Pick: Universal Primitive: James Laurent & Patty Talbert

by Sally Deskins

Oct. 12
Universal Primitive: James Laurent & Patty Talbert
RNG Gallery, 157 W. Broadway, Council Bluffs
Reception 7-10pm; exhibit thru Nov. 4
Dixiequicks.com, 712.256.4140

Neighbor artist-residence at The Harvester Artist Lofts in Council Bluffs, painters James Laurent and Patty Talbert “created a body of work that reflects and enhances each other as artists and as human beings,” Rob Gilmer, RNG Gallery...

Doctor-turned-writer Tess Gerritsen Guest Speaker at Creighton’s Women and Health Lecture

by Cheril Lee

Thursday, Oct. 11
Tess Gerritsen
Joslyn Art Museum's Witherspoon Concert Hall
2200 Dodge St.
7 p.m., FREE

Though medicine was Tess Gerritsen’s first career, writing was her first love. After five years as an internist, Gerritsen left medicine behind for good and began writing.

Her series of novels featuring homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles inspired TNT’s hit show, Rizzoli &...

Pick: The Dodos

by Chris Aponick

October 6
The Dodos w/ Maus Haus
The Waiting Room, 6212 Maple St.
9 p.m., $12, onepercentproductions.com

The evolution of the Dodos from an acoustic guitar-led duo to full-fledged rock band took hold on the band’s 2011 album, No Color. The Dodos broke through for the pairing of guitarist Meric Long’s energetic, acoustic strumming and drummer Logan Kroeber’s intricate, clicking-clacking approach to percussion....

Pick: Dr. Dog

by Chris Aponick

October 10
Dr. Dog w/ Cotton Jones
The Slowdown, 729 North 14th St.
9 p.m., $15, onepercentproductions.com

After Dr. Dog finally catapulted itself from underground pop’s favorite band to a club-packing indie-rock act, they hit a small transitional bump. 2007’s We All Belong and 2008’s Fate both hit their respective strides so easily, as the Philadelphia-area band melded the best of roots-rock, British...

Pick: Crocodiles

by Chris Aponick

October 9
Crocodiles
The Waiting Room, 6212 Maple St.
9 p.m., $10, onepercentproductions.com

When San Diego noise-pop act Crocodiles decided to expand their enchanting mix of dreamy, ethereal pop and lacerating art-noise to epic proportions on this year’s Endless Flowers, there was only one location that made sense to record in -- Berlin, Germany. While not sonically obvious, it seems as if that city's...

Pick: Two Gallants

by Chris Aponick

October 5
Two Gallants w/ PAPA & the Dead Ships
The Slowdown, 729 North 14th St.
9 p.m., $15, onepercentproductions.com

Two Gallants ties will always run deep through Omaha, as the band broke through to the national music consciousness thanks to the two albums the San Francisco duo released on Saddle Creek Records. The locally-based label signed Two Gallants after the duo of Adam Stephens and Tyson Vogel...

Pick: Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend

by Cheril Lee

October 5th
Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
Holland Center, 1200 Douglas St.
8 p.m., $35-$45

Comedian and best-selling author Mike Birbiglia is bringing his one-man show My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend to Omaha.

Birbiglia said the show is about how he decided to get married despite not believing in the idea of marriage.

“It’s about love and pain and first kisses and first girlfriends. It’s about all...