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Weekly News of the Weird By Chuck Shepherd
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Is there any article of clothing more timeless, sophisticated or iconic than a wrap dress? Wrapped Up By Cass Butler
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Herek Financial will Ee sharing Ćnancial information relating to the markets, inYestments, Ćnancial news and other information with regard to Ćnance. By Mike Herek
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OPENING EXHIBITS FRIDAY, MARCH 3 402 GALLERY OPENING: TOM CORNISH (402) ARTS COLLECTIVE, 6:30P 402 COMMUNITY ART PROJECT: T-SHIRT SCARVES (402) ARTS COLLECTIVE, 7P Join the 402 for a Benson First Friday community art project event right here at the 402 Arts Collective/ Aromas building. We will be creating T-shirt scarves (see three designs). The 402 will provide fun designed tees however feel free to bring your own! This is a free event and for the whole family. Come while supplies last! FIRST FRIDAY SKETCH-A-THON KANEKO, 11A Join Kaneko on March 3 from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. for the First Friday Sketch-AThon # KANEKO! This FREE, public event invites you to grab your graphite and embrace the curves, lines, and textures of contemporary sculptures on display at KANEKO’s current exhibition Passion & Obsession: From the Collection. Bring your sketch pad and pencils to explore all six galleries packed with worldclass ceramic and glass sculptures to hone your sketch skills with incredible subjects. During Sketch-A-Thon you’ll be able to enter to win prizes from KANEKO, Upstream Brewing Company, Apollon Art Space and Oracle Art Supply! CORPOREAL CONSCIOUSNESS ARTISTS/ COOPERATIVE GALLERY FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 5P Artists Cooperative Gallery features three of our member artists in an artistic conćuence of êcorporeal consciousness” during the month of March. Jerry Jacoby, Gabriella Quiroz
and Judy Hilger beautifully embody the show’s essence through painting, drawing and sculpting. Please join us in celebrating our artists and their works at an opening reception on March 3rd from 5-7 and throughout the month of March. GODDESS......An Art show exploring the Feminine Face of the Divine HOT SHOPS ART CENTER OPENING RECEPTION MARCH 3, 6-9P This show is a celebration of the Sacred Feminine, the feminine face of God as expressed through visual art. You are invited to view this dynamic and empowering art show which explores the feminine aspect of the Divine. The show will feature over 20 local and regional artists, all depicting their interpretation of the Divine Feminine in their own style and medium. You can expect diverse and thrilling images from an equally diverse group of artists. Show runs March 3-26, 2017 Hot Shops Art Center Hallway Gallery TEXT’URE OPENING RECEPTION THE LITTLE GALLERY & BENSON UNDERGROUND This group show from the Midwest Fiber Arts Alliance features works by Ćber artists Rhonda Baldwin, Marge Bresel, Shelly Burge, Gail Dickel, Joan Duggan, LaVonne Dunetts, Cindy Erickson, Deb Hysack, Cynthia Levis, Aimee Mahan, Wendy Maliszewski, Peg Pennell, Cindy Schroeder, Dianne Thomas, Debra Ward and Roberta Willet. MARCH 3, 6P DEFENDERS OF WATER SCHOOL STAR DELI, MARCH 3, 7P Star Deli presents: Defenders of Water School - a group art show to support Standing Rock. All proceeds from the show will go towards art supplies for
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catch and take hold is a two-person exhibition of work examines the huParticipating artists include: Keith man quest to capture the ephemeral, Braveheart, Gwenevere Bridge, Jamie through photography, video, instalBurmeister, Courtney Burns, Isabel lation and performance. Along with Cohen, Kelly Daniels, Sally Deskins, photographs and video, referred to Michael Flecky, Donelle Keeler, John as êsound portraits”, Jennifer BockMunoz, Maureen Phalen, Kristin elman will do a performance within Pluhacek, Charles Recountre, Criag the installation. The work is a study of Roper, Steven Tamayo, and Susan superposition and the reaction of the Tamayo. body being documented. Roswitha Weingrill will be exhibiting her new Opening Reception 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm series of photographic prints that are and is open to the public. Show will run magniĆcations of the rećection of light through March 31st. in people’s eyes. The tiny rećective Star Deli located in Benson, 6114 points appear to be colored instead of Military Ave, Omaha, 68104 white only when highly augmented. Weingril sees êthis as a visualization strategy to ask how close you need to be to someone to see something”. EXHIBITS Visit Darger HQ today! Catch and take hold // Jennifer Bockelman & Roswitha Weingrill Darger HQ Thru April 9 catch and take hold, opening Friday, February 10, at Darger HQ, will feature work by Jennifer Bockelman (Seward, Nebraska) and Roswitha Weingrill (Vienna, Austria) and will be on view through April 9.
Searching for the Seventies: The DOCUMERICA Photography Project Durham Museum Feb 18 - April 30 Images of everyday life in 1970s America evoke disco dancing and inćation, protests and bell-bottoms, gas shortages and suburban sprawl. At a time when the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal wore on the national psyche, a burgeoning movement
Blue Pomegranate Gallery 17305 Davenport St, Omaha, 68118 ---------------------------------------------Cooper Brown Art 2215 Harney St., Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Gallery 72 1806 Vinton St., Omaha, 68108 ---------------------------------------------Gallery 1516 1516 Leavenworth St., Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Garden of the Zodiac 1046 Howard St., Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Hot Shops 1301 Nicholas St, Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Joslyn Art Museum 2200 Dodge St., Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Lewis Art Gallery 8600 Cass St., Omaha, 68114 ---------------------------------------------MANGELSEN Images of Nature 1115 Harney St., Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Modern Arts Midtown 3615 Dodge St., Omaha, 68131 ---------------------------------------------Old Market Artists Gallery 1034 Howard St., Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Passageway Gallery 417 S 11th St, Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Passion & Obsession: Petshop Gallery From the Collection 2725 N 62nd St., Omaha, 68104 KANEKO Thru May 6 ---------------------------------------------Passion & Obsession: From the The Little Gallery & Underground Film Collection, will showcase astounding Forum 5901 Maple St., 68104 works of scale, process, and beauty culled from local collections including ---------------------------------------------The Union for Contemporary Art the Karen & Robert Duncan Collection, Steve Wake Collection, Annette & 2417 Burdette St., Omaha, 68111 Paul Smith Collection, Polina and Bob ---------------------------------------------UNO Art Gallery Schlott Collection, Betiana & Todd Simon Collection, Kathy & Marc LeBaron 6001 Dodge St., Omaha, 68182 ---------------------------------------------Collection, Ree & Jun Kaneko CollecWhite Crane Gallery tion and the KANEKO Collection. 1032 Howard St, Omaha, 68102 to protect the natural environment was gaining force. Coming to The Durham Museum, Searching for the Seventies: The DOCUMERICA Photography Project, takes a look at the ’70s using 90 remarkable color photographs taken for a federal photography project called Project DOCUMERICA (1971–1977). Created by the Environmental Protection Agency, Project DOCUMERICA was born out of the decade’s environmental awakening, producing striking photographs of many of that era’s environmental problems and achievements. Drawing its inspiration from the Great Depression-era Farm Security Administration photography project, DOCUMERICA photographers created a portrait of America in the early and mid-’70s. About 70 well-known photographers, including John Corn, Lyntha Scott Eiler, Danny Lyon, Flip Schulke and John H. White, completed 115 separate assignments between 1972 and 1977. What emerged was a moving and textured portrait of America. The photos capture the decade’s fashions, trends and lifestyles. From smokestacks to leisure suits, these images are a fascinating time capsule of ’70s America.
GALLERIES Anderson Enterprises 15418 W Center Rd, Omaha, 68144 ---------------------------------------------Anderson O’Brien Fine Art Old Market 1108 Jackson St., Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Artist Cooperative Gallery 405 S 11th St, Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts 724 S 12th St., Omaha, 68102
MUSEUMS Durham Museum 801 S 10th St., Omaha, 68108 ---------------------------------------------Great Plains Black History Museum 7400 Dodge St., Omaha 68114 ---------------------------------------------Joslyn Art Museum 2200 Dodge St., Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Omaha Children’s Museum 500 S 20th St., Omaha, 68102
Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum, 28210 W Park Hwy, 68003
PERFORMING ARTS Blue Barn Theatre 1106 S. 10th St., Omaha, NE 68108 --Silent Sky, March 23 – April 15 ---------------------------------------------Holland Performing Arts Center 13th & Douglas St., Omaha, NE 68102 --A Tribute to Journey, March 4 --Aaron Diehl presents êJelly & George” feat Adam Birnbaum & Cécile McLorin Salvant, March 5 --One Night of Queen, March 10 --Pines of Rome, March 17– 18 ---------------------------------------------Omaha Community Playhouse 6915 Cass St., Omaha, NE 68132 --The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance February 10 - March 12 --Rock of Ages, March 3 - April 2 --The Weisenheimers, April 1 --Leading Ladies, April 14 - May 7 ----------------------------------------------
Orpheum Theater 409 S Sixteenth St., Omaha, NE 68102 --Odd Squad, March 2 --Jersey Boys, March 7 - March 12 --Taj Express, March 26 --Beautiful- April 4 - April 9 --Flight, April 21-23 ---------------------------------------------Shelterbelt Theatre 3225 California St, Omaha, NE 68131 --CATHERLAND, April 21 - May 14 ---------------------------------------------The Rose Theater 2001 Farnam St., Omaha, NE 68102
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new special exhibit. Did you know block play is more than just fun for kids? Building and self-directed play helps children work on math skills, critical thinking and problem solving skills. Talk about play with purpose!
Nature Connects: Art with Lego® Bricks Lauritzen Gardens Thru May 15 Sean Kenney’s third exhibit at Lauritzen Gardens features some fantastic NEW pieces, including a proud peacock, a giant dragonćy, and a not so itsy-bitsy spider, as well as a couple of old favorites. Compare your wing span to a beautiful monarch butterćy, stand tall with a majestic buck and his en”deer”ing family, smell a giant pansy, go nose-to-nose with a titanic tortoise and make a splash with a friendly band of birds. Inspired by nature and built from more than 450,000 LEGO® pieces, this indoor exhibit features 13 displays with larger-than-life
Imagination: Celebrating 40 Years of Play Thru April 15 Omaha Children’s Museum
sculptures that represent the web of incredible connections that sustain life Omaha Children’s Museum is bringing on Earth. back fan favorites from the past 40 years! Remember the dentist chair Don’t miss the êPlay and Let it Stay from the 1970s and the news desk station,” where visitors of all ages can from the 1980s? They’re coming back create, take apart, tinker, build and (with a little bit of modern updating). grow together. Plus, revisit some of the more recent popular items from exhibits like Itty This blockbuster exhibit is included Bitty City, Once Upon a Farm, and with admission, $10 for adults, $5 Construction Zone: Return of the for children 6-12 and free for garden Bulldozer. members and children under six. Block Party Thru April 9 Omaha Children’s Museum Build, stack, and create cities in this
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Get your imagination ready for: Obstacle Course, Giant Operation Game, Dentist OfĆce, Building Blocks. TV News Desk and more! Winters hours are now in effect until Memorial Day Weekend 2017
Sunday - 11am to 5pm Monday - CLOSED Tuesday - Friday - 10am to 4 pm Saturday - 9am to 5pm
Black Holes: Space Warps & Time Twists Sac Museum Thru June 4 Black Holes: Space Warps & Time Twists immerses visitors in the modern search for black holes—the most mysterious and powerful objects in the universe — thru a variety of interactive and multimedia experiences. Developed by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, this 2,500 square-foot exhibition consists of 13 interactive components that captivate audiences and increase their understanding of core ideas in physical science, including gravity and light, the tools and techniques of astronomers, and the nature of theory and evidence in science. More information can be found online at http://sacmuseum.org/ black-holes/
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FIRST FRIDAY SKETCH-A-THON KANEKO, 11A ----------------------------------------------WINE TASTING VINO MAS, 5P ----------------------------------------------SWAMPBOY BLUES TRIO JAZZ, A LOUISIANA KITCHEM, 6P ----------------------------------------------CHRIS DOOLITTLE & THE BEDROCK SHARK CLUB, 6P ----------------------------------------------DADDY MAC & THE FLAK BOGIE’S BAR & GRILL WEST, 7P ----------------------------------------------BRADY WELLS FLAGSHIP COMMONS, 7P ----------------------------------------------EMMET CAHILL LIVE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, 7P ----------------------------------------------BENSON FIRST FRIDAY: DEFENDERS OF WATER SCHOOL STAR DELI, 7P ----------------------------------------------OMAHA MAVERICKS HOCKEY RALSTON ARENA, 7:07P ----------------------------------------------LANCERS HOCKEY RALSTON ARENA, 7:15P ----------------------------------------------ROCK OF AGES OMAHA COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE, 7:30P ----------------------------------------------JOHN HEFFRON OMAHA FUNNY BONE, 7:30P ----------------------------------------------ILLEST IN NEBRASKA MIXTAPE RELEASE, CLUB VIBE, 8P ----------------------------------------------HAPPY TUESDAY, ALWAYS TYRANTS, SHIPS IN THE FOREST & AMERICAN EVIL, SHAMROCK’S PUB & GRILL, 8P ----------------------------------------------THE 402 AMERISPORTS BAR, 8:30P ----------------------------------------------DAMAGED JENNY DR. JACK’S DRINKERY, 9P ----------------------------------------------R-STYLE FIREBARN SPORTS BAR PAPILION, 9P ----------------------------------------------2 YEAR ANN PARTY FEATURING NOIZEWAVE, WITHER, DECAY, P-TRO & MORE LOOKOUT LOUNGE, 9P ----------------------------------------------LEMON FRESH DAY OZONE LOUNGE, 9P -----------------------------------------------
THE WILD REEDS WITH BLANK RANGE REVERB LOUNGE, 9P ----------------------------------------------MINT WAD WILLY, NORTH BY NORTH, THE WOOD NOTES SLOWDOWN, 9P ----------------------------------------------BADMOTORFINGER WITH IDIOT BOX THE WAITING ROOM, 9P ----------------------------------------------MINOR DETAIL FRIDAY TWO FINE IRISHMEN, 9P ----------------------------------------------JOHN HEFFRON OMAHA FUNNY BONE, 9:30P ----------------------------------------------THE PERSONICS SAINT PUB ROANOKE, 9:30P ----------------------------------------------JOHN HEFFRON OMAHA FUNNY BONE, 9:45P ----------------------------------------------TRAGIC JACK, ANGELO DELSENNO & THE EMPTY SKY O’LEAVER’S PUB, 10P
SATURDAY MARCH 4 HEAT THE STREETS RUN & WALK FOR WARMTH, MIDTOWN CROSSING, 7A ----------------------------------------------NEBRASKA GOLF SHOW CENTURYLINK CENTER, 10A ----------------------------------------------THRIFTY ARTIST SALE HOT SHOPS ART CENTER, 10A ----------------------------------------------RHYTHM N BRUNCH-MARDI GRAS LOVE’S JAZZ & ART CENTER, 12P ----------------------------------------------WINE TASTING VINO MAS, 12P ----------------------------------------------THE DYING COLOR THE DOWN UNDER, 5P ----------------------------------------------D.C. UNITED V SPORTING KC BARRETT’S BARLEYCORN, 5:30P ----------------------------------------------TEACHER APPRECIATION NIGHT VINO MAS, 5P ----------------------------------------------EDEM SOUL MUSIC HOTEL RL, 7P ----------------------------------------------JOHN HEFFRON OMAHA FUNNY BONE, 7P ----------------------------------------------LIP SYNC BATTLE OMAHA ROCKETS KANTEEN, 7P ----------------------------------------------JOHN WORSHAM VINO MAS, 7P
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SUNDAY MARCH 5 STEVE DUNNING SOARING WINGS VINEYARD, 2P ----------------------------------------------DADDY MAK & THE FLAK BOGIE’S BAR & GRILL, 7P ----------------------------------------------JELLY & GEORGE FEATURING ADAM BIRNBAUM & CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT HOLLAND CENTER, 7P ----------------------------------------------DEAD MEADOW LOOKOUT LOUNGE, 7P ----------------------------------------------JOHN HEFFRON OMAHA FUNNY BONE, 7P ----------------------------------------------HAND PAINTED POLICE CAR, AVENUES, DSM-5 DR. JACK’S DRINKERY, 8P ----------------------------------------------AEG PRESENTS JOJO, STANAJ SLOWDOWN, 8P ----------------------------------------------SHERIDANWAY WITH BENJAMIN SHAFER, THE WAITING ROOM, 8P ----------------------------------------------HEAD OF FEMUR WITH FLOWERS FOREVER, & SIGHTS,REVERB, 8:30P ----------------------------------------------JAZZ WITH LUIGI INC. MR. TOAD, 9P
TUESDAY MARCH 8 THE I-80 EXCHANGE OPEN MIC HOSTED BY CJ GRECO HOTEL RL, 6P ----------------------------------------------SCOTT EVANS OZONE LOUNGE, 6:30P ----------------------------------------------OMAHA FILM FESTIVAL VILLAGE POINTE CINEMA, 6:30P ----------------------------------------------JERSEY BOYS ORPHEUM THEATER, 7:30P ----------------------------------------------OPEN FIELDS, COSMIC SMITHS & SUNLESS TRIO DR. JACK’S DRINKERY, 8P ----------------------------------------------LAKE STREET DIVE, JOEY DOSIK SLOWDOWN, 8P ----------------------------------------------BOTH REVERB LOUNGE, 9P ----------------------------------------------BLACK JOE LEWIS & THE HONEYBEARS W/ DAMS OF THE WEST THE WAITNG ROOM, 9P
MONDAY MARCH 7 DOPE, COMBICHRIST SOKOL UNDERGROUND, 6P ----------------------------------------------GOOCH AND HIS LAS VEGAS BIG BAND OZONE LOUNGE, 6:30P ----------------------------------------------NEW MUSIC MONDAY WITH GOTTBERG, MINDFLIGHT & THE MANTA THEORY THE WAITING ROOM, 8P
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certiĆed hits êSmall Town USA,” êIf Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away,” êPoint at You” and êLettin’ The Night Roll.” This also follows two Gold-certiĆed albums ‘Justin Moore’ and ‘Outlaws Like Me.’ He debuted music from his new album last month with a live performance during the Fox & Friends’ All-American Summer Concert Series. Church), which also earned Jaren an ACM Award nomination for Song of the Year. The Nashville natives, who met in high school, have grown a rabid fanbase across the globe with slots on Superstar tours and sold-out headline stops across Europe. TC3’s nonstop rollercoaster has resulted in capacity crowds at famous venues – See the Wednesday, March 1 at Slowdown. THE CADILLAC THREE SLOWDOWN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 Bold and electric, THE CADILLAC THREE has proven to be a force with high-energy shows and gritty sonic instincts. Musical co-conspirators Jaren Johnston (Guitar & Lead Vocals), Kelby Ray (Bass Steel Guitar, Dobro, Acoustic & Vocals) and Neil Mason (Drums, Percussion & Vocals) have a sound all of their own that hovers between radio-ready Country anthems, hard-and-heavy Rock ballads and traditional Southern folk. Their highly-anticipated new album BURY ME IN MY BOOTS (Big Machine Records) is out now and features 14 tracks with writing credits attributed to Neil for êGrafĆti,” a collaboration with Jaren on êSoundtrack To A Six Pack” and êDrunk Like You.” With a raw sound like no other, the buzz-worthy band organically builds around Neil’s thundering, melodic percussion and the sinewy intertwining of Jaren’s gruff vocals and guitar with Kelby’s lap steel, all ready to explode at a moment’s notice. In addition to their own catalogue, the guys have cuts for Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts and Miranda Lambert. Jaren most recently co-wrote and co-produced the title track with Steven Tyler for Ćrst Country solo album. The Grammynominated frontman picked up a CMA Triple Play Award for three charttopping singles in a 12-month period: êBeachin’” (Jake Owen), êSunshine & Whiskey” (Frankie Ballard) and êRaise ‘Em Up” (Keith Urban featuring Eric
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm Tickets: $20 ADV/$22 DOS
a woman, I Ćnd myself apologizing for things that I really don’t need to apologize for,” JoJo says. êEven as simple as when someone bumps into you.” She laughs. êGuess what" I’m not sorry you bumped into me. Overall, though, the song to me is an anthem of empowerment. It’s about being conĆdent and comfortable enough with who you are to live unapologetically.” Themes of hard-won independence and strength are vividly realized on Mad Love., which swerves from slinky alt-R&B to exultant pop bangers and back again. It’s no surprise, given that JoJo, now 25, had a heavy hand in writing the entire album after Ćrst attempting to cut tracks penned by outsiders.
Lee Brice is a multiple ACM and CMA award winner with a GRAMMY nomination, six RIAA platinum singles – and more than 10 Million singles sold —under his belt. The êmelodically eloquent” (New York Times) power vocalist, songwriter and producer has celebrated Ćve #1s including êI Drive Your Truck” and êDrinking Class” and was most recently honored Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm by the RIAA during a sold-out show Tickets: $20.00 - $125.00 at Madison Square Garden for the platinum certiĆcation of his #1 radio single, êI Don’t Dance.” He quickly followed that career milestone with performances on NBC’s êThe Voice,” êToday” and ABC’s êThe Bachelor Live.” êIt’s very exciting to get back out there as a headliner,” Justin says. êTo be able to do it with my buddy Lee is even more exciting. I’ve been a fan of his for a long time. It’s gonna deĆnitely be a party every night. I hope the fans are as jacked up about it as we are.” March 2nd at 7pm Tickets: $29.00 - $60.00
AMERICAN MADE TOUR BAXTER ARENA THURSDAY, MARCH 2 Lee Brice and Justin Moore, two of country music’s most dynamic performers, will ring in 2017 with their co-headlined êAmerican Made” tour rolling into Omaha, NE at Baxter Arena. William Michael Morgan rounds out the show on Thursday, March 2nd. Tickets go on-sale Saturday, November 19th and are available at the Baxter Arena Box OfĆce, by phone at 800-745-3000, and online through Ticketmaster. Moore released his fourth album ‘Kinda Don’t Care’ — his third #1 debut on the Country charts — in August. The lead single from the album, the Top-5 and-rising êYou Look Like I Need a Drink,” lines up right alongside his chart-topping Platinum and Gold-
JOJO SLOWDOWN SUNDAY, MARCH 6 JoJo is resilient. That’s the message that comes through loud and clear when you listen to Mad Love., her debut album with Atlantic Records and her Ćrst LP in ten years. She’s empowered. She’s in control. And she’s grown as hell. You can hear it in her Wiz Khalifa-assisted lead single, êFuck Apologies.” It’s a powerful statement of intent that announces to the world that the singer-songwriter isn’t going to let anyone make her feel small. êAs
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Wrapped Up By Cass Butler Is there any article of clothing more timeless, sophisticated or iconic than a wrap dress? I am having a hard time coming up with one piece. This trend has some signiĆcant longevity, having remained on-trend and in demand since it’s inception in the 1930s. It is so easy to get wrapped up in all that a wrap dress embodies, from a minimalist professional look to curvehugging sensuality, and all points in between.
A clinging and sophisticated dress with a utilitarian purpose is originally what Charles James had in mind when he conceived the wrap dress. It was referred to as a êta[i dress,ë one a woman could ease into and out of in the back of a cab. How kind that life should be so easy for us! Yes, that is sarcasm my friend. Regardless, this beauty has legs and longevity; this wardrobe staple will remain relevant and stand the test of time! In the 70’s the wrap dress got a stylish makeover thanks to none other than fashion maven Diane von Furstenberg. Once she added her imprint to the wrap dress, it earned a new place in the fashion hall of fame. Wrap dresses became synonymous with cosmopolitan sex appeal. In the words of Diana, her dresses are êpractical, pretty and sexy.” The wrap dress is a êdress you get the men with but he doesn’t mind taking you to his mother.” This quintessential dress gets points for a number of reasons. It is Ćgurećattering and slims the silhouette while subtly kissing the curves on a woman’s body. It works for all women, whether thin or thick framed, short or tall, casual or chic. This iconic piece is truly versatile and even conĆdenceboosting. Wear one and get wrapped up in the gorgeous silhouette you create in the dress. This is a dress you can have some fun with. If you want to keep the look towards a more conservative appearance, it is quite simple to do with a midi hemline and a more
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modest neckline. Solid colors, prints and fabrics provide several options to create your own personal style. If prints are your thing, go with bigger prints for fuller Ćgures and smaller prints for smaller frames.
The is a must for every age range and every wardrobe. If you do not have one, get one or a few in your life. Thank me later! Let’s get connected - follow me on Instagram #luxestyles or online at www.theluxestyle.com.
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The Darkside of Social Media
In 2010 Northwestern University and the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems created an algorithm to discover an individual’s personal attributes by examining the one thing that most people leave public, even when all other privacy settings are in place: their friends list.
So, what can you do to protect yourself?
The underlying issue seems to be the inability to share content without fear of punishment. In Cantone’s case, she shared her content with the intention that it would never reach the audience By Teka Bundy & it did. Victim shaming is nothing new Today, there is more and more private and its effects can be life-altering. Was Focus Staff information being posted without there wrong-doing in Cantone’s case? a second thought. Users may not We see similar stories of victim Social Media allows its users to create realize how much of that information shaming when public Ćgures have and share content with friends and becomes accessible when Facebook their privacy invaded and circulated followers. In most cases, content is makes changes to its algorithms. This throughout the World Wide Web. created to disseminate information doesn’t include the invasion of privacy Anyone who uses a computer, tablet or to entertain its viewers; from that comes with tagging people in or smart phone likely has space in current events to the latest celebrity content they may or may not want to the êcloud” as a way to backup their gossip and even cute animal videos. share. data. Even when content is deleted, However, the content we share can, the cloud continues to store the and sometimes does, have unfavorable Potential employers no longer hesitate information, leaving your content effects. to review social networking sites as an vulnerable. additional step in the hiring process. Social media promotes the idea of What employers Ćnd could inćuence An anonymous hacker was able to living a private life more publicly by whether an applicant is considered, obtain access to Apple’s storage simplifying the method of sharing regardless of their qualiĆcations and structure and leak hundreds of A-list the intimate details of our lives. work history. Unfortunately, the [social celebrity photos. ABC News reported Moreover, it allows users to live a media] privacy settings are not as this list to include; Jennifer Lawrence, virtual life outside of his/her reality. êprivate” as users would like to think, Kim Kardashian, Rihanna, Mary From time to time, these virtual and the deĆnition of privacy is not Winstead, Kaley Cuoco and many realities can consume our real-world. universal to everyone. others. A spokesperson for Lawrence The idea of a completely private life made a statement conĆrming the is soon becoming a thing of the past. The contiguity provided by social authenticity of the photos and sent Many people would admit they use media is accessible to friends as well as a warning that authorities had been Facebook (for example) to stalk or predators. This increased anonymity contacted and anyone who posts creep on individuals of particular online can encourage negative [stolen] photos of the actress will be interest. Others use Facebook to keep impulses that leave deep, long-lasting prosecuted. in contact with friends and family or mental scars. Any individual who share news and events. appears to be vulnerable can fall victim When the safety of your privacy to cyber-bullying. These cases should is threatened, what is the best According to Cornell University’s never be taken lightly and most cases resolution? Emili Vesilind (# Steven Strogatz, social media makes are considered a crime. emilliVesilind - Twitter) quoted on it more difĆcult for us to differentiate Twitter; #rickygervais rules: êMake it between our meaningful relationship Nebraska Revised Statute 79-2,137 harder...to get nude pics of you from and the many causal relationships we states that bullying includes an your computer by not putting nude manifest through social networking. ongoing pattern of physical, verbal or pics of yourself on your computer.” Users begin to bypass the Ćlters they electronic abuse on school property— Comedian Ricky Gervais has since normally might employ when sharing cases outside of that likely fall under deleted the tweet, however, it was still details of their private life, allowing the stalking and harassment statute. made available through other users. onlookers the opportunity to create But, are the punishments harsh Gervais’ tweet is suggesting that users an opinion about their character. enough? We continue to see cases can only prevent this kind of incident By giving more time and focus to reported in the news, both locally by not taking the photos in the Ćrst the less important relationships our and nationally, and in some cases place. However, does the existence more important connections begin to internationally. of sensitive content give individuals exhaust. the permission to share with others? Last September, Tiziana Cantone No. That would be like saying don’t What we do on social media does have (Naples, Italy), ended her life as a use your credit card to shop online the potential to come back and haunt result of the backlash from a [viral] if you don’t want someone to share us. Once content has been posted sex-tape that was shared without her it. Should someone gain access to it instantly becomes indeĆnitely consent. Cantone was successful in her that info and use it there should be available, and predators could take legal battle to have the video removed consequences other than blaming the it upon themselves to use content in from several websites, however she victim. Lawrence likely did not want a harmful fashion. Setting the most was ordered to pay 20,000 Euros in her photos to be seen by anyone other secure privacy setting may allow us to court costs and legal fees. than those for whom she had them feel that our information is safe, but is taken. that really enough?
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The dark-side of social media is becoming far too widespread, and its long-term effects are resulting in tragic endings. In 2014 Jared Williamson, a Lincoln High School student, was attacked on a Thursday after school. His attackers recorded the incident and posted it to Facebook. KLKN-TV reported that Williamson suffered a mild concussion and he was the third student attacked in Lincoln that year. According to KLKN-TV (ABC News, Lincoln) school ofĆcials chose not to comment because the incident was not on school property. Williamson did not return to LHS. Last December, Brandy Vela, shot herself in the chest in front of her family, as a result of cyber-bullying. The 18-year-old teen was bullied because of her weight. CBS reported that her Ćnal text message to her family was, êI love you so much, just remember that please, and I’m so sorry for everything.” As social media continues to expand in popularity, we can expect to see more devastating situations as a result of cyber-bullying until the laws are changed to protect its victims. Research shows that persistent bullying can lead to or worsen feelings of isolation, rejection, exclusion, and despair, as well as depression and anxiety, which can contribute to suicidal behavior. The Nebraska Department of Education reports that from 15-25% of U.S. students are bullied with some frequency (êsometimes or more often”) while 15-20% report that they bully others with some frequency. According to StopBullying.org, 28% of U.S. students in grades 6-12 have experienced bullying while 70.6% of young people say they have seen bullying in their schools. What about adults? According to the Pew Research Center, nearly 75% of adults have witnessed online harassment with 40% seeing the brunt of cyber-bullying. The Des Moines Register reported in October 2011 that Jennifer Harris was charged with Ćrst degree arson as result of a disagreement with a close friend on Facebook that led to êunfriending and blocking” Harris. Do you want to be even more
disturbed? In 2014, Facebook published details of a vast experiment that included manipulating posts on 689,000 users’ home pages that found it could make people feel more positive or negative through a process of êemotional contagion”. This isn’t a conspiracy theory. According to The Guardian, in a study with academics from Cornell and the University of California, Facebook Ćltered users’ news feeds å the ćow of comments, videos, pictures and web links posted by other people in their social network. One test reduced users’ exposure to their friends’ êpositive emotional content,” resulting in fewer positive posts of their own. Another test reduced exposure to ênegative emotional content” and the opposite happened. The study concluded: êEmotions expressed by friends, via online social networks, inćuence our own moods, constituting, to our knowledge, the Ćrst experimental evidence for massivescale emotional contagion via social networks.” Lawyers, Internet activists and politicians have called the mass experiment in emotional manipulation êscandalous”, êspooky,” and êdisturbing.” Facebook claimed that altering the news feeds was êconsistent with Facebook’s data use policy, to which all users agree prior to creating an account on Facebook, constituting informed consent for this research.”
for the success of political uprising,” said Philip Howard, the project lead and an associate professor in communication at the University of Washington. êPeople who shared interest in democracy built extensive social networks and organized political action. Social media became a critical part of the toolkit for greater freedom.” During the week before Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak’s resignation, for example, the total rate of tweets from Egypt and around the world about political change in that country ballooned from 2,300 a day to 230,000 a day. Videos featuring protest and political commentary went viral. The top 23 videos received nearly 5.5 million views. The amount of content produced online by opposition groups, in Facebook and political blogs, increased dramatically. êTwitter offers us the clearest evidence of where individuals engaging in democratic conversations were located during the revolutions,” Howard said. Twitter provides a window into the broader world of digital conversations, many of which probably involved cell phones to send text, pictures or voice messages, he said. In Tunisia, for example, less than 20 percent of the population uses social media, but almost everyone has access to a mobile phone.
Data for the UW project came directly from immense digital archives the team built during the course of several months. The research is unusual because the team located data about technology use and political opinion When was the last time you from before the revolutions. The thoroughly read the terms of consent? Project on Information Technology and Political Islam assembled data about According to the University of blogging in Tunisia one month prior Washington, after analyzing more than to the crisis in that country, and had 3 million Tweets, gigabytes of YouTube special data on the link structure of content, and thousands of blog posts, Egyptian political parties one month it was found that social media played a prior to the crisis there. central role in shaping political debates in the Arab Spring. Conversations Political discussions in blogs about revolution often preceded major presaged the turn of popular events, and social media has carried opinion in both Tunisia and Egypt. In inspiring stories of protest across Tunisia conversations about liberty, international borders. democracy and revolution on blogs and on Twitter often immediately êOur evidence suggests that social preceded mass protests. Twenty media carried a cascade of messages percent of blogs were evaluating Ben about freedom and democracy Ali’s leadership the day he resigned across North Africa and the Middle from ofĆce -an. 14 , up from just East, and helped raise expectations 5 percent the month before.
Subsequently, the primary topic for Tunisian blogs was êrevolution” until a public rally of at least 100,000 people eventually forced the old regimes remaining leaders to relinquish power. In the case of both Tunisia’s and Egypt’s revolutions, the discussion spanned borders. In the two weeks after Mubarak’s resignation, there were an average of 2,400 tweets a day from people in neighboring countries about the political situation in Egypt. In Tunisia after Ben Ali’s resignation, there were about 2,200 tweets a day. êIn other words,” Howard said, êpeople throughout the region were drawn into an extended conversation about social uprising. The success of demands for political change in Egypt and Tunisia led individuals in other countries to pick up the conversation. It helped create discussion across the region.”
demonstrations.” The Project on Information Technology and Political Islam is supported by the National Science Foundation and the George W. Bush Institute. Download the full report at http://pitpi.org/?p=1051 . Whether it’s friends or followers inćuencing our thoughts and feelings or the massive use of feeds to incite rebellion or political change, the real concern is that as social media continues to have an increasing inćuence on our collective conscience, where does it end? Yes, in matters of freedom it can be a positive tool, but as we’ve seen, it can also be a vehicle that can be used to spread massive amounts of disinformation and can quickly change things for good or evil, depending on who’s behind the keyboard.
Howard said that although social media did not cause the upheaval in North Africa, they altered the capacity of citizens to affect domestic politics. Online activists created a virtual ecology of civil society, debating contentious issues that could not be discussed in public.
Whether it’s personal members inćuencing our thoughts and feelings, or the massive use of feeds to incite rebellion or political change, the real concern is that as social media continues to have an increasing inćuence on our collective conscience, where does it end? Yes, in matters of freedom it can be a positive tool, but Ironically, government efforts to crack as we’ve seen, it can also be a vehicle down on social media may have incited that can be used to spread massive more public activism, especially in amounts of disinformation and can Egypt. People who were isolated by quickly change things for good or efforts to shut down the Internet, evil, depending on who’s behind the mostly middle-class Egyptians, may keyboard. It’s up to us to stay informed have gone to the streets when they and make sure that the social media could no longer follow the unrest industry isn’t allowed to spiral out of through social media, Howard said. control. ê5ecent events show us that the public sense of shared grievance and potential for change can develop rapidly,” he said. êThese dictators, for a long time, had many political enemies but they were fragmented. So opponents used social media to identify goals, build solidarity, and organize
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Omaha Film Festival By Focus Staff The Omaha Film Festival celebrates the artistic, educational, and historical importance of motion pictures. It gives independent Ćlm artists a platform for sharing their work and creating a dialogue with the community. It introduces audiences to innovative new Ćlms and past masterworks of cinema. It promotes the discussion and study of Ćlmmaking. It seeks to foster and present stories that stand out, that are told in the most creative ways; stories that are daring, courageous, risk-taking, and Ćlled with discovery and wonder. ESTABLISHED IN 2005, the Omaha Film Festival (OFF) began as a way for the Omaha community to experience the artistry of independent Ćlmmaking through the exhibition of new Ćlms by aspiring artists that are otherwise unavailable for viewing in the area. The Festival showcases over 90 Ćlms during its annual event, selected from an average of over 500 annual entries that come in from around the world, offering a wide variety of independent cinema choices that includes regional and world premier Ćlms as well as advanced screenings of Ćlms that have already attracted wider distribution. Narrative features, documentaries, short Ćlms, and animated shorts are screened during the week-long Festival, with a special section for Nebraska-made Ćlms as well. The selected Ćlmmakers are invited to attend the festival and are given the opportunity to discuss their Ćlms with the audience after each screening. Voted by MovieMaker magazine as one of the ê50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee,” the Omaha Film Festival exists to celebrate the artistic, educational, and historical importance
of motion pictures. It gives independent Ćlm artists a platform for sharing their work and creating a dialogue with the community. It introduces audiences to innovative new Ćlms and past masterworks of cinema. It promotes the discussion and study of Ćlmmaking through the annual Filmmaker’s Conference. It seeks to foster and present stories that stand out, that are told in the most creative ways; stories that are daring, courageous, risk-taking, and Ćlled with discovery and wonder. Premieres and award winning Ćlms that have shown at the festival include Half Nelson, War/Dance, Sunshine Cleaning, and Renee. Past guests have included Famke Janssen, Chad Michael Murray, Jaime King, Chris Klein, Mauro Fiore, Mike Hill, Shane Black, Tom Elkins, and Ted GrifĆn. Over the last 11 years, the OFF has made great strides towards becoming one of the most accomplished teaching festivals in the Central United States, offering opportunities for Ćlmmakers, students, and those who value the artistry of Ćlm to learn more about the craft of Ćlmmaking through panels, lectures, and workshops taught by seasoned professionals at our annual Filmmakers Conference.
OFF CALENDAR OF EVENTS Tuesday, March 7 6:30pm The Last Word - Opening Night 8:00pm Cheeseburger in Paradise Opening Party Wednesday, March 8 5:45pm Woman on Fire 6:00pm Short Film Block #1 6:15pm Kate Can’t Swim 8:15pm Pushing Dead 8:30pm Short Film Block #2 8:45pm Chee & T 10:00pm Tavern 180 Party Thursday, March 9 8:00am OFF Academy - Day One 5:45pm Short Film Block #3 6:00pm Walk With Me: The Trials of Damon J. Keith The Lost City of Z 8:15pm Short Film Block #4
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Score: A Film Music Documentary 8:45pm Laura Gets a Cat 10:00pm Dante Ristorante Pizzeria Thursday Party
8:30pm
Friday, March 10 8:00am OFF Academy - Day Two 5:45pm Short Film Block #5 6:00pm Girl Flu. 6:15pm Supergirl 8:15pm Diani & Devine Meet the Apocalypse 8:25pm Brave New Jersey 8:45pm Short Film - Nebraska Shorts 10:00pm Ring the Bell at Julio’s West Saturday, March 11 11:30am Long Live the King 12:00pm Short Film Block #7 1:15pm Wild Prairie Rose 2:15pm Short Film Block #8
3:45pm 4:45pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:30pm 8:30pm
A Quiet Passion Short Film Block #9 Different Flowers Written Off Short Film Block #10 Dave Made a Maze All the Birds Have Flown South 10:00pm Stroud’s Saturday Night Party Sunday, March 12 11:45am Short Film Block #11 12:00pm Writer’s Theatre 12:15pm The Islands and the Whales 2:00pm The Bear and the Owl 2:15pm The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming 3:15pm Herd 4:30pm Awards Ceremony 5:30pm Personal Shopper - Closing Film 7:30pm Closing Night Party at Brickway
Jersey Boys– Back and Still Much in Demand
also online at TicketOmaha.com. For more information go to www. OmahaPerformingArts.org or www. JerseyBoysTour.com
By Focus Staff The Tony and Grammy Award® winning hit musical Jersey Boys makes a triumphant return to the Orpheum Theater next week, running Tuesday through Sunday, March 7-12. This is the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons and how four ItalianAmerican kids from the wrong side of the tracks created a sound of their own eventually selling 175 million records. Jersey Boys has a lasting appeal and the songs from the band êSherry,” êBig Girls Don’t Cry,” êOh :hat A 1ight,” ê:alk /ike A Man,” êCan’t Take My Eyes Off You” and ê:orking My :ay Back To You,” are standards. This modern classic was the winner of the 2006 Best Musical Tony Award®, the 2006 Grammy Award® for Best Musical Show Album, and the list doesn’t stop there. The production is directed by two-time Tony® Award-winner Des McAnuff. Jersey Boys was written by Academy Award-winners Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. Tickets start at $35 each at Ticket Omaha and are available at the Ticket Omaha Box OfĆce inside the +olland Performing Arts Center, 1200 Douglas Street or by calling (402) 345-0606 and
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The Whiskey Charmers By Eddie Torrez The Whiskey Charmers Scriptown Brewing Company, 3922 Farnam Street, March 9th, 8 p.m. Nominated for a Detroit Music Award for Outstanding Americana Recording, The Whiskey Charmers make a stop in Omaha next Thursday at Scriptown. Under the direction of Carrie Shepard and Lawrence Daversa, the band is touring in anticipation of its second album release. According to The Whisky Charmers website êFans have often compared their sound to the feeling of riding in the middle of the desert with the top down.” There is a lot of Americana around these days – that term itself is not easy to deĆne – but this appears to be a good act. Detroit has produced lots of great music, from Motown to Iggy, so why not give The Whisky Charmers a shot (pun intended). The price is right, and you can expect the music will be as well. Check them out on Facebook: http:// www.facebook.com/Whiskeycharmers
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Breakfast By Teka Bundy Breakfast-the most important meal of the day. Breakfast food provides energy the body needs to function throughout the day. Breakfasts can be a good source of important nutrients like calcium, iron, protein, and Ćbers. Eating breakfast is the kickstart your metabolism needs to help burn calories throughout the day. It also gives you the energy needed to help maintain your focus at work or school. When you skip the morning meal, you’re telling your body to save calories rather than burn calories. Eating healthy foods like dairy, grains. and fruit can be a good [natural] source of the nutrients your body needs in the morning. Grabbing a doughnut on the way to work may not be the most ideal way to give your body what it needs to function efĆciently through the day. Skipping breakfast can throw off the body’s rhythm of fasting and eating. When you wake up, your blood sugar is lowered and breakfast helps replenish it. When your body doesn’t get the fuel it needs in the morning, it may feel drained and you may be likely to overeat later in the day. Many people skip breakfast in a rush to get out the door, but that mistake can lead to snacking on foods high in fat and reĆned sugars. Forbes reported that skipping breakfast has been consistently linked to health risks like; high blood pressure
and obesity. Missing the morning meal can keep your body in a stressful state of fasting longer, which can have substantial (even life-threatening) consequences. Harvard published a study [in 2013] that examined the health records of around 27,000 professional men ranging from 45 to 82 years old. The research team looked for the connection in lifestyle choices (skipping breakfast) and the health outcomes over a 16-year period. 5esearch Ćndings concluded that men who skipped breakfast were 27% more likely to experience heart attacks or to die as the result of coronary heart disease. Additionally, men who skipped breakfast were more likely to be single, smoke, employed full-time, to drink more alcohol, and less likely to be physically active than men who ate breakfast. He study’s author, Leah Cahill, said skipping breakfast promoted prolonged fasting which leads to an increase in diastolic and systolic blood pressure, blood concentrations of insulin, and triglycerides—all textbook risk factors for major heart trouble. On the other hand, women who skip their morning meal have increased risks for type-2 diabetes. According to a study conducted by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, irregular breakfast consumption was associated with a higher risk ( of T2D) in women, which was partially, but not entirely
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mediated by body mass index (BMI). It is difĆcult to know if eating a morning meal actually causes healthier habits, or if people who eat a well-balanced breakfast live a healthy
lifestyle. This we do know: skipping breakfast can throw your body off its game and lead you to make meal choices that are essentially unhealthy.
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GAUDIO– Get Those Dancin’ Shoes On!
Once described as êthe future of music” by Alan Gorrie (Average White Band), critics argue that GAUDIO is êout of touch”. But was there ever a time that was ripe for a hybrid of 70’s jazz rock, 80’s funk, soaring stadium rock with a healthy dose of wink-and-a-nod thrown in? Maybe not. But for the four members It of GAUDIO now is as good a time as any wasn’t that way when they began to restate their commitment. playing, but, êWe’ve been together that long,” Birnstihl said. êWhen we By Andy Roberts Since their inception, GAUDIO has named the band web-searching wasn’t shared the stage with The Average an issue.” Many a musical journey has been White Band, Parliament/Funkadelic, launched by time spent behind the Maceo Parker, Sonja Dada, Ziggy The 9s, he recalled, was chosen counter at Homer’s Music and Gifts. Marley, and Bela Fleck. because it means: êJust kind of to the top, to the limit, to the 9s.” It’s a remarkable way to gain an In addition to Birnstihl on guitar and education in music, and while Jason lead vocals, GAUDIO is Mitch Towne GAUDIO Ćts by describing many Birnstihl did his time at the legendary on keys and vocals, Craig Balderston elements, he commented. Gaudy, music retailer, that’s not where his love on bass and vocals, and drummer Dan meaning ćashy and showy, and the for music got its start. Maca who also adds vocals. audio part refers to sound being the medium in which they work. êI come from a musical family. My You probably recognize those names Grandpa played music,” Birnstihl said. from their many other musical êWhen I came up with it, it just felt êWe were raised on it.” endeavors. right,” Birnstihl said êIt just made sense.” That includes polkas and other You also may recognize them from The traditional musical forms. SufĆce it to 9s, GAUDIO’s previous incarnation. It also made sense to keep the say there are few similarities in the band – some of Omaha’s best music Birnstihl grew up with and what Birnstihl said the name change was players. GAUDIO plays today, but having a solid prompted in part by the digital age and musical foundation is always beneĆcial. the presence of too many Nines or 9s êThey truly are. This is a national out there. level rhythm section,” Birnstihl So, what does GAUDIO sound like? said. êThese guys are true Here are a few thoughts from the band’s craftsmen and true website:
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technicians.” Towne, Balderston and Maca are essential to the sound of GAUDIO. êI ma\ Nnow how to sSin a hooN . . . when I don’t have them, it feels strange,’ he stated. The music of GAUDIO requires people who can play – really play – behind the great showman that Birnstihl has become. The music is not your basic, simple, bar band stuff – not that there’s anything wrong with that. êI would describe it as sophisticated jazz-funk, pop music,” Birnstihl said, acknowledging that, at its core, it’s pop music. êThe jazz and funk elements are pretty apparent. No sad songs,” he stressed. êIf we do have problems, no one really wants to hear about them.” The 9s and now GAUDIO came together with the help of drummer, Andre Schuler. Birnstihl was playing in Smilin’ Jack, a cover band, and Towne and Balderston were with the Jail Breakers who were starting to go their separate ways. Schuler convinced Towne to see Smilin’ Jack. He was interested, according to Birnstihl, but didn’t want to play a cover band.
ê:e started writing right away . . . and we never looked back,” Birnstihl said. That made it easier to get Balderston and Maca. GAUDIO appears to be picking up momentum, and their schedule is Ćlling in for the spring and summer. Birnstihl says the ideal gig for his band is about a 90-minute set for an audience that comes to hear original music with maybe a couple covers. êNobody wants to be an afterthought,” he stressed. êIf I had my choice, it’d be shorter gigs of original material.” The near future includes more live shows and completing a recording project after they were êstiffed” by a producer who left town with the band’s money. The guy appeared to be down on his luck, so they paid him in advance. Drummer Dana Murray is producing, this time, and Birnstihl expects something special. That’s why they got into doing original music, he said. For more on GAUDIO including their upcoming schedule, check out www. GAUDIOband.com
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College Basketball
NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS
By Andy Roberts & Focus Staff CREIGHTON BLUEJAYS
Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-14, 6-8 Big Ten)
Creighton Bluejays (22-7, 9-7 Big East) Some losses are bigger than others. The Bluejays biggest loss took place off the court this past week as the team dropped a pair of games on the court to fall out of the Top 25. That was when a warrant was issued charging injured point guard Maurice Watson Jr. with Ćrst-degree se[ual assault. +e has since turned himself in and the case, as presented, is ugly. His bond is set at $750,000. Meanwhile, the team tries to move on, with a Senior Night game against St. John’s at Focus Omaha goes to print and a Saturday regular season Ćnale at MarTuette. The Big (ast Tournament follows.
In Big Ten play, Nebraska ranks last in defending the 3-point shot. Sunday’s 7357 home loss to Illinois provided no relief from the cellar. The Huskers watched — the operative word — the Illini drain 50 percent of their 3s (13 of 26), including 7 of 9 to open the second half. This from a team ranked 12th out of 14 in Big Ten play at 32.9 percent.
UNO MAVERICKS
Illinois’ post-halftime blizzard of 3s turned a 30-30 tie into a 17-point lead Nebraska could barely dent. NU, which gives up 41.3 percent on 3s, never got within single digits in the Ćnal 13:41. The Huskers last two regular season games are at Minnesota on Thursday and at home against Michigan on Sunday. Hopefully they’ll Ćnd a perimeter defensive scheme that’s been lacking all year or it will be a Wednesday start at the B1G Ten tournament.
Next games: Tuesday in Omaha with St. John’s; Saturday at Marquette.
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Omaha Mavericks (16-13, 9-7 Summit League) The Mavs closed the regular season with an entertaining 96-92 win over North Dakota State. They run, they gun, and now their have the No. 3 seed in the Summit League Tournament that starts Sunday in Sioux Falls. Omaha will not be an easy out. Next game: Sunday against Fort Wayne in the Summit League Tournament at Sioux Falls. Future games depend on the outcome of that contest.
ALLEY V 3375 Oak View Dr. W- All Night 1/2 Price Appetizers Draft Beers $4 Well Cocktails & House Wines BARRETT’S BARLEYCORN 4322 Leavenworth St. M-F 4P-6P $2.25 Domestic Bottles $3.00 Well Drinks CADDYSHACK 2076 N 117th Ave & 7007 S 181st St M-F 2P-6P $1 Off Beer, Wine & Wells TUES- HAPPY HOUR All Day CHARLESTON’S 13851 FNB Pkwy & 7540 Dodge St. M-F 3P-6P 1/2 price apps, $5 Wine and Margs, $1 off all drinks JAZZ, A LOUISIANA KITCHEN 1421 Farnam St $2.99 - $10.99 select appetizers $1.50 domestic drinks; $2 well drinks; $3.75 rum drinks, margaritas JERRY’S BAR 6301 Military Ave 25¢ Off All Drinks JULIO’S 123rd & Center M-F 3P – 6P & FRI & SAT AFTER 9M $1 off all Tap Beer, $3 House Margaritas, $5 Pitchers of Bud Light & Miller Light LEAVENWORTH BAR 4556 Leavenworth St. M-F 12P-7P $2.25 Domestic Draft Beers $2.25 Well Drinks LOOKOUT LOUNGE 320 S 72nd St. EVERY DAY 4-7, MIDNIGHT - 2 AM $2 PBR, $2.50 Domestic Bottles , $3 Wells, $3 Fireball
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Justice of the Peace Claudia Brown. Bail was reduced 10 days later to $150,000 by a district court judge, prompting Brown to acknowledge that she set the ê$4 billion” to call attention to Texas’ lack of bail standards, which especially punishes indigent arrestees with little hope of raising even modest amounts when accused of minor crimes. [Fox News, 2-13-2017]
By Chuck Shepherd
LEAD STORY -- U-S-A! U-S-A! Although discouraging the marriage of children in developing nations has been U.S. foreign policy for years, a data-collecting watchdog group in America disclosed in February that 27 U.S. states have no minimum marriage ages and estimates that an average of almost 25,000 children age 15 and under are permitted to marry every year (êestimates” because some states do not keep records by age). Child marriage is often allowed in the U.S. if parents approve, although no such exemption is made in foreign policy, largely to curb developing nations’ êfamily honor” marriages -- which often wreck girls’ chances for selfactualizing. (However, êfamily honor” is still, in some states, the basis for allowing U.S. child marriages, such as with êshotgun” weddings.) [Unchained At Last via Washington Post, 2-102017] Compelling Explanations Creative: (1) Glenn Schloeffel, vice
president of the Central Bucks school board in a Philadelphia suburb, recommended that science books be viewed skeptically on êclimate change” because teenage êdepression” rates have been increasing. Surely, he said, one factor depressing students is reading all that alarming climatechange data. (2) Seattle’s Real Estate Services rental agency has informed the family of the late Dennis Hanel that it would not return Hanel’s security deposit following his January death because Hanel had not given the lease-required ênotice” giving up his apartment. (He had cancer, but died of a heart attack. Washington state law requires only that the landlord provide an explanation why it is keeping the deposit.) [Philadelphia Magazine, 2-142017] [Crosscut Public Media (Seattle), 2-15-2017]
Wait, What? -- Researchers including Rice University biochemist John Olson revealed in a February journal article that one reason a man avoided anemia even though he had a gene mutation that weakened his hemoglobin was because he has been a tobacco smoker -- that the carbon monoxide from smoke had been therapeutic. His daughter, with the same gene mutation, did develop anemia since she never smoked (although Olson suggested other ways besides smoking to strengthen hemoglobin, such as by massive vitamin C). [Rice University via New York Post, 2-16-2017]
2016] [New Zealand Herald, 2-102017] [Philly.com, 2-7-2017] Recent Alarming Headlines êAmerica’s Top Fortune Cookie Writer Is Quitting Because of Writer’s Block” (Time magazine, 2-3-2017). êVaginal Pain Helps Exonerate Man Accused of Murder” (Miami Herald, 2-8-2017) (emergency medical technicians treating his sister corroborated his alibi). êDresden Protest Against Anti-Islam Pegida Group Banned Over Snowball Fight Fears” (The Independent (London), 1-24-2017) (previously in Dresden, Germany, religious-freedom demonstrators chose êtossing snowballs” as appropriate for ridiculing Pegida). Phallic News From Overseas
(1) Earlier, He Would Have Been Worshipped: In February, doctors at Narayana Health City in Bangalore, India, were successful in a Ćve-hour, 20-specialist surgery normalizing an infant born with the chromosomal abnormality êpolymelia” -- which resulted in four legs and two penises. Doctors praised the parents, from -- Several death-penalty states rural Puladinni village, for recognizing continue to be frustrated by the issue as êmedical” and not as whether their lethal-injection êsuperstition.” (2) In February, police êcocktails” make death so painful as in southern Bangladesh arrested to be unconstitutionally êcruel,” and Runaway Math Arizona’s latest êsolution,” announced a family that used a fake penis to convince neighbors that the family as a Department of Corrections -- (1) John Haskew, who told had the powers of genies (êdjinns”). protocol, is for the condemned investigators that he was êself-taught The villagers had known the family to supply their own (presumably on the banking industry,” evidently had a girl, but overnight the genies less unpleasant) drugs. (There was thought he might succeed making immediate objection, noting that such had êchanged” her into a êboy,” thus bogus wire transfers to himself from a large (unidentiĆed) national bank, in drugs might only be available by black frightening the villagers into making market -- and questioning whether the offerings to the family. [CNN, 2-10the amount of $7 billion. He pleaded guilty in February in Lakeland, Florida. government can legally force someone 2017] [Agence France-Presse via Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2-8-2017 ] to kill himself.) [The Guardian (He said he thought he êdeserved” (London), 2-15-2017] the money.) (2) Katherine Kempson, 8QGLJQLĆHG 'HDWKV 49, deciding to pay êcash” for a $1.2 People With Underdeveloped million home, forged (according to (1) Unhappy Ending: Clifford Jones, Consciences York County, Pennsylvania, deputies) 58, was killed in a one-vehicle crash a êproof of funds” letter from the in Detroit in January, having lost (1) Just before Christmas, Tammy Members 1st credit union. Home control of his car because, according Strickland, 38, was arrested in Polk sales are, of course, highly regulated to Michigan State Police, he was County, Florida, and charged with formalities, and several attempted stealing 100 toys from a Toys for Tots distracted by watching pornography êclosings” were halted when her collection box. (2) In February, thieves on his cellphone. He was also not money kept not showing up. One wearing pants. (2) Leslie Ray Charping, unbolted and stole a PlayStation deputy told a reporter, êI’m guessing 75, of Galveston, Texas, lived êmuch from the children’s cancer ward at that she probably didn’t think it longer than he deserved,” according through.” [WFTV (Orlando), 2-3-2017] Wellington Hospital in New Zealand. to his daughter, in a widely shared (3) Judith Permar, 56, who was found [York Daily Record, 2-3-2017] obituary in February, in a life that dead, stuck in a clothing donation êserved no obvious purpose.” The drop-off box in Mount Carmel, -- The highest bail amount ever death notice referenced his êbad Pennsylvania, in February (a result, ordered in America -- $4 billion for parenting” and êbeing generally police said, of trying to êsteal” items), murder suspect Antonio Willis -- was offensive,” and closed with êLeslie’s had driven to the box in her Hummer. briećy in play in Killeen, Texas, in passing proves that evil does in fact February, set by Bell County’s elected [Bay News 9 (St. Petersburg), 12-20-
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die.” [The Smoking Gun, 1-26-2017] [KTRK-TV (Houston), 2-10-2017] Least Competent Criminals Willie Anthony, 20, and Jamarqua Davis, 16, were arrested in Kannapolis, North Carolina, in February after, police said, they broke into a Rent-aCenter at 2 a.m. and stole a big-screen TV. After loading the set into one car, they drove off in separate vehicles, but in their haste, smashed into each other in the parking lot. Both men subsequently drove the wrong way down South Cannon Boulevard, and both then accidentally crashed separately into other vehicles, allowing police to catch up. [WCNC-TV (Charlotte), 2-8-2017] The Passing Parade (1) Nelson Foyle, 93, is believed to be Britain’s longest-time patron of the same pub (the Dog and Gun in Salisbury, England), and fellow drinkers recently bought him an honorary êlordship” title to mark his 80th year on the establishment’s barstools. (2) An art collective in a Los Angeles storefront re-created (for a two-week run in January) a retro video store that featured only boxed VHS editions of the movie êJerry Maguire” -- about 14,000 copies. [NPR, 2-142017] [LA Weekly, 1-14-2017] A News of the Weird Classic (May 2013) The beauty pageant each April at the Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater, Texas, requires traditional abilities (interview poise, evening-gown fashion, talent), but also some skill and inclination to milk and skin rattlers. High school senior Kyndra Vaught won this year’s (2013) Miss Snake Charmer, wearing jeweled boots one night for her country-western ballad, then Kevlar boots and camoućage chaps the next as she took on dozens of rattlers in the wooden snake pit. Vaught expertly held up one snake, offered its tail-end rattles for a baby to touch, then helped measure, milk and skin the buzzing, slithery serpent. [Los Angeles Times, 4-12-2013]
Monster Jam 2017 Rolls In By Teka Bundy Council Bluffs Monster Jam 2017 Rolls Into Mid-America Center, March 3 - 5 Monster Jam®, the most adrenaline charged motorsports experience for families on the planet, rolls into MidAmerica Center Friday, March 3 for shows through Sunday, March 5. Today’s Monster Jam® trucks use lightweight bodies and tires, putting more strength and weight into the frame without sacriĆcing speed, maneuverability, or safety. Approximately 12 feet tall and about 12 feet wide, they’re custom-designed machines that sit atop 66-inch-tall tires and weigh a minimum of 10,000 pounds. Built for short, high-powered bursts of speed, Monster Jam trucks generate 1,500 to 2,000 horsepower and are capable of speeds of up to 100 miles per hour. Monster Jam trucks can ćy up to 130 feet in distance and up to 35 feet in the air. Monster Jam will feature trucks and drivers contending to be the Council Bluffs champion. Monster Jam is set to perform at MidAmerica Center, Council Bluffs with shows Friday at 7:00 p.m.; Saturday at 1:00 and 7:00 p.m., and Sunday at 1:00 p.m. A Pit Party is scheduled for Saturday, March 4 from 10:30 to noon to give fans the opportunity to get up close and personal to the Monster Jam trucks and drivers. Monster Jam events are affordably priced for the whole family, with seats starting at $15. Opening night Super Value adult tickets are just $15. An Opening Night discount is valid Friday night only.
Tickets are available at the Mid-America Center box ofĆce, www.ticketmaster. com or charge by phone at 800-7453000. Ticket prices will increase $2 on Thanks This Week to Stan Kaplan, Vernon Balbert, and Harry Thompson, day of show. All tickets are subject to and to the News of the Weird Board of handling, facility and/or convenience charges. Editorial Advisors. COPYRIGHT 2017 CHUCK SHEPHERD
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