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Wednesday, December 12 Holiday Under Glass Joslyn Art Museum 2200 Dodge St, Omaha, 68102 Holiday Under Glass Wednesdays and Fridays, December 6–22, Concerts begin at noon; admission is free.

Performances are held in the ConAgra Foods Atrium, and Café Durham is open from 10:30 am to 3 pm. Conagra Brands is a sponsor of Joslyn’s Holiday Under Glass concert series as part of its Shine the Light on Hunger campaign. Bring nonperishable food items to the Museum to donate to Food Bank for the Heartland ($1 Enjoy sounds of the season during off “Marks of Genius” admission for Holiday Under Glass, Joslyn’s annual general public with donation). holiday concert series featuring area -----------------------------------------------musical groups, now in its 23rd year. A Christmas Carol Schedule: Through December 23 • Dec 6 - Grace University Chorale Omaha Community Playhouse • Dec 8 - Take 2 & East St. Jazz By Charles Dickens | Adapted by • Dec 13 - Central High School Hand Charles Jones | Musical orchestration Bell Choir & String Quartet by John J. Bennett • Dec 15 - Omaha Symphonic Chorus It just isn’t Christmas without A • Decr 20 - MasterSingers Omaha Christmas Carol. Experience Omaha’s • Dec 22 - Central High School Singers favorite holiday tradition as Ebenezer Scrooge takes us on a life-changing

journey filled with lovely costumes, exquisite music, beautifully crafted sets and special effects second to none. Perfect for the whole family! producing partner: First National Bank orchestra sponsor: KPMG http://www.omahaplayhouse.com -----------------------------------------------Through December 30 JK Thorsen Art Exhibition: New Work Connect Gallery, 5:30p - 8:30p 3901 Leavenworth St., Omaha, 68132 Exhibit Opening with: Live Jazz ~ “Pocket Change” First Friday Dec. 1 | 5:30 ~ 8:30 p.m. First Sat.: Dec. 2 | 1:00 ~ 4:30 p.m. “About the Artwork” with Art Historian Jenni L. Schlossman, Ph.D. | Rutgers University Dec. 1 ~ 6:30 p.m. and Dec. 2 ~ 1:30 p.m. Thorsen reminds us of play and presence while responding to our times with a whisper. Not prone to pretension or drawn to over-production, Thorsen continues to incorporate ecologically responsible materials and practices in her work. -----------------------------------------------November 24 - January 4, 2018 Holiday Poinsettia Show, 9a - 5p Lauritzen Gardens

Witness the spectacular display of thousands of poinsettias at the Lauritzen Gardens this season, including a 20-foot-tall poinsettia tree, a cascade of twinkling white lights and glittering ornaments. -----------------------------------------------Through December 16 2017 Union Fellows Exhibition The Union for Contemporary Art This multidisciplinary exhibition is the culmination of the 2017 Fellows’ 11-month residency, featuring participatory community-based textiles by “Quilterpreneur” Celeste Butler, fashion design by Samone Davis, intersections of text and visual art by Slowed Soul (Noah Sterba + Jeff Sedrel), recorded and live musical performance by Edem Kegey, and light-based installation by Jamie Danielle Hardy. The exhibition runs through December 16. Admission to The Union’s Wanda D. Ewing Gallery is free and open to the public 11AM to 6PM Tuesday through Saturday at 2423 North 24th Street. -----------------------------------------------Through January 7 Svenja Deininger Joslyn Art Museum

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Through an arduous process that involves repetitive coating, scraping, varnishing, and stripping, Svenja Deininger achieves richly-layered paintings that contemplate the contrasts between harmony and dissonance, subtlety and bravado. Deininger likens installations of her paintings to written sentences. Like an individual word, each painting comes with its own meaning; however, it is within the context of an exhibition that new relationships emerge among her canvases. The exhibition runs through January 7 during museum hours. -----------------------------------------------Through February 19 The Art of the Brick and Nathan Sawaya The Capitol District The Art of the Brick is a global touring exhibition rated by CNN as one of the world’s “Must See Exhibitions.” These are the first art exhibitions to focus exclusively on the use of LEGO® bricks as an art medium and artist Nathan Sawaya has taken it to new heights.

This award-winning artist has multiple unique exhibitions created solely from standard LEGO bricks often with several new sculptures created specifically for each exhibition. Each show has countless colorful LEGO pieces which Sawaya has transformed into whimsical and awe-inspiring creations. Sawaya’s ability to transform this common toy into something meaningful, his devotion to spatial perfection and the way he conceptualizes action, enables him to elevate what almost every child has played with into the status of contemporary art. Hours: Sunday - Thursday 10a - 7p Friday and Saturday 10a - 9p Tickets: $17.50 to $20, available at www.artofthebrickomaha.com ------------------------------------------------

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Saturday, December 9 | 9a-12p Visit Santa’s Workshop City of La Vista Government 8305 Parkview Blvd, La Vista, NE Join us at the La Vista Falls Clubhouse to visit with Santa, explore his workshop and enjoy treats and other fun holiday activities!

Sunday, December 10 | 12p-4p Kids Annual Christmas Party Millard American Legion Post 374 13913 S Plz, Omaha, Nebraska 68137 Bring the kids to the Post 374 for the annual kids Christmas party for fun and games. Also Mr. and Mrs. Claus are expected to be on hand for pictures. ----------------------------------------------Special accommodations for Thru Friday, December 8 wheelchairs and other needs can be The Madrigal Christmasse Feaste arranged by calling City Hall at Omaha Marriott Hotel, 402-593-6410. 10220 Regency Cir Omaha, NE 68114 Celebrate Christmas Renaissance Weather, Cancellations & Updates: Style with a yearly interactive dinner Please check CityofLavista.org/Twas- theatre that has entertained audiences TheLights as well as our social media since 1991 ! A cast of over 30 will treat accounts for up-to-date information the audience with beautiful Christmas regarding event times, location chang- music plus the antics of the Jester, es and cancellations due to weather. Wench and Magician. ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------Saturday, December 9 | 1p - 5p Through Dec ember 23 Christmas Family Festival Santa’s Magic Boys Town Omaha Children’s Museum You’re invited to Boys Town’s 500 South 20th Street,Omaha 68102 Christmas Family Festival, an Santa’s Magic is an enchanting winter afternoon filled with the magic and wonderland populated by friendly wonder of Christmas! There are many characters like the Snow Queen, Holly wonderful FREE activities for you and the Elf, and, of course, Santa. your family to enjoy on our campus. An interactive program is held several Pick and choose what works best for times daily and includes lights, music your family’s schedule. Event features, and Santa’s magical arrival. It even Santa Claus, Irish Dancing, Santa’s snows indoors! It’s truly a memorable Reindeer, Toddler Town, Story time experience for each boy and girl, and Christmas Market, Christmas especially when Santa calls each child Carolers. over by name to hear his or her wishes. ----------------------------------------------Saturday, December 9 | 1p Showtimes: Holiday Carriage Rides Tuesdays-Fridays: 10:30 a, 11:30 a, Village Pointe Shopping Center 1:30 p 2:30 p. 17305 Davenport St, Omaha, 68118 Saturday: 10:30 a, 11:30 a, 1:30 p 2:30 Holiday shoppers can enjoy complip 3:30 p. mentary horse and carriage rides Sunday12:30 p 1:30 p 2:30 p 3:30 p. throughout the center on Saturdays in ----------------------------------------------December from 1 - 5pm. Through December 31 ----------------------------------------------- Gingerbread Festival Saturday, December 9 | 2p Mormon Trail Center 2nd Annual Holiday Jingle 3215 State St, Omaha, NE 68112 Omaha Comfort Inn & Suites Central the Mormon Trail Center is showing 7007 Grover St, Omaha, 68106 the annual Gingerbread House Display 2nd Annual Holiday Jingle! partnering with viewing from 10a until 8p each again with Little White Dog Rescue day. The 2017 theme is “Pioneer’s ----------------------------------------------- Christmas.” The display is free to attend.

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‘Holiday’ Boutique Harvester Artist Lofts, 12p ----------------------------------------------Visit Santa Claus Pioneer Trail Pumpkin Ranch, 1p MONDAY, DECEMBER 11 Christmas Open House Historic General Dodge House, 5p

EVENTS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7 Open Jam Driftwood Inn, 7:30p FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8 Chad Lee Band Ameristar, 7p ----------------------------------------------The Shineys The Barrel, 9p SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9 ‘Holiday’ Boutique Harvester Artist Lofts, 10a ----------------------------------------------Visit Santa Claus Pioneer Trail Pumpkin Ranch, 4p -----------------------------------------------

Rick Tomasso Cellar 19, 6p ----------------------------------------------Vocal Music FallConcert Iowa Western Vocal Music Dept., 7p ----------------------------------------------Ho Ho Hold onto your Hats Merry Country with Chad Lee Band and Mr. Wilson Ameristar, 9p ----------------------------------------------The 70’s Band Whiskey Roadhouse, 9p SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10 110th Anniversary Historical Society of Pottawattamie County Squirrel Cage Jail, 11a ----------------------------------------------Everything Must Go Craft Fair The Grass Wagon, 11a -----------------------------------------------

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12 Friends Trivia 3rd Base Bar & Grill, 7p Through December 24 Santa’s Wonderland at Bass Pro Shops 2901 Bass Pro Dr., Council Bluffs, Ia Nobody celebrates Christmas like Bass Pro Shops. Every year Santa’s Wonderland transforms Bass Pro Shops into an immersive holiday experience with rustic Christmas cabins, holiday characters and live elves set amongst snow-covered hills and illuminated Christmas trees. The Christmas village offers remote control trucks, a Lincoln Logs building area, a laser arcade and a foam toy arcade. Families can also spend time at activity tables where they can write a letter to Santa and make Christmas decorations and handmade crafts to take home, all for free!

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WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 6 Webbsday Happy Hour with Brandon Webber The Down Under, 5p ----------------------------------------------Bill Chrastil Ozone Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Ray’s Piano Party Mr. Toad’s, 7p ----------------------------------------------Carolyn Harrell & Michael Adams The Omaha Lounge, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Straight No Chaser: The Speakeasy Tour Orpheum Theater, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------New Humans Jambo Cat, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Aqueous Reverb Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Open Mic with Host Aly Peeler The Down Under, 8p ----------------------------------------------Matt Cox Harney Street Tavern, 9p

THURSDAY DECEMBER 7 Mike Zito Chrome Lounge ----------------------------------------------UNO Jazz Ensemble Ozone Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Colin Roberts Vino Mas, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Local Artists “Unplugged” Forte Music Hall, 7p ----------------------------------------------Acoustic Sensations featuring Evan Bartels The Side Room at Ralston Arena, 7p ----------------------------------------------A Christmas Carol Omaha Community Playhouse, 7:30p -----------------------------------------------

Karaoke with DJ Mad Matz Reverb Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Harold Hour (Improv) The Backline, 8p ----------------------------------------------Radiohead Tribute Night The Down Under Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------WrestleRama The Waiting Room, 8p ----------------------------------------------Tvrtle Dove Presents: Miracle on Barley Street Barley Street, 9p ----------------------------------------------Holes In The Wall (Improv) The Backline, 9p ----------------------------------------------Chris Shelton Dubliner Pub, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------The Improv Creation Lab The Backline, 10p

FRIDAY DECEMBER 8 Winter Praise Jam with 70xForgiven The Well, 7p ----------------------------------------------Dad Jokes (Improv) The Backline, 8p ----------------------------------------------Chad Lee Country Amerisports Bar, 8:30p ----------------------------------------------Ginny Mules & The Wildwoods with Ryan Human, Barley Street, 9p ----------------------------------------------Battle of the Bands Day One Dr. Jack’s Drinkery, 9p ----------------------------------------------Wicked Fun Firebarn Papillion, 9p ----------------------------------------------4 On The Floor Forte Music Hall, 9p ----------------------------------------------Sweet Tea Music Havana Garage, 9p ----------------------------------------------Charm School Dropouts Ozone, 9p -----------------------------------------------

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Through The Stone, Green Death and The End in Red, Reverb Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Cards of Destiny (Improv) The Backline, 9p ----------------------------------------------Smoove with Harakiri & Katie Jane The Down Under, 9p ----------------------------------------------Blue Moon Ghetto and Brad Hoshaw The Waiting Room, 9p ----------------------------------------------Damien McCarthy Dubliner Pub, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Ocean Black, The Lupines and Trash Kat O’Leaver’s Pub, 10p ----------------------------------------------The Arena (Improv) The Backline, 10p -----------------------------------------------

Tom Petty Tribute The Blackstone Meatball, 10p

SATURDAY DECEMBER 9 Creighton Bluejays vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers CenturyLink Center, 1:30p ----------------------------------------------Swampboy Blues Trio Jazz, A Louisiana Kitchen, 6p ----------------------------------------------Sorry No Sympathy, The Tale Untold, From This Day Forward, Blessed Are The Merciless, Flourishing Illusions Lookout Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Painting and Wine with KaDe SoaringWings Vineyard, 7p -----------------------------------------------

Scott Keys The Well, 7p ----------------------------------------------John Worsham Vino Mas, 7p ----------------------------------------------Pineapple Karaoke American Legion Post 1, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Battle of the Bands Day Two Dr. Jack’s Drinkery, 8p ----------------------------------------------Peace, Love, Etc. Forte Music Hall, 8p ----------------------------------------------Blue Lives Matter Comedy Tour Ralston Arena, 8p ----------------------------------------------Hurricane Like Me, Your Own Medicine, Save The Hero and Here/ After, Slowdown, 8p ----------------------------------------------Missing Kitten (Standup) The Backline, 8p ----------------------------------------------Toy Drive For Pine Ridge featuring Lash LaRue & The Hired Guns, Korey Anderson, John Henry and Vox Combo Reverb Lounge, 8:30p ----------------------------------------------“The Jet Squad” Terry Parker, Ed Archibald and Joel Ortiz The Omaha Lounge, 8:30p ----------------------------------------------Toy Drive For Pine Ridge featuring Jump The Tiger, Matt Cox Band, All Young Girls Are Machine Guns, 24 Hour Cardlock, King of the Tramps The Waiting Room, 8:30p ----------------------------------------------Bathtub Maria, The Boner Killerz and The Fergesens Barley Street, 9p ----------------------------------------------Charmschool Dropouts Firebarn Papillion, 9p ----------------------------------------------Pine Ridge Toy Drive Concert with Big Daddy Caleb & The Chargers Harney Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------One Last Time with Avaricious Ozone Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Jack Hotel, Emily Bass & the Near Miracle and Scott Severin The Down Under, 9p ----------------------------------------------Southerland The New Frontier Bar, 9p ----------------------------------------------About-Face The Wire, 9p -----------------------------------------------

Damien McCarthy Dubliner Pub, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Ugly Sweater Party with Hyddin & theSurgeon Bar 415, 10p ----------------------------------------------Residency Blackstone Meatball, 10p ----------------------------------------------Hanyaks Chrome Lounge, 10p ----------------------------------------------The Regulation, Mitch Gettman and Magu O’Leaver’s Pub, 10p ----------------------------------------------Missing Kitten (Standup) The Backline, 10p

SUNDAY DECEMBER 10 PS Blues Toy Drive For Pine Ridge Live Simulcast Reverb Lounge, 9a ----------------------------------------------Urban Voize: Winter Festival Ralston Arena, 10a ----------------------------------------------Arts & Drafts Holiday Art Show & Craft Beer Tasting Dubliner Pub, 1p ----------------------------------------------Stocking Day Toy Drive Leavenworth Bar, 1p ----------------------------------------------Hispanic Cultural Festival 2017 Joslyn Art Museum, 2p ----------------------------------------------Jessica Errett Soaring Wings Vineyard, 2p ----------------------------------------------Holiday Market The Down Under, 3p ----------------------------------------------Jazz to the World First Central Congregational Church, 4p ----------------------------------------------Servant’s Plea The Well, 7p ----------------------------------------------Indigenous The Waiting Room, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Booze Bingo The Down Under Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Jazz with Luigi Inc. Mr. Toad, 9p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke The Down Under Lounge, 10p

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Wednesday December 6

Straight No Chaser ORPHEUM THEATER

Sunday December 10

Urban Voize Winter Festival THE SIDE ROOM

Friday December 8

70xForgiven THE WELL

Sunday December 10

Arts & Drafts DUBLINER PUB

Friday December 8

Blue Moon Ghetto WAITING ROOM

Sunday December 10

Friday December 8

Blue Lives Matter RALSTON ARENA

Sunday December 10

Toy Drive & Stocking Day Indigenous LEAVENWORTH BAR WAITING ROOM

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Saturday December 9

Jack Hotel DOWN UNDER

Tuesday December 12

Waitress ORPHEUM THEATER

MONDAY DECEMBER 11 Open Acoustic Jam Forte Music Hall, 6p ----------------------------------------------Gooch & His Big Las Vegas Big Band Ozone Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Michelle Eva’s Jam Night The Omaha Lounge, 7:30p

TUESDAY DECEMBER 12

Karaoke with DJ Farley Forte Music Hall, 9p ----------------------------------------------Frank Sinatra Birthday Celebration Havana Garage, 9p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke with DynamicAir DJs Stoli’s Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke Night The B. Bar, 9p ----------------------------------------------Open Mic The Backline, 9p

Scott Evans Ozone Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Trivia, Bingo Game Night The Original Drought House, 7p ----------------------------------------------Open Mic & Jam Therapy Bar & Grill, 7p ----------------------------------------------Waitress Orpheum Theater, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------The FLOcase: A Comedy Show Reverb Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Turbo Tuesdays featuring DJ Vic Nasty Bar 415, 9p -----------------------------------------------

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program, and stressed the Huskers need to get back to a strong walk-on program. He firmly believes that linemen from Nebraska can still be developed into solid players as was common in years past. “Not your star players of course, but definitely your lineman,” Rimington stressed In particular, he added, walk-ons can improve the team’s depth. “You must have good athletes and more depth. You win games on the line,” the All-American emphasized. “You must have a line that people are afraid of. We don’t have that right now.”

Dave Rimington Husker Legend

Focus caught up with Rimington this week and talked to him about the past, the current state, and future of the Nebraska football program.

There was a time when almost every young Nebraska boy dreamed of growing up and playing for the Cornhuskers. Every year the football season came down to the game between Oklahoma and Nebraska for the Big 8 Title as the two powerhouses imposed their wills on the rest of the conference. Legends were developed through blood, sweat, and the belief that everyone had a chance for greatness, if they just worked hard enough.

“When they fire the AD, you know there’s going to be changes,” Rimington said. That’s when his alma mater called him in to serve as interim athletic director. He acknowledged that during the time of the AD transition, he was just here to calm the waters with the fans and. He called it a great experience.

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While everyone can accept that Mike Riley was a nice guy, when it came to building a winning program, the problems just kept piling up.

Rimington pointed specifically to the most recent Iowa-Nebraska game, lost 56-14 after NU was tied at halftime, and how it seemed like a tale of two halves. “The effort just wasn’t there,” Rimington stated. ” When I was playing, we had award winners, we weren’t settling for honorable mentions. That’s how you get to be the best of the best.” Now the change has been made to former Nebraska QB and this year’s highly sought-after coach in Scott Frost.

getting into,” he stressed. “He’s won a national championship, he knows what it takes.” The former center pointed to the time he spent on the Wisconsin coaching staff and how that Big Ten rival used what he called “The Devaney-Osborne Method.” “Nebraska got cute and tried to get away from that,” Rimington said. He acknowledged how many thought the old system was too predictable then added: “Now Wisconsin is more like Nebraska than Nebraska.” He also fielded a question on how money and sponsorships have changed college football since he played. “Money is changing college football. The pay on the athletic end has exploded,” Remington agreed. “There was nothing near what we’re seeing now when I played. “The chancellor and the athletic directors are making less than football coaches.” He also mentioned that Nebraska has a great program because football is able pay for itself in addition to other programs. According to 2012 numbers, the most recent Focus could find, the only schools to report no subsidy money were LSU, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Penn State, Purdue, Texas, and Nebraska.

It’s Rimington’s feeling the Huskers won’t lose a lot of players during the transition, something that always is a concern when schools change coaches. Rimington also stated his belief that Rimington recalled there’s an old the program was too quick to pull the saying: “You are what your records are. “Scott is the kind of guy that can get it trigger on firing coaches Frank Solich When the team doesn’t win, it’s doing a done,” Rimington stated emphatically. and Bo Pelini, both let go after ninedisservice to the kids. You can be nice, win seasons, and that Nebraska needs The wars were won in the trenches, but you have to win games.” He stressed that Frost has everything to resist the pressures from donors and Nebraska lineman were household needed to make an impression on and boosters to make changes. names like Dean Steinkuhler, Mark He pointed to a need in the NU students and their families. The new Traynowicz, Jake Young, and Dave program for good athletes and more coach also can win with the Husker “There’s not a straight-line trajectory Rimington. depth. faithful in the stands. to success,” he emphasized. How good was Rimington? At a school “You’re only as good as your weakest “Fans will give him the benefit of the While Nebraska has tremendous that could have been nicknamed link. It’s the coachs’ responsibility to doubt because he’s their own,” Riming- football and basketball facilities, Lineman U, the center was and is still plan ahead and when you fire a ton said. “Some say that the timing may Rimington said he feels the focus the only player to win the Outland coordinator in your third year as the be off and that he could have benefited should be more on the people. Trophy – awarded to the nation’s top leader you better plan ahead,” from a few more years of head Facilities don’t help you win football lineman – twice while claiming two of Rimington said. coaching experience.” games, he said, and the schools needs NU’s eight such awards. No school has to need to make sure the money is more. He was so dominant at his The quarterback transfer and a new It’s Rimington’s belief the timing is properly spent on the kids and their position the annual award now given defensive coordinator, he implied, perfect. education. to the nation’s top pivot carries his were just too much change at one time name. for the program to handle. “The fans are ready to give him time. He said NU needs to keep the focus Fans will be forgiving. As a former on postgraduate opportunities. The He was the All-American’s Rimington also suggested he saw a lack player here, he knows what he’s life and skills division of the athletic All-American. of player development within the

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program, including tutoring and more, are great at Nebraska, Rimington said. Those offerings are far more difficult to copy that than facilities. “Sometimes facilities take away from performance. This is a Spartan game. We’re here for football, not smoke and mirrors,” he stated. “If you’re trying to get someone for the smoke and mirrors you may have the wrong kid.” The conversation couldn’t end without a mention of the Rimington Trophy, the award named in his honor and going to the nation’s top collegiate center. The presentation event will take place in Lincoln on January 13. “We started it 18 years ago in 2000,” he recalled It takes time for an award like that to become established, but

he felt there was a need to recognize the center position since it is such as key on the offensive line. The annual event draws an average attendance of about 450, including many non-football fans. It benefits the Boomer Esiason Foundation, where Rimington continues to work, in its efforts to fund research into cystic fibrosis and support individuals afflicted with the disease. “It’s always a really good show,” he proudly stated, adding it’s not your average football awards ceremony. “It’s more of an entertainment night to honor the player that wins.” To buy tickets to the Rimington Trophy presentation and learn more about the award, go to www.rimingtontrophy.com

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Diary of a Changing World

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Cempaka +41° Telfer, W. Australia

Earthquakes Regions like Europe didn’t brighten as much as developing nations. Image: NASA

Light Pollution

Artificial light on the Earth’s surface at night grew by about 2 percent in each of the last five years, causing concerns that the light pollution could affect both people and wildlife. The US environment agency NOAA cautions that the satellite sensors used to detect the planet’s lighting can’t observe some of the increasingly common LED lighting, meaning the analysis of the observations could be underestimating the amount of light pollution. Ecologist Franz Hölker, of Germany’s Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, warned that the light “threatens biodiversity through changed night habits, such as reproduction or migration patterns of many different species: insects, amphibians, fish, birds, bats and other animals.”

At least 36 people were injured when a magnitude 4.5 quake jolted the western Iran-eastern Iraq border, near where a much stronger temblor killed 530 earlier in November. • Earth movements were also felt in southwestern Turkey, Delaware and south-central Alaska.

hundred different species of bacteria, some of which can be harmful to humans. Singapore researcher Stephan Schuster and his colleagues suggest that flies bred to be germ-free could be released into the environment, then later captured in bait traps to see if they had picked up any dangerous pathogens.

Israeli Snow Birds

Ornithologists say climate change has prompted some of the 500 million migratory birds that used to stop off only briefly in Israel to stay for the winter rather than cross an increasingly hostile and expanding desert region to the south. Because 40,000 newly wintering cranes like to feast on the corn and

Southern Cyclone

Indonesia’s meteorological agency said the first tropical cyclone of the season in the Southern Hemisphere formed just south of the island of Java. As it was forming, Cyclone Cempaka killed at least 19 people on Java, mainly in a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall.

Disease Drones

An international team of researchers suggests that the common fly can be used as a kind of bionic drone to monitor and predict the progression of disease outbreaks. Writing in the journal Scientific Reports, the scientists say they found swarms of flies can carry several

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Global warming is causing more cranes to spend the winter at northern Israel’s Agamon Hula Lake. Photo: Tomer Neuberg / Flash90

peanuts growing around Agamon Hula in the process. Lake, Israel has resorted to feeding the birds up to 9 tonnes of corn a day to More research is needed to determine keep them away from the crops. if the powerful flashes pose a radiation hazard to people on the ground. “It’s harder for the birds to cross a much larger desert and they just Bali Eruptions cannot do it. There is not enough fuel, Indonesia’s Mount Agung there are not enough ‘gas stations’ on belched plumes of ash and the way, so Israel has become their created tremors that shook biggest gas station, their biggest parts of Bali during a string restaurant,” said ornithologist Shay of eruptions that ended the volcano’s Agmon. 54-year slumber.

Antimatter Bolt

New studies have revealed that the intense power introduced into the atmosphere by lightning can result in matter-antimatter annihilation in a series of radioactive decays that follow some strikes.

Authorities told 100,000 residents around the volcano to leave the area as ash also forced the extended closure of Bali’s international airport.

Writing in the journal Nature, a team of Japanese researchers found that electric fields within thunderstorms are able to accelerate electrons to extremely high energies, generating a zone that contains unstable isotopes of oxygen and nitrogen. Radioisotopes and even positrons — the antimatter equivalent of electrons — are formed

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College Hoops

Tuesday’s game, both Glynn Watson (3.0 apg) and Evan Taylor (3.0 apg) are both above 3.0 assists per game.

Creighton Bluejays

The Bluejays’ stay in the Top 25 was short as they fell 91-74 at No. 15 Gonzaga last Friday. Marcus Foster In Nebraska’s early game last week had 21 for CU, but last year’s national the Huskers faced Boston College. runners-up opened the second half With both Jordy Tshimanga and Duby with a rush and never looked back Okeke staying out of foul trouble in as three players scored 20 or more addition to a couple strong runs the points. Still, at 5-2 things are looking Huskers prevailed 71-62. The Big Ten good. Get five wins a month through opener was a different story. Faced February and you’re likely to be with a championship caliber team dancing in March. Creighton has a in Michigan State, the Huskers just chance to get well during a five-game couldn’t seem to get things off the homestand that began Tuesday night ground and were taken out of this one against North Dakota, a tournament early in East Lansing, losing 86-57. team last year. The annual grudge match with Nebraska is Saturday As Nebraska continues a tough stretch afternoon at the CenturyLink. Expect a of scheduling, it’s essential that they full house for that one. get off the ground and make runs early to be able to stave off their mid-period Omaha Mavericks scoring woes. They return to Lincoln The good news is the Mavericks (1-8) to face off against No. 14 Minnesota, finally had a home game and made which has four players averaging the most of it in a 75-73 win over double-figures on Tuesday before Drake last Wednesday. Sunday found heading to Omaha on Saturday to face them on the road at the Pac-12’s in-state rival Creighton. Washington, where, despite erasing a nine-point second half lead, UNO fell Inside the Numbers 86-73 in Seattle. Junior Zach Jackson .457 - Nebraska is shooting .457 paced UNO with a career-high 28 from 3-point range over the past four points to lead three Mavericks in games, while averaging 9.3 3-pointers double figures. The road trip continued per game during that stretch. Tuesday night at UC Santa Barbara .892 - Nebraska is 25-3 under Tim before a Saturday rematch at Drake. Miles when scoring at least 80 points. This team should be seasoned for The Huskers are 4-0 when reaching Summit League play, but a few more the 80-point plateau this season. major obstacles (Kansas among them) .913 - Under Tim Miles, Nebraska remain before they meet Oral Roberts is 21-2 when recording 15 or more on December 30th. assists in a game. The Huskers are 4-0 this season when dishing out at least 15 assists. 1.69 - NU’s assist-to-turnover ratio over the last six games. 3 - Number of Huskers with 20-point games in 2017-18 (James Palmer Jr., Glynn Watson Jr. and Isaac Copeland). 2012 - The last time Nebraska had multiple players averaging more than three assists per game. Entering

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A Question About Assault

by mutual consent occurred is not an element of the offense of third degree assault. Rather, it is a mitigating factor, the existence of which determines which of the two penalties is to be imposed—whether the defendant will receive a lesser penalty instead of the My friend recently received a ordinary penalty. Whether a fight or third-degree assault charge for an altercation he had at the bar. I’ve been scuffle was entered into by mutual consent is not a factual issue that must trying to convince him that he needs legal representation, but he feels that be submitted to a jury. State v. Stahla, he can handle this on his own. What is 13 Neb. App. 79, 688 N.W.2d 641 he facing and could you explain why he (2004). should have representation? Anyone that is facing up to a year in jail should have a lawyer represent - John F. them. If for no reason other than to avoid certain judges. It’s hard to be Johnmore definitive about the risk without more information. I will talk to your The penalty and statute in the State friend for free if he calls my office at of Nebraska for third degree assault 402-341-2020, as I’m willing to do for reads as follows: anyone. Assault in the third degree; penalty.

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(1) A person commits the offense of Do you have a question for Jim? E-mail assault in the third degree if he: us at focusomaha@gmail.com. (a) Intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury to another person; or (b) Threatens another in a menacing manner. (2) Assault in the third degree shall be a Class I misdemeanor unless committed in a fight or scuffle entered into by mutual consent, in which case it shall be a Class II misdemeanor. One offense of third degree assault, punishable by two different ranges of penalties depending on whether the assault was committed in a fight or scuffle entered into by mutual consent. Whether a fight or scuffle entered into

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The rink was originally slated to open on Nov. 25, but with recent temperatures in the 50s and 60s, it was difficult to maintain adequate layers of ice to skate safely, said William Lawlor, assistant vice chancellor for business and finance. The rink is located just east of 42nd Street, midway between Emile Street and Dewey Avenue on the north side of the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education building. Admission is $7, which includes skates (cash or credit card only -- no checks or debit cards). Anytime the weather is consistently above 50 degrees or there’s a windchill of zero degrees or below, the public is asked to first check to see if the rink is open by going to Facebook at www.facebook.com/ theiceattheunmc or by calling (402) 559-0697. Normal hours of operation are: Monday and Wednesday - noon to 8 p.m. Friday & Saturday - noon to 10 p.m. Sunday - noon to 8 p.m. The rink is closed Tuesday and Thursday for UNMC student broomball and curling leagues. The

Make money and have lots of fun working with clients all over Omaha! E-mail your resume to focusomaha@gmail.com today! rink will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The rink will be open through Feb. 4. Free parking is available in Lot 15 (surface lot on 40th Street between Dewey & Emile streets) located on the north and east sides of the Student Life Center. This year, the 24-hour UNMC Skatea-Thon for Parkinson’s will begin on Jan. 26 at 2 p.m. and end Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. It will mark the eighth consecutive year that UNMC has hosted the 24-hour event that raises money for Parkinson’s research at UNMC and assists families dealing with Parkinson’s. More details will be forthcoming. For more information about the rink, go to https://www.unmc.edu/cfhl/ activities-events/skating.html or contact Candace Peteler at candace. peteler@unmc.edu or (402) 559-5192.

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Mary Ruth – Teen Talent Rising Above the Mall

forming outside the home at 12 in the St. Margaret Mary’s talent show. “I was terrified,” Mary Ruth said. “It was a song that I wrote.” The fear didn’t last long. “I was kind of hooked on the feeling after that. Kind of a rush.” She had learned a few piano chords from her voice teacher and soon discovered Omaha’s open mic scene. The energy is tangible, even over the Mary Ruth was off and playing. telephone. Now 16 years old and a junior at Mary Ruth McLeay loves music and Brownell Talbot, she is continuing to she loves playing it. pursue her dream. “I’m constantly Her first performance came before she emailing people. Can I perform here?” was in kindergarten. From those early days she has “I have been obsessed with music since advanced to play four instruments guitar, piano, ukulele, and mandolin. childhood,” she said. “I used to put on Guitar is her favorite. full concerts when I was four.” In those days she invited her siblings to “You can do the most with it because you can convey a lot of feelings and the shows. Mary Ruth (her shortened rhythms,” she said. “And it’s portable.” performing name) started per Mary Ruth considers herself part of the alternative-pop genre and has described her sound as a cross between Jewel and Lorde, but there is more to her musical palate than those artists. “I have really weird preferences,” Mary Ruth stated, crediting that to the influence of her older siblings. Her favorites range from Cat Stevens to Brittany Spears to the Red Hot Chili Peppers. She also has been making some strong local connections. Mark Patrick booked her for the New Wave Festival

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at Reverb Lounge. She also met Fem Fest founder Rebecca Lowry. “She asked me to play in the festival,” Mary Ruth stated. “That was kind of my introduction to actual gigs.” Those are coming more publicly and more frequently. “For the whole past year I did a show at Flagship Commons, so I would have friends come up with me,” she said. “I usually play solo, but now I have started to do my own backing tracks.” Mary Ruth has a couple studio recordings, but during the past year she has developed a D-I-Y approach. She uses a MIDI Keyboard to provide drums and strings. Various rooms around her

home have seen use as a sound studio, but things seem to work best when she records in her closet. “The closet kind of hones all of it in,” she explained. Her recordings can be found on Soundcloud. The teen has no problem coming up with material and doesn’t have to look far for her sources. “High school is . . . you see a lot of new things, you experience a lot of new emotions,” Mary Ruth stated. Material also comes from hearing siblings tell their stories and their emotional responses. Songwriting for her generally begins with a lyric line or a small melody, she

said. “Market trends and things people like.” For now, while she weighs her options, Mary Ruth intends to work on building an audience and creating as many new songs as possible. “I try to keep pretty focused and set goals for myself.”

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said. “It just pops into my head during school or while I’m baby sitting.” She then puts the idea into her phone’s voice memory and goes to work when she gets home. While she is only 16, Mary Ruth is looking at long-term involvement in music. “I’d like to take it as far as I possibly can,” she stated. “I’ve looked at music business colleges.” She also may take a gap year after high school and just play music. “The business part of the music industry is really what fascinates me,” she

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Charlie Burtonfrom Rock Therapy to & Or What? By Andy Roberts Before there was punk rock, there was Charlie Burton. Actually, early punk (pre-1977) inspired the Lincoln native who already was into music, but that’s only part of the story. His father, Herb, started KFMG Radio, a commercial FM station that began playing classical music in the late 1950s. The young Burton later won a transistor radio at the grand opening of a TV store and soon his musical horizons would expand. Burton’s late teen years found him off to Indiana for college and then to Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he was exposed to some of the founding fathers of garage and punk rock. At

the suggestion of a friend he became the then-new Rolling Stone magazine’s country music writer, only to return home to Lincoln after his father’s heart attack. He had to help run the family’s do-it-yourself harpsichord kit factory. The decision to return was aided by his commitment to forming a band. Why music? “I liked it,” he said. “People do s*** because they’re attracted to it like iron to a magnet.” Burton become one of the area’s greatest rock showmen – an engaging performing with a wry sense of humor. A crack songwriter who had a knack for picking musical nuggets from sources most artists wouldn’t even think to look. He was able to get started playing music because there probably was a guitar in the family, he recalled. “I think my father admired Burl Ives. That was his man,” Burton said. From the mid-1970s until the early

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1990s, Charlie Burton and his various bands were a local musical staple, but also took their act on the road as far away as New York City, earning recognition in NYC magazines and elsewhere. They shared the stage with bands like the Ramones and X, and earned the distinction of being the only band to perform with both REM and REO Speedwagon. Things went sour locally when Burton decided to move to Austin, Texas, where he played and recorded, hitting the road throughout the U.S. and Europe. He returned to Nebraska in 2001, performing off and on ever since. “Took . . . a break for maybe a few years,” he said. “This current band is a real band.” That is, a real band as opposed to the different projects with which he has worked in recent years. This lineup, Charlie Burton & Or What? has been together more than a year. He worked at a Lincoln Homer’s until it closed and then about seven years ago went to work at Gallup where he is involved in polling. Burton said, while “not qualified to be a number-cruncher” he is “The guy that interrupts people’s dinner and gets yelled at.” But still, he plays on, with a legacy that dates back to his Lincoln return and The Star Spangled Wranglers. The music scene in Lincoln was less intimidating than what he left behind in the upper Midwest. “I had lived in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and saw Commander Cody and Iggy Pop and the MC5,” Burton recalled. He decided to “learn my craft” in Lincoln,

a bit intimidated by the Ann Arbor competition. But still, he knew he could do it. “I was kind of at Ground Zero when the Stooges were starting,” Burton remembered, and thought, “I can do that.” And do it he did, assembling a series of great bands. Charlie Burton and Rock Therapy was one of his first and best, he recalled. “Maybe the lineup that had the late Butch Berman that put out the 45 of ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Behavior,” he said, when asked about his best lineup. The two had a falling out and he didn’t talk to the guitarist for years but they renewed their friendship before Berman’s death from a brain tumor. “We were probably best suited for each other,” Burton admitted. The band he had for many years under a variety of names with Phil Shoemaker on guitar also was good. “Having a band is like being married,” he said. “Once you get divorced, you can occasionally be cordial, but it will never be the same.” Burton said his current band is right up there as well. It boasts Jared Alberico on lead guitar, bassist Deke Rivers, and Tom Brogan on drums. He credited Brogan with providing “the fire” (and practice space) to get the band playing more frequently. Burton’s shows were heavy on original material long before that was common in area rock bands. How he does it, he claimed, remains a mystery. “It’s a cliché and it’s a total songwriter

cliché but I don’t know where these things come from,” Burton said. “Every now and then I get an idea and I don’t know where they come from.” Sometimes the ideas are not good, he admitted, and said if you have to work too hard they usually don’t work out, but sometimes it is worth a shot to go back and give them a try. “I just kind of learned how to tell a good idea from a bad idea,” he said. “Usually the good ones come quick and they write themselves.” He writes what he would consider a good song about once or twice a year. “A good song, that’s like, tough to write,” he lamented. “I’m a very tough editor.” As a long-time part of the local music scene, Burton had few thoughts on what is happening in Omaha and Lincoln. “I have no other than maybe too many bands,” he said. “I can’t focus on any of them.” One thing he was sure of is that he hates people who take themselves too seriously. “If you can’t look at yourself with a certain sense of irony or humility, then you might be full of shit,” he stated. “Pretentiousness.” He added: “People need to lighten up, in my opinion.” For example, the alt-country movement – Americana is a sore spot. Good music is like sausage, he explained, and ground-up so you don’t know what’s in it. People who take themselves too seriously and pose in sepia toned photos, make him “double up in pain.”

on the road, I would.” But: “I’m happy blooming where I’m planted.” YouTube and other outlets help share music without touring, so the word of a band can be spread, but making money off playing music “is harder than ever.” His primary motivation is to make sure that the people who come to hear him to enjoy it. “Life is short. I’m not going to waste your precious time on the planet,” he promised. How much longer? “Until I die,” he said. “I guess, or can’t.” The next Omaha gig for Charlie Burton & Or What? is set for New Year’s Eve at the Barley Street Tavern. For more on Charlie Burton: https://www.facebook.com/ CharlieBurtonSongWriter/

Pain is not something a Charlie Burton audience experiences, at least that’s certainly not the intent. He hopes the current band can stay together for a while. They all have day jobs, he acknowledged, which makes the possibility of touring difficult. “If asked I would do that,” Burton said. “If there was a good reason to go out

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Setting and Targeting Investment Goals Go out into your yard and dig a big hole. Every month, throw $50 into it, but don’t take any money out until you’re ready to buy a house, send your child to college, or retire. It sounds a little crazy, doesn’t it? But that’s what investing without setting clear-cut goals is like. If you’re lucky, you may end up with enough money to meet your needs, but you have no way to know for sure.

How do you set investment goals?

Setting investment goals means defining your dreams for the future. When you’re setting goals, it’s best to be as specific as possible. For instance, you know you want to retire, but when? You know you want to send your child to college, but to an Ivy League school or to the community college down the street? Writing down and prioritizing your investment goals is an important first step toward developing an investment plan.

What is your time horizon?

Your investment time horizon is the number of years you have to invest toward a specific goal. Each investment goal you set will have a different time horizon. For example, some of your investment goals will be long term (e.g., you have more than 15 years to plan), some will be short term (e.g., you have 5 years or less to plan), and some will be intermediate (e.g., you have between 5 and 15 years to plan). Establishing time horizons can help you determine how aggressively you may need to invest to accumulate the amount needed to meet your goals.

How much will you need to invest? way off, but it’s never too early to Although you can invest a lump sum of cash, regular, systematic investing is another way to build wealth over time.

start planning, especially if you want retirement to be the good life you imagine.

Start by determining how much you’ll need to set aside monthly or annually to meet each goal. Although you’ll want to invest as much as possible, choose a realistic amount that takes into account your other financial obligations, so that you can easily stick with your plan. But always be on the lookout for opportunities to increase the amount you’re investing, such as participating in an automatic investment program that boosts your contribution by a certain percentage each year, or by dedicating a portion of every raise, bonus, cash gift, or tax refund you receive to your investment objectives.

For example, let’s say that your goal is to retire at age 65. At age 20 you begin contributing $3,000 per year to your tax-deferred 401(k) account. If your investment earns 6% per year, compounded annually, you’ll have approximately $679,000 in your investment account when you retire.

Which investments should you choose?

Regardless of your financial goals, you’ll need to decide how to best allocate your investment dollars. One important consideration is your tolerance for risk. All investments involve some risk, but some involve more than others. How well can you handle market ups and downs? Are you willing to accept a higher degree of risk in exchange for the opportunity to earn a higher rate of return? Whether you’re investing for retirement, college, or another financial goal, your overall objective is to maximize returns without taking on more risk than you can bear. But no matter what level of risk you’re comfortable with, make sure to choose investments that are consistent with your goals and time horizon. A financial professional can help you construct a diversified investment portfolio that takes these factors into account.

Investing for retirement

After a hard day at the office, do you ask yourself, “Is it time to retire yet?” Retirement may seem a long

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But what would happen if you left things to chance instead? Let’s say that you’re not really worried about retirement, so you wait until you’re 35 to begin investing. Assuming you contributed the same amount to your 401(k) and the rate of return on your investment dollars was the same, you would end up with approximately $254,400. And, as this chart illustrates, if you were to wait until age 45 to begin investing for retirement, you would end up with only about $120,000 by the time you retire.

saving for college is an intermediateterm goal--if you start saving when your child is in elementary school, you’ll have 10 to 15 years to build your college fund. Of course, the earlier you start, the better. The more time you have before you need the money, the greater chance you have to build a substantial college fund due to compounding. With a longer investment time frame and a tolerance for some risk, you might also be willing to put some of your money into investments that offer the potential for growth.

Investing for a major purchase

At some point, you’ll probably want to buy a home, a car, or even that vacation home you’ve always wanted. Although they’re hardly impulse items, large purchases are usually not something for which you plan far in advance; one to five years is a common time frame. Because you don’t have much time to invest, you’ll have to budget your investment dollars wisely. Rather than choosing growth investments, you may want to put your money into less volatile, highly liquid investments that have some potential for growth, but that offer you quick and easy access to your money should you need it.

Review and revise

(This hypothetical example of mathematical principles is not intended to reflect the actual performance of any investment. Taxes and investment fees are not considered and would reduce the performance shown if they were included. Actual results will vary.)

Investing for college

Perhaps you faced the truth the day your child was born. Or maybe it hit you when your child started first grade: You have only so much time to save for college. In fact, for many people,

Over time, you may need to update your investment strategy. Get in the habit of checking your portfolio at least once a year--more frequently if the market is particularly volatile or when there have been significant changes in your life. You may need to rebalance your portfolio to bring it back in line with your investment goals and risk tolerance. If you need assistance, a financial professional can help. Table assumes 3% annual inflation, and that the return is compounded annually; taxes and investment fees are not considered and would reduce the performance shown if they were included.

Actual results will vary. Also, rates of return will vary over time, particularly for long-term investments, which could affect the amounts you would need to invest. This hypothetical example of mathematical principles is not intended to reflect the actual performance of any investment.

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