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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!
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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! |
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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! |
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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. |
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soulfinger at Downtown Blues Awesome Business Listing Downtown Blues hosts live music seven nights a week. See soulfinger there every Wednesday, starting at 8pm. |
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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? |
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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. |
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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). |
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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. |
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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! |
