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LUNCH + LEARN: SURVIVING & THRIVING w/ HYDROPONICS Thursday, January 16, 12pm Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts 724 South 12th St., Omaha Join us for a lunch and learn with Greg Fripp, Founder and Executive Director of Whispering Roots. Fripp will discuss the best plants for hydroponic gardening and water-based growing techniques that can aid in times of disaster. Whispering Roots, Inc. is an award-winning nonprofit dedicated to bringing healthy, fresh food; nutrition education; innovative agriculture techniques; and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (S.T.E.M.) education to students and residents living in urban and rural socially and economically under-served communities. Whispering Roots uses Aquaculture, Hydroponics, Aquaponics (the combination of Aquaculture and Hydroponics), and Urban Agriculture to grow healthy food and expose children and families to great tasting nutritious food options through “hands-on” experiential learning and growing activities. Free and open to all. SEVEN DOCTORS PROJECT XVI READING AND FUNDRAISER Thursday, January 16, 7pm KANEKO, 1111 Jones St., Omaha Join us in an enriching event and witness the works from the Fall Seven Doctors Project (7DP) participants and faculty. With multiple readings and a live performance by Rebecca Lowry, you will be sure to enjoy your evening! Free & Open to the public - registration required! 7DP, a Collaborative Partner Program and part of KANEKO PASSAGES, provides community outreach and mentoring in a creative writing workshop format. The mission of Seven Doctors Project is to provide ongoing writing workshops and other activities to assist physicians, healthcare workers, staff, patients and community members in the exploration of the creative process through study and practice of creative writing.

THROUGH JANUARY, 19, 2020 WORD & IMAGE: THE SAINT JOHN’S BIBLE Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St., Omaha Featuring the first handwritten illuminated Bible commissioned by a Benedictine Monastery since the fifteenth century, The Saint John’s Bible incorporates contemporary imagery and events to connect traditional medieval craftsmanship with the twenty-first century. https://www.joslyn.org THROUGH FEBRUARY 15, 2020 Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts 724 South 12th St., Omaha Jillian Mayer: TIMESHARE Jillian Mayer’s practice continually explores how technology affects our lives, bodies, and identities through investigating the blurred lines between our physical and online worlds in regard to dependency and value. Recent works by the artist include her prolific group of Slumpies—the artist’s sculptural answer to the shape our bodies take while engaging with hand-held technology. While referencing the history of art and the live model, these playful yet critical sculptures address the way humans are physically altering their bodies due to these technologies. Often paired with humourous promo-videos, these deeply imperfect sculptures are inviting as well as entrenched with contemporary marketing techniques, allowing their reach to stretch between the art gallery and the storefront. In TIMESHARE, Mayer explores how art can function and/or aid during times of disaster or even when the planet becomes uninhabitable. Her work uses the formula of part solutionism part subtle denial mixed with an “everything will be fine” attitude. While the problem might actually be too large to be addressed in any actual sense, the works in this show attempt, with humor and insight. For example, A Sculpture Can Be Used As A Flotation Device In Times Of Emergency is a text work that greets the viewers, and sets the stage for the exhibition. Upon entering further, the viewer will be transported into a contemporary conservatory, an indoor/outdoor sculpture park of sorts, complete with fountains, architectural resting zones, and greenery. Through a variety of mediums that include video, painting, and sculptural objects, Mayer’s environment can act as a place that offers refuge and solace while also serving as a blueprint for garden designers of the future. TIMESHARE investigates and comments on both art’s objective and the artist’s responsibility.

THROUGH JANUARY, 19, 2020 PAUL ANTHONY SMITH Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St. Drawing on the art historical traditions of Pointilism and Geometric Abstraction, Paul Anthony Smith creates “picotages,” named for a pattern printing technique that entails pressing textured blocks onto fabric. Trained in ceramics, Smith uses sharp, wooden tools to stipple the surfaces of photographs he has taken in New York City and Jamaica that examine the Jillian Mayer is an artist living in Miami. Her African and Caribbean diasporas. works and performances have been premiered

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at galleries and museums internationally such as MoMA, MoCA:NoMi, BAM, Bass Museum, MoMa PS1, the Contemporary Museum of Montreal and film festivals such as Sundance, SXSW, Rotterdam and New York Film Festival. Mayer is a recent recipient of the Creative Capital Fellowship for 2015, the South Florida Cultural Consortium’s Visual/Media Artists Fellowship 2011 and 2014, Cintas Cuban Foundation Fellowship 2012, and was named one of the “25 New Faces of Independent Film” by Filmmaker Magazine. She is also a fellow of the Sundance New Frontiers Lab Program for 2014 and the Zentrum Paul Klee Fellowship in Bern, Switzerland for 2013 and was recently a Bemis Summer 2019 Artist-in-Residence. jillianmayer.net Gallery Hours: Wednesday – 11 AM–5 PM Thursday – 11 AM–9 PM Friday – 11 AM–5 PM Saturday – 11 AM–5 PM DOWNLOAD THE FOCUS APP TODAY Search FOCUSOMAHA (All One Word)

THROUGH MARCH 8, 2020 SOUND THE ALARM: THE MAKING OF THE OMAHA FIRE DEPARTMENT Durham Museum, 801 S 10th St. The Omaha Fire Department traces its roots to 1860 when the city’s first firefighting company was founded. Using documents from the Byron Reed Collection this exhibit chronicles the Omaha Fire Department’s late 19th century beginnings.

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SNOWSTORM IN A BOTTLE Friday, January 17, 11am-12pm Learning Express of Omaha 120 Regency Pkwy, Omaha Let it snow! Come join the fun as we put science to the test while we create our very own snowstorm in a bottle!! This is an all ages FREE event. ART EXHIBITION OPENING: WATIE WHITE Friday, January 17, 4:30pm Weber Art Gallery, 6505 University Dr S, Omaha 100 People is an in-progress city-wide public art installation designed to promote relationships and dialogue among Omaha’s diverse communities. Feeling dismayed at the fallout from the 2016 election, White, who does not consider himself an activist, felt he had to participate in the national dialogue. He decided to celebrate the broad range of local people who are working to improve their own community. When he spots a person who touches him with their efforts to make a difference, he invites them to sit as his subject. He asks them to choose what to wear and how to pose in hope of letting them craft their own message. He then carves a woodblock from the sitting, prints the image at 8’x4’, and installs it in a strategic outdoor public location in Omaha. This exhibition is a rare opportunity to see samples from across the city in a single location. Co-sponsored with Criss Library Osborne Family Gallery. Admission: Free to Students and the General Public Parking: Lots G, M, K or the West Garage (Free on Fridays) Gallery Hours: Monday-Thursday 10am-4pm; Wednesday evening 7pm-9pm pm; Saturday 11am-2pm Weber Art Gallery offers exhibitions yearround that embrace a broad range of media and artists at various stages of their career. As a center for learning, it also hosts gatherings that promote dialogue on the arts. NEBRASKA WALK FOR LIFE, LINCOLN Saturday, January 18, 7am - 2:15am St. Patrick Catholic Church 508 W. Angus Rd., Gretna Join St. Patrick Catholic Church of Gretna for a bus trip to Lincoln to participate in the Nebraska Walk for Life...all are welcome! NATURE CONNECTS®: ART WITH LEGO® BRICKS Saturday, January 18, 9am Lauritzen Gardens, 100 Bancroft St., Omaha January 18 through May 10, 9am - 5pm Sean Kenney’s fourth indoor exhibit at

Lauritzen Gardens features some fantastic NEW pieces, including a coral reef, a snow leopard, and a disappearing rhino, as well as a couple of old favorites. Compare your wing span to a beautiful monarch butterfly, stand tall with a striped zebra and a horned wildebeest, count the colors on a chameleon, go paw-to-paw with a polar bear and make a splash with a sea turtle. Inspired by nature and built from nearly 800,000 LEGO® pieces, this indoor exhibit features 13 displays with largerthan-life sculptures that represent endangered animals and build awareness for the conservation of all living things.

This will be fun for the whole family. Thanks to the help of donations, local sponsors and partial funding from the Nebraska Arts Council, Family Art Days are always free! There is limited space and supplies, so we ask for families to register in advance.

WINTER FUN WEEKENDS Sunday, January 12, 11am Don’t miss the “Play and Let it Stay station,” where visitors of all ages can create, take apart, 2600 Arbor Ave, Nebraska City, NE 68410 Arbor Lodge State Historical Park and tinker, build and grow together. Arboretum, Nebraska City Explore special displays filled with antique ice This blockbuster exhibit is included with admission, $10+tax for adults, $5+tax for chil- skates, sleds, snow shoes, snowmen, and more. Learn the history of these favorite winter dren 3-12 and free for garden members and pastimes and playthings, including diary children under three. excerpts on the Morton family’s winter activities. LAKESHORE’S FREE CRAFTS FOR KIDS Saturdays in January, 11am Lakeshore Learning, 12005 W. Center Rd. Free Crafts for Kids, Ages 3 and up Enjoy crafts and hands-on activities. Family Friendly. No registration required. AVAILABLE IN OUR STORES: • Design & Play STEAM Planes Kit (TT573) • Regular Dot Art Painters - Set of 6 (EV212) • Best-Buy Washable Broad-Tip Markers Student Pack (JJ438) www.lakeshorelearning.com BABY SHARK DANCE PARTY Saturday, January 18, 1pm-2pm Learning Express, 120 Regency Pkwy, Omaha Baby Shark Doo do doo doo.. It’s the song you all know and love and Baby Shark himself will be here at Learning Express to get down and boogie with the youngsters!! So grab your camera and your shark loving kiddo and stop by for the time of their lives!! Dont forget those dance moves! This is a FREE all ages, no reservations required event!! VOODOO’S ODD SHOP RE-OPENS! Saturday, January 18, 12pm – 9pm Voodoo’s Odd Shop LLC, 1323 Martha St. After a few hiccups Voodoo’s Odd Shop reopens! Stop by and see the new place and new stuff they have acquired! More information will be posted later this week! FAMILY ART DAY - WINTER WONDER Saturday, January 18, 5pm – 9pm The Wonder Nook, 10806 Prairie Hills Dr. The Apollon is hosting another family art day with a variety of winter themed art activities.

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On January 18, join us for a special National Snowman Day celebration with snowmen stories and history, crafts, and a yummy treat. This event is included with your Arbor Lodge Mansion admission. Questions? Call 402-8737222. KIDS EAT FREE ON MONDAYS* Monday’s, January 6, 13, 20 & 27 *one free meal per adult qualifying purchase, subject to change at anytime. Hector’s, 1201 S. 157th St., Omaha, NE 68130

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Family events continued from page 6. 25TH MLK YOUTH RALLY & MARCH Monday, January 20, 9am, Lincoln, Nebraska The Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Rally and March Planning Committee invites the greater community to attend the Monday, January 20, 2020, 25th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Rally and March to be held in Lincoln, Nebraska. This year’s theme “Walk Together” will serve as the umbrella for the 25th rally components and has content for those four to ninety years of age. “Our theme is symbolic of the 25th year planning committee “walk” to promote the life and dreams of Rev. Dr. King, Jr. through positive youth actions. We are appreciative of the past but look forward to this year and past, current, and new supporters taking steps together promoting kindness, equity, justice, and civility,” said Azcia’ Fleming, Scholar Chair of the Youth Rally and March Planning Committee and senior at Lincoln High School, Lincoln, Nebraska. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY Monday, January 20, 10am-4pm Omaha Children’s Museum, 500 S 20th St. Omaha Children’s Museum is open for the holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Here are the activities planned: 11am-3pm- Color and Light Science Show (includes reading The Crayon Box That Talked) 9:15 & 10:15am-Kitchen ABC’s - We’ll read The Skin You Live In and make hot chocolate jars 11:45 and 2:15-Friendship Bracelets Activities are included with museum admission, while supplies last. www.ocm.org

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY FREE ADMISSION, Monday, January 20, 10am-5pm The Durham Museum is proud to offer free admission to the community on Monday, January 20 to celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Join the museum and members of the community as we highlight MLK’s legacy and message of peace, tolerance, community service, and an inclusive, hopeful future for all. In addition to our exhibitions, we will have special activities for families to commemorate this important day: • Join us in our reading nook for story time throughout the day. E • Watch the “I Have a Dream” speech • Enjoy children’s activities on the Platform including a Lego challenge and handprint craft. • Plus, see artifacts from the March on Washington and the Civil Rights Movement Plan your visit at DurhamMuseum.org KIDS CRAFTER DAYS Monday, January 20, 12pm Nebraska Furniture Mart, 700 South 72nd St. Join us every month for a fun craft workshop that encourages hands-on learning, safety and creativity! Located in the Event Center DIGGIN’ DINOS Open through April 11, 2020 Omaha Children’s Museum, 500 S 20th St. Diggin’ Dinos will place children in an imagined world where dinosaurs and humans work together to build a dinosaur research facility. The exhibit will include a combination of life-sized animatronic dinosaurs and construction equipment as well as a digging and building area.

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Stuff, American Legion Post #1, 7pm

Wakanda Gala, Omaha Design Center, 6pm

National Park Radio LIVE in Blair, 7pm

7th Annual Battle of the Improv All Stars Florence City Hall, 7pm

The 70’s Band at Bogie’s West, 7pm The Arena (Improv), The Backline, 7pm Wayward, The Down Under Lounge, 7pm

Blues Society Of Omaha Presents: Jason Ricci & The Bad Kind, The Jewell, 7pm Danny Worsnop w/ Starbenders, The Party After, The Royal Grove, 7pm

Repeat Offenders, Therapy Bar and Grill, 7pm

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 15 The Happy Hippie Hour with Carrie Jean The Down Under Lounge, 3pm Music from Dr. Webb The Down Under Lounge, 4:20pm Brains & Brews Weekly Trivia Kros Strain Brewing Company, 6pm

Ken Sitler at Vino Mas, 7pm

Seven Doctors Project Closing Reception KANEKO, 7pm

Rhapsody in Blue & Rachmaninoff Holland Performing Arts Center, 7:30pm

MARK BLANKMAN at The STAVE, 7pm

Pete Lee, Omaha Funny Bone, 7:30pm

Omaha Symphony: Thomas Wilkins & Louis Schwizgebel - Rhapsody in Blue & Rachmaninoff, Holland Center, 7:30pm

Trivia, Thunderhead Brewing Downtown, 7pm

Les Misérables, Orpheum Theater, 7:30pm Lost In The Music - Singer/Songwriter Series Lookout Lounge, 7:30pm Les Misérables, Orpheum Theater, 7:30pm Acoustic Groove, Mars Bar, 8pm David Downing and Darci Griffith Gamerl Pete Lee, Omaha Funny Bone, 7:30pm The Party After, Reverb Lounge, 8pm Sound Therapy Concert, Om Center, 7:30pm

Jam Seessions, Vino Mas, 6pm

Open Mic hosted by Justin Redlinger Emmet’s Tavern, 8pm

The Firm Live at The B. Bar, 8pm

Moses Storm, Omaha Funny Bone, 7:30pm

Bozak & Morrissey, Ozone Lounge, 6:30pm

Trivia, Rathskeller Bier Haus,8pm

Latin Music Series presents: Alexis Robles “All Thing Latin Show”, The Jewell, 8:30pm

Black Magic Flower Power Harney Street Tavern, 8pm

Extreme Music Bingo! The New Frontier Bar, 7pm

Sack of Lions Residency - Night 3 Reverb Lounge, 8pm

Trivia at the Observatory, 7pm

Freekbass & The Bump Assembly Slowdown, 8pm

Hotel Desperado - Eagles Tribute, Slowdown, 8:30pm 1st Annual Social Event - Boy Band Bash Stumble Inn, 8pm March in Arms, Barley Street Tavern, 8:30pm Prohibition Anniversary: 101 years later Nick Hickman Live at Beer Can Alley, 9pm The Gatsby, 8pm

General Trivia, The Cove Lounge, 8pm

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

FRONT PORCH, Therapy Bar & Grill, 8pm

Open Mic / Jam at Apple Jacks at the Patch Pioneer Trail Orchard, 7pm

MC Down Under Presents Vital Virtue’s Bday Bash!!, The Down Under Lounge, 8p

Matt Cox Band, Harney Street Taver, 9pm

Kris Lager Solo, The Jewell, 7pm

Matt Wallace Band - Latin Fusion Funk Frenzy!, The Jewel, 8:30p

The Tale Untold CD Release & Pajama Party w/ From This Day, Forward / Keeper of the Morgue / Everbloom, The Waiting Room, 8pm

Lit Pub Quiz (Vol 6, Ed 1) with Lindsey Baker and Denise Brady, Pageturners Lounge, 7pm

Trivia, Bärchen Beer Garden, 7:30pm Trivia, Clancy’s Pub, 7:30pm

R&B Thursday featuring Sherri MC The Omaha Lounge, 8:30pm

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

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

Star Wars Trivia, The Waiting Room, 8pm

Karaoke, Moe and Curly’s, 9pm

Shots & Giggles Comedy Showcase 3rd Base Bar & Grill, 8:30pm

One Note: Cosmic Rave Parliament Pub West, 9pm

Comedy Open Mic, Barley Street Tavern, 9pm

DJ, Retro Rewind, 9pm

Karaoke hosted by Joe Salzenbrenner Brokedown Palace, 9pm

THURSDAY JANUARY 16 The Hugged & Unplugged Happy Hour Acoustic Jam, The Down Under Lounge, 4pm Héctor Anchondo’s IBC fundraiser event Stocks n Bonds, 6pm Josh Hoyer, Ozone Lounge, 6:30pm Matt Wallace Band - Latin Fusion Funk Frenzy! The Jewel, 6:30p Skretta etc, Vino Mas, 6:30pm

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

FRIDAY JANUARY 17 Nebraska Deer & Game Expo Lancaster Event Center, 3pm Jason Earl,The Cove Lounge, 5pm Love Your Symphony Concert & Cocktails Holland Performing Arts Center, 6pm Latin Music Series presents: Alexis Robles “All Thing Latin Show,” , The Jewell, 6:30pm

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HiFi Hangover, Ozone Lounge, 9pm

Lancaster Ghettoblaster, Bourbon Theatre, 9pm theDiveKings, White Wolf T-shirt and Deviator Wired Pub, 8pm Naughty or Nice, Rhythmz Lounge, 9pm 10th Annual Rock n Roll Burns Night Hector Anchondo Band, The Broadways Barley Street Tavern, 9pm The Waiting Room Lounge, 9pm The Dancing Dead, Powerful Science, Shit Jacked at Whiskey Roadhouse, 9pm Flowers, Bourbon Theatre, 9pm the Wakeup w/ Friends, Wired Pub, 9pm

Armful of Tiger Lilies at Dr. Jack’s Drinkery, 9pm

Cameron & Mike From Flannigans Right Hook Dubliner Pub, 9:30pm

DJ Travis Howe, Parliament Pub Legacy, 9pm Happy Endings, Ozone Lounge, 9pm

Haystak, Lookout Lounge, 9:30pm Jocelyn w/ Radio Jamz, Slowdown, 9pm MonkeyFunk, The Down Under Lounge, 9:30pm UFC 246 | No Cover, The Cove Lounge, 9pm

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Trivia Night, Julio’s, 9pm

Healing Arts Tour Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, 1pm

Space is the Place: an Afrofuturistic Dance Party, Reverb Lounge, 9pm

Onesie Bar Crawl, Dubliners Pub , 4pm

Taxi Driver, Ozone Lounge, 9pm

Celebration of Champions, The Steppe Center, 5pm DJ Shif-D, The Cove, 9pm Mark & Maggie O’Connor Omaha Conservatory of Music , 6pm

Getchasum w/Josh Watson The Down Under Lounge, 9pm

Hed PE at Lookout Lounge, 6pm

Bailes de Nebraska Presents… Conjunto Nueva

Alianza Bailes de Nebraska Presents… Conjunto Nueva Alianza The Royal Grove, 9pm Daniel And The Deliverance Dubliner Pub, 9:30pm Libations ~ Relax, It’s Science ~ Yoga For Cats ~ Goosehound, O’Leaver’s, 10pm Karaoke with Cammy Cammy FrenchFrench (Cameron French), The Sydney, 10pm

MONDAY JANUARY 20 LOTR Movie Monday Vol. 2 The Down Under Lounge, 3pm Julie Baker, Ozone Lounge, 6pm Poker Nights at Big Red, 7pm Music BINGO, Liquid Sunshine Taproom, 7pm Trivia Mafia, Vis Major Brewing Co., 7pm

SUNDAY JANUARY 19 Kid Crafts & FlyDogz, Cosmic Eye Brewing , 12pm January Pinball Tournament (Strikeout) Beercade, 1pm Polka Potluck Sundays Infusion Little Bohemia Beer Hall, 1pm Great Plains Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association, American Legion Post #1, 2pm

Charley Crockett, Bourbon Theatre, 8pm Open Mic, Barley Street, 9pm CC’s Moonday Cabaret, The Down Under, 9:30pm Dustin Prinz, Ozone Lounge, 5pm Line Dance Lessons at Bogies West, 6:30pm

TUESDAY JANUARY 21

That Whisper Within, The Omaha Bakery, 2pm

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

Second Sunday Talk Douglas County Historical Society, 2pm

Open Jam, Barley Street Tavern, 7pm

Crafty Craft, Kros Strain Brewing Company, 2pm Introduction to Herbalism, Lauritzen Gardens, 2pm Dustin West at Soaring Wings Vineyard, 2pm Let’s Figure It Out!: Collage Art The HideAway, 2pm B.B.O. Extra - Thunderhead Brewing, 2pm American Legion Post #1, 3pm Tyi Hakeem & Brown Suga, The Jewell, 6:30pm Music Bingo at The Bourbon, 7pm Your Smith, Slowdown, 8pm WRY, WITTY, CUNNING, AND CRASS, 8pm

Line Dancing, Bogie’s Bar West, 7pm Winter Axe Throwing League! Craft Axe Throwing, 7pm Trivia, Goldeez, 7pm Trivia, Scriptown Brewing Company, 7pm Live Open Jam, Therapy Bar, 7pm America’s Pub Quiz, The Tavern, 7pm Ryan Neilmer, Funny Bone, 7:30pm Open MIc, Brokedown Palace, 8:30p Brainiac Trivia, O’Leaver’s, 9pm OFFrodway Karaoke, The Down Under Lounge, 10pm

Booze Bingo, The Down Under Lounge, 8pm Karaoke, The Down Under Lounge, 10pm

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For those who know Dan O’ Brien well, it would come as no surprise that he’s circled back to the restaurant industry. Ever since he worked under Chef Salvatore D’ Grand when he was twenty-years-old at an Italian restaurant called Mama’s on the corner of Gary and Mason in San Francisco he had a passion to someday return to the industry he’d come to love.

Things took off quickly there and since Dan lives in Dundee, when he was approached about the former Kith & Kin location there he figured it was far enough away from the current store that the brand would get some traction quickly, plus the neighborhood would be excited. It also doesn’t hurt for the never cross 72nd Streeters. Dan used to be one of them.

A lot of his customers are transplant Southerners from Louisiana. A particular couple from the When he moved back to Omaha, he started off Acadia Parish says Miracle Hills reminds him of working in landscaping, eventually landing a job his rural life in Louisiana and when he goes to in the mail postage industry for First Data where Dundee it reminds him of the French quarter. he rose through the ranks and was eventually recruited by TD Ameritrade and finally landed at Focus had the privilege of sitting down to try some of his exquisite southern fare: Pitney Bowes. Tacos - Paddy O’ Briens Available for Happy Hour only. Green Pork Chile, hamburger, When he took the job at Pitney Bowes he thought it was his dream job. It was the pinnacle Grandma O’ Briens refrigerator roll recipe. job for his position. After several years it turned Straight from Bob’s Cafe from the early 70s near Hanscom Park. out to be a salty cracker. He had saved money and decided to chase his dream and get back Jambalaya-This takes me back to Butsey Le’ into the restaurant industry. Deoux’s back in the day. Spiced to perfection. Not too hot. I added crawfish which wasn’t overDuring his corporate career, he traveled cooked and generously portioned, and the sauce frequently and Cajun Cuisine happened to be his favorite fare. While he could have gone with is a perfect combination of tomato’s, chicken, Mexican or Italian food, you can “Throw a Rock” and sausage. in Omaha and find a good Mexican or Italian Shrimp Étouffée- best in town. For sure. Generrestaurant, but not so with Cajun. ous amount of large, plump shrimp. Once again, So Acadian Grille Scratch Kitchen was opened flavorful and not overcooked. on June 29, 2018, in Miracle Hills off of 114th & Dodge.

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Red Beans and RiceLOTS of flavor. Great andouille sausage. Just a touch of sweetness with the heat from the andouille, a perfect paring.

On Thursday nights you can catch John MertzA late bloomer, John plays guitar for the first half of the Smooth Brothers with Ed Archibald who has 45 years on the saxophone and piano. Archibald was an HVAC worker until an injury in 2005 brought him back to music.

Best kept secret: Don’t leave without trying the cornbread. And here are some cocktail recipes straight from Ed has played with famous performers like the bar for your next party: Chaka Khan, Bony James, and Steve Oliver just to name a few. You can book him for private Jalapeño Businessengagements at archmoments.com or reach him 1 1/2 oz. tequila, house-made jalapeño orange at 402-812-4797. shrub. 1/2 oz. triple sec. lime and grapefruit. Jalapeño business. - Bitters on top. Mezcal Milk Punch- lactose-free- 1 oz. mezcal1/2 oz. Creme de Cacao, 1/2 oz. of Ancho Reyes Chile liquor, 1 oz. Coconut Milk. Rim of heath bar toffee bits. Acadian Dundee also has great Happy Hour Specials from 3pm-6 pm.

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Freekbass & The Bump Assembly may be the best band you’ve never heard of- or maybe you have. Focus asked Freekbass this week about the challenges in getting the word out in today’s music industry. “Breaking through all the static. There are so many more opportunities to get your music out there, but also so many people trying to do the same thing. That’s the nice thing about touring. Being able to bring our music to your city.” Freekbass agreed that funk is making a big comeback right now and other funk bands like Lettuce and Dumpstafunk, just to name a few, are proving it’s a genre for any era. “It’s for everyone. Like jazz and bluegrass, it has that kind of clout.” He added that even Bruno Mars is bringing it into mainstream pop. In addition to having a cast of All-Stars including Rico Lewis on drums (George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic), Sky White on keys

(Foxy Shazam), and Sammi Garett on vocals (Turkuaz). Freekbass has his own cult fan following due to his style and signature double-thumb strumming technique. Freekbass talked about how it started, “A big part of it was I never liked using a pick. So, I started using my thumb. I started getting pretty good at it, but stopped doing it for a while because I was watching others and thought it wasn’t the proper technique. Then I started playing James Brown and the only way to hit the highs and lows was double-thumb.” And he wants everyone in Omaha to know, “I’m so excited to be in Omaha for the first time! We’ll be there for the whole week so we hope to meet a lot of people! Say “Hello” to us after the show at the merch booth. Thursday, January 16 8:00 p.m. $10- Advance $12.00 DOS Slowdown- Front Room

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Vinton Street Second Fridays By Tatiana Ballinger

Vinton Street is an old town borough of Omaha hidden by stilted houses, lined with brick buildings and a bus line. The second Friday of each month is celebrated at art spaces on this historic midwestern strip. Six year staple Project Project and a new storefront awaits its grand opening sandwiching a neon diner and fine art printmaking studio.

the space for conversation and cake.

Dany Reyes has been commissioning paintings full time for about one year. “A portrait of a family is what sparked it all,” said Reyes; and the Marilyn. You’ll see her as you walk in. Pop culture and wedding DJ culture inspire the subjects of this Omaha artist who is giving complete self-employment a shot. The palette of this show Elva’s Gallery is a unique space available to reflects pale pink, blue, and yellow from the rent for a variety of events and is currently chandeliers to homemade canvases. You showcasing the art of a thirty-five-year-old are welcomed by Malcolm X and Marilyn on either side of the room as clandestine husband and father of four, Dany Reyes. Elva’s will be open to the public Thursday to subjects degrade to a singular, much smaller centerpiece hanging under the loft; a Saturday as owner Jorge Ornelas finishes acquiring the liquor license needed to serve familiar face fuels everything in front of it. Focus on the path of the artist, Dany Reyes dessert wines in a Britney Spears lounge. on social media @artistdanyreyes. There is a VIP window seat like the one at Oasis in the Old Market honoring the Another young artist from Omaha, Hugo pop princess at Elva’s Gallery. Hardwood Zamorano, filled the space at Project floors and white walls symbolize stuffier Project just a few doors down from Elva’s art galleries without tables. Elva’s, however, Gallery with large squares of spray-painted will be serving refreshments underneath a loft for music veiled by lace, like a sewing machine out of use, as tall round tables dot

paper thoughtfully placed together in the rectangular freshly fumigated room. The main attraction of “Crutches” is a tall robotic looking woman who flashes a peace sign with her right hand and someone behind her striking his support from a squat. Her hair is maturely wrapped as she posture power, with her shoulders back and chin up. Find secrets in swirls, drips, spots, and rhythmic color blocks of this well established artist of Omaha. Zamorano’s impressive resume is available hugo39.wordpress. com. Focus on Vinton Street’s Second Fridays for the grand opening of Elva’s Gallery and steady access of Project Project at 1818 and 1714 Vinton Street.

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Side Piece – A New Project By Andy Roberts

This band was easy to name. uitarist-vocalist Josh McAdams of SatG ellite Junction and three other local indie rock vets have pooled their talents in a new project.

bands but like what they’re doing together. McAdams said he and Swanson, “Play crazy different, but it just seems to work that way.”

cAdams writes the songs and records the M demos. “I do a real generic drumbeat,” he Drummer Aaron Root, from The Dive Kings said. “Everybody writes their own stuff to and Emotional Baggage, came by McAdams’ it.” place and they jammed. Root then filled in The new project has taken serious roots for a Satellite Junction gig. with the participants. As good as Satellite Junction is, the members have commit“He and I just got along really well,” McAdams recalled. “He didn’t just learn the songs ments (the drummer is a physician) that make playing live a challenge. for the set. He learned all the songs I’d written.” “The cool thing about it (Side Piece) is Joe McCann, Satellite Junction’s bass player there’s no stress,” McAdams acknowledged. “This feels more like this is just four guys started working with the duo after Root’s that love to play music.” relief effort, and they soon were joined by guitarist Eric Swanson (who also is a killer He hastened to point out that Satellite DJ as DJ Sweetie) and the new band was Junction remains a going concern and the born. band is working on an album. Side Piece has They called it exactly what it is – Side Piece a rapidly growing set list and an EP in the works that is expected to be out this year. the name they used for the fill-in gig with Root. “I think we’re up to eleven songs now,” he said, noting a cover was added for the first McCann is an Omaha native. Root is from Ashland but now lives in Omaha. McAdams show because they needed more material. is a long-time Omaha resident with Indiana The band is working toward all-original roots, while Swanson is from California but shows. now lives locally. “It’s a lot of fun. I’d play every weekend if we could get it done.” An immediate chemistry developed, and Side Piece played its first gig in November after only being together for about a month. Side Piece is set for shows this month at The first show featured seven originals and O’Leavers on the 17th and Reverb Lounge on the 25th. a cover. “ It’s just got a cool energy,” McAdams stated. “It’s like high energy rock.”

For more on Side Piece: https://www.facebook.com/sidepiecetunes

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Acai Berries By Tatiana Ballinger

Eating petrichor just got easier with America’s new favorite antioxidant: acaí. Somewhat of a global franchise, this berry that comes from the Amazon banks is not sweet, rather it is sweetened without any added sugar. Atop can be natural maple syrup, dates, or agave to be tolerated as a refreshing breakfast salad. Acaí berries are eaten as a medicinal paste daily at what seems like hundreds of health food locations and it is also available almost nationwide year-round and frozen at Trader Joe’s. Hawaii farms its own acaí these days for burgeoning vegans, fruitarians, and diabetics of the future. Outlying states may suffer the most from lack of euro-corporate neighborhood markets, however, the health benefits of this berry may outweigh the environmental impact it has because of its import.

Acai berry trends began in the 1970s according to a 2011 New Yorker story, “Strange Fruit,” by John Colapinto. A big part of Americana can be seen as culturally appropriated as we look back on summers of love with detached accessories for fashion, make-up, eastern and indigenous ideologies. Before this epoch of popular transcendence was just a respectable berry.

Acaí is considered a superfood according to one supplier’s website, Sambazon says that acaí is naturally low in sugar, contains high volumes of antioxidants as well as fatty acids that plant-based eaters often fall deficient in. Aside from being high in fiber like all fruits, acaí is unique due to its origin of South America. It grows wild in Brazil like blackberries do alongside our Seattle freeways and sunflowers along Nebraska interstates.

Though many acaí berry companies are certified fair trade to make consumers feel good about their purchase, yet another controversy bares classism. For as much as you can find an acaí bowl with all the fixings, how well off are these family farmers in the third world off their own native plant?

Acaí is sold as a supplement to further its rumor of being quite medicinal to those struck with affluenza in western worlds of fast food comfort and liquor store treasures. Struck with a nonhereditary disease, however preventable, a person who is ill could benefit greatly with access to such an ancient life hack. This superfood will nourish your hair and skin from its omega fatty acids also found in walnuts, regulate digestion due to fiber intake, and neutralize invasive cells widely known as free radicals because of its neutralizing antioxidants.

The levels of antioxidants found in acaí berry do not drown out properties found in blueberries, strawberries, pomegranates, or any other sort of royal colored non-sentient Earth flesh. The acaí crazed who swear that it is a cure-all may be culturally appropriating a smaller blueberry that has not yet been hydroponically cultivated or genetically modified.

Is acaí endorsed by almost all fad diets because of its rich history in South America that fueled a complex culture full of beauty and wonder about our world? Other South American antioxidant-rich foods include coffee, also found cross-continent in Africa. It is no surprise that acaí contains caffeine as part of the visceral boost felt upon ingestion. With nothing more than a blueberry without the pie, acaí is just a peek into another region like Blue does for the Old Market or Salween does for Grub Hub. In the end, acaí is no doubt amazing for our bodies, especially if you are sick, and it tastes as good as any ice cream without the cruelty placed upon dairy cows or your blood sugar. If never exposed to this dosage of wealth, acaí could work wonders for your health as we bring the past to the present.

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Les Misérables By Focus Omaha

Omaha Performing Arts presents the 6th longest-running Broadway production of all time, “Les Miserables,” for five days starting January 14, 2020 at the Orpheum Theatre downtown. Tickets went on sale back in November for this monumental visitation of bohemian wonderment in 19th century France. Showtimes are at 7:30 pm through the 18th with matinees on Saturday the 18th and

Sunday the 19th, last show at 6:30 pm. The U.S. national tour for “Le Miz,” started in 1987, just two years after the leading Broadway production, “The Phantom of the Opera” began its enchanting story of a rather biblical love story. For thirty-five years, the story of “Les Miserables,” and the original score has been gracing the humbling streets of humanity.

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UNO Mavericks By Focus Omaha

Husker Basketball By Focus Omaha

It’s been a year of ups and downs for the young Huskers this season. After defeating Iowa they traveled to Northwestern and stormed back late in the second-half to cut a 15 point deficit down to six before finally falling short. On Monday night the Huskers fell to their first ranked team in Ohio State 80-68. *-Thorir Thorbjarnarson set a career-high with five 3-pointers, topping his previous high of four at Creighton on Dec. 7. It is the fourth time this season he has hit at least three 3-pointers in a game.

*-With five rebounds tonight, Yvan Ouedraogo has grabbed five-or-more rebounds in six of the last seven contests and 12 times this season. *-With six assists, Cam Mack upped his season assist total of 114, which eclipses the 112 that Glynn Watson Jr. had in 36 games a year ago. Mack now has at least five assists in eight straight games and 13 times this season. The Huskers will face Indiana at home on Saturday at 6 pm

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The Omaha men’s basketball team had a fourgame win streak snapped on Saturday when they fell 91-81 to South Dakota at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. The Mavericks are 10-9 (3-1 Summit League). KJ Robinson led Omaha with 20 points on four 3-pointers and added five rebounds, two assists and a steal. Wanjang Tut added 13 points while JT Gibson had 12 points and Marlon Ruffin came off the bench for 11. Matt Pile added 10 points and a

game-high eight rebounds. In their previous outing, the Mavericks held off North Dakota 66-62 in Grand Forks for their fourth straight win. KJ Robinson and JT Gibson each had 17 for Omaha. The Mavericks return to action on Saturday at Denver.

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Creighton Basketball By Focus Omaha

Greg McDermott earned his 500th win as a collegiate head coach and Creighton snapped a mini losing streak with a 77-65 win on Saturday at Xavier. That improved the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s record to 13-4 on the year and kept them even in the Big East at 2-2. Mitch Ballock had 19 points for CU, as a stellar defensive effort kept them in the game until the offense got on track. Ty-Shon Alexander added 18 points while Denzel Mahoney had 13, Marcus Zegarowski chipped in 11 and Christian Bishop scored 10. Xavier was led by 21 points from Naji Marshall, Earlier in the week, the Jays allowed a big one to get away when #16 Villanova rallied after Creighton led most of the way to win 64-59. It was the second straight defeat for the Bluejays, with both losses coming against Top 20 teams. Bishop was the only Creighton player in double figures with 16 points. Creighton will continue its road trip on Wednesday evening with a visit to Georgetown.

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Microsoft Ends Support for Windows 7 By Focus Omaha

On Jan. 14, 2020, Microsoft will end its support for Windows 7 operating systems. By the end of 2020, Microsoft Office 2010 also will reach its end of support.FNTS, a leading global cloud and IT managed services provider, recommends organizations take a proactive approach and make the shift to Windows 10 and Office 365 as soon as possible. “When a product reaches its end of support, free technical assistance and software updates are no longer made available, leaving systems vulnerable to viruses, malware and other cyberthreats,” said FNTS President Kim Whittaker. “Ensuring operating systems and software are consistently updated is crucial to avoid costly downtime.” There are a lot of people that have a fear factor associated with switching systems, but Whitaker said, “I think that’s a common concern with upgrading. What we’ve seen as it relates from Windows 7 to 10 is that it’s a seamless transition. For servers with 2008 moving to 2016, you should allow for a testing period on a test server so you know if you have any compatibility issues. It generally only takes a few hours to switch.” Whittaker says Microsoft’s new changes can be an excellent opportunity for digital transformation. “FNTS has been helping businesses make the shift to Windows 10 and Office 365 to stay current on advances in cloud, software and data center offerings. As a certified Gold Partner with Microsoft, FNTS fully optimizes its services to fit all business models, allowing companies to work

smarter and faster while increasing cost savings, security and support,” said Whittaker. FNTS is offering a free 30-day trial of Windows 10 and Office 365. Organizations seeking more information can visit info.fnts. com/make-the-shift. UP THIS WEEK Beyond Meat Stocks rose 27% last week due to McDonald’s announcing it will be expanding the PLT sandwich, which replaces bacon with the plant version of Beyond, to a total of 52 Canadian locations. Impossible Foods then dropped out of the competition for the Mickey D’s US partnership. Tesla Stocks have climbed 35% over the past month alone, becoming the most valuable American car company in history. The electronic carmaker is now more valuable than GM and Ford combined, despite losing almost a billion dollars over the last year while GM and Ford made over $20 billion in profit. Investors are relying on Tesla being the future of the auto industry. DOWN THIS WEEK Boeing Internal emails released to Congress aren’t going to help fix the ongoing 737 Max issue. Some of these emails described the plane as “designed by clowns” and “supervised by monkeys.” Additionally, they discussed concealing problems to receive FDA approval, and not wanting to put their own families on a MAX simulator trained aircraft.

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Ragged Company –

Self-Titled Album is Released By Andy Roberts

Call them Americana or “cerebral folk” as they are labeled on Reverb Nation. Maybe even space grass. Ragged Company has released an ace new album of original material – self-titled - that will be one of the year’s best among local artists. The band is Adam Houghtelling on vocals and guitar; Ben Baker on bass; Brandon Webber plays mandolin; lead guitars are handled by Christopher Doolittle and William Ehrlich; George Prescott is on banjo and dobro; Kristen Taylor sings; and drummer Ethan Sacco also produced. This is a long way musically from the band that formed nearly a decade ago with Houghtelling on guitar, Baker on bass and Dave Downing on cello. “There’s no cello,” Houghtelling pointed out. “There’s a lot more electric guitar.” Sacco added, “It’s a lot more rocking.” During the band’s evolution, Ragged Company (the name comes from a line in The Rolling Stones’ “Dead Flowers”) has played most of the clubs around Benson and Downtown Omaha. A major transformation took place in 2015 with the addition of four members, not all of whom remain. Baker pointed out that while the band has moved far from its original sound with harmonies transforming many of their existing songs, the creative process has become fairly consistent.

spirituality. Local hip-hop artist Lite Pole also contributed. Ragged Company is well worth your time. Both the band and the new album. You can catch them on Saturday at the Harney Street Tavern but look for them to make moves to expand their audience in the future. “Maybe get on a bigger circuit,” is how Baker described it. That could include other Midwestern cities. “All I want to do is get out of town,” Houghtelling said. Sacco acknowledged, “I want to play bigger stages.” Like many bands, they know Omaha has been good to them, but the need to take it further and really make it burns within Ragged Company. “You can only play the joints around here so long,” Baker offered. The new album is available on most online services and soon at Homer’s. For more information on Ragged Company: www.facebook.com/raggedcompanymusic

“Most of the time Adam (Houghtelling) writes the lyrics and a bass guitar part,” Baker offered. The new nine-song album is a real treat and sonically stunning. They weave through the various inter-related genres where they do their best work. “It’s hard to have a life when you must make a living,” they sing on “Rolling Bones,” a sentiment known to most working folks. “No Dancing Allowed” seems inspired by the country’s current political discord. In other places, they recall a Native- American

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