Matt Schofield Show Moved to Union Pizzeria The gig by English guitar phenom Matt Schofield has moved to the Union Pizzeria, 14th & Cuming downtown, on Thursday, July 21. This is a FREE show and starts at 6:30 p.m. Blues Society President Terry O’Halloran hopes to get folks already in the area for the blues-oriented […]
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Cosmic Forecast, July 21-July 27
We are in the last days of the most introverted of signs (Cancer), traveling into the most extroverted of signs (Leo). Time to externalize what you’ve internalized since June 21st. He or she who never meditates is destined to a life of darkness. He or she who only meditates is destined to a life of […]
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Rev. Everett Reynolds in memoriam
Rev. Everett Reynolds was not from Nebraska but he’s remembered as someone who made a significant mark here. The St. Louis, Mo. native passed earlier this week in Omaha at age 83. As a United Methodist minister and community leader he led congregations, worked with parolees, headed the local chapter of the NAACP, founded Cox […]
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In-Your-Face Race Film for the New Millennium
Make no mistake about it, filmmaker Omowale Akintunde intends for his 2010 racially-charged Omaha-made feature, Wigger, to provoke a strong response. After premiering here last year, and in limited theatrical release around the country, the dynamic looking and sounding film returns for a 7 p.m., July 28 red carpet screening at the Twin Creek Cinema. […]
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Pop-up at Peerless
Peerless Gallery, 3157 Farnam St. Friday, 11-5 p.m., Reception at 7-10 p.m. Wearepeerless.com Peerless Gallery will host a one-night exhibit highlighting Nebraska women artists. It is co-organized by writer/blogger Sally Deskins. Deskins’ blog, Les Femmes Folles, is dedicated to regional female artists in all mediums and this show reflects that interest. The exhibit is curated […]
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July 23: Speed! Nebraska Soapbox Riot 300
July 23 Speed! Nebraska Soapbox Riot 300 Seymour Smith Park Soapbox Track, 72nd and Washington Sts., 11 a.m. racetime, free. Post-race concert at O’Leaver’s, 50th & South Saddle Creek Rd., $5, 9:30 p.m. What drives a full-grown man or woman to construct an engineless four-wheeled vehicle, strap on a helmet and then “drive” the rickety […]
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Omaha Cycling Getting Up to Speed
Balancing breakfast is always easier when you’ve got to bicycle to work. Pounding down the “Works” breakfast at Radial Cafe is a recipe for disaster while summiting the hills in Omaha. It is not easy to be sick on a bicycle, particularly when maneuvering through rush hour traffic. Why cycle? Control your portions, save on […]
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Shedding light on city development: Early success with online involvement tool EngageOmaha.com
Last Saturday I stood in line at the farmer’s market, while a woman beside me clicked the tiny keys on her phone with the fervor of a child opening a gift. Interested in her eagerness, I snuck a glance. She was “tweeting” a plug for the new crop of yellow squash. Within minutes, her phone […]
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People’s Choice
The Artist Co-op’s 2011 Emerging Artists Exhibit, on view through July 31st, offers an unusual interactive benefit. The public is invited to vote for one of six artists, with the winner receiving a three-month mentorship beginning in August. Votes will be tallied July 30, and the winner announced at the closing reception, July 31st 1-4 […]
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Tim Guthrie’s “30-artists-in-30-days”…
Artist Tim Guthrie, well known for his contentious exhibit at Bemis Underground earlier this year, Extraordinary Rendition, is fresh from his June trip to Uganda with John O’Keefe, Carol Zuegner and 14 of their Creighton University students. They recorded for a mini-documentary about work being done to help war refugees. Before he leaves for his […]