A star was born when Kirstin Kluver played Adelaide last spring in the Omaha Community Playhouse musical Guys and Dolls. She’s back as Roxie Hart in Chicago and sharing top billing with two long-proven performers, Melanie Walters and Seth Fox. When Melanie plays the other homicidal hoofer, Velma Kelly, it becomes “my first show […]
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Movieha – Omaha’s Movie Podcast!
This week’s episode is stuffed to the gills with our measured reaction to more George Lucas meddling, a thorough discussion of a woman with four first names, my obsession with Donald Glover, an investigation into a French Liam Neeson, and all the movie haikus you can handle. Give it a listen and we’ll meet up […]
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Crumbs – Salt and Cookbooks
If it seems like the food you’re getting at restaurants is all about salt, you’re not imagining it. The folks at Technomic checked the menus of 2,000 restaurants (everyone from chains to independent operators) and found that salt mentions on major chain and independent restaurant menus have increased by 144 percent over the last five years. “Salt […]
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A Decent House for Everyone
Early in his life as a brother in the Society of Jesus, his superiors asked Mike Willmot what kind of work he wanted to do. The former Marquette (Milwaukee, Wis.) University High School three-sport athlete said he wanted to coach. Perhaps as a lesson in obedience or humility, the Jesuits instead had him learn cabinet […]
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Cosmic Forecast, Sept 8-Sept 14
Happy Full Moon in Pisces! Hell yes! Let’s party all weekend! Tell the judge your astrologer told you to. Things will not be as they seem; it will be more like a dream. Hey, that just makes for a REAL party (Pisces)! Do the work first, with the Sun (brilliantly), Mercury (intelligently) and Venus (beautifully) […]
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Cutting Room for September 7
In direct disobedience of The Beatles, Film Streams (filmstreams.org) has opted not to save things that are free for either the birds or the bees, choosing instead to share them with us twice over. First, on Tuesday Sept 20 at 7 p.m., Native American Public Telecommunications (NAPT) will partner with Omaha’s art theater to show […]
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Meredith’s Return
The scoring in Nebraska’s 40-7 victory was finished early in the fourth quarter. But Tennessee-Chattanooga was looking for three more points, pride points, on a 37-yard field goal. The attempt was blocked. Josh Williams was credited with the block, but Jared Crick claimed he got a piece of the ball. “A couple of other guys […]
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September 8; Pepper
When lead singer Brad Nowell of Sublime passed away in 1996, he probably hadn’t had the chance to appreciate the impact he had on so many people. The band Pepper clearly took Sublime’s influence and ran with it. The two are often compared because of their shared musical style involving reggae, dub and rock. Pepper […]
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Darren Keen announces Touch People LP
* The Mitch Gettman Band will release their new album We Are The Mad Ones online Monday, September 26th via iTunes, Bandcamp.com and the band’s website, mitchgettman.com. On Bandcamp, users will be able to stream the release prior to buying. The band is also releasing “Inherent Blues” off the new album on its website in advance. A video for […]
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September 10; Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band
When you think of Vans Warped Tour, bands such as Bad Religion or NOFX probably come to mind – not a band that specializes in playing the washboard, five-gallon bucket or bottleneck slide. Meet Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, a little bit of an anomaly in itself. The Southern Indiana-based trio produce soulful, country blues […]