* U.S. Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin will appear at the Joslyn Art Museum at 22nd and Dodge in the Witherspoon Concert Hall this Thursday, April 28th at 5:30 p.m. He’ll read from his works and take questions from the audience. The event is free and open to the public. * This Saturday, April 30, marks […]
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Your Cosmic Forecast, April 28-March 4
Happy New Moon in mid-Taurus on May 2nd/3rd. Time to plant it into the fertile Earth, to find what your dreams are worth. The Goddess holds the silver cup, as those who enjoy life drink it up. Beauty is all around us; once it’s found us to be more effective than invective. Sing nicely, boys […]
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Graphic Novel Concept
As snot bubbles billow and pop while tears trek down his moon-pie face, Frank D’Arbo (Rainn Wilson) wails to God, demanding he be told why the divine creator cursed him to be so oddly shaped and socially inept. Then, about five minutes later, he has a vision in which tentacles come out of the wall, […]
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Cutting Room for April 27
Jeremy Renner, who is somewhere between awesome and kinda creepy, has replaced Matt Damon. No, he hasn’t become Ben Affleck’s hetero life-mate; he’s going to step into the lead role in The Bourne Legacy. The story won’t see Renner as Jason Bourne but is likely to feature the same vomit-inducing shaky-cam violence and a seemingly […]
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MAHA brings Guided By Voices, Matisyahu
* It’s year three for the MAHA Festival and its organizers have just put out what may be the most diverse initial lineup of their indie-focused outdoor concert event’s history. Matisyahu, Guided By Voices and Cursive will take the event’s main stage at downtown Omaha’s Lewis and Clark Landing on Saturday, August 13. Guided By […]
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Guided by Voices, Cursive, Matisyahu to play 2011 Maha Music Festival
The news is in the headline, exactly as it was announced Monday night. To reiterate: This year’s MAHA Music Festival, to be held Aug. 13 at Lewis & Clark Landing, will feature among its main stage bands Guided by Voices, Cursive and Matisyahu. Take a moment. Breathe deep. Soak it in. When you consider what […]
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John Mellancamp
April 27 John Mellencamp Music Hall, 1804 Capital Ave. 7 p.m., $44.50-$142.80 402.444.3353, or 800.745.3000, omahacivic.com There’s no guarantee that Meg Ryan, Mellencamp’s new love, will be there but the Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Famer’s “No Better Than This” tour brings him back to Omaha. The 59-year-old also has a Grammy Award to his […]
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4th Annual Omaha Health Expo
April 30-May 1 4th Annual Omaha Health Expo Omaha Civic Auditorium, 17th & Capitol Ave. April 30, 11 a.m.-7p.m., May 1, 11a.m. – 5p.m. FREE, omahahealthexpo.com What better way to kick start the season of summer clothes than to attend the Omaha Health, Wellness and Fitness Expo, celebrating the health of the mind, body and […]
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Immersed in Ink Tattoo and Arts Festival
PICK OF THE WEEK April 22-24 Immersed in Ink Tattoo and Arts Festival Harrah’s Casino, 1 Harrah’s Blvd., Council Bluffs $20 day pass, $35 weekend pass, kids 12 and under FREE, cash only at the door Fri. 2-10 p.m., Sat. 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m., Sunday noon to 8 p.m. immersedinink.com, 512.363.6788 If you’d answer yes to […]
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A Visual Treat For the Twelfth or Any Other Night
The liltingly lyrical tresses of the weeping willow feature prominently in at least a pair of Shakespearean tragedies. Hamlet has Ophelia going to her watery grave among the “coronet weeds” of a willow by a “weeping brook … her clothes spread wide and, mermaid-like, they bore her up.” Othello echoes the motif of the tree’s […]