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‘We aggregate so you’ll cogitate’ The Good Perdue Chickens Lead the Flock. Which comes
first, the chicken or the egg? For Perdue Farms, the third largest chicken producer in the country, it all starts with eggs. You gotta hatch ‘em before you can raise them into chicken nuggets. In Salisbury, Md., the Perdue hatchery there processes 1 million eggs a week. And Perdue operates 15 hatcheries around the country. Each one of the eggs gets poked with a vaccination needle so the chicken embryo inside is safe from a common virus. In the past, that needle also injected an antibiotic. But since the livestock industry uses more than 80 percent of all antibiotics sold, they are the major factor in creating antibiotic resistant bacteria which threaten humans. So the Center for Disease Control is telling the industry to stop it. Very few are complying but Perdue Farms is. This is a huge step and may be a positive tipping point in food production. CEO Jim Perdue says consumers care more about how their food is produced and responsible practices are part of the mix. Two chicken wings “up” for Perdue. No GMOs for Euro Chicks Stickin’ with chicken, good news has emerged from Germany. The major grocery chains in Germany have demanded that European chicken producers stop feeding GMO feed to chickens. The German Poultry Association of growers had unilaterally gone back to genetically modified feed for chickens. The grocers said, “Not so fast.” By consensus, the stores demanded that all GMO feed for chickens be phased out by Jan. 1, 2015. In addition, the coalition began drafting demands to extend the GMO feed ban to include livestock feed for pork, dairy and beef. The GMO battle is being won in Europe. Human Immune System Conquers Ebola It’s no doubt that the Ebola virus, identified just 38 years ago, is a nasty bug. Any hemorrhagic disease is ghastly to envision. Scurvy, a nutritional deficiency, left sufferers bleeding from the eyes, mouth and nose before succumbing to their bodies basically dissolving from lack of collagen. The good news about Ebola is the immune system can beat it. Consider this: in the worst possible conditions, the health care systems of the most deprived nations in the world, survival is about 50 percent. I find this amazing… and amazingly underreported and underemphasized. If half the infected can survive with the poorest medical treatment allopathic medicine can provide, then how many would survive if they actually got therapies that enhanced and
strengthened the immune system? Traditional forms of ayurvedic and Chinese medicine rely on boosting the anti-pathogen part of the body rather than attacking the biological threat. Build up the internal army and it can withstand the invader. There are a number of natural solutions to do just that. New pharmaceutical drugs aren’t the answer. Of four persons who contracted Ebola then received the experimental drug Z-Mapp, two survived. That’s back to the 50 percent mark. Western medicine has to look toward improving the body not attacking the germ.
The Bad Bottled Water is Bad There’s no better way to put it than that. If there is a good reason to buy bottled water, I’d like to hear it. So would 80,000 farmers in California. If you’re drinking Dasani, Arrowhead, Crystal Geyser or Aquafina, it likely was pumped out of the aquifer or streams of California, a state in the middle of the worst drought in recent history. All those companies bottle in California. In addition to the insult of paying premium prices for plain tap water in a plastic bottle that will take a few billion years to degrade, if you buy that water, you’re taking valuable irrigation from the largest fruit and vegetable producing state in the nation. Almond farmers in the Central Valley are plowing under decades-old groves because they simply don’t have the water to keep the trees alive. Look, there is a better way. Carry a re-purposed bottle that you can refill from your own tap or reverse osmosis system at home. You can rent an R/O system from Futuramic Products on Saddle Creek for less than $19/month. The Ugly British bobbies went after the parents of a five-yearold cancer patient when the parents opted not to let doctors blast radiation into their child’s head to kill a tumor. They fled to Spain to seek another option. The problem here is that police and courts act on the say-so of doctors who ascribe to the “my way or else” medical opinion. Protecting children is one thing. Abrogating common sense and parental rights is another. It’s just plain wrong to grant so much sway to a profession or methodology that changes right and wrong from week to week. One week Drug A is good. The next week it’s withdrawn and bad. Medical procedures and opinions that were gospel one day are heresy the next. Same thing happens over and over. Doctor is not spelled G-O-D. Be well. ,
VISIONS FROM FIVE MINUTES INTO THE FUTURE • SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 • All entertainment in the future will be temporary and on-demand. We will not own music collections, but rather play a song from the web when we wish to hear it. We will not have movie openings, but instead theaters will play whatever a large enough audience
wishes to see, when they will to see it, downloaded from the Web. Our books will exist in online libraries, our newspapers consisting of a constant streaming feed, and our popular culture will be always available, always just a click away.
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he first progressive dinner I attended was a more traditional one. Five different courses were served, each one at a different house, prepared by a different homeowner. It was a lot of fun but since that time I had been wondering if there might be a contemporary spin I could put on the progressive dinner concept. Then one day I thought, “Why couldn’t I invite some friends to join my husband and me on a three-course progressive dinner in a specific section of Omaha that had several restaurants located near one another?” So that’s what I did. There are so many options from Dundee to the Old Market, but our foursome settled on Midtown. We would do Crave for appetizers, Black Oak Grill for dinner and Delice for dessert. The order was decided based upon each eatery’s perceived strengths. The first big benefit of attending a progressive dinner is you get to choose the place with the BLACK OAK GRILL strongest entrees for dinner, the best appetizers and so on. Appetizers: Crave We started off at Crave. Though I allotted an hour and 15 minutes, 90 minutes would have been optimal as service was leisurely. I won’t say it was slow because I think our server was trying to give us time to explore the menu. We ordered four appetizers among us: Edamame Cream Cheese Wontons, Spicy Salmon Rolls, Lemon Garlic Chicken Wings and Guacamole with chips. Everything was delicious and we each finished our appetizers. Be forewarned that the chicken wings were full-sized wings, not the drummies one might expect to get at the local sports bar. I loved the guacamole. It was smooth, lightly chunky and flavorful.
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Main Course: Black Oak Grill After finishing our drinks and paying the bill at Crave, we headed next door to Black Oak Grill for dinner. Entrée highlights included a meatloaf that came shaped like meatballs. The pieces were tender, had a lot of spice and light tomato flavor. My friend said she
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would totally order it again. Her husband ordered the ribeye steak which came with garlic mashed potatoes and broccoli. He said the ribeye was good, not too big and not too small. The potatoes were fantastic. My husband had the sirloin which he said was “perfectly prepped and cooked with a nice sear on the outside but juicy on the inside.” He also got the potatoes and broccoli sides. Dinner took about 90 minutes which is about what I had figured. We were spot on there. With our bellies almost totally full (almost), we headed to dessert. The four of us crossed the street and headed to Delice for a sweet ending to a fun evening. Dessert: Delice We opted to take our treats outside to the patio where we could enjoy quiet conversation and a pleasant evening breeze. I had a deliciously rich German Chocolate Cake. My husband had the Lemon Pistachio Torte, which he said wasn’t super lemony but was light and tasty. My friend enjoyed the lime mousse torte. She said she was “pleased with the shortbread cookie crust.” It was not super tangy and was the perfect dessert for a summertime evening. Her husband finished his meal with a citrus poppy seed cake, which he described as more “savory than sweet with a lovely poppy seed crunch.” Linger without guilt We all agreed we loved the idea of doing a progressive dinner together. We talked for a while over dessert and agreed that a big benefit of eating different courses at different places means you can linger a bit over your food without feeling guilty about hanging out because within 90 minutes, you are changing locations and freeing up the table. And doing the progressive meal in one location of town means parking only once, something all of us really appreciated. At the end of the evening my husband suggested you could even do variations on the theme, not just by trying different areas of town but also by starting with dessert. Now that’s progressive! , ■ OKTOBERFEST If you haven’t yet purchased your tickets for Lucky Bucket Brewing Company’s Oktoberfest, you better hurry. The festivities take place this Friday, Sept. 12, from 6-11 p.m. Tickets cost $7 (plus a service fee if purchased online) and includes one drink ticket. Don’t worry – you can buy more drink tickets when you get there. www.luckybucketbrewing.com ■ NO SOUP FOR YOU! The Old Market Signature Soup Shop recently closed their doors for good after nearly a year in business. They hope to reopen at a different location sometime in the near future, so stay tuned to find out if a new location is found so soup can be back on. www.signaturesoupshoppe.com — Tamsen Butler Crumbs is about indulging in food and celebrating its many forms. Send information about area food and drink businesses to crumbs@thereader.com.
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ummer made a late brief appearance recently in the Metro which means autumn can’t be far behind with its palette of “Go Big Red” and much more. Fall’s colorful harvest will also include some promising visual arts events and exhibits in October and November with a few already underway here in September. Besides openings featuring traditional mediums and genres, several venues will offer alternate takes on video, online and photography (Sweatshop, Pet Shop, RNG, MAM and MG), architecture and design (Kaneko) and multi-media performance (Apollon and Bemis Center). Speaking of events, nothing says fall arts more than the annual Omaha North Hills Pottery Tour, Oct. 4-5, which features 18 ceramic artists at four sites including The Florence Mill, Dennison Pottery, Too Far North Wine and Big Table Studios. For details, go to omahanorthhillspotterytour.com. Ceramic art is also the medium of choice in another show, It’s All About Clay, curated by ceramicist Iggy Sumnik at Hillmer Art Gallery at College of St. Mary. His exhibit opens Oct. 27 with a reception of art and music, Nov. 13. Other galleries highlighting 3D art in October include Anderson O’Brien’s exhibit of John Thien’s cast glass and bronze work along with his watercolors and oils which are on display in September as well; and Gallery 72’s group show, Greatness of Studio Glass Art, which opens Oct. 24 and includes such luminaries as Harvey and John Littleton, Therman Statom, Corey Broman, Tom Kreager, Kate Vogel, Chad Fonfara and more. Yet, arguably, the most anticipated 3D arts event of this fall, if not in all mediums, is the Kaneko Open Space Soiree that previews three site specific exhibitions by international artists in industrial and architectural design. Open Space Soiree, Kaneko’s annual fundraising event, takes place Sept. 19, 6:30-9 p.m., as it showcases Cedric Hartman, Selected Works, Olson Kundig: Anthology and Wallace Cunningham: reality < an idea. Tickets are currently on sale for this gala event that Friday and a free public opening follows on Sat., Sept. 20, 6-9 p.m.
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The three Kaneko exhibits, which continue through Jan. 3, 2015 feature: Hartman’s one-of-akind array of furniture, lighting and hardware in his first public show; large scale photos and models that survey Olson Kundig Architect projects and structures that “serve as a bridge between nature, culture and people;” and a showcase of “unrealized projects as fine art” created by Cunningham with a design philosophy that emphasizes the surrounding environment “as a primary source of inspiration.” Video projections, light and shadow will enhance the display models to “convey concepts of the built and un-built, cause and effect, ethereal, inspiration and intuition.” Joslyn Art Museum’s main attraction this autumn will likely be the ever popular, “Father of Pop Art” in In Living Color-Andy Warhol and Contemporary Printmaking from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and foundation. The exhibit, which opens Oct. 11 and continues till Jan. 1, 2015, examines how Warhol’s use of color impacts subject and viewer, creating a dialogue between him and 19 contemporary artists who use color to shape images of culture, politics and consumerism. The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts offers its Maximus: A Circus for the Senses, opening Oct. 30 which encourages viewers to “explore the residue of a performance” by resident Emilie Baltz that combines food, movement and human technology. The venue will also host another Baltz affair, RGB Cocktail Party, Sat. Nov. 15 that features the artist creating an immersive environment of local chefs, mixologists and more in the “intersection of gastronomy, performance and the visual arts.” These two events continue Bemis’ OLSON KUDNIG ANTHOLOGY
new vision and direction toward supporting art and its residents on behalf of social practice and community engagement. Not to be outdone in combining visual and performance art is South O’s Apollon on Vinton Street with its following schedule of multi-genre shows and entertainment: F**K the 80s, Freakshow and So Now You’re a Zombie in September, October and
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November respectively. Go to Apollonomhaha.com for show details. Also on the edgier side of Metro Arts are the Benson First Fridays popularized especially by two galleries, Pet Shop and Sweatshop, among others. The former will team up with Metro Photo Club in October to host Alternative Process Exhibition along with mini-workshops on the above medium, and in November Lincolnite Jar Schepers returns with his amazing hybrid sculpture. Sweatshop will show City View, new work by Rob Walters in October, and in November, EAT YOUR HORSEMEAT, curated by Pittsburg’s Christopher Fischer in conjunction with Junkfest #20. Incidentally, Sweatshop co-founder Kim Reid-Kuhn is the featured artist with her show, Sacraments of Domesticity, in the Nebraska Arts Council’s Fred Simon Gallery, Sept. 8-Oct. 17 while Katie Frisch shows her textiles, from Nov. 3-Dec. 12. Other exhibits held in non-profit galleries this fall include: the Union for Contemporary Arts’ Fellow Group Show, Sept. 19-Oct. 10 and Urban Art Installation by Jeff King and Reggie Le Flore, Oct. 17-Nov.7; Creighton University’s Lied Gallery will showcase 3D artist Ying Zhu’s crumbs of tenderness, Sept. 12-Oct. 17, and John Balistreri and Greg Pugh in Digital Hands from Oct. 31-Dec. 7. Private galleries in the Metro also offer an interesting variety of traditional and alternative shows: RNG in Council Bluffs will exhibit Freddy Rincon in October and Jeff King in November, both opening on the second Saturday of the month. But this Saturday’s opening of an Alex Meyer show is especially promising
exhibit rural landscapes and photography by Don Williams Oct. 3-Nov. 1 and Peter Hill’s hard-edged, acrylic abstract paintings, Nov. 7-29. MG will show the photography of Kent Behrens in its Garden of the Zodiac Gallery, opening Dec. 4. Besides the aforementioned glass art show at Gallery 72, viewers can also look forward to Her Art/Herself, Nov. 21-29, a two-part event that includes a book release
as gallery owner Rob Gilmer is tabbing it as “viral art” as Meyer’s finished work can only be viewed via online there via smart phone, tablet, etc. with the posted URL while the artist paints live onsite. Modern Arts Midtown and the Moving Gallery are currently showing work by Italian artists Roberto Kusterle and Fulvio Pellegrin with the latter’s show continuing until Nov. 22. MAM will then
for Suzanne Smith Harney with the show’s title, a collection of her articles about Metro women artists written for Her magazine from 2004-2012. The second is the exhibit of 50+ artists profiled by Smith Arney during this period. G72 will follow this with a Twentieth Century Masters exhibit, Dec. 5-27, featuring prints of Dali, Chagall, Miro and Picasso. , —Michael Krainak
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am encouraged by the new labor agreement which represents the long-term commitment to great music making from both the Omaha Symphony musicians and the management,” said Susanna Perry Gilmore, concertmaster of the Omaha Symphony. She said a five-year agreement is rare in orchestra labor contracts these days and is a positive thing for Omaha. Gilmore joined the Omaha Symphony in 2011 as concertmaster. She held the same position for 15 years with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. Gilmore has frequently been heard on National Public Radio in chamber ensembles and on shows such as “Performance Today” and “A Prairie Home Companion.” “In my role as concertmaster of the Omaha Symphony, I sit in the first chair of the violin section and am responsible for leading the strings and the rest of the orchestra by reflecting and communicating what the conductor is doing on the podium,” Gilmore explained. She will not be leading as concertmaster during the Masterworks concerts Sept. 26 and 27 because she is the featured soloist, performing Erich Korngold’s “Violin Concerto.” “The Korngold concerto, although written in 1945, has a beautiful, lush romantic sound and will tie into the Tchaikovsky symphony that’s featured on the second half quite well,” said Gilmore. She will also lead and perform Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” on the Symphony’s Joslyn Series May 10, 2015. So what’s Gilmore’s advice to aspiring musicians? Practice! “And don’t limit your options. It’s hard to make a living as a classical musician and it’s important to be creative and open minded to different ways to make it work such as teaching, creating and promoting your own ensembles and/or concert ideas,” Gilmore said.
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And she is one musician who leads by example. During her time with the Memphis Symphony, she helped create and direct a new music series called “Opus One.” The program was recognized for its unique collaborations between symphony ensembles and a variety of artists from the Memphis community including folk, blues, rock and hip hop performers. Omaha Symphony Hits the High Notes The Symphony’s Pops series boasts an original production this season. Broadway’s Best of the Midwest, on October 4th and 5th is entirely self-produced. The Symphony is creating the production from the ground up. Music from Oklahoma, State Fair and The Music Man will be performed by Broadway cast and chorus and led by Ernest Richardson, the Symphony’s resident conductor. Later in October, on the 26th, the Symphony Spooktacular returns with musical treats for the kids at an event that also includes colorful costumes and trick or treating. In the winter, you can settle in and enjoy the Northern Lights Festival, featuring music from Sibelius, Grieg and Nielsen on two different evenings. You may want to see both as each night will feature a different soloist and different pieces from each composer. Pianist Andrew Tyson plays with the Symphony on January 23rd and violinist Bella Hristova joins the ensemble Jan. 24. The Symphony’s Movie Music Series offers Pixar in Concert on February 14th. The Omaha Symphony will play the original score to scenes from well-loved Pixar films, including Toy Story, Wall-E, Up and Brave. On May 2, the Symphony will present a musical tribute to legendary rock band, Queen, whose classics include “Another One Bites the Dust,” “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Ticket information is available at omahasymphony.org or 402.345.0606. Roger Weitz, general director for Opera Omaha, says in the 2014-2015 season, the opera intends to break beyond its venue and engage the community more. Opera Unbound is the theme of Opera Omaha’s upcoming season. Weitz said this means the opera will offer activities and performances at more venues than just the Orpheum Theatre. He said this year’s operas include Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Fidelio and American composer John Adams’ A Flowering Tree. Opera Omaha has a certain formula it uses when selecting productions for a new season. “If you follow that balanced model of Top 20, Top 200, Top 2000, then our Top 20 piece is Rigoletto. Our Top 200 piece is Fidelio. And A
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He said A Flowering Tree is based on a southern Indian folktale and has much in common with The Magic Flute, in that it has themes related to magic and transformation. For Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio, Opera Omaha welcomes back world-renowned artist, Jun Kaneko. According to Weitz, this production will, “complete Kaneko’s operatic triptych following Madama Butterfly and The Magic Flute.” And if you want to be a part of the performance, make plans to attend Opera Omaha’s auditions for chorus members, Tuesday, October 21st from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. You have to prepare two selections (not to exceed five minutes in length). One must be in a foreign language and one in English. You must also provide printed music and an accompanist will be provided. Auditions take place at the Opera Omaha Rehearsal Hall, 1850 Farnam Street. For the first time ever, Opera Omaha is offering its subscribers the option of designing their own season. Audiences may choose one, two or all three shows in the season and select which performances they want to attend. Ticket information is available at operaomaha.org or 402.34-OPERA. , —Cheril Lee
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all has arrived which means another season of Omaha theatre is in full swing. The next few months promise to offer a variety of productions from several area theatres. The Omaha Community Playhouse kicked off its season in the Howard Drew Theatre with the spectacle-laden Enron by Lucy Prebble, closing September 14th. The play chronicling the early 21st century energy giant’s collapse features everything from complex financial theory to lightsaber battles. Next up in the Howard Drew is The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez. The show follows a former Confederate soldier of Jewish descent returning to his family’s abandoned homestead. After finding two of his family’s former slaves caring for the property, the three have a Seder where secrets and ghosts from the past come to light. The Whipping Man opens Oct. 17. The Playhouse’s new artistic director, Hilary Adams, will make her directorial debut on the Hawks Mainstage with the musical The Drowsy Chaperone by Lisa Lambert, Greg Morrison, Bob Martin, and Don McKellar. The five-time Tony Award-winner features Dave Wingert as the show’s narrator, who plays a record of his favorite 1920s musical. As the record starts, the musical comes to life inside his house. The Drowsy Chaperone will run from Sept. 12 - Oct. 12. The Playhouse’s 21 & Over alternative programming will kick off Sept. 22 with the staged reading of Lost Boy Found in Whole Foods by Tammy Ryan. Soon after, the theatre’s new From the Ground Up series with Great Plains Theatre Conference will showcase Ellen Struve’s new workin-progress Prince Max’s Trewly Awful Trip to the Desolat Interior Oct. 20. Each show will be in the Howard Drew Theatre. As always, Nov. 21 will mark another year of the Omaha tradition that is A Christmas Carol, featuring Jerry Longe as Ebeneezer Scrooge. The Nebraska Theatre Caravan will once again be co-
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ordinating two national tours of the show in conjunction with the Mainstage performances. Speaking of Jerry Longe, he is currently at work rehearsing with Jon Purcell and Thomas Becker on The BLUEBARN Theatre’s opening show, American Buffalo by David Mamet. One of the first shows ever performed by the theatre in 1989, the play follows a trio of characters as they skeem, argue, and dwell in a world of their own hollow pipe dreams. This year the BLUEBARN will also feature the remount of Every Christmas Story Ever Told (and Then Some!) by Michael Carleton, James Fitzgerald and John K. Alvarez and are sponsoring an alternative program directed by Spencer Williams that reimagines Hamlet inside a 100-yearold midtown Omaha residence entitled Walk the Night. (Full disclosure: I am performing in each of those two productions.) SNAP Productions is finishing up its first show of the season, We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as South West Africa, From the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Years 1884-1915 by Jackie Sibblies Drury. The darkly comedic story of Millennial race relations will close September 14th. Once finished, Daena Schweiger will direct the new Christopher Durang play Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. The comedy loosely based on the themes of Anton Chekhov will run from November 13th - December 7th. The Shelterbelt Theatre is keeping busy after closing its production of Abby in the Summer by Nebraska-native A.P. Andrews and showcasing the sixth iteration of the Instant Theatre Bootcamp. Next is Sara Farrington’s play Mickey & Sage directed by Ben Beck. Formerly featured at the Great Plains Theatre Conference, Mickey & Sage will have two adult actors playing children as they spend their time in Sage’s backyard. During their play dates, the two explore and ponder life’s complexities as only children can. Shelterbelt will also feature a special one-night performance of The Year I was Gifted by Monica Bauer. After the show, Bauer will be giving a workshop on writing the one person show. The two hour workshop will cover everything from writing styles and conventions to production strategies. On the university front, UNO Theatre will kick off its season on Oct. 1 with Henrik Ibsen’s classic Hedda Gabler. Directed by Dr. Doug Patterson, the 110-year-old play has regained momentum in recent years with numerous remounts and adaptations across the country. In November, the university will feature its first UNO Theatre Festival. The program invited alumni and professionals to work with students on new theatrical endeavors. The festival will have spoken word and slam poetry, movement pieces derived from Commedia Dell’Arte, staged musical reviews, and a play by contemporary playwright Heather Raffo.
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Creighton University Theatre will begin its season in October with the student-directed show Exit, Pursued by a Bear by Lauren Gunderson. The comedy about domestic violence was one of the most successful productions of the 21 & Over series in recent years. In November, Creighton will produce the musical The Spitfire Grill by James Valcq and Fred Alley. Set in a small Wisconsin town, the show tells the story of a woman starting anew after being released from prison. THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR
The Rose Theater has a fall jam-packed with shows. Audiences can see their current production The Very Hungry Caterpillar running through September 21st before making way for the Dr. Seuss classic The Cat in the Hat in October. Also running will be the dramatic adventure A Wrinkle in Time in November before hosting the new musical A Christmas Story for the holiday season. Bellevue Little Theater is getting ready to open the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic Oklahoma! Sept. 12 before turning to The Dixie Swim Club by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten Nov 7. While the majority of Broadway tours don’t come through Omaha until the new year, Omaha Performing Arts will be featuring The Radio City Christmas Spectacular featuring the Rockettes at the Orpheum Theatre Nov. 13. Aspiring playwrights have until Oct. 15 to submit their work to the Great Plains Theatre Conference. After the deadline, plays will be read in a blind-reading process to determine which shows are selected for workshops at the summer intensive. , —William Grennan
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he downtown Omaha Lit Fest this Friday and Saturday offers a compendium of writing topics and events around the theme Warped: Historical In/Accuracy, Navigating Fact and Fiction, Past and Present. Writing about the past is foremost on the mind of founder-director Timothy Schaffert since his new novel The Swan Gondola is set in the late 19th century. When some writer friends had new books of their own out with a historical context, the theme naturally revealed itself as did the scheduled lineup of guest authors and panels. Big name authors from outside Neb. are participating along with area authors fast making names for themselves, plus other established and emerging authors from here and beyond. “I became interested in having conversations with other writers who also write about the past,” Schaffert says. “And it seems like there’s a vast readership these days for historical novels. Now one of the things I want to address with the panelists is the particulars of that very phrase, that very label – the historical novel. “I think there is a distinction to be made between books set in the past versus the historical novel genre, which sometimes can feel like a marketing label. Is a
Dadas, but I hope he’s become his own creature.” Schaffert says Casey’s “writing is magical and poetic, her imagination is rich,” adding, “She places us there in 19th century France and creates these vivid characters even as she also provides a portrait of the early days of psychology and neurology. It’s an interesting mix of science history and also rich characterization, poetry and fairy tale.” Chicago-area author Melanie Benjamin, who’s carved a niche writing historical biographies of the women behind famous men, explores the life of Anne Morrow Lindbergh in her best seller The Aviator’s Wife. Benjamin’s protagonist is the wife of famed pilot Charles Liindbergh. Not any woman will do for the author. She says, “There’s an extra special angle I always look for when I’m looking at a real life to explore in fiction, and Anne’s story is just so epic in scope. It’s the stuff of fiction really.” She doesn’t feel hidebound to history: “I’m not a stenographer to history.” Neither does she feel obligated to exhaustively visit and describe historic sites that make their way in her work. “My books are about people, not places. I do the research, but I’ve learned not to over-research. In the
novel set in a historical time inherently a historical novel or is a historical novel something with its own formulas and intentions? That’s kind of what I’m curious about as a reader and writer. I’m looking forward to hearing more from these writers who’ve also recently spent time immersed in the particulars of other eras.” Maud Casey’s The Man Who Walked Away, which Schaffert describes as “most definitely one of the great novels of the year,” is inspired by the real-life case history of Albert Dadas. The 19th century French psychiatric hospital patient wandered away in a trance-like state across much of Europe. For research the Washington D.C.-based Casey read Ian Hacking’s nonfiction book, Mad Travellers: On Transient Mental Illness, for its take “on the way a particular diagnosis arises at a particular moment in history for cultural-nationalistic-social reasons.” “I constantly returned to Hacking’s book for the details of the story,” she says, “but also to remember the rhythms of Dadas’ language as he described his wanderings in the sessions of hypnosis transcribed in the back of Hacking’s book.” To learn about the era she pored over old documents and books at the Library of Congress, steeping herself in the early days of psychiatry, the history of the bicycle, the beginnings of mass tourism, et cetera. “There was the hardcore research, but there was always, intertwined with that, the endless negotiations with my self-doubt. Who was I to write historical or even historical-ish fiction?” In France and Switzerland she says she “spent a lot of time walking and thinking about Albert walking.” “The research was all essential to the endeavor,” she adds, “but at the heart of the novel is this character loosely based on
end, I have to have something left to imagine or else I don’t have a compelling novel. I stick to the basic, actual timeline of a life, but the story of the book, the arc, comes from my imagination – the story that emerges that only I can see, I believe, in the beginning.” Schaffert admires the direction she’s taken her writing. “The thing about Melanie’s work that is so enticing is that she’s doing an excavation in a sense – she’s getting into the psychologies and the lives of real people and presenting a kind of convincing approximation of what these people might have been like. I love that juxtaposition of the historical document versus her re-imagining of these lives.” Schaffert will lead separate discussions with Casey and Benjamin. Omahan Rebecca Rotert is making waves with her novel, Last Night at the Blue Angel, another Schaffert favorite. It revolves around a mother-daughter relationship. Naomi, the mother, is a singer. Sophia, the daughter, tries connecting through her mother’s art. Rotert, a singer who fronted the bands Echo Farm and The Omaha Project, says, “I made Naomi a singer because I know the territory and the vocabulary and the vulnerability quite well. Like the back of my hand.” Because the narrative is set in 1960s Chicago Rotert says “it was essential to do as much research as I could in order for the period and the place to emerge organically in the prose.” About Rotert, Schaffert says, “Her story is so deeply embedded in the psychology of the characters and their domestic situation and their lives within the walls of
their homes and the interaction and relationship between mothers and daughters. It is about music and performance and that whole aura of stage presence It’s a really heartfelt, moving and utterly captivating story.” Joining Rotert to discuss the role of music in creativity and character development is another local, Rainbow Rowell, enjoying breakout success with a novel “set to music.” Rowell’s New York Times Bestseller Eleanor and Park is about two teens bonding through New Wave and Punk in 1986 “We have approached the idea in very different ways, but to similar ends, i.e. music as vehicle to both escape the self and find the self,” Rotert says of her and Rowell. Three Nebraska women fiction writers – Pamela Carter Joem, Margaret Lukas and Karen Shoemaker – comprise another panel. “They’re three writers who take very different approaches to writing about Nebraska,” Schaffert says. “Pamela’s focus has been on the rural Neb. experience of small communities. Karen also writes about that in The Meaning of Names, but she’s also reaching back to 1918 and presents a historical portrait of Neb. at that
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time. In Margaret’s book Farthest House there’s a level of fairy tale, folk tale, magic, and spiritualism. So I think their perspectives will be enlightening.” The festival’s opening night party, Cures and Tonics, celebrates Omaha’s bawdy, burly early history via Tim Guthrie’s Museum of Alternative History and Burnt District literary journal’s Poetry Brothel. View Justin Wolta’s fest posters over its decade-run. The closing night program features readings by poets from the Women Write Resistance anthology that speak against gender violence. Schaffert and his salon and its esoteric topics attract a “small but devoted audience,” he says. Rotert speaks for many, saying, “It is utterly profuse with Timothy’s intelligence, sensibilities and curiosities. Every year with this event Tim delivers ideas we didn’t know we needed, themes we suddenly crave the moment he proposes them.” , For event details, visit omahalitfest.com. Read more of Leo Adam Biga’s work at leoadambiga.wordpress.com.
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Triumph Books ($16.95) Have you ever thought about running a 5K naked or finishing a marathon at the 50-yard line of an NFL stadium? How about running five miles while eating a dozen donuts or chugging down a few beers? Or maybe you’d prefer running a race while being chased by zombies or dressed up as a gorilla? The Runner’s Bucket List: 200 Races to Run Before You Die, by avid runner and journalist Denise Malan, is the perfect book for runners at all levels who are searching for the world’s greatest— and most unique—running adventures, the races that all enthusiasts should seriously consider participating in before they hang up their shoes. Included among the 200 one-of-a-kind races is 5K The Hard Way in Fremont, Nebraska. That local run, which returns next weekend, features more than 18 obstacles and creek crossings. Runners will run up and over the Magic Bus, walk on balance beams over actual beaver dams and go down a 100-foot water slide into a gigantic mud pit. Whatever your dreams, The Runner’s Bucket List is the perfect book for everybody who is searching for America’s greatest—and craziest— running adventures. So grab your race packet and take that first step! For more info about the Fremont race, go to www.5kthehardway.com. — Paul Heft
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Howard and Rhonda Hawks Mainstage Theatre Omaha Community Playhouse 6915 Cass St. Weds.-Sat.: 7:30 p.m. Sunday: 2 p.m. Tickets $25-$40 www.OmahaPlayhouse.org This send-up of 1920 musicals comes full of songs such as you might have heard back then, something like waltzes, a tango or two, bouncy toe-tapping moments. But you weren’t around during that time, were you? Neither was the on-stage host in this parody re-visit to those presumably good old days. The rather shy but sweet Man In Chair wants you to share his enthusiasm and fan-deep knowledge. He gets so carried away that it’s as if the bygone cast materializes before his eyes. And yours. Eventually Man accidentally reveals himself (that’s not what you think) and confesses to phobias and fears. Three Canadians and one American, all very active theater performers, stitched this together to put you in stiches. Lisa Lambert, Greg Morrison, Bob Martin and Don McKellar garnered Tonys for Best Book and Best Score during the 17-month Broadway run. You won’t get drowsy, especially during the non-intermission. — Gordon Spencer
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DELIVERANCE CREEK 7 p.m. (Lifetime)
In this exceptional TV movie, executive-produced by author Nicholas Sparks, a Missouri rancher named Belle (Lauren Ambrose) stands up for herself and her children during the Civil War. Belle has more than enough conflicts in her life: Her brother fights for the South, while her sister hides slaves for the Underground Railroad. Belle is wooed by the town deputy, Nate (Wes Ramsey), as well as by a wounded Confederate soldier she’s known since childhood.
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work was posted on YouTube. His popularity struck and he held some of the highest rated videos and at one point the #1, 2 and 3 Top-Rated Videos on YouTube. No words are needed for this musician, McKee and his guitar are all the audience will want for this performance. — Mara Wilson
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BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY CELEBRATES CONSTITUTION DAY Bellevue University Main Campus 1000 Galvin Road 11:30 a.m., Free www.bellevue.edu Her neighbor is a cattle-rustler and a sexual predator whose banker-wife wants to foreclose on Belle’s property. That’d be enough trouble to crush a Southern belle in an old-school Civil War drama, but Belle is no Melanie Wilkes. Ambrose makes her a formidable figure, whether aiming a rifle or hoodwinking her enemies. When Nate arrives with the intention of saving the day, Belle hisses, “I don’t need you to protect me!” You can say that again. — Dean Robbins
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The Waiting Room Lounge 6212 Maple St., 8 p.m., $20 waitingroomlounge.com
Andy McKee, a finger-style guitarist born in Topeka, Kansas who still lives and performs there, is stopping in Omaha on his 2014 tour. He is said to be one of the world’s finest acoustic soloists with his unique skill of using only one instrument, his guitar, to make music. He drums his hands on the side of the guitar, while striking the keys with a precise rhythm and cooly plays through each note of the songs as if it’s all he were born to do. McKee independently released his first album back in 2001 and then in 2005 after releasing his third album through Candyrat, an independent record label, his
Bellevue University will host an event to celebrate Constitution Day with a civil debate surrounding the question of whether or not religion plays a role in government. The guests for this debate are Nebraska Public Service Commissioner Anne Boyle and District #7 - Omaha City Council Person Aimee Melton. Boyle will be taking the side, ‘No, religion does not have a role in American government.’ Melton will debate the other side, ‘Yes, religion has a role in American government.’ This event will be located in the Quiet Lounge of the Student Center on the Main Campus. If you have any interest in this subject come listen in on this lunch discussion and stick around for the Q&A session after the debate. — Mara Wilson ANDY MCKEE
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ONGOINGCULTURE Nebraska National Collegiate Juried Exhibition - All Day | $2-$13 Eisentrager-Howard Gallery This 3rd annual art exhibition features the work of the best undergrad student artists from across the country. This year’s exhibition includes ceramics, photography and printmaking. More than 75 artists have been accepted, including 14 from UNL. Nebraska Wesleyan Elder Gallery Exhibit - 10:00 am | Free O’Donnell Auditorium, Rogers Center for Fine Arts Professor Emerita of Art Susan Horn explores family, friendships and Nebraska through photographs spanning 34 years. Urban Design Lab - All Day | Free Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts Chlo Bass and Teal Gardner, two of the Bemis Center’s Artists-in-Residence, are collaborating with 20 local researchers to shed new light on the nature of our urban landscape. Kim Reid-Kuhn - All Day | Fred Simon Gallery Kim Reid holds a BFA in Fine Art from UNO. After graduating, Kim pursued a personal studio practice, teaching, and curating. She won the OEAA in 2013 for Best 2D Artist, in 2013 and 2012 for Best Two Person Show, and in 2010 and 2011 she was nominated by the OEAA for the Best Emerging Artist and Best Solo Exhibition Award. You Know What? F%$# the 80s! - 7:00 pm | $30 (includes dinner) Apollon Most of us think the 1980s are nothing but teased hair, bangles, Player’s Jackets, and endless repeats of The Breakfast Club on beta. Trust us. It’s much, much worse. The Apollon invites you on a journey into the decade that spawned MTV, Nickelodeon, and Emilio Estevez. We’ll battle Goonies, Gremlins, and Terminators. We’ll Double Dare you to bleach your hair and fist pump Ferris Bueller right in his smarmy face. Enron - 7:30 pm | $16-$36. Omaha Community Playhouse The play Enron pulls the audience into a heightened world and demystifies the labyrinth of crooked business practices that lead to the company’s devastating collapse. Enron is a satirical, theatrical spectacle full of savage comedy. This production contains adult content and strong language. The Drowsy Chaperone - 7:30 pm | $20$40. Omaha Community Playhouse The Drowsy Chaperone is a delightful look into the world of a musical theatre super fan. The show’s narrator shares with us his favorite musical comedy from the 1920s. As he turns on his record player, the musical bursts to life and his home transforms into the show’s set. The Very Hungry Caterpillar - 7:00 pm | The Rose Performing Arts Center Featuring evocative music, innovative puppetry, and stunning black light visual effects. Oklahoma - 7:30 pm | $18 Bellevue Little Theatre ‘Oklahoma’ opened on Broadway in 1943 and has seen Broadway revivals as well as a glorious movie. This classic, the first written by Rogers and Hammerstein as a team, is set in 1906 against a backdrop of impending statehood for Oklahoma. Annie Jr. - 7:30 pm | $10-$20. Chanticleer Community Theater This 90 minute show takes you on a journey with adorable red
headed orphan Annie who’s on a mission to find her parents making many friends (furry and otherwise) along the way. You’ll be positively charmed by every member of this talented young cast, entirely ages 8-18, Leapin’ lizards!
THURSDAY SEP 11 Bread & Jam - 1:00 pm | Free Western Historic Trails Center The Chris Duarte Group - 6:00 pm | The 21st Saloon Hocico with Hardwire - 7:00 pm | $10 The Hideout Omaha All ages industrial show. Acoustic Music Thursdays - 7:00 pm | Free Two Fine Irishmen Melissa Pruss - 7:00 pm | $5-$10 College of St. Mary Concert Series presents Faculty Recital featuring Melissa Pruss on Violin at Gross Conference Center. Performances are recommended for children ages 8 years and older. Freestyle Battles/Ladies Night - 7:00 pm | $5 The Underground Bar & Grill The first 16 Mcs to sign in will battle that night for $50 in cash prize/bar tab. It’s also ladies night with great drink deals. 21+ show. Senses Fail - 7:30 pm | $15-$17 The Bourbon Theatre Listening to a new Senses Fail album is a lot like reconnecting with an old friend. Each new creation is a fleeting snapshot of the lives of its makers, indelibly capturing the things that meant the most during your mutual time apart. By Request Only 2014 - 7:30 pm | $15$35 Lauritzen Gardens Billy McGuigan and Jimmy Weber and the By Request Only Band. A Fundraiser for a Cure, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society proudly present a magical night of music in the gardens. There is a 6:00 pm Pre-Concert Reception to Meet the Musicians. If you can’t attend and want to donate check out the website. Reggae Night - 8:00 pm | Free The Hive Lounge MGK - 8:00 pm | $30 Sokol Auditorium Ohio’s MC MGK’s resilience has become a beacon of hope for thousands of kids across America. Penning rhymes about everything from addiction to family issues. Career Fair - 11:00 am | Free Kaplan University Every person attending may register for a chance to win Husker Tickets. There will be 20 employers with current job openings. Please dress professionally and bring a resume if you have one. Structured Chaos - 8:00 pm | Free Backline Improv Theatre A full night of long-form improv at its finest, jam-packed with many of Backline’s best teams. Brew Haha - 5:00 pm | $40 Stinson Park Eighth Annual Brew Haha. A fine food and beer tasting event benefitting Habitat for Humanity of Omaha and organized by Habitat Omaha’s Young Professionals Group (HOYP). Proceeds from the event will go directly to Habitat Omaha. The event will showcase craft and locally-brewed beer as well as food from area restaurants. Comedy Stiles Open Mic - 10:00 pm | Free Stiles Public House
long history with past local music in the Omaha scene, each one playing in several bands before. Also performing: Architect or ARsonist, Valiska, Devil in the Details, Your Last Chance, To Speak in Whispers, and Before I Burn Chiara String Quartet - 7:30 pm | $5-$20 Kimball Recital Hall Mozart, String Quartet in C Major, K. 465 (‘Dissonance’) Bartok, String Quartet No. 1 in A minor, Op. 7 Brahms, Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115 With Diane Barger, clarinet (rescheduled from the cancelled event last winter). Matt Whipkey - 8:00 pm | The Hive Lounge Live Music - 9:00 pm | Free Horseshoe Council Bluffs Casino The Lonely Biscuits - 9:00 pm | $12-$15 The Bourbon Theatre The Lonely Biscuits, formerly known as Gravy and the Biscuits have been together since September of 2011 blending soul, funk and pop with rap. Hip Hop Gumbo - 9:00 pm | Free The Side Door Lounge Omaha performers Nate Owen, Simian Simpleton, Pensive, and J. Crum with DJ Mammoth spinning. Special guests Gene Tko Poindexter will be stopping by to grace the stage. “Interrogated” - 10:00 pm | Free Backline Improv Theatre Audience members volunteer to come up on stage and confess something they’ve gotten away with in their life, then we send them back and perform scenes based on that information. Arena: Champions vs. Challengers 11:00 pm | Free Backline Improv Theatre Each teams gets 20 minutes to win vote to come back next week.
SATURDAY SEP 13 Spoonfed - 8:00 pm | The Hive Lounge Live Music - 9:00 pm | Free Horseshoe Council Bluffs Casino Saturday Night Show - 9:00 pm | FreeBackline Improv Theatre Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes - 9:00 am | Free Miller’s Landing Event festivities include breakfast, a zumba warm up, a 1-mile or 5K-route option and a kid’s zone, including bounce houses, games and prizes. To finish the day an NCAA college football game will be broadcast in conjunction with a healthy tailgate. Remembrance - 10:00 am | $6-$12. Strategic Air & Space Museum An exhibit and program honoring the fallen victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and the heroes who have fought our nation’s battles throughout the years. Features guest speaker Alfred Buckles, Special Advisor to Commander US STRATCOM. Includes The Tie Towers exhibit featuring artist Gregory J. Laakso. Newborn Expo & Car Seat Check 11:00 am | Free Boys Town National Research Hospital Every new and expecting mother will receive a goodie bag and will be pampered with prenatal massages, spa treatments and desserts. And some incredible giveaways. Certified technicians from the Nebraska Safety Council will be onsite to assist car seat installation 9am to 2pm. 402 Block pARTy - 1:00 pm | Free 402 Arts Collective Live Music, community art projects, informational booths, food trucks.
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Nebraska Wesleyan Bravo! Bosendorfer Piano Concert - 3:00 pm | Free
O’Donnell Auditorium, Rogers Center for Fine Arts Music in the Park - 6:30 pm | Free Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park Luigi, Inc. - 9:00 pm | Free Mr. Toad’s Pub Omaha Pujol - 9:00 pm | $8-$10 The Slowdown Omaha In February of 2013, Daniel Pujol set out to write/record the follow-up to his debut album with producer Doni Shroader. Omaha’s 10th Annual Out of the Darkness Community Walk to Prevent Suicide - 12:00 pm | Free Lewis and Clark Landing Omaha’s 10th Annual Walk to Prevent Suicide. Walk at 2pm. Omaha Lancers vs Tri-City Storm 4:30 pm | Free Ralston Arena Sunday Night Trivia - 7:00 pm | Free Two Fine Irishmen
MONDAY SEP 15 Dirty Rotten Imbeciles - 7:30 pm | $10$15 Sokol Auditorium Dirty Rotten Imbeciles (also known as D.R.I.) are a United States hardcore punk/thrashcore/crossover thrash band that formed in Houston, Texas, in 1982. Jessica Lea Mayfield - 8:00 pm | $12 The Slowdown Omaha The 23-year old from Kent, Ohio first performed with her family band at the age of 8. At age 15, she recorded her first album. Open Mic - 9:00 pm | Free Barley Street Tavern Bitcoin Day Omaha - 2:00 pm | Free Blue Sushi Sake Grill A half day event to explore and learn about Bitcoin. At 5 pm we will begin the scavenger hunt/race and a Cocktail and Networking time and make a big announcement. Movie Night - 8:00 pm | Free The Hive Lounge
TUESDAY SEP 16 Gov’t Mule - 7:30 pm | $30-$35 The Bourbon Theatre Live at Roseland Ballroom Gov’t Mule debuted in 1995 with a self-titled album on Capricorn Records, followed by the stellar concert date Live at Roseland Ballroom. UNL Faculty Jazz Ensemble - 7:30 pm | Free Westbrook Recital Hall Featuring original works and arrangements they performed on their recent European tour. This concert will feature the music of UNL Professor Tom Larson as well as works by Jimmy Webb, Wynton Marsallis, Wayne Shorter and Eric Richards. Drive-By Truckers & Lucero - 8:00 pm | $27-$30 The Slowdown The 12th release by Athens, Georgia’s Drive-By Truckers, is an elegantly balanced deeply engaged new effort that finds the group refreshed and firing on all cylinders. Open Mic Night - 9:00 pm | Free Venue 51
WEDNESDAY SEP 17 Ray’s Piano Party - 7:00 pm | Free Mr. Toad’s Pub Omaha One Year Later - 7:00 pm | $10 Sokol Underground The sophomore full-length record on CI Records, draws influence from contemporary and past musical giants. Cherub - 9:00 pm | $15-$18 The Bourbon Theatre A sexy electro-pop duo that is the dance love-child of 80’s funk, and popmusic from the future. Digifest South 2014 - 9:00 am | Free CenturyLink Center Omaha Annual digital arts festival/tech expo celebrating how digital technology combined with artistic creativity has helped modern society progress. Nebraska Wesleyan Visions and Ventures Symposium - All Day | Free Nebraska Wesleyan University The Pre-Law Club will recognize Constitution Day with special guest Anthony Schutz, associate professor of law, University of Nebraska College of Law.
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Food Day is a nationwide celebration and a movement toward healthy, affordable, and sustainable food. Think of it as an Earth Day for food! Food Day’s goals are to raise awareness about food issues among broader public, strengthen and unify the food movement, and improve our nation’s food policies.
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he always-exciting vocalist and songwriter Janiva Magness has stepped out as an independent artist to release Original, her latest CD. It’s her 11th recording and you can read in her blog at janivamagness.com about her leap of faith and her friendly parting of ways with Alligator Records. In a testament to her artistry and popularity, the disc debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard Blues Charts on the strength of her online outreach to fans. She and her great band gig at Lincoln’s Zoo Bar Wednesday, Sept. 10, 6-9 p.m. and play a special show hosted by the Blues Society of Omaha at Ozone inside Anthony’s Steakhouse, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 7 p.m. For details see zoobar.com and Facebook.com/ BluesSocietyOfOmaha. Blues Blast Awards Two local artists are nominated for the national Blues Blast Magazine’s Music Awards. The winners are decided by public voting, which ends Sept. 15. Both Josh Hoyer & The Shadowboxers and Shawn Holt & The Teardrops are nominated for the best New Artist Debut Album. Holt is also nominated for the Sean Costello Rising Star Award. You can vote at bluesblastmagazine.com. Cowtown Jamborama The Omaha Jitterbugs hosts their 12th annual Jazz & Swing Dance
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HOODOO is a weekly column focusing on blues, roots, Americana and occasional other music styles with an emphasis on live music performances. Hoodoo columnist B.J. Huchtemann is a Reader senior contributing writer and veteran music journalist who has covered the local music scene for nearly 20 years. Follow her blog at hoodoorootsblues.blogspot.com.
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fter a couple weeks wearing the Lumo Lift, my impression is the technology is (probably) worth the price of admission for chronic slouchers such as myself who want nothing more than a reminder to stand up straight. Because that’s all the technology really is. It’s like having your mother walk behind you all day, telling you to “straighten up.” It’s an all-seeing camera tracking your every slouch. It’s your very own personal electronic Henry Higgins transforming you into a fully erect Eliza Doolittle. My first misperception: I thought the device would constantly “buzz” whenever I slouched, but that feature only works when the Lumo Lift is in “coaching” mode, a feature which can be set to anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour at a time. Otherwise, the device merely monitors your behavior, and like any technology, reports how good or bad you’re doing via Bluetooth to your smartphone. Just open the app and read your report: “Your posture’s been SLOUCHY since 10 a.m.,” it scolds, or, if you’ve been a good soldier, “Your posture’s been REMARKABLE since 10 a.m.” As the day goes by, the app adds up your “Good Posture Hours” with a goal of 4 hours per day. I guess Sgt. Lumo doesn’t expect much from you from the start, knowing the road to a lifetime of good posture is a long and crooked one. Two things struck me after wearing the device for a couple weeks, including on my vacation to New York City. First is the visibility of the device itself. Lumo Lift attaches to your shirt via a magnet — a square piece of metal about the size of a dime. The standard Lumo comes with a brushed nickel-colored magnet and a black magnet, presumably to mix and match based on your wardrobe. The device only works when placed in the front of your shirt near your collarbone. If you’re wearing it on an under shirt, no one will see it, as your dress shirt will cover it. But wear it on your favorite rock T-shirt and there it is, like a badge proclaiming “I’m a chronic sloucher and this is my last-resort solution because, unlike you, I’m too lazy to stand up straight on my own.” Who wants to advertise to everyone they’re a sloucher, especially when they’re not slouching? Since the Lumo Lift is brand-new technology (I’m ever the “early adapter”), no one knows what that dime-sized piece of metal is…yet. Instead, they must think it’s a quirky fashion accessory, or worse, an unfortunate medical device I’m being forced to wear, like a miniature pacemaker, something so dire they wouldn’t dare ask what is for fear of opening a depressing can of worms.
Not once over the past two weeks did anyone ask what the tiny thing was attached to my T-shirt. But if the Lumo Lift catches on, it’s just a matter of time until people figure it out, like the mystery behind those colorful FitBits. The other problem with the Lumo Lift is that (subconsciously) your progress doesn’t “count” unless you’re wearing it. Technology has become ingrained into our leisure and fitness regimens. There is a plethora of smartphone apps and gadgets that track our lifestyles. Most are useful for mundane things like counting calories or miles, to the point where anal retentive users become dependent on them to prove their progress. For example, if I go for a 5k run without my iPhone tracking the workout, did the workout count? Or did the workout never happen? After all, there’s no record of it. It’s as if tracking the workout has become more important than the workout itself. Kind of like, if a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? A guy I work with recently complained about a cycling disaster that happened the previous weekend. Did he have a blow-out or get hit by a car? No, he said. Somewhere along the Keystone Trail, his iPhone lost GPS connection, obliterating all evidence of his 30mile marathon ride. “I mean, what was the point?” It’s as if we’ve lost track of the real reason why we work out in the first place. And in this insufferable “selfie generation,” no experience really happens unless a record of it has been posted on Facebook. (An aside: At a recent concert, a music acquaintance asked if he could take a “selfie” with me. I said sure, but please don’t post the photo online anywhere — I don’t like posting photos of myself on the internet. “Nevermind.” If he couldn’t post the photo on Facebook, there was no point taking it at all). That said, it’s not as if I’d ever brag on social media about going four hours without slouching. After my first complete week wearing the Lumo Lift, I received a summary report in my email telling me how I’d done. “You met your posture goal 6 days this week, and met your activity goal 2 days this week.” The report said on average, my posture was “Good,” and I was “Active” — meaning, apparently, that I walked more than sat. My best posture hours were between 1 and 2 p.m. and I was most active between 11 a.m. and noon. For the week I earned a total of 49 “good posture hours” and took 60,933 steps. But maybe the most notable statistic was that not once did anyone compliment me on my posture. On the other hand, no one has told me to quit slouching, either. The real indicator whether Lumo Lift really works will be how good my posture is after I eventually quit wearing it. Let me know the next time you see me. ,
OVER THE EDGE is a weekly column by Reader senior contributing writer Tim McMahan focused on culture, society, music, the media and the arts. Email Tim at tim.mcmahan@gmail.com. And be sure to check out his blog at Lazy-i.com
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The Continuing Crisis After several contestants in the 2013 world swimming championships in Barcelona, Spain, remarked that the racers in lanes 5 to 8 seemed to swim faster than those in lanes 1 to 4, two researchers investigated further and concluded, in July, that there was a rogue current on the lane-8 side of the pool. In fact, most of the losers swam in lane 1, and the lane 8 swimmers produced a glut of medals, and, wrote the researchers, a current would be “the only cause that we can propose to explain these findings.” -- The New Normal: In America, TV pundits merely shout at each other, but twice recently in Middle East TV debates, discussants have roughhoused on the air. Journalist Shakir al-Johari was involved both times, on the Jordanian 7 Stars channel in May and on Dubai TV in July. In the first, the studio was wrecked, according to Al-Arabiya news service, and the latter incident was calmed only after al-Johari threw his chair at lawyer Saleh Khrais.
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-- From the Foreign Press: (1) After police issued a plea for help in July to identify the perpetrators of a porn movie filmed inside an Austrian church and in which actors’ faces were obscured, a serious fan of Austrian porn spoke up, naming the 24-year-old female lead. The nude breasts of the star, he said, were unmistakably those of “Babsi,” a popular actress, and she was subsequently charged with trespassing in the church. (2) Wilfred Mashaya told a magistrate in Harare, Zimbabwe, in June that he wanted to divorce his wife because, when they sleep together, “She would not even make any sexual sound” -- which was, to him, unbearable. The magistrate took the case under advisement.
Compelling Explanations Not Our Fault: In July, two of the four fertilizer manufacturers operating in the vicinity of the April 2013 massive explosion and fire in West, Texas, filed motions contesting the city’s lawsuit against them. According to the companies, it was actually the city’s ill-trained first responders and volunteer firefighters who caused many of the injuries. -- A Matter of Scale: (1) Police in Cologne, Germany, wrote a bicycle-equipment infraction against Bogdan Ionescu in April because his bike had no right-side handlebar brake. But since Ionescu has no right arm, he fought the ticket, and in July received a police apology. (2) David Rainsford, 44, is contesting the fee charged for a routine eye exam by Specsavers in Cramlington, England. He wants a discount because he has no right eye. (However, Specsavers says Rainsford’s glass eye can pose risks for the good eye and that the area surrounding both eyes must be checked, as well.) Leading Economic Indicators Despite all that has transpired in Ukraine this year, the country’s defense industry manufacturers contin-
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ue to sell military gear to Russia (including “key parts for ship engines, advanced targeting technology for tanks and upkeep for Russia’s heaviest nuclear missiles,” according to an August Washington Post dispatch). The Ukrainian government may be hostile to Russia, but workers at companies such as Motor Sich fear loss of jobs in an already deep recession. Said a Motor Sich spokesman, “We have our own (political) party, the party of Motor Sich.” -- Dilemmas of the 1 Percent: In July, New York City approved construction of a 33-story condominium/apartment tower housing both luxury units (219, facing the Hudson River) and “affordable” units (55, facing the street) -- with separate entrances so the beautiful people could avoid the more downscale. (The developer, Extell, said it deserves credit for carving out the “affordable” units because the luxury units are more profitable.) -- Considering the height restrictions zoned into London’s super-prime real estate, the only practical way for some owners to expand is to go underground (as deep as five stories’ worth of “basement”), which requires heavy digging machines. However, by the time the excavation is finished, the machines are mired at the bottom of a huge pit with no easy way to bring the behemoths up. Consequently, on some jobs, reported the New Statesman in June, property owners have elected merely to leave the machines buried under what would be their sub-basement. -- The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species recently estimated that nearly 50,000 African elephants were killed for their tusks in the last two years, continuing the century-long drastic decline in wild pachyderms. The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has thus proposed new rules to curb ivory imports into the United States, to discourage American buying. However, in
July, the National Rifle Association warned that the FWS rules would be “disastrous” for America’s collectors of antique pearl-handled guns and urged members to fight the regulations (even though, as NRA advocates acknowledged, few gun owners would be affected).
Ironies In August, a criminology professor at Rome’s La Sapienza University arranged a two-hour guest lecture on “emergency practices” by an “experienced” hand -- Francesco Schettino, the captain currently on trial in Italy for his role in the sinking of the cruise ship Costa Concordia in 2012, when 32 people died. Said the captain: “I was called to speak because I am an expert. ... I know what to do in these sorts of situations.” (Schettino will have to refute alleged evidence that “what to do” included running straight for the nearest lifeboat.) Least Competent Criminals Bright Ideas: (1) Bradley Hardison, 24, on the lam in the Elizabeth City, North Carolina, area from two break-in charges, nonetheless decided to enter a newsworthy contest in August -- a public “doughnuteating” competition, in which police officers and firefighters were his competitors. Hardison managed to win, downing eight doughnuts in two minutes, thus attracting even more attention. After one officer recognized him, he fled but was easily caught. (2) Recurring Theme: Raymond Betson became the most recent perp (in July in Swanley, England) to intend to break into a store (this time, a money-lending store) by ramming the wall with a digger -- but broke through the wrong wall (and then another wrong wall after that). Police were summoned by the commotion and arrested him. ,
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Best Movie That Will Make Tons of Money: Interstellar (Nov. 7) The McConaissance may never end, people. This just may be how we live now. Teaming up with writer/director Christopher Nolan, Matthew McConaughey is going big. Like, “out of known space and time” big. With the planet in peril, he plays an interstellar explorer looking to find a new home for humanity. Or something. All I know is it has Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine, Casey Affleck, Wes Bentley and John Lithgow, and some of them are doing stuff in space. The trailer felt like an action version of TV’s Best Movie to Resurrect Multiple Careers: “Cosmos,” which is the coolest sentence I’ve ever said. Birdman (Limited in October) When I heard Michael Keaton would be playing a washed- This one will set fire to the box office and may just be a up actor who rose to fame playing a major superhero, I was dandy come Oscar time. , Best Movie to Utilize Jake Gyllenhaal’s Crazy Eyes: Nightcrawler (Limited in October) I’m not the only one who noticed that at some point Jake Gyllenhaal started looking less heartthrobby and more heart-stabby, right? Well Nightcrawler is putting that facet on full display, as Gyllenhaal plays a freelance crime journalist tweaking and freaking his way through the underground world of L.A. I’m told the aboveground world of L.A. is pretty freaky stuff, so I can only imagine what’s in store for poor Jakey.
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n I hate it when people talk during movies. But I love it when people play symphonic music live in the theater while I watch a movie! What luck, Alloy Orchestra is returning to Film Streams’ Ruth Sokolof Theater for a live musical performance accompanying Dziga Vertov’s 1929 experimental film, Man with a Movie Camera. Tickets are $12 for general admission, $10 for students and only $8 for members. The show is at 7 p.m. Oct. 4., which is great because I’m free that day. What? I have a social calendar. You don’t know my life. n I have a soft spot for kids in tough places who find a way out by finding their voice through creative writing. As such, my softie heart is pitterpattering at the prospect of Erin Gruwell, the teacher known for her work with the Freedom Writers, coming to Aksarben Cinema Oct 1. at 7 p.m. Gruwell will screen the documentary Stories from an Undeclared War and hold a Q&A afterward, along with a book signing. For ticket info, head to aksarbencinema.com. If you hadn’t noticed, the world seems like an extra crappy place these days. It’s wonderful to spend some time thinking about and listening to something positive, as apparently that stuff is rare! n I shouldn’t include this because technically, this is TV news. Well, not really because it’s not TV, it’s HBO. Oh, and also, “True Detective” was more like an eight-hour movie than an ongoing drama. And then there’s the fact that the news at hand involves Justin Lin in discussion to direct one or more episodes of the show’s second season. So you know what, I’m calling this movie news, whether you like it or not! n We’ve already had Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, but apparently our need to see children fattened and eaten knows no bounds. The awesomely talented Neil Gaiman has penned an adaptation of the tale that comes out this fall, but now producer Juliet Blake has snapped up the rights to make a live-action adaptation. This is not because Blake or Gaiman in particular experiences enjoyment from watching kiddie cannibalism. Probably. —Ryan Syrek Cutting Room provides breaking local and national movie news … complete with added sarcasm. Send any relevant information to film@thereader.com. Check out Ryan on Movieha!, a weekly half-hour movie podcast (movieha.libsyn.com/rss), catch him on the radio on CD 105.9 (cd1059.com) on Fridays at around 7:30 a.m. and on KVNO 90.7 (KVNO.org) at 8:30 a.m. on Fridays and follow him on Twitter (twitter.com/thereaderfilm).
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