It’s a restaurant, it’s an art gallery, it’s all around unique! It’s Dixie Quick’s and RNG Gallery, and it’s moving to Council Bluffs, Iowa. Fabulous, unforgettable, and flavorful, Dixie Quick’s is moving to the Hughes-Irons Building in Council Bluffs. The renovated building in the 100 Block of Broadway is home to the Council Bluffs Area […]
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Dunham Delivers
REVIEW BY JESSICA CHIZEK Superstar comedian Jeff Dunham brought his band of merry puppets to the Qwest Center last week and the ventriloquist from Texas who recently was called “America’s favorite comedian” lived up to the hype. Dunham’s opening act, Brian Haner, better known as the “Guitar Guy,” definitely got the show off to a […]
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Your Cosmic Forecast, March 10-16
One week until the Full Moon in Virgo. Take care of the details now and Winter will be over before you can think about it. One more week to dream… Glub glub….. MojoPlanetPower.com PISCES (2.20-3.20) Almost done/Never done? Both sides now/somehow? Your reality has merged into fantasy/imagination and is ready to return back once again, […]
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Prince takes hold of the b-word at UNO
Photographer Teresa Prince will show her series of “bitch” photos this week at the UNO Milo Bail Student Center. The project, called “Bitch: It’s Our Word Now,” features a series of images of women holding signs that claim the word as their own and define it in ways personal to them. Prince began the project […]
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Poetry events this week
Get your poetry this Wednesday, March 9 when the Midwest Poetry Vibe converges at Irie, located at 302 S. 11th St. on the edge of the Old Market. The event, which runs from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., will include a mix of poetry, R&B and live performances, not to mention food and drink specials. […]
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Loft 610 review plus food news
Last week Loft 610 Executive Chef Ben Ackland and the staff invited us to stop in and sample items from the Midtown Crossing restaurant’s revamped bar and cocktail menu. We started with a flight of the bar’s signature cocktails (available for $2 per shot on Thursday nights, if you want to sample them). All were […]
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Double Feature
August Wilson never ends with a whimper, but goes out with a bang. And, again in King Hedley II at the John Beasley Theater, he goes to God through a Bible-quoting character named Stool Pigeon who preaches of glory over another fallen black man. As always, the great playwright adds to our understanding, not just […]
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Celtic Cabaret: Legend and Lore Featuring Jill Anderson
3 UP, 3 DOWN Thursday, March 17 Celtic Cabaret: Legend and Lore Featuring Jill Anderson Scottish Rite Cathedral 202 S. 20th St. $20 general admission, $18 for seniors 402.346.6580, redchairrecords.com Omaha native Jill Anderson was first bitten by the acting bug while attending Central High School. “I was in the chorus and was cast as […]
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Willy Nelson and Family
March 11 Willie Nelson and Family Orpheum Theater, 409 S. 16th St. 8 p.m., $45-$75 ticketomaha.com, 345.0606 Here comes America’s favorite singer-songwriter/outlaw/activist/icon/author/actor. Is there anything Willie can’t do? He even held his place on the “artistic roll call” after complicity in a wretched 1991 Taco Bell commercial. (See Bill Hicks’ “Save Willie” from Rant in […]
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Three Tall Women
March 10 Three Tall Women The Blue Barn Theatre, 614 S. 11th St. Thurs.-Sat. 7:30pm, Sun. March 20 at 6 p.m. and no shows March 25-27 $25 adults, $20 students, seniors, TAG members, or groups of 10 or more 345.1576, bluebarn.org A perfect event in celebration of Women’s History Month, Edward Albee’s 1994 Pulitzer Prize-winning […]