Modern Quilting on the Prairie

Gallery 1516

STRFKR — the quartet with a name so rad that even they shy away from spelling out the disemvoweled portmanteau — will take center stage at The Waiting Room on Feb. 19.

And because their psychedelic synth-pop music is so dang catchy, STRFKR is a household name among young and aging American hipsters and beyond.

In 2008, the before-times, the band’s song “Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second” scored prime real estate on a Target commercial, catapulting the catchy aestheticists into a mainstream audience.

If you thought quilts were important only for posterity or cold weather, a new exhibit will help change that perspective. Gallery 1516 and the Omaha Modern Quilt Guild will host an opening reception Feb. 17 for “Modern Quilting on the Prairie.” The exhibition features almost 40 quilts, most made by over 25 artists, all members of the Omaha Modern Quilt Guild.

Included will be nine historic quilts from the International Quilt Museum in Lincoln, all made by anonymous historical makers over the last two centuries. By showing the quilts together, the group hopes to illustrate the aesthetics of the modern compared with that of the historic quilts.

Go to www.gallery1516.org for more information.

--Kent Behrens

Das Kope will open the show, which starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $23-$25 before fees.

— Matt Casas

February 21-26

Omaha Fashion Week

Omaha Design Center

Omaha Fashion Week’s spring showcase at the Omaha Design Center is rapidly approaching, with several functions from which to choose.

That includes the Methodist Cancer Survivor Showcase (Tuesday), Metropolitan Community College Student Night (Wednesday), UNL Student Night (Thursday), Emerging Designer Showcase (Friday), Featured Designer Finale (Saturday), and Shop the Runway (Sunday).

For Tuesday’s show, cancer survivors will model and showcase pieces from a list of Omaha boutiques.

Ticket prices vary, with the average cost for most nights starting at $56.82. Sunday is free (just RSVP). Check out more information at omahafashionweek.ticketleap. com.

— Matt Casas

February 23

Unsane

Reverb Lounge

February 23

C. Spencer Yeh

The Bemis Center

Get ready for “The Simon and Garfunkel Story” at the Holland Center on Feb. 24.

If you dig the duo, here’s to you. This theatrical-concert rendition chronicles the group’s career and includes performances of hit songs such as “Cecelia,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water” and “Mrs. Robinson,” along with footage documenting their journey from the schoolyard to the history books as harmonizing folk heroes.

Whether you’re a diehard fan or just know the hits, this is a night you won’t want to miss.

Tickets are $29.50-$74.50 before fees for this 7:30 p.m. show.

— Matt Casas

C. Spencer Yeh will perform another invigorating night of sights and sounds at The Bemis Center’s Low End stage on February 23.

Yeh is a violinist, sound artist, improviser and composer from Taipei, Taiwan. His experimental musical project Burning Star Core, which started in Cincinnati blending multiple, far-out genres, released seven studio albums within six years from 2002-2008.

The musician won the prestigious Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award in 2019.

The event is free, but the venue recommends you RSVP online at bemiscenter.org/events/live-lowend-c-spencer-yeh.

— Matt Casas

Unsane will perform at the Reverb Lounge on Feb. 23 with Violenteer and Big Water.

The show will be another welcomed reminder of how not all noise rock trios from the late Eighties are created equally: Most do not survive into the modern era, but Unsane does things a bit differently.

For one, New York City’s Unsane became heralded as the architects of modern noise rock, as evidenced by their cult status and enduring love from a dedicated underground listenership.

Tickets are $15. The show starts at 8 p.m. Violenteer and Big Water will open.

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Matt Casas

February

24

The Simon and Garfunkel Story

Holland Center

February

24-25

NETWAR 41.0 College of Saint Mary

Besides being a nonprofit event with some proceeds going to charity, NETWAR is a 27-hour party and tournament for gamers who enjoy playing and competing against friends in the same room.

NETWAR operates on a bringyour-own-system basis, meaning you must bring your computer or preferred gaming console — and all the necessary cords — to participate. Play casually or enter any of the many eSports the event will host on site.

Tickets are $40 before fees.

— Matt Casas

February 27

Trixie and Katya LivE

The Orpheum

Performers Trixie and Katya will perform side by side, bringing their trademark drag chemistry to The Orpheum on Feb. 27.

The long-time collaborators make their theatrical debut after years of working on television projects and books together.

The 41st NETWAR will take place at the College of Saint Mary on Feb. 24-25.

Of their selected on-screen works, they are perhaps most wellknown for “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Both appeared on season seven of the series. Afterward, the duo got picked up for a full series: “The Trixie and Katya Show” ran for 14 episodes from 2017-2018.

Tickets are $41.50-$143.25 before fees, and the show starts at 8 p.m.

— Matt Casas