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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