CULTURE Cathedral Flower Festival
Jan. 29-30 Cathedral Flower Festival St. Cecilia Cathedral, 701 N. 40th St. Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m., Sun. 1-4 p.m. FREE, cathedralartsproject.org A frigid Nebraska January isn’t hospitable to very much other than tropical vacation fantasies. Luckily for local dreamers, this weekend’s Cathedral Flower Fest provides a false sense of spring and a little south of the border spin. Xalapa, Mexico, dubbed the...
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Science Fair
Jan. 29 and Feb. 5 Science Fair Urban Storage Building, 1215 Leavenworth St. 6:30-11 p.m. both nights, FREE facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=173400142698053 Space. Give an artist some and see how far they can push the walls, figuratively speaking. There are no dimensions to imagination. See what happens when 90-plus artists are let loose on a like number of storage spaces in an urban warehouse where the only creative...
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Help and Hope for Haiti Book Signing
Jan. 30 Help and Hope for Haiti Signing The Bookworm, 8702 Pacific St. 1-3 p.m., 392.2877, bookwormomaha.com It has been about a year since the tragic earthquake hit Haiti, and even though the news has wandered onto more recent events, those impacted last January still have a story to share. Haitian-born physician and UNMC Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dr. Rubens J. Pamies will present a discussion on his...
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.38 Special
Jan. 30 .38 Special Harrah’s Casino, Council Bluffs 8 p.m., 21+, $35-$50, 888.512.SHOW harrahscouncilbluffs.com Like the assembly line worker banging out the same widget for a generation or more, .38 Special has been playing the same hits since the 1970s. Led by Donnie Van Zant (yes, his older brother Ronnie fronted the original Lynyrd Skynyrd and younger brother Johnny heads the group now), they’re perhaps...
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The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
Feb. 2 The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers McFoster’s Natural Kind Cafe, 302 S. 38th St. 7 p.m., FREE, mostdangerousman.org Before Julian Assange and Wikileaks, there was Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers. During the height of the conflict in Vietnam, Ellsberg was working for the U.S. government as a high-level Pentagon official and Vietnam War Strategist. In 1969...
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Euforquestra w/ The LymphNodes Maniacs
Feb. 2 Euforquestra w/ The LymphNodes Maniacs Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St. 9 p.m., $8, onepercentproductions.com If you love something, you must give it away for free. Somebody said that. Sting? I dunno. Anyway, that’s what Euforquestra did with its album Soup. Wanting to build a fan base for their afro-beat/funk infused sound, the group chose to let fans new and old have their new album for free on their...
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Omaha Comic Book Convention
Jan. 23 Omaha Comic Book Convention Executive Inn and Suites, 3650 S. 72nd St. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., FREE, epguides.com/comics With the last decade’s influx of comic book movies delving into Batman, Spiderman and X-men series, interest in comic books has seen a massive resurgence. Whether you’re a proud, seasoned fan, or it’s a newfound interest, the Omaha Comic Book convention hosts a variety of topics for every...
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Pick: Cave Singers & Mount Moriah
June 21
The Cave Singers w/ Mount Moriah and Jesse Sykes
The Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St.
9 p.m., $13, ... more »
June 25
Cayucas w/ JBM
The Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St.
9 p.m., $10, onepercentproductions.com
Cayucas craft the sort of indie ... more »
Pick: Free Energy June 19
Free Energy w/ Touch People
The Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St.
9 p.m., $10 in advance/$12 day-of-show, ... more »
Pick: Rogue Wave June 14
Rogue Wave w/ Field Club
The Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St.
9 p.m., $15, onepercentproductions.com
Zach Rogue's ... more »
Pick: Beyond Face: Portrait Photography from Korea
June 14
Beyond Face: Portrait Photography from Korea
Opening reception 7-9 p.m.
Garden of the Zodiac Gallery
1042 Howard St.
June 12
Jacuzzi Boys
The Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St.
9 p.m., $8, onepercentproductions.com
Jacuzzi Boys play a seemingly ... more »
Pick: Renoir to Chagall: Paris and the Allure of Color
June 8
Renoir to Chagall: Paris and the Allure of Color
Members Opening Saturday, 6-8 pm
Joslyn Art Museum
If the ... more »
Pick: Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
June 4th
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
Stir Cove, 1 Harrah's Boulevard in Council Bluffs
7:30 p.m., $27, stircove.com
Behind the ... more »
The Truth About CarilIt was the case that shattered innocence and struck fear into an entire nation, inspired artists like Terrence Malick ... more »
South Omaha native son David Krajicek’s crime writing has branded him Mr. Murder, so it’s only apt he looks the heavy ... more »
Stop by the PS Collective at 6056 Maple Street this Thursday, August 4th at 7 p.m. for the Omaha Poetry Slam Team ... more »
*Fans of horror, monsters and strange illustrations take note: artist Michael Bukowski is illustrating every monster ... more »
