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Hoff Hamily

August 24th, 2026

PACE Interactive Hosts Golden Age of Hollywood Fundraiser

PACE Interactive’s annual fundraiser, themed “The Golden Age of Hollywood,” brings together arts organizations to celebrate and expand access to the arts.

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August 21st, 2026

Artist’s Cooperative Nurtures a Flourishing Arts Community

The Artist’s Cooperative cultivates a community of creativity in the downtown Omaha area.

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Logo for Pass the Popcorn, KVNO’s film segment, featuring Film Streams.

August 20th, 2026

The Devil and Daniel Johnston explores the life of an outsider music icon

Kurt Cobain called Daniel Johnston the greatest songwriter on earth. The Devil and Daniel Johnston explores the life, music, art and mental health struggles of the influential outsider musician whose lo fi recordings inspired artists from Beck to Pearl Jam.

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Poster for “Between Two Covers” book reviews featuring a microphone resting on an open book with colorful design elements.

August 19th, 2026

Between Two Covers: Samantha Harvey’s The Shapeless Unease explores the long nights of insomnia

What happens to the mind when sleep refuses to come? Samantha Harvey’s The Shapeless Unease explores insomnia through memoir, meditation, fiction and dark humor, capturing the strange loneliness of the hours before dawn.

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The That Made Them: How History's Greatest Artists failed, floundered, and made something brilliant anyway. Ryan T. Pozzi Bloomsbury

August 18th, 2026

Local Author Ryan T. Pozzi Makes His Debut with Book: The Mess That Made Them

Ryan T. Pozzi is debuting his book The Mess That Made Them, which explores the raw story behind the lives of 24 renowned artists.

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Hector Anchondo poses with his guitar and a light smile.

August 17th, 2026

Hector Anchondo: Speaking Through the Strings

Omaha guitarist Hector Anchondo draws from blues, jazz and his own Mexican American roots while helping shape the city’s musical future.

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Shirley Tyree Theater

August 14th, 2026

Frydaddies Reflects African American Queer Life in Omaha

Frydaddies, an original play by Omaha playwright Eric “E Rawq” Lawson, explores African American queer life in this slice of life comedy.

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August 13th, 2026

PTP: Ted Lasso Returns for Season Four With a Midwest Connection

It’s one of television’s most optimistic shows, and now Ted Lasso is back for a fourth season. Today on Pass the Popcorn, Christine Burright looks at the show’s return, and its surprising Midwest connections.

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Doyle Tipler plays the trumpet in a black-and-white photo provided by Tipler.

August 12th, 2026

Doyle Tipler: The Accidental Bandleader

For nearly five decades, Sunday nights at Mr. Toad’s have meant live jazz. At the center of that tradition is Doyle Tipler, a musician who never planned on becoming one, until music found him.

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