We’re headed towards the end of the first quarter of 2011. If there’s an early, detectable trend in the world of indie music, it’s a subtle move away from “static-y, vibe bands” (as one local genius put it) like Animal Collective and Sleigh Bells to more-classic songwriting. Music auteurs will confuse this shift with retro […]
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Omaha Golden Gloves Championships
March 5 Omaha Golden Gloves Championships Tip Top Ballroom, 1502 Cumming St., 334.5446 6 p.m., $15, victoryboxingclub.org “Would you like some punch to drink? Ha, ha, ha!” The Nintendo original “Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out” may be outdated by today’s high-tech video game standards, but the game’s quotes — such as the one above from Soda Popinski […]
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Crescent Moon’s Mardi Gras Party
Mar. 8 Crescent Moon’s Mardi Gras Party 4 p.m.–2 a.m., free Crescent Moon, 36th and Farnam, beercornerusa.com The Crescent Moon’s Fat Tuesday parties have become the stuff of Omaha legend. Almost everyone knows Beer Corner U.S.A. (the foursome made up of the Moon, Huber Haus, Beertopia and Max & Joe’s) is the place to for […]
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“Bitch — It’s Our Word Now”
March 8 and 10 “Bitch — It’s Our Word Now” University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Milo Bail Student Center Fireplace Lounge, 6001 Dodge St. Noon to 6 p.m.; artist lecture at noon both days, FREE, teresaprince.com A year ago, photographer Teresa Prince was hanging out with friends and wanting to practice using her new light […]
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Cosmic Forecast, March 3-9
Happy New Moon in Pisces. One more month of this season of introspection and survival. Still plenty of room/time to dream. Use it. Somewhere, somehow, some kind of war is about to raise its ugly, purple head. One month from now, on April 3rd, the Sun, the Moon, Mars (the planet of war), Jupiter (Bigness), […]
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Steiner AMA presents Intimacy Enhancement w/ Sensei Asa Seeley
March 5 Steiner AMA presents Intimacy Enhancement w/ Sensei Asa Seeley Steiner Dojo, 3908 N. 138th St. 5-9 p.m., $75 per couple steinerama.com, 493.4733 Sharing intimacy with a loved one can deepen the relationship. But being able to actually execute that concept isn’t easy. Sensei Asa Seeley, appearing at northwest Omaha’s Steiner Dojo on Saturday, […]
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Urban Meyer and Jim Delany spell big things for B’nai B’rith
* It’s still early in 2011 but I’m ready to call the 57th Annual B’nai B’rith Charity Sports Banquet the biggest non-game sporting event of the year. Sure there’s the first College World Series downtown and hopefully some good things still to come from UNO hockey, but as far as speakers go the B’nai B’rith […]
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Electronic Introduction
Jason Seiden knows what you’re thinking. Don’t be impressed. It’s not him, it’s Twitter. But he does have good ideas, his own ideas, about what businesses are thinking when it comes to the ever-changing world of social media. The Chicago-based author of two books and co-founder of consulting firm Ajax Social Media will kick off […]
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Moroccan Hospitality
A little Moroccan eatery appeared on what seems to be the ever-transforming Farnam Street a few months back. I noticed it on my way home from class at Metropolitan Community College’s Institute for Culinary Arts. The restaurant occupies the corner just east of Midtown Crossing at 30th Street. The restaurant had a soft opening three […]
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Local Motive
Four months ago, Omaha lost a true original. As did so many others, I walked the sidewalks outside the Old Market Passageway to see flowers, candles and farewells written in chalk. The space that was once Bellwether Boutique became a painful reminder that someone and something special had been lost. I remember Bellwether as a […]