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12th Annual New American Arts Fetival -   

Celebrating the Immigrant, Migrant, and Refugee communities of Omaha! 

OPENINGS AND EVENTS (6 - 10PM)  - ON STREET

1. BFF Artist Markets   Maple St. @ Military Ave & 62nd St. 

85+ Artist Vendors and Community Partners!!

Complete list at bffomaha.org/market

Madonnari Chalk Mural w/ Rosa Chaidez Nelson

Street DJs : DJ B - Live Artist: Brutal Doodles

Community Partners: CIRA, Umuco Wacu, World Speaks, OLLAS

Omaha Public Library’s Mobile Library

D’Colores Art Bus / KEY Designs Fabric Bus

2. UNLEASHED   (Behind Petshop) 7:00 - 10:00

NAAF Showcase w/ Los Estereotipos, Loss Benky’s, Sapphire, Sanjana Jayanti, and AIFS Youth Drumming Circle

3. D’Colores Art Bus   Featured Artist: LaTrisha Jean

4. Youth Artist Market   (61st & Maple) 6:00 - 9:00

5. Ted & Wally’s   All Ages ART CLUB  6-9   

To Go Kits + In-Person Activities - ALL MATERIALS PROVIDED!

Tilt 23 w/ : Blackbird Rock Co., AIFS Youth Drummers, Pablo Arza

SWAP Omaha

6. Pedicabs  Tired of walking?  Catch ‘em all summer long!  

Rides are FREE but please tip your pedalists!

7. On-Street Projections   After Dark by JOE. VIDEO

Openings and Events  7-10pm

8. Petshop   Opening Reception: Yuanjun Chen – Most of My Works To-Date

On Display: BITTERSWEET // A BFF Staff Show

9. MaMO Gallery    Opening Reception Margarita Velazquez – Always Shining: Beauty in the Grit, curated by Allison Baker

 Aug 2: Sculpture Workshop - 11 - 1

10. Five Nine  Meet Make Mail 5:00 - 7:00

11. Eleven Eleven Featured Artist: Jennifer Novak Haar 

12. Super Groovy’s: Sweet Side  Feat. Artist: Off Primary

13. Trudy’s  Open Artist Studios + BFF Education Space

FREE Poetic Glass Workshop w/ Aspen Monet Laboy – 6:00 - 9:00

Authento Creative, Mood Studio, Scavenger Studio, Work in Progress

14. Elevate Pole Fitness Poling Beneath the Stars 8PM

15. Radial Arts Center  Vanessa Lekule — “In Case I’m Not Here Tomorrow”

16. CHOICE C. Fisher – Peas in My Wetsuit

17. BFF Gallery    Russ Oberg – JEONG 

18. Central Skate Shop  Nebraska Skateboarding Archive – 1 Year Anniversary

19. Tip Top Thrift Shop  Open for First Friday!

20. Maple St. Construct  SOFT MONUMENTS | Sharon Chohi Kim + Nick McPhail 

21. The Sydney Featured Artist: Olivia Larson

Friend of BFF Happy Hour w/ OmniPleasures 6:00 - 7:00

22. Legend Comics & Coffee  Cool Down Zone
23. Ming Toy Gallery 
Alyssa Schmitt – Coping

24. Edge of the Universe  Les Misérables: A 4-Course Dinner Experience 

25. Star Deli   Featured Artist: Nora Fitzsimmons
26. Jake’s Cigars
Featured Artist: Tom Larkin

27. Alley Cat Vintage  Featured Artist: 

28. StudioDaze Omaha  (6601 Maple St) $30/30 Min sessions

29. Dungeon Crate  (6404 Maple St) Mini-Market and Crafting

30. Benson Bounty  (6915 Evans St.) FREE You-Pick Flowers 4-8

31. Floors, Floors, Floors  (7052 Maple St) Conor Oberst Lookalike Contest 8PM

WINDOW DISPLAYS

32. Burke’s Pub  Featured Artist: Hortencia Hinojosa

33. Benson Brewery  Featured Artist: Pratik Rayamajhi

Late night AFTER 9PM 

34. Shakedown St. CTRL+ALT+DEL w/ DJs Crabrangucci + Callisto

35. The Sydney Plack Blague (DJ set), Thom Clarity, His Witness, Ladie Muerte

36. The Waiting Room The World Alive
37. Reverb Wake Sessions w/ Virgin Mary Pistol Grip, Tag Along