Nov. 29 Late ’til 8 – Art Ecology: Navigating the Contemporary Curatorial Terrain Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St. Program begins at 7 pm; Cash bar opens at 5 pm Free with regular Museum admission; $5 per person on Thursdays, 4-8 pm http://www.joslyn.org/ 402.342.3300 Bill Arning, Director of the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, will join […]
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Kaneko…Clay Works…Hot Shops
Jun Kaneko and Opera Omaha join forces for a talk and behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Kaneko’s latest operatic design opus, The Magic Flute. Jun Kaneko, in a personal account, will address what he describes as a most difficult challenge, “to find a way to shrink the distance between the music and the visual […]
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Cutting Room for November 23
It’s possible you have “Sherlock fatigue.” Symptoms include a nauseous reaction to the name Lucy Liu, a propensity to rave like a madman about the brilliance of Benedict Cumberbatch’s BBC show and a violent reaction to the following news: they are remaking Young Sherlock Holmes. But don’t worry; the guy who wrote The Lion King […]
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Cosmic Forecast, Nov. 22-28
More beings leave their bodies during the sign of Scorpio than any other. That’s one reason it’s the sign representing death, which is when the/your “ka” resumes its journey through eternity. Thanksgiving is a counting of heads (from the youngest to the oldest), a sharing of food and a giving of thanks from/unto those still […]
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Heineman Gives Health Care to Feds
When Governor Dave Heineman told the federal government on Nov. 15 that Nebraska would pass on running its own health insurance exchange, he pointed to cost and lack of control. It was a very different Governor from the one who had presided over a public meeting featuring invited panels of health insurance executives and agent/brokers […]
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From Industrial Revolution to Digital Evolution
As this story hits the streets, tensions are very high with teachers and educators across the state. Nebraska’s annual “State of the Schools” report is about to be released. Headlines will scream ‘What’s Wrong With Education’ and ‘Failing Schools,’ causing politicians to debate the fix for the American public education system and school administrators to […]
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Artificially Sweetened Pi
Forget Babe Ruth pointing a stick at bleachers; Life of Pi raises the stakes on “shot-calling” to unprecedented levels. Early on, it is explicitly stated that if the older version of Pi (Irrfan Khan) in the present day does not tell a story that convinces “The Writer” (Rafe Spall)—and by extension, the audience—in the existence […]
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Music & Giving
Celebrate Thanksgiving Eve, Wednesday, Nov 21, with music. Matt Cox hosts his third annual “Canned in Benson” Food Drive and Songwriter Showcase, 9 p.m., at Barley Street Tavern. Non-perishable food donations will go to the Food Bank for the Heartland. Artists performing include Brad Hoshaw, Kyle Harvey, Matt Cox, John Klemmenson, Nick Carl, Bret Vovk, […]
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Hair Fall
Shannon Stickman is seeing some new styles this fall that call on some older looks while pushing forward with new ones. Stickman, co-owner of Seven Salon (located near 120th and maple) says key this fall is a “nautural look.” “I’m seeing a lot of work with natural highlights,” Stickman says. “There is more variation between […]
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Music Plays On, Comics Cavort
“If music be the food of love, play on. Give me an excess of it.” So begins Twelfth Night at the Joslyn Castle. But the Brigit St. Brigit company’s only excess comes in sound of laughter bouncing off the handsome satinwood walls of the Castle’s elegant music room. The romantic comedy has been called Will […]