Blue Bird have several songs just waiting to take flight. The local band fronted by Marta Fiedler recorded their self-titled debut about two years ago. The album comes out this week, culminating in a CD release show Saturday, June 16th at the Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St. Fiedler says some of the album’s best […]
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Crumbs June 14 2012
–Blatt Beer is now open in time for the College World Series. Open daily from 11:00 a.m., The Blatt is serving a limited menu during the CWS but they do have their full collection of over 59 beers available. Also, Zesto will be serving ice cream items from the window on the south side of […]
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The Seen win Maha Music Festival’s opening slot
* Local punk-power pop rockers The Seen will open this year’s Maha Music Festival, Saturday, August 11th at Aksarben Village’s Stinson Park, 2285 South 67th St. The band got the slot by virtue of winning a popular vote held at last weekend’s Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards‘ Summer Music Showcase, which was held at various […]
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‘Interference’
The vibrancy of color and surface in Lisa Tubach’s Interference are an enticing invitation to visit Anderson O’Brien Fine Art in the Old Market in June. This current exhibit’s title contains multiple references which yield a satisfying blend of form and content. “As a painter my work has a lot of ambiguity,” Tubach said. […]
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Weekend Fests
Pack your blankets, lawn chairs and sunscreen and come out to enjoy two free, family-friendly events this weekend. The Blues Society of Omaha presents blues at Aksarben’s Stinson Park, 67th & Center, Saturday, June 16. BluesEd youth bands What Happened? (4 p.m.) and Mojo Bag (5:15 p.m.) open. Omaha’s own horn-driven Blue House plays at […]
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Let’s Talk E. coli — Again
Last week America heard more news out of Atlanta and the Center for Disease Control about another deadly E. coli outbreak. They say this time that it’s a different strain of Escherichia coli, one labeled O145. Usually CDC blames a serotype named O157:H7 but this time O145 is getting the headlines. What’s good about that […]
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Billy’s Back as Buddy Holly
Billy’s wearing the Buddy Holly glasses for the last time, he insists, but the opening night crowd that gave him a standing ovation cried, “No!,” as they cheered for an encore that delivered a large slice of “American Pie.” Before they arrived, the Omaha Community Playhouse had already responded to ticket demand by adding two […]
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Pick: Exquisite Lifeforms
June 15 Exquisite Lifeforms: Exploring Creation from the Micro-to the Macro-cosm Gallery 72, 2709 Leavenworth St. Reception 6-9pm, exhibition thru June 24 Sheanatorx.wix.com/artshow New York-based Pyramidologist and fine artist of pyramids Lester Loving has been researching the practical applications of pyramid science, molecular biology, physics and holistic design for the last fifty years. The Exquisite […]
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Michael Forsberg hosts ecological organizations…William Holand at Curbside Clothing…
Lincoln’s Michael Forsberg Gallery invites children and families to stop by the gallery and connect with nature on Saturday mornings during June for “Wilderness Heroes” to feature organizations who refresh appreciation for the natural world. June 16, Raptor Recovery Nebraska will present the raptors’ ecological importance; June 23 Pioneers Park Nature Center will share birds […]
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Cutting Room for June 8
Because this year’s College World Series takes place a hop, skip and a jump (and you can probably leave out the jump) from the front doors of Film Streams, the theater goes into a different scheduling cycle starting June 15. On gamedays, one hour prior to the first game’s start time, the theater converts into […]