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7 Episodes 2012 - 2013
Episode 1
Sun, Sep 16, 201227 mins
Carhenge for Sale Alliance - It might be out of the way for many drivers, but its the mystery that draws them to it. Not Stonehenge, but Carhenge its American-made brother. We explore the not-so-mysterious history Carhenge and look to its future. Driving in The Dirt - Burns, concussions, broken ribs, and cars ripped in half - it may be dangerous, but for Terry and Tad Holliman racing is in their blood. Catching a Second Wind - Larry Siegler got a second chance and ran with it. The result? The Omaha Consort, a new chamber group he co-founded with his wife, Sheila, and their friends Jason and Katie DeWaters. Where's The Water - The Summer Orientation About Rivers (SOAR) program turns the outdoors into a classroom where kids explore Nebraska's river systems. Seeing Haiti - Follow Nebraska doctors to Haiti where, for 20 dollars a surgery, they restore sight to the poor.
Episode 2
Fri, Nov 2, 2012
Every November, the Omaha Playhouse performs A Christmas Carol to sellout crowds. But what the audience doesn't see are the awkward, funny, strange and inspiring moments that happen long before the curtain opens. Philip Zach once toured the world, but after straining his vocal chords he sat in disbelief believing he'd never sing again. But, fate would grant him a second chance and his voice heals, he putting the final touches on a musical journey fueled, in part, by Kickstarter. Meet a group of women who face tough issues head-on. The Notre Dame Sisters of Omaha have made social justice their mission for 100 years. Their only goal is to keep on giving and to have a little fun while doing it. Nadine Racek knows her way around dough. So much so that she has been deemed the Kolache Queen by those who know her for her delicious Czech pastries. (She's baked as many as 1500 kolaches for one order.) As delicious as her koloches are, Nadine, herself, is much sweeter than her pastries could ever be.
Episode 3
Wed, Jan 9, 2013
Local wineries and brew pubs are commonly found within our state, but in West Point two men decided to try their hand at crafting vodka. The result? An award-winning vodka that is among the finest made in the United States. In the digital age, fashion illustration is a lost art, but Omaha artist Mary Mitchell is bringing it back. Her collection of a thousand hand drawn sketches, created over three decades, uniquely reveal the beauty of fabric and design. While autumn leaves fall at Ponca State Park, Lakota writer Joseph Marshall shows young natives how easy it looks, but how hard it really is to hit a target with arrows shot from a traditional handmade bow. Just over a century ago construction began on a BIG idea. A transcontinental highway that would run coast-to-coast. 3,389 miles of paved road from New York City to San Francisco. It was called The Lincoln Highway and Nebraska helped make it happen. A world-class structure made of Indiana limestone and designed by American architect Betram Goodhue, the Nebraska State Capitol building tells Nebraska's history through magnificent works of art in mosaics, murals, and carvings. Construction began in 1922 and took a decade to build, but Goodhue never saw the his work completed as he died in 1924. Today, this national historic landmark attracts over 100,000 visitors annually and the 400-foot tower, inspired by Goodhue's travels across our state, can be seen from 20 miles away.
Episode 4
Fri, Feb 15, 2013
Photographer Mike Forsberg shares his love and remarkable vision of nature with students at Dodge Elementary School in Grand Island. Visit the Henderson Mennonite Heritage Park, a labor of love that preserves the Mennonite heritage of Henderson. But will it outlive its founders? Go behind the scenes as Omaha artist Jun Kaneko proposes startling costumes and groundbreaking animation for the premiere of The Magic Flute by the San Francisco Opera. Will it work? Next stop, Omaha. Phillip Smith is an up-and-coming young composer who loves the old masters like Mozart but his sensibility is decidedly modern. Hear why Smith's contemporary work is earning raves from musicians.
Episode 5
Sun, Apr 14, 2013
Skate for Change - Skateboarders for the homeless? Meet Mike Smith, an Imperial Nebraska Native who inspires kids to combine skateboarding fun with social change. Batman Does Shakespeare - What do comic books and theater have in common? Bob Hall says they both tell stories which is why this Lincoln native has spent his life drawing characters like Batman and directing Shaespearean plays. With Helpless Terror - On Easter Sunday in 1913 , Beulah Adams was walking in an Omaha park when a tornado ripped up the world around her. She survived and shares her story in a letter to her mother. Dust Covered Dreams - Dust Bowl survivors in Nebraska suffered heat, drought and grasshopper plagues as authored Barbara Mohrman tells in this intimate family story discovered in a cardboard box. A Plague of Locusts - Experience the devastation locusts wrought on the Great Plains in 1874. Visualized with animation based on an eyewitness account written by a reporter who was who was visiting friends on their Nebraska homestead during the attack.
Episode 6
Sun, May 12, 2013
The Joke's on Norfolk - Every year comedians from across the country compete to win cash prizes at the Great American Comedy Festival in Norfolk. The Quiet Power of Danelle Smith - A member of the Winnebago tribe, Danelle Smith is living proof that you don't have to leave home to find success. The Artist's Wife - She supported the career of her husband, renown illustrator Reynold Brown, while raising their eight children. Then, Mary Tejada Brown decided it was her turn. Portrait of a Photogrpher - Nia Karmann lives with spina bifida, but that doesn't keep her from pursuing photography as an art and profession.
Episode 7
Sun, May 12, 2013
Kolache Queen - In the small town of Morse Bluff, Nebraska lives royalty. In fact, some call her the Kolache Queen and her name is Nadine Racek. Drawn to Fashion - A visit with celebrated fashion illustrator Mary Mitchell who created thousands of drawings during her thirty year career. Catching a Second Wind - More than a decade after losing all hope, a musician gets a second chance to play music he loves. The Old Windmill - Tour the century old Kregel Windmill Factory - a dust-covered time capsule which may be the only intact factory in the United States still filled with Civil War era machinery. Now, a group of volunteers are working to transform the Kregel Windmill Factory located in Nebraska City into a one of a kind museum celebrating 19th century industrial technology. Crazy Horse Camp - While autumn leaves fall at Ponca State Park, Lakota writer Joseph Marshall shows young natives how easy it looks and how hard it really is to hit a target with arrows shot from a traditional handmade bow. "Crazy Horse Camp" Lakota writer Joseph Marshall teaches enthusiastic young natives traditional skills.