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September 5th First Friday!


September FURst Friday

Benson Creative District
Friday, Sept 5 | 5–2 AM
FREE & Open to All

BFF Omaha’s September FURst Friday goes to the dogs — literally!
Bring your pups to stroll Benson’s dog-friendly businesses, join in a dog painting activity , and celebrate art, music & community at the final Artist Market + UNLEASHED show of the summer. One last party before pumpkin spice season!

🛍️🍂 BFF SUMMER ARTIST MARKET – FINAL EDITION! 🍂🛍️

This is it! The last summer market of the year! One more night to wander Benson, grab some drinks, find something cool, and soak it all in.

🎨 75+ vendors | 2 full blocks | Art, handmade goods, jewelry, apparel, vibes and so much more!.

🐾 SEPTEMBER FURst FRIDAY
Dogs. Everywhere. 🐕 Bring your pups and hit up Benson’s dog‑friendly spots!

📍🧡 NORTH MARKET – Military Ave
→ Live Art w/ IDONTKNOWJAZZY
→ Rollmaha
→ Beats by DJ B
→ FURst Friday Dog Painting Station 🐶🎨

📍💙 SOUTH MARKET – 62nd St
→ KEY Designs Fabric Bus
→ D’Colores Art Bus
→ OPL Mobile Library
→ Live Art w/ vom.dotcom

PETSHOP UNLEASHED: VOLUME 4

Behind Petshop (2725 N. 62nd St.)
6–10 PM – FREE

The final chapter of our outdoor concert series closes with a bang! Expect bangers only from these local legends:

🖤 Conny Franko w/ Betty (KCMO)

❤️ Soli

🧡 Mr. Bomb

💛 Uriah w/ Randall & Roam

FIRST FRIDAY OPENING RECEPTIONS

🌸 Lidwina by Sheila Talbitzer 🌸
📍 Petshop Gallery
🗓 September 5 | 6–10 PM

When artist & educator Sheila Talbitzer was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, she began transforming her own MRI scans into embroidered works — flowers blooming in impossible places, each one marking a lesion from her first scan.

By combining photography, fabric, and embroidery, Sheila turns stark medical documents into meditations on resilience, fear, and beauty.

APRIL VENDETTA — DREAM BABY DREAM
📍 MaMO

🗓 September 5 | 6–9 PM

DREAM BABY DREAM presents April Vendetta’s explorations of resilience, control, and the body through the lens of labor, punishment, and surveillance. Drawing from their work as an artist and archivist—including the founding of Human Trash Dump and the preservation of their late uncle Kent Bellows’ home movie collection—Vendetta’s practice weaves together personal and collective memory. This exhibition situates dreaming as both resistance and survival.

⚡️ Special Performance ⚡️
On Saturday, August 31 at noon, Vendetta will present a live public action at MaMO Gallery. This performance reflects on state-sanctioned violence and censorship, pandering patriotism, and the police state we currently inhabit.

Hunter Parry: Self-Titled
📍 BFF Gallery
🗓️ September 5 |
6–10 PM

A new exhibition of paintings and drawings by Omaha-based artist Hunter Parry, highlighting his refined technique and classical training.

Become a Friend of BFF and enjoy PERKS every First Friday!

  • Alley Cat Vintage: 20% off purchase

  • Benson Brewery: Half off draft beer (3-6 PM)

  • Beercade: $1 off all drinks

  • Burke’s Pub: Buy one apple pie shot, get another for a penny (3-6 PM)

  • Burrito Envy: Free cinnamon crisp with purchase

  • Central Skate Shop: 10% Off Purchase

  • Edge of the Universe: Free cookie with drink purchase

  • Jake's Cigars: Half off sangria on tap

  • Kai Tei: Buy one get one sake

  • Shaheen’s: 15% off any purchase

  • Snowy Sundaes: $1 off any drink

  • St. Andrew’s: $1 off tap beers until 7. $1 off Sangria all night

  • Star Deli: 10% off purchase

  • Ted & Wally's: Free scoop of ice cream

  • The Sydney: $1 off all drinks

Become a Friend of BFF HERE!

Thank You to Our First Friday Sponsors!

Mutual of Omaha

Ted & Wally's Ultra-Premium Homemade Ice Cream

Union Pacific

Park Omaha

Friend of BFF Business Members:

🔹 ASL Interpreting Services

🔹 Blue Line Coffee

🔹 Central Skate Shop

🔹 Dahlia House

🔹 Gregg Grossman, Inc.

🔹 Heather Tedesco, Realtor, BHGRE

🔹 Jake's Cigars

🔹 Maven Social

🔹 Metropolitan Community College

🔹 Ming Toy Gallery

🔹 Nebraska AIDS Project

🔹 Omaha Roller Derby

🔹 RAIL + STEAM

🔹 SET the Bar

🔹 Shaheen’s Afghan Cuisine

🔹 Shipment Vintage

🔹 Slowdown

🔹 Snowy Sundaes

🔹 Star Deli

🔹 StudioDaze Omaha

🔹 Taco Co.

🔹 The Garage by the Grey House

🔹 The Sydney

BFF Omaha: Building Community Through Arts Engagement!

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