I am a New York Italian girl. I grew up with my grandmother living in my house and Sunday afternoon pasta dinners. At 1 pm, every Sunday, we gathered together to eat baked ziti, spaghetti and meatballs, or eggplant parmigiana. Some Sundays, my grandmother would even cook all three. So when I moved to Omaha […]
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Kris Lager Band sets dates for CD release shows
* Kris Lager Band will unveil their new CD, Swagadocious during a pair of local release shows Friday, Sept. 14th and Saturday, Sept. 15th. On Sept. 14th, the band will take the stage at Lincoln’s Bourbon Theater, 1415 O St. The following night, the band plays in Omaha at Perry’s Place, 9652 Mockingbird Drive. The […]
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ACA, The Uninsured and Small Business
Nearly 237,000 Nebraskans do not have health insurance, close to 13 percent of the population. The Affordable Care Act passed Congress in March 2010 to help address this issue through health-insurance exchanges, pooling risk and offering subsidies, or for those eligible, an expansion of Medicaid reimbursed by the federal government. Nebraska has applied for and […]
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Animal Magnetism
Candy canes eating fish bones, bloody cocktails dancing, pink cauliflower engulfing a black bird…you want to keep looking, figure out the story, solve the puzzle, but in the gaping abstract expressionist paintings of Kim Reid Kuhn, the solution is in the search. In Sophisticated Beasts at RNG Gallery through September 2, Kuhn’s eleven mostly large, […]
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High Holy Daze: Drugs and Religion
The wedding at Cana was more than just another party. It was the day Jesus took center stage. Faced with empty mugs, guests brought Jesus six jugs filled with water. Jesus worked his first recorded miracle and revelers partied on with six jugs of excellent wine. While alcohol is often associated with spirituality and religion, […]
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FASH FLOOD
Traver Rains Meet & Greet Formerly of infamous fashion house Heatherette, designer Traver Rains will be in town on Friday, August 24th for a meet and greet with local fashion fans. During his time with the infamous label, Rains dressed everyone from Madonna to Naomi Campbell and Gwen Stefani. The designer also appeared on America’s […]
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Find Your Stage? New Solution, Old Problem
I’m not crazy about splitting theater into the safe, mainstream stuff on one side and plays for “adventuresome” audiences on the other as the Omaha Community Playhouse is doing with its new “Find Your Stage” theme for its 88th season. But if that’s the latest and best way to bring the likes of August: Osage […]
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WOW! Playhouse Opening Exceeds All Expectations
I couldn’t bear to leave the Omaha Community Playhouse after seeing August: Osage County. I was eager as a giddy school girl to celebrate the brilliance of an epic script and performances so powerful I grieved for those who didn’t find a place in director Amy Lane’s “dream team” cast. Never have I expected so […]
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I See Clay People
Before Pixar flexed its artistic muscle (a muscle they could stand to exercise more frequently these days), the message in American animated films ranged from “always be true to yourself” to “always be true to yourself and also get heterosexually married.” Paranorman isn’t about self-confidence or individual expression. It’s about how people can be huge, […]
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Movieha! – Omaha’s Favorite Movie Podcast
Hello, howdy, and hiya! Welcome to the next installment in our podcast’s slide into total debauchery. This week we talk about Terry Gilliam and fantasize about the cast of The Expendables 3. We meet Seven Psychopaths, examine the legacy of The Bourne Legacy, and bless God Bless America with some hakus. Give ‘er a listen! On Your Radar: Seven Psychopaths If […]