Nebraska Humane Society Fundraiser & Beer Tasting
Help raise money for the Nebraska Humane Society by eating a pizza, drinking beer and watching comedy. Hell, you were probably going to do those things anyways this weekend. Why not do it for a good cause? Join the Weisenheimers at the Pizza Shoppe as they provide entertainment for the evening, which kicks off at [...]
“Urbanized”
“Urbanized” is the third installment of Gary Hustwit’s “design trilogy,” the topic of urban design and planning is tackled by some of the world’s foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders and more. On Wednesday, February 1st, a special post-show discussion features the Metropolitan Area Planning Agency’s Sloan Dawson, Emerging Terrain founder Anne Trumble, Seventy Five North Revitalization [...]
Friday, Jan. 27th-Thursday, Feb. 2nd
Casablanca Moroccan Café 1-year anniversary
Food lovers are invited to celebrate the 1-year anniversary of the opening of Casablanca Moroccan Café with owner Hamid Tariqui. Naturally, attendees can expect a Moroccan-themed birthday party complete with complimentary cocktails, appetizers, live Moroccan entertainment plus a specially priced menu. Check out Omahype contributor William Pray’s review of Casablanca: http://omahype.com/2011/05/yum-casablanca-moroccan-cafe. facebook.com/casablancamoroccancafe … PHOTO: Distilled Opinion
Thursday, January 26th
This is an archived event.
Casablanca Moroccan Café in Midtown Crossing
6-9 p.m.
FREE (21+)
Opera Omaha Presents: A Mixer in Mad Style
Looking for the perfect event to take your sweetheart to for Valentine’s? Or maybe something fun to do with friends? Look no further than this cool — and ridiculously affordable — event Opera Omaha is throwing at House of Loom on February 2nd: A Mixer in Mad Style. Sure, $20 might sound a little pricey [...]
“Band Build”
Band Build is an annual concert that’s a benefit for Habitat for Humanity of Omaha, featuring live music by Rock Paper Dynamite, Gus & Call, Great American Desert, O’Connell’s Bridge and Pancho and the Contraband. More info
Saturday, January 28th
This is an archived event.
7:30 p.m.
Pecha Kucha Night Omaha #14
Originating in Japan, Pecha Kucha is an event full of rapidfire short speeches by creative professionals in the community. Each speaker gets to show 20 slides, and can only talk about each slide for 20 seconds. This event only happens a few times a year, so get yourself to this one at Slowdown in North [...]
Family Picnic w/ Betsy Wells, & The Benningtons
Family Picnic are a young band of lo-fi indie pop purveyors — an Omaha original. Joining them are Betsy Wells and The Benningtons. Mouths Full of Foam by Family Picnic Omaha
ART TALK! 4 Artists-In-Residence Talk Art at Bemis.
Above: One of Matthew Radune’s projects Head to the Bemis to hear current artists-in-residence Matthew Radune, Eric Zimmerman and collaborators Lauren Was and Adam Eckstrom, of Ghost of a Dream, present their work during the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts’ First Thursday Art Talk on February 2, 2012 at 7:00 pm. As always, Art Talk [...]
“The Big Lebowski”
Jeff Bridges as the Dude? Come on — you can’t not LOVE “The Big Lebowski.” That’s probably why the film is the winner of the 5th annual Film Streams Members Select vote. “The Big Lebowski” runs Friday, January 20th through Thursday, January 26th. Friday’s 9 p.m. show is a costume party, with prizes for the [...]
Backline & 88 Improv @ Studio Gallery
Above: 88 Improv, which joins forces with Backline Improv this week You can catch Backline Improv doing their thing at Studio Gallery every Thursday evening. Backline specializes in long-form improv, where entire scenes are built off of a few audience suggestions at the beginning. Studio Gallery is at 4965 Dodge, right across the street from [...]
The Lemonheads w/ Meredith Sheldon
It’s been decades since The Lemonheads were founded (1986 to be exact), and amongst many, many lineup changes, founder and frontman Evan Griffith Dando has remained the only constant member. With major label success throughout the ’90s, Dando and Co. have always pursed pop rock perfection. Some believe they attainted it on 1992′s It’s a Same [...]
OK Party Comedy Presents: “Superman II”
For fans of “Mystery Science Theater 3000,” OK Party Comedy will provided live commentary to “Superman II.” The deets (via the Waiting Room’s website): OK Movie Party is back! Here’s what is all going down: We’ll be showing Superman II and adding our own commentary (like MST3K, but more inebriated)…we will be having a costume [...]
2012 Omaha Beer Week
Beer connoisseurs rejoice: several local bars, businesses and brewers team up to bring us 2012′s Omaha Beer Week. Expect a week’s worth of special beer tastings and other suds-centric events (including a drunk bus tour) at various spots all across the city. For more info, visit http://omahabeerweek.com. Participating venues include: Brix The Crescent Moon The House [...]
Friday, Feb. 3rd to Sunday, Feb. 12th
Various times & locations
“The Gardener of Eden: Photography of Rob Gilmer”
In this exhibit from Rob Gilmer, the local photographer, reprints family photographs and displays them alongside his recent photos of nature — all harkening back to an idealized childhood. There will be a gallery talk at RNG on Saturday, January 14th at noon. The RNG Gallery is located inside Dixie Quicks restaurant in historic downtown [...]
Friday, Jan. 13th-Sunday, Feb. 6th
RNG Gallery in Council Bluffs, IA
Opening reception: Friday, Jan. 13th from 7-10 p.m.
“To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum”
This highly-anticipated exhibit focuses on all aspects of the mummification process — from the ancient culture’s beliefs to their rituals to the contents of the tombs of the deceased. On view will be “elaborate stone and painted wood sarcophagi, gold, statutes, jewelry, shrouds, mummification tools” and more, according to a press release. Joslyn Art Museum [...]
Saturday, Feb. 11th-Sunday, June 3rd
Community Clean Up Day
The entire community is invited to help The Union For Contemporary Art clean and paint the interior of their new building at 2411 Burdette Street in Omaha’s Near North Side neighborhood. Volunteers are asked to bring any cleaning/painting supplies. Food and beverages will be provided. According to its mission, The Union for Contemporary Art is “committed to strengthening the creative [...]
Saturday, January 14th
This is an archived event.
The Union for Contemporary Art in Near North Side
9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. (approx.)
He’s My Brother She’s My Sister
So-indie-they-should-be-mainstream band He’s My Brother She’s My Sister will be featured on an iPod commercial soon enough. Catch them playing at least five high-profile SXSW shows this upcoming March in Austin (unconfirmed source).
Ben Samples
Denver CO-based DJ/producer Ben Samples brings his bass-heavy remixes of club hip-hop favorites (as well as glitch hop, soulful dub step, funk house and more) to the Bourbon Theatre. http://bensamples.com
Sunday, January 15th
This is an archived event.
8 p.m.
$12 ADV / $15 DOS (18+)
“Play Time”
ONE NIGHT ONLY! In “Play Time” (1967), Jacques Tati’s creative prowess as a (now legendary) French director come together in triumphant fruition, hoisting a cast of lost souls together in a Paris that is as baffling as it is strikingly modern. In presenting this film, Film Streams collaborated with daOMA (design alliance OMAha) and the Omaha Creative Institute. [...]
Kyle Harvey w/ Nick Westra, Great American Desert, & Daniel Dorner
Kyle Harvey, a much respected and celebrated singer-songwriter from Omaha. He recently released a new album, Live at Cavalcade, via Bandcamp page. As implied by the album’s title, it is indeed a live (solo) set of Kyle’s material from a show recorded last October at a venue called Cavalcade in Fruita, Colorado. Harvey is joined by Lincoln [...]
