Click here for the full 2011-2012 Omaha Performing Arts Season Omaha Performing Arts has announced its 2011-2012 season, and this year the organization brings their four traditional series — Broadway, Dance, Jazz and Popular — and introduces a new series, Family, to the stage. OPA’s popular Broadway Series is anchored by Jersey Boys and Fiddler […]
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Still an audience for the classic Cars?
This started as a simple review of The Cars’ new album, Move Like This , which was released on Concord Music this past Tuesday. It’s the band’s first studio album since 1987’s Door to Door , and the first since the death of bassist/vocalist Ben Orr of pancreatic cancer in 2000. If you grew up […]
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Cosmic Forecast, May 12-May 18
Happy Full MOON on Tuesday, the 17th, at dawn. Let’s party ’til then — and from now on! I’m debuting MOJO and the MOFOS on Saturday, from 5:00 ’til 5:35, at the Benson Days’ party in front of Jake’s. I’m also debuting my rap song “Z. Z. Money” from my “Vou Dou Tech Neaux” CD, […]
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ESPN Grapples with UNO Wrestling
You want to get ESPN’s Outside the Lines to visit Nebraska? Wrestling is the key. The program, let’s call it 30-minutes of “60 Minutes”-style stories for sports, was back in Omaha for a story that debuted last weekend on the downfall of UNO wrestling and football. The last time OTL visited was for “Naked in […]
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The Graduates
Four years ago Daniel Mayorga-Alvarez and Treasure Anderson took the challenge of enrolling in a new high school with strict disciplinary codes, high academic standards and the requirement of working a paid internship. The teens signed on to the inaugural, all-freshman class at St. Peter Claver Cristo Rey High School. The Cristo Rey Network affords […]
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Outdoor Fests, Salgado, Lucinda and More
Two big indoor shows are on the do-not-miss-list this weekend. Soul-blues vocalist Curtis Salgado plays the Bourbon Theatre in Lincoln Saturday, May 14. And Americana icon Lucinda Williams is set to perform an early show at Slowdown Monday, May 16. Outdoor music festivals ramp up with two multi-day shows. Love Fest In The Midwest marks […]
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Taco Ride
PICK OF THE WEEK May 12 and 19 Taco Ride Wabash Trace Nature Trail Common start time between 5:30-6:30 p.m. $1 daily trail pass/$10 annual Thursdays through fall, tacoride.com This notoriously fun jaunt was popularized when cyclists’ passion for physical activity merged with their hunger for cheap tacos and beer. Work up your appetite […]
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Art on Tap
May 13 Art on Tap Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St. 8-11 p.m., Tickets starting at $25 joslyn.org, 402.661.3858 All your senses will be tapped Friday at Joslyn Art Museum. Beers to taste; appetizers to munch; art to view (like the current Brian Selznick exhibit From Houdini to Hugo, featuring over 100 striking drawings of […]
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Anonymous American w/ At Land, Tara Vaughn
May 14 Anonymous American w/ At Land, Tara Vaughn Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St. $7, 9 p.m., waitingroomlounge.com, 402.884.5353 Omaha’s Americana-by-way-of-Bruce act Anonymous American is back! The boys in AA have been away for a few years, with lead singer Matt Whipkey dabbling in solo and other group work. A group that rose out […]
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Jakes’s Just Because We Can Block Party
May 14 Jakes’s Just Because We Can Block Party 62nd and Maple Streets 6 p.m.–2 a.m., $5, jakescigars.com It happens just twice a year. They invite some friends, build a stage, pull in a beer trailer and book some music. Jake’s Cigars and Spirits is throwing another Benson Block Party and an all-star lineup of […]