Living Loess Tour Take a scenic route through the beautiful Loess Hills and stop to visit local farms and artists along the way. Self-guided tours are from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on the third Sunday of every month from May-October. Garden Grove Eatery, Gallaher Designs, Hitchcock Nature Center, Honey Creek Creamery, Loess Hills Lavender and Sawmill […]
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Need To Know: The Drums
May 1 The Drums w/ Craft Spells, Part Time The Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St. 9 p.m., $8, onepercentproductions.com When guitarist Jacob Graham and singer Jonathan Pierce began to work on the Drums, they first decided they needed to get away. So the two convened down in Florida, basically leaving where anything was happening […]
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Pick: The Pines
May 3 The Pines w/ Midwest Dilemma, Matt Cox The Slowdown, 729 North 14th St. 9 p.m., $8, theslowdown.com The Pines came together around the songwriting duo of David Huckfelt and Benson Ramsey, while they both were in Arizona. Their roots led them back to Iowa and then onto Minneapolis, where they built a buzz […]
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Bringing back the Benson Theatre
The roaring 1920’s meant a lot of new things in America. It was a coming-of-age era which saw flappers redefining modern womanhood, jazz music flourishing, and the rise of community theatres. That nationwide liberation appeared locally as well, with the foundation of what was then known as the Benalto Theatre in Benson in 1923. In […]
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Cosmic Forecast, May 3-May 9
Happy Full Moon in Scorpio late on Saturday night, which is Cinco de Mayo! We are halfway through Taurus (“I HAVE”), the sign of Mother Earth. Time to plant your seeds in fertile soil to find what your dreams are worth. As far as your life choices will allow you, engage in this seasonal dance […]
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Hullabaloo Festival announces initial line-up
* Hullabaloo Music & Camping Festival will return to River West Park, 23101 West Maple Road, starting Friday, August 3rd and running through Sunday, August 5th. The weekend-long festival is hosted by the Kris Lager Band and will include performances by national acts That 1 Guy, Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band and Curtis Salgado. […]
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Get Your Garden Growing
When technology fails, when the grid goes down, when the dollar and the economy collapse, you’ll still want to eat. Will you know how? Supermarkets won’t help you. With the transportation sector offline, 24 hours after the crash, store shelves will be bare. With electric power a thing of the past, your freezer and refrigerator […]
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FASH FLOOD
Omaha Fashion Week organizers released their list of designers selected to participate in their August 2012 shows this week. The list includes 12 new designers, four high school students, two designers from outside of Omaha and two designers launching national brands. OFW’s fall showcase will take place from August 20th-25th and each night will include […]
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Pick:Phillip Schrager Collection Sixth Annual Open House
May 6 Phillip Schrager Collection Sixth Annual Open House Phillip Schrager Collection of Contemporary Art, 4405 S. 96th St. (SE corner of the Proxibid building) 12-4pm, FREE schragercollection.org The late businessman/philanthropist Phillip Schrager spent nearly 40 years collecting art with an emphasis on large scale works to make one of the most recognized collections of […]
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Silent Waters at MAM…EVENTgelical art dreams…
Thursday at Bemis brings the art talk with James Murray (painting), Catherine Lane (drawing) and Julie Schenkelberg (installation). At Modern Arts Midtown, Silent Waters opens May 3, featuring new work by Judith Burton (oil painting), Michael James (fiber art), and Amy Smith (clay works). The Lincoln artists share an “understated, sophisticated palette.” Modernartsmidwest.com. EVENTgelical Productions’ […]