* Dereck Higgins has released a vinyl edition of his Dereck 3 EP, which originally came out on CD-R back in 2007. That original run of 200 copies sold out as Higgins trekked across Europe with Son, Ambulance he wrote to The Reader. Then last fall, Higgins posted some videos of songs from the release […]
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News From Next Door
Childless Couple Offer Unsolicited Parenting Tips Local couple Brad and Sheri Winterset consider themselves to be a wealth of parental advice despite the fact that they don’t have any children. “We know what proper parenting looks like,” Sheri said matter-of-factly. “People at work come to me all the time and ask ‘what should I do […]
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Mayoral Mayhem
Candidate for the office of mayor, Will Meinen, caused a stir recently by heckling minors at a local family entertainment center. The self-proclaimed ‘Mayor of the Future,’ arrived at the popular host of children’s parties on Saturday as doors were opening. After eating several plates of reheated food from the buffet, the 30-year-old aspiring politician commandeered […]
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FASH FLOOD
Hot on the heels of Omaha’s most engaging and professional fashion week to date, the First Annual SOHA-Style Omaha, Help All charity fashion show will take place this Saturday, March 31st at House of Loom. Hosted by Mary Nelson of The Morning Blend, SOHA will feature looks from 13 local Omaha boutiques including Roots & […]
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Garry Gernandt’s unexpected swing vote won approval of equal employment protection for LGBTs
After weeks of public testimony and closed door meetings on the hotly contested equal employment ordinance giving legal protection to gay and transgender residents, the Omaha City Council decided the issue March 13. Three-term District 4 (South Omaha) representative Garry Gernandt surprised many when he reversed his position and cast the swing vote in favor. […]
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UNMC presents Finding A Voice exhibit…The New BLK hosts poetry reading…
March 31, join University of Nebraska Medical Center Inter-Professional Service Learning Academy and The Siena/Francis House as they exhibit and discuss Finding a Voice presented by “The Artists in Recovery” group. The poetry reading, live music, art show and panel discussion, “Homelessness and Transformation,” starts 6:30pm at 906 Gallery, 16th and Cuming St. unmc.edu. Saturday […]
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Pick: If You Build It They Will Come: A Contemporary Ecological Survey in Omaha
Thru May 4 If You Build It They Will Come: A Contemporary Ecological Survey in Omaha Birdhouse Collectible, 1111 N. 13th St., Suite 123 Artist talk: April 28, 2p.m. Birdhouseinteriors.com, 577.0711 Artist Heather Johanson is exhibiting drawings, etchings and paintings based on “intervention and observation.” The Omaha-based artist has been taking out lawn and planting […]
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Child’s Play
Entering the Metropolitan Community College Gallery of Art and Design, one finds it peculiar as to why the walls are not full of artist Claudia Alvarez’s familiar, figurative two-dimensional work of children in watercolor and oil. After all, the large wall space provides ample opportunity to show-off her expressive ability on paper and canvas in […]
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Try Conquer and Cows, Then April Blooms
Coming and going: If you want a taste of what 50-plus travelers saw on the Omaha Community Playhouse London theatre tour, catch the National Theatre’s production of She Stoops to Conquer, the Oliver Goldsmith comedy. It runs 7 p.m. Thursday on several big screens from Oak View and Village Pointe to the Mary Riepma Ross […]
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The Omaha Symphony Makes Beautiful Music with Joslyn Art Museum
The Omaha Symphony’s Chamber Series cues up in the Joslyn Art Museum next season. Audiences will enjoy classical music from Beethoven, Schumann and Tchaikovsky alongside classical artworks from Monet, Degas and Homer. Each concert includes conversations that make connections between the music and particular pieces of art at the museum. Details at omahasymphony.org