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Big Omaha 2012 preview site is live with schedule and hotel details!
We’re beyond excited to reveal the new look of Big Omaha with the launch of today’s preview website. For us, this marks a collaborative effort from our team and creative partners, and we are thrilled to share the branding pieces behind this year’s event. Thanks to Oxide Design, our branding and identity partner, we’re pushing…
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KANEKO speaker to explore ‘your creative brain’ on Thursday
KANEKO, an Omaha non-profit dedicated to exploring creativity, will feature a lecture by Harvard psychologist Shelley Carson on Thursday to kick off its new series, Understanding Creativity. Carson, author of “Your Creative Brain: Seven Steps to Maximize Imagination, Productivity, and Innovation in Your Life,” will discuss how to expand and discover paths to greater creative…
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Portals premiering at KANEKO Oct. 5-6, call for social media enthusiasts
After an April visit for production and one performance, acclaimed violinest Tim Fain is returning to KANEKO in two weeks for the world premiere tour of Portals, a collaboration merging live performance …
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Big Omaha – This Strange Phase provides ‘zentastic’ escape
Since its inception in 2009, Big Omaha has been held at KANEKO, an “open space for open minds that nurtures and promotes creativity in the arts, sciences, and philosophy.” In addition to the permanent and exhibiting art collections housed at KANEKO, Big Omaha invites a select group of artists to add a unique element to…
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Big Omaha 2011: Day 1 live blog (afternoon edition)
We’re baaacck. With a little lunch and networking under our belts, we’ve returned to our little nook in KANEKO and are posted up at the computer to bring you a live blog of the afternoon session at Big Omaha 2011. On deck this afternoon: talks from Dan Martell of Flowtown, Erich Broksas of the Startup…
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Big Omaha 2011: Day 1 live blog (morning edition)
I promised myself I wouldn’t do this, but I can’t resist joining the live-blogging fray. Silicon Prairie News plans to deliver post-speech recaps of every talk this year at Big Omaha, but I’ve made a decision in the 11th hour to supplement that coverage with a good, old fashioned live blog. So here are the…
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For mid-week motivation: notable nuggets from Berkshire Weekend
Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholders meeting has come and gone, and with it so have the Nebraska Furniture Mart discounts that I, a proudly parsimonious purchaser, will kick myself until next year for missing. But fear not, fellow unfulfilled bargain hunters: there’s still value to be gleaned from last weekend’s Woodstock for Capitalists, and I don’t…
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Panel on career and creativity coming to KANEKO on Friday
At the moment, lots of our attention here at Silicon Prairie News is focused on a little event that will take place at KANEKO from May 11-13. But before Big Omaha rolls around, there is no shortage of interesting activity on tap at KANEKO, a space that nurtures and promotes creativity in the arts, sciences…
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Events: Startup Drinks Des Moines, Iowa Code Camp and more
There’s a quality selection of events in Iowa and Nebraska this week, kicking off Tuesday with Startup Drinks Des Moines and closing on Saturday with Iowa Code Camp in Cedar Rapids. Details from the event websites are below followed by links to sites where you can learn more. Find more …