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Omaha Press Club Mission Statement

Promoting excellence in communications and media professions through fellowship, education, and advocacy of freedom of information.

Become a Member

Membership to the Omaha Press Club is not exclusively for the media. We are open to everyone. Our dues are among the lowest in the country for a private city club. We have much to offer, including regular events, reciprocal club use, an executive chef providing fine or casual dining, free parking, free rooms for your private events and press conferences. Become a member simply by filling out and submitting an application to the business office. Your membership can be billed to you on a monthly or annual basis.

Membership Info

OPC Hours

Reservations Required
Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday
Dinner: 5:30 p.m.-close Thursday-Saturday
Happy Hour: 4 p.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday

There’s always something going on at the Omaha Press Club.

Events

Reservations must be cancelled 48 hours in advance to avoid a food cost charge

Every Thursday Prime Rib Night 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 28 Face on the Barroom Floor 311 Band 5:30 p.m. social 6:30 p.m. dinner 8 p.m. roast $75 members, $85 non-members
Saturday, Sept. 9 OPC Hall of Fame 5:30 p.m. social 6:30 p.m. dinner $65 members, $75 non-members
Thursday, Sept. 21 Noon Forum Michael Forsberg “Conservation Photography in the Great Plains” 11:30 a.m. lunch, $19 Noon to 1 p.m. speaker
Thursday, Oct. 19 Noon Forum Eileen Wirth “Women Who Made Omaha” 11:30 a.m. lunch, $19 Noon to 1 p.m. speaker
Friday, Oct. 27 Winemaker’s Dinner 6 courses, wine pairings 6 p.m. social, 6:30 p.m. dinner $75 members, $85 non-members
Thursday, Nov. 18 Face on the Barroom Floor Clete Blakeman 5:30 p.m. social 6:30 p.m. dinner 8 p.m. roast $75 members, $85 non-members

Faces on the Barroom Floor

The Omaha Press Club “Face on the Barroom Floor” honors newsmakers impacting the community. The event features dinner, a late of roasters, and unveiling of the honoree’s caricature.

Since the Face events began back in 1971, only five artists have been involved. Jim Horan, a former Omaha World-Herald cartoonist, drew 160 of the Faces before retiring in 2019. He was followed by Wayne Sealy, a freelance commercial artist who did three “Faces” (Tom Shatel, Jim and Todd Murphy, and John and Viv Ewing). Two artists filled in for Horan during his tenure — Tom Dolphins did the Face caricature for Gerald Ford in 1975, while Bill Johns was the artist who did the caricature of Horan in 1991. Since 2021, Jeff Koterba, another former Omaha World-Herald cartoonist, has been the “Face” artist.