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.
Get to Know Your Unicameral: Sen. Steve Lathrop
By Emily White
In a continuing series on the Nebraska State Senate focusing on Omaha-area legislators, KVNO Student Reporter Emily White speaks with Senator Steve Lathrop on term limits, work within committees, and advocating for his district in the Legislature.
Read MoreFirst Omaha Fringe Festival
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—This week, the first Omaha Fringe Festival begins on UNO’s campus, a first for the city, but a tradition descending from a rich, international theater lineage. Some audiences might be familiar with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland, from which similar events derive their name, but it’s a format that now thrives all over the globe. Tamar Neumann, UNO master’s student, dramaturg, and Executive Director of Omaha Fringe, wasn’t actually inspired by Edinburgh, but rather Minnesota’s Festival, where she lived for several years.
While starting the planning process last year, Neumann found early support from Omaha Under the Radar, a similarly themed festival organization with a focus in music. Both open in conjunction this Wednesday.
This week’s performances include a theatrical tribute to Robin Williams, an adaptation of Shakespeare, and one group forming a devised piece which will be travelling to Edinburgh later this year. All performances this year are on UNO’s stages, but there might be bigger plans for the future.
The first Omaha Fringe Festival is this week, July 24 through the 27 with afternoon and evening performances at the Weber Fine Arts Building on UNO’s campus. For more information or tickets, visit UndertheRadarOmaha.com.
6th Omaha Under the Radar Festival This Week
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—While the festival won’t be ‘easy listening’, organizers have no reason to be modest, since Omaha Under the Radar is in its 6th season and attracting some of the most innovative musicians from all over the country. From July 24 to the 27, Under the Radar will explore every corner of Omaha’s music venues and musical styles.
Study: New Heart Pumps Longer-Lasting, More Effective Than Earlier Models
By Emily White
UNMC was one of several participants in a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine that showed a new line of heart pumps outperformed earlier models.
Read MorePulitzer Prize Winner, Jennifer Egan Comes to Omaha
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—One of this century’s most recognized voices in fiction, Jennifer Egan will appear at Kaneko this Thursday to read from her latest novel, Manhattan Beach. It’s the second installment of the Passages series, a new collaboration between UNO and Kaneko welcoming some of today’s most respected writers to Omaha.
Multiple Candidates Already Aiming for 2020 Unicameral Election
By Emily White
The primary elections in Nebraska next May might seem a long way away to voters, but two candidates for a state senate seat are already laying the groundwork for 2020 campaigns.
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