SCOTTISH RITE VALLEY OF OMAHA





Rental Information

Rentals at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center are special.  Whether you use the ballroom and lounge or take advantage of the 450 seat auditorium, this is a special place for receptions or events.
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Upcoming Events

Saturday, February 04, 2012
Rental - Ballroom
Omaha Valley

Trinity Cathedral Fundraiser


Location: SRMC
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Lininger Lodge Business Meeting
Omaha Valley
Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Lodge Room and lounge
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Rental - Theatre
Omaha Valley

Opera Omaha - Rehearsals


Location: SRMC
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Knights of St. Andrew business meeting
Omaha Valley

Knights of St. Andrew monthly business meeting, open to all KSA members.


Time: 9:00 AM
Location: Scottish Rite Masonic Center
Friday, February 17, 2012
Rental - Theatre
Omaha Valley

THE MARRIAGE CONTRACT

Friday, February 17, 2012 at 7:30pm
Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 7:30pm
Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 2pm

The Jewel Box Theater at the Scottish Rite Center

A Zany Mixed-up Love Triangle by Rossini.

The great one-act masterpiece from the composer Rossini, known for the popular William Tell Overture and The Barber of Seville that has kept audiences humming and laughing for 200 years. The opera is set in the late 50's at a summer piazza in Italy. Hilarity erupts as Toby Mill attempts to marry his daughter Fanny to Canadian fur-trader, Slook, only to find his plans derailed by the antics of clever servants and passionate young lovers. This short comic opera features a beautiful heroine, a devoted lover, an opportunistic father, a pushy businessman, and two clever servants.

Featuring Omaha Symphony Musicians | Conductor, J. Gawf | Stage Director, Helena Binder

Make it an Italian evening. Food and beverages with a touch of Venice, prepared with flair by John Benker. Add one of these pre-performance parties to your performance ticket.

Friday, February 17, 2012 • 6:00 PM — Cocktails & Canapes — $30 per person
Saturday, February 18, 2012 • 6:00 PM — The Lover’s Feast — $40 per person
Sunday, February 19, 2012 • 12:30 PM — Sweetheart Brunch— $35 per person

Tickets may be purchased by calling 402.346.4398 or by going to ticketomaha.com.

Opera Omaha Performances


Location: SRMC

Nebraska Orient 2011 Inspector General Honorary, 33° and 32° Knight Commander of the Court of Honour Brothers are Elected.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 
The activities at the House of the Temple created unusual changes for the 2011 Biennial Session of the Supreme Council.
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Grand Commander Visits for Spring Reunion

Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 
The Scottish Rite, Orient of Nebraska celebrated the Statewide reunion on April 16, 2011 at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center in Omaha. The Spring Reunion was particularly special with visiting dignitaries.
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Theater Renovation Phase II and III is complete

Saturday, April 09, 2011 - 
At the November Board meeting it was decided to continue the second phase of our renovation of the Theater. We planned to paint the upper half and to add a new lighting truss to include new lights. Starting in mid-December, Midwest Scaffolding starting putting together their “erector” set so that we could have a floor within seven feet of the ceiling. It was amazing to see all the pieces of steel tubing, bolts, nuts and plywood it took to accomplish the project. They filled cart after cart with “stuff” and then brought in a lift to bring the big pieces in through the 3rd story fire escape door. It was quite an undertaking.
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Historic Stage Scenery on display…

Thursday, March 03, 2011 - 
Albert Pike, Past Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction is accredited with writing our ritual back in the mid 1800’s. Although his vision was to have each of the 29 Degrees (4° - 32°) be performed in a lodge room, it was later suggested that they could be put on as a play on stage. The first such production was done in 1897 in central Iowa. Thomas Moses was commissioned by several Valleys to paint scenery in the first part of the 1900’s. He traveled the country painting scenery and actually painted the our original scenery here in Omaha in the mid 1920’s. That scenery hung in our Historic Theater until 1996.
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Scottish Rite Omaha

Since 1851 Scottish Rite has been a force in the Nebraska Masonic World.  Although records show that when Albert Pike, 33°, Grand Commander, visited Omaha he stated he wasn’t sure the Valley would ever become very strong.  Leadership since that time has proven him wrong. 

There was a strong Masonic movement in Omaha in the early 1900’s when the Masonic Building at 19th and Douglas, the Scottish Rite Masonic Center (SRMC) were built, Job’s Daughters, Omaha Masonic Home for Boys (now Omaha Home for Boys) and Rainbow International were established here in Omaha.  Even the second Chapter of DeMolay (now oldest) was charted on the second floor of the SRMC in that time frame.

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Welcome to the Omaha Scottish Rite Website

 

Please take time to tour our website and if you pass our door in downtown Omaha, please stop by to tour our building or just to say hello.  We are open from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday.

 

Welcome to the Omaha Valley of Scottish Rite website.  Since the mid 1800’s we have served as one of the Cornerstones of Freemasonry in Nebraska.  The Scottish Rite Masonic Center is located at 20th and Douglas Street in Omaha, Nebraska.  This neo-classical building is the pillar of Masonry in downtown Omaha.

Our motto, "To do that which is right to do," Morality – Education –Charity, is the philosophy that helps us set our  objectives. Our goals are to educate our members in the Masonic ideals, to help children communicate through our RiteCare™ Language Disorder Clinic, help educate our future leaders with scholarships to University of Nebraska at Omaha and the support of other Masonic Organizations.

Curtis Edic, 33°

General Secretary





 





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