Through July 22 Dan Howard: Recent Paintings Anderson O’Brien Fine Art, 1108 Jackson St., FREE_Opening reception June 17, 6-9p.m. 402.884.0911, aobfineart.com A happy birthday indeed; for Dan Howard’s 80th, he’s celebrating in style, showing three exhibitions simultaneously in Omaha and Lincoln including “Recent Paintings” at the Downtown Anderson O’Brien featuring eight of his oil paintings […]
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Joslyn Treasures: Well Traveled and Rarely Seen
Through Aug. 28 Joslyn Treasures: Well Traveled and Rarely Seen Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St. Tues., Wed, Fri. and Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thurs. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun. noon-4 p.m. $8 adults, $6 seniors/students, $5 ages 5-17 FREE Sat. 10 a.m.-noon, 342.3300, joslyn.org This exhibit displays some of Joslyn’s most requested and well-traveled pieces, […]
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Good Pub
Walking into the Jackson Street Tavern, what guesses would you make about the establishment? It’s in the Old Market, and has an outdoor dining area decorated with beer signs. The word “tavern” is featured in the name. You’d probably guess it’s a bar emphasizing brews, burgers and chicken wings. You’d be wrong. Jackson Street Tavern […]
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What’s a Cthulhu?
*Fans of horror, monsters and strange illustrations take note: artist Michael Bukowski is illustrating every monster mentioned in the works of horror master H.P. Lovecraft on his blog, yog-blogsoth.blogspot.com. Each illustration is paired with a passage that references the creature. If you’ve wondered what a Headless Moon Calf, Elder Thing or an Urhag looks like, […]
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Superfoods Made Simple
Google “superfoods” and you’ll come up with almost as many lists as the internet has web pages. There is no definition of what a superfood is, but at least the European Union knows what it isn’t. EU law prohibits using the term “superfood” on any label attached to a food that has not been shown […]
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Twighlight Zone
American artist Keith Jacobshagen has made a significant career out of painting an empyrean Nebraskan landscape. For an encore he has made a visual statement about that experience, and it’s currently on display at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts through July 30. Keith Jacobshagen: A Golden Year is a conceptual installation of 3.5 by […]
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Mixed Media: Flooding and the NAC
* The flooding has the Nebraska Arts Council administration “taking precautions and implementing an emergency plan in the event that we are displaced by floodwaters,” from their lower-level offices in downtown Omaha’s Burlington Building, according to its website. As of last weekend, operations were normal, but essential items have been moved to higher ground. […]
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Zoning Board of Appeals votes on Emerging Terrain’s grain elevator banners Thursday
An essential Omaha public art staple, the continuation of the Emerging Terrain Grain Elevator banners along Interstate 80 near downtown will be voted on June 16 by the Zoning Board of Appeals. The first 13 banners went up last fall, and 12 additional one will be added on the topic of “Transport(ation),” which Emerging Terrain […]
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The Best Baseball in Town
The blue and white sign out front of Zesto’s said they had the “best cheeseburgers in town.” It never really mattered whether this was true or not. What mattered was that hundreds of thousands of visitors to Rosenblatt Stadium every summer for the College World Series saw that sign and could believe it. The advertising […]
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Something Fresh in Dundee
Omaha’s Dundee has always had many charms, whether for its shops, cafes and beautiful homes in this walkable neighborhood, and for its 475 identical flower baskets hung on cast iron streetlights. Add to this list another summertime pleasure: Fresh Paint, a new exhibition by Paula Wallace, now on view at the Dundee Gallery through June […]