The Omaha Lancers got off to a slow start to the 2012-13 season, going 1-5 in the team’s first six games but that record comes with a caveat: The Lancers have yet to play a home game. That changes on Oct. 26 when the Lancers host conference and in-state rival the Tri-City Storm at 7:05 […]
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God Didn’t Make the World
[Part two of a two-part column. Part one is viewable at www.thereader.com] Years back, during my record-producing days in Los Angeles, I experienced a particularly rewarding morning. I arrived early for an all-day session at Westlake Audio’s Studio C on Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood. Studio C has seen the creation of any number of […]
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The Little Details
The University of Nebraska at Omaha ice hockey team has been here before. Two years ago, in the Mavericks debut season in the ultra-tough Western Collegiate Hockey Conference, the puck pundits picked UNO to finish eighth in the 12-team league. The Mavs went on to win 21-games that season, finish a school-best third in the […]
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One Voice: Ten Different Visions
“We wanted to be open and inclusive about it,” said Rachel Jacobson of Film Streams’ decision to select particular artists to curate the 2012 Local Filmmakers’ Showcase at the theatre In the first two years, Film Streams had a jury that curated the series. Jacobson said the jury was a diverse group comprised of local […]
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Painting missing from Benson…Peerless transition…
Bart Vargas’ painting, “FUCK” went missing at Star Deli Gallery Oct. 3, two days before the opening of his exhibit “WORDS.” The painting of the explicit word is among the show of various words (“FEMINIST,” “LOVE,” “NICE,” among others), many, as “FUCK,” painted as gifts for friends of the artist. In the empty spot lies […]
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Pick: Art in the Bag
Oct. 19 Art in the Bag Hot Shops Art Center, 1301 Nicholas St. 7-9pm, $20 adults; $10 youth (18 and under) artinthebag.com Five years ago, the Midwest Lampworker’s Guild wanted to help out one of their members who had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, by combining their artistic talents with a charitable event to benefit […]
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Bemis eBid
That cell phone in your purse, hip-clip or back pocket gets smarter and smarter. It’s no longer just about tweeting, texting, liking and the occasional butt-dial. Today iPhones swiped across a QR code help you to check out and purchase all kinds of products and services. In addition, two new Galaxy’s embrace and playlists and […]
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Tommy, Curtis & Joe
Popular summer concert series Playing With Fire hosts three of today’s most exciting blues artists at Slowdown this Friday, Oct. 12. Tickets are $35 and proceeds go to help with expenses for next summer’s free concert. Doors open at 7 p.m. and music starts at 7:30 p.m. Don’t be late, artists in order of performance […]
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Cosmic Forecast, Oct. 11-17
There is no astrology; there is only people’s interpretation of it. Though it’s based on the observations of science, it is not scientifically viable. There’s no way to “prove” it. Such is the Tao of magique. You have to channel and believe within yourself, not from without your Self. Magique requires a belief structure as […]
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Triple Crown
“It’s been a long time,” artist Tom Bartek responded, when writer Roger Welsch, in an NETV interview asked how long Bartek had been making art. Born in 1932, Tom Bartek’s 2012 Retrospective celebrates 60 years of art making in three different venues; Creighton’s Lied Gallery (paintings), Sept. 14 – Oct. 19, Nebraska Arts Council’s Fred […]