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and nominations, including an OEAA 2018 Best since the fifteenth century, The Saint John’s New Media Artist nomination. Admission: free. Bible incorporates contemporary imagery and https://www.artscouncil.nebraska.gov events to connect traditional medieval craftsmanship with the twenty-first century.

THROUGH JANUARY, 5, 2020 https://www.joslyn.org RACE: ARE WE SO DIFFERENT? Durham Museum, 801 S 10th St. THROUGH FEBRUARY, 2, 2020 We all know people look different. Throughout LOUDER THAN WORDS: history, those differences have been a source ROCK, POWER, AND POLITICS of strength, community and personal identity.

Durham Museum, 801 S. 10th St. They have also been the basis for discriminaThis exhibit explores how rock music has BENEFIT ART AUCTION AND CONCERT Opening Reception: Dwight Edward Brown III tion and oppression. And while those differenc- shaped cultural norms on topics such as civil OPEN HOUSE / OPEN STUDIOS + On Display: Unite Us One by BARBER. BAR- es are socially and culturally real, contemporights, feminism, war, and more. Historical artiBemis Center for Contemporary Arts BER will be on display through October 25th. rary scientific understanding of race and human facts, photos, and videos show how the power 724 South 12th St. Omaha variation is complex and may challenge how we of rock has influenced politics throughout THROUGH OCTOBER 26 think about it. RACE: Are We So Different? helps American history. https://durhammuseum.org CARTÓN, THE LITTLE GALLERY BENSON visitors understand what race is and what it is SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 11 AM–4 PM 5901 Maple St., Omaha not. It gives them the tools to recognize racial THROUGH FEBRUARY, 9, 2020 OPEN HOUSE / OPEN STUDIOS The little gallery is pleased to host CARTÓN by ideas and practices in contemporary American EVERYDAY PEOPLE: John D. Muñoz during the month of October. life.

THE ART OF JAMES E. RANSOME Hear current artists-in-residence and our The little gallery is powered by Polecat CommuJoslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St Curator-in-Residence talk about their artis- nications. Hours are Tuesday through Friday from RACE encourages museum visitors to explore This exhibition includes picture book tic and curatorial practices, take advantage 3-6pm, Saturday from 10am to 1pm + by appoint- race and racism from three different perspecillustrations celebrating inspiring stories of of the rare chance to visit artist-in-residence ment. For more information, call 402.681.1901 or tives: unknown characters, as well as individuals who studios, and participate in an all-ages, hands- email info@polecatcommunications.com.

1. Biology: Visitors will discover that human made history, like Sojourner Truth, Frederick on art activity. Free admission. Benefit Art beings are more alike than any other living Douglass, and Louis Armstrong.

Auction “Buy It Now” and absentee bidding THROUGH OCTOBER 27 species, and no one gene or set of genes can available.

SHAWNEQUA LINDER, JILL RIZZO, AND support the idea of race.

THROUGH MARCH 8, 2020 JENNIFER SHANNON ART EXHIBIT 2. History: Ideas about race have been around SOUND THE ALARM: THE MAKING OF THE MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 7PM-10PM Star Deli, 6114 Military Ave, Omaha for hundreds of years, and they have changed OMAHA FIRE DEPARTMENT ART NITE @ THE DOWN UNDER LOUNGE Exhibition open during business hours and will over time. Throughout American history, Durham Museum, 801 S 10th St. 3530 Leavenworth St., Omaha run through October 27th. Please economic interests, popular culture, science, The Omaha Fire Department traces its roots to Drink and doodle! Sketch and sip!

Contact artists directly for artwork sales. politics and the struggle for power have played 1860 when the city’s first firefighting company Join a community of creatives supporting one BIO - Shawnequa Linder a role in shaping our understanding of race. was founded. Called the Pioneer Hook and Ladanother for some show-stopper REALNESS! Shawnequa Linder is a experimental visual 3. Everyday experience: Though race may not der Company, these men battled fires through Exercise your art // creative-making muscles artist based in Omaha, NE. With a background be a real biological concept, it certainly is real muddy, unpaved streets, hand-carrying buckets at DU’s third Monday of the month Art Nite!!! in Graphic Design, her work explores areas both socially and culturally. Visitors will explore of water. In its 25 years of operation, the comof moment, texture, color and how these the personal experiences of race in our schools, pany evolved, added more stations, held annual There will be various creative-making disparate elements respond and react to one neighborhoods, health care systems, sports and parades in honor of the firefighters, formed supplies available for use (ie. paints, paper, another. Her work has been exhibited at Oma- entertainment industries and more. a Fireman’s Benevolent Association with colored pencils, markers). You are welcome ha’s RNG Gallery, Hop Shops Art Center, Bemis neighboring towns and more. Using documents to bring your own project and/or supplies Center for Contemporary Arts, MONA, among RACE: Are We So Different?, developed by the from the Byron Reed Collection this exhibit you are working on -- or have been meaning other venues. She also has been featured in The American Anthropological Association in chronicles the Omaha Fire Department’s late to carve out time to work on (yeah, you know Reader and The Encounter Magazine. collaboration with the Science Museum of 19th century beginnings. that one)! BRING IT! It could be a sketch, Minnesota, is the first national exhibition to tell painting, poem, song, essay, paper airplane, THROUGH NOVEMBER 17 the stories of race from the biological, cultural THROUGH JUNE 21, 2020 digital tablet...you get the drift.

FALL CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW and historical points of view. Combining these TAKING IT TO THE STREETS: Lauritzen Gardens, 100 Bancroft St, Omaha perspectives offers an unprecedented look at GRADING DOWNTOWN OMAHA ---> Roselle will be making’ magic happen behind 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily race and racism in the United States.

Durham Museum, 801 S 10th St. the bar with $5 Frida ‘ritas + VanGogh drink Experience a fascinating fabrication of flowers https://durhammuseum.org To combat six major hills in downtown Omaha Specials + various Mules + adult drink boxes. at the garden’s annual fall chrysanthemum the city undertook extensive street projects to show. Bold mums combine with vibrant colors, THROUGH JANUARY, 19, 2020 lower inclines. This work was done throughout THROUGH OCTOBER 20: INFLUENCE diverse textures and other design elementsPAUL ANTHONY SMITH the 1880s–1920s with the largest of the projKaneko, 1111 Jones St, Omaha that celebrate the 10th anniversary of the gar- Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St. ects being the grading of Dodge Street in 1920.

Creativity Begins with an Idea. den’s conservation program. Standard garden Drawing on the art historical traditions of In some locations, buildings were brought Nothing exists by itself; everything has someadmission rates apply. Members are admitted free. Pointilism and Geometric Abstraction, Paul down to a new level 18 feet lower than the thing next to it. Something changes drastically Anthony Smith creates “picotages,” named for a original foundation. Tempers ran high between depending on what is next to it.

THROUGH NOVEMBER 23 pattern printing technique that entails pressing neighbors going mad with the constant noise, – Jun Kaneko BAGELS AND SOMETIMES BACH textured blocks onto fabric. Trained in cerambusinesses and homes being literally uprooted Gallery 1516, 1516 Leavenworth St. ics, Smith uses sharp, wooden tools to stipple and some downtown residents even suing the Through the exploration of physical space, Featuring a different musical performance the surfaces of photographs he has taken in city for damages and lack of sleep. In the end, artistic themes, history, and experience, the every Sunday, this event offers complimentary New York City and Jamaica that examine the the grading of Dodge Street cost over one season of INFLUENCE will examine the history bagels, fruit, coffee, and juice. Admission: free. African and Caribbean diasporas. million dollars and moved over 300,000 cubic of change at KANEKO while celebrating the Doors open at 11 a.m., performance begins at yards of dirt. Through this photography exhibit, future of the organization which has become 11:30 a.m. see what all the fuss was about and how times a driving force for inclusion and diversity of THROUGH JANUARY, 19, 2020 have changed the streets of downtown Omaha. creative thought in Omaha.

THROUGH DECEMBER 6 | REAGAN PUFALL WORD AND IMAGE: The exhibition is free & open to the public.

Fred Simon Gallery, 1004 Farnam St. THE SAINT JOHN’S BIBLE The North Dakota native who currently lives in Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St. WHAT’S YOUR FOCUS OMAHA? THROUGH OCTOBER 25 Omaha teaches art and design, and practices Featuring the first handwritten illuminated BiWWW.FOCUSOMAHA.COM PETSHOP, 2727 N 62nd St., Omaha photography. He has received several awards ble commissioned by a Benedictine Monastery

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 7PM-10PM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 188, 7PM-11PM SATURDAY OCTOBER 19, 7PM-11PM SUNDAY OCTOBER 20, 7PM-10PM THROUGH OCTOBER 27 GHOULS & GLOW PRESENTED BY VERIDIAN CREDIT UNION Experience a brand new light-time adventure for the whole family this Halloween at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.

This fun and not-so-frightening event is an illuminated spectacle for all ages and like nothing you’ve seen before!

- Come vote for your favorite pumpkin - Wear your costume - Play some ghoulishly great games - Try some tasty treats - Partake in some Halloween hoopla!

animal sculpting, free cookies, and 17% off your ENTIRE purchase!

SATURDAY OCTOBER 19, 10AM-2PM FISHING FRENZIE / TROUT FISHING Fontenelle Lake, 4407 Fontenelle Blvd, Omaha Look for the Family Fishing Trailer, or a FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 7:30PM gathering of NGPC Staff and volunteers, FREE FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIES where loaner rods and reels, bait and fishing Orchard Ditmars Orchard & Vineyard instruction are available free to participants.

19475 225th St., Council Bluffs Bring your chairs and blankets and enjoy a free This is the perfect opportunity for people of all family movie every Friday night in October. (No ages who have never been fishing or have not fished for years to learn. All participants ages orchard activities on movie nights.)

16 and older need a fishing license (OutdoorNeThis week: The Nightmare Before Christmas Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium braska.org for permits). This is a cooperative will dawn about 400 larger-than-life lantern SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 7:30AM event with Omaha Parks Department and will displays—creating the first experience of its SPOOKY SPRINT OMAHA feature information about trout fishing. kind in the country—as part of an all-new Zorinsky Lake Park, 3808 S. 154 St. family friendly Halloween event, Ghouls & Join us for the annual Spooky Sprint, a SATURDAY OCTOBER 19, 10AM-2PM Glow presented by Veridian Credit Union, on Halloween-themed run that is perfect for the SCOUT DAY AT THE OMAHA PUBLIC September 27 – 29 and October 3 – 6, 10 – whole family. The fun includes great swag SAFETY TRAINING CENTER 13, 17 – 20 and 24 – 27. (designer shirt, custom medal), chip-timing, 11616 Rainwood Rd, Omaha live results and awards, free photos, cosThe day offers hands-on learning from your Lanterns, custom-made for the Zoo, will local first responders. Learn how to fingerprint illuminate the Bay Family’s Children’s Adven- tumes, free kids dash, great post-race food, and plenty of fun activities. Grab your friends with OPD, get fire safety tips from the Omaha ture Trails. Visitors will encounter dancing and family, because you are not going to want Fire Department and get an exclusive look at skeletons, candy monsters, jack-o-lanterns, to miss this one! Admission: $32-$45. 7:30 the vehicles and other equipment. The event is ghosts, witches, wizards, spider web arches, FREE and open to the public. sugar skulls with elements of nature, an eerie a.m. 816.524.7733. http://bodiesracecompany.com/ house, a mummy band and other friendly SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19,10AM-4PM ghouls. A number of bats, vultures, spiders SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 9AM-5PM LIVING LOESS TOUR and black cats will also light up the trails.

HY-VEE’S FALL FESTIVAL Hitchcock Nature Center, 27792 Ski Hill http://www.omahazoo.com/ Hy-Vee (17810 Welch Plaza, Omaha Loop, Honey Creek, IA Join us for our Fall Festival, plus get a free The Nature Center offers prairies and FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 AND coupon book! Kid’s events include pumpkin woodlands for more than 1,200 acres. This FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 4PM-8PM patch, bounce house, DIY Caramel Apple Dip- tour teaches how the hills were made. http:// HEALTHY TRICK-OR-TREAT NIGHTS ping and more. Adult activities include wine livingloess.org Omaha Children’s Museum demos, beer demos and more. Special guest 500 S 20th St, Omaha

by Thirty-One gifts, Chicky Chalk Design and SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 12PM-5PM Put on your costumes and head to the muso many more! During this event when you SUNDAY OCTOBER 20, 12PM-5PM seum for a night of indoor trick-or-treating purchase a regular size pumpkin you will get a THE GREAT PUMPKIN CELEBRATION from 4 to 8 p.m. (while supplies last). Once mini pumpkin for FREE! Cabela’s, 12703 Westport Pkwy, La Vista you’re done collecting your healthy or nonWe are not full of a bunch of Hocus Pocus, food goodies, play throughout the museum.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 10AM-3PM just some Halloween Fun. Stop into Cabela’s The event is included with regular museum TRICK OR TREAT WITH THE ANIMALS admission and is free for members. for our Halloween Event October 19th-20th Gifford Farm, 700 Camp Gifford Rd. Healthy Trick-Or-Treat Nights are part of Join us ‘down on the farm’ for an afternoon of and 25th-31st. The first 75 kids each day will receive a Glow in the Dark Trick-Or-Treat the Friday Family Date Nights series. Spend safe and fun trick or treating. Visit with the Bag! a fun-filled evening at the museum on Friday chickens, pigs, goats, lambs, cows and llama!

Family Date Nights! Friday Family Date Take a slide into the hay. Play some fun farm SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 12PM nights are included with regular museum games!

HALLOWEEN EVENT admission. Sponsored by Learning HQ. http:// Admission price $5.00 per trick or treater Bass Pro Shops, 2901 Bass Pro Dr. www.ocm.org (adults accompanying child are free) Please join us for the Halloween Event..... *Admission includes a ticket for a hayride!* Hours: Weekends are Noon - 5 PM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 6:30PM facebook us on ESU3/Gifford Farm Education Weekdays are 5-7 PM and Halloween 4-8 PM 3RD ANNUAL PUMPKIN WALK Center Or www.esu3.org/giffordfarm Activities: Come on in and get your free Springfield Memorial Library, 665 Main St. 4x6 photo with the Peanuts gang. Love your Decorate, carve or paint a pumpkin and enter it SATURDAY OCTOBER 19, 10:30AM-12PM photo have the opportunity to purchase a 17TH BIRTHDAY PARTY – into the pumpkin competition! All ages, clubs, Halloween photo package for only $5.00.

Fat Brain, 16909 Burke St., Ste. 131, Omaha businesses, sports teams, etc. are invited to The first 75 kids to get their photo taken Fat Brain Toys is turning 17 years old and enter a pumpkin! Who will beat our reigning on October 19-20, and October 25-30 will they’re throwing a big birthday bash with Springfield champion?! receive a free glow in the dark treat bag. The Donna Trout the clown, a magic show, balloon first 150 kids in on October 31st will receive

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a free squeezable Jack-o-lantern.

Crafts: October 19-20 Owl Mask.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 19, 1PM-2PM MEET THE TRANSFORMERS Learning Express, 120 Regency Pkwy, Omaha An ancient struggle between two Cybertronian races, the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, comes to Learning Express Toys for the ultimate battle!! Bring your camera and take pictures with the infamous Bumblebee, Megatron and of course Optimus Prime and many more of your favorite Transformers!! This is a FREE, all ages, no reservations required event!!

SATURDAY OCTOBER 19, 1PM-6PM OMAHA BEER & BACON FESTIVAL The Capitol District, 1022 Capitol Ave. The Omaha Jaycees will host the 7th Annual Beer & Bacon Festival at a whole new location, The Capital District. As always, we’ll have a plethora of beer choices, live music, and food vendors with bacon-themed food samples.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1PM-3:30PM CARVED AT ROCKBROOK VILLAGE Rockbrook Village, 2800 S 110th Ct, Omaha Join us for an afternoon of Halloween fun for the whole family at Rockbrook Village!

1pm: Pumpkin Carving Contest and Crafts 2pm: Monster Mash Dance Party Twist and shout at our Monster Mash Dance Party for kids and adults alike! Next, kids will compete in a costume contest for a chance to win a goodie basket full of prizes from our Rockbrook Village merchants!

2:30-3:30 pm: Trick-or-Treating at Rockbrook Village!

Look for the orange balloons for participating businesses that will have candy/treats available for kiddos who want to trick-or-treat!

This is a FREE, family-friendly event Sponsored by the Rockbrook Village Merchants Association SATURDAY OCTOBER 19, 1PM-4PM RECtoberfest(Ages 12-18) Valley View Park 1598 Franklin Ave., Council Bluffs Presented by CB Parks and Rec, RECtoberfest is a free event for kids ages 12 to 18 featuring a combination of carnival games and field day activities, including a 25’ Rock Climbing Wall, X-Treme Challenge Inflatable Obstacle Course, Nine-hole Mini Golf, football drills, competetive games, prize drawings, and more.

Admission to RECtoberfest is free.

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SATURDAY OCTOBER 19, 2PM-4PM TRUNK OR TREAT Florence Cit Hall, 2864 State St., Omaha Come to Florence for an afternoon of spooktacular fun. Bring the whole family to this fun and safe event. Test out the Halloween costumes early and met members of the Florence Community.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 19, 4PM-6PM FALL FESTIVAL Hitchcock Nature Center 27792 Ski Hill Loop, Honey Creek, IA $3.00 Per Person, 5 & Under Free This fun family event will feature a guided mystery hike, family games, & treats. Kids can wear their costumes and head to the campground for some trick or treating.

Cost is $3.00 per person; Children age 5 & under are free SATURDAY OCTOBER 19, 6PM - 2AM 2019 OMAHA ZOMBIE WALK! 56th NW Radial - 62nd Maple - Benson We’ve all been dying (quite literally) for that time of the year again! We are calling all flesh-eating, blood-dripping, corpse-rotting folks in all forms of decay! Join hordes of rotters, invading the streets of Benson in our annual zombie walk Saturday, October 19th starting at 6pm! Location of the walk will begin on 56th NW Radial and will run until 62nd Maple. Volunteer makeup stations will be spread out throughout Benson. **BEWARE** Our annual zombie outbreak only brings out the

walking dead who can channel their inner zombie......Only the brave souls will survive!!

All Proceeds for the Event Benefit BFF SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1PM-6PM GOATZ 50K TRAIL RUN Lake Cunningham, 8152 Rainwood Road.

From 5 miles to 50K, this run around Glenn Cunningham Lake has distance for everyone.

Admission: $35-$90. 1-6 p.m. 402.444.4628. https://goatz.org/ TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 5PM-8PM THE GREAT HALL-OWEEN HAUNT The Durham Museum, 801 S 10th Street Join us for the annual Great Hall-oween Haunt for a frightfully fun time! Come in costume and trick-or-treat with historical characters throughout the museum. Make a craft with Mangelsen’s and take a tour of the Haunted Train and Cobweb Caboose… if you dare! Afterwards stop by the Swanson “Ghoulery” for a ghostly good time playing games such as Boo Bowling, Witch Hat Toss and Frankenstein Operation. Visit the Creepy Curator to discover what ghoulish odds and ends she has in her lab. End the night with a performance by UNO’s The Moving Company and a costume conga line!

COBWEB CASTLE Exhibit open through Oct. 31, 2019 Omaha Children’s Museum, 500 S 20th St. Clamber your way through the spooky maze, scale the castle wall, or don your sorcerer’s hat and makeup this October in the not-soscary exhibit Cobweb Castle. http://www.ocm.org/

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Hytekk Presents: Dirt Monkey w/ sfam + Zia The Waiting Room Lounge, 8pm

Everyday People: The Art of James E. Ransome DyPanzer, Barley Street Tavern, 8pm Joslyn Art Museum,10am Vince’s Third Thursday Jam The Down Under Lounge, 9pm Louder Than Words: Rock, Power & Politics Durham Museum,10am RACE: Are We So Different?

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Golden Ticket, Bourbon Theatre,10am Cobweb Castle,, Children’s Museum,10am Pumpkins, Lauritzen Gardens, 11am North Omaha Love Tour Great Plains Black History Museum, 11am LEGO Club Milton R. Abrahams Omaha ibrary, 11am

CARVED, Rockbrook Village, 1pm

Golden Ticket, Bourbon Theatre,10am

Live Mariachi, Howard’s Charro Cafe, 6:30pm

Trunk or Treat, Florence City Hall Omaha, 2pm

3rd Annual Pumpkin Walk Springfield Memorial Library, 6:30pm

3rd Annual Chili Cookoff The Down Under Lounge, 3pm

Karrin Allyson, The Jewell, 6:30pm

Sumtur Twilight Dash, 10K and 5K SumTur Amphitheater, 4pm

Paul Anthony Smith, Joslyn Art Museum,10am Word and Image: The Saint John’s Bible Joslyn Art Museum,10am Rein Vanderhill: Intimate Arrangements Anderson O’Brien Fine Art, 10am Benefit Art Auction Exhibition Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, 11am DIG IN: Indoor Plants Lauritzen Gardens 1:30pm Yin Yoga with Suzanne Wright Lauritzen Gardens, 6pm Family PJ Storytime Omaha Public Library-Florence Br, 7pm Coco Montoya at The Waiting Room, 7:30 pm

Starset, Bourbon Theatre, 7pm Ghouls & Glow by Veridian Credit Union Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, 7pm The Rocky Horror Show Omaha Community Playhouse7:30pm nothing,nowhere. at Lookout Lounge, 7:30pm Chopin & Swan Lake, Holland Center, 7:30pm Patti LaBelle, Orpheum Theater, 7:30pm Dark Sense, Apollon, 8pm

NWS Coaches, The Capitol District, 7:30 pm

Healthy Trick-Or-Treat Nights Omaha Children’s Museum, 8pm

Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers Reverb Lounge, 8pm

Slow Stoics & Friends Halloween Extravaganza Reverb Lounge, 8pm

Matt Heckler, Bourbon Theatre, 8pm

Deathgod w/ M34N Str33t, Rosalita, Young Lord Messiah, Slowdown, 9pm

Sawyer Fredericks, Slowdown, 8pm Will Solomon, B Side of Benson Theatre, 9pm Comedy Open Mic, Barley Street Tavern, 9pm

THURSDAY OCTOBER 17 Ghostly Bus Tour Squirrel Cage Jail/ Malvern Manor, 5pm Mike Zito, Stocks n Bonds, 5pm Nelly, Baxter Arena, 7pm Ghouls & Glow by Veridian Credit Union Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, 7pm The Rocky Horror Show Omaha Community Playhouse, 7:30pm Big K.R.I.T., Bourbon Theatre, 8pm Dark Sense, Apollon Omaha, 8pm

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SATURDAY OCTOBER 19 2019 Annual Used Book Sale Ralston’s Baright Public Library, 9am Gun Show, Westfair Amphitheatre, 9am Living Loess Tour Hitchcock Nature Center,10am Everyday People: The Art of James E. Ransome Joslyn Art Museum,10am Louder Than Words: Rock, Power & Politics Durham Museum,10am RACE: Are We So Different?, Durham Museum,10am Diggin’ Dinos, Omaha Children’s Museum,10am

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2019 Omaha Zombie WalkBenson, 6pm Karrin Allyson, The Jewell, 6:30 pm RAT PACK JAZZ ADAMS, COOLEY, & WILLIAMSON with Special Guest Dennis Strawn, Gorat’s, 6:30pm

Ghouls & Glow by Veridian Credit Union Beer & Bacon Festival, The Capitol District, 1pm Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium, 7pm

Diggin’ Dinos, Omaha Children’s Museum,10am Gun Show, Westfair Amphitheatre, 4pm Cobweb Castle, Omaha Children’s Museum, 10am

Dinner Detective Murder Mystery DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 6pm

Fall Festival, Hitchcock Nature Center, 4pm Magic of the Night: Web of Lies 40th Street Theatre, 6pm

The Rocky Horror Show Omaha Community Playhouse, 7:30pm Chopin & Swan LakeHolland Center, 7:30pm Municipal Waste, Napalm Death, Sick of It All, Take Offense, Bourbon Theatre, 8pm Incubus: 20 Years of Make Yourself & Beyond Orpheum Theater, 8pm Dark Sense | An Evening of Mystery Apollon Omaha, 8pm

Yin Yoga, Fontenelle Forest Nature Center6pm Whitney, Slowdown, 9pm

The Lacs & Black Stone Cherry The Waiting Room Lounge, 9pm

Art Auction Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, 11am

Grown Kidz ft. Race Coakley, O’Face Bar, 9pm

Guillermo del Toro Double Feature The Down Under Lounge, 3pm

Coyote Man, Barley Street Tavern, 9pm Jerry Pranksters Halloween Bash The Down Under Lounge, 9:30pm The Rocky Horror Show Omaha Community Playhouse, 11:59pm

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Auditions: The Diary of Anne Frank, Rose Theatre, 6pm Bereavement Support Group, Urban Abbey, 6:30pm Art Nite at DU, The Down Under Lounge, 7pm

GOATZ 50k Trail Run, Lake Cunningham, 8a

Girls Night Out, Forte Music Hall, 8pm The Japanese House, The Waiting Room, 8pm

Cobweb Castle, Children’s Museum, 10am

Open Mic, Barley Street Tavern, 8p

Sunday Funday! Barley Street Tavern, 2pm

House Music, Pageturner’s Lounge, 10pm

Red Summer BLUEBARN , 2pm Symphony Spooktacular: The Haunted Hall Holland Performing Arts Center, 2pm

TUESDAY OCTOBER 22

Nebraska Wind Symphony, Spooktacular Omaha Conservatory of Music, 3pm

Kid Coders: Spooky Robot Friends, Do Space, 5pm

Marina’s Gaming Guild OVERWATCH TAKEOVER!! The Down Under Lounge, 5pm

The Great Hall-oween Haunt Durham Museum, 5pm

Dark Sense | An Evening of Mystery, Apollon, 8pm

Tuesday Night Trivia - Game of Thrones Big Red Restaurant & Sports Bar , 7pm

Sunday Funday Free Booze Bingo The Down Under Lounge, 8pm

Explosions In the Sky 20th Anniversary Tour Bourbon Theatre, 8pm

Mike Doughty Plays Soul Coughing’s “ Ruby Vroom” Waiting Room, 8p

Justin Townes Earle with Michigan Rattlers at The Waiting Room, 8pm

Karaoke, The Down Under Lounge, 10pm

Scott H. Biram, The Goddamn Gallows Urban Pioneers, Duffy’s Tavern 9pm

MONDAY OCTOBER 21 Imagination Station, La Vista Library, 2pm

Smooth Hound Smith, Slowdown9p Smooth Hound Smith w/ Bathtub Maria O’Leaver’s Omaha, 9pm

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According to Credit Suisse’s latest global wealth report, 41% of all millionaires or 17.3 million individuals in America are millionaires.

Research by Thomas Corley of Rich Habits showed that 86% of wealthy people who work full- time put in 50 or more hours a week. He also found that 88% of self-made millionaires read at least 30 minutes every day and focus on self-education. Thomas Stanely’s research for his book, The Millionaire Next Door, showed the average millionaire went bankrupt an average of 3.5 times before they eventually succeeded, 66% own their own business, and 80% percent still work.

ness: 1. Find your tribe, find your mate and “care for” and “care about” them all: Having people in your life makes the true difference in how much you’ll enjoy the daily grind of life.

2. Relish the quest; don’t focus on the just the prize: Seriously, the saying that “anticipation is half the fun” is a truth. Humans are designed by nature to master challenges and engage in problem-solving behaviors. Once you have amassed all the “prizes” or “toys” you’ve desired, there’s little joy that the stack of stuff will provide once you own it. We need to continue to generate and refine our goals- and take time But, does money really equate to happiness? to appreciate the period before achieving them as much as we appreciate the satisfaction of Researchers at Princeton University conducted the hunt completed. a survey of 450,000 American adults and found after obtaining between 60 and 75 thousand 3. Measure your happiness by the satisfaction dollars, which found people feeling a little you feel at the end of the day when you put happier due to not having to worry about basic your head down to sleep: Don’t get strung out expenses and the unexpected financial burdens on external markers that others try to convince in life like being able to fix a broken car, or you are the measures of success. unexpected health expenses.

4. Take care of your health: Practice “The more we have of it, it seems, the more health-promoting behaviors and avoid the money wears off.” Research by Nobel laureates activities and substances that contribute to Daniel Kahneman and Angus Deaton sugillness and disease. Get enough exercise, make gests that the happiness benefits of increased healthy food choices, and don’t invite or enable income diminish around $75,000--in part beaddictions to any substance or behavior. cause increases beyond that point likely don’t exert as large an impact on people’s ability to live comfortably, they continued.

According to Psychology Today, here are four ways you can help yourself to find true happi-

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Among other places, MESK has played at the Down Under Lounge, The Harney Street Tavern, and The Slowdown. This Friday this have a show at The Waiting Room.

Mr. E & the Stringless Kite

By Andy Roberts

The first question came easily.

Yes, Cole Eisenmenger, who sings and plays rhythm guitar, is Mr. E.

But, there’s more to it than that.

“It’s kind of a play on words (mystery),” Eisenmenger admitted.

“Mister Mystery” is a song that was written when he and Kristen Taylor were dating and playing as a duo. They’re now married.

As for the name in whole, it depicts something that will go with the wind – a free spirit, as it were - “and that became the name of the band.”

In addition to Eisenmenger, Mr. E & the Stringless Kite includes Taylor on vocals and mellotron, Sam Fleisher on bass, Josh DeCoster plays drums, the lead guitarist is Tom Adelman, with Jake Reisdorff handling keyboards and percussion.

One of the more musically adventurous bands around, the MESK (as they are also known) is best described by Mr. E as “Kind of 60s and 70s folk and progressive rock . . . It’ got a definitely, very organic sound to it. We draw from a lot of different influences.”

Eisenmenger has plans to take their show on the road. They have played Kansas City and Lawrence and have their eyes to the west.

“I want to start touring soon,” he stated. “Start getting ourselves out there a little more.”

You can find Mr. E & the Stringless Kite’s albums on most streaming services, or pick up a CD at one of their shows.

For more on Mr. E & the Stringless Kite www.facebook.com/MESKband

The band likes to play in different time signatures and draws from 70s acts like King Crimson and Yes. Eisenmenger and Taylor still play a lot of gigs around the city as a duo, so there’s a lot going on with this ensemble.

Taylor is the main lyricist and Eisenmenger provides a musical framework. “Kind of musical babies,” he said.

MESK’s lineup came together as a bunch of friends but has continued to evolve and with that has come what Eisenmenger termed “a better understanding of the music.”

Eisenmenger said, “We didn’t want hired guns.”

Continued musical evolution can be expected as they move from a blues base to a more progressive sound. Mr. E described the band’s strengths.

“Flexibility,” he said. Songwriting, dynamic sounds, the ability to improvise and “be musical.”

Mr. E & the Stringless Kite has released two albums. Seeds came out in July 2018 with Siren Songs released this past August. Both were done locally at ARC Studios with Taylor handling the artwork. A concept album is being written as their next step.

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and use as homeowners age, especially when the upgrades take accessibility into account,” said NARI 2019-2020 President of the Board, Robert Kirsic, (CKBR) certified kitchen and bath remodeler. “No matter the size of the kitchen, a certified professional can guide the design and build process in a way that will yield joy and happiness for the homeowner.”

Closet Renovation Upgrading home closets was another task that received a 10 Joy Score. This is due in part to the inconvenience of a disorganized closet, which is something a homeowner encounters daily, often at the start of their day. When a closet renovation is finished, the sense of achievement is immediate. Thusly, 68% of

By Focus Omaha those surveyed say they feel a major sense of accomplishment when they think about the Homeowners who decide to undergo a home Minnesota, and broker at Edina Realty. “While completed project. Nearly three-quarters, 72%, improvement project, whether it be interior or these tasks can be time-consuming and costly, report having a greater desire to be at home exterior modifications, often find that the task the projects are well worth the temporary inwas worth the investment and time, according conveniences, as this report shows, and the final since finishing the job. to a new report from the National Association products ultimately reward us, with feelings of With a closet redesign, 56% say the most of Realtors®, with insights from the National accomplishment, satisfaction and higher home important result is better functionality and Association of the Remodeling Industry. values.” livability. Fifty-four percent say the top reason The 2019 Remodeling Impact Report, an NAR calculated what it refers to as a “Joy Score” for doing the job was the need to improve orgaexamination of 20 projects, surveyed Realtors®, for each project. The score is based on the hap- nization and storage. Fifteen percent answered consumers who have taken on home renovation piness homeowners reported with their renova- that it was time for a change. projects and members of the National tions; the more pleased with a given project, the Full Interior Paint Job Association of the Remodeling Industry. better the Joy Score, with the highest possible Completing a full interior paint job in the score being 10. Interior projects that received home scored a 9.8 Joy Score. A finished paint The report examines a variety of remodeling some of the higher Joy Scores are complete job is usually visible in every room in a home, projects, using responses to rank the appeal of kitchen renovations, closet renovations, full which speaks to how important a task this is to a given project, rank the value of the project in interior and individual room paint jobs, kitchen respondents. terms of resale and determine its overall funcupgrades and basement conversions to living tionality. The findings also reveal the reasons areas. Exterior jobs with the highest Joy Scores for remodeling, the success of taking on the were new fiberglass or steel front doors, new various projects and the increased happiness vinyl and wood windows and new roofing. reported in the home upon completion of the job. v“The NAR report shows us that people often remodel for resale purposes, but it also reminds After completing a remodeling project, 74% us that homeowners remodel, too, with the deof owners have a greater desire to be in their sire to make a home their own,” said Lawrence home, 65% say they experience increased Yun, NAR chief economist. enjoyment, and 77% feel a major sense of accomplishment, according to the survey. Addi- Kitchen Renovation tionally, 58% report a feeling of happiness when A complete kitchen renovation received a top they see their completed projects, while 38% Joy Score of 10. Ninety-three percent of those say they have a feeling of satisfaction. polled said they have a greater desire to be at home since the completion of their kitchen, “Realtors® and homeowners alike recognize the and 95% said they have an increased sense of value of taking on a major home remodeling enjoyment when at home. project,” said NAR President John Smaby, a second-generation Realtor® from Edina, “The kitchen is a space homeowners frequent regularly throughout the course of the day,” This infographic looks at the top three joy score projects and the top return-on-investment projects. Yun noted. “So when that area is remodeled to owners’ exact preferences – as they enter and exit the room – they continually experience the satisfaction of a job well done.”

Home Improvement Projects Are Worth Cost and Time, Says Realtor(R) Survey

The most important result of a kitchen renovation is improved functionality and livability, according to 46% of those polled. As to the reasons why they decided to take on the project, 24% say they wanted to upgrade worn-out surfaces and materials. Another 20% report they had recently moved into their home and had a desire to customize the kitchen to their particular tastes.

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A vast majority, 88%, say they have a greater desire to be home since having their home freshly painted. Eighty-six percent report feeling a major sense of accomplishment when they think of the project.

New Fiberglass Front Door As mentioned, the installation of fiberglass front doors is a highly rated exterior project, receiving a Joy Score of 9.7. Seventy-nine percent of polled homeowners say they have had a greater desire to be at home upon completion of the job. Sixty-seven percent say they have an increased sense of enjoyment when they are at

home, and another 69% state that they feel a major sense of accomplishment when they think of the completed project.

New Vinyl Windows New vinyl windows also received a very high Joy Score, 9.6, while 42% of those surveyed say the most important result is improved functionality and livability. As for the top reasons for doing the job, 47% say they had a desire to improve their home’s energy efficiency and 23% say they wanted to upgrade worn-out surfaces, finishes and materials.

Cost Recovered Remodelers often take on projects with resale in mind, rather than their own home preferences. The report found the top projects for recovering cost are new roofing, hardwood floor refinishing, and new hardwood floor installation. NARI Remodelers estimate that new roofing costs $7,500, and Realtors® estimate that new roofing helps sellers recover $8,000, on average. That equates to 107% of value recovered from the project.

Lastly, NARI Remodelers estimate that new wood flooring costs $4,700, with Realtors® estimating the project helps sellers recover $5,000, or a 106% value recovery. NARI Remodelers estimate that hardwood floor refinishing costs $2,600, and Realtors® estimate that the hardwood floor refinishing would help sellers recover $2,600.

“Using a trusted, professional remodeler paves the way for a successful project outcome,” said NARI CEO, David R. Pekel, MCR, UDCP, CAPS. “NARI members adhere to our code of ethics, and work to design the best solution for homeowners to deliver satisfaction.”

About NAR’s Survey In June and July of 2019, homeownership site HouseLogic.com surveyed consumers regarding the last remodeling project they undertook. A total of 2,193 respondents took the online survey. The Joy Score was calculated by combining the share who were happy and those who were satisfied when seeing their completed project and dividing the share by 10 to create a ranking between 1 and 10.

Higher Joy Scores indicate greater joy from the project.

In March and June 2019, NARI emailed a cost survey to its 4,400 members. A total of 378 responses were received. The survey had an adjusted response rate of 11.6%. Respondents were asked to consider certain parameters.

In July 2019, NAR emailed an interior remodeling project survey to a random sample of 52,491 members. A total of 2,485 responses were received. The survey had an adjusted response rate of 4.7%, (see report for full methodology).

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Low Rates of Vaccination During Pregnancy Leave Moms, Babies Unprotected Nearly half of U.S. newborns and new moms at risk of influenza or whooping cough hospitalization or death

By Focus Omaha The majority of mothers-to-be in the United States – 65% – have not received two safe and effective vaccines recommended during pregnancy to reduce the risks of influenza (flu) and whooping cough (pertussis) and protect their infants and themselves, according to a new Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

When pregnant women are vaccinated they pass on antibodies to the fetus that provides protection after birth, during the time babies are too young to be vaccinated.

Newborns who get influenza or whooping cough are at high risk of hospitalization and death.

And the benefits are not just for the babies.

Pregnant women have more than double the risk of hospitalization compared to nonpregnant women of childbearing age if they get influenza. Since 2010, among women ages 15 to 44 years who were hospitalized for influenza, 24% to 34% of them were pregnant – even though only approximately 9% of U.S. women in this age group are pregnant at any given time each year.

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of each pregnancy and the whooping cough vaccine (Tdap) during the early part of the third trimester of each pregnancy as part of routine prenatal care.

CDC Director Robert Redfield, M.D. “I want to reinforce that all expectant mothers should be up-to-date with recommended vaccinations as part of their routine prenatal care,” said CDC Director Robert Redfield, M.D. “CDC strongly recommends that health care providers speak with moms-to-be about the benefits of safe Tdap and flu vaccination for their health and the well-being of their babies.”

CDC surveyed nearly 2,100 women ages 18 to 49 who were pregnant any time between August 2018 and April 2019. Among the survey findings: • • • •

54% of pregnant women reported getting a flu vaccine before or during pregnancy.

55% of women reported receiving Tdap during pregnancy.

Women whose health care providers offered or referred them for vaccination had the highest vaccination rates.

Black, non-Hispanic women had lower vaccination rates than women of other races and were less likely to report a

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health care provider offer or referral for vaccination.

Every year, too many U.S. babies or their mothers get vaccine-preventable diseases A recent study showed that getting a flu shot reduces a pregnant woman’s risk of being hospitalized due to influenza by an average of 40%. Influenza is also dangerous for babies, especially those younger than 6 months, who are too young to get a flu shot. Babies under 6 months have the

highest incidence of influenza-associated hospitalizations and the highest risk of influenza-related death among children. Flu vaccination in pregnant women reduces the risk of hospitalization due to influenza in their infants younger than 6 months old by an average of 72%.

Whooping cough can be deadly for babies, especially before they can start getting the childhood whooping cough vaccine at 2 months old. Two thirds (67%) of babies continued on page 19

continued from page 18 younger than 2 months old who get whooping cough need care in the hospital.

Sadly, 7 out of 10 whooping cough deaths (69%) occur in this age group.

By getting Tdap vaccine during the third trimester of pregnancy, mothers build high levels of antibodies that transfer to the fetus and continue to protect the baby after birth, preventing more than 3 in 4 cases (78%) of whooping cough in babies under 2 months old. Tdap vaccination during pregnancy is even more effective at preventing hospitalization due to whooping cough in newborns.

Amanda Cohn, M.D., Chief Medical Officer “Obstetricians and midwives are on the front line of care for expectant mothers and are the most trusted source of vaccine information for their pregnant patients.

We encourage them to start discussing the importance of maternal vaccination early in pregnancy, and continue vaccination discussions with their patients throughout pregnancy,” said Amanda Cohn, M.D., Chief medical officer in CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.”

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More Questions Than Answers

By Focus Omaha

Did I see the same game everyone else did?

Did we get bullied up front by the Minnesota Golden Gophers? The jury is still out on just how good this undefeated Minnesota team really is this year (they’re 6-0 for the first time since 2003), but the Huskers have beaten Minnesota in 20 of their last 23 meetings and before Saturday and had outscored them by a 632-128 margin.

The Gophers QB Tanner Morgan had been sacked 16 times in their first five games against arguably sub-par competition. Sacks by NU? Zero.

In all fairness, the Golden Gophers only needed 13 total attempts at passing the entire game due to the Huskers ineptitude at stopping the run.

Maybe it’s time to take a closer look at the strength conditioning program. Or the fact that we’re making the same mistakes, misreads, missed tackles, and frustrating line play

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compounded by stupid penalties as we were two years ago. On the good side, we didn’t have a turnover for the second straight game for the first time since 2017 (Minnesota, Penn State) in the Mike Riley era.

Senior cornerback Lamar Jackson also had three tackles and two pass breakups to increase his team lead to 11 total pass breakups.

He entered the game second nationally in passes defended.

Let’s hope this Bye Week brings back our injured players and restores confidence in yet another lackluster (some may even say terrible) performance by the Huskers.

Otherwise, it may be another long day against Indiana and the schedule doesn’t get easier from here on out. If the team doesn’t start improving the comparisons in coaching will be sure to continue and there will eventually be harder questions to answer.

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Medicare Open Enrollment Begins October 15

By Mike Herek

What is the Medicare Open Enrollment Period?

The Medicare Open Enrollment Period is the time during which Medicare beneficiaries can make new choices and pick plans that work best for them. Each year, Medicare plan costs and coverage typically change. In addition, your health-care needs may have changed over the past year. The open enrollment period is your opportunity to switch Medicare health and prescription drug plans to better suit your needs.

When does the Medicare Open Enrollment Period start?

The annual Medicare Open Enrollment Period begins on October 15 and runs through December 7. Any changes made during open enrollment are effective as of January 1, 2020.

What’s new for 2020?

The end of the Medicare Part D donut hole.

The Medicare Part D coverage gap or “donut hole” will officially close in 2020. If you have a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan, you will now pay no more than 25% of the cost of both covered brand-name and generic prescription drugs after you’ve met your • Change from a Medicare Advantage plan that offers prescription drug cover- plan’s deductible (if any), until you reach the age to a Medicare Advantage plan that out-of-pocket spending limit. doesn’t offer prescription drug coverage New Medicare Advantage features. Begin• Switch from a Medicare Advantage ning in 2020, Medicare Advantage (Part C) plan that doesn’t offer prescription drug coverage to a Medicare Advantage plans will have the option of offering nontraditional services such as transportation to a plan that does offer prescription drug doctor’s office, home safety improvements, coverage or nutritionist services. Of course, not all plans will offer these types of services.

What should you do?

Now is a good time to review your current Medicare plan. What worked for you last year may not work for you this year.

Have you been satisfied with the coverage and level of care you’re receiving with your current plan? Are your premium costs or out-of-pocket expenses too high? Has your health changed? Do you anticipate needing During the open enrollment period, you can: medical care or treatment, or new or pricier • Join a Medicare prescription drug (Part prescription drugs?

D) plan If your current plan doesn’t meet your • Switch from one Part D plan to another health-care needs or fit within your budPart D plan get, you can switch to a plan that may work • Drop your Part D coverage altogether better for you.

• Switch from Original Medicare to a If you find that you’re still satisfied with your Medicare Advantage plan • Switch from a Medicare Advantage plan current Medicare plan and it’s still being offered, you don’t have to do anything. The to Original Medicare • Change from one Medicare Advantage coverage you have will continue. plan to a different Medicare Advantage plan

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Two Medigap plans discontinued. If you’re covered by Original Medicare (Part A and Part B), you may have purchased a private supplemental Medigap policy to cover some

of the costs that Original Medicare doesn’t cover. In most states, there are 10 standard types of Medigap policies, identified by letters A through D, F, G, and K through N. Starting in 2020, people who are newly eligible for Medicare will not be able to purchase Medigap Plans C and F (these plans cover the Part B deductible which is no longer allowed), but if you already have one of those plans you can keep it.

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Noir, Lookout Lounge

By Tatiana Ballinger Goth Nite has resurrected in Omaha if it ever existed in the first place by way of Noir, a monthly celebration of death rock free for now at the Lookout Lounge. Those who are too serious for Emo Nite and too zombie for Soul Society unite on picked Saturdays, gravely themed, to paint the parking lot red at 72nd Street and Pacific. The Lookout Lounge is a current running punk bar that hosts big-name shows like East Coast legends Leftover Crack this coming October 29 and an unforgettable flyover by the Descendents hailing from my own origin of Orange County, California earlier this year.

This past October 12 was the Pagan Tango as listed on the club’s Facebook events page where Boy Harsher, the Stone Roses, and Drab Majesty crooned at blastworthy levels.

Heavenly eye contact by horned individuals of Omaha’s undead can softly penetrate your oppressed heart if you allow for a multidimensional experience to remind you of the once innocent, now petrified, high maintenance, and conceited ghoul you have become.

No less capable of normality, however, your presence at Noir will not go unnoticed. Go all out and support an inclusive space for all ages

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and over 21, a punk DIY space for touring bands to play and a stage to dance on.

Meet impressive bartender Silus and make muffins, swat invisible fairies, stomp your feet, run in circles and simply shadow dance the night away to some intense classics turned into inland tidal waves and be introduced to other non-basic hierodules to the mod, goth, and new wave aesthetic. The next Noir event at the Lookout Lounge will be Friday, November 29, 2019, for Black Friday starting at 8 pm. Listen to music no other club in Omaha plays. Meet people who feel comfortable in the elements of other standing West Coast goth clubs like Lovecraft of Portland, Oregon, and the Cat Club of San Francisco.

Exist shortly for once at Noir in Omaha.

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BARRETT’S BARLEYCORN 4322 Leavenworth St. M-F 4P-6P $2.25 Domestic Bottles $3.00 Well Drinks BROKEDOWN PALACE 8805 Maple St. Happy Hour 12P-6P $4 28 oz Domestic Frozen Mugs $5 28 oz Nebraska Brewing Cardinal Pale Ale Frozen Mug CADDYSHACK 2076 N 117th Ave & 7007 S 181st St M-F 2P-6P $1 Off Beer, Wine & Wells TUES- HAPPY HOUR All Day COHEN & KELLY’S LOUNGE 13075 W Center Rd M-F 4:30P - 6:30P Drink Specials DUBLINER PUB 1205 Harney St. Nightly Drink Specials &

Happy Hour 1P - 7P Everyday !! $1.00 off Pints and Bottles JERRY’S BAR 6301 Military Ave Happy Hour Prices ALL Day EVERYDAY! JULIO’S 123rd & Center M-F 3P – 6P & FRI & SAT AFTER 9M $1 off all Tap Beer, $3 House Margaritas, $8 Pitchers of Bud Light & Miller Light, $2 Tacos & $8 Nachos KOZEE LOUNGE 5813 N 60th St. Daily Drink Specials!

LEAVENWORTH BAR 4556 Leavenworth St. M-F 12P-7P LOOKOUT LOUNGE 320 S 72nd St. EVERY DAY 4-7, MIDNIGHT - 2 AM

$2 PBR, $2.50 Domestic Bottles , $3 Wells, $3 Fireball NOSH WINE LOUNGE 1006 Dodge St. Everyday 4P- 6P Reverse HH 10P -12A $3 domestic beers and wells, $2 off Glasses of Wine, $4 House Wine PADDY’S McGOWN’S PUB & GRILL 4503 Center St. Happy Hour Specials from 3-6pm

PITCH PIZZERIA 5021 Underwood Ave. 17808 Burke M-F 3P-6P $5 off any appetizer $5 off any pizza OMAHA TAP HOUSE 1401 Farnam St. & 579 N 155th Plz M-F 3P - 6P & ALL DAY SUNDAY $1 Off All TapBeers $4 Svedka, $4 Windsor, $4 Sauza Silver, $4 Cruzan Rum

PARLIAMENT PUB DOWNTOWN 1212 Harney Street T-SUN 3P-7P Drink Specials

RAILCAR MODERN AMERICAN KITCHEN 1814 N 144th St. M-F 3:30-6:30P $4 Well Drinks $3 Off Signature Cocktails

PARLIAMENT PUB WEST 16939 Wright Plaza M-F 3-7PM ALL DAY SUNDAY! $2 Domestic Pints, $5 Vodka Red Bulls, $5 Shots & Bombs, 1/2 price Martini’s & Wines

RATHSKELLER BIER GARDEN 4524 Farnam St. Monday to Saturday – 3P to 6P | 10P-Close Sunday – All Day BOSO – Buy one second one for $.25

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SCRIPTOWN 3922 Farnam M-F 4P - 6P $1 Off Beers & $1 Off Well Drinks SMITTY’S GARAGE 7610 Dodge St. Everyday 3P - 6P & 9P - CLOSE $2.50 Domestics THURSDAYS $1 OFF Local Beer Draws THE CASUAL PINT 8718 Countryside Plaza M, W, TH 4P-6P TUES All Day $1 Off All Draft Beers.

Friday – 1/2 Price Growler Refills Sunday – Ladies Day. $1 Off All Pints THE DOWN UNDER 3530 Leavenworth St. MON-SAT 3P-7P SUNDAY-All Day THERAPY BAR & GRILL 5059 S 108th St Monday-Friday 3-6pm $.50 cents off Bottles, Drafts, & Wells THE SOCIABLE INN 4917 S 136TH ST M-F 2P-7P

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