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First Friday OUTDOORS

First Friday OUTDOORS (FFO) provides monthly community building and arts engagement in safe manners that provide social distanced experiences, interaction, and education.  Event-goers have the opportunity to safely participate at home through online and virtual offerings or in-person through social distanced outdoor experiences.

Download the FFO guided walking tour & info brochure BELOW :)
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PUBLIC ART
PUBLIC ART SCAVENGER HUNT
COMMUNITY CLEANUPS
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Visit our Digital Archives or DC Health Dept. for the latest COVID-19 resources

This project is being supported, in whole or in part, by federal award number SLFRP1615
​awarded to Douglas County by the U.S. Department of Treasury.

First Friday LIVE via SOCIAL MEDIA:

BFF FACEBOOK
BFF Instagram

Event Map
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Download the map
OCTOBER MAP 2022
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the map
THANKS TO ALL OUR FRIENDS OF BFF!

BUSINESS MEMBERS
Jake's Cigars,
St. Paul Benson, 
Radial Arts Center,
The Sydney,
Taco Co.,
The Scout Guide Omaha,
Benson Mill Apartments,
Gregg Grossman Inc.
Dahlia House,
​Supergroovy's The Sweet Side
& Bärchen!

Thank you to our CAPTAIN's CLUB Members!
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THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND!

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Become a Friend of BFF member today!

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Shoutout to this month’s poster artist Devin Page!

Attention Artists! Create our next First Friday Poster and receive a $50 giftcard to Blick! 

Submit Your First Friday Poster

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2021 Banner Project
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Take the TOUR yourself!

Download our self-guided tour map below!
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Join us at Ted and Wally's (6023 Maple St.) Friday September 2nd 6-9pm for BFF Art Club!
ALL AGES, ALL ABILITIES ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE!
In Person Activities: ALL MATERIALS PROVIDED!!!

This months activities:
Monster Hop: a fun game that will challenge your motor skills
Origami and Paper Crafts: fold, cut, tape, and glue paper to create spooky 3-dimensional forms
Halloween Coloring Pages
 SPOOKY Tattoos

TOGO Art Kits- available at Ted and Wally's in Benson - BFF Art Gallery - and Trudy's
Find BFF Youth ENGAGE on YouTube and watch curated playlists with tutorials, read-alongs, music and more.
BFF Photography Club: September Photography Challenge: TEXTURE
BFF TeenZine is accepting submissions for our 2nd Edition: coming in October
Submit @ bffomaha.org/youth

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Museum Puppet Party!
@ Stuhr Museum

Follow Stuhr Kids on INSTAGRAM
VISIT STUHR MUSEUM

Petfest 2021

ONLINE ARCHIVES


You Make Me Feel;  Mighty Reel
​@ Studio 55
WATCH

At-home Cooking Workshop!
WORKSHOP INGREDIENT LISTS AND INSTRUCTIONS

At-home Cooking Workshop!
WORKSHOP INGREDIENT LISTS AND INSTRUCTIONS

Museum Puppet Party
@ Stuhr Museum
Watch

First Friday Highlights // April 2021
WATCH

Banner Artist Talk:
Nathaniel Ruleaux
watch

​Best Non-Traditional
WATCH

JaJa Adore Shakers @ MaMO
​Lincoln Calling 2019
WATCH

BURLESQUE DEMO
​feat: Ziggy Quinn and Carly Cat
WATCH

​GenQ Presents:
​Bitchcraft
Watch

Tia Pet's Tuesday Talkfest
WATCH

GenQ Artist Talk with Eli Rigatuso
WATCH

An in-depth look at B.F. Friend's transformative manuscript "The Meme" and how modern-day believers are creating a resurgence of art & culture inspired by the ancient text.
WATCH

A visit to The Louvre pt. 1
​@ MaMO Gallery
A visit to The Louvre pt. 2
​@ MaMO Gallery
watch

And How'loween
​@ Petshop
watch

Little Known Places
WATCH

Busker Corner:   Frankie Chiaro
Watch

WALK IT OUT!
with Mr. Little Cat

​September First Friday
Watch

The Day the Earth Started Healing Itslef:  a Mandatory Consciousness-raising Group 
by Ameen Wahba 

@ MaMO Gallery (July 2020)
view playlist

Here's Chanel Savage!

But! 
Catch ALL of the Melanin Magic video performances HERE!
Melanin Magic Performance PLAYLIST

Snowdome of the Day
@ Saint Paul Omaha
SEE MORE

Walk It Out promo
First Friday March 2021
Watch

​Come Back Sandy // Soundz Like Omaha // Petshop
WATCH

Safety Video PSA
WATCH

Full Circle
@ Petshop Gallery

Visual artists:
Kathryn Schroeder & Barber
​Culinary artists:
Meya Hill & Wes Zollicoffer

WATCH

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BFFzz
​(BFF's quarterly Arts & Community publication) 
Issue #1 is now online!
More on bffzz

WALK IT OUT!
with Mr. Little Cat

​August First Friday
WATCH

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

ROSE - BFF Marketplace Live Session
WATCH

Mad Darling
BFF Marketplace Live Session
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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

In case you missed it!

TLG Official Squad - NAAF 2020
WATCH the NAAF 2020 playlist

Featured Vendor!   
​Mr. Little Cat

Little Known Places Teaser
Watch

CC Pebbles // Queer Nite // The Sydney
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Benson First Friday - LIVE
​during Lincoln Calling
WATCH

RIKÉ
​BFF Marketplace Live Session 
watch

Thomas Alexander
​BFF Marketplace Live Session
WATCH


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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

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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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BFF's amazing VIDEO productions are made possible thanks to
JOE ROHLEDER!
Visit

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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

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

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