High school coach Jim White has had his share of troubles. And most of them have sprung from his own actions. You could say he’s got a bit of a temper problem. I mean, he’s never beaten anybody up or anything. But he’s certainly never backed down from a shouting match if some other teacher
Nicky knows his stuff. It’s not the sort of stuff you’d teach your kids or talk about in mixed company. But it’s a certain well-practiced knowledge that only comes after a great deal of hard work and only, really, to a choice few. It’s like that light-footed grace some athletes have on the sports field.
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
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
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!!
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
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”
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
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
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