Nebraska Lawmaker Pushes Big
LINCOLN – State Senator Megan Hunt introduced LB 231, a bill that would ban conversion therapy across the state of Nebraska.
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.
Stilian Kirov Conducts William Grant Still This Weekend
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.
Faculty Focus: D. Scott Glasser
By Brandon McDermott
Omaha, NE – This week on Friday Faculty Focus, KVNO reporter Brandon McDermott speaks with D. Scott Glasser, professor at the Theater Department at The University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Read More
Film Streams Celebrates 10 Years
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—Film Streams is a local non-profit organization dedicated to bringing independent, classic, and the best contemporary film to Omaha. They’ve been screening at the Ruth Sokolof theatre since 2007, and going on now is their 10th anniversary celebration, “Ten for Ten”.
Read MoreStory to Stage: B.O.O.B. Girls Premieres at the JCC
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—July 22, the Circle Theatre will premiere an original musical at the Jewish Community Center, The Burned out Old Broads, BOOB Girls for short. The show is based on the eponymous book series by local author, Joy Johnson, and blends comedy, romance, adventure and mystery—and begins in a retirement community.
Friday Faculty Focus: Peter Szto
By Brandon McDermott
Omaha, NE – This week on Friday Faculty Focus KVNO reporter Brandon McDermott speaks with Dr. Peter Szto, associate professor at the Grace Abbott School of Social Work at The University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Read MoreOpen House/Open Studios: Behind-the-Scenes at the Bemis
By Corbin Hirschhorn
“Open Studios is an opportunity two fold, not only for the public to kind of see the behind the scenes of how a residency works… but it’s also an opportunity for the artists to put work out in front of the public and get feedback,” said Kranker, Residency Program Manager at the Bemis.
Read More