Omaha, NE—Going on now at El Museo Latino, Aliento a Tequila, a collection of photography by Joel Salcido. Aliento a Tequila, or the Spirit of Tequila, explores and celebrates the landscape, culture, and traditions that gave birth to tequila, Mexico’s mestizo national drink. Like champagne or cognac from France, tequila is synonymous with the region, Jalisco, Mexico. Featuring El Museo Latino Executive Director, Magdalena Garcia
Omaha—Jazz on the Green closes next week with award-winning singer, songwriter, and saxophonist, Curtis Stigers. Known for multiple best-selling albums, Stigers was multi-instrumentalist from early on, playing classical, jazz, and even punk music. Before long, Stigers found himself living in New York City. Featuring Curtis Stigers
Omaha, NE—Omaha Symphony returns this weekend with a diverse repertoire. The orchestra welcomes back Bulgarian conductor and Music Director of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra and Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra, Stilian Kirov. The concert will feature mostly American composers, including Eric Ewazen, Walter Piston, and William Grant Still, but also Haydn. Featuring Guest Conductor Stilian Kirov and Principal Pianist Christi Zuniga
Omaha, NE—Refocus Omaha, a project started by members of Leadership Omaha class 43, in partnership with BFF Omaha, invites locals to participate in a city-wide visual storytelling project. It showcases unique perspectives from Omaha’s diverse communities via images posted on the @refocusomaha Instagram page. Featuring Leadership Omaha Class 43 Member Catharine Mello and BFF Executive Director Alex Jochim
Omaha, NE—Project Project gallery, usually alight with activity on Vinton second Fridays, has only been able to feature limited programming over the last few months due to COVID 19. They are now opening their doors again this Friday, albeit taking some necessary safety precautions. Project Project will open Two Trick Pony, featuring paintings by Nick Clark. Clark has studied many traditions, but he’s currently exploring post-digital pop art. Featuring Nick Clark
The Bemis Center opened their new LOW END performance space not too long before the spread of COVID-19, but that’s not stopping the show. Performances are continuing virtually, and this week, Dustin Bushon will perform, going by FXTHR^. He will be working with visual artist, Alex Myers. Coming from a heavy metal background, Bushon has an affection for loud noise. Featuring Dustin Bushon
Omaha, NE—Nebraskans are still recovering from flooding earlier this year, and as the water recedes, many people are ready to rebuild and move forward. This weekend’s Freemont Strong Festival gives audiences a chance to support those in need while enjoying two full days of live music, comedy and more in one of the state’s most heavily affected communities. Featuring Chris Marsh, Ken Phares, and Ty Ingram
Omaha, NE—Nebraskans are still recovering from flooding earlier this year, and as the water recedes, many people are ready to rebuild and move forward. This weekend’s Freemont Strong Festival gives audiences a chance to support those in need while enjoying two full days of live music, comedy and more in one of the state’s most heavily affected communities. Featuring Chris Marsh, Ken Phares, and Ty Ingram
Omaha, NE—With the new season comes Nebraska Wind Symphony’s next concert at Elkhorn South High School this Sunday. For the 80-member volunteer ensemble, this weekend is all about women in music—performers composers, and community leaders.
Omaha, NE—With the new season comes Nebraska Wind Symphony’s next concert at Elkhorn South High School this Sunday. For the 80-member volunteer ensemble, this weekend is all about women in music—performers composers, and community leaders.
“I was always writing my own music. Whether or not I showed it to anybody didn’t really matter to me, just that I was creating it. I felt this urge. When everyone else was going out to a party I was sneaking off to a practice room to sing and write” – Dryden Thomas. Local […]
Omaha, NE—Vesper Concert’s performance season continues into the new year, beginning with solo pianist, Kate Campbell. For over 30 years, Vesper Concerts has hosted some of the most notable contemporary performers, featuring every period of music from the most modern to the medieval. Campbell has received glowing praise from Bay Area publications and has worked with the likes of UC Berkely and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, but there’s another reason she’s a special guest of Vesper Concerts. She was born and raised in Omaha and the first to perform at Vesper as part of their new Nebraska’s Own series.
Omaha, NE—Project Project Gallery on Vinton Street opens a new exhibition tonight, LoopHole, from Des Moines artist, Rachel Buse. Working mostly in sculpture, Buse shies away from more classical metal and clay, preferring fabric. Gallery Co-founder, Joel Damon, has described her flexible, colorful patchwork objects as a “Macy’s Parade nightmare.”
The Board of Regents play a critical role in the budgeting and outreach for the University of Nebraska. One of the most high profile seats up for re-election is that of Hal Daub, former Omaha Mayor and Nebraska Congressman and current University of Nebraska Regent. His challenger is former University of Nebraska at Omaha Faculty […]
The race for Nebraska’s 2nd District has became incredible close. I spoke to the candidates, Kara Eastman and Don Bacon, on issues involving Healthcare. I spoke to the candidates about the insurance companies, and the increasing costs of prescription drugs. We also moved into discussion about Police Violence and Police Accountability. I asked the candidates […]
“The theme’s around human loss and the emotion there, redemption and mercy, specifically. He wanted to make people cry and I think he did that in this, in a good way”-Kathryn Bisanti Omaha Opera Project announced their first Opera Production showing this weekend, September 9th-11th. Kathryn Bisanti is the General manager for the new community […]
Librarians across Nebraska hear versions of that question almost every day as more and more readers use electronic devices to obtain, share, read, and store their books and magazines.