Thursday, July 26th Camille DeVore The LauterTun, 3309 Oak View Dr. #102 8:30-11:30 p.m. In lieu of cover charge, 15% will be added to total check during live performances 402-934-6999 Camille DeVore Singer and songstress Camille DeVore comes from a musical family. Both her parents were singers and music teachers, with her mom leading her […]
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Cutting Room for July 13
In news cool enough to make you swoon, weak-in-the-knees or light-headed, the Omaha-based band The Faint have been announced as the curators for the 2012 Local Filmmakers Showcase to be held Oct 19-25 at Film Streams (filmstreams.org). It’s the third time around for this extravaganza, which is open to residents and natives of Nebraska, Iowa […]
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Taylor Can’t Kitsch a Break
Ask former “Friday Night Lights” actor Taylor Kitsch what he did this summer, and if he’s honest, he will tell you he set his career on fire. Yes, let us weep for Kitsch and his Greek God physique, overflowing bank accounts and unquestionable green light to mate with whomever he wishes! In the span of […]
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Bringing in new light
The new 12-story TD Ameritrade Tower compliments the sky scape as you head into Old Mill on interstate 680. The “ticker-tape” design on the building, an idea on the architect’s part, is homage to what they do and according to Kim Hillyer, director of communications and public affairs, it incorporates a little of their past […]
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Caribbean Delight-ful
Is it kar-uh-BEE-uhn or kuh-RIB-ee-an? Let’s not worry about the pronunciation. Caribbean Delight is a smaller eatery and novelty shop, tucked away in a strip mall just north of 72nd and Blondo. The hip Benson strip, pulsing with art, booze, and a rash of new restaurants, is just a few blocks away. But here, the […]
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Cosmic Forecast, July 12-July 18
Well, here comes Mercury retrograde — ’til August 8th. Keep your sense of humor. The next Cazimi New Moon rises just before midnight next Wednesday, the 18th. That’s when you/we should gather all our magique in a basket and make a wish. See you in dreams… MOJOPOPlanetPower.com d CANCER (6.22-7.22) The Moon is twice as […]
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Zoo Bar Turns 39
Lincoln’s Zoo Bar continues their 39th Anniversary celebration this week with music in the club Thursday night and on a large outdoor stage in front of the bar on 14th & P Streets Friday and Saturday, July 13 and 14. At 39 years and counting, the Zoo is one of the oldest blues venues in […]
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Crumbs
Crumbs Outstanding In The Field is a national organization that hosts farm to table dinners. The Aug. 4 dinner features host farmers, Doug and Krista Dittman of Branched Oak Farm and guest chef Paul Kulik of The Boiler Room. Tickets go for $180 each. For more information visit www.outstandinginthefield.com Given that food people work with […]
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It’s not about the flood … it’s about the safety culture
On December 13, 2011, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission put Omaha Public Power District’s Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant under special oversight — the first plant in 10 years to be placed under such close supervision. The finding was due to significant operational concerns and the crisis caused by the historic flood of 2011. Fort Calhoun […]
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Omaha Tri-Faith pioneers seeing the fruits of their interfaith collaborative take shape
Omaha’s not always embraced diversity but the local Tri-Faith Initiative may be a history-making model of interfaith cooperation. It’s proceeding with an audacious plan to locate a church, a synagogue a mosque and an ecumenical center on a combined 35-acre campus. Organizers say they’ve not found an equivalent gathering of the three Abrahamic faith groups […]