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.
The Generator Series’ ‘Sound And:Spectra” at Kaneko
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—The Kaneko and Omaha Under the Radar have come together to create the Generator Series, music performances that explore the relationship between music and the physical world—architecture, landscapes, and the human body.
Read MoreOpera Moves Outdoors
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—This Saturday, Turner Park at Midtown Crossing will host Opera Omaha’s fifth Opera Outdoors concert. This isn’t a full opera, but rather a selection of some popular tunes as well as a preview for Opera Omaha’s upcoming season—Arias, duets and full choral pieces from Verdi, Puccini, and Cherubini.
Read MoreFriday Faculty Focus: Sofia Jawed-Wessel
By Brandon McDermott
OMAHA, Neb. — It’s time again for Friday Faculty Focus. This week, KVNO’s student reporter, Brandon McDermott speaks with assistant professor at the School of Health and Kinesiology at UNO, Dr. Sofia Jawed-Wessel.
Read More‘Eminent Domain’ Premieres at Omaha Community Playhouse
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Leininger-Campbell based her characters on her own life and personal experience, but she has closely followed the conflict surrounding the Keystone Pipeline controversy, which real Nebraskan families are experiencing today. She’s spent time in Norfolk, Nebraska, meeting with families fighting the pipeline and attending one of the public service commission hearings.
Read More‘Bent’ Opens SNAP Production’s 25th Season
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—Celebrating 25 years, SNAP Productions will be showing some of their most well-received productions as part of this season’s performance lineup. Bent, written by Martin Sherman, was the first show they’ve ever put on back in 1993, and it will begin this season this Thursday, August 24.
Read MoreFriday Faculty Focus: Estelle Chang
By Brandon McDermott
OMAHA, Neb. — It’s time again for Friday Faculty Focus. This week, KVNO reporter Brandon McDermott speaks with otolaryngologist Dr. Estelle Chang, from The University of Nebraska Medical Center.
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