Joslyn Art Museum announced the completion of their multiyear project translating the Old German journals of Prince Maximilian of Wied (explorer of the interior of North America in the early 1830s with Swiss artist Karl Bodmer). To celebrate the project that has received international interest due to the significance of the historical documents, the Museum […]
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Got Gunk?
“Got Gunk?” The Radiator Specialty Company promotes it as a line of automotive maintenance products. More precisely, the discipline of philosophy states it applies to any indivisible whole. And though a common by-product of virtually every culture, now it’s even surfaced as…are you ready…an art form. Modern Arts Midtown is featuring this mysterious substance in […]
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Julius Tours, Titus Faces Goth Queen
Last week’s look at the first few months of the theater season featured almost everything you needed to know about openings, but here’s a chance—make that one chance only—to catch up with Shakespeare on Tour. Before director Vincent Carlson-Brown takes Julius Caesar on the road to Nebraska, Western Iowa and South Dakota for its seventh […]
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Pick: 14th Annual Art Auction Opening Reception
14th Annual Art Auction Opening Reception September 21 Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, 724 S. 12th St. 6-9pm, FREE bemiscenter.org, 341.7130 Always a hit, Bemis’ 14th Annual Art Auction will take place October 20. Opening this weekend, the month-long Auction Exhibition is a precursor to this big-time event including more than 300 pieces of contemporary […]
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Movieha! – Omaha’s Favorite Movie Podcast
On Your Radar: Ginger and Rosa Netflix Roulette: United Please sign up for our RSS feed HERE, download our podcasts and rave about us in the comments section of iTunes HERE, follow us on Twitter HERE, and become a fan of us on Facebook HERE! You can also listen to our bit we do for KVNO radio […]
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Cutting Room for September 14
Thanks to studios that saw it as a way to cut production costs, I have fictional “found footage” fatigue. Symptoms include violent hurling anytime someone says they want to see the next Paranormal Activity movie. But this condition doesn’t extend to The Found Footage Festival (foundfootagefest.com), which will be hitting The Waiting Room (waitingroomlounge.com) on […]
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Longe Is Artist Rothko in Much-Honored Play
Someone says “sizzling” and you half expect porn. Hear “thrilling” and you think of cliffhanger action. But, when they’re modified by “intellectually,” you’re in for an evening of theater powerful enough to sweep all the drama awards just two seasons ago. More than one reviewer saw Red, the story of abstract expressionist Mark Rothko as […]
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When the West was Young
Most people have heard of Lewis and Clark and their famous journey in the early 1800s to study the West’s flora and fauna. Fewer people may be familiar with the expedition of Prince Maximilian of Wied and Swiss artist Karl Bodmer, which came several years later. Toby Jurovics, Chief Curator and Holland Curator of American […]
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PIck: Alley Cat Art & Music Fiesta
September 15 Alley Cat Experiment Alley just to the north of Howard St, between 10th and 11th St. 3-11pm, $10, 21+ facebook.com/newblk The New BLK is known for their crazy-cool art, booze, good eats, good time—and not to forget, community responsiveness. Nothing falls short with their “experiment” in big form Saturday as they partner with […]
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Aye, Oui Oui!
Other than offering a great celebutant joke based on its titular similarity to an infamous sex tape, 2 Days in Paris was stunningly forgettable and a remarkably unlikely target for a sequel. This is to say, there’s no good reason why 2 Days in New York even exists, let alone anything that would explain how […]