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.
‘Ernie Chambers’ Is it His Last Term?
By Gabriel Escalera
OMAHA – More than 40 years in service in the Nebraska senate might not be enough for a senator who always wears jeans. Chambers agreed to be interviewed by me and he was very clear that in these days he is not a very accessible to all media he is not very familiar with zoom or something similar the only to interview him is in person
Read MoreCovid-19 Takes Brother
By Gabriel Escalera
OMAHA – On August 11, at the age of 55, Leon lost the battle against COVID-19 in a hospital in Alabama. Sabino Garcia Lopez is one of Leon’s two younger brothers. He lives in Omaha and had been receiving phone calls to update him on his brother’s health. On the morning of August 11, Sabino received the call that doctors tried to revive his brother, but it was not enough.
Read MoreAmplify Arts’ Alternate Currents and ‘Hostile Terrain 94 Nebraska’
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Amplify Arts currently has an exhibition open as well as new content available on their website. Alternate Currents is a blog, conversation series, and artist working group.
KVNO Classical Kid Showcase 2020
By Corbin Hirschhorn
It’s a special day for KVNO, time for this year’s Classical Kid Showcase, online now. The Classical Kid Program, supported by the Soener Foundation, highlights the talent of young musicians.
Omaha Symphony Presents Bach and Vivaldi
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—Omaha Symphony goes baroque this weekend. This pair of chamber concerts on Saturday will feature Bach and Vivaldi.
Omaha Symphony and ‘The Carnival of the Animals’
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—Omaha Symphony will present Camille Saint-Saens The Carnival of the Animals tonight at the Holland Performing Arts Center. What was originally written as a bit of amusement became one of the artist’s most famous works.
