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Raise the Roots with Prairie Gators, Aly Peeler, & DJ Brent Crampton

April 26 The Waiting Room, 6212 Maple St., 5 p.m. Tickets are $7. www.onepercentproductions.com Raise the Roots is a community event quickly gaining traction among Omaha-area families. The group hosts quarterly, multi-media events designed to nurture conversation and educate audiences on sustainability initiatives in our area. (Topics include: clean energy, the local food movement, regional

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Hit That Dive

HTD’s Best Beard in Omaha and Calendar Pin-Up Contest

Do YOU have what it takes to be named Mr. or Mrs. HitThatDive? Full details, and sign-ups, will be ready to go on Friday…right here at HitThatDive.com!

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Hit That Dive

Omaha Wing Challenge — Pipeline Tavern

1300 South 72nd Street Omaha NE 698124 402-399-8774 I’ll be fair to start this one off, I actually like the food at the Pipeline Tavern…but until last night I had never ordered the wings. Let’s get to the moral of this entire story…if you’re here on a Saturday…order the pretty awesome burger and fries for

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Movie Reviews

Unfriended

The afterlife is a pretty mysterious thing, even for those of us who have a good idea of where we’re going. What will our ultimate destination look like? Feel like? Will it have lots of harps? Could it spiral through nine circles? We read our Bibles and listen to the experts and maybe even watch

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Movie Reviews

Ex Machina

Caleb Smith has just won the lottery. It’s not the kind of lottery most people ever have a chance to play. The 26-year-old coder at the world’s largest search engine, Bluebook, has won a company-wide contest to spend a week with their famously reclusive president, Nathan Bateman. How reclusive? Well, to get to the guy,

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Movie Reviews

Furious 7

As this seventh story starts, Dominic Toretto and his makeshift family of hotshot hot rodders and heavy-fisted rumblers are all focused on personal pursuits. Former undercover cop Brian, for instance, is gearing up to be a carpool dad and attentive hubby. And Dom’s love interest, Letty, is still trying to regain her memories—lost in a

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Picks of the Week

Omaha Autism Puzzle Walk and 5K Run

April 18 Ralston Arena, 7300 Q St., 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. $15 Adults 19 and over, $10 for those 18 and under, and $35 for 5K runner. www.ralstonarena.com The Scoop: The Autism Society is hosting their Omaha Autism Puzzle Walk and 5K Run this weekend. Come join them for a great family event with

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Picks of the Week

An Evening With Jack Lenor Larsen

April 22 KANEKO, 1111 Jones St., 11:30 a.m to 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is $75. www.thekaneko.org The Scoop: KANEKO invites you to the grand finale of their FIBER programming with two special events featuring world-famous textile designer, scholar and collector, Jack Lenor Larsen. April 22, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Lunch with

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Picks of the Week

Daniel Wolff

April 19-24 UNO’s School of Music, 6900 Dodge St., 7:30 p.m, Admission is $5 or free with student I.D. www.uno.edu The Scoop: Celebrated as one of Brazil’s most prominent guitarists, Daniel Wolff is in residence at the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s School of Music from April 19-24, 2015. A versatile musician, in addition to

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Boys & Beers

April 19 Kleveland Clothing in Blackstone, 36th and Farnam, Noon to 2 p.m. Admission is free. www.klevelandclothing.com The Scoop: Doesn’t $1 donuts (or $5 donuts & unlimited beer), brewskis with the boys, and playing bags outside in April sound like a great way to spend your Sunday morning? Kleveland Clothing has all of that and

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