Hemp Legalization Poised to Benefit Already-Growing Market
The recent farm bill passed by Congress included the legalization of industrial hemp, which can be used for livestock feed and car parts, among other things. However, as Esther Honig reports for Harvest Public Media, legalization will also boost a growing market for cannabidiol, an oil extracted from hemp flowers.
Road to Omaha – Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
Omaha, NE – On today’s episode of “Road to Omaha,” KVNO’s Brandon McDermott spoke with Oral Roberts head coach Ryan Folmar.
Kate Campbell Returns for Vesper Concerts
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.
A Swingin’ Holiday Show with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—One of the most prominent touring swing bands today, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s Wild and Swingin Holiday Party arrives in Omaha tomorrow night, organized by Focus Magazine’s Shawn Ashton.
Read MoreVesper Concert Series presents Trio Fortutio: The Human Factor
By Corbin Hirschhorn
The Vesper concert series welcomes an unlikely ensemble to the stage of the Presbyterian Church of the Cross this weekend, Trio Fortutio. Representing the US and Brazil, the group comprises American UNO Professor and Flutist, Christine Beard, and Brazilians, Pianist Catarina Domenici and Cellist Rodrigo Alquati.
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UNO’s Heartland Philharmonic performs Annual Haunt-cert this Sunday with New Director
By Melissa Dundis
DR BROOKS: “Being the new Director of Orchestra’s here at UNO, I knew there was a tradition of this annual Huant-cert, it took me a few months to get used to saying “Huant-cert”, but now I’m used to it so it sounds like a normal thing, a normal word and people look at me strange now.”
Amernet Quartet Visits Omaha
By Corbin Hirschhorn
This week, the Vesper Concert Series, in collaboration with the Omaha Conservatory of Music and UNO’s International Concert Series will host the acclaimed Amernet String Quartet. The ensemble has traveled the world and collaborated with some of the finest performers and composer of the day. While none of its current members are original founders, they’re part of a rich tradition, continuing the legacy that began at Julliard in the ’90s.
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