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MCC Creative Writing Forum
Category: Education • Members • Workshop | Season: Influence
Join us for the fourth annual MCC Creative Writing Forum!
The Metropolitan Community College Creative Writing Forum is a two-day event to promote original, inspired writing in our College and community, as well as showcase the work of accomplished authors from across Nebraska and beyond. This year’s event is Oct. 25-26, 2019. The Forum includes sessions from keynote presenter, F. Douglas Brown. The opening reception, reading and Q&A with F. Douglas Brown, and an open mic with Todd Robinson will be hosted at KANEKO on Friday, October 25 from 6 – 10 PM. This event is free for KANEKO Members and $10 General Admission. KANEKO members can register through the KANEKO website and General Admission should reach out to Annette Guy to register at amguy@mccneb.edu.
About F. Douglas Brown: F. Douglas Brown is the author of ICON, a new collection of poetry from Writ Large Press in 2018, and Zero to Three (University of Georgia, 2014), winner of the 2013 Cave Canem Poetry Prize selected by US Poet Laureate, Tracy K. Smith. He also co-authored with poet Geffrey Davis, Begotten (URB Books, 2016), a chapbook of poetry as part of the Floodgate Poetry Series. Brown, an educator for over 20 years, currently teaches English and African American Poetry at Loyola High School of Los Angeles, an all-boys Jesuit school. He is both a Cave Canem and Kundiman fellow, and was selected by Poets & Writers as one of their ten notable Debut Poets of 2014. His poems have appeared in the Academy of American Poets, The PBS News Hour, The Virginia Quarterly (VQR), Bat City Review, The Chicago Quarterly Review (CQR), The Southern Humanities Review, The Sugar House Review, Cura Magazine and Muzzle Magazine. He is co-founder and curator of “un::fade::able – The Requiem for Sandra Bland,” a quarterly reading series examining restorative justice through poetry as a means to address racism.
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Cultural Workshop: France and it’s Products
Category: Education • Lectures • Members • Workshop | Season: Influence
Cheese and Wine by Region
Did you know there are almost 1000 different types of cheeses in France? Learn the major kinds of cheeses, where they’re made, what they taste like and the wines that go best with them. Join Sam Tepanossian in an interactive workshop that takes you on a tour of these French products that grace French tables all over France.
About Sam Tepanossian: A French-Armenian, Sam Tepanossian moved to Omaha in the summer of 2017. He received his MBA from ICHEC, and before that was a graduate of Haute École de Lucia de Broukère, where he received a BA in Public relations. Samuel began his career in Brussels, where he specialized in Team Management and Human Resources at the European Institutions, eventually leading to a prominent position at Procter & Gamble where he later became a Brand Ambassador. In 2012 Samuel had the opportunity to move and live in the US. He worked in New York City for a home décor company as an e-Commerce Business Development Manager. Living in different countries has taught Samuel to enjoy meeting new people, trying new cuisines and exploring new cities.
About Alliance Française d’Omaha: Founded in Paris in 1883, The Alliance Française is the largest network of French language and cultural institutions in the world, with chapters in 138 countries, including 115 chapters in the United States. The Omaha chapter began in 1917 and recently celebrated our centennial in 2017. To share and celebrate the French language and the francophone world through cultural and educational programs is the Alliance’s mission.
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GENERATOR Series: Wailing
Category: Generator Series • KANEKO Core Programs • Members • Performances | Season: Influence
Mysterious Sounds
Dive into mysterious and raw new music at “GENERATOR Series: Wailing,” an evening of experimental chamber music that indulges in the complexity of songs outside language and asks questions about how living beings communicate. Whalesong, human cries, physical gestures, grunts, growls, hugs – it’s all on the table in the music of George Crumb, Helmut Lachenmann, Carola Bauckholt, Stacey Barelos, Cory Johnson, and Amanda DeBoer Bartlett. Featuring performances by some of Omaha’s most accomplished and innovative musicians including Tim Strang (cello), Christine Beard (flute), Stacey Barelos (piano), and Amanda DeBoer Bartlett (voice).
Come early to experience newly created horror soundtracks composed by SOUNDRY Workshop participants!
Program
PRE by Stacey Barelos/Cory Johnson
Vollmond unter Null by Carola Bauckholt
temA by Helmut Lachenmann
A Beautiful Question by Amanda DeBoer Bartlett
Vox Balaenae by George Crumb
About the Generator Series: Presented by KANEKO and Omaha Under the Radar, the Generator Series will present events that investigate music’s relationship to our physical world, seeking the connections between sound and architecture, sound and natural landscapes, sound, and the human body, and more. Focusing on music by living composers, including sound improvisation and experimental composition, the Generator Series will be an outlet for non-commercial music that asks questions about how we listen, and how we interact with sound in the 21st century.
About Omaha Under the Radar: Omaha Under the Radar is an annual experimental performance festival in the Midwest. We celebrate cultural innovators with performances throughout the city of Omaha. The festival emerged from a desire to support innovative performers and creators living and working in the Midwest, and to connect this community to other performance communities throughout the United States.
Since the first festival, held in 2014, Omaha Under the Radar has presented over 200 artists from more than one dozen cities throughout the United States. We work to present a multiplicity of genres, ideas, and identities through performances, talks, group discussions, and educational opportunities. Omaha Under the Radar is a 501(c)3 Nonprofit Organization. To make a tax-deductible donation in support of our programming efforts, visit our SUPPORT page.
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Re•Purpose After Hours
Category: Exhibitions • KANEKO After Hours • Members | Season: Re•Purpose
Get an exclusive experience of the Re•Purpose exhibition!
Grab a friend for KANEKO After Hours, an exclusive and intimate night exploring the Re•Purpose exhibition. Your ticket to this event includes a visit to the exhibition, exclusive access to “tour only” experiences of the exhibition, exclusive insight to artwork in the exhibition, live printing of KANEKO NOPE shirts by XP Merch, feature Re•Purpose themed cocktails provided by Fizzy’s, and a WASTE NOT grab bag and a special gift from KANEKO! Registration is required and space is limited for this event.
Our featured guests for the evening: Fizzy’s Fountain & Liquors, XP Merch, and Matt Bailey!
Your ticket includes: 1 free drink ticket for a featured Fizzy’s cocktail, a discount on a KANEKO NOPE shirt, and a free Matt Bailey WASTE NOT tote with some goodies inside!
About Fizzy’s: Fizzy’s Fountain & Liquors is a cocktail bar in Little Bohemia brought to you by the same cats behind Nite Owl. We feature boozy shakes, floats and homemade sodas on tap with new-fashioned diner food and pie served late.
About XP Merch: XP Merch offers affordable screen printing, high quality design services, and convenient merchandise sales for businesses of all sizes. Whether you need t-shirts, tote bags, hoodies, posters or anything else; XP Merch is the only design and printing shop that turns a chore into an unbeatable experience!
About Studio MB: Matthew Bailey is an artist and graphic designer from the Midwest who is interested in local commerce, fashion and sustainable approaches to design.
About KANEKO After Hours: KANEKO After Hours is a chance for your to explore KANEKO exhibitions in an exclusive and intimate setting.
Interested in becoming a KANEKO Member?
KANEKO Members receive a full year of benefits, including exclusive invites to member events, free and reduced-priced admission to KANEKO core and partner programs, access to the KANEKO-UNO and Criss Library, and special discounts on select merchandise and events like KANEKO After Hours! Use the button below to learn more about the KANEKO Membership program and to become a member!
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Re•Purpose Member Tour
Category: Education • Exhibitions • Members | Season: Re•Purpose
Experience Re•Purpose with a private tour led by our Executive Director, Stephan Grot!
Re•Purpose explores artists and business looking at recycling, sustainability, re•purposed materials, and how waste impacts our environment. Learn more about our Re•Purpose exhibition here. These tours are exclusive for KANEKO members with refreshments provided. Space is limited and registration is required.
Not a member?
If you’re interested in opportunities like this one, please visit the link below to learn more about membership opportunities.
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Re•Purpose Member Tour
Category: Education • Exhibitions • Members | Season: Re•Purpose
Experience Re•Purpose with a private tour led by our Executive Director, Stephan Grot!
Re•Purpose explores artists and business looking at recycling, sustainability, re•purposed materials, and how waste impacts our environment. Learn more about our Re•Purpose exhibition here. These tours are exclusive for KANEKO members with refreshments provided. Space is limited and registration is required.
Not a member?
If you’re interested in opportunities like this one, please visit the link below to learn more about membership opportunities.
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Generator Series: GAMES
Category: Generator Series • Members • Performances | Season: Re•Purpose
Seriously playful music.
Join KANEKO and Omaha Under the Radar for the final 2018-19 Generator Series event, GAMES, featuring Alexa Dexa, Kelley Sheehan, Polka Police – a lineup of artists who take playful music very seriously, delighting audiences with their surprising confluence heavy sounds and fun-loving, “joie de vivre” performance styles. This interactive event merges experimental music with opera, noise, electronics, kiddie pools, accordions, no-input mixers, and more.
Artists & Program
Alexa Dexa will perform her new one-woman opera, be a doll, which the artist describes as “ an electroacoustic toy opera for solo vocalist performing choreographed play routines on musical and nonmusical toys with live electronic processing and pre-programmed electronic sequences.” Supported by Opera America, the opera follows a woman struggling with her perfectionist and submissive conditioning in a world that commands her to “be a doll”.Kelley Sheehan will showcase her work “Maze” which uses electronic processes and instruments through an interactive scheme that involves audience participation. The piece isn’t finished until the audience solves the Maze!
The program will close out with Polka Police, an iconoclastic noise and performance art duo based in Nebraska who consistently push the limits of style. Prepare for “Stupid awesome polka themed rockin’ parodies, covers & originals.”
About Generator Series: Presented by KANEKO and Omaha Under the Radar, the Generator Series will present events that investigate music’s relationship to our physical world, seeking the connections between sound and architecture, sound and natural landscapes, sound and the human body, and more. Focusing on music by living composers, including sound improvisation and experimental composition, the Generator Series will be an outlet for non-commercial music that asks questions about how we listen, and how we interact with sound in the 21st century.
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Re•Purpose Member First Look
Category: Exhibitions • Free • Members | Season: Re•Purpose
Celebrate the opening of Re•Purpose with us!
Members! Be among the first to see Re•Purpose and get a chance to meet contributing artists. This event is free for members with refreshments and hors d’oeuvres provided by Upstream Brewing Company. Interested in becoming a member? Click here to learn more about the many benefits of joining the KANEKO community!
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Summer Soundry Institute
Category: Education • Generator Series • Members • Performances | Season: Re•Purpose
Unleash your Creativity in Sound Exploration!
Soundry Institute is a 5-day summer intensive for any interested in exploring trends in modern classical music. Included are sessions on composition, improvisation, and professional development given by renowned Omaha Under the Radar Festival artists and guests. Participants also have the option to create original compositions that will be performed as part of the Omaha Under the Radar Festival!
Soundry Institute meets 10 am – 3 pm daily, July 22 – 26.
***please provide your own lunch***Soundry is designed for students ages 18 and up. High schoolers are eligible by request – please fill out this survey to find out if you’re eligible. Registration is required and space is limited! $125 General Admission for five days. $100 for KANEKO Members. Deadline to register is July 5th
Instructors
Guests and instructors are drawn from the phenomenal Omaha Under the Radar Festival line-up.Past guests/instructors
Alexa Dexa
Allison Balcetis
Anthony Donofrio
Chicago Academy of the Arts – New Music Ensemble
Danny Clay
David Smooke
Hasco Duo
Jamie Burmeister
Jason Webb
Jay Kreimer
Jeffrey Young
Jesse Langen
Leanna Keith
New Muse Duo
Paul Pinto
Ray EvanoffAbout Stacey Barelos
Omaha native Stacey Barelos is a performer and composer specializing in the music of the 20th and 21st centuries. Regarding her first solo release, The Midwest American Piano Project, the American Record Guide said, “Stacey Barelos…plays with authority and poetic nuance, her beautiful tone captured vividly in this warm recording…” As a composer, Stacey’s works have been performed across the U.S. and in Europe and Australia. In addition to her concert works, Dr. Barelos frequently writes pieces for her studio. Her recent article, “Composing for Your Students!” encourages other teachers to do the same. Currently, Dr. Barelos teaches piano and composition at the Omaha Conservatory and is the Education Director for the Omaha Under the Radar Festival. For more information, see her website, staceybarelos.com.About Omaha Under the Radar
Omaha Under the Radar is an annual experimental performance festival in the Midwest. They celebrate cultural innovators with performances throughout the city of Omaha. The festival emerged from a desire to support innovative performers and creators living and working in the Midwest, and to connect this community to other performance communities throughout the United States.Since the first festival, held in 2014, Omaha Under the Radar has presented over 200 artists from more than a dozen cities throughout the United States. They work to represent a multiplicity of genres, ideas, and identities through performances, talks, group discussions and educational opportunities. Omaha Under the Radar is a 501(c)3 Nonprofit Organization. Learn More ->
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Soundry Workshop: Thumb Pianos
Category: Education • Generator Series • Members • Performances | Season:
Use your creativity in instrument building!
Join on us May 16th at 6pm while we create our own, playable thumb pianos! No experience required! With classes created for adult learners, Soundry is directed by composer and pianist Stacey Barelos and includes expert instructors from Omaha and around the country.
About Stacey Barelos
Omaha native Stacey Barelos is a performer and composer specializing in the music of the 20th and 21st centuries. Regarding her first solo release, The Midwest American Piano Project, the American Record Guide said, “Stacey Barelos…plays with authority and poetic nuance, her beautiful tone captured vividly in this warm recording…” As a composer, Stacey’s works have been performed across the U.S. and in Europe and Australia. In addition to her concert works, Dr. Barelos frequently writes pieces for her studio. Her recent article, “Composing for Your Students!” encourages other teachers to do the same. Currently, Dr. Barelos teaches piano and composition at the Omaha Conservatory and is the Education Director for the Omaha Under the Radar Festival. For more information, see her website, staceybarelos.com.About Omaha Under the Radar
Omaha Under the Radar is an annual experimental performance festival in the Midwest. They celebrate cultural innovators with performances throughout the city of Omaha. The festival emerged from a desire to support innovative performers and creators living and working in the Midwest, and to connect this community to other performance communities throughout the United States.Since the first festival, held in 2014, Omaha Under the Radar has presented over 200 artists from more than a dozen cities throughout the United States. They work to represent a multiplicity of genres, ideas, and identities through performances, talks, group discussions and educational opportunities. Omaha Under the Radar is a 501(c)3 Nonprofit Organization. Learn More ->