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TedxOmaha Salon
Category: Education • Free • Lectures | Season: Human Condition
Ideas Worth Spreading.
Join other TED enthusiasts for TEDxOmahaSalon, a monthly conversation group. We watch two recorded TED Talks on a topic, then talk about the implications and opportunities.
About TEDxOmaha
TEDxOmaha is an independently organized TEDx event. As a part of the global TED community, we connect locally to explore the ideas and situations that affect our cultures, environments, and minds. Most people are introduced to this remarkable collection of human experiences through recorded TED Talks. Through technology, we can hear stories of discovery, heartache, joy, introspection, and imagination from some of the world’s most amazing people. By creating events in Omaha, we produce an experience based on TED’s principles.Who attends TEDxOmaha? Five hundred of our community’s most curious, forward-thinking people. Activists, artists, philanthropists, modern-day philosophers, policymakers, stay-at-home parents, and more. You, too, can gather with amazing people from our region who share their insights and accomplishments. It helps us witness what is happening – and what is possible – so we can be inspired to take bigger steps together. TEDxOmaha is held annually in October and offers monthly TEDxOmahaSalon events at The KANEKO.
For questions and more information, please visit TEDxOmaha on Facebook!
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April Lunch & Learn: There’s more to France than Paris!
Category: Education • Lectures • Members | Season: Human Condition
Exploring Lesser Know Parts of France.
Unsure of where to go on your next trip to France? Want to learn more about out-of-the-way places in France?
This workshop is for you. Seasoned traveler Sue White has made multiple trips to France, spending two weeks each time in a specific area. Areas like Rouen and part of Normandy, Bayonne, Biarritz, and le Pays Basque Français, Bordeaux and St. Emilion, Rennes, Nantes, St. Malo and other parts of Bretagne (Brittany), Toulouse and the historic surrounding areas such as Carcassonne, Albi and Cordes sur Ciel, Aix-en-Provence, Arles, and Marseilles, Lyon and several villages in the foothills of the Alps. She’ll share photographs and insights about these areas as well as gauge interest in a potential trip sponsored by the AFO, designed by The French Traveler, a company that’s been organizing unique trips for 20 years.
About Sue White: Sue White recently relocated to Omaha from Massachusetts where she lived in the Boston area since 1983. She is a dual national — UK/USA. She has also lived in Belgium and Switzerland. Sue has been a French teacher for 16 years after previously working in at Air France as a Passenger Services manager. She is a board member of the Alliance Française d’Omaha and has been appointed the Education Coordinator.
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Eko Nova: The Forces Inside
Category: Eko Nova • Members • Performances | Season: Human Condition
John Klinghammer Returns!
John Klinghammer (former artistic director of Eko Nova) returns to Omaha with fellow musicians from Kansas City to perform compelling works for clarinet, cello, violin, harp, and marimba. This music illuminates the expressive forces inside creative artists who refuse to be silent and who, with their unique voices, share messages that transcend both personal crises and the great tragedies of the past and present.
Musicians:
John Klinghammer, clarinetMaria Crosby, celloStirling Trent, violinMichael Compitello, percussionKatie Wychulis, harpProgram:
Gilad Cohen (b. 1980) – Trio for a Spry Clarinet, Weeping Cello and Ruminating Harp (2009, rev. 2010)
Erwin Schulhoff (1894 – 1942) – Duo for violin and cello (1925)
Moderato
Zingaresca. Allegro giocoso
Andantino
Moderato–Presto fantasticoKevin Puts (b. 1972) – And Legions Will Rise for violin, clarinet, and marimba (2001)
About John Klinghammer: John Klinghammer is the 3rd/Bass Clarinetist with the Kansas City Symphony. He has served as acting Associate Principal/Eb for the Kansas City Symphony during the 2014-15 and 2016-17 seasons, acting 3rd/Bass Clarinet for the 2015-16 season, and prior to that had been Assistant Principal/Eb clarinet with the Omaha Symphony from 2001-2014. Before arriving in Omaha, he served a one-year stint as 2nd/Bass clarinet with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. He has been principal clarinet of the Des Moines Symphony, a member of the National Repertory Orchestra, and has also appeared with Breckenridge Music Festival, Omaha Chamber Music Society, Vesper Concerts, Tuesday Musical, Monument Piano Trio, Analog Arts Ensemble, Eko Nova, on the Kansas Symphony’s Happy Hour series and with Art of Elan.
John received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Oregon, and Master’s and Doctorate degrees from the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, where he became a member of the USC Scholarship Woodwind Quintet. He spent a year as principal clarinet of the YMF Debut Orchestra of Los Angeles, and in 2000 performed the Copland Clarinet Concerto with that orchestra.
John has given master classes and recitals at universities across the country, and has been on faculty at the University of South Dakota and the College of Saint Mary. He helped create the Eko Nova new music series in Omaha, and served as its first artistic director. He has also served as a staff conductor with the Omaha Symphony, helping to create and lead some of the orchestra’s many nationally respected educational programs. John spends his summers performing in Oregon with the Britt Music Festival, and maintains a private studio that must contend on a regular basis with the strong opinions of his teaching assistant, Leopold the dog. His many wonderful teachers include Cindi Bartels, Dr. Wayne Bennett, Michael Anderson, Ted Oien, Mitchell Lurie, Michele Zukovsky, and the incomparable Yehuda Gilad.
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Nebraska Flood Relief
Category: Exhibitions • Free | Season: Human Condition
KANEKO is here for the community.
Are you looking for a way to help our Nebraskan community members affected by the floods? The KANEKO Staff has facilitated two opportunities for you to help!
KANEKO will be a drop-off point for non-perishable food items, baby food and baby formula, and other household goods like paper towels, paper plates, and toiletries through April 6th. These donations will be going to Norfolk Arts Center to be distributed among organizations helping communities affected by the floods.
KANEKO will be taking cash donations to help the Santee Sioux Nation get their utilities fixed. Cash donations will be taken at the front desk, or donate here!
With every donation, you’ll receive a KANEKO sticker! Help us make a difference for our community.
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The Art of Storytelling: Lyric and Narrative Medicine
Category: Free • Lectures • Passages | Season: Human Condition
Bringing voice to medical practice.
Tension exists in current health and medical practice between the obligation to honor patients and their stories with the requirement to reduce stories to facilitate efficient diagnosis. In this presentation, John Price of the English Department/Creative Nonfiction Program at UNO and Kevin Clouther of the UNO MFA in Writing Program will discuss the importance of patient voice and personhood in literary work and activities as well as in the academic programs they both lead. Marya Hornbacher, award-winning journalist and bestselling author, will also share her perspective on writing and narrative medicine, with emphasis on the importance of patient voice in current health and medical practice.
Marya Hornbacher is the recipient of a host of awards for her books, journalism, essays, and poetry. Shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize for her first book, Marya has spent a prolific twenty-odd years writing and teaching across genres. Her published work includes Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia (1998), The Center of Winter (2005), and Madness: A Bipolar Life (2008). She was recently honored with the Annie Dillard Award in Creative Nonfiction.
“The Art of Storytelling: Lyric and Narrative Medicine featuring Marya Hornbacher” will kick-off Passages, the new core literary program at KANEKO.
***If you missed this program, use the button below to watch the discussion with Marya.
About Marya Hornbacher: Marya Hornbacher is an award-winning essayist, journalist, novelist, poet, and the New York Times bestselling author of five books. Her sixth, a work of long-form journalism on psychiatry, neuroscience, and the future of mental health, is forthcoming from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2020; she is currently at work on a collection of essays. She is the recipient of the Annie Dillard Award for Nonfiction, a Logan Nonfiction Fellowship, the White Award for Magazine Journalism, the ASCAP Award for Music Journalism, the Fountain House Humanitarian Award, and other distinctions. Her writing has appeared in publications including the New York Times, Boston Globe, Smithsonian Magazine, Crazyhorse, AGNI, Gulf Coast, The Normal School, Fourth Genre, DIAGRAM, and many others. She is a professor in the graduate writing programs at the University of Nebraska-Omaha and Augsburg University.
About John Price: Director of the English Department’s Creative Nonfiction Writing program, Professor Price has authored three books of creative nonfiction, and edited a collection of tallgrass prairie nature writing. A recipient of a prose fellowship from the NEA and other recognitions, his creative nonfiction has been published in many journals, magazines and anthologies, including Orion, Creative Nonfiction, The Christian Science Monitor, The Iowa Review, and Best Spiritual Writing 2000. To investigate more of Professor Price’s work, visit www.johntprice.com.
About Kevin Clouther: Kevin Clouther was born in Boston and grew up on Cape Cod and in South Florida. His story collection, We Were Flying to Chicago, was published by Catapult. His stories have appeared in The Gettysburg Review, The Greensboro Review, Gulf Coast, Puerto Del Sol, and Vol. 1 Brooklyn among other journals, and he has contributed essays to The Millions, NPR, Poets & Writers, Salon, and Tin House’s “Art of the Sentence.” He is the recipient of several grants and awards, including the Richard Yates Fiction Award and Gell Residency Award. He holds degrees from the University of Virginia and Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Before joining the University of Nebraska at Omaha, he was Associate Director of the Writing Program at Stony Brook University in New York.
About Passages: Passages is the core literary program at KANEKO that seeks to intersect and expand all offerings and forms of creative literary activities across the Omaha-Council Bluffs Metropolitan area. Passages programming includes critical readings, interactive writing workshops and sessions, and events featuring accomplished and diverse authors.
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An Evening with Andrew Rannells
Category: Education • Lectures • Performances | Season: Human Condition
Spend an evening with Omaha’s own Andrew Rannells!
The Bookworm Presents an Evening with Andrew Rannells hosted by KANEKO! Andrew Rannells will discuss his career & work, his memoir, Too Much is Not Enough, and take questions from the audience. Each $30.00 admission includes entry to the event plus a hardcover copy of Rannells’ new book, Too Much is Not Enough. Additional copies of Too Much is Not Enough will also be available for purchase at the event. Tickets will go on sale at 10:00 a.m. CST on Friday, March 15th.
About Andrew Rannells: Andrew Rannells is an actor, singer, and performer best known for originating the role of Elder Price in The Book of Mormon and playing Elijah Krantz in HBO’s Girls. A Tony and Drama Desk nominee and Grammy winner, he has also played Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, King George III in Hamilton, and Whizzer in Falsettos, and most recently starred in the 2018 Broadway revival of The Boys in The Band. On the small screen, he has appeared in Girls, The New Normal, The Knick and the recent Amazon anthology series The Romanoffs. He will soon be seen in the upcoming series Black Monday for Showtime. Rannells’s film credits include Why Him?, The Intern, Bachelorette, and A Simple Favor. His writing has been published in the New York Times “Modern Love” column.
About The Bookworm: The Bookworm has been serving Omaha and the region since 1986, moving to Loveland Centre in October 2014. With over 6,000 square feet of sales space, The Bookworm has earned a reputation for an excellent selection of books on a broad range of topics, and for a friendly staff that reads and knows the books they sell. The Bookworm is an independent, family business, owned and managed by Phillip and Beth Black.
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Jeffrey Dodd Pop-Up Exhibition
Category: Exhibitions • Free | Season: Human Condition
Art and Fashion intersect with Human Condition.
American women’s ready-to-wear designer, Jeffrey Dodd, has accepted an invitation to exhibit a selection of archived pieces alongside his newest Fall 2019 collection at KANEKO! Dodd will be joining the iconic artist Jun Kaneko and five other artists in our Human Condition exhibition, an expansive study of our shared human experience through the prism of the humanities – art, music, literature, history, and now, fashion.
In addition to his clothing, Dodd’s installation includes a series of sketches, drawings, prints and fabrics that open a window into Dodd’s creative process and his evolution as an artist and designer. This pop-up exhibition will be housed in our gallery spaces alongside Jun Kaneko’s work from March 18-May 4.
KANEKO is proud to partner with She.la for this exhibition. The Jeffrey Dodd collection seen on display at KANEKO will be available for purchase at She.la, and 10% of each sale will be donated to KANEKO.
About Jeffrey Dodd: Jeffrey Dodd established his own brand in 2014 after graduating from the Pratt Institute in New York City and working with Rachel Zoe to launch her fashion line. Jeffrey Dodd blends his experience as an artist and designer to create clothes that are refined, distinctive and modern.
For Dodd, the partnership with Jun Kaneko marks something of a homecoming. Dodd was born and raised in Iowa. The opportunity to partner with an arts world icon like Kaneko is a profound honor. Kaneko, both the artist and his work, serves as an inspiration for Dodd. For his next collection, Dodd will draw on Kaneko’s distinctive use of color and lines.
About She.la: She.la offers an unparalleled collection of exclusive designer garments and innovative labels. Boasting over 5,000 square feet of the finest quality apparel, accessories and gifts. She.la provides a unique shopping experience for each customer and every occasion.
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Jeffrey Dodd Pop-Up Opening
Category: Exhibitions • Members | Season: Human Condition
Art and Fashion intersect with Human Condition.
American women’s ready-to-wear designer, Jeffrey Dodd, has accepted an invitation to exhibit a selection of archived pieces alongside his newest Fall 2019 collection at KANEKO! Dodd will be joining the iconic artist Jun Kaneko and five other artists in our Human Condition exhibition, an expansive study of our shared human experience through the prism of the humanities – art, music, literature, history, and now, fashion.
In addition to his clothing, Dodd’s installation includes a series of sketches, drawings, prints and fabrics that open a window into Dodd’s creative process and his evolution as an artist and designer. Join us for a reception for the opening of Jeffrey Dodd’s pop-up exhibition in the KANEKO gallery spaces on Moday, March 18 from 5 PM – 8 PM.
This is an exclusive KANEKO member + She.la invite event, please RSVP.
KANEKO is proud to partner with She.la for this event. The Jeffrey Dodd collection seen on display at KANEKO will be available for purchase at She.la, and 10% of each sale will be donated to KANEKO.
About Jeffrey Dodd: Jeffrey Dodd established his own brand in 2014 after graduating from the Pratt Institute in New York City and working with Rachel Zoe to launch her fashion line. Jeffrey Dodd blends his experience as an artist and designer to create clothes that are refined, distinctive and modern.
For Dodd, the partnership with Jun Kaneko marks something of a homecoming. Dodd was born and raised in Iowa. The opportunity to partner with an arts world icon like Kaneko is a profound honor. Kaneko, both the artist and his work, serves as an inspiration for Dodd. For his next collection, Dodd will draw on Kaneko’s distinctive use of color and lines.
About She.la: She.la offers an unparalleled collection of exclusive designer garments and innovative labels. Boasting over 5,000 square feet of the finest quality apparel, accessories and gifts. She.la provides a unique shopping experience for each customer and every occasion.
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MOVEMENT Series: mode of being
Category: KANEKO Core Programs • Members • MOVEMENT • Performances | Season: Human Condition
An examination of the shared elements of human nature.
As part of The Movement Series, tbd. dance collective presents mode of being, an evening length production examining the shared elements of human nature. Through movement, dancers will explore the external behaviors, rituals, and patterns we engage in on a daily basis, as well as the internal ability we have to experience life through a range of emotions. These shared acts of humanity are widely varied, but can overlap and intersect – connecting us in ways that can be easily seen, and other times only felt. Mode of being will feature a live, original score, created in direct conversation with the choreography and exhibition.
The performance will take place in galleries on both the second and main floors. The first half of the performance will be upstairs, with standing room only. Audience members will then be asked to move from the second floor, to the main floor. If special assistance, or an elevator is needed, please communicate with KANEKO staff prior to the performance. Seating for the second half is on the main floor. The movement has been specifically designed for the seating arrangement, and visibility will be different depending on where you sit. You will have a unique perspective of the show, no matter where you are seated. Arriving early to select your seat is highly encouraged.
Limited tickets are available for these performances. Once tickets are sold out, there will not be a waitlist or ticket resale. Seating is on a first come, first serve basis.
Friday, March 29
7:00 pm Performance
9:00 pm Performance
Saturday, March 30
7:00 pm Performance
About MOVEMENT: Presented by KANEKO and tbd. Dance Collective, the MOVEMENT series will present site-specific, multidisciplinary performances focused on modern and contemporary dance. Performances will investigate the choreographic process, foster collaboration, and challenge audience perceptions of dance as an art form. There is a universal nature to the human condition; movement found within dance can be one of the most powerful tools of communication we possess and provide the medium in which we connect.
About tbd. Dance Collective: tbd. is a non-profit, modern + contemporary dance collective founded by a group of artists who wanted to create, explore, and perform movement together. Operating under the belief that movement can be a platform for communication and connection, it is our mission to provide accessible dance experiences through performance and education that encourage dialogue and challenge perceptions of dance as an art form.
With a creative process + vision built around exploration, we work with artists and organizations throughout the community to produce multidisciplinary movement based productions that feature site specific choreography and unique collaborations. Our work is highly imaginative, diverse in content and structure, and seeks to discover the possibilities for performance within unconventional spaces.
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Poetry & Music
Category: Free • Performances | Season: Human Condition • Opera Omaha
Fresh Ink.
Students from Nebraska and Iowa were invited to submit works of poetry on themes of creativity and community. Young alumni composers from the Luna Composition Lab project reviewed all the poems, and through a blind process selected pieces to set to music. These original compositions will be premiered at the Poetry & Music Concert as part of ONE Festival. Opera omaha’s Poetry & Music Project is produced in partnership with Nebraska Writers Collective and Luna Composition Lab.
About Opera Omaha: Opera Omaha, the only professional opera company in Nebraska, began in 1958 as the Omaha Civic Opera Society, a volunteer association, and with a tremendous community support became fully professional by 1970. Opera Omaha produces a season of original mainstage productions, presented in the historic Orpheum Theater, and smaller productions and musical events throughout the community. Opera Omaha is internationally known for its productions of eight world premieres and four American premieres of classical masterpieces and is highly regarded regionally for extensive community engagement and education programs. Opera Omaha’s recently completed 60th anniversary season saw the launch of the ONE Festival, an innovative new spring festival, and a groundbreaking civic action initiative, the Holland Community Opera Fellowship – work that is key to Opera Omaha’s ongoing transformation from a performing arts organization to a cultural resource for the community.
To learn more, please visit: https://www.operaomaha.org/ and https://www.onefestivalomaha.org/.