Artist exhibit at Omaha gallery explores ‘suspense’ between cultures

A new art exhibition at the Roberta and Bob Rogers Gallery explores the experience of a first-generation American artist.

“Primero” featuring the work of Bryan Raymundo will be hosting a reception Friday from 5-7pm and will run until January 7, 2023.

Raymundo is an up-and-coming printmaker pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking at Kansas State University. He is expected to graduate in May next year. He received a BA in printmaking from Wichita State University.

In this exhibition, he said, he used layering, folding, cutting and dissection to showcase his experience with materials and craftsmanship.

“The work that Primero presents allowed me to explore the tension and suspense between cultures as I grew up,” he said in an artist statement. “The images in these prints are inspired by my experiences wandering between Mexican and American cultures.”

Raymundo’s fine art prints are relief woodcuts and etchings as well as dry spotting (a technique of cutting an image into a plate with a hard needle made of sharp metal or diamonds.)

A mix of printmaking methods and techniques, he uses a variety of translucent and opaque printmaking papers to explore variations in the images he creates.

The gallery is located at 1806 Vinton Street and is open Wednesday through Saturday from 11 am to 6 pm.

For more information, please visit rbrg.org.

Who among us would not want to change a life that is not quite what we have in mind?

Protagonist Darling gets a change in Seattle writer’s play ‘The Goose’ Michael Yichao It will be produced by the Great Plains Theatre Commons next week.

As Darling got older, things didn’t turn out as he expected. In the first act, no one shows up at his 13th birthday party. In the second act, he returns home after a long absence with a 13-year-old daughter. Then an old friend seems to take him through time.

Free tickets are available to watch at eventbrite.com. Showtimes are November 18-19 at 7:30pm; and November 20th at 6pm. It will take place at Yates Illuminates at 3260 Davenport Street.

The cast includes Artie Shaw, Darryl Brown Jr. and Aniyah Skanes. TammyRa’ is the director.

Yichao’s plays have been recognized by institutions such as the O’Neal Theater National Playwrights Conference and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. They have been produced in the US and Canada.

On Sunday, the Omaha Symphony Orchestra, three professional soloists and approximately 350 students from eight high school choirs will present Karl Orff’s masterpiece “Carmina Burana” at the Holland Center.

Choral Works, a collection of poetic and dramatic musical texts, is the program of this year’s annual choral collaboration between the Symphony Orchestra and the District Student Vocal Program. Participating high schools are Bellevue East, Bellevue West, Bennington, Burke, Creighton Prep, Elkhorn and Fremont, as well as Omaha Public Schools Mini-Singers Chorus.

Featured soloists are soprano Jessica Babe, tenor Eric Barry and baritone Markle Reid. The symphony’s resident conductor and chief pop conductor Ernest Richardson will be on the podium.

The Choral Collaborative gives symphony the opportunity to produce impressive large-scale productions while introducing young people to world-class choral repertoire. The students have been preparing for the event with Richardson, their chorus conductor, vocal teacher and wording coach.

Based on 209 secular poems written in the 13th century, Carmina Burana is one of the most performed and famous works of the 20th century. In addition to concert performances, it has also appeared in television and movies.

The show begins at 2 p.m. at the Kiewit Concert Hall in the center near 12th and Douglas Streets.Tickets start at $20, available at omahasymphony.org Or call Ticket Omaha 402-345-0606.

Following the screening of an award-winning film on friendship and understanding between Arab and Jewish women, there will be a live discussion on the topic.

The show “Cinema Sabaya: Hearing the Voices of Arab and Jewish Women” will be held Tuesday at the Benson Theater at 6054 Maple Street.

Israeli film ‘Cinema Sabaya’ begins at 6:30 pm Discussions will begin immediately after and will be moderated by the Women’s Leadership Dialogue, a panel of Arab and Israeli women from Israel sharing their experiences and promoting coexistence.

The Schwalb Center for Israeli and Jewish Studies at the University of Nebraska Omaha co-sponsored the event with the Jewish Federation of Omaha and the Benson Theater. It’s free, but requires a reservation.go bensontheatre.org register.