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VOLUME 3 ISSUE 26 | JUNE 26- JULY 2 | 2019 ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, HEALTH, PERSONAL FINANCE, & MUSIC NEWSWEEKLY

Leo & The Lion’s Mane

SPORTS Fan Day

OUTDOORS June Planting

HEALTH

Bats and Rabies

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HEALTH

Rabies: A Forgotten Killer Greatest Risk from Wildlife, Especially Bats By Focus Omaha

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The Fastest-Growing Jobs in the US: Solar and Wind Overtaking Coal

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HAPPY HOUR

We gathered up some of the BEST Happy Hour spots in and around the Omaha metro!

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We’ve brought all of these elements together for the first time, all in one weekly format. Our goal is to provide you, the customer, with the best possible publication to suit all of your needs.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 28 OCon 2019 Mid-America Center Council Bluffs, Iowa OCon is an expo-style comics and pop culture convention held annually in the Omaha Metro. You may also know us as O Comic Con or Omaha Comic Con. Each year, we strive to bring the Metro a fun, unique event with a diverse roster of guests from film and television, new media, comics, and cosplay.

As always, parking at the Mid-America Center is FREE, and kids twelve and under are admitted FREE with any paid adult admission.

Convention hours: Friday, June 28th 12 PM to 8 PM Saturday, June 29th 9 AM to 8 PM Sunday, June 30th 9 AM to 5 PM. Arena floor hours for vendors and artists: Friday, June 28th 12 PM to 7 PM Saturday,June 29th 10 AM to 6 PM

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Sunday, June 30th 9 AM to 4 PM. FRIDAY, JUNE 28 Roberta and Bob Rogers Gallery1806 Vinton St, Omaha Rosalyn Richards Prints: Dynamic Introspection Rosalyn Richards fine art prints, paintings and drawings are directly inspired by particle physics, biotechnology, geological survey maps and satellite photography.

-----------------------------------------------------Hanns Zischler 6p-9p, The Garden of the Zodiac, 1042 Howard St. LIGHT LAID ASLEEP/LIGHT AWOKEN Pinhole Color Photographs 2010 - 2018 through August 4th.

-----------------------------------------------------Through September 1 TYRANNOSAURS: MEET THE FAMILY DURHAM MUSEUM, 801 S 10th St What has 60 razor-sharp teeth, bone-crushing jaws, lived 68 million years ago and will be visiting The Durham Museum next summer? Tyrannosaurus rex… arguably the world’s most popular dinosaur!

Tyrannosaurs: Meet the Family is the world’s first exhibition showcasing the

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newly-revised tyrannosaur family tree and shows how this group became the world’s top predators with their massive skulls, powerful jaws and bone-crunching teeth.

While the most famous member of this family was the mighty T. rex, tyrannosaurs came in all shapes and sizes.

This innovative, multimedia experience features more than 10 life-sized dinosaur specimens on display. With a dramatic array of fossils and casts of tyrannosaur specimens, Tyrannosaurs: Meet the Family provides a snapshot of dinosaur life.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 27 | 2p Tyrannosaurs at Two Durham Museum, 801 S 10th St. Join museum staff at 2p every day during the run of Tyrannosaurs: Meet the Family, to learn everything you need to know about dinosaurs. Each day of the week will have a different topic, complete with trivia and prizes, so you can come back again and again! Registration is not required and regular museum admission applies; guests will join a staff member in the exhibition gallery for this daily program. More Info Online At Durhammuseum.org -----------------------------------------------------THURSDAY, JUNE 27 | 6:30p-8:30p Vibes Summer Concert Series featuring eNVY Village Pointe Shopping Center 17305 Davenport St, Omaha, Ne Grab a blanket or a chair and join us this summer for an exciting concert series lineup! eNVy - Omaha takes the stage June 27th with classic and modern hits!

The 2019 Vibes Summer Concert Series is on Thursday evenings from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., thru August 15.

Concert guests can enjoy a cold beverage at the Brew Patio hosted by Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse! *No outside alcohol is permitted.

Vibes at Village Pointe is located in the Children’s Hospital & Medical Center Amphitheater (between Gunderson’s and Bravo! Cucina Italiana).

Full concert schedule: http://www.villagepointeshopping.com/vibes-summer-concert-series-schedule/ -----------------------------------------------------Friday, June 28, 7p-8p Rockbrook Village Friday Night Concert Series Rockbrook Village, 2800 S 110th Ct. Local musicians entertain families every Friday night throughout the summer.

Depending on the night, you’ll hear rock, jazz, pop, blues, latin... you name it! Bring a lawn chair and enjoy a delightful evening with the whole family.

This FREE, family-friendly event is co-sponsored by the Rockbrook Village® Merchants’ Association, the Omaha Musicians Union and the Music Performance Trust Fund, who help fund in whole or in part, the instrumental music for these performances, as arranged by Local 70-568, American Federation of Musicians.

JUNE 2019 LINE-UP 28: Sebastian Anzaldo w/ Ozone Big Band (Sinatra Tribute)

JULY 5: Luigi, Inc (Instrumental Jazz Standards) 12: Bill Wakefield & Random (Variety)

talented bands in Omaha and the best part its FREE! There will be food and drink vendors, face painting, balloon artists, bubbles, and the kids will play in the fountain and on the playground equipment. For the concerts you may bring chairs, blankets, an umbrella, and coolers. Please bring koozies for your cans and plastic cups for other drinks as no glass is allowed. Please do not bring tents, canopies or stake anything into the ground. Please have fun and enjoy your time in Stinson Park ! Aksarben Village … where there is always something fun going on!

19: Julie Baker Band (Pop & Jazz Vocals) -----------------------------------------------------26: Bozak & Morrissey (Classic Rock) Sunday, June 30 9a-1p Aksarben Village ------------------------------------------------------ farmer’s Market FRIDAY, JUNE 28 | 6p The Omaha Farmers Market in Aksarben Celebrate America Concert at Village is open every Sunday through Oct Memorial Park 13th from 9a - 1p on 67th & Center Streets.

6005 Underwood Ave, Omaha Visit www.omahafarmersmarket.org Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul -----------------------------------------------------The popular summer concert at Memorial SUNDAY, JUNE 30 Park has been revived, thanks to the generos- CBCA Stonewall 50th Anniversary ity of anonymous private donors. The City of Pride Celebration, 5p-7p Omaha Celebrates America concert will take Bayliss Park, 599 1st Ave, Council Bluffs place on Friday, June 28, with performers -----------------------------------------------------beginning at 6:00pm, and a fireworks display Sunday, June 30, 7p following the show that is even bigger and Celebrate America! better than ever before!

Christ Community Church 404 S 108th Ave, Omaha · Omaha The 2019 concert, produced for the first A family-friendly, patriotic celebration sertime by the City of Omaha and sponsored by vice featuring the CCC choir and orchestra, the Omaha Parks Foundation, will feature followed by fireworks. Concerts are in the local favorite The Firm as an opening act, and Worship Center. Fireworks will take place national act Chris Isaak will then open up for outside following the 8:30 concert. Bring Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul as the blankets and lawn chairs for the fireworks. headliner.

Sunday, June 30, 9a The City of Omaha will also partner with Ne- Omaha Farmers Market braska Farm Bureau Foundation during the Aksarben Village concert to raise money for its Disaster Relief The Omaha Farmers Market in Aksarben Fund, which provides aid to Nebraska farmVillage is open every Sunday through ers, ranchers, and rural communities affected October 13th from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. on 67th & by recent storms and flooding. Concertgoers Center Streets. will have opportunities to text-to-give during the event, or to give by check or credit card at Join us every Sunday and shop for fresh a Nebraska Farm Bureau information booth. produce, herbs, meats, plants, baked goods, jams, jellies, coffee, cheeses, crafts and As in years past, the concert will be FREE to much more from over 120 local vendors! the public and family-friendly. Music will kick off at 6:00pm, and a special, enhanced fireFor more information on: works display will follow the show, set to a - Parking at the Market soundtrack provided by Star 104.5’s brother - Paying at the Market station, CD 105.9.

- Vendors at the Market - AND. SO. MUCH. MORE...

For more information, visit www.MemorialVisit www.omahafarmersmarket.org ParkConcert.com.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------JUNE 29 & JUNE 30 FRIDAY, JUNE 28 | 6:30p- 8:30p Cherry Festival Music and Memories - JOE HALL Kimmel Orchard & Vineyard · Shadow Lake Towne Center Nebraska City, Nebraska 72nd Street & Hwy 370, Papillion On June 29-30, Kimmel Orchard will be Grab a blanket and chair and join us every Friday from 6:30 P.M.-8:30 P.M. in the Shad- hosting their annual Cherry Festival! This ow Lake Towne Center Amphitheater for a day will kick off at 9 AM and will be a great brand new exciting concert line-up! Bring destination for you and your family. your boots and hang out with Nashville Recording Artist, Chad Lee, presented by Our U-Pick will be open and our cherry KAT 103 Omaha’s Country Radio Station.

Enjoy an ice-cold beverage from our bever- trees will be full of fresh produce ready to age host Wine Cellar 510 a bite to eat from be picked by you and your family. Enjoy a our food host, Hy-Vee. No outside alcohol is nice hay-rack ride to and from the orchard and explore our brand new Tree Dome permitted. Cash only.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 29 This is a great way to gain the full experiSaturdays at Stinson Concert ence of the orchard, and you’ll even see the RED DELICIOUS 170-year-old Eastern Cottonwood tree!

Stinson Park, 2285 S 67th St You will be entertained by the most

Our Pollinator Playground will be open to all who come to Cherry Festival as well.

This is a two playground set provides enough equipment for all age groups to come and enjoy!

The Kimmel Kitchen will be open to provide meals, snacks and beverages throughout the day.

Our bar will be open for a nice refreshment during your visit. You will also be able to do wine and hard cider tastings to figure out your favorites to take home! All of the wines and hard ciders sold in the Apple Barn are made with the fruits that have been hand-picked right here at Kimmel Orchard & Vineyard!

A LIVE band will be here during the Cherry Festival to provide entertainment for our guests.

Costs of U-Pick are as follows: Adults (13 & older): $5 Kids (4­–12): $3 Kids (3 & under): Free Seniors (62 & older): $3 Military (active or retired): $3

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WEDNESDAY JUNE 26 Happy Hippie Hour with Carrie Jean The Down Under Lounge, 3p ----------------------------------------------Dr. Webb Music The Down Under Lounge, 4:20p ----------------------------------------------Keystone Center Show and Shine Keystone Center, 5p ----------------------------------------------Aaron Bressman Acoustic Wednesdays Jams Legacy, 5:30p ----------------------------------------------Polka Police Huber Haus German Bier Hall, 6p ----------------------------------------------Beer, Bingo & Trivia Kros Strain Brewing Co., 6p ----------------------------------------------Acoustic Soup, Tavern On Q, 7p ----------------------------------------------Dendrons, Pagan Athletes, Roman Constantino & Baby Sledge, Reverb Lounge, 9p --------------------------------------------Open Acoustic Jam, Vino Mas, 6p --------------------------------------------The Brits, Ozone Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Bike Night w/ Kali Indiana American Dream / Hangout, 7p ----------------------------------------------Ray’s Piano Party, Mr. Toad, 7p ----------------------------------------------Ladies Night, Rednecks, 7p --------------------------------------------Trivia, Stocks n Bonds, 7p ----------------------------------------------Grace Giebler w/ Andrew Bailie Th Jewell, 7p Acoustic Open Mic Night The New Frontier Bar, 7p ----------------------------------------------Dwson with Broken Transient The Waiting Room, 7p --------------------------------------------DJ Bumblebeats, Bar 415, 8p --------------------------------------------Comedy Open Mic Barley Street Tavern, 8p ----------------------------------------------Thursday Night Trivia, Nifty Bar, 8p --------------------------------------------Suiyoubi with Rin Bar415, 9p --------------------------------------------Karaoke w/ Host Adam Flohr Brokedown Palace, 9p ----------------------------------------------- Open Mic Night (Hosted by Stathi) The B. Bar, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Wednesday Night Karaoke with Brixz Brokedown Palace, 10p ----------------------------------------------Karaoke, The Down Under Lounge, 10p

THURSDAY JUNE 27 Grand Opening w/ Down to 2 Dam Bar, 4p -----------------------------------------------

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Christone “Kingfish” Ingram w/ Sebastian Lan Chrome Lounge, 5p ----------------------------------------------Grunge Pop at Throttle Thursday!

Dillon Brothers Motor Sports, 5p ----------------------------------------------Steve Lovett, Jazz, A Louisiana Kitchen, 6p ----------------------------------------------Plan B, Ozone Lounge, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Darryl White Quartet, The Jewell, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Vibes Summer Concert Series w/ eNVy Village Pointe, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Dustin West, Vino Mas, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Bike Night with Mercury Girl Dr. Jack’s Drinkery, 7p ----------------------------------------------Cruel Summer, Lookout Lounge, 7p ----------------------------------------------Ladies Night, Rednecks, 7p ----------------------------------------------Weekend Primer with Wayward The B Side of Benson Theatre ----------------------------------------------Jeff Ruby, The Well, 7p ----------------------------------------------Tara Vaughan’s SHE ROCKS Omaha Community Playhouse, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Nick Hoff, Omaha Funny Bone, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Open Stage/ Jam Night American Dream,/Hangout, 8p ----------------------------------------------Ladies Night w/ Chad Lee Copacabana Cocktail Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------Thursday Night Trivia, Nifty Bar, 8p ----------------------------------------------Frogleg with Slow Stoics, Reverb Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------No Vacation w/ Okey Dokey, Slowdown, 8p ----------------------------------------------Built to Spill – Keep It Like A Secret Tour The Waiting Room, 8p ----------------------------------------------The Other Favorites & Reina del Cid, The Well, 9p ----------------------------------------------Durrrrty Thursday w/ JVC, Bar 415, 9p ----------------------------------------------Gottberg, Barley Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------Ricky Szablowski, Harney Street Tavern, 9p ----------------------------------------------Kris Angelis, KoZee Lounge. 9p ----------------------------------------------Superhero Karaoke!, The Verdict. 9p ----------------------------------------------Chris Shelton, Dubliner Pub, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------DU Singer-Songwriter Night The Down Under Lounge, 9:30p

FRIDAY JUNE 28 Summer Series ft. Club David Music Travel Design Lounge, 4:30p ----------------------------------------------Indulge Nights w/ DJ ShifD Champagne Bar @ Empire Room, 5p

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Luke Johnsonn, The Cove Lounge, 5p ----------------------------------------------Dixieland Jam, Jazz, A Louisiana Kitchen, 6p ----------------------------------------------City of Omaha Celebrates America Concert w/ The Firm, Chris Isaak & Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul, Memorial Park, 6p ----------------------------------------------Outgoing Commanders Party w/ Ground Zero Millard American Legion Post 374, 6p ----------------------------------------------Benefit Concert for OCM at St. Augustine Omaha Conservatory Of Music, 6p ----------------------------------------------Hamlet, Shakespeare on the Green, 6p ----------------------------------------------Chad Lee Duo, Surfside, 6p ----------------------------------------------Fridays are Bomb Night!, The New Frontier Bar, 6p ----------------------------------------------Heartland Boogie Band, Bogie’s West, 6:30p ----------------------------------------------Squeeze Play, American Legion Post #1, 7p ----------------------------------------------Bierkeller Boys Oompah Band Barchen Beer Garden, 7p ----------------------------------------------Jitterbugs’ Night Out Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 38, 7p ----------------------------------------------Sebastian Anzaldo w/ Ozone Big Band Rockbrook Village, 7p ----------------------------------------------The Real Zebos Album Release Show w/ State Disco & Garst, The Wating Room, 7p ----------------------------------------------Y2K Lincoln, Giving Back Monday, & Solo Safe Lookout Lounge, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Tara Vaughan’s SHE ROCKS Omaha Community Playhouse, 7:30p ----------------------------------------------Nick Griffin Omaha Funny Bone, 7:30p/9:45p ----------------------------------------------Dreams & Fears Album Release Party Blue Barn Theatre, 8p ----------------------------------------------Pineapple Karaoke Twisted Post Bar and Grill, 8p ----------------------------------------------Blue Sunday at Midtown Market Turner Park, 8p ----------------------------------------------Rhythm & Booze (18+) Wired Pub & Grill, 8p ----------------------------------------------Impakt presents: Luude & Jackal Karma Nightclu, 8:30p ----------------------------------------------The Slackers, The Bishops & Mad Dog and the 20/20s, Slowdown, 8:30p ----------------------------------------------Feel Good Fridays Featuring Tyi Hakeem The Omaha Lounge, 8:30p ----------------------------------------------Letters from Jett & Kali Indiana American Dream/ The Hangout, 9p ----------------------------------------------Tom Buller & Just Plain Trouble, Barley Street, 9p ----------------------------------------------No Thanks / Red Kate (KC) / The Natural States brothers lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------The Dive Kings, Chrome Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Once Around, These Fading Visions, Beryllium Takeover & AOM, Dr. Jack’s Drinkery, 9p ----------------------------------------------Public Safety, Growler USA, 9p ----------------------------------------------GetchaSum, Harney Street, 9p ----------------------------------------------Starbound, On The Q Bar, 9p ----------------------------------------------On The Fritz, Ozone Lounge, 9p ----------------------------------------------Brothers Bourbon, Skyybox, 9p ----------------------------------------------Damien McCarthy Dubliner Pub, 9:30p

----------------------------------------------Daisy Distraction w/ Emily Ward & Jordan Collins, The Down Under Lounge, 9:30p ----------------------------------------------Isaiah Dominguez+Las Olas~Flight Metaphor~Jaguar James~Tame Suns O’Leaver’s Pub, 10p ----------------------------------------------DJ Sam EC, Parliamnet Pub Downtown, 10p -----------------------------------------------

DJ Big O, Parliament Pub West, 10p ---------------------------------------------

HullabaCruise Part two!, River City Star, 10p ----------------------------------------------Kobra vs Crampton vs Spence, The Sydney, 10p ----------------------------------------------Tom Bartolomei ~ Ben Keelan-White ~ Andy Holmes ~ Mark Johnson, O’Leaver’s, 10p ----------------------------------------------The Arena (Improv), The Backline, 10p

SATURDAY JUNE 29 Rathskeller Patio Grand Opening & Bags Tournament, Rathskeller Bier Haus, 2p --------------------------------------------Blue Sunday , The Down Under Lounge, 4p --------------------------------------------Parking Lot Party w/ Skretta Etc, Osage & Live Wire,Therapy Bar and Grill, 4p --------------------------------------------Mischief, Dr. Jack’s Drinkery, 5p ----------------------------------------------Bad Influence, Surfside, 6p --------------------------------------------Adam Laron Group, The Jewell, 6:30p --------------------------------------------Quadrocker, Cottonnwood Cove, 7p --------------------------------------------Rockin’ in the USA: Sips & Dips, Omaha Ballroom, 7p --------------------------------------------Magnum World Series 2019: Live Pro Wrestling Ralston Arena, 7p --------------------------------------------Red Delicious, Stinson Park in Aksarben Village, 7p --------------------------------------------Saturday Night Karaoke, The New Frontier Bar, 7p --------------------------------------------Tony LaMar, Vino Mas, 7p ----------------------------------------------Carrie-oke Entertainment (Karaoke) American Legion Post #1, 7:30p --------------------------------------------Tara Vaughan’s SHE ROCKS Omaha Community Playhouse, 7:30p --------------------------------------------Nick Griffin, Omaha Funny Bone, 7:30p --------------------------------------------Rhett & Link: Live in Concert with Britton Buchanan, Orpheum Theatre, 8p --------------------------------------------Chris Young, Stir Cove, 8p Defnotes w Before I Burn & Born On Leap Year The Waiting Room, 8p --------------------------------------------Karaoke & Music, Smitty’s Garage, 8p --------------------------------------------Trivia & Karaoke Night, Stumble Inn, 8p --------------------------------------------Great Team Hero, American Dream / Hangout , 9p ----------------------------------------------- Smith’s Cloud, Glass Bandit & Amy Schmidt Barley Street Tavern, 9p --------------------------------------------Doc Throttle, Chrome Lounge, 9p --------------------------------------------- Chris Saub, Growler USA, 9p --------------------------------------------Gallivant, Harney Street Tavern, 9p --------------------------------------------Trivia Night, Julio’s, 9p ---------------------------------------------Taxi Driver, Ozone Lounge, 9p --------------------------------------------Michael Charles, The B. Bar, 9p ----------------------------------------------Superhero Karaoke!, The Verdict, 9p ---------------------------------------------

Defnotes: A Tribute to the Deftones The Waiting Room, 9p --------------------------------------------Jake Gills, Dam Bar, 9:30p

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SUNDAY JUNE 30 Cherry Festival, Kimmel Orchard, 11a ---------------------------------------------

Danny Burns and Spare Parts, Bathtub Maria, 24 Hour Cardlock, Pink Flamingos, Castor Spiritus, & Korey Anderson , The Waiting Room, 7p --------------------------------------------Michelle Eva Bleu featuring B. Baldwin The Omaha Lounge, 7:30p --------------------------------------------Acoustic Night with SAXY Brokedown Palace, 8p --------------------------------------------Simpsons Pub Quiz w/Rob and Sara!

The Sydney, 8p --------------------------------------------Service Industry NIGHT Addy’s Maple, 9p --------------------------------------------Manic Mondays w/ DJ Arius & DJ Travis Howe, Parliament Pub Downtown, 9p --------------------------------------------Blue Monday Blues Jam The Down Under, 9p

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Music Bingo, Moe & Curly’s Pub, 1p --------------------------------------------T-Party! w Lucy Roxia, The Tavern, 2p --------------------------------------------Andrew Bailie, J.Gilbert’s Wood-Fired Steaks, 5p --------------------------------------------Taxi Driver, Surfside, 5p --------------------------------------------Marina’s COSPLAY Gaming Guild!

The Art of Seating: 200 Years of American Design , Joslyn Art Museum, 10a --------------------------------------------New Humans w/ Tina Fong Lauritzen Gardens, 6p --------------------------------------------Tequila Brothers , Lombardo’s, 6p The Down Under, 5p ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Open Jam, Barley Street Tavern, 7p Entertainment In The Park --------------------------------------------Heartland Park of America, 6p Acoustic Open Mic Night --------------------------------------------Hamlet, Shakespeare on the Green, 8p The New Frontier Bar, 7p ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Grapetooth, James Swanberg & Sun Cycles Open Mic & Jam, Therapy Bar, 7p Slowdown, 8p ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Blues w/Héctor Anchondo DU Free Booze Bingo, The Down Under The Omaha Lounge, 7:30p Lounge, 8p ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Leaves Brown, Hex Weaver & Thick Paint, Vic Nasty, Bar 415, 9p --------------------------------------------Drips, 8p DJ Lucas Krance, Parliament Pub Old Market, 9p ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Spencer’s Trivia Dojo Karaoke Sundays, Parliament Pub West, 9p The Down Under Lounge, 8p ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sunday Funday Karaoke- DU Style The American Music Tour The Down Under Lounge, 10p The Blasters w/ Wayne Hancock, --------------------------------------------Supersuckers, & Clownvis Presley Solid Goldberg, Child Of Night, Shanghai Beach & Lowercase Tres, The Sydney, 10p The Waiting Room, 8p --------------------------------------------MONDAY JULY 1 Brainiac Trivia O’Leaver’s Pub, 9p --------------------------------------------Free Pool Billiards, Big John’s, 6p Open Mic (Standup) --------------------------------------------The Backline, 9p Jon Dee Graham & The Fighting Cocks with --------------------------------------------Bonnie Whitmore Blue Monday Blues Jam The B Side of Benson Theatre, 6p The Down Under Lounge 9p ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Aly Peeler and Andrew Bailie Industry Night w/ DJ Sam EC Monarch Prime & Bar, 6:30p Parliament Pub West, 9p ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bar Bingo, Molly’s Pub Ralston, 7p Summer Kick-Off Karaoke --------------------------------------------The Down Under Lounge, 10p Canada Day - A Benefit for Siena/Francis House Homeless Shelter with The Shineys, Daniel and the Deliverance, Gearhead,

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Focus Presents Kris Angelis & Jake Gill Kris Angelis is a rising star in music and Focus caught up with her as she was leaving Oklahoma City for a Tulsa show on the way to Kansas City before heading to Omaha and a Friday show at the Ko-Zee Lounge.

This wouldn’t be such a big deal accept it’s Tuesday and she’s traveling to four cities in four days. The glamorous life of an artist, right?!

Angelis said her interest in music started back when she was three years old, listening to the older records of her parents and grandparents and making up shows with her sister in which she was the star. At the age of 11 her family travelled from Gainesville, Florida, to Northern California where she became involved in theater. She decided she liked performing

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and harmonizing with her friends which set the stage for her to join bands.

Her voice and music is a mix between the folk sounds of Jewell and the wearing your heart on your sleeve lyrical style of Alanis Morissette.

Angelis says she writes about, “Love, experiences and relationships with other people, other songs when I listen to other people perform if they inspire me, books that I read, etcetera.” She then added, “Whatever is running through my mind that I need to get out.”

In 2017, she collaborated with Morgan Taylor Reid and Alexander Cardinale for the “Heartbreak is Contagious” EP. It landed in the Top 10 of the iTunes

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Singer-Songwriter chart and was awarded on air like Kevin Bacon in the movie FootBest Female EP in the 2016 L.A. Music Critics loose.

Awards.

Angelis recalled running into Bacon at the “Heartbreak is Contagious” deals with times, Sundance Film Festival and asking him “When your heart gets broken and it’s not to be in her video for the song. While she working right anymore, so that can lead to mused that he was nice, he redirected her other broken hearts.” to his manager who never responded to the request.

Angelis explained how a couple of years later the song took on a whole new meaning for Her personal favorite song is “Everyday Love” her when her then-boyfriend had open heart which is about her grandparents and their surgery. She can tell the rest of the story love story. “It’s very important to me.” Angelis when she’s here. added the song tends to draw a response from people.

Or the song “Kevin Bacon” which Angelis ​ adds isn’t creepy in a stocker way as the song As for the future, she hopes to gain enough title may imply. It’s about new love when of a following to sustain herself as a musician you’re feeling good and walking continued on page 13

how he started to film the video in California and eventually was forced to move the shoot to Palm Desert, Az. due to homeless people on the beach in California who kept trying to For those who attend her tour stop in Omaha? get themselves in the film shots. It wasn’t all bad, though because there was lots of great “If you come. You’ll get to hear songs that are golfing in Arizona, which is one of Gill’s favorrelatable. I like to interact with the audience ite pastimes along with horses. and if you’re into that, you’ll have a great time.”

Another artist known for connecting with his audience Gill told Focus, “I’m really good at Kris Angelis performs on Friday, June 28, at reading the crowd and getting people what the Ko-Zee Lounge 5813 North 60th they want.”

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He’s performed with industry giants like Jake There’s not a lot to do when you come from a Owen, Easton Corbin, Chris Cagle, and Jason town like Sylvia, Kansas which as of the 2010 Aldean just to name a few and says his goal census has a population of 218. Not much is to, “Impact and reach as many people as that is accept to find inspiration in country possible in a positive way.” music by working on the farm and listening to music with your Grandpa.

As for the future, “I have a lot of visions.” On the short term, they include horses, golfing, When Jake Gill was in college, his professor and touring with other acoustic acts. But as Dr. Gibson told him, “The only way you fail for the long term? “The Opry.” is if you don’t try.” It was in part due to those words that Gill finally decided in his early 30’s It may have taken becoming a third-round to take the leap of faith and try out for “The finalist to finally convince Gill he had what Voice.” it takes to succeed in the music industry but we’re thankful he did because he puts on one Five albums later Gill either writes or cohell of a show. writes all his music. He prides himself in being able to tell a story- especially if it’s his.

You can catch Jake Gill on Saturday, June 29 at The Dam Bar on 151 Freedom Park Road.

His video “Baby, I’m on it” is particularly Grand Opening party starts at 9:30pm. catchy and I found myself superimposing the title with Baby, I’m Country. Gill talked about WHAT’S YOUR FOCUS? for a long time. “I just want to be able to sustain a career and work with artists that I want to work with.”

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Fan Day Set for August 1

By Focus Omaha

Nebraska fans can mark Thursday, August 1 on their calendar as the date to meet their favorite Huskers at Nebraska Football Fan Day presented by U.S. Cellular.

Nebraska JV Team members on a first-come, first served basis. The JV team members will check in at 4:30 p.m. at the Hawks Championship Center entrance.

The annual event will be held from 5:307:30 p.m. at Memorial Stadium. Fan Day is annually the best opportunity to meet and greet the Nebraska football players, coaches, and staff before the start of the football season.

Each JV team member may be accompanied in the line by one adult and can have one item signed. The JV team member will also be able to take a picture with Coach Frost, who will be stationed inside the Osborne Athletic Complex similar to last year’s setup. More information on Fan Day will be sent to JV Team members as Fan Day nears.

Fans should be aware of a couple of changes to this year’s Fan Day. In order to manage the intense demand for Head Coach Scott Frost’s autograph line, only Nebraska JV Team members will be allowed in the Frost autograph line. The Nebraska JV team is the official kids’ club of the Huskers and is open to all kids in the eighth grade and below.

Those interested in joining the Nebraska JV team can do so beginning on July 1, by visiting Huskers.com/JVTeam.

All Nebraska players and assistant coaches will be on the Memorial Stadium field, seated in similar locations as last year near the West sideline. All Husker fans are welcome to access any of the position group lines on the field and are asked to limit their autograph requests to one item per player or coach.

More information on fan entrances and exits, parking, concessions, restrooms and other Fan Day details will be forthcoming.

The Coach Frost autograph line will be limited to a pre-determined number of

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Leo & The Lion’s Mane

By Andy Roberts

The information to be gleaned from a Facebook page can provide great insight into the nature of a band.

For example, Leo & The Lion’s Mane claims: “We are collective weirdos making music while trying to figure out life.”

Then there is the nugget that band interests include bowling.

“It’s kind of a running joke with the band,” bassist Drew Tvrdy said. “I’m a big bowler. I work at the bowling alley . . . we go bowling together from time to time.”

In addition to Tvrdy, who in addition to playing bass fills in other musical needs, Leo & The Lion’s Mane includes Haley Sladek on piano and vocals, Jeffrey Brady on rhythm guitar and vocals, lead guitarist-singer Nick Hermsen, and drummer Jack Jeffrey.

As for the name, their page does not offer the origins of the distinctive moniker.

“I think Jeff had that in his head for a while,” Tvrdy offered.

The band’s origins are many, but Tvrdy recalled that Sladek started writing songs for herself on acoustic guitar and was working on music with Brady in years past. Tvrdy met Brady at the B. Bar (which Jeffery manages) and it all came together.

Tvrdy had only known Brady a couple months before they started Leo & The Lion’s Mane and that suggestion happened while they were hanging out at the B. Bar. “We did our first practice and he brought in Nick,” Tvrdy recalled. “And he stayed. It was just kind of a happy meeting for us and it worked out.”

The band does all originals when performing except for two songs. Their sound is distinct but Tvrdy has a good handle on that.

“It’s kind of like alternative rockish, ska, reggae-type stuff,” Tvrdy said. “It’s kind of like singer-songwriter stuff turned into full bands . . . Poppy, classic singer-songwriter turned into full band.”

Tvrdy said the still-new band has a strength in its rhythm section.

“Now maybe I’m a little biased because I’m the bass player,” he acknowledged, but he strongly feels they lay down a good groove.

“We switch around instruments as well,” he pointed out. “Vocally I’d say we’re pretty strong.”

The near future for the band holds the prospect of recording an album from their original songs.

“We have about ten songs right now . . . some of them are being refined,” he stressed.

The goal then would be to put out an album and expand their fan base.

“So far we haven’t really talked too in-depth about our future as a band,” Tvrdy said. No surprise for a band only three months into its existence.

An early highlight will come when Leo & The Lion’s Mane performs at the Rebuilding After the Flood benefit concert on July 27 at River West Park in Elkhorn,

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sponsored by Focus and headlined by The Original Wailers.

Tvrdy is hyped for that one.

“I think it’s going to be an awesome show . . . it’s definitely going to be cool to say we opened for The Wailers.”

For more on Leo & the Lion’s Mane: www.facebook.com/LeoAndTheLionsMan

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Rabies: A Forgotten Killer Greatest Risk from Wildlife, Especially Bats Every 10 minutes, someone in the US is treated for possible exposure to rabies.

About 5,000 animals — mostly wildlife test positive for rabies each year in the US. 7 out of 10 Americans who die from rabies in the US were infected by bats.

Protecting against rabies Bats are responsible for roughly 7 in 10 rabies deaths among people who are infected with the rabies virus in the United States, possibly because people may not know of the risk bats pose, according to the Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The large percentage of deaths tied to bats is particularly striking since bats account for just a third of the 5,000 rabid animals reported each year in the U.S. Rabid dogs that people encounter while traveling overseas are the second-leading cause of rabies cases in Americans.

The U.S. averages 1-3 human cases of rabies a year now, down from 30-50 cases per year in the 1940s.

This decrease is largely due to routine pet vaccination and availability of postexposure prophylaxis (PEP), which combines rabies vaccine and rabies immune globulin to prevent infection after exposure to the virus. Each year, about 55,000 people in the U.S. seek PEP after potential rabies exposure. Rabies is nearly always fatal if people don’t get rabies PEP before symptoms start.

The U.S. rabies landscape has shifted dramatically during the past 81 years.

Before 1960, bites from rabid dogs caused most human rabies cases in the U.S. Mass pet-vaccination programs and leash laws enacted in the 1950s significantly reduced rabies in dogs. As dog rabies declined, rabies in bats, raccoons, foxes, and skunks became more apparent. These animals have remained the primary hosts of the virus in the U.S., although any mammal – including unvaccinated dogs and cats – can get rabies if bitten by another animal that is rabid. Some animals that people may think spread rabies-like opossums and squirrels – rarely do.

Staying away from wildlife, especially bats, is key to preventing rabies in people.

Bats carry rabies virus in every U.S. state except Hawaii and can spread the virus yearround. However, anecdotal case reports suggest that people may not be fully aware that bats pose a rabies risk – and so they may not seek life-saving rabies PEP if they are bitten or scratched by a bat. If people wake up with a bat in the room, CDC recommends that they assume they may have been exposed to rabies and see a healthcare provider right away to determine if they need to receive PEP for rabies.

Dr. Emily Pieracci, D.V.M., CDC veterinarian says “Bats

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play a critical role in our ecosystem and it is important people know that most of the bats in the U.S. are not rabid,” said Emily Pieracci, D.V.M., a CDC veterinarian and lead author of the Vital Signs. “The problem comes when people try to handle bats they think are healthy because you really can’t tell if an animal has rabies just by looking at it. The best advice is to avoid contact with bats – and other wildlife – to protect yourself from rabies.”

Travelers need to remain vigilant Americans who travel internationally should research the rabies risk at their destination, especially the risk from dogs, which still carry rabies in many countries around the world. Globally, rabid dogs cause about 98 percent of the 59,000 human deaths from rabies each year. CDC recommends travelers avoid animals, have a plan to get care if they are scratched or bitten, and have travel health insurance to pay for treatment should they need it.

Some travelers may also want to consider pre-exposure vaccination depending on their specific travel plans. More information is available on the CDC’s Travel Health website.

Imported dogs pose a risk as well. CDC estimates more than 1 million dogs enter the U.S. annually, and 107,000 are imported from countries where rabies in dogs is common. Since 2015, three rabid dogs are known to have been brought into the U.S., posing a risk to people and pets who came in contact with them. Due to the robust U.S. public health surveillance system, these cases were rapidly identified and rabies didn’t spread. Emergency efforts to respond to rabid imported dogs cost more than $200,000 per occurrence but are necessary to prevent cases of rabies in people and potential reintroduction of the virus into the U.S. dog population.

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June Planting

By John Fech Nebraska Extension Horticulture

3. Watch, watch, watch. Strong winds can uproot new plantings, so keep an eye on them and reset if necessary. Also, since there aren’t too many leaves on new plants, they’re especially susceptible to insect pest damage.

Pulling and hand picking serves these new 1. A thorough soaking of water, followed by moisture monitoring. Nothing special here; use plants well. a sprinkler can place water evenly throughout the entire root mass to settle the soil. The commonly overlooked part of this step is monitoring. On average, in our part of the country, a thorough soaking of the soil around the roots once a week is a good target to shoot for. (More plants are killed by overwatering than underwatering). However, your eyes are 5-6 feet above the ground, and the roots are 3-24 inches underground – how do you know how often to add or withhold additional water in the weeks following planting? Again, simple.

Use a screwdriver to check for moisture. We want moist, not soggy or dry. Look at the tip end of the screwdriver after you pull it out of the ground. If it’s muddy, then wait a few weeks. If it’s powdery dry, then soak the roots.

You’ve installed some new trees, shrubs, and perennials…now what? In order to keep them looking great, there are a few simple care steps that should follow planting, especially in June.

4. Finally, avoid fertilization until next year.

In the vast majority of cases, the plants were fertilized in the production nursery, and have a sufficient amount of nutrition. Applying a fertilizer product after planting usually encourages shoot growth at the expense of root growth, and we want all the roots we can get at this point.

2. Apply mulch. Your favorite former plant part mulch is best, such as wood chips, pine straw, stump grindings, cocoa bean hulls, cottonseed hulls or even grass clippings if the budget is tight. Two inches of an organic, wood chip mulch will suppress weeds, keep soil cool and retain soil moisture without excluding soil oxygen.

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New IRS Guidance on State and Local Tax Refunds

By Michael Herek The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 included a $10,000 ($5,000 if married filing separately) cap on the amount of state and local taxes that can be claimed as an itemized deduction on Schedule A of Form 1040. If you itemize deductions that include a deduction for state and local taxes and then subsequently receive a state or local tax refund, you may have to include part or all of the refund as income in the year you receive it. There were some questions about how the new $10,000 cap would affect the amount of any such refund that would be included in income.

IRS Guidance

In general, if you receive a federal tax benefit from deducting state or local taxes in a prior taxable year and then subsequently recover (receive a refund for) some or all of the state or local taxes you had deducted, you have to do a two-part calculation. The first part of the calculation is to go back and determine what your total itemized deduction amount in the prior year would have been if you had paid the correct amount of state and local taxes and subtract that from the amount you originally claimed. The second part of the calculation is the difference between your itemized deductions taken in the prior year and the standard deduction amount (including adjustments for being blind or age 65 or older) for the prior year, provided that you could have claimed

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the standard deduction that year. The amount of the state or local refund that needs to be included in your income is the smaller of these two amounts.

For the 2019 IRS Form 1040 tax return, it is likely that the instructions for the line “Taxable refunds, credits, or offsets of state and local income taxes” will contain a simple worksheet for implementing this general rule. It will probably also include numerous exceptions that will require the use of a more complicated worksheet in IRS Publication 525. Exceptions might include (among others): you owed alternative minimum tax in 2018; you couldn’t use the full amount of credits you were entitled to in 2018; you could be claimed as a dependent by someone else in 2018; or you received a refund on a

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jointly filed state or local income tax return, but If you received a federal tax benefit from you aren’t filing a 2019 joint tax return with the deducting state and local taxes as an itemized deduction in a prior taxable year and you same person. recover all or a portion of those taxes in the current taxable year, you may need to include a Example Assume no exceptions to the general rule apply. portion of the recovery in gross income.

You paid local real property taxes of $5,000 and state income taxes of $6,000 in 2018. Your state and local tax deduction was limited to $10,000, so you could not deduct $1,000 of the $11,000 state and local taxes paid. Including other allowable itemized deductions, you claimed a total of $15,000 in itemized deductions on the 2018 federal income tax return.

In 2019, you received a $1,500 state income tax refund due to overpayment of state income taxes in 2018.

If you had paid only the proper amount of state income tax in 2018, the state and local tax deduction would have been reduced from $10,000 to $9,500 and, as a result, itemized deductions would have been reduced from $15,000 to $14,500, a difference of $500 (the first calculation).

You filed as a single taxpayer and were entitled to a standard deduction of $12,000 in 2018.

The $15,000 of itemized deductions taken in the previous year exceeded the standard deduction by $3,000 (the second calculation).

The smaller of the two calculation amounts is $500. Therefore, you received a $500 tax benefit due to overpayment of state income tax in 2018. Thus, you are required to include $500 of the state income tax refund in gross income for 2019.

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The Fastest-Growing Jobs in the US: Solar and Wind Overtaking Coal

The changes in energy consumption that we’re witnessing are economic changes, What’s propelling this growth? If I could only not market fluctuations. That is, they consist of big, broad shifts point to one factor, I’d start with this: times that affect large swathes of the have changed. Traditional fossil fuels are population, that build slowly being edged out of the market by the tide of public opinion and fiscal necessity. As climate and that eventually engrain change becomes more threatening, the public themselves in the fabric of society. AS we transition into has started demanding renewable energy that new economy, solar and from their utility companies or building it themselves. Investment in solar and wind has wind jobs are here to stay, and most likely, here to grow- very, shown itself to be profitable. There’s been very quickly. an uptick of property owners or farmers who lease their land to wind and solar companies, and an uptick in wind and solar companies that lease solar arrays to utilities.

The market is adapting, and the number of financial instruments available to help finance residential and commercial solar and wind arrays is booming.

By Kat Carroll, Solar Heat and Electric Changing winds in the job market suggest a new front-runner for job growth: renewable energy technology. In 2016, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projected that numbers of wind turbine service technicians and solar photovoltaic installers will double by 2026, outpacing the job growth of every other occupation by fifty percent. Though the trade war with China caused an unexpected hit to growth in 2018, the sector is rebounding successfully. Given that the industry just hit 2 million solar installs in the United States and is aiming to double that number by 2023, it looks like we’re on track. With eight percent capacity growth in 2018, the need for trained renewable energy technicians and installers is increasing.

This is an interesting opening for high school students looking to skip the costly four-year college plan and the ensuing debt; or blue-collar workers looking for steady employment in energy-use heavy states.

Some of these workers are motivated by the shorter licensing requirements and job stability. Others want the chance to work outside of an office or put their labor towards creating clean energy infrastructure.

Whatever the motivation, the reasoning behind becoming a solar installer or wind turbine technician is strong. Becoming a wind technician requires two years of study at a trade school or community college, or a yearlong apprenticeship. In return, wind techs enter a booming job market with more than respectable pay. The 2018 median annual salary for a wind technician was $54,000, almost fifteen thousand higher than the median annual salary across occupations.

The process for solar installers is more flexible. To become certified by NABCEP, installers have to document a full year of training and installation experience, and pass a rigorous exam. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the 2018 annual median wage for a solar installer came in at $42,680.

That’s a few thousand above median annual wages for 2018, and there’s every chance that it will continue to grow as the industry speeds up.

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generates a large amount of jobs for a very short period of time.

In fact, the market has done so well at adapting to changes that researchers have pointed out a surprising fact. After a decade of huge drops in price for solar and wind technology, keeping coal plants in operation is more expensive than building new renewables. Research done by Energy Innovation and written about by Silvio Marcacci declares that almost 75% of the coal plants in the United States could be replaced by solar at an immediate savings to customers. It might not be happening at the ideal pace, but with these numbers, utilities are being forced to move forward.

Sticking with coal-fired power plants will soon be, according to Forbes, “dramatically uneconomic by comparison (with renewable energy).”

Fortunately, the jobs that are being created by this energy revolution aren’t going anywhere. The solar industry already employs double the amount of people as the coal industry and can provide replacement jobs for many of those being displaced from coal.

Wind and solar wages are significantly higher than the average across industries. The time and cost of education required to enter both the solar and wind industries is lower than a typical college degree. Being a wind turbine technician is significantly steadier work than construction of oil rigs, which generally

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Daughters, “You Won’t Get What You Want”

By Tatiana Ballinger

Right coast metal band shocks streams with their newest full-length album since its release last Halloween. This is a spookier Imagine Dragons. The quartet works together equally to bring listeners triggerless, sad, angry, and confused hard rock music until the fifth, “The Lords Song,” and the sixth track, “Less Sex,” deliver structure and depth lacking in the atrocious first half of severely aggitated, yet harmonized one-liners.

Some may say it is an acquired taste, the genre of post-hardcore. The vocals reflect the passion that was felt when writing these lyrics. The story Daughters tells is much more important than the musicality of the songs, usually no longer than two minutes long. Hardcore is an act of uprising, of voicing opinions that fall on deaf ears otherwise, and sometimes a catchy melody. All the instruments support each other and the singer, belting their guts out which may result in complete loss of message altogether.

The guitar and bass mash along in “You Won’t Get What You Want,” a fairly mellow transpose from decades past, with a loud swagger vocal towards the middle of the album.

The second half of the album reaches another elemental plateau to human experience of dread and doom. Under the shade of this

record you can find influential nostalgia from a shy industrial era. “You Won’t Get What You Want” by Daughters is a fifty minute soundtrack to a specific someone’s mental breakdown. Various takes on this theory are available to read for fun online.

After listening to this release by Daughters in full, you will be able to identify with at least one of the ten tracks as your favorite.

Each title offers something different that expresses the dangers of their life. Danger: inevitable, alluring, fun, but not for everyone.

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