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Saturday, September 15 | 10a - 6p Sunday, September 16 | 10a - 6p Chalk Art Festival Midtown Crossing at Turner Park 3110 Farnam St, Omaha, 68131 An eye-popping addition to the city’s arts and culture landscape, the Chalk Art Festival is a weekend-long live art celebration. Local/regional artists and professional madonnaris will transform patches of Midtown Crossing pavement into pastel chalk masterpieces. Enjoy live music, food, drinks and shopping. New to Omaha and Midtown Crossing, the Chalk Art Festival concept is tremendously popular around the world – from Curtatone, Italy, to Denver, Colorado. For parking information, please visit: www.midtowncrossing.com/visit/. -----------------------------------------------Saturday, September 15 | 3p - 10p Rhythm Blues & Arts Fest - Big Daddy Kane 30 Years in the Game! Lewis & Clark Landing 345 Riverfront Dr, Omaha BIG DADDY KANE headlines the music performances with his many rap/ hip-hop hits while LAKESIDE brings their classic funk/R&B sound and soulful SUNSHINE ANDERSON sings her chart-topping “Heard It All Before” along with some great new songs. Other regional acts will also perform. The RYTHM BLUES & ARTS FEST will also host pop-up shops with regional arts and crafts. Food and beverages from local favorites are will also be available. Vendors who wish to display or sell their wares need to fill out the form at rbafest.com. Tickets start at $15 with VIP packages available. Gates open at 3PM. More information online at https://rbafest.com -----------------------------------------------Saturday, September 15 | 7p - 9p NOISE KANEKO 1111 Jones St., Omaha, Ne 68102

six foot masterpiece before your eyes in mere moments, while a band plays classic rock n’ roll and dancers perform A mini fest that manifests the cathartic their amazing choreography. Artrageous is part cover band, part dance nature of sound - Noise will immerse you in complicated textures and novel party, part art exhibition, and 100% original one-of-a-kind entertainment. sounds that you may not be able to place or describe. The night will be With a palette that mixes captivating filled with installations and vocals, intricate choreography and performances by Screaming Plastic, exciting audience interaction - ArtraJesse Langen, Stacey Barelos and a special pop-up with Soundry musicians geous takes you on a unique audio-visual journey packed with wild inspiraduring the day at 2:00 PM. tion, creativity and fun! Screaming Plastic is an improvisational noise rock band comprised of percus- The Artrageous troupe of artists, musicians, singers and dancers pay tribute sion, electronics and cello. Jesse to a variety of art forms, pop icons Langen uses the electric guitar to and musical genres culminating in a create dense, layered soundscapes gallery of fabulous finished paintings. using pedals and non-traditional The result? A one of a kind crossover implements like hand-held fans and experience! sponges. Soundry musicians will dive into the work of italian futurist, Luigi Russolo who was a builder of incredibly inventive instruments. On top it all, composer, Stacey Barelos will be debuting her newest eclectic percussion piece. Sometimes you just need to make noise!

We run with the motto “If you don’t like it, don’t worry.” New music isn’t for everyone, and we get that. We don’t expect you to like everything you hear. Instead, we challenge you to be open to new sounds that break the bounds of traditional music. This performance is part of the Generator Series, a collaboration between KANEKO and Omaha Under the Radar. We present events that investigate music’s relationship to our physical world, seeking the connections between sound and architecture, sound and natural landscapes, sound and the human body, and more. Sponsored by the Aaron Copland Foundation -----------------------------------------------Sunday, September 16 | 2p - 4p Artrageous Arts Center @ IWCC 2700 College Rd, Council Bluffs Imagine watching an artist creating a

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Sunday, September 16 | 3p - 8p Down Under Bazaar and Steak Fry The Down Under Lounge 3530 Leavenworth St, Omaha, 68105 Bazaar, Art Show, Rummage sale, Massages, Baked Items and more! John will be grilling Steaks and A Vegan Favorite Califlower Steaks with a potluck of Sides. Steaks will be aged and cut to size and cooked to temp. 14 local vendors including -Bliss Love Creations by Shawn Smith -Recycled Sounds by Stuart Kolnick -Spencer BigBear Barak Family -Zach Family -Beer and Liquor collectibles -Tim Traveler Tie -sye by Ben Delgadillo -Art by Matt Matthew Heron -Massages by Moog aka Morgan -Ordinary Rainbow Glass Art by

Ashleigh Jones -Something Old 2 Something New by Haley Larsen -----------------------------------------------Through September 26 REALITY Tuesday – Friday | 12p - 8p & Saturday 11a - 5p KANEKO, 1111 Jones St., Omaha The notion of truth, history, and the presentation of what is “real” will be dissected within the Reality programming season at KANEKO. A collaborative, interdisciplinary exhibition will investigate art, science, and technology that create, alter, and reflect upon our sense of the real. Performances, lectures, and educational offerings will further explore the concept of reality through various perspectives of art and science. More information online at https://thekaneko.org -----------------------------------------------Through September 29 Joseph McHale Star Deli, 6114 Military Ave, Omaha Joe McHale is a visual artist based out of Kearney Nebraska. He graduated from the UNK College of Fine Arts and

Humanities in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art. He has also taken classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, studied at Creighton University and has found inspiration and education from his experiences in New York, Philadelphia, New Mexico and Paris. His paintings have been described as “thought scapes full of kinetic energy that seem to assemble themsleves as you look at them.” McHale intends to create a visual reresentation of those moments when time stands still and it seems that past, present and future can be viewed as a singular entity. Exhibition is free and open to the public during regular business hours and runs through September 29th. ------------------------------------------------

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Friday, September 14 | 7:30p - 11p Stargazing Eugene T. Mahoney State Park 28500 W Park Hwy, Ashland, Ne The Omaha Astronomical Society and Prairie Astronomy Club will provide telescopes for a glimpse of the night sky. Stargazing begins at the Bur Oak Picnic Shelter across from the golf driving range from dusk to 11pm. Weather permitting. Learn more: http://fal.cn/VX3V A Park Entry Permit is required. German Folk Singers and Dancers, as well as a variety of bands including Al- -----------------------------------------------Saturday, September 15 | 1p pensterne , Barry Boyce Band, Bobby Z and Polka Joy, Festhaus-Musikanten, 27th Fort Omaha Intertribal Powwow Metropolitan Community College Polka Police and Riptide Refugees Fort Omaha Campus Visit our website at www.germana5300 N 30th St, Omaha, Ne 68111 mericansociety.org for the full enterThe powwow honors the traditional tainment schedule. dance, music, artistry, oral history and www.germanamericansociety.org ------------------------------------------------ foods of various tribes across Friday, September 14 | 5p - Midnight Saturday, Sept. 15 | 12pm-Midnight German-American Society’s 134th German Day Celebration Oktoberfest 2018 German-American Society 3717 South 120th Street, Omaha Join the German-American Society’s 134th German Day Celebration-Oktoberfest 2018 for great German food and entertainment!

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This one-day event features a ceremonial gourd dance, study circle, opening blessing, hands-on children’s activities, a princess contest, intertribal dancing and a retreating of colors demonstration. -----------------------------------------------Sunday, September 16 | 11a - 7p Tangier Shrine Spaghetti Feed Tangier Shrine 2823 S 84th St, Omaha Dinners include spaghetti, homemade meatballs, salad, bread and butter, coffee and water. A cash bar featuring beer, wine, pop, and mixed drinks is also available. A limited quantity of hand-filled cannolis (chocolate, vanilla,

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and lemon) will also be available for purchase. Advance tickets are available for $8 each at the Tangier Shrine Center from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. through Friday, Sept. 14 or online through Sept. 12 here: https://www.tangiershrine.com/ event-3023841 Tickets at the door are $10 per person. Open to the public. Proceeds are for the benefit of Tangier Shrine activities. Payments are not deductible as charitable contributions.

EVENTS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Classic Car Cruise In Quaker Steak and Lube, 5p -----------------------------------------------Not U Two McCoy’s at Thunderbowl, 6:30p -----------------------------------------------Counting Crows with special guest +LIVE+: 25 Years and Counting Stir Cove, 7:30p FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Budwesier Country WestFest featuring Brett Eldredge and Devin Dawson Stir Cove, 7p -----------------------------------------------Karaoke Fridays Horseshoe Casino, 8p -----------------------------------------------Hi-Fi Hangover Amerisports, 8:30p

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 5th Annual Autism Benefit Ride Lighthouse Lounge, 10:30a -----------------------------------------------Charlie Alley Ditmars Orchard, 1p -----------------------------------------------100 Block Classic Car Show 100 Block, 4p -----------------------------------------------Domestic Blend McCoy’s at Thunderbowl, 7p -----------------------------------------------Mike Bama The Mile Away Hall & Tavern, 8p -----------------------------------------------Hi-Fi Hangover Amerisports, 8:30p -----------------------------------------------Fallen Reign The Barrel, 9p

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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 12 Happy Hour w/ Derek Blake The Down Under, 3p ----------------------------------------------Singo Music Bingo Liquid Sunshine, 6p ----------------------------------------------Bozak & Morrissey Ozone Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Kaonashi w/ Dead Ends, Makarah & Gut Punch, Lookout Lounge, 7p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke Marylebone, 7p ----------------------------------------------Ray’s Piano Party Mr. Toad’s, 7p ----------------------------------------------Heather Land: I Ain’t Doin’ It Comedy Tour, Orpheum Theater, 7p ----------------------------------------------Acoustic Open Mic Night The New Frontier Bar, 7p ----------------------------------------------Bike Night Therapy Bar & Grill, 7p ----------------------------------------------Open Mic w/ Aly Peeler The Down Under Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------The Office Trivia The Waiting Room, 8p ----------------------------------------------Comedy Open Mic w/ Dusty Stehl Barley Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke w/ Host Adam Flohr Brokedown Palace, 9p ----------------------------------------------Magick K Harney Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------Tomar and The FC’s & Lupines O’Leaver’s Pub, 9p ----------------------------------------------Nahko and Medicine for the People w/ Xiuhtezcatl, Slowdown, 9p

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 13 Mary Jo Curry Chrome Lounge, 6p -----------------------------------------------

Throttle Thursday Dillon Brother’s, 6p ----------------------------------------------Bill Sammon Acoustic FireBarn SportsBar, 6p ----------------------------------------------ACI Live! 2018 Goin’ to Eleven! Two Fine Irishmen, 6p ----------------------------------------------Rat Pack Jazz Ozone Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Steve Yoneda Vino Mas, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Bike Night with Dead Man’s Hand Dr. Jack’s Drinkery, 7p ----------------------------------------------Walking Dead Trivia Forte Music Hall, 7p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke The New Frontier Bar, 7p ----------------------------------------------Jack Osborn w/ Annie Gaston The Well, 7p ----------------------------------------------T.J. Miller Omaha Funny Bone, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Counting Crows with special guest +LIVE+: 25 Years and Counting Stir Cove, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Mike Krol with Centerpiece Reverb Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Here Comes The Mummies with MRMC$, Slowdown, 8p ----------------------------------------------Open Mic with Host Aly Peeler The Down Under Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------UnScene City II Barley Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------Thirsty Thursday Karaoke Forte Music Hall, 9p ----------------------------------------------Matt Whipkey Solo Harney Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------Royce Johns Beer Can Alley, 9:30p -----------------------------------------------

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Chris Shelton Dubliner Pub, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Brady Wells Solo The Down Under Lounge, 9:30p

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14 Chris Jones The Cove, 5p ----------------------------------------------Hurricane Ruth Featuring Scott Holt The B. Bar, 5:30p ----------------------------------------------Steve Thornburg Trio The Market Basket, 6p ----------------------------------------------Texas Moon American Legion Post #1, 7p ----------------------------------------------70’s Band Bogie’s Bar, 7p ----------------------------------------------Colt Ford Bourbon Saloon, 7p ----------------------------------------------Simplicated Dr. Jack’s Drinkery, 7p ----------------------------------------------Matt Hackett Trio Envy Tequila Bar, 7p ----------------------------------------------Dereck Higgins: Collage Minded Hugo’s Art Galleries, 7p ----------------------------------------------WVRM, Pains, Y-Incision, Orpheus & Carnographer, Lookout Lounge, 7p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke Millard VFW Post 8334, 7p ----------------------------------------------Blackbird Fly Soaring Wings Vineyard, 7p ----------------------------------------------Budwesier Country WestFest featuring Brett Eldredge and Devin Dawson, Stir Cove, 7p ----------------------------------------------The Goldberg Variations Hot Shops Art Center, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------T.J. Miller Omaha Funny Bone, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------RED FANG with Big Business & Dead Now, The Waiting Room, 8p

Bad Habit Live! American Dream, 9p ----------------------------------------------Call Me Okami, Libations & Relax, It’s Science Barley Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------The Last Boner Fallz: Boner Killerz’ Last Show (For Now?) Brother’s Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Chad Lee Copacabana Cocktails, 9p ----------------------------------------------Grunge Pop Chrome Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Skretta Etc. Growler USA, 9p ----------------------------------------------Tim Buddig Band Harney Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------Bad Influence Debut On The Q St Bar, 9p ----------------------------------------------Lemon Fresh Day (Joe’s B-Day Show) Ozone Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Zach Peterson’s Record Release Party Reverb Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Gottberg Skyybox, 9p ----------------------------------------------Son Ambulance, Win/Win & The Candy Boys, Slowdown, 9p ----------------------------------------------Damien McCarthy Dubliner Pub, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------The Prairie Gators The Down Under Lounge, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Eckophonic Two Fine Irishmen, 9:30p

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15 Ride to End Alzheimer’s Poker Run KoZee Lounge, 10a ----------------------------------------------Chalk Art Festival Midtown Crossing, 10a -----------------------------------------------

27th Annual Fort Omaha Intertribal Powwow, Metro Community College North Campus, 1p ----------------------------------------------Rhythm Blues & Arts Fest Lewis & Clark Landing, 3p ----------------------------------------------Parking Lot Party w/ Flippin Whiskey, Dead Man’s Hand & Sinners & Saints Therapy Bar & Grill, 4p ----------------------------------------------Outdoor Bags Tournament On The Q St Bar, 6p ----------------------------------------------Noise Kaneko, 7p ----------------------------------------------The Vibrators Lookout Lounge, 7p ----------------------------------------------T.J. Miller Omaha Funny Bone, 7:30p/9:30 ----------------------------------------------September DOTM Paddy McGown’s, 8p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke & Music Smitty’s Garage, 8p ----------------------------------------------Matt Hackett Trio Red Lion Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------AFK with Spock, String Theory Music, & TrvpSquad, The Waiting Room, 8p ----------------------------------------------Cirkle Of Fifths The New Frontier Bar, 8:30p ----------------------------------------------The Brothers, Footman & Edem Soul Music, Barley Street, 9p ----------------------------------------------Mr. Sinister Chrome Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Chris Shelton Copacabana Cocktail, 9p ----------------------------------------------Nihil, Deadbeat, Molten & TBA Dr. Jack’s Drinkery, 9p ----------------------------------------------Daniel & The Deliverance Harney Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------eNVy Ozone Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Benson Soul Society Reverb Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------DJ Pretty Boy Skyybox, 9p ----------------------------------------------Bad Bad Hats w/ Cumulus Slowdown, 9p ----------------------------------------------Haven21 The Sydney, 9p

Damien McCarthy Dubliner Pub, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------R Style Live Forte Music Hall, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Supper w/ Vibe Rations The Down Under Lounge, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------One2Go Two Fine Irishmen, 9:30p

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16 Chalk Art Festival Midtown Crossing, 10a ----------------------------------------------Punk Rock Flea Market The Waiting Room Lounge, 12p ----------------------------------------------Jessica Errett Soaring Wings, 2:30p ----------------------------------------------Generations American Legion Post #1, 3p ----------------------------------------------The Fishheads Surfside Club, 4p ----------------------------------------------The Kerwin’s Lombardo’s Bistro & Bar, 4:30p ----------------------------------------------Benefit for Mike Loftus featuring Little Brazil, Sons of O’ Leaver’s, Bazile Mills & Minne Lussa, O’Leaver’s Pub, 5p ----------------------------------------------Bill Sammon- Acoustic Music Steak & Grapes, 5p ----------------------------------------------Gaming Guild The Down Under Lounge, 5p ----------------------------------------------The Vibrators, They Live, New Rocket Union & The Stretcher Case Lookout Lounge, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Roaring 20’s SpeakEasy Party Sumtur Amphitheater, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Tyler Hilton Reverb Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Booze Bingo The Down Under Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Bring Back the 80’s Karaoke! The Down Under Lounge, 10p

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 17 Hed P.E. Lookout Lounge, 6p ----------------------------------------------Gooch and His Big Las Vegas Band Ozone Lounge, 6p ----------------------------------------------continued on page 11

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Friday September 14

Counting Crows, LIVE+: Here Comes The Brett Eldredge and 25 Years and Counting Mummies with MRMC$ Devin Dawson STIR COVE SLOWDOWN STIR COVE

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Fort Omaha Intertribal Powwow

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RED FANG with Big Business & Dead Now WAITING ROOM

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Rhythm Blues & Arts Fest Benefit for Mike Loftus LEWIS & CLARK O’LEAVER’S PUB

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Chalk Art Festival

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Monday September 17

Wolfmother WAITING ROOM

Early Karaoke Forte Music Hall, 7p ----------------------------------------------Dustin Prinz Growler USA, 7p ----------------------------------------------Trivia w/ Founders Brewing Co. Harney Street Tavern, 7p ----------------------------------------------Poker Night Therapy Bar, 7p ----------------------------------------------I Am, Deathwish & Live & Obey Reverb Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Wolfmother The Waiting Room, 8p ----------------------------------------------Open Mic Barley Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------DJ Howie’s Karaoke Grant St. Bar, 9p ----------------------------------------------Open Mic and Molly’s Molly’s Pub, 9p ----------------------------------------------Creatures of Rabbit O’Leaver’s Pub, 9:30p

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 18 United Way Technicolor Run Stinson Park, 5:30p ----------------------------------------------Not U Two Lombardo’s Bistro, 6p ----------------------------------------------Open Mic & Jam Night Therapy Bar & Grill, 6p ----------------------------------------------Scott Evans & Friends Ozone Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Science Cafe Slowdown, 7p ----------------------------------------------Mitche Towne Jazz Organ Trio Jambo Cat, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Open Mic Jam Brokedown Palace, 8p ----------------------------------------------Sept. Writers in the Round Growler USA, 8p ----------------------------------------------Trivia The Down Under, 8p ----------------------------------------------Follow Your Heart Karaoke! The Down Under Lounge, 10p

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Chris Jericho By Focus Omaha

Many of us have fantasies from the time we’re young about what we want to do when we grow up. Our dreams tend to change as our journey in life leads us in different directions. But not so for Chris Jericho. From the time he was young he wanted to be a wrestler and a rock star, and he’s managed to live the life he always dreamed of.

Dancing with the Stars and he said, “I took a chance and did something I found interesting. I turned dancing down two times but a friend told me I should try it. It was great to do something outside of my comfort level. I don’t have to do anything for money at this point, but for the experience.” And while being in the WWE is much like celebrating the rock star lifestyle due to its larger than life characterizations, Jericho made a good point when he added, “You need to be larger than life in anything you do in entertainment. It’s all about connecting with the audience.”

Jericho stated, “We’ve traveled all over the world together. This isn’t Chris Jericho and his band of merry men. This is a five-point star.” And a five-point star they are. They rocked out a packed crowd at The Waiting Room this past Thursday along with Adelitas Way, Stone Broken, and The Stir. I can guarantee that the next time you have a chance to catch any one of these bands, you don’t want to wait too long to get your ticket.

And connect he has. Their song Judas-currently has over 22 million YouTube views. When Jericho was Jericho started playing in bands at asked if he expected this, he said, 13, and for those who are unaware “I don’t think you ever expect has always remained, at some level, in that. It’s our defining song for the music scene. When asked about the moment. It’s a year and Fozzy’s sound he mused, “If Metallica change later. It’s our Stairway to and Journey had a bastard child and it Heaven or Enter Sandman. I call was raised by AC/DC that’s what Fozzy it the Judas Effect. We knew it sounds like.” would happen, we just didn’t know when.” The key element to his success is not being afraid to take a chance. This was One might wonder if the band made clear when we asked Jericho members are ever distracted by about his experience in 2011 with Jericho’s fame, but not so much.

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Back To Earth

ka quarterback since Tommy Armstrong Jr’s 42-yearder against McNeese State on Sept. 6, 2014.

Running back Greg Bell joined Martinez in topping the 100-yard mark with 104 yards on the ground. It was the first time Nebraska has had a pair of 100-yard rushers in the same game By Focus Omaha since Ameer Abdullah rushed for 208 So, maybe Scott Frost isn’t the second yards and Imani Cross had 109 yards coming of Jesus when it comes to against Illinois in 2014. Nebraska football after all. But maybe While we saw flashes of brilliance on he is all he’s been advertised to be. offense, including Martinez at times looking like he is a future master of the • Nebraska limited Colorado to fans excited, and for me, it keeps me Nebraska rushed for 329 yards on 54 offense, he still made freshman mislooking forward to the future. 44 rushing yards, including nine carries against Colorado. It was their takes. Maybe those problems would yards in the first half and -12 rushfirst 300-yard rushing game since have been eliminated if the team had ing yards in the second quarter. posting 310 rushing yards against been able to play the Akron game. Northwestern on September 24, 2016. The team looked faster, crisper, and The defense may have been the driven. These three keys alone would Freshman Quarterback Adrian biggest surprise for a team that by the be more than enough to make most Martinez accounted for 304 yards, end of last season rarely put pressure including 117 rushing yards on 15 on the QB or stopped anyone. carries plus a pair of rushing touchdowns. He also completed 15-of-20 Nebraska had seven sacks, includpasses for 187 yards and a score. ing two by Khalil Davis, 1.5 each by seniors Luke Gifford and Freedom • The 117 rushing yards marked Akinmoladun, and one each from Tyrin the first 100-yard rushing day Ferguson and Ben Stille. The seven by a Nebraska quarterback since sacks bettered last year’s season high Tommy Armstrong ran for 132 of five vs. Illinois and are the most yards at Northwestern in 2016. It by Nebraska since they had seven at also is the most rushing yards by Michigan (2013), against Idaho State a Husker quarterback in a season (2012) and against Idaho (2010). opener since Taylor Martinez ran Nebraska last topped seven sacks in a for 135 yards against Chattanoo- game when it had nine against Texas in ga in 2011. the 2009 Big 12 title game. •

Martinez had a 41-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, the longest scoring run by a Nebras-

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Nebraska totaled 14 sacks as a defense in 2017.

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equal amounts). • Use olive oil and vinegar in place of sweet salad dressings like honey mustard. • Instead of adding sugar in recipes, use extracts such as almond, vanilla, orange or lemon. • Choose marinades, nut butters, ketchup and marinara sauce with zero added sugars.

Hello Sugar

and sweetened teas for water or unsweetened seltzer.

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• Eat whole fruits instead of sugarsweetened fruit smoothies.

So, we know excess sugar isn’t good for you. It’s been linked to increased health risks in everything from cancer to dementia. Here are just a few ways we can reduce our sugar intake: • Swap sodas, energy drinks, juices

• Sweeten plain yogurt with fresh or frozen berries instead of buying flavored, sugar-loaded yogurt.

• Replace candy with a homemade trail mix of fruit, nuts, and a few dark chocolate chips. • Substitute unsweetened applesauce for sugar in recipes (use

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• Look for cereals, granolas and granola bars with under 4 grams of sugar per serving. • Swap your morning cereal for a bowl of rolled oats topped with nut butter and fresh berries, or an omelet made with fresh greens.

• Instead of jelly, use slice fresh bananas on your peanut butter sandwich. • Use natural nut butters in place of sweet spreads like Nutella. • Avoid alcoholic beverages that have been sweetened with soda, juice, honey, sugar or agave. • Cut back on servings of that favorite cake or yummy sugar-filled snack. There you go! Just a few ways to cut back on that nasty sugar habit most of us struggle with daily. Until next week, “Stay Healthy Omaha!”

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Battle of the Bands By Focus Omaha

Congratulations are due Virgin Mary Pistol Grip for being the first winners of our Battle of the Bands. All the bands that participated were more than deserving, so we offer a special

thanks to Through the Stone, The Party After, and Sherry Drive also because they all kicked a** and put on one heck of a show. When we talked about having to reorganize our big show on September 15th to two or three Holiday shows, they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t complain a bit and for that reason alone, they are all deserving of opening gigs. All of them will get their chance to open for major acts before the year is out. I also want to thank all our friends, followers, readers and sponsors for the tremendous amount of understanding and support that they have given us. We will make sure to put on some killer shows this fall/winter and hopefully everyone will be satisfied!

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SATURDAY, JULY 28, 8PM

RODNEY

an evening of comedy with

SATURDAY, JULY 28, 8PM

CARRINGTON FRIDAY OCT 19, 2018

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

7PM DOORS 8PM SHOWTIME

show at 8pm

tickets are available now at ralstonarena.com or box offIce

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Benefit for Mike Loftus–

and Minne Lussa’s Eric Ebers were musically formed by watching Frank and Marty Maxwell’s Omaha acts from the 1980s such as the B-Hangs (which included Loftus on drums) and A Fifth of May. Kiefer pointed out that, similar to the famous quote about The Velvet Underground, everyone who spend By Andy Roberts their evenings in that basement went on to form a band of their own. Call it The Dad Aid Concert. Loftus will be playing with The Sons The three-year battle over with and of, who will be The Sons of O’Leaver’s assistance for his children is over but that night, but there are other musical the bills remain for Mike Loftus. The highlights. For example, Little Brazil local painter (check out his work) and recently released Send the Wolves, the musician was dragged through an extremely long and painful – and, okay, band’s fourth full-length album. expensive – series of custody battles The band’s impressive resume includes even after his divorce was settled. national tours and appearances with some of the biggest names on the This Sunday at O’Leaver’s the Omaha 1990s alternative rock scene. music community is coming together to lend a hand. Organized by promoter Tim Kiefer, the show will feature some Bazile Mills is self-described as a “roots, Americana, indie rock & roll of Loftus’s artwork for sale and live band. Or something like that.” During music from numerous bands with the past four years Bazile Mills has which he has a connection. performed frequently in Omaha and “It’s amazing . . . absolutely humbled by released several albums. Loftus has been friends with singer/guitarist Dave it,” Loftus said. Mainelli since their first days of grade school. As a painter and special ed teacher, Loftus can use some financial help Minne Lussa’s debut will include with his legal bills. So Sunday’s show will feature live music by Minne Lussa recorded elements in the live debut performance. Ebers has spent years (the debut of a new project by Eric preparing this new music in his home Ebers of Ritual Device, Five Story Fall studio and is excited to bring it to the and others), Bazile Mills, The Sons of stage. O’Leaver’s, and Little Brazil. For Loftus, whose other bands have The formative influence of Omaha’s Maxwell brothers: Marty, Frank, Kelly included 60 Watt Saloon, Hong Jyn Corporation, and Shovelhead, this and Dan Maxwell – is at the roots of benefit also brings a huge sigh of relief these connections stemming from after a process that began with divorce practices in the family basement. filings in 2014. The situation has been They all have performed in Omaharesolved and he has bills to pay. based bands since the early 1980s. Little Brazil’s Landon Hedges and Dan “It is settled now,” he said. “I’m finally Maxwell, Kelly Maxwell and Loftus from The Sons of (wherever they were starting now to see all of my children in family therapy.” playing), Bazile Mills’ Dave Mainelli

A (Power) Chord Runs Through It

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He’s hoping for good weather so he can use the beer patio to sell some artwork. “There’s bills to pay.” There also is the remarkable therapy of playing live music with good, longtime friends. Preparing for the benefit, he seemed excited to be going to practice. “I’m coming out of retirement to play the drums that one night,” he chuckled. Don’t miss it.

Sunday, September 16 from 5-9pm For More Information on the Benefit for Mike Loftus: https://www.facebook.com/ events/1065129250312196/

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Today’s designation is part of a concerted effort to expose and disrupt ISIS-related financing activity around the globe, and follows numerous other U.S. government actions this year to target ISIS branches and networks in Somalia, West Africa, Tunisia, Egypt, Bangladesh, and the Philippines. Treasury’s action furthers this Administration’s continued campaign to ensure that battlefield successes against ISIS are sustained.

Treasury Sanctions East African Facilitator of Intricate ISIS Financial Network Washington – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action today targeting Waleed Ahmed Zein, a terrorist in East Africa who established an intricate worldwide financial network to facilitate funds transfers for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Zein has been named a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224 for assisting in, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, or technological support for, or financial or other services to or in support of, ISIS. “Zein is a dangerous terrorist who established an intricate global network of financial facilitators for ISIS, using hawalas and intermediaries to evade police detection and fund their deadly ambitions,” said Sigal Mandelker, Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. “This administration is committed to targeting ISIS facilitators and their underground networks wherever they operate, in an effort to deny resources they need to carry out attacks.”

Zein has served as an important ISIS financial facilitator in East Africa in recent years. He established an intricate ISIS financial facilitation network spanning Europe, the Middle East, the Americas and Eastern Africa. Between 2017 and early 2018, Zein moved over $150,000 through his complex network. He deposited large sums of money into a personal account, claiming that the money came from a vehicle and spare auto parts company owned by a family member. Zein also used an associate to conduct similar transactions including receiving money from around the world, primarily via hawala systems. Funds were then sent to ISIS fighters in Syria, Libya, and Central Africa. Zein and his associates received instructions, money, and account information from an intermediary in an attempt to evade police surveillance. Zein was ultimately arrested by Kenyan security services in July 2018. As a result of today’s action, all property and interests in property of Zein that are in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons must be blocked and reported to OFAC. OFAC’s regulations generally prohibit all dealings by U.S. persons or within (or transiting) the United States that involve any property or interests in property of blocked or designated persons.

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Moving With Kids By Focus Omaha

Buying and moving into a new home is already a complicated process, but moving with children adds an entirely different set of requirements and stresses. The National Association of Realtors®’ 2018 Moving with Kids report, https://www.nar.realtor/ research-and-statistics/researchreports/moving-with-kids, explores the unique needs of homebuyers and sellers with children under 18.

navigate every emotional and financial factor to ensure families find their dream home.” When choosing a home, buyers with children tend to purchase larger homes than their child-free counterparts. The average buyer with children under 18 purchases a 2,100-square-foot home with 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, while the average buyer with no children chooses a 1,750-square-foot home with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Both groups prefer a single-family, detached house. Unsurprisingly, schools play a critical factor in the purchasing decisions of buyers with children. Fifty percent of buyers with children say the quality of a neighborhood’s school district is important, compared to 11 percent of buyers without children. Convenience and proximity to schools is also a crucial consideration to buyers with children, with 45 percent saying it is an important factor. Just six percent of buyers without children agreed.

“Buying a house is rarely just a financial transaction, especially when children are involved,” said NAR President Elizabeth Mendenhall, a sixth-generation Realtor® from Columbia, Missouri, and CEO of RE/ MAX Boone Realty. “Parents are choosing the home they will raise their kids in, the schools their sons and daughters will attend and the More than a quarter of all buyers with neighborhood where they will play and children, 27 percent, said childcare make friends. Realtors® help buyers expenses delayed the process of

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buying a home. Those expenses also have an impact on the buying process, forcing buyers with children to make compromises on the house they purchase. Thirty percent of these buyers compromised on the size of their home, 29 percent compromised on the price of the home and 22 percent on the condition of the home.

demonstrated when sellers were asked what they want most from their agent. Sellers with children want their agents to sell their home within a specific timeframe (22 percent), more so than sellers without children (20 percent). However, sellers both with and without children expect their agents to provide a broad range of services and manage most aspects of their home sale, 80 and 79 percent respectively.

Buyers with and without children equally relied on the help of an agent during the home buying process, with For sellers with children, urgent is the 87 percent of all buyers purchasing word that most often describes their their home through a real estate agent. selling situation: 26 percent of sellers with children qualified their need to When it comes to selling a home, 24 sell as ‘very urgently’ and needed to percent of those with children choose sell their home as quickly as possible. to sell because their house is too small. Compare that to only 14 percent of Only 8 percent of people without sellers without children. children at home sold their house for the same reason. This is further

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