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and music educator Carole Waterman and daughters Lisa Kalentjakos and Marie Adams. The three will showcase Carl Dumicich’s their efforts at Benson’s little gallery “Creations and Recreations” in August with Three Part Harmony, an Hugo’s Art Galleries intertwining of painting, sculpture and 2718 pacific, Omaha, Nebraska 68105 other art objects. An opening recepFriday, July 21 | 7p Opening tion is set for Friday, Aug. 4, from 6:00 ----------------------------------------------- to 9:00pm. Jam Packed Gallery Star Deli Gallery Through July 29 The little gallery, powered by Polecat ----------------------------------------------- Communications, is located at 5901 John Buck Cultural Imagery: Maple Street in downtown Benson. Sculptures and Wood Block Prints Gallery hours are Tuesday through Exhibit through Saturday, July 29 Friday from 3:00 to 6:00pm, Saturday from 10:00am to 1:00pm, the second The summer exhibition “KINETIC” by Sunday of the month from 9:00am to Kaneko will present the works of a 1:00pm and by appointment. number of international, national and regional artists that explores the art Three Part Harmony runs through and science of movements and the Aug. 31. For more information, call perception of motion. A part of this 402.681.1901. exhibition will be a major retrospective ----------------------------------------------of world renown artist John Buck’s David Brooks: Continuous Service wood block prints and wood and Altered Daily: Through August 26 bronze sculptures, many of which are Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts large and are kinetic. 724 S. 12th St. , Omaha, Ne Brooks presents every single part of a Gallery 72, concurrently and in used 1976 John Deere 3300 combine conjunction with Kaneko will host a harvester laid out in varying degrees of significant show of additional disassembly. Admission: free. Moreinselections of fine art wood block prints formation online at and sculptures by John Buck. Gallery www.bemiscenter.org 72’s relationship with Buck began ----------------------------------------------with the time he spent at the Kansas City Art Institute as a classmate with the owner’s brother Robert Rogers and continues with working with Bud Shark’s Ink., the publisher of Buck’s prints and Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, a dealer of Buck’s sculptures. All works at Gallery 72 will be available for purchase. ----------------------------------------------Where We Land Through August 12 The Union for Contemporary Art Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 11 a to 6 p, FREE. ----------------------------------------------Three Part Harmony Opens Aug. 4 at the little gallery If there’s one artist in the family, chances are there may be others. Such is the case for longtime Omaha theatre
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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 ---------------------------------------------Holland Performing Arts Center Garden of the Zodiac 13th & Douglas St., Omaha, NE 68102 1046 Howard St., Omaha, 68102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Omaha Community Playhouse Hot Shops 6915 Cass St., Omaha, NE 68132 1301 Nicholas St, Omaha, 68102 --Billy McGuigan’s Rock Twist, July12-23 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hugo Art Galleries Orpheum Theater 2718 Pacific St., Omaha, 68105 409 S Sixteenth St., Omaha, NE 68102 -----------------------------------------------B - The Underwater Bubble Show, Joslyn Art Museum October 7 2200 Dodge St., Omaha, 68102 --Finding Neverland, October 10-15 ---------------------------------------------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 ----------------------------------------------
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Thursday, July 20 Jazz on the Green | 6:30p Presented by Omaha Performing Arts featuring The Sugar Thieves Turner Park Opens For Seating At 5p Pre-show Starts At 6:30p Music Starts At 7:30p Free and Open to the Public Warm nights. Cool grooves. Get ready to wrap yourself in another season of Jazz on the Green at Midtown Crossing presented by Omaha Performing Arts. You determine the pace – laid back or lively. We’ll supply the place – Turner Park: beautiful, centrally-located, perfect for a jazz lovin’ crowd. ----------------------------------------------Friday, July 21 RiverFest | 5p Haworth Park, Bellevue July 21 from 5 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. and July 22 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. at Haworth Park! Live music including Eckophonic, Fleetwood Mac tribute - Landslide, The Police tribute - Synchroncity, Saucy Jack and more. River City Carnival will have rides for all ages. Car Show featuring over 350 classics, state championship BBQ competition, beer garden, 5k race, helicopter rides, kidz zone, vendor fair and more. More information online at http:// www.bellevuenebraska.com ----------------------------------------------Friday, July 21 | 6:30p Sounds of Summer Concert featuring Finest Hour Shadow Lake Towne Center 72nd Street & Hwy 370, Papillion Grab a blanket or a chair and join us every Friday from 6:30-8:30pm all summer long in the Amphiteatre sponsored by Nebraska Medicine Bellevue for an exciting concert line-up sponsored by 961 Kiss Online. For the full Sounds of Summer Concert series line-up please visit www.shadowlakeshopping.com. -----------------------------------------------
Friday, July 21 Rockbrook Village Friday Night Concerts feauring The Confidentials Rockbrook Village | 7p Local musicians entertain families every Friday night throughout the summer. Depending on the night, you’ll hear rock, jazz, pop, blues, latin… you name it! Bring a lawn chair and enjoy a delightful evening with the whole family. This event is co-sponsored by the Rockbrook Village® Merchants’ Association, the Omaha Musicians Union and the Music Performance Trust Fund, who help fund in whole or in part, the instrumental music for these performances, as arranged by Local 70-568, American Federation of Musicians. More information online at https:// rockbrookvillage.com/event/friday-night-concert-series ----------------------------------------------Saturday, July 22 TinkerFest | 9a Omaha Children’s Museum Children can learn about the world of inventors, makers, and DIYers during this hands-on festival at the museum. More information online at www.ocm. org ----------------------------------------------Saturday, July 22 Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts Family Fun Day 724 S 12th St, Omaha, Ne 68102 Join the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts for a day of creativity and fun for the whole family. Hear current artists-in-residence and our Curator-in-Residence talk about their artistic and curatorial practices and take advantage of the rare chance to visit artist-in-residence studios. Guests can also participate in an all-ages, hands-on art activity; view the current exhibition, “David Brooks: Continuous Service Altered Daily”; and enjoy FREE ICE CREAM courtesy of Ted and Wally’s Premium Homemade Ice Cream, two custom flavors created for this event–AvOkada (avocado) and
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SweetART (raspberry champagne with Our second showcase of 2017. Join us for more entertainment and sprinkles)! encouragement. ----------------------------------------------11AM – Galleries Open Sunday, July 23 12–1 PM – ARTalks with Falconwood Park Drive-In Movie: Artists-in-Residence Harry Potter 1-1:15 PM – Poetry Reading Falconwood Park, 7p 1:15 PM – Ted & Wally’s Gates at 7, Movies at dusk Ice Cream Social Tickets are per vehicle: 1:15–4 PM – Open Studios 1:15–4 PM – Family Art Activity with $7 for one person (single occupancy), $14 for two (double occupancy), or Cynthia Gehrie $20 for 3 or more people (3+). Free and open to the public. Free parking available. More informa- Load up the crew but please leave your coolers at home. We will have a food tion online at www.bemiscenter.org ----------------------------------------------- truck and concession stand with hot food, popcorn, snacks, drinks, and a Sunday, July 23 fully stocked bar for the adults! Entertainment in the Park Omaha Heartland of America Park 8th and Contact Falconwood by email at Douglas, Omaha, Nebraska 68102
falconwoodpark@gmail.com or by phone at 402.210.4747 for reservations. More information online at http://www.falconwoodpark.com/ drive_in ----------------------------------------------Monday, July 17 | 5p Free Outdoor Movie Series In Turner Park Presented By University Of Nebraska At Omaha 3110 Farnam St, Omaha, NE 68131 July 17: Student Choice Week July 24: Casablanca (PG) July 31: Finding Dory (PG) Turner Park opens for seating at 5 pm. Movie begins at sunset. Grab your blanket, enjoy some popcorn, sit back, relax and have fun all summer long! ----------------------------------------------Majestic Cinema Kid’s Dream Summer Film Series Join us Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 10AM, through August 16 to view your favorite family flicks for just $3.00! Grab the family and head to your nearest participating Marcus Theatres location! Check online for complete movie schedule! http://www.marcustheatres.com/ marcus-specials/family-friend-
ly-films/kids-dream-summer-filmseries-2015-powered-by-americanfamily-insurance ----------------------------------------------Dinosaur Safari Exhibit: Omaha Children’s Museum, 500 S. 20th St., Omaha 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+), $11 seniors (60+), free for members and children age 2 and under. More information online at www.ocm.org ----------------------------------------------Kids Bowl Free ALL Summer Long Monday thru Friday 12p - 6p West Lanes Bowling, 151 N 72nd Street, Omaha ----------------------------------------------If you would like to see your event listed, email getintofocus@gmail.com -----------------------------------------------
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Clark and Company Ozone Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Cannonball and Astrolabe Wine Royal Bliss Sampling, Spirit World, 5:30p Bourbon Saloon, 7p ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------The Brits Bike NIght with Swampboy Blues Band Ozone Lounge, 6:30p Dr. Jack’s Drinkery, 7p ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------Ray’s Piano Party Luke Johnson Mr. Toad’s, 7p Shevy’s Sports Bar & Grill, 7p ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------Creative Night VeRBal GuMBo welcomes Summer Sozo Coffehouse, 7p The Omaha Rockets Kanteen, 7p ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------Blondie + Garbage Elektro Synthesis featuring Glow in Stir Cove, 7p the Dark ----------------------------------------------- Lookout Lounge, 8p PWP WrestleRama featuring ----------------------------------------------Robbie E., The Waiting Room, 7p Cody Johnson ----------------------------------------------- Slowdown, 8p Unsane w/ Fashion Week, Ocean Black ----------------------------------------------Slowdown, 8p Ke$ha and the Creepies ----------------------------------------------- Stir Cove, 8p A Low Down Weekly Comedy Show ----------------------------------------------Dr. Jack’s Drinkery, 9p WOW! That Is What I Call Improv Vol. ----------------------------------------------- 1, The Backline, 8p Sweet Tea ----------------------------------------------Harney Street Tavern, 9p DJ LayC ----------------------------------------------- 13th Street Brickhouse, 9p Roselit Bone ----------------------------------------------Reverb Lounge, 9p Domestic Blend ----------------------------------------------- Harney Street Tavern, 9p Saint of Lust ----------------------------------------------Shamrock’s Pub, 9p Cordovas with Jive Mother Mary Reverb Lounge, 9p THURSDAY JULY 20 ----------------------------------------------Electricradbolt w/ The Shineys & Dire Lion Grille & Chippy Charlie Alley, The Down Under, 9p Jerry’s Bar, 4p ----------------------------------------------FRIDAY JULY 21 Jazz On The Green featuring The Sugar Thieves Turner Park at Midtown Crossing, 5p RiverJam 2017 ----------------------------------------------- RiverWest Park, 4p Andy T Band featuring Alabama Mike ----------------------------------------------Chrome Lounge, 6p RiverFest ----------------------------------------------- Haworth Park, 5p Nikka Japanese Whisky Tasting ----------------------------------------------Mercury, 6p Nickelback ----------------------------------------------- CenturyLink Center, 6p Camille Metoyer Moten Band ----------------------------------------------Bayliss Park, 6:30p Sounds Of The Summer with The ----------------------------------------------- Finest Hour
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Shadow Lake Towne Center, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Daddy Mac & The Flag Bogie’s Bar & Grill West, 7p ----------------------------------------------Jocelyn Flagship Commons, 7p ----------------------------------------------Pat Gehrman Hotel RL, 7p ----------------------------------------------Lemon Fresh Day Shevy’s Sports Bar & Grill, 7p ----------------------------------------------Rockbrook Friday Night Concert Series featuring Rockbrook Village, 7p ----------------------------------------------Dance of the Parrothead Soaring Wings Vineyard, 7p -----------------------------------------------
Plan B Firebarn Papillion, 8p ----------------------------------------------Truth In Ruin, Montee Man, The Inner Party, Lookout Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Omaha Heart vs Chicago Bliss Ralston Arena, 8p ----------------------------------------------Lil Uzi Vert Sokol Auditorium, 8p ----------------------------------------------Goo Goo Dolls Stir Cove, 8p ----------------------------------------------The Pink Flamingos, Orion Walsh, Jake Decker, Barley Street, 9p ----------------------------------------------DJ JAB Blue CHip Ultra Lounge, 9p -----------------------------------------------
The Other Side of Night Tour Chrome Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Vaxxine Dr. Jack’s Drinkery, 9p ----------------------------------------------Ratt Pack Jazz Growler USA, 9p ----------------------------------------------The Young Funk “Farewell Show” w/ Diego Danger Harney Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------Oketo, The Grand Poobah Milk Run, 9p ----------------------------------------------Rukkus On the , 9p ----------------------------------------------Peace, Love, Etc. Ozone Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Tobin Sprout with Elf Power Reverb Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------L-Town Invasion! Root Marm Chicken Farm The Down Under, 9p ----------------------------------------------AM/FM The Waiting Room, 9p ----------------------------------------------eNVy Two Fine Irishmen, 9p ----------------------------------------------Interrogated + The Arena The Backline, 10p ----------------------------------------------Leaves Brown, Lectrofy, Low Long Signal O’Leaver’s Pub, 10p
SATURDAY JULY 22 RiverJam 2017 River West Park, 9a ----------------------------------------------Nebraska Brewers Carnival Crescent Moon Alehouse, 1p ----------------------------------------------Disguise The Limit & Dead To Begin With Shamrock’s Pub & Grill, 6p ----------------------------------------------Vibes Summer Concert Series Featuring The Finest Hour Village Pointe, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Hi-Fi Hangover Aksarben Village, 7p ----------------------------------------------Argentine Tango: Dancing & Social w/ Viviana & Gustavo Hotel RL, 7p
----------------------------------------------Domestic Blend Breaker’s Bay Bar at Fun Plex, 7p ----------------------------------------------Reggie Shaw Shevy’s Sports Bar & Grill, 7p ----------------------------------------------Ken Sitler Vino Mas, 7p ----------------------------------------------BlackLight Wars Werner Park, 7p ----------------------------------------------Starkill Midtown Art, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Sugar Thieves Marylebone Tavern, 8p ----------------------------------------------Dashboard Confessional with The AllAmerican Rejects Stir Cove, 8p ----------------------------------------------Gottberg Therapy Bar & Grill, 8p ----------------------------------------------Undergang, Necrot, Ezra, Pro-Magnum & Y-Incision, Lookout Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------The Fremonts and Peregine Barley Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------Silent on Fifth, Contra, Somewhere to Call Home Dr. Jack’s Drinkery, 9p ----------------------------------------------Ratboys, Jacob James Wilton, No Getter, Milk Run, 9p ----------------------------------------------Perry’s Place Annual Outdoor Show Perry’s Place, 9p ----------------------------------------------Typesetter with Cape Cope & Warriors Reverb Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Salsa Night Rhythmz Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Mr. Sinister Chrome Lounge, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Jens Lehman & the Time Cops The Down Under, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------The Regulation and special guest Tom Bartolomei (of Hussies) The Blackstone Meatball, 10p
SUNDAY JULY 23 Lindy In The Park Stinson Park in Aksarben Village, 1p ----------------------------------------------Come Together Soaring Wings Vineyard, 2p
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MONDAY JULY 24 Monday Night Movies featuring Casablanca (PG) , Turner Park, 5p ----------------------------------------------Blue Water Highway Buck’s Bar & Grill, 8p ----------------------------------------------Comedian Dave Waite Lookout Lounge, 8p
TUESDAY JULY 25 Tempo of Twilight with Daybreak Lauritzen Gardens, 6p ----------------------------------------------AFI and Circa Survive SumTur Amphitheater, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Burkum Boys with Bach Mai & Charles Alley, Reverb Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Flaw with A Killers Confession Shamrock’s Pub, 8p ----------------------------------------------Art of Anarchy The Waiting Room, 8p ----------------------------------------------Cantharone, Tower of the Eleephant God, Milk Run, 9p
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Art can take on many forms, and for singer-songwriter, mural painter, and now 3-D mural artist Pat Gehrman, it has.
But when he’s not working on music, he has another passion, and chances are you’ve at least seen one piece of his work around town.
friend sent him some You-Tube videos of people sculpting using trowels and drywall mud. Pat decided to give it a go using ceramic tools instead, and four months ago he started working on 3-D Musically, he played with Shovelhead Pat started working on murals more murals at a private residence before before becoming the lead singer and co- than 25 years ago, and his creations can Dave at Julio’s decided to give him a writer of Five Story Fall in 1996. be seen everywhere from Don Carmelo’s shot at working on a couple of booths to Ryan’s (a restaurant in northwest at the restaurant. The results have been He currently plays in a band called The Omaha), and from private residences incredible. Cannon Brothers with Jimmy Little and to his latest work- a 3-D mural that he’s does some small gigs with Dave Manielli currently bringing into the world at As he works during business hours, in of Bazille Mills. Gehrman also is working Julio’s Restaurant, off 120th and Center. addition to his work standing out on on some songs with former bandmate its merits, at least five customers a day Mike Loftus of Shovelhead. His 3-D mural work started when a come up to him to talk and express
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interest in his art. Unlike many artists, Pat is happy to chat. He says their most frequent comments are that they, “Can’t wait to come back in and see the final product.” Oftentimes he works for very little and when asked why he’s been doing this for so long Pat says, “I like creating something out of nothing.” He continues,” I show up with a box of tools and some drywall mud and get to create something that’s going to last.” As for the future? Pat states, “I’d like to get in somewhere that’s a high traffic area. Like Children’s Hospital,
for example, where my work can really make an impact on others.” While we sat out in the mid-afternoon heat, a customer gets ready to walk in the restaurant and, as it turns out, knows Pat. While talking to him, she realizes that we’re conducting an interview and turns to me to say, “His work is amazing.” Indeed. It then occurred to me that as for the impact that Pat wishes to make, if he didn’t create another piece of work, he already has.
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Make sure the next time you’re in the area to take a moment to stop in, drink a Margherita or grab a taco, and take notice of the guy who’s likely to be there with the drywall mud and the ceramic tools.
With one of the booths already completed, you can feast both your eyes and your belly. You definitely will leave satisfied.
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Keep Kids Safe This Summer
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Hot weather provides opportunities for kids to enjoy the outdoors. Take steps to keep them safe and healthy, both indoors and outdoors.
Fence it off Install a four–sided isolation fence, with self–closing and self–latching gates, around backyard swimming pools. This can help keep children away from the area when they aren’t supposed to be swimming. Pool fences should completely separate the house and play area from the pool.
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Master Water Safety Swimming and other water activities are excellent ways to get the physical activity and health benefits needed for a healthy life. Get the most from these activities while helping everyone stay safe and healthy. Parents and caregivers play a key role in protecting children from drowning. When kids are in or near water, closely supervise them at all times.
Key Prevention Tips Learn life-saving skills Everyone should know the basics of swimming (floating, moving through the water) and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
Make life jackets a must Make sure kids wear life jackets in and around natural bodies of water, such as lakes or the ocean, even if they know how to swim. Life jackets can be used in and around pools for weaker swimmers too.
whenever they’re outdoors. Learn how in life. to protect your child from sun damage. Wear Sunscreen Seek Shade Use a sunscreen with at least SPF Seek shade when necessary. UV rays (sun protection factor) 15 every are strongest and most harmful during time your child goes outside. For the midday, so it’s best to plan indoor best protection, apply sunscreen activities then. If this is not possible, generously 30 minutes before going seek shade under a tree, an umbrella, outdoors. Don’t forget to protect ears, or a pop-up tent. noses, lips, and the tops of feet. Be Safe at Home, Work, and Play Cover Up When possible, cover up with longUntil next week, “Stay Healthy sleeved shirts and long pants and skirts Omaha!” to provide protection from UV rays. Courtesy of CDC Get a Hat Wear a hat that shades the face, scalp, ears, and neck. If your child chooses a baseball cap, be sure to protect exposed areas with sunscreen.
Help prevent recreational water illnesses, which is illness caused by germs and chemicals found in the water we swim in. Keep the pee, poop, sweat, and dirt out of the water. Take kids on bathroom breaks and check diapers every hour, and change them in a bathroom or diaper-changing area– not poolside–to keep germs away from the pool.
Be on the look out. When kids are in or near water (including bathtubs), closely supervise them at all times. Because drowning happens quickly and quietly, adults watching kids in or near water should avoid distracting activities like playing cards, reading books, talking on the phone, and using alcohol or drugs.
Stay safe while boating by wearing a life jacket. Properly fitted life jackets can prevent drownings and should be worn at all times by everyone on any
Be Sun Smart Just a few serious sunburns can Wear sunglasses increase your child’s risk of skin cancer They protect your child’s eyes from UV later in life. Adults and children need rays, which can lead to cataracts later protection from ultraviolet (UV) rays
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Diary of a Changing World
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Longevity Barrier? Alaskan Ash Bogoslof volcano spewed ash high into trans-Pacific air routes above the Aleutian Islands during the latest in a series of eruptions that began last December. The alert level for aviation was raised to red as the ash plume reached about 9 km high.
New research suggests the maximum human lifespan could far exceed the 115-year limit cited in a previous study, after decades of increasing longevity. Geneticist Jan Vijg of New York’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine authored a controversial report last year that says humans have reached our maximum allotted lifespan for the first time. But other researchers quickly argued that Vijg’s findings were skewed by flawed calculations. Siegfried Hekimi from Montreal’s McGill University argues that under more optimistic interpretations of longevity data, the oldest person alive in 2300 would be about 150 years old.
Extinction Alarm Tropical Cyclones Hurricane Eugene attained Category-3 force in the Pacific off Mexico. • Tropical Storm Fernanda became a hurricane as it moved westward between Mexico and Hawaii.
Scientists say Earth’s “sixth mass extinction” has been underway over the past century in a “biological annihilation” that has seen billions of regional or local populations lost. Gerardo Ceballos of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, who led a study, said: “The situation has become so bad it would not be
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ethical not to use strong language.” He found habitat destruction, overhunting, pollution, invasive species and climate change had caused half of the 177 mammal species surveyed to lose more than 80 percent of their distribution between 1900 and 2015.
Warming Deadline The world must speed up the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions within three years to cap global warming beneath the 2 degrees Celsius limit agreed to in the Paris climate accord, according to a commentary in the journal Nature. Former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres, three top climate scientists and two experts from business signed the letter just before
the G-20 summit. The article suggests no new coal power plants be approved after 2020, along with renewable energy sources being increased to provide at least 30 percent of the world’s electricity demand. The burning of fossil fuels should also begin a steep decline, the authors suggest.
Polar Melt Unprecedented Arctic warmth this year virtually ensures that the summer will bring the greatest melt of the Arctic’s sea ice on record. Melting as of July 2 had equaled that seen in 2012, which had the lowest sea ice coverage ever observed. But when scientists factor in the thickness of the remaining summer ice coverage this month, ice volume is
already at a record-low level, according to researchers from the University of Washington. A new study finds that Arctic winter warming events have become more frequent and are lasting longer than they did three decades ago.
Earthquakes The central Philippine island of Leyte was jolted for the second time within a week by a powerful temblor. • Earth movements were also felt in far southern New Zealand, southern Japan, northern Pakistan, south-central Alaska and eastern Georgia.
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Dominique Morgan – R&B and Out and Proud By Andy Roberts Community advocate, executive director of Queer People of Color Nebraska - there is a whole lot to Dominique Morgan’s story. For the most part we will limit it here to his music, but it is worth
mentioning that he works by day to serve his community through the Charles Drew Health Center, and last year was awarded the NAACP Freedom Fighter Award. Morgan also has been honored with the esteemed Change Maker Award by The Greater Omaha Young Professionals and is vice president for the Omaha Entertainment Arts Awards and vice president of local record company, Icon One Music. A 12-time Omaha Entertainment & Arts Award nominee has been called “one of the most celebrated R&B artists in the Midwest.” Morgan has com
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posed more than 400 songs in his still-young career. His albums include Loveaholics and Love Chronicles which can be found at dominiquemorgan.com. He is, in short, a busy man. “I make sure I get at least a certain amount of sleep at night,” Morgan laughed. Now in his mid-30s, Morgan’s songs focus on tales of the heart and in those he recalls personal trials, tribulations – he has been incarcerated and homeless - and has stories of passion. He has been at it for decades. “I started writing songs when I was seven or eight years old and didn’t really think anything of it,” he recalled. About 2010 he began to write for other people and to record. Some of those songs ended up on his first album which was released in March of 2011. Others may have liked it, but Morgan is not so kind to his early work. “That first album was actually terrible,” he now says. Its existence has been scrubbed from the Internet, with one song surviving in his current shows. “I was just kind of figuring it out on my own,” he said of his earliest efforts. “It gave me material to perform.”
Writing was one thing, but then Morgan got in front of people. “It just snowballed from there.” Performances are coming more frequently now, with Reverb in Benson hosting a couple recent shows. The band has started calling themselves The Experience, and includes Eden Corbit on drums and Tim Corbit on bass and keyboards with Brandi Smith, and Nikki Love on vocals. “I think it’s stable for now,” Morgan said – knowing bands rarely are. Everyone has different interests, he acknowledged. “The goal for us would be for us to brand as a band,” he emphasized. “It’s a new kind of expansion of what I’ve been doing for the past six years as a musician.” So far he has three traditional albums and one Christmas album, but he is only getting started. “I’m working on my fourth album now,” Morgan said. “I call myself a songwriter first and I know I have a voice . . . I’ve figured out what to do with my voice.” As with most musicians, the lessons continue beyond the stage. “I’ve learned that this is a business,’
he agreed. “You become a one-person business in a lot of ways.” Having picked up that lesson, Morgan is trying to pull in people who can help him expand and not over-extend himself. He is trying to build a team. “I’ve learned there’s a lot to do and I can’t do everything.” Truth is one way to describe the nature of the R&B he brings to the stage and his recordings. “I think I write music that is about life,” Morgan stated, with a focus on the personal things that people don’t talk about unless they give you a sanitized version. His music is more raw - about getting his heart broken. “I think it is very authentic.” As a gay artist, Morgan knows that is part of what makes his songs, but only part. Morgan said in the beginning he began focusing on his orientation with the thought that there would be a support system. “They weren’t open to me being a vocalist,” he said, and the mainstream community focused on his sexuality. “I didn’t really fit in anywhere.” Morgan said he made an effort to try to erase that with his second album. “I wanted to make music that was super, super universal,” he recalled. That album had a lot of rap features to it, and he pushed it hard for a year and a half. As for the audience response: “It was like ‘we know who he is but it’s not all he is.’” For Morgan, R&B is about the struggle. “It has to have a strong emotional component to it,” he stressed. The roots are in pain and a performer needs to bring “realness” to the performance. “It’s feelings and it’s raw and it’s very real.” Getting exposure as an artist isn’t that difficult he said. Morgan came out at 16, he’s 35 now, and found it harder to be a soul singer and get paid in the community than anything that con-
nects to his sexuality. He is booked on The Good Living Tour that takes Omaha-area artists throughout the state. That results in his band being involved in a full-day of concert performances. “I’m excited,” he admitted. With his extensive involvement in the community, as an artist and more, he did a TEDx event last year, Morgan intends for music to remain the focus of his efforts. While often nominated, he pointed out he has yet to win an Omaha Entertainment & Arts Award, so there is more to do. “Music is where everything started for me . . . that is where my passion lies,” he said. “If you don’t put things out, they forget you very quickly . . . I need to be out here working right now.” Morgan emphasized he is past of the point of doing music as a hobby. “This is a part of how I live,” he said, accepting the fact that it can be exhausting, but he will keep going. While his focus will remain on music, it includes expanding his performing skills into other art forms because he has more to share. “At the end of the day, I want to be an all-around entertainer,” Morgan stated, working as a singer, writer, actor, and more. “I really want that to be the space I end up being in . . . I want to stay challenged.” For more on Dominique Morgan: www. dominiquemorgan.com
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Sudden Wealth By Mike Herek
What would you do with an extra $10,000? Maybe you’d pay off some debt, get rid of some college loans, or take a much-needed vacation. What if you suddenly had an extra million or 10 million or more? Now that you’ve come into a windfall, you have some issues to deal with. You’ll need to evaluate your new financial position and consider how your sudden wealth will affect your financial goals.
Evaluate your new financial position
Just how wealthy are you? You’ll want to figure that out before you make any major life decisions (e.g., to retire). Your first impulse may be to go out and buy things, but that may not be in your best interest. Even if you’re used to handling your own finances, now’s
the time to watch your spending habits carefully. Sudden wealth can turn even the most cautious person into an impulse buyer. Of course, you’ll want your current wealth to last, so you’ll need to consider your future needs, not just your current desires. Answering these questions may help you evaluate your short- and longterm needs and goals: •Do you have outstanding debt that you’d like to pay off? •Do you need more current income? •Do you plan to pay for your children’s education? •Do you need to bolster your retirement savings? •Are you planning to buy a first or second home? •Are you considering giving to loved ones or a favorite charity? •Are there ways to minimize any upcoming income and estate taxes?
quickly enough to keep up with or beat inflation? •Will you have enough money to meet your retirement needs and other longterm goals? •How much risk can you tolerate when investing? •How diversified are your investments? The answers to these questions may help you formulate a new investment plan. Remember, though, there’s no rush. You can put your funds in an accessible interest-bearing account such as a savings account, money market account, or shortterm certificate of deposit until you have time to plan and think things through. You may wish to meet with an investment advisor for help with these decisions.
More life insurance may be necessary to cover your estate tax bill so your beneficiaries receive more of your estate after taxes.
Impact on estate planning
Now that your wealth has increased, it’s time to re-evaluate your estate plan. Estate planning involves conserving your money and putting it to work so that it best fulfills your goals. It also means minimizing your taxes and creating financial security for your family.
Is your will up to date? A will is the document that determines how your worldly possessions will be distributed after your death. You’ll want to make sure that your current will accurately reflects your wishes. If your newfound wealth is significant, you should meet with your attorney as soon as possible. Once you’ve taken care of these basics, You may want to make a new will and set aside some money to treat yourself destroy the old one instead of simply Note: Experts are available to help you to something you wouldn’t have making changes by adding a codicil. with all of your planning needs. If you bought or done before--it’s OK to have don’t already have a financial planner, fun with some of your new money! Carefully consider whether the insurance agent, accountant, or beneficiaries of your estate are attorney, now would be a good time to Impact on insurance capable of managing the inheritance find professionals to guide you through It’s sad to say, but being wealthy on their own. For instance, if you have this new experience. minor children, you should consider may make you more vulnerable to setting up a trust to protect their lawsuits. Although you may be able Impact on investing interests and control the age at which to pay for any damage (to yourself or What will you do with your new they receive their funds. others) that you cause, you may want assets? Consider these questions: to re-evaluate your current insurance •Do you have enough money to pay It’s probably also a good idea to policies and consider purchasing an your bills and your taxes? umbrella liability policy. If you plan on consult a tax attorney or financial •How might investing increase or buying expensive items such as jewelry professional to look into the amount decrease your taxes? of federal estate tax and state death or artwork, you may need more •Do you have assets that you could taxes that your estate may have to pay property/casualty insurance to cover quickly sell if you needed cash in an upon your death; if necessary, discuss these items in case of loss or theft. emergency? ways to minimize them. Finally, it may be the right time to •Are your investments growing re-examine your life insurance needs.
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Giving it all away-or maybe just some of it
Is gift giving part of your overall plan? You may want to give gifts of cash or property to your loved ones or to your favorite charities. It’s a good idea to wait until you’ve come up with a financial plan before giving or lending money to anyone, even family members. If you decide to give or lend any money, put everything in writing. This will protect your rights and avoid hurt feelings down the road. In particular, keep in mind that: •If you forgive a debt owed by a family member, you may owe gift tax on the transaction •You can make individual gifts of up to $14,000 (2017 limit) each calendar year without incurring any gift tax liability ($28,000 for 2017 if you are married, and you and your spouse can split the gift) •If you pay the school directly, you can give an unlimited amount to pay for someone’s education without having to pay gift tax (you can do the same with medical bills) •If you make a gift to charity during your lifetime, you may be able to deduct the amount of the gift on your income tax return, within certain
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The ABCs of Smart Home Technology By Athena Snow Don’t know where to start with smart home technology and devices? We’ve compiled an A-to-Z dictionary to help guide you to pro status. Is 2017 the year you make your home smart? It might seem like a large undertaking, but today’s smart home products are easier than ever to install and use. We’ve compiled an A-Z guide to smart home technology, buzzwords and trends below:
technology can save you money. Smart thermostats can reduce unnecessary cooling and heating expenses and smart lighting can help you curb your energy consumption and reduce your electric bills. D is for Don’t Want to Get Up – We all have our lazy moments. Imagine you never had to get up to turn off the lights before bed. Imagine you didn’t have to leave the warmth of your blanket to turn up the heat. Smart home tech enhances life’s simple comforts. E is for Entertainment – Smart TVs, sound systems, content streaming, gaming and more. Smart home technology expands the possibilities for how we lay back and relax at home. You’ll never binge watch your shows the same way after you see them in high definition clarity and connected to your smart sound system and streaming system.
A is for Automation – Dreaming of a ‘Jetsons’ home? Today’s smart home technology can do everything from order your groceries to dim your lights, F is for Fridge – How many times have and the technology is only getting you gotten to the supermarket and better by the day. realized you left your grocery list at home? Imagine you could look inside B is for Buyers and Sellers – Smart your smart fridge from your phone home products are beneficial to both to see what was missing? These are buyers and sellers. That’s right – you the possibilities available with today’s can leave pre-installed smart home products in the home you’re selling. A suite of smart refrigerators.
H is for Hubs – You might have heard of things like Apple’s HomeKit, Samsung’s SmartThings and Google’s Thread. These three are examples of hubs, which help connect multiple smart home devices across many brands and capabilities under one platform, simplifying your smart home experience. I is for Integration – You may have heard a lot of buzz around the word smart home integration, which goes hand-in-hand with hubs. Integration means multiple products are able to work along with one another. An example is an Amazon Echo working with your Nest thermostat. J is for “Just for the Tech Savvy” – This is actually a big smart home myth! Smart home technology is for everyone along all ends of the technology spectrum.
K is for Kit (the Smart Home Staging Kit, that is) – Did you know that Coldwell Banker curated the firstever Smart Home Staging Kit? The kit includes a Nest Thermostat, Nest Protect, Nest Cam, August Smart Lock, August Connect and Lutron Caseta 2016 survey by Coldwell Banker found G is for Green – We’ve already Wireless Lighting Products. The kit is that 44% of Americans believe smart covered the cost-saving benefits of available at SmartHomeStaging.com, home technology should already be smart home technology. Beyond saving or you can speak to a Coldwell Banker installed in homes for sale. you some green, it can help reduce agent to take advantage of exclusive your home’s environmental impact and promotional pricing. C is for Cost-Savings – You probably help you go green! already know this, but smart home
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L is for Lighting – One of the most popular smart home categories is smart lighting. Much of today’s technology can help you control your home’s lighting remotely via a smartphone app. Some products can help you transform a room using dimming features to create a more dynamic and versatile living space. M is for Mainstream – Smart home is now in the mainstream, but it isn’t too late to hop on the bandwagon. Think about areas of your home that could use a convenience upgrade and take a leap. Bring your home into the 21st century! N is for News – Coldwell Banker lived stream news about smart home technology straight from the floor during CES 2017 this year in Las Vegas. Now you can check out Blue Matter for everything you need to know about smart home in 2017. O is for One At a Time – Introduce new smart home products one at a time so you can get acclimated and learn each device’s functionality. Our agents turned smart home gurus agree and suggest starting with one product you know will improve your day-to-day life if you are skeptical of adding smart home features. Dip your toes into the pool before you dive in! P is for Presents – While the holidays have come and gone, smart home
technology can make a great gift for a loved one or friend throughout the year. Check out our most recent smart home gift guide! Q is for Q&A – Of course, it’s normal to have questions. The good news? Coldwell Banker launched a first of its kind smart home education program in consort with CEDIA. This makes our agents the foremost experts in all things smart home – and more than willing to answer your questions.
the cost-saving functionality we discussed earlier, these thermostats can also make your home a bit cozier before you arrive. You can control your A/C remotely to turn on a few minutes before you arrive home on a sweltering day. Same goes for your heat on a particularly frosty day.
V is for Voice Control – According to our 2017 Smart Home Marketplace survey, voice control is the next big thing in smart home technology. 72% of Americans who have smart home R is for Real Estate – Coldwell Banker products – controlled remotely by a has been attending and sponsoring smartphone, tablet, computer or by a CES for the past three years. Why is a separate automatic system within the real estate company investing in a tech home itself – want voice control. Voice show? Smart home technology is no control technology has quickly evolved longer a prediction for the future – it is with the advent of platforms like in our present, and is a growing part of Amazon’s Alexa and Google Home. the real estate industry. W is for Wi-Fi – At the root of all S is for Security – Smart security smart home technology is Wi-Fi. All cameras, smoke alarms, door locks and of these products require an internet more. There is a smart home product connection in order to function with to protect every corner of your home the devices around them and your whether you are near or far. smart phone. T is for Thermostats – Smart thermostats can control both your heating and cooling. Besides
X is for XOXO – how you are going to want to thank your home after it’s decked out with smart home
technology. Y is for You – It’s up to you! Once you make the decision to introduce smart home elements to your home, installing smart home technology can be a fun DIY project. The onus is now on agents to ensure that home sellers are aware of how a small investment in smart home technology can enhance the appeal of their property for buyers. By facilitating the procurement and installation of the most popular smart home devices, agents will bring new value to sellers and accelerate the rise of smart home technology is soon going to be a checkbox for every home buyer’s checklist.
Jeremy Murray 402-290-0292 omahahomesales@gmail.com
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JULIO’S 123rd & Center M-F 3P – 6P & FRI & SAT AFTER 9M $1 off all Tap Beer, $3 House Margaritas, $5 Pitchers of Bud Light & Miller Light
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