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Disco queen Donna Summer dies at 63

Disco queen Donna Summer dies at 63
Her pulsing anthems such as “Last Dance,” “Love to Love You Baby” and “Bad Girls” became the soundtrack for a glittery age of sex, drugs, dance and flashy clothes.

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10 must-see summer movies
10 must-see summer movies

Big, action-driven popcorn flicks and comedies dominate the calendar, as well as a few smaller...

 
SUMMER HIGHS
10 must-see summer concerts
10 must-see summer concerts

For summer 2012, our concert calendar has filled up fast. Every week has great shows, so it was...

 
SUMMER HIGHS
10 must-play summer video games
10 must-play summer video games

A lot of big video game titles are coming out this year, from sports to shooters to fighting games.

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MUSIC
Interview: Deer Tick
Interview: Deer Tick

Before 2011, Deer Tick was widely considered a folk and country-styled indie rock band. Things have changed.

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NIGHTLIFE
Performance art group takes it to the roof
Performance art group takes it to the roof

Quixotic Fusion is sort of like Cirque de Soleil. It’s sort of like a big experimental music group. But mostly, it’s a performance art collective that seems unlike anything else out there.

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NIGHTLIFE
Beer Fest plans bigger event
Beer Fest plans bigger event

Omaha's second annual beer festival, set for Friday and Saturday, will be at Stinson Park at Aksarben Village — a larger location than last year's venue, Lewis and Clark Landing.

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THEATER REVIEW
'Spring Awakening' packs epic into small space
'Spring Awakening' packs epic into small space

There’s so much to love about “Spring Awakening,” the season’s best musical so far, that it’s hard to know where to begin emptying the bag of superlatives.

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MUSIC
Nickelback ignores haters, keeps churning out the hits
Nickelback ignores haters, keeps churning out the hits

The alternately hard-rocking and pop-singing Canadian band returns to CenturyLink Center Omaha on Tuesday.

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SYMPHONY
Symphony takes on Motown

The Holland Performing Arts Center will be filled with the sounds of Motown this weekend.

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OUT THERE
Four-minute 'Spider-Man' trailer
Four-minute 'Spider-Man' trailer

It's fun. It's funny. It's interesting. It's pop culture. It's out there.

BOB'S TAKE
Boone recalls a '60s sci-fi classic
Boone recalls a '60s sci-fi classic

When 1950s crooner Pat Boone arrives in Omaha for film historian Bruce Crawford's Saturday screening of “Journey to the Center of the Earth,” he'll have journeyed straight from his 60th high school reunion in Nashville, Tenn.

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FASHION
Pop-up mall coming to Midtown
Pop-up mall coming to Midtown

For a few hours on Saturday, 31st Avenue at Midtown Crossing will transform into a fancy, exclusive shopping mall called Haute City.

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KEVIN / music
10 must-see summer concerts
For summer 2012, our concert calendar has filled up fast. Every week has great shows, so it was...

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»  Interview: Deer Tick

»  Nickelback ignores haters, keeps churning ...

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»  Norah Jones will return to Omaha

»  REO, Styx, Nugent ready to rock it out

CARA / nightlife
Performance art group takes it to the roof
Quixotic Fusion is sort of like Cirque de Soleil. It’s sort of like a big experimental music...

»  Pop-up mall coming to Midtown

»  Pop-up mall trend comes to Midtown

»  Leggoons make comeback

»  Running a marathon, visiting Tugboat

»  Spring Stumble rolls into Millard...

»  Spring Stumble rolls into Millard...

BOB / movies & theater
'Spring Awakening' packs epic into small space
There’s so much to love about “Spring Awakening,” the season’s best musical...

»  Boone recalls a '60s sci-fi classic

»  Arts news & notes

»  ‘Happy' drags at times, but it's...

»  Rose unveils eclectic lineup

»  'Dark Shadows,' Depp and Burton's quirky...

»  Campy, chilling, there are many ways to...

SARAH / food & dining
Benson gets a seafood restaurant
  Benson gets a seafood restaurant

Taita, a new restaurant featuring seafood, is opening in Benson.

»  Galo Brazilian Grill a go-to spot for...

»  J. Coco has great food, few stumbles

»  Stella's scores 'Nebraska's Best Burger'...

»  Jones Bros. earns sweet win on 'Cupcake Wars'

»  Omaha's best falafel

»  Benson's getting a new Star Deli

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