Arts

Omaha Summer Arts Festival Underway

Cheril Lee — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:06:06 +0000

The Omaha Summer Arts Festival is currently in its 39^th year. The festival takes place this weekend.

19-year-old Omaha natives among jazz artists closing out Loessfest

Katie Schubert — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 19:05:28 +0000

Loessfest wraps up this Saturday in Council Bluffs, and among the performers are two young jazz artists from Omaha.

Remembering Our Fallen

Cheril Lee — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:06:06 +0000

“Remembering Our Fallen,” an exhibit honoring Nebraska’s fallen soldiers is on view at the Millard Branch of the Omaha Public Library through April 28^th.

Joslyn Announces Free Admission

Cheril Lee — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:05:05 +0000

Beginning Memorial Day weekend, the Joslyn Art Museum will be free of charge year-round.

Omaha Performing Arts Announces 2013-2014 Season

Cheril Lee — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:06:06 +0000

Omaha Performing Arts’ 2013-2014 season features more than 100 performances from artists in a variety of genres.

Great Plains Theatre Conference Announces 2013 Playwrights

Cheril Lee — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:06:06 +0000

The Great Plains Theatre Conference recently selected plays for the 2013 Conference.

Kurt Andersen Coming to Omaha for NE Book Fest

Cheril Lee — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:06:06 +0000

Studio 360 host Kurt Andersen will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Nebraska Book Festival.

NPR's Scott Simon to Speak at Creighton

Michael Lyon — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:42:13 +0000

Peabody-Award-winning journalist and host of NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday, Scott Simon, will be the keynote speaker for Creighton University's Ross Horning Lecture on April 15.

Year of the Living Dead

Cheril Lee — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:30:00 +0000

Today we wrap up our look at the documentaries being shown at the Omaha Film Festival. Omaha Public Radio’s Cheril Lee has the story on Year of the Living Dead…

Heartland

Cheril Lee — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:30:00 +0000

Our look at the documentaries in the Omaha Film Festival continues today. "Heartland" looks at how people put their lives back together after everything they own is destroyed by a powerful tornado. Omaha Public Radio’s Cheril Lee has more…