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.
Omaha Under the Radar Enters 5th Year
By Corbin Hirschhorn
“There will be surprising things, there things that make us uncomfortable, things that confuse us, things that bore us, and things that we have no reference for. And then the next thing you hear might be a songwriter with a ukulele that sounds kind of pleasant.”
Read MoreBemis Hosts Open House/Open Studios
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—At the Okada Center at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, artist Jenny Yurshansky is forming metal into coils, which will become integral pieces to one of her larger ceramic works. It’s all part of the current Artist Residency Program at Bemis, hosting 10 artists out of almost 300 hundred applicants. It’s a chance for artists from all over the country and around the world to live and work carefree in Omaha for about three months. Their works in progress and studio spaces will be on display at Bemis this Saturday.
Read More‘Sounds Good’ to Be at The Union
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—This weekend, the Union for Contemporary Art will open Sounds Good, an exhibition by local artist, Ella Weber at their Wanda D. Ewing Gallery.
Weber emphasizes perhaps the least glamorous part of the artist life. Even after attaining a Masters in Fine Arts, showing all over the country, and attending several residency programs, Weber, like many artists, still works a full time job unrelated to the arts—in her case, a deli.
Read MoreVesper Concerts Hosts ‘Classical Rockstars,’ Sybarite5
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—Vesper Concert Series, one of Omaha’s most dedicated classical music organizers, will host the chamber music ensemble, Sybarite5 this Monday, July 16th. Departing from classical standards, Sybarite and vesper offer a new experience for the audience. Sybarite5 is a classically trained and organized string quintet, but they’re repertoire includes the likes of pop stars, like David Bowie and Radiohead. They’ve been called classically trained rock stars.
Read More‘Transcriptions’ at Darger HQ
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—Darger HQ gallery will open their next exhibition tonight, Transcriptions. As always, the gallery has paired two artists—one local and one visiting—Sheila Talbitzer from Omaha and Cindy Rehm from LA.
Read More‘The Map and Its Porcelain Goat’
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Maple Street Construct, a gallery in Benson, was initially founded to create an artistic link between Omaha and L.A. Now, the gallery is showing what the Midwest has to offer in the word of contemporary art.
Tonight, Maple Street Construct will open the exhibition, The Map and its Porcelain Goat, by Iowa artist, Peter Goché.
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