VOLUME 1 ISSUE 44 | OCTOBER 25 - OCTOBER 31 | 2017
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Personal Injury Law: The Basics By Jim Regan at The Benson Law Center
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Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts 724 S 12th St, Omaha, 68102 Omaha’s greatest celebration of the visual arts and the Bemis Center’s indispensable mission to support today’s artists is taking place on Friday, October 27! All auction proceeds support participating artists and raise critical funds for Bemis Center programs.
EVENTS Wednesday, October 25 October Drink n Draw Apollon Art Space, 7p 1801 Vinton St, Omaha, NE 68108 Drink n Draw will have 2 models. Apollon will have their delicious drink menu 19+years and older. $8 cash--exact change is appreciated. Cover drawing by Artist Timothy James Hantula -----------------------------------------------Wednesday, October 25 Intro to Ceramics Wheel The Union for Contemporary Art, 6p 2423 N 24th St, Omaha, 68110 Demonstration and limited practice
Whitney Hansen • Meganne Horrocks Storm • Matt Karasek Debbie Krambeck • Sarah Smeltzer. Stage Manager: Taylor Vann • Assistant Stage Manager/Board Operator: Lisa Marie Hathaway • Lighting Design: Joshua Mullady • Sound Design: Shannon Smay • Costumes: Bridget Mueting • Set Construction: Blake Colson
In the gallery: Jeffrey Ballard - collage prints Jonathan Wilhoft - photography -----------------------------------------------Through November 4 Instructor: Jesse Ross Beautiful But Dangerous: $10 for non-members and Barbara Rogers Paintings Free for U-CA Co-Op Members Gallery 72 To learn more or purchase a Co-Op 1806 Vinton St, Omaha, 68108 membership, stop by The Union or This is a special show presented at visit u-ca.org/the-co-op Gallery 72 by My Böes and -----------------------------------------------BENEFIT ART AUCTION EXHIBITION John Rogers featuring the works of Wednesday, October 25 internationally acclaimed Barbara October 14–27, 11a–5p and until Idea Jam Rogers with additional works by Car9p on Thursday. View the exhibition Cali Commons, 6p rie Seid, both living in Tucson, Arizona, during regular gallery hours. Free 518 N 40th St., Omaha, 68131 admission. “Buy It Now” and absentee and Jamison Hiner, son of My Boes, Join us each week of October to exOmaha, Nebraska. plore your ideas, share your stories, & bidding available. Stay informed at -----------------------------------------------collaborate with other creative people. bemiscenter.org/benefit. ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ Through November 12 Stupid F@#%ing Bird Through october 29 Friday, October 27 Omaha Community Playhouse Resurrection: Benefit Art Auction + After Party 6915 Cass St, Omaha, 68132 The Best of ShelterSkelter Concert, 5:30p - 12a Howard Drew Theatre Shelterbelt Theatre By Aaron Posner | A sort-of adaptation 3225 California St., Omaha, 68131 from The Seagull by Anton Chekhov You asked for it and we brought ShelterSkelter back to life - the eerie, This “sort-of adaptation” of The the funny, the dark and spooky! We Seagull by Anton Chekhov tells a story opened the Skelter crypt and dug up in which an aspiring young director some of our favorite blasts from the battles against the art created by his past, featuring some of your favorite mother’s generation. A young actress playwrights. competes with an aging Hollywood star for the affections of a renowned Come in costume - if you dare! We’ll novelist and everyone discovers just post pix on our Facebook page and how complicated life, art and success each week’s winner (most likes) will advance to the finals. Top finalist wins can be. This irreverent, modern and very funny remix of a classic play will 2 Shelterbelt season tickets! incite you to consider how art, love and revolution fuel your own pursuit Whatever you do, don’t miss this limited edition Skelter in honor of our of happiness. Disclaimer: Contains adult language and 25th Anniversary season. We don’t sexuality. know when it’ll appear again in this -----------------------------------------------dimension! Through November 17 Directed by Kaitlyn McClincy • Jayma Fall Chrysanthemum Show Lauritzen Gardens Smay • Elizabeth Thompson Experience a fascinating fabrication With plays by: Rob Baker • Joe Basque of flowers at the garden’s annual fall chrysanthemum show. Bold mums • Ben Beck • Molly Campbell • Julia combine with vibrant colors, rich fabHinson • Jeremy Johnson • Daena rics, diverse textures and other exotic Schweiger • Scott Working • Aaron design elements- representative of the Zavitz storied Japanese culture. Featuring: Craig Bond • Katy Boone • -----------------------------------------------Kevin Goshorn • Eric Grant-Leanna • of using a ceramics wheel to create vessels.
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Special to this year’s event, the Bemis partners with Maha Music Festival to create an After Party Concert featuring Cults with Closeness at the Bemis Center’s Okada Sculpture & Ceramics Facility across the street from the main building at 723 S. 12th Street. Tickets to the concert can be purchased with individual Benefit Art Auction tickets or separately.
-----------------------------------------------The Union for Contemporary Art 2417 Burdette St., Omaha, 68111 Anderson Enterprises -----------------------------------------------15418 W Center Rd, Omaha, 68144 UNO Art Gallery ------------------------------------------------ 6001 Dodge St., Omaha, 68182 Anderson O’Brien Fine Art Old Market -----------------------------------------------1108 Jackson St., Omaha, 68102 White Crane Gallery ------------------------------------------------ 1032 Howard St, Omaha, 68102 Artist Cooperative Gallery -----------------------------------------------405 S 11th St, Omaha, 68102 Zombie Art & Glass Gallery ------------------------------------------------ 6001 Maple St., Omaha, 68104 Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts -----------------------------------------------724 S 12th St., Omaha, 68102 -----------------------------------------------MUSEUMS Blue Pomegranate Gallery 17305 Davenport St, Omaha, 68118 ------------------------------------------------ Durham Museum Cooper Brown Art 801 S 10th St., Omaha, 68108 2215 Harney St., Omaha, 68102 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Great Plains Black History Museum Dundee Gallery 7400 Dodge St., Omaha 68114 4916 Underwood Ave, Omaha, 68132 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Joslyn Art Museum Gallery 72 2200 Dodge St., Omaha, 68102 1806 Vinton St., Omaha, 68108 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Omaha Children’s Museum Gallery 1516 500 S 20th St., Omaha, 68102 1516 Leavenworth St., Omaha, 68102 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Garden of the Zodiac Museum, 28210 W Park Hwy, 68003 1046 Howard St., Omaha, 68102 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hot Shops PERFORMING ARTS 1301 Nicholas St, Omaha, 68102 ------------------------------------------------ Blue Barn Theatre Hugo Art Galleries 1106 S 10th St, Omaha, NE 68108 2718 Pacific St., Omaha, 68105 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Holland Performing Arts Center Joslyn Art Museum 13th & Douglas St., Omaha, NE 68102 2200 Dodge St., Omaha, 68102 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Omaha Community Playhouse Lewis Art Gallery 6915 Cass St., Omaha, NE 68132 8600 Cass St., Omaha, 68114 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Orpheum Theater MANGELSEN Images of Nature 409 S Sixteenth St., Omaha, NE 68102 1115 Harney St., Omaha, 68102 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shelterbelt Theatre Modern Arts Midtown 3225 California St, Omaha, NE 68131 3615 Dodge St., Omaha, 68131 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Rose Theater Old Market Artists Gallery 2001 Farnam St., Omaha, NE 68102 1034 Howard St., Omaha, 68102 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Passageway Gallery 417 S 11th St, Omaha, 68102 -----------------------------------------------Petshop Gallery 2725 N 62nd St., Omaha, 68104 -----------------------------------------------The Apollon Art Space 1801 Vinton St, Omaha, 68108 -----------------------------------------------The Little Gallery & Underground Film Forum 5901 Maple St., 68104
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Wednesday, October 25 Trunk or Treat and Chili Feed, 5:30p St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, 15050 W Maple Rd, Omaha Join St. Andrew’s Annual Trunk or Treat and Chili Feed Wednesday, October 25. The annual Trunk-or-Treat event and food drive is fun for all ages! Kids get to trick-or-treat to approximately 40 trunks right in our parking lot. After they’ve filled their bags with treats grab a hot chocolate and head inside to the Rotunda for games, craft activities, and a popcorn bar. Don’t forget to vote for your favorite trunk! Admission is $1 or one canned food item per person and starts at 6:30pm. ----------------------------------------------Wednesday, October 25 Halloween Party, 6p
Hanscom Park United Methodist Church, 4444 Frances St, Omaha Monster Mash Meal Ghostly Games and Crafts Costumes are welcomed, but not mandatory. ----------------------------------------------Wednesday, October 25 Halloween Dash, 6:30p Fleet Feet Sports, 17660 Wright St. Come run off all that candy and earn some more with our Fleet Feet Halloween Party! Join us for a night of fun with local vendors, candy, a 1-mile fun run, candy, a costume contest, candy, and did we say candy? Bring your family, kids, and friends! ----------------------------------------------Wednesday, October 25 Fall Festival, 7p Freedom Worship Center
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3025 Parker St, Omaha, NE 68111 Kids of all ages are invited to the 7th Annual Fall Festival sponsored by Freedom Worship Center Omaha. Come out for a variety of games, food, and a lot of fun to celebrate the fall season. For more information call 402.905.9730 or visit www.fwcomaha. org. ----------------------------------------------Thursday, October 26 Leap for a Cure: Monster Bash, 6p - 9p Ralston Arena, 7300 Q St, Ralston, Ne A Night of Halloween fun to advance Brain Cancer Awareness! Activities Include: Costume Contest | Prizes for Adults and Children Children’s Corner | Bounce House, Crafts, Balloons and Face Painting Tween & Adult Carnival Games Photo Op Area Fajita Bar and One Drink Ticket Live Performance by Come Together Band Dancing & Magician Giving Tree, Raffle Prizes and Silent Auction More information online at http:// www.ralstonarena.com/events/detail/ monsterbash2017
----------------------------------------------Friday, October 27 Baseballoween & Fireworks Werner Park, 5p The FREE Baseballoween event is back at Werner Park for sixth straight year and it’s going to be a blast! Halloween Fireworks will once again be presented by First National Bank. The first 100 kids to enter the event once it begins at 5:00pm will also receive a FREE hot dog thanks to US Foods. ----------------------------------------------Friday, October 27 Natural Grocers Spooktacular Kids Healthy Halloween Party, 6p 17602 Wright Street, Omaha, 68130 The 2nd annual Tricks & Treats family event at Westwood Plaza will provide treats to children from 6-8pm. Please join us for a fun filled evening sponsord by Pirates and Pixies in Rockbrook Village and Family First Chiropractic off 180th & Oak Street. Trick or Treat the Spooky Stations, Crafts for the kiddos, Face painting Photobooth, Devils Blood Punch Goblins Stew, Picture Coloring and more! ------------------------------------------------
Saturday, October 28 Benson Boo Bash Downtown Benson, 10:30a Celebrate Halloween early at the Benson Boo Bash! Trick or Treat at Downtown Benson businesses , play games at the Benson Community Center, take pictures at various photo stations and say hi to your neighbors at this FREE family friendly event sponsored by the Benson Neighborhood Association. ----------------------------------------------Saturday, October 28 Trick or Treat Nebraska Furniture Market, 12p 700 S 72nd St, Omaha, NE 68114 Calling all Little Guys & Gals, Princesses & Princes, Goblins & Ghosts, Witches & Wizards, Superheros & Mummies, Animals and more! Appliance & Electronics Building Enjoy games, candy, activities, treats and a Free photo with a Superhero! Bring out the family for an indoor warm and safe place to enjoy the Halloween season! ----------------------------------------------Omaha Police Department mascots Saturday, October 28 and officers will be on hand to help Trunk-or-Treat pass out candy and say hello to your Emanuel Lutheran Church, 3:30p kiddos! 2444 N Broadway, Council Bluffs -Each bag will have various coupons Join them in the lower parking lot they from Westroads Mall retailers. hand out goodies to trick-or-treaters. -Trick or Treating inside the mall is Friends at Midlands Living Center will a great and safe alternative, lots of also have trick-or-treating. candy and easier walking for the little -----------------------------------------------ones. -So much fun and the kids get to show Saturday, October 28 Halloween Bash! | 3p - 5p off their costumes! ----------------------------------------------- Reality Church,10695 Portal Rd., La Vista, Nebraska 68128 Saturday, October 28 Grand Opening of Buick GMC, 10a-2p It’s Fall Ya’ll! Time for pumpkin patchin’, cider sippin’, sweater weather Woodhouse Buick GMC of Omaha and pumpkin spice EVERYTHING! 11911 I St, Omaha, Nebraska 68137 Come celebrate Woodhouse Auto But, our favorite part of this time of Family’s newest family member! -Our friend Gary Sadlemyer from 1110 year is the HALLOWEEN BASH! Join us on October 28th from 3-5PM, right KFAB from 10am - noon! here in the Reality Church parking lot -Hot dogs from 11:30am -1:30pm! -With a $5 donation, participaints can for games, candy, hayrack rides, fun hammer an old Buick to “SMASH Away and much more! -----------------------------------------------Hunger”, all proceeds will go to the Sunday, October 29 Woodhouse Backpack Challenge! Trunk or Treat, 4p - 6p -Enter to win 2 club level Husker St. Mark Lutheran Church Tickets to see Nebraska take on 1821 N 90th St, Omaha, 68114 Northwestern! ----------------------------------------------- Join us for some fall fun! There will be inflatables, glow in the dark puppet Saturday, October 28 shows, music provided by a DJ and Trick or Treat the Museum, 10a trunks full of treats! We can’t wait to Union Pacific Museum On Saturday, October 28th, costumed see you there! -----------------------------------------------guests are invited to explore the museum and receive non-food “treats” Sunday, October 29 Old Market Fall Festival along the way! ----------------------------------------------- Omaha Old Market, 1p Friday, October 27 Monster Mash Bash Oak View Mall, 6p Join the YMCA and Oak View Mall at the Oak View Mall for the Monster Mash Bash! 6pm - FREE Trick-or-Treat bags for the first 500 kids! 6 -9pm - Trick-or-Treat, games, and crafts ALL NIGHT! 6 -9pm - Mini Movie Theatre featuring a family-friendly movie! 7 -8:30pm - Costume Contest and Dance-Off Competition! ----------------------------------------------Friday, October 27 Spooktacular Trick or Treat Event, 6p Westroads Mall, 10000 California Westroads Mall will give away Free Trick-or-Treat bags* filled with goodies and coupons from Westroads Mall retailers. The line for the bags will form at the Flagship Commons entrance on the North West side, second level. *While supplies last.
Dress in costume for this fun and free family experience in the Old Market. - Interactive displays with crews from Omaha Police Department and Omaha Fire Department - Thousands of FREE children’s books on the Book Bus - Candy for trick-or-treaters at candy stations - Pet Contest - Dress up your pet for Halloween and join the spooky fun! Registration - 2 pm / Contest - 2:30 pm - Face painting, photo booth, art projects, and Spooky Science - Free parking at meters and the Parking Garage located at 10th & Jackson. - Official Map Coming in the Discussion area! -----------------------------------------------Sunday, October 29 Halloween Hoopla 2017 Shadow Lake Towne Center, 1p Attention Ghouls and Boys! Join us for Trick-or-Treating at Shadow Lake Towne Center! This is no trick, we want to treat you to an afternoon of safe and free trick-ortreating at participating Shadow Lake Towne Center merchants displaying an owl in the front window. All of your favorite characters will be there too and you can enjoy FREE Hayrack rides
provided by La Vista Optimist and games in the Nebraska MedicineBellevue Amphitheater!! -----------------------------------------------Sunday, October 29, 4p Trick-Or-Treat Olde Towne Bellevue Trick or Treat the Streets of olde towne bellevue. All of olde towne bellevue will be decked out with treat stops and activities for the whole family -----------------------------------------------Sunday, October 29 Community Wide Fall Celebration New Horizon Presbyterian Church 30 Valley View Dr, Council Bluffs, 4p Lot’s of fun, free events! -----------------------------------------------If you would like to see your event listed, email focusomaha@gmail.com -----------------------------------------------
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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 25 Trunk or Traet & Chili Feed St. Andrews Methodist Church, 5:30p ----------------------------------------------Infusion Brewing Bingo Night Growler USA, 6p ----------------------------------------------Bill Chrastil Ozone Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Drink n Draw Apollon Art Space, 7p ----------------------------------------------Ray’s Piano Party Mr. Toad’s, 7p ----------------------------------------------Mark Nelson Jambo Cat, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------You Had To Be There with Ryan De La Garza, Reverb Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke with Joey Edwards The B Bar, 9p ----------------------------------------------Horror Movie Trivia V The Waiting Room, 8p ----------------------------------------------Comedy Open Mic with Dusty Stehl Barley Street, 9p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke Forte Music Hall, 9p ----------------------------------------------Tony Holiday Harney Street, 9p ----------------------------------------------Skipglitch Bar 415, 10p
THURSDAY OCTOBER 26 Drive-In Movie Night featuring Rocky Horror Picture Show Falconwood Park, 5p ----------------------------------------------Mitch Gettman Will Make You Happy Hour, The B. Bar, 5p ----------------------------------------------Acoustic Thursdays Jams Midtown, 5:30p -----------------------------------------------
Leap For A Cure: Monster Bash Ralston Arena, 6p ----------------------------------------------Parasites, HPPC, The Shidiots, Dsm5 Dr. Jack’s Drinkery, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------50th Anniversary Ozone Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Dustin West Vino Mas, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Wake The Dead Tour with The Nearly Deads Bourbon Saloon, 7p ----------------------------------------------Paul Nelson Chrome Lounge, 7p ----------------------------------------------Mitch Gettman Will Make You Happy Hour, The B Bar, 9p ----------------------------------------------William Shatner Holland Center, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Live Jazz Jambo Cat, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------DJ Wild Wes Kozee Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke with DJ Mad Matz Reverb Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Resurrection: The Best of ShelterSkelter, Shelterbelt Theater, 8p ----------------------------------------------KMFDM with ohGr The Waiting Room, 8p ----------------------------------------------Virginia Kathryn & Ashley Buck Barley Street, 9p ----------------------------------------------4th Annual 8 Bit Ball” 8 Bit Monsters Halloween Bash Forte Music Hall, 9p ----------------------------------------------The Shineys Harney Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------Kristen Taylor with Sarah Brandt & Samuel Scott McCumber The Down Under, 9:30p -----------------------------------------------
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FRIDAY OCTOBER 27 John Worsham Growler USA, 5p ----------------------------------------------Baseballoween with Fireworks Spectacular, Werner Park, 5p ----------------------------------------------Squeeze Play American Legion Post #1, 7p ----------------------------------------------Blue House and the Rent to Own Horns, Ameristar, 7p ----------------------------------------------Red Delicious Bogies West, 7p ----------------------------------------------Smile Empty Soul Bourbon Saloon, 7p -----------------------------------------------
Halloween Spooktacular with Pat O & The Show, Millard Roadhouse, 7p ----------------------------------------------Boris with Subrosa, Endon The Waiting Room, 7p ----------------------------------------------Lancers V Buccaneers Ralston Arena, 7:05p ----------------------------------------------Bewitcher, Diabolic Possession Dr. Jack’s Drinkery, 8p ----------------------------------------------Wicked Fun Fire Barn Sports Bar Papillion, 8p ----------------------------------------------Halloween Boos & Booze Party KoZee Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Woodhouse & KGOR present Wicked + Awesome Halloween Bash with The 402 Band, Ralston Arena, 8p
Halloween Havoc 2017 Reverb Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Chris Jones Therapy Bar, 8p ----------------------------------------------Monsters & Masks Wired Pub, 8p ----------------------------------------------Raman Shaman’s Present Taste of Chaos, Bar 415, 9p ----------------------------------------------Pony Creek, Slings & Arrows, Beth Bombara Barley Street, 9p ----------------------------------------------Costume Karaoke with DJ Justin Blue Legends, 9p ----------------------------------------------Boner Killerz CD Release Show Brothers Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------The Fishheads Chrome Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Drew Jude and The Cool Tones Forte Music Hall, 9p ----------------------------------------------Halloween Bash Goldeez, 9p ----------------------------------------------Josh Hoyer Growler USA, 9p ----------------------------------------------Heather Newman Band Harney Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------Halloween Party with John Doe On the Q St Bar, 9p ----------------------------------------------Charm School Dropouts Ozone Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Zona de Terror Rhythmz Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Secret Weapon’s Dead Man’s Party Slowdown, 9p ----------------------------------------------An Evening with Fontenelle The B Bar, 9p ----------------------------------------------70’s Themed Halloween Party The Session Room, 9p ----------------------------------------------Dicey Riley Dubliner Pub, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Halloween Haunt with Lemon Fresh Day Two Fine Irishmen, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Spewfest 3: Halloween Party Blessing O’Leaver’s Pub, 10p
SATURDAY OCTOBER 28 Great Pumpkin Tree Festival Village Pointe Shopping Center, 10a ----------------------------------------------9th Annual Fall Festival Urban League of Nebraska, 11a ----------------------------------------------Leah Willhite Concert (402) Arts Collective, 3p ----------------------------------------------eNVy Village Pointe Shopping Center, 5p ----------------------------------------------Boo ‘n Brew Choo-Choo Bar & Grill, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Blue House and the Rent to Own Horns, Ameristar, 7p ----------------------------------------------Heartlan Witches’ Gala Ralston Arena, 7p ----------------------------------------------Pineapple Karaoke American Legion Post 1, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Thomas Rhett CenturyLink Center, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------The British Invasion with Billy McGuigan, Holland Center, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------NXT Live Ralston Arena, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Hallow-Nasty with Rhymin n Stealin Blackstone Meatball, 8p ----------------------------------------------Halloween Bash with DJ JRock Bogie’s West, 8p ----------------------------------------------Fright Night featuring Arborists, From This Day Forwar,Silence is Madness, Sleeping Bear, December Eleventh and 64-Hit Combo, Lookout Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Doom Lagoon, The Beatseekers, Takeover Tapes & more, Lucy’s Pub, 8p ----------------------------------------------Vundabar Petshop, 8p ----------------------------------------------Halloween Party with DJ Skatedad Reverb Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Halloween Phlocking Session Room, 8p ----------------------------------------------Will Dougherty Loves Company The Backline, 8p ----------------------------------------------Cascade Crescendo The Waiting Room, 8p -----------------------------------------------
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Release The Freak Bar 415, 9p ----------------------------------------------The Horror Exam Live with The Basement on a Hill, Barley Street, 9p ----------------------------------------------Costume Bash with 138 & Somewhere Between Heaven & Hell, Brother’s, 9p ----------------------------------------------The Pinheads Dr. Jack’s Drinkery, 9p ----------------------------------------------Soul Tree Growler USA, 9p ----------------------------------------------Fased with Ben Baldwin Band Harney Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------Swampboy Blues Band Havana Garage, 9p ----------------------------------------------Eckophonic Ozone Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Secret Weapon’s Dead Man’s Party Slowdown, 9p ----------------------------------------------Halloween Party with DJ Shift_D The Cove, 9p ----------------------------------------------The 80’s Weren’t So Bad Party with Rock & Roll Suicide The Down Under, 9p ----------------------------------------------Halloween Party with Jerry Pranksters The New Frontier Bar, 9p ----------------------------------------------Sell Your Soul III The Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------Halloween Haunt with Hi- Fi Hangover Two Fine Irishmen, 9p ----------------------------------------------Sinners & Saints Halloween Party Chrome Lounge, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Alice & Wonderland Halloween with Dicey Riley, Dubliner Pub, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Halloween with Dramatron O’Leaver’s Pub, 10p ----------------------------------------------Double Feature The Backline, 10p ----------------------------------------------AllSortsOfGood with Charlie Alley The Blackstone Meatball, 10p ----------------------------------------------Halloween Karaoke The Verdict, 10p
SUNDAY OCTOBER 29 Come Together Soaring Wings Vineyard, 2p ----------------------------------------------The River City Pineapple Company American Legion Post 1, 3p ----------------------------------------------Resurrection: The Best of ShelterSkelter, Shelterbelt Theater, 2p ----------------------------------------------Drive-In Movie Night featuring Hocus Pocus, Falconwood Park, 4:30p ----------------------------------------------James Hill and Anne Janelle Reverb Lounge, 5p ----------------------------------------------Jazz with Luigi Inc. Mr. Toad, 9p ----------------------------------------------Poker Night Therapy Bar & Grill, 8p ----------------------------------------------Hiss Golden Messenger The Waiting Room, 8p
MONDAY OCTOBER 30 Gooch & His Big Las Vegas Big Band Ozone Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Michelle Eva The Omaha Lounge, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------The Ramparts with Names Without Numbers, Leadwolf, Isaiah Dominguez Reverb Lounge, 8p
TUESDAY OCTOBER 31 Team Trivia with DJ Howie The Original Draught House, 7p ----------------------------------------------Monster Mash Jam Therapy Bar & Grill, 7p ----------------------------------------------SunSquabi The Waiting Room, 8:30p ----------------------------------------------Turbo Tuesdays featuring DJ Vic Nasty Bar 415, 9p ----------------------------------------------The Stone Foxes Reverb Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Scary-Oke at Forte Forte Music Hall,10p
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Wednesday, October 25 Trunk or Treat and Chili Feed, 5:30p St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, 15050 W Maple Rd, Omaha The annual Trunk-or-Treat event and food drive is fun for all ages! Kids get to trick-or-treat to approximately 40 trunks right in our parking lot. After they’ve filled their bags with treats grab a hot chocolate and head inside to the Rotunda for games, craft activities, and a popcorn bar. Admission is $1 or one canned food item per person and starts at 6:30pm. ----------------------------------------------Wednesday, October 25 Halloween Party, 6p Hanscom Park United Methodist Church, 4444 Frances St, Omaha Monster Mash Meal & Ghostly Games and Crafts. Costumes are welcomed, but not mandatory. ----------------------------------------------Wednesday, October 25 Halloween Dash, 6:30p Fleet Feet Sports, 17660 Wright St. A night of fun with local vendors, candy, a 1-mile fun run, candy, costume contest, candy, and did we say candy? Bring your family, kids, and friends! ----------------------------------------------Wednesday, October 25 Fall Festival, 7p Freedom Worship Center 3025 Parker St, Omaha, NE 68111 Head out for a variety of games, food, and a lot of fun to celebrate the fall season. ----------------------------------------------Thursday, October 26
Leap for a Cure: Monster Bash, 6p - 9p Ralston Arena, 7300 Q St, Ralston, Ne A Night of Halloween fun to advance Brain Cancer Awareness! More information online at http:// www.ralstonarena.com/events/detail/ monsterbash2017 ----------------------------------------------Friday, October 27 Baseballoween & Fireworks Werner Park, 5p The FREE Baseballoween event is back at Werner Park for sixth straight year and it’s going to be a blast! Halloween Fireworks will once again be presented by First National Bank. ---------------------------------------------Friday, October 27, 28, 29 Spooktacular, 5:30p Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, 3701 S 10th St., Omaha Take your little ghouls and goblins to Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium® for Spooktacular. October 27, 28, 29 from 5:30p - 8:30p. Purchase tickets in advance for $8.95 per person for Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium® members or $9.95 per person for non-members online or at Guest Services. Children 2 and under are free. ----------------------------------------------Friday, October 27 Natural Grocers Spooktacular Kids Healthy Halloween Party, 6p - 8p 17602 Wright Street, Omaha, 68130 Trick or Treat the Spooky Stations, Crafts for the kiddos, Face painting Photobooth, Devils Blood Punch Goblins Stew, Picture Coloring and
more! -----------------------------------------------Friday, October 27 Monster Mash Bash Oak View Mall, 6p Join the YMCA and Oak View Mall at the Oak View Mall for the Monster Mash Bash! ----------------------------------------------Friday, October 27 Spooktacular Trick or Treat Event, 6p Westroads Mall, 10000 California Westroads Mall will give away Free Trick-or-Treat bags* filled with goodies and coupons from Westroads Mall retailers. ----------------------------------------------Saturday, October 28 Omaha’s Great Pumpkin Tree Festival, 5p Village Pointe Shopping Center 17305 Davenport St, Omaha Full Day of Halloween Festivities! 10am-2pm Pumpkin Carving, 3pm-5pm Trick-or-treating & games, 5pm-7pm Concert w/ eNVy, 7pm Pumpkin Tree Lighting ----------------------------------------------Saturday, October 28 Trick or Treat the Museum, 10a Union Pacific Museum Costumed guests are invited to explore the museum and receive nonfood “treats” along the way! ----------------------------------------------Saturday, October 28 Benson Boo Bash Downtown Benson, 10:30a Celebrate Halloween early at the Benson Boo Bash! Trick or Treat at
Downtown Benson businesses , play games at the Benson Community Center, take pictures at various photo stations and say hi to your neighbors at this FREE family friendly event. ----------------------------------------------Saturday, October 28 Living History - Vintage Halloween Arbor Lodge State Historical Park Step back in time to see historic trades, talents, and other demonstrations come alive inside the mansion and out on the beautiful grounds of Nebraska City’s National Historic Landmark. The weekend is full of Vintage Halloween fun frivolity as we celebrate vintage Halloween customs, games, crafts, and décor from 11am to 4pm. ----------------------------------------------Saturday, October 28 Trick or Treat Nebraska Furniture Market, 12p 700 S 72nd St, Omaha, NE 68114 Enjoy games, candy, activities, treats and a Free photo with a Superhero! --------------------------------------Saturday, October 28 Halloween Bash! | 3p - 5p Reality Church,10695 Portal Rd La Vista, Nebraska 68128 Join them in the Reality Church parking lot for games, candy, hayrack rides, fun and much more! ------------------------------Saturday, October 28 Trunk-or-Treat Emanuel Lutheran Church, 3:30p 2444 N Broadway,
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Council Bluffs Join them in the lower parking lot they hand out goodies to trick-or-treaters. -------------------------------------Sunday, October 29 Trunk or Treat, 4p - 6p St. Mark Lutheran Church 1821 N 90th St. There will be inflatables, glow in the dark puppet shows, music provided by a DJ and trunks full of treats! -----------------------------------------------Sunday, October 29 Old Market Fall Festival Omaha Old Market, 1p Dress in costume for this fun and free family experience in the Old Market.
Sunday, October 29 Halloween Hoopla 2017 Shadow Lake Towne Center, 1p Attention Ghouls and Boys! Join us for Trick-or-Treating at Shadow Lake Towne Center! -----------------------------------------------Sunday, October 29, 4p Trick-Or-Treat Olde Towne Bellevue All of olde towne bellevue will be decked out with treat stops and activities for the whole family -----------------------------------------------Sunday, October 29 Community Wide Fall Celebration New Horizon Presbyterian Church 30 Valley View Dr, Council Bluffs, 4p Lot’s of fun, free Halloween event!
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Meteorologists from some of the world’s weather agencies say there is an increasing chance the La Niña ocean-cooling phenomenon will develop in the Pacific during the next few months. U.S. climate scientists estimate there is currently a 55 to 65 precent chance La Earthquakes Niña will become established before A temblor centered just off the end of the year. southern Mexico’s Oaxaca state rattled nerves in a Typical impacts of the ocean cooling country already hit by two recent during December through February quake disasters. are wetter-than-normal weather across the western Pacific, Indonesia, • Earth movements were also felt in Malaysia and the Philippines, as well as central Iran, northwestern California in the Pacific Northwest and the Ohio and northeastern Arkansas. Valley. La Niña also brings unusually dry conditions to East Africa and parts of east-central China. The southern United States typically becomes drier and warmer than normal.
Tropical Cyclones
Hurricane Ophelia lashed Ireland as the strongest post-tropical low to hit the island since former Hurricane Debbie struck from the west in 1961. Ophelia also came closer to Western Europe than any other hurricane in recorded history.
dialects similar to humans’. Some can even call each other by name. British, Canadian and American researchers say this advanced cetacean culture is due to the size of the marine mammals’ brains. Writing in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, the scientists say that after studying 90 different species, they found overwhelming evidence of these sophisticated social and cooperative behavior traits similar to those in human cultures.
Penguin Starvation
Researchers say that only two out of 18,000 Adélie penguin chicks managed to survive in an Antarctica colony where extensive sea ice had forced the adult birds to venture 60 miles farther than usual to find food for their young. An “unprecedented rainy episode” was said to have worsened the crisis. It was the second time in four years that such starvation has been
• Typhoon Khanun lashed far southern China. • Typhoon Lan was taking aim on Japan’s Honshu Island late in the week.
Social Cetaceans
Data from Oct. 16 shows a possible early onset of La Niña cooling in the Pacific.
Whales and dolphins have been found to live in tightly knit social groups, talk to each other in complex relationships and develop regional
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observed at the colony on Petrel Island. While Antarctica’s overall summer sea ice has recently dwindled to a record low, the expansive sea ice around the penguin colony was an exception.
Hungry Bears
Two people have been killed by bears in Russia’s Far East this fall due to dwindling food sources, according to a forestry worker.
Miyazaki prefecture during its first eruptions in six years. Blasts that occurred three days apart sent ash soaring as high as about 7,500 feet above the crater. The Japanese broadcaster TBS aired images of elementary school students wearing helmets and face masks on the way to their classes near the base of Shinmoedake.
AFP reports that authorities on Sakhalin Island say they were forced to shoot dead 83 of the bears during the past week because of their aggressive behavior. The worker told the agency that there are not enough fish, berries and nuts for the bears to store up their usual fat reserves for winter. He added that overfishing of local salmon has also led to the ursine hunger.
Eruption
Japan’s Mount Shinmoedake volcano spewed ash over four nearby cities in
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Sitting All Day Just May Be Killing You By Eddie Torrez
We are constantly being advised to eat better and get more exercise, and not without good reason. For this article, we will focus on the exercise element or the need for movement. In fact, the saying: “Sitting is the new smoking” has come to be heard with more regularity. That phrase comes from Dr. James Levine of the Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University’s Obesity Solutions Initiative. He also invented the treadmill desk. Locally the Architectural Offices recently offered a news release from William Stott on the subject, and Peter Pellerito, the fitness specialist at UNMC’s Center for Healthy Living, also has some thoughts to share. To quote from Stott’s article, “Sitting all day is bad for you. That is pretty clear. It can increase your risk of obesity, there is some evidence that it can increase some forms of cancer, ruins your posture, decreases overall productivity, and shortens your life. You can kill yourself by sitting all day!” Pellerito did not go quite that far. “In terms of looking at sitting as the new smoking, when you look at leading causes of death for adult Americans, it’s absolutely heart disease,” he said. Smoking, poor diet and lack of physical activity are the leading preventable causes of death, and linked to heart disease. They make it difficult to reduce the problem, but he pointed out, “Probably
less than 20 percent of the population are smokers while probably 40 percent . . . don’t meet those health and human services guidelines.” He was referring to guidelines for what activity level individuals are supposed to reach. “Human beings are still, fundamentally, hunter-gatherers,” Pellerito said, “We’re not built for the world we live in.” During a relatively short span of time, our world has changed and people don’t have to be as active as they were a couple centuries ago. “You had to get up just to get through the day,” Pellerito said. “In a fairly short time, evolutionarily speaking, things have changed a great deal.” And much like smoking, lack of physical movement is related to the rate of disease. Sedentary living makes people “sick and tired,” but also “sad and stupid” as Pellerito pointed out it is important for our psychology and cognition. “When you look at the main reasons people say they exercise, they say they exercise for health and weight management,” Pellerito said. Those haven’t proven to be good motivators, and without a focus on diet as well, people are not successful at weight loss. “If people use exercise as an excuse to eat more,” he said, that is not likely to work. “It doesn’t just burn calories, it enhances our metabolism in a variety of ways.” Building muscle increases calorie burn throughout the day. “I think the idea that understanding as human beings, that we are built to move,” Pellerito said. “When you look at knowledge . . . we are aware physical activity is good for us, yet not enough
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of us do it. “It’s not a simple decision to be active. It’s a constant decision to make healthy choices,” he said. “It’s not just something to create a beautiful body or burn calories.” No matter your personal or professional goals, exercise helps you improve your live, Pellerito emphasized. “Involvement in a limited amount of activity is going to enable you to better achieve those things in your life.” He also pointed out that strengthening exercises can be done as little as two well-spaced days a week and those can be done in as little as two minutes. “Many people’s perception of exercise is that it has to be difficult,” he said. “As little as a single set done well . . . can be an effective way to give muscles a very good reason to grow or get stronger.” Getting back to Stott, he wrote that standing all day, as some new office products prove for, can also be problematic – making the hard work harder and causing other problems.
Also, many fine motor skills simply are done better when a person sits rather than stands. He added: “The scientific research is far from complete. And remember that everybody is unique – so this is not a one-size-fits-all issue. The common health problems in the standing vs. sitting debate tend to be movement based – so move around.” Pellerito would agree with that, and pointed out you do not have to go to a special place and devote a lot of time to that movement. Thinking of exercise can give it a negative connotation, but he said that doesn’t need to be the case. “You do not have to join a fitness center or have a basement full of weights to create that strengthening stimulus,” Pellerito said. “Fundamentally it amounts to movement.” Until next week, stay healthy Omaha!
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Huskers
By Focus Omaha One word could be used to describe the performance of Nebraska two weeks ago against Ohio State. Tentative. OK, so I know that the secondary was depleted and we were suffering mightily from not being able to handle matchups on key receivers. But, we seemed like we were standing back at times by at least 5 yards in zone coverage and watching the receivers come to us instead of attacking the plays. And, as for the player or players (I could only see the one and I won’t mention any names), that seemed to be behaving as if they were defeated long before the final whistle by not covering extra points and running off the field early, I’m glad (and they should be glad, too) that I’m not the coach because they would have a short collegiate career at Nebraska. Enough said about that game other than on the other side of the ball Tanner Lee seems to continue his improvement.
needed bye week and hopefully are going to be healthier than they have been. With plenty of time to prepare, Nebraska should be ready for this challenge. Despite losing two games I think everyone expected to be in the loss column, the Huskers are still tied for second place in the Big Ten’s West Division with four games remaining against divisional opponents. But a win won’t come easy (like anything has been this year for Nebraska) as they’ll be facing arguably the most improved team in the conference. Purdue is coming off a narrow loss last week at Rutgers, despite out gaining the Scarlet Knights by 257 yards. Three of their four losses have come to teams that were ranked at the time that they played, and two of those were by eight or fewer points. This is the longest stretch of night games (4) by the Huskers since a fivegame stretch in 2014 and I’m going to step out on this one. Purdue is favored by 6 1/2 points at the time of this printing, but I’m going to stick by the Huskers. Huskers 34 Boilermakers 28
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The Yawpers – Rocky Mountain Rockers on the Road to Omaha By Andy Roberts
Are The Yawpers the latest “Next Big Thing?” WABE Radio in Atlanta, an affiliate of NPR, recently made that claim. Lead singer Nate Cook did not make that claim during a phone interview with Focus from Lexington, Kentucky. He made no secret he is excited to be on tour promoting Boy in a Well, the band’s album that comes complete with a comic book of stories that serves as a companion to the songs.
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“The comic book is a companion piece that goes along with the album,” Cook said. “The concept of the album is a little convoluted . . . I thought the comic book would be a good way to give the audience a good way to latch onto something.” Boy in a Well, their third album, is described in the band’s press material as a sensational tragedy set in World War I France about a mother abandoning her unwanted newborn child, but the release cautions that, just like the band, things get much deeper. The Denver-based band is bound for Omaha and a November 2 date at O’Leaver’s. Their name comes from Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass” and the poem “Song of Myself.” The key line being: “I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.” Cook cited American poetry as a source of much of the band’s early inspiration. The album was produced by Tommy Stinson of The Replacements and Bash & Pop and recorded by Alex Hall of JD McPherson, Pokey LaFarge, and The Cactus Blossoms. It’s available on Bloodshot Records. The band draws from a smorgasbord of the musical landscape, with a couple primary influences. “Nick Cave and The Cramps are probably the biggest thing we listen to,” Cook said. “Maybe Americana with a pretty hard influence and a lot of blues thrown in there for good measure.” In addition to Cook, who also plays guitar. the band’s lineup includes guitarist Jesse Parmet and drummer Noah Shomberg. They formed in 2011. While Cook has been living in Denver for a few years, The Yawpers began to
come together a little further north in a college town. “Jesse and I were in a band many years ago in Boulder, Colorado,” Cook recalled. Shomberg was in another band on the scene and it just came together. While admitting Denver is a beautiful city, Cook said it has some drawbacks. “Ten hours to any other market,” he said. That becomes obvious when Cook talked about touring. “It’s (expletive) long,” he said, adding they have been everywhere. “We’ll be back in the Midwest starting in the next few weeks.” Texas and Europe are waiting after that. Cook said he has always been a compulsive writer, so songwriting came naturally. “I’ve always been a compulsive writer . . . I just found it’s a greater way to find some emotional resonance with your audience.” Unlike many other touring bands, The Yawpers have a label to help distribute their music. Cook is a big fan of Bloodshot Records. “They’re a wonderful label,” he stated. “They’re one of the last great strongholds of independents.” While acknowledging being on the road isn’t easy, Cook admitted it’s hard to complain about doing what you want to do for a living, even if it is: “A slog.” But the road brings them back to Omaha, where they played the Hullabaloo Festival in 2016. “It’s our first club show in Omaha,” Cook said. “It will be like our first time
playing a proper venue in town.” For Cook, the plan would be to play many, many more such venues as he plans to be a rock ‘n’ roll lifer. “At this point . . . I don’t have any real school I can use in my thirties,” he laughed. “Poverty or not, I guess this is how I’m going to feed myself.” For more on The Yawpers: www.theyawpers.com www.bloodshotrecords.com/artist/ yawpers www.facebook.com/yawpersmusic/
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J. Crum – Passionate Hip Hop with a Helping of Faith
“When I was in high school, I ended up getting really, really sick,” he said. “I missed almost a whole semester at school.” Often, that might cause a problem, but given his parents’ background, Crum got help at home and actually returned to Northwest ahead of schedule. He was given three study halls where he went to work downloading beats, and then putting lyrics to them. “I saw I was pretty good at it,” he realized. Today, this openly faith-oriented man, strives for grace and speed-raps his feverish words along echoing beats and riffs. Often those are coupled with harder rock styles. It is a whirlwind of passionate introspection. Crum describes himself as a hip-hop artist. Really, it’s not that simple. “I love other genres of music,” Crum said, so jazz, rock and soul also will be part of the final mix. J. Crum has released two albums. Black Sheep is a full-length album he “had a lot of fun with it” and it was nominated for OEAA album of the year in 2016. With 14 tracks, “The theme was really about me being Detroit-born, Omaha hip hop artist different and growing up different . . . J. Crum gets it. and kind of coming to the acceptance of that.” He’s not perfect – none of us are – but that’s the point and a good share of the “Flawed” is his second release, and an inspiration for his art. EP instead of a full-length album. A short film comes with the EP and is on “I was super, super young,” when Crum YouTube. came to high school, he recalled, as his parents came to the area after getting Crum recalled that growing up his jobs as family teachers at Boys Town. siblings were “super intelligent” while Crum attended Omaha Northwest and he was the one who got in trouble. But graduated from the OPS high school. it was more than being different from the rest of his family. It was at Northwest that he made his move into music. That was not exactly “I tried to live different,” he said in the plan from the start. relation to his peers. ”Faith has always been super important to me,” Crum
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recalled. “It kind of isolated me (from his peers.).” He went on to say: “I behaved too poorly at home but was too ‘goodygoody’ with my friends.” Flawed is nominated for an OEAA this year. ”It’s more vulnerable and it’s showing more of how I am as a person . . . my shortcomings.” He calls it a hard look at himself. “Kind of me wrestling with my own arrogance, frustration, shame,” he said. “In spite of all that . . . we still are still beautiful people and something that can be great.” Call it inspirational, because faith is extremely important to Crum and a big part of his art. “My faith is definitely a huge one,” he said referring to his inspirations. “My everyday life, my marriage . . . My community.” Crum said he grew up with a strong faith. “It became really real to me when I was in high school,” he recalled. “I talk about my life, and, because this is an important part of it, it just comes out. “I’m not trying to jam anything down anyone’s throat.” Crum uses a live band for his performances, including Jevon Mickles on keys, Anthony Flakus on guitar and bass, B.J. Yates is on drums, and Riley
Stauffer “Fameless” as the deejay. The creative process for this highly original artist is never ending. “I try to always carry something with me where I can write something down,” Crum stated. He may be driving and something will pop into his head, and he has to write it down. “It usually starts with a line,” he said. It then goes to a team of musicians and producers who make an instrumental version of what he wants to capture. Crum follows that up with the lyrics. “It’s harder to have to take the lyrics out,” he said, when writing. “At least for me that’s how it’s been.” Crum said he loves all the venues where he’s performed, but Reverb, The Slowdown, and The Waiting Room are his favorites along with The Lookout Lounge.
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As his art develops a following, Crum said he tries to limit local performances to twice a month. “If we do more than that it would be like a special performance,” Crum emphasized, Anything else usually involves traveling, like recent trips to California and Nashville. “We get to do stuff like that which has been fun,” he said. To mark Flawed, Crum plans a November 19th show at The Reverb Lounge. “We’ll be performing the entire project for that,” he stressed.
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Financial Basics for Millennials
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What are my intermediate-term goals (e.g., buying a home)? • What are my long-term goals (e.g., saving for your child’s college education, retirement)? • How important is it for me to achieve each goal? • How much will I need to save for each goal? With age comes responsibility, so if you’re a young adult in your 20s or 30s, Once you have a clear picture of your goals, you can establish a budget that chances are you’ve been introduced will help you target them. to the realities of adulthood. While you’re excited by all the opportunities life has to offer, you’re also aware of Build a budget your emerging financial responsibility. A budget helps you stay on track In the financial realm, the millennial with your finances. There are several generation (young adults born steps you’ll need to take to establish between 1981 and 1997) faces a a budget. Start by identifying your unique set of challenges, including a current monthly income and expenses. competitive job market and significant This is easier than it sounds: Simply student loan debt that can make it add up all of your sources of income. difficult to obtain financial stability. Do the same thing with your expenses, making sure to include discretionary Poor money management can lead expenses (e.g., entertainment, travel, to debt, stress, and dependency on hobbies) as well as fixed expenses (e.g., others. Fortunately, good money housing, food, utilities, transportation). management skills can make it easier for you to accomplish your personal Compare the totals. Are you spending goals. Become familiar with the basics more than you earn? This means of planning now, and your future self you’ll need to make some adjustments will thank you for being responsible. to get back on track. Look at your discretionary expenses to identify Figure out your financial goals where you can scale back your spending. It might take some time Setting goals is an important part and self-discipline to get your budget of life, particularly when it comes where it needs to be, but you’ll develop to your finances. Over time, your healthy financial habits along the way. goals will probably change, which will likely require you to make some On the other hand, you may discover adjustments. Start by asking yourself that you have extra money that you the following questions: can put toward savings. Pay yourself first by adding to your retirement • What are my short-term goals account or emergency fund. Building (e.g., new car, vacation)?
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limit fees Look for rewards and/or incentive programs that will be most beneficial to you Contact the credit card issuer if you have questions about the language used in an offer. And if you are trying to decide between two or more credit card offers, be sure to evaluate them to determine which will work best for you.
up your savings using extra income can • help ensure that you accomplish your financial goals over the long term.
Establish an emergency fund
It’s an unpleasant thought, but a financial crisis could strike when you least expect it, so you’ll want to be prepared. Protect yourself by setting up a cash reserve so you have funds available in the event you’re confronted with an unexpected expense. Otherwise you may need to use money that you have earmarked for another purpose--such as a down payment on a home--or go into debt.
Bear in mind that your credit card use affects your credit score. Avoid overspending by setting a balance that you’re able to pay off fully each month. That way, you can safely build credit while being financially responsible. Take into account that missed payments of any sort can cause your credit score to suffer. In turn, this could make it more difficult and expensive to borrow money later.
You may be familiar with advice that you should have three to six months’ worth of living expenses in your cash reserve. In reality, though, the amount you should save depends on your particular circumstances. Consider factors like job security, health, income, and debts owed when Deal with your existing debt deciding how much money should be in At this stage in your life, you’re probably dealing with debt and your cash reserve. wondering how to manage it. A 2015 A good way to accumulate emergency Pew Research study revealed that 86% of millennials have debt. (Source: “The funds is to earmark a percentage of your paycheck each pay period. When Complex Story of American Debt,” you reach your goal, don’t stop adding July 2015) In particular, you might be money--the more you have saved, the concerned about how to pay off your student loan debt. better off you’ll be. Review your cash reserve either annually or when your financial situation changes. Major milestones like a new baby or homeownership will likely require some adjustments.
Be careful with credit cards
Credit cards can be useful in helping you monitor how much you spend, but they can also lead you to spend more than you can afford. Before accepting a credit card offer, evaluate it carefully by doing the following: • Read the terms and conditions closely • Know what the interest rate is and how it is calculated • Understand hidden fees such as late-payment charges and over-
Fortunately, there are many repayment plans that make it easier to pay off student loans. Check to see whether you qualify for incomesensitive repayment options or Income-Based Repayment. Even if you’re not eligible, you may be able to refinance or consolidate your loans to make the repayment schedule easier on your budget. Explore all your options to find out what works best for you.
Beware of new borrowing
You’re doing your best to pay off your existing debt, but you might find that you need to borrow more (for example, for graduate school or a car). Think carefully before you borrow.
Ask yourself the following questions before you do: • Is this purchase necessary? • Have you comparison-shopped to make sure you’re getting the best possible deal? • How much will this loan or line of credit cost over time? • Can you afford to add another monthly payment to your budget? • Will the interest rate change if you miss a payment? • Are your personal finances in good shape at this time, or should you wait to borrow until you’ve paid off pre-existing debt? Weigh your pre-existing debt against your need to borrow more and determine whether this is a wise decision at this particular point in your life.
Take advantage of technology
Access to technology at a young age is one major advantage that benefits millennials, compared with their parents and grandparents when they were starting out. These days, there’s virtually an app or a program for everything, and that includes financial basics. Do your homework and find out which ones could be the most helpful to you. Do you need alerts to remind you to pay bills on time? Do you need
help organizing your finances? Are you looking for a program that allows you to examine your bank, credit card, investment, and loan account activities all at once? Researching different programs can also help with number crunching. Many financial apps offer built-in calculators that simplify tasks that may seem overwhelming, such as breaking down a monthly budget or figuring out a loan repayment plan. Experiment with what you find, and you’ll most likely develop skills and insight that you can use as a starting point for future planning. Although apps are one way to get started, consider working with a financial professional for a more personalized strategy. Registered Representative of and Securities products offered through Capital Synergy Partners, Member FINRA/SIPC. 4400 MacArthur Blvd #850, Newport Beach, CA 92660 (888) 277-1974 Herek Financial and Capital Synergy Partners are Unaffiliated Entities
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Personal Injury Law: The Basics
ones, may not be readily apparent and may not become apparent until sometime afterward. So, one should be very cautious in making any statement right after a collision regarding the presence or absence of injury, whether to law enforcement, insurance adjusters, or anyone else. If there is any doubt whatsoever, one should wait to see how they feel after a couple days or have had the opportunity to consult their doctor.
the advice and services of an attorney to be fairly resolved and settled. The Regan Law Office will provide a free consultation with you and a discussion of the details of your case and provide guidance on whether an attorney is needed in your circumstances. You can call (402) 341-2020 and talk to an By James Regan attorney to help you decide the best way to handle your case. So if you have The fact that such mishaps are fairly any doubt as to whether you need commonplace does not detract from legal representation in connection the pain and confusion that can result with an accident, making that call and when an accident and injury from it It is essential that you get the name getting some guidance is the best happens to you or a loved one. If you of any of the other drivers involved, way to make sure your interests are need to take steps to protect your protected. You can be sure that an legal rights after an accident or injury, as well as information about the ownership of the vehicles, make and experienced insurance adjuster from you may have a number of general model, license plate number, and their the responsible party’s insurance questions about “personal injury” cases and the role an attorney can play insurance carrier and policy number. If company will be in contact with you in the police are called to the scene, they an effort to take your statement about in providing that. are going to gather this information the accident and any possible injury for their report, but you should get it in an effort to minimize the exposure What is a “Personal Injury” at the time of the accident, if physically of the responsible party’s insurance Case? capable, rather than wait to see what company. Seeking some guidance early “Personal injury” cases are legal they write in their report. This will also on may be essential to protecting your disputes that arise when one person allow you to make contact with their interests. Such guidance could include suffers an injury due to the negligence insurance company as soon as possible advice on how to get your car repaired or wrongdoing of another person after the collision. If you are aware of or replaced, how to assure you get the or company, making that entity any witnesses, you should get their medical care you need to be get by responsible for the consequences contact information. And when there and options for paying for that care. resulting from the injury. The most are weather-related conditions leading Also, you may need advice on how to common situation involves a car wreck to numerous accidents, police may properly document how any injury in which someone is injured due to the stop responding to anything but the impacts your health, your job, and negligence of another driver. Some most serious ones, in which case you your life. You also may need to decide injuries are obvious immediately after must take special care to obtain all of whether your case is at the point an accident, such as those that require this information on your own. where trying to reach a settlement is rescue squad transportation for even possible or appropriate. emergency hospital treatment. On the Do I need an attorney? other hand, injuries that result from Informal Settlement Not every accident, even some of a car collision, even very significant In reality, most disputes over fault those involving minor injury, require
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for an accident or injury are resolved through informal settlement between those personally involved in the dispute and their insurers, without the filing of a formal lawsuit. Such settlements are reached through a process of negotiation, so you need to put yourself in the strongest possible position before entering into such negotiations. You need to know what an insurance adjuster evaluating your claim will be looking for in doing so, and what will make the greatest impact on that adjuster in reaching a decision most beneficial to you. First of all, you need to have the information and, if necessary, proof, that what happened was not your fault. If law enforcement conducted an investigation, that may be sufficient. But even then it may not be clearcut, so information from potential witnesses may need to be obtained while they are still known and available. Other measures may be needed to assemble this necessary information. An experienced attorney will assure that this is done. Secondly, you need to show how you were damaged by the actions of the responsible party. To accomplish this, you need to document, in a way that is persuasive to an insurance adjuster, the impact that your injury has had upon you - on your health; on your ability to work and make a living; on your personal and family relationships. In other words, you need to be able
from your injuries or their long-term consequences are known. In Nebraska, you have four years in which to bring a personal injury lawsuit following a typical car accident. This is the “statute of limitations� after which your ability to pursue damages is extinguished if you have not brought suit within that time period. Other statutes of limitations control cases other than a Nebraska car accident, and may be shorter than four years, so if you have any doubt or questions about whether you can still bring a cause of action, you should talk to a qualified attorney.
to show how the injury has changed your ability to live your life as you did before you were injured. And you need Free Personal Injury Claim Review to tell your story in a way that values it as it should be. Getting to know you The Regan Law office can provide and help you tell your story is what we you with a free initial consultation to help you decide whether you have do at the Regan Law Office. a case that requires the services of an attorney, and answer any other Formal Lawsuit If settlement cannot be reached, your questions you might have about recourse is the filing of a civil lawsuit to pursuing a claim for damages for the have the court system determine fault injury you suffered. All you need to do and the extent of damages. Settlement is call (402) 341-2020. negotiations may take some time, and, as a practical matter, cannot even be started until you have recovered
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BARRETT’S BARLEYCORN 4322 Leavenworth St. M-F 4P-6P $2.25 Domestic Bottles $3.00 Well Drinks BUSHWOOD LOUNGE 711 N 14th St. $1 Off Everything 3p-7p REverse Happy Hour Monday-Thursday 8p-2a CADDYSHACK 2076 N 117th Ave & 7007 S 181st St M-F 2P-6P $1 Off Beer, Wine & Wells TUES- HAPPY HOUR All Day DANNY’S BAR & GRILL 2007 N 72nd St. M-F 3P - 6P $3.00 16 oz. Tall Boys & 1/2 Price Appetizers Daily Lunch & Dinner Specials CHARLESTON’S 13851 FNB Pkwy & 7540 Dodge St. M-F 3P-6P 1/2 price apps, $5 Wine and Margs, $1 off all drinks JAIPUR BREWING CO. 10922 Elm St., Omaha, NE 68144 THURS, FRI, SAT 4P - 6P $3.45 16oz Hand Crafted Beers, Jalapeno Ale, Wheat, IPA, Raspberry Wheat. $5.95 House Wines by the Glass. $23 Bottle House Wines. $4.95 House Liquors. $5.95 Cocktails. Happy Hour Appetizers and Breads from $1.25 – $4.75 JAZZ, A LOUISIANA KITCHEN 1421 Farnam St $2.99 - $10.99 select appetizers $1.50 domestic drinks; $2 well drinks; $3.75 rum drinks, margaritas JERRY’S BAR 6301 Military Ave Happy Hour Prices ALL Day! JERZES 501 Olson Dr, Papillion, NE 68046 Daily Specials!
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
PARLIAMENT OLD MARKET 1212 Harney St. MANIC MONDAYS with D.J. Travis $2 draws, $3.50 wells, $4.50 calls THURSDAY-LADIES NIGHT $2 Domestic Drafts, $4 Calls & $5 Specialty Drinks
KOZEE LOUNGE 5813 N 60th St. Daily Drink Specials!
PARLIAMENT WEST 16939 Wright Plz TIGER TOM’S EVERYDAY 3P - 7P 1/2 Price Martini’s, $2 Domestic Pints, 7103 Military Ave M-F 5P-7P $1 Off Other Drinks $12 Domestic Buckets PERRY’S PLACE UNDERWOOD BAR 9652 Mockingbird Dr. 4918 Underwood Ave Monday – Friday 4P – 7P M-F 4:30-6P $2.50 Domestic Pints, $6.50 Pitchers $2.75 Domestic Bottles & $3.50 Wells $2 Bud and Bud Light
LEAVENWORTH BAR 4556 Leavenworth St. M-F 12P-7P LOOKOUT LOUNGE 320 S 72nd St. EVERY DAY 4-7, MIDNIGHT - 2 AM $2 PBR, $2.50 Domestic Bottles , $3 Wells, $3 Fireball MARYLEBONE TAVERN 3710 Leavenworth St. M-F 4:30-6:30P MEATLOAF MONDAY- 6-9P 50¢ Wings WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY Prime Rib Special THURSDAY-New York Strip, Fajita, and Taco Night NOSH WINE LOUNGE 1006 Dodge St. Everyday 4P- 6P Reverse HH 10P -12A $3 domestic beers and wells, $2 off Glasses of Wine, $4 House Wine MALONEY’S IRISH PUB 1830 N 72nd St. M-F 3P-7P $1.00 off any beer O’CONNORS IRISH PUB 1217 Howard St. M-TH- 4P-6P & FRI 2P-7P $1.00 off all Draft, Premium, and Domestic Wells PADDY’S McGOWN’S PUB & GRILL 4503 Center St. Happy Hour Specials from 3-6pm
THERAPY BAR & GRILL 5059 S 108th St Monday-Friday 3-6pm $.50 cents off Bottles, Drafts, & Wells THE SOCIABLE INN 4917 S 136TH ST M-F 2P-7P $2.50 Pints, $2.50 Domestic Bottles
PITCH PIZZERIA 5021 Underwood Ave./ 17808 Burke M-F 3P-6P $5 off any appetizer $5 off any pizza PLANK SEAFOOD & PROVISIONS 1205 Howard St. Monday-Saturday 3-6:30 pm & Sunday Noon-8 pm OMAHA TAP HOUSE 1401 Farnam St. & 579 N 155th Plz M-F 3P - 6P & ALL DAY SUNDAY $1 Off All TapBeers $4 Svedka, $4 Windsor, $4 Sauza Silver, $4 Cruzan Rum RAILCAR MODERN AMERICAN KITCHEN 1814 N 144th St. M-F 3:30-6:30P $4 Well Drinks $3 Off Signature Cocktails SCRIPTOWN 3922 Farnam M-F 4P - 6P $1 Off Beers & $1 Off Well Drinks SMITTY’S GARAGE 3309 Oak View Drive EVERYDAY 3p-6p $2 Domestic Longnecks
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