Papillion Arts Foundation

03/06/2026

Check out the March issue of Papillion City Lifestyle to learn more about the organizations making a home for theatre in Papillion!

Be sure to check out the March issue of Papillion City Lifestyle for a feature on PAC Theatre and our good friends at Papillion LaVista Arts Network.

Thanks for featuring us, Papillion City Lifestyle! We're proud to help provide a home for theatre in Papillion ❤️

03/02/2026

Mark your March calendar with the arts! Papillion Area Community Singers have a concert coming up, Papillion Area Community Theatre is holding auditions for their summer musical, both high schools are highlighting student talent on the stage, there's live painting experiences and so much more. Don't miss out!

This monthly calendar is a collection of arts-orientated events in the Papillion area. Papillion Arts Foundation put them together on one calendar for easy reference for anyone looking for arts opportunities in the area. These are not all Papillion Arts Foundation events. Is there an event we should include in the April Arts Calendar? Let us know! Visit www.papillionarts.org.

02/25/2026

Please join us for the 3rd Annual Papillion Arts Foundation Showcase on April 25th! Visit this link to register and get all the details https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/3rd-annual-papillion-arts-foundation-showcase

We'll spend an evening celebrating the accomplishments of the Papillion Arts foundation, honoring Larry MacTaggart for the Mayor's Art Award, and enjoying performances by the Papillion Area Concert Band, the Papillion Area Community Singers, the Papillion Area Community Theatre, as well as an art exhibit from the Papillion Area Council of Artists. We hope to see you there!

01/31/2026

Our love language? Promoting the arts! We're here to share our February Arts Calendar and it's full of cozy concerts, crafts, poetry nights and even a play that the Dungeons & Dragons lovers would be interested in checking out!

This monthly calendar is a collection of arts-orientated events in the Papillion area. Papillion Arts Foundation put them together on one calendar for easy reference for anyone looking for arts opportunities in the area. These are not all Papillion Arts Foundation events. Is there an event we should include in the March Arts Calendar? Let us know! Visit www.papillionarts.org.

01/29/2026

Check out where you can find all the paintings from the Papillion Downtown Business Association Paint-Palooza and vote for your favorites!

01/26/2026

Congratulations to the Papillion Area Concert (PAC) Band on a fantastic performance! The audience was treated to everything from classics to the world premiere of new compositions 👏 Thank you to all the musicians who bring the gift of live music to our community!

If you didn't get a chance to attend, be sure to follow the PAC Band's page where they'll share a video recording at a later date.

01/25/2026

We had a brush with greatness at the Papillion Downtown Business Association Paint Palooza event this afternoon! Artists painted amazing pieces in just 30 minutes. Nine paintings were created in two timed heats, and they'll be on display from now until February 13th at various businesses in downtown Papillion. You can vote for your favorites and the artists will win a prize. Stop into restaurants and businesses to view all the paintings and cast your vote--we warn you, it'll be hard!

01/24/2026

Ready, set, paint! This Saturday, January 24th!

The Painting Palooza is right around the corner on January 24!
Arts working will warm your heart. DBA Businesses Showcased.
Lunch for sale and provided by the Polish Home.

01/23/2026

The temperature is low but spirits are hight at our strategic planning day! We brought together ideas, questions, and bold visions for supporting and sustaining a vibrant arts community in Papillion. Grateful for the thoughtful conversations and collaborative energy shaping what's next in 2026 and beyond!

01/20/2026

Make time for some "Reminiscing" this weekend! Join the Papillion Area Concert (PAC) Band on Sunday, January 25th for a concert where they'll present musical memories of the past. The concert starts at 2pm at the Papillion-La Vista High School auditorium. The Papio Lions Spaghetti Feed starts at 11:00am in the PLHS Cafeteria, so if you time it right, you're in for a great meal and a show!

11/26/2025

We're less than a week away from the Match Program! Papillion Arts Foundation and its component organizations are charitable funds under MCF and able to benefit from MCF's Charitable Match Program. It begins Giving Tuesday (December 3rd) and goes through January 5th of 2026. During this time your donation dollars do more for PAF as well as the Papillion Area Community Theatre, Papillion Area Concert (PAC) Band, Papillion Area Council of Artists, and Papillion Area Community Singers. We thank you for considering supporting us during this campaign. For easy reference we've collected the individual donation pages below. To learn more about the Charitable Match Program visit https://midlandscommunity.org/match-program/

Papillion Arts Foundation
https://midlandscommunity.org/fund/papillion-arts-foundation/

PAC Theatre
https://midlandscommunity.org/fund/papillion-area-community-theatre/

PAC Band
https://midlandscommunity.org/fund/papillion-area-concert-band-fund/

PAC Singers
https://midlandscommunity.org/fund/papillion-area-community-singers-fund/

PAC Artists
https://midlandscommunity.org/fund/papillion-area-council-of-artists-fund/

We're one week away from the beginning of the Match Program! Your donation dollars do more during this time for charitable funds hosted at MCF, so be sure to take advantage and maximize your giving from December 2nd to January 5th. Learn more about how the Charitable Match Program works here https://midlandscommunity.org/match-program/

Get to know the different organizations you can support here https://midlandscommunity.org/current-funds/

11/04/2025

See high school students from Papillion La Vista Community Schools shine on stage this weekend and next! Monarch Theatre will present their fall play and Titan Theatre will present their fall musical. "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" runs at PLHS from November 6th-9th and the musical comedy "Curtains" is at PLSHS from November 13th -16th.

Get tickets to "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" here https://monarchtheatreplvhs.ludus.com/200504426

Get tickets to "Curtains" here https://cur8.com/2030/project/134592

Learn more about the shows below!

❄️🎅The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - In this hilarious Christmas classic, a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids – probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won't believe the mayhem – and the fun – when the Herdmans collide head-on with the story of Christmas!

This delightful show is adapted from the bestselling Young Adult book, and has become a holiday staple for groups across the United States. The crowd-pleasing comedy features plenty of great roles for children and adults, a few favorite Christmas Carols, and lots of laughs.

🕺🔍CURTAINS is a delightful and suspenseful musical comedy, featuring a Golden Age-style score by the legendary songwriting duo John Kander & Fred Ebb, the creative minds behind Cabaret and Chicago. With a sharp, witty book by Rupert Holmes, CURTAINS combines the best elements of classic Broadway with a clever whodunit twist that will keep audiences laughing and guessing until the very end.

Set in the brassy, bright, and promising year of 1959, Boston’s Colonial Theatre is playing host to the opening night performance of a new musical. When the leading lady mysteriously dies on stage… the entire cast and crew are suspects. Enter a local detective, who just happens to be a musical theatre fan!