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H I S T O R Y: A Perfect Match Old Business, Old Buildings

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L I V I N G : The Cottages A Rebirth on Vinton Street

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E N T E R TA I N M E N T: Mary Carrick Omaha Songstress Takes Flight in New Album

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F E AT U R E : Dr. Spit Still Mesmerized by the Harp

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A R T: Just Beginning Artist Bill Hoover

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F E AT U R E : Pedal Power B-Cycle Bike-Sharing Program Adds Three New Stations

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D I N I N G : Little Italy, Big Flavor Orsi’s Bakery & Pizzaria Carries on Legendary Neighborhood Tradition

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FA S H I O N : Baubles & Beards

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FA C E S : Mary Clare Sweet The Ultimate Yogi

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FA C E S : Kirstin Kluver Has She Performed Her Last Show in Omaha?

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HISTORY

A Perfect Match OLD BUSINESS, OLD BUILDINGS

by Judy Horan photography by Bill Sitzmann

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HAT IMPOSING BUILDING with

an iron front near 13th and Howard streets is actually made up of three buildings, each with an interesting history.

The family-owned J.P. Cooke Co. is on its fourth generation and sits at its fifth downtown location—all within a six-block area— since the company’s 1887 founding.

John Cooke thinks his company’s current site in an almost century-and-a-half-old building is perfect for a 127-year-old business. Three buildings were combined to make the 80,000-square-foot brick structure. Each was built at a different time.

In 1865, the building on the east was constructed to house the Germanlanguage Omaha Tribune newspaper. The newspaper was printed to accommodate the many German immigrants who came to Omaha. In 1890, Germans made up 23 percent of the Omaha population.

In 1889, what may be the most interesting of the three buildings went up on the west end.

The classic cast-iron façade and big windows hint at the skyscraper architecture then popular in Chicago. Early tenants were a tent company and the Skinner Macaroni Company.

Gas lamps provided light for the building. The basement of the 1889 building held Omaha’s first municipal swimming pool—the Omaha Natatorium, a Latin word for swimming pool.

Remains of the archaic pool can still be seen in an area now used for storage. “I heard that the pool was later used by the YMCA,” he says.

In 1909, the middle building went up, and a printing company moved in.

The three buildings were combined over time

by Peterson Litho and Printing Co., which sold them to U.S. Checkbook in the 1950s. “Our father, Lawrence Cooke, bought the buildings in 1963,” says John, who is a partner with his brother, Warren Cooke. They moved from 1111 Farnam St. to the present location.

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technology has created a modern company serving customers nationwide through e-commerce. In 1899, James Cooke invented and patented time stamps used worldwide.

“That’s when we first got a lot of attention and became a nationwide company,” John says.

“We’re very happy here,” he adds. “People thank us for saving the building. They say ‘that’s a beautiful building down on Howard Street.’”

The company was founded by brothers James and John P. Cooke. James was the grandfather of current owners John and Warren Cooke. Its present site seems a perfect marriage of a long-time company and a notable trio of historical buildings.

John’s children, David, Jim, and Julie, make up the fourth generation and the future of J.P. Cooke.

“Who would have thought,” John asks, “that we would still be operating, and that there would be a fourth generation?” Encounter

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LIVING

the cottages A REBIRTH ON VINTON STREET

by Jillian Humphries photography by Sarah Lemke

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HEN NEWLY ENGAGED Ryan Ratigan and

fiancé Khilah Butler decided that their downtown apartment wasn’t cutting it any more, most might assume a move out west was in order. Not for these two.

Butler happened to have attended the Young Professionals Summit put on by the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce. The event featured a tour of South Omaha given by artist Larry Ferguson, a photographer whose studio is on Vinton Street. She knew she was on to something.

“We knew we wanted to look at the Vinton area,” says Butler.

“It has a true neighborhood feel.”

“There are only three stoplights between here and Downtown,” says Ratigan. “You can’t beat that.”

The Cottages were recently purchased by Harvest Development and endured an extreme facelift. Built in the 1890s, the homes were originally used for immigrant meat packers, mostly Korean, working in the stockyards.

According to Autumn Gibson, the director of property management, about half of the 20 rental homes are still up for grabs at the just-opened Cottages.

“We are hoping to entice those who are interested in not only a more urban feel, but also in being a part of the revival of Vinton Street,” Gibson says.

Ratigan agreed that the area’s rich cultural history makes for a unique neighborhood vibe. And the location was a bit away from the bustle of downtown while still being close to the heart of the city.

Butler is a manager at the First National Bank contact center while Ratigan is an attorney. His office is located downtown, but he also often works from home.

After surveying the area for possible houses the couple found their home in The Cottages, situated between Vinton, Spring, 21st, and 22nd streets.

The homes are 1½ stories and can be found in several sizes. Though the homes have been redone from top to bottom, they still evoke a bygone era.

“I like that it’s an older home,” says Ratigan, “but they kept all the original hard wood floors and charm. You can tell that there is great respect for the area that is being preserved.”

The young couple was also looking for outdoor space. The two try to spend as much time as they can hiking and camping; spending weekends by the Platte River, at Indian Cave State Park, and at Hitchcock Park.

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Their two-bedroom, two-bath home comes complete with both front and back decks, plus a shared green space. Now they don’t have to hop in the car to become one with nature.

“It’s much more peaceful here and we have a spot to sit outside,” adds Butler.

It comes as no surprise that younger families are finding their way to the Vinton area. It is in a time of revival, says Ferguson. Harvest Development’s renovation of The Cottages and the new families moving in are only part of something much bigger. His studio has been on 17th and Vinton since 1983, and Ferguson has spent the last 30 years watching the area grow.

We are hoping to entice those who are interested in not only a more urban feel, but also in being a part of the revival of Vinton Street -Autumn Gibson

“When I arrived in the 1980s, Vinton was dead,” Ferguson says. “There were vacant places, property values were depressed, very few people—it was in a state of serious decline.”

Now the street boasts numerous eateries, galleries, beauty salons, carnicerias, and a super mercado. Not to mention the Apollon, which is a new hot spot to experience visual art, theatrical performances, music, and gourmet food.

“When you see big businesses putting money into neighborhoods, you know things are going up,” says Ferguson.

Councilman Garry Gernandt feels that The Cottages is a vital link to the neighborhood’s rebound.

“It creates a good mix to an area that has been in new stages of revitalization for the last few years,” says Gernandt.

Ratigan and Butler are excited to be a part of that mix.

“The positivity of this area is underrated,” says Butler. “It’s very family friendly and a great part of town.” Encounter

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by Leo Adam Biga photography by Hooton Images F THE LATE soul master James

Brown was the hardest working man in show business, then singer Mary Carrick is Omaha’s hardest working woman in entertainment.

When the Nebraska Arts Council touring artist isn’t performing her own cabaret act, she’s singing in the Opera Omaha chorus or acting in a musical theater production. She also does special events like the Omaha Press Club Show and Omaha Creative Institute Spring Fling.

In addition to her rehearsals and vocal exercises she attends cabaret workshops. All this comes on top of working a full-time marketing job, being married and raising two small children. Yet she’s made time to create her debut CD, Let’s Fly, with artistic producer and arranger J. Gawf, a pianist whose day job finds him serving as Opera Omaha resident music director and chorus master.

The album, available on iTunes, Amazon.com, and CD Baby, showcases Carrick’s big voice, wide range, and eclectic tastes. The 10 tracks about love and desire include the Harold Arlen-Johnny Mercer standard “Come Rain or Come Shine,” Cole Porter’s “So in Love,” the Hank Williams classic “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry,” Barry Manilow’s bath-houser “Man Wanted,” and the Jon Mitchell hit “Both Sides Now.” There’s even Leonard Cohen’s edgy “Dance Me to the End of Love.”

The project’s an intriguing collaboration between a versatile singer deeply rooted in the Great American Songbook and a multifaceted musician immersed in opera. Carrick, who can sing anything, has a voice with operatic qualities, and Gawf, who can play anything, is well-versed in popular music. He’s also Carrick’s primary vocal coach and the two have developed an aesthetic kinship and personal friendship.

Gawf has worked with world-class singers and is a great admirer of Carrick’s vocal instrument.

“It’s crystalline clear, it’s shiny, it’s got shimmer,”

he says. “She has such a range to go from the high register, which I think is a beautiful part of her voice, to the low register.”

Then there’s what Carrick can do with a song.

“Well, she’s a storyteller, number one,” he says.

“She comes from a theater background and she can tell a story like nobody’s business.”

Carrick has found a niche in cabaret performances that often find her teaming with pianist-vocalist Todd Brooks.

“There’s so much artistic freedom in cabaret,” she says. “There’s really no rules. I can program whatever I want. I can do songs that are traditionally sung by men and make them my own. I can infuse myself and my own experiences into the songs. There’s a very intimate connection with the audience that I love very much. I can talk and tell stories throughout my show. I love that audience-to-singer energy that happens in the room. It’s exhilarating.”

Carrick feels she’s in good hands with Gawf.

“I put my trust completely in him. It’s just been an awesome match. I think we work in tandem really well. He totally gets me. He can tell when I’m not giving as much as I need to. There was one session where he said, ‘I don’t feel like you’re giving your all to me,’ and he was right. I know where he’s at, he knows where I’m at. We can sort of feel where we’re going, where things aren’t working.”

Carrick says she most enjoys “the creative process,” and with the CD she’s pleased to have gone to “a real vulnerable place in being completely true to the material. It’s a scary place to go if you really want to be an honest singer, but I think we achieved that .”

For the album Gawf assembled musicians he’s worked with before, including three Omaha mainstays in percussionist J.B. Ferguson, bass player Mark Haar, and accordion player Kate Williams. Jazz pianist Eric Andries joined the ensemble from his home in Baton Rouge, La.

She’s been recognized by the Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards and the Theatre Arts Guild for her cabaret shows as well as productions of her own Broadstreet Theatre Company.

The CD marked the inaugural project for Dreamtree Recording, a new studio operated by Omaha musician and sound engineer extraordinaire Marty Bierman.

When Carrick broached the concept of her album, Gawf wanted in and says the chance of “doing something I’d never done” appealed to him. “Mary gave me free license.”

The recording sessions became Gawf ’s playground to have the musicians try different rhythms and tempos—adding, subtracting, mixing, matching various sounds.

The songs on “Let’s Fly” have been covered many times by other artists, but Gawf was intentional in taking a new slant.

“It was true experimentation all the way around,” he says. “It was fun to be able to do that, to not take it straight from the page and to work with such great instrumentalists.”

“I pride myself on not listening to other artists before I tackle something because I don’t want to get preconceived ideas of how something should be. I like to take the song off the page and then re-imagine it. After we got our arrangements together I listened to what other people did to see where ours fit in, and we’ve got some unique things. Half the fun was coming up with what works for us.”

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Carrick says the CD was both “a fascinating” and “massive undertaking” that “organically developed.” Don’t be surprised if she and Gawf re-team for a new project. Encounter Follow the singer at marycarrick.com.

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Mary Carrick and J. Gawf

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Dr. Spit STILL MESMERIZED BY THE HARP

by David Williams photography by Bill Sitzmann

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the city’s more colorfully eclectic neighborhoods. Thanks to the street musician who goes by the moniker of Dr. Spit, the northwest corner of 11th and Howard on any given day has the power to redefine the very notion of “colorful” or “eclectic.”

The man who casually shrugs that his real name is “irrelevant” has enjoyed a performance career that began before he was out of diapers. “Madea [a Southern-fried pet name for one’s mother since mainstreamed by Tyler Perry’s films of the same name] used to dress us up and march us Uptown. We were singing and dancing before we could talk, practically before we could even walk.

We’d do Gospel mostly. You know, old-time church music. And people would throw money.”

The Uptown in question belonged to a precivil rights era Waxahachie, Texas, where the now 60-year-old was born in the cruelest of surroundings. “The hospital wouldn’t take us. The insane asylum was the only place back then that would do deliveries for us black folks,” says the man whose broad and deep repertoire includes everything from blues, jazz, and funk to country, reggae, and rock—even a decidedly experimental genre he once toyed with called rap polka.

“Whatever you pay for, I can play for,” he quips.

The good doctor hasn’t always made a living by having people throw money at him. His bands have included such groups as Dr. Spit and the Blues Mechanics and Hit it and Quit, a name inspired by the lyrics of James Brown’s “Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine.” He toured extensively in the ’70s and ’80s all throughout the Midwest and also gig-hopped across Europe in the ’90s. One of his favorite music scenes is The Big Easy.

“I’ve performed all up and down Bourbon Street,” says the musician who was once featured in AARP Magazine. “That’s one of the most flattering compliments I get—when somebody tells me that my little corner of the Old Market sounds just like the French Quarter in New Orleans.”

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Oh, and the origin of his Dr. Spit alter ego?

“This may sound a little crazy, but it’s a name that came to me in a dream because I’m a harp man.” That’s a harp as in a harmonica, the same instrument that Dr. Spit has taught to schoolchildren through programs supported

by North Omaha’s Charles B. Washington branch of the Omaha Public Library system.

But fate hasn’t always smiled on this bluesmaster.

He was among the throngs of people celebrating at Native Omaha Day in 2005 when a drive-by shooter fired wildly into the crowd. Dr. Spit’s reward for being in the wrong place at the wrong time was a bullet to the head. He also suffers from a medical journal full of heart ailments, and has had five heart attacks. He says that he was declared clinically dead in a trio of those episodes.

“It’s pretty easy for me to believe in God,” he explains in a velvety baritone. “After all, I’ve already met him three times.”

His tribulations have forged a personal philosophy that is a simple, humble one. “I’m just happy that I can swing my legs out of bed each and every morning to greet the day. Everything after that—but mostly making music to put a smile on people’s faces—is just a bonus.”

Also guaranteed to put a smile on the faces of passerby during this, the high season for people-watching in the Old Market, are the vibrant, over-the-top costumes that he devises by embellishing various articles of clothing with all manner of funkadelic finery, what he calls his “Lady Gaga get-ups.”

Dr. Spit first took up a place on the corner in 1968. Interacting with his fans, he says, is still the best part of being an Old Market fixture.

“The kids especially,” he explains. “Kids too young to know what a harp is. They kind of freeze when they see me play. They may have never seen a harmonica being played and they have a confused, far-off look on their faces.

They’re just mesmerized by it. Mesmerized by my harp. And you know what? So am I. After all these decades, so am I.” Encounter

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RT IS TIME,” observes artist Bill Hoover. “You need to take time and spend time thinking about it.”

That’s why five years ago the painter decided to leave his job as a first-grade para-educator at Liberty Elementary School and committed to becoming a full-time studio artist. By that time, he had been moonlighting at his avocation for close to two decades, and his distinctive paintings—a blend of modern and folk art—had gained him significant recognition on the local visual arts scene. It was a commitment that required a leap of faith as well as a trust in his own talent, and fortunately for him, the decision has paid off both professionally and personally.

Hoover didn’t begin his creative life as a painter.

“As a child I was always writing,” he remembers.

“I loved writing ever since I was a kid, and I’ve written hundreds of short stories and plays.” That desire to tell stories also emerged musically, with the artist spending several years performing in a local band and writing songs. None of those endeavors, however, resonated as much as making a pastel mark on paper or applying paint to canvas. When he hung a painting in Lisa’s Radial Café, and it sold, Hoover knew he had met his true creative calling.

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There are references to modernists such as Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Marc Chagall, and muralist Diego Rivera. His work is also a nod to Mexican folk art and outsider art. Nonetheless, the style is entirely Hoover’s. “I’ve been doing this for over 20 years,” he notes. “Most of my art comes from the interior and has gone through changes. Some of it has darkened. That’s [the result of] going through life’s different experiences and spending more time on the work.”

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Even with some of the darker tones, many of his paintings still have an exuberant quality to them. Hoover’s figurative works have a childlike naiveté that communicates a sweet gentleness as is particularly evident in several pieces commissioned by OneWorld Community Health Centers last year. His abstract works are similarly characterized by a straightforward simplicity, with hatches of black and gray lines often punctuated by ribbons of bright color.

Hoover enjoys engaging in mini artistic experiments, ones he undertakes purely to challenge himself and keep his skills sharp.

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square for precisely 40 minutes before finishing and spraying it with fixative. It was a deliberate sort of spontaneity, an oxymoron perhaps, but a nonetheless accurate description of an exercise that forced him to create without overthinking or micro-conceptualizing.

Hoover is happy with the way his work is progressing and enjoys the unexpected twists and turns his paintings take as his style continually evolves. “I’m being looser with the materials,” he observes. “I never know what’s next. I never know what a painting is going to be until I’m doing it. It reveals itself as I’m doing it. The creative process is fascinating.”

That creative process has flourished in the studio he maintains in the Mastercraft Building in North Downtown, which he moved into almost two years ago when his work began outstripping his home. It’s a light-filled atmosphere conducive to creating, displaying and selling art, and Hoover finds the space has allowed his artistic practice to grow in new directions. “A fish will get as big as the pond it’s in,” he chuckles, “and now I have space to grow.”

to showcase their work and, so far, he has shown art by Shea Wilkinson and Maggie Weber among several others. “It’s a great gallery space for emerging artists,” he notes.

Of course, Hoover does occasionally fret about being able to remain a full-time artist.

“The biggest struggle is how to make a career as an artist work,” he muses. “There are no role models. To make it as a living requires a lot of sales. It’s like being a fisherman.

It’s not always guaranteed you’re going to catch enough fish. But I’ve always been taken care of. It always comes through.”

Reflecting on his decision six years ago to follow his passion, Hoover has no regrets.

“Turning 40, I was a bit at a crossroads,” he explains. “I asked myself why I wasn’t doing it full time. Now that I am, I love this. I feel like I could be here all the time.” The painter pauses a moment, and then grins. “I still feel like I’m just beginning, and it’s a great feeling.” Encounter Follow the artist at billhooverart.com.

Hoover is also happy to share that space. He regularly hosts exhibitions for other artists

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pedal Power B-CYCLE BIKE-SHARING PROGRAM A D D S T H R E E N E W S TAT I O N S

by David Williams photography by Bill Sitzmann

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OOKING FOR A new and convenient way to motor around the city, but without the motor? B-Cycle, the popular bike-sharing program that is an effort of Live Well Omaha, has recently added three new pop-up locations to its system.

“The addition of these new stations is another step toward a comprehensive bike-sharing system for the city of Omaha,” says Ben Turner, who manages the B-Cycle program.

B-Cycle began in 2011 on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Omaha and in Aksarben Village. It expanded downtown last year. There are now 11 B-Cycle stations housing 57 bicycles, all of which can be returned to any B-Cycle kiosk. The three-speed bikes have a built-in locking mechanism and boast fenders,

lights, and a handlebar basket. Passes may be purchased on a daily, 30-day, or annual basis.

There’s a certain nerd-chic air to the signature blue bicycles that are an increasingly common sight on Omaha’s urban streets, and Turner says that the program aims for as many as 75 kiosks to be placed around town and in Council Bluffs, many in collaboration with area businesses looking to better serve their employees…and the environemnt.

Bike-share programs, Turner says, provide many benefits to the community.

“It’s active transportation,” says Turner. “It improves air quality to have fewer cars on the road. It improves the physical fitness and wellbeing of those who ride.

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Sales go up for retailers near one of the stations. And it’s been demonstrated that businesses in cities with bike programs can more easily attract and retain the best talent.

Business looks to cities who care about sustainability.”

Daniel Lawse is a B-Cycle rider who knows more than a little bit about the topic of sustainability. On any given day, his multimodal commutes to and from his Gifford Park home may include any combination of walking, hopping a bus, biking, or ride sharing.

Lawse is co-owner of Verdis Group, a sustainability consulting firm whose offices are in No-Do’s TipTop Building, the site of a B-Cycle kiosk. Verdis Group purchased B-Cycle passes for all of the company’s employees, one of whom walks to work.

“B-Cycle is one more great addition to Omaha’s sustainability infrastructure.”

-Daniel Lawse

“We support a culture of sustainability,” says Lawse, who also provides Metro bus passes to his team. “B-Cycle is a natural.

It’s great for getting around to daytime meetings without having to use a car.”

The program, he adds, is an important addition to a city that is increasingly thinking green.

“This is an exciting time to live and work in this city,” Lawse says, “and B-Cycle is one more great addition to Omaha’s sustainability infrastructure.” Encounter

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In the back, hustling to make it all happen, was Jim Hall.

Hall’s first job was at Orsi’s. Times and labor laws have changed since a then 8-year-old boy wrapped bread and buns in paper bags.

Now he and his wife, Kathy, own the Little Italy landmark.

“It’s been part of me my whole life,” Hall says. Before he returned full-time as owner, Hall worked at UPS and OPPD, but always kept a weekend shift at Orsi’s.

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Founded by Alfonso and Raphael Orsi in 1919, the bakery descended through the family over the years. In 2006, Hall and Bobby Orsi Jr. took ownership from Bob Orsi, adding a deli counter with meats, cheeses, olives, oils, and dry goods around 2007. In 2010, the Halls became full owners.

If anyone thinks that the Halls’ full ownership signaled the changing of the family guard, they’d be at least figuratively wrong. Hall, an informally adopted Orsi, has been part of the lifeblood of the iconic South Omaha outfit most of his life.

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“I’ve been here on Sundays since 1967,” says Hall. “I’m GermanAustrian by heritage, but I’m an adopted Italian.”

He describes the South Omaha of his youth as an ethnically diverse place where “everyone got along,” but each proud population had their own churches, groceries, bakeries, and bars. Unfortunately, this tradition of niche family businesses isn’t as prevalent as it once was.

“This is all that’s left of Little Italy besides Cascio’s now,” Hall muses. “These places were the special gems of the city.”

But the pendulum is always swinging.

“People are moving back down here now and it’s revitalizing the area,” he says. “It’s a lot more vibrant again.”

Hall still works long hours along with Kathy, who handles bookkeeping. They suspect that many such businesses shutter when a family’s sons and daughters aren’t keen on the grueling time commitment involved in many small businesses.

“If there’s no one in the next generation to take it over,” he notes, “a lot of them have faded on.”

Hall says it may not be his kids, but perhaps one of the next generation of neighborhood kids—just like he once was—who pick up the Orsi’s baton when the time comes.

But not just yet. It’s Orsi’s 95th year in business, and Hall says he will see it to the century mark and beyond.

“I was always part of the family,” he adds, “and I want to keep going.” I know our customers and like making them happy. And having new people discover us. Once they taste, they’ll be back.” Encounter J U LY / A U G U S T 2 0 1 4 25

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HE 8 A.M. hour may be a time when most are driving to work,

still half asleep, yearning for a morning cup of Joe. But not Mary Clare Sweet. All smiles and energy, she welcomes her fellow yogis to Lotus House of Yoga. Each new arrival receives a hug or squeal of excitement attached to their name (usually both) as they walk through the door.

According to Sweet, eye contact and great big hugs are the most important yoga pose you will ever do.

Bare feet begin to march their way into the studio and mats appear on the hardwood floors. Heat radiates through the air as Sweet takes a moment to adjust the lights and turn on the tunes before taking her place at the front of the room.

“So where is it that you need just a little more determination today?” Sweet asks, walking through the maze of bodies twisted every which way. It is readily evident that determination is something she knows quite well.

Sweet began her own yoga journey as a little girl as taught by her mother, Anne Sweet. After graduating from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, she moved to New York where she met yoga teachers that inspired her to want to devote her efforts to the practice and its way of life. Homesick, she moved back to Nebraska, settling in Omaha, where she taught at Nebraska Dance for five years before opening Lotus House of Yoga.

The studio just celebrated its fourth anniversary and boasts three locations in the Omaha area, one of which is nestled in Midtown Crossing. A fourth studio recently opened in Lincoln.

“Yoga has given me a sense of truly expanded consciousness,” said Sweet.

“Whatever my wildest dreams are, I have no fear in pursuing them. Yoga helps you be who you really are and you get excited about presenting that to the world.”

It is clear that Sweet is doing just that as she shares a passion for love, both inside and outside the studio. After being asked to officiate a friend’s wedding several years ago, she has gone on to perform several ceremonies. Two more are scheduled for later this year.

“I practice love, and love in every capacity,” adds Sweet. “It’s very easy for me to talk about love and to write about love. Officiating at weddings, she says, is “a really wonderful way for people to have a nontraditional ceremony, but also keep it in line with their spiritual beliefs and have some sense of universal spirituality in their ceremony.”

It’s no wonder that Sweet has Omahans getting up at the crack of dawn to make it to her studios. Love and compassion appear to envelope her like a cloud wherever she goes, and it’s felt by all that enter her doors.

“I come back because of how personal they make it,” said Summer Froehoich, a nurse at Methodist Hospital. “I developed relationships instantly with the teachers and other yogis. I’ve gained a real friendship base [and lots of warm hugs] through Lotus.” Encounter J U LY / A U G U S T 2 0 1 4 37

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NE OF THE Old Market’s most familiar faces is now about to become…well, less familiar.

Kirstin Kluver, who played the bouncily vivacious, “roll in ze hay” Inga in the just-closed Omaha Community Playhouse production of Young Frankenstein, is packing her bags for the brighter lights of Los Angeles.

“I’m learning that I can’t stay in one place if I want to survive as an actress,” says the talent who currently has an agent in both Omaha and Kansas City and has worked extensively throughout the Midwest. “You have to hustle in this business—and I really like that part of my life.”

Kluver is more than just a familiar face of the footlights where she has been, for much of the past decade, something of the reigning, vamp-a-liscious “it girl” of the local stage. She’s also a regular on the cobblestones of Howard Street, where she has operated a massage practice out of the Om Center.

The striking beauty known by her trademark, red-redder-reddest hair and crystalline blue eyes, has also worked in short films, television and print.

Still can’t place her? Think back to that memorable Nebraska Lottery TV spot set in a convenience store where Kluver’s razor-sharp bangs where so prominently featured.

“I want to take my career to the next level,” says the longtime crowd favorite who hit the trifecta by sweeping the local acting awards— Theatre Arts Guild Awards, Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards, Omaha Community Playhouse Awards—for her work as the ditzy Adelaide in the 2011 Omaha Community Playhouse production of

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Guys and Dolls. Kluver’s other notable roles have included Roxie in Chicago (2012 Omaha Community Playhouse Mary Peckham Award), Louise in Gypsy (2009 Omaha Community Playhouse Barbara Ford Award), and Angel in Angels in America; Part II (2008 Theatre Arts Guild Award).

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“It’s so very flattering when someone stops me on the street and says ‘I saw you in this or that role years ago and your performance still resonates with me,’” she says in describing her favorite type of compliment.

“The idea that I can be a professional actress and make it in Omaha, Nebraska is great,but now it’s time to take the opportunities and experiences that the city has given me and see how that translates in the bigger market of L.A. again.”

Again?

Kluver tested the waters in Hollywood after graduating from Creighton University with a degree in acting, but returned in 2007.

“Omaha has a wonderful creative community and the collaborations I’ve done here are amazing. This city is a great incubator for talent.

I’m not sure I’ll ever let go of my massage career because that is also very important to me,” she continues, “but now it’s time to reverse food &towine roles a little bit. It’s time to be anAward-winning actor who also happens be a list – open late 7 nights a week. massage therapist, instead of the other way around.” Encounter

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402.341.8460 KANEKO...F17...................................... 402.341.3800 Old Market Artists Gallery...G15...........402.346.6569 Omaha ClayWorks...F17......................402.346.0560 Passageway Gallery...G15..................... 402.341.1910 Sirens at the Loft...F16.........................402.933.9333 White Crane Gallery...G15.....................402.345.1066

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Blue Barn Theatre...F17.......................402.345.1576 Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge K5........ 402.444.5900 CenturyLink Center Omaha...H7.......... 402.341.1500 The Durham Museum...H19.................402.444.5071 Film Streams...D4................................ 402.933.0259 Henry Doorly Zoo...(3701 S. 10th St.).402.733.8401 Holland Performing Arts Center...E12.402.345.0606 Joslyn Art Museum...(2200 Dodge St.)...........................

402.342.3300 KANEKO...F17......................................402.341.3800 Lauritzen Gardens...(100 Bancroft St.).402.346.4002 MJ Carriage Service...(11th & Howard).402.453.6745 Ollie the Trolley......................................402.597.3596 Omaha Children’s Museum...(500 S. 20th St.)...............

402.342.6164 Omaha Symphony...A16...................... 402.342.3560 Opera Omaha...(1850 Farnam St.)......402.346.7372 Orpheum Theater...B15....................... 402.345.0606 The Rose Theater...(2001 Farnam St.).402.345.4849 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha...E3..........402.546.1800 Ticket Omaha...(www.ticketomaha.org)..........................

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Bar 415...E15.......................................402.346.7455 Barry O’s...G15.....................................402.341.8032 Berry & Rye...F16................................. 402.631.1331 Billy Frogg’s Grill & Bar...F15................402.341.4427 Blue Sushi Sake Grill...E15.................. 402.408.5566 Capitol Lounge & Supper Club...G11... 402.934.5999 DJ’s Dugout Sports Bar/Blazin’ Pianos...G11..................

402.763.9974 The Dubliner Pub...E15........................ 402.342.5887 Eat the Worm...E16..............................402.614.4240 Embassy Suites Old Market...H16....... 402.346.9000 Havana Garage Cigar Bar...G15............402.614.3800 The Hive...F15..................................... 402.504.4929 House of Loom...(1012 S. 10th St.).... 402.505.5494 J’s on Jackson...H6...............................402.991.1188 J.D.Tucker’s...G15................................402.934.5190 Jackson St.Tavern...F14.......................402.991.5637 Julio’s Old Market...D16...................... 402.345.6921 La Buvette Wine & Grocery...G16........ 402.344.8627 M’s Pub...F15...................................... 402.342.2550 Mr. Toad’s...G15.................................. 402.345.4488 Maria Sangria...F14..............................402.504.4901 Nosh Restaurant & Wine Lounge...G11.402.614.2121 O Dining & Lounge...G14......................402.502.7888 O’Connor’s Irish Pub...E16...................402.934.9790 Old Chicago...F15..................................402.341.1616

The Tavern...G16.................................. 402.341.0191 Old Mattress Factory Bar & Grill...E6....402.346.9116 Parliament Pub...C5............................ 402.934.3301 Rock Bottom Brewery...F15.................402.614.9333 Roja Old Market...E14...........................402.346.9190 Sake Bombers @ Blue...E15............... 402.408.5566 Storz Trophy Room J5..........................402.502.1643 The Stadium Club Sports Bar & Grill...G15.......................

402.359.1290 The Slowdown...D4..............................402.345.7569 Stiles Pub...E15....................................402.991.9911 Stokes Bar & Grill...F15....................... 402.408.9000 T Henery’s Pub...F14........................... 402.345.3651 Trap Room, The...C4........................... 402.505.9368 Twisted Fork Grill & Bar...G15.............. 402.932.9600 Union Pizzeria & Sports Bar...C2........ 402.932.2929 Upstream Brewing Company...F16..... 402.344.0200 Urban Wine Company...G18................ 402.934.0005 Waters Edge Lounge @ Embassy Suites...H16...............

402.346.9000 Wilson & Washburn J5.........................402.991.6950 The Zin Room...B14..............................402.991.0660

Pickleman’s...B14................................. 402.505.9775 Rock Bottom Brewery...F15..................402.614.9333 Roja Old Market...E14........................... 402.346.9190 Shuck’s Fish House...(19th & Leavenworth).................

402.614.5544 Spaghetti Works...F16.......................... 402.422.0770 Spencer’s @ Hilton Garden Inn...G12...402.280.8888 Storz Trophy Room J5...........................402.502.1643 Table Grace Café...B14..........................402.965.1276 The Stadium Club Sports Bar & Grill...G15....................

402.359.1290 Stokes Bar & Grill…F15.......................402.408.9000 Subway...E15.. 402.341.8814 Sullivan’s Steakhouse...B13................. 402.342.0077 Trini’s Mexican Restaurant...G15..........402.346.8400 Twisted Fork Grill & Bar...G15...............402.932.9600 Union Pizzeria & Sports Bar...C2......... 402.932.2929 Upstream Brewing Company...F16......402.344.0200 V.Mertz...G15.......................................402.345.8980 Vincenzo’s Ristorante...E15...................402.342.4010 Vivace...F15..........................................402.342.2050 Wilson & Washburn J5......................... 402.991.6950 Wheatfields Express...F15.....................402.991.0917 BOOKSTORES Jackson St. Booksellers...F17..............402.341.2664 The Zin Room...B14.............................. 402.991.0660 Soul Desires/Urban Abbey...G16 ........402.898.7600 Zio’s Pizzeria...F16................................402.344.2222 Flowers...........

CLOTHING Garden Flowers...G16............................402.614.5661 & ACCESSORIES All About Me Boutique...G15................402.505.6000 Old Market Habitat...G15......................402.342.0044 Curbside Clothing...G16 The Paisley Poppy...B14........................402.991.6970 Drastic Plastic...E16.............................402.346.8843 Health & Fitness............................................................

Flying Worm Vintage...E16................... 402.932.3229 Acupuncture The Lotus...E16....................................402.346.8080 Omaha Healing Arts Center...E15...........................

McLovin’...H15...................................... 402.915.4002 ....................................................... 402.345.5078 Nouvelle Eve...F15.................................402.345.4811 Ayurvedic Healing (both at Omaha Healing Arts Center) Old Market Sundries...G16................... 402.345.8198 Dr.Rajesh Kotecha...E15................ 402.345.5078 Overland Outfitters...G16.....................402.345.2900 Joyce Librunner, LMT...E15............402.740.0366 Reserve Goodwill in the Market...E16...402.342.4102 Dental Second Chance Antiques...D14...........402.346.4930 Derek Fender, DDS...E15............... 402.342.3901 Souq, Ltd...G15.................................... 402.342.2972 James Polerecky, DDS...C15..........402.341.7576 Urban Outfitters...D4.............................402.280.1936 Omaha Dental Spa (at the Loft)...F16..................... ....................................................... 402.505.4424 D I N I N G 801 Chophouse at the Paxton...C14.... 402.341.1222 Fitness 9th Street Grill...H11.............................402.315.4301 Anytime Fitness...F18.................... 402.991.2333 Ahmad’s Persian Cuisine...G15............402.341.9616 Kempo Karate...(19th & Farnam)...402.905.6865 Billy Frogg’s Grill & Bar...F15................402.341.4427 Omaha Yoga School...G15..............402.346.7813 Block 16...B14......................................402.342.1220 Massage Therapy Blue Sushi Sake Grill...E15.................. 402.408.5566 Old Market Massage...E15............ 402.850.6651 The Boiler Room...F17..........................402.916.9274 Omaha Healing Arts Center...E15......... 402.345.5078 Capitol Lounge & Supper Club...G11... 402.934.5999 Medical Culprit Bakery...B14............................. 402.505.3897 Commercial Optical Co...E16......... 402.344.0219 Cupcake Omaha...G16........................ 402.346.6808 Convenient Care Walk-in Medical.(105 N. 31st Ave) The Diner...F15.....................................402.341.9870 .................402.346.1111 DJ’s Dugout Sports Bar/Blazin’ Pianos...G11.................. Creighton Family Healthcare...D19.402.280.5500 402.763.9974 Downtown Chiropractic...(21st & Douglas)............

Eat the Worm...E16..............................402.614.4240 ....................................................... 402.345.7500 Falling Water Grille @ Embassy Suites...H16................... Ritch Miller, DC.............................. 402.345.7500 402.346.9000 Heartland Pathology...A14............. 402.346.0195 The Flatiron Café...(17th & Howard).... 402.344.3040 Physical Therapy Hiro 88...D16....................................... 402.933-5168 Bobby Escolas, CMHT (Hypnotherapist).................

Indian Oven...G15................................ 402.342.4856 .......................................................402.990.2979 J’s on Jackson...H6...............................402.991.1188 Jannette J. Davis, MS, CST...G13..402.341.2230 Jackson St. Tavern...F17......................402.991.5637 Cynthia Duggin, MSW, LCSW...E15.......................

Jazz, A Louisiana Kitchen...C14.......... 402.342.3662 ....................................................... 402.345.5078 Joe Banana’s (1022 S.10th St.)...........402.346.7227 East & West Physical Therapy...E15.......................

Julio’s Old Market...D16.........................402.345.692 ....................................................... 402.345.5078 Kitchen Table, The...D13......................402.933.2810 Chanell Jaramillo, MTP, CMH, HHP...E15...............

Liberty Tavern...G7.............................. 402.998.4321 .......................................................402.689.0905 Little King...F4..................................... 402.344.2264 Jeff Stormberg, PhD...C14............402.393.0642 M’s Pub...F15...................................... 402.342.2550 Tim Swisher, MHR, LMHP, LADC...G13.................

Maria Sangria...F14..............................402.504.4901 ........................................................402.341.2230 Matsu Sushi...G14............................... 402.346.3988 Pharmacy Depot Drug...C11......... 402.544.DRUG Michael’s at the Market...F14...............402.346.1205 HOME FURNISHINGS Nicola’s Italian Wine & Faire...E16....... 402.345.8466 Habitat Restore...(24th & Leavenworth..402.342.0044 O Dining & Lounge...G14......................402.502.7888 Iron Decor & More...F16....................... 402.346.6123 O’Connors Irish Pub...E16....................402.934.9790 Julia Russell...F12..................................402.891.0691 Old Chicago...F15 .................................402.341.1616 Niche...G15...........................................402.344.4399 Omaha Prime...G15..............................402.341.7040 Room...G15.......................................... 402.342.7666 PepperJax Grill...D16............................. 402.315.1196 Simply Fabulous...G4.............................402.812.2193

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Urban by Design...E16..........................................970.214.7608 Soul Desires...G16 ............................................. 402.898.7600 Zongkers Custom Woods...(S. 3rd St.)...............402.344.7784 The Tea Smith...F15...........................................402.932.3933 Ted & Wally’s Ice Cream...F16.............................402.341.5827 HOTELS Courtyard by Marriott...H12 ...............................402.346.2200 Urban Wine Company...G18...............................402.934.0005 DoubleTree Hotel...B/C10....................................402.346.7600 Wheatfields Express...F15...................................402.991.0917 Embassy Suites Old Market...H16.......................402.346.9000 S P E C I A LT Y S H O P S Fairfield Inn and Suites...C2.................................402.280.1516 Cibola of Omaha...G16.......................................402.342.1200 Hampton Inn...E2.................................................402.345.5500 City Limits...F16................................................. 402.345.3570 Hilton Garden Inn...C2 ........................................402.341.4400 Cornerstone Gem & Bead Co...E16................... 402.346.4367 Hilton Omaha...G7 ..............................................402.998.3400 DSR Power Sports...E15..................................... 402.991.1383 Holiday Inn...E2.....................................................402.341.0124 Goldsmith/Silversmith...G16..............................402.342.1737 Homewood Suites...D2 .......................................402.345.5100 Green St. Cycles...D4........................................ 402.505.8002 Hotel DECO XV...B14........................................... 402.991.4981 Havana Garage Cigar Bar...G15..........................402.614.3800 Hyatt Place E16...................................................402.513.5500 Hookah Ran’s...D15...........................................402-934-3100 Magnolia Hotel Omaha...A16 .............................402.342.2222 Iron Decor & More...F16.....................................402.346.6123 Residence Inn C12..............................................402.342.4770 J.P. Cooke Rubber Stamp Co...D16...................402.342.7175 Jay Welter Cigars...(18th & Jackson).................402.345.1965 MIDTOWN CROSSING The Afternoon...W23...........................................402.933.3809 Kessler’s...F17....................................................402.715.5888 Arlan’s Barber Shop...W23..................................402.505.8767 The Lotus...D16..................................................402.347.8080 Brix...W21............................................................402.991.8466 Machu Picchu Imports...D16..............................402.706.7818 Callahan Financial Planning...V23.......................402.341.2000 Nebraska at the Market...E19............................ 402.346.3975 Cantina Laredo...W21.........................................402.345.6000 Old Market Sundries...G16.................................402.345.8198 Chef2...W22.........................................................402.991.5656 Overland Outfitters...G16..................................402.345.2900 Coldstone Creamery/Rocky Mountain Chocolate...X22.............. Perspective Jewelry...E15..................................402.934.4416 402.359.1719 Red Square...G15.............................................. 402.342.8878 Corky Canvas...W22........................................... 402.637.4066 Reserve Goodwill in the Market...E16................402.342.4102 CRAVE...W22......................................................402.345.9999 SG Roi Tobacconist...G16...................................402.341.9264 Definitive Vision...W23.........................................402.502.7323 Simply Fabulous...E17........................................402.812.2193 Delice European Bakery...W23............................402.505.9500 Studio 13...(1736 S. 13th St.).............................402.934.1111 Element by Westin...X21.....................................402.614.8080 The Summit...(1601 Dodge St.).........................402.341.5555 Fashion Cleaners...X22........................................402.916.1987 Susie’s Baskets...E13.........................................402.341.4650 Garbo’s Salon & Spa...X22..................................402.933.8988 Takechi’s Jewelry...(17th & Harney)...................402.341.3044 Glo Lounge...X23................................................402.342.4505 Tannenbaum Christmas Shop...G16................. 402.934.8389 The Grey Plume...W22........................................402.763.4447 Visions Custom Framing Studio...E17............... 402.342.0020 Hutch...W22........................................................402.955.9842 S E R V I C E S Ingredient...X23...................................................402.715.4444 Banking & Finance Lenny’s Sub Shop...X23.......................................402.218.1745 American National Bank...C14......................402.457.1070 Marcus Midtown Cinema...X23..........................402.345.0102 First National Bank...F16.............................402.885.2574 NT Nails............................................................... 402.991.7676 Pinnacle Bank...G12....................................402.346.9180 Pana 88...............................................................402.934.7262 Security National Bank...G16...................... 402.344.7300 Prairie Life Fitness...W22....................................402.916.5000 Commercial Saints Pub & Patio...W21.....................................402.932.1911 Alliance Group...G18................................... 402.344.7700 Three Dog Bakery...X23...................................... 402.715.4500 Clark Creative Advertising...D16.................402.345.5800 Wohlner’s Neighborhood Grocery and Deli...X21.402.551.6875 J.P. Cooke Rubber Stamp Co...D16.............402.342.7175 Verizon Wireless by Z Wireless...X23...................402.991.1180 Market Media.............................................. 402.346.4000 Vic Gutman & Associates............................ 402.345.5401 MUSIC SHOPS Antiquarium Records...D15................................402.345.0294 Information Homer’s Records...E15.......................................402.346.0264 Downtown Omaha, Inc.................................402.341.3700 Drastic Plastic...E16...........................................402.346.8843 Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce...D15.....................

402.346.5000 DOWNTOWN PROPERTIES 902 Dodge Condos...G11................................... 402.215.7118 Old Market Business Association...(www.oldmarket.com) Ashley Park...(204 S. 25th)............................... 402-934-3100 Omaha Convention & Visitors Bureau...G14.402.444.4660 Brandeis Building...A13......................................402.345.6564 Omaha Downtown Improvement District......402.916.1796 Farnam 1600 Building...(1905 Harney St.).........402.342.1616 Omaha Public Library...C13.........................402.444.4800 Grubb/Ellis Pacific Realty...F15..........................402.345.5866 Legal Harney Street Apartments...G18.........................402.934.7510 Boyle & Associates, PC...F16....................... 402.706.7810 Legend Building...(1429 S. 13th)...................... 402-934-3100 Cullan & Cullan...F15.................................... 402.397.7600 Old Market Lofts...K3......................................... 402.346.1000 Klein Law Offices...H16.................................402.391.1871 Overland Building...D16..................................... 402-934-3100 Stinson, Morrison, Hecker LLP...E14.............402.342.1700 Pullman Building...(1017 S. 10th St.)................ 402-934-3100 Sutera & Sutera Law Office...F15.................402.342.3100 Riverfront Place...C14..........................................402.397.4837 Other Shamrock Development/Paxton Building...C14..402.934.7711 Big Brain Productions...F17..........................402.342.2885 Skinner Macaroni Apartments...D17..................402.346.2346 Movers Not Shakers...H13............................ 402.614.9770 The Cornerstone Apartments...F15.................... 402.346.0510 Old Market Mini Storage...(501 Pacific St.)..402.342.0022 The Greenhouse Apts...H13............................... 402.341.3200 Salon & Spa TipTop Building...C2............................................402.345.8000 Curb Appeal Salon...G16..............................402.345.0404 Omaha Healing Arts Center...E15...............402.345.5078 S P E C I A LT Y F O O D S The Hair Market Salon...G14.........................402.345.3692 & COFFEE 13th Street Coffee Co...E16.............................. 402.345.2883 The Nail Shop...(9th & Douglas)...................402.595.8805 Aromas Coffeehouse...G18................................402.614.7009 Rain Salon...(1006 S. 10th St.)......................402.991.9974 Bliss Bakery...G18...............................................402.934.7450 Sirens Salon & Day Spa...F16.......................402.933.9333 Blue Line Coffee...D3.........................................402.932.0294 Urbane Salon & Day Spa...D15.....................402.934.2909 Cubby’s Old Markey Grocery...E17..................... 402.341.2900 Hollywood Candy...H4........................................ 402.346.9746 La Buvette Wine & Grocery...G16.......................402.344.8627 Nosh Wine Lounge...G11.....................................402.614.2121 Old Market Candy Shop...G16............................402.344.8846 Patrick’s Market...C15.........................................402.884.1600 Red Mango...D4................................................. 402.933.8815 Scooter’s Coffeehouse...F16.............................. 402.991.9868

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ART AND MUSEUM EXHIBITS Artists’ Cooperative Gallery, Ltd. Beginning July 1, 405 S. 11th St. Emerging artists will display work during July. Public votes and a selection committee will choose an artist for a three month mentored membership in the gallery. Sun,Tu-Th/Noon-6 pm; Fri, Sat/11 am-10 pm. Free. 402-342-9617 – artistscoopomaha.com Visions of Lewis & Clark Through August 23, Kaneko – 1111 Jones St. Visions of Lewis & Clark is a unique historical art exhibit consisting of 30 kites commemorating Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery expedition. Throughout the summer, these kites will be on view at participating locations throughout the metro area including KANEKO, the Joslyn Art Museum, and Lauritzen Gardens among others. Commissioned from America’s most renowned kite builders, imagery for these kites is informed by the explorers’ journal notes on the people and natural resources encountered on their journey, as well as members of their party who traveled with them. 402-341-3800 – thekaneko.org

Mark di Suvero Through September, Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park in Council Bluffs. Coinciding with the installation of a monumental sculpture by Mark di Suvero commissioned by the Iowa West Foundation for Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park in Council Bluffs, Joslyn Art Museum presents this complementary exhibition of the artist’s work, including studies for the Tom Hanafan River’s Edge commission, smaller sculptures, and prints.

T,W,F,Sat./10 am-4 pm; Th/10 am-8 pm; Sun/10 am-4 pm. Free. 402-342-3300 – joslyn.org James Nares Through September, Joslyn Art Museum – 2200 Dodge St. Street, a mesmerizing 61-minute high-definition video filmed on the streets of New York City over the course of a week in September 2011, creates a fluid narrative that transforms people’s movements and gestures into an elegant, slow motion choreography. It is accompanied by a soundtrack composed on an acoustic 12-string guitar

by Sonic Youth co-founder Thurston Moore.

T,W,F,Sat./10 am-4 pm; Th/10 am-8 pm; Sun/10 am-4 pm. Free. 402-342-3300 – joslyn.org

Typecast | Recast Through October 1, 12th St. between Mike Fahey and Douglas. Typecast | Recast is brought to Omaha by the AntiDefamation League (ADL). The project uses public art to challenge perceptions, break down stereotypes, and generate understanding of one another on a more human level. It is common to feel type-casted at times and each person holds their own typecasts or biases of others. Typecast | Recast offers each attendee the opportunity to recognize and examine typecasts, perceptions, and personal biases and through art, to consider a world free of them. Free. 402-333-1303 – typecastrecast.org CONCERTS Jackson Browne July 2, Orpheum Theatre – 409 S. 16th St. For some, Jackson Browne is a definitive voice of the sun-soaked, mellow Southern California vibe that emanated from Laurel Canyon and spread far beyond in the mid 60s and 70s.

Catch him this summer as he tours stripped down and unplugged, with just an acoustic guitar and a magnificent back catalogue to choose from, this is an evening not to be missed. 7:30 pm. $62-$184. 402-661-8501 – omahaperformingarts.com

Jazz on the Green July 11 through August 15, Midtown Crossing – 31st - 33rd and FarnamDodge Sts. Anchored by the green space of Turner Park, Midtown Crossing is situated in the heart of historic midtown Omaha. A blend of shopping, entertainment and services, the 225,000-square-feet development features Omaha favorites like Wohlner’s Neighborhood Grocery and The Afternoon right alongside a roster of national dynamos.

Thu/5 pm opens, 7:30 pm show begins. Free.

– jazzonthegreenomaha.com Tommy Emmanuel July 18, Holland Performing Arts Center – 1200 Douglas St. Australian guitar virtuoso and two-time Grammy®nominee, Tommy Emmanuel, has been named Best Acoustic Guitarist by Readers Choice twice. Honored by Chet Atkins with the title of “Certified Guitar Player” for his contribution to guitar music; Emmanuel shares this rare distinction with only four other people in the world. His career spans five decades garnering hundreds of thousands of loyal fans worldwide. With a message to share pure love for music, Emmanuel’s shows are known for their humor, passion and infectious joy. 8pm. $39.75-$49.75. 402-345-0606 – omahaperformingarts.org One Republic July 30, Centur yLink Center Omaha – 455 N. 10th St. OneRepublic brings their 2014 Native Summer Tour to Omaha. With special guest The Script. 7 pm. $25-$75. 800-745-3000 – centurylinkcenteromaha.com

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Pat Benatar & Neil Geraldo August 15, Harrah’s Stir Concert Cove – 1 Harrah’s Blvd., Council Bluffs. Rock legends Pat Benatar & Neil “Spyder” Giraldo have just announced plans to keep their 35th Anniversary Tour rocking fans through the summer with an. The powerhouse duo behind one of the largest arsenals of rock hits including “Love is a Battlefield”, “Hit Me with Your Best Shot”, “Heartbreaker”, “We Live For Love”, “Promises In The Dark,” “We Belong,” and more will be headlining solo concerts nationwide. 7:30 pm. $46. 800-745-3000 – harrahscouncilbluffs.com

Omaha Beer and Bacon Festival August 2, The Mattress Factory – 501 N. 13th St. The Beer and Bacon Festival is a combination of beer tastings with a bacon themed food competition. Get your tickets soon and join in on the fun filled day of food, music and craft beers. With the purchase of your $30 ticket you will be able to sample craft brews and bacon dishes from various breweries and restaurants. There will be extra food and beverage for sale during the festival. All proceeds go to the Ronald McDonald House. Food and beer tasting, 3-6 pm; Live music, 3-8 pm. $30.

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Worldfest August 2, Omaha Children’s Museum – 500 S. 20th St. Join Omaha and its six sister cities to learn about different cultures and traditions found around the world. Cities include: Braunschwig (Germany), Naas, (Ireland), Yantai (China), Xalapa (Mexico), Siauliai (Lithuania), and Shizouka (Japan). $9, kids and adults; $8, seniors; Free, members and children under two years. 10 am. 402-342-6164 – ocm.org

The Color Run July 19, CenturyLink Center Omaha – 455 N. 10th St. Also known as The Happiest 5k on the Planet, the organizers of The Color Run love chucking paint and making people smile. Less about your 10-minutemile and more about having the time of your life, The Color Run is a five-kilometer, un-timed race in which thousands of participants are doused from head to toe in different colors at each kilometer. $35-$55. 402-341-1500 – thecolorrun.com/omaha Tour de Zoo July 31, Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium – 3701 S. 10th St. Bring your bike and ride during Tour de Zoo, a family fun event including dinner, snacks, and refreshments plus special animal encounters during the fun-filled evening. Reservations are required. $20, member; $25, non-member, Free, kids 2 and under. 6:30-8:30 pm. 402-738-2038 – omahazoo.com

24th Annual Corporate Cycling Challenge August 17, Heartland of America Park – S. 8th St. and Douglas St. The 24th Annual Corporate Cycling Challenge includes corporate (company, open (individual), and club (group) divisions offered in the largest one day bicycle event in the Midwest. $25. Sun/7:30 am, registration; 8 am, ride begins. 402-444-5955 – ci.omaha.ne.us

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PERFORMING ARTS Abby in the Summer Through July 27, Shelterbelt Theatre – 3225 California St. Written by A.P. Andrews. $5-$15. 402-341-2757 – shelterbelt.org

Dinos: The Big Dig May 24 through September 7, Omaha Children’s Museum – 500 South 20th St. Grab a shovel and dig in to Omaha Children’s Museum’s summer blockbuster, Dinos: The Big Dig! Explore giant roaring, robotic dinosaurs, unearth fossils in a two-story dig pit, pan for real gemstones in the treasure creek and hop aboard the Dino-Train for a ride among these prehistoric creatures. Join us this summer as we uncover secrets of the past during Dinos: The Big Dig! $2 added to museum admission. T, W, F/10 am-5 pm; Th/10 am-8 pm; Sat/9 am-5 pm; Sun/1-5 pm. 402-342-6164 – ocm.org.

2014 National Miss Amazing Pageant August 6-9, Ramada Plaza Convention Center – 3321 S. 72nd St. State Miss Amazing Pageant representatives from across the country ages 20-35 will come together in one show to share their amazing abilities. Meet the representatives, find out what Miss Amazing Inc. is accomplishing, and have a chance to win some stunning raffle prizes! This ultimate celebration of abilities only happens once a year at the beautiful Ramada Plaza Convention Center. 5-7 pm. $15-$35. 402-238-6152 – missamazingpageant.com

Design Zone May 24 through September 14, The Durham Museum – 801 South 10th St. In Design Zone, you can go behind the scenes and see how videogame developers, music producers, roller coaster designers and other creative problem solvers use math and science to do the amazing things they do. $9 adults, $7 seniors, $6 ages 3-12, members and children 2 and under free.

Sun/1-5pm; Tue/10am-8pm; W-Sat/10am-5pm. 402-444-5071 – durhammuseum.org

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