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NEWS OF THE WEIRD
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FAMILY
Summer Dresses
Chuck Shepherd
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18 FINANCE
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20 SUMMER FUN 22 HEALTH
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24 FOCUS ON DINING Virtuoso Dining
Husker and Creighton Baseball Highlights and Updates By Focus Staff
Weekly News of the Weird By Chuck Shepherd
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The Amazing Stinko Lauritzen Gardens We’re on a bloom alert for one of the most unique and intriguing plants in the world, the Amorphophallus titanum, or titan arum. Our specimen, dubbed “The Amazing Stinko!,” is growing steadily and when growth levels off, the spathe will unfurl and the spadix will release its extremely foul odor (think rotting fruit, meat, and fish).
fresh ways to experience the visual arts. Nine hands-on activity stations, all with connections to art that you might encounter in Joslyn’s galleries, will pique your curiosity and stimulate creativity! Activities are designed to provide unique experiences, time and again, plus new art-making options will be introduced regularly so you can create a one-of-a-kind memento during each visit to ART WORKS. Come to explore, imagine, and play in an artful way.
ART WORKS is in the Memorial building, lower level east; open - and free! - during all public hours. Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St, Omaha, Nebraska 68102 ----------------------------------------------European Galleries Reopening: May 20 at Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St. The five European gallerThere have been just over 200 documented titan arum blooms worldwide, ies have undergone a three-month construction period. Updates include and this plant is the first titan arum new paint, lighting, updated labels, and to be on public display in Nebraska. It interpretive materials—such as three is one of the very few blooms to have interactive iPad stations. Admission: ever occurred in the Midwest. free. 402-342-3300. www.joslyn.org The Amazing Stinko! is on display in ----------------------------------------------the tropical house of the Marjorie Omaha Police: Answering the Call K. Daugherty Conservatory and will Since 1857: May 13-Sept. 24 at The remain on display until it finishes Durham Museum, 801 S. 10th St. The its bloom cycle. Because we want everyone to be able to experience this Durham’s newest community partnership tells the story of Omaha’s police “AMAZING” plant, admission is FREE force in artifacts and photos. On May until its bloom cycle finishes. 13, enjoy free museum admission and For updates on the plants growth and a special event, “Hanging with Heroes” (10 a.m.-1 p.m.), featuring uniformed stench levels, follow The Amazing Stinko! on Twitter @AmazingStinko or officers, vehicles, and mounted patrol on site. Admission: $11 adults, visit the garden’s social media $8 seniors (62+), $7 children (3-12), accounts on Facebook, Twitter and free for children 2 and under. Instagram. Moreinformation online at www.durhammuseum.org Lauritzen Gardens is offering free ----------------------------------------------admission until the rare and giant Top Secret License to Spy: May 20‘Corpse Flower’ blooms. ----------------------------------------------- Sept. 17 at The Durham Museum, 801 S. 10th St. Families and children are ART WORKS: A Place for Curiosity encouraged to collaborate by piecing Joslyn Museum together clues throughout more than A 1,500 sq. ft. interactive space where 20 displays. Admission: $11 adults, $8 seniors (62+), $7 children (3-12), free visitors young and old will find fun,
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for children 2 and under. Moreinformation online at www.durhammuseum.org ----------------------------------------------Dinosaur Safari Exhibit: May 27-Sept. 3 at Omaha Children’s Museum, 500 S. 20th St. Families can explore natural history through hands-on activities with authentic fossils and live reptiles, as well as life-like animatronic dinosaurs. Admission: $12 adults and children (3+), $11 seniors (60+), free for members and children age 2 and under. Moreinformation online at www.ocm.org ----------------------------------------------David Brooks: Continuous Service Altered Daily: June 1-Aug. 26 at Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, 724 S. 12th St. Brooks presents every single part of a used 1976 John Deere 3300 combine harvester laid out in varying degrees of disassembly. Admission: free. Moreinformation online at www.bemiscenter.org ----------------------------------------------Bijoux Parisiens: French Jewelry from the Petit Palais, Paris: June 4-Sept. 10 at Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St. This exhibition portrays the intersection of French fashion, art, and history while touching on social and political
concerns. Nearly 70 works of jewelry and more than 100 original paintings, fashion prints, and photographs will be on display. Tickets: $10 adults. Free for children (17 and under), college students with ID, and Joslyn members. Moreinformation online at joslyn.org ----------------------------------------------Omaha Symphony–Mahler’s Ninth Symphony: June 2-3 at the Holland Performing Arts Center, 1200 Douglas St. The symphony performs this rich, emotional orchestration for the first time in more than 20 years. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $19-$70 ----------------------------------------------Disney’s Beauty and the Beast: May 26-June 25 at Omaha Community Playhouse, 6915 Cass St. The classic tale of Belle and the Beast is back with spectacular sets and costumes. Times vary. Tickets: $42 adults, $25 students Thursday-Sunday; $32 adults, $20 students Wednesday. More information online at ticketomaha.com ----------------------------------------------Rent—20th Anniversary Tour: June 3-4 at Orpheum Theater, 409 S. 16th St. Times vary. Tickets: $40-$105
UNO Art Gallery 6001 Dodge St., Omaha, 68182 ---------------------------------------------Anderson Enterprises White Crane Gallery 15418 W Center Rd, Omaha, 68144 1032 Howard St, Omaha, 68102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Anderson O’Brien Fine Art Old Market Zombie Art & Glass Gallery 1108 Jackson St., Omaha, 68102 6001 Maple St., Omaha, 68104 ---------------------------------------------Artist Cooperative Gallery MUSEUMS 405 S 11th St, Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Durham Museum Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts 801 S 10th St., Omaha, 68108 724 S 12th St., Omaha, 68102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Great Plains Black History Museum Blue Pomegranate Gallery 7400 Dodge St., Omaha 68114 17305 Davenport St, Omaha, 68118 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Joslyn Art Museum Cooper Brown Art 2200 Dodge St., Omaha, 68102 2215 Harney St., Omaha, 68102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Omaha Children’s Museum Dundee Gallery 500 S 20th St., Omaha, 68102 4916 Underwood Ave, Omaha, 68132 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Gallery 72 Museum, 28210 W Park Hwy, 68003 1806 Vinton St., Omaha, 68108 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Gallery 1516 PERFORMING ARTS 1516 Leavenworth St., Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Garden of the Zodiac Holland Performing Arts Center 1046 Howard St., Omaha, 68102 13th & Douglas St., Omaha, NE 68102 -----------------------------------------------Mahler’s 9th Symphony, June 2-3 Hot Shops --David Blaine, June 14 1301 Nicholas St, Omaha, 68102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Omaha Community Playhouse Hugo Art Galleries 6915 Cass St., Omaha, NE 68132 2718 Pacific St., Omaha, 68105 --Superior Donuts, May 5 - June 4 -----------------------------------------------Beauty & The Beast, May 26 - June 2 Joslyn Art Museum --Girls Like Us, June 15 - 25 2200 Dodge St., Omaha, 68102 --#IMOMSOHARD, June 23 -23 -----------------------------------------------Billy McGuigan’s Rock Twist, July12-23 Lewis Art Gallery -----------------------------------------------8600 Cass St., Omaha, 68114 Orpheum Theater ---------------------------------------------409 S Sixteenth St., Omaha, NE 68102 MANGELSEN Images of Nature --Rent, June 3-4 1115 Harney St., Omaha, 68102 --Norah Jones, June 5 -----------------------------------------------Daniel O’Donnell, June 7 Modern Arts Midtown ---------------------------------------------3615 Dodge St., Omaha, 68131 The Rose Theater Old Market Artists Gallery 2001 Farnam St., Omaha, NE 68102 1034 Howard St., Omaha, 68102 Peter Pan, June 2 - 18 ---------------------------------------------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 ----------------------------------------------
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Swingin’ at Sumtur Sumtur Amphitheater Thursday, June 1 | 7 pm Gooch & His Las Vegas Big Band A free hot dog meal (hot dog, chips and soda) will be offered to the first 150 people through the gate. 11691 S. 108th St., Papillion, Ne ----------------------------------------------Taste of Omaha June 2-4 The “TASTE OF OMAHA” is a 3-day extravaganza and FREE to attend. Feature Foods from many of Omaha’s top restaurants, good entertainment and family activities for the kids… and you have the recipe for the TASTE OF OMAHA 100 Riverfront Dr Downtown, Omaha, Nebraska, NE 68102 www.TasteofOmaha.info ----------------------------------------------Aksarben Village Annual 5K Friday, June 2 Join us in Stinson Park for the second annual 5K Glow Run. There will be activities for all ages. All proceeds will benefit St. Vincent de Paul Society. For more information: http://glowngo5k. com/ ----------------------------------------------Walk Forever Free Friday, June 2 This year, we are focusing on promoting awareness and raising funds for local organizations fighting human trafficking, throughout the state of Nebraska. Walk Forever Free 2017 is starting on the Bob Kerrey Bridge and ending in Scottsbluff, NE.
thestars. Gates open at 7:30 pm with movies starting at dusk. This event is free & open to the public No Outside Food Or Beverages More information can be found online at http://sumtur.org/ ----------------------------------------------Elkhorn Days Friday, June 2 Gather your family and head West to Elkhorn for some family fun at Common Ground from 6-8 p.m. There will be a rock wall and bounce house along with tattoo station and games with the Lord’s Lambs Child Care.
Saturday 11 am to 3 pm ----------------------------------------------Schützenfest Saturday, June 3 Schützenfest is an annual air rifle competition which will be held othis Saturday at the German-American Society.
Youth Division. Everyone is welcome to participate. German-American Society 3717 S 120th St, Omaha, Nebraska 68144 ----------------------------------------------13th Annual Wine, Beer, Blues, and Balloon Fest @ Soaring Wings June 3 @ 3:30 PM - 10:00 PM | $25 Shooting will begin at 8:00 a.m. and Enjoy great music, wine, beer and our will go until noon. We will have a tradi- annual balloon launch celebrating the tional Frühschoppen that morning with final weeks of spring! Hot-Air Balloons Weisswurst, Bretzeln ( Pretzels) and launch weather permitting, of course. Weissbier, we will also have hotdogs and soda. The cost is $7.00 dollars for FEATURING... competition and the Früschoppen. 4:00 - 5:00 So come on out and try your skill or Activities are free so come out and Tim Budig Band (OMA nominee) enjoy a fabulous family evening. Food, come and enjoy the Frühschoppen and 5:30 - 6:30 shaved ice, and beverages available for socialize. The competition has 4 age Frank Ace Band (Topeka Nom) categories Men, Women, Seniors and purchase. 7:00 - 8:00
Elkhorn Days will be going all weekend, be sure to check the events schedule online at http://www.elkhorndays. com/ ----------------------------------------------Elkhorn Days Parade Saturday, June 2 Line up at 8:30 a.m. the morning of Saturday, June 3, 2017 on Main Street. Judging begins at 9:30 a.m. Parade starts at 10:30 a.m. ----------------------------------------------Elkhorn Days Family Fun Festival Saturday, June 3 Ta-Ha-Zouka Park The Family Fun Festival at Elkhorn Days is an afternoon filled with games, activities, rides, inflatables, prizes, and more. The best part is that all these activities are completely FREE. Just Join us for the start on June 2. We will look for the more than 50 “Play for be walking from the Bob Kerrey bridge Free” signs around Ta-Ha-Zouka Park and instantly join in the fun! to Christ Community Church. A kick ----------------------------------------------off celebration will be at 7:00 pm at Kids Jamboree CCC on June 2, as well. https://sites.google.com/view/walkfor- Saturday, June 3 Featuring: Face Painters, Balloon everfree2017 Artists, Magicians, & Stilt Walkers! Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge ----------------------------------------------- *Weather Permitting* Starlight Movie: The Jungle Book It all takes place at Nebraska Crossing Sumtur Amphitheater Outlets, 21209 Nebraska Crossing Friday, June 2 | 9 pm Drive, Ste C100 EXIT 432, Gretna, this Enjoy free family movies under
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Amanda Fish Band (KC Nom) 8:30 - 9:30 Mississippi Heat 9:30 - 10 All Band Jam Session ----------------------------------------------FolkFest featuring Belles & Whistles, 37 Years, An Evening, Kaylyn Sahs and Terry Little Sumtur Amphitheater Saturday, June 3 Gates open at 5:30 pm FolkFest begins at 6 pm. SumTur Amphitheater 11691 S 108th St, Papillion, Nebraska 68046 ----------------------------------------------Elkhorn Days Hot Air Balloon Rides & Show Saturday, June 3 RE/MAX Professionals will bring their iconic hot-air balloon to The Mark in Elkhorn. The celebration includes music, food, drinks and weather permitting, there will be tethered balloon rides from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Then at 9:30 p.m., come view the beauty of the balloon glow after dark. Hang around until 10:00 p.m. when the fireworks show begins. The MARK, 20902 Cumberland Dr, Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022 -----------------------------------------------
Kids Bowl Free All Summer Long West Lanes Bowling Monday-Friday 12pm-6pm ----------------------------------------------Btr Backlot Family Funday Sunday, June 4 The first parking lot Customer Appreciation Family fun day. They will have a real Fire Truck as well! Enjoy free food, and fun for you and your family. Go cart track for kids 3-8,Food, and other family fun. From our family to yours, in appreciation of you and your family.The store will also be open as well and have indoor interactive floor game as well! It all starts this Sunday at 12 pm at Better Than Retail 9977 J St, Omaha, Nebraska 68127 ----------------------------------------------WalkRite for RiteCare Sunday, June 4 | 9:30 am The 9th annual WalkRite for RiteCare will be on Sunday, June 4, 2017 at the Zorinsky Lake Picnic Pavillion. Join us on a beautiful day for a family-friendly walk in support of the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute’s RiteCare Speech and Language Clinic. Sponsored by the Scottish Rite Foundation of Omaha. ----------------------------------------------If you would like to see your event listed, email getintofocus@gmail.com
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WEDNESDAY MAY 31 Rob Huxhold’s Hippy Hour Birthday Bash The Down Under Lounge, 3p ----------------------------------------------Bill Chrastil Ozone Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Ray’s Piano Party Mr Toads, 7p ----------------------------------------------Acoustiv Groove Tavern on Q, 7p ----------------------------------------------Acoustic W/ Mike Brock The New Frontier Bar, 7p ----------------------------------------------Trivia Night O’connor’s Irish Pub, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Swampboy Blues Band On the Q, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Apes Of State, Trashbag Ponchos, Dummy Head Torpedo, The New Rosenbergs Dr Jack’s, 8p
THURSDAY JUNE 1 Chris Antonik Chrome Lounge, 6p ----------------------------------------------Reverend Raven & The Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys Ozone Lounge, 6p ----------------------------------------------Switchbak Amerisports, 7p ----------------------------------------------Bike Night With Group Therapy Dr Jack’s Drinkery, 8p ----------------------------------------------Naïve Filter Growler USA, 8p ----------------------------------------------Fasination Lookout Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Rodney Atkins Slowdown, 8p
----------------------------------------------Open Blues Jam The Rusty Nail, 8p ----------------------------------------------The Shineys Barley Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------Bike Night w/ Silence is Madness Shamrocks Pub, 7p ----------------------------------------------Open Jam NIght The Down Under, 9p
FRIDAY JUNE 2 Taste of Omaha Downtown Omaha, 11a ----------------------------------------------FAC With Benjamin Balwin Growler Usa, 4:30p ----------------------------------------------Jazz After 5 Feat. Julie Baker Love’s Jazz & Art Center, 6p ----------------------------------------------Vamos A Bailar: Con La Familia Sokol Auditorium, 6p ----------------------------------------------402 Gallery Opening: Byrony Forbes (402) Arts Collective, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Sounds Of The Summer With Jason Earl Band Shadow Lake Towne Center, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Kevin Fowler Bourbon Saloon, 7p ----------------------------------------------Tossup Jazz Soaring Wings Vineyard, 7p ----------------------------------------------Flippin Whiskey Bogie’s West, 7p ----------------------------------------------Magic Grand Prix CenturyLink Center, 12p ----------------------------------------------Cover Me Badd Cottonwood Cove, 7p ----------------------------------------------Ska-b-q Lineup Reveal With Mad Dog & The 20/20’s Lookout Lounge, 7p -----------------------------------------------
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Pam & The Pearls Rockbrook Village, 7p ----------------------------------------------Glow n’ Go 5K Run Aksarben Village, 8p ----------------------------------------------Westwing Bushwackers Saloon, 8p ----------------------------------------------Charlie Ames Project Slowdown, 8p ----------------------------------------------Z92 Rocks The Cove With Vince Neil Of Motley Crue & Queensryche With Special Guest Sebastian Bach Stir Cove, 8p ----------------------------------------------Hi-Fi Hangover Amerisports, 8p ----------------------------------------------Reverb Karaoke w/ DJ Mad Matz Reverb Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Cooper Smoke Trials, Grass Bandit, Carrie Ann Barley Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------Threatpoint,fallen Reign, Stone Cutters And Haus Of Chains Dr Jack’s Drinkery, 9p ----------------------------------------------Growler Usa After Dark With Vago Growler Usa, 9p ----------------------------------------------The Bedrock And Sun_less Trio Harney Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------Hudson Falcons Lookout Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Taxi Driver Ozone Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Magical Mystery Cruise Featuring Come Together Band River City Star, 9p ----------------------------------------------Zamtrip, Mindflight And Stately Wayne Manor Shamrocks Pub, 9p ----------------------------------------------Elevate Dance Party #11 The Waiting Room, 9p -----------------------------------------------
Deliverance Returns Chrome Lounge, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------The Kelihans Dubliner Pub, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Angelo Delsenno & The Empty Sky O’leaver’s Pub, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Salsa Dancing Gusto Cuban, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Dj Sam Ec Parliament Pub Dwntwn, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Play That Funky Beat [featuring Brent Crampton] The Blackstone Meatball, 10p
SATURDAY JUNE 3 Schützenfest German-American Society, 8a ----------------------------------------------9th Annual Easton Poker Run Dillon Brothers, 10a ----------------------------------------------Taste of Omaha Downtown Omaha, 11a ----------------------------------------------Magic Grand Prix CenturyLink Center, 12p ----------------------------------------------Barsport Olympics & Nicole’s Birthday Party A Fundraiser forSuicide Prevention Deuce’s Lounge, 2p ----------------------------------------------Rent 20th Anniversary Tour Orpheum Theater, 2p ----------------------------------------------Benson Beer Fest Benson, 3p ----------------------------------------------13th Annual Blues & Balloon Festival Soaring Wings Vineyard, 4p ----------------------------------------------Schützenfest Dance German-American Society, 5p ----------------------------------------------SumTur Folk Festival Sumtur Amphitheeater, 6p -----------------------------------------------
Vibes Summer Concert Series Featuring eNVy Village Pointe, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Stinson Concert w/ Soul Dawg Aksarben Village, 7p ----------------------------------------------Sunset Music Series Featuring Dr. Webb Breaker’s Bay @ Funplex, 7p ----------------------------------------------Nugz Live #Summer17 Lookout Lounge, 7p ----------------------------------------------Jon Wolfe Bourbon Saloon, 8p ----------------------------------------------Hi-Fi Hangover Amerisports Bar, 8p ----------------------------------------------Rent 20th Anniversary Tour Orpheum Theater, 8p ----------------------------------------------The Kerwins Therapy Bar & Grill, 8p ----------------------------------------------Flourishing Illusions Cd Release Dr Jack’s Drinkery, 8:30p ----------------------------------------------Ptimal Static, Slow Stoics Barley Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------Jaw Knee Vee, Sean Pratt & The Sweats Brothers Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------R-Style Firebarn Papillion, 9p ----------------------------------------------Vago Growler Usa, 9p ----------------------------------------------The Six Ozone Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Centerpiece EP Release w/ Lonely Estates & Wingman Reverb Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------American Evil, Molten and Broken Skulls Shamrocks Pub, 9p ----------------------------------------------The Kelihans Dubliner Pub, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Dj Sam Ec Parliament Pub Dwntwn, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Ambulanters, Universe Contest, Uh Oh O’Leaver’s, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Kristen Taylor EP Release The Down Under, 9:30p
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SUNDAY JUNE 4 Magic Grand Prix CenturyLink Center, 12p ----------------------------------------------Rent 20th Anniversary Tour Orpheum Theater, 1:30p ----------------------------------------------Jon Sundermeie Soaring Wings Vineyard, 2p ----------------------------------------------The Six Heartland of America Park, 5p ----------------------------------------------Michael Barr Lookout Lounge, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Jazz with Luigi, Inc. Mr. Toad, 9p ----------------------------------------------Juvenile The Waiting Room, 9p
MONDAY JUNE 5 Gooch & His Las Vegas Big Band Ozone Lounge | 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Open Blues Jam Reverb Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Norah Jones Orpheum Theater, 8p ----------------------------------------------Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons Reverb Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Com Truise, Clark Slowdown, 8p ----------------------------------------------First Monday Jam The Down Under, 8:30p
TUESDAY JUNE 6 First Tues Fundraiser with Da Crabby Blues Band Featuring Bucky McCann Shucks Fish House, 119th, 6p ----------------------------------------------The I-80 Exchange Open Mic Hosted By Cj Greco Hotel Rl, 6p ----------------------------------------------9th Annual Pizza Review Reverb Lounge, 6;30p -----------------------------------------------
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9th Annual Pizza Review Waiting Room, 6;30p ----------------------------------------------Billy Troy Ozone Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Stories Through Storm Lookout Lounge, 7p ----------------------------------------------New Humans Jambo Cat, 7p ----------------------------------------------7DP Spring Fundraiser Slowdown, 7p ----------------------------------------------Open Blues Jam Barley Street, 8p ----------------------------------------------A Low Down Weekly Comedy Show Dr. Jack’s Drinkery, 8p ----------------------------------------------Open Mic Night Therapy, 8p ----------------------------------------------If you would like to see your event Email getintofocus@gmail.com
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Jackmormons on the Road to Omaha from Everywhere! By Andy Roberts When Jerry Joseph recently took a few moments to talk about his band’s upcoming Omaha show, he was reasonably certain he was speaking from his Portland home. Reasonably certain, after all, because he had only flown home less than two days earlier, and the road, for Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons, had taken the band to Iraq and other places far off the normal touring circuit. Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons are set to perform at Reverb Lounge in Benson on June 5. The band’s mix of melodic, passionate hard rock with a touch of jam band is well worth leaving the comforts of home on a Monday night. With a catalog of 30 albums, Joseph is equally devoted to spreading the gospel of rock, taking instruments to the far reaches of the world, including Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as Southeast Asia. His musical journey began in Southern California. He was born in Los Angeles and moved to New Zealand where he first played music for money at the age of 16. “From there I’ve been doing it pretty much the rest of my life,” Joseph said. As a performer for more than three decades, Joseph has been a solo artist and a frontman for bands such as The Jackmormons, Stockholm Syndrome, Little Women, and The Denmark Veseys. He traveled to Afghanistan in 2014 to work as a teacher at Rock School Kabul where he also brought much needed music equipment to the school. Joseph recently toured Lebanon, Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua, as well as Europe and
the United States. The idea of taking rock music to places where it might not normally be found grew out of his travels. “I also had been playing shows all kind of weird places,” Joseph said, including Vietnam, Nicaragua, Lebanon, and others. Not typical tour stops for most rockers. Joseph said he was able to raise money for the Iraq trip through a GoFundMe campaign and benefit concerts in Portland, Mill Valley, California, and New York City. Along the way he received help from famous musical friends including Jenny Conlee of The Decemberists, Patterson Hood of The Drive-by Truckers, Portland legend Scott McCaughey, REM’s Peter Buck, Dave Schools of Widespread Panic, and Jeff Chimenti of Dead & Co. About $30,000 was collected, This came about after two professors at a university in Iraq heard of Joseph’s work in Afghanistan and asked if he would do the same thing for them he earlier had done in other countries. He decided he could. “The idea was, like, bring the instruments and give lessons,” he said. “I mostly taught older boys electric guitar stuff.” Every young person who received a guitar was entitled to have a lesson. “They were into it,” Joseph recalled. “I’m a terrible teacher, but it seemed like it was working.” Not really a surprise, as music long has served as a cultural ambassador, breaking down barriers. In fact, to a lesser extent, that is where his band picked up its name.
“We were living in Salt Lake City,” he recalled. “We had put this band together and wanted a name that sounded like it was from Utah. “It was a terrible name . . . no one thought it would go any further.” The Mormon Church, conservative in many areas, is not known as a spawning ground for rock ‘n’ roll bands, but Joseph learned that some found inspiration in or from that. “The stricter cultural restrictions,” he said. “There’s those kids that want to break out of them.” Joseph, indeed, has broken out of them, and, when not on the road (or in the air) he finds himself with his family in Portland with its rich artistic community. “I moved up here around ’89 - ’90 the
first time,” Joseph said. He moved back a few years ago. “Portland has a great music scene. I don’t know how any of them survive,” Joseph lamented. The same can be said for many musicians these days in what could be termed the post-record company days. The question comes up: “Where and how do you market your work?” His latest album, By The Time Your Rocket Gets To Mars, was released in April 2016. That, and his other work can be purchased online at Jerryjoseph.com, and he is on “all the digital things” or you can purchase his music at shows. “It’s a really weird time to be 56 and in the music business,” Joseph said. For younger artists, regardless of the medium, Joseph believes the
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possibilities are endless.
was floated.
“Nobody’s alone any more . . . I’m very optimistic about the business for 20-year-olds,” he said, but with 30 records out, he doesn’t have a major label.
It could make for compelling viewing, as he recalls playing shows in Ghana with people who didn’t own their instruments and couldn’t find new strings or equipment.
“Everybody’s winging it . . . For these young bands, I don’t know how they’re making any money,” he said.
“It’s a very steep learning curve,” he said of the process “Learning how to waste tons of money.”
“It’s just so fluid right now.’
A career in music continues to make for an interesting life, and the summer includes some festivals and then Joseph will be going out with a bunch of “Southern guys” on a tour where they will be billed as The Interstellar Boys. That group includes musicians from The Drive-by Truckers, Widespread Panic, and others.
As for Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons, well, the band tours a lot. “These days it’s our main source of income,” Joseph acknowledged. Joseph and the Jackmornons start their next tour in Chicago, will play a number of shows in Colorado, and also are able to include Omaha on the run. “For a band like us, it’s kind of an endless cycle of laps around the country,” Joseph said. “We’re lucky to be able to work.”
But, before that is the show at Reverb in Benson, and Joseph said he is: “Just super excited.” It promises to be one to remember.
For more on Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons: The best type of gig for his band varies, Stream By The Time Your Rocket Gets To Mars here: https://soundcloud.com/ and Joseph acknowledges really cosmosexschoolrecords/sets/jerryenjoying the international stuff, like joseph-new-album-dec15/s-4sDug shows in Katmandu, where they can play and just leave the gear. Jerry Joseph’s video “Mars”: Old punk rock clubs are a good spot for https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=vjP1cpP4LKc them, too, he said. www.jerryjoseph.com Joseph and company may be reaching the public in a new form before long, although that remains to be determined. “We’ve been filming a lot of stuff,” he stated. That includes shows in the Middle East and the Far East as well as Africa. “I don’t know where all that footage is going to end up,” Joseph admitted, but originally the idea of a documentary
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Five Summer Dresses You Need Right Now By The LuxeStyle It’s the most wonderful time of the year! I’m not talking about
marshmallow toasting (though you can do that too), or party hosting - well wait, maybe the theme DOES apply. Most people hear that very first line and associate it with the holidays or Christmas. In my humble and skewed opinion, the most wonderful time of the year is the season of summer dresses! Come on, now. I’m a June baby. This is IT for me. The warmer, the better. Because I appreciate and am grateful for each of you, I want to share with you the five summer dresses you need in your life. Right now. These are my current, favorite day or night dresses. I try and keep it versatile for the most part. I am all over the frilled-sleeve look. It is the perfect touch of embellishment without overdoing it. This summer dress will carry you through several summers - depending on the style you buy. It is not too trendy, very flirty and a universally all occasion dress. I like a dress that allows me to maximize my cost-per-wear. The frilled-sleeve look is definitely one of those styles - as long as you keep your ruffles and other embellishments in moderation. If it stands out too much...well you know what happens when you are too memorable. *smile* The dress I am pictured in is definitely not subtle, but I couldn’t pass it up. I didn’t spend a lot of money on it so I don’t mind wearing it just a few times this summer. A lace dress is definitely high on my list of the five summer dresses you need in your life. Allow me to clarify though. By lace dress, I mean a dress with some sort of lace overlay, lace inset (or mesh
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inset) or other lace details. It is such a striking look and you can find many of these dresses at affordable price points (but they look just as good as the designer dresses). I’m absolutely crazy about a sheath dress with an edgy, patterned lace layer. I mentioned earlier I liked the versatility of these dresses (day and night). A sheath
dress is a suitable option for day or evening. Shirt dresses are my absolute jam because they are effortless, stylish and comfortable. Rock them alone, over jeans or some other item and you’ve got multiple looks going. I keep it understated (yet cute) during the
piece and so comfortable. I have a few maxi dresses, that aren’t too trendy, that have lasted me for years. They are timeless and should be a staple in every woman’s closet. Again this is one of those dresses that flatters every body type. You can even wear them in At least in the near future, I don’t think color months. Just add your favorite I will lose my love for off-the-shoulder pair of boots or booties and a bomb bomber jacket, maybe a signature tee dresses (or tops). They look good on in a contrasting color underneath and everyone and there are a myriad of you are good to go! styles and designs to choose from. It doesn’t get old and I don’t get tired. My wardrobe is bursting at the seams with Everyone has their favorite styles, hope these gave you some ideas for off-the-shoulder pieces and I keep on adding to it. One subtle way to change your summer wardrobe. Find me online at www.theluxestyle.com or on it up is with a one-shoulder dress. I Instagram @luxestyle. love the asymmetrical neck and how it can be polished or sexy, depending on the vibe you are inspired to rock. This is that one dress that really accentuates your style. day usually with skinny jeans and subtle jewelry. It is during the evening I change the game. I like to add a skyhigh platform or similar heel, I lose the skinny’s and my jewelry gets a bit bolder. Still cute, just in a different way.
A maxi dress screams “vacation” to me. It is all about capturing your personal style with the added element of relaxation. Whenever I travel to a warm destination I include a maxi. It is the perfect dinner dress. I also love tank-style maxis for wandering throughout the day - such a great sun-ready look. They are an easy go-to
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Saving for College
assumed annual college inflation rate of 5%. (Source: The College Board, Trends in College Pricing, 2016) Even though college costs are high, don’t worry about saving 100% of the total. Many families save only a portion of the projected costs--a good rule of thumb is 50%--and then use this as a “down payment” on the college tab, similar to the down payment on a home.
By Mike Herek There’s no denying the benefits of a college education: the ability to compete in today’s job market, increased earning power, and expanded horizons. But these advantages come at a price. And yet, year after year, thousands of students graduate from college. So, how do they do it? Many families finance a college education with help from student loans and other types of financial aid such as grants and work-study, private loans, current income, gifts from grandparents, and other creative costcutting measures. But savings are the cornerstone of any successful college financing plan.
Though no one can predict exactly what college might cost in 5, 10, or 15 years, annual price increases in the range of 3% to 6% would certainly be in keeping with historical trends. The following chart can give you an idea of what future costs might be, based on the most recent cost data and an
College costs keep climbing It’s important to start a college fund as soon as possible, because next to buying a home, a college education might be the biggest purchase you ever make. According to the College Board, for the 2016/2017 school year, the average cost of one year at a four-year public college for in-state students is $24,610, while the average cost for one year at a four-year private college is $49,320. Many private colleges cost substantially more.
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College savings options You’re ready to start saving, but where should you put your money? There are several college savings options, and it’s smart to consider tax-advantaged strategies whenever possible. Here are some options. 529 plans
529 plans are one of the most popular tax-advantaged college savings options. They include both college The more you save now, the better off savings plans and prepaid tuition plans, though college savings plans you’ll likely be later. A good plan is to are far more popular. With either type start with whatever amount you can of plan, your contributions grow tax afford, and add to it over the years deferred and withdrawals are tax free with raises, bonuses, tax refunds, at the federal level if the money is unexpected windfalls, and the like. If used for qualified education expenses. you invest regularly over time, you may be surprised at how much you can States may also offer their own tax accumulate in your child’s college fund. advantages. (For withdrawals not used for qualified education expenses, earnings are subject to taxation as ordinary income and possibly a 10% federal income tax penalty.) Focus on your savings
A college savings plan is an individual investment account that lets you direct your contributions to one or more of the plan’s investment portfolios. With a prepaid tuition plan, you purchase tuition credits at today’s prices for use Table assumes an average after-tax return at specific colleges in the future. With of 6%. This is a hypothetical example and either type of plan, participation isn’t does not reflect the actual performance of restricted by income level and lifetime any investment. All investing involves risk, contribution limits are high, typically $300,000 and up (limits vary by state). including the possible loss of principal, and there can be no guarantee that any investing strategy will be successful.
Coverdell ESA A Coverdell education savings account (ESA) is a tax-advantaged education savings vehicle that lets you contribute up to $2,000 per year for a beneficiary’s K-12 or college expenses. Your contributions grow tax deferred and earnings are tax free at the federal level if the money is used for qualified education expenses. You have complete control over the investments you hold in the account, but there are income restrictions on who can participate, and the $2,000 annual contribution limit isn’t likely to put much of a dent in college expenses. U.S. savings bonds The interest earned on Series EE and Series I saving bonds is exempt from federal income tax if the bond proceeds are used for qualified college expenses. These bonds earn a guaranteed (as to the timely payment of principal and interest by the federal government), modest rate of return, and they are easily purchased at most financial institutions or online. However, to qualify for tax-free interest, you must meet income limits. Custodial account (UTMA/UGMA) A custodial account allows a minor to hold investment assets in his or her own name with an adult as custodian. All contributions to the account are irrevocable gifts to your child, and assets in the account can be used to pay for college. When your child turns 18 or 21 (depending on state law), he or she will gain control of the account. Earnings and capital gains generated by the account are taxed to your child each year. Under the kiddie tax rules, for children under age 19 and for full-time students under age 24 who don’t earn more than one-half of their support, the first $1,050 of earned income is tax free, the next $1,050 is taxed at the child’s rate, and any amount over $2,100 is taxed at your rate.
tax free if the account has been open for at least five years. For parents younger than 59½, a withdrawal of earnings--typically subject to income tax and a 10% premature distribution penalty--is spared the 10% penalty if the withdrawal is used to pay for a child’s college expenses. A word on financial aid Many families rely on some form of financial aid to pay for college, which includes loans, grants, scholarships, and work-study. Financial aid can be based on financial need or on merit. To determine financial need, the federal government and colleges look primarily at your family’s income, but other factors come into play, including how many children you’ll have in college at the same time and your assets. To get an idea of how much aid your child might be eligible for at a particular college, you can fill out the net price calculator on that college’s website. The bottom line, though, is don’t rely too heavily on financial aid. Although it can certainly help cover college costs, student loans often make up the largest percentage of the typical aid package, and excessive student loan debt can negatively affect borrowers for years. The lesson? The more you save now, the less you and your child will need to fund later. Registered Representative of and Securities products offered through Capital Synergy Partners, Member FINRA/SIPC. 4400 MacArthur Blvd #850. Newport Beach, CA 92660. (888) 277-1974. Herek Financial and Capital Synergy Partners are Unaffiliated Entities Sponsored By
Roth IRA Though technically not a college savings option, some parents use Roth IRAs to save and pay for college. Contributions to a Roth IRA can be withdrawn at any time and are always tax free. For parents age 59½ and older, a withdrawal of earnings is also
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SUMMER FUN SPRAYGROUNDS Omaha spraygrounds serve as a fun and interactive gathering place during the hot summer months. A variety of spray features appeal to toddlers and older children, with parents often joining in the fun. Water spraygrounds have distinct advantages over swimming pools in that they are cost effective and low maintenance, and water-play activities extend well beyond normal pool season. Hours are 9:00am to 8:00pm daily, through Labor Day, weather permitting. Benson 7002 Military Ave.
Morton 5724 S. 41st St. Orchard 6502 Hartman Ave. Upland 3104 Jefferson St. Seymour Smith Park 6802 Harrison St. Westwood Heights 12334 Seldin Dr.
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Plan Ahead to Keep You Cookout Safe and Fun
Most of the rules for safe grilling also apply to your daily cooking. Here are some guidelines to make sure your cookout is a successful, and healthy, one, without a trip to see your doctor.
Outdoor dining safety rules: - Use a meat thermometer to ensure you thoroughly cook meat and poultry. - Make sure you keep the cold foods cold, 41 degrees or below, and the hot foods hot, above 135 degrees. The outdoor grilling season is here, and while the Omaha area has no shortage - Beef and pork, steaks, roasts and of self-proclaimed grill masters, there chops – 145 degrees - Poultry – 165 degrees are a few things to consider before - If you are reheating any precooked firing up your barbecue rig. foods, they should be warmed to 165 degrees Foodborne illness is a major public health concern and, while not every Remember, you cannot tell by looking case involves a cookout, annually at meat if it’s safe to eat. The only about 48 million Americans – one in way to be certain is to use a food six – will suffer a foodborne illness. In thermometer to determine if the recent years, locally, well more than meat has reached a high enough half of those illnesses most often temperature to destroy pathogens of associated with outdoor grilling, public health concern. have been diagnosed from May to September, according to the Douglas Now go forth and grill - safely. County Health Department.
By Focus Staff
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Florence Mill 9102 N. 30th St. Sundays starting June 4, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Old Market, 11th & Jackson Streets Open every Saturday through October 14th, 8:00 a.m. — 12:30 p.m. Papillion (Washington St. and Lincoln Road) 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Wednesdays Rockbrook Farmers Market 108th & Center 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. Every Thursday through August 31 West Omaha Farmers Market at Village Pointe 168th and Dodge streets Saturdays through October 7 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Open Rain or Shine
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Virtuoso Dining By Focus Staff It all started for the Losole family when they opened Lo Sole Mio in 1992. Son David was busy helping his mother and father, Don and Marie Losole, get their family restaurant up and running. After 28 years and a decade of delays due to life, work, and things getting put on the backburner, the family tradition continues as David’s wife Brenda, his sons Angelo, Mason, Brody, and Tazio, take part in the second generation of restaurateurs. They have opened Virtuoso Pizzeria by David Losole in downtown Benson in the space occupied for more than 20 years by the Pizza Shoppe at 6056 Maple Street. Inspired by mentor Tony Gemignani, David Losole attended the Internation-
The Italian Beef Sandwich, which you can hardly find anywhere else in Omaha, and is the best I’ve had so far. That’s largely due to the beef not being left in al School of Pizza. Gemignani is a 12the aus jus time World Pizza Champion, and some may say he’s a pizza Jedi. But for David, which keeps it was a way of learning the science and it tender and the homerespect of the craft of pizza making made spicy giardiniera on top. and honoring the Virtuoso way. He says his secret ingredient is “love.” He has three signature Stromboli’sThe Losole, the Lady Losole, and So, what exactly is the Virtuoso way? the Pepperoni, heck, even his house And what is a Virtuoso anyway? salad is made with a house balsamic Well for starters a Virtuoso is: a person vinaigrette. who’s highly skilled in music or another And finally, there’s chocolate canartistic pursuit. David considers pizza noli’s for dessert. They’re amazing an art. and the shells are made by the Toronto Bakery in Chicago. David And the Virtuoso way? Using only the said, “They’ve been doing it right best ingredients possible since 1960, so if it’s good enough for Chicago, it’s good enough for me.” It starts with the dough. His dough is proofed for at least 24 hours to give it a gluten net (which are the nice airy He has the first pizza pockets in the dough). They consewindow in Omaha. His quently help with the digestive track, idea was inspired by San David said, “so you won’t get tired Francisco, where there are after eating this pizza.” windows for everything from coffee shops to bisThen there are the toppings. He only tros and even, yes, pizza. uses the best cheeses available. No GMO’s, his sauces are homemade; the He described the move pepperonis are natural casing pepper- to Benson and away from onis that curl up when you cook them. the family restaurant as ,“Hard to leave my parents, but in the end I needed to And finally, every pizza he makes is ultimately make my own topped with what they like to call a mark on the world. “Happy Ending,” which is extra virgin olive oil soaked in garlic, with oregano This opportunity was too good to and Pecorino Romano cheese. This is pass up.” drizzled on every pizza with a brush. He says, “We’re a true slice house. Most people make a cheese pizza and put the toppings on it. Which is fine for some, but not the Virtuoso way.” His idea is to go for the “Big City feel.” Like Big Al’s in Chicago, he wants to, “Do a few things, and do them very well.”
Thankfully for pizza lovers in the Benson area and all over Omaha, he did. Virtuoso Pizzeria by David Losole 6056 Maple Street
Aside from cheese, pepperoni, and meatballs, their other fare includes the Closed Mondays Nana’s 12x12 or Sicilian Pizza, which Tuesday-Saturday is square. 12-9pm Photo Credit: Emily Horst Sunday 12-8pm
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By Hannah Wilson & Focus Staff
5. “I’m speaking with myself, number one, because I have a very good brain and I’ve said a lot of things.” (March 16, 2016 on Morning Joe)
Donald Trump, President of the United You’ve sure said a lot of things. States or funny guy whose famous quotes seem more like bloopers? See 6. “Do I look like a president? How for yourself. handsome am I, right? How handsome?” (April 25, 2016 at a Rally in 1. “I would build a great wall, and West Chester, Pennsylvania) nobody builds walls better than me, believe me, and I’ll build them very inexpensively, I will build a great, great And the answer to that question, “Not wall on our southern border. And I will handsome.” have Mexico pay for that wall.” (June 7. “All of the women on the apprentice 16, 2015 at Campaign launch speech) flirted with me- consciously or unconsciously. That’s to be expected.” (How Okay, Trump. Whatever you say… to Get Rich, 2004) the cost and ridiculous nature of this continues to rise. Nope, you’re just full of yourself. 2. “I don’t have a racist bone in my body.” (July 1, 2015 on “Entertainment 8. “I sort of get away with things like Tonight”) that.” (After he busted into the Miss Universe pageant dressing rooms) But… 3. “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters.” (January 23, 2016 at a Rally in Iowa) Probably would. 4. “Part of the problem and part of the reason it takes so long [to kick out protesters] is nobody wants to hurt each other anymore.” (March 11, 2016 at a Rally in St. Louis, Missouri) No, I think the problem is that people still want to hurt each other.
You shouldn’t get away with things like that. You shouldn’t even do things like that, you’re the president. 9. Happy Cinco de Mayo! The best taco bowls are made in Trump Tower Grill. I love Hispanics!” (May 5, 2016 on Twitter) Okay………….. 10. “I’ve had a beautiful; I’ve had a flawless campaign. You’ll be writing books about this campaign.” (July 29, 2016) I don’t know about you, but I haven’t seen any books being written about his campaign. We won’t be writing books. We’ll be writing bloopers, like these. 11. Then on Wednesday, we awoke to “Despite the constant negative press covfefe . . . .” It is thought the word was intended to be “coverage.” It just doesn’t stop.
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Nebraska BaseballHuskers Slip Up in Big Ten Tournament – Head to OSU for NCAAs
The Beavers, who are 49-4 overall, 26-1 at home and own national titles from 2006 and 2007, did beat NU by 10-1 and 5-2 scores during the Big 10-Pac12 Spring Training College Baseball Challenge in February. Maybe Nebraska learned something from that. Which probably means nothing going into this weekend’s play on the West Coast. A play here, an error there, a hit that squeezes through the infield can mean everything. At least they are in the tournament, and if they go down, they will go down fighting.
By Focus Staff Well, they’re in and that’s no small feat. After winning a softball-like opener in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament, beating Purdue 15-9, the Nebraska baseball team got a break because of weather delayed games. But, after getting a full day of rest, they were shut out by Iowa, 2-0, and had to play Maryland in a second game on Friday, losing to the Terrapins by a score of 8-5. Still, a regular season title and an overall 35-20-1 record proved good enough to earn Nebraska an at-large bit to the NCAA Tournament. They have pitching, they have hitting, and they had some momentum. Will that be good enough for pitching ace Jake Hohensee, Mojo Hagge, first baseman Ben Miller, and all-around star Jake Meyers to advance in the NCAA Tournament? The NCAA selection committee did the team no favors, placing the Huskers in the regional at Corvallis, Oregon, where they are the No. 2 seed in the regional and meet No. 3 seed Yale. The bad news is Oregon State, the host school, is the top national seed.
Creighton Baseball -Big East Tourney By Eddie Torrez There will be no summer for these boys of the diamond. With no hope for an at-large bid, the Creighton Bluejays baseball team entered Big East Tournament play at TD Ameritrade Park needing to win the event. Rebounding after a rough start in the first game of the tournament, the
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club rode a solid performance by pitcher Rollie Lacy to a 4-1 win over Seton Hall. The junior faced 28 batters in his stint on the mound, and threw 21 first-strike pitches as the Jays used their basic pitching and fielding formula for the win. Their second tournament matchup – against nemesis Xavier – did not go as well. Still, they stayed in the game, falling 7-6. It has been a season of onerun games with CU pulling out many of them, but this time it was not to be. Charity may be a key element of Jesuit teaching, but allowing ten walks in a conference tournament game is taking that virtue to excess. With a chance to keep their season alive, the usually solid fielding team had three errors, fell behind 6-0 to a St. John’s
team from whom they had taken the season series, and lost 10-2. Creighton (24-25), known for good pitching, did not record a single strikeout against the Red Storm. Looking back, Creighton did win the regular season title for the second time in four years, but the Big East has been a one-bid league recently, and not without reason. Xavier beat St. John’s on Sunday to win the tournament, and that resulted in a second bid this season as the Red Storm received an at-large berth. As fluid as college rosters are these days, it’s too early to speculate on next season, but a solid foundation is in place. The team fought hard, rebounding from a 1-11 start, so a conference contender could be in the making.
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Smooth Reactions (1) Police in Cleveland are searching for the woman whose patience ran out on April 14 awaiting her young son’s slow haircut at Allstate Barber College. She pulled out a pistol, took aim at the barber and warned: “I got two clips! I’ll pop you.” (She allowed him to finish up -- more purposefully, obviously -- and left without further incident.) (2) Barbara Lowery, 24, was arrested for disorderly conduct leaves-to-roots....” Gregoire extolled By Chuck Shepherd in Cullman, Alabama, in May after her four-star dishes, including pastry crust a la Mont Lachat rock and a Boue police spotted her standing on a car, stomping out the windshield and Ragout stew simmered with silt from smashing the sun roof. She said it was the River Seine. (NPR also noted that a boyfriend’s car, that she thought he the founder of The Shake Shack was was cheating on her, and that she had “quietly” planning a new American spent the previous night “thinking” chain, Rock in Roll.) [NPR, 4-1-2017] about what to do, “pray(ing) about it and stuff.” (However, she said, “I did -- Goldman Sachs analyst Noah it anyway.”) [WOIO-TV (Cleveland), Poponak’s 98-page paper (leaked to 4-28-2017] [AL.com (Birmingham), Business Insider in April) touted the 5-2-2017] wealth obtainable by capturing the platinum reputed to be in asteroids. New World Order The costs to mine the stone (rockets, -- The Drone Economy: (1) A launch expenses, etc.) might have Netherlands startup company dropped recently to about $3 billion announced in March its readiness to release drones capable of tracking -- a trifle next to the $50 billion freshly deposited dog poop (via an worth of platinum Poponak said a single asteroid might contain. (On the infrared glow from the pile) and, eventually, be guided (perhaps via other hand, experts point out, such abundance of platinum might crash the GPS and artificial intelligence) to scoop up the deposits and carry them worldwide price.) [Business Insider, away. (2) Potentially Unemployed 4-6-2017] Bees: Researcher-inventor Eijiro Miyako announced in the journal -The Twisted Ranch restaurant in LEAD STORY -- Breaking News Chem in March that he had created a the Soulard neighborhood of St. Louis, (Rare Fetish!) drone that pollinates flowers (though saw crowds swell in March after it requiring human guidance until GPS revamped its menu with more than Jordan Haskins, 26, was sentenced to and AI can be enabled). Miyako’s two dozen items made with ranch probation and sex counseling in May adhesive gel lightly brushes pollen dressing (including ranch-infused after pleading guilty to eight charges grains, collecting just enough to touch Bloody Marys). As one satisfied visitor arising from two auto accidents in down successfully onto another flower put it, “Ranch is everyone’s guilty Saginaw, Michigan. Prosecutors said to pollinate it. [The Register (London), pleasure.” [St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Haskins described “cranking,” in which 3-29-2017] [CNN, 3-9-2017] 3-29-2017] he would remove a vehicle’s spark-plug wires to make it “run rough,” which -- Social critics and futurists suggest Unclear on the Concept supposedly improves his chances that the next great market for Yale University graduate students for a self-service happy ending. computerization (already underway) (well, at least eight of them), claiming Haskins’s lawyer added, “(Cranking) is will be selling “human improvement” “union” status, demonstrated in front something I don’t think we understand (alas, perhaps merely helping already of the Yale president’s home in April as attorneys.” [MLive.com, 5-9-2017] successful people to even greater demanding better benefits (beyond heights). Some sports teams are the annual free tuition, $30,000 The Entrepreneurial Spirit! experimenting with “transcranial stipends and free health care). Some -- Le Plat Sal (The Dirty Plate) direct current stimulation” as a way to of the students characterized their restaurant in the Marais district of put athletes’ brains into constant alert, action as an “indefinite fast” while Paris features specialties actually and KQED Radio reported in May others called it a “hunger strike.” containing dirt -- or as Chef Solange that about a third of the San Francisco However, a pamphlet associated Gregoire calls it, “the mud of the earth Giants players have donned weakwith the unionizing made it clear that caresses our toes, the sand kissed current headsets that cover the motor that strikers could go eat any time by the sun, and rocks.” Mused a Food cortex at the top of the head. The they got hungry. [Chronicle of Higher Network host in April, “What’s left? team’s sports scientist (bonus name: Education, 5-9-2017] People are already eating snout-to-tail, Geoff Head!) said players performed
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slightly better on some drills after the stimulation. (One the other hand, at press time, the Giants were still nextto-last in the National League West.) [KQED, 5-8-2017] The Aristocrats! (1) Recent alarming headlines: “UK woman who urinated on Trump golf course loses case” (London). “Fish thief on unicycle busted by DNR (Department of Natural Resources)” (Battle Creek, Michigan). And, from the Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach), all on the same day (5-16-2017): (1) “Man throws fork at woman in fight over dog poop.” (2) “Senior citizen punches husband for taking Lord’s name in vain.” (3) “Two people busted for creating fake football league, lawmen say.” (4) “Man denies defecating in parking lot despite officer witnessing deed.” [Associated Press (London) via U.S. News & World Report, 4-5-2017] [MLive.com (Battle Creek, Michigan), 5-5-2017] [via Orlando Sentinel, 5-172017] Inexplicable Clearing the Conscience: (1) In February, a 52-year-old man who, arrested for DUI and taken to a police station in Germany’s Lower Saxony state, wound up spontaneously confessing to a 1991 cold-case murder in Bonn. Police confirmed that, after reopening the files, they found details matching the man’s account, though the man himself was “not quite clear” why he had confessed. (2) A game warden in Titus County, Texas, reported in December arresting a man for possessing a shotgun (the man’s third arrest as a convicted felon with a firearm). The warden had spotted the weapon only because the man “out of the blue” approached him and asked if he wanted to inspect his hunting license (which, it turns out, was in order). [The Local (Berlin), 3-2-2017] [Beaumont Business Journal, 12-162016] Weirdo-American Community A 22-year-old Los Angeles makeup artist who calls himself Vinny Ohh has, according to his several TV and YouTube appearances and much social media presence, transformed himself into a “genderless,” extraterrestriallooking person via around 110 bodily procedures (so far), costing him at least $50,000. He says his appearance is merely an “all-in” representation of
how he feels inside. (The “genderless” Vinny has yet to specify a pronoun preference.) [Metro News (London), 3-6-2017] Update The impending retirement from public life of Britain’s Prince Philip, announced in May, has likely quashed any slight chance he will visit the Imanourane people on Tanna (in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu) -- tragic, of course, because Tanna’s Chief Jack and his followers continue to believe Philip descended from their own spiritual ancestors and has thus dominated their thoughts for the last seven decades. In fact, when Tanna was in the path of Cyclone Donna in May 2017, the Imanourane were quickly reminded of Philip’s continuing “powers.” (Philip has never visited, but Tannans have long prayed over an autographed photograph he sent years ago.) [Reuters, 5-6-2017] A News of the Weird Classic (October 2013) The story of Kopi Luwak coffee has long been a News of the Weird staple, begun in 1993 with the first reports that a super-premium market existed for coffee beans digested (and excreted) by certain Asian civet cats, collected, washed and brewed. In June (2013), as news broke that civets were being mistreated -- captured and caged solely for their beanadulterating utility -- the American Chemical Society was called on for ideas how to assure that the $227/ pound coffee beans had, indeed, been expelled from genuine Asian civets. Hence, “gas chromatography and mass spectrometry” tests were finally developed to assure drinkers, at $80 a cup in California, that they were sipping the real thing. [USA Today, 9-11-2013] Thanks This Week to Jon Maxwell and to the News of the Weird Board of Editorial Advisors. COPYRIGHT 2017 CHUCK SHEPHERD
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