November/December 2014 Encounter

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Contents6 L IV ING: A Family Downtown The Browns

10 ART: Thread by Thread The Art of Shea Wilkinson

14 MUSIC: Matt Whipkey Time Flies and Stands Still in His New Album

18 THEATER: Performance Man Doug Hayko and His Art in Motion

20 FEATURE: Skateboard Underground Those in the Know Head to Silo

22 DINING: Persian Diversion Ahmad’s Offers a Culinary Journey to the Middle East

26 FASHION: Nuclear Winter The Beauty of Radiation

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38 FACES: Marian Fey Standing Up for the Arts

40 Downtown Omaha Map

41 Merchants & Attractions

44 Calendar of Events

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Scott and Kristin Brown In a Quiet Moment With Son, Brock.

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IT HELPS TO have an elevator.

Which is just what Kristin Brown tells friends and the curious whenever they ask how in the

world she’s going to get that baby stroller and other infant paraphernalia into her home. “We always get the question, ‘How are you going to carry all the baby gear in from the car when living on the second floor?’” Brown says. “To their surprise, our response is ‘Do you have an elevator in your home?’

“It’s not any more difficult living off ground level to get groceries or gear inside. It’s quite easy, and not something that should discourage someone from living in a condo.”

Kristin and her husband, Scott, have been doing just that since 2007 when the couple moved into the Kimball Lofts at 15th and Jones streets.

They had figured that when they began their life together, it would be in a house: The kind with a yard and a driveway (and mowing and shoveling). They were suburbanites, after all. Both grew up in west Omaha, attending Millard North High School together before graduating from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Their first search for a home brought them to the Dundee neighborhood. The Browns found a house they liked but waited too long to bid on it. It was snatched up by the next day. Soon thereafter, Kristin got Scott to join her on the Downtown Condo Living Tour. That took them to Kimball Lofts.

“Neither of us had spent much time Downtown, but we knew we loved city living,” Kristin says. “Within minutes of touring the Kimball Lofts building we could picture ourselves starting our lives there as a married couple.

“The minimalist lifestyle was most appealing. We knew we’d use every bit of space in our condo. And we love to travel, so being able to pick up and go without the responsibilities that came with a traditional home was important to us.”

Still, the Browns figured their downtown living was only meant for two—and not for children. Once a third Brown was added, they’d get a home with a yard. “We assumed that’s where we’d end up sooner rather than later,” Kristin says. Sooner came in 2014 with Kristin due to give birth to her first child, Brock, in August. It wouldn’t be long until the 1,500 square feet they were sharing wouldn’t be enough.

They considered building on a lot in West Omaha, but without knowing how large their family would grow, found it difficult to commit to plans. They wanted something move-in ready. They found it across the hall in the largest condo in Kimball Lofts. Their neighbors had moved out. The Browns moved in. Now they had two bedrooms and gobs of entertaining space amid nearly 2,600 square feet.

“We decided to reevaluate our desires and what was important to us,” Kristin says. >

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Guests first enter a large kitchen featuring stainless steel appliances and a long stone countertop that seats six at bar stools. That flows into the living room and dining room, where the Browns have a table that can host 16 guests when it unfolds. Off the dining room is a small deck where Scott frequently grills. There’s a room for baby Brock and a spacious master bedroom. The ceiling is high and exposed throughout.

Kristin parks underground in a heated garage; Scott has a street-level stall in a gated lot. Their commute is almost nonexistent as both work downtown in sales, Scott at Gallup, Kristin with Pfizer.

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hallway. There’s room for them now in a closet, but today the baby stroller takes residence in the hallway. And the dryer is stacked atop the washer in their walk-in closet (at least there’s no trip to put away clean clothes).

But if they have to do with less stuff, they certainly have more stuff to do. The Browns are outside more often, perhaps, than their suburban counterparts with yards. From their condo, Scott can hit trails that take him through Iowa on the Wabash Trace or to Fort Calhoun. They walk downtown frequently—to the pedestrian bridge or throughout the Old Market. And quite frequently to dinner.

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hallmark of fabric artist Shea Wilkinson’s intricately crafted quilts.

The 28 year old did not intend to be an artist. Instead, Wilkinson’s professional path seemed more aligned to a living overseas, and her fairly peripatetic life seemed to foreshadow that kind of career: She earned a BA in German and international studies from the University of Nebraska-Omaha, lived in the Czech Republic and after marrying her husband Jake in 2009, earned a certificate to teach English in Berlin.

In 2010, the couple travelled to Mexico where they taught English until 2011. Wilkinson used her free time to do what would become her artistic medium: stitching. “After work, I had so much free time—we only taught three hours a day— and people would go for drinks,” Wilkinson says, “but I stayed home and quilted five or six hours.” Hand quilting, though, pushed her too far physically, so she began using a sewing machine. “I had always had a sewing machine in my life, and after about six months I got one. I didn’t like machine quilting, but I had to get over that bias, because I needed something to do.” >

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< Get over it, she did. Wilkinson began creating distinctive design elements with brilliantly colored threads, and her subject matter developed relatively quickly. “I thought, ‘What can I draw?’ Mushrooms, aliens, and plants were easy for me.”

Once she and her husband returned to Omaha, Wilkinson continued quilting, but no longer as a hobby. “I was eager to continue quilting and figure out how to have a career in art,” she remembers.

That career developed quickly through coveted artist residencies. In 2012, she became a Union of Contemporary Arts fellow, and the following year she became a Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts’ community arts resident at Heartland Family Services. This year, she received a residency at the Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts in Wyoming.

Wilkinson also became a studio assistant to internationally renowned fiber artist Mary Zicafoose, from whom she learned additional techniques, such as wrapping fiber and weaving. She additionally received career-transforming advice. “Through her I learned to work on a larger scale. I had been doing smaller pieces that weren’t as intensive. She suggested I create diptychs and triptychs or to make series to have a larger presence. Until then, working large hadn’t occurred to me.”

It’s been barely three years since Wilkinson embarked on a career as an artist, and she still seems surprised at her success. “Being an artist was absolutely unexpected,” she muses. “It never, ever crossed my mind. I had no concept of being an artist.” Now, as she continues to improve and evolve with each piece she creates, Wilkinson has the concept, not just of being an artist, but what her art should be. Encounter


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TIME IS A curious thing. It’s there and then it isn’t. One minute we’re giving time away in reckless fits of youth, and

then another, well, we’re clinging to that minute too tightly to do anything with it. It’s the age-old story of life and death. And it’s the present-day story of Matt Whipkey’s forthcoming album, Underwater.

“I think I probably took for granted the idea that maybe I’d always be young,” Whipkey says cautiously, as if listening for a hint of Death’s wiretap on his phone line. “It seemed like there was always next year. One day you’re 33.”

Born from the emotional asphyxiation he experienced during and after the production of last year’s Penny Park: Omaha, NE: Summer 1989 album, Whipkey says Underwater is an audio-biographical account of the darker moments of his early 30s.

“A lot of things happened personally that I had not dealt with for a while,” he confesses. “Then all of a sudden they hit me in kind of a rush.”

That cascade of melancholy, which eventually broke open Whipkey’s floodgates of repression, he says, inspired a

10-song odyssey through the bitter winds of last winter. Whipkey says his introspective journey brought him to the studio almost immediately, which strays from his decade-long formula of grueling preproduction rehearsals.

Though, that’s not the only honesty he says he’s salvaged during the recording process. Underwater, which is slated to come out this February, will attempt to mirror reality though Whipkey’s use of organic instrumentation. And its lyrical content will voice real names, as opposed to the eponymous hero, Penny Park, who pervaded the veteran songwriter’s last effort.

“The songs are a lot more personal,” Whipkey says. “I like the idea now. I hope down the road I’m not like, ‘I shouldn’t have used those people’s real names.’ But for the moment, I’m okay with that.”

Whipkey won Artist of the Year and Album of the Year at the 2013 Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards for what he calls his “double-vinyl ode to a former amusement park,” or “Penny Park,” a pun on the now-extinct Peony Park. But he’s no stranger to the award. The musician also achieved honors in 2008 and 2009 as part of Brad Hoshaw & The Seven Deadlies. >

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< “It’s more fun being the main guy winning them,” he says while laughing.

Because accolades don’t necessarily equate to monetary gains, Whipkey admits he relies on guitar lessons and musician residencies to supplement his income. In terms of his band, the unsigned artist says he funds all of his own studio sessions, but relies on crowd funding to distribute his albums.

Whipkey says he encourages fans to donate to his Kickstarter through Nov. 18 to preorder a tangible copy of Underwater.

“I want to make it really stick. I guess at 33 the idea of international celebrity and fortune is pretty silly and unrealistic,” he says, exhaling a deep breathe. “I want to make this work just as a good, solid career, and there’re ways to do that.” Encounter



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during weekends, though, Doug Hayko is one the city’s most well-known—and perhaps most infamous—performance artists, one who frequently makes people uncomfortable in the most thought-provoking ways.

The 44-year-old became interested in performance art while studying theater at Creighton University. “It was pretty basic,” he remembers, “but I had an affinity for unique performance pieces.” He continued his studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he again focused on theatre as well as the history of theatre and its more academic side. “I was interested in techniques that did something to engage the audience in different pieces,” he explains, “and I was really interested in doing and embracing and watching pieces that were fused with societal issues. Here were really profound, engaging issues.”

But Hayko found that performing in a university environment was doing so to a limited audience—one who already understood what performance art could deliver intellectually—rather than

to the general public, with whom he could more profoundly engage. For that reason, he left graduate school and put

performance art on hiatus and instead moved to southern California where he began working for Hyatt.

In 1998, though, Hayko returned to Omaha and in 2005 staged an ambitious adaptation of Anton

Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard at the Bemis Underground. It involved layers upon layers

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That’s something Hayko strives for with every performance he gives.

“Even though we can’t catch it all,” he emphasizes, “we all carry away something unique.”

Since then, Hayko has offered numerous such experiences, each exploring a situation designed to create provocative encounters, such as East of 72nd: Disrupting the Omaha Landscape in Six Acts (2007), Toxic Lawncare (2010), and Experts at the Museum of Alternative History (2013), each of which represents a small selection of his work. At times, Hayko’s performances have been controversial, such as Sickened at the Shelterbelt Theatre in 2008, which featured the artist curled in a fetal or a kneeling position smeared in fake blood while holding a doll.

Controversial or not, each piece has Hayko’s inimitable sense of intensity. The artist remarks: “Even if it’s a one-time performance, my hope is that it sticks with people and continues conversations long after the piece is over—not the next day, not the next month, but something they recall, and talk about. Isn’t that what any artist wants —for art to have legs and continue to be talked about?” Encounter


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SILO BARELY LOOKS open. The only sign indicating its presence at 517 S. 13th Street is a small sticker that reads

“SILO” in black, block letters. The sign, which sits slightly askew, is pasted on a glass door beneath a blank, gray marquee.

It’s intentionally vague. Enticingly exclusive. Silo, a skateboard shop which officially opened in June, doesn’t even list a telephone number.

“It’s almost like going back to beeper days,” says store owner, Brant Van Boening.

That throwback style is kind of the point. Silo, an expansion of the Grand Island original, sells skater fashion gear and lifestyle products to discerning buyers—those who, like Van Boening, 35, are seeking a return to the “glory days” of skateboarding—the early 80s and 90s when teens connected over grainy videos of flips and twists and daredevil rides. It was that time before corporate sponsorship and TV specials—when skating was rebellious, a counter-culture means to express individuality. “Our big thing, or this kind of movement,” Van Boening says, “is just finding kindred spirits in smaller companies that celebrate the uniqueness of what skateboarding was.”

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Inside Silo, those kindred spirits are represented in backpacks, shoes, jackets, hand-stitched wallets, and select socks, each carefully arranged on sparse shelves. The store’s whitewashed walls are broken up by a colorful display of local and imported skateboards that look more like artwork than sporting gear. On the shelves, the products include handmade, limited and exclusive lines—outdoor jackets by Patagonia, a California-based company that traces its manufacturing “from fabric to assembly, all the way to our doorstep;” Syndicate, a limited line of VANS (staple of skater street cred) shoes; and CONS, an exclusive range of Converse shoes similar to classic Chuck Taylors but with rugged soles and cushioned insoles, that sums up Silo’s selection: comfortable, high quality, and distinctive.

“There’s not a single product in here that we [Van Boening and his small team] haven’t worn, had, put through the ringer in some shape or form,” he says, adding he hopes to create a personal shopping experience for his customers.

“We want to connect with our customers on a face-to-face basis, and we want to take the time to talk about products in an honest way.”

Those products can be pricey, and there’s definitely an elite quality to them, but Van Boening notes they are not meant to be snobbish. “Everything in here is made to be used and abused,” he says. “[The products are] for that kid with that discerning eye for quality, durability, and specialness.”

So special, in fact, that even the president of VANS needed to track down a pair of his own line recently. Silo received an email (no phone…) from his assistant requesting a pair of the latest Syndicate shoes. “By the time he even saw them, they were already allocated [to select dealers] and out the door,” Van Boening says.

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IF YOUR DINING experience at Ahmad’s Persian Cuisine feels less than formal, know that vibe is exactly what Ahmad Nazar intended when

opening his Old Market restaurant 24 years ago.

Nazar came to the United States from his native Iran to study business with plans of returning to his homeland after graduating. However, while he was in Omaha attending Creighton University, the Iranian Revolution transformed his country. Though he still goes back to Iran every five or six years, he said it is not the Iran he grew up in.

At 2 p.m. on a recent Friday afternoon, Ahmad’s should be closing its doors. Lunchtime is supposed to be over. Yet people still file in to sit in the quaint restaurant at 10th and Howard Streets. Nazar greets everyone with a smile and comes out to speak with each of his diners. Some are return customers who he knows by name.

An Indian couple asks Nazar to explain some of the dishes on his lunch menu, which he is glad to do. Seated near the counter are two young women and a little girl. One of the women is heavily inked and, upon receiving her lunch, yells back into the kitchen, “I love you guys!” Later,

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after the three have finished their lunch and ordered Turkish coffee, the woman implores the little girl to give Nazar a hug, which after some more prodding, she does.

When asked if it is common for guests to keep filing in even though he’s supposed to be closing to get ready for his dinner crowd, Nazar said he wouldn’t think of turning anyone away. He has customers that come in from all over the metro area and beyond.

“It’s not my place to turn anyone away, it gives me great pleasure sharing my food with others,” he says.

Sharing his dishes with friends—that’s how Nazar started cooking. When he was a student, friends would come and he got in the habit of cooking for them. He says it was too expensive to go out to eat. Pretty soon he had friends coming over to his little apartment requesting certain meals.

“You should be a chef, have your own restaurant,” he says he was told often in those days. He learned to cook under his mother’s watchful eye when he was 14. His first dish was khoresht gheymeh, a beef dish in a sauce with cinnamon, potatoes, and onions. >



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< “It wasn’t very good and they let me know,” Nazar says of that first kitchen foray. His family was honest with him and he learned the value of tasting your dish as you prepare it, learning to add spices and seasonings as needed. He kept at it and his meals improved. A recent sampling of the dish is testament to how well Nazar absorbed those early lessons and then built upon them.

In college he was working at different restaurants in Omaha such as V. Mertz and the French Café. He says he loves and respects all cuisines, but when it came to opening a restaurant he knew to stick to his roots.

He had been eyeing the location of his restaurant for a few years. Before it was Ahmad’s, the building was occupied by Taste of Chicago. He always thought it was a great spot for a restaurant. One night he asked the owner to let him know if he ever planned to sell the place. The owner did, in fact, plan to sell, but he already had a buyer. When that deal fell through, Nazar jumped at the chance. Interestingly enough, the restaurant opened at the time of the first Gulf War.

“My wife thought I was crazy and that people would avoid us because of the war,” Nazar says.

But that wasn’t the case. In fact, Nazar says, his restaurant has always hosted a lot of military people. Many are his most faithful customers. He said he’ll often get calls from Offutt Air Force Base higher-ups to reserve tables for groups of officers traveling to the Middle East so they can experience the region’s cuisine before traveling there.

Nazar takes as much pride in the look of the restaurant as he does in the dishes. The paintings depict Persian scenes and he has about 35 pieces he rotates throughout the year whenever he wants to change up the mood. Understandably, he also pays close attention to the food. He said he doesn’t use unhealthy oils and buys the freshest ingredients. He even advises diners how they should enjoy the food.

“Most of our meats do not need knives,” he says. Tender and flavorful, he says. That’s the goal.” Encounter

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A N T I Q U E S Antique Annex...F16 ........................... 402.932.3229Ashley’s Collectibles...E15 ...................402.934.3100Ashley Jr. Collection...D16 ..................402-934-3100Fairmont Antique Mall...E17 ................402.346.9746Flying Worm Vintage...E16 ................. 402.932.3229The Imaginarium...D16 ........................402.594.7061Joe’s Collectibles...F16 ........................ 402.612.1543Second Chance Antiques...D14 ......... 402.346.4930

A R T Anderson O’Brien Fine Art...F16 ..........402.884.0911Artists’ Cooperative Gallery...G15 .........402.342.9617Bemis Ctr. for Contemporary Arts...E18 402.341.7130FAME ...................................................402.341-3930Farrah Grant Photography...G16...........402.312.8262Gallery 616...F17 ..................................402.214.3061Garden Of The Zodiac...G15 .................402.341.1877Hot Shops Art Center...D2 ...................402.342.6452MANGELSEN - Images of Nature Gallery...F15 ............ 402.341.8460KANEKO...F17 ..................................... 402.341.3800Old Market Artists Gallery...G15 ..........402.346.6569Omaha ClayWorks...F17......................402.346.0560Passageway Gallery...G15 .................... 402.341.1910Sirens at the Loft...F16 ........................402.933.9333White Crane Gallery...G15 ....................402.345.1066

AT T R A C T I O N S & E N T E R TA I N M E N T Blue Barn Theatre...F17 ......................402.345.1576Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge K5 ....... 402.444.5900CenturyLink Center Omaha...H7 ......... 402.341.1500The Durham Museum...H19 ................402.444.5071Film Streams...D4 ............................... 402.933.0259Henry Doorly Zoo...(3701 S. 10th St.) 402.733.8401Holland Performing Arts Center...E12 402.345.0606Joslyn Art Museum...(2200 Dodge St.) .......................... 402.342.3300KANEKO...F17 .....................................402.341.3800Lauritzen Gardens...(100 Bancroft St.) 402.346.4002MJ Carriage Service...(11th & Howard) 402.453.6745Ollie the Trolley .....................................402.597.3596Omaha Children’s Museum...(500 S. 20th St.) .............. 402.342.6164Omaha Symphony...A16 ..................... 402.342.3560Opera Omaha...(1850 Farnam St.) .....402.346.7372Orpheum Theater...B15 ...................... 402.345.0606The Rose Theater...(2001 Farnam St.) 402.345.4849TD Ameritrade Park Omaha...E3 .........402.546.1800Ticket Omaha...(www.ticketomaha.org) ......................... 402.345.0606

B A R S , L O U N G E S & P U B SBar 415...E15.......................................402.346.7455Barry O’s...G15 ....................................402.341.8032Berry & Rye...F16 ................................ 402.631.1331Billy Frogg’s Grill & Bar...F15 ...............402.341.4427Blue Sushi Sake Grill...E15 ................. 402.408.5566Bricks & Mortar Bar and Bistro...G18 . 402.934.0005 Capitol Lounge & Supper Club...G11 .. 402.934.5999DJ’s Dugout Sports Bar/Blazin’ Pianos...G11 ................. 402.763.9974The Dubliner Pub...E15 ....................... 402.342.5887Eat the Worm...E16..............................402.614.4240Havana Garage Cigar Bar...G15 ...........402.614.3800The Hive...F15..................................... 402.504.4929House of Loom...(1012 S. 10th St.).... 402.505.5494J.D.Tucker’s...G15 ...............................402.934.5190Jackson St.Tavern...F14 ......................402.991.5637Julio’s Old Market...D16 ..................... 402.345.6921La Buvette Wine & Grocery...G16 ....... 402.344.8627M’s Pub...F15 ..................................... 402.342.2550Mr. Toad’s...G15 ................................. 402.345.4488Maria Sangria...F14 .............................402.504.4901Nosh Restaurant & Wine Lounge...G11 402.614.2121O Dining & Lounge...G14 .....................402.502.7888O’Connor’s Irish Pub...E16 ..................402.934.9790Old Chicago...F15 .................................402.341.1616The Omaha Lounge...C13 ...................402.709.6815

Ovations @ Holland Center...E13 ....... 402.345.0606Old Mattress Factory Bar & Grill...E6 ...402.346.9116Parliament Pub...C5............................ 402.934.3301Rock Bottom Brewery...F15.................402.614.9333Roja Old Market...E14 ..........................402.346.9190Sake Bombers @ Blue...E15 .............. 402.408.5566Storz Trophy Room J5 .........................402.502.1643The Stadium Club Sports Bar & Grill...G15 ...................... 402.359.1290The Slowdown...D4 .............................402.345.7569Stiles Pub...E15 ...................................402.991.9911The Tavern...G16 ................................. 402.341.0191 T Henery’s Pub...F14 .......................... 402.345.3651Trap Room, The...C4 .......................... 402.505.9368Union Pizzeria & Sports Bar...C2 ....... 402.932.2929Upstream Brewing Company...F16 .... 402.344.0200Waters Edge Lounge @ Embassy Suites...H16............... 402.346.9000Wilson & Washburn J5 ........................402.991.6950The Zin Room...B14 .............................402.991.0660

B O O K S T O R E S Jackson St. Booksellers...F17 .............402.341.2664Our Bookstore..G15 ............................402.763.6793Soul Desires/Urban Abbey...G16 ........402.898.7600

C L O T H I N G & A C C E S S O R I E S All About Me Boutique...G15 ...............402.505.6000Curbside Clothing...G16Drastic Plastic...E16.............................402.346.8843Flying Worm Vintage...E16 ..................402.932.3229The Lotus...E16 ...................................402.346.8080McLovin’...H15 ..................................... 402.915.4002Nouvelle Eve...F15 ................................402.345.4811Old Market Sundries...G16 .................. 402.345.8198Overland Outfitters...G16.....................402.345.2900Reserve Goodwill in the Market...E16...402.342.4102Second Chance Antiques...D14 ..........402.346.4930Silo Skate Shop...D17 ......................... 308. 395 8987Souq, Ltd...G15.................................... 402.342.2972Urban Outfitters...D4 ............................402.280.1936

D I N I N G 801 Chophouse at the Paxton...C14 ... 402.341.1222 9th Street Grill...H11 ............................402.315.4301Ahmad’s Persian Cuisine...G15 ...........402.341.9616Block 16...B14 .....................................402.342.1220Blue Sushi Sake Grill...E15 ................. 402.408.5566The Boiler Room...F17 .........................402.916.9274Capitol Lounge & Supper Club...G11 .. 402.934.5999Culprit Bakery...B14 ............................ 402.505.3897Cupcake Omaha...G16 ....................... 402.346.6808The Diner...F15 ....................................402.341.9870DJ’s Dugout Sports Bar/Blazin’ Pianos...G11 ................. 402.763.9974Eat the Worm...E16..............................402.614.4240Falling Water Grille @ Embassy Suites...H16 .................. 402.346.9000The Flatiron Café...(17th & Howard) ... 402.344.3040Hiro 88...D16 ...................................... 402.933-5168J’s on Jackson...H6 ..............................402.991.1188Jackson St. Tavern...F17 .....................402.991.5637Jazz, A Louisiana Kitchen...C14 ......... 402.342.3662Joe Banana’s (1022 S.10th St.) ..........402.346.7227Julio’s Old Market...D16 ........................402.345.692Kitchen Table, The...D13 .....................402.933.2810Liberty Tavern...G7 ............................. 402.998.4321Little King...F4 .................................... 402.344.2264M’s Pub...F15 ..................................... 402.342.2550Maria Sangria...F14 .............................402.504.4901Matsu Sushi...G14 .............................. 402.346.3988Michael’s at the Market...F14 ..............402.346.1205Nicola’s Italian Wine & Faire...E16 ......402.345.8466O Dining & Lounge...G14 .....................402.502.7888O’Connors Irish Pub...E16 ...................402.934.9790Old Chicago...F15 ................................402.341.1616Omaha Prime...G15 .............................402.341.7040PepperJax Grill...D16 ............................ 402.315.1196Pickleman’s...B14 ................................ 402.505.9775Rock Bottom Brewery...F15..................402.614.9333

Roja Old Market...E14 .......................... 402.346.9190Shuck’s Fish House...(19th & Leavenworth) ................ 402.614.5544Spaghetti Works...F16 ......................... 402.422.0770Spencer’s @ Hilton Garden Inn...G12 ..402.280.8888Storz Trophy Room J5 ..........................402.502.1643Table Grace Café...B14 .........................402.965.1276Stokes Bar & Grill…F15 ......................402.408.9000 Subway...E15 .402.341.8814Sullivan’s Steakhouse...B13 ................ 402.342.0077Trini’s Mexican Restaurant...G15 .........402.346.8400Twisted Fork Grill & Bar...G15 ..............402.932.9600Union Pizzeria & Sports Bar...C2 ........ 402.932.2929Upstream Brewing Company...F16 .....402.344.0200V.Mertz...G15.......................................402.345.8980Vincenzo’s Ristorante...E15 ..................402.342.4010Vivace...F15 .........................................402.342.2050Wilson & Washburn J5 ........................ 402.991.6950Wheatfields Express...F15 ....................402.991.0917The Zin Room...B14 ............................. 402.991.0660Zinc...E13.............................................402.345.0606Zio’s Pizzeria...F16 ...............................402.344.2222

F L O W E R S Garden Flowers...G16 ...........................402.614.5661Old Market Habitat...G15 .....................402.342.0044

H E A LT H & F I T N E S S Acupuncture Omaha Healing Arts Center...E15 .......................... ......................................................402.345.5078Ayurvedic Healing (both at Omaha Healing Arts Center) Dr.Rajesh Kotecha...E15 ...............402.345.5078 Joyce Librunner, LMT...E15 ...........402.740.0366Dental Derek Fender, DDS...E15 ..............402.342.3901 James Polerecky, DDS...C15 .........402.341.7576 Omaha Dental Spa (at the Loft)...F16 .................... ...................................................... 402.505.4424Fitness Anytime Fitness...F18 ................... 402.991.2333 Kempo Karate...(19th & Farnam) ..402.905.6865 Omaha Yoga School...G15 .............402.346.7813Massage Therapy Old Market Massage...E15 ........... 402.850.6651Omaha Healing Arts Center...E15 ........402.345.5078Medical Commercial Optical Co...E16 ........ 402.344.0219 Convenient Care Walk-in Medical (105 N. 31st Ave) ................402.346.1111 Creighton Family Healthcare...D19 402.280.5500 Downtown Chiropractic...(21st & Douglas)............ ......................................................402.345.7500 Ritch Miller, DC..............................402.345.7500 Heartland Pathology...A14 ............ 402.346.0195Physical Therapy Bobby Escolas, CMHT (Hypnotherapist) ................ ......................................................402.990.2979 Jannette J. Davis, MS, CST...G13..402.341.2230 Cynthia Duggin, MSW, LCSW...E15 ...................... ......................................................402.345.5078 East & West Physical Therapy...E15 ...................... ......................................................402.345.5078 Chanell Jaramillo, MTP, CMH, HHP...E15 .............. ......................................................402.689.0905 Jeff Stormberg, PhD...C14 ...........402.393.0642 Tim Swisher, MHR, LMHP, LADC...G13 ................ .......................................................402.341.2230 Pharmacy Depot Drug...C11 ........ 402.544.DRUG

H O M E F U R N I S H I N G S Habitat Restore...(24th & Leavenworth..402.342.0044Iron Decor & More...F16 ...................... 402.346.6123Julia Russell...F12 .................................402.891.0691Niche...G15 ..........................................402.344.4399Room...G15 ......................................... 402.342.7666Simply Fabulous...G4 ............................402.812.2193Urban by Design...E16 .....................................................970.214.7608Zongkers Custom Woods...(S. 3rd St.) ...........................402.344.7784

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H O T E L S Courtyard by Marriott...H12 ...............................402.346.2200DoubleTree Hotel...B/C10 ...................................402.346.7600Embassy Suites Old Market...H16 ......................402.346.9000Fairfield Inn and Suites...C2.................................402.280.1516Hampton Inn...E2 ................................................402.345.5500Hilton Garden Inn...C2 .......................................402.341.4400Hilton Omaha...G7 .............................................402.998.3400Holiday Inn...E2 ....................................................402.341.0124Homewood Suites...D2 ......................................402.345.5100Hotel DECO XV...B14 .......................................... 402.991.4981Hyatt Place E16 ..................................................402.513.5500Magnolia Hotel Omaha...A16 .............................402.342.2222Residence Inn C12 .............................................402.342.4770

M I D T O W N C R O S S I N G The Afternoon...W23 ..........................................402.933.3809Arlan’s Barber Shop...W23 .................................402.505.8767Brix...W21 ...........................................................402.991.8466Callahan Financial Planning...V23 ......................402.341.2000Cantina Laredo...W21 ........................................402.345.6000Chef2...W22 ........................................................402.991.5656Coldstone Creamery/Rocky Mountain Chocolate...X22 ............. 402.359.1719Corky Canvas...W22........................................... 402.637.4066CRAVE...W22 .....................................................402.345.9999Definitive Vision...W23 ........................................402.502.7323Delice European Bakery...W23 ...........................402.505.9500Element by Westin...X21 ....................................402.614.8080Fashion Cleaners...X22 .......................................402.916.1987Garbo’s Salon & Spa...X22 .................................402.933.8988Glo Lounge...X23................................................402.342.4505The Grey Plume...W22 .......................................402.763.4447Hutch...W22 .......................................................402.955.9842Ingredient...X23 ..................................................402.715.4444Lenny’s Sub Shop...X23 ......................................402.218.1745Marcus Midtown Cinema...X23 .........................402.345.0102NT Nails... ........................................................... 402.991.7676Pana 88 ..............................................................402.934.7262Prairie Life Fitness...W22 ...................................402.916.5000Saints Pub & Patio...W21 ....................................402.932.1911Three Dog Bakery...X23 ..................................... 402.715.4500Wohlner’s Neighborhood Grocery and Deli...X21 402.551.6875Verizon Wireless by Z Wireless...X23 ..................402.991.1180

M U S I C S H O P S Antiquarium Records...D15 ...............................402.345.0294Homer’s Records...E15 ......................................402.346.0264Drastic Plastic...E16...........................................402.346.8843

D O W N T O W N P R O P E R T I E S 902 Dodge Condos...G11 ..................................402.215.7118 Ashley Park...(204 S. 25th) .............................. 402-934-3100Brandeis Building...A13 .....................................402.345.6564Farnam 1600 Building...(1905 Harney St.) ........402.342.1616Grubb/Ellis Pacific Realty...F15 .........................402.345.5866Harney Street Apartments...G18 ........................402.934.7510 Legend Building...(1429 S. 13th) ..................... 402-934-3100Old Market Lofts...K3 ........................................ 402.346.1000Overland Building...D16 .................................... 402-934-3100Pullman Building...(1017 S. 10th St.) ............... 402-934-3100Riverfront Place...C14 .........................................402.397.4837Shamrock Development/Paxton Building...C14 .402.934.7711Skinner Macaroni Apartments...D17 .................402.346.2346The Cornerstone Apartments...F15 ................... 402.346.0510The Greenhouse Apts...H13 .............................. 402.341.3200TipTop Building...C2 ...........................................402.345.8000

S P E C I A LT Y F O O D S & C O F F E E 13th Street Coffee Co...E16 .............................402.345.2883 Aromas Coffeehouse...G18 ...............................402.614.7009Bliss Bakery...G18 ..............................................402.934.7450Blue Line Coffee...D3 ........................................402.932.0294Cubby’s Old Markey Grocery...E17 .................... 402.341.2900Hollywood Candy...H4 ....................................... 402.346.9746La Buvette Wine & Grocery...G16 ......................402.344.8627Nosh Restaurant & Wine Lounge...G11 ..............402.614.2121Old Market Candy Shop...G16 ...........................402.344.8846Patrick’s Market...C15 ........................................402.884.1600Red Mango...D4 ................................................ 402.933.8815Scooter’s Coffeehouse...F16 ............................. 402.991.9868Soul Desires...G16 ............................................402.898.7600The Tea Smith...F15 ..........................................402.932.3933

Ted & Wally’s Ice Cream...F16 ............................402.341.5827Wheatfields Express...F15 ..................................402.991.0917

S P E C I A LT Y S H O P S Cibola of Omaha...G16 ......................................402.342.1200City Limits...F16 ................................................ 402.345.3570Cornerstone Gem & Bead Co...E16 .................. 402.346.4367DSR Power Sports...E15 ....................................402.991.1383Goldsmith/Silversmith...G16 .............................402.342.1737Green St. Cycles...D4 ....................................... 402.505.8002Hookah Ran’s...D15 ..........................................402-934-3100Iron Decor & More...F16 ....................................402.346.6123J.P. Cooke Rubber Stamp Co...D16 ..................402.342.7175Jay Welter Cigars...(18th & Jackson) ................402.345.1965Kessler’s...F17 ...................................................402.715.5888The Lotus...D16 .................................................402.347.8080Machu Picchu Imports...D16 .............................402.706.7818Old Market Sundries...G16 ................................402.345.8198Overland Outfitters...G16..................................402.345.2900Perspective Jewelry...E15..................................402.934.4416Red Square...G15 ............................................. 402.342.8878Reserve Goodwill in the Market...E16................402.342.4102SG Roi Tobacconist...G16 ..................................402.341.9264Simply Fabulous...E17 .......................................402.812.2193Studio 13...(1736 S. 13th St.) ............................402.934.1111The Summit...(1601 Dodge St.) ........................402.341.5555Susie’s Baskets...E13 ........................................402.341.4650Takechi’s Jewelry...(17th & Harney) ..................402.341.3044Tannenbaum Christmas Shop...G16 ................ 402.934.8389Visions Custom Framing Studio...E17 .............. 402.342.0020

S E R V I C E S Banking & Finance American National Bank...C14 .....................402.457.1070 First National Bank...F16.............................402.885.2574 Pinnacle Bank...G12....................................402.346.9180 Security National Bank...G16 ..................... 402.344.7300Commercial Alliance Group...G18 .................................. 402.344.7700 Clark Creative Advertising...D16 ................402.345.5800 J.P. Cooke Rubber Stamp Co...D16 ............402.342.7175 Market Media .............................................402.346.4000 Vic Gutman & Associates ........................... 402.345.5401Information Downtown Omaha, Inc. ...............................402.341.3700 Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce...D15 .................... 402.346.5000 Old Market Business Association...(www.oldmarket.com) Omaha Convention & Visitors Bureau...G14 402.444.4660 Omaha Downtown Improvement District .....402.916.1796 Omaha Public Library...C13 ........................402.444.4800Legal Boyle & Associates, PC...F16....................... 402.706.7810 Cullan & Cullan...F15 ................................... 402.397.7600 Klein Law Offices...H16 ................................402.391.1871 Stinson, Morrison, Hecker LLP...E14 ............402.342.1700 Sutera & Sutera Law Office...F15 ................402.342.3100Other Big Brain Productions...F17 .........................402.342.2885 Movers Not Shakers...H13 ........................... 402.614.9770 Old Market Mini Storage...(501 Pacific St.) .402.342.0022 Omaha CVB...G14 ........................................402.444.4660Salon & Spa Curb Appeal Salon...G16 .............................402.345.0404 Omaha Healing Arts Center...E15 ..............402.345.5078 The Hair Market Salon...G14 ........................402.345.3692 The Nail Shop...(9th & Douglas) ..................402.595.8805 Rain Salon...(1006 S. 10th St.) .....................402.991.9974 Sirens Salon & Day Spa...F16 ......................402.933.9333 Urbane Salon & Day Spa...D15 ....................402.934.2909

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Peter HillNovember 7-29, Modern Arts Mid-

town—3615 Dodge St. Come experience

Peter Hill’s abstract paintings in this captivat-

ing exhibit. Opening reception 6-8pm, Nov. 7.

Regular business hours. Free. 402-502-8737.

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BAM! It’s a Picture Book: The Art Behind Graphic NovelsNovember 8 - March 29, 2015, Joslyn

Art Museum – 2200 Dodge St. This

exhibition features the work of Jarrett J. Kros-

oczka, Mark Crilley, Matt Holm, Raina Telge-

meier, and Lincoln Peirce. Tuesday - Wednes-

day & Friday - Sunday 10am- 4pm; Thursday

10am- 8pm. Free admission. 402-342-3300.

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Janette Beckman Photography: Hip Hop Artists and Rebel Culture Through November 29, Carver Bank

– 2416 Lake St. Londoner Janette

Beckman has shot bands and powerful

portraits celebrating London music and

style. Beckman’s photography is now on

display at Carver Bank. 402-933-6624.

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Dundee’s Annual Holiday ShowDecember 1-31, Dundee Gal-

lery—4916 Underwood Ave, Lower

Level. Come join Dundee Gallery in cel-

ebrating its annual holiday exhibition. Regu-

lar business hours. Free. 402-505-8333.

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Twentieth Century Masters: Dalí, Chagall, Miró and PicassoDecember 5-20, Gallery 72—1806

Vinton St. Collect documented works by

masters Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Joan

Miró and Salvador Dalí. The selected works

showcase the spirit and genius of these

extraordinary artists. Time & admission TBA.

402-496-4797. -gallery72.com

Selected Works of Cedric Hartman, Wallace Cunningham’s Reality < An Idea, and Olson Kundig: AnthologyThrough January 3, 2015, Kaneko—

1111 Jones St. Local artist Cedric Hartman

is known for making thoughtful, idiosyncratic

work in the architectural realm This exhibition

at Kaneko will be the first time. Hartman has

curated a public exhibition of his work along

with Wallace Cunningham and Olson Kundig.

Mon-Fri 9am-5pm; Sat 1-5pm. Free admis-

sion. 402-341-3800. -thekaneko.org

Andy Warhol in Living Color: Contemporary Prints from Jordan D. SchnitzerThrough January 11, Joslyn Art

Museum - 2200 Dodge St. This exhibit

examines how color impacts both subject and

viewer, creating a dialogue between Warhol

and 19 contemporary artists. 402-342-3300.

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Orly GengerThrough January 11, 2015, Joslyn Art

Museum – 2200 Dodge St. This exhibition

in the Riley CAP Gallery will feature Genger’s

cast bronze sculptures, and a monumental

woven sculpture. Tue-Wed & Fri - Sun 10am

– 4pm; Thur 10am – 8pm. Free admission.

402-342-3300. – joslyn.org

CONCERTS

Mozart’s RequiemNovember 2, St. Cecilia’s Cathe-

dral—701 N. 40th St. Join in the Cathe-

dral Arts Program in a commemoration of All

Souls’ Day with the St. Cecilia’s Cathedral

Choir and the Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Choir

and Orchestra. 7:30 pm. Free admission.

402-553-5524. – cathedralartsproject.org

Mahler’s Resurrection SymphonyNovember 7-8, Omaha Symphony, Hol-

land Performing Arts Center – 1200

Douglas St. “Resurrection,” Mahler’s epic

work for vocal soloists, chorus, and massive

orchestral forces, is a transcendent monument

to human aspiration and redemption. 7:30pm.

Tickets start at $22. 402-342-0606.

– omahasymphony.org

Mötley Crüe with Alice CooperNovember 13, CenturyLink Center

Omaha – 455 N. 10th St. Iconic rock ‘n

roll band Mötley Crüe announced The Final

Tour and the band’s ultimate retirement. 7pm.

Tickets start at $34.80. 402-341-1500.

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St. Cecilia Day: Organ Music, Ancient & ModernNovember 23, St. Cecilia’s Cathe-

dral—701 N. 40th St. Please join

Cathedral Arts Project in celebrating St.

Cecilia Day, featuring organist Marie Rubus

Bauer. 3pm. Free admission. 402-553-5524.

– cathedralartsproject.org

Handel’s MessiahNovember 23, Holland Performing

Arts Center—1200 Douglas St. The

190-voice chorus accompanied by chamber

orchestra will be joined by incredible soloists

and conducted by artistic director, Edward B.

Hurd. 3pm. Free admission. 402-321-8210.

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Har Mar Superstar and The Pizza UndergroundNovember 28, The Waiting Room

Lounge – 6212 Maple St. Come

watch Har Mar Superstar and The Pizza

Underground perform at the Waiting Room

Lounge. Tickets $15. 9pm. 402-884-5353.

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Christmas with The King’s SingersDecember 3, Holland Performing

Arts Center – 1200 Douglas St. A

class act with a delightfully British wit, The

King’s Singers have a packed schedule of

concerts, recordings, media and educa-

tion work that spans the globe. 7:30pm.

Tickets $22-$39. 402-345-0606.

- omahaperformingarts.org

Holiday Under GlassDecember 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, Joslyn

Art Museum – 2200 Dodge St. Enjoy the

sounds of the season during Holiday Under

Glass, Joslyn’s annual holiday concert series


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Free with regular museum admission. 402-

342-3300. – joslyn.org

Cellist Yo-Yo MaDecember 4, Lied Center for Performing

Arts – 301 N. 12th St, Lincoln, NE. Clas-

sical music’s most distinguished artist and the

winner of 15 Grammy Awards, cellist Yo-Yo Ma

returns to Lincoln to celebrate the Lied’s 25th

anniversary. 7:30pm. Admission $65-$85.

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Joyful Noise: A Gospel Christmas featuring Salem Baptist ChurchDecember 7, Holland Performing

Arts Center – 1200 Douglas St. This

upbeat Christmas celebration will feature a

combination of blended classics and new

music intertwined with unforgettable drama

and expertly choreographed dance. 4pm

& 7pm. Tickets $13.50. 402-345-0606.

– omahaperformingarts.org

Creighton’s Classical ChristmasDecember 11, Creighton University Per-

forming Arts—2500 California Plz. Start

a holiday tradition with the Creighton Chamber

Choir and University Chorus. 7:30pm. Free

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The Beach Boys Christmas ShowDecember 12, Orpheum Theater– 409

S. 16th St. This holiday season, the group

is bringing their beach-like state of mind to the

Orpheum Theater; performing hits from their

classic Christmas Album. 7pm. Tickets starting

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Mannheim Steamroller ChristmasDecember 22-23, Orpheum The-

ater– 409 S. 16th St. Grammy Award

winner Chip Davis has created a show that

features the beloved Christmas music of

Mannheim Steamroller along with dazzling

multimedia effects performed in an intimate

setting. 7:30pm. Tickets starting at $57.

402-345-0606. - ticketomaha.com

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So Now You’re a Zombie: A Handbook for the Newly UndeadNovember 6-15, Apollon– 1801 Vinton

St. The Apollon will teach you how to be the

best zombie you can be, one moan, stumble,

and shrieking person at a time. 7:30pm. Tickets

$30. 402-884-0315. - apollonomaha.com

enLIGHTen: An Illumination of the Forest & MindNovember 6-January 3, 2015, Fon-

tenelle Forest—1111 Bellevue Blvd.

Vibrant lighting designs build the stops on a

one-of-a-kind interactive, educational jour-

ney of the Forest and Mind. 5:30-9pm. Non-

members: Children $8, Adults $10; Members:

Children $4, Adults $5. 402-731-3140. -fon-

tenelleforest.org

Turkey Trot 5k Run/WalkNovember 27, Midtown Crossing – 31st-

33rd and Farnam-Dodge Sts. Come join in

the fun on Thanksgiving morning to walk or run

a 5K around midtown. Bank some extra calories

for the Turkey Day Meal. 9am. 402-595-2199.

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Lights of Aksarben—Tree LightingNovember 28, December 5, 12-13, Stin-

son Park – 2285 S. 67th St. Come enjoy

free hot cocoa and cookies for the Lights of

Aksarben. There will be music, face painting,

horse and carriage rides, and fun for all. Nov.

28, 7-9pm; Dec. 5, 12, 13, 6-8pm. 402-345-

5401. - aksarbenvillage.com

Holiday Poinsettia ShowNovember 28-January 4, 2015, Laurit-

zen Gardens - 100 Bancroft St. Thou-

sands of poinsettias bursting with rich, vibrant

color fill the floral display hall in a glowing

tribute to the holidays during the spectacular

holiday poinsettia show. 9am-5pm, $3-$7.

402-346-4002. – lauritzengardens.org

Holiday HappeningsDecember 6, 13, 20, Omaha’s Henry

Doorly Zoo & Aquarium—701 S. 10th

St. Catch a glimpse of special holiday char-

acters as they dive into the shark tunnel inside

the Suzanne and Walter Scott Aquarium. Also,

Zoo residents will be getting special enrichment

gifts throughout the day. Free for members or

paid Zoo admission. 10:45am. 402-738-2047.

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MythBusters: Behind the MythsDecember 9, Orpheum Theater –409

S. 16th St. The all-new live show “Myth-

Busters: Behind the Myths” brings you face-

to-face with the curious world of Jamie Hyne-

man and Adam Savage. This event is family

friendly and appropriate for all ages. 7:30pm.

Tickets starting at $44.25. 402-345-0606.

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Discover DaVinci & Michelangelo: Side by SideDecember 10, Holland Performing Arts Center—1200

Douglas St. A multi-media exploration of the Renaissance

and the genius of Da Vinci and Michelangelo presented by

Mark Rodgers, curator of the Museum of Leonardo da Vinci

in Florence, Italy. 7:30pm. $20.25-$41.25. 314-724-7668.

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The Ugly Sweater RunDecember 13, Stinson Park – 2285 S. 67th St. Rum-

mage up the ugliest sweaters you can find and celebrate the

holidays by participating in the best 5k of the year. All you have

to do is register online to join in the fun. 11am-2pm. Admission

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PERFORMING ARTS

A Wrinkle In TimeNovember 1-16, The Rose Theater – 2001 Farnam

St. Meg embarks with her brother, Charles Wallace, and

their friends on a dangerous quest traversing time and space

to rescue her dad from evil forces on another planet. Fri 7pm;

Sat2pm & 5pm; Sun 2pm. Nonmembers, $18; Members: free.

402-345-4849. - rosetheater.org

Broken Mirror #15November 13, 15, 16, The Rose Theater—2001 Farnam

St. Broken Mirror #15 examines the complex issues that affect

real girls in today’s cover-girl world. Each year, the company

of young women use poetry, improvisation, comedy, music

and more to create a dynamic piece of new theater that is

exciting, daring, and thought-provoking. Thursday & Saturday,

7pm; Sunday, 4:30pm. $6. 402-345-4849. -rosetheater.org

A Jazzy Taste of WineNovember 14, Love’s Jazz & Arts Center—2510 N.

24th St. Get ready to imbibe the soul of jazz. Need a planned

hangout? Can’t wait to chill with friends? Set the date; it’s a

perfect way to kick off the weekend before the holidays. 6pm.

$8-$10. 402-502-5291.– lovesjazzartcenter.org

A Christmas CarolNovember 21-December 23, Omaha Community Play-

house—6915 Cass St. Experience Omaha’s favorite holiday

tradition as Ebenezer Scrooge takes you on a life-changing

journey filled with beautiful costumes, exquisite music, per-

fectly crafted sets and special effects second to none. Time

and admission TBA. 402-553-0800. – omahaplayhouse.com

Ballet Nebraska’s The Nutcracker November 22, Iowa West Comm. College Arts Center,

Council Bluffs – 2700 College Rd and December 6-7,

Orpheum Theater – 409 S. 16th St. Beyond spectacular

entertainment, The Nutcracker reminds all that dreams have

power, and imagination is something to treasure. M-F, 9am-

4pm. Starting at $25. 402-541-6946.– balletnebraska.org

A Christmas Story: The MusicalDecember 5-28, The Rose Theater – 2001 Farnam

St. This musical adaptation of the beloved movie brings all

the classic laughs of Flick getting his tongue stuck to a flagpole,

Dad receiving his special award, a disastrous visit to Santa,

and many more to life onstage. Friday 7pm; Saturday & Sunday

2pm. Tickets starting at $20. 402-345-4849. - rosetheater.org

Beauty and the BeastDecember 19-21, Omaha Performing Arts—409 S.

16th St. Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is the classic story

of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast,

who is really a young prince trapped in a spell placed by an

enchantress. Friday & Saturday 8pm, Sunday 1:30pm. $35

and up. 402-345-0606. – omahaperformingarts.org

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