More than a dozen opponents — including groups like Nebraska’s Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education, Building Bright Futures, the Nebraska Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, and the largest Hispanic Conservative group, Somos Republicans — testified Monday that the Legislature’s Education Committee should kill a bill to repeal the state’s Dream Act, a […]
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Things You Should Buy Me (Volume 64)
I suppose I should be thankful. Right now, everybody around me is either infected with some plague that is clearly a precursor to the zombie apocalypse or otherwise afflicted with mental ailments. Me? I feel sleepy pie and have a tiny throat tickle. So I SHOULD be satisfied with having superior hit points to everyone […]
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Error in this week’s issue
From the Editor: We apologize that within the Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards preview supplement we ran in this week’s issue of The Reader, we incorrectly listed the nominees for Performing Arts categories from the 2009 awards show. The nominees listed for the Visual Arts and Music categories are correct. We are working to get […]
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OEA Awards this Sunday, Sunday Roadhouse at the Side Door
The annual Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards will be presented this Sunday, Feb. 13, at 6:30 p.m. at the Harrah’s Convention Center ballroom. The show is scheduled to feature live performances from All Young Girls Are Machine Guns, The Filter Kings, Steve Raybine and slam poet Felicia Webster as well as several theatrical nominees. Remember, […]
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That heavy lovin’ feeling: Bright Eyes, The People’s Key
Bright Eyes’ new album, The People’s Key , comes out Feb. 15 on Saddle Creek Records. Conor Oberst’s publicist tells me the band, which had just started rehearsals, has put all press inquiries on hold for the time being. Maybe when Bright Eyes schedules the inevitable concert in Omaha (perhaps in conjunction with the MAHA […]
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UNO Hockey vs. Wisconsin
Feb. 11-12 UNO Hockey vs. Wisconsin Qwest Center Omaha, 455 N. 10th St. 7:37 p.m. on Fri., 7:07 p.m. on Sat. $19-$22, 280.5297, omahasteam.com. As the Mavericks continue their historic first season in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, only a handful of hurdles remain as UNO jockeys for a postseason playoff run, including this weekend’s […]
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David Cassidy w/ the Omaha Symphony
Feb 11-13 David Cassidy w/ the Omaha Symphony Holland Performing Arts Center, 1200 Douglas St. Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m., $15-$80, omahasymphony.org While some of us will be dreading the idea of Singles Awareness Day, others will be celebrating a weekend of love with one of the biggest heartthrobs of the 1970s. Known best […]
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Omaha Vipers Indoor Soccer
February 11 and 16 Omaha Vipers Indoor Soccer Feb. 11 vs. Chicago at 7:05 p.m., Feb. 16 vs. Milwaukee at 7:05 p.m. Omaha Civic Auditorium, 1804 Capitol Ave. Tickets $9-$22, omahavipers.com Omaha’s had some cold winter days but they’re being heated up on the indoor soccer field by star forward Carlos “Chile” Farias. The explosive […]
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Ardent! … Love, Lust, Obsession and Passion
Saturday, Feb. 12 Ardent! … Love, Lust, Obsession and Passion Studio 319, Hot Shops Studio, 1301 Nicholas St. 7 p.m., Free, hotshopsartcenter.com, 342.6452 Some people boo-hoo-hoo Valentine’s Day. Others use it to express love in its many forms. Ardent! seeks to meet the worlds of the literary and visual, tackling LGBTQ issues along the way. […]
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Bright Eyes Listening Party for The People’s Key
Feb. 14 Bright Eyes Listening Party for The People’s Key The Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. 8 p.m., FREE, 21+, theslowdown.com We all know the storied past of Omaha native and indie rock poster child Conor Oberst. This Monday, The Slowdown invites us to get a sneak-peek at a piece of his future, as they […]