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DOCUMERICA Photography Project, takes a look at the ’70s using 90 remarkable color photographs taken “From Here to There” Art Exhibit for a federal photography projDarger HQ Thru February 5 ect called Project DOCUMERICA From here to there is a two-person (1971–1977). exhibition of work that seeks to delin- Created by the Environmental eate the boundaries of the invented Protection Agency, Project world and to examine ideas of cultural DOCUMERICA was born out of the memory. Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez decade’s environmental awakening, will be exhibiting her Leaning Chumbes producing striking photographs of sculptures and Leigh Tarentino will be many of that era’s environmental exhibiting paintproblems and achievements. Drawing ings of imaginary its inspiration from the Great Depresgardens from a sion-era Farm Security Administration new series, Estates photography project, DOCUMERICA of the Realm. photographers created a portrait of America in the early and mid-’70s. from here to there is part of a series of About 70 well-known photographers, collaborative and experimental projincluding John Corn, Lyntha Scott Eiects facilitated by Darger HQ. Darger ler, Danny Lyon, Flip Schulke and John HQ connects Nebraska contempoH. White, completed 115 separate rary artists to the world by creating assignments between 1972 and 1977. collaborative working opportunities What emerged was a moving and texbetween local artists and national and tured portrait of America. The photos international artists with related prac- capture the decade’s fashions, trends tices, and develops partnerships that and lifestyles. From smokestacks to beneĆt artists by providing new means leisure suits, these images are a of support thru combined private and fascinating time capsule of ’70s non-proĆt sources. Darger HQ also ed- America. ucates, enriches and exposes the community to some of the most innovative contemporary art being produced today. Visit Darger HQ today
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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 to protect the natural environment was gaining force. Coming to The Durham Museum, Searching for the Seventies: The
Zen Tales: The Art of Jon J Muth Thru April 16 Virginia Beahan February 11 - May 7 Wild Spaces, Open Seasons: Hunting and Fishing in American Art February 12 - May 7 Museum Hours: Tues, Wed, Fri, Saturday, 10a - 4p Thursday, 10a - 8p, Sunday, 10a - 4p Closed Mondays and major holidays* Hours may change for special exhibitions.
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Passion & Obsession: From the Collection KANEKO Thru May 6 Passion & Obsession: From the Collection, will showcase astounding works of scale, process, and beauty culled from local collections including the Karen & Robert Duncan Collection, Steve Wake Collection, Annette & Paul Smith Collection, Polina and Bob Schlott Collection, Betiana & Todd Simon Collection, Kathy & Marc LeBaron Collection, Ree & Jun Kaneko Collection and the KANEKO Collection. “Operation ‘Omaha Ivy’ ” by E. Taylor Shoop Lauritzen Gardens Thru Feb 20 For this exhibit, E. Taylor Shoop has focused his lens on “ivy”, as an architectural element, to create his unique, kaleidoscopic compositions. The duality of “ivy”, a plant which has been viewed as both an invasive weed and a revered religious symbol, generated a strong interest and driving curiosity in the artist.
from more than 450,000 LEGO® pieces, this indoor exhibit features 13 displays with larger-than-life sculptures that represent the web of incredible connections that sustain life on Earth. Don’t miss the “Play and Let it Stay station,” where visitors of all ages can create, take apart, tinker, build and grow together. This blockbuster exhibit is included with admission, $10 for adults, $5 for children 6-12 and free for garden members and children under six. Alicia Scherich: World Peace Lied Art Gallery Thru February 12 The gallery is located at Cass and N. 24th Streets on the Creighton University campus, and is open Monday-Friday from 11am-1pm and 5-6pm, Saturday-Sunday from 1-4pm. Additionally, it is open from 9a-7pm on February 8 as part of a campus-wide festival.
Block Party Thru April 9 This show is the culmination of several Omaha Children’s months of scouting and photographing Museum the city’s collection of çivy’, Ćnding Imagination: examples that encapsulate the aesCelebrating 40 Years thetic, practical, and mythical themes of Play Thru April 15 associated with this plant genre. Omaha Children’s The artist will be available at Lauritzen Museum Gardens on February 12 from 1 to 4 Bri Murphy // Case p.m. to discuss his work. Study Petshop Gallery Nature Connects: Opening Reception Art with Lego® Friday, Feb 3rd, 7pm, Bricks Lauritzen Benson First Friday Gardens Thru May 15 Dissipation: An Sean Kenney’s third Act Of Balance: exhibit at Lauritzen Ian Tredway Gardens features some fantastic NEW And Chase pieces, including a proud peacock, a Mcclaren giant dragonćy, and a not so itsy-bitsy Opening spider, as well as a couple of old Reception is favorites. Compare your wing span Friday, Feb 3rd, to a beautiful monarch butterćy, 7pm, During stand tall with a majestic buck and his Benson First en”deer”ing family, smell a giant pansy, Friday go nose-to-nose with a titanic tortoise and make a splash with a friendly band of birds. Inspired by nature and built
GALLERIES 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/
Oscillating Bodies The Little Gallery & Benson Underground Film Forum February 3-28 Opening Reception Feb. 3 from 6p-9p This collaboration from Torrey Smith and Nadia Shinkunas is an expression of their attempt to engage unique and overlapping components of the left and right brains. One explores shadows, optical illusions and the unpredictable with latex paint on wood panels. The other examines the juxtaposition between the internal and the external thru the collaging of words, paper and various styles of Ćber art. Tuesday thru Friday: 3 to 6p Saturday: 10a to 1p + by appointment
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 ---------------------------------------------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 ---------------------------------------------Petshop Gallery 2725 N 62nd St., Omaha, 68104 ---------------------------------------------The Little Gallery & Underground Film Forum 5901 Maple St., 68104 ---------------------------------------------The Union for Contemporary Art 2417 Burdette St., Omaha, 68111 ---------------------------------------------UNO Art Gallery 6001 Dodge St., Omaha, 68182
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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 --Hir, February 2 – 26 ---------------------------------------------Holland Performing Arts Center 13th & Douglas St., Omaha, NE 68102 --Distant Worlds: music from FINAL
FANTASY, February 3 --OPS All-City Music Festival, Feb 4-5 --Where the Wild Things Live, Feb 7 --The Five Irish Tenors, February 9 --One Woman Sex and the City, Feb 16 --Hot Club of Cowtown, Feb 17 --Sean Jones Quartet, Feb 24 ---------------------------------------------Omaha Community Playhouse 6915 Cass St., Omaha, NE 68132 --Around the World in 80 Days ,Thru February 12 --The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance February 10 - March 12 ---------------------------------------------Orpheum Theater 409 S Sixteenth St., Omaha, NE 68102 --Così fan tutte, February 10-12 --Elvis Lives, February 14 ---------------------------------------------Shelterbelt Theatre 3225 California St, Omaha, NE 68131 --The Motherhood Almanac, Thru February 19 ---------------------------------------------The Rose Theater 2001 Farnam St., Omaha, NE 68102 --Thumbelina, January 14 - February 5 --The True Story of The 3 Little Pigs, January 27 - February 12 ----------------------------------------------
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Alley V 3375 Oak View Dr., Omaha, 68144 ---------------------------------------------Backyard Playworld 14525 Industrial Rd., Omaha 68144 ---------------------------------------------Chuck E. Cheese 225 N. 76th St., Omaha 68114 ---------------------------------------------Co-Co Keys Water Resort 3321 S 72nd St., Omaha, 68124 ---------------------------------------------Dave and Buster 2502 S. 133rd Plz., Omaha, 68144 ---------------------------------------------Defy Gravity 10421 Portal Rd., La Vista, 68128 ---------------------------------------------Family Fun Center XL 10765 M St., Omaha, 68127 ----------------------------------------------
Maplewood Lanes 3030 N. 101st St., Omaha, 68134 ---------------------------------------------Motto McLean Ice Arena 5015 S. 45th St., Omaha, 68117 ---------------------------------------------Moylan Iceplex 12550 W. Maple Rd., Omaha, 68164 ---------------------------------------------Omaha Children’s Museum 500 S. 20th St., Omaha, 68102 ---------------------------------------------Pump It Up 960 S. 72nd St., Omaha, 68114 ---------------------------------------------Skate City Bellevue 1220 S. Fort Crook Rd., Bellevue ---------------------------------------------SkateDaze 3616 S. 132nd St., Omaha 68144 ---------------------------------------------Sky Zone 4215 S. 133rd St., Omaha, 68137 ---------------------------------------------The Amazing Pizza Machine 13955 S Plaza, Omaha, 68137 ---------------------------------------------The MARK 20902 Cumberland Dr., Elkhorn ---------------------------------------------West Lanes Bowl 151 N. 72nd St., Omaha, 68114 ---------------------------------------------The MARK 20902 Cumberland Drive Elkhorn, 68022 Center Hours: Monday-Thursday: 10am-10pm Friday-Saturday: 10am-12am Sunday: 10am-10pm Over 25 Big Screen TV’s, 4 Projectors, 360 Degree TV Viewing, Family Entertainment including XD Dark Ride, Laser Tag, & Arcade, Full Food & Drink Menu
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Alley V 3375 Oak View Dr. Omaha, Ne 68144 Hours of Operation: Sunday - Thursday: 11am - 11pm Friday - Saturday: 11am - 1am Bowling, Games and attractions including Clip N’ Climb, Mini Bowling, Atomic Rush and Laser Tag, Full Food & Drink Menu Happy Hour Monday through Thursday 4pm-7pm Half Priced Appetizers or To Share menu items and Half Priced Draft Beers! Monday Night Madness-4p to close: 3 Great Specials to choose from Only $10.95 each, plus tax Tuesday: UnbelievaBowl 8p to close Thursday: Ladies Night Every Thursday after 9p Appetizer and Drink Specials Friday- Visit Website for updated specials Saturday & Sunday- Funday Package Specials and Pricing are subject to change.
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WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1 THE BRITS OZONE LOUNGE, 6:30P ---------------------------------------------UNO MAVERICKS BAXTER ARENA, 7P ----------------------------------------------AMERICA’S PUB QUIZ NE BREWING CO. PAPILLION, 7P ----------------------------------------------AMERICA’S PUB QUIZ VARSITY CAFE RALSTON, 7P ----------------------------------------------RAY’S PIANO PARTY MR. TOAD, 7P ----------------------------------------------CHRIS SHELTON BLAZIN’ PIANOS, 7P ----------------------------------------------JULIE BAKE-ANDERSON & LEWADE “BIG WADE” MILLINER THE OMAHA LOUNGE, 7:30P ----------------------------------------------AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS OMAHA COMM. PLAYHOUSE, 7:30P ----------------------------------------------SWAMPBOY BLUES BAND ON THE Q ST BAR, 7:30P ----------------------------------------------THE SOUND OF MUSIC ORPHEUM THEATER, 7:30P ----------------------------------------------AMERICA’S PUB QUIZ FARNAM HOUSE BREWING CO., 8P ----------------------------------------------BLACK EYE JAM BLACK EYE DIVE, 8P ----------------------------------------------CHERRY GLAZERR, SLOW HOLLOWS, SLOWDOWN, 8P
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2 DUELING PIANOS OZONE LOUNGE, 6:30P ---------------------------------------------MARK SANFORD VINO MAS, 6:30P ----------------------------------------------STAGED READING OF SCENE 1 OF THE GUARD,JOSLYN MUSEUM, 6:30P
GENDER, IDENTITY & THE HUMAN BODY EXHIBITION BEMIS CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS, 11A ----------------------------------------------MADE WITH LOVE MARKET THE WAITING ROOM, 11A ----------------------------------------------THUMBELINA THE ROSE THEATER, 11A ----------------------------------------------WINE TASTING ----------------------------------------------VINO MAS, 12P MY BODY SINGS ELECTRIC ----------------------------------------------LOOKOUT LOUNGE, 7P THE TRUE STORY OF THE 3 LITTLE ----------------------------------------------PIGS, THE ROSE THEATER, 2P TAMMY PESCATELLI ----------------------------------------------OMAHA FUNNY BONE, 7:30P CREIGHTON BLUEJAYS ----------------------------------------------CENTURYLINK CENTER, 2P AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS ----------------------------------------------OMAHA COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE, NEBRASKA SHAKESPEARE SEASON 7:30P AUD., LIED CENTER FOR THE ARTS, 4P --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AMERICA’S PUB QUIZ 2017 CHINESE NEW YEAR THE SOCIABLE INN, 7:30P CELEBRATION, WESTSIDE HS, 4P --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------THE WAY DOWN WANDERERS THE TRUE STORY OF THE 3 LITTLE SLOWDOWN, 8P PIGS, THE ROSE THEATER, 5P --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SAS FEAT. GUNTER VOELKER, MIXXEDFIT BARLEY STREET TAVERN, 9P BUSHWACKERS SALOON, 5P --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------HGMC PRESENTS THE GET DOWN SWAMPBOY BLUES TRIO THE DOWN UNDER, 9P JAZZ, A LOUISIANA KITCHEM 6P --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHRIS SHELTON LIP SYNC BATTLE OMAHA DUBLINER PUB, 9:30P OMAHA ROCKETS KANTEEN, 7P --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DRAG ROULETTE THE 5TH BATTLE OF THE IMPROV CLUB VIBE, 10P ALL-STARS, FLORENCE CITY HALL, 7P ----------------------------------------------FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3 RICH PATTON VINO MAS, 7P CAMARADERIE PINT NIGHT ----------------------------------------------INFUSION BREWING COMPANY, 3P AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS ----------------------------------------------OMAHA COMM. PLAYHOUSE, 7:30P WINE TASTING ----------------------------------------------VINO MAS, 5P 39TH ANNUAL GROUNDHOG ----------------------------------------------PROM, SOKOL AUDITORIUM, 7:30P FIRST FRIDAY OLD MARKET ----------------------------------------------OLD MARKET, 6P TAMMY PESCATELLI ----------------------------------------------OMAHA FUNNY BONE, 7:30P DISSIPATION: AN ACT OF BALANCE ----------------------------------------------PETSHOP GALLERY, 7P THE MOTHERHOOD ALMANAC ----------------------------------------------SHELTERBELT THEATRE, 8P THE TRUE STORY OF THE 3 LITTLE ----------------------------------------------PIGS, THE ROSE THEATER, 7P ----------------------------------------------SATURDAY FEBRUARY 4 SO LONG SNAKE & HOORAY KAT! BROTHER’S LOUNGE, 8P TAMMY PESCATELLI ----------------------------------------------OMAHA FUNNY BONE, 7:30P THUMBELINA NACE BROTHERS ----------------------------------------------THE ROSE THEATER, 9:30A THE 21ST SALOON, 8P AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------OMAHA COMM. PLAYHOUSE, 7:30P ENVY ----------------------------------------------- BLOCK PARTY OMAHA CHILDRENS MUSEUM, 10A AMERISPORTS BAR, 8:30P ----------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------
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RON CHANDLER, MICHAEL ADAMS & RICKY WILLIAMS THE OMAHA LOUNGE, 7:30P ----------------------------------------------THE MOTHERHOOD ALMANAC SHELTERBELT THEATRE, 8P ----------------------------------------------MIDNIGHT MADNESS 2017 MT. CRESCENT SKI AREA, 8P ----------------------------------------------SWITCHBAK BUSHWACKER’S SALOON, 8P ----------------------------------------------ARSON CITY WITH THE IMPULSIVE, VAUDEVILLE & DEVIL IN THE DETAILS, WAITING ROOM, 8P ----------------------------------------------ENVY AMERISPORTS BAR, 8:30P ----------------------------------------------BFF SHOWCASE: FINO, MITCH GETTMAN, LOWERCASE TRES & BEN JONES, BARLEY STREET, 9P ----------------------------------------------BANJO LOCO THE DOWN UNDER, 9P ----------------------------------------------SIDECAR 69 FIREBARN PAPILION, 9P ----------------------------------------------DADDY MAC & THE FLAK FIREWATER GRILLE, 9P ----------------------------------------------TAXI DRIVER OZONE LOUNGE, 9P ----------------------------------------------LEMON FRESH DAY PARLIAMENT PUB, 9P ----------------------------------------------JOHN WAYNE AND THE PAIN CD RELEASE SHOW, KRIS LAGER BAND SLOWDOWN, 9P ----------------------------------------------REGGIE SHAW DUBLINER PUB, 9:30P ----------------------------------------------KARAOKE O’LEAVER’S PUB, 9:30P ----------------------------------------------HI-FI HANGOVER SAINTS PUB ROANOKE, 9:30P ----------------------------------------------TAMMY PESCATELLI OMAHA FUNNY BONE, 9:45P
THE ED ARCHIBALD TRIO THE OMAHA LOUNGE, 8:30P ----------------------------------------------7TH ANNUAL BURNS NIGHT BARLEY STREET TAVERN, 9P ----------------------------------------------RUKKUS CHROME LOUNGE, 9P ----------------------------------------------STRONGHOLD, HEAVYWEIGHT, AUTUMN PARADOX, RADICAL FUN TIME DR. JACK’S DRINKERY, 9P ----------------------------------------------RED DELICIOUS FIREBARN PAPILION, 9P ----------------------------------------------STORIES OF THE SUN HARNEY STREET TAVERN, 9P ----------------------------------------------THE 402 WHISKEY ROADHOUSE, 9P ----------------------------------------------KAHTYA’S ANNIVERSARY OMAHA MINING CO., 9P ----------------------------------------------CHARM SCHOOL DROPOUTS PARLIAMENT PUB, 9P ----------------------------------------------KEVIN GARRETT WITH ARIZONIA SLOWDOWN, 9P ----------------------------------------------JENS LEHMAN & THE TIME COPS W/ VOX COMBO & JESSICA ERRETT THE DOWN UNDER, 9P ----------------------------------------------SATCHEL GRANDE THE WAITING ROOM, 9P ----------------------------------------------REGGIE SHAW DUBLINER PUB, 9:30P ----------------------------------------------BIG AL BAND, WAGON BLASTERS, DERECK HIGGINS EXPERIENCE O’LEAVER’S PUB, 9:30P ----------------------------------------------TAMMY PESCATELLI OMAHA FUNNY BONE, 9:30P ----------------------------------------------KETHRO FEAT. BLACK JONNY QUEST, BLACKSTONE MEATBALL, 10P ----------------------------------------------BIG AL BAND WITH WAGON BLASTERS AND DERECK HIGGINS EXPERIENCE, O’LEAVER’S PUB, 10P
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CHILLER CHALLENGE DODGE PARK, 11A ----------------------------------------------1ST ANNUAL SUPER BOWL CHILI COOK OFF THERAPY BAR & GRILL, 1P ----------------------------------------------THUMBELINA THE ROSE THEATER, 11A ----------------------------------------------FROM HERE TO THERE ART EXHIBIT DARGER HQ, 12P ----------------------------------------------AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS OMAHA COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE, 2P ----------------------------------------------SUPER SUNDAY FOOTBALL PARTY ALLEY V, 5P ----------------------------------------------SUPER BOWL SUNDAY CHILI COOK OFF DR. JACK’S DRINKERY, 5P ----------------------------------------------SUPER BOWL PARTY O’CONNOR’S IRISH PUB, 5P ----------------------------------------------SUPER BOWL PARTY REVERB LOUNGE, 5P ----------------------------------------------SUPER BOWL CHILI COOK OFF AUSSIE’S PUB, 5P ----------------------------------------------SUPER “BOURBON” BOWL 1 HAVANA GARAGE, 5P ----------------------------------------------SUPER BOWL BUFFET CUNNINGHAM’S PUB & GRILL, 5:15P ----------------------------------------------7TH ANNUAL “SOUP”ER BOWL TAVERN ON Q, 5:30P ----------------------------------------------SUPER BOWL/SOUPER CHILI POTLUCK THE SYDNEY, 5P ----------------------------------------------INDIGENOUS WITH HECTOR ANCHONDO BAND THE WAITING ROOM LOUNGE, 7P ----------------------------------------------LEMURIA WITH CAYETANA, MIKEY ERG SLOWDOWN, 8P ---------------------------------------------CALIFORNIA COUSINS, PANDO POTENTIAL METER, SGT. LEISURE MILK RUN, 9P
SCIENCE CAFE & PUB QUIZ SLOWDOWN, 7P ---------------------------------------------BLUE MONDAY BLUES JAM THE DOWN UNDER, 8P ---------------------------------------------MOONRAKER, GONGFERMOUR, THE FAT TIMMY’S, EPONYMOUS DR. JACK’S DRINKERY, 8P ----------------------------------------------NMM: FROM THE ARC, VIRGIN MARY PISTOL GRIP, THE SUPERBYTES, WAITING ROOM, 8P
----------------------------------------------WHERE THE WILD THINGS LIVE WITH PHOTOGRAPHER VINCENT J. MUSI, HOLLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, 7:30P ----------------------------------------------AMERICA’S PUB QUIZ MALONEY’S IRISH PUB, 8P ----------------------------------------------VARIETY SHOW BARLEY STREET TAVERN, 8P ----------------------------------------------AN EVENING WITH DAWES THE WAITING ROOM, 9P
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 7 PRIL’S JAM THE 21ST SALOON, 6P ----------------------------------------------HED PE WITH MOTOGRATER LOOKOUT LOUNGE, 6P ----------------------------------------------OMAHA SCICAFE: WHAT HAPPENS IN YOUR BRAIN WHEN YOU ARE IN LOVE SLOWDOWN, 7P
SWEATHEART SHUFFLE 5K MONDAY FEBRUARY 6 MILLER’S LANDING, 8A ----------------------------------------------GOOCH AND HIS LAS VEGAS BIG THUMBELINA BAND, OZONE LOUNGE, 6:30P THE ROSE THEATER, 9A ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------
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Formal-Red, White, Black, and Blue, 7:30pm at The Sokol Auditorium.
have been mesmerizing fans for nearly a decade, with their signature John Wayne and The Pain cosmic-blend of electronic beats, fused with upbeat roots-reggae music and a psychedelic funk.
TWENTY ØNE PILØTS EMØTIØNAL RØADSHØW CENTURYLINK CENTER WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Twenty One Pilots currently consists of lead vocalist and keyboardist Tyler Joseph and drummer Josh Dun. The duo rose to fame in the mid 2010s, after several years of touring and independent releases. Concert starts at 7pm Tickets: $39-$49 online at www. ticketmaster.com
EXCISION THE PARADOX TOUR SOKOL AUDITORIUM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2 Excision DJ shows are like no other—a virtual apocalypse of twisting and morphing sounds turn massive crowds into a frenzy. The tour will also feature sets from dubstep artists Cookie Monsta, Barely Alive and Ton Timer. Doors: 7p | Show: 8p | All Ages Tickets: $33.50 Advance/$36 DOS JOHN WAYNE AND THE PAIN CD RELEASE WITH AZP SLOWDOWN FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3 Electronic reggae-dub jam band innovators, Jon Wayne and The Pain
The Twin Cities based ensemble burst onto the scene in 2007, following their debut self-titled album. Since then, they have been building a dedicated Midwest loyal-fan following through extensive touring, inćuential songwriting and multi-dimensional jamming. Over the past few years, the band has gained steadfast momentum with invitations to perform on some of the nations most renowned music and art festivals, as Electric Forest, Summer Camp, Cali Roots and Wakarusa to name a few. Their transcendent live performances, loyal fan-following, cosmic reggae jam-band sound and ćuid chemistry are what ensures the innovative band of John Wayne and The Pain, a mainstay position in the ever-evolving music scene.
SATCHEL GRANDE THE WAITING ROOM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Though they’re from Omaha, Nebraska, Satchel Grande sounds like they’ve lived the majority of their lives on Mars, or The Mighty Boosh’s Old Gregg’s lair. Yes, Satchel Grande has an electronic sound that’s more Breakbot than Daft Punk. They could be the perfect gateway band for those listeners looking to traverse the realm of ’70 disco-inspired dance music to taste generously reined-in funk. Consider them the toe you dip hesitantly into the hot tub of dance-funk. Beginning as a one-man show and developing over the years into a full-ćedged, ten-person funk/soul/pop band, these groove aĆcionados can now call themselves a musician collective. The combination of guitars, sax, and some frisky keys, allows the music to play with a gleeful ebb and ćow that echoes the mood of a damn good George Clinton/Chromeo remix.
Beyoncé, Sam Smith, and Katy Perry among his most ardent supporters, Kevin Garrett has shared stages with X Ambassadors, James Vincent McMorrow, Oh Wonder, Emily King, and Alessia Cara, performed at festivals such as Bonnaroo, Electric Forest, Sasquatch, Montreal Jazz and Way Home and has repeatedly charted on Spotify’s Viral 50 list. In 2016, Kevin co-wrote and co-produced the critically acclaimed song “Pray You Catch Me” from Beyoncé’s sixth studio album, Lemonade. And he’s only just begun... More information online at http://www.theslowdown.com/
ARIANA GRANDE CENTURYLINK CENTER TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 The international pop sensation brings her signature cat and bunny ears to Omaha as part of her “Dangerous Woman Tour” Tuesday, February 7th, 7:30pm at The Centurylink Center. Tickets: $28-$198
More information online at http:// Easily danceable and singable, Satchel www.centurylinkcenteromaha.com/ Grande are straight-up the most fun(k) you’ll have shakin’ your tail feathers to. Tickets: $8 Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm
Tickets: $10- $15 Doors: 8pm / Show: 9pm
KEVIN GARRETT SLOWDOWN SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Known for poignant out-of-love songs that combine a reverence for classic soul with modern electronics 39TH GROUNDHOG PROM and traditional instrumentation, the SOKOL AUDITORIUM Brooklyn-based, Pittsburgh- born SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4 singer-songwriter released his debut 39th Annual Groundhog Prom 2017 EP Mellow Drama to wide praise. Counter-Inaugural Costume Ball Tacky Counting heavyweights such as
AN EVENING WITH DAWES THE WAITING ROOM TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Dawes is an American folk-rock band from Los Angeles and is composed of brothers Taylor (guitars and vocals) and GrifĆn Goldsmith (drums), along with Wylie Gelber (bass) and Lee Pardini (keyboards). Tickets: Advanced $23 More information online at http:// waitingroomlounge.com/
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Shoe Care By Cass Butler Leather shoes are an investment (no matter what you have to pay for them). Wouldn’t it be great if we could keep them looking fresh-off-the-shelf shiny and crisp? While not entirely possible there are deĆnitely some major keys to extend the life of your leather shoes and help you maintain their appearance. If you have made a signiĆcant investment in shoes that you absolutely love, be prepared to get a good return on your cost-per-wear. The following tips provided have been amassed through research based on expert care. All are designed to add years to the life of your shoes. They are low-cost investments to ensure you will be able to look as fresh as you desire with shoes that complement your style. Add toe taps Hands down, the professionals advise taking your new heels (if they are pointed at the toe) to a shoe repair specialist to have toe taps added before the heels are worn. In my opinion, skip the metal kind. I feel they are far too noisy. That aside, consider how much we walk and the way in which our toes hit the pavement, ground etc. The toe or tips of our shoes have the ability to wear easily. The toe tap will help ensure the tips of the sole
do not prematurely wear or obtain damage. Protect and pre-treat your shoes Whether your new investment is made of leather or suede, it is so important to immediately have them professionally treated, or treat them yourself with weather-proof repellent. The repellent should be one that uses nanotechnology that provides an invisible shield of individual Ćbers to become water and dirt proof. This all occurs without interfering with the shoes’ ability to breathe.
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Keep in mind, even though your shoes are treated or protected, if they get wet they need to be dried immediately away from direct heat. The repellent does not last indeĆnitely you will need to treat your shoes every few weeks. If you stain the shoes, spot clean them as soon as you can with a soft cloth or brush. Clean the shoes with cleaner formulated speciĆcally for leather or suede. Replace heel caps When we love our shoes we wear our shoes Inevitably the heel caps will wear rather quickly as a result. It is important to be proactive about having the heel caps replaced on
shoes before the nail head becomes exposed. If it comes to the point the nail head is getting exposed, you run the risk of damaging the shoe past the point the heel cap can be replaced (by some professionals). The deeper the nail is driven into the heel of the shoe the harder it is to remove. I have personally experienced this, resulting in the loss of some of my most beloved summer heels. Properly store your shoes If space prohibits you from holding on to your shoe boxes (face it, that is the case for many of us), most shoes come with shoe bags now. In order to prevent your shoes from becoming scratched, getting dusty or becoming misshapen and cracked it is
important shoes are properly stored. An investment in cedar shoe trees is highly recommended by shoe experts and repair professionals. One pair is all that is required. The cedar shoe tree helps our shoes absorb moisture and maintain their shape. After wearing our shoes we should insert the trees for 24 hours and allow them to properly dry (from any mild perspiration) and hold their shape. :hich leads me to the Ćnal recommendation and major key. Rotate your shoes We all have our favorite pair or two of heels/shoes. However, without fail, every expert recommends we do not repeat the same pair of shoes every day. We have to give the shoes time to breathe and we have to let them dry properly. Whether we like it or not, shoes retain a bit of moisture. Our goal is to preserve them and rotating them is one important way to achieve that goal. For more style info or advice, keep up with me on Instagram @luxestyles or follow my blog at www.luxestyles.com.
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Legal Immigration: Seeking Citizenship By Andy Roberts Bassel El-Kasaby knows what it’s like to be an immigrant. The Egyptianborn University of Iowa Law School graduate has a law Ćrm, Kasaby Nicholls, that sits in the shadows of Omaha City Hall. He sees things these days he never imagined.
activity involving humans.
many levels.
Yes, there are wonderful people, and there are bad apples. There are lots of success stories and some horror stories as well.
One potential problem for local jurisdictions is that ICE pays for incarcerating people in local jails, which makes holding them an attractive Ćnancial proposition. Douglas County Department of Corrections Director, Dr. Mark Foxall, said the federal government reimburses DCDC $84 a day per ICE detainee. That’s less than the cost of a general population inmate, but only slightly.
Next week we will look at illegal immigration, focusing on those who are not making an effort to become citizens.
This week the focus is on those who, “It is crazy,” El-Kasaby said. “It’s been regardless of how they arrived, are very aggressive since Day One.” working to become U.S. citizens and already, in most cases, are contributing According to the Annual Board of Immigration and Customs Corrections report dated January to society. Enforcement (ICE) began rounding up 10, 2017, the Douglas County and detaining people in December, just Attorney Guy Weinstein, who works Correctional Center received weeks after Donald Trump was elected in El-Kasaby’s Ćrm, said he found $266,974 monthly from ICE even president. though the people held for that agency the intensiĆed enforcement efforts were the smallest percentage of surprising, because, in most cases, The weekend brought new levels inmates. Immigration ofĆcials know where of urgency to the immigration and people are. refugee debate. Demonstrations even Fewer than 5 percent of his popped up in Omaha as people were There used to be priorities, El-Kasaby immigration clients have criminal stranded in airports following an issues, El-Kasaby said. said, but now: “The single mother executive order by the president. of six kids has the same priority (for “The majority of our clients are great Immigration) as the felon.” The discussion is only beginning, people,” Weinstein said. “They pay and Focus will continue to cover the bills.” This has the potential to be immigration issue. We promised problematic to make an attempt to cover this on explosive issue in a balanced manner. It is understood that immigration is not a perfect system, and there are some problems as there would be in any
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The community could be a lot better off, he feels, if people had more conĆdence in our nation’s laws. They are conĆdent resources for removing people will be increased. There is a new trend among immigration opponents to use social media in an attempt to lure people out so they can be detained. “More likely they are trying to get them scared,” El-Kasaby said. Weinstein and El-Kasaby said the status of “DREAMers” may soon be addressed by executive act. The DREAM Act - which is an acronym for Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors - was introduced in 2001 as a bipartisan proposal. It would provide a multi-phase process for undocumented immigrants in the United States. Under the act, which has been reintroduced several times, it would Ćrst grant conditional residency and upon meeting further TualiĆcations, permanent residency to those individuals to whom it applied. As a result, the Obama administration initiated a policy known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) which allows young people who entered the country before they
were 16 to apply every two years for deferred action from deportation and a work permit. More on DACA follows below. “My No. 1 fear is for a kid to come home from school and the parent’s not there,” Weinstein said. “Where is that kid going to go? “That keeps me up at night.” The resources to assist young people in tough situations already there are limited. Weinstein is also worried about arbitrary detentions made regarding people who have a legal status but may be pulled over for minor offenses. That might include the person with a work permit who has a driver’s license but has been stopped due to a missing tail light. Maybe they have an expired permit, but now they go to jail over something that previously wasn’t a big deal. “Is that going to be grounds to put you in jail and detain you until you’re deported?” he asked. The concern is that at this point, no one knows. Weinstein assumes states will be pressed to follow guidelines from the federal government, and what those will be are unknown. Fear and Uncertainty rule the day. In the past, changes in administrations have brought a new approach to immigration policy, he pointed out. Following the 2008 election there were large numbers of detainees, Weinstein said, but it didn’t work well and didn’t last.
but those who aren’t citizens don’t have all the same rights as U.S. citizens. For example, they have the right to an attorney – but an attorney won’t be provided if they can’t afford one. The Ćrm’s clients are many and varied. Most recent clients are from Central America, Weinstein said. Many are ćeeing violence, but their reasons for coming to America are many. Then there is a Palestinian client who has been trying to get his Ćanc« to the U.S. that for now will be delayed under the new administration. Change is a constant for immigration attorneys. “You’re working in a system that is constantly changing,” Weinstein said. “What we see now isn’t going to be what we see in two years.” He has heard from American students who have studied abroad that the perception of the United States is going to change a lot. “People are scared.” Others, already here are hopeful like 26-year-old Fatima FloresLagunas. You can call her a DREAMer – she is living under DACA. Flores-Lagunas, 26, came to Omaha from Mexico as a six-year-old.
won’t get deported, but she can’t apply for student loans or get other beneĆts. She completed her high school Every two years she has to renew her education and is about half-way He feels President Trump is under through and working on her bachelor’s status pressure to follow through on some of his campaign promises. Weinstein’s degree. Her plans are to Ćnish the “It’s a limbo . . . it’s not working toward undergraduate work and go to law hope it that the president’s business anything. ” sense will lead to changes once he sees school. what can and can’t be done in any sort Flores-Lagunas plans to stay in Omaha. She, like many others, doesn’t know of practical manner. what will happen. If the program is kept she can apply to stay for two The .asaby-Nicholls Ćrm does most of “We haven’t lived anywhere else. I more years. deĆnitely see a sense of commitment its work helping people complete the to Omaha and helping it grow,” she process of becoming legal residents or citizens. Many of those clients, who said. While loving to travel, “My home Thankful as she is – about being able to drive, get and education and base is deĆnitely in Omaha.” are already doing the right thing, are contribute to the community – she worried. hopes something more permanent But, with DACA there is no pass to becomes policy. permanent legalization. She knows There are some inherent rights that if she is stopped for some reason she don’t change with administrations,
“DACA is only a deferment of deportation,” Flores-Lagunas said. She hopes to see labels, such as illegal immigrant, taken off people. “I don’t know any home other than Omaha, Nebraska,” she emphasized. “We’re the same people . . . We love our families, we have goals we want to accomplish. We want to give back to the country we love.” To sum things up, she stated simply: “We’re all human beings in the end.”
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Seven Tips to Prevent Tax ID Fraud
(NBA) is offering the following tips:
• File early. File your tax return as soon as you’re able giving criminals less time to use your information to Ćle a false return. • File on a protected Wi-Fi network. If you’re using an online service to Ćle your NBA Raises Awareness return, be sure you’re connected to a password-protected personal network. for Tax Identity Theft Avoid using public networks like a Awareness Week Wi-Fi hotspot at a coffee shop. • Use a secure mailbox. If you’re Ćling by mail, drop your tax return at the post By Richard J. Baier, ofĆce or an ofĆcial postal box instead of your mailbox at home. Some criminals President & CEO, look for completed tax return forms Nebraska Bankers in home mailboxes during tax season. • Find a tax preparer you trust. If Association you’re planning to hire someone to do your taxes, get recommendations and LINCOLN, NE – January 30, 2017 – research a tax preparer thoroughly In recognition of Tax Identity Theft before handing over all of your Ćnancial Awareness Week, Jan. 30-Feb. 3, information. the Nebraska Bankers Association is • Shred what you don’t need. Once urging all Nebraskans to take extra you’ve completed your tax return, shred precaution when Ćling their tax the sensitive documents you no longer return to prevent their exposure to tax need and safely Ćle away the ones you fraud. do. • Beware of phishing scams by email, Fraudsters are using very clever text, or phone. Scammers may try tactics to get a hold of your personal to solicit sensitive information by information and submit false tax impersonating the IRS. Know that the claims. Consumers must be suspicious of any communication from the IRS 3/4 IRS will not contact you by email, text, or social media. If the IRS needs through email, text, or social media 3/4 that requests personal information, they will contact you by information, and should keep a watchful mail Ćrst. • Keep an eye out for missing mail. eye out for missing Fraudsters look for W-2s, tax refunds, W-2s and mail containing sensitive or other mail containing your Ćnancial Ćnancial information. information. If you don’t receive your W-2s, and your employer indicates Tax identity fraud takes place when a they’ve been mailed, or it looks like it has criminal Ćles a false tax return using a been previously opened upon delivery, stolen Social Security number in order to fraudulently claim the refund. Identity contact the IRS immediately. thieves generally Ćle false claims early in the year victims are unaware until they If you believe you’re a victim of tax identity theft or if the IRS denies your Ćle a return and learn one has already tax return because one has been Ćled in their name. previously been Ćled under your name, alert the IRS Identity Protection To help Nebraskans prevent tax ID fraud, the Nebraska Bankers Association Specialized Unit at 1-800-9084490.
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In addition, you should: • Respond immediately to any IRS notice and complete IRS Form 14039, Identity Theft AfĆdavit. • Contact your bank immediately, and close any accounts opened without your permission or that have been tampered with. • Contact the three major credit bureaus to place a fraud alert on your credit records: o Equifax, www.Equifax.com, 800-5256285 o Experian, www.Experian.com, 888397-3742 o TransUnion, www.TransUnion.com, 800-680-7289 • Continue to pay your taxes and Ćle your tax return, even if you must do so by paper.
More information about tax identity theft is available from the Federal Trade Commission at ftc.gov/taxidtheft and the IRS at irs.gov/identitytheft. The Nebraska Bankers Association (www.nebankers.org), founded in 1890, is the voice of Nebraska’s $75 billion banking industry, which is composed of small, regional, and large banks that together employ nearly 15,000 people, safeguard more than $57 billion in deposits, and extend nearly $56 billion in loans, all within the state of Nebraska. For more information, contact: Joni Sundquist, Senior Vice President Nebraska Bankers Association 402-474-1555 or joni.sundquist@ nebankers.org
Signing Up for Obamacare By Focus Staff Open enrollment for Obamacare ended Tuesday. Some may ask, does it matter? Well sign-ups were running ahead of last year, signaling both its popularity and possibly people trying to get in before its potential demise. It also helped that before Obama left ofĆce a major ad campaign was run encouraging enrollment through online outreach
such as the hashtag #coveragematters, #GetCovered, TV ads, and in-person enrollment campaigns. At any rate, more than 11.5 million people signed up for coverage through healthcare.gov, and the 11 state-based and Washington D.C. exchanges as of December 24. That’s an increase of 286,000 over the same period last year. While The Donald says the program is on the verge of a major collapse and that he’s going to make every effort to repeal it, don’t worry because insurers have signed contracts to provide coverage through this year.
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Herbe Sainte By Focus Staff
cream cheese, Worcestershire Sauce, clams and artichokes. Again, made just right. Muffuletta- Genoa, Mortadella, Tasso Ham, Provolone, Lettuce, Fresh Mozzarella, Olive Tapenade. The perfect traditional sandwich for the lover of New Orleans-style fare. I would have liked it even more with some fresh green olives sprinkled on top, but this is still quite the tasty treat. Roast Beef Po’ Boy-
While one might get the feeling that this quaint little spot in Aksarben Village is just for cocktails, don’t forget to try the New Orleans-style cuisine. Focus staff stopped by on Sunday to check out the latest of the now Samuelson family and Executive Chef Jeff Owen’s unique twist on traditional fare.
Daily Selection of Deviled Eggs A generous portion of crawĆsh and shrimp top these devilish little fellas. Very tasty, and the best part is that they’re blended perfectly and not too tangy Clam and Artichoke Dip As dips come, this is a very good one. Tasty clam that wasn’t too chewy (very important). This has just the right mix of
Well, they don’t have a fryer but you have to have a Po’ Boy, right? Don’t worry, you won’t be disappointed. Hats off to the staff for Ćnding a unique way to make a Po’ Boy sandwich. This is a good one and you want to make sure to give it a shot
There are several other items on the menu but we were too stuffed to try any. Make sure the next time you want to go out for a cocktail and a Southern bite to eat, you stop over to Herbe Sainte êLaissez les bon temps roulezë or for those of us not in New Orleans, êLet the good times roll ë
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Flu & More By Focus Staff Welcome to the ću season It wasn’t unexpected, but like many uninvited guests, it shows up when it wants to and overstays its welcome. You also are extremely happy when it leaves. So what is new about the ću this year? Well, as usual there are a few different strains in circulation which is why you need a new shot every year. Most of the time those shots work pretty well. Federal, state and local ofĆcials all have said ću activity is picking up and in many areas it is widespread. Outbreaks have occurred in Omaha and across the state.
So, what are you to do? Well, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) there are some basic concepts to help you avoid the ću, or at least reduce the likelihood of serious complications. •Everyone six months of age and old is encouraged to get a ću shot. •Stay home if you are sick, and don’t return to school or work for 24 hours after your fever is gone. •Cover your mouth and nose with a with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, then throw that tissue away.
•Wash your hands often with soap and professional. water. If those are not available, use an Be well, and please do what you can alcohol-based hand sanitizer. do to keep from getting sick. At the very least, it may make your illness less •Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and severe. mouth. That is how people spread germs and get sick. And, 1O It’s never too late to get a •Clean and disinfect surfaces that may ću shot. be contaminated with the ću. Winter brings many other miserable diseases, but these simple steps will help protect you from many of them. They are not perfect or foolproof, but they have been proven to help. Remember the young and elderly are more likely to have serious problems if they get sick. Keep an eye on them and do not be afraid to call your healthcare
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some songs featuring a 12-string guitar and has a focus throughout on strong melodies and good guitar riffs. “I think the idea with that record is to have a lot of songs that are fun to play.”
Matt Whipkey “Fred, You’re Dead” and a Lot More By Andy Roberts Two decades into a music career that continues to grow, Matt Whipkey is not afraid to make a few waves. His new release, “Fred, You’re Dead,” premiered last month and was inspired by the Trump inauguration. A release from his publicist said it: “captures the often lonely and cold Midwestern streets as a comparison to what many Americans are feeling.” “A little anti-Trump song,” Whipkey emphasized. “I’m not on board in the least.” You can buy the song, with proceeds donated to the ACLU, if you go to Whipkey’s Bandcamp page. An Omaha native who attended Gross High School and UNO, Whipkey’s lost track of how many albums/CDs he’s released. His website features nine, with two more in the works. Whipkey’s Ćrst CD came out in 2000 and he hasn’t stopped playing his Americana-tinged rock ‘n’ roll since. “Been performing for 20 years,” he stated. While he has a journalism degree, pursuing a career in music was an easy choice for him. “Loved it since I was a kid,” he said. “I like poetry and just kind of writing in general.”
Whipkey has been able to promote his talents outside the Omaha area during the past year or so by virtue of some opening slots for Dwight Yoakam, the legendary singer-songwriter and actor Nirvana was the Ćrst band that made making music seem possible, he recalled. Starting out, Whipkey tried to play guitar left handed like Kurt Cobain, but quickly found it easier to Ćnd instruments that worked for him after he went back to playing in his natural right-handed approach.
performers. “The act of performing live is inherently ballsy,” he stated. Whipkey and his band will return to the stage on February 24th and 25th at the soon-to-open Growler USA in northwest Omaha. It looks to be the start of a big year for the local rocker. On his agenda is completion of the two albums, for which he is
“It was an exercise in pain,” he recalls of his Ćrst attempts at guitar. It got easier when someone set the strings a little lower. Whipkey began to play by learning Nirvana and R.E.M. songs, but soon started putting his own tunes together. “Singing horribly,” he recalled of what he now terms his “eighth-grade songs.” His craft has grown, but “Satisfaction” is hard to Ćnd. “It’s a life-long journey chasing that perfect song,” Whipkey said. “I don’t know if it’s natural.” Whipkey is in the process of creating some new music to offer his followers. “There are deĆnitely two full records written,” he said. “Half of them recorded.” He is “taking advantage of the absolute lack of acoustics” in an old Dundee house for an acoustic album that focuses on stories inspired by his side job driving for Uber and Lyft. “Driver” is the tentative title of that one, and it is lyrically driven. The other collection rocks more and is: “A slick studio job.” The working title of that album (likely to appear on vinyl) is “Best New Music.” It includes
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who can be considered a pioneer of modern country sound. “We’ve done about 25 shows with him all over the country,” Whipkey said. “I consider him a friend at this point.”
Photo by Nick Atwell using PledgeMusic, an online direct- to-fans platform that helps fund creative projects and is similar to Kickstarter. It’s a new way to connect to fans, he said, after attempts to work with record companies left a bad taste in his mouth.
When playing with Yoakam, Whipkey focuses on what he called the “twangier” Two decades in, Whipkey said, “Fame part of his repertoire. and fortune and everything awesome you can imagine,” are anticipated in the Despite a vibrant local music scene, coming year. Whipkey wants to encourage more people to attend concerts. While After saying that with a laugh, he agreeing that there are more shows, it admitted, this is a future he views with seems to him that attendance is down compared to past years and more people some apprehension. need to make an effort to get to the But not when it comes to his music. clubs and support live music. “We’ve settled into complacency,” he said. “People seem pretty content to binge-watch their lives away . . . It’s a selĆsh society.” Whipkey spoke of a “plague of narcissism” that has swept the country, which he added, is not unknown to
For more information including future performance dates, go to: http:// mattwhipkey.com/
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College Basketball
NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS
By Andy Roberts & Focus Staff CREIGHTON BLUEJAYS
Creighton Bluejays (19-3, 6-3 Big East)
Youth was served this past Sunday. The Nebraska Cornhuskers stopped a Ćve-game skid with an 83-80 win over No. 20 Purdue in Lincoln. Sophomore Jack McVeigh scored 21 and freshman Jeriah Horne added 15 off the bench (he didn’t play in Wednesday’s loss at Northwestern) to pull the upset. Also making a mark was freshman center Jordy Tsihmanga who was in the starting lineup for the Ćrst time in his NU career.
For long-suffering Nebraska fans this team must be torture. Great wins Life without Maurice Watson just and win streaks followed by bafćing became a little more palatable Saturday losses. It’s no shame to lose this year to afternoon, as Creighton beat DePaul Northwestern, but a couple one-point 83-66 in the annual Pink Out game, losses and other games where they fell ending a two-game losing streak. The short may keep them out of The Big Jays were not themselves in a 71-51 loss Dance. at Georgetown. It was ugly, to be honest. CU had scored that many points in a It’s not too late to go on a run, and the half on several occasions this season– Big Ten is not in a peak year, so keep an including the second half of the previous eye on this team. Legendary Marquette weekend’s loss to Marquette. coach Al Maguire was fond of saying many things, but the one that applies Just how long this midseason retooling here is: “The best thing about freshmen will take remains to be seen. DePaul is they become sophomores.” is the Big East’s last place team, but often has been competitive in this Tim Miles may just be on track, and powerful league. The Jays have talent with Michigan State coming to town and an outstanding coaching staff. The on Thursday, a team against which he narrative has changed, but this remains has had much success, February could a good story and a quality team. prove to be an interesting month. That is especially true if sophomore forward Ed Next games: Tuesday at Butler; Morrow returns from his foot injury. Saturday home with Xavier. Next games: Michigan State in Lincoln -------------------------------------------------on Thursday; At Iowa on Super Bowl Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-11, 4-5 Big Sunday. Ten)
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UNO MAVERICKS
scored 33 points. (Does anyone wonder what some in-state coaches were thinking when they let the Kimball, Nebraska, native get away?) Marcus Tyus had a team-high 20 and Tre’Shawn Thurman had 19 to top the 1,000-point mark for his career. You get the feeling something special is in the works at Baxter Arena, and we need to get in on it early.
Omaha Mavericks (11-11, 4-5 Summit League)
Next games: South Dakota at home on Wednesday At Western Illinois on Saturday.
Derrin Hansen’s team drew a seasonhigh crowd of more than 3,000 to Baxter Arena on Saturday, but fell 88-84 to South Dakota State. The Jackrabbits were lead by the league’s preseason player of the year, Mike Daum, who
Footnote: On Saturday, Jan. 28, more than 20,000 people attended college basketball games in Omaha. Not bad – not bad at all.
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(and on her table in the photo were “alcoholic beverages” she denied ever ordering). In January, Caldwell said the misuse of her image is Chipotle’s fault for ignoring her non-”release,” and thus that she is entitled to all of the proĆts Chipotle earned between 2006 and 2015: $2.237 billion. [KMGH (Denver), 1-5-2017@
-- A “disturbingly large” (according to one report) number of smartphone apps are available devoted to calculating how much the user has “earned” per day and per year during restroom breaks answering nature’s calls while at work. Australia’s News Limited’s rough calculation estimated $1,227 for someone making $55,000 a year, but results might vary since Precocious there are so many apps: Poop Salary, In December, Ashlynd Howell, age 6, and taking more than $300 in Verizon By Chuck Shepherd of Little Rock, Arkansas, deftly mashed ToiletPay, Log-Log, Paid 2 Poo, Pricy services. He bases his case on the her sleeping mother’s thumbprint onto Poop, Poop Break and perhaps others. Verizon sales representative’s having [News.com.au via New York Post, 12her phone to unlock the Amazon app spent “an hour and a half” with him 9-2016@ -- surely enough time, he says, to have and order $250 worth of Pokemon Ćgured out that he was not the James toys. Mom later noticed 13 email People Different From Us conĆrmations and asked Ashlynd if Kelly he was pretending to be. He “Every major event in my life has something was amiss. According to the seeks $72 million. [WFTV (Orlando), been about insects,” Aaron Rodriques, Wall Street Journal report, Ashlynd 1-2-2016@ 26, told The New York Times in said, “No, Mommy, I was shopping.” December, home in New York City [Wall Street Journal, 12-23-2016@ -- In Hong Kong in December, Mr. during a winter break from his doctoral Lam Chung-kan, 37, pleaded guilty research at Purdue University on Leading Economic Indicators to stealing a bottle of a co-worker’s the “sweet tergal secretions” of -- The British think tank High Pay breast milk at work and drinking it -German cockroaches, and on his Centre reported in January that but only to help with “stress” in his job way to buy a supply of crickets and as a computer technician. Undermining the average CEO among the U.K.’s hornworms. (“Hornworms,” he said, top 100 companies (in the Financial the health-improvement explanation have an “amazing defense” where they Times Stock Exchange index) earns was a photo Lam sent the woman, “eat tobacco for the nicotine, which the equivalent of around $1,600 an showing himself in an aroused state. they exhale as a gas to scare away hour -- meaning that a 12-hour-a-day [South China Morning Post, 12-21predators.”) “When I’m feeling stressed boss will earn, by mid-day Jan. 4, as 2016@ out,” Rodriques said, he might take much money as the typical worker one out to “calm me down.” He met his at his Ćrm will earn the entire year. Ironies Ćrst girlfriend when she was attracted (Around the same time, the antiLondon’s The Guardian reported poverty organization Oxfam reported, to his pet giant African millipede (as in January that “dozens” of people to an astonished press, that eight men long as a human forearm), but admits have been charged or jailed recently that “for the vast majority” of time in -- six Americans, headed by Bill Gates for “defaming” the new Myanmar LEAD STORY -school, “I was alone.” [New York Times, -- have the same total “net worth” as government, which has been headed 6XVSLFLRQV &RQĆUPHG 12-29-2016@ the 3.6 billion people who comprise (in a prime-minister-like role) since the poorest half of the planet.) [The April by Aung San Suu Kyi, who was Schools’ standardized tests are Guardian, 1-3-2017@ [New York Times, Updates elected after her release from house often criticized as harmfully rigid, Two years ago, News of the Weird 1-16-2017@ detention following two decades of and in the latest version of the updated previous entries by noting persecution for criticizing the longtime Texas Education Agency’s STAAR that China’s Ministry of Culture had -- An organization that tracks “high military regime. For her struggle for test, poet Sara Holbrook said she net worth” investors (Spectrem Group cracked down on the centuries-old free speech, Suu Kyi was awarded the ćubbed the “correct” answer for tradition of festively over-the-top of Lake Forest, Illinois) reported Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. Said the “author motivation” -- in two of her recently that, of Americans worth $25 funerals (ceremonies to assure the wife of the latest arrestee, Myo Yan own poems that were on the test. million or more, only about two-thirds family that the deceased did not die Writing in HufĆngton Post in January, Naung Thein, on trial for “criminal “faceless”) -- by arresting the songdonate $10,000 or more yearly to defamation” of Suu Kyi’s regime, “This a disheartened Holbrook lamented, and-dance people (including strippers charity. And then there is Charles is not insulting -this is just criticizing, “Kids’ futures and the evaluations of and pole-dancers) peddling their Feeney, 85, of New York City, who in with facts. This is freedom of speech. ” their teachers will be based on their December made his Ćnal gift to charity services to mourners. Even though [The Guardian, 1-9-2017@ ability to guess the so-called correct that ban has been working, nostalgic ($7 million to Cornell University), answer to (poorly) made-up questions.” Chinese can still see great funeral polecompleting his pledge to give away The Litigious Society [HufĆngton Post, 1-5-2017@ almost everything he had -- $8 billion. dancing -- in Taiwan -- according to a High Finance: Sometime in 2006, a (He left his wife and himself $2 million January report on the death of Chiayi photographer on assignment roamed Compelling Explanations county ofĆcial Tung Hsiang, featuring to live on, in their rental apartment in a Chipotle restaurant in Denver, -- In December, James Leslie Kelly, 52, 50 “scantily clad” entertainers. (PoleSan Francisco.) A January New York snapping photos of customers. and with a 37-conviction rap sheet dancing, itself, is still big in China, Times proĆle noted that nothing is Leah Caldwell was one person dating to 1985, Ćled a federal lawsuit “named” for Feeney, that the gifts were where the national pole-dancing team photographed, but says she refused in Florida claiming that his latest brush recently performed its annual outdoor mostly anonymous, and that Feeney to sign the photographer’s “release” with the law was Verizon’s fault and show, wearing shorts and halter tops, assiduously cultivated his low proĆle. -and was surprised, nevertheless, to not his. Kelly was convicted of stealing [Harper’s Index (February 2017)@ [New in the country’s northernmost village, see a photo of herself in a Chipotle the identity of another James Kelly Beiji -- where the temperature was York Times, 1-6-2017@ promotion in 2014 and again in 2015
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minus 33 Celsius.) [Shanghaiist, 1-520-17@ [Shanghaiist, 12-21-2016@ The Passing Parade (1) Woodstock, Vermont, police arrested a 28-year-old man for bank robbery in January, with a key piece of evidence coming to their attention when a disapproving Vermonter noted a paper coffee cup not in its proper recycling bin. The cup held the robber’s holdup note and DNA. (2) A 46-yearold man was arrested in December after an evening at the Sands Casino in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and charged with leaving a server a non-monetary “tip” -- of a Valium pill. [Valley News (/ebanon, N.H.), 1-12-2017@ [Morning Call (Allentown), 12-30-2016@ A News of the Weird Classic (April 2013) College basketball player Shanteona Keys makes free throws at a 78 percent rate for her career, but on Feb. 16 (2013), she weakly shanked one of those 15-foot shots, causing it to thud to the ćoor about 8 feet short of the rim -- the worst collegiate freethrow attempt of all time, according to several sports reporters who viewed the video. Keys explained to Deadspin. com that she always brings the ball close to her face when she shoots, “and my Ćngernail got caught on my nose, so I couldn’t follow through correctly.” Her Georgia College (Milledgeville) team lost to rival Columbus State 7060. [Deadspin.com, 2-20-2013@ Thanks This Week to Brian Bixby and Mel Birge, and to the News of the Weird Board of Editorial Advisors. COPYRIGHT 2017 CHUCK SHEPHERD
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