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YOUR FREE ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, PERSONAL FINANCE, MUSIC & CLASSIFIEDS NEWSWEEKLY
EVENTS Sip Nebraska
LIVE MUSIC A Tribute to Rocker Jeff Decker
FINANCE How Secure is Social Security?
NEWS OF THE WEIRD By Chuck Shepherd
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HAPPY HOUR
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NEWS OF THE WEIRD
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Husker and Creighton Baseball Highlights and Updates By Focus Staff
Weekly News of the Weird By Chuck Shepherd
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EXHIBITS College of Saint Mary Student Art Show at the Mary Hillmer Art Gallery Thursday, May. 4, 5PM - 6PM See the artistic creations of CSM students and learn about their successes in the arts. Free admission. Monday, May 1 – Friday, May 19
Jim Pattavina: Bunnies, Flowers, Sex. Opening Reception Friday, May 5, 6 PM - 9 PM Some know Jim Pattavina as the wizard of OBC (the Omaha Bicycle Company), but he’s also a painter and musician. The show runs through May 27 at the little gallery, 5901 Maple Street, Omaha
Bockelman // Friedman Exhibition Opening Nebraska Arts Council 1004 Farnam St, Omaha Friday, May 5, 5 PM - 7 PM Works of Jennifer Bockelman and Charley Friedman On Display May 5 through June 23 Fred Simon Gallery, 1004 Farnam Street, Lower Level Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
BFF Zayda’s Art Zombie Glass & Art Gallery Friday, May 5, 6 PM - 8 PM Zayda’s Art will be on display at Zombie Glass, 6001 Maple St, Omaha
Gallery 1516 invites you to take an intimate trip to a small area of southeast Nebraska, rich in natural beauty and colorful history, as seen Realism to Abstract through the eyes of watercolorist John Artists’ Cooperative Gallery Frederick Lokke and poet Jan Chism Friday, May 5, 6 PM - 9 PM Wright. Twenty six landscape waterSculpture artist James Lepert and color paintings are paired with twenty Painters Katrina Methot-Swanson and BFF: norm4ever Super Awesome six poems. The hills are named after Richard Markoff will show work from Artful Pop-Up the founder of the town of Barada, May 2 thru May 28 Daisy Jones’ Locker, 6003 Maple St Antoine Barada, the son of a French Friday, May 5, 6 PM - 9 PM count and an Omaha Indian Princess. From large scale murals to custom cuff The exploits of Antoine Barada were links... anything is a canvas for Norm! mythic enough to be recorded by Mari This time around Norm will be bringing Sandoz. Show open through June 25th some awesome printed and custom Gallery 1516, 1516 Leavenworth St. hand painted clothing and accessories, as well as her amazing wall art. Sip, Jenna Johnson / Lindsey Pelzer shop & take in some great art! 1912 Friday, May 5, 6 PM - 9 PM Benson First Friday is proud to collaborate with 1912 to present 2D work by Jenna Johnson and 3D work by Lindsey Pelzer! 402 Community Art Project : Mayday Pole Visitors can listen to music, enjoy a (402) Arts Collective meal, enjoy installed art, and particiFriday, May 5, 7 PM - 9 PM pate in Omaha’s art scene. Help the 402 decorate a pole Come support your local arts scene The Barada Hills of Nebraska located in the 402 /Aromas building with Benson First Friday! Exhibition at Gallery 1516 for Benson First Friday in May. The *Work will be on display for the month Friday, May 5, 6PM - 9 PM display will be up for the entire month of May.
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of May. Celebrate spring by sharing your love for nature, beauty and love at the 402 Arts Collective, 6051 Maple St, Omaha
Joel Wedberg Opening Reception Star Deli Friday, May 5, 7 PM - 9 PM Exhibition will run through May 28th. Open to the public and the exhibition can be viewed during Star Deli buisness hours: Monday - Thursday 11am - 12 am Friday - Saturday 11:00 am - 2:30 am Star Deli, 6114 Military Ave, Omaha
Arts Market Saturday, May 6 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. A weekly art market for Artists and Makers and other fun things.
GALLERIES Anderson Enterprises 15418 W Center Rd, Omaha, 68144 ---------------------------------------------Anderson O’Brien Fine Art Old Market 1108 Jackson St., Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Artist Cooperative Gallery 405 S 11th St, Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts 724 S 12th St., Omaha, 68102 Blue Pomegranate Gallery 17305 Davenport St, Omaha, 68118 ----------------------------------------------
Cooper Brown Art 2215 Harney St., Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Dundee Gallery 4916 Underwood Ave, Omaha, 68132 ---------------------------------------------Gallery 72 1806 Vinton St., Omaha, 68108 ---------------------------------------------Gallery 1516 1516 Leavenworth St., Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Garden of the Zodiac 1046 Howard St., Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Hot Shops 1301 Nicholas St, Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Joslyn Art Museum 2200 Dodge St., Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Lewis Art Gallery 8600 Cass St., Omaha, 68114 ---------------------------------------------MANGELSEN Images of Nature 1115 Harney St., Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Modern Arts Midtown 3615 Dodge St., Omaha, 68131 ---------------------------------------------Old Market Artists Gallery 1034 Howard St., Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Passageway Gallery 417 S 11th St, Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Petshop Gallery 2725 N 62nd St., Omaha, 68104 ---------------------------------------------The Little Gallery & Underground Film Forum 5901 Maple St., 68104 ---------------------------------------------The Union for Contemporary Art 2417 Burdette St., Omaha, 68111 ---------------------------------------------UNO Art Gallery 6001 Dodge St., Omaha, 68182 ---------------------------------------------White Crane Gallery 1032 Howard St, Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Zombie Art & Glass Gallery 6001 Maple St., Omaha, 68104
Omaha Children’s Museum 500 S 20th St., Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum, 28210 W Park Hwy, 68003 ----------------------------------------------
PERFORMING ARTS
Shelterbelt Theatre 3225 California St, Omaha, NE 68131 --CATHERLAND, April 21 - May 14 ---------------------------------------------The Rose Theater 2001 Farnam St., Omaha, NE 68102 --Stellaluna and Other Tales Apr 21 - May 7
Holland Performing Arts Center 13th & Douglas St., Omaha, NE 68102 --The Music of Star Wars, May 6 --Omaha Symphony: Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein, May 13 & 14 --Neil deGrasse Tyson, May 15 --Joey Alexander Trio, May 19 ---------------------------------------------Omaha Community Playhouse 6915 Cass St., Omaha, NE 68132 --Leading Ladies, April 14 - May 7 --Superior Donuts, May 5 - June 4 --Beauty & The Beast, May 26 - June 2 --Girls Like Us, June 15 - 25 -----------------------------------------------Orpheum Theater 409 S Sixteenth St., Omaha, NE 68102 --Momix, May 4 --Jerry Seinfeld, May 11 --Tim Hawkins, May 12 --Something Rotten, May 16-21 ----------------------------------------------
MUSEUMS Durham Museum 801 S 10th St., Omaha, 68108 ---------------------------------------------Great Plains Black History Museum 7400 Dodge St., Omaha 68114 ---------------------------------------------Joslyn Art Museum 2200 Dodge St., Omaha, 68102 ----------------------------------------------
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to enhance our support and care, offer the highest-quality programs and accelerate research efforts to bring more treatments to families faster. -----------------------------------------------
to empower families in hometowns across America with services and support. We can’t do this without you!
MDA Muscle Walk Saturday, May 6th 9:30 am – 12:00 pm Werner Park, Papillion, NE Each day, everyday freedoms like walking, hugging, playing and even breathing are taken away from kids and adults in our community with muscular dystrophy, ALS and related muscle-debilitating diseases. The dollars we raise together fuel MDA’s efforts to find research breakthroughs across diseases, to care for kids and adults from day one, and
Cinco De Mayo! Festival May 5-7 Along Historic S 24th St First National Bank and the South At MDA, families are our stars and Omaha Business Association will heroes. Muscle Walk gives us the present the 2017 Cinco de Mayo! opportunity to unite around a cause that binds us together and celebrate all festival Friday through Sunday. All the stars in our lives — you, supporters, public events take place along and around historic South 24th Street caregivers, friends and family — who between L and P Streets in the heart of make this journey possible. South Omaha. Sign up for Muscle Walk as an individual or with a team, or create your own team. Ask others to join you and support you with a donation — they’ll be grateful for a fun, easy way to fight back in your honor that really makes a difference. This year, we need you to join us at MDA Muscle Walk so we can continue
Cinco de Mayo! highlights include a parade, a full carnival with rides and midway games, a variety of food and refreshments including a beer garden, and various vendors and exhibitors. The family-friendly celebration also features activities just for children ages 2 to 10 as well as activities and
entertainment for pre-teens and teens. Live music from La Maquinaria Norteña and area performers. Associated events include the Miss Cinco de Mayo and Little Miss Cinco de Mayo coronations on Friday, the second annual Race of the Bulls run/ walk, a health fair, parade, Beer Garden Show- Victoria “La Mala” on Saturday, and on Sunday, Mariachi Mass at 10:30 a.m., Christian Service at 11:30 a.m., Victory Boxing 2nd Annual Cinco de Mayo Showdown at 1 p.m., the famous Los Horoscopos de Durango perform at 3:30 p.m., fiesta, exhibitors, carnival and more
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of free festivities. Join us for Superhero Sunday, a family fun day.
medieval merry-making. In keeping with the theme of the first weekend, Roses and Romance, the first 100 ladies to enter the festival grounds on May 6th and 7th will receive a miniature fairy bouquet.
. Zip into a fantastic fun zone with bounce houses, bubble soccer (ages 8 and up), wildlife encounters and more. . Live music by the 402. . Capture pictures of the whole family at our hero-themed photo booth. . Awesome superheroes onsite for photos and autographs. . Amazing chair massages. Sign up onsite the day of the event. . Incredible healthy snacks to keep your superheroes energized. It’s all free! Just show up for the fun! Wearing cool costumes is encouraged! It’s a Superhero Zone, so please leave toy swords and guns at home!
Love and passion will lace together the two days with thoughts of fancy and spring suitors everywhere! Laugh and partake at The Betrothal Game, a witty twist to the tv game show, The Dating Game. If thou liketh, then thy should hath put thine ring upon it. Love notes and secret admirers are sure to be ----------------------------------------------found throughout the land! Nature Connects: Art With LEGO® Bricks Both weekends offer regional and Through May 15 national performers ranging from fire Lauritzen Gardens dancers and jugglers to madrigal Just as LEGO® bricks connect singers and comical jesters. There’s together to create something fun, always a large food selection, adult colorful and intricate, so too is nature. beverages, original and unique All living things on Earth are interconmerchandise, historical fun, hands-on nected to create a complex and amazactivities, and free make-and-take ing network with each piece relying on crafts for the kids, provided by the others to which it is connected. Nobbies. Sean Kenney’s third exhibit at Lauritzen Gardens features some Festival hours are Saturdays and fantastic NEW pieces, including a Sundays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (rain or proud peacock, a giant dragonfly, and shine), and tickets are $13 for adults, a not so itsy-bitsy spider, as well as a $8 for children ages 3-12, and $10 couple of old favorites. You have until each for groups of 10 and more. For May 15 more information and tickets, visit us on-line at BellevueBerryFarm.com or This blockbuster exhibit is included RenFestNebraska.com with admission, $10 for adults, $5 for children 6-12 and free for garden members and children under six.
----------------------------------------------CHI Superhero Sunday Sunday, May 7th 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Werner Park CHI Health is saluting everyday Superhero families with an afternoon
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WEDNESDAY MAY 3 MDA STEAK FRY FIREFIGHTERS UNION HALL, 11A ----------------------------------------------DAYBREAK OZONE LOUNGE, 6:30P ----------------------------------------------AN EVENING OF SONGS & STORIES W/ LUKE MITCHEM, HOTEL RL, 7P ----------------------------------------------TRIVIA NIGHT O’CONNOR’S IRISH PUB, 7:30P ----------------------------------------------SADISTIK, NACHO PICASSO, RAFAEL VIGILANTICS LOOKOUT LOUNGE, 8:30P ----------------------------------------------RAY WILLIAMS PIANO PARTY MR. TOAD, 7P ----------------------------------------------SHOW & TELL STORYSLAM THE SYDNEY, 7P ----------------------------------------------MEAT PUPPETS, MIKE WATT + THE JOM & TERRY SHOW THE WAITING ROOM, 7P ----------------------------------------------LITERACY PUB UIZ PAGETURNERS LOUNGE, 8P ----------------------------------------------DAVID NANCE GROUP, OLGA, DIMPLES, BROTHERS LOUNGE, 9P ----------------------------------------------MUSIC CRUSH WEDNESDAY FEAT. OMAHA GATOR RED, LOOT SQUAD SHORTY, NIKKI THE POET, JAZZY B, I AM JOE JACK & MORE REVERB LOUNGE, 10P
THURSDAY MAY 4 STEVE THORNBURG TRIO THE MARKET BASKET, 6P ----------------------------------------------DUELING PIANOS CHROME LOUNGE, 6:30P ----------------------------------------------STEVE YONEDA VINO MAS, 6:30P -----------------------------------------------
BELLES & WHISTLES AMERISPORTS BAR, 7P ----------------------------------------------BIKE NIGHT W DELTA BOMBERS, SIOUXER RATS, ANONYMOUS HENCHMEN, DR. JACK’S, 7P ----------------------------------------------PLAYING WILD HOTEL RL, 7P ----------------------------------------------BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS VINTAGE BALLROOM, 7P ----------------------------------------------AN EVENING WITH BUDDY GUY LIED CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS, 7:30P ----------------------------------------------MOMIX: OPUS CACTUS ORPHEUM THEATER, 7:30P ----------------------------------------------SAY ANYTHING, BAYSIDE, REGGIE & THE FULL EFFECT SLOWDOWN, 7:30P ----------------------------------------------WEEDEATER, RIFFLORD, PROCESSIONS, TRENCH, LEAFBLOWER, LOOKOUT, 8P ----------------------------------------------KARAOKE WITH DJ MAD KATZ REVERB LOUNGE, 8P ----------------------------------------------ANIMALS AS LEADERS, VEIL OF MAYA, ALLUVIAL THE WAITING ROOM, 8P ----------------------------------------------A BENSON HOME COMPANION BARLEY STREET TAVERN, 9P ----------------------------------------------SUPERBYTES, JOSH MEDLOCK THE DOWN UNDER, 9P ----------------------------------------------CHRIS SHELTON DUBLINER PUB, 9:30P
FRIDAY MAY 5 SIP NEBRASKA’S 4TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL, EUGENE T. MAHONEY STATE PARK, 4P ----------------------------------------------KRISTEN TAYLOR GROWLER USA, 4:30P -----------------------------------------------
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KELLER NIGHT GERMAN-AMERICAN SOCIETY, 5P ----------------------------------------------CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATION SOUTH OMAHA, 5P ----------------------------------------------JAZZ CONCERT SERIES FEATURING BRIAN HOLLAND & THA JAZZY TRUTH LOVE’S JAZZ & ART CENTER, 6P ----------------------------------------------WISHBONE JOSLYN ART MUSEUM, 6P ----------------------------------------------STEVE THORNBURG TRIO THE MARKET BASKET, 6P ----------------------------------------------RED DELICIOUS BOGIES WEST, 7P ----------------------------------------------LA MAQUINARIA NORTEÑA CINCO DE MAYO FESTIVAL, 7P ----------------------------------------------BRADY WELLS FLAGSHIP COMMONS, 7P ----------------------------------------------JUMPIN’ KATE & THE NAKED RESERVES SOARING WINGS VINEYARD, 7P ----------------------------------------------SUPERIOR DONUTS OMAHA COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE, 7:30P ----------------------------------------------FLOURISHING ILLUSIONS, KING ME, TOWER OF THE ELEPHANT, UNCLE FOOT DR. JACK’S DRINKERY, 8P ----------------------------------------------CHRISS MANN HOLLAND CENTER, 8P ----------------------------------------------PRONG, MURDERHOUSE, TENDEAD, STRONGHOLD LOOKOUT LOUNGE, 8P ----------------------------------------------HAIRBALL WITH RKD RALSTON ARENA, 8P ----------------------------------------------SHALLOW SIDE, IN THE AFTER, GOTTBERG SHAMROCK’S PUB, 8P ----------------------------------------------CYMBOLTON AMERISPORTS BAR, 8:30P ----------------------------------------------CIRKLE OF FIFTHS AMERICAN DREAM, 9P ----------------------------------------------SPIRIT FOX, VIRGIN MARY PISTOL GRIP, ANDREW SAMPSON BARLEY STREET, 9P ----------------------------------------------CINCO DE MAYO PARTY BOURBON SALOON, 9P
----------------------------------------------FIFI NONO, VAMPYRE, OOZER BROTHER’S LOUNGE, 9P ----------------------------------------------REGGIE SHAW COPACABANA, 9P ----------------------------------------------MACE HATHAWAY GROWLER USA, 9P ----------------------------------------------JOE MCCARTHY HAVANA GARAGE, 9P ----------------------------------------------TAXI DRIVER OZONE LOUNGE, 9P ----------------------------------------------ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE, BABYLON REVERB LOUNGE, 9P ----------------------------------------------JESSE COOK SLOWDOWN, 9P ----------------------------------------------CINCO DE MAYO W/ DJ ANIMALE THE COVE, 9P ----------------------------------------------WILLIAM ELLIOT WHITMORE, CAAMP THE WAITING ROOM, 9P ----------------------------------------------WILD COLONIAL BOYS DUBLINER PUB, 9:30P ----------------------------------------------SALSA DANCING GUSTO CUBAN, 9:30P ----------------------------------------------OJAI CD RELEASE, PLEIDAES & THE BEAR, KRISTEN TAYLOR O’LEAVER’S,9:30P ----------------------------------------------FISHHEADS PARLIAMENT PUB DWNTWN, 9:30P ----------------------------------------------MAY BFF FT. OBVIOUS FUNK W/ SEAN PRATT AND THE SWEATS AND ART BY CODY LUCE THE SYDNEY, 10P
SATURDAY MAY 6 SPRING FLING PARTY JERRY’S BAR, 11A ----------------------------------------------143RD RUNNING OF KENTUCKY DERBY PARTY LEAVENWORTH BAR, 11A ----------------------------------------------SIP NEBRASKA’S 4TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL, EUGENE T. MAHONEY STATE PARK, 4P ----------------------------------------------IRONWORKERS (LOCAL 21) BIKE RUN, DR. JACK’S DRINKERY, 5P ----------------------------------------------UPON A BURNING BODY, WITHIN THE RUINS, KUBLAI KHAN, COLD
CASKET, STORIES THROUGH STORMS, SHERRY DRIVE LOOKOUT LOUNGE, 6:30P ----------------------------------------------ENIGMA VINO MAS, 7P ----------------------------------------------MCCARTHY TRENCHING W/ HIGH UP, HOLLAND CENTER, 8P ----------------------------------------------SAM OUTLAW, MICHAELA ANNE, BRAD HOSHAW, SLOWDOWN, 8P ----------------------------------------------CYMBOLTON AMERISPORTS BAR, 8:30P ----------------------------------------------“THE ED ARCHIBALD TRIO” THE OMAHA LOUNGE, 8:30P ----------------------------------------------ARMED N’ READY DR. JACK’S DRINKERY, 9P ----------------------------------------------SKUDDUR GROWLER USA, 9P ----------------------------------------------ROUGH CUT OZONE LOUNGE, 9P ----------------------------------------------LAZERWOLFE REVERB LOUNGE, 9P ----------------------------------------------FOREST OF DOOM: SUPER MOON, ANCIENT ELM, AND LOW LONG SIGNAL, DOWN UNDER, 9P ----------------------------------------------OMAHA ROCKS UNPLUGGED THE WAITING ROOM, 9P ----------------------------------------------WILD COLONIAL BOYS DUBLINER PUB, 9:30P ----------------------------------------------JOYSTICK PARLIAMENT PUB DWNTWN, 9:30P ----------------------------------------------BLACK VELVET CD RELEASE, THROUGH THE STONE, THE RAMPARTS, O’LEAVER’S, 9:30P ----------------------------------------------COVER ME BADD T HENRY’S, 9:30P
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MONDAY MAY 8 CAPTURE (FORMERLY CAPTURE THE CROWN), MY ENEMIES & I, DAYSEEKER, KINGDOM OF GIANTS, DEATHWISH, PHOENIX PRINCIPLE LOOKOUT LOUNGE, 6:30P ----------------------------------------------GOOCH & HIS LAS VEGAS BIG BAND OZONE LOUNGE, 6:30P ----------------------------------------------MIWI LA LUPA RECORD RELEASE O’LEAVER’S PUB, 9P ----------------------------------------------BOY HARSHER, PLACK BLAGUE REVERB LOUNGE, 9P
TUESDAY MAY 9
FAHERTY TRUNK SHOW GRAE CLOTHING, 11A ----------------------------------------------NICK MOSS BAND CHROME LOUNGE, 6P ----------------------------------------------THE I-80 EXCHANGE OPEN MIC HOSTED BY CJ GRECO,HOTEL RL, 6P ----------------------------------------------JULIE BAKER OZONE LOUNGE, 6:30P ----------------------------------------------AFTER ARIZONA W/ JORDAN P. HICKS (402) ARTS COLLECTIVE, 7P ----------------------------------------------RAY WILLIAMS PIANO REVIEW JERRY’S BAR, 7P ----------------------------------------------SINGER SONGWRITER NIGHT BARLEY STREET TAVERN, 8P ----------------------------------------------THE BOMBPOPS, RUSSIAN GIRLFRIENDS, ALPHA 5, THE BONER KILLERZ LOOKOUT LOUNGE, 8P ----------------------------------------------LEIF VOLLEBEKK, ANDREA VON SUNDAY MAY 7 KAMPEN, SLOWDOWN, 8P HARMAN ----------------------------------------------SOARING WINGS VINEYARD, 2P THE ORBITING HUMAN CIRCUS & ----------------------------------------------- THE MUSIC TAPES FEVERWAR, NEVER I, KING ME, MY THE WAITING ROOM, 8P LAST REQUEST, DR. JACK’S, 7:30P --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A LOW DOUGH WEEKLY COMEDY DAWN OF ASHES, PROJEKT F, SHOW WITH STEPHEN SMITH Y-INCISION, LOOKOUT LOUNGE, 8P DR. JACK’S DRINKERY, 9P ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------THE BROTHERS COMATOSE, SAN SMITH, MIKE SCHLESSINGER & SOUTHPAW BLUEGRASS BAND SEAN PRATT, THE SYDNEY, 9P SLOWDOWN, 8P
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40th Tribute To Classic Films Bruce Crawford Film historian Bruce Crawford has announced the film to be presented at his 40th Tribute to Classic Films will be the 1980 comedy classic, “AIRPLANE!� The film will be screened on Friday, May 26th, 2017 at 7 pm at the beautiful Joslyn Art Museum 2200 Dodge St. Omaha, Nebraska. Special guest will be the star of the film Robert Hays, who played Capt. Ted Striker, The American Film Institute lists it among the top 10 funniest films of all time. The film has become a cult classic with a worldwide following, and its success started the Naked Gun film series and TV series and also restarted the careers of the late Leslie Nielsen
and Robert Stack and Lloyd Bridges. Tickets for the event are $ 23 and can be purchased at the customer service counters of all Omaha-area Hy-Vee food stores and go on sale now. Proceeds will benefit the Nebraska Kidney Association. For more information call (402) 9327200 or visit www.omahafilmevent. com
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1200 Club with McCarthy Trenching By Andy Roberts He’ll get back to that Joplin thing in a little bit.
McCarthy said he’s ready for the big evening. “I’m really excited for it,” he said. Ten years ago his larger band, an earlier version of McCarthy Trenching, opened for Bright Eyes in the concert hall where he has been to see the Omaha Symphony perform. He previously has played piano in the recital hall and that only adds to his anticipation. “I’m excited to play one of their pianos . . . they’re all top notch.”
And so will this article.
That’s a term often used to describe his band, which offers original material McCarthy Trenching headlines the that can be described as distinctly final Omaha Performing Arts 1200 Nebraskan. Expect more of the same Club at the Holland Performing Arts Center’s Scott Recital Hall on Saturday on Saturday. at 8 p.m. The performance will include: “Mostly songs that we’ve written, McCarthy McCarthy Trenching and Dan Trenching songs,” McCarthy said of the McCarthy have been a fixture in projected set list. Most of those will the Omaha music scene for more be from Maakestad’s days in the band, than a decade. Best known as a folk which he joined in 2010. artist, he has spent much of the past year learning Scott Joplin’s rags and McCarthy said the show provides an performing them at Pageturners. He opportunity for him to play piano and also has composed silent film scores guitar, which is not always an option. for Film Streams. And, with those excellent pianos, he admits Joplin’s music will not be McCarthy Trenching will be joined by excluded. High Up. That band features Orenda Fink and Christine Fink, siblings who are known for their work in Azure Ray, “We will play a couple Joplin rags,” he acknowledged. O+S, and Art in Manila. The 1200 Club began in 2007 with a performance by Jeff Daniels. These shows, played in the atmosphere of a relaxed dining lounge have become an Omaha Performing Arts favorite as patrons have the opportunity to experience performances by worldclass folk, jazz, blues, world music, and Broadway artists. Even comedy has made an appearance at the 1200 Club. Liz Carroll & John Doyle, Esperanza Spalding Trio, The Campbell Brothers, Four Bitchin’ Babes, Hot Club of Cowtown, David Benoit, and Kathy Mattea are among those who have been part of the series. Chris Mann will offer a program of Broadway and standards this Friday as the 1200 Club is open on back-to-back nights. Folk will be on the menu Saturday as McCarthy, on piano and guitar, is joined by James Maakestad who plays upright bass and sings.
“I don’t have any plans to make another record,” McCarthy said. “To tell you the truth, I’m still really happy with it (More Like It) . . . I don’t feel the need to make another recording yet, but that can change, of course.”
explained. “Some political, some personal. We have some pretty great songwriter friends who have contributed as wellDan McCarthy being one of them,” she said.
With no pressure commercially to produce, McCarthy is happy to have: “A devoted and appreciative local following, but no commercial pressure . . . or commercial opportunity.”
High Up has been playing a fair amount in town, and hopes to do more extensive touring in the coming year with the release of their first fulllength recording.
Folk music and Ragtime provide plenty of opportunities to sustain his interest, and playing with Maakestad also keeps things fresh. He feels the older musical forms have some depth, and Maakestad takes a more melodic approach to composition than a rockoriented player would.
Saturday night shapes up as a great party and an impressive display of local musical talent. The 1200 Club shows often sell out, so it may be wise to go to ticketomaha.com and have your tickets in hand before Saturday night. For those who can’t make it Friday for Chris Mann or to Saturday night’s season finale, the 1200 Club returns in the fall.
It is an approach he prefers over the original incarnation of McCarthy The band’s schedule for the year Trenching that started in 2005 and remains largely open. was more of a full band effort. By 2008 Nov. 16 – Jack Broadbent, known as he was touring only with a bass player, the new master of the slide guitar. “We’re playing at the Nebraska Folk and: “I felt like that was the right way and Roots Festival in June,” he said. to do it.” That takes place at a farm outside Jan. 26 – Billy Childs Quartet, Lincoln, and McCarthy said some other featuring pianist Childs, a four-time High Up is another matter, with shows in Omaha are likely. The duo is Grammy winner. open to other offers and typically plays Orenda Fink and her latest project once a month, he stated, but have kept expected to provide a noticeable Feb. 23 – World-class saxophonist contrast to McCarthy Trenching. a lower profile of late with the idea of Chris Potter. building up demand for the 1200 Club May 15 – Rene Marie who comes from “The band is basically based around show. “I hope,” McCarthy said. a jazz tradition but adds an American my sister’s voice- inspired by indie musical gumbo to the mix. punk and soul. Janis Joplin meets McCarthy is hoping to do more work Jello Biafra meets James Brown,” Fink April 19 - Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, at Film Streams and a June return to explained. Pageturners is planned. a band of siblings raised by their jazz legend father Phil Cohran and “I think I’ll continue to play Joplin for a The Finks have been doing High Up combining brass band traditions with for almost three years now, so it’s long time,” he said. hip-hop, soul, and funk. not exactly a new band, but: “We just McCarthy Trenching’s last album came finished our first record, so in some May 11 – Davina and the Vagabonds, out at the end of 2015, and fans should ways we are still new.” a Minneapolis-based band that not anticipate hearing anything new in the near future.
Their material is mostly original songs inspired by their experiences, Fink
combines Memphis swagger and gospel with New Orleans charm.
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Ayurveda workshops, juicing seminars and mindful living talks will be offered. The special day culminates with a high vibrational, live sound, beat-based music party! This is a celebration of high vibrational living. It is a dance party with yoga grooves, fine dining with plant-based foods and a place to connect with your #vibetribe from around the Midwest! September 16 New Generation Music Festival2nd New Generation Music and Arts Festival. Omaha, Nebraska. More details to come!
Hands-on activities include cracking the code on the lock of a transparent safe and using an oscilloscope to find a hidden bug. Use a night vision camera to see in the dark and dodge laser beams without setting off alarms. Never before has an exhibit been so… Top Secret! A Century of Omaha Steaks: The Story of America’s Original Butcher, June 10 - November 5
In 1898, J.J. and B.A. Simon journeyed to the U.S. to escape religious persecution and arrived in Omaha. They began working in the meat business and eventually started their FILM STREAMS’ FOREVER YOUNG own company– Table Supply Meat SERIES Company, which was renamed Omaha May 4, 2017 to June 15, 2017 Steaks International in 1966. FamilyBy Andy Roberts Recurring weekly on Sunday, Thursday, owned since 1917, today Omaha Saturday Steaks employs more than 1,800 SIP NEBRASKA WINE FESTIVAL Film Streams announces the program people and its facilities include three Mahoney State Park, Open Air for its Forever Young Family & manufacturing plants, two distribution Pavilion, 28500 Westpark HWY, Children’s Series Spring 2017 (April centers, and a freezer warehouse. Ashland NE 68003 1 – June 15). Films in the series will This exhibition pays homage to this May 5th 1:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. have matinee showings on Saturdays, fifth generation family business and Every spring Sip Nebraska brings Sundays, and Thursdays. Films include will showcase photographs, archival together a passionate community My Life As A Zucchini, The Red Turtle, documents, and historic artifacts from of local wineries and their fans to Pig in the City, The Witches and Mrs. the company archive. celebrate Nebraska’s wine industry. Doubtfire. Enjoy wine tastings, live music, craft 2017 GOLF CLASSIC beer tastings, educational sessions, DURHAM MUSEUM May 19TH 12 p.m. 10302 South 168th food, artisan and craft vendors. Omaha Police: Answering the Call St Omaha, NE 68137 Register to join us for this 18 Hole, May 6 - Bluehouse & the Rent to Own Since 1857: May 13 - September 24 OMAHA FARMERS MARKET For 160 years, the men and women of 4-Person Scramble. Registration Horns Old Market the Omaha Police Department have includes green fees, cart and dinner. May 13 - Taxi Driver More than 90 vendors in the historic been keeping Omaha’s citizens safe. Enjoy team, flag, door and raffle prizes. May 20 - John Doe Old Market, open every Saturday This spring, The Durham Museum will Nay 27 – Lemon Fresh Day May 6th — October 14th, 8:00 a.m. — honor their service with an exhibition HELICOPTER DAY June 3 - Soul Dawg 12:30 p.m. drawn from the department’s historic May 27 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. The Strategic June 17 - Finest Hour Aksarben Village archive of original artifacts including Air Command and Aerospace Museum, July 8 - The Confidentials Over 110 vendors in the everfirearms, clothing, photographs and 28210 W Park Hwy Ashland, NE July 22 - Hi-Fi Hangover expanding Aksarben Village every more. 68003 July 29 - The 70’S Band Sunday Watch choppers fly over the horizon August 5 - Jimmy Buffett Trobite May 7th — October 15th, 9:00 a.m. — Top Secret: License to Spy: and land right in front of you at 10am. August 12- The Personics 1:00 p.m. May 20 - September 17 Professionals will discuss their careers Charles Drew Health Center Market Secret agents, suspects and science in aviation and give close-up views of HANUMAN HIGH VIVE FESTIVAL Every Wednesday from 3:30 p.m. – converge for a family adventure unlike the machines. Inside activities include August 26th 8 am - 11:30 pm 5:30 p.m beginning July 5. anything you’ve experienced in Top a drone workshop, family activities, Secret: License to Spy, The Durham and a science demo at 2 p.m. Hanuman High Vibe Festival is MAIFEST GERMAN CELEBRATION Nebraska’s first yoga, music and plant- Museum’s summer 2017 exhibition. German-American Society, Inc, 3717 S based food festival! Held at Stinson This engaging and highly interactive OMAHA CHILDREN’S MUSEUM 120th St Omaha, NE 68144 exhibit will put visitors’ skills to the 500 S 20th St Omaha, NE 68102 Park in Aksarben Village on August Saturday, May 6 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. test as they experience the science, Dinosaur Safari Exhibit May 27, 2017 26th from 8:00 am. to 11:00 p.m., it Celebrate spring with great food, technology and psychology employed to September 3, 2017 will be a magical day for your body, great beer, beer poking, dancing in in the intelligence field. Upon arrival, Venture into the immersive world mind and spirit! the ballroom, German folk dancers each visitor receives a “Spy File” of dinosaurs! Families are invited to and singers, and more. Enjoy music explore natural history through handsThis inspirational day begins with a fun containing their scenario and a list of by Sheelytown Polka Band Bobby Z’s on activities with authentic fossils 5K run to get your heart pumping! We six suspects. You are challenged with Polka Joy. See the 40 foot Maibaum and live reptiles, dig pits, a kid-sized believe to participate is to win; you can gathering intelligence from selected too! exhibits to uncover information on the safari jeep, and 18 life-like animatronic walk, dance, jog or run! Throughout suspects, leading them on a journey dinosaurs. Additional highlights the day, yoga classes, meditation SATURDAYS @ STINSON CONCERT – sessions, Warrior Wheels rides, of discovery, puzzles and intrigue. include three climbable dinosaurs and Join your friends every Saturday night
Summer Events Guide
in Stinson Park at Aksarben Village for the Saturdays @ Stinson Concert Series, sponsored by First Data, H&H Automotive and DJ’s Dugout. You will be entertained by the most talented bands in Omaha and the best part it’s FREE! There will be food and drink vendors, face painting, balloon artists, kids will play in the fountain and on the playground equipment. For the concerts you may bring chairs, blankets, an umbrella, and coolers. Please bring koozies for your cans and plastic cups for other drinks as no glass is allowed. Please do not bring tents, canopies or stake anything into the ground. Please have fun and enjoy your time in Stinson Park! Aksarben Village, Where there is always something fun going on!
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an 8-foot-tall T-Rex skeleton replica. PINOT, PIGS & POETS Happy Hollow Club, 1701 S. 105th St. Omaha, NE 68124, June 1st 6 p.m. - 10 p.m. The event, in its eighth year, includes attendee favorites of fine pinot noir wines and delectable pork dishes, as well as slam poetry by the Nebraska Writers Collective. More information online at https://pinotandpigs.org/
100 Bancroft Street Omaha, NE 68108, June 20 - August 1, 6 - 8 p.m. This outdoor concert series brings a spectacular lineup of local entertainment to the garden for a harmonious blend of music and nature.
PLAYING WITH FIRE Midtown Crossing in Turner Park, Friday, July 14, Saturday July 15 Playing with Fire is an annual premier free concert series in Omaha, Nebraska, now in its 14th 2017 SHAKESPEARE ON THE GREEN year, that sizzles along the edges of June 22 – July 9 incendiary blues, rock, funk, R&B, and Shakespeare on the Green is two soul. Even more, Playing with Fire plays that run in repertory for three speaks to the heart of the musical weeks. Performances have earned community in Omaha. Through national recognition for consistently grants, corporate, private and fan high-quality productions set in Young donations and the amazing hard work Park and performed for enthusiastic of volunteers. Playing with Fire, a audiences. 501(c)(3) non-profit, supports local Show up early to get the best seats and community causes and the youth join us before the play for great food, artist development program, BluesEd, pre-show entertainment, activities, which promotes music awareness and more! #ShakespeareOnTheGreen and education for the children of the Omaha region. June 22 - 28, July 6 & 8 King Lear June 29 - 30, July 1, 2, 7 & 9 The Merry July 14 – Dawn Tyler Watson, Wives of Windsor Domestic Blend, Us and Them, and July 9 - 2:00 PM Juno’s Sawan’s special guest Saurus on the Prowl by Richard III Close Act. This show starts at 5:30 Sept. 22 - Oct. 28 Romeo & Juliet p.m. with gates opening an hour earlier. November 19 - 3:00 PM Director’s July 15 – Aynsley Lister, Ben Poole, Reading Series Richard 2 Tommy Castro and the Painkillers, with special guest JAZZ ON THE GREEN Saurus on the Prowl by Close Act. Midtown Crossing in Turner Park, Saturday features a special opener in Thursdays July 6 – August 10 BluesEd – five minute drive. This show Lineup includes national award starts at 4:30 p.m. with gates opening winners and Omaha favorites at 3:00. New Orleans jazz, soul, folk, and big band sounds will flow from the NATIVE OMAHA DAYS stage when Omaha Performing Arts July 31 - August 7 presents the extraordinarily popular People from around the country will free summer concert series, Jazz on gather in North Omaha for this 21st the Green. This year’s line-up features biennial celebration. Enjoy traditional more than 40 musicians bringing high events like gospel night along with new energy performances in jazz, Latin, events like a Food, Arts & Culture Expo folk, hip-hop and soul. and a community line dance. More July 6 – The Potash Twins. information online at http://www. July 13 - Hector Rosado y Su Orquesta nativeomahaclub.org/ Hache. July 20 - The Sugar Thieves American MAHA MUSIC FESTIVAL roots band. August 19-20, 12 p.m. - 12 a.m. Stinson July 27 - Bayou City Brass Band. Park at Aksarben Village August 3 - Ron E. Beck Soul Revue. Mark your calendar for the 9th annual August 10 – Sammy Miller and the Maha Music Festival presented by Congregation. Schnackel Engineers, Inc.! Join us in All performances are at 7:30 PM. Pre- Stinson Park all-day and all-night for show entertainment begins at 6:30 live entertainment, food, drink and PM. fun! TEMPO OF TWILIGHT CONCERT SERIES AT LAURITZEN GARDEN
Details on tickets and the 2017 lineup are coming soon.
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Day-to-Night Outfits for Work
signature piece of jewelry or bold color for the evening. The finishing day-tonight transition is all about the shoes. Menswear style shoes are all the rage right now and prevalent in the office. Perhaps swap out an oxford or similar style flat shoe for a pair of open-toe stilettos or booties for the evening. Depends on where you’re going -if it’s By Cass Butler Friday night, sky’s the limit, I suppose. Naturally, all of this can be done in It’s that time of the year when the reverse as well. Sometimes you have social calendar gets a little busier had slingback heels on all day and or you’re just simply more inclined you want to wear a stylish flat for the to accept more invitations. Daylight rest of the evening. You can also add hours are extended, more restaurant some flair to your casual, daytime patios are hopping with socials and looks with the addition of a dope, networking after work beckons you. boyfriend blazer and trendy clutch. What is important here is having the Whatever the occasion and whenever right dress as a foundational piece and it calls, you want to be ready without building from there versus doing a having to make pit stops. Ease and full-on change before you head out for flexibility in dressing are key, especially the evening’s activities. Those days are towards the end of the week when over, no more detours for a wardrobe the social schedules tend to pick up. change. Wednesday through Friday tend to pick up for networking events, social The best pieces, those that require events with friends, happy hours, minimal effort but give you maximum dinner engagements, etc. Personally, results are of course the faithful, little I prefer to transition my look from black dress (LBD); the little white dress day-to-night rather than show up is now a hit now too; a shirtdress or; a looking like I just came from the modestly colored dress (think green or office - and feeling like it. If I just take blush). Of course you can also create a few minutes to change a few things equally fabulous day-to-night looks about my appearance I actually feel with key pieces like skirts and pants. re-energized and gain my second (or Have some fun putting a twist on your third) wind to take on the rest of the “daytime” wardrobe. For more, find me evening with arms wide open. online at www.theluxestyle.com or on Instagram @luxestyles. With dresses I’ve found the best way to transition from day-to-night is by creating layers over my key piece for the day and removing them during the evening. I love adding blazers, light cardigans, tunics and jackets over sleeveless or tank dresses to create a more polished look for the office. For transitioning remove the layered pieces and make any additions or changes you like, depending on your destination. One of the more fun changes from day-to-night is with jewelry. You can go from understated (or perhaps none) during the day, to a
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Roller Derby
WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON? A ROLLER DERBY FAN’S CHEAT SHEET HOW DO YOU WIN THE GAME? The team with the most points after two 30minute periods wins the game. Each period is made up of individual “jams” lasting no longer than two minutes.
HOW DO YOU SCORE POINTS? The skater with a star on her helmet is the jammer. Each team has one jammer on the track at a time. The jammer is the only skater who can score points by passing blockers on the opposing team. If jammers are not in bounds, or if they make illegal contact with opposing skaters while passing, they do not score points.
WHO ARE THE BLOCKERS? There are up to four blockers from each team on the track at one time. Together, the eight blockers make a pack. Blockers play offense by assisting their jammer while at the same time playing defense and blocking the opposing jammer.
WHY DOES ONE GIRL HAVE A STRIPE ON HER HELMET? The girl with the stripe is called the pivot. Each team has one pivot on the track at a time and if a jammer passes her helmet cover with the star to the pivot, the pivot can become the jammer by putting the star cover on her helmet. She does not retain lead jammer status, but she is able to score points where her jammer left off for the remainder of the jam.
WHY ARE SKATERS SENT TO THE PENALTY BOX? Skaters are sent to the penalty box when they have committed a penalty. The penalty time starts once the skater sits in the seat, so it is essential that she get to the penalty box quickly once she is sent. The standard time in the box is 30 seconds, but skaters can serve additional time for accruing additional penalties.
WHAT’S THE LEAD JAMMER THING THE ANNOUNCER IS TALKING ABOUT? The lead jammer is the first jammer to pass through the pack legally. The lead jammer is the only person who can call off a jam prior to the full two minutes. She calls off the jam by repeatedly placing her hands on her hips. The lead jammer is identified by a jammer ref by pointing to her with “L” shaped arms while following beside her inside the track until her first scoring pass. Sometimes, there will be no lead jammer and the jam will last the full two minutes.
LEAD JAMMER WHAT ARE THE NO-NO’S IN BLOCKING? • No back blocking • No forearms, clothes-lining or elbows • No grabbing, holding, pulling or tripping • No intentional falling in front of an opposing skater • No fighting member of The Omaha Rollergirls are a proud iation. the Women's Flat Track Derby Assoc y. Real. Strong. Athletic. Revolutionar
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How Secure Is Social Security? By Mike Herek If you’re retired or close to retiring, then you’ve probably got nothing to worry about--your Social Security benefits will likely be paid to you in the amount you’ve planned on (at least that’s what most of the politicians say). But what about the rest of us?
the best remedy. So let’s take a look at what we do know. Just the facts According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), over 60 million Americans currently collect some sort of Social Security retirement, disability, or death benefit. Social Security is a pay-as-you-go system, with today’s workers paying the benefits for today’s retirees. (Source: Fast Facts & Figures About Social Security, 2016) How much do today’s workers pay? Well, the first $127,200 (in 2017) of an individual’s annual wages is subject to a Social Security payroll tax, with half being paid by the employee and half by the employer (self-employed individuals pay all of it). Payroll taxes collected are put into the Social Security trust funds and invested in securities guaranteed by the federal government. The funds are then used to pay out current benefits.
If you were born on January 1 of any year, refer to the previous year to determine your full retirement age.
You can begin receiving Social Security benefits before your full retirement age, as early as age 62. However, if you retire early, your Social Security benefit will be less than if you had The media onslaught waited until your full retirement age to Watching the news, listening to the begin receiving benefits. Specifically, radio, or reading the newspaper, your retirement benefit will be you’ve probably come across story reduced by 5/9ths of 1 percent for after story on the health of Social every month between your retirement Security. And, depending on the date and your full retirement age, up actuarial assumptions used and the to 36 months, then by 5/12ths of 1 political slant, Social Security has percent thereafter. For example, if been described as everything from a The amount of your retirement benefit your full retirement age is 67, you’ll program in need of some adjustments is based on your average earnings over receive about 30 percent less if you to one in crisis requiring immediate, your working career. Higher lifetime retire at age 62 than if you wait until drastic reform. earnings result in higher benefits, so age 67 to retire. This reduction is if you have some years of no earnings permanent--you won’t be eligible for Obviously, the underlying assumptions or low earnings, your benefit amount a benefit increase once you reach full used can affect one’s perception of may be lower than if you had worked retirement age. the solvency of Social Security, but it’s steadily. clear some action needs to be taken. Demographic trends However, even experts disagree on Your age at the time you start Even those on opposite sides of the receiving benefits also affects your political spectrum can agree that benefit amount. Currently, the full demographic factors are exacerbating retirement age is in the process of Social Security’s problems--namely, life rising to 67 in two-month increments, expectancy is increasing and the birth as shown in the following chart: rate is decreasing. This means that
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over time, fewer workers will have to support more retirees. According to the SSA, Social Security is already paying out more money than it takes in. However, by drawing on the Social Security trust fund (OASI), the SSA estimates that Social Security should be able to pay 100% of scheduled benefits until fund reserves are depleted in 2035. Once the trust fund reserves are depleted, payroll tax revenue alone should still be sufficient to pay about 77% of scheduled benefits. This means that in 2035, if no changes are made, beneficiaries may receive a benefit that is about 23% less than expected. (Source: 2016 OASDI Trustees Report) Possible fixes While no one can say for sure what will happen (and the political process is sure to be contentious), here are some solutions that have been proposed to help keep Social Security solvent for many years to come:
. Allow individuals to invest some of their current Social Security taxes in “personal retirement accounts” . Raise the current payroll tax . Raise the current ceiling on wages currently subject to the payroll tax Raise the retirement age beyond age 67 . Reduce future benefits, especially for wealthy retirees . Change the benefit formula that is used to calculate benefits
hands. Focus on saving as much for retirement as possible, and consider various income scenarios when planning for retirement. It’s also important to understand your benefits, and what you can expect to receive from Social Security based on current law. You can find this information on your Social Security Statement, which you can access online at the Social Security website, http://www.socialsecurity. gov/ socialsecurity.gov by signing up for a my Social Security account.
. Change how the annual cost-of-living adjustment for benefits is calculated
Your statement contains a detailed record of your earnings, and includes retirement, disability, and survivor’s Uncertain outcome benefit estimates that are based on Members of Congress and the your actual earnings and projections President still support efforts to of future earnings. If you’re not reform Social Security, but progress registered for an online account and on the issue has been slow. However, are not yet receiving benefits, you’ll the SSA continues to urge all parties to receive a statement in the mail every address the issue sooner rather than five years, from age 25 to age 60, and later, to allow for a gradual phasing in then annually thereafter. of any necessary changes. Registered Representative of and Although debate will continue on this Securities products offered through polarizing topic, there are no easy Capital Synergy Partners, Member answers, and the final outcome for this FINRA/SIPC. decades-old program is still uncertain. 4400 MacArthur Blvd #850. Newport In the meantime, what can you do? Beach, CA 92660. (888) 277-1974. The financial outlook for Social Herek Financial and Capital Synergy Security depends on a number Partners are Unaffiliated Entities of demographic and economic assumptions that can change over Sponsored By time, so any actions that might be taken and who might be affected are still unclear. But no matter what the future holds for Social Security, your financial future is still in your
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Salute Our Military & First Responders Game May 13 The public is invited to join the Honor and Remember Nebraska Chapter to honor fallen members of the military and their families in Omaha on Saturday, May 13, during a Creighton University Salute Our Military and First Responders free baseball game. The chapter hopes to pack the ballpark with 22,198 to set a Guinness world record. The Creighton vs. McNeese State game will start at 6:30 p.m. at TD Ameritrade Park.
of records. The Honor and Remember Nebraska Chapter, an all-volunteer, non-profit organization established in 2011, presents special flags to families to honor the memory and sacrifice of the fallen military member. The flags, which are donated through sponsorships, are tailored with the fallen service member’s name, rank, date of death and country of death. To date, 134 flags have been presented. Those eligible to request a flag presentation are those whose family members died while serving in the U.S. military, including during war, in peacetime, or as a result of injuries or illness resulting from military service.
At 6 p.m., about 200 family members of the fallen will enter the stadium’s center field gate. Leading the families will be bagpipers and color guard accompanied by Boy and Girl Scouts, Junior ROTC cadets, police, firefighters To get tickets Go to https://omahaand military members. schoolsfoundation.org/132-honor-reBefore the game there will be a flyover member-game.html and print the voucher or get vouchers at Omaha of four World War II P-51 fighter aircraft, a parachute drop and elite color area Hy-Vee stores. guard presentation. After the game, Creighton University, 701 Florence Echo Taps will be played and sung as Blvd between 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. the names of fallen from Nebraska, Century Link, 455 N. 10th Street from Iowa, Kansas and Missouri as well as 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. first responders, will appear on stadium screens. Fireworks will follow. TD Ameritrade Park, 1200 Mike Fahey Street during Creighton baseball home On the concourse behind home plate, attendees can participate in a practice For more information about the Honor and Remember Flag, contact Jim Meier assembly of the Great American Flag at meier260@cox.net or 402.490.9293 Project. At the end of May, 676,000 or visitwww.honorandremember.org. pieces of the plastic will be used to assemble the flag for a Guinness book
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Liver Cleanse By Focus Staff Spring is in full force and it’s a great time to cleanse that liver of yours. In addition to holding off on processed foods and yes, alcohol, there are lots of remedies to help give your innards a break!
Milk Thistle- Also called Mary thistle and holy thistle is a flowering herb indigenous to Mediterranean countries. The active ingredient is silymarin, which is both an antiinflammatory and antioxidant. There isn’t enough scientific data to support the benefits yet, but some early studies show promise in patients with alcoholrelated liver disease.
Water Cress HerbWas used by Greek, Roman and Persian soldiers to increase stamina and improve health. It’s in the same family as kale, broccoli, arugula, and Brussels sprouts. In addition to its professed detoxifying effects, it’s also full of vitamins and also aids in trimming your waistline.
stimulate the production of bile by the gallbladder. The liver uses bile to eliminate toxins and rejuvenate liver cells that breakdown harmful compounds. There you have it, just a few things you can do to give that liver some relief and get your summer started off right. Have fun and until next week- Stay healthy Omaha! Next Week- Juice cleansing and a special four week study. (nonscientific, of course.)
Prairie Star Botanicals Liver Cleanse Formula- A small batch manufacturer located in Blair, Nebraska this formula contains dandelion root, fringetree bark, yellow dock root, Oregon grape root, burdock root, watercress herb, milk thistle seed, blessed thistle herb, fennel seed, sweet Annie leaf, yarrow flower, turmeric root. The best part is that most of their herbs are obtained locally! You can find out more at Jane’s Health Food Store in Benson or at www.prariestarbotanicals.com.
Dandelion Root- Serves as a diuretic which allows your liver to help eliminate toxins. Also said to have other benefits such as balancing blood sugar levels and helping to soothe digestive issues and a laxative among other uses. It also contains a more than healthy dose of vitamin A.
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Turmeric- A plant of the ginger family, turmeric contains a phytochemical known as curcumin which is said to
Focus neither endorses or makes any claims to the healing benefits of the aforementioned material. For informational and entertainment purposes only. Sources: draxe.com, webmd, prariestarbotanicals.com, livestrong. com
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Focus Remembers– Rocker Jeff Decker By Eddie Torrez
Dereck Higgins probably said it best. “Everybody loved Jeff.” Higgins, who recently was profiled in these pages, was speaking of his friend, Jeff Decker, who died unexpectedly on April 27. He was found dead in his front yard by a relative from an undetermined cause. Jeff Decker was 48. He leaves behind a wife and a stepdaughter and more friends than anyone should try to count. Decker and his estranged wife, Angel, were married for 17 years and she frequently worked as his manager. She said the self-taught guitarist was a huge comic book fan who loved Stars Wars and was a big Bobba Fett fan, even dressing up like him for special events like Halloween. Few knew, she said, that he was an excellent writer, starting but never finishing several books due to his work in music.
She said the gentle spirit at home transformed into an amazing stage performer. They had planned to move to her native Alabama before separating. In 2006 Decker reached out to John Mikal Thor, a Canadian metal artist from the 1980s whom the couple had met in Nashville, and put together a band of Omaha musicians that toured nationally. Local musician Richard Schultz played with Decker in KISS tribute band KISSology. He recalls responding to a 2013 Facebook post about a new Decker project that would be “Hotter than Hell.” A KISS fan, Schultz responded to and became “Ace” Frehley in KISSology, a twoand-a-half-year joyride in which Decker played Gene Simmons. “He made everybody feel welcome, he made everybody feel special, he made everybody feel like they belonged,” Schultz said of Decker.
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Schultz and Higgins both emphasized Decker loved a wide range of rock music with equal passion, as demonstrated by his work as guitarist on the first two recordings by Omaha punk rockers Cordial Spew. “The thing about Jeff is that he was a rarity in that you really saw what you got with Jeff,” Higgins said. “He lived and breathed rock music.” Higgins, through his other work, also knew Decker as a bus driver. “He was someone I knew people could trust their children with.” While Higgins said he never liked KISS, he and Decker recognized each other as “soul brothers” and their love for and of each other was so deep, Decker understood, and it didn’t matter. “He really believed in the power of rock.”
A memorial concert event is planned for Jeff Decker on May 10 at Lookout Lounge and May 13 at Shamrock’s Pub.
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Nebraska Baseball
Creighton Baseball
By Focus Staff
By Eddie Torrez
It’s never a good thing when you’re playing away from home and winning the first game of a series that is continued to the next day due to a rain delay. This past weekend was no exception. After Jake Hohensee, who had been pitching another good game, and the Huskers had to stop play with a 5-2 lead, they resumed the next day and after a six-run fifth inning the Huskers fell in Game 1 9-7. The Huskers then went on to win Game 2 by the score of 3-1.
Creighton held onto first place in the Big East baseball standings during the past weekend, albeit in a bit of an unusual manner. The Bluejays (19-17, 8-2) lost the weekend series opener to Xavier 2-1 on Friday night at TD Ameritrade on a solo homer in the top of the ninth. That ended CU’s nation’s best 11-game winning streak, and also ended the weekend series as Mother Nature took care of the rest with a pair of rainouts. Earlier in the week Bryce Only singled in the game winner in the bottom of the 10th as CU beat old rivals Wichita State. For Jays fans, that is about as good as it gets. Next action for Creighton is Friday when the team travels to New Jersey for a three-game weekend set with Seton Hall before they return home for a May 9 game with UNO at Werner Park.
Jake Meyers hasn’t lost the third game of the weekend when he’s had an opportunity to win a series all year, and Sunday he continued that streak. He helped his cause by opening the game with a lead-off single. After that Ohio State walked Angelo Altavilla and hit Scott Schreiber with a pitch to bring up Ben Miller with the bases loaded. He then drove in two runs with a single down the left field line. Luke Roskam then grounded into a double play, but Schreiber still managed to score. Nebraska jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first. Eventually the Huskers would lead by a score of 11-1 with the help of a five run seventh inning. After the Huskers scored one more in the top of the eighth, the Buckeyes came back to score eight runs in the bottom half of the inning to make it a game. But after a brief meltdown from the bullpen, Alvarado came out in the ninth to preserve the win. With the series win the Huskers are now in second place in the Big Ten, and are 26-16-1 (9-5-1 Big Ten). They get a short break during the week before returning home to play Rutgers this weekend.
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MARLEYBONE TAVERN 3710 Leavenworth St. M-F 4:30-6:30P MEATLOAF MONDAY- 6-9P 50¢ Wings WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY Prime Rib Special THURSDAY-New York Strip, Fajita, and Taco Night NOSH WINE LOUNGE 1006 Dodge St. Everyday 4P- 6P Reverse HH 10p -12a $3 domestic beers and wells, $2 off Glasses of Wine, $4 House Wine OMAHA TAP HOUSE 1830 N 72nd St. M-F 3-6P & ALL DAY SUNDAY All Tap Beers $1.00 Off, $4.00 Glasses of Wine, $4.00 Captain Morgan $4.00 Windsor, $4.00 Smirnoff O’CONNORS IRISH PUB 1217 Howard St. M-TH- 4P-6P & FRI 2P-7P $1.00 off all Draft, Premium, and Domestic Wells PERRY’S PLACE 9652 Mockingbird Dr. Monday – Friday 4P – 7P $2.50 Domestic Pints, $6.50 Pitchers $2.75 Domestic Bottles & $3.50 Wells PARLIAMENT OLD MARKET 1212 Harney St. MONDAY-MANIC MONDAYS with D.J. Travis $2 draws, $3.50 wells, $4.50 calls THURSDAY-LADIES NIGHT $2 Domestic Drafts, $4 Calls & $5 Specialty Drinks PARLIAMENT WEST 16939 Wright Plz EVERYDAY 3P - 7P 1/2 Price Martini’s, $2 Domestic Pints, $1 Off Other Drinks PITCH PIZZERIA 5021 Underwood Ave. 17808 Burke St. M-F 3P-6P $5 off any appetizer $5 off any pizza
RAILCAR MODERN AMERICAN KITCHEN 1814 N 144th St. M-F 3:30-6:30P $4 Well Drinks, $3 Off Signature Cocktails RUSTY NAIL PUB 14210 Pierce Plz TIL 7PM MON - SAT & ALL DAY SUN $1.00 off all Alcholic Drinks SAINTS PUB MIDTOWN & ROANOKE M-F 2P-6P REVERSE: 10P to Close (drinks only) AND ALL Day Sunday SCRIPTOWN 3922 Farnam M-F 4P - 6P $1 Off Beers & $1 Off Well Drinks
$6 Bloody Marys and Marias w/ Infused Liquor THERAPY BAR & GRILL 5059 S 108th St Monday-Friday 3-6pm $.50 cents off Bottles, Drafts, & Wells TIGER TOM’S 7103 Military Ave M-F 5P-7P $12 Domestic Buckets UNDERWOOD BAR 4918 Underwood Ave M-F 4:30-6P $2 Bud and Bud Light
SHARK CLUB 2808 S 72ND ST. M-F 4P - 7P 1/2 off appetizers $2 well drinks; $1.75 domestic bottled beers; $2.75 glasses of wine THE SOCIABLE INN 4917 S 136TH ST M-F 2P-7P $2.50 Pints, $7.00 Pitchers, $2.50 Domestic Bottles,$2.50 Busch Lt Tall Boys & $3.25 Wells THE HOMY INN 1510 N Saddle Creek Rd. M-F 4P-7P 50¢ off Wells, $1.00 off all pitchers and Domestic Bottles SMITTY’S GARAGE 3309 Oak View Drive EVERYDAY 3P-6P $2 Domestic Longnecks THE DOWN UNDER 3530 Leavenworth St. MON TUES 4P-7P WED THURS FRI 3P–7P SUNDAY FUNDAY 3P–2A $2 Domestic Tallboys $3 Wells, $1.75 Rolling Rock Draws,
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By Chuck Shepherd
despite having beaten her in the head and elsewhere up to 100 times -- because he was having an epileptic seizure at that moment and has no memory of the attack. A judge must still decide the terms of Wachtel’s psychiatric hospitalization, but Wachtel’s mind is clear enough now that, in March, he demanded, as sole heir, payoff on his mother’s life insurance policy (which, under New York law, is still technically feasible). [New York Post, 3-30-2017] -- Epic Smugglers: In February, federal customs agents seized 22 pounds of illegal animal meat (in a wide array) at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Among the tasty items were raw chicken, pig and cow meat, brains, hearts, heads, tongues and feet -- in addition to (wrote a reporter) “other body parts” (if there even are any other edible parts). In a typical day nationwide, U.S. Customs and Border Protection seizes about 4,600 smuggled plant or animal products. [WFAA-TV, 2-10-2017]
-- Yet another intimate accessory with weak security drew attention when hackers broke down a $249 Svakom Siime Eye personal vibrator in April, revealing a lazily created default password (“88888888”) and Wi-Fi network name (“Siime Eye”). Since the Eye’s camera and internet access facilitate livestream video of a user’s most personal body parts, anyone within Wi-Fi range can break in (and be entertained) by just driving around a city looking for the Siime Eye network. [Vice.com, 4-3-2017] -- Ewwww! Luu Cong Huyen, 58, in Yen Giao, Vietnam, is the most recent to attract reporters’ attention with disturbingly long fingernails. A March OddityCentral.com report, with cringe-inducing photos, failed to disclose their precise length, but Huyen said he has not clipped them since a 2013 report on VietnamNet revealed that each measured up to 19.7 inches. Huyen explained (inadequately) that his nail obsession started merely as a hobby and that he is not yet over it. (The Guinness Book record is not exactly within fingertip reach: 73.5 inches per nail, by Shridhar Chillal of India.) [Oddity Central, 3-232017; VietnamNet (Ho Chi Minh City), 5-11-2013; LiveScience, 10-1-2015]
-- And a Partridge in a Pear Tree: In February, a pet welfare organization complained of a raid on a home near LEAD STORY -- Mother of Invention Lockhart, Texas, that housed more than 400 animals (and, of course, Robotic models of living organisms are reeked “overpowering(ly)” of urine). -Over the years, News of the Weird useful to scientists, who can study the The inventory: 86 snakes, 56 guinea effects of stimuli without risk to actual has covered the long-standing pigs, 28 dogs, 26 rabbits, 15 goats, 9 campaign by animal-rights activists to people. Northwestern University doves, 8 skinks, 7 pigs, 6 pigeons, 4 researchers announced in March that bestow “human” rights upon animals gerbils, 3 bearded dragons, 2 ducks (begun, of course, with intelligent its laboratory model of the “female orangutans and gorillas). In March, the and 1 tarantula -- plus about 150 rats reproductive system” has reached a and mice (to feed the menagerie) and New Zealand parliament gave human milestone: its first menstrual period. rights to a river -- the Whanganui, long 20 other animals whose numbers did The “ovary,” using mouse tissue, had not fit the above lyric pattern. [San revered by the country’s indigenous produced hormones that stimulated Antonio Express-News, 2-22-2017] Maori. (One Maori and one civil the system (uterus, cervix, vagina, servant were appointed as the river’s fallopian tubes, liver) for 28 days, Updates representatives.) Within a week, reaching the predictable result. Chief For more than a decade, an “editor” activists in India, scouring court researcher Teresa Woodruff said she has been roaming the streets at rulings, found two of that country’s imagines eventually growing a model night in Bristol, England, “correcting” waterways deserved similar status from tissue provided by the patient violations of standard grammar, undergoing treatment. [New York lately being described as “The -the Ganges and Yamuna rivers, Times, 4-4-2017] Apostrophiser” since much of his which were then so designated by work involves adjusting (or often judges in Uttarakhand state. (The Recurring Themes obliterating) that punctuation mark. (and Updates on Previous Characters) Ganges’ “rights” seem hollow since an On April 3, the BBC at last portrayed estimated one billion gallons of waste -- Chutzpah! Henry Wachtel, 24, the vigilante in action, in a “ridestill enters it every day despite its continues in legal limbo after being along” documentary that featured being a holy bathing spot for Hindus.) found “not criminally responsible” him using the special marking and [Washington Post, 3-21-2017] for the death of his mother in 2014, climbing tools that facilitate his work.
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His first mission, in 2003, involved a government sign “Monday’s to Friday’s” (“ridiculous,” he said), and he recalled an even more cloying store sign -- “Amys Nail’s” -- as “so loud and in your face.”) [The Guardian, 4-32017] -- New York City health officials have convinced most ultra-Orthodox Jewish “mohels” to perform their ritual circumcisions with sterile tools and gauze, but still, according to a March New York Post report, a few holdouts insist on the old-fashioned way of removing the blood from an incision -by sucking it up with their mouths (and thus potentially passing along herpes). Some local temples are so protective of their customs that they refuse to name the “offending” mohels (who are not licensed medical professionals), thus limiting parents’ ability to choose safe practitioners. [New York Post, 3-31-2017] -- A “locked” cellphone (tied to a particular carrier), though a nuisance to purchasers, is only a severalhundred-dollar nuisance. A more serious crisis arises, as News of the Weird noted in 2015, when farmers buy $500,000 combines that they believe they “own,” but then find that the John Deere company has “locked” the machines’ sophisticated software, preventing even small repairs or upgrades until a Deere service rep shows up to enter the secret password (and, of course, leaves a bill!). Deere’s business model has driven some farmers recently to a black market of fearless Ukrainian hackers (some of the same risky dark-net outlaws believed to pose online dangers), who help put the farmers back on track. Eight state legislatures are presently considering overriding Deere’s contract to create a “right to repair.” [NPR via High Plains Public Radio, 4-20-2017] -- Paul Cobb (also known as Craig Cobb) continues to look for a tiny North Dakota town in which he (and, potentially, fellow white supremacists) can buy enough land to establish a Caucasian enclave. News of the Weird first noticed his work in 2013 when he was eyeing (unsuccessfully, it turned out) Leith (pop. 16) and Antler (pop. 28), but recently he purchased an old church in bustling Nome (pop. 61), likely renewing his quest. (His Leith plans ended badly after locals
convinced him to prove his whiteness with a DNA test, which revealed him to be 14 percent “sub-Saharan African.”) [WDAY-TV (Fargo), 3-21-2017] -- No Longer Weird? For the 31st consecutive Easter in the Philippines, Ruben Enaje, 57, was among the throngs of devout Christians who slashed their own torsos bloody, then flogged themselves repeatedly as they marched through the streets to demonstrate homage to God, and dozens of men in San Pedro Cutud, Santa Lucia and other villages replicated the crucifixion of Jesus by having sterilized 4-inch nails driven into their own arms and legs. When News of the Weird first encountered the Philippine phenomenon in 1989, the crucifixions had built a 40-year history and still listed, as an official sponsor, the Philippines Department of Tourism (but no longer). (The Catholic Church, as usual, “banned” the extreme acts, to little effect.) [Manila Bulletin, 4-13-2017] Thanks This Week to the News of the Weird Board of Editorial Advisors. COPYRIGHT 2017 CHUCK SHEPHERD
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