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An ‘awesome’ is a review of a great event or business or person or place around town. Read all of the reviews here…or write your own if you dare!


	Strike a pose Awesome Event Four designers showcased their skills last Friday. At some point, they had to set aside that Midwestern plague of modesty and say, nope, I'm doing this. "This. This is what I did. This is my very best at this moment. What do you have to say about it?"
	Massage benefits you can learn firsthand Awesome Business Listing National Massage Therapy Awareness Week is October 23-29. Oasis Massage and Spa is celebrating by hosting an open house Tuesday, Oct. 25, from 3 to 7 p.m. The spa, located at 689 N 132nd St., will be offering free samples of different kinds of massage.
	Have you been to Peerless yet? Awesome Business Listing Peerless is an art gallery and project worksite created by husband-and-wife dynamic duo Daphne Eck & Caleb Coppock. You can check out their exhibitions and to stop in to see work emerge as it is created on-site at Omaha's Midtown Crossing.
	Barbeque Flavored Comedy Awesome Event This Thursday if you smell barbecue and hear laughter, then you're probably near Mojo's Smokehouse in Aksarben Village. Austin Anderson, Kevin Grace, Heather Jones, and others perform in the 1st Mojo's Jokehouse weekly comedy open mic. All shows are free!
	Good One Awesome Event Tig Notaro will be at The Sydney Lounge in Benson September 2nd. Comedian Zachary Peterson reviews her new CD, "Good One".
	Rhythm Awesome Event The roots of House Music are alive and well in Omaha. Last weekend @ The Side Door Lounge three of Nebraska’s most renown vinyl DJ’s got back to their musical roots. “Rhythm” was a night dedicated to the sounds of house music from a yester-decade era.
	Green Is Good. And Gourmet, Too. Awesome Business Listing A hungry restaurant reviewer enters The Grey Plume and leaves charmed, satisfied, impressed, informed, and absolutely certain to return.
	Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam rocked Film Streams Awesome Event The Taqwacores, by Michael Muhammad Knight, was unique: a fictional account of a Muslim punk movement that eventually spawned a real life tour and movie. Film Streams and Project Interfaith co-sponsored the film and the panel discussion that followed.
	Omaha Nighthawks take on Las Vegas Locos Awesome Event The Omaha Nighthawks, the UFL's newest team, have enjoyed strong support thus far. Though the visiting Las Vegas Locomotives may not have been as interesting as the tailgate—or the cheerleaders—there's still an awful lot to like about the UFL experience.
	Reasonable Attendance for Omaha's Rally for Sanity Awesome Event Skeptics said Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity was nothing more than a liberal rally to ridicule Tea-Partiers and right-wing pundits. I was pleasantly relieved to experience a crowd of Omahans that was promoting reasonable behavior and discourse.
	Pug-O-Ween 2010! Omaha's Largest Pug Gathering! Awesome Event Pug-O-Ween is Omaha's largest annual pug event, featuring over 600 human participants...and a whole lot of pugs! Click to see pictures of the event and the companies that helped make this important Pug Partners of Nebraska charity fund raiser possible.
	Omaha Lit Fest and Literary Bibliophilia Awesome Annual Event Day 2 of the 6th annual (Downtown) Omaha Lit Fest, with more reports from the KANEKO, including talks with authors Mary Helen Stefaniak, Tim Schaffert, and Melanie Bejamin, and artist/illustrator Peter Kuper.
	Omaha Zombie Walk 2010 Awesome Event The Third Annual Omaha Zombie Walk was a huge success, as hundreds upon hundreds of zombies took over downtown Benson. The unique event is family friendly and a photographer's dream: zombies of all ages posed, shuffled, and searched for—what else?—brains!
	2010 Walk for the Animals Awesome Event Nebraska Humane Society's 2010 Walk for the Animals was a huge success. I walked with our family and family's dogs and had a very fun morning!
	Purifying the CalmDome through Art and Music Awesome Business Listing The CalmDome was part of the Bemis Center's Hopey Changey exhibit. The Purification of the CalmDome was a unique concert and interactive art happening designed to see it off, with performances by the Chiara String Quartet, Ember Schrag, and Daniel Higgs.
	My Day at MAHA #2 Awesome Annual Event A blog entry from another MAHA Music Festival ticket winner, Debbie Sailors. Read Debbie's thoughts on the ride up from Lincoln, the packed MAHA lineup, and her favorite new Omaha band.
	Bright Eyes, Cursive Rock the Concert for Equality Awesome Event The Concert for Equality was the most important concert in Omaha this summer, a mix of music and politics in reaction to the Fremont illegal immigrant law. Bright Eyes, Cursive, a reformed Desaparecidos, and more performed at the sold out Benson show.
	My Day at MAHA Awesome Annual Event This easy reading guest blog post from Mitchell Allen, winner of two tickets to MAHA in an Omaha.net Facebook contest, focuses on the great bands of the MAHA Music Festival, and the great atmosphere on a warm Omaha day.
	Sights and Sounds from the Omaha Fashion Magazine Launch Party Awesome Annual Event Models and photographers go together like Carrie and Manolo Blahniks—they were made for each other. See who was to be seen at the Nomad Lounge launch party for Omaha Fashion Magazine and hear people's thoughts on the new publication.
	Free Ink, Free Drinks, Sailor Jerry at Filmstreams Awesome Event Famous tattoo artist Sailor Jerry lived in Hawaii when it was a place for seamen to get "Stewed, Screwed & Tattooed." A FREE screening of the documentary about his life—with free drinks and an after party—helped the crowd get at least one of those done.
	Beer and Blog at the Brazen Head Pub Awesome Event The bi-weekly Thursday meeting of the Omaha chapter of Beer and Blog is a great opportunity to meet a wide range of fellow bloggers, share a drink, network, and learn more about the art and science of blogging.
	College World Series 2010: Rosenblatt Says Goobye Awesome Place A video of Omahans and out of state fans alike talking about the final College World Series played at historic Rosenblatt Stadium, plus some thoughts on the meaning of this new chapter in college baseball history.
	The Hold Steady with the Whigs Awesome Event The Hold Steady held court at the Slowdown with opening act the Whigs. Pictures and videos from the show, plus a review.
	Taste of Omaha 2010 Awesome Event The 13th Annual Taste of Omaha was once again a big hit, with over 40 restaurants participating. Video of the event is included; sadly, Omaha.net Taste-o-Vision is still being beta tested.
	USA vs. England World Cup Match at Jake's Awesome Business Listing Jake's Cigars and Spirits is not often thought of as a sports bar, but with the quadrennial World Cup in full swing, and a vital match between the US and England on the tube, all bets were off.
	Great Plains Theater Conference Awesome Event The week long Great Plains Theatre Conference is one of the premiere theater gatherings in the Midwest. For 2010, Honored Playwright and Pulitzer Prize Recipient David Lindsay-Abaire did not disappoint, leading Q and A sessions following two performances.
	CARNIVaL Danse Dement Awesome Event CARNIVaL Danse Demet is one of two large annual parties thrown by DJ crew 1/Fourth. With Ames, IA band The Envy Corps and Broken Spindles (Joel Peterson of The Faint) along to help out, The Waiting Room was transformed, at least for one evening.
	Johnny Cupcakes and the Suitcase Tour Awesome Business Listing Johnny Cupcakes might not be a household name, but it is a multi-million dollar brand, with flagship stores in Boston and Las Angeles. An interview with its founder and namesake.
	Mastodon at Sokol Auditorium Awesome Business Listing Mastodon rock Omaha's Sokol Auditorium. Fan interviews from before and after the show, with some special words from the band themselves!
	Pugs 'N Wine Adoption Event Awesome Event An adoption event sponsored by the Pug Partners of Nebraska and Long Dog Fat Cat, a natural pet food store in West Omaha's Village Pointe. The event featured free Pug Wine and many adorable pugs to adopt!
	Pecha Kucha #8 at Barley's Tip Top Awesome Business Listing Pecha Kucha is a night of presentations based around a simple concept: 20 slides x 20 seconds (six minutes 40 seconds total). Pecha Kucha Night #8 was held at Barley's Tip Top and featured presentations by local students and educators.
	soulfinger at Downtown Blues Awesome Business Listing Downtown Blues hosts live music seven nights a week. See soulfinger there every Wednesday, starting at 8pm.
	Candids from the 2010 ICAN Women's Leadership Conference Awesome Event Candid photos from the 2010 ICAN Women's Leadership Conference. We spent the day photographing the over 1,500 women that enjoyed this year's conference, held at the Qwest Center. Did your smiling face make our slideshow?
	The Half Hearts, prairies/valleys, Mike Harvat, and Jettison Never at The Sydney Awesome Business Listing Videos and a few half-baked thoughts on the April 8, 2010 concert at The Sydney, in Omaha's Benson neighborhood. The Half Hearts, prairies/valleys, Mike Harvat of Flight and Metaphor, and Jettison Never all performed.
	Brion Poloncic, Alex Myers, and Christine Stormberg at the Bemis Underground Awesome Business Listing The premiere of the Bemis Underground's second show featured art from Alex Myers (Of Youth, And Dreams In The Evening of Life), Brion Poloncic (Sallow Suns), and Christine Stormberg (Ladies Choice).
	Gordon Shumway, The Americas, and Rooftops at O'Leavers Awesome Business Listing Call it math rock, shoegazing, nü-prog (Gotcha! We made that one up)...by any name it's hard and fun. Gordon Shumway, The Americas, and Rooftops took Oleavers by storm March 31st. Here's the videos to prove it.
	Greensprints at the Slowdown, hosted by Greenstreet Cycles Awesome Business Listing Pictures and videos from Greensprints at the Slowdown, hosted by Greenstreet Cycles: a night of friends, fun, a little beer, and some bikes. The most fun you've had as an athlete since gym class, guaranteed!

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