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Espana Tapas Bar | 6064 Maple Street | October 2nd from 9pm to 1am | $5
A monthly dance event with global soul music featuring DJ's Brent Crampton, Greg Jackson with live percussionist Shif-D and host, Jay Kline. Presenting an original concept for Omaha in music and dance, the event is geared towards world-influenced music while transcending race, ethnicity, religion and age. An event for all people who are looking to find a release through dance, a connection to people through music, and create an unforgettable energy. TONIGHT: featured DJ - SABO of Sol*Selectas and Turntable Lab from NYC... come to dance and register to vote with Nebraska Matters.
For more information, please visit http://www.myspace.com/loomgathering
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari with live score by Orenda Fink, Todd Fink and Ben Brodin
Film Streams at the Ruth Sokolof Theater | 1340 Webster Street | October 3rd at 7pm | $8
Part of the Film Screams! series, this special, opening night screening of the silent classic THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI with a live score composed and performed by Orenda Fink (Azure Ray, Art in Manila), Todd Fink (The Faint), and Ben Brodin (Mal Madrigal).
For more information, please visit http://www.filmstreams.org
The Bemis Center's 10th Annual Art Auction Preview Exhibition
Bemis Center | 12th and Leavenworth | October 3rd from 7pm to 10pm
The Bemis Center's 10th Annual Art Auction Preview Exhibition showcases exceptional contemporary art from some of the world's most highly acclaimed artists, including former Bemis Center artists-in-residence as well as regional, national and international artists. Viewers can experience spectacular works during the Bemis Center's special Auction Preview Exhibition gala on Friday, October 3rd and straight on through to the evening of the 10th Annual Art Auction on Saturday, November 22nd, 5:30 - 10:00 p.m.
Also happening at The Bemis this month:
First Thursday Art Talk on October 2nd at 7pm
Death Drones for the Living on October 3rd at 9:30pm
"Fudgelock" Opening at the Bemis UnderGround on October 10th from 7pm to 11pm, featuring works by George Sisson, Jake Gillespie, Pawl Tisdale, Sara Kovanda, John Bruggeman, Jessica Plymate and RAWS.
For more information. please visit http://www.bemiscenter.org
"Crash"
TugBoat Gallery | 116 North 14th Street, Lincoln, NE | October 3rd from 7pm to 10pm
Featuring Andrew Hershey, Trudie Teijink and Lauren can Wyke.
For more information, please visit http://TugboatGallery.com
"New Pop Prints" | Curated by Karen Kunc
Lux Center for the Arts | 2601 North 48th Street, Lincoln, NE | October 3rd through November 1st
In this exhibition, Pop Art makes a strong resurgence with this colorful, high impact, graphic feast for the eyes. Featuring work by Shawn Ballarin, Brett Colley, Joseph D'Uva, Nichole Maury, Margaret Prentice, Minna Resnick, Barbara Robertson, and Aaron Wilson -- these printmakers examine and critique today's American society, culture, and political climate. Opening Reception on Friday, October 3rd from 5pm to 7pm.
For more information, please visit http://www.luxcenter.org
"Larry Ferguson: Moved by the Spirits"
Modern Arts Midwest | 800 P. Street, Suite 300, Lincoln, NE | October 3rd through October 31st
As a boy, photographer Larry Ferguson watching his mother planting over 600 olive trees, each barely a foot high, to create a windbreak for the family's farm in rural Nebraska. Forty years later, those saplings now soar to the sky, and even more indelibly, continue their looming influence over the photographer and his work. Opening Reception on Friday, October 3rd, from 7pm to 9pm
For more information, please visit http://www.modernartsmidwest.com
North Hills Pottery Tour
Various locations | October 4th from 10am-7pm & October 5th from 10am-5pm
An annual event featuring 16 local and national clay artists with stops at working studios and other local attractions. For maps and a list of participating artists, please visit http://www.omahanorthhillspotterytour.com
"Terry Rosenberg: Colors of War"
Michael Phipps Gallery | W. Dale Clark Library, 215 South 15th Street| Oct. 1st through the 31st
Omaha Public Library is pleased to announce "Terry Rosenberg: Colors of War," a solo exhibition of 100 digital images that take conflicts throughout the world and present them in new and thought-provoking contexts. The public is invited to attend a reception on Saturday October 4th at 3pm in the gallery honoring the artist and his work.
For more information, please visit http://www.terryrosenberg.com
Frida Kahlo: Letters and Photographs
El Museo Latino | 4701 South 25th Street | Through November 29th
Exhibition presenting the letters and documents written by Frida Kahlo between 1931 and 1954. In addition, silver gelatin photographs of the artist will be on view taken by internationally renowned photographers such as Edward Weston and Imogen Cunningham. Cristina Kahlo will present a lecture about the works featured in the exhibit on Thursday, October 9th at 7pm.
For more information, please visit http://www.elmuseolatino.org
"My Offerings" | new work by Renee Ledesma-Hoover
RNG Gallery | 1915 Leavenworth | October 18th from 7pm to 10pm
This exhibition will focus on new ceramic work by Renee. Artist's Reception on Saturday, October 18th from 7pm to 10pm.
Diego Rivera: Masterworks from the Museo de Arte del Estado de Veracruz
The Joslyn Art Museum | 2200 Dodge Street | October 25th through January 18th
Drawn from the collection of the Museum of Art of the State of Veracruz in Orizaba, Mexico, the 36 works in this exhibition survey the entire career of Diego Rivera, including his earliest work in Mexico, where he was nurtured in the classical tradition as a student of the Academy of San Carlos in Mexico City.
For a full schedule of exhibition events and programs, please visit http://www.joslyn.org
tugBoat gallery (lincoln)
bemis center for contemporary arts
phillip schrager collection of contemporary art
joslyn art museum
sheldon museum of art (lincoln)
paparazzi by appointment
dundee gallery
hot shops art center
film streams
the blue barn theatre
omaha performing arts
the waiting room lounge
the slowdown