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Six Rounds of Punk Dead Kennedys Join Fellow Punk Legends

By Kyle Eustice “We’re not unicorns,” East Bay Ray says.

As founding member of the Dead Kennedys, he’s used to being treated as some sort of punk deity, but he’s proven to be just as approachable as the next guy. Jovial and forthcoming on the phone, the Oakland native is making his way to the Mid-America Center for a massive show featuring fellow punk legends The Vandals, Misfits, Guttermouth, Total Chaos, and Strung Out. Formed in 1978, Dead Kennedys came to life when former vocalist Jello Biafra answered an ad East Bay Ray, real name Raymond John Pepperell, had placed in a local San Francisco-based newspaper called The Recycler. With the addition of Biafra, bassist Klaus Flouride and drummer Ted (Bruce Slesinger), the lineup was complete. D.H. Peligro would take over drum duties in 1981.

The group’s first major single, 1981’s “Holiday in Cambodia,” was a smash in the United Kingdom and soon they started to take off in the States.

“In the United States, the radio stations back then, punk rock didn’t have a place

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here, but in England it did,” he explains.

“The Sex Pistols were at the top of the charts with us. What happened with us is we played a show in New York and a guy from Edinburgh, Scotland was there. He had a record label called Fast Records and he contacted me so we licensed our first single to him. That put us on the map. Then we got financing to make an LP and eventually tour over there.”

The Dead Kennedys’ first official fulllength album was 1980’s Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, which was financed by an independent label in the U.K. called Cherry Red. “The combination of the band was really good back then,” he says. “With Klaus on bass and D.H. on drums, there was a chemistry there and that’s one of the reasons we’ve lasted so long. A lot oft he lyrics are kind of dated, but the music isn’t.”

“We came up in a really good time,” he continues. “The scene was really great in California, too. When we would stay in London, we’d see bands like Bauhaus and The Birthday Party, which was Nick Cave’s band

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from Australia. In San Francisco and Los Angelse, there were a lot of fan zines. There wasn’t a big investment in the punk movement like there was in the United Kingdom.

We would travel to Los Angeles and stay on people’s sofas and meet people that way, but after a while, sleeping on couches get old [laughs].”

In 1979, Biafra and Pepperell started Alternative Tentacles, an independent imprint based in San Francisco. It thrived quickly, but after some shady business practices between Biafra and the rest of the band, the partnership quickly dissolved.

“Technically, the first single I put out,” he recalls. “The drummer and I put it on consignment and sold them out of the back of our van. It’s a classic story. You left the 7” there and they pay you for the ones that they sold. It was a huge hit worldwide so after that we were able to get financing from people to distribute our records, but we put them out on our label name, Alternative Tentacles. It’s not what it used to be. In the late ‘90s, without our knowledge, Jello Biafra skimmed $70,000 from Klaus, D.H. and me.

He refused to pay it so we went to court. He lost and was ordered to pay it. He’s delusional about it to this day.

“Don’t get me wrong,” he adds. “He’s a very talented guy, but he’s not the most ethical person. He’s a good con artist. He had us fooled. Like right now, many people gave Bill Cosby a pass because he was charming. Well, a lot of people give Biafra a pass because he’s charming. People fall for celebrity. The music is about trying to get people to think for themselves, but Biafra was able to switch that and tell people what to think. Biafra may be a hypocrite, but that does’t mean punk is dead.”

With that on the back burner, Dead Kennedys forged ahead and reconvened in 2001 after a 15 year hiatus. The group joins fellow punk legends The Misfits, The Vandals, Guttermouth, The Dickies, and Strung-Out this Saturday, January 10 in Council Bluffs.

Dead Kennedys with The Misfits, The Vandals and more, January 10, at Mid-America Center, Council Bluffs, 6 p.m. Tickets are $24.75. Visit www.midamericacenter.com for more information.

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Richard Rosario is in year 18 of a 25-to-life sentence for murder, even though 13 alibi witnesses have tried to tell authorities that he was with them -- 1,000 miles away -- at the time of the crime. (Among the 13 are a sheriff’s deputy, a pastor and a federal corrections officer.) The “evidence” against him: Two “eyewitnesses” in New York City had picked him out of a mugshot book. Rosario had given police names, addresses and phone numbers of the 13 people in Florida, but so far, everyone (except NBC’s “Dateline”) has ignored the list, including Rosario’s courtappointed lawyers. As is often the case, appeals court judges (state and federal) have trusted the eyewitnesses and the “process.” (In November, “Dateline” located nine of the 13, who are still positive Rosario was in Deltona, Florida, on the day of the murder.)

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Questionable Judgments Pastor Walter Houston of the Fourth Missionary Church in Houston repeatedly refused in November to conduct a funeral for longtime member Olivia Blair, who died recently at age 93 -- because she had come upon hard times in the last 10 years and had not paid her tithe. Ms. Blair’s family had supported the church for 50 years, but Pastor Houston was defiant, explaining, “Membership has its privileges.” (The family finally found another church for the funeral.)

A U.S. Appeals Court once again in September instructed government agencies that it is unconstitutional to make routine business-inspection raids without a judicial warrant. “We hope that the third time will be the charm,” wrote Judge Robin Rosenbaum. In the present case, the court denounced the full-dress SWAT raid in 2010 of the Strictly Skillz barbershop in Orange County, Florida, for “barbering” without a license. (All certificates were found to be up-to-date, and in fact, the raiding agency had verified the licenses in a walk-through two days before.)

The Continuing Crisis Disappointed: (1) Cornelius Jefferson, 33, was arrested for assaulting a woman in Laurel County, Kentucky, in October after he had moved there from Georgia to be with her following an online relationship. Jefferson explained that he was frustrated that the woman was not “like she was on the Inter-

net.” (2) In November, an unnamed groom in Medina, Saudi Arabia, leaped to his feet at the close of the wedding, shocked at his first glimpse of his new bride with her veil pulled back. Said he (according to the daily Okaz), “You are not the girl I had imagined.

I am sorry, but I divorce you.”

The recovery rate is about 70 percent for the 1,200 injured birds brought for treatment each year to the Brinzal owl-rescue park near Madrid, Spain -- with acupuncture as the center’s specialty treatment. Brinzal provides “physical and psychological rehabilitation” so that eagle owls, tawny owls and the rest can return to the wild, avoiding predators by being taught, through recordings of various wild screeches, which animals are enemies. However, the signature therapy remains the 10 weekly pressurepoint sessions of acupuncture.

Suspicions Confirmed Even though one state requires 400 hours’ training just to become a professional manicurist, for instance, most states do not demand nearly such effort to become armed security guards, according to a CNN/ Center for Investigative Reporting analysis released in December. Fifteen states require no firearms training at all; 46 ignore mental health status; nine do not check the FBI’s criminal background database; and 27 states fail to ascertain whether an applicant is banned by federal law from even carrying a gun. (After an ugly incident in Ar-

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izona in which a juvenile gun offender was hired as a guard, the state added a box on its form for applicants to “self-report” the federal ban -- but still refuses to use the FBI database.)

Two high-ranking Hollywood, Florida, police officers were absolved of criminal wrongdoing recently even though they had intentionally deleted their colleagues’ names from Internal Affairs investigative records. Assistant Chief Ken Haberland and Maj. Norris Redding somehow convinced prosecutors that they were unaware the files were “public records” that should not be altered. The two are still subject to fines and restitution, but have been returned to administrative duty.

Ironies (1) In October, Reynolds American Inc., whose iconic product is Camel cigarettes, announced it would ban employees at its North Carolina headquarters from smoking in the offices, relegating them to special smokers’ rooms. (Critics of the company noted that Reynolds has for years staunchly denied that “secondary smoke” is dangerous.) (2) In September, Guinter Kahn, the South Florida dermatologist who developed minoxidil (the hair-restoring ingredient in Rogaine), passed away at age 80. Dr.

Kahn himself had noticeable hair loss, but was allergic to minoxidil.

Scenes (1) The owner of a wine shop in Highgate, England, said the thief who robbed him in September somehow placed him in a trance so the man could pick his pockets -- and then, brushing past him on his way out, the man brought the shop owner out of the trance. Victim Aftab Haider, 56, pointed to surveillance video showing him staring vacantly during the several seconds in which his wallet was being lifted from his trousers.

(2) In October in Scotland’s Perth Sheriff Court, Paul Coombs was sentenced to 14 months in jail for a June home invasion in which accomplices conveyed Coombs’ threats to the resident because Coombs himself is deaf and does not speak.

People Different From Us Cry for Help: Calvin Nicol, 31, complained that he was obviously the victim of a “hate crime” when thugs beat him up in Ottawa, Ontario, on Nov. 1 -- just because he is intensely tattooed and pierced, with black-inked eyes, a split tongue and implanted silicone horns on his forehead.

(Though “hate” may have been involved, so far “body modification” is not usually cov-

ered in anti-discrimination laws. However, Nicol suggested one legal angle when he explained that “piercing myself and changing my appearance, and making me look like the person I want to look like is almost a religious experience to me.”)

Least Competent Criminals (1) Three women, whose ages ranged from 24 to 41, were charged with larceny on Black Friday in Hadley, Massachusetts, when they were caught in the Wal-Mart parking lot loaded down with about $2,700 worth of allegedly shoplifted goods. The women had moments earlier begged a WalMart employee for help getting into their car -- because they had locked themselves out.

(2) Michael Rochefort, 38, and Daniel Gargiulo, 39, were merely burglary suspects in Palm Beach County, Florida, on Sept. 25, but sheriff’s deputies’ case against them soon strengthened. While being detained in the back seat of a patrol car (and despite a video camera pointed at them), they conversed uninhibitedly about getting their alibis straight.

Recurring Themes In December, Florine Brown, 29, finally accepted removal, by the city of St. Petersburg, Florida, of the estimated 300

rats, grown from her initial three, inhabiting her house (with the familiar droppings and smell). “I just want them to go to good homes,” she said, comforted that a local rat “shelter” would take them in temporarily.

“I really depended on the rats to get me by (bouts of depression).” (It turns out rat-removal is a slow process, since they hide. It took several days even to trap the first 70.)

A News of the Weird Classic (April 2011) The long-standing springtime culinary tradition of urine-soaked eggs endures, in Dongyang, China, according to a March (2011) CNN dispatch. Prepubescent boys contribute their urine (apparently without inhibition) by filling containers at schools, and the eggs are boiled according to recipe and sold for the equivalent of about 23 cents each. Many residents consider the tradition gross, but for devotees, it represents, as one said, “the (joyous) smell of spring.” s!

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concerts, family events, comedy, musicals & more Hello Dali: A Surrealist Art Experience

January 10 (display up until January 31), at The Apollon, 1801 Vinton St., 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Admission is free.

Visit www.apollonomaha.com for more information.

The Scoop: It may sound crazy, but Apol-

lon artists are coming together to build a dream that you can experience while you are awake. Join The Apollon as they dream together and explore passion, fear, and everything in between. Wander the dreamland on your own or join them for one of the three very interactive performance events. New work from Reggie LeFlore, MAH Prentice, Elizabeth Pozzi, and Nicole Roberts will be on display alongside original surrealist masterworks by Salvador Dali. At this themed performance, food, and art event they’ll examine the revolutionary 1920s art movement championed by Breton, Ernst, and, of course, Dali. Just as they sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind, so will we right here in the gallery! At what will likely be one of the most unique arts experience available in Omaha this year, four visual artists and four performers have come together to build a three-part, building-wide surrealism art installation that combines the visual and performing arts into the favorite playground of the unconscious mind: our dreams.

Presented with the support of the Nebraska Arts Council and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment.

Sights On Sounds: David Bowie is

January 11, at Film Streams, 1340 Mike Fahey St., 7 p.m. Tickets are $4.50-$9. Visit www.filmstreams.org for more information.

The Scoop: This documentary film of the groundbreaking “David Bowie is” art exhibition created by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, offers a stunning look into the unique world of rock icon David Bowie. Described by The Times as “stylish & outrageous” and The Guardian as “a triumph,” the exhibition features a remarkable collection of photographs, stage costumes, and other rare possessions from the David Bowie Archive. Part of Sights on Sounds: Sunday, January 4, 7 p.m: Björk: Biophilia Live (http://j.mp/1BYvxEc), Sunday, January 11, 7 p.m. David Bowie Is (http://j.mp/1Ac4lm6), Sunday, January 18, 7 p.m: Revenge of the Mekons (http://j.mp/1GQ6MuV - Special sneak preview!), and Sunday, January 25, 7 p.m: Nas: Time is Illmatic (http://j.mp/1wFDYDU).

‘Scapes

January 10, at Howlin’ Hounds Coffee, 712 S. 16th St., 5 p.m. Admission is free. Visit www. howlinhoundsomaha. com for more information.

Shen Yun

with Live Orchestra, January 13-14, at The Orpheum Theatre, 409 S. 16th St., 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices vary. Visit www.omahaperformingarts.org for more information.

The Scoop: Shen Yun captures the spirit of a culture long lost. The performance moves quickly through regions, dynasties, and legends. Ethnic and folk dances fill the stage with color and energy. Tremendous athleticism, thunderous battle drums, and masterful vocalists are all set to animated backdrops that transport you to another world. Find out why artists and theatergoers around the world are calling Shen Yun “breathtaking,” “mesmerizing,” “a miracle,” and “inspiring.” Allow yourself to be taken away to distant lands and ancient legends. See Shen Yun and discover how you, too, can be inspired.

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The Scoop: Enjoy some great coffee while perusing beautiful art with ’Scapes: a photography show of landscapes, cityscapes, and dreamscapes at Howlin’ Hounds Coffee January 10th. Featured Artists: Mike Machian, Michael Pysh and Brandon Engel.

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Curiosity Review

January 14, at KANEKO-UNO Creativity Library, 1111 Jones St., 6 p.m. Admission is free. Visit www.thekaneko.com for more information.

The Scoop: Curiosity Review is a book club that focuses on non-fiction and titles

that promote things you never thought of before. River of Shadow: Eadweard Muybridge & the Technological Wild West tells of the beginnings of photography in the American West along with the development of technology, politics, commerce and art that emerged to create industrial epicenters like Hollywood & Silicon Valley.

Identity: An Exhibition of You

November 6-January 11, at Durham Western Heritage Museum, 801 S. 10th St., 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday thru Saturday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is free to $9 for adults. Visit www.durhammuseum.org for more information..

The Scoop: What makes you…YOU? Find out what makes you tick in Identity: An Exhibition of You, the highly entertaining exhibit on display this fall from Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute. This highly interactive event is kid friendly and a chance to learn.

New Music Monday: Pleiades & the Bear with Tetelestai & John Larsen January 12, at The Waiting Room, 6212 Maple St., 8 p.m. Admission is free. Visit www.onepercentproductions.com for more information.

The Scoop: Midwest Elite Concerts presents: New Music Monday: Pleiades & the Bear

with Tetelestai & John Larsen. Pleiades & the Bear is a harmonious folk trio out of Omaha, NE. The three began playing music together about two and a half years ago when Jonathan decided he needed to introduce two of his friends, Karmen and Victoria. Immediately hitting it off, they set up a time to get together and practice. At the time, Jonathan was stubborn and didn’t want to be part of a band but was tricked into it by Karmen and Victoria inviting him to practice for “pointers.” :) He is now very grateful because they sound divine together and are the best friends that anyone could have!

Xtreme Winterfest BIke Ride January 10, at Western Historic Trails Center, 3434 Richard Downing Ave., Council Bluffs, 11 a.m. Registration is free. Visit www.iowahistory.org for more information.

The Scoop: It may be cold, but there’s a fun, family event, co-sponsored by Xtreme Wheels and the Western Historic Trails Center taking place this weekend. A leisurely 6-mile (roundtrip) ride begins at the Trails Center and go north along the Iowa Riverfront Trail to the Dodge Riverside Golf Course. This ride is free! Lunch specials available at the newly managed Caddy’s Riverside Grille.

Ride starts at 11:00 a.m. Come early for free cocoa and tours of the museum!

Sponsored by: Council Bluffs Parks and Recreation & the Western Historic Trails Center.

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What’s going on in Omaha?

You’ll find out here! Submit calendar listings to calendar@shoutomaha.com. Be sure to include NAMES, DATES, TIMES, ADDRESSES and COSTS, and please give us AT LEAST 7 days notice. Events are included as space allows. music Night one of three in January! The band will blow your mind with Velvet Underground’s “Loaded,” Talking Heads’ “Stop Making Sense,” a Queen teaser, and a dance mash up of your favorite jams.

Rock and Roll Suicide, January 9, at Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St., 9 p.m. Tickets are $7-$15. Visit www.theslowdown.com for more information.

Country Rock band from Omaha, NE and many small towns across NE. Clarence Tilton with Big Wheel, January 8, at Reverb Lounge, 6121 Military Ave., 9 p.m. Tickets are $5. Visit www.onepercentproductions.com for more information.

Cornhustle x Them Flavors, Omaha x Chicago: Flo Evjenure Moving-to-Chi-Town Sendoff featuring - Them Flavors DJs: Equator Club [ Chicago ], Aztek (Official) [Chicago ], Composure [ Chicago ], Stones [ Chicago ], Sticky Ricky [ Chicago ] and Cornhustle DJs: Just Jace [ SUB FM ], Trax Mathews, and Tyedup.

Cornhustle Presents: Them Flavors, January 10, at House of Loom, 1012 S. 10th St., 8 p.m.

Admission is free. Visit www.houseofloom.com for more information.

The End In Red is releasing their third album, which is self-titled. This album still holds heavy hitting songs but explores more of the bands experimental side with songs that will please fans of hard rock, post rock, and indie rock.

The band has combined different styles of music which has allowed them to fit almost any bill and are excited to celebrate the release of their album with a very diverse line up of bands The End In Red with We Be Lions, January 9, at The Waiting Room, 6212 Maple St., 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $8. Visit www. onepercentproductions.com for more information.

The Sub-Vectors Album Release Show w/ Life is Cool, Edge of Arbor & The Decatures.

The Sub-Vectors Album Release, January 10, at The Waiting Room, 6212 Maple St., 9 p.m. Tickets are $8. Visit www.onepercentproductions.com for more information.

The Omaha Jitterbugs present a Live Jazz Party with SUGAR FOOT STOMP. Hands down, this is the only place in Omaha where young folks can hear traditional live swinging jazz music in a grab-your-partner-and-go setting, erst while laid-back enough to just grab a craft cocktail in the lounge and enjoy the atmosphere. Sugar Foot Stomp is all about cultivating a solid scene of good live traditional jazz music, dancing and cocktails. Swing dance performances throughout the night. Omaha Jitterbugs DJn swingin’ tunes after.

Live Jazz Party with Sugar Foot Stomp, at House of Loom, 1012 S. 10th St., 8 p.m.

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Admission is $5. Visit www.houseofloom.com for more information.

Hard hitting rock, heavy breakdowns, and an energetic live performance that never stops entertaining the crowd. Screaming For Silence has continually captivated audiences across the nation, gaining fans with every stop. They’ve been nationally touring for over two years, and have played over three hundred fifty live shows from coast to coast. The constant touring paid off in 2013 when S4S was asked to sponsor and promote PRS’s new line of S2 guitars.

This year their hard work was geared towards recording their first full length studio album in North Hollywood, California at Grey Area Studios with producer Erik Ron (Motionless In White, We Came As Romans, New Years Day). With head banging guitar riffs, intense drums, and melodic hooks containing in your face lyrics the boys of S4S have created their own unique sound with these ten new tracks.

The first single off their self titled debut is aptly named “The King Is Crowned”. The song is already in regular rotation in their hometown of Omaha, NE on 89.7 The River. A music video has been shot for the single and is currently in post production. Screaming For Silence picks up touring again in November, featuring their new material. Having the right combination of talent, work ethic, and road experience S4S is poised to explode onto the rock scene.

Screaming for Silence, January 8, at The Waiting Room, 6212 Maple St., 9 p.m. Tickets are $8. Visit www.onepercentproductions.com for more information.

Revel is the only night in Omaha dedicated to ladies who love ladies. It’s an opportunity for the Lesbian community and those who are friends and allies of the LGBT community at large to come together to enjoy the safe company of like-minded people with drinks and dancing. Hosted by Danielle Renae, Tena Hahn and Tara Jeck. Resident DJ Ema Marco.

Revel, January 9, at House of Loom, 1012 S. 10th St., 9 p.m. Admission is $5. Visit www. houseofloom.com for more information.

Cheap drinks like $2 Honey Brown Ale pints, $3 premium vodka & gin wells and board games make this an easy Monday night. Service industry welcome.

First Cut: Service Industry Night, January 12, at House of Loom, 1012 S. 10th St., 9 p.m.

Admission is free. Visit www.houseofloom.com for more information.

Every Wednesday you’ll find DJ SPiRALE and guests holding down a weekly residency.

SPiRALE is an Omaha native that has spent many years in Mexico City, giving her an edge over most local DJs on eclectic, tasteful & underground selections of music. Her nights span a whole emotional range of music, covering anything from house, techno, downtempo to even reggae. Weekly guests

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DJ SPiRALE and guests, January 14, at House of Loom, 1012 S. 10th St., 10 p.m. Admission is free. Visit www.houseofloom.com for more information.

Hot Jazz with Luigi, Inc., January 13, at Mr. Toad’s, 1002 Howard St., 9 p.m. Admission is free. Visit www.mrtoadspub.com for more information.

Every Tuesday at House of Loom, it’s everything you love about karaoke with the volume turned up. Don’t be afraid to go crazy: bring your own costumes, create your own choreography, bring your back up dancers or just grab some in-house props we’ll have on hand. Join the community here: http://www.facebook.com/ karaoketheatre.

Karaoke Theatre, January 13, at House of Loom, 1012 S. 10th St., 9 p.m. Admission is free. Visit www.houseofloom.com for more information.

House of Loom has dedicated its Sunday nights and classic wood floors to all things salsa, buchata, merengue, cha-cha-cha, pachanga, and guaguanco. And to host and DJ the night, they’ve chosen long-time loom collaborator and the most charismatic, talented salsa dancer in Omaha, Mr. Blandon “Salserodalante” Joiner. Every Sunday kicks off with a salsa dance lesson for all levels of social dancers at 7 p.m., and you don’t need a partner. Dancers requested and spectators welcome as we offer fresh mint leaf in our Cuban Bacardi Mojitos.

Salsa Sundays, January 11 at House of Loom, 1012 S. 10th St., 7 p.m. Tickets are $7. Visit www.houseofloom.com for more information.

BOOKS Stop by the Echo Coffee Shop on 10th and Worthington Streets for story time every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sit back with a cup of coffee while your kids enjoy a free cookie and story.

Story Time, January 10, at Echo Coffee Shop, 1502 S. 10th St., 10 a.m. Admission is free.

Visit www.echocoffeeshop.com for more information.

ART Alicia Armentrout’s exhibit, Motivating to Grandeur, of photos taken at the Allwine Prairie and Glacier Creek Preserve in Bennington, NE will be on display at the Michael Phipps Gallery at the Omaha Public Library’s Main Library, 215 S. 15th St., 1st Floor, from January 5 through February 21, 2015.

Motivating to Grandeur: Alicia Armentrout, January 8-February 21, at W. Dale Clark Library, 215 S. 15th St., Times Vary. Admission is free. Visit www.omahalibrary.org for more information.

Andy Warhol (1928-1987) depicted the world with the volume turned up. Employing a seemingly endless palette, his work has challenged our perceptions of popular culture, politics, and consumerism for more than fifty years. Warhol

was the central figure of American Pop Art, a genre that emerged in the late 1950s in reaction to the heroism of Abstract Expressionism. For Pop artists, social and political turbulence coupled with unprecedented consumerism meant that art was no longer about the persona of the heroic individual artist, as it had been in the years immediately following World War II. Warhol and his contemporaries sought to eradicate the notion of the “genius artist” and downplay the role of originality in art, adopting mechanical means of generating images, such as screen printing, which theoretically allowed for an endless production of images. In drawing inspiration from the rapidly changing world around them, Pop artists sought to be more inclusive in their subjects, and more aware of the day-to-day conditions of contemporary existence.

Andy Warhol Exhibit, January 8-11, at Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St., Hours Vary.

Admission Prices Vary. Visit www.joslyn.org for more information.

Popular among young readers, graphic novels are known for their comic format. They are generally described as “sequential art,” where a series of illustrations tells the story, but, unlike newspaper comics, they are the length of a novel and include narrative development.

From cave paintings and hieroglyphs, to tapestries and illuminated manuscripts, storytelling through pictures has existed for millennia. The dawn of the Industrial Age marked the publication of The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck, which, with its sequential pictures and captions, many consider to be the first comic book. The twentieth century saw DC Comics’ Superman and Batman and Marvel Comics’ Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, and X-Men and the superhero phenomenon.

Today, graphic novels are more varied in content than their earlier counterparts and they have a new level of respectability, their impact and popularity the topic of scholarly research and discussion. Notably, in 1992, Art Spiegelman’s Holocaust survivor’s tale, Maus, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. BAM! presents a collection of pen and ink, mixed media, and computer-generated illustrations; preliminary sketches; storyboards; and cover art created by five of the leading contemporary artists/ authors working in the graphic novel format.

This exhibition, organized by National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature (Abilene, TX), is sponsored at Joslyn Art Museum by an anonymous donor and by Cynthia Epstein and David Wiesman.

BAM! It’s a Picture Book: The Art Behind the Graphic Novel, January 8-March 29, at Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St., Hours Vary.

Admission Prices Vary. Visit www.joslyn.org for more information. **UPCOMING***Omaha Performing Arts presents National Geographic Live’s Extreme Planet with photographer Carsten Peter in the Kiewit Hall at the Holland Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, February 10, at 7:30 p.m.

Peter, a World Press Photo award winner and regular contributor to National Geographic magazine, specializes in going to extremes: Scuba diving in a glacier on Mont Blanc, crossing the Sahara on a camel, caving in Borneo. He is enthusiastically obsessed with

devising innovative photographic techniques to capture never-before-seen images from some of the scariest environments on the planet.

Carsten Peter: National Geographic Photographer, February 10, at Holland Performing Arts Center, 1200 Douglas St., 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices vary. Visit www. omahaperformingarts.org.

Love coffee? Love art? This is the perfect workshop for you! Join visual artist, Susan Hart, as she demonstrates how to make beautiful stained paper out of delicious smelling coffee!

Free sample bag of coffee & an Aroma’s coffee mug with registration. Space is limited!

Grounds for Expression, January 10, at the 402 Arts Collective, 6051 Maple St., 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Registration is $45. Visit www.402artscollective. org for more information.

This month the Howlin Hounds Art division brings you Small Art. Literally. Local Artists are showcasing only their small pieces in this show. Reminding us again that great things come in little packages - even in the art world.

Featuring 17 local artists, live music, and of course, hot coffee.

Small Art Show, January 8, at Howlin’ Hounds, 712 S. 16th St., All Day. Admission is free.

Visit www.howlinhoundsomaha.com for more information.

COMEDY Come with your instrument and your skills to THE 402 music venue in downtown Benson any Monday night. Get your name on the list and get ready to show the world. Each artist is given a 10min slot. All ages are welcome. The 402 Arts Collective wants to provide a venue that is open to all ages, fun for the family, and is a great experience for local musicians. Their hope that seasoned artists along with those just getting started will come share their talent for others to enjoy just for the love of the art.

They only ask that you keep it clean, fun, and excellent.

Open Mic Night, January 12, at 402 Collective, 6051 Maple St., 6 p.m. Admission is free.

Visit www.402artscollective.org for more information.

Local comedian Dusty Stahl hosts an open mic night every Wednesday. Bring your best material and come on down.

Open Mic Night, January 13, at Barley Street Tavern, 2735 N. 62nd St., 10 p.m. Admission is free. Visit www.barleystreet.com for more information.

Comedian Ian Douglas Terry is coming back to Omaha to do a show with the boys of OK Party.

Big laughs, cool hangs, let’s have some fun!

Featuring: Mike Perry, Ryan de la Garza, Cody Wayne Hurd, and Kyle O’Reilly.

OK Party: Ian Douglas Terry, January 10, at O’Leaver’s Pub, 1322 S. Saddle Creek Rd., 9 p.m. Tickets are $5. Visit www.oleavers.com for more information.

Calling all quizzies and quizzettes. If you are looking for a way to cram some knowledge into your brain and cram some beer down your

gullet – why not try to do both at the same time? If you would like a chance to get that beer for free along with a night of fun and facts – you should head down to the Sydney on Tuesdays.

Grab a team of 5 or fewer and answer 40 fun questions for lots of opportunities to win great prizes (most of them obviously and awesomely include alcohol). Don’t mind your own quizness.

Sydney Pub Quiz, January 14, at The Sydney, 5918 Maple St., 8 p.m. Admission is free.

Visit www.thesydneybenson.com for more information.

COMMUNITY If you’re in the mood for ice skating, Ralston Arena has you covered. There’s public skating all week long. The Ralston Arena stocks Jackson Ultima leather figure skates. Sizes available on a first-come, first-serve basis or bring your own skates. Please enter through the Southeast entrance. Cash only. Public Ice Skate Times may be pre-empted at any time.

Public Ice Skating, January 10-March 1, at Ralston Arena, 7300 Q St., Times Vary.

Admission is $5. Visit www.ralstonarena.com for more information.

SPORTS UNO Hockey vs. Denver, January 9-10, at CenturyLink Center, 455 N. 10th St., 7:07 p.m. Ticket prices vary. Visit www. centurylinkcenteromaha.com for more information.

UNO Men’s Basketball vs. North Dakota State Bison, January 8, at Ralston Arena, 7300 Q St., 6 p.m. Tickets are $9-$21. Visit www. ralstonarena.com for more information.

Aksarben Curling Club league games are always free to come watch, grab a drink and a snack and watch the action from the warm area by the bar. This season’s leagues run late October to early March on Sunday and Friday Evenings. You can sign up as a team or as an individual and we’ll place you on a team. We try to pair up newer curlers with more experienced players to keep the leagues balanced. All of our leagues are Open Leagues - teams can be all-men, all-women, or a mix - and welcome all ages and abilities. No knee or back is too creaky and kids 8 years and older can play, too. If you want to play, but can’t commit to a regular schedule you can register as a social member and play as a substitute in our leagues when you’re available. Each week subs are need, so we’ll make sure you get out on the ice.

Aksarben Curling Club, January 8-30, at Ralston Arena, 7300 Q St., Times Vary, Admission is free. Visit www.ralstonarena.com for more information.

Enjoy free shuttle service during every Lancers game this season! Fans are invited to park their cars at Horsemen’s Park, located at 6303 Q Street in Omaha, and enjoy complimentary shuttle service, complete with ADA approved seating, to and from Ralston Arena. Shuttle times are as follows: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on all game days except Sunday, in which it will run from 4pm-8pm. Please park in the East Lot at Horsemen’s Park.

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STEAK HOUSES ANTHONY’S.. 72nd and F streets. 331-7575. Closed Sunday. One of the old-line steakhouses, big and friendly.

A good family spot. Huge menu.

BROTHER SEBASTIAN’S STEAKHOUSE AND WINERY. 1350 S. 119th St. 330-0300. Seven days. Not old and not new, this 1980s steakhouse that resembles a California monastery has a great salad bar, romantic little rooms with fireplaces and a great party room. Prices remain reasonable.

CASCIO’S. 1620 S. 10th St. 345-8313. Seven days. Been here forever and still cookin.’ This venerable steak emporium has been a mainstay of the College World Series crowd.

CHARLESTON’S. Just north of West Dodge Road at the Boys Town exit. 431-0023. Open seven days. Don’t let the chain ID fool you – this is a top notch restaurant – casual, with an eclectic menu that includes upscale burgers, lots of salads, fish entrees, steaks, sandwiches, soups, ribs, crisp veggies and rich desserts – including a knockout bread pudding. Management is the key to success here. The ambience is gaslamp hideaway with a bar area popular on weekends.

THE DROVER. 2121 S. 73rd St. 391-7440. Open seven days. Tucked away on a side street, this longtime steakhouse favorite draws customers from the medical neighborhood at 72nd and Mercy Road. Cozy fireplace, good service.

801 CHOP HOUSE (in the Paxton House). 1403 Farnam.

341-1222. Open seven days. Formerly the Paxton Chop House, this beautiful, masculine spot is a twin to one in Des Moines and a major draw for elegant service and classic steakhouse fare. Perfect for memorable occasions, but Sunday night specials are affordable for anyone.

FLEMING’S. Next to Regency Court Shopping Center (south side). 393-0811. Open seven days. Big deal wine offerings here from climate controlled wine closets. Very attractive main dining room with some extra nooks and bar-side service, too. Char-grilled steaks are reasonably priced, with huge sides, and some major seafood offerings. Excellent service and a very nice ambience for a special evening out.

GENJI STEAK HOUSE. 14505 W Center Road. 333-8338.

Popular Japanese, group-style “teppanyaki” cooking with items sliced and diced on a hot metal surface, then tossed about in entertaining ways. Very healthful meals, with lots of protein (several kinds of beef, plus shrimp) and delicious chopped vegetables. Reasonably priced and fun for kids and adults alike.

JERICO’S. 11732 West Dodge Road. 496-0222. Open seven days. Longtime family-run steakhouse known for its prime rib.

JOHNNY’S CAFÈ. 4702 S. 27th St. 731-4774. Closed Sunday. One of Omaha’s most famous steakhouses, it was opened in 1922 by the Kawa family at the stockyards, where the family still operates it. Many loyal customers love the place for lunch or dinner.

JOHNNY’S ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE. 305 N. 170th St. in Village Pointe. 289-9210. Open seven days. Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Dean Martin would have loved this place – tricked out like a Hollywood 1940s supper club, Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse is one of an Iowa-based chain offering Italian pasta favorites along with steaks and chops. Desserts, made on the premises, are popular.

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KOBE STEAKHOUSE OF JAPAN. 16801 Burke 402-391-1755.

Seven days. Long-running Japanese steak house offers healthy cuisine, entertaining chefs, reasonable prices and an attractive Regency location.

KONA GRILL. 295 N 170th St. 779-2900. Kona Grill is a sushi restaurant with lots more, including very imaginative appetizers and entrees with Hawaiian, Chinese, japanese and American touches (macadamia nut chicken, satay, potstickers, steamed soybeans, saki-marinated bass, sweet chili-glazed salmon and even a meatloaf made with sweet Italian and Louisiana sausage!). Loads of interesting dipping sauces, too, plus full sushi offerings LONE STAR STEAKHOUSE & SALOON. 3040 S. 143rd Plaza.

333-1553. Open seven days. Last of a chain here, they do a good job with burgers and sandwiches, homemade soups and chili, sirloin and ribeye, their own salad dressings, and good service.

MAHOGANY PRIME STEAKHOUSE. 13665 California St. 4454380. Boasting the top two per cent of Nebraska prime beef, this once very expensive spot also offers Australian lobster, grilled salmon filet with capers, shrimp and crabmeat; plus lots of salads, lamb, porkchops, bacon-wrapped scallops, king crab legs and a famous house martini. Prices have moderated recently.

OMAHA CHOPHOUSE. Omaha Marriot, 10220 Regency Circle. 399-9000. This is the latest entry at Regency, which once had Allie’s and the fabulous Chardonnay fine dining restaurant. Now it’s a steak place with the usual cuts, plus seafood, fancy sandwiches, various chicken entrees, salads and a pretty extensive wine list.

OMAHA PRIME. 415 S. 11th St. in the Old Market. 3417040. Closed Sunday. Mo Tajvar’s beautiful Old Market spot has a lovely bar area and a handsome room for his prime cuts of beef in this second floor Old Market beauty, complete with rear views of the Old Market Passageway and a smoking room behind glass. A la carte and expensive, like other “prime” beef establishments, but offering a lot of visual charm.

OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE. 7605 Cass St. 392-2212; 2414 S. 132 Street. 697-1199; 10408 S. 15th Street. 991-9275.

Open seven days. From the opening of the Cass Street original, this Florida-based chain has been one of the most successful chains here. Basically an American steakhouse, it puts up an Australian façade, but the menu offers steaks, ribs and chicken plus baked potatoes, slab fries and barbecued chicken. You can toss a shrimp or two on the Barbie, too. Omahans love them all.

PICCOLO PETE’S. 2202 S 20th St., 342-9038. In South Omaha since 1933, Picolo Pete’s is a classic Omaha Italian steakhouse, with Italian pastas to augment the steaks – plus big salads, burgers, hot roast beef, many breaded items, many fish, kids menu and even pizza.

Try the chicken gizzards – folks love them. Prices are low to moderate.

PINK POODLE. 633 Old Lincoln Highway in Crescent, Iowa, just east of I-680. 545-3744. Closed Monday.

The famous doll collection is gone, but lots of folks think this rustic-style atmosphere and the steak and prime rib specialties are worth the short drive. Steaks, chops, lots of seafood, gizzards and livers, and an inexpensive children’s menu.

SULLIVAN’S STEAKHOUSE, 222 S. 15th St. 342-0077. Seven days. Across from the Public Library and very near the Holland Performing Arts Center, Sullivan’s is a handsome, friendly ’40s-style steakhouse down-

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360 STEAKHOUSE at Harrah’s, One Harrah’s Blvd., Council Bluffs, (712) 329-6000. This upscale steakhouse sits at the top of Harrah’s Hotel, on the 12th floor, offering a unique view of the Omaha skyline.

The menu offers elegant beef entrees, seafood (lobster, tiger shrimp, scallops), lots of interesting sides and salads. Private dining room available.

BOURBON BBQ & STEAK at Ameristar Casino, 2200 River Road, Council Bluffs, (712) 328-8888, has replaced the Waterfront Grill there with a menu chock with barbecued pork and chicken items, plus some steaks, salads, sandwiches, seafood in an eclectic mix. Less high hat than its predecessor, it aims for a more regular crowd, including kids.

FINE DINING BISTRO 121. 12129 West Center Road. 697-5107. Former location of Claudia’s, this handsome spot is now Walter Hecht’s new version of his Old Vienna Restaurant, a south Omaha fixture for decades. This Swiss chef offers European fare, including liver dumpling soup, escargot, mussels, Provencal shrimp, duck, lamb and veal entrees, plus risotto with grilled chicken and even Oysters Rockefeller – and you can get a New York strip steak, too. Some of the same plus excellent sandwiches, salads and soups at bargain lunch prices.

Lots of California wines. Hecht is a real veteran of the

Omaha dining scene.

THE FLATIRON CAFÈ. 17th and Howard streets. 344-3040.

Closed Sunday; dinner only six days. Steve and Kathleen Jamrozy have established the gold standard for Omaha restaurants in a lovely room in a triangleshaped building reminiscent of old New York, complete with huge window walls and a tree-shaded patio. Great service, great food, very popular with Orpheum-going crowds all year.

LE VOLTAIRE. 155th Plaza at West Dodge Road (north side). 934-9374. Closed Sunday, Monday. French owner-chef Cedric Fichepain has combined Paris with Alsace in his unpretentious suburban bistro, where the menu offers what you’d expect: French onion soup, bouillabaisse, escargot, duck liver, duck confit, coq au vin, filet mignon and even crepes suzette. Nice wine choices, good service, intimate, very reasonably priced.

LIBERTY TAVERN. In the Hilton Hotel, at 1001 Cass St., across from the Qwest Center. 998-4321. Open seven days. This fine dining restaurant now has a unique and appealing outdoor dining area, California style, that seats 80 – it’s centered on a modernist fireplace and you can order from the indoors restaurant.menu or the less expensive bar menu. The indoors area is attractively modern and has a menu reflecting the “farm to table” movement, with an emphasis on locally provided items, including Iowa pork and Nebraska chicken. Chef Michael Rhodes is doing upscale comfort foods: corn chowder, corn fritters, sweet potato and duck hash, seafood pot pie, flatiron steak,

meatloaf, mac and cheese, but also elegant steak and fish entrees. The big deal dish is the imperial Wagyu beef strip steak from Blair, Neb., with Iowa Maytag blue cheese butter. Creative desserts add to the fun.

V. MERTZ. 1022 Howard St., 345-8980. V. Mertz has to be one of the two or three best restaurants in Nebraska.

Irresistibly attractive at the grotto level of the Old Market Passageway, it provides a womb of old brick, wine racks, sprays of flowers and an ancient Roman style wall fountain, it is perfectly romantic, half- hidden and mysteriously likeable. Executive Chef John Engler oversees a menu that makes the best of organic produce from nearby Crescent, Iowa, lamb, beef and seafood. Artisan cheeses are available after dinner along with some sumptuous desserts. The wine selection is extensive and sophisticated (a semi-finalist for wine service in the James Beard awards). V. Mertz is one of the city’s most expensive restaurants but is worth it (the tasting menu is $100).

NEIGHBORHOOD Anchor Inn, 5413 S. 72nd St. 402-341-1313. anchorinnbar.com – Home of the famous watermelon – and still the best party in town – the Anchor Inn offers daily lunch specials, including the new roasted chicken!

Keep an eye our for some new dinner specials in the very near future. Until then, do your stomach a favor and take it to the Anchor Inn for some of “Junior’s Jumbo Hot Wings” or the “Flour Sandbar Nachos.”

And that’s just for starters. Make sure to try “Anchor Inn’s Famous 1/2 Pound Burger” or “Anchor Inn’s Famous Chicken Sandwich.”

BAILEY’S BREAKFAST AND LUNCH. 1259 S. 120th St. 9325577. Comfort food done with flair. For breakfast; all your favorites, featuring Omaha’s finest Eggs Benedict – 6 varieties, (and Crepes, too) topped with Hollandaise made fresh every day. Come try the best bacon you will ever eat! Breakfast served all day.

And treat yourself to some of Omaha’s finest Salads, Soups, and Sandwiches, plus Chicken Fried Steak, fresh Angus burgers, and Bloody Mary’s and Mimosas. When is the last time you had really good Egg Salad or Chicken Salad??? Open 7 days a week 7:00 – 2:00.

BARRETT’S BARLEYCORN. 4322 Leavenworth, 558-5520. A neighborhood place with burgers, phillies and other sandwiches. Daily specials and a sports bar ambience.

BENE PIZZA AND PASTA. 12301 West Maple Road. 4980700. Open seven days a week. Retro pizza spot with ‘70s look – sandwiches, too.

BIG FRED’S PIZZA GARDEN. 119th and Pacific streets. 3334414. Open seven days. Hugely popular pizza joint that attracts crowds all the time, especially on weekends. Sports bar atmosphere with lots of noise.

BILLY FROGGS. 1120 Howard St. in the Old Market. 3414427. 8724 Dodge St. (397-5719; 84th and Giles. Open Seven days. The original on Howard Street has a very nice tree-shaded outdoor dining area and all three pull in a younger crowd for burgers, hot dogs, pub fare and a broad selection of domestic and imported beers. Good hang-out spots.

BOB MONKEY’S NOODLE ZOO. 4950 Dodge Street. 932-9971.

Offbeat lunch place with soups, salads and sandwiches.

BRAZEN HEAD IRISH PUB. 319 N. 78th St., just off West Dodge. 393-3731. Seven days. Irish pub, close to the real thing (the owners imported some parts of it from Ireland). Mixes Irish/English fare with American pub favorites. Huge beer list.

BREWBURGERS. 4629 S. 108th St. 614-7644. Lots of TVs – lives up to its name.

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dining nibbles BUFFALO WILD WINGS. 48th and L streets (734-8088); 76th and Dodge streets (343-9464); 10525 S. 15th St. (9919464); 146th Street and West Maple Road (492-9464); 4287 S. 144th St. (861-9464). Popular wing spot with lots of beer.

CAFFEINE DREAMS. 4524 Farnam St. 932-2803. Multi-level outdoor seating, under the trees, is a dream here, in this ‘60s kind of coffee house. Great brew plus pastries, sandwiches, granola, smoothies and the like.

THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY. 10120 California St. at Westroads. 393-1166. Seven days. Enormous chain restaurant done up in exotic architecture and interiors that resemble a British officers’ club in Egypt in the 19th century. Big operation with a huge menu: glamburgers, white chicken chili, Asian fare, fish ‘n chips, all kinds of sandwiches, soups, salads; imaginative items mixing culinary styles – crabcake sandwich, Cuban sandwich, stuffed mushrooms, pizza, fried zucchini, mini corndogs, steaks, beef ribs, pork chops, salmon, tuna, shrimp scampi and, of course, lots of different cheesecakes. It would take months to work your way through this menu. Good family spot.

CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE. 168th and West Dodge Road (Village Pointe). 289-4210. Outrageous Caribbean/island décor frames a restaurant with all kinds of exotic burgers and sweet-flavored specialties and tropical drinks.

DOC & EDDIE’S BBQ. 168th and Harrison (on west side of 168th, a block north of Harrison). 895-7427. Bare bones spot where the food is everything. Established

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by Dr. Jeffrey DeMare, a pediatric physician, and his late partner, Eddie Vacek. Tasty, slow-cooked meats – does a lot of take-out via drive-through.

DON CARMELO’S. 2647 S. 159th Plaza (333-5256) In Rockbrook at 108th and Center Streets (933-3190); 3113 N. 120th St. (333-5256); 1024 N. 204th Ave (289-9800) New York-style pizzerias offering pizza, calzones and similar fare.

THE DUNDEE DELL. 5007 Underwood Ave. 553-9501.

Seven days. Dundee classic known for its fish and chips, hot sandwiches and burgers. A neighborhood spot with a big following (especially at lunch), its bar has well over 100 imported beers plus some superb Scotch offerings.

FAMOUS DAVE’S. Several Omaha metro locations, including a new one at Eagle Run on West Maple Road.

This chain BBQ spot has good basic BBQ fare, plus lots of sides, generous portions, nice atmosphere and good service.

FIREWATER GRILLE. 7007 Grover Street, in the Comfort Inn. 452-FIRE (3473). Live music and offbeat island cuisine in this Hawaiian-themed bar/restaurant attached to a motel.

FUDDRUCKERS. 7059 Dodge St., 556-0504. 16920 Wright Plaza #118, 932-7790. Fuddruckers boasts the “World’s Greatest Hamburgers,” and they have a big variety of them. Good spot for kids.

GOLDBERG’S GRILL & BAR. 2936 S. 132nd St., 333-1086 and

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GOLDBERG’S IN DUNDEE, 5008 Dodge St., 5562006. Especially popular at lunch with sandwiches, soups, burgers, salads.

HARKERT’S BBQ. 4865 Center St., 554-0102. Old time and small BBQ spot favored by insiders. Hickor-smoked meats and sides. Does a lot of take-out.

JAMS. 7814 Dodge St. 399-8300. Closed Sunday. One of Omaha’s best restaurants and one of the most popular. Mark Hoch’s long room with a bar is still a cool place, with an eclectic, inventive menu that changes often but always offers a two-tier selection ranging from inexpensive burgers, sandwiches and meatloaf to very original, often Southwest-inspired entrees.

Great bar is a watering hole for thirtyish and fortyish singles. Not easy to get a table on weekend nights, but worth the wait.

JAZZ: A LOUISIANA KITCHEN. 1421 Farnam St. 342-3662.

Now that Butsy Ledoux’s is closed there aren’t many Louisiana-style places around here, but Jazz offers a version of Cajun and Creole fare that resembles a place you might stumble into just off Bourbon Street.

JOE TESS’ PLACE. 5424 S. 24th St. 731-7278. Closed Monday. Oldtime neighborhood place famous for fish, fish, fish (trout, walleye, tilapia) and all fresh, plus shrimp, oysters – many fried items, with the catfish renowned, but they do steaks, chicken and other entrées on their huge menu. Chicken and fish sandwiches galore, plus seafood stews and chowders.

Lots of sides, kids’ menu. The “famous fish” is served on rye bread for $6.50. Pitchers of beer, cream cheese cakes. Big Friday night crowds. Prices are low, but cash preferred. Live fish market, lots of carryout business.

KING KONG. 4409 Dodge St., 553-3326. 5250 S. 72nd St., 932-6420. 3362 S. 13th St., 934-8988. Don’t let the name fool you – this is basically a Greek restaurant, with

excellent gyro’s, but they do burgers and phillie sandwiches and lots more.

LA BUVETTE WINE BAR AND DELI. 511 S. 11th St. in the Old Market. 344-8627. Open seven days. Despite the limited offerings, La Buvette is one of the city’s better restaurants. Technically (in France) a bistro is a wine shop that also offers food – that’s La Buvette. It is crammed with bottles of wine and you can have a terrific dinner consisting of only wine, fine cheeses and baguette French bread – and that’s the truth. But they do have appetizers and entrees, too: foi gras, pate’, mussels, salmon, chicken, lamb shanks, veal cheeks and other bistro fare. French doors open to make the whole place a sidewalk café.

La Mesa, 156th and Q streets; 110th and Maple streets; 84th and Tara Plaza; Hwy 370 & Fort Crook Rd, Bellevue, and Council Bluffs (Lake Manawa Exit). Voted as Omaha’s best Mexican restaurant 8 times times in a row., La Mesa offers free chips and salsa, great portions and a fun atmosphere.

The menu is broad, with everything from classics, such as burritos, fajitas, enchiladas, tacos, tamales and tostadas. Specialties include Chilaquiles Mexicanos, the El Magnifico, Chicken Chipolte Salad and El Patron (shrimp). La Mesa offers over 100 tequilas, the largest selection in the area!

LANSKY’S PIZZA, Pasta and Philly, 4601 S. 50th St., 7311919; 3909 Twin Creek Dr., Bellevue, 502-0555; 1131 N. Broadway, Council Bluffs, (712) 329-5400. Philly steak sandwiches and pizza – they dominate here.

LE PEEP, 2012 N. 117th Ave. 991-8222; (other locations in Pepperwood Village at 156th and West Dodge, and at 177th and West Center Road). Aneel and Hope Taj oversee three locations where everything is fresh and the huge pancakes rival those at the Market Basket (ask for pecans and bananas in yours); eggs Benedict and other egg creations are ambrosial, bacon and sau-

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dining nibbles sages lean and substantial, huge list of omelets, but also lunch items, too, as they are open until 2 p.m.

Great table service and high quality food.

LISA’S RADIAL CAFÈ. 817 N. 40th St. 551-2176. Open seven days for breakfast, Friday only for dinner. Lisa Schembri and family run a very special place here – a neighborhood breakfast spot that brings a touch of California to Omaha (Lisa did culinary studies there).

In a very old building they offer one hundred different kinds of French toast, elegant egg dishes, every kind of pancake, a vast number of omelets, Farmer Brothers coffee and downhome cooking on Friday nights.

THE MARKET BASKET. 87th and Pacific streets in the Countryside Village Shopping Center. 397-1100.

Breakfast and lunch seven days; no dinner on Monday. One of Omaha’s little wonder restaurants, long a favorite with the carriage trade, especially for breakfast and lunch. Liz Liakos’ place is also a bakery, with two dining rooms and she has waxed on the breakfast lunch business while also endeavoring to build up the dinner business with a succession of top notch chefs. Coffees and teas here are wunderbar, as are the pancakes, quiches, French toast, egg dishes, potato dishes, muffins, pastries and everything breakfast.

Liz has homemade ice cream, elegant luncheon sandwiches – some longtime favorites such as the Custer and the herb roast beef; marvelous salads, all kinds of sophisticated touches in soups, burgers, sides, desserts. Chef Justen Beller does a fusion Euro-American dinner menu at bargain prices. Great Sunday brunch, too. This restful, tasteful little place would be right at home in the Fine Dining section of this publication.

MCKENNA’S BLUES, BOOZE AND BBQ. 7425 Pacific Street.

393-7427. Seven days. Opened almost twenty years ago with a Texas/Louisiana road house look and menu, McKenna’s has popular BBQ offerings that are less sweet and drippy than most (brisket, pulled chicken and pork, ribs), plus New Orleans gumbo, and great side dishes, including baked beans, a creamy red potato salad, Louisiana red beans and rice, melt-in-your-mouth cornbread and more. Good desserts, too.

M’S PUB. 422 S. 11th St. in the Old Market. 342-2550.

Seven days. With La Buvette, M’s is one of the Old Market’s top neighborhood restaurants and pubs – and one of the city’s better dining spots. The bar has been hugely popular since the place was opened in 1972 (it is now run by Ron Samuelson of Vivace, with Anne Mellen). Pub fair shares the menu with exciting dinner specials. The Iowa grilled pork sandwich is famous as is the Omaha grilled beef sandwich. The salad, appetizer and sandwich lists go on forever and the sophisticated evening fare includes ribeye, halibut, pastas, salmon, halibut, and duck breast, but the burger/sandwich/salads are available all day, too.

This is a great place with wonderful ambience and tends to be jammed at lunch and dinner.

MILLARD ROADHOUSE. 13325 Millard Ave. 891-9292.

Seven days (brunch on Sunday, too, plus lunch buffet other days). Karen Menard’s family-style restaurant favors downhome cooking (broasted chicken, chicken-fried steaks, French dip and other hot sandwiches, roast beef Phillies, grilled cheese, liver and onions, prime rib, pork chops). Great for kids and reasonable on the pocket book.

MIMI’S CAFE. 301 N. 175th Plaza, 289-9610. A wide array of appetizers, homemade soups, unique salads and seasonal features are waiting just for you at Mimi’s.

Signature sandwiches and burgers include an excellent Meatloaf Ciabatta sandwich and a succulent patty melt. A fish market, great steaks and chops as

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well. Don’t forget the espresso bar and wine menu.

NEWMAN’S PASTA CAFE. 2559 S. 171st St., near West Center Road (Lakeside Plaza). 884-2420. Open seven days. Another “oodles of noodles” spot in the fastservice mode. In addition to lots of noodle dishes, you can get Thai lettuce wraps, fresh mozzarella drizzled with olive oil, Thai curry beef, chicken Florentine, spicy Thai peanut noodles and cranberry spinach salad with almonds. Pastas are Asian, Southwest, stroganoff, Japanese. Desserts include key lime pie, cotton candy and pastry tubes.

NICOLA’S in the Market. 13th and Jackson streets in the Old Market. 345-8466. Lunch Monday-Friday; dinner Tuesday-Sunday. Italian meets Mediterranean at Nicola Nick’s Old Market trattoria where you can browse through a menu sporting authentic country Italian favorites: eggplant, cheeses, Italian sausage and ham ingredients, a wonderful lasagna Mediterranean, grilled chicken, stuffed pastas. But the star of the menu is ravioli in many tempting, delicious combinations. Sauces here are important and the long pasta menu will intrigue. Excellent little spot with bargain prices considering the care taken in preparation NOODLES & COMPANY. 203 S. 72nd St. 393-0586 and 16920 Wright Plaza, 330-1012. Open seven days. Like Newman’s, it’s an “oodles of noodles” spot in fast-service mode (no servers). There are at least a dozen noodle dishes, plus chicken/vegetable pot stickers in a mostly Asian style but with Wisconsin macaroni and cheese, too, and some Italian pastas. Flat Tire beer is available, but few desserts.

OZONE. 7220 F St. 331-7575. Ozone offers hand-cut steaks, slow-cooked prime rib, baby back ribs, classic salads, Southwest-inspired appetizers, steak and pork tenderloin sandwiches, rosemary chicken, plus live entertainment.

PETROW’S. 5914 Center St. 551-0552. Closed Sunday.

Diner style restaurant in older Omaha neighborhood, Petrow’s is a legend. They offer soda fountain goodies (old-fashioned malts and sundaes), hot sandwiches: pork tenderloin, French dip; their own chili, liver and onions, chopped beef steak, onion rings, waffle fries, footlong hot dogs, reuben, smoked turkey melt, chicken fried steak, classic Nebraska burger; homemade pies, floats and freezes and lots more. Forget about calories here and dream your way back to the ‘60s, when it opened.

PIZZA KING. 1101 N. Broadway, Council Bluffs, (712) 323-9228; Longtime family-run spot has T-bones, a filet mignon, a NY strip and a Rib Eye, plus Alaskan King Crab – and, of course, plenty of pizzas. Big place, reasonable prices.

PIZZA SHOPPE. 6056 Maple St. 556-9090. The mission of the Pizza Shoppe Collective is to provide a unified vehicle of expression to artists and a positive atmosphere of performance within the community. The Collective will host a combination of local/national concerts, gallery shows, theater performances, dance, poetry, comedy, and ethnic cuisine in an effort to support the restoration of spirit within all art forms, so that we may encourage all to support each individual perspective of the human condition. And their pizza is pretty darn good, too!

QUAKER STEAK & LUBE. 3320 Mid-America Drive, Council Bluffs. 322-0101. Quaker Steak & Lube markets itself as “America’s No. 1 motor sports family restaurant.” Buckets of chicken wings with nearly 20 different sauces – some tongue-tingling hot.

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dining nibbles RICK’S CAFÈ BOATYARD. 345 Riverfront Drive (6th Street).

345-4545. Open seven days. They keep changing the name – is it Rick’s Café Boatyard or Rick’s Boatyard Café? Either way, the huge place offers a view of the Missouri River and seats as many outside as inside.

This is a place for drinks, the view and lots and lots of seafood: fresh, fried, every which way. Huge menu with something for everyone.

RUBY TUESDAY. 10387 Pacific St. (One Pacific Place).

Open seven days. 391-3702. Ruby’s is a chain survivor because of its ever-changing menus, attention to detail, good service, and an always good salad bar.

The interior has been spiffed up a bit recently, but the menu remains eclectic and family-oriented. This is one of the city’s best chain restaurants.

SAM & LOUIE’S NEW YORK PIZZERIA 6920 N 102nd Circle.

445-4244; 2416 Cuming St. 884-7773; 2062 N 117th Ave. 496-7900; 7641 Cass St. 390-2911; 1125 Jackson St. 884-5757; 541 N 155th Plaza 965-3858; 2062 N 17th Ave. 496-7900. 5352 S 72nd St., Ralston 505-9200; 14208 S St. 895-0811; 607 Pinnacle Dr, Papillion. 6140077. Open seven days. New York style pizza with hand-tossed crusts, plus a load of other items – salads, Stromboli, calzones, hoagies, burgers, sandwiches, lasagna and other pastas.

SGT. PEFFERS. 1501 N. Saddle Creek Road. 558-7717.

13760 Millard Ave. 932-6211. Authentic, old world ingredients and techniques provide delicious traditional specialties and the unique. Sgt. Peffers offers call ahead take out service for the gourmet on the go, as well as home delivery and catering. Recipes are designed to

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offer low sodium, low cholesterol and low sugar while providing complex carbohydrates and protein.

SHUCKS FISH HOUSE & OYSTER BAR. 1218 S. 119th St (402827-4376), and also in the Shops of Legacy, SW corner of 168th & Center (402-763-1860, just north of Lifetime Fitness). Open 7 days a week. Have you ever been to a fish shack on the coast? You’ll like Shucks!

Open 7 days a week. Shrimp or Oyster Po’ Boys, Fried Clam Strips, Shrimp, Walleye, Calamari and Oysters (all VERY lightly breaded). Plus Crab Cakes, Clam Chowder, Gumbo, Salads and Daily Fresh Fish Specials. Featuring a large variety of Oysters on the Half Shell, shucked right in front of you. Significant Happy Hour 2-6, every day.

SPIRIT WORLD. 7517 Pacific St. 391-8680. Closed Sunday. By far the best deli in Omaha, Spirit World is a wonderful place to wander around in, loaded as it is with imported wine, cheeses and other food items.

Much of the business is take-out but there is sit-down for the terrific deli salads, sliced meats, gourmet sandwiches, soups, hot specials, cheese plates, desserts and other goodies. A bit expensive (lots of the deli salads are $12/pound), it is worth it.

STOKES. 646 N 114th St. and 12th and Howard streets, in the Old Market, 498-0804. A Southwestern restaurant known for imaginative mixing of styles, sauces, foods – always in an eclectic direction. Don’t expect pure mom and pop Mexican or predictable Tex-Mex. This place has a mind of its own – the enchiladas slathered with white and poblano sauces and the steak tacos are renowned. It is regularly recognized

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by Wine Spectator Magazine for wine offerings and service. Lots of exotic drinks and drink specials. Nice patio at the Old Market location. The original is in Miracle Hills.

do raspberry-glazed chicken breast, shrimp linguini, bacon-wrapped shrimp, braised lamb shank, and smoked gouda beer soup. A fun place for lunch, dinner or some food at the long bar.

SUMMER KITCHEN CAFÈ. 1203 Cornhusker Road, Bellevue, 291-4544. Three Omaha locations. Another Omaha restaurant-cum-bakery place for downhome family fare and lots of pies, cakes and pastries. Big on breakfast and lunch (many specials at lunchtime) and for dinner – again lots of specials (pot roast, hot turkey dinner, hot beef sandwiches, chicken specials, etc.). Great cakes, pies and breakfasts (all day).

WHEATFIELDS. One Pacific Place (1224 S. 103rd). 9551485. Open seven days. Ron Popp started with the Garden Café operation years ago and has continued the restaurant-cum bakery concept with his very popular Wheatfields, an attractive and popular spot in One Pacific Place. The garden room is cool and nestled in greenery and the main dining room is packed most of the time. There is a huge bakery off to one side. Breakfasts are big here with all the usual egg dishes, plus casseroles, waffles, French toast, pancakes, fruit dishes, quiche and lots more; lunches offer Midwestern sandwich favorites, plus entrees with a Mitteleuropa touch (a Swiss hotel salad, fondues, Swiss baked steak, spaetzle, Alsatian baked beef), plus a cornucopia of other dishes beyond counting (honey-baked chicken, eggplant Romero, a $10 fruit bowl, untold salads with 15 homemade dressings).

Dinner has a Euro touch, too, with Dusseldorf and Black Forest casseroles, halibut Lyonnaise, Swiss steak, beef and noodles, but also steaks, seafood and BBQ ribs! How they do it all, I don’t know, but their basic stuff is very good, as are the cobbler desserts, pies and cakes. On top of all this, they have nightly specials.

TANNER’S BAR AND GRILL. 156th and West Maple Road.

884-5100. Open seven days. Big sports bar with burgers and pub food, it is famous for its “Blair wings,” a hotter version of the restaurant’s regular chicken wings. At Tanner’s they mix up five gallons of fresh salsa each day. Lots of happy hour and other drink specials TGI FRIDAY’S (3 locations). 3636 N. 156th St. 965-8443.

17535 Gold Plaza 330-8443. 10000 California St. 3902600. Eclectic chain restaurant that does good lunch business. Menu is all over the map: Mexican, Asian, American, Italian – potstickers to surf ‘n turf; fajitas to burgers; buffalo wings to BBQ ribs; Cobb salad to shrimp scampi; sirloin to honey mustard chicken sandwich; nachos to Cajun shrimp pasta. How can they do it all? Well, they try. Bar, reasonable prices.

UPSTREAM BREWING COMPANY. 11th and Jackson streets in the Old Market (344-0200) and 171st and West Center. 778-1161. Open seven days. Big, friendly restaurants for family dining – the original in the Old Market is a gem, with perhaps the best bar in town.

Locals own and run Upstream with meticulous attention to detail. The menus are fairly imaginative despite all the comfort foods: pot roast, meatloaf, halfpound burger, pork schnitzel, pizza. But they can also

ZIO’S PIZZERIA. 1213 Howard St. 344-2222. 7834 West Dodge Road 391-1881. 12997 West Center Road 3301444. Usha and Daniel Sherman founded the Zio’z chain in 1985 – an instant success. The thin-crust New York style pizzas, with hand-stretched, homemade dough, have a huge range of toppings, are transfat free and use natural chicken. Pastas are fresh, some vegetarian, and offer a vast range of sauces. Hot wings, calzones and hoagies are also available. Desserts are few but rich and tasty. These are exceptionally well run restaurants, eager to please.

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Hey, bar owners, do you want your bar included here? Send a note to editor@shoutomaha.com The Lauter Tun Fine Ales and Spirits, 3309 Oak View Drive #102, 402-934-6999. thelautertun.com – You’ll find a large selection of craft and import beers on tap and in bottle, as well as craft spirits from around the country. Rather have a cocktail? The Lauter Tun’s cocktail list uses only fresh ingredients and well crafted spirits. Choose from one of their signature drinks, or go old-school with a classic. Check out the Lauter Tun’s weekly cocktail and beer specials. And there’s live jazz and acoustic music.

Anchor Inn, 5413 S. 72nd St. 402-341-1313. anchorinnbar.com – One word: Watermelon! It’s the famous watermelon cocktail, at the Anchor Inn, still the best party in town. You’ll find all kinds of drink specials at the Anchor Inn to go along with a ton of food specials, including the all-you-can-eat fish fry (5-10 p.m.), which comes with fried and coleslaw ($8).

Door 19, 1901 Leavenworth St., 402-933-3033 – Thursdays is “Singles Night” featuring drink specials. On Fridays, it’s karaoke.

Firewater Grille, 7007 Grover St., 402-452-3473. firewatergrille.com – Located inside the Comfort Inn & Suites, the Firewater Grille has specials every night of the week – including “Monday Monday Madness,” with $2 off burgers and $7 domestic pitchers and 25-cent wings. Wednesday is “Ladies Night,” and Friday is “Luau Night.”

Bluffs. thelube.com – Mondays are kids eat free nights, with prizes and fun for the kids; Tuesdays are all you eat wings for $11.99; Wednesdays are bike night, with live music, a beer garden and any burger for $5.99; and Thursdays are classic car nights, with a DJ and her garden.

La Mesa, 156th and Q streets; 110th Street and West Maple Road; Ft. Crook Road and Hwy 370, Bellevue; Lake Manawa Exit, Council Bluffs. la-mesa.com – Today, La Mesa serves over 10 locations in Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas. In addition. expansion plans for more locations are in the works. The ingredients of success for La Mesa include a stable, strong employment team which recognizes performance through management advancement. In fact, many of La Mesa’s employees have over 10 years of service. It’s this consistency that is reflected in every meal La Mesa serves. La Mesa’s “authentic” taste is created from family recipes made with only the freshest quality ingredients. Each location is decorated to promote a fun, colorful atmosphere and create a unique customer experience. Finally, La Mesa’s prices make it an affordable value for the entire family to enjoy. La Mesa is committed to striving for excellence and is annually recognized as the “Best Mexican Restaurant” in many of its markets.

Holiday Lounge, 7846 West Dodge Road, 402-391-4442.

– Where tradition meets today, the Holiday Lounge is right in the middle of Omaha, and offers DirectTV, big screens and a fun atmosphere.

Spearmint Rhino Gentlemen’s Club, 2449 N. 13th St., Carter Lake, Completely renovated, the world-renowned Spearmint Rhino Gentlemen’s Club is now open. Look for a special deal on their ad in this week’s issue of Shout!

The Pipeline, 1300 S. 72nd St. – Hawaii’s own Pipeline beach is brought to the Omaha crowd with legendary college night and a fun bar atmosphere. The drinks are always cold and the scenery is sure to please the eyes, with burgers and Phillies cooked to order.

Monday is half-priced wings! Specials every night of the week!

Quaker Steak & Lube, 3220 Mid America Drive, Council

Argus 109, Carlisle Hotel, 10909 M. St. – Wednesdays offer

Happy Hour all night, no cover and $1.50 wells and $1 draws.

Thursdays is Ladies Night (ladies are free, fellas, $5). There’s also a “Hot Bikini Contest” on Thursdays! On Fridays everyone free until 11 p.m., $5 after. And Saturdays are “Club Night”!

Maloney’s, 1830 N 72nd Street, Omaha, Ne Largest Irish Whiskey selection in Omaha, 35 to choose from! 10 beers on tap and large selection of import bottles and liquor. The place to be! Great Prices, Trivia on Tuesday’s, Awesome place to watch a game or just hang out.

Glo Lounge, 3201 Farnam St., glomidtown.com - It’s dinner and a movie with accommodating style. Glo Lounge is new and it’s located right inside Midtown Crossing’s Cinedine Theatre. The perfect end to a first date, Glo “breaks the ice” for you with smooth drinks and a relaxing bar staff ready to meet your every need.

Check them out online for additional drink and daily specials.

Marylebone, 3710 Leavenworth St. – One of Omaha’s longtime popular bars is now serving lunch again, with daily specials worth checking out. The bar also has a great patio area for those who want to take their drinks outside. And for baseball fans, the Marylebone has your favorite team TV with their MLB package.

Rock Bottom, 1101 Harney St., rockbottom.com – With an ideal Old Market patio that is always hopping, the Rock Bottom offers award-winning beers from across the country - all in one spot. The best part? You’ll never have to say, “I’ll take another please,” because you can pour it yourself. That’s right. Their party booths are equipped with a tap just for you and your friends.

The Sydney, 5918 Maple St., thesydneybenson.com – One of Benson’s most popular bars, the Sydney offers great drink specials and the best in local live music. On Mondays, the Sydney offers $1 PBRs from open to close! And on Sundays, there’s free pool from open to close! Get outside and enjoy one of those on the patio!

Rehab Lounge, 2615 S. 120th St., rehabomaha.com – A new lounge on the scene, Rehab offers themed nights, signature drinks,

comfortable seating, and exceptional customer service.

North Shore Tavern, 102nd Maple St., northshoreomaha. com – Bike Night at the North Shore Tavern is back on Mondays, so bring your hog! With 16 beers on tap, foosball, darts, pool, it is a great hangout place. Especially if your are a fan of Major League Baseball. Catch all the action of MLB at North Shore.

Gator O’Malley’s, 12143 W Center Road, gatoromalleys.com – Want a taste of the Down Under? Gator O’ Malley’s is the place for you. There’s a wide host of drink specials. They are open daily with late night kitchen specials and nightly entertainment options.

Monday’s are “Micro Madness” with $1 off all micro beers; Thursday’s offers live blues music; and Fridays and Saturdays it’s the hottest bands live.

La Buvette, 511 S. 11th St., labuvetteomaha.com – Another popular outdoor drinking spot for our Facebook friends, who recommended this Old Market staple. La Buvette is a retail wine shop, wine bar and deli with an emphasis on French wines.

Club O/O Dining, 1015 Farnam St., odining.com – O Dining offers food on the downstairs and the upper area of the restaurant is reserved for lounging, that’s where Club O comes in. Every Friday and Saturday, get table service, celebrate birthdays, bachelor and bachelorette parties! Get an amazing view of the Gene Leahy Mall, too!

Rose & Crown, 515 S. 20th St. – Our Facebook friends highly recommended the outdoor patio at Rose & Crown. We agree – it’s a classic, complete with a seaside vibe courtesy of fish nets and other coastal garb.

Eat the Worm, 1213 Howard St. – Feel like getting crazy? Eat the Worm is the place for you! With a tequila list extending past 75 varieties, your group is bound to get a little naughty. Divided among three styles: blanco, reposado, and añejo, the wide range of flavors are sure to meet anyone’s palate. So whether you are tasting from the bottom of the shot glass or the naval of someone intriguing, Eat

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ENERGY SYSTEMS OVATIONS, 1200 Douglas St. - Ovations is a laid-back destination for wine, drinks and appetizers located on the first floor of the Holland Performing Arts Center. The bar is a casual gathering place before and after performances, including Omaha Performing Arts’ and Omaha Symphony events.

The Old Mattress Factory, 501 N. 13th St., themattomaha. com – Enjoy the new Happy Hour Specials at the Matt, which has an amazing outdoor drinking area! Every M-F from 3-6 PM and Sun-Thurs from 10PM-1AM...Happy Hour @ The Matt will make you happy! $4 Martinis, Well Cocktails and House Wine, $1 off all Tap Beers and $.75 off all Domestic Bottles.

Phoenix Food & Spirits, 12015 Blondo St., phoenixfoodandspiritsomaha.com – Another popular choice for outdoor drinking from our Facebook friends. Live music, KENO, Golden Tee, Buck Hunter, Bowling, pool tables, dart boards, jukebox and the list keeps going! Food and drinks are plentiful as well! Sandwiches and burgers are served daily until 10 p.m. with endless daily drink specials to swallow it all down.

Shuck’s Fish House Oyster Bar, 16901 Wright Plaza, 1218 S. 119th St., 19th and Leavenworth, absolutelyfresh.com – Open for lunch and dinner seven days a week, Shuck’s is an ideal place to throw back and beer along with an oyster on the half shell from their broad selection.

Louis Grill & Bar, 5702 N.W. Radial Highway, louisbar.com – Live goldfish races, washer tournaments and plenty of drink specials. Yes you heard right! Real entertainment comes in a new form at Louis’ Grill & Bar. With authentic Chicago dogs, the food here gives you a great taste of what you’ve been missing everywhere else. A Benson staple since 1934, Louis brings new experiences to the average bar goer.

Barrett’s Barleycorn Pub & Grill, 4322 Leavenworth St., barrettsomaha.com – Watch the big game (or any game!) and enjoy their great selection of cocktails and beers. While you’re at it, they’ve also got a fantastic food menu, so you can make a night of it! Enjoy the great outdoors on their wonderful patio, or get right into the action on our great sand volleyball court.

O’Connor’s Irish Pub, 1217 Howard St., oconnorspub.com – Established in 2003, O’Connor’s is a locally owned and operated authentic Irish pub that has been the headquarters of the St. Patrick’s Day parade and hundreds of other local events. They take pride in serving you the best Hibernian sustenance in downtown Omaha. Go on down pull up a chair and have a Guinness with Katie and the gang.

Mister Toad, 10th and Howard streets, mrtoadspub.com – Since 1970, Mr. Toad has been one of the most popular Old Market bars, with arguably the most popular outdoor patio, which our Facebook friends pointed out to us in droves.

Shamrock’s Pub & Grill, 5338 N. 103rd (Fort), shamrockspubandgrillomaha.com – Enjoy live music at Shamrock’s while taking in sweet drink deals during their Happy Hour Mon.-Fri. from noon to 7 p.m. There are also food specials like the “Bucket O’ Beer” and “Basket O’ Wings” for just $20 on Sundays and Mondays! Get lucky at Shamrock’s for your next night out!

Papa Chris’ Chicago Originals, 7024 Maple St., papachris. com – Check out Gimme Mondays for free swag and prizes. Enter to win t-shirts, free food & drink, posters, & more. And there’s open mic Tuesdays, as well as Wednesday Game Night – FREE Wi-Fi, board games, galore, darts, beer pong, poker, and more! And Turnsday’s at Papa Chris’ – YOU get to be the DJ every Thursday night with Turnsday’s presented by Papa Chris’. Play your favorite tunes, dance to the music, vote for your favorites. Visit turntable.fm for more information.

Big Red Restaurant & Sports Bar, bigredrestaurantandsportsbar.com – Don’t just watch your team win ... experience the thrill of victory at Big Red Restaurant & Sports Bar. With fresh food that is made to order, including humongous fresh, never-frozen half-

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pound burgers, Big Red is taking the love of sports here in the heartland to new levels, giving you dozens of high-def TVs, daily drink and food specials and the thrill of live ball draw keno. Plus, at many locations you will find: Sand volleyball courts and leagues, outdoor, year-round eating areas, and 14-foot super screens.

Sullivan’s Bar, 3926 Farnam St., sullivansbar.tripod.com – An Omaha icon since 1954, the neighborhood bar is famous for dollar pints on Mondays. Entertainment includes open mic night on Tuesdays, Karaoke every Thursday, DJ every Saturday, and frequently scheduled live bands. Tucked away in the heart of midtown, Sullivan’s atmosphere makes you feel right at home while enjoying a cold one.

Zin Room, 316 S. 15th St., zinomaha.com - Located in the main level of the Hotel Deco, The Zin Room offers decadent food and sophisticated customer service. Eye capturing scenery from the wait staff to the decorative elements, Zin Room is the perfect place for an after work cocktail. Two stories, the vibrant new restaurant fits the needs of both the business man to the Indie sole searching for the newest hot spot in town! It’s comfort meets style and its now right here in the heart of downtown.

Amerisports Bar, 2200 River Rd., Council Bluffs, ameristar. com – Contemplating where to catch the big game? Amerisports Casino & Bar is your place! Filled with 34 flat screen monitors, and one mammoth 167’ mega-screen, you are sure to catch every second of the action. Throughout the week, live entertainment pulls in a vibrant rock and roll crowd and with Amerisports extensive menu options, you’ve practically got a full night packed. In addition to everything to offer inside, Amerisports also provides free parking in the multi-story parking garage with a valet option available.

The Penthouse Lounge, 84th & K St., 402-331-9851, penthouseloungeomaha.com – This cozy bar offers a variety of options to young professionals such as yourself. The Penthouse Lounge brings comfort and style to the Omaha metro region with new horizons and a variety of entertainment options. With Saturdays now housing Karaoke, Penthouse is a fun and relaxing venue to enjoy great drinks and good company!

Burke’s Pub, 6117 Maple St. – One of Benson’s popular collection of bars, Burke’s offers spirits with an Irish flare. You’ll find a large selection of beer on tap, as well as a nice variety of micro brews.

Feel like a game? Try Burke’s Golden Tee or Silver Strike Bowling or Keno while you’re throwing one back. In addition to all these options, Burke’s brings your “Happiest Hour” seven days a week!

Bushwackers, 7401 Main St. jmmbushwackers.com – From live music to dance lessons to great food and drinks, Bushwacker’s is the place to be when you want to kick up your heels and throw a few back. There’s live music every weekend, free couples dance lessons on Wednesdays and Friday night line dancing! With the feel of the South in your very own town, Bushwacker’s is a creative change of pace for everyone!

Caddy Shack, 2076 N. 117th Ave. caddyshackinc.com – It’s bar is about as legendary as the classic “Caddy Shack” the movie. But no worries, you don’t have to have a good golf swing to be warmly welcomed here. Caddy Shack offers a large open area for games and socializing. Their drink specials are sure to blow you out of the water too! Monday’s is “Bomb” night with the chance for you to order your favorite bomb shots at a measly $3!

California Bar, 510 N. 33rd St., calibaromaha.com – Established in 1937, this little gem, hides behind its simple exterior. Targeted towards the college crowd, California Bar makes going out affordable on the student crowd. For everyone else, California Bar hosts Happy Hour Mon-Fri from 4-6 pm and Mondays are FREE Pool day!

Candlelight, 5031 Grover St., thecandlelightlounge.com – The Candlelight Lounge is the self-described “official home of the 68 oz. Fishbowls and $1 Busch Lights.” Known for their School Daze Thursdays, the Candlelight has been serving up the specials for 19 years. With a huge dance floor, pool tables, darts and keno, the Candlelight has something for everyone.

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Crescent Moon, 3578 Farnam St., Omaha, beercornerusa. com – Ever searched for the “odds” of Omaha? “Das Boot”, Hurricanes on tap, Belgian and German beers and a late bite to eat? Yes, Crescent Moon has it all! The three-in-one bar has one of the easiest bar crawls in the Midwest; housing the Huber House, Crescent Moon, and Max & Joe’s. Tucked away in midtown, this hidden secret is a great gathering place for friends and definitely worth exploring!

Harrah’s Stir Live & Loud, 1 Harrah’s Blvd., Council Bluffs. , harrahscouncilbluffs.com – In addition to being a token of Harrah’s Casino, Stir Live & Loud hosts a wide range of local and regional talent weekend nights . From Indie to Alternative Folk Rock, Stir is one of the area’s best live music venues during the summer. Take the short drive across the border and get ready for great drinks and good music.

Homy Inn, 1510 N. Saddle Creek Rd. - Feel like being fancy?

Homy Inn is infamous for their champagne on tap! This “small feel” bar offers big taste with their variety in bottled beer and eclectic crowd. In the heart of North Omaha, the Homy reaches out to its patrons with a wide range of fun activities to partake in while enjoying a cold one. Board games, peanuts, and fun music are the common threads that make this hidden secret something worth talking about.

Hooters, 12405 W. Center Rd. & 2910 23rd Ave., Council Bluffs – You may only think of Hooters as a place for great wings, but it turns out this dining hall has the full package. With a combination of choices for sauces, Hooters is sure to please you in more ways than one! Drinks and a friendly wait staff are more than enough reason to stick around after a long day’s work. If it’s breaded or naked, the Omaha and Council Bluffs Hooter’s Staff are sure to strip you down and meet all of your dining and drinking needs!

I Don’t Care, 3346 N. 108th St. 402-763-2800 – The first thought after a rough day at the office is usually where is the best place to forget your worries and enjoy a stiff one. Upon walking in, the warm hospitality of bar staff actually does care as they invite you to leave your baggage at the door. Awesome drink specials and a variety of gaming units such as Golden Tee, Pool and Darts let you stick it to the boss man and say, “I Don’t Care”. Come let loose and blow off some steam in this nice little getaway.

BOGIE’S BAR & GRILL 3305 Old Maple Rd, Omaha, NE 68134 (402) 493-8000 Dance the night away on the weekends, Great food and if you need to crash there is a hotel right next door! $1 Pints on Thursday’s.

STOLI’S LOUNGE 715 N 120th St, Omaha, NE 68154 (402) 614-2662 Newly remodled, under new ownership, check out their awesome gameroom.

CHOO -CHOO BAR & GRILL 14240 U St, Omaha, NE 68137 (402) 895-6617 Hours: Mon - Thu11AM - 10:30 PM Fri - Sat11AM - 11PM Sun12:00 PM - 10:00 PM New Owner, Great lunch specials, Stop in and see Vicki during the day! Omaha’s Best Hot Wings, Cold Beer and Warm Friends!

TWIN PEAKS 17330 W Center Rd., Omaha, Nebraska 68130 (402) 333-8001 Hours Mon-Sun 11AM-12AM Hot Girls, Man food, Ice cold beer and all the sports you can handle, in a hearty lodge atmosphere.

THE GOOD LIFE SPORTS BAR 1203 South 180th Street |Omaha, NE 68130 Hours 11AM - 2AM (402)933-2947 formerly known as the Drafthouse, under new ownership, featuring over 20 brand new flat screen TVs with the NFL, NHL and MLB ticket package good food, good times, good life!

THE HIVE ROCK CLUB & GALLERY 1207 Harney Street, Omaha, Ne., 68102 Open Everyday 3:11PM-2AM Dance Party Weekends, Live Music, Craft drinks & Loccal Art 9TH STREET TAVERN & GRILL 902 Dodge St, Omaha, NE 68102 (402) 315-4301 Look no further than 9th Street Tavern and Grill with 27 TV’s for you to stay up to date on all of your sporting events. An upscale sports bar that delivers the finest service and excellent atmosphere. Drink inside or outside on the patio featuring a welcoming fire pit. Home of the Bierock!

SAINTS PUB MIDTOWN CROSSING 120 S 31st Ave, Omaha, NE 68131 (402) 932-1911 An upscale sports bar located in the Midtown Crossing mixed-use development next to the Mutual of Omaha campus. Established in 2012, Saints Pub Midtown Crossing offers a full menu, over twenty flat screen televisions and a large outdoor patio. Saints Pub Midtown Crossing is open seven days a week from 11 a.m. until 2:00 a.m.

JERRY’S BAR 6303 Military Ave, Omaha, NE 68104 (402) 5533343 Open daily noon to midnight. Jerry’s is a neighborhood bar with a retro vibe and friendly faces behind the counter. Great prices, unique beer selection and killer cocktails! Mom alway’s said “Nothng good happen’s after midnight!”

OFFICE WEST LOUNGE 1266 S 119th Ct, Omaha, NE 68144 (402) 330-1122 A great place to meet up with coworkers after work or have a business meeting in our Jack Daniels room!

COHEN & KELLY’S LOUNGE 13075 W Center Rd, Omaha, NE Stop in for a friendly visit and enjoy our drink specials and Happy Hour.

CHROME LOUNGE 8552 Park Dr, Omaha, NE 68127 (402) 339-8660 Your place for refreshing beer, strong liquor, and great live music!

LAVISTA KENO 7101 S 84th St, La Vista, NE 68128 (402) 5379090 LaVista Keno has been in business over 20 years providing Keno at the best rates in the state. With a great prices and great food and drinks from our in-house diner and bar, we provide a great atmosphere for any keno fan. We also accommodate smokers with our in-door ventilated smoking room.

PERRY’S PLACE 9652 Mockingbird Dr, Omaha, NE 68127 (402) 592-3230 Hours Food is great, service is amazing and it has such a friendly appeal. Heated smoking area, patio, pool tables & more.

FOX AND HOUND 506 N. 120th Street (402)964-9074 Omaha’s best spot to watch Pay Per View events! Good food and a frienly atmosphere. 36 Beers on tap, ping pong, darts and more!

BREWSKY’S Several locations in Omaha, www.brewskys.com You’ll find great outdoor patios, and an extensive line up of sorts programming.

ARENA SPORTS BAR & GRILL 3809 N 90th St, Omaha, NE 68134 (402) 571-2310 Hours Mon-Sat 11:00AM-2:00AM Sun 11:30 AM-2:00AM Omaha’s best live music EVERY Friday & Saturday night with NO COVER CHARGE! Enjoy the Arena’s full bar selection and huge menu while playing KENO, pickle cards, pool, darts, shuffleboard, Golden Tee, Silver Strike Bowling, Buck Hunter, and Bartop Games.

WHISKEY TANGO 311 S. 15th Street, Omaha, Ne., 68102 (402)813-6944 Yee-haw! Get your two-step on in this upstairs country night club! Featuring LIVE country music, and dance parties on the weekends.

WILSON & WASHBURN 1407 Harney St, Omaha, NE 68102 (402) 991-6950 Featuring 24 craft & import beers on tap, a robust list of wines, scotch, and cordials, and a made from scratch kitchen, Wilson & Washburn lives up to its billing as a serious comfort station.

VARSITY SPORTS CAFE 9735 Q St, (402)339-7003, 14529 F St, (402)715-4333, 4900 Dodge St,(402)934-4989, NE Corner of 36th St & Hwy 370, (402)932-0303, Serving up the best pizza, coldest brews & sporting events at four locations near you. Hey, bar owners, do you want your bar included here? Send a note to editor@shoutomaha.com

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