trip of 40 high school students on a history Black Votes Matter Tour to Memphis, Birmingham, Montgomery, Selma, and Atlanta. Love, Jr., poses for a portrait in front of a LOVE mural near the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Cornerstone Memorial at the intersection of N. 24th Street and Lake Street in Omaha, Nebraska on Friday, January 10, 2020.
Irene Harris of Gretna sweeps underneath a flower and tree display prior to the 35th Annual Cathedral Flower Festival at the Saint Cecilia Cathedral in Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday, January 24, 2020. The show with a theme of "For Everything a Season" celebrates all occasions and honors florists.
Former Vice President Joe Biden one of the candidates for the next President of the United States speaks at The Grass Wagon in Council Bluffs on Wednesday.
Officials help passengers off a plane at Eppley Airfield onto waiting vehicles from Nebraska Medicine Center on Monday in Omaha. Several passengers from a cruise ship where a COVID outbreak took place, were brought to Nebraska for treatment.
Millard South's Maddie Krull, center, hypes up her teammates before they take on Lincoln Southwest during a Class A state tournament game on Thursday.
Hunter Sallis poses for a photo Wednesday, March 4, 2020, in downtown Omaha. Sallis is one of the top ranked high school basketball players in the country and holds offers from several elite college basketball programs.
A patient in an isolation pod with the coronavirus is taken from an ambulance to the Nebraska Medicine Biocontainment unit on Friday, March 06, 2020.
Hasting's Makenna Asher hugs Bailey Kissinger after winning their Class C2 State championship game on Saturday.
A Tabitha employee waves to a group of volunteers outside as they cheer supporting messages during a shift change on Thursday, March 19, 2020, at Tabitha Health Care Services in Lincoln.
A healthcare professional walks from their tent before conducting drive-thru testing at Bryan LifePointe Campus on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Katherine Bergstrom plays with Charlie the cat near a safety table in A Novel Idea Bookstore on Thursday, March 26, 2020, in Lincoln, Nebraska. All customers who enter the store must visit the safety table to use hand sanitizer or wear gloves.
Emily Struebing, a physician assistant, adjusts her face shield before meeting with patients at an appointment-only COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in Omaha on Tuesday, March 31, 2020.
Leah Hanson, 9, and others visit their grandmother from outside the Douglas County Health Center in Omaha on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. With COVID restrictions in place, it was the only way the family could see each other.
An image of Jesus is reflected in a puddle during an Easter drive up service at King of Kings Church on Saturday, April 11, 2020, in Omaha, Nebraska.
Emma Hutchinson and her father, Ralph Hutchinson, stand for a photo in his Omaha home on Thursday, May 7, 2020. They were the first and second confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Nebraska. She spent weeks in the hospital and was put on a ventilator as she recovered.
Police and protesters clash during a rally near 72nd and Dodge in Omaha on Friday, May 29, 2020.
Kyra Parker flashes the peace sign while walking backwards in a cloud of tear gas during a protest at 72nd and Dodge Streets on Friday, May 29, 2020.
The Omaha police mounted patrol are silhouetted in tear gas as they approach protesters at 72nd and Dodge Streets on Friday, May 29, 2020.
Law enforcement officers stand on 13th Street Sunday night while trying to disperse a crowd after the 8PM curfew.
A protestor walks ahead of advancing law enforcement after the 8PM curfew in downtown Omaha on Sunday.
Marchers walk east down Dodge Street towards Memorial park during a rally on Sunday, June 07, 2020.
A woman holds a "History has its eyes on you" sign while marching up the hill at Memorial Park for a solidarity rally on Sunday in Omaha.
Terrell McKinney, Leo Louis II and J Shannon hold their fists in the air with the crowd during a solidarity rally on Sunday at Memorial Park in Omaha.
Protesters gather outside Cupcake Omaha in Omaha on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. They were calling on U.S. Senate candidate Chris Janicek, who owns the bakery, to step down from the race after a series of sexually inappropriate text messages he sent to members of his staff.
J.J. Greve of Omaha, does a flip as friend Ilan Perez watches on his family’s trampoline in Elkhorn on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. The Perez family has an above ground pool, skate ramp and trampoline in their yard. With coronavirus and social distancing measures in places, families are trying to find new ways to have summer fun at home.
More than a hundred people gather for a vigil to remember James Scurlock where he was shot. Tuesday marked one month since the shooting and killing of Scurlock, a 22-year-old black man, by Jake Gardner, a white bar owner, during a protest in downtown Omaha.
Aiden Tupper picks ripe tomatoes with his siblings Janey, Blythe and Ronan at their home on Friday, July 17, 2020.
Trey Kobza can't quite catch up to this double in left during the Nebraska Prospects baseball camp at Werner Park on Tuesday, June 23, 2020.
Junub Char attempts a shot while friends defend at the Bryant Center in North Omaha on Monday, July 20, 2020.
More than a hundred people attend a demonstration by Omaha-metro educators demanding a mask mandate before returning to classrooms at Memorial Park in Omaha front yard on Monday, August 3, 2020.
Union Omaha's Elma N'For, left, celebrates a goal by Sebastián Contreras in the first half to tie the match against Forward Madison FC.
Leaves start to change color on trees as a jogger runs down the south side of the Dodge Street Pedestrian bridge, as viewed from Memorial Park on Wednesday, October 21, 2020.
Elkhorn South's Katie Galligan (6) competes in the Elkhorn South vs. Papillion-La Vista South Metro Conference championship match at Papillion-La Vista South High School on Thursday, October 22, 2020.
The Elkhorn student section storms the field as Omaha Skutt Catholic players walk off the field after a game on Friday.
Millard North quarterback Jimmy Quaintance, left celebrates a touchdown with Charlie Quaintance, center, and Barrett Luce in the first quarter against Norfolk at Buell Stadium on Friday, October 23, 2020. Jimmy threw the pass to his brother Charlie.
President-elect Joe Biden supporter Isaiah Ross holds a Biden for President flag to celebrate Biden's election on the corner of 72nd and Dodge Streets in Omaha on Saturday, November 7, 2020.
Nebraska's Cam Taylor-Britt and Penn State's Jahan Dotson both go up for the ball in the end zone during their game on Saturday in Lincoln.
Iowa's Zach VanValkenburg catches a fumble from Nebraska's Adrian Martinez after he was hit by Iowa's Chauncey Golston.
An Omaha firefighter sprays water on a fire after an explosion at 4810 S. 51st St., on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020.
Debris can be seen scatted around the day after an explosion at 4810 S. 51st St., on Wednesday, December 09, 2020 in Omaha that killed three people.
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