by Unisha Kharel in Arts & Leisure
The streets of downtown Kansas City now have new flavor.
The chiefs of honor are Russ Nordman, an associate professor of intermedia and digital art, and Jody Boyer, an intermedia artist originally from Portland.
"Cinema City," their exhibit at the Urban Culture Project in Kansas City, brings the essence of an urban landscape through photographic and cinematic documentation.
by Mike Bell and Judy Rydberg in Arts & Leisure
Omaha music festival ARTSaha! returns for its fourth year with guarantee of huge variety of sound to the metropolitan area.
In support of ARTSaha!, the UNO music department is teaming up with a group of musicians from all over the world called ANALOG.
The wide-ranging music festival takes place between Sept.
by Tiffany Gann in Arts & Leisure
One of Omaha's biggest claims to fame, Conor Oberst, spent a month last winter in Tepoztlán in the providence of Morales, Mexico, recording his newest record. Oberst's self-titled album was released Aug. 5.
But wait, who's this Mystic Valley Band? And why is the album on Merge Records instead of Saddle Creek? No more Bright Eyes?
Don't get your thrift store shirt in a knot, Oberst still delivers that folk rock and country sound Bright Eyes fans have come to love.
by Mike Bell and Judy Rydberg in Arts & Leisure
For 139 years, the Nebraska State Fair has been considered a high point of every summer for many Nebraskans. This year continues the tradition of entertainment and display of Nebraskan culture for all to see and discover.
From Aug. 22 to Sept. 1, the State Fair Park in Lincoln will be rife with live music, horse shows, magic acts, beer gardens and much more.
by Scott Stewart in Arts & Leisure
The UNO Art Gallery is featuring the work of Rebecca Keller and Lanny DeVuono now through Friday, Aug. 29. The works are an exhibition of painting and mixed media that center on intersecting relationships with self, each other, surroundings and the history of society.
by Robert S. Boyd in Arts & Leisure
WASHINGTON (MCT) - Ever wonder why it's so much easier to remember people's faces than their names?
Neuroscientists have an explanation. They've identified a pea-sized region in the brain that reacts more strongly to faces than it does to cars, dogs, houses or body parts.
by Robin Cowie Nalepa in Arts & Leisure
COLUMBIA, S.C. (MCT) - Pop quiz: Who's Johnny Carson? What was the Exxon Valdez? Ever use a typewriter?
So easy, you say. Well, guess again.
Touchstones most of us take for granted have little or no place in the pop culture lexicon of those born in 1990, like much of the freshman class at USC.
by Andrew Young in Arts & Leisure
For most of the freshmen entering their first year of college this fall, Harry Potter, Pearl Jam and caller ID have been with them almost since day one.
These are part of the 60 cultural, political and social landmarks that make up this year's Mindset List, compiled and released every August by Beloit College.
by Mike Bell and Judy Rydberg in Arts & Leisure
This Saturday, local residents set aside time to celebrate their neighborhood. Located at 50th and Underwood streets, the Dundee Day festival was alive with hundreds of people.
Local shops came out to the street to set up stalls filled with goods ranging from T-shirts to comic books and jewelry.
by Donna Birch in Arts & Leisure
MODESTO, Calif. (MCT) - Melissa Nichols Flores says she's a die-hard cartoon fan. And there's nothing Mickey Mouse about the college degree svhe's pursuing.
The 23-year-old wants to be a professional animator and is earning a degree in animation and visual effects at Expression College for Digital Arts in Emeryville.
