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August 7th First Friday 
New American Arts Festival

Press PLAY, and pretend like we're all out on Military Ave in the sunshine :)

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Thank you to our
​CAPTAIN's CLUB Members!
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THANKS TO ALL OUR FRIENDS OF BFF!

ART ANGELS

the little gallery, IKA, & Yoshitomo

BUSINESS MEMBERS
Jake's Cigars, Lion's Mane Vintage, Yeti Printshop, The Byrd Bath, St. Paul Benson, Taco Co., Omaha Virtual Reality,
Action Carpet Cleaning, & BLOCK 59


​And to our 2019 Members:
Maven Social & REVIVAL

New American Arts Festival - REFRAMED

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a VIRTUAL celebration of the visual and performing arts of New Americans (Immigrant and Refugees) and gallery openings in downtown Benson!

5-10pm. VIRTUAL MARKET.
5-10pm. VIRTUAL PERFORMANCES.
5-10pm. Benson Galleries.


Little Gallery: Oria Sominini & Millard South Student Art

CityLight Art Project: Joslyn Fashion Arts

Hardy Coffee Co.: Assad Komi
FACEBOOK EVENT
VIRTUAL MARKET
LIVE PERFORMANCES

NAAF Performances

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Umoja Choir
African Gospel Choir

Follow Umoja Choir
​on Facebook!

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D. Wuol
Sudanese HipHop Artist
​@ The Sydney & ​Marketplace IG 
​(5-6pm) 

Follow D. Wuol on Facebook!

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Umuco Wacu
Rwandan Dance Company


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Kurdish Band
Traditional Iraqi & Kurdish Musicians


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Oscar Rios Pohirieth
Andes Mountain Folk Musician

Follow Oscar on Facebook!

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Gurukulam Center for Indian Arts
Classical Indian Dance


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TLG Official Squad
Dancers



NAAF Visual Artists

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Millard South New American Student’s Exhibit
@

Little Gallery 
5901 Maple St. 
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Oria Simonini
@
Little Gallery
5901 Maple St.

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Joslyn Fashion Arts Program
@
CityLight Arts Project
5603 NW Radial Hwy

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Assad Komi
@
Hardy Coffee Co.
6051 Maple St

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Featured Artist Spotlights

Interviews conducted by Curtis Yabut & Katera Brown 
Writer:  Curtis Yabut
Photographer:  Katera Brown
ENTER HERE
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Virtual Artist Market

BFF Virtual Artist Market
20+ Vendors & Performers!
SHOP AROUND THE VIRTUAL MARKET
​Featuring NAAF Vendors,
​Performers, & Artisans!
Nathaniel Ruleaux

**See more at the VIRTUAL MARKET!
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ONLINE

online exhibitions, sales, and gallery experiences
The Day the Earth Started Healing Itslef:  a Mandatory Consciousness-raising Group 
by Ameen Wahba 

@ MaMO Gallery (July 2020)
View Playlist

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Call To Action Phonebooth
Make a call

In case you missed it!

Here's Chanel Savage!
Catch ALL of the Melanin Magic video performances HERE!
Melanin Magic Performance PLAYLIST

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In case you missed it!
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HIGHWAY HYPNOSIS

Nicolas Shake + Levi Robb, 2020
@ maple st. construct
digital exhibition & more

Featured Vendor!   
​Mr. Little Cat

Snowdome of the Day
@ Saint Paul Omaha
SEE MORE

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In case you missed it!

​The Room and The Landscape
​by Peter P. Goche and Thomas Prinz
@ maple st. construct
DIGITAL EXHIBITION & MORE

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In case you missed it!

​COMMERCIAL BREAK

by Sarah Rowe
​@ petshop
VIRTUAL GALLERY TOUR and more information

BFF Youth Engagement
We LOVE Horticulture

Be sure to pick up your FREE tomato plants & Pollinator Craft Kits
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Follow

Only You Know
performance by Caitlin Little
@ the little gallery
WATCH

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WE ARE IN LOVE WITH THIS:
The San Francisco Neo-Futurists presentTHE WORLD PRIDE WRENCH
39 Digital plays in celebration of PRIDE

BFF WELLNESS

Take some time to center yourself with Brianne Key!
​Visit facebook.com/briannekey
to learn more about how you can bring more wellness into your life!
BFF WELLNESS PLAYLIST

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In case you missed it!
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Billi Fay
​@ star deli
Billi Fay

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In case you missed it!
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Amorphous Objects

ft. Amelia Briggs, Garry Noland, Ziba Rajabi, Erin Langley, and Melissa Loney
@ ghostartproject.com​​
DIGITAL EXHIBITION & MORE

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REVIVAL
​@ revivalomaha.com
SHOP ONLINE

Watch ALL the 2020 New American Arts Festival Performances !

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Ghost Art Project
ENTER GALLERY

In case you missed it!

Where We Left Off
Virtual Gallery presented
​by John-Paul Gurnett 
ENTER GALLERY

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In case you missed it!

251,000 Trees

by Robert Gunderman and
Rick Johns
@ maple st. construct
DIGITAL EXHIBITION & MORE

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NEW​
Episodes of BFF's "The FEW"
WATCH NOW

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In case you missed it!
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TRANSIT

a look at transportation options featuring artist Johnny Redd and pieces of tactical urbanism from the collection of Sarah Johnson & Scott Blake
​@ mamo gallery
virtual gallery tour and more information

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In case you missed it!
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Social Resonance Vol 1:
Mike Schlesinger & Rebecca Lowry

LIVE @ The Sydney
WATCH NOW


The FEW - New WEBISODES!

The FEW is an original webisode program
providing weekly interactive entertainment
for the quarantined MANY - brought to you by The FEW. 

The FEW's mission is to support local artists and businesses
​while maintaining and strengthening community connections.


Hosted by Caitlin Little, John-Paul Gurnett, & Alex Jochim.

Filmed & edited by Joe Rohleder.


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We'd like to thank Douglas County, Nebraska for sponsoring a portion of BFF Omaha's First Fridays!  ​
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