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Four months ago, Omaha lost a true original. As did so many others, I walked the sidewalks outside the Old Market Passageway to see flowers, candles and farewells written in chalk. The space that was once Bellwether Boutique became a painful reminder that someone and something special had been lost. I remember Bellwether as a store unlike any other. The owner, Jessica Latham, sold vintage clothes and items by local...
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Jeff Dunham
Three Up, Three Down March 4 Jeff Dunham Qwest Center Omaha, 455 N. 10th St. 8 p.m., $45.50, ticketmaster.com Each week in this space, we will feature three questions posed to one of our featured “picks” for 8 Days. In this debut installment, we tweeted with standup comedian/ventriloquist extraordinaire Jeff Dunham, who returns to the Qwest Center Friday, March 4. Dunham has been called “America's favorite...
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Yves Behar
Feb. 24 Yves Behar Joslyn Art Museum Witherspoon Concert Hall, 2200 Dodge St. 7 p.m., Free to daOMA members, designallianceomaha.org Yves Behar is an industrial designer who turns everyday objects -— from office chairs and laptops to condoms and underpants — into objects of desire. Think of him as the ampersand between function and form. Behar is at the Joslyn this Thursday to tell Omaha how he uses design to...
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Karrin Allyson, with the UNO Jazz Band
Featured Pick Feb. 26 Karrin Allyson, with the UNO Jazz Band Holland Performing Arts Center, 1200 Douglas St. 8 p.m., $35 345-0606, ticketomaha.com Omaha's gifted the world with two world-class chanteuses. Julie Wilson is a cabaret staple singing standards at posh Manhattan night clubs. More recently, jazz vocalist Karrin Allyson has made connoisseurs in New York City and other swank spots take notice with her...
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UNO men’s basketball vs. Pittsburg State
Feb. 26 UNO men's basketball vs. Pittsburg State UNO, Lee & Helene Sapp Fieldhouse 3:30 p.m., $7 adults, $5 students 554-2271, omavs.com UNO aspires to be “Omaha's Team,” but other than hockey and wrestling, all its athletic programs struggle to draw fans. What’s maddening is the University of Nebraska at Omaha consistently fields excellent teams and does so with a slew of local kids. This year’s men’s...
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Art & Soup
Feb 27 Art & Soup Embassy Suites Hotel, 12520 Westport Pkwy, La Vista Patron Party 1-2 p.m., General Admission 2-6 p.m., $100 for Patron Party, $50/adv and $55/at the door, thevnacares.com There’s nothing like a good bowl of soup to warm the body and soul. The Visiting Nurses Association utilizes this concept by hosting a party featuring an unlikely combination of yummy soup and art to raise funds for one of...
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School Of Rock: A Tribute to Rock ‘n’ Roll
Feb. 27 School Of Rock: A Tribute to Rock ‘n’ Roll Waiting Room, 6212 Maple St. 6:30 p.m., $10, 691.8875 schoolofrock.com/omaha The best rock ‘n’ rollers manage to balance dedication, practice and method with sweaty, reckless, passion. If your kiddo already has the heart, School of Rock can teach the technique. For more than a decade the outfit has trained budding musicians ages 7-18, emerging as a...
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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 »
