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Music

A Conductor's Tale

“It was a time before color TV, so the only life I remember was black and white. I think the whole of Russia was black and white,” said Victor Yampolsky. (Read More)

Smartest Kid on Earth                      is Omaha Native

The art police. They’re the curators, professors, maestros and anybody else who knows what’s good for us. They’re the people who argued photography and jazz weren’t real art. (Read More)

Humor - Satire

Cover Stories

Food and Restaurant Reviews

Attitude on Food              “You want a toothpick?” the loquacious 4-year-old asked.
“Not right now, thanks,” I replied. Having broken the ice, she told me she had just gotten a hula-hoop with ...
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Just Offal                           When I was a kid there were days when I made a special effort to bring a classmate home after school. I’d take my friend into the kitchen to show off what my mom was making for supper. (Read More)
Han Kuk Kwan                    It’s time to play “Name that Vegetable.” Our pleasant and patient server at Nan Kuk Kwan Korean restaurant is helping us figure out the side dishes he just set before us. (Read More)
A Classical Gas         So-called classical music is supposed to be serious. There are rules. Don’t wear
jeans. Don’t clap between movements. (Read More)

Glass Grooves                    OK, admit it. We have all done it. Maybe it was because we liked the sound, maybe because it annoyed our stuffy aunt at Thanksgiving dinner. (Read More)

Karrin Allyson                   “Not many schools are going to
have this kind of swinging commencement” said Karen White, dean of the College of Fine Arts at UNO. (Read More)
Local Terpsichorean Gets First Professional Gig
Wins role with Pepto Bismol dance team. (Read More)
City Moves to Remedy Downtown Pest Problem  Starling hot wings on the corner.           (Read More)
Pleasure Begins With a “P”              über-Fusion Concept P.Cholive Bee Bar and Grill and Bar. (Read More)
 
A Classical Gas         So-called classical music is supposed to be serious. There are rules. Don’t wear
jeans. Don’t clap between movements. (Read More)
Waiting for Synergy     It’s not difficult to imagine going to the office with about 80 other people. But think what it must be like when .. (Read More)

Good Goat, I Kid You Not Tall, lanky, Sudanese men with defining, decorative facial scars, who move like they could be track stars if it weren’t for
their ...  (Read More)
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