February 3 We Are All Angels The Hardware Gallery, 1801 Vinton St. Reception 6-9p.m., exhibit through April 30, FREE Fan “Hardware Gallery” on Facebook, 216.1008 Join The Reader horoscope columnist (and ZZ Top look alike) MoJoPo to pose for a picture by photographer Dale Heise a gratis for a party that benefits the forwarding of […]
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Pick: Kevin Tolman: Recent Works
Feb. 3 Kevin Tolman: Recent Works Anderson O’Brien Fine Art Old Market, 1108 Jackson St. Reception 6-9p.m., exhibit through Feb. 29 Aobfineart.com, 884.0911 Travel and the natural world have informed New Mexico-based Kevin Tolman’s work over his career from Detroit to Ireland to Kansas and LA. Last spring he spent time in Portugal in a […]
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Bemis art talk, First Friday in Omaha and Lincoln, Lincoln feminist show calls for art
Bemis Thursday art talk Feb. 2 includes artists Matthew Radune, Eric Zimmerman and collaborators Lauren Was and Adam Eckstrom of Ghost of a Dream. Also Thursday night, Love’s Jazz and Arts Center opens Soul Sanctuary with images of the African American worship experience by photographer Jason Miccolo Johnson from across the country. Thursday night at […]
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Lincoln Calling
Seven years after opening its Underground space to experimental, emerging artists, the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts has evolved one step further with its first exhibit in 2012, Transceiver, which continues through Feb. 11. Transceiver, an exhibition of non-traditional media curated by Lincoln’s Drift Station, is the first of an open series of shows that […]
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Movieha – Omaha’s Movie Podcast!
Welcome once more to the audio extravaganza that is Movieha, your favorite movie podcast hosted by guys named Ryan and Matt. This week we have a wild cornucopia of fun for you, including a look at the Oscar nominations, a fun game of “six degrees of Gary Oldman,” Matt guessing foreign titles for things, and […]
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Snow Action Movie
Like a giant, shovel-nosed Irish caterpillar, Liam Neeson has emerged from his late-career cocoon as a crowd-pleasing, ass-kicking action-movie butterfly. This explains why the marketing team behind Neeson’s latest flick lied to our faces when they promised generic thrills n’ chills in The Grey. Oh sure, it’s exciting and all, but look beyond the computer-generated […]
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Le Food, Le Wine
Hy-Vee Food & Wine Experience Enjoy a day of sampling wine, specialty foods and cheeses from over 75 booths and food specialists presenting live cooking demonstrations. You can buy your tickets at your Hy-Vee Customer Service for $35 and all proceeds from this event will be donated to local charities. You can also win a […]
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The Fog of Fear
This season’s most entertaining reality show is not American Idol. Nor is it The Voice or any of the other offerings from the networks’ brain trust. No, it’s the series of debates featuring Republican presidential hopefuls that have been airing on various channels since May of 2011. So far, in 25 episodes, er, debates, we’ve […]
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A Mixer in Mad Style
Thursday, February 2nd Opera Omaha presents…A Mixer in Mad Style Thursday, February 2nd House of Loom, 10th and Pacific Streets 7:30 to 11:00 p.m.; $5 for Bravo Club Members, $20 for Non-members www.operaomaha.org A Mixer in Mad Style What better way to dispel the stuffy stereotypes about opera than with a party at the House […]
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January 27: “Urbanized”
January 27 “Urbanized” Filmstreams, 1340 Mike Fahey St. Showtimes through February 2nd The majority of the world population resides in urban areas, with a projected 75% more headed towards city zip codes in the next 50 years. The delicate balance between providing enough services to accommodate more residents, however, remains a highly controversial and much […]