Joslyn Art Museum Gallery Talk with William Wylie 1:00 p.m.

by Mary Day

March 9, 2013
Joslyn Art Museum Gallery Talk with William Wylie 1:00 p.m. 
Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St.
Regular hours: Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat, 10 am - 4 pm, Thurs 10 am - 8 pm, Sun noon - 4 pm, closed Mon and major holidays; Free to members, children under 4, Sat 10 am – noon;
General Admissions: $8 adults, $6 college students with ID & sr. citizens (62+), $5 age 5 – 17;
Program begins at 1 pm in pavilion...

A Behanding in Spokane by Martin McDonagh

by William Grennan

Carmichael is an aged psychopath who’s been missing his hand for 27 years. Marylin and Toby are a couple of drug dealers with a hand to sell. When they decide to make a deal at a hotel run by Mervyn, a goofball clerk waxing philosophic about zoo monkeys and lost opportunities, tempers ignite and the fun begins.. This dark comedy about revenge, obsession, and personal prejudice is as unnerving as it is hilarious.

Pick: Jonathan Richman

by Chris Aponick

Saturday, March 2nd
Jonathan Richman
The Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St.
9 p.m., $15, onepercentproductions.com

It's rare to be graced with a musical legend on a local stage, so it's even more of a treat that Jonathan Richman now seems to make regular appearances on the Waiting Room's stage. Richman founded the Modern Lovers in 1970, taking on the Velvet Underground's template for stripped-down, literate...

Pick: White Mystery

by Chris Aponick

March 2
White Mystery w/ Snake Island and Solid Goldberg
Brother's Lounge, 3812 Farnam St.
9 p.m., $5 at the door

Chicago's White Mystery are on the cusp of releasing their third full-length album, Telepathic. The band recorded the album with Gris Gris mastermind Greg Ashley at his Creamery Studio and it lends new layers to White Mystery's no-frills garage rock. The album, like just about everything White...

Peter Millett - Shape Over Time

by Mary Day

March 1, 2013
Peter Millett - Shape Over Time
Opening Reception:  Friday 6 - 9 pm
Anderson O’Brien Fine Art Old Market
1108 Jackson Street
Hours: Mon – Wed 10 am - 6 pm, Thurs – Sat 10 am - 9 pm, Sun 12 pm - 4 pm
402.884.0911, http://www.aobfineart.com

At first glance Peter Millett’s sculptures appear economic, precise and physically symmetrical yet upon closer examination imperfections abound, just like...

Pick: The Powerbroker

by Leo Adam Biga

Feb. 21

Special screening: The Powerbroker (followed by discussion)

Film Streams, 1340 Mike Fahey St.

7 p.m., Tickets from $4.50 to $9

402-933-0259, www/filmstreams.org                                                                                                                                                          

The civil rights movement consisted of more than protesters in the streets but also...

Pick: Birthday Suits

by Chris Aponick

February 22
Birthday Suits
Slowdown, 729 North 14th St.
9 p.m., $7, theslowdown.com

Minnesota-based duo plays a big, straightforward brand of garage rock that incorporates elements of punk-pop and noise rock that's hinged on steady snare-drum thwap and the melodic buzz of Hideo Takahashi's huge guitar riffs. Takahashi favors simple lyrical lines, letting the songs stay short and punchy. The band is releasing...