The 2012 Governor’s Arts Awards were announced last week, including Emerging Leader Anne Trumble of Emerging Terrain, Excellence in Arts Education awardees Connie Dillow and Donald D. Ruleaux, Heritage Arts awardee African Culture Connection, Leonard Thiessen awardees Catherine and Terry Ferguson, Organizational Achievement awardees Blue Barn Theatre and Friends of the Midwest Theatre, Outstanding Artist […]
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Pick: Borders and Fences: new work by Josh Powell
Feb. 10 Borders and Fences: new works by Josh Powell RNG Gallery, 157 West Broadway, Council Bluffs Reception 7-10p.m., exhibit through Mar. 4. Dixiequicks.com, 712.256.4140 Josh Powell has made his name with his instantly recognizable cultural and familiar figures and forms in his large-scale paintings. With Borders and Fences, his style is said to have […]
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Pick: Joslyn Art Museum Draw-a-Thon, Egypt opening, Valentine’s Event…
Feb.11-14 Joslyn Art Museum Draw-a-Thon, Egypt opening, Valentine’s Event… Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St. Draw-a-Thon: Feb. 11, 6p.m.-midnight, FREE To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum opening: Feb. 11, museum admission, 10a.m.-4p.m. An Evening to Live Forever: Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, 6pm, $30 Joslyn.org, 342.3300 A big weekend at Joslyn Art Museum, […]
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Reasoning With Scientific Illiteracy
Reasoning with Scientific Illiteracy By Deb Walters Ever wonder if New Age Enlightenment is going the wrong way? After all, we are surrounded by slow motion events such as an ever-growing world population existing on a planet with increasingly scarce resources. Does it make you wonder if we are losing our understanding of basic science […]
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Cosmic Forecast, Feb. 2-Feb. 8
Happy Full Moon in sunny Leo this next Tuesday, February 7th. Time to party with friends and expect the unexpected… MOJOPOPlanetPower.com k AQUARIUS (1.21-2.19) Love alert! Love alert! You’re a very hot week away. It starts with the Full Moon in fiery Leo on Tuesday, February 7th. The next day, the 8th, Venus moves into […]
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Romeo and Juliet
Feb. 14 Romeo and Juliet Aksarben Cinema 2110 South 67th Street 6 p.m. 402.932.9858, aksarbencinema.com We all know the fate that befell Romeo and Juliet, but director Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 film just may be the best screen adaptation of the Bard’s classic tragedy. Costumes, colors and swordsmanship are all here, Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey […]
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Playing With Fire Returns
After calling it quits at the beginning of the year, Playing With Fire has gotten a reprieve. The concert event will be back for one show again this year. Playing With Fire has a new presenting sponsor, FirstComp Insurance. This summer’s show will be Saturday, July 28, back on the Lewis & Clark Landing on […]
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Seasonal Eater
Well, the good news is winter has arrived just in time to think about spring, summer and fall. Part, a big part, of being a seasonal eater is planning ahead and now is the time to let farmers plan for you. You might be thinking of roasted potato soup and hearty comfort foods, but farmers […]
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Cutting Room for February 1
Film Streams (filmstreams.org) wants us to all just get along. To help reinforce the need to quash our beefs, the theater is buddying up with the Werner Institute for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution to bring Irish filmmaker Declan Keeney to town. On March 1 at 7 pm, Keeney’s documentaries We Are Not Afraid and We […]
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To Live Forever:
Saturday, February 11th-Sunday, June 3rd, 2012 To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge Street Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m.– 8:00 p.m. Sunday, noon – 4 p.m.; * $8 adults; $6 senior citizens (62 and older) & college students (with valid ID); $5 […]