Beer, Bacon, and Your New BFF

August 2, 2018 · Posted In: Entertainment, Weekend Picks

Subscribe to this free weekly newsletter here. Friday, August 3: LFS (Lutheran Family Services) and BFF (Benson First Friday) are teaming up to bring you your new BFF, the New American Arts Festival 2018. A getaway […]

Check the Radar, Omaha

July 26, 2018 · Posted In: Entertainment, Weekend Picks

Subscribe to this free weekly newsletter here. Thursday, July 26 to Saturday, July 28: We’re a little late to this party, as it kicked off on Wednesday, the 25th. But Omaha Under the Radar has so […]

Storybook Cosmetics

Posted In: B2B Magazine, Business, People

Developing a cruelty-free cosmetics company may not have been the dream with which they started, but Maynard triplets Erin, Mandy, and Missy have combined their individual talents to make fantasy a reality. Storybook Cosmetics is […]

It’s a Hullabaloo of a Weekend

July 19, 2018 · Posted In: Entertainment, Weekend Picks

Subscribe to this free weekly newsletter here. Pick of the Week—Saturday, July 21: The Native Americans of Pine Ridge face many challenges and struggles every day. This Sunday, you can help them out and maybe learn a […]

Big Daddy

July 12, 2018 · Posted In: Encounter, People

Regular readers of Encounter may wonder what’s going on here. We don’t really do an editor’s letter in this publication. We like to let the stories, artwork, and photography speak for themselves and leave the […]

Comics, Culture, and Corgis

Posted In: Entertainment, Weekend Picks

Subscribe to this free weekly newsletter here. Pick of the Week—Friday, July 13 to Sunday, July 15: There’s O! so much going on at O Comic Con this year that we couldn’t possibly fit it all […]

Lookout! It’s a Launch Party Weekend

July 6, 2018 · Posted In: Entertainment, Weekend Picks

Subscribe to this free weekly newsletter here. Sunday, July 8: Naturally, the pick of the week is our July/August Launch Party for our latest Omaha Magazine (our food issue) and Encounter Magazine! Our second annual watermelon-eating […]

Pride in Omaha, America, and Yes, Even Canada

June 28, 2018 · Posted In: Entertainment, Weekend Picks

Subscribe to this free weekly newsletter here. Pick of the Week—Saturday, June 30: It’s Pride weekend in Omaha and there’s plenty going on. This year’s Heartland Pride Festival is at Baxter Arena, with the parade happening […]

Todd “Fox” Hansen

June 27, 2018 · Posted In: Art, Encounter, Lifestyle

Todd “Fox” Hansen looks like a guy you’d see hiking up a mountain, followed by his loyal dog pack, maybe carrying a whittled, wooden staff and helping out lost, less fortunate hikers. In reality, he […]

Junk Jaunts and Jam Sessions

June 21, 2018 · Posted In: Entertainment, Weekend Picks

Pick of the Week—Friday, June 22 to Sunday, June 24: This year’s Junkstock is going to be a little different. And a lot cooler. Junkstock: Underneath the Stars puts a new spin on the Junkstock […]


 
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