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Diary of a Changing World By Steve Newman
18 HEALTH A Parasite You May Well Have –The Focus of the Omaha Science Cafe By Eddie Torrez Sponsored By Jane’s Health Market
20 LIVE Deer Tick: A Story of Two Bands By Jesse D. Stanek
22 LOCAL Emily Ward – An Otherworldly Sound from Nebraska By Andy Roberts
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EVENTS Wednesday, October 18 The GPBHM Reopening, 3p - 6p Great Plains Black History Museum 2221 N. 24th St., Omaha 68110 The Great Plains Black History Museum (GPBHM) invites the community to attend its Reopening in North Omaha at the Historical Jewel Building at 2221 North 24th Street on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 3-6pm. The museum originally opened in 1975, founded by Mrs. Bertha Calloway. Today, the GPBHM is one of 81 museums nationally focused on African American History and Culture, and is the only museum in Nebraska
11AM – Galleries Open 12–1 PM – ARTalks 1–2 PM – Live Performances 2–4 PM – Open Studios Zipline Omaha is proud to feature 2–4 PM – Family Art Activity local artist Maggie Heusinkvelt for a Free and open to the public. 6-week exhibition in our tasting room. Free parking available. Meet the artist and view her work on Friday, October 20th from 5-7pm (with -----------------------------------------------Saturday, October 21 extended happy hour pricing until 7!) Meet Local Artist! Lewis Art Gallery, 12p - 2p They will also be re-releasing one and the upper Great Plains States 8600 Cass St, Omaha, 68114 that focuses on the History of African of last years favorite small batches, Meet Local Artists: Calavera. Americans. The museum’s archival collection consist of over 100,000 ------------------------------------------------ Melissa Clapper, Mandi Drohman, & primary source materials that provides Friday, October 20 Dana Newman and enjoy their a unique glimpse at African American Cross-Section: newest work! life and culture in the Great Plains’ KBMP Mentor Exhibition -----------------------------------------------states from 1862 – 1990. A number Kent Bellows Art Studio, 6 - 9p Saturday, October 21 of items within the collection are of 3303 Leavenworth St, Omaha, 68105 Open Wall Graffiti Jam national significance because they Cross-Section provides a unique look Midtwon Art, 1p - 7p cover a period often referred to an into the the collective talent of Joslyn’s 2578 Harney St, Omaha, 68131 “Invisible History” since there are no Kent Bellows Mentoring Program There will be 4x8 and 8x8 panels other accessible archival collections artist mentors. availible for artists to paint, first come documenting African American history first serve! in the Great Plains during the Pre-and Participating artists include: Food, Freebies, Tunes and more! Post- Civil War periods. Jeremy Bell, Dan Crane, Christina Ellis, ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Matt Jones, Sarah Kuester, G Gaines Sunday, October 22 Friday, October 20 liwaru, Amy Nelson, Sophie Newell, Artist Reception & Calavera Tapping Out of the Blue: Teri Rosario, Jesse Ross, Sarah Rowe, Zipline Brewing Co., 3p - 12a Porchyard Cinema – The Birds Buf R Sechser, Angie Seykora, Tracy 721 N 14th St, Omaha, 68102 Blue Barn Theatre Omaha, 6p - 9p Shell, Barb Simcoe, Katie B. Temple, 1106 S 10th St, Omaha, 68108 Maggie Weber, Hugo Zamorano The air is getting a little crisper and The exhibition will be up from the fall starting to show it’s true colors October 20th - November 3rd. so that means you should break out ------------------------------------------------ your blankets for an evening of Alfred Saturday, October 21 Hitchcock, food, and warm beverages. Open House/ Open Studios, 11a - 4p Bemis Center For Contemporary Arts A loose adaptation of Daphne du 724 South 12th Street, Omaha, 68102 Maurier’s short story, THE BIRDS Join the Bemis Center for begins with a charming encounter Contemporary Arts for a day of crebetween lawyer Mitch Brenner (Rod ativity and fun for the whole family. Taylor) and socialite Melanie Daniels Hear Art, Empathy, and Ethos (Tippi Hedren). But their blossoming artists-in-residence and our romance is soon interrupted by Curator-in-Residence talk about their winged terror as birds start to attack artistic and curatorial practices and and kill residents of the small Northern take advantage of the rare chance California town. to visit artist-in-residence live/work studios. Guests may also participate A classic of cinema, THE BIRDS in an all-ages hands-on art activity showcases Hitchcock’s considerable and explore the Benefit Art Auction talents for crafting suspense, even Exhibition. with the most unlikely of villains. In addition, pizza will be available for purchase from our friends at Via Farina! Beer, wine, sodas and warm beverages will also be available. Gates will open at 6:00pm with the film starting at 7:00pm or sunset. ------------------------------------------------
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1801 Vinton St, Omaha, 68108 -----------------------------------------------The Little Gallery & Underground Film Anderson Enterprises Forum 5901 Maple St., 68104 15418 W Center Rd, Omaha, 68144 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Union for Contemporary Art Anderson O’Brien Fine Art Old Market 2417 Burdette St., Omaha, 68111 1108 Jackson St., Omaha, 68102 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------UNO Art Gallery Artist Cooperative Gallery 6001 Dodge St., Omaha, 68182 405 S 11th St, Omaha, 68102 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------White Crane Gallery Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts 1032 Howard St, Omaha, 68102 724 S 12th St., Omaha, 68102 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Zombie Art & Glass Gallery Blue Pomegranate Gallery 6001 Maple St., Omaha, 68104 17305 Davenport St, Omaha, 68118 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cooper Brown Art MUSEUMS 2215 Harney St., Omaha, 68102 -----------------------------------------------Durham Museum Dundee Gallery 801 S 10th St., Omaha, 68108 4916 Underwood Ave, Omaha, 68132 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Great Plains Black History Museum Gallery 72 7400 Dodge St., Omaha 68114 1806 Vinton St., Omaha, 68108 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Joslyn Art Museum Gallery 1516 2200 Dodge St., Omaha, 68102 1516 Leavenworth St., Omaha, 68102 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Omaha Children’s Museum Garden of the Zodiac 500 S 20th St., Omaha, 68102 1046 Howard St., Omaha, 68102 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Hot Shops Museum, 28210 W Park Hwy, 68003 1301 Nicholas St, Omaha, 68102 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hugo Art Galleries PERFORMING ARTS 2718 Pacific St., Omaha, 68105 -----------------------------------------------Joslyn Art Museum Blue Barn Theatre 2200 Dodge St., Omaha, 68102 1106 S 10th St, Omaha, NE 68108 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Lewis Art Gallery Holland Performing Arts Center 8600 Cass St., Omaha, 68114 13th & Douglas St., Omaha, NE 68102 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------MANGELSEN Images of Nature Omaha Community Playhouse 1115 Harney St., Omaha, 68102 6915 Cass St., Omaha, NE 68132 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Modern Arts Midtown Orpheum Theater 3615 Dodge St., Omaha, 68131 409 S Sixteenth St., Omaha, NE 68102 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Old Market Artists Gallery Shelterbelt Theatre 1034 Howard St., Omaha, 68102 3225 California St, Omaha, NE 68131 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Passageway Gallery The Rose Theater 417 S 11th St, Omaha, 68102 2001 Farnam St., Omaha, NE 68102 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Petshop Gallery 2725 N 62nd St., Omaha, 68104 -----------------------------------------------The Apollon Art Space
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Friday, October 20 Westwood Plaza, 6p - 8p 120th & West Center Rd., Omaha The 2nd annual Tricks & Treats family event at Westwood Plaza will provide treats to children from 6-8pm. FREE Trick-or-Treat bags and Foam Glow Sticks for the first 1,500 children. -----------------------------------------------Saturday, October 21 Hutchfest 2017, 10a - 5p Midtown Crossing at Turner Park 3110 Farnam St, Omaha, 68131 The 2nd annual hutchFEST is a oneday community and artisan celebration in Midtown Crossing at Turner Park, with 180+ highly curated vendors from across the Midwest. This vibrant
gathering cultivates and showcases the freshest talent from the very best in modern maker design, quality handmade goods and relevant found objects. Get inspired, harness your creativity and experience this lively marketplace surrounded by local bites, local brews and live music. www.hutchfest.co -----------------------------------------------Saturday, October 21 Trick-or-Treat with the Animals of Gifford Farm, 10a - 3p Trick-or-treating, animals, and fun farm games,and a hayride as you trickor-treat in each of the barns and pens. Admission: $5.00 per trick or treater. ------------------------------------------------
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Saturday, October 21 40th Annual Witches Tea Mangelsen’s, 11a 3457 S 84th St, Omaha, 68124 The 40th Annual Witches’ Tea is one of Omaha’s longest-running Halloween traditions! Join us for free family fun in the Mangelsen’s parking lot on October 21st . There will be face painting, carnival games, BBQ, a bounce house, cookie decorating and more! We will even have special appearances by a few Star Wars characters celebrating 40 years just like US! We have AWESOME give-aways and prizes you WON’T want to miss!!!! The costume contest requires no pre-registration and begins at 1pm on the stage. The best costumes will receive prizes from Mangelsen’s! Come Trick – or – Treat, show off your costumes and have some good wholesome FUN! -----------------------------------------------Saturday, October 21 2nd Annual SALoween Party American Legion Post #1, 11a - 1p 7811, Davenport St., Omaha The Sons of the American Legion at
Post 1 Omaha is hosting a kid-friendly Halloween event. Kids are encouraged to come in costume. Games, costume contest, prizes, and a kid friendly meal/drink will be provided. Free will donations are welcome. Contest will be judged at 12:30p. -----------------------------------------------Saturday, October 21 Omaha Rollergirls Family Fall Festival The Omaha Roller Girls Bunker, 1 - 5p 9006 Maple St Suite I, Omaha 68134 Omaha Rollergirls are celebrating fall and would like you to come join us for games, a haunted corridor, a spider & fly web maze, a skeleton assembly race, and more! Cost: 5 and under FREE 5-15 is $3 (one free 6-10 yr old with paid adult) 16+ (adult) is $5 -----------------------------------------------Saturday, October 21 Trick or Treat at Hy-Vee, 1p - 3p 5150 Center St, Omaha, 68106 Come for lunch and stay for Trickor-Treating and fun activities! Make your way around our store and trick-or-treat at all our departments. Kids eat free all day at Market Grille
Express with purchase of adult entree. Decorate cookies and pumpkins while showing off your costume! -----------------------------------------------Saturday, October 21 Hy-Vee Halloween Party, 1p - 3p 17810 Welch Plaza, Omaha, 68135 Get the kid’s dressed up in their costumes early and join us for a storewide Halloween Party! Trick-or-treat throughout the store for toys and treats, participate in spooky activities, and keep an eye out for some of your favorite characters. -----------------------------------------------Saturday, October 21 Trick or Treat Fontenelle Forest, 4p - 7p The young kiddos will enjoy an epic leaf pile, crafts, s’mores and cocoa, and trick or treating with woodland creatures along their ADA wheelchair certified boardwalk. Cost: $5 for members / $15 for non-members (Free for children under 2 years old). -----------------------------------------------Saturday, October 21 Trunk-or-Treat Camelot Community Center, 5 - 6:30p 9270 Cady Ave., Omaha Wear your costumes and parade around to trunks for goodies! -----------------------------------------------Saturday, October 21 YMCA Trunk or Treat, 4p The annual Trunk or Treat will be located at Chick-Fil-A, 6310 N 72nd St. -----------------------------------------------Sunday, October 22 Halloween Monster Mash Run & Walk Rockbrook Village, 9:30a 108th & West Center Roads Proceeds benefit Children’s Hospital & Medical Center’s HEROES childhood obesity treatment program. Enjoy vendors and interactive activities on site, including tours of Children’s ambulance, face painting, balloon art, music and more. Halloween costumes are welcome. Prizes awarded for best adult, child and family costume. http://www.monstermashomaha.com/ -----------------------------------------------Sunday, October 22 Omaha Rollergirls Family Fall Festival Omaha Roller Girls Bunker, 12 - 4p 9006 Maple St Suite I, Omaha 68134 Omaha Rollergirls are celebrating fall and would like you to come join us for games, a haunted corridor, a spider & fly web maze, a skeleton assembly
race, and more! Cost: 5 and under FREE 5-15 is $3 (one free 6-10 yr old with paid adult) 16+ (adult) is $5 -----------------------------------------------Sunday, October 22 Symphony Spooktacular: Superheroes! Holland Performing Arts Center, 2p 1200 Douglas St, Omaha, NE 68102 Ernest Richardson, conductor Who’s your hero? Superman? Spider-Man? Wonder Woman? Batman? Celebrate Halloween in character with music from favorite superhero movies. A hint of spookiness and a spirit of good fun await, plus trick-or-treating and magical surprises. Celebrate Halloween in character with music from favorite superhero movies. A hint of spookiness and a spirit of good fun await, plus trick-or-treating and magical surprises. -----------------------------------------------Sunday, October 22 GO! Kids’ Gym Halloween Party Go Kids’ Gym, 3p - 5p 4223 S 120th St, Omaha, 68137 Wear your costumes, play, make and take trick or treat bag, treats, and more. Free for GO! Kids’ Gym Members. $9 per child for non-members. -----------------------------------------------Tuesday, October 24 The Great Hall-oween Haunt Durham Museum, 5 - 8p 801 S 10th St, Omaha, 68108 Calling ALL Ghosts & Goblins! Come in costume and enjoy the frightful fun! Don’t miss out on all The Great Hall-oween Haunt activites this year, including special guest Dr. Oxygen My Science Party Omaha! Join us on Tuesday night, Oct. 24, 5-8PM. Entry to The Great Hall-oween Haunt is included with Museum Admission and Free for Museum Members! Adults: $11, Seniors (62+): $8 Children (3–12): $7 Children 2 years and under FREE ----------------------------------------------If you would like to see your event listed, email focusomaha@gmail.com -----------------------------------------------
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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 18 Spoken Nerd, Human Teeth Parade, Mola-B & Bashful Hips (402) Arts Collective, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------The Persuaders Ozone Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Ray’s Piano Party Mr. Toad’s, 7p ----------------------------------------------New Humans Jambo Cat, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Big Wheel with Last Giant, Ocean Black, Royal Feet The Waiting Room, 8p ----------------------------------------------Comedy Open Mic with Dusty Stehl Barley Street, 9p ----------------------------------------------Machine Girl DFM Conny Franko CBN Brothers Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke Forte Music Hall, 9p ----------------------------------------------Mace Hathaway Harney Street, 9p ----------------------------------------------The Ghost of Paul Revere with Andrea von K Reverb Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Nothin but Deep: Hypotic Beats Bar 415, 10p
THURSDAY OCTOBER 19 Drive-In Movie Night featuring Jaws Falconwood Park, 4:45p ----------------------------------------------Stathi The B. Bar, 5p ----------------------------------------------Acoustic Thursdays Jams Midtown, 5:30p ----------------------------------------------The Bel-Airs Chrome Lounge, 6p -----------------------------------------------
Bike Night Therapy Bar, 6p ----------------------------------------------Gooch’s Birthday Band Ozone Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Skretta etc. Vino Mas, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------A Darkness Inside Lookout Lounge, 7p ----------------------------------------------Win Lander Millard Roadhouse, 7p ----------------------------------------------DJ Wild Wes Kozee Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke with DJ Mad Matz Reverb Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------The Blu Boi LP Album Release Party The Waiting Room, 8p ----------------------------------------------Almighty American, B. Baldwin, Jeff Krause, Devon Caldwell Barley Street, 9p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke Forte Music Hall, 9p ----------------------------------------------Domestic Blend Harney Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------Open Jam NIght The Down Under, 9p ----------------------------------------------Chris Shelton Dubliner Pub, 9:30p
FRIDAY OCTOBER 20 Fall Home & Garden Expo CenturyLink Center, 5p ----------------------------------------------Stephen Monroe Growler USA, 5p ----------------------------------------------Legacy Fighting Alliance 25 Ralston Arena, 6p ----------------------------------------------RF Donovan (402) Arts Collective, 7p
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----------------------------------------------Stan Galli American Legion Post #1, 7p ----------------------------------------------The KingFish Ameristar, 7p ----------------------------------------------Taxi Driver Bogies West, 7p ----------------------------------------------Mark Nelson Jambo Cat, 7p ----------------------------------------------Boris with Subrosa, Endon The Waiting Room, 7p ----------------------------------------------Omaha Lancers Ralston Arena, 7:05p ----------------------------------------------Rachmaninoff & Tchaikovsky Holland Center, 7:30p
----------------------------------------------Massive Horror Story: Slander + Said The Sky and more! Sokol Auditorium, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Sundance Head Bourbon Saloon, 8p ----------------------------------------------Kill It With Fire, CYNGE, D.N.D., Till Hell Dr. Jack’s Drinkery, 8p ----------------------------------------------Lemon Fresh Day Fire Barn Sports Bar Papillion, 8p ----------------------------------------------Fiona Gray with Rothsteen Reverb Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Resurrection: The Best of ShelterSkelter Shelterbelt Theater, 8p
----------------------------------------------NotUTwo Therapy Bar & Grill, 8p ----------------------------------------------Pleading Guilty with The Bricks Wired Pub, 8p ----------------------------------------------Shotgun Shogun, Superchucks, Brikwondo Barley Street, 9p ----------------------------------------------The Natural States, Number One Hit Kids, Anonymous Henchmen Brothers Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Red Delicious Chrome Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------One2Go Forte Music Hall, 9p ----------------------------------------------Skuddur Growler USA, 9p ----------------------------------------------Fusion Force Harney Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------DJ Wild Wes Kozee Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Flippin Whiskey On the Q St Bar, 9p ----------------------------------------------The Six Ozone Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Satchel Grande with Domestic Blend Slowdown, 9p ----------------------------------------------Everyone Floats: Sovereignty with Flourishing Illusions and Rift The Down Under Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Damien McCarthy Dubliner Pub, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------eNVy Two Fine Irishmen, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------G3 with guest Bar 415, 10p ----------------------------------------------Lung, Crybaby, Screaming Plastic O’Leaver’s Pub, 10p
SATURDAY OCTOBER 21 Fall Home & Garden Expo CenturyLink Center, 10a ----------------------------------------------2nd Annual SALoween Party American Legion Post 1, 11a ----------------------------------------------40th Annual Witches Tea Mangelsen’s, 11a
----------------------------------------------Omaha Rollergirls Family Fall Festival Omaha Rollergirls Bunker, 1p ----------------------------------------------Music & Magic Slides Show Giant Slides Downtown, 3p ----------------------------------------------Trick or Treat Fontenelle Forest, 4p ----------------------------------------------Toronzo Cannon Chrome Lounge, 6p ----------------------------------------------The KingFish Ameristar, 7p ----------------------------------------------Mace Hathaway Hotel RL, 7p ----------------------------------------------Tera Melos w/ Speedy Ortiz Oquoa Slowdown, 7p ----------------------------------------------The 4th Annual Citizen’s Ball featuring Arson City, Dead Horse Trauma, Ektomorf, When Towers Fall and Graveyard Smash The Waiting Room, 7p ----------------------------------------------Pineapple Karaoke American Legion Post 1, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Rachmaninoff & Tchaikovsky Holland Center, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Dead Boys: Young, Loud and Snotty at 40 Lookout Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Barb Wire Dolls with 57 Reverb Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------OEAA Nominee Showcase (Comedy) The Backline, 8p ----------------------------------------------Saphyre Rain Wired Pub, 8p ----------------------------------------------Panos & Sentenza Bar 415, 9p ----------------------------------------------24 Hour Cardlock, Traveling Mercies, Pink Flamingos Barley Street, 9p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke with DJ Justin Blue Legends, 9p ----------------------------------------------Those Dirty Thieves, Downhearted, Blackseer, Deadbeat Dr. Jack’s Drinkery, 9p ----------------------------------------------Avaricious Forte Music Hall. 9p
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Matt Whipkey Band Growler USA, 9p ----------------------------------------------Sailing In Soup Harney Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------Sinners & Saints On the Q St Bar, 9p ----------------------------------------------The Confidentials Ozone Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Faded and Gallivant Cover QOTSA and Muse! The Down Under, 9p ----------------------------------------------Workingman’s Band The New Frontier Bar, 9p ----------------------------------------------Damien McCarthy Dubliner Pub, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Bob Log III, Her Flyaway Manner, Lupines O’Leaver’s Pub, 10p ----------------------------------------------AllSortsOfGood with Charlie Alley The Blackstone Meatball, 10p ----------------------------------------------eNVy T. Henery’s, 10:30p
MONDAY OCTOBER 23 Open Acoustic Jam Forte Music Hall, 6p ----------------------------------------------Gooch & His Big Las Vegas Band Ozone Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------The Wildwoods Hotel RL, 7p ----------------------------------------------The Black Dahlia Murder w/ Suffocation, Decrepit Birth & more Slowdown, 7p ----------------------------------------------Bob Dylan & Mavis Staples CenturyLink Center, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Girls Night Out, The Show Wired Pub, 8p ----------------------------------------------Delve Trio Pageturner’s Lounge, 9:30p
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Rock Out Cancer featuring Hinder, Buckcherry’s Josh Todd & The Conflicts, Wayland Bourbon Saloon, 6p ----------------------------------------------SUNDAY OCTOBER 22 Spontaneous Combustion Ozone Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Symphony Spooktacular: Superheroes! Chris Jones Holland Center, 2p Hotel RL, 7p --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Steve Dunning Tuesday Night Poker Soaring Wings Vineyard, 2p Kozee Lounge, 7p --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The River City Pineapple Company Team Trivia with DJ Howie American Legion Post 1, 3p The Original Draught House, 7p --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Drive-In Movie Night featuring E.T. Open Jam with Saphyre Rain Falconwood Park, 4:30p Therapy Bar & Grill, 7p --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Thee Commons Turbo Tuesdays featuring DJ Vic Nasty Reverb Lounge, 7p Bar 415, 9p --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Jazz with Luigi Inc. Karaoke with DJ Farley Mr. Toad, 9p Forte Music Hall, 9p ----------------------------------------------Poker Night Therapy Bar & Grill, 8p
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Whether you’ve been there to be seen, have a memorable meal, or just have a few drinks among familiar faces and enjoy the atmosphere, there are few places that have stood the test of time in Omaha like M’s Pub. General manager Marta Keller, who’s been with M’s since 1999 and will be returning, got a little misty when she told Focus, “It’s magical, she said, “I still feel that way walking in so I can only imagine how the customers feel.”
Mary Vogel, the original founder, had a love for pubs and designed it in 1972 with that thought in mind, taking inspiration from others she had seen and liked during her travels in Washington, D.C., and London. According to Ann, it was bought by her parents Kate and Floyd Mellen, It also could be said that there may her sister Katie, Denny Bloom and her not be a more highly anticipated free-spirited brother Joe in April of restaurant event than the reopening of 1979. Joe is now living in the US Virgin M’s, which will finally take place on the Islands where he runs sailing charters first of November. and soon will be moving to Thailand. Ann eventually ended up taking it over. It would be an understatement to say the tragic fire that took place in January 2016 left an irreplaceable void in the atmosphere and feelings of excitement for travelers and natives alike associated with the Old Market.
Many memorable faces have passed through as employees and left their mark, not only at M’s, but have continued to be successful in other ventures as well. That includes Trey Knott and Mike Shively, who Ann said are both now at Hy-Vee. Katie O’Connor, who now owns O’Connor’s Irish Pub. Longtime bartender Jeffery Schmidt, who’s affectionately known as “Smitty”, and of course it would be impossible to mention names without including former manager Jay Bock
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with whom Ann had lunch four days a week for more than 25 years and left a huge void in his own right with his untimely passing in a motorcycle accident. Chef Bobby Mekiney, who has been with M’s and Vivace for more than 12 years, will be one of the returning members of the staff. He said 85% of the menu will remain the same. If you’re interested, the menu can be viewed at www.mspubomaha.com. For those that have had the pleasure to sit down and join owner Ann Mellen over the years, know that you can’t find a more friendly and disarming person to be around. With all she has achieved as owner and friend to so many, the big question is why did she choose to open back up, especially when she considered for some time, with good reason, given the challenges facing her, to remain closed. “I missed the people,” she stated, “and watching my staff and customers’ children grow up and move on. “The hardest part was just having the courage to do it. To put everything I’ve owned and saved on the line.” She paused and then continues affectionately, “It’s the best right thing I’ve done in my life.” Don’t expect there to be much that has changed in the décor, aside from more room and the absence of the stairs behind the bar area. You won’t have to walk down the steep stairs anymore to use the restroom either, as they’ve been relocated to the main floor. There will be a brass chain that hangs on the stairway leading to the basement so people won’t walk down there from memory. As a side note, gift cards will be honored 100% starting from January As for the opening, she expects there 1st through St. Paddy’s Day. to be: “Open arms and grateful tears.” That’s one thing I think she can count on. For those who have frequented M’s over the years, they know what I mean when I say it will be like coming home. As for Ann, I’m sure she can rest easy because Omaha knows how to treat its own.
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Diary of a Changing World
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Ophelia Nate
5.9 +45° Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Wayward Seabird
The first masked booby ever spotted in Massachusetts was probably blown far north of its usual habitat by high winds swirling around Hurricane Jose last month. The seabird typically breeds on tropical islands, except in the eastern Atlantic. It was found on a beach in Cape Cod and taken to Wild Care Cape Cod. Despite intensive care efforts, it soon died due to its weakened state and exposure to a cooler climate.
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Tropical Storms
Hurricane Nate was only a tropical storm when it left at least 16 people dead in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras and El Salvador. Nate later reached Category-1 force before bringing storm-surge tides and heavy rain to the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. • Category-1 Hurricane Ophelia was predicted to pass between the Azores and Canary Islands.
Monkey Island
Scientists are scrambling in the wake of Hurricane Maria to save the more than 1,500 rhesus macaques that live on a small island off Puerto Rico. The monkeys have been studied there since the 1930s, when they were imported from Southeast Asia.
Maria wiped out Cayo -61° Santiago’s lush vegetation Vostok, and wrecked the Antarctica structures that provided fresh water. Scientists from several universities have launched a relief effort to rebuild the research infrastructure and assure there is ample food for the monkeys until the island’s natural vegetation grows back.
This masked boobie was probably blown off course. Photo: Wild Care Cape Cod
Eruption
Guatemala’s Fuego volcano produced up to 12 explosions per hour as it spewed columns of ash and vapor into the sky 50 km from Guatemala City. Ash fell downwind in the former colonial capital of Antigua and in other nearby villages.
This GOES-16 satellite image shows Nate’s spiraling arms extending hundreds of kilometres outward from the center of circulation. Courtesy: NOAA
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This photo provided by The Threatened Species Recovery Hub shows a feral cat in Australia with a dead Galah bird in its mouth.
Madagascar Plague
The World Health Organisation is warning of a troublesome outbreak of plague that has emerged on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar during the past month. The UN agency said 50 of the approximately 500 people who became infected since September have died.
Researchers from the University of Neuchâtel in Switzerland found that 75 percent of the samples had “quantifiable amounts” of at least one of the neonicotinoids, which have also been linked to reduced colony growth and queen production in bumblebees. The scientists say 86 percent of the samples collected in North America were contaminated, followed by 80 percent in Asia, 79 percent in Europe and 57 percent in South America.
While about 400 cases of pneumonic plague are reported on the island each year, mainly in the remote highlands, Earthquakes the recent outbreak has infected many A wide area of northeastern in the capital of Antananarivo and Japan was jolted by a other densely populated communities. magnitude 5.9 temblor centered just off the Early symptoms are similar to the flu Fukushima coast. or a common cold, but quickly advance to pneumonia. • Earth movements were also felt in far northern Chile and southern parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. Tainted Honey A new study has found that most of the honey sampled from every continent except Antarctica during a recent five-year period was contaminated with a common class of bee-harming insecticides.
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A Parasite You May Well Have – The Focus of the Omaha Science Cafe
U.S. and abroad,” Davis stated. “That’s why pregnant women avoid cats.” It is now known that toxoplasma goes to the brain. “We’re just getting hints that it might be doing something no good,” he deadpanned in a bit of an understatement, acknowledging that it happens in men and women. “In very, very ill people, it can actually degrade brain matter,” Davis said. That would mostly be people who have compromised immune systems. In those cases: “It’s a life-threatening If you’re an adult, there’s about a one condition.” in three chance you have within you the parasite known as toxoplasma In people who otherwise are healthy, gondii. Since we’re all friends here, let’s scientists are only beginning to ask just call it toxoplasma for now. questions - and remember, one-third of adults likely have the parasite, but But don’t mistake it for a friendly that doesn’t mean they are showing parasite – it’s not, and that is the any symptoms. subject of the next Omaha Science Café at the Slowdown on Tuesday, the “There are some associations with the 24th. parasite reducing the fear response, in rodents and maybe even in people,” Dr. Paul Davis, an associate professor Davis stated. “That’s the worry . . . of biology at the University of There’s some early data suggesting Nebraska at Omaha, will discuss that.” toxoplasma, and what it can do to human brains. While toxoplasma has Reducing the fear response, he been known to science for more than suggested, could lead to people taking a century, there are new concerns greater risks. Another potential issue as it has been determined that it can that has been observed is a lagging contribute to flu-like symptoms that response time. last a month or more, eye damage or serious eye or brain damage in infants “The military has studied people with infected in the womb. toxoplasma on the brain and noted their response time is slowed,” Davis Davis’ work focuses on human revealed. Some studies have shown parasitic infections and novel people with toxoplasma are more approaches to overcome and prevent likely to have car accidents and those such infections. He said while who commit suicide are more likely to toxoplasma hasn’t been ignored, “I have toxoplasma on the brain. think we’re learning more about it.” These individuals, he emphasized, Some of that involves cats and rats and do not demonstrate any other overt your brain. disease symptoms. “It’s been known for some time that it’s Who is at risk? Potentially everyone, a major cause of birth defects in the he said, but those already known to
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have toxoplasma are most at risk. Now the question scientists hope to answer is: “Is this affecting otherwise healthy non-pregnant individuals?” That includes, Davis pointed out, those who do not have any signs of toxoplasma. Now here is where the rats come into the story. “We know for a fact that, if we infect rats, they’re no longer afraid of cats,” Davis stated. “Which is bad for the rat and good for the cat.” With as much as a third of the U.S. adult population possibly living with this parasite in their brain: “This begs the question . . . ‘How dangerous can this be?’” People may not be aware they have the problem and seek help because, as Davis suggested, people don’t ordinarily go to the doctor because their response time is reduced by half a second. So, what can people do?
“Nothing,” Davis said. “That’s what my lab is working on. We’ve been working for years on how we can clear this infection from the brain.” So, here’s a bit of good news. Toxoplasma is no more or less common in Omaha than it is anywhere else, and it cannot be passed from human to human. It can be acquired from cat droppings or undercooked meat. You also can learn more about toxoplasma at the Science Café, where Davis said you can expect: “An entertaining and educational lecture,” he promised, “About a parasite many of them have but know little about.” So until at least Tuesday, avoid undercooked meat and cat droppings. For more information on the Science Cafes, go to: www.unmc.edu/ sciencecafe. Until next week, stay healthy Omaha!
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Deer Tick: A Story of Two Bands By Jesse Stanek
Deer Tick is Rock ‘N Roll! Crunchy guitars, heartfelt aching vocals; at times speeding like a runaway train and then bringing it right back to that slower, reflective place we all dread a little too much but feel better for having visited. With more than a decade under its belt, Deer Tick has developed a reputation for high-energy live performances and solid songwriting. But don’t forget the infectious fun the band has on stage (ala the chicken suit years back at Slowdown). The band captures everything legendary about The Replacements meaningful slack: loose but fun musicianship, the longing lyrics with razor sharp insights, and the drunken revelry of good friends creating something meaningful and lasting. “Being in a band isn’t really like any other relationship in life,” guitarist
Ian O’Neil said. “We’re all kind of rallying around the songs, wanting them to work. In that sense it is almost impossible for a concert to get boring. Ask anybody who plays, I mean it’s the biggest adrenaline rush there is.
attention and I’ve been a Deer Tick fan ever since.
call up all your exes and talk about the “good” times.
The record was War Elephant. The slow songs stir something in the special, hard-to-touch part of your soul and the rockers make you want to dump your beer on that asshole who keeps yelling for “Freebird.”
Still happily on the Partisan roster, Deer Tick released two records this year, Volume I and Volume II. The first record captures the band’s softer moments. It’s loose and sloppy, even ragged with a sonic rollicking melancholy bringing you up like the night’s first whiskey shot and then letting you down with the hungover morning light shining a touch-too-brightly through the blinds. At times even borderline jazzy (“Cocktail”), the record is also full of regret with glimpses of hope (“Limp Right Back”).
Deer Tick is an important rock and roll band. Yes, such a thing still exists.
Comprised of O’Neil on guitar and backing vocals, singer/songwriter John McCauley also on guitar, Dennis Ryan on drums and backing vocals and Christopher Ryan on bass (electric and upright) and backing vocals, Deer Tick “Playing shows is probably the one makes music that matters. thing every performer could do for ever. As far as our band, we all really Have I driven the point home yet? enjoy each other’s company and that helps keep it fun. It’s been fantastic. It’s Sorry, but these guys really are exceptional, especially in an age where definitely a tumultuous business but overproduced schlock dominates the we’ve found our footing” airwaves and all the kids want to shake it electronically with glow sticks and With more than 15 years of music whistles. Deer Tick rocks without apoljournalism under my belt it would be ogy or self-importance. Perhaps what an understatement to say I can be jaded and even snobby when it comes makes them so relevant is they just as easily turn down the amps and strum to new bands and records. However, much like a first kiss under the stars on pretty little ditties making you want to a summer night or a first heartbreak alone in your bedroom on the phone, I can vividly remember the first time I heard Deer Tick. This was way back when record labels used to actually mail out copies of CDs for review. I was working my way through a pile of recent deliveries hoping to find something worthy of print. Weeding through the countless shit records and mediocre misfires, a Partisan Records promo caught my
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Through both records, McCauley’s singular vocals prove to be either the brakes on the runaway train or the anchor on the sinking steamer, it just depends on your perspective. While Volume II isn’t quite as strong as I, it’s fun nonetheless. Fun in the way all good rock music should be: worthy of an arm pump out the open car window, the soundtrack for a round of shots just past last call and a great reason to turn the music up and sing along. The band shows a technical maturity on cuts like “Pulse” and serves up more
of their trademark joyously drunk and electric sound on the second record. “The two records idea was just kind of a simple way to categorize what we do,” O’Neil said. “It’s not just two records; it’s a culmination of all we’ve done. We really wanted to make a consistent record, with all the same mics, all the same amps. So eventually we decided to do two, one for each of our sounds.” Deer Tick plays Slowdown, 729 N 14th St, on Wednesday 10/25. The show is in the main room, doors at 7pm, show at 8pm and all ages. Tickets are $20 in advance and $23 day of show.
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Emily Ward– An Otherworldly Sound from Nebraska
A quick listen to her work will inform you that Ward blends slightly haunting vocals and heart-wrenching lyrics to dynamic piano melodies. She moved to Omaha a couple years ago from Lincoln where she attended UNL. The 28-year-old Raymond native also attended Metro Community College where she studied photography and now works as a graphic designer. She seems in agreement with Malnack’s thoughts on her sound. “I would like to say my aesthetic is kind of dark, and kind of creepy sounding with a hint of beauty,” Ward told Focus. Music has long been a part of her life. “I just have always been drawn into music,” she said. Ward recalled that was the case whether she was in the car or at home – music was always around. “As a teenager I was really into writing poetry,” she said. “I wanted to turn my poems into songs. “Writing lyrics has always come naturally . . . It’s a great way for me to express my emotions.” When you put your ears on the music In some cases, she suggests, it is easier of Emily Ward, you may find yourself than talking. taken to a different place. “I took piano lessons from my neighbor Haunting and elegant – this is not your growing up,” she remembered. “I was regular club sound at all. in high school band for a couple years.” Brent Malnack, co-owner of Growler After playing trumpet in that high USA with his wife Mars Booth, have school band she began teaching booked Ward a couple times. Malnack herself guitar at the age of 16, looking and Booth are “huge” fans of filmmaker up chords and guitar tabs. That also is David Lynch and his Twin Peaks series. when she started to write songs. “The first time we had Emily play here At the age of 20 her acoustic guitar we just thought, ‘This just sounds like was joined by a piano in her repertoire, ‘Twin Peaks,’” he said. “It’s beautiful but but while she had taken some lessons, with something of an element that will she continued learning the basics. make the hair on your neck stand up.” “Most of what I started playing, I kind of self taught.”
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She admits to not knowing for a long time what chords she was playing. An opportunity to teach at The School of Rock in Omaha forced her to dig in and learn more about chords, scales and music theory. “A lot more of the theory, I think,” she emphasized. “It’s not always fun, but it helps you improve.” Now she sticks to her two instruments, but performs as a solo artist for the most part, occasionally performing with a drummer and a bass player. She finds that lineup and the opportunities for gigs much to her liking. “First of all I can write exactly how I want to,” she emphasized. It also is easy to book gigs without worrying about other people’s schedules. “It’s more intimate. Just a strippeddown thing,” she said of her performances. Ward has played with other artists and is still experimenting with how she wants her sound to develop. “Picky about what I like,” Ward said. “I am looking into playing with other musicians.” Florence and the Machine is one band she acknowledges as an influence, and she also finds inspiration in Fiona Apple. Occasionally, Ward works with other female artists on the Omaha music scene. “Aly Peeler (ukulele player) is one of my good friends,” Ward pointed out. She sometimes writes with her and local band The Shineys. “We were all nominated for Omaha’s best singer-songwriter category last year,” she said, referring to the Omaha
Entertainment and Arts Awards. Ward’s artistic process generally develops out of some sort of personal experience. “Usually it’s when I go through something emotionally,” she stated, such as a romantic breakup or other life change. A phrase turns into a lyric and then she maps out the chords and the songs. “I usually just right a whole song in just one sitting,” she said. She acknowledged that breakups can be a hard way to go about creating art. “I kind of feel it’s like something I unconsciously do,” she laughed. “Then I go six months without writing.” That lets her focus on another artistic outlet – her work as a graphic designer, in which she does a lot of work for bands. Her future in music is bright, but there is no master plan at the moment. “I don’t really know,” she said when asked what comes next. “I used to want to take it all the way.” The music industry is tough, she acknowledged, so she suggested possibly splitting time between music and graphic design. “I honestly have a passion for both,” Ward said. “It’s just what makes me happy at the moment.” For more on Emily Ward: facebook.com/emilywardmusic soundcloud.com/emilywardmusic https://youtu.be/VUZqyVOC23E
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Test Your Knowledge of the Financial Basics
a. Investing as conservatively as possible to minimize the chance of loss b. Investing equal amounts in stocks, bonds, and cash investments c. Investing 100% of your money in stocks d. Not enough information to decide
6. In debt speak, what does APR stand for? How well do you understand personal a. Actual percentage rate b. Annual personal rate finance? The following brief quiz can c. Annual percentage rate help you gauge your knowledge of a few basics. In the answer section, you’ll d. Actual personal return find details to help you learn more. 7. Mutual funds are the safest types of investments. Questions a. True 1. How much should you set aside b. False in liquid, low-risk savings in case of emergencies? a. One to three months worth of expenses b. Three to six months worth of expenses c. Six to 12 months worth of expenses d. It depends
8. I have plenty of time to save for retirement. I don’t have to concern myself with that right now. a. True b. False
9. What is/are the benefit(s) of a Roth IRA? a. A Roth IRA can provide tax-free income in retirement. b. Investors can take a tax deduction for their Roth IRA contributions. c. Investors can make tax-free 3. Which of the following is a key withdrawals after a five-year holding benefit of a 401(k) plan? a. You can withdraw money at any time period for any reason. d. All of the above for needs such as the purchase of a new car. 10. What is considered a good credit b. The plan allows you to avoid score? paying taxes on a portion of your a. 85 or above compensation. c. You may be eligible for an employer b. 500 or above match, which is essentially getting free c. B or above d. 700 or above money. d. None of the above 2. Diversification can eliminate risk from your portfolio. a. True b. False
4. Some, but not all, of the money in a bank or credit union account is protected. a. True b. False 5. Which of the following is typically the best way to pursue your longterm goals?
worth of expenses in emergency savings. On the other hand, if you’re a business owner in a volatile industry, you may need as much as a year’s worth or more to carry you through uncertain times. 2. b -- False. Diversification is a sound investment strategy that helps youmanage risk by spreading your investment dollars among different types of securities and asset classes, but it cannot eliminate risk entirely, and it cannot guarantee a profit. You still run the risk of losing money. 3. c. Many employer-sponsored 401(k) plans offer a matching program, which is akin to receiving free money to invest. If your plan offers a match, you should try to contribute at least enough to take full advantage of it. Some matching programs impose a vesting schedule, which means you will earn the right to the matching contributions and any earnings on those dollars over a period of time. If you selected b as your answer, you’ll note this is a bit of a trick question. Although income taxes are deferred on contributions to traditional 401(k) s, they are not eliminated entirely. You will have to pay taxes on those contributions, and any earnings on them, when you take a distribution from the plan. In addition, distributions taken prior to age 59½ may be subject to a 10% penalty tax. Some exceptions apply.
municipal securities, nor do they insure items held in safe-deposit boxes or investments in Treasury bills. 5. d. To adequately pursue your long-term goals, you might consult with a financial professional before choosing a strategy. He or she will take into consideration your goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon, among other factors, to put together a strategy that’s appropriate for your needs. 6. c. APR stands for annual percentage rate. This is the rate that credit card, mortgage, and other loan issuers use to show borrowers approximately how much they are paying each year to borrow funds, taking into account all fees and costs. The APR differs from a loan’s stated interest rate, which is typcially lower than the APR because it does not take into account fees and other costs. Borrowers can compare the APRs on different loans to help make smart financial decisions. However, when it comes to mortgages, borrowers should use caution when comparing the APRs of fixed-rate loans and adjustable-rate loans, because APRs do not represent the maximum interest rate the loan may charge.
7. b -- False. Mutual funds combine the money of many different investors in a portfolio of securities that’s invested in pursuit of a stated objective. Because of this “diversification,” mutual funds are typically a good way to help manage risk. However, the level of risk inherent in any mutual fund depends 4. a -- True. Deposits in federally on the types of securities it holds. You insured banks and credit unions should always choose a mutual fund are insured by the Federal Deposit Answers Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the carefully to make sure its objective 1. d. Although it’s conventional wisdom National Credit Union Share Insurance aligns with your own investment goals. to set aside three to six months worth Fund (NCUSIF), respectively, up to Read the fund’s prospectus carefully, of living expenses in a liquid savings $250,000 per depositor, per ownership as it contains important information vehicle, such as a bank savings account category (e.g., single account, joint about risks, fees, and expenses, as well or money market account, the answer account, retirement account, trust as details about specific holdings. really depends on your own situation. account), per institution. Neither the If your (and your spouse’s) job is fairly FDIC nor the NCUSIF protects against 8. b -- False. Although retirement secure and you have other assets, you losses in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, may be decades away, investing for may need as little as three months retirement now is a smart move. That’s life insurance policies, annuities, or
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Ask a Lawyer
The administrative revocation is accomplished by the arresting officer taking possession of your license at By James Regan the time of your arrest, if it is based upon a breath test, and giving you a If you get cited or arrested in Nebraska temporary one, which is valid for 15 for driving under the influence of days. alcohol or drugs, there are potentially severe consequences. Those include If you have a Nebraska operator’s the revocation of your license, fines license, and have never had a prior and court costs, and jail, which is administrative license revocation, the mandatory in many cases. Some of first such administrative revocation these consequences are imposed results in a six-month revocation solely by the Department of Motor of your license, beginning 15 days Vehicles (DMV). Others, of course, are after your citation or arrest. During imposed by the court system in which that 15 day period, you are given a you are charged with the crime of DUI. temporary license that allows you
Administrative revocation The first impact on you, which occurs immediately, is the administrative revocation of your license by the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles. This action is taken by the DMV without any involvement by the court system, and is something that a court can eliminate or change in only the rarest of circumstances.
limited, and require that you file the necessary appeal within 10 days of your citation or arrest. An attorney knowledgeable in this area of the law should be able to determine whether there are grounds for such an appeal by reviewing the temporary license that you are given at the time of your citation or arrest. It is important to have a qualified lawyer review this during this first 10 days as the revocation cannot be changed or eliminated by the court in which your DUI will be filed. If you have had a prior administrative revocation of your license, the second and any subsequent incident will result in a one-year revocation, and a prohibition from any driving, under any circumstances, for a period of 45 days following the expiration of your temporary 15-day license. After that you can only drive with a vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device for the next year.
to drive, but upon the expiration of that temporary license, you can only operate a motor vehicle that is equipped with an ignition interlock device. That requires you to be tested for alcohol every time you start the vehicle, and again randomly during the time you operate it. Although there is a process for appealing that administrative revocation, the grounds for successfully doing so are extremely The most severe penalty is reserved for those who refuse to take the required chemical test of their blood or breath. If you refuse to take the chemical/breath test, the period of revocation is doubled, to one year, and there is a period of 90 days in which you cannot drive under any circumstances, after which you can only drive with an ignition interlock device installed for the next year. The required “chemical test” is the one given after you have been placed
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under arrest and taken to the police station or, in the case of a blood test, a hospital, and been formally advised of your obligation to submit to such a test. In addition to outright refusing to take the test, it is considered a refusal if you don’t blow hard enough to provide a sample or in any other way fail to fully comply with the officer’s directive to properly submit to the test. In addition, refusing to take this test allows the prosecuting attorney to file charges against you that presume the results of any such test would be over .15, which triggers enhanced penalties, including mandatory jail time. For these reasons, it is virtually never advisable to refuse to take the chemical test.
Criminal prosecution For a first offense, if your test results are under .15, you face a possible 7-to60 days in jail, a $500 fine, and up to a six-month loss of license. If your test results are over .15, the penalties are enhanced and you face 7-to-60 days in jail, with a mandatory minimum of two days in jail, a one-year loss of license, and a fine of $500. For a second offense, if your test results are under .15, you face a possible 30-to-180 days in jail, a $500 fine, and an 18-month license revocation. Even if you are placed on probation, you face a mandatory minimum of 10 days in jail. If your test results are over .15, you face up to one year in jail, and an 18 month-to- 15
year license revocation, and a $1000 fine. If placed on probation, there is a mandatory minimum of 30 days jail time.
What an experienced attorney can do for you
Every case is unique. An experienced attorney can advise you about whether you have a defense to the For a third offense under .15, you charge, or whether there are grounds face a possible 90 days to one year for the negotiation of a reduction in jail, a $1000 fine, and a 15-year of the level of the offense to a less revocation of your license. Even if you serious one. They can also advise are placed on probation, you face a you on what you will need to do to mandatory minimum of 30 days in jail put yourself in the best possible and a 2-to-15 year revocation of your light before the court to justify the license. If your test results are over .15 least possible sentence the court can and you have two prior convictions, impose. Such an attorney also will you can be charged with a Class IIIA be familiar with what you can expect felony carrying up to three years in from the judge to which your case is prison, a $10,000 fine, and a 15 -year assigned. They can also advise you on revocation of your license. Even if you helping be sure you get house arrest if are placed on probation, you face a a term of jail is imposed. mandatory minimum of 60 days in jail and continuous alcohol monitoring Do you have legal questions? Submit after your release. them to focusomaha@gmail.com and they may be answered in a future Fourth offense or more are a felony, column or contact the Regan Law and the penalties increase with every Offices at 402-341-2020. prior conviction that can be proven. The state is allowed to include any conviction within 15 years of your date of arrest in enhancing a conviction.
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