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Red Velvet Curtain Open Mic Feat. Jonny Knogood
Thursday, June 22nd, 2023 - 8:00 PM
This is a FREE Event
The Benson Theatre presents, The Red Velvet Curtain Open Mic.
Carrying on the tradition of Verbal Gumbo, in the African/African American Oral Tradition, we present a night of poetry, spoken word, and other performances from people of all walks of life. Bring your best poetry, sign up early, and come enjoy the vibe! (Every third Thursday of the month). Hosted by fellow artists Zedeka Poindexter and Phillip Bauldwin, this event’s featured artist is Jonny Knogood. Jonny Knogood is an interdisciplinary multi-hyphenated creative that resides in the intersections of Art, Education, and Urban Agriculture. He has been using different mediums to bring awareness to social issues through various forms of artistry including photography, creative writing, and experience design. He is a co-founder of Yes Black Men Read. The founder of Black Folks Who Garden. And 1/3 of the Streets A&R podcast.
TRI.BE VIDA LOCA 2023 USA TOUR
Saturday June 24th, 2023 7:00 PM
K-pop girl group TRI.BE is coming to perform and meet their fans on the TRI.BE VIDA LOCA 2023 USA TOUR in OMAHA, happening on June 24, 2023!
TRI.BE is ready to do a full musical takeover of the city with their explosive sounds and jaw-dropping choreography. The TRI.BE music discography is packed with top hits and concepts that take listeners on a journey of amazing narratives and eras, get ready – TRI.BE is bringing their energy stateside.
Tickets for TRI.BE’s Vida Loca USA Tour will go on sale Friday May 12 at 10:00AM Central Standard Time.
General Admission: $50 – This is a first come first serve seated ticket to see TRI.BE, their first time in the United States!
General Admission + Hi Touch: $75 – This is your ticket to the TRI.BE concert + the Hi Touch after the show! *LIMITED!*
VIP: $130 – This ticket Includes:
– Your TRI.BE concert ticket
– Skip The Line
– Sound Check Party
– Group Photo
– Hi Touch after the show
*LIMITED!* Please arrive at 4pm!!
VVIP: $150 – This ticket Includes:
– Your TRI.BE concert ticket
– Skip The Line
– Sound Check Party
– Group Photo
– Hi Touch after the show
– TRI.BE Fan Sign!!
*LIMITED* Please arrive at 4pm!!
Everything Ticket: $200 – This ticket Includes:
– Your TRI.BE concert ticket
– Skip The Line
– Sound Check Party
– Group Photo
– Hi Touch after the show
– TRI.BE Fan Sign
– Six Selfie Tickets
*LIMITED TO 25 PEOPLE ONLY!* Please arrive at 4pm!!
UPGRADES:
Selfie Ticket: $20 – This ticket allows you to take a selfie with any one member of TRI.BE! If you would like a selfie with all six members, you will need to buy five selfie tickets.
Selfie Bundle: $75 – This selfie bundle buys you six selfie tickets so you can take a selfie with each member of TRI.BE! ($100 value!)
Skip The Line: $20 – This ticket allows you early access to the venue lobby and early access to TRI.BE merchandise! Usually let in around 5PM (immediately after VIP is done) (This does not include a TRI.BE concert ticket)
More Than A Number
Friday, June 30th 2023
The play More Than a Number breaks down the walls between incarcerated citizens and the outside world. Originally written and performed by a group of men at the Nebraska State Penitentiary this play shatters misconceptions and reveals the common thread of our humanity. Sharing glimpses of life before prison, crucial moments of choice, life inside and their hopes for the future, the play creates a tapestry of lived experience.
More Than a Number will be performed at Benson Theatre featuring a cast of formerly incarcerated citizens and professional actors. Each performance will be followed by a community conversation.
Cary Morin and Ghost Dog
Friday, July 7th, 2023 - 7:30 PM
Native American roots and multi award winning touring artist, Cary Morin, will be coming through Omaha for a show at The Benson Theatre. His fingerpicking guitar style has been compared to that of Tommy Emmanuel and Doyle Bramhall II. Cary is a consummate storyteller and a virtuosic player, touring nationally and internationally.
Cary Morin Duo just recently performed for NPR Music’s Mountain Stage with Larry Groce. He is garnering much recognition right now, playing festivals, Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour, Pagosa Folk N Bluegrass Festival, New Bedford Folk Festival, Telluride Blues & Brews, MusikFest, Mile of Music, etc. Cary has played The Lincoln Center in NYC, The John F. Kennedy Center in D.C. and many other renowned venues and festivals around the globe!
Divisible
July 8th, 7:00 PM - July 9th, 2:00 PM
Divisible is a documentary feature film about the history and current impacts of redlining in the United States, focusing on the specific case of Omaha, Nebraska to show how this practice continually affects and harms people and cities across the nation.
Redlining was a government policy beginning in 1934 that designated specific areas of cities to receive financial support and excluded low-income areas and communities of color, targeting them for disinvestment and decline. This targeting reflected a long history of racism. These disfavored redlined neighborhoods were overwhelmingly populated by people of color. The resulting disinvestment exacerbated pre-existing socio-economic and racial disparities. While redlining as government policy was ultimately banned in 1968, the harmful impacts are clear to this day and many of the informal practices continue.
Yet most Americans do not know what ‘redlining’ means, much less its powerful and persistent implications. This lack of understanding about redlining skews many Americans’ perceptions of various socioeconomic disparities past and present. As such, Divisible aims to build awareness of the historical context that precipitated redlining, and the ways redlining’s effects are still felt to this day in the lives of many.
