Thursday morning October 23rd dawned damp and foggy at Lauritzen Gardens as I loaded-in a sound system for the latest Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce “Coffee & Contacts” networking event. Being a musician and night-owl, I really struggle with early mornings sometimes, but when I’m in such beautiful surroundings, who needs sleep?
The newly-opened Marjorie K. Daugherty Conservatory at Lauritzen Gardens was the site for this event and it is truly a stunning urban oasis under glass. As approximately one hundred Chamber members networked, they enjoyed coffee, juice, fruit and pastry catered by Hap Abraham in the most aesthetic surroundings in town.
Diane Poots, Director, Member Services, welcomed the attendees and Lauritzen Garden’s Jennifer Evans thanked everyone for their time, spoke about the Garden and Conservatory and encouraged all of us to explore the Conservatory. Several lucky Chamber members also won memberships to Lauritzen Gardens in a drawing; valuable prizes indeed!
Again, the Daugherty Conservatory is incredible. To me, it seemed like there were three distinct climates under the glass; I found it wonderful, fragrant and fascinating. In mid-February, when I’m fed up with yet another long Nebraska winter, I think I’ll come back to the Gardens just to get a taste of spring!
Midwest Sound & Lighting was happy to provide crystal-clear audio for this Chamber event, using a pair of QSC K-12 powered speakers, an Allen & Heath mixer and Shure wireless microphones. We congratulate Lauritzen Gardens on their newest major addition, The Marjorie K. Daugherty Conservatory.
Until next time,
JR/MSL