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VOLUME 2 ISSUE 41 | OCTOBER 17 - OCTOBER 23 | 2018

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DID YOU KNOW? Arthriitis can contribute to Anxiety and Depression By Focus Omaha Sponsored by New Dawn Nutrition

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Bad Influence – Just What You Need By Andy Roberts

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Karrin Allyson – Musical Homecoming is Thursday in Ralston By Andy Roberts

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Federal Reserve Board seeks public comment on potential actions to facilitate real-time interbank settlement of faster payments

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HUD Awards $47M in Housing Counseling Grants Mortgage Rates Jump to 7-Year High Sponsored by Coldwell Banker

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Friday, October 19 | 6p - 10p Butch Rohrschneider Art Event, “Color Conclusive” The B Side of Benson Theatre, 6058 Maple Street, Omaha Art feature: Butch Rohrschneider presents “Color Conclusive” “The purpose of this show is to try and produce abstract paintings with a camera. The main problem being: where will I find the intelligent confusion of color, form, and texture that are inherent to this art form? If I produce them myself, what would be the point of a camera? I might as well paint. The answer is the old, used, abused, and reused products of modern society. I began photographing junkyards, construction sites, dumpsters, railroad cars, and abandoned buildings. The result of my efforts is ‘Color Conclusive’.” - Butch

Friday, October 19 | 7:30p - 10p A Night With Nicole: An Actors’ Preview Class, Hardy Coffee Co (Benson) 6051 Maple Street, Omaha Get ready to create! Get ready to play! A Night with Nicole: An Actor’s Preview Class. Learn why every other acting technique fails to prepare actors for the real world, how really expensive drama schools can inadvertently set-back their students, plus a simple proven method for standing out from the crowd. This hour and a half will be fun, informative, and inspirational! Nicole is looking for actors age 8-108. Parents are encouraged to attend the preview session.

Friday, October 19 | 7p - 9:30p The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin , The Union for Contemporary Art, 2423 North 24th The Union for Contemporary Art’s Performing Arts Collective presents its first musical production, Kirsten Childs’ “The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin.” More information online at http://www.u-ca.org/ -----------------------------------------------Friday, October 19 | 7p - 10p OutrSpaces, 1258 S. 13th St., Omaha “An Unprecedented Exhibit”. Sam Hulsebus with Unprecedented is presenting a combination of 2D + 3D work, inspired by art, architecture, philosophy + pop culture. Music curation This preview class will take place inside by B Lago where he will showcase his THE 402 Venue right next to Hardy’s beats and instrumentals inspired by Coffee Shop (Formerly known as trap music beats and sampling, as well “Aroma’s”) as feature some new music he’s produced for local Omaha artists.

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Drinks and refreshments will be provided. A $10 Suggested donation supports the artists and OutrSpaces. A $20 donation includes a free, signed and numbered print from the artist. Doors open at 7p Artist Talk and Presentation at 8p Live DJ Set & After party starting at 9p -----------------------------------------------Friday, October 19 | 7:30p - 10p Tales of Poe, Joslyn Castle, 3902 Davenport St., Omaha MCC Theatre Program presents “Tales of Poe,” an evening featuring five Edgar Allan Poe stories and four poems performed throughout the Castle! Doors open at 7p. Shows begin at 7:30p and a reception and discussion will be held following each performance. “Tales of Poe” is presented as a part of the 9th Annual Joslyn Castle Art and Literary Festival. For a full festival schedule, visit www.joslyncastle.com.

Saturday, October 20 | 8p - 11p Pocket Vinyl, Neil Anders Cali Commons, 518 N 40th St, Omaha Pocket Vinyl is a duo from New London, CT consisting of a one man piano slammer and an on stage painter, who creates a beautiful and unique work of art at every show. The painting is then auctioned off to the highest bidder at the end of the night. Every painting and show is one of a kind.

with vibrant colors, diverse textures and other exotic design elements- representative of the storied Japanese culture. Presented by Fairacres Lawn Care Standard garden admission rates apply. Members are admitted free. https://www.lauritzengardens.org/

Their new album “Uncomfortably Unsure” is a very good record filled with non-sexy songs about sex. You can see a great painting video of their first single right here: https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=Pn5gc1WkoPE If you’d like to see Pocket Vinyl as puppets, watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0VTkNWXzoM If you’d like to see choreographed dancing, watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQL1A8dcKKI Or you can see a whole bunch more stuff at www.pocketvinyl.com -----------------------------------------------Fall Chrysanthemum Show Thru November 16 | 9a to 5p daily Lauritzen Gardens, 100 Bancroft St, Experience a fascinating fabrication of flowers at the garden’s annual fall chrysanthemum show. Bold mums combine

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Thursday, October 18 | 5p - 10p Hocus Pocus Drive-in Movie Night Falconwood Park, 905 Allied Road Gates at 5p , Movies at dusk. Tickets are per vehicle: $7 for one person (single occupancy), $14 for two (double occupancy), or $20 for 3 or more people (3+ Occupancy). ----------------------------------------------Thursday, October 18 | 6p - 8p 2018 Halloween Safe NIght Papillion-LaVista South High School 10799 Hwy 370, Papillion, Ne Spend an evening at Papillion-LaVista South High School for some Halloween fun! Families are invited to a Safe Night and Fall Festival full of activities for all ages. Event will have games, bounce houses and activities for all ages, opportunities to win prizes, refreshments and lots of candy! Cost: Free! Canned food donations will be accepted at the door to benefit the Sarpy County Food Pantry. ----------------------------------------------Friday, October 19 | 4p REBEL YELL: Scream Party! REBEL INTERACTIVE 1217 S 13th St Happy hour, yummy food, house music, dancing and lots of Omaha’s finest. Warm up your “Yeller” and grab some friends. Oh yeah, thanks to you and a bunch of rebel-types stopping by, it’s sure to be a SCREAM! ----------------------------------------------Friday, October 19 | 6p - 8p Tricks & Treats at Westwood Plaza Westwood Plaza Shopping Center SW corner 120th & West Center Rd. Free Trick-or-Treat bag and foam glow stick for the first 1500 children! With special appearances from some of your favorite super heros and princesses!

a special treat waiting for you at every station! Take a slide into the hay. Play some fun farm games! ----------------------------------------------Saturday, October 20 | 10a - 12p Trick or Treat at One Pacific Place Throw on your costumes and head to One Pacific Place for free trick-ortreating! Meet and take pictures with your favorite super hero characters, enjoy balloon art and hot apple cider. ----------------------------------------------Saturday, October 20 | 12p - 5p The Great Pumpkin Celebration Cabela’s, 12703 Westport Pkw Bring the kids to Cabela’s dressed in costumes. Dogs and Cats are welcome too! Free photo, crafts and pumpkin toss game. First 75 kids will receive a free Trick-Or-Treat bag! http://www. facebook.com/CabelasLaVista ----------------------------------------------Saturday, October 20 | 4p - 7p Westside Assembly IORG Trunk or Treat at West Omaha Masonic 2424 S 135th Ave., Omaha Join Westside Assembly IORG for this free, fun family event! Trunk or Treat and other Halloween activities will take place in the parking lot at West Omaha Masonic Center. ----------------------------------------------Saturday, October 20 | 6p - 8p S.O.F Halloween Party!! South Omaha’s Finest Tequila Garage 4971 Q St, Omaha Trunk or Treat event at S.O.F. Around 6pm bring your kids down dressed up and the fabulous S.O.F crew will be handing out candy! Halloween costume contest! Winners will be announced at 11p. ----------------------------------------------Saturday, October 20 | 8p - 11p (Child must be present to receive free bag and Spooky Forest Fun Run at foam glow stick. While supplies lasts) Mt. Crescent Ski Area, Honey Creek, IA ----------------------------------------------- All ages welcome – run, walk, hikeSaturday, October 20 | 10a - 3p Wear your Halloween costume for Trick or Treat with the Animals at a more spooktacular time! Bring a Gifford Farm Education Center headlamp or flash light to guide your 700 Camp Gifford Rd., Bellevue way through the dark woods! A Admission price $5.00 per trick or Halloween movie will be playing on an treater (adults accompanying child are outdoor big screen! Enjoy the After free) An afternoon of safe and fun trick Party with DJ Spooky Chris playing or treating. Visit with the chickens, all your spooky Halloween favorites! pigs, goats, lambs, cows and llama! Find There will be glow sticks, fire pits,

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candy for the kiddos and creepy cocktails for the adults! Raffle for Season Passes for the 2018/19 ski season and lots more! Gates open at 6p. ----------------------------------------------Sunday, October 21 | 3p Family Pumpkin Carving The Down Under Lounge 3530 Leavenworth St, Omaha Carve some pumpkins with the kids of the DU. There will be pumpkins to carve, all you need to do is bring some cutting tools or markers to decorate. Enjoy some hot coco and apple cider! Cost for Pumpkins: Free will donation.

Sunday, October 21 | 5p - 10p Coraline & Hotel Transylvania Falconwood Park, 905 Allied Road Gates at 5p , Movies at dusk. Tickets are per vehicle: $7 for one person (single occupancy), $14 for two (double occupancy), or $20 for 3 or more people (3+ Occupancy). ----------------------------------------------Tuesday, October 23 | 5:30p -8p Healthy Trick-Or-Treat Night Omaha Childrens Museum, 500 S 20th Put on your costumes and head to the museum for a night of trick-or-treating Included with regular museum admission. ----------------------------------------------If ypu would like your event featured here, please email the event and details to getintofocus@gmail.com

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18 Melanie Devaney Council Bluffs Public Library, 5p

7 Day Stretch Amerisports, 8:30p -----------------------------------------------Eckophonic Whiskey Roadhouse, 9p

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19 Knockout Parties - DJ Jake The Mile Away Hall & Tavern, 7p -----------------------------------------------7 Day Stretch Amerisports, 8:30p -----------------------------------------------Tha L.O.C Live! Oface Bar, 9p

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21 Momentum; Rhapsody in Blue Arts Center @ IWCC , 2p -----------------------------------------------Fall Fest First Christian CB, 4:30p -----------------------------------------------Trunk or Treat! Living Hope Community Church, 5p

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20 Knights of Columbus Spaghetti Dinner St. Patrick Catholic Church, 4p -----------------------------------------------A Night to Paws 4 a Cause Mid-America Center, 6p

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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17

THURSDAY OCTOBER 18

Guitar Masterclass with Daniel Wolff UNO School of Music, 1p ----------------------------------------------Happy Hippie Hour with Carrie Jean The Down Under, 3p ----------------------------------------------Music from Dr. Webb The Down Under, 4:20p ----------------------------------------------Singo Music Bingo Liquid Sunshine, 6p ----------------------------------------------Bozak & Morrissey Ozone Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke Marylebone, 7p ----------------------------------------------Ray’s Piano Party Mr. Toad’s, 7p ----------------------------------------------Science Cafe Slowdown, 7p ----------------------------------------------Acoustic Open Mic Night The New Frontier Bar, 7p ----------------------------------------------EGi with Doom Lagoon Brokedown Palace, 8p ----------------------------------------------Haystak “Crazy White Boyz Tour” Forte Music Hall, 8p ----------------------------------------------Open Mic w/ Aly Peeler The Down Under Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Yonder Mountain String Band The Lonesome Days The Waiting Room, 8p ----------------------------------------------Only Love In Our House Bar 415, 9p ----------------------------------------------Comedy Open Mic w/ Dusty Stehl Barley Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke w/ Host Adam Flohr Brokedown Palace, 9p ----------------------------------------------Gottberg Harney Street, 9p

Happy Hour with Derek Dibbern Dillon Brothers, 4p ----------------------------------------------Hocus Pocus Drive In Falconwood Park, 5p ----------------------------------------------Lisa Lisa & the Acoustic Jam Pauli’s, 5p ----------------------------------------------Wine Therapy Thursday Beyond Golf Bar + Kitchen, 6p ----------------------------------------------Jimmy Carpenter Chrome Lounge, 6p ----------------------------------------------Johnny Rod Firebarn SportsBar Waterloo, 6p ----------------------------------------------Rat Pack Jazz Ozone Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Live music w/ Vino Mas, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------1990’s Tivia Nebraksa Brewing Company, 7p ----------------------------------------------Horror Movie Trivia Scorz Sports Center, 7p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke The New Frontier Bar, 7p ----------------------------------------------Good Morning Bedlam The Well, 7p ----------------------------------------------Bert Kreischer Omaha Funny Bone, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------90’s Trivia The Sociable Inn, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Jazz NIghts with Juke Butter Growler USA, 8p ----------------------------------------------Get the Led Out Ralston Arena, 8p ----------------------------------------------Kosha Dillz with DEVMO, J. Crum, Big Mista, & Domestic Blend Reverb Lounge, 8p -----------------------------------------------

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Mr. E & the Stringless Kite & The Cosmic Smiths The B Side of Benson Theatre, 8p ----------------------------------------------Trivia The Cove, 8p ----------------------------------------------Singo Music Bingo Two Fine Irishmen, 8p ----------------------------------------------Sherri Sunshine MC Trio The Omaha Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Jazz Night w/ Karrin Allyson The Side Room at Ralston Arena, 8p ----------------------------------------------Infected Mushroom Live Slowdown, 8:30p ----------------------------------------------Open Jam Night American Dream, 9p ----------------------------------------------Jeremy Mercy Jay Statham & The Tokie Show, Barley Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------Thirsty Thursday Karaoke Forte Music Hall, 9p ----------------------------------------------Matt Cox Harney Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------The Belles Beer Can Alley, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Chris Shelton Dubliner Pub, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Disco Drag at Club Down Under The Down Under Lounge, 9:30p

FRIDAY OCTOBER 19 Happy Hour w/ Mary Ruth McLeay Holland Center, 5p ----------------------------------------------Aly Peeler The Cove, 5p ----------------------------------------------Fashion Impact Awards 2018 Omaha Design Center, 5:30p ----------------------------------------------The Radio Eclectic Acoustic Show The Nest Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Stan Galli & Stuff American Legion Post #1, 7p

Slasher Bash Dr. Jack’s Drinkery, 7p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke Millard VFW Post 8334, 7p ----------------------------------------------Darling Cole Rocks Therapy Therapy Bar & Grill, 7p ----------------------------------------------Bert Kreischer Omaha Funny Bone, 7:30p/9:45p ----------------------------------------------OK GO The Live Video Tour HollandCenter, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Rat Pack Jazz Growler USA, 8p ----------------------------------------------Gerald Trimble & Jambaroque Om Center, 8p ----------------------------------------------Comedy Night with Bill Engvall Ralston Arena, 8p ----------------------------------------------The Dead South with Whiskey Shivers, Del Suelo, Slowdown, 8p ----------------------------------------------Ryan Chrys & The Rough Cuts w/Side Talk, The Down Under Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Hotel Desperado The Waiting Room, 8:30p ----------------------------------------------The Prairie Gators Barley Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------Bach Mai EP Release w/ Employer & Rare Candies, Brother’s Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Ecstatic Chrome Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Bad Habit Forte Music Hall, 9p ----------------------------------------------Steve Lovett Band Harney Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------Sweet Tea Music Havana Garage, 9p ----------------------------------------------Trivia Night Julio’s, 9p ----------------------------------------------Rukkus On The Q St Bar, 9p

eNvy Ozone Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Elevate Presents: Friday I’m In Love #2. Reverb Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Peach Pit w/ Sun Seeker Slowdown, 9p ----------------------------------------------Skuddur with Tomboy The Side Room at Ralston Arena, 9p ----------------------------------------------Damian McCarthy Dubliner Pub, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Ragged Company with Grassfed The Down Under Lounge, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Charm School Dropouts Two Fine Irishmen, 9:30p

SATURDAY OCTOBER 20 “Do What You Do” Release Party Sozo Coffeehouse, 6p ----------------------------------------------Fright Night Dr. Jack’s Drinkery, 7p ----------------------------------------------Halloween Party w/ Skysail, Polyfaze, Burning the aftermath, D.N.D, Sadistic Tones & Comedy from Bill Queen Wired Pub, 7p ----------------------------------------------Bert Kreischer Omaha Funny Bone, 7p/9:30p ----------------------------------------------Carrie-oke Entertainment (Karaoke) American Legion Post #1, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Katrina Burgoyne The B Side of Benson Theatre, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Pocket Vinyls Cali Commons, 8p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke & Music Smitty’s Garage, 8p ----------------------------------------------The Dead South with Whiskey Shivers, Del Suelo, Slowdown, 8p ----------------------------------------------The 5th Annual Citizens Ball Arson City CD Release with Screaming For Silence, Saul, & Save the Hero Sokol AUditorium, 8p ----------------------------------------------Virgin Mary Pistol Grip, GhostCat & Andrew Samson, Barley Street, 9p ----------------------------------------------Rukkus Chrome Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Brother East- Brother West Burrito Envy & Tequila Bar, 9p -----------------------------------------------

Maiden Voyage Forte Music Hall, 9p ----------------------------------------------Teri Quinn Growler USA, 9p ----------------------------------------------Hussies, Summer Cannibals, The Cult of Lip & The Natural States O’Leaver’s Pub, 9p ----------------------------------------------Taxi Driver Ozone Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Benson Soul Society Reverb Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------DJ Animale The Cove, 9p ----------------------------------------------Mic Check Showcase 11 Waiting Room, 9p ----------------------------------------------Damian McCarthy Dubliner Pub, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Ragged Company w/Grassfed The Down Under Lounge, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Joystick Two Fine Irishmen, 9:30p

SUNDAY OCTOBER 21 Music & Art: In Harmony Omaha Conservatory of Music, 1:30p ----------------------------------------------Pagliacci Orpheum Theater, 2p ----------------------------------------------Arthrighteous Brothers The Donut Shop, 2p ----------------------------------------------Omaha Cigar Festival Thunderhead Brewing Taproom, 2p ----------------------------------------------Generations American Legion Post #1, 3p ----------------------------------------------Family Pumpkin Carving The Down Under Lounge, 3p ----------------------------------------------Coraline & Hotel Transylvania Falconwood Park, 5p ----------------------------------------------The Lowest Pair Reverb Lounge, 5p ----------------------------------------------Gaming Guild The Down Under Lounge, 5p ----------------------------------------------Bill Sammon-Acoustic Music Cedar Omaha, 7p ----------------------------------------------Source, Before I Burn & After Arizona Lookout Lounge, 7p ----------------------------------------------continued on page 11

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Thursday October 18

Infected Mushroom SLOWDOWN

Thursday October 18

Get the Led Out - An American Led Zeppelin RALSTON ARENA

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Saturday October 20

Thursday October 18

Karrin Allyson Live! THE SIDE ROOM

Saturday October 20

Omaha Oddities and 5th Annual Citizens Ball The Dead South with Art Expo at Sokol Auditorium Whiskey Shivers CONVENTION CENTER SOKOL AUDITORIUM SLOWDOWN

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Friday October 19

A night of comedy with Bill Engvall RALSTON ARENA

Sunday October 21

Friday October 19

OK GO The Live Video Tour HOLLAND CENTER

Tuesday October 23

Hoodie Allen: Hangin With Hoodie Tour 2018 Darwin Deez

WAITING ROOM

SLOWDOWN

Bert Kreischer Omaha Funny Bone, 7p/9:30p ----------------------------------------------June West and Sean Pratt OutrSpaces, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------HOODIE ALLEN: Hangin With Hoodie Tour 2018 with Gianni & Kyle The Waiting Room, 8p ----------------------------------------------Marina’s Magical Karaoke The Down Under Lounge, 10p

MONDAY OCTOBER 22 October Movie Monday Vol. 4 The Down Under, 3p ----------------------------------------------Gooch and His Big Las Vegas Band Ozone Lounge, 6p ----------------------------------------------Aly Peeler and Andrew Bailie Monarch Prime & Bar, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Early Karaoke Forte Music Hall, 7p ----------------------------------------------Poker Night Therapy Bar, 7p ----------------------------------------------Poss Bonus Growler USA, 7:30p

Ray LaMontagne: Just Passing Through, Holland Center, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Ballroom Dance: Country Two Step MCC Continuing Education, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Michelle Eva The Omaha Lounge, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke Burrito Envy, 8p ----------------------------------------------Darwin Deez w/ Soren Bryce Slowdown, 8p

TUESDAY OCTOBER 23 Open Mic & Jam Therapy Bar & Grill, 6p ----------------------------------------------Chad Lee Lombardo’s Bistro, 6p ----------------------------------------------Scott Evans & friends Ozone Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Trivia Night Goldeez, 7p ----------------------------------------------Year of the Cobra w/ Rift and Azimuth Lookout Lounge, 7p

Mitche Towne Jazz Organ Trio Jambo Cat, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Benson Songwriter Exchange Reverb Lounge, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Open Mic Jam Brokedown Palace, 8p ----------------------------------------------Trivia The Down Under, 8p ----------------------------------------------Mothers w/ Mega Bog Slowdown, 8p ----------------------------------------------Turbo Tuesdays Bar 415, 9p ----------------------------------------------Open Jam Barley Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------Ungrateful Little String Band with Jeff Miller, Envy Tequila Bar, 9p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke Forte Music Hall, 9p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke & All That Jazz The Down Under Lounge, 10p

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HAUNTED HAPPENINGS

RANCH OF TERROR - Papillion, NE Ranch of Terror is one of the seasonal attractions at Bellevue Berry and Pumpkin Ranch. Tickets to Ranch of RANCH OF TERROR AND Terror are $12 for each attraction or “DARKNESS” THE HAYRIDE $22 for the combo pass to the Haunted Bellevue Berry & Pumpkin Ranch Hayride and the Haunted Walk. Doors 11001 South 48th St., Papillion open at 7p Doors close at midnight on Haunted House and Haunted Hayrack Friday and Saturday or 10p on Sunday. Rides open on Sept 22 thru Oct 28th -------------------------------------------------Nighttime Hours: Friday and SCARY ACRES - Omaha, NE Saturday 7:30p - 11:30p Opening night is September 15th. The Sunday - 7:30p - 10:00p owners date back to 1993 and opened Any night is a good night to visit a number of haunted houses before the Ranch of Terror. Enjoy the opening Scary Acres in 2002 on this most thrilling, spine-tingling horror 20 acre property. Enjoy the bonfire experience in the Omaha area. Take and concessions as you decide to a twisted walk through the haunted enter Master Castle, Haunted Woods, house and caves, zombie jail as well as or House on the Hill. Why not try all a frightening hayrack ride through the three? Doors open at 7 pm. Scary woods. www.bellevueberryfarm.com -------------------------------------------------- Acres is open from 7 pm to 12:30 am on Friday and Saturday. All other nights CAMP FEAR - RIVERWEST PARK they are open until 10:30 pm. They are Omaha’s newest and most intense open rain or shine. Scary Acres has a haunted attractions at Camp Fear any full range of individual and combo pass weekend through Halloween. ticket prices. 3 Attractions for the price of one! www.campfearomaha.com/ -------------------------------------------------HAUNTED HOLLOW HAUNTED THEME PARK ARBOR DAY FARM Haunted Hollow is a full scary 2611 Arbor Avenue, Nebraska City entertainment complex. You can Whether you climb high into the trees enjoy the Carriage House Café, public and discover wooded trails or raise a bonfires, market and souvenirs, try glass to new tastes and relish the simple shoot sasquatch, or the corn toss. pleasures of nature, we welcome you to Doors open at 7 pm. The haunted Arbor Day Farm— a place where inspiattractions are themed around a ration comes naturally. 3 story 130 year old real haunted HOURS OF OPERATION: house. Visit Mike Myers house, the Apple House Market, Arbor Lodge Mancemetery, the masusoleum, the barn sion & Tree Adventure Monday–Saturmaze, Nebraska Chainsaw Massacre, day - 9a–5p Sunday - 11a–5p the Hearbeat Suspended Bridge, and more. Haunted Hollow haunted houses ADMISSION: Adults $15 are open nearly every day from late Children 3–12 $11 September through October 31st. The Children 2 and under FREE hours on Friday and Saturday are 7 pm https://www.arbordayfarm.org to 12 am. All other nights they close at -------------------------------------------------10 pm. Check their website for details GREAT PUMPKIN ROUNDUP @ on live bands playing at the attraction BELLEVUE BERRY FARM certain nights. -------------------------------------------------- 11001 S 48th St, Papillion Take a tour of the ghost town, then exMYSTERY MANOR - Omaha, NE Tickets to Mystery Manor are just $12. plore the mines and caves. The kids will enjoy How the West Was fun play area On Friday and Saturday the hours are featuring a fun barn, slides, zip lines, Dusk to 12a or 1a. All other nights climbing nets and swings. The kids can the attraction is open Dusk until 10p. also enjoy our popular bounce pillow, a This is a real house with a real murder kids train ride, corn maze, pirates swing, history, hacked up body parts, and a shallow grave. Move through this haunt and new and improved haunted walk, and haunted hayride thru our woods, quickly to avoid the real frights. Check also the remodeled Pirates Cove area their web page for discount coupons. -------------------------------------------------- featuring two life size pirate ships that

HAUNTED HOUSES

PUMPKIN PATCHES

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will be sure to have your group saying Arrgh! mate. HOURS OF OPERATION: Monday - Thurs. DAYTIME 9a - 8:30p Friday DAYTIME | 9a - 6p Saturday, Sunday DAYTIME | 10a - 6p ADMISSION: DAYTIME Admission Weekday (Mon. - Fri.) $7 a person includes tax (all ages), Kids 2 & under free DAYTIME Admission Weekend (Sat. & Sun.) $10 a person includes tax (all ages), Kids 2 & under free https:// bellevueberryfarm.com/ pumpkin-roundup -------------------------------------------------PIONEER TRAIL ORCHARD & PUMPKIN PATCH 21534 Chestnut Rd, Council Bluffs Tarry Hempel and Jan Shanahan have operated the orchard and pumpkin patch, located at 21534 Chestnut Road, for 15 years and go out of their way to make sure families have a place to make memories during Halloween. With hayrack rides to the pumpkin patch, haunted house & barn, mini train ride for tots, dark maze, Ye Old Gold mine, big checkers, disc Frisbee, Little Tykes play area, jungle gym, dip your own candle shop, Sarah’s Treasures, snack bar and movies on the barn at dusk every night, there is something for every age group in the family. HOURS OF OPERATION: Wednesday & Thursday - 5p - 9p Friday - 5p - 10p Saturday -10a to 10p | Sunday -12p-7p ADMISSION: $6.00 per person, age 2 and under free http://ptapples.com/ -------------------------------------------------SKINNY BONES 3935 NE-133, Blair A family-oriented, homegrown project, Skinny Bones aims to create memorable experiences. HOURS OF OPERATION: Monday - Wednesday - 9a - 3p Thursday - 9a - 9p Friday & Saturday - 9a - 10p Sunday - 9a - 7p ADMISSION: M-TH - $10.95 & FRI - SUN - $ 13.95 skinnybonespumpkinpatch.com -------------------------------------------------VALA’S PUMPKIN PATCH 12102 S 180th St, Gretna With over 50 attractions and activities at Vala’s Pumpkin Patch, plan to spend most of your day exploring all the farm has to offer. From the classic hayrack ride to the pumpkin field to our giant

bouncing pillows, there’s sure to be something for everyone. HOURS OF OPERATION: Open 9a to 9p Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday Open 9a to 10p Friday, & Saturday http://www.valaspumpkinpatch.com/ -------------------------------------------------WELCH’S PUMPKIN PATCH 17676 Sunnydale Rd., Council Bluffs No admission fee. A variety of pumpkins, gourds, & fall favorites! The patch is out back, come check it out! HOURS OF OPERATION: Weekends 9a-7p Weekdays 4p-7p Welchspumpkins.wixsite.com/patch

TRICKS AND TREATS

Friday, October 19 TRICKS & TREATS | 6p - 8p Westwood Plaza, 120th & Center www.westwoodplazaomaha.com/ -------------------------------------------------Saturday, October 20 | 12p - 5p The Great Pumpkin Celebration Cabela’s, 12703 Westport Pkw Take the kids to Cabela’s dressed in costumes. Free photo, crafts and pumpkin toss game. First 75 kids will receive a free Trick-Or-Treat bag! http://www. facebook.com/CabelasLaVista -------------------------------------------------Saturday, October 20 | 4p - 7p Westside Assembly IORG Trunk or Treat at West Omaha Masonic Center 2424 S 135th Ave., Omaha Join Westside Assembly IORG for this free, fun family event! Trunk or Treat and other Halloween activities will take place in the parking lot at West Omaha Masonic Center. -------------------------------------------------Saturday, October 20 | 6p - 8p S.O.F Halloween Party!! South Omaha’s Finest Tequila Garage 4971 Q St, Omaha At 6pm bring your kids dressed up and the S.O.F crew will be handing out candy! Costume contest! Winners will be announced at 11pm. 1st 2nd and 3rd place prizes! -------------------------------------------------Tuesday, October 23 | 5:30p -8p Healthy Trick-Or-Treat Night Omaha Childrens Museum, 500 S 20th Put on your costumes and head to the museum for a night of trick-or-treating Included with regular museum admission.

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The goal since its opening three years ago has been to provide a casual “neighborhood bar” atmosphere. At any given moment you can find a cross-section of who’s who in Omaha at Cedar.

Cedar Lounge Grows in Countryside Village By Focus Omaha Funny. Uplifting. A place to recharge your spirits – and have some. These are just a few of the words to describe Cedar at 8726 Countryside Plaza. Owner Nick O’Connor and manager Shawn Rediger - a self-described intergalactic juggernaut, anchor of vibes, and bar manager – make a winning pair. You may find them playing tricks on social media, such as on our most recent snow day when they posted a picture of a power button to let people know they could come to Cedar and charge their phones if they were in the area impacted by the power outages.

Classy but not stuffy, Cedar distinguishes itself from other establishments in Omaha’s thriving bar scene. O’Connor’s goal has always been to give his customers a place that was different from others in the city, but also feel comfortable and have a great time. Priced right, it works for a happy hour drink after work or a relaxing date with cocktails and conversation. You shouldn’t be surprised if you see a local artist sitting next to one of Omaha’s millionaires. O’Connor doesn’t consider himself a mixologist, but he does claim to be able to get a high-quality drink quickly into your hands. Where else can you go to get Busch Light or a Colt 45 while your fellow customers are being served a gimlet or Manhattan? In short, Cedar is for everyone. Stop by and find out why today.

Cedar 8726 Countryside Plaza HOURS: Mon-Fri: 3:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. Sat: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. Sun: 3:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. http://www.cedaromaha.com/

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The Art of Winning By Focus Omaha Did anyone else feel like there was something in the air this week? The coaches talked about the calm air and eagerness of the players, and how they had the best practices all season. It seemed a lot like the Huskers were going to break out and beat Northwestern to finally have their first win of the year.

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To add insult to injury, ESPN has a new • win probability chart that scrolled along the bottom of the network before the Crawford fight stating Nebraska had something like a 98.7% probability to win in the fourth quarter. That’s just what the Doctor ordered. Thanks for one more useless piece of negative knowledge that I could have • lived without. It’s apparent that the Huskers have forgotten what it’s like to win. I’m not alone in thinking that once they do, they will be a different team to encounter, but they desperately need a W to restore their confidence. The moment that a team starts to get some breaks, they seem to go into “Oh Crap” mode and start backsliding and making mistakes. A colleague mentioned to me that at least Northwestern had more yards than we did this week. By 5 YARDS. And only after we collapsed in the fourth. Nebraska also held NU (I’ll give them this since they’ve been in the Big Ten longer) to a laughable total of 32 total rushing yards. On the bright side: • Senior running back Devine Ozigbo rushed 22 times for 159 yards and two touchdowns. Ozigbo topped 100 rushing yards for the second time this season, also including a career-high 170

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yards against Purdue. It marked Ozigbo’s second two-touchdown game of the 2018 season (Purdue) and his third career game with two rushing touchdowns. Sophomore receiver JD Spielman caught eight passes for 76 yards, including a 42-yard touchdown on the game’s opening drive. Spielman’s touchdown was his sixth receiving touchdown of the 2018 season. Spielman’s 42-yard touchdown catch was his eighth reception of at least 20 yards in 2018, with five of those going for touchdowns. He has eight career plays of 40 yards or more. Freshman quarterback Adrian Martinez completed 25-of-35 passes for 251 yards and one touchdown. Martinez surpassed 1,000 passing yards in 2018, making him just the second freshman in Nebraska history to pass for 1,000 yards, joining Taylor Martinez (2010). Martinez also rushed 13 times for 37 yards, and accounted for 286 yards of total offense in the game. Senior linebacker Luke Gifford had a career-high four tackles for loss, increasing his team-leading season total to 10 TFLs. Nebraska senior receiver Stanley Morgan Jr. caught two passes for 31 yards. Today marked Morgan’s 32nd consecutive game with at least one reception. Freshman running back Maurice Washington scored his first career touchdown with a three-yard TD run in the fourth quarter. Junior receiver Mike Williams tied his career high with three receptions and had a career-high 41 receiving yards. Senior safety Antonio Reed recorded his second career interception in the third quarter. His other interception came against Rutgers in 2017. Senior safety Aaron Williams had a 12 tackles in today’s game, tying his career high (also had 12 tackles vs. Oregon in 2017). It was the

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third double-figure tackle game of Williams’ career. Nebraska’s 15-play, 97-yard drive that consumed 5:43 in the third quarter was its longest drive of the season in terms of yards, plays and times. Nebraska recorded two sacks in the game, pushing its season total to 15. Nebraska has surpassed last year’s team total of 14 sacks in 12 games.

Maybe this week will be the chance for Nebraska to bounce back and return to their winning ways against Minnesota. But don’t expect it to be anything close to easy as the Golden Gophers hung in there all the way to the end against Ohio State at the Shoe. Minnesota vs. Nebraska 2:30pm on BTN.

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DID YOU KNOW?

Arthriitis can contribute to Anxiety and Depression By Focus Omaha

About 10 million adults with arthritis have symptoms of anxiety or depression. Chronic joint pain and mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression can influence each other, causing symptoms of either or both to worsen. Healthcare providers can screen arthritis patients for anxiety and depression, as well as encourage patients to take part in physical activity and self-management education programs. Why is physical activity important for people with arthritis? If you have arthritis, participating in joint-friendly physical activity can improve your arthritis pain, function,

exercise classes, and dancing. For major health benefits, do at least: Modify activity when arthritis • 150 minutes (2 hours and 30 symptoms increase, try to stay active. minutes) of moderate-intensity Your arthritis symptoms, such as pain, aerobic activity, like cycling at less stiffness, and fatigue, may come and go than 10 miles per hour, or and you may have good days and bad • 75 minutes (1 hour and 15 days. Try to modify your activity to stay minutes) of vigorous-intensity as active as possible without making aerobic activity, like cycling at 10 your symptoms worse. mph or faster, each week. Another Activities should be “joint friendly.” option is to do a combination Choose activities that are easy on the of both. A rule of thumb is that joints like walking, bicycling, water 1 minute of vigorous-intensity aerobics, or dancing. These activities activity is about the same as 2 How much activity do I need? have a low risk of injury and do not minutes of moderate-intensity Stay as active as your health allows, twist or “pound” the joints too much. activity. Aerobic activity can be and change your activity level broken into short periods of 10 Recognize safe places and ways to be depending on your arthritis symptoms. minutes or more during the day. active. Any physical activity is better than Safety is important for starting and In addition to aerobic activity, you none. For substantial health benefits, maintaining an activity plan. If you are should also do muscle-strengthening adults with arthritis should follow the currently inactive or you are not sure activities that involve all major muscle 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans recommendations for Active how to start your own physical activity groups two or more days a week. Adult or Active Older Adult, whichever program, an exercise class may be a Muscle-strengthening exercises good option. If you plan and direct meets your personal health goals include lifting weights, working with your own activity, find safe places to and matches your age and abilities. resistance bands, and yoga. These can be active. For example, walk in an area Learn more at the Physical Activity be done at home, in an exercise class, where the sidewalks or pathways are Guidelines website. https://health.gov/ or at a fitness center. level and free of obstructions, are wellpaguidelines/guidelines/ lighted, and are separated from heavy Flexibility exercises like stretching and How do I exercise safely traffic. yoga are also important for people with with arthritis? arthritis. Many people with arthritis Talk to a health professional or Learn how you can safely exercise and have joint stiffness that makes daily certified exercise specialist. enjoy the benefits of increased physical tasks difficult. Doing daily flexibility Your doctor is a good source of activity with the S.M.A.R.T. tips below. exercises helps maintain range of information about physical activity. • Start low, go slow. motion so you can keep doing everyday Health care professionals and certified • Modify activity when arthritis things like household tasks, hobbies, exercise professionals can answer your symptoms increase, try to stay and visiting with friends and family. questions about how much and what active. Balance exercises like walking types of activity match your abilities • Activities should be “joint friendly.” backwards, standing on one foot, and • Recognize safe places and ways to and health goals. tai chi are important for those who be active. What types of activities should I do? are at a risk of falling or have trouble • Talk to a health professional or How hard are you working? walking. Do balance exercises 3 days certified exercise specialist. Measure the relative intensity of your per week if you are at risk of falling. activity with the talk test. In general, if Balance exercises are included in many Start low, and go slow you’re doing moderate activity you can group exercise classes. When starting or increasing physical activity, start slow and pay attention to talk, but not sing, during the activity. What do I do if I have pain during or how your body tolerates it. People with If you are doing vigorous activity, you after exercise? It’s normal to have will not be able to say more than a few arthritis may take more time for their some pain, stiffness, and swelling words without pausing for a breath. body to adjust to a new level of activity. after starting a new physical activity Learn more about measuring physical If you are not active, start with a small program. It may take 6 to 8 weeks for activity intensity. amount of activity, for example, 3 to 5 your joints to get used to your new Low-impact aerobic activities do not minutes 2 times a day. Add activity a activity level, but sticking with your little at a time (at least 10 minutes at a put stress on the joints and include activity program will result in longbrisk walking, cycling, swimming, time) and allow enough time for your water aerobics, light gardening, group term pain relief. body to adjust to the new level before mood, and quality of life. Joint-friendly physical activities are low-impact, which means they put less stress on the body, reducing the risk of injury. Examples of joint-friendly activities include walking, biking and swimming. Being physically active can also delay the onset of arthritis-related disability and help people with arthritis manage other chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and obesity. Learn how you can increase your physical activity safely.

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adding more activity.

Here are some tips to help you manage pain during and after physical activity so you can keep exercising: • Until your pain improves, modify your physical activity program by exercising less frequently (fewer days per week) or for shorter periods of time (less time each session). • Try a different type of exercise that puts less pressure on the joints—for example, switch from walking to water aerobics. • Do proper warm-up and cooldown before and after exercise. You can find warm-up and cooldown exercises on the Arthritis Foundation’s Walk With Ease Exercise Videos at https://www. arthritis.org/living-with-arthritis/exercise/ workouts/walking/videos/

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Exercise at a comfortable pace— you should be able to carry on a conversation while exercising. • Make sure you have good fitting, comfortable shoes. No matter exactly what causes depression in people with arthritis, the link is real and potentially lifechanging. Treating not only your arthritis but also specifically treating your anxiety or depression are key to living your fullest life. Until next week, Stay Healthy Omaha!!

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Karrin Allyson– Musical Homecoming is Thursday in Ralston By Andy Roberts There are easier things to do than set up an interview with Karrin Allyson. A local contact reached out to her which resulted in a daytime call from New York City to set up a weekend conversation with her from Los Angeles. By the time she appears at the Ralston Arena’s Side Room on Thursday at 8pm., she will have gone back to New York City.

Such is the life of a professional jazz musician – one with strong Midwestern roots. Born in Great Bend, Kansas, Allyson grew up in Omaha – with one year in San Francisco – before returning to Omaha and attending UNO. “I’m a Midwesterner for sure but more of a global citizen these days,” she acknowledged. It’s a triumphant return for the five-time Grammy nominee who has released more than a dozen albums. This time she’s on the road to promote her first one – Some of that Sunshinefeaturing nothing but original material. That is a change for an artist whose 26-year recording career has featured everything from French chansons to Brazilian jazz, from blues to pop, from Coltrane to Rodgers and Hammerstein. Allyson returned to Omaha despite getting a taste of classical piano and some acting while on the West Coast. Her mother, “a very good classical pianist,” provided an introduction to music, but it wasn’t a tough sell. “I guess I had a passion for it. Kind of an overused word but it’s true in this case.” A partial scholarship was the bait to get her back to Omaha. “I just decided to come back to the Midwest for that experience and I’m glad I did.” Jazz wasn’t always her passion. She was doing some singer-songwriter

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stuff but a teacher provided an introduction to improvisation and her musical palate expanded as she listened to the radio as a college student. “I got turned on to jazz,” Allyson recalled. “It bit me hard.” It took her way from early singer-songwriter gigs – where she actually started to develop her songwriting skills – and played what was more or less her first jazz gig at M’s Pub after a manager caught her act during an acoustic jam at the old Howard Street Tavern. Known today for her versatility on stage, those seeds were planted early. “While I was studying classical piano I was doing all sorts of other gigs on the weekend,” she recalled. Minneapolis and Kansas City were her first stops after college, but she’s been based in New York City for the past 17 years. She paid for the costs of her first album that then was discovered by Concord Records which picked up the distribution. Along the way her versatility continued to show. She speculated that maybe it wasn’t helpful and less variety could make her more marketable. “Maybe I am just mixed up,” she offered, then admitted, “I love it all.” Label life isn’t easy for a jazz artist, even a versatile one, and Concord was a few years ago. “I’m out on my own again because I just put my own songs out,” she stated. “Five Grammy nominations later I’m full circle.” Some of that Sunshine also is notable as her first album of all originals.

“It is a nervy move,” Allyson acknowledged. “I have included one or two along the way . . . I arrange my own stuff for the most part, so that’s composition.” Chris Casswell is a co-writer on a couple compositions. He is the musical director for Paul Williams and has played with Bonnie Raitt and Michael McDonald. Casswell also shared some of the keyboard duties on the CD with Allyson as did Miro Sprague, a New Yorker who is in her touring band. In concert Sprague will be joined by Kansas City-based Rod Fleeman on guitar and Gerald Spaits on bass. Chicago drummer Eric Montzka will fill out the band with Allyson on vocals and keyboards. Music fans may view touring as an adventure, but she will tell you the road is not as glamorous as it seems in media accounts.

“We’re constantly on tour . . . this one is two and a half to three weeks,” she stated. “I make a good life. It’s not for the faint hearted. “The business of music is a drag, it can be, but I work at it very hard . . . I feel like our performance gets stronger all the time and that’s a good thing.” There also are benefits like the occasional homecoming such as Thursday night’s show in Ralston. “I love coming back to Omaha. I have a lot of roots there.” The curious can come back on Friday for a glimpse at some of those roots. Remember the versatility thing? Well, there was a time during her musical development when Karrin Allyson fronted the punkish all-girl band Tomboy. On Friday, Tomboy will make an appearance during SKUDDUR’s gig at the Side Room, thanks to that band’s singer-guitarist Jeff Morris. “A little cameo appearance,” she called it. The two joked about it, but Morris took the ball and ran with it and now it’s set to happen.

As she said, “I love it all.” For more information on Karrin Allyson, go to: https://karrin.com/ Some of that Sunshine is available on iTunes, Amazon, CDBaby Go to https://Karrin.com for tickets to Thursday’s show.

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Bad Influence– Just What You Need

“If he sits in with one song with a band they’ll want to hire him,” Smith said of the player who now is his bandmate. “He’s talented,” Smith stressed. “He’s always played with his dad.” By Andy Roberts His dad is Jerry “Mouse” Gilbert who plays guitar and provides some vocals Was it the jam session or the battle of while his son plays bass (most of the the bands that sealed the deal? time) and contributes vocals. Other Probably the jam session, according to members of Bad Influence are Jerry Joe Smith, lead singer of the emerging Jamison on drums and guitaristvocalist William McClure. Southwest Iowa band, Bad Influence. Mouse, as Smith refers to the elder It was about three years ago when Gilbert, is a major asset because he is Smith was invited to a country jam at the Corning Opera House. Zach Gilbert hard-nosed about song structure and was another participant and the young doesn’t like people making up their parts of the songs. multi-instrumentalist impressed him. “To be very good (as a band) you have to have those kinds of things,” Smith emphasized. “If you’re not capable of it, you shouldn’t do the song.” Of Mouse, Smith said, “It’s all in his fingers.” Jamison is “everywhere you need him to be.” Smith calls music a passion of his and says things are going well during what is nearly a year since Bad Influence formed. The peak to date has been an opening slot for the “Hairball” tour in Corning a few months back. While he met the younger Gilbert at a country jam, that hardly defines their sound.

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“It’s got a real cross of Southern Rock feeling to it. We reach out in some areas,” Smith said. They’ve added some Judas Priest and Led Zeppelin and had it was “a real treat” when they opened that Corning show on the big stage with a large professional P.A. system. “The prize was getting to go play on that stage and it was pretty awesome,” Smith recalled. He points to the band’s chemistry as one of its strengths and said without it projecting the right sounds and image to the audience is impossible. Bad Influence is also dedicated to picking songs to cover that the audience wants to hear. “I’ve never heard (fans say) so many times, ‘Your song selection,’” as being something that’s a positive for the group, Smith said. “Our music energizes,” Smith emphasized. He is a believer that it is better to be a good front man and a pretty good singer than the other way around. “If you can’t entertain, then you’re missing the boat.”

Entertaining the audience is an area in which Smith takes pride. “I get ahold of them (the audience) and I keep talking to them . . . and in the end that’s why we’re there,” he said. Bad Influence’s musicianship is also a calling card, and Smith is especially high on McClure – a 24-year-old in his first live experience. “Will is very, very natural. He’s got rhythm in time with his licks . . . he just makes me stand back and look at him,” Smith offered. “He’s young in some ways but his playing is phenomenal.” Smith likes the way the band members pick each other up and keep working to improve. Bad Influence watches videos of its shows in the quest for a better performance. “We never stop working for that,” he offered, chuckling. “If I can ever remember the words to ‘Turn the Page’ three shows in a row, we’ll have it made.” Mouse Gilbert, who also plays harmonica is optimistic: “You just never

can tell what might happen down the road, but this is looking pretty good.” His son, Zach, added: “All that experience.”

“What we want to do is get into Omaha . . . and get to some event-type deals,” Smith emphasized. Who couldn’t use a little Bad Influence now and then.

Smith hadn’t planned on this band lasting as long as it has. He was For more about Bad Influence: thinking it might be a one-off after https://www.facebook.com/ trying for a year and a half to get in a badinfluencemusic2017/ band with Zach Gilbert, who jumped onstage during another show and sat in on a couple instruments. From there they developed plans for a New Year’s Eve show, but, “We knew as soon as we started practicing, it was going to be more than that . . . I thought it worked out and so far it has.” Now, for the name. Smith was putting together a flier and needed something edgy. He first thought Negative Influence, but a former member suggested Bad Influence and so far it has stuck. Now, after playing mostly in Southwest Iowa, they want to make the move to the city.

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Federal Reserve Board seeks public comment on potential actions to facilitate realtime interbank settlement of faster payments The Federal Reserve Board on invited public comment on actions the Federal Reserve could take to support faster payments in the United States. The potential actions, which would facilitate real-time interbank settlement of faster payments, build on collaborative work with the payment industry through the Federal Reserve System’s Strategies for Improving the U.S. Payment System (SIPS) initiative.

payments, regardless of whether those services are provided by the private sector or the Federal Reserve Banks. The Board is not committing to any specific action and is seeking input on which, if any, actions the Federal Reserve should take. “Consumers and businesses increasingly expect to be able to send and immediately receive payments at any time of the day, any day of the year,” said Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard. “A 24/7 economy with 24/7 real-time payments needs 24/7 real-time settlement. That is where we believe that the Federal Reserve and the private sector together need to make investments for the future.”

Real-time settlement avoids interbank credit risk by aligning the speed of interbank settlement with the speed of underlying payments. As a result, broad use of real-time settlement for faster payments could enhance the overall safety of the faster payments market in the United Faster payment services are valued States. Development of a nationwide for the conveniences they provide, real-time interbank settlement such as the ability to pay another infrastructure by the Federal Reserve individual on-the-spot using a could encourage more banks to mobile phone application. They also develop faster payment services, provide consumers, households, and businesses more flexibility in managing creating more choice for consumers, their money because faster payments households, and businesses. can be sent and received at any time, A liquidity management tool could on any day. improve the level of participation by banks in a real-time settlement Views are being sought on two infrastructure for faster payments, and potential actions that may support hence public access to faster payment the further development of faster services, by mitigating risk that can payments in the United States while arise for banks outside of standard increasing the resiliency and security business hours. of services offered to the public: 1) the development of a service for real-time interbank settlement of faster payments 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year (24x7x365); and 2) the creation of a liquidity management tool that would enable transfers between Federal Reserve accounts on a 24x7x365 basis to support services for realtime interbank settlement of faster

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HUD Awards $47M in Housing Counseling Grants

national and regional organizations, six multi-state organizations, 19 state housing finance agencies, and 207 local housing counseling agencies. Grant recipients will use the funds to address low- and moderate-income families’ housing needs, such as The U.S. Department of Housing and evaluating their readiness for a home Urban Development has earmarked purchase, helping them to understand $47 million to go toward providing housing counseling grants to aid about financing and down payment options, 1 million households in finding housing and navigating the home buying process. The organizations will also or avoiding foreclosure. help households find affordable rental housing and identify ways to repair any “HUD-approved housing counselors credit problems that may be restricting are on the front lines, guiding people through their first home purchase and their housing choices. They also assist the ups and downs of homeownership,” homeless people find transitional The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage says HUD Secretary Ben Carson. “Their housing and senior citizens who are hasn’t averaged this high since 2011, efforts give families a real opportunity seeking reverse mortgages. as it inches closer to the 5 percent to realize their dream of owning threshold. HUD and the Federal Reserve Bank a home is obtainable by offering of Philadelphia have published advice on affordable rental housing, recent research that shows housing home financing, and tools to prevent counselors provide significant benefits foreclosure.” for first-time home buyers and families who are struggling to prevent The grants will go toward supporting foreclosure. housing counseling services within 31

Mortgage Rates Jump to 7-Year High

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“Rising rates paired with high and escalating home prices is putting downward pressure on purchase demand,” says Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. “While the monthly payment remains affordable due to the still low mortgage rate environment, the primary hurdle for many borrowers today is the down payment and that is the reason home sales have decreased in many highpriced markets.” Freddie Mac reports the following national averages with mortgage rates for the week ending Oct. 11: • 30-year fixed-rate mortgages: averaged 4.90 percent, with an average 0.5 point, rising from last week’s 4.71 percent average. Last year at this time, 30-year rates averaged 3.91 percent.

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15-year fixed-rate mortgages: averaged 4.29 percent, with an average 0.4 point, rising from last week’s 4.15 percent average. A year ago, 15-year rates averaged 3.21 percent. 5-year hybrid adjustable-rate mortgages: averaged 4.07 percent, with an average 0.3 point, rising from last week’s 4.01 percent average. A year ago, 5-year ARMs averaged 3.16 percent.

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REEL BIG FISH W/ BALLYHOO!, WE ARE THE UNION

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