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MARY ZICAFOOSE OPENING RECEPTION Friday, January 24, 4pm-7pm Creighton University Lied Art Gallery 2500 California Plz, Omaha, NE This exhibition of new work by Mary Zicafoose compellingly illustrates the complex and beautiful resist-dye textile technique called IKAT. Pieces selected fall into three categories: ikat woven tapestries, ikat inspired monoprints on paper, and ikat linens and wearables created as examples for Mary’s book, Ikat: The Essential Handbook to Weaving Resist-Dyed Cloth, to be released by Penguin/Random House in May 2020.

In conjunction with White’s exhibitions, the UNO Print and Book Arts Guild will be showcasing the works of members Charlotte Berryman, Samantha Helms, Yria Santos-Torres, and others in the Hexagon Gallery of the Weber Fine Arts Building.

PAUL ANTHONY SMITH THROUGH JANUARY, 19, 2020 Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St. Drawing on the art historical traditions of Pointilism and Geometric Abstraction, Paul Anthony Smith creates “picotages,� named for a pattern printing technique that entails pressing In addition to the receptions on Friday, textured blocks onto fabric. Trained in ceramics, January 24th, there will be an artists’ panel on Smith uses sharp, wooden tools to stipple the Wednesday, February 5th, from 7:30 – 9pm at surfaces of photographs he has taken in New the UNO Art Gallery.

York City and Jamaica that examine the African and Caribbean diasporas.

The UNO Art Gallery will be open the evenings THROUGH JANUARY, 19, 2020 of February 19th through February 22nd in WORD & IMAGE: THE SAINT JOHN’S BIBLE conjunction with the UNO Theatre’s Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St., Omaha performances of Blood at the Root.

Gallery Talk at 4:30pm. )HDWXULQJ WKH ĆUVW KDQGZULWWHQ LOOXPLQDWHG Admission is free. Visitor parking is located west These exhibitions and performances are a collabBible commissioned by a Benedictine of the Lied Education Center for the Arts and is oration between Watie White; the UNO College 0RQDVWHU\ VLQFH WKH ĆIWHHQWK FHQWXU\ 7KH 6DLQW accessed from Cass Street. of Communication, Fine Arts, and John’s Bible incorporates contemporary imagery This exhibition is funded, in part, by the generous Media; the UNO Criss Library; and the Union for and events to connect traditional medieval support of the Richard and Mary McCormick Contemporary Art. FUDIWVPDQVKLS ZLWK WKH WZHQW\ ĆUVW FHQWXU\ Fund for the Fine and Performing Arts, the Grace The exhibitions are free and open to the public. https://www.joslyn.org Keenan Fund, the Anne Sheerer Fund, and other OPENING: THALIA RODGERS anonymous sources.

JILLIAN MAYER: TIMESHARE “YOU MAKE MY HEART SMILE BUT YOU ALSOâ€? Through February 15 WATIE WHITE’S 100 PEOPLE Saturday, January 25, 11am-1pm Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts Through February 22 The Union for Contemporary Art 724 South 12th St., Omaha UNO Art Gallery6505 University Drive South 2423 North 24th Street, Omaha Jillian Mayer’s practice continually explores Join the UNO Art Gallery and the UNO Criss ‘You make my heart smile but you also make my how technology affects our lives, bodies, and Library as we host Watie White’s 100 People! eyes cry’ identities through investigating the blurred lines In 2017, Watie White began identifying and Omaha-based artist Thalia Rodgers opens The between our physical and online worlds in regard collaborating with 100 artists and advocates in Union for Contemporary Art’s 2020 exhibitions to dependency and value. Recent works by the Omaha. White’s 100 people strives to create series with “You make my heart smile but you also DUWLVW LQFOXGH KHU SUROLĆF JURXS RI 6OXPSLHVĂŚWKH change in Omaha by the collective impact of make my eyes cry.â€? artist’s sculptural answer to the shape our bodies honoring 100 social advocates through public art take while engaging with hand-held technology. “Being me is one of the hardest, most amazing PXUDOV 7KH DUWLVWV QRQSURĆW OHDGHUV VFLHQWhile referencing the history of art and the things I’ve ever done, â€? says the painter and digital tists and donors who participate gain publicity, artist. “This exhibition is a never ending series of live model, these playful yet critical sculptures mentorship or opportunity through their highgifts to myself and a journey to learn everything I address the way humans are physically altering OLJKWHG SDUWLFLSDWLRQ :KLWH ĆUVW FUHDWHV è [ è their bodies due to these technologies. Often woodcut portraits of each model, which are then can learn about myself.â€? paired with humourous promo-videos, these digitally enlarged and printed as 8’x4’ murals Rodgers’ world swirls with color and psychedelic deeply imperfect and installed throughout the city. Each mural forms. Figures emerge from chaotic voids. Fierce sculptures are inviting as well as entrenched with is then mounted upon the building of a private and joyous energies wrestle for place within the contemporary marketing techniques, allowing owner who has pledged to keep it displayed for a frame. Visions. Vibrations. A strange and urgent their reach to stretch between the art gallery minimum of ten years. naturalism. and the storefront.

The UNO Art Gallery will be showcasing White’s “There are a lot of places and imagined, dreamy In TIMESHARE, Mayer explores how art can funccarved woodblocks, woodcut prints, and digitally landscapes in this work because I have been tion and/or aid during times of disaster or even enlarged woodcuts from 100 People. In addition thinking a lot about our precious earth and when the planet becomes uninhabitable. Her to Watie’s newest print, a lithograph editioned in where I want to go next in her . . . Almost work uses the formula of part solutionism part collaboration with Howard Paine and the UNO everything I do within my work is because it’s subtle denial mixed with an “everything will be Print Workshop, the Osborne Family Gallery will satisfying.â€? ĆQHĂŤ DWWLWXGH :KLOH WKH SUREOHP PLJKW DFWXDOO\ be featuring prints from White’s other activist be too large to be addressed in any series.

About the Artist: Thalia Rodgers is an artist actual sense, the works in this show attempt, based in Omaha, NE. She loves eating good food, with humor and insight. For example, A The reception will run from 4pm to 5pm in making Trillers, and Tik Toks, tweeting, posting Sculpture Can Be Used As A Flotation Device In the Osborne Family Gallery of the UNO Criss on her Instagram, browsing the web, crying, Times Of Emergency is a text work that greets Library. Next door at the UNO Art Gallery in the and laughing. She received her BFA from The Weber Fine Arts Building the reception will run University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She has won the the viewers, and sets the stage for the exhibition.

Upon entering further, the viewer will be transfrom 4:30 - 6:30pm. White will speak at 4:30pm Dan and Barbara Howard Award for Creative ported into a contemporary conservatory, an in the Osborne Family Gallery and 5:30 pm in the Achievement 2 years in a row, and the Wendy indoor/outdoor sculpture park of sorts, complete UNO Art Gallery.

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greenery. Through a variety of mediums that include video, painting, and sculptural objects, Mayer’s environment can act as a place that offers refuge and solace while also serving as a blueprint for garden designers of the future.

TIMESHARE investigates and comments on both art’s objective and the artist’s responsibility.

Jillian Mayer is an artist living in Miami. Her works and performances have been premiered at galleries and museums internationally such as MoMA, MoCA:NoMi, BAM, Bass Museum, MoMa PS1, the Contemporary Museum of MonWUHDO DQG ĆOP IHVWLYDOV VXFK DV 6XQGDQFH 6;6: Rotterdam and New York Film Festival. Mayer is a recent recipient of the Creative Capital Fellowship for 2015, the South Florida Cultural Consortium’s Visual/Media Artists Fellowship 2011 and 2014, Cintas Cuban Foundation Fellowship 2012, and was named one of the “25 New Faces of Independent Filmâ€? by Filmmaker Magazine. She is also a fellow of the Sundance New Frontiers Lab Program for 2014 and the Zentrum Paul Klee Fellowship in Bern, Switzerland for 2013 and was recently a Bemis Summer 2019 Artist-in-Residence. jillianmayer.net Gallery Hours: Wednesday–11am–5pm, Thursday – 11am–9pm Friday – 11am–5pm, Saturday – 11am–5pm THROUGH MARCH 8, 2020 SOUND THE ALARM: THE MAKING OF THE OMAHA FIRE DEPARTMENT Durham Museum, 801 S 10th St. The Omaha Fire Department traces its roots to ZKHQ WKH FLW\èV ĆUVW ĆUHĆJKWLQJ FRPSDQ\ was founded. Using documents from the Byron Reed Collection this exhibit chronicles the Omaha Fire Department’s late 19th century beginnings.

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FAMILY NIGHT: CELEBRATING THE EXHIBITION “EVERYDAY PEOPLE: THE ART OF JAMES E. RANSOME�

Thursday, January 23, 5-8 pm Joslyn Art Museum ¡ Omaha, Nebraska Free and open to all Join us for an evening of family fun! Explore the exhibition, enjoy stories read aloud, make art of your own, and help us welcome illustrator James Ransome and author Lesa Cline-Ransome as they describe their collaborative process of creating children’s picture books.

Gallery Exploration & Art-Making, 5-8pm Story Time, 5:15pm & 6:45pm Artist/Author Presentation, 5:30pm Artist/Author Book Signing, 6:30pm (books available for purchase in Joslyn’s Hitchcock Museum Shop)

Weber Art Gallery offers exhibitions yearround that embrace a broad range of media and artists at various stages of their career. As a center for learning, it also hosts gatherings that promote dialogue on the arts.

40TH ANNUAL QUACKOFF Saturday, January 25, 8am Avoca Volunteer Fire Department ¡ Avoca, This year will be the 40th annual Quackoff, make sure to share and get all your plans setup for coming to have a blast and help raise money for the Avoca Fire Department! We can’t wait to see everyone this year!

NATURE CONNECTSŽ: ART WITH LEGOŽ BRICKS Saturday, January 25, 9am Lauritzen Gardens, 100 Bancroft St., Omaha January 18 through May 10, 9am - 5pm POLAR BEAR STORY AND CRAFT Sean Kenney’s fourth indoor exhibit at Friday, January 24, 11am Lauritzen Gardens features some fantastic Learning Express of Omaha NEW pieces, including a coral reef, a snow 120 Regency Pkwy, Omaha leopard, and a disappearing rhino, as well Polar Bears may have cold pawsbut they have as a couple of old favorites. Compare your the warmest hearts! Join us for a special Story- ZLQJ VSDQ WR D EHDXWLIXO PRQDUFK EXWWHUć\ time and craft your very own Polar Bear!! This stand tall with a striped zebra and a horned is a FREE all ages event. wildebeest, count the colors on a chameleon, go paw-to-paw with a polar bear and make a ART EXHIBITION OPENING: WATIE WHITE splash with a sea turtle. Inspired by nature and Friday, January 24, 4:30pm built from nearly 800,000 LEGOŽ pieces, this Weber Art Gallery, 6505 University Dr S. indoor exhibit features 13 displays with larger100 People is an in-progress city-wide public than-life sculptures that represent endangered art installation designed to promote relationanimals and build awareness for the ships and dialogue among Omaha’s diverse conservation of all living things. communities. Feeling dismayed at the fallout from the 2016 election, White, who does not Don’t miss the “Play and Let it Stay station,� consider himself an activist, felt he had to where visitors of all ages can create, take apart, participate in the national dialogue. He decided tinker, build and grow together. to celebrate the broad range of local people who are working to improve their own comThis blockbuster exhibit is included with munity. When he spots a person who touches admission, $10+tax for adults, $5+tax for chilhim with their efforts to make a difference, he dren 3-12 and free for garden members and invites them to sit as his subject. He asks them children under three. to choose what to wear and how to pose in LAKESHORE’S FREE CRAFTS FOR KIDS hope of letting them craft their own message.

Saturdays in January, 11am He then carves a woodblock from the sitting, prints the image at 8’x4’, and installs it in a stra- Lakeshore Learning, 12005 W. Center Rd. tegic outdoor public location in Omaha. This Free Crafts for Kids, Ages 3 and up exhibition is a rare opportunity to see samples Enjoy crafts and hands-on activities. Family from across the city in a single Friendly. No registration required. location. Co-sponsored with Criss Library AVAILABLE IN OUR STORES: Osborne Family Gallery. • Design & Play STEAM Planes Kit (TT573) Admission: • Regular Dot Art Painters - Set of 6 (EV212) Free to Students and the General Public • Best-Buy Washable Broad-Tip Markers Parking: Lots G, M, K or the West Garage Student Pack (JJ438) (Free on Fridays) www.lakeshorelearning.com Gallery Hours: Monday-Thursday 10am-4pm; Wednesday evening 7pm-9pm pm; Saturday 11am-2pm

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BABY SHARK DANCE PARTY Saturday, January 25, 1pm-2pm Learning Express, 120 Regency Pkwy, Omaha Baby Shark Doo do doo doo.. It’s the song you

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all know and love and Baby Shark himself will be here at Learning Express to get down and boogie with the youngsters!! So grab your camera and your shark loving kiddo and stop by for the time of their lives!! Dont forget those dance moves! This is a FREE all ages, no reservations required event!!

VOODOO’S ODD SHOP RE-OPENS! Saturday, January 25, 12pm – 9pm Voodoo’s Odd Shop LLC, 1323 Martha St. After a few hiccups Voodoo’s Odd Shop reopens! Stop by and see the new place and new stuff they have acquired! More information will be posted later this week!

FAMILY ART DAY - WINTER WONDER Saturday, January 25, 5pm – 9pm The Wonder Nook, 10806 Prairie Hills Dr.

The Apollon is hosting another family art day with a variety of winter themed art activities.

This will be fun for the whole family.

Thanks to the help of donations, local sponsors and partial funding from the Nebraska Arts Council, Family Art Days are always free!

There is limited space and supplies, so we ask for families to register in advance.

WINTER FUN WEEKENDS Sunday, January 26, 11am 2600 Arbor Ave, Nebraska City, NE 68410 Arbor Lodge State Historical Park and

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Arboretum, Nebraska City ([SORUH VSHFLDO GLVSOD\V ĆOOHG ZLWK DQWLTXH LFH skates, sleds, snow shoes, snowmen, and more.

Learn the history of these favorite winter pastimes and playthings, including diary excerpts on the Morton family’s winter activities.

Website: www.wontonjons.com Wonton Jon’s serves gourmet open faced ZRQWRQV 7KHVH ćDYRUV ZLOO EORZ \RX DZD\ The menu stays fresh, with options for everyone, including gluten free and vegan! The service is fast, so you won’t wait long for your food, and you can mix and match so you don’t have to choose just one menu item. They’ll leave you wonton more!

On January 25, join us for a special National Snowman Day celebration with snowmen stories and history, crafts, and a yummy treat.

This event is included with your Arbor Lodge Mansion admission. Questions? Call 402-8737222.

KIDS EAT FREE ON MONDAYS* Monday’s, January 6, 13, 20 & 27 *one free meal per adult qualifying purchase, subject to change at anytime.

Hector’s, 1201 S. 157th St., Omaha, NE 68130

WINTER FARMER’S MARKET AT NBC Sunday, January 26, 11am Nebraska Brewing Company · La Vista Don’t get stuck at home all winter! Just because it’s cold out doesn’t mean we can’t have a Farmer’s Market! Join us for great food, beer, art, crafts, treats and more....

ALL INDOORS! We have a stellar line up of vendors for you to check out, and do some shopping. Alll of the vendors are listed below There will also be a cornhole tournament for anyone that is interested, but you must pre-register here: https://www.eventbrite. com/e/january-26-nbc-cornhole-tournament-tickets-88002717497?aff=efbeventtix&fbclid=IwAR13F8rgbSFyS5DkyI4nYFrv-jCyicwCh42mkG4Pzk99UdtfYGjCF6agwsg

DIGGIN’ DINOS Open through April 11, 2020 Omaha Children’s Museum, 500 S 20th St. Diggin’ Dinos will place children in an imagined world where dinosaurs and humans work together to build a dinosaur research facility.

The exhibit will include a combination of lifesized animatronic dinosaurs and construction equipment as well as a digging and building area. Children will be able to test out a variety of S.T.E.M. careers including engineer, architect, construction worker, vehicle operator, paleontologist, and veterinarian. Engineering challenges and interactive presentations will also take place in the exhibit daily.

Vendors: Wonton Jon’s Instagram @wontonjons

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WEDNESDAY JANUARY 22 The Happy Hippie Hour with Carrie Jean The Down Under Lounge, 3pm Dr. Webb, The Down Under Lounge, 4:20pm Brains & Brews Weekly Trivia Kros Strain Brewing Company, 6pm Jam Seessions, Vino Mas, 6pm Daddy Mac & The Flak, Ozone Lounge, 6:30pm Convictions With Special Guests Hollow Front Lookout Lounge, 7pm Extreme Music Bingo, The New Frontier Bar, 7pm America’s Pub Quiz LOCAL Beer, Patio, & Kitchen Millard, 7pm Trivia at the Observatory, 7pm Andy Shauf - “The Neon Skyline” Listening Party, The Trap Room Open Mic / Jam at Apple Jacks at the Patch Pioneer Trail Orchard, 7pm Hector Anchondo, The Jewell, 6:30pm

Trivia at Apple Jacks at the Patch Pioneer Trail Orchard, 7pm

The Arena (Improv), The Backline, 7pm

DJ E Brown, Parliament Pub West, 9pm

Music Bingo, Therapy Bar, 7pm

Jake Simon, Therapy Bar and Grill, 7pm

DJ Devon Dupree, Rhythmz Lounge, 9pm

Trivia, Thunderhead Brewing Downtown, 7pm

Bobby Lee, Omaha Funny Bone, 7:30pm

BLACK SWAN THEORY, Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal, Funk Trek, Slowdown, 9pm

Les Misérables, Orpheum Theater, 7:30pm Garst & The Borstal Boys, Reverb Lounge, 8pm Reno Collier, Omaha Funny Bone, 7:30pm Open Mic hosted by Justin Redlinger Emmet’s Tavern, 8pm

March in Arms, Barley Street Tavern, 8:30pm

Hector Anchondo Band, The Broadways The Waiting Room Lounge, 9pm

Nick Hickman Live at Beer Can Alley, 9pm

Sidecar69 at Whiskey Roadhouse, 9pm

Trivia, Rathskeller Bier Haus,8pm

Jump Cut Live at Dr. Jack’s Drinkery, 9pm

Dicey Riley, Dubliner Pub, 9:30pm

Sack of Lions Residency - Night 4 Reverb Lounge, 8pm

Matt Cox Band, Harney Street Tavern, 9pm

Bar Feud, The Cove Lounge, 8pm

Coma Party Presents: Aspartame ft. Teetah/ Bovinae, O’Leaver’s, 9pm

The Electroliners, The Shineys, Michael Campbell/Vernon John The Down Under Lounge, 9:30pm

Open Mic Spotlight January The Down Under Lounge, 8p

Lemon Fresh Day, Ozone Lounge, 9pm

Lil Flip w/ Stimulus , The Royal Grove, 8pm

DJ Travis Howe, Parliament Pub Downtown, 9pm

Greg Simon, Mitch Towne, Brian Steever Trio The Jewel, 8:30p R&B Thursday featuring Sherri MC The Omaha Lounge, 8:30pm

Trivia, Bärchen Beer Garden, 7:30pm

Chad Lee and Special Ladies Night Giveaway Copacabana Cocktail Lounge, 9pm

Trivia, Clancy’s Pub, 7:30pm

Karaoke, Moe and Curly’s, 9pm

Open Mic with Host Aly Peeler The Down Under Lounge, 8p

DJ Devon Dupree, Parliament Pub West, 9pm

Comedy Open Mic, Barley Street Tavern, 9pm Karaoke hosted by Joe Salzenbrenner Brokedown Palace, 9pm

THURSDAY JANUARY 23 The Hugged & Unplugged HH Acoustic Jam The Down Under Lounge, 4pm Tas Cru & His Band of Tortured Souls Stocks n Bonds, 6pm John Worsham, Ozone Lounge, 6:30pm

DJ, Retro Rewind, 9pm Chris Shelton, Dubliner Pub, 9:30pm “Touch Of Grey” Brokedown Palace, 11pm

FRIDAY JANUARY 24 Union County Trio lands, Mars Bar and Grill, 5pm Chris Jones, The Cove Lounge, 5pm Wine Tasting at Vino Mas, 5pm Jorge Nila Quartet, The Jewell, 6:30pm

Greg Simon, Mitch Towne, Brian Steever Trio The Jewel, 6:30p

Squeeze Play, American Legion Post #1, 7pm TECH N9NE, Bourbon Theater, 7pm Taxi Driver at Bogie’s West, 7pm

John Kennedy, Vino Mas, 6:30pm

Charlie Alley, Mars Bar and Grill, 7pm

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Get on the Bus--Duck Racin Therapy Bar and Grill, 8am

Winter Seasonal Showcase Bogie’s Bar & Grill - West, 2pm

Mark Van Pelt at Vino Mas, 7pm

Dustin West at Soaring Wings Vineyard, 2pm

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Let’s Figure It Out!: Collage Art The HideAway, 2pm

Bobby Lee, Omaha Funny Bone, 7:30pm Black Magic Flower Power Harney Street Tavern, 8pm The Brits, Mars Bar and Grill, 8pm Sebastian Lane Band + Jackson Stokes The B. Bar, 8pm Ecstatic, Therapy Bar & Grill, 8pm MeSo (SpicyBois) & LoTemp + MORE // The Royal Grove, 8pm The Tale Untold CD Release & Pajama Party w/ From This Day Forward / Keeper of the Morgue / Everbloom The Waiting Room, 8pm

B.B.O. Extra - Thunderhead Brewing, 2pm Tyi Hakeem & Brown Suga at The Jewell, 6:30pm Booze Bingo, The Down Under Lounge, 8pm Ivan Alferez, Parliament Pub Downtown, 10pm Karaoke, The Down Under Lounge, 10pm LOTR Movie Monday Vol. 2

MONDAY JANUARY 27 The Down Under Lounge, 3pm Bob Zagozda, Ozone Lounge, 6pm Poker Nights at Big Red, 7pm

theDiveKings, White Wolf T-shirt and Deviator Music BINGO, Liquid Sunshine Taproom, 7pm 7ULYLD 0DĆD Wired Pub, 8pm Vis Major Brewing Co., 7pm Magick K Trio, The New Frontier Bar, 8:30pm Charley Crockett, Bourbon Theatre, 8pm DJ Devon Dupree, Annie’s Pub, 9pm Open Mic, Barley Street, 9pm 10th Annual Rock n Roll Burns Night Barley Street Tavern, 9pm

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Stately Wayne Manor, Rose Garden Funeral & Crimson Driver at Dr. Jack’s Drinkery, 9pm

Billy Troy, Ozone Lounge, 5pm

DJ Sam E.C., Parliament Pub Downtown, 9pm

Line Dance Lessons at Bogies West, 6:30pm

Happy Endings, Ozone Lounge, 9pm

The Evolution of Monsters Class Do Space, 6:30pm

Trivia Night, Julio’s, 9pm Spirit Fox, Side Piece & Soul Ghost Reverb Lounge, 9pm

Open Jam, Barley Street Tavern, 7pm Sean McConnell, Bourbon Theater, 7pm

enVY, Ozone Lounge, 9pm

Live Open Jam, Therapy Bar, 7pm

DJ Sweetlife, The Cove, 9pm

America’s Pub Quiz, The Tavern, 7pm

Linoma Mashers The Down Under Lounge, 9pm

Star Wars vs. LOTR Trivia, The Down Under, 8pm

MeSo (SpicyBois) w/ LoTemp The Royal Grove, 9pm Dicey Riley, Dubliner Pub, 9:30pm Silence is Madness ~ Terradactyl ~ Molten ~ Wyldra, O’Leaver’s, 10pm Is There a Doctor in the House Holland Center, 2pm

Open MIc, Brokedown Palace, 8:30p Acoustic Open Mic, The New Frontier Bar, 9pm Rock n’ Roll Karaoke, The Down Under Lounge, 10pm

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Post Malone Takes Center Court in Omaha

By Andy Roberts

He was born Austin Richard Post in Syracuse, New York, but you probably know him better as Post Malone.

You also probably know he will be headlining on Tuesday, February 4, at the CHI Health Center.

Born on the Fourth of July, about a quartercentury ago, Post Malone (the stories abound about the origins of his stage name) has spent the past half dozen years developing his art and a reputation as a genre-bending artist. Three albums into a career that looks to have legs, he remains nearly impossible to categorize.

In GQ magazine, he was quoted as saying, “It’s a struggle to be a white rapper.�

Malone’s march to the top of our pop-cultural landscape.

Closer to home, writing for Music in Minnesota. com, Justin Bailey had this to say.

Not that he seems to be struggling, much, living in Los Angeles with a second home in Utah, things seem to very much be going Post Malone’s way.

What can the Omaha audience expect? Well, here is some of what Jessica Shalvoy had to say in Variety about a November show in Los Angeles.

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Heavily tattooed, I won’t even try to count, he has “Stay Away� inked above his right eye. If that was intended as a warning to his potential audience, it has been ignored.

Post Malone, she reported, writes killer hooks that talk about doing well and falling apart.

“He’s a complex artist that can succeed in both of these aspects of being authentically human,� )RU WKH VRPHZKDW OLPLWHG DQG XQFRQĆUPHG UHshe continued, before adding. “That dichotomy cord, according to “Body Art Guru,� Post Malone speaks to his music as well, with the emo and In various interviews, Post Malone has cited has more than 50 tattoos on various parts of his URFN LQćXHQFHV LQ DOWHUQDWLYH OHDQLQJ WUDFNV references ranging from Bob Dylan to Kanye like ‘Allergic’ and “Take What You Want,’ body. That includes one of a medieval gauntlet West. Clash Magazine in 2017 referred to him accompanied by a video of Ozzy Osbourne’s KROGLQJ D ćDLO RQ WKH VLGH RI KLV IDFH WKDW ZDV feature on the track.� as a “melting pot of the country, grunge, hip-hop, featured in a New Year’s Eve Instagram post and R&B.� He has claimed to have made his With three albums released to date, 2020 is musical debut in heavy metal. shaping up to be another year for Post

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“Much like the articles of my peers from all over the Twin Cities who also attended this run of back-to-back sold-out shows this week at the ;FHO (QHUJ\ &HQWHU ZKHQ 3RVW 0DORQH ĆUVW popped onto the scene a few years ago, my exact reaction was ‘meh.’ continued on page 14

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Bailey went on to say he kept up with the artist’s every move – not hard to do given the way the music press works – and while his harsh stance softened, the writer would not have called himself a fan.

“However, all that changed earlier this year when I saw him perform at Bonnaroo,” he wrote.

This is setting up to be one of the year’s most intriguing shows, and a likely candidate for one of the ten best.

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If you think you know Post Malone, you probably don’t. It’s easily worth a trip to CHI Health Center to learn more.

For more on the show: chihealthcenteromaha.com › event › post-malone-runaway-tour

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MagĹ— is Road Ready with a New Recording

By Howard Schwartz

If you know about the Omaha-based musical collective, MagĹ—, you probably realize you may not know them as they now exist.

Originally a solo project of Dave McInnis, MagĹ— has seen continual reinvention with followers not knowing what to expect next.

The mixture includes jazz, rock, and psyFKHGHOLD ZLWK PHORGLF YRFDOV VD[ ćDYRULQJ and guitars. In 2018 MagĹ— released two EP’s on Bad Dad Records plus a single, “Shame.â€?

McInnis, who previously played in several Omaha-area bands, including Beneath the Silence, Timecat, and Idlefox, acknowledged it’s not easy to put the band’s sound in a box. “Our current sound is probably best GHVFULEHG DW LQGLH DUW URFN ZLWK LQćXHQFes of pysch, alternative, post-rock, and shoegaze,� he offered. “It is often hard to describe due to the diversity of sounds we create.�

McInnis said some of the songs are heavier while others have a lush feeling that is somewhat low-key.

“Classic songwriting intertwined with modern elements and we try to not have a whole lot of restrictions when it comes to the process,� is another description he offered.

From its solo project roots, MagĹ— has evolved into a more collaborative group.

McInnis hopes the band is settling into its ĆQDO IRUP DV KH KDQGOHV GUXPV QRW KLV RQO\ instrument) with Erin Mitchell on keys and vocals, John Staples on guitar and vocals, Sam Lipsett on bass guitar, and Cameron Thelander on saxophone. The members are known for their work in other bands so some of the names may be familiar.

written by one of the members, like Staples’ songwriters which is really exciting,â€? McIn“Glad I’m Not in Loveâ€? from Renovateand all nis stressed. “We have plans to release the songs McInnis released earlier. another single and video this spring along ZLWK RXU ĆUVW /3 LQ WKH VXPPHU ĂŤ “Aside from drums, keys (another instrument he plays) and vocals, if I write a song, With multiple writers involved, there is a large supply of tunes from which to work I prefer to have the other members write and the band hopes to release as much as their own parts,â€? McInnis stated. possible this year.

Certain riffs and dynamics will be workMagĹ— will debut Renovate during a multishopped to “dial in a vibeâ€? during the creative process, but he feels songs ultimately act show at Drips on North 24thin Omaha on February 7. A Midwest tour kicks off on are better with multiple contributors.

March 26 at Slowdown and a West Coast Leading a band from behind the drumkit is tour is planned for July. somewhat unusual, although not unheard “I guess, simply put, we want to take this to of. McInnis himself said he initially had the next level.â€? doubts about how well that would work in MagĹ—. He has grown to feel comfortable For more on MagĹ—: with it. A decade and a half under the belt https://www.facebook.com/magumusicne/ on drums proved his value in the position as opposed to being up front on keyboards https://www.magumusic.co/ and singing. “After several drummers had either gone back to school or decided to go separate ways, I decided to take the roll and search for a keyboardist,â€? he recalled. “Finding dedicated and available drummers in Omaha was becoming harder and harder.â€?

The future of MagĹ— begins to take form on February 7 when Renovateis released.

McInnis told Focus the EP is entirely self-produced and was recorded live. ê,WèV WKH ĆUVW UHOHDVH IURP 0DJŗ with other

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A melting pot collaborative approach gives birth to the new songs, McInnis said. “We will start with a riff, develop the idea, start working on a structure and premise for the piece,� McInnis offered. “Once we start to chip away at it, we will attack it dynamically and try to make it the best it can be.�

That’s how it worked on “Remain the Same,� a song from the upcoming EP Renovate. He pointed out that some songs are entirely

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Fourth Quarter Good Time to Buy and Sell Home

est number of residents who said home prices would climb over six months.

Finally, the NAR survey found that 52% of those polled believe the U.S. economy is improving. This is consistent with the third quarter

By Focus Omaha of 2019. For the fourth quarter, optimism is highest among individuals who earn $100,000 NAR’s fourth quarter Housing Opportunities More than half of Americans recently polled believe that now is a good time to make a home and Market Experience (HOME) survey1 found compared to other income levels, as well as that 82% of those who earn $100,000 or more for those who reside in rural areas compared purchase, according to the latest consumer said now is a good time to sell a home, with 81% to other locations. Forty-seven percent of ĆQGLQJV IURP WKH 1DWLRQDO $VVRFLDWLRQ RI millennials said they believe the economy is of those in the West region agreeing.

Realtors®. improving, the lowest of all age groups. Forty-one percent of those in urban areas said they “The Western region has seen home prices The 2019 fourth-quarter survey revealed that believe the economy is improving, compared to 63% of people believe now is a good time to buy increase to the point that costs have outpaced 66% in rural areas. a home (equal to the 63% who said the same in income,” said Yun. “So, it is no wonder that those living in the West would think that now 2019), with 33% saying they strongly believe is a perfect time to place a home on the market. Yun took note of the contrasts of viewpoints. now is a good time to buy. Moreover, as to ê:KHWKHU LW LV D UHćHFWLRQ RI SROLWLFV RU WUXH selling, 74% of those polled believe that now is California especially is seeing some of the economic conditions, there is a difference of a good time to sell (identical to the percentage highest prices ever.” views between rural and urban areas,” he said. in quarter three).

The NAR study concurrently asked about home WHAT’S YOUR FOCUS? prices over the past year. Sixty-four percent Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist, said of those polled said they believe prices have these positive sentiments can be linked to the increased within their communities within strong job market and favorable economic conditions. “The mobility rate has been very low the last 12 months. Thirty percent answered as many have opted to stay put for longer,” said that they believe prices have remained about the same, while only 6% believe prices have Yun. “However, this latest boost – Americans decreased over that period. saying now is a good time to move – is good news. With mortgage rates low, the timing is Respondents were asked to share expectations indeed ideal for those who want to enter into homeownership and for those looking to move of community home prices over the next six months. Forty-one percent predicted that pricon to their next home.” es will remain the same in their communities Respondents from the silent generation (those during that period, while 48% said they believe born between 1925 and 1945) were most likely prices will rise and 11% said they expect prices to fall in the next six months. to state that now is a good time to buy (73%), while younger boomers (those born between Millennials at 47% were most likely to believe 1955 and 1964) also overwhelmingly viewed prices will increase in their communities. Out of the market favorably in terms of now being a the four major regions, the South had the highgood time to purchase (70%).

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He’ll offer helpful tips for buyers in a seller’s market, and much more!

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UNMC sets another record for research funding at just over $138 million

By Focus Omaha

Recruitment of outstanding scientists cited as key to growth The University of Nebraska Medical Center set another record for research funding from external sources, exceeding $138 million for fiscal year 2019.

It’s a 2% increase from the previous year’s record total of $135 million, which was itself a 15.8% jump from the previous year.

Research translates discoveries into new therapies to save and improve the lives of Nebraska citizens and beyond.

“This steady upward trend, in a time of fiscal uncertainty for research, shows how we continue to recruit outstanding scientific talent to UNMC,” said Jennifer Larsen, M.D., vice chancellor for research. “Our faculty continue to grow in their research funding success.”

The FY 2019 research dollars included a 13.3% funding increase awarded to the College of Medicine, and the College of Nursing had a 30.5% increase from the previous fiscal year.

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A few highlights include: • Jennie Hill, Ph.D., associate professor of epidemiology, College of Public Health, $748,116 (part of a five-year, $2.49 million grant split with the University of Nebraska at Kearney) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for “Translating Efficacious Pediatric Weight Management Interventions into Rural and Micropolitan Communities.”

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Amy Hoffman, Ph.D., professor of nursing, $583,281 (five-year, $2.8 million) National Institutes of Health grant for “Managing Fatigue Using Virtual Reality for Post-Operative Lung Cancer Patients.”

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Tony Wilson, Ph.D., professor of neurological sciences, had three new grants totaling nearly $4.3 million (total funding of $13.5 million) focused on how different methods of neuroimaging help us understand and characterize brain functions.

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UNO Mavericks Men’s Basketball

By Focus Omaha

Nebraska Goes on the Road

By Focus Omaha

The Husker men’s basketball team will face the After facing the Badgers at Wisconsin on Tuesday, the Huskers will head to #24 Rutgers Wisconsin Badgers at press time on Tuesday on Saturday. evening and try to snap a three-game losing streak after losing to Indiana on Saturday night.

Nebraska was led in scoring by sophomore Cam Mack who had 20 points and nine assists. Four RWKHU +XVNHUV ĆQLVKHG LQ GRXEOH ĆJXUHV 0DFN needs just 13 more assists to crack the Huskers single-season top-ten list and one more to match NU’s highest assist total since joining the Big Ten (Tai Webster, 124, 2016-17).

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The road was not a friendly place for the Omaha Mavericks during the past week.

Taking a 3-0 Summit League mark to South Dakota apparently put a target on their backs as an overall four-game winning streak ended 91-81 at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center in Vermillion.

Marcus Z for 3!

By Focus Omaha

Marcus Zegarowski hit a 3-pointer with just under three seconds left to lift Creighton to a 77-74 lead as the Jays rallied with nine points in WKH ĆQDO VHFRQGV DV &8 HUDVHG D ODWH SRLQW GHĆFLW WR WRS 3URYLGHQFH RQ 6DWXUGD\ $ 7\ 6KRQ $OH[DQGHU IUHH WKURZ PDGH WKH ĆQDO The No. 25 Bluejays may just stat in the rankings after another wild week in college hoops that saw four Top Ten teams each lose twice. Creighton improved to 14-5 on the year and 3-3 in BIG EAST play against the always physical Friars.

Creighton actually outrebounded Providence RYHUDOO GHVSLWH WDNLQJ D ĆUVW KDOI EHDWLQJ RQ WKH offensive boards.

Alexander had a season-high 24 points to lead CU while Mitch Ballock added 17, Denzel Mahoney scored 14 and Damien Jefferson had 11

points and 10 boards. Mahoney also made a key defensive stop against PC’s David Duke, who led all scorers with 36.

Zegarowski’s game-winner came despite him sitting out the start with some pre-game dizziness.

Earlier in the week, it was CU falling 83-80 at Georgetown. Zegarowski led CU with 20 points, one more than Mahoney, and Alexander ĆQLVKHG ZLWK SRLQWV RQ WKH HYHQLQJ 'HIHQsive issues, especially on the interior, factored into the defeat.

Creighton was to resume play on Wednesday night at a much-improved DePaul team.

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Equity markets to record highs although bond yields see limited gains

By Focus Omaha

The U.S. and China signed the much-awaited phase one trade deal on January 15th in Washington. Effective next month, the deal commits China: 1) buy an additional $200 billion worth of U.S. goods and services during 2020 and 2021, over its baseline purchases in 2017, 2) refrain from currency manipulation, 3) expedite financial sector liberalization, 4) tighten oversight against IP theft, and 5) refrain from forced technology transfer. In return, the U.S. has agreed to halve tariffs on $120 billion worth of Chinese imports to 7.5%, while keeping 25% duties on $250 bn worth of goods unchanged.

The U.S. economy remained strong but is losing momentum, while the Eurozone’s hard data point to stabilization in 4Q19 and China’s high-frequency activity data signals a slight recovery. The U.S. consumption expectations lost steam, tempering optimism after upbeat retail sales data. The U.S. housing is beginning to show signs of strength, but building permits weakened. Industrial production fell more than expected (-0.3% MoM; Cons: -0.2%; Prev: 0.8% revised from 1.1%) with the capacity utilization index declining marginally. In the Eurozone, December’s annual inflation held steady (1.3% YoY; Cons: 1.3% YoY; Prev: 1.3%YoY) driven by an increased contribution of the transportation sector. Meanwhile, China’s full-year 2019 GDP growth slowed to a near 30-year low of 6.1% (6.6% in 2018), although within the official target range of 6-6.5%.

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Sovereign yields also recovered some ground, however, the upside in yields was limited, and safe-haven yield failed to claw back the previous Friday’s declines, which took place on the back of weaker payroll, suggesting investors assessed that the current economic reports reflect the fact that the economy is neither running too hot nor too cold. The European peripheral faces supply pressure, but Spain’s and Italy’s bonds attracted a record demand from real cash investors (53 bn in orders Spain’s 10Y syndicate bond and 43 bn in Italy’s 30Y bond).

Meanwhile, the disappointing outcomes from UK retail sales and GDP data have weighed on the 10Y UK gilt, boosting the likelihood of an imminent BoE rate cut (around 75%). ,Q ); PDUNHWV * FXUUHQFLHV ZHUH broadly steady, with the JPY falling to reach seven-month lows. Meanwhile, the USD marginally appreciated. The details of the U.S.-China phase one trade deal weighed on LatAm currencies (BRL and COP -2%, CLP -1%), whereas they boosted EM Asian ); ZKLOH 5(0% H[WHQGHG LWV DSSUHFLDWLRQ 7KH 0;1 VOLJKWO\ DSSUHFLDWHG DIWHU WKH 8 6 senate backed the USMCA. The TRY timidly appreciated after the CBRT cut interest rates in line with expectations.cealing problems to receive FDA approval, and not wanting to SXW WKHLU RZQ IDPLOLHV RQ D 0$; VLPXODWRU trained aircraft.

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What’s up and Down this week?

By Focus Omaha UP

JPMorgan Chase Was rewarded as the biggest winner after having the most profitable year for any American bank…. EVER…. $36 Billion in profits, which equaled 12% growth from 2018. JPM is the bank that ½ of Americans are doing business with.

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The entire German auto industry. Germany sells more cars to China than anywhere else on the planet, and they’re leveraging Germany to allow Huawei to build their 5G network.

The US is urging Germany not to work with Huawei over fears they will use the implanted technology to spy on American/Euro communications.

Apple Sold 60 million Air pods, in 2019, it now holds Bottom Line: owns 71% of the wireless earbud market.

Americans better start buying a LOT more German cars or Chancellor Angela Merkel may be forced to make a tough decision.

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Criteria and Cursive

By Tatiana Ballinger

Omaha’s own Criteria and Cursive played at the Winchester Saloon Friday, January 15, 2020, with Chicago indie rock band Cloud Nothings to kick off their West Coast Tour. Thanks to a dedicated documentarian, snippets of this very recent performance are uploaded for streaming purposes if any of us on the outskirts of the scene missed the Ralston disco.

drop of Cursive’s “Get Fixed,” released last October. These bands will be touring intimate FOXEV XQWLO )HEUXDU\ WR IDQV LQ WKH 3DFLĆF Northwest and Southwestern scenes.

Omaha is an independent music hub with various clubs for musicians to perform. What it is missing are lockout practice spots for bands to rent and be loud. Working from home studios can be hermitting as Cursive admitted to the Cloud Nothings is upbeat rock and roll, Criteria Boise Weekly according to Lazy-I. Congratulations to Cursive and Criteria for skipping and Cursive are borderline avant-garde. town if only for a month for the sake of their Omaha emo bands stay largely independent because of the legacy of Saddle Creek Records. accredited art and welcome them back to town shortly.

Cursive has acquired national recognition as an indie band by “playing folk songs on electric guitars,” as said by a local transplant and international indie cultist with their own 20-year resume. The music of Cursive and Criteria is emotional and private out of small town American diaries.

These two bands have reached mainstream success and recognition from the DIY scene by analog social networking and more importantly their passionate morose. The inertia will remain juxtaposed by enthusiastic crowds welcoming the

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