Feb. 5 Groundhog Prom Sokol Auditorium, 2234 S. 13 St. 21+, 8 p.m.-2 a.m., $8 ADV/$10 DOS 346.9802, groundhogprom.com Thirty-three years and still jesting? Yep. Omaha’s annual gathering of merry pranksters continues Saturday, and this year’s culturally relevant theme goes by the “Wiki-Licious Costume Ball.” Due to the recent WikiLeaks uproar, you’re encouraged to wear […]
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Concert/Benefit for People’s City Mission featuring Pharmacy Spirits, The Surprise Left, Strawberry
Feb. 5 Concert/Benefit for People’s City Mission featuring Pharmacy Spirits, The Surprise Left, Strawberry Burns The Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St., Lincoln 9:30 p.m., $6 admission or $3 with two or more cans/boxes of food, bourbontheatre.com, 402.477.4776 OK, so we can all agree that benefits are great, especially for things like the People’s City Mission, […]
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More on Distant Music at BSB, Mary Poppins
* Distant Music packs so much wit, wisdom and sheer delight into two hours that I can only begin to tell you about it in this space. Until next week’s full review, suffice to say the Irish bartender Dev, played by Scott Kurz, will tempt you to spend every waking hour hanging out in his […]
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Cosmic Forecast for Feb. 3-9
Kung Hei Fat Choi! Happy Chinese Year of the Cat. You scratch them, they’ll scratch you back. Let’s all be “jaguars in love,” and dream until spring … — MojoPoPlanetPower.com AQUARIUS (1.21-2.19) It’s quite a party over at your house? Neptune’s been in Aquarius for these last 13 “lucky” years, Mars is half way through […]
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Sharon Jones, Malford, Davina, and free music equals sales
Playing With Fire concert-promoter Jeff Davis has finalized the line-up for the July 16 free concert. As previously reported here, there will be only one show this year but it is going to be a remarkable night of music focused on some serious soul. Music fans are buzzing about headliners Sharon Jones & The Dap […]
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High on Grass: The Meat We Eat
“Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn. The sheep’s in the meadow, the cow’s in the corn.” Stop and think why Little Boy Blue was called to keep the cows out of the corn. Any farmer or rancher will tell you: If a cow eats its fill of corn, it dies. Because a cow, like […]
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New wine from George Paul Vinegar
* George Paul Vinegar released its raspberry and Brianna vinegars in late January. The company, which is located in Cody, Neb., and makes artisanal vinegar, sold out of its first batch of raspberry vinegar back in 2009. This is the first run of the Brianna, which is made from Nebraska-grown white wine. The company is […]
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More food news from Midtown Crossing
* Carnivores have yet another option for burgers — Blanc Burgers & Bottles, a chain based in Prairie Village, Kansas, recently opened at Midtown Crossing. The centerpiece of the restaurant’s menu is their gourmet burgers, which incorporate ingredients like Wagyu and Kobe beef, with fancy-schmancy toppings like foie gras butter and house-made pickles. Those who […]
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Grey’s Anatomy
Journalists are supposed to be unbiased. Most writers, at their best, do as well as they can to stay neutral, too. That being said, I knew I would like The Grey Plume before I even saw the sign go up last December outside its home on 31st and Farnam. I know its chef/owner Clayton Chapman […]
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The skinny on last weekend’s Science Fair
* Last weekend’s Science Fair, which opened Saturday in the Urban Storage building just outside of the Old Market, was the place to be. Seriously. Hundreds of gallery-goers packed the narrow halls of the fourth and fifth floors, squeezing in and out of tiny individual areas, which displayed the works of close to 100 artists. […]