UNO Students Cautious For In-Person Classes
OMAHA – University of Nebraska Omaha would allow students to return to in-person classes in the coming fall semester.
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.
Tiffany Williams Performs for Vesper Concert Series
This Sunday, Vesper Concert Series will present Tiffany Williams’ Can You Hear Me Now?: Giving Voice to the Black Art Song and Spiritual. Williams performed on a Vesper Concert of Gospel Music in 2019, and this will be her first solo performance with the series. Williams has a diverse background in music, learning both gospel and classical, eventually double majoring in voice and piano.
‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’ Lands in Omaha, 2020
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—Outer space TV gem, Mystery Science Theater 3000, lands in Omaha for a live show next week at the Orpheum Theatre, part of Omaha Performing Arts’ season. The show, rebooted several times since its debut on Minnesota local television, has one clear concept.
ArtSlam19 Tonight at Bancroft Street Market
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—Tonight’s ArtSlam19 at Bancroft Street Market isn’t exactly a typical gallery exhibition, where some guests might glance passively at one painting or another. It’s an annual event created by UNO’s Friends of Art, an organization that supports emerging talent. The artists, nine local upstarts, invite the audience to speak up and weigh in.
Bemis Opens an ‘Allusive and Enigmatic Nature of Sound and Form’
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Omaha, NE—At the moment, the gallery at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art is divided by the works of two artists from opposite coasts, Lui Shtini and Alison O’Daniel. Together, their work offer audiences a spectacle of various media, 2-dimensional, 3-dimensional, photography, film, and even audio, all opening to the public tonight.
Generator Series’ ‘Resilience,’ Music and Poetry at Kaneko
By Corbin Hirschhorn
OMAHA, NE—For two years now, The Generator Series, a collaboration between the Kaneko and Omaha Under the Radar has organized concerts featuring local and outside talent to create innovative music experiences. Their next concert this Saturday, Resilience, will continue to expand the series’ scope, presenting an evening of themed music, poetry, and opera.
‘Fragile Boundaries’ at Darger HQ
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Friday, September 2, Darger HQ gallery will open their next show, Fragile Boundaries. Darger brings together local and international artists, this time Camille Hawbaker, based in Omaha, and Jordanian-British artist Julia Ibbini, currently living in Abu-Dhabi. The artists’ works complement each other in that they both consider pattern, color, and texture, and conceptually respond to feelings on location and identity. Hawbaker has lived in various cities in the states, and Ibbini noted that concerns regarding identity might be endemic in the United Arab Emirates.
Read MoreArt and Architecture: Mike Nesbit’s FLOOD
By Corbin Hirschhorn
Nesbit began a career in professional baseball but later studied at the Southern California Institute of Architecture. His current work unites visual art and architecture, combining drawing and painting aesthetics with large scale installation techniques and concrete canvases.
Read More