What’s possible for our city? Speakers at the 2011 TEDx Omaha event offered many answers to that pressing question. TEDx Omaha is an independently organized event affiliated with the well-known TED conferences in California and Scotland. The second TEDx Omaha was held on October 15 at Creighton University, with a theme of “What’s Possible?” Eleven […]
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Pick: The Aggrolites
October 21st The Aggrolites w/ Roots of Creation, Cornerstone Dub Knickerbocker’s, 901 O St. in Lincoln $10, 9 p.m., knickerbockers.net The Aggrolites spun out of Los Angeles in 2002 with a sound that strikes a rough mixture between punk pop, reggae and classic soul. It’s a mix that has garnered the band tons of fans […]
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Pick: Yuppies
October 22nd Yuppies w/ Hominoid, Gus & Call The Slowdown, 729 North 14th St. $5, 9 p.m., theslowdown.com Yuppies celebrate the vinyl-only release of a split the band did with London duo, Bitches. The six songs that comprise Yuppies side of the split represents the band’s biggest release yet. The split was issued on Palmist […]
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Dead Milkmen’s Joe Jack Talcum to play at Brothers
* The Dead Milkmen’s Joe Jack Talcum will play a set at Brothers Lounge, 3812 Farnam St., Thursday, October 21st at 10 p.m. The Philadelphia-based Dead Milkmen made their mark in the late 80s and early 90s, with more than a halff-dozen albums featuring their satirical punk rock sound. Talcum will be joined by Sam […]
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Pick: Big Gigantic
Oct. 20 Just when you thought there weren’t any more genres in the music world, “jamtronica” is now a part of the seemingly endless list. The Boulder, Colorado group, Big Gigantic, falls into this category. A clever concoction of colorful jazz and dynamic dance beats, the magnitude of sound Big Gigantic creates comes from (surprisingly) […]
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Pick: Omaha Area Youth Orchestra’s All-Orchestra Concert
Sunday, October 23rd OAYO’s All-Orchestra Concert Holland Performing Arts Center, 13th and Douglas St. 6:30 p.m.; Tickets for the 2011-2012 season are $14 for adults; $10 for students/seniors 402-238-2044 Omaha Area Youth Orchestra’s All-Orchestra Concert This concert offers audiences the opportunity to hear all four auditioned orchestras of the OAYO: Youth Chamber Strings, Youth Conservatory […]
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Bridge on the River Kwai
Friday, Nov. 4 Bridge on the River Kwai Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St. 7 p.m.; $20 All Omaha HyVee stores Bridge on the River Kwai You may not recognize the movie but will likely recognize the famous whistling of the Colonel Bogey March. Set in WWII, the film centers on a group of British […]
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Nosferatu
Friday, October 21st Nosferatu Film Streams, 1340 Mike Fahey St. 7 p.m.; $8 Film Streams Members; $12 Non-Members; $10 Students, Seniors, Military www.filmstreams.org Nosferatu As part of its Silents in Concert series, Film Streams will screen F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent vampire film, Nosferatu. The German horror film stars Max Shrek as Count Orlok. “Others” will […]
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Omaha Area Youth Orchestra’s All-Orchestra Concert
Sunday, October 23rd OAYO’s All-Orchestra Concert Holland Performing Arts Center, 13th and Douglas St. 6:30 p.m.; Tickets for the 2011-2012 season are $14 for adults; $10 for students/seniors 402-238-2044 Omaha Area Youth Orchestra’s All-Orchestra Concert This concert offers audiences the opportunity to hear all four auditioned orchestras of the OAYO: Youth Chamber Strings, Youth Conservatory […]
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Review: ‘Breathing Room’
Order versus chaos, fueled by the overload of 21st century living, breathes easier in the Breathing Room, the current art exhibit on view at Peerless Gallery & Worksite through October 29th. The multi-media exhibit presents a micro-macroscopic view highlighting the collaborative creativity of Caleb Coppock, Daphne Eck, Bethany Kalk, Cale Oglesby, and Cora Rasp. It […]