PICK OF THE WEEK April 9 2011 Omaha Poetry Slam Team Finals OM Center, 1216 Howard St. $7 suggested donation, 7:30 p.m., 402-345-5078, omahahealingarts.com It’s been said that reading a play doesn’t do much of anything for the reader — as any Shakespeare scholar or bored college sophomore can tell you, you have to see […]
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David Dondero and Franz Nicolay
April 7 David Dondero and Franz Nicolay Slowdown Jr., 729 N. 14th St. 9 p.m., $10, theslowdown.com David Dondero is Omaha’s favorite non-native singer-songwriter. Ties to local musicians made us a perma-stop on his tours and his engaging lyrics and riffs made us fall in love — whether invoking our “real Tina Turner,” or […]
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Symphony Pops Series: Rodgers & Hammerstein “At the Movies”
April 8, 9 and 10 Symphony Pops Series: Rodgers & Hammerstein “At the Movies” Holland Performing Arts Center, 13th and Douglas Street 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday; Tickets $15-$80?(402) 345-0606, omahaperformingarts.org or ticketomaha.com This may have been the music of another generation — or a couple generations ago for some readers — […]
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Omaha Beef vs. Wichita Wild
April 9 Omaha Beef vs. Wichita Wild Omaha Civic Auditorium, 1804 Capitol Ave. 7:05 p.m., $16-$45 402.346.BEEF, beeffootball.com Spring is finally here which, of course, means schools are about to close for the summer. In honor of all the hard work our nation’s teachers put into the school year, the Omaha Beef have set aside […]
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6th Annual Men of Honor Gala for 100 Black Men of Omaha Inc.
April 9 6th Annual Men of Honor Gala for 100 Black Men of Omaha Inc. Hilton Omaha, 1001 Cass St. 7 p.m., $100 patron, $1,500 table partner, more sponsorship levels available 402-934-7065, 100blackmenomaha.org Stepping up to the challenge of too many African American youths and communities falling behind is 100 Black Men of Omaha. Among […]
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DJ Scotty Boy with Bam Bam Buddha, Rhythm & Flux, and DJ Shif-D
April 9 DJ Scotty Boy with Bam Bam Buddha, Rhythm & Flux, and DJ Shif-D Whiskey Tango, 311 S. 15th St. $10, $5 for ONL Card holders, 9 p.m., 402.934.4874, whiskeytangoomaha.com Did you know there’s a DJ Times Magazine? And did you know DJ Scotty Boy has been in their Top 10 for three […]
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Capture the Moment: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs
Through July 10 Capture the Moment: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs The Durham Museum, 801 S. 10th St. Adults $7, Seniors $6, Children 3-12 $5, Members free Sun. 1-5 p.m.; Tues. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Wed.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 402.444.5071, durhammuseum.org From moving moments of an ailing Babe Ruth watching his number being retired in 1945 at […]
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Brontë-saurus
Jane Eyre gets around a lot. I’m referring, of course, to the oft-told story of Jane Eyre. The chaste, highly moral character of Jane Eyre, created by Charlotte Brontë and first published in 1847, doesn’t get around at all; in fact, she yearns to be her own woman. But Jane’s story has legs — at […]
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A New Blog Site, Rockabilly, Blues & More
Welcome to the new world of Hoodoo, where I’ll be giving you updates online as The Reader continually makes its transition to the web. Please come visit me at HoodooRootsBlues.blogspot.com. Reader column content will also be reposted. Look for the next print version of the column in the April 21 issue and please bookmark the […]
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A New Blog Site, Rockabilly, Blues & More
Welcome to the new world of Hoodoo, where I’ll be giving you updates online as The Reader continually makes its transition to the web. Please come visit me at HoodooRootsBlues.blogspot.com. Reader column content will also be reposted. Look for the next print version of the column in the April 21 issue and please bookmark the […]