Skills To Pay The Bills DJ Abilities On The 1’s and 2’s By Kyle Eustice DJ Abilities, real name Gregory Keltgen, has had a rough year. First and foremost, he lost his best friend, label mate and artistic counterpart, Eyedea (real name Mikey Larsen), last October to an accidental opiate overdose. Since then, there’s been […]
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Fear and Loathing Abroad
First, a confession: Although I’m familiar with the life and antics of renegade “gonzo” journalist Hunter S. Thompson, I’ve never actually read any of his work. It’s an education gap I hope to correct soon, but in the meantime, at least I have The Rum Diary, the latest screen adaptation of a Thompson title and […]
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Moving Pictures
Although portraiture is the most popular form of photography, it seldom is given the status of fine art. The highest compliment the practitioner in this medium will likely ever hear is, “Great job, it looks just like her” or “Wow, he’s never looked better.” Which is a shame because while the commercial photographer works hard […]
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November 10: A Conversation with Therman Statom & Modern Traditions
November 10 A Conversation with Therman Statom and Modern Traditions: Seeing with New Eyes KANEKO Bow Truss, 1111 Jones St. Discussion 7p.m., exhibit through Nov. 20, FREE thekaneko.org Omaha’s own internationally renowned glass artist Therman Statom enjoys encouraging creativity through teaching. His studio, along with a team of art teachers and KANEKO, partnered with Omaha […]
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November 5: Fluid Ground Opening
November 5 Fluid Ground opening Gallery 616, 11th and Jones St. 7-10p.m., runs through January 5th, FREE claudiaalvarez.org, andrewhershey.com, gomezartsupply.com, 214.3061 Fluid Ground artists Claudia Alvarez, Peggy Gomez and Andrew Hershey explore freedom, erasure, and vulnerability utilizing processes that are by nature constant via watercolor, reductive printmaking and formed paper. Mexico-born multi-media artist and Omaha/New […]
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Gay Straight Talk
Even within sincere and skilled gay cinema, homosexuality is often explored as a social aberrant. “Coming out” stories may be legion, but it is far more difficult to find a quality gay love story that works as love story first and gay story second. Obviously, the fear is that something disingenuous happens in dropping sexuality […]
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Girl’s Room at BLT; Good/Bad News from CB
Girl’s Room all takes place in the bedroom of Katie Silver, played by Shelby Larson, as she rides an emotional roller coaster with her mother (Vanessa Larson) and grandmother (Kay Clark). Theater-goers are most likely to know the latter, given a long history of appearances by both Kay and husband Bernie Clark. But they might […]
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Casseroles and Chocolate on the Go
ACasseroleToGo.com Caters To Hungry People On The Go Abraham Catering is launching a new division called “ACasseroleToGo.com.” Offering fresh, homemade entrees, sides and desserts for takeout. “Meals are packaged in ready-to-go pans, with baking instructions included,” Abraham Catering President Brian Kobs said. “It’s perfect for families who are tired of pizza and burgers. They can […]
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Bar Chat: Meet a Mixologist
Although fist pumping and vodka red bulls seem to be all the rage on television and in “ultra” clubs in the area, there is a growing population of those who require a little more thought and care into their cocktails. Over the past few years bars and restaurants have begun to incorporate challenging and unique […]
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Pecha Kucha and Bemis talk…Omaha First Friday…
Volume 13 of Pecha Kucha Night November 3 includes presenters Kjell Erik Peterson, Kurt Johnson, Nancy Novak, Peter Olshavsky, Jeff Koterba, Joel Damon, Matt Bross, Eric Downs and Bret Betnar. The dare starts at 8pm at Slowdown. Bemis’ art talk the same night starts at 7pm with current artists-in-residence Alejandro Almanza Pereda (sculpture/drawing), Aaron Storck […]