In its first incarnation, the Dundee Theatre was a vaudeville house, complete with a stage. But when vaudeville died in the ’30s, the stage was covered by a silver screen. Now that stage is being unveiled once again as part of the theater’s top-to-bottom renovation. And never has a renovation been more needed. Sitting through […]
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Desaparecidos, Garbage to litter Maha’s stage
* A reunited Desaparecidos and ’90s alternative rock act Garbage will serve as headliners to the 2012 edition of the Maha Music Festival on Saturday, August 11th at Aksarben Village’s Stinston Park. Desaparecidos is the political punk-minded side project of Conor Oberst that released their lone full-length back in 2002. The all-day show will also […]
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Turning Over Rocks
Elisha Yellow Thunder has a very personal reason for her research into mining contamination impacting some of the poorest counties in the country, better known as the Pine Ridge Indian reservation. Her daughter Laila Pettigrew seems like any other nine-year-old. She smiles a lot, her favorite color is green, she loves to draw and sketch, […]
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Mr. Mummy
He’s known as Mr. Mummy, but Bob Brier’s love of Egypt happened rather late in life and unexpectedly. Brier is a Senior Research Fellow at the CW Post Campus of Long Island University. He said he had been through a couple of careers first, including chairing the philosophy department at his university. He had finished […]
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Cosmic Forecast, Apr. 26-May 2
Happy May Day, or Beltane, which translates as the “Fire of God”! Take in the lessons of gardening, the beauty of nature and the humility that’s so essential for true love to manifest during our short little sojourns through this living space (Jupiter) and time (Saturn). Time for you to put your bare little feet […]
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FASH FLOOD
Attention blushing brides and dashing grooms to be –tickets to Omaha’s inaugural Lovestruck event are available now! Be sure to save the date for Sunday, September 30th for Omaha’s first wedding show created for the modern couple (Full Disclusure: I am a vendor for this event). Curated by local wedding experts Candace Kalasky of Lovestru.ck […]
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Pana88 is New in Midtown Crossing, JonesBros. in rematch of Cupcake Wars
Pana88, New in Midtown Crossing Pana88 is a new, quick and convenient eatery that will be opening soon in Midtown Crossing. Opened by the same group that started Hiro and Hiro88, Pana88 will be serving Pan Asian cuisine in an ultra hip space where customers can be in and out without a spending a lot […]
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Who’s Your Farmer?
The United States Department of Agriculture says the number of farmers markets across the United States increased 17 percent over 2010, up to 7,173 farmers markets across the country. Now, granted, the USDA is not exactly my first choice for accurate or reliable information about agriculture or food but writers like to quote numbers and […]
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Bowling For Soup Tour Interviews with Backstage Entertainment
Bowling For Soup has been to Omaha many times before and every time are sure to put on a good show. This was the case yet again last Thursday night at the Sokol Underground venue. The show had four bands performing that night and all of them got the crowd going. We got a chance […]
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Girl Crazy
The New BLK Ad Agency, Art Gallery, and Creative Think Tank is an “all boys house” according to Shawn Bainbridge, co-owner. This makes the venue an even more interesting site for Les Femmes Folles: VOICE the current feminist art exhibition now on view. Curated by Sally Deskins and Megan Loudon Sanders, the exhibition features work […]