STYLE Pick: The House I Lve In
Jan. 22
Special screening: The House I Live In (followed by panel discussion)
Film Streams, 1340 Mike Fahey St.
7 p.m., Tickets from $4.50 to $9
402-933-0259, www/filmstreams.org
When it's all added up, America's War on Drugs has lasted longer than any sustained conflict in U.S.history and it may just account for more dollar expenditures and casualties, whether through death or incarceration or ruined lives,...
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Pick: Railroad Earth
January 22
Railroad Earth w/ Whitewater Ramble
The Slowdown, 729 North 14th St.
8 p.m., $20 in advance/$25 day-of-show, onepercentproductions.com
Railroad Earth have risen above their standing as one of the brightest lights in the so-called newgrass movement and honed their craft into a act that channels alternative country, folk-pop, instrumental country and Dixieland-inspired jams. Primary songwriter Todd...
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Pick: Yuppies & Solid Attitude
January 18
Yuppies w/ Solid Attitude and Ron Wax
Brothers Lounge, 3812 Farnam St.
9 p.m., $5, 21+
Yuppies are going on hiatus after headlining this bar show, as bassist Jeff Sedrel is moving away. In their absence, Omaha will be missing out on an excellent slcie of angular post-punk garage rock. Yuppies quickly evolved from keyboard-laden lo-fi fuzz-pop to a heavier, meaner twist of noise-rock. Iowa City...
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Karaoke Kicks Off New Year
The Live Broadway Karaoke event for the Omaha Playhouse’s 21 & Over programming, now in its third year, has become the unofficial theatre kick-off for the new year. After having their fill of family dinners, office parties, and new year’s celebrations, the theatre community shakes off the snow and comes back together to enjoy the dulcet tones of local performers and, above all, the hilarious quips of the...
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Pick: JESÚS JIMÉNEZ, TRANSACTIONS/TRANSACCIONES
Jan. 17– March 17, 2013
JESÚS JIMÉNEZ, TRANSACTIONS/TRANSACCIONES
The Moving Gallery, 1042 Howard St.
Opening Reception: 7 pm - 9 pm, Thursday, January 17, 2013
Regular hours: Tues –Sat 12 pm – 7 pm, Sun 12 pm – 4 pm
http://www.facebook.com/#!/amovinggallery?fref=ts, 402.517.8719
The Moving Gallery is exhibiting the photographs of Jesús Jiménez at its Garden of the Zodiac location in the Old Market...
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Payne’s Nebraska
Nebraska’s favorite film son has not shot a single frame here since About Schmidt in 2002.
Alexander Payne's decision to make Nebraska in his home state brought into sharp relief some realities with large implications for his own work and prospects for more studio films getting made here.
With Nebraska, whose principal photography went from October 15 through November, he renewed a tradition of shooting here,...
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Pick: Parallel Circuits
Jan. 11
Parallel Circuits
Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery
2nd Floor, Home Economics Building, 35th Street north of East Campus Loop, Lincoln
6 p.m., FREE
"Parallel Circuits" is an art exhibition that evolved from the UNL graduate seminar course Design Perspectives and Issues. The exhibition places an emphasis on the evolution of the "Do It Yourself" movement and advancements in techology. Students were...
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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 »
June 2
Baths w/ Houses and D33J
The Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St.
9 p.m., $10 in advance/$12 day-of-show, ... more »
Sheldon: The Naked Museum Party
June 1, 2013
Sheldon: The Naked Museum Party
Saturday, June 1, 7:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Sheldon Art Museum
12th & R Street, Lincoln, ... 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 »
Arelatively new boutique in West Omaha is creating jobs not only for the employees but for vendors who just need a ... more »
Green DaySt. Patrick’s Day is just around the river bend. Usually, I would rant about the absurdity of starting a drinking ... more »
Omaha Fashion WeekOmaha Fashion Week, now in its sixth year, has new tricks up its sleeve. New designers are expected this year, ... more »
Man of the MomentChristian Shuster, the designer of the christianMICHEAL menswear label is the name on the tip of all the fashionable ... more »
