Month: February 2015
Picks of the Week

Restore Omaha Reception

Join old-home owners, restoration experts, and preservation lovers alike networking and gathering ideas, solutions and inspiration for restoring older properties. The conference opens with a reception at The Pella, a new event facility inside the former Pella Lutheran Church at 41st and Harney Streets. The gothic church was constructed in 1952 atop an unfinished church

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Erin Belieu: A Reading to Benefit the Central High School English Department

Erin Belieu (CHS 1983) is a nationally respected poet, active member of the literary community, and an advocate for women in the arts. She is the author of four poetry collections, all from Copper Canyon Press: Infanta, selected for the prestigious National Poetry Series and named one of the best books of 1995 by The

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Omaha Sexy Nerd Society: We Live in the Future

So as many of you may know, 2015 is the year that Marty McFly travels to in Back to the Future 2. We still don’t have hover boards or flying cars yet but there are many things that we have now that would have blown our minds even a decade, let alone 20 years ago!!

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Music News Picks of the Week

Scott Weiland and The Wildabouts

Now, it might have been serendipity, or perhaps the stars aligned. There could be a cosmic, divine plan in place, or even a patron saint for artists feeding creativity like an ancient oracle foreshadowing the future. However, it’s actually simpler than that for Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts. It was just an indescribable feeling in

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Hit That Dive

Who Has the Best Wings in Omaha — KING OF THE WING

The question WAS pretty simple a few years ago…who has the best Buffalo wings in Omaha?  As it turns out, my premise was somewhat flawed from the beginning. You see, authentic Buffalo wings, and the wings more popular here in Omaha, vary somewhat. What’s the biggest difference? The phenomenon we now know as “Char Buffed”

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Remembering Vincent: Responding to Hate

February 19, at Creighton University Harper Center, 602 N. 20th St., 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. www.creighton.edu The Scoop: Discrimination and hate have both deeply affected the Asian American community and have served as a rallying cry to fight for justice. Asian Americans have often unjustly suffered the blame for America’s economic and political problems

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Riitta Ikonen: Portrait of the artist as a young leaf

February 19, at Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, 724 S. 12th St., 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is free. www.bemiscenter.org The Scoop: Riitta Ikonen’s work threads memory, myth, imagination and a romantic view of the natural world through a series of long-term projects pursued alone or in conjunction with regular collaborators. Portrait of the

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Matt Whipkey Album Release Party

with John Klemmensen & The Party, + Kait Berreckman Band, February 20, at The Waiting Room, 6212 Maple St., 9 p.m. Tickets are $8. www.onepercentproductions.com The Scoop: Very real people live at the heart of Matt Whipkey’s new LP, “Underwater”. Unlike 2013’s historical fiction character study, “Penny Park…” Whipkey turns his songwriter’s eye onto individuals

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Omaha Wing Challenge — Big Red Restaurant and Sports Bar

Big Red Restaurant and Sports Bar 8100 Cass Street Omaha, NE 402-390-9495 As if I didn’t learn my lesson from the last time I ordered wings at a keno joint, I decided to meet up with part-time HitThatDive wing reviewer Speck at Big Red Restaurant and Sports Bar because word has it, unlike the vomitous

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Lowered Expectations: Real Talk About Romance

February 13-March 13, at The Apollon, 1801 Vinton St., 5 p.m. Tickets are $12-$35 (with dinner). www.apollonomaha.com The Scoop: Let’s face it – modern romance is a disaster. At this themed performance, food, and art event we’ll examine Cupid’s domain in an OKCupid world. No one will be spared. Online dating, matchmaking services, speed dating…if

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