Events

All 2024-25 Members are invited to join us for the Annual Meeting. We will hear a report on the annual financial review presented by Kim Pearson of Dana F. Cole Financial, take a look back at the highlights of the last season, get a preview of the upcoming season, and vote on nominees for the 2025-26 Board of Directors.

Optimistic Personality Disorder – A One-Woman Inspiring Comedy show by Merit Kahn

If a TED Talk and a tequila shot had a baby, it would be this show.

What do you get when you mix a stand-up comic, a master storyteller, and a woman who’s been through some things? You get Optimistic Personality Disorder — a hilariously healing one-woman show that proves laughter really is the best therapy (no co-pay required). From cringe-worthy parenting moments to wildly inappropriate dating stories, Merit Kahn turns 50 years of life into a comedy cocktail of real talk, raw emotion, and razor-sharp wit. You’ll laugh. You might cry. You’ll definitely leave feeling better about your own life. It’s part stand-up, part theater, part TED Talk — all heart. Grab your girlfriends, your grown-up kids, or come solo and meet your new favorite people. Just don’t miss it.

Join us as we welcome Daniel Garringer to the Minden Opera House Gallery on Saturday, October 8 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm. Light refreshments will be served. Event is free and open to the public. Show is on display November and December, and is open Tuesday – Friday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, during MOH events or by appointment.

Take a trip through the history of jazz music with Flatwater Jazz Orchestra. A local ensemble featuring 16 of the area’s finest musicians, FJO was started out of a need to get together and play music, but they soon realized that it was a ton of fun and they wanted to play in front of audiences. The group has been playing since 2015 and have had the chance to play for a variety of events.

LIGHT UP THE NIGHT! In partnership with the Minden Opera House and the businesses of Minden, the Minden Chamber of Commerce will be hosting Ladies’ Night Out on Friday, November 14 from 5 – 8 pm. Wear your favorite light-up clothes, hats and accessories for a chance to win a special prize!

The Minden Opera House will be hosting an evening of trivia and cocktails, designed so you can come and go while you’re out visiting other vendors and businesses. MOH will also house up to 10 home-based and direct sales representatives (Chamber Members get first priority). For vendor information, call 308-832-0588.

A Christmas City Murder – an Adult Murder Mystery Party. Proceeds go to benefit the Minden FFA.

Social Hour – 5:00 – 6:00 pm;  Dinner – 6:00 pm;  Program Begins – 6:30 pm

Tickets – $40  /  Table of 8 – $300 (must call MOH office at 308-832-0588 to purchase a table) 

The Minden Community Players present the Miss Christmas City pageant. The Miss Christmas City pageant is held annually in Minden, NE where Miss Christmas City is crowned (not to be confused with the “Light of the World” pageant which is a pantomime held on the downtown square at 6:30 pm on the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend and December 7 & 14, 2025).

PLEASE NOTE THE TIME AND DATE CHANGE! Pageant will begin at  2:00 pm. Tickets will ONLY be available for purchase at the door. Adults $10 / Students K-12 $5 / 4 & under FREE.

PRESENTED BY Y102.   No. 1 Billboard-charting artist Lucas Hoge can craft a song, cast a line, or call in a turkey. As a television host on Sportsman Channel, Heartland Network, and American Country Network show Hoge Wild, Hoge found himself in over 155 million households annually. A Hubbell, Nebraska native, boasting a population of 44, Hoge loves animals and is a passionate supporter of the U.S. military, performing for troops throughout the Middle East and beyond for more than 13 years as a part of the Wrangler National Patriot Tour. His relentless creative spirit, abundance of Midwestern charm, and unmatched work ethic set the stage for a successful 2025 with the release of Hoge’s latest album Book About Me – his first full-length album since his ascent to No. 1 on Billboard. The stripped, pedal steel-laced lead single from Book About Me, “When A Cowboy Prays,” features actor Forrie Smith from hit Paramount show Yellowstone.