On January 11, 2012, the national Center for Disease Control published its National Vital Statistics Report, Volume 60, Number 4. (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr60/nvsr60_04.pdf) It’s the annual list of what kills Americans. This year’s tally was notable to the mainstream media because homicide dropped out of the top 15 as a cause of death in the good ol’ […]
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Making Their Mark
With no apologies to Forrest Gump, this year’s exhibit of the 2012 OEAA artist nominees is no box of chocolate confections and sweet nothings. Think instead of a filled-out Scrabble board whose criss-cross puzzle of signs and symbols reflects the diversity, creativity and connectivity that contemporary art aspires to. For the most part, this year’s […]
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Doomtree
2012 finds Doomtree’s roots firmly planted. The Minneapolis-based hip-hop collective has been on a steady grind for the past 10 years and slowly, but surely, carving out a permanent niche in underground hip-hop. (swagatgrocery.com) Comprised of emcees P.O.S., Sims, Dessa, Mike Mictlan, Cecil Otter and producers Lazerbeak and Paper Tiger, the longtime friends are like […]
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Pick: The Last Supper
Through Feb. 9 The Last Supper University of Nebraska-Omaha Art Gallery, 6001 Dodge Street exhibition is free and open to the public 402.554.2796 The Last Supper exhibit is on view in the gallery at UNO’s Criss Library. Artist Julie Green has 476 ceramic plates on view. Each plate depicts the last meal request of a […]
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Movieha – Omaha’s Movie Podcast!
Hey gang! This week’s Movieha is very special…and not like a very special episode of “Blossom” or “Full House.” No, this week we dive into our best and worst of the year from 2011! I know we’re a little late, but that’s because we wanted to make sure we saw EVERYTHING we could first. So, […]
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Contrabland
by Matt Lockwood Let’s see a show of hands: Who loves Marky Mark and his funky bunch of acting skills? Is it just my hand raised? I can’t see..the lights are awfully dim in here. Well, even if I am the only one, I have no shame and raise my hand high. In submission to […]
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Picking at a Mole
You can tell that Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, an adaptation of the classic John le Carré novel, is a more accurate depiction of British espionage than James Bond films because instead of rippling abs and shaken martinis, it’s potbellies and comb-overs. Set in the Cold War, director Tomas Alfredson’s film suggests all that stood between […]
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Bemis Underground Regional Exhibit deadline looming
This March, Bemis Center Regional Exhibition will return to Bemis Underground. The exhibition has expanded eligibility to include artists living or working within 200 miles of Omaha. Expanding the Bemis Center’s mission to support exceptional talent, this exhibition provides the opportunity for emerging artists to present their work alongside mid-career and established artists in the […]
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Pick: Le Point Vierge: Mary and the Catholic Imagination
January 20 Le Point Vierge: Mary and the Catholic Imagination Creighton Lied Art Gallery, 2500 California Plaza Reception 5-7p.m. Art talk Jan. 26, 5:30p.m. Exhibit through Feb. 17 Creighton.edu/liedgallery Artist Dorothy Tuma is well known around Omaha for her photography of prairie landscapes and buildings. This month she shows alongside Wendy M. Wright, PhD, Creighton […]
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Pick: Transceiver: Drift Station- Underground Art Talk
January 21 TRANSCEIVER: Drift Station – Underground Art Talk Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, 724 S. 12th St. 12p.m., FREE bemiscenter.org, 341.7130 TRANSCEIVER marks the first installment in a series in the Bemis Underground highlighting regional artist-run spaces and curatorial projects. Drift Station founding artists Angeles Cossio and Jeff Thompson have pushed to provide the […]