The Bookworm, 87th & Pacific, 6 p.m. -7:30 p.m. Pillowwithaheartbeat.com Truffles – Truffles the Therapy Dog will be in Omaha with owner Nancy Stanley as the latter promotes her new book Pillow with a Heartbeat: The Heartwarming Tale of a Little Dog Who Finds His Big Purpose. The book is written from Truffles perspective, describing […]
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July 20: Hellogoodbye
July 20 Hellogoodbye Waiting Room, 6212 Maple St. 7:30 p.m. $15. waitingroomlounge.com The California-based act released their breakthrough album Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! in 2006 and has since parted with their old record label, retooled their lineup and are ready to perform their newest album Would It Kill You. The band will perform with artists […]
July 17: Stone Temple Pilots
July 17 Stone Temple Pilots Stir Concert Cove, Harrah’s, Council Bluffs 8 p.m. $40. 21 & Over harrahs.com The band famous for their rock sound with a grunge edge will perform hits including “Interstate Love Song,” “Wicked Garden” and “Lady Picture Show.” The band has emerged from a four-year cocoon and is ready to rock […]
July 15-17: The O FEST
July 15-17 The O FEST Shoppes of Legacy, 168th & W. Center Rds. FREE. 402.346.8003 The Omaha community can look forward to food, fun and music as the third annual “O FEST” is taking place this weekend. The community celebration features foods from many of Omaha’s top restaurants, local music and a variety of activities […]
Fashion With Protection
The Nebraska AIDS Project is promoting safe sex in a fun and creative way this week with their 3rd Annual Project Condom Fashion Show. The show will be held at the Doubletree Hotel downtown, Wednesday, June 15. Designers from the Omaha area show off their own taste in fashion that includes condoms in their designs. […]
Summer Concert List 2011
Thursday, June 16- Sokol Auditorium Yellowcard and Good Charlotte w/ Runner Runner 13th & Martha Doors at 7:00 p.m., Show at 8:00 Tickets $25 in advance at etix.com, $27 day of show Friday, June 17- Slowdown GOO 14th & Webster Show at 9:00 p.m. Free Show- 21 and over! Saturday, June 18- Sokol Underground Red […]
Taste of Omaha
PICK OF THE WEEK June 3-5 Taste of Omaha Heartland of America Park and Lewis & Clark Landing Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. tasteofomaha.com/info Omaha’s food lovers are encouraged to check out the 14th annual Taste of Omaha happening June 3-5. The event will take place at the Heartland of America Park […]
Wall Magic
As Robbin Kelley Rasmussen faces the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C., the world around her is silent. The people standing near her become distant and she is found face to face with her father once again. An overwhelming presence comes over her, as she sees only his name and her reflection against the granite […]
The Wall That Heals
May 29-June 5 The Wall That Heals Memorial Park, 60th and Dodge vvmf.org Omaha will have the unique opportunity to savor the pride of our country this Memorial Day Weekend by welcoming The Wall That Heals to Memorial Park. The Wall That Heals, a half-scaled traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C., […]
Trey McIntyre Project
May 20 Trey McIntyre Project Holland Center, 13th and Douglas 8 p.m., tickets start at $19, 402.345.0606 or ticketomaha.com Omaha Performing Arts welcomes a new kind of contemporary ballet show to its stage Friday, as the Trey McIntyre Project perform as part of Omaha’s Performing Arts’ Dance Series. Trey McIntyre Project promises a fresh and […]