Great Comeback For This Fighter
OMAHA – One day when Servando Perales was 9 years old, he followed his older brother to a boxing club near downtown Omaha. There, Perales found a place to unleash that fury that haunted his heart, the discontent that he had about his father. His father was drunk almost every day and abused his mother.
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.
Bemis Showcases Empathy in Next Show
Omaha, NE—The Bemis Center for Contemporary Art opens a new exhibition this week, All Together, Amongst Many: Reflections on Empathy. 20 multi-generational artists working across various media foster empathy in conversations about the environment and human rights.
Floods, Rainfall Bring Abundance of Mosquitoes to Nebraska This Summer
By Emily White
After a spring marked with flooding and heavy rainfall, Nebraska is seeing a higher than usual population of mosquitoes, though no cases of West Nile virus have been reported as of yet.
Read MoreNebraska Shakespeare presents ‘Hamlet’
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—The king is dead in Denmark, and the queen has married his brother, all while the marching Norwegian army looms over the horizon. This is the grave opening of Hamlet, Nebraska Shakespeare’s next production opening tonight. Perhaps one of the English bard’s most popular and quotable plays, Hamlet has been interpreted and reimagined on just about all of the world’s stages
Get to Know Your Unicameral: Sen. Brett Lindstrom
By Emily White
In our continuing profiles of Omaha state senators now serving in the Nebraska Unicameral, Emily White speaks with Senator Brett Lindstrom.
Read More‘Re Purpose’ Open Now at Kaneko
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—Re•Purpose, the newest exhibition at Kaneko, is open now. Based on the theme of reused materials, featured works by local and visiting artists, as well as workshops, lectures, and performances are on display until August 24.
Maple St. Construct Opens ‘A Surfer’s Time’
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—LA architect and artist Robin Donaldson will show work tonight at Benson’s Maple Street Construct in, titled A Surfer’s Time. The gallery highlights the art of architecture at the same time bridging Omaha to the rest of the nation’s creative hubs. The title and the show itself might not have come together, though, if weren’t for a colleague’s suggestion.
Play ‘Games’ at Kaneko
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—A leader in Omaha’s experimental and new music scene, the Generator Series at Kaneko returns this Saturday with “Games”. The concert features both local acts and returning alum of the Under the Radar Festival, all focused on making music playful.
