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”Joe Gudenrath has an interesting way of explaining the role of downtown in the

greater scheme of the City of Omaha.“Someone once described it to me like this: If Omaha were a house, downtown

would be the family room – the place where people from all over the house gather and where they have ownership,” said Gudenrath, the executive director for the Omaha Down-town Improvement District (ODID).

“Downtown is the heart – and face – of Omaha, and as such, it needs to be welcoming, and it is.”

After almost 10 years working in various city appointments, the 2000 Creighton Univer-sity graduate in political science definitely understands the pivotal role that downtown plays.

It’s the city’s business hub, cultural epicenter and welcome mat for visitors from all over the world.

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In his current position, Gudenrath oversees the services ODID offers to enhance the environment where many live, work and play.

Beginning with this issue of Encounter (page 25), he will write a column outlining these services and promoting the safety, ame-nities and value of life – and work – downtown.

“Aside from an occasional trip to the Old Market in high school, I didn’t really come downtown until I started at Creighton,” said Gudenrath, a 1996 Millard West graduate. “People I’ve talked to who haven’t been downtown in a while think it’s unsafe and there’s nothing to do, but that is so far from the truth.

“Downtown is vibrant, safe and exciting, and that’s the mes-sage I am working to get out so people come enjoy all that downtown’s shops, restaurants and entertainment have to offer.”

That’s a message Gudenrath intends to express in each of his future columns – always promoting the great opportunities of-fered downtown.

“It all really started with the Gene Leahy Mall project, and now we have the Qwest Center, Heartland of America Park, Miller’s Landing, the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge, Holland Performing Arts Center, numerous restaurants and a ton more to do and see downtown,” Gudenrath said.

Being proactive with a solution is also high on his agenda in his

new role – one he takes very seriously because he loves the city and sees downtown as a major tourist attraction both locally and nationally.

“You can’t wait and hope things improve or change on their own,” said Gudenrath, who started as a communications as-sistant in 2001 before moving into the director role in 2005. He became Fahey’s chief of staff in 2008, shortly before the end of the mayor’s last term. “To make things happen, you have to work continuously to improve things by connecting and networking, and that’s my mission in this role. “

And for those who may not have made the trip downtown in a while, Gudenrath has a simple but effective message:

“Everybody who hasn’t been downtown needs to come see the shift that has happened over the past several years. It’s really quite an exciting place to visit, and it’s a complete experience that shouldn’t be missed.”

So what do Gudenrath and his wife, Lisa Wise, deputy elec-tion commissioner for Douglas County, like to do downtown? To name just a few things: partake of the Cajun cacciatore at Jazz or a slice of pie at Wheatfields, drink an adult beverage at Mr. Toad’s or the Stadium Club, and relax at the Leahy Mall. “I’m very proud of the impact of the Take A Seat! Project,” he said. As for nightlife, “What nightlife? I have a three-year-old,” he joked.

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“ Beam by beam and brick by brick, TD Ameritrade Park Omaha has been taking shape in North Downtown for more than a year now, a shiny new baseball jewel rising from what used to be a parking lot at 13th and Cuming Streets.

When completed, the structure will become one of Omaha’s signature sports complexes; and more importantly, a symbol of the city’s commitment to the CWS. Business owners in the neighborhood also see it as something else: A beacon of opportunity.

With less than a year before the opening pitch of CWS 2011, business owners are busy strategizing on how to capitalize on the opportunities presented by the city’s biggest event coming to their neighborhood.

While still in preliminary planning, those ideas run from baseball-themed programming at Film Streams, to creating a corridor on Cuming Street similar to what fans became accus-tomed to on 13th Street over the years.

Brooke Ossenkop, Director of Revenue Management of Hilton Omaha and a North Down-town Omaha Alliance Board Member, says the NCAA has been a welcome guide in shaping the new CWS environment.

“The NCAA wanted to be proactive with North Downtown and work together on figuring out opportunities and understanding how everything works because it is a different dy-namic than it ever has been,” she said. “Everybody is so invested that I think we are not only going to see great things during the series, but afterwards as well.”

Jason Kulbel, co-owner of the North Omaha music venue Slowdown, has been able to watch the new stadium take shape from the back door of his establishment. Kulbel says the

A Whole New BallgameWith the College World Series rolling into their neighborhood in 2011,business owners in North Downtown are busy dreaming up ways to capitalize

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stadium is already having an emotional impact on the area.“We are definitely excited to have all of this coming our way. I

think all of the businesses in North Downtown are,” he says. “I am sure many aspects of the first year will be a learning experience, but it should be a lot of fun along the way.”

For many businesses in North Omaha, the CWS presents an in-valuable chance to gain exposure. Nonprofit cinema Film Streams will be one such beneficiary and is in the process of planning baseball-themed programming to capitalize. Both documentaries and feature films are being considered.

“One idea that we have had is to show Ken Burns’ Baseball on a loop for free if we can get the rights from PBS. It would be a place where you could go have a beer and be entertained for a half an hour and come in at any point,” said Rachel Jacobson, Film Streams’ founder/director.

Another tempting possibility is to host actor and frequent CWS attendee Kevin Costner, the star of such baseball classics as Bull Durham and Field of Dreams.

“Maybe he would be willing to do a Q & A or something fun,” Jacobson added. “That would be amazing and sort of a cool dream.”

While new traditions are sure to be born, other traditions are being relocated and updated, such as replicating the old 13th Street beer garden and vendor experience on Cuming Street.

Area restaurants such as Barley’s Bar & Grill at Tip Top and The Union Pizzeria & Sports Bar south of the stadium are heading up an effort that will complement the presence of The Old Mattress Factory Bar & Grill north of the stadium.

“We would like to help re-create a 13th Street feel along with the other permanent businesses of the neighborhood, but more professional and cleaned up,” said Kyron O’Brien, co-owner of The Union Pizzeria & Sports Bar.

One 13th Street staple, Zesto’s, is relocating to North Down-town, but will have to make do the first year without a permanent structure because they do not expect to have physical possession of the grounds until May.

“Hopefully, with the city’s blessings, we will be able to have some kind of a tent situation there – one tent with an emphasis on hamburgers, ice cream, kids and a picnic area, and the other tent being more of an adult beverage-type tent,” said Mike Kelley, co-owner of Zesto’s.

Many, many more details are still to come of all the goings on in and around the new home of the CWS, but Kathryn Morrissey, Executive VP/Chief Operating Officer of CWS Omaha, Inc., says the first look at the new-look CWS is promising.

“I think we are going to shake things up in a really good way,” she said. “This neighborhood is going to build its own unique traditions around the stadium. The way the neighborhood asso-ciation is reaching out, I think the fans are going to find that they are really going to bond down here, too.”

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No Clowning AroundThe River City Rodeo takes its perfect safety record seriously and depends largely on the brave work of bullfighters to keep it that way

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Bullfighter Quirt Hunt’s broken body is a testament to the damage an angry 1,000-plus-pound bull can do.

Hunt’s nearly head-to-toe injury list includes cracked ribs, torn leg muscles, and damaged ligaments and car-tilage in his knee besides other internal injuries. It’s all part of the job when you’re a bullfighter, even though this isn’t actually a job for Hunt. It’s his hobby.

That’s right, he voluntarily puts himself in harm’s way to ensure the safety of rodeo competitors.

“To be able to take on a bull that’s coming after you and be able to read the situation so that nobody gets hurt” is Hunt’s de-scription of a bullfighter’s job.

“(And) sometimes you have to take a hookin’,” Hunt adds rather matter-of-factly.

It’s the work of Hunt and other brave bullfighters that have kept River City Rodeo cowboys, and animals, safe over the years, and it will be the new crew’s job to maintain that perfect safety record when the rodeo returns to the Qwest Center on Sept. 23-25.

Besides skilled bullfighters, there are several other measures in place to make sure all participants – human and animal – are able to walk away from the competition.

“The Justin Boots Sports Medicine Team is present during the rodeo and gives care and services free of charge to all con-testants,” says Erin Hartwell, Program Director of Ak-Sar-Ben River City Rodeo. The show “also has an Animal Care Commit-tee that ensures the safety and best treatment for all livestock during the event.”

Hunt attributes the safety record to two factors: good bull rid-ers, and “the good Lord looking down on them.”

“It’s fate, luck when you play this kind of game,” he attests.When you’re a bullfighter, it’s not so much a matter of if you

get hurt but how badly will you be hurt. Knowing the tricks of the trade makes the difference in this ancient art of dancing with bulls.

Unlike Spanish bullfighting, which pits a bullfighter armed with swords and spears against a bull in an enclosed ring, rodeo bull-fighters seek to protect the thrown bull rider by distracting the bull. The animal is not maimed like its Spanish counterpart.

Bullfighters used to be called rodeo clowns. Sporting painted faces and tattered clothing, the original rodeo clowns enter-tained the crowd between events. When the job morphed into distracting angry bulls from turning on their thrown riders, “clowns” seemed a misleading name. There is nothing humorous about being gored, thus rodeo clowns became bullfighters.

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Bullfighters do wear protective clothing. Padding helps absorb some of the impact of a bull’s bruising. And loose outwear, like vests, hopefully catch the horns and not the skin.

But sometimes the danger is not from a bull’s horns but from its sheer weight. Hunt, who grew up on a ranch near Brewster, Nebr., in the heart of the Sand Hills and has spent countless hours working with livestock, says sometimes bulls will “just lay down there on [the bull rider] and rub ‘em.”

In that situation, Hunt says it’s imperative that the bullfighter gets the bull’s head up. He says bulls are sensitive to touch; one can feel a fly on its body. To divert the bull’s attention from the rider pinned underneath, bullfighters put their hands on the bull’s head, rousing them and freeing the trapped bull rider.

An adept bullfighter can tell what a bull will do before it actu-ally does it.

“When you’re reading them bulls, you know when you’re going to get hooked. You watch where their eyes are. You watch the bull rid-er’s hips. If they are twisting, they’re going to get thrown,” Hunt says.

“Bullfighting is a lot of depth perception and peripheral vision.”Expertise aside, it’s also good old luck. Bull riders and fighters

have walked out of the arena unscathed after some of the most dramatic encounters between man and beast Hunt has witnessed. Conversely, little accidents have resulted in “the biggest hurts.”

Both the animals and contestants in the Ak-Sar-Ben River City Rodeo & Stock Show are the best in the business.

“All of the livestock used for the bull riding, saddle bronc riding and bareback riding are selected based on their skill and strength and performance at other rodeos,” says Hartwell. More than 15 contractors provide the livestock for the rodeo. They come from as far away as Texas and Montana.

“Stock contractors have a ‘born to buck’ program,” Hartwell explains, “where horses and bulls are bred to others who have excelled. Their offspring are born with the ability to perform at top levels. Many are insured for their value and often work less than an hour a year.”

When the Ak-Sar-Ben River City Rodeo & Stock Show moved to the Qwest Center in 2003, it began hosting Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association’s national Tour Playoff events. In 2009 and again this year in 2010, it will host the Justin Boots Champion-ships of the Wrangler Million Dollar Tour, which Hartwell equates to the “Super Bowl of rodeos.”

The event draws 25,000 alone; total attendance of the Ak-Sar-Ben River City Rodeo & Stock Show exceeds 100,000. Ninety-six cowboys from the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association qualify for the seven events: Bareback Riding, Barrel Racing, Saddle Bronc Riding, Steer Wrestling, Calf Roping, Team Roping, and Bull Riding.

“Bull-riding is considered the most dangerous of all of the areas rodeo competition,” says Hartwell. “Most riders retire before the age of 30.”

Quirt Hunt does not plan on retiring so soon. Bullfighting is part of his youth, and Hunt says, “I don’t want to grow up.”

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been replaced with a sea of red lighting, flames and an inviting patio that is Roja Mexican Grill & Margarita.

“We wanted to have a consistent feel with both Rojas. For this downtown location we added some textured wood and incorporated more brick because the Old Market has that brick character to it,” said Anthony Hitchcock, director of operations and co-owner of Flag-ship Restaurant Group, who opened the new Old Market digs.”

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Walking around the Old Market space I felt a sense of familiar-ity from Flagship’s design team: easy access to the bar, backlit red paneling, and different types of seating in every nook and cranny imaginable. My favorite touch had to be the random picture of the Volkswagen Beetle that peered over my shoulder as I washed my hands inside the squeaky-clean men’s bathroom.

My nose then led me to the back where I was greeted by a mammoth kitchen (nearly 100 feet long) with enough bells and whistles to make any chef smile with glee.

“It has been great. You can’t open this size restaurant and have it go any better. We have had a few minor tweaks and things like that but we are seat-ing 300 people and it is going re-ally well,” said Tony Gentile, Flagship’s head chef and co-owner.

The mesquite grill is sure to please the diners, as will the im-pinger oven for nachos and enchilada lovers. Heck, I could spend all afternoon just watching and eating the fresh tortillas spin around on the three-tiered 450-degree cast iron comal.

“Knowing that there was [another Roja] on the horizon, we

recently did a revamp of our menu. It wasn’t necessarily a big change of items as much as it was just refining what we currently produced. We re-worked a lot of our sauces, stewed chicken, ground beef, and added different components to ultimately go after what we want to accomplish, which is Tex-Mex cuisine,”

said Hitchcock.On that note I took a seat on

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“I grew up in Texas and every single time we went to a Mexican restaurant there was always complimentary chips and salsa, so I don’t know it any other way,” added Hitchcock.

To wash it all down I was treated with a thirst-quenching margari-ta on the rocks. By the time I left, it had trickled into happy hour and the ghostly patio of years past was coming back to life.

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“ Painter, drawer, sculptor, installation artist Sora Kimberlain visited Omaha in the early 1980s. The kindred spirits she met here convinced her to stay.

The Cincinnati native lived in California then. The fresh-from-art-school bo-hemian came to see an Omaha friend and soon got swept up by Megan Terry and Jo Ann Schmidman and their experimental Omaha Magic Theatre.

For years Kimberlain helped create touring, multi-media, performance art-theater pieces that broke the Fourth Wall. The OMT has since closed, but its impact remains.

“Creating the installation pieces in the theater is really altering a space. Sometimes I see that influence come out in my sculpture work,” she said, referring to her small bronze fig-ures in self-contained environments and convergent, theater-like installations.

Her work often depicts flowing figures interacting with the spaces they inhabit. The fig-ures’ charged presence alters the lived environment around them.

“The moving image, the kinetic part of it, has been a strong piece of who I am going way back to art school,” she said. “My painting has always been more on the expressionistic side, so from the very beginning I was intrigued about the energy of people.”

A new series of paintings captures the ephemeral, effervescent figure in motion.“It’s kind of a continual inspiration for me, this very kinetic energy, and that basically at

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said, gives her “a different fuel” for what she wants to express.

On one level or another, her work re-veals narrative.

“We are the stories written on us and we’re the stories that we give off in that energy,” she said. “If it’s not a tattoo, it’s something else... a scar or something we say or the way we move, it’s something distinct about us. We all have these amaz-ing stories that are kind of intrinsic to who we are. It’s always in flux.”

The tension of seeking permanence amid life’s fluidity is a new theme of her work.

“I’m really interested right now in the juxtaposition of the things that we think are really lasting in our lives with the im-permanence of it all. It’s that thing about, Where are we all going? We take things so seriously sometimes.”

Kimberlain said a work is only truly fin-ished “when somebody engages with it, somebody wants to live with it,” adding, “When they buy it and take it home, the work is complete now, it’s got its home.”

She’s exhibited locally at the Bemis and the RNG Gallery and farther afield in San Francisco, Sicily and Bali.

“A huge passion is seeing other parts of the world,” she said. “Whenever I get that opportunity or luxury, I’m off. I get such inspiration from other cultures.”

As much as she loves “going in and out” of Omaha, what keeps her rooted here is “a lot of great friends,” including her interior design life partner. The longtime downtown resident is “content” with her neighborhood in the shadow of the 10th Street Bridge. She has a studio in her “per-fect place” apartment at the historic Bull Durham Building in the Old Market and a second studio a couple blocks away.

The growing Omaha arts community pleases her. While she doesn’t make much of an income from art, she said, “I try to live true to what I am.”

Visit Sora’s website at www.sorakimber-lain.com.

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This column is the first in a series detailing the activities and efforts of the Omaha Downtown Improvement District (DID) to further strengthen Downtown Omaha. You can find out more information about the DID on their website www.omahadown-town.org or by becoming a fan on Facebook.

The Downtown Improvement District (DID) works day in and day out to create a higher standard for Downtown Omaha by making our community cleaner, greener and safer. You can find our Clean Team on the streets every day addressing litter and other minor maintenance issues, helping create a clean and invit-ing environment. Our tree and flower plantings bring beauty and color to our urban environment. The Take A Seat! project brought 13 pieces of functional art to the Leahy Mall. We provide a recycling option for down-town residents, are working to improve parking for the countless downtown visitors, and are bringing people together with the Omaha Police Department to foster a safer environment, among many other things.

These efforts aren’t needed because of a lack of in-terest or carelessness of residents, businesses, property owners, or visitors. In fact, it’s the exact opposite. The people who make up our downtown and who make our downtown a vibrant mixed-use community of employers, housing, tourist attractions, event venues, outstanding restaurants and unique shops work and have worked to make Downtown Omaha what it is to-day. Thousands of people come to Downtown Omaha on a daily basis for a number of reasons, and with our success comes the need to work tirelessly to make the heart of our city the best it can be.

The DID is proud to work with some of the most creative, caring and committed people in our city, helping make our downtown the pride of the entire community. Downtown Omaha has a very bright future and it is based on the foundation built by the residents, businesses, property owners, and visitors both past and present.

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“ With the opening of the new Lydia House at the Open Door Mission, a 10-year vision of providing safety, shelter and dignity for homeless women and families became a concrete reality.

This multi-million dollar shelter in Downtown Omaha, built just minutes away from Ep-pley Airfield, is already at capacity serving 300 homeless people. Named for Lydia, a biblical figure known for hospitality, families can now stay together in apartment-style units as they work toward economic and emotional self-sufficiency.

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promote friendships among residents. Computer labs for tutor-ing help children become model students.

Adult classes focus on overcoming addictions, studying the Bible, emotional management and job readiness skills. Strength-based case managers work closely with program participants on goal-setting and transitioning families back into the community as reliable employees and parents.

COMMON PURPOSE UNITES STAFFA common purpose unites Karen Applegate, only the fourth

employee of the Open Door Mission, and Senior Development Officer Scott Shreve.

Applegate expressed the Mission’s purpose as “Serving the poorest people in our community.” She is thrilled when “a mother and father decide to make a better life and change the direction of generations of their families,” enmeshed in abuse, addiction and homelessness.

Over 20 years ago, Applegate was hired as a bookkeeper to process donations. As Director of Advancement, she currently as-sists executive leadership with raising the funds needed to serve Omaha’s homeless population.

Her experience confirms the national statistic that the average age of a homeless person is 9 years old. Five years ago, Karen met an unmarried and pregnant single mom with two children. With the support and resources of the Open Door Mission, that young woman recently married a Christian man and today maintains a full-time job. This family’s success reminds Applegate of the daily, life-changing role the Mission serves.

Applegate cried the first time she walked into the completed Lydia House, knowing that the Mission was now poised to better serve Omaha’s homeless population.

Scott Shreve said there is a “commonality of commitment to a grace-based organization. The joint focus of the staff is to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty.”

Explaining his move from serving as a Methodist senior pastor to his first role at the Mission as a men’s emergency case manag-er, he said, “I was blessed to serve a congregation for 25 years and decided to pursue my call to ministry beyond the local church. I had a desire to work with those who lived on the fringes of soci-ety, who lived in the riskiest areas of life.”

“What captured my heart is when I saw the mission statement, ‘The Open Door Mission is a Gospel Rescue Mission providing basic needs and life-changing programs for the homeless and needy.’ What better could I be doing in life?”

Scott Shreve’s efforts as a Senior Development Officer are now focused on raising funds to build the Garland Thompson Men’s Center, phase 3 of the $26 million Rebuilding Lives Campaign.

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South Omaha may be best known for its stockyards’ history, the Omaha Zoo and Rosenblatt Stadium, but for decades it was home to a large but close-knit community of Czech immigrants, whose influence in the area remains evident

still today. One Omaha transplant was Louis Macala. Macala emigrated from Czechoslovakia in

1924, bringing with him recipes from his home country – favorites like goulash, svickova and jaeger schnitzel.

He settled in the part of Omaha then called Little Bohemia, where 7,000 or so Czech immigrants had congregated since the 1880s. Many came to work at Omaha’s busy stockyards. Macala opened a tiny restaurant and began feeding his fellow countrymen food dear to their hearts.

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The café moved to a larger site. In 1950, Czech immigrants Jo-sef and Ann Libor bought it, then sold the cafe to their son and his wife, Bob and Mert Kapoun, in 1966. The Libors moved the Bohemian Café to its present site near 13th and Williams Streets in 1959, according to their grandson Terry Kapoun.

Kapoun grew up in an apartment above the Bohemian Café. Today, he is one of 14 family members who work at the cafe. His brother, Ron, is the head chef. He uses the same recipes brought by Macala from Czechoslovakia 86 years ago.

At one time, the cafe was a social center for Czechs in south Omaha. Neighbors came by to play pinochle. “Czech immi-grants knew they could stop by the Bohemian Café, and my grandparents would give them a few dollars to tide them over,” Kapoun says.

Today, the cafe is a tourist attraction. Visitors arrive by the busloads for lunch or to sample the café’s famous kolaches. They get a taste, also, of what Little Bohemia was like in its heyday.

Little Bohemia was bounded on the east by south 10th Street, on the west by south 16th Street, on the north by Pierce Street and on the south by Martha Street. Its businesses centered around 13th and Williams Streets. Early days, Little Bohemia had a Czech donut shop, grocery, dry goods store, bakery, general store, milliner, a shoemaker, a doctor.

Many Little Bohemia landmarks still stand, although some are used for other purposes today. The Prague Hotel near 13th and William Streets, built by Gottlieb Storz in 1898, once was a place where Czechs met.

“That three-story hotel was the epicenter of South Omaha’s ethnic cultural community,” says architect Don Prochaska. “Also,

it was during the height of the stockyards, so it was a favorite eating and lodging place for visitors.”

Prochaska, president of Prochaska & Associates, restored the Renaissance revival-style building in 1987. “There had been fires in it, and it was slated for the demolition ball. The building had been condemned.”

He felt a civic duty to rescue the building, which later was named to the National Register of Historic Places. Prochaska won a Landmarks Preservation award for his restoration work on the former hotel and tavern. Today, the building is used for apartments and commercial space.

Down the street is one of Little Bohemia’s best-known build-ings, Sokol Auditorium and Gymnastics Hall. Sokol Auditorium has sat at the same site on south 13th Street in Omaha for 133 years. In 1926, the original building was torn down. A new building that sits there now went up next to it.

“More than a century ago, you had to be Czech to be a mem-ber,” says General Manager Gary Masek. “Life revolved around gymnastics and cultural events such as polka dances.”

Masek’s parents met at a polka dance at Sokol Auditorium. “It was like the melting pot of the area. There was a bar downstairs. The old Czechs came and played cards in the afternoon. My parents were members, and I started in gym class when I was 5 years old.”

Some Sokol members still speak the Czech language. Not sur-prising for an organization whose worldwide headquarters is in Prague, Czechoslovakia. And for a group founded in Omaha by Czech immigrants in 1877.

“Little Bohemia at one time centered around Williams Street starting at 16th Street. There was a Czech butcher shop, Tesar’s, and a grocery store on every corner with Czech food, sauerkraut and dumplings. Another Czech restaurant once in the neighbor-hood was Chops,” reminisces Masek, who grew up near 13th and Hickory Streets.

Today, Sokol Auditorium is primarily a gymnasium for children. Masek rents the nightclub to bands and the ballroom for events such as wedding receptions to keep the building running and to support the gymnastics program, the reason for the Sokol today.

“When I retired from the fire department and became man-ager, I started garage bands,” he says. The biggest performers playing there have been Grammy-winner James Blunt and the rock band 311.

Little Bohemia was made up of businesses that stayed in the family for several generations. Tourek Engraving, now in its fourth generation after 93 years, is an example.

“My grandfather started Masek Bakery in 1919. My father took it over until his retirement in 1989,” says Masek. The bakery started at 13th and Williams and moved several times.

“It was a very close-knit community,” he says. Little Bohemia may no longer exist. But its spirit lives on.

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L-R: Terry Kapoun, Marsha Bogatz, Bob Kapoun of the Bohemian Café.


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by Judy Horan | photos by minorwhitestudios.com

Susan Grant knew where she wanted to live in downtown Omaha. But the building was unavailable.

“I told everyone that if The Paxton ever offered condos, I’m in,” she said. Two weeks after she declared her love for The Paxton, signs went up offering condo space

in the 1928 building that had sat empty for four years. Water-damaged and occupied by unwanted creatures, it still appealed to Grant and her husband, Rex Beck. They liked the Art Deco look of the former hotel.

“It is the Art Deco style of the Paxton Building itself and the restored lobby and ballroom that we love. The linear hard edges and angular composition of paneling and hanging light fixtures, stylized sconces and lobby windows, and the carved limestone friezes on the build-ing exterior,” Grant says.

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The couple ended up with a master bedroom, a den with a pool table and fireplace, and a great room with a kitchen, hearth room and dining area. Sitting off the kitchen is their reason for selecting this condo space: a small balcony where they sit and admire the city view and grill dinner.

In April 2007, they moved from a four-bedroom, 3,800-square-foot home near 153rd and Pacific streets to the 2,300-square-foot condo.

LIKE A SMALL TOWNThe Paxton is like a small town. It has its own café and restau-

rant, book club, movie theater, fitness center and a “town square” on the roof where residents gather for a meet-and-greet and other events.

The rooftop party area with two preparation rooms can be reserved by residents for private events. The theater also can be reserved.

“I reserved the theater for my mother and sister so we could watch Laurence Olivier in Rebecca. And for my nephew’s 16th birthday party,” Grant says.

The theater also is used for residents’ communal events such as Big Red football games.

Beck holds business dinners in the Chop House restaurant downstairs. More recently, the Crane Coffee Café opened at The Paxton for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Both Beck and Grant are engineers. She is corrosion engineer for MUD. He is general manager of freight cars for Union Pacific. He has a one-block commute to work.

The couple would never return to a suburban house. They en-joy being near their favorite spots such as the Orpheum, the Hol-land Center and the Blue Barn Theater. And they enjoy having no maintenance, says Beck. “You just lock the doors and leave.”

The couple became tired of the white walls in the many homes in which they lived as they moved for Beck’s job with Union Pacific. With this condo, they went for a vibrant look with color galore. Walls in the great room are paint-ed teal. Cherry wood furniture, natural maple floors and granite kitchen countertops add to the rich and colorful décor.

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Psychotherapy, EMDR, HypnotherapyJannette Davis, MS, CST .................341.2230Cynthia Duggin, MSW, LCSW ..........345.5078Bobby Escolas, CMHT (Hypnotherapist) ......990.2979 Jeff Stormberg, PhD (Psychotherapist).........393.0642Tim Swisher, MHR, LMHP, LADC ....341.2230

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MUSEUMS & ATTRACTIONS4 Wheels 4 Fun Bike Rentals (J-5) ...... 558.5960Omaha Children’s Museum...(500 S. 20th) ..........342.6164The Durham...J9 ...............................444.5071Joslyn Art Museum...(24th & Dodge) ..............342.3300Henry Doorly Zoo...(3701 So 10th St) .............733.8401 Lauritzen Gardens...(100 Bancroft)..346.4002Magical Journey Carriage Service (E-7) ...............453.6745 Ollie the Trolley .................................597.3596Omaha Symphony Association (16th & Howard) .............................................342.3560Qwest Center Omaha (10th & Capitol)............341.1500Ticket Omaha www.ticketomaha.org .............345.0606

OLD MARKET PROPERTIES902 Dodge Condos ......................... 884.6200 Brandeis Building .............................934.1224Farnam 1600 Building ......................342.1616Grubb/Ellis Pacific Realty ................345.5866Harney Street Appartments .............934.7510 Old Market Lofts...J7 ........................345.8000Riverfront Place ................................397.4837Shamrock Development/Paxton Building ......934.7711Skinner Macaroni Apartments...H1 .346.2346The Cornerstone .............................. 346.0510The Greenhouse Apts...A9 ...............341.3200TipTop Building...(16th & Cuming) ....345.8000 PUBS & TAVERNSBar 415...E3 .......................................346.7455Barry O’s ...E8 ..................................341.8032Billy Frogg’s Grille & Bar...E5 ...........341.4427Bullpen...G6 ...................................... 502.5150Dubliner Pub...D4 .............................342.5887Eat the Worm...F4 .............................614.4240Embassy Suites Old Market...F9 .... 346.9000Farrell’s Bar & 9th St. Deli (902 Dodge) .........884.8818J.D. Tucker’s Bar...E8 .......................934.5190Julio’s...F2 .........................................345.6921Irie...D7 ..............................................504.4901Julio’s...F2 .........................................345.6921Havana Garage Cigar Bar...E8 ......... 871.9528M’s Pub...E6 ......................................342.2550Mr. Toad’s...E8 ..................................345.4488Myth Lounge...F6..............................884.6985Nomad Lounge...(J8) ........................884-1231 O’Connor’s Irish Pub...F3 .................934.9790Old Chicago...D6 ...............................341.1616Old Market Tavern...F8 .....................341.0191

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Old Mattress Factory (501 N. 13th) .. 346.9116Rock Bottom Brewery...D6 .............. 614.9333Sake Bombers @ Blue...E4...............408.5566Slowdown (729 N. 14th) ....................345.7569The Stadium Club Sports Bar & Grill...E8 .......359.1290Stokes Bar & Grill...E5 ......................408.9000T Henery’s Pub...C6 .........................345.3651The French Cafe...F7 ........................ 341.3547The Underground...F7 ......................341.3547Union Pizzeria & Sports Bar (14th & Cuming) .932.2929Upstream Brewing Co...G6 .............344.0200Urban Wine Company...J7 ...............934.0005Waters Edge Lounge @ Embassy Suites...F9 .....346.9000

RESTAURANTS801 Chophouse at the Paxton...B1 ..341.1222 Ahmad’s...E8 .....................................341.9616Billy Frogg’s Grille & Bar...E5 ...........341.4427Blue Sushi Sake Grille...E4 .............. 408.5566Bullpen Sports Bar & Grill...H5 ........502.5150The Boiler Room...I6 ......................... 916.9274Delice European Bakery...E4 ...........342.2276Eat the Worm...F4 ............................. 614.4240Falling Water Grille @ Embassy Suites...F9 ........346.9000Farrells Bar...(902 Dodge) ................884.9947Flatiron Café...(17th & Howard) ........344.3040House of Lee...F4 .............................991.9330Indian Oven...E7 ...............................342.4856Joe Banana’s ....................................346.7227Julio’s...F3 .........................................345.6921La Buvette Wine & Grocery...F7 .......344.8627Liberty Tavern (10th & Davenport) ...998.4321Little King...H21 ................................344.2264Lucky’s 10-0-One (10th & Pacific) ...991.1001M’s Pub...E6 ......................................342.2550Matsu Sushi...B8 ..............................346.3988Michael’s at the Market...C6 ............346.1205Nicola’s...G3 .....................................345.8466O Dining...A8 .....................................502.7888O’Connors Irish Pub...F3 ..................934.9790Old Chicago...D6 ..............................341.1616Omaha Prime...E7 .............................341.7040Passport Restaurant...H6 ................344.3200Rick’s Cafe Boatyard ........................345.4545Rock Bottom Brewery...D6 ..............614.9333Sam & Louie’s Pizza...H6 .................884.5757Spaghetti Works...F6 ........................422.0770Spencer’s (at Hilton Garden Inn) ......280.8888The Stadium Club...E8 ..................... 359.1290Stokes Bar & Grill...(E5) ................... 408-9000 Subway...E4 ......................................341.8814Sullivan’s Steakhouse (222 S. 15th St.) ..........342.4432The Diner...D5 ...................................341.9870The French Café...F7 ........................341.3547Trini’s...E7..........................................346.8400Twisted Fork...E7 ..............................932.9600 Upstream Brewing Co....G6 .............344.0200V. Mertz...E7 ......................................345.8980Vincenzo’s Ristorante...D4 ...............342.4010Vivace...E6 ........................................342.2050Wheatfields Express...E4 ................. 991.0917Zio’s Pizzeria...F4 .............................344.2222

SPECIALTY FOODS & COFFEE13th Street Coffee C0....G3 ..............345.2883Aromas...I8 ........................................614.7009Bickford Bakery...I8 .......................... 934.7450Cubby’s Old Market Grocery...H3 ...341.2900Delice European Bakery...E4 ...........342.2276Hollywood Candy...F3 ......................884.7688 La Buvette Wine & Grocery...F7 .......344.8627Maggie Moo’s Ice Cream...H21 .......933.5280MJ Java...B3 & F7 .............................342.5282Old Market Candy Shop...F8 ...........344.8846Old Market Eea House...G3 .............934.8538Patrick’s Market...(E1) .......................884-1600 Soul Desires Books & Coffee...G7 ...898.7600

Ted & Wally’s Ice Cream...G5 ........... 341.5827Uprising Bakery...J7 .........................934.7450

SPECIALTY SHOPSAshley Collectibles...E3....................934.3100Big Brain Productions...H5 ..............342.2885Chameleon...E7 ................................342.4444Cibola of Omaha...F7 (509 S 11th) ...342.1200City Limits...E3 ..................................345.3570Cornerstone Gem & Bead Co....G3 .346.4367 Drastic Plastic...F4 ...........................346.8843DSR Power Sports...E3 ....................991.1383Etc. Gifts...F7 ....................................342.2846Garden Flowers...F7 .........................614.5661Garden Of The Zodiac...E7 ..............341.1877Goldsmith Silversmith...F7 ...............342.1737Homer’s Records...E5 ......................346.0264Iron Decor & More...G5 ....................346.6123 Jay Welter Cigars...(18th & Jackson) 345.1965Kessler’s...H5 (1125 Jackson) ..........715.5888Mairzy Doatz...F6..............................934.4815Namaste...E7 ....................................341.7069New Realities Books & Gifts...E7 .....342.1863Old Market Habitat Floral...E6 .........342.0044Old Market Sundries...F8 ................. 345.8198OM Gifts & Imports...E3 ................... 345.5078Overland Outfitters...F8 ...................345.2972Perspective Jewelry...D4 ..................934.4416Red Square...E7................................342.8878SG Roi Tobacconist...F7 ..................341.9264Souq Ltd...E7 ....................................342.2972Tannenbaum Christmas Shop...F8 ..345.9627Trocadéro...E4 ................................. 934-8389

SERVICESAt the Loft Spa...F6...........................505.4100Michael Boyle, Attorney...E7 ............359.1000Centris Federal Credit Union...C3 ...334.2000Commercial Optical...G3 ..................344.0219Dietz United Methodist Church .......346.9115Don Fiedler Law Offices...F7 ...........346.6263First National Bank...(F5) ..................885-2574 Fringes Salon & Spa...G8 .................345.0404Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce...D2 346.5000Omaha Convention & Visitors Bureau...B8 ....444.4660 Hair Market Salon...E7 .....................345.3692J P Cooke Rubber Stamps...F2 .......342.7175Kempo Karate (1907 Farnam St.) ... 905.6865 Klein Law Offices...H3 ......................391.1871Magical Journeys Carriage Service...E7 ........453.6745Movers Not Shakers .........................614.9770Old Market Car Wash...J2 ................393.2819Old Market Encounter ......................884.2000Old Market Mini Storage .................. 342.0022Old Market Web Site .....www.oldmarket.comOmaha Healing Arts Center...E4 ......345.5078Omaha Public Library...(15th & Farnam) .........444.4800Omaha Yoga School...E7 .................346.7813Pinnacle Bank...(10th & Douglas) .....346.9180Security National Bank...(11th & Howard) ..........344.7300Sirens...F6 .........................................933.9333Stinson, Morrison, Hecker LLP...C3 342.1700Urbane Salon & Spa...B8 .................934.2909Susie’s Baskets...D4 .........................341.4650Sutera Law Offices...E6....................342.3100Visions Framing Studio...K4 .............342.0020

THEATRES & ENTERTAINMENTBlue Barn Theater...G6 .....................345.1576FilmStreams...(14th & Webster) ........ 933-0259 Holland Performing Arts Center...(12th & Douglas) .............................................345.0606 Omaha Symphony...(16th & Howard) ..............342.3836Opera Omaha...(17th & Farnam).......346.4398Orpheum Theater...(16th & Farnam) .345.0606The Rose...(20th & Farnam) ..............345.4849

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SEPTEMBER EVENTS 9/1 - 9/12: Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters. The Durham Museum. Witness what it’s like to stand inside a roaring tornado; trigger an un-derwater earthquake and simulate a tsunami; create a virtual volcano; touch and examine rock and lava speci-mens that tell of past geologic events; and be inspired by the resil-iency of disaster survi-vors. Tues-Sun/10am $7 adults; $6 ages 62+; $6 ages 3-12 $5 age 2&un-der. 801 S. 10th St. 444-5071. www.durhammu-seum.org.

9/1 - 9/10: Adventures with Clifford the Big Red Dog. Omaha Chil-dren’s Museum. Pilot the ferry to Birdwell Island, serve up fish and chips, make music on Clifford’s Xylobone, search for buried trea-sure in T-Bone’s sand-box, and slide down Clifford’s giant tail! Tues-Sat/10am-5pm; T h u r s / 1 0 a m - 8 p m ; Sun/1-5pm (Closed Mon) $2/in addition to Regular Museum Ad-mission ($8/Adults and Children, $7/Seniors 60+). 500 S. 20th St. 342-6164. www.ocm.org.

9/1 - 9/12: Land-scapes from the Age of Impressionism. Joslyn Art Museum. This exhibition of 40 paintings from the re-nowned collection of the Brooklyn Museum represents some of the

finest examples of late 19th- and early 20th-century landscapes by celebrated French Im-pressionist artists and many of their American peers. Tues-Sat/10am-4pm; Sun/noon-4pm; closed Mon $8/adults; $6/seniors and college students; $5/youth (ages 5-17); ages 4 and younger free. 2200 Dodge St. 342-3300. www.joslyn.org.

9/1 - 9/12: Lasting Light: 125 Years of Grand Canyon Pho-tography. The Durham Museum. Features 60 framed photographs from the late 1800s through present day. Covering approxi-mately 125 years of photographic history, the exhibition includes images of early pho-tographers dangling from cables to get the perfect shot. $7 Adults; $6 Seniors; $5 Ages 3-12; Free Age 2 & un-der/Members. 801 S. 10 St. 444-5071. www.dur-hammuseum.org.

9/1 - 9/30: Family & Children Film Series: “Forever Young”. Film Streams at the Ruth Sokolof Theater. A Summer Film Series featuring more than a half century of classics, including “The Adven-tures of Robin Hood” (1938), “The Triplets of Belleville” (2003), “ET: The Extra-Terrestrial” (1982), “Whale Rider” (2002), “The Thief of Baghdad” (1940) and “Back to the Future” (1985). $9 general;

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9/1 - 10/17: Space, Si-lence, Spirit: Maynard Dixon. Joslyn Art Muse-um. More than 60 paint-ings, drawings, and illustrations span the six decades of Dixon’s career, representing his travels in the American West. Tues-Sat/10am-4pm; Sun/noon-4pm; closed Mon $8/adults; $6/seniors and college students; $5/youth (ages 5-17); ages 4 and younger free. 2200 Dodge St. 342-3300. www.joslyn.org.

9/1 - 9/30: Film Series - CINEMATECA 2010. Film Streams at the Ruth Sokolof Theater. A 10-film series celebrating more than 40 years of cultural, political and cinematic history. Fea-turing films from Mex-ico, Argentina, Cuba, Spain, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, and Brazil. Screen-ings every Tuesday fol-lowed by post-show dialogues led by OLLAS faculty members. $9 general; $7 seniors, stu-dents, teachers & mili-tary; $4.50 Members. 1340 Mike Fahey St. 933-0259. filmstreams.org.

9/1 - 1/2: 100 Yards of Glory: Omaha’s Foot-ball History. The Dur-ham Museum. Offers a rare look at the cel-ebrated and untold sto-ries of Omaha’s football past, dating back to the University of Nebraska’s first football game, a

10-0 victory against the Omaha YMCA men’s team in 1890. Explore the games, players, coaches, and trophies that have defined foot-ball excellence in our community for 120 years, spanning the high school, collegiate and professional ranks. Members ALWAYS FREE!, Adults $7.00, Se-niors (62+) $6.00, Chil-dren (ages 3 - 12) $5.00, Children 2 years and under FREE. 801 S. 10 St. 444-5071. www.dur-hammuseum.org.

9/1 - 9/26: “Einstein and the Cosmos”. Hot Shops Art Center. Ein-stein and the Cosmos Nancy Lepo and Jean Mason express their viewpoints on scien-tific theories & cosmic curiosities, mixed with some classic sci-fi and a bit of conspiracy theory.definitely, good conversation pieces! Opening Reception: Fri 9/3 from 5-9pm in the 1301 Gallery at the Hot Shops Art Center. Mon-Fri/9am-5pm; Sat-Sun/11am-5pm. 1301 Nicholas St. 342-6452. www.hotshopsartcen-ter.com.

9/1 - 9/26: “Enchant-ments - Visions of the Southwest”. Hot Shops Art Center. Group show in the Nicholas Street Gallery at the Hot Shops Art Center. Enchant-ments - Visions of the Southwest Opening Re-ception, September 3 • 5 to 9pm. Featuring the artwork of Lori Elliott-Bartle, paintings, wood-

cuts Debra Joy Groess-er, oil paintings John Prouty, sculpture Rose Rutherford, accessories and mixed media Doro-thy Tuma, photography Mon-Fri/9am-5pm; Sat-Sun/11am-5pm. 1301 Nicholas St. 342-6452. www.hotshopsartcen-ter.com.

9/1 - 9/26: “Valerie Light Anderson and Family”. Hot Shops Art Center. Group show featuring Valerie Light Anderson and family in the Hallway Gallery. Mon-Fri/9am-5pm; Sat-Sun/11am-5pm. 1301 Nicholas St. 342-6452. www.hotshopsartcen-ter.com.

9/3 - 9/3: KANEKO Exhibit Opening. KANEKO. Six large steel sculptures by the re-nowned American ab-stract sculptor Fletcher Benton will anchor an exhibit of his work at KANEKO. The pieces, from his Alphabet Series, will serve as a focal point for a half-year of pro-grams and events. Free. 1111 Jones St. 341-3800. www.thekaneko.org.

9/4 - 9/4: Omaha Farm-ers Market. Old Mar-ket. Offers the best se-lection of fresh produce and meats, as well as a wide variety of unique specialty items: gour-met foods, organic fruits and vegetables, dairy products, cut flowers and bedding plants, handmade jewelry and more. 8 a.m. - Noon Free. 11th & Jackson. 345-5401. www.omaha-farmersmarket.org.

9/7 - 9/7: River City History Tour: Million-aires & Mansions. The Durham Museum. The tour of “Millionaires & Mansions” will explore Omaha’s Gold Coast and Cathedral neigh-borhoods, where the entrepreneurs of early Omaha built their opu-lent homes. Includes the former homes of influ-ential Omahans such as Arthur Metz, Louis Nash, Sam Mercer, George Jos-lyn, and Arthur & Zerlina Brandeis. Tues/6p.m. $10/members; $15/non-members. 801 S. 10 St. 444-5071. For more information:Brit tany www.durhammuseum.org.

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9/10 - 9/26: Pinkalicious - The Musical. The Rose Theater. Pinkalicious takes her passion for pink too far when add-ing extra coloring to her mother’s cupcakes leads to a severe case of Pinkititis – a condi-tion that turns her pink from head to toe. Best for ages 4 and older. Fri/7pm; Sat-Sun/2pm $16; Free with Member-ship. 2001 Farnam St. 345-4849. www.ros-etheater.org.

9/11 - 9/11: Omaha Farmers Market. Old Market. Offers the best selection of fresh pro-duce and meats, as well as a wide variety of unique specialty items: gourmet foods, organic fruits and vegetables, dairy products, cut flow-ers and bedding plants, handmade jewelry and more. 8 am - 12:30 p.m. Free. 11th & Jackson. 345-5401. www.omaha-farmersmarket.org.

9/11 - 9/11: All-Euro-pean Car Expo. Lau-ritzen Gardens. See fine European cars and motorcycles on display. Imagine models of Jag-uar, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Ducati, BMW, Ferrari, Pantera, Alfa Ro-meo, Austin Healey and others surrounded by the beauty of the gar-den. 12-4 p.m. $7/adults; $3/ages 6-12, free/mem-bers and children under 6. 100 Bancroft St. 346-4002. www.lauritzen-gardens.org.

9/11 - 9/11: Guns & Hoses Boxing Chal-lenge. Mid-America Center, Council Bluffs IA. Some of the metro

area’s toughest police officers and firefighters will face off in the 2nd Annual Guns & Hoses Boxing Challenge at the Mid-America Cen-ter. Officers from the Omaha Police Depart-ment along with fire-fighters from Omaha, Council Bluffs, Papillion, and Lincoln fire depart-ments will be participat-ing in this hard-hitting, high-quality showcase. 7:30 p.m. General: $15; Ringside: $80-$100. One Arena Way.

9/11 - 9/11: Poetry and Performance with Matt Mason. Film Streams. Join Omaha Creative Institute for a “Come Create It” Work-shop. Enjoy two plus hours of artmaking and leave with a memento to share or display! Reg-ister online today! 2 p.m. $35. 1340 Mike Fahey St. 917-8452. omahacre-ativeinstitute.org.

9/12 - 9/12: Cartooning with Tom Kerr. Film Streams. Join Omaha Creative Institute for a “Come Create It” Work-shop. Enjoy two plus hours of artmaking and leave with a memento to share or display! Reg-ister online today! 2 p.m. $35. 1340 Mike Fahey St. 917-8452. omahacre-ativeinstitute.org.

9/14 - 9/14: Dave Mat-thews Band. Qwest Center Omaha. 7 p.m. $63. 455 N. 10 St. 341-1500. www.qwestcen-teromaha.com.

9/14 - 9/14: The Dukes of September Rhythm Revue. Mid-America Center, Council Bluffs IA. Grammy Award-win-ning singer-songwriters Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs are uniting this summer and fall. The three hit-making artists will bring the best of their mix of blue-eyed soul, rock, jazz and R&B to the stage in a series of collaborative concerts. 8 p.m. $79, $59, $39 and $100 4-Pack, plus appli-cable fees. One Arena Way. 712-323-0536. www.midamericacen-ter.com.

9/16 - 9/16: River City History Tour: Magic City - lunch. The Dur-ham Museum. A tour of “The Magic City” will focus on the growth olf South Omaha, which was founded in 1884 along with the creation of the Union Stockyards. By 1890, South Omaha was the fastest growing city in the country, earn-ing the nickname, “The Magic City.” Thurs/10:30 a.m. - lunch Tour & lunch $20/members; $25/non-members. 801 S. 10 St. 444-507.1 www.dur-hammuseum.org.

9/18 - 9/18: Omaha Farmers Market. Old Market. Offers the best selection of fresh pro-duce and meats, as well as a wide variety of unique specialty items: gourmet foods, organic fruits and vegetables, dairy products, cut flow-ers and bedding plants, handmade jewelry and more. 8 am - 12:30 p.m. Free. 11th & Jackson. 345-5401. www.omaha-farmersmarket.org.

9/18 - 9/18: Over the Edge. Woodmen Tower. Go Over the Edge in the name of Scouting! Rappel down the side of the Woodmen of the World tower in down-town Omaha! Proceeds with benefit inner-city youth through the Boy Scouts Scoutreach pro-gram. For more infor-mation or to reserve your spot contact the Mid-America Council at

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9/23 - 9/26: River City Rodeo & Stock Show, Douglas County Fair. Qwest Center Omaha. Main events include the Justin Boots Cham-pionships of the Wran-gler Million Dollar Tour, the 4-H Stock Show and the Douglas County Fair. In addition, nu-merous events like the Heritage Parade, Trail Rides, Giddy-Up Gulch and the Nebraska Beef Council’s “What’s for Dinner” Cooking Stage provide hours of ex-citement and activities. Free (except for rodeo). . 554-9610 www.river-cityrodeo.com.

9/25 - 9/25: Omaha Farmers Market. Old Market. Offers the best selection of fresh pro-duce and meats, as well as a wide variety of unique specialty items: gourmet foods, organic fruits and veg-etables, dairy products, cut flowers and bed-ding plants, handmade jewelry and more. 8 am - 12:30 p.m. Free. 11th & Jackson. 345-5401. www.omahafarmers-market.org.

9/25 - 9/25: Ceram-ics Creation with Tim Barry. Hot Shops Art Center. Join Omaha Creative Institute for a “Come Create It” Work-shop. Enjoy two plus hours of artmaking and leave with a memento to share or display! Reg-ister online today! 10 a.m. $45. 1301 Nicholas St. 917-8452. omahacre-ativeinstitute.org.

9/25 - 9/25: Family Day at El Museo Latino. El Museo Latino. Bring the entire family for a day highlighting the arts, hands-on activi-ties and entertainment throughout the after-noon! Its Free! Noon - 4 p.m. Free. 4701 S. 25 St. 731-1137. www.elmuse-olatino.org.

9/25 - 1/16: Kent Bel-lows. Joslyn Art Muse-um. This retrospective exhibition of Bellows’ work presents some 60 drawings and paint-ings. His exquisitely de-tailed images provide a perceptive insight into the character of his sub-jects. Tues-Sat/10am-4pm; Sun/noon-4pm; closed Mon $8/adults; $6/seniors and college students; $5/youth (ages 5-17); ages 4 and younger free. 2200 Dodge St. 342-3300. www.joslyn.org.

9/25 - 9/25: Poetry and Performance with Matt Mason. Film Streams. Join Omaha Creative Institute for a “Come Create It” Work-shop. Enjoy two plus hours of artmaking and leave with a memento to share or display! Register online today! 2 p.m. $35. 1340 Mike Fa-hey St. 917-8452 oma-hacreativeinstitute.org.

9/26 - 9/26: Omaha Marathon. Lewis & Clark Landing. Foot rac-es of various lengths. 20 live bands playing along the route, from downtown Omaha to Rosenblatt Stadium, the new TD Ameritrade Park, Levi Carter Park and the pedestrian bridge over the Mis-souri River. . 515 N. Riv-erfront Dr. 630-2282. www.omahamarathon.com.

9/28 - 9/28: River City History Tour: Gritty City. The Durham Mu-seum. The tour of “The Gritty City” through downtown Omaha will point out several his-


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toric locations, includ-ing the former site of Madame Anna Wilson’s home, The Brandeis Building, and the Paxton Hotel. The tour also in-cludes highlights of the impact of noted individ-uals and events in our city’s sometimes turbu-lent history. Tues/6p.m. $10/members; $15/non-members. 801 S. 10 St. 444-5071. durhammu-seum.org.

OCTOBER EVENTS 10/1 - 10/31: Interna-tional Fiber Arts Show. Hot Shops Art Center. This show will feature all types of fiber in its many presentations as an art medium. Mon-Fri/9am-5pm; Sat-Sun/11am-5pm Free. 1301 Nicholas St. 342-6452. www.hot-shopsartcenter.com.

10/1 - 10/3: 22nd Annu-al Fall Home & Garden Expo. Qwest Center Omaha. The best place to find innovative ideas and the latest improve-ments for your home. The Annual Expo has become the Midwest’s Largest Fall showcase of the latest products and services for the home inside and out! Fri/5-10pm; Sat/11am-8pm; Sun/11am-5pm Adults/$7; Children 12 & under/free. 455 N. 10 St. 346-8003. http://www.o m a h a h o m e a n d g a r-den.com.

10/1 - 10/31: Cobweb Castle. Omaha Chil-dren’s Museum. It’s a little kooky, a little spooky, a small bit scary and just a tad hairy. At this “not-so-scary” haunted house guests will be greeted with a

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The Downtown Family YMCA Child Development Center provides all-day educational development for

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Tours given weekdays at 10:30 a.m.

• Open from 6:30 a.m.-6 p.m.• Safe & caring learning environment.• Swim lessons included.• Outdoor playground.• Field trips.

• Breakfast, lunch & snack served daily.• Daily tness and nutrition class time .• All staff AED/CPR certi ed.

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Michael Bolton at theHolland Performing Arts Center.



graveyard maze and can wander through the Pirates Parlor, Kooky Kitchen, Vampire’s Batty Bedroom and Casper’s Closet. Great, safe activity for little ones. Tues-Sat/10am-4 pm; Sun/1-5pm Regular museum admission ($7/adults & children 2 and over; $6/seniors 60+). 500 S. 20 St. 342-6164. www.ocm.org.

10/2 - 10/2: Omaha Farmers Market. Old Market. Offers the best selection of fresh pro-duce and meats, as well as a wide variety of unique specialty items: gourmet foods, organic fruits and veg-etables, dairy products, cut flowers and bed-ding plants, handmade jewelry and more. 8 am - 12:30 p.m. Free. 11th & Jackson. 345-5401. w w w.omahafarmers-market.org.

10/2 - 10/3: Autumn Ambience and Japa-nese Ambience Festi-val. Lauritzen Gardens. Hands-on children’s ac-tivities, scarecrow mak-ing, live music, hayrack rides, garden strolls and more. Japanese Ambi-ence celebrates the an-niversary of the gift of the Sunpu Castle Gate at Lauritzen Gardens by Shizuoka, Japan, Oma-ha’s first Sister City. Ac-tivities include origami, calligraphy and sake tasting. Performances of martial arts demon-strations, tea ceremo-nies, taiko drumming and traditional Japa-nese music and dance. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. $7/adults; $3/ages 6-12, free/members and children under 6. 100 Bancroft St. 346-4002. www.lau-ritzengardens.org.

10/2 - 11/21: Fall Chry-santhemum Show. Lauritzen Gardens. The show articulates the beauty of autumn with thousands of brightly colored, unique chry-santhemums, water fea-tures, Japanese garden influences, and the tex-tures and rich colors of trees and shrubs. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. $7/adults ($6 Nov-Mar); $3/ages 6-12, free/members and children

under 6. 100 Bancroft St. 346-4002. www.lauritz-engardens.org.

10/4 - 10/4: Michael Bolton. Holland Per-forming Arts Center. Michael Bolton has sold 53 million records, earn-ing multiple Grammy® awards and a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. Fresh from proj-ects with Pavarotti, Lady Gaga, Bob Dylan, and B.B. King, Bolton’s unmistakable voice is honey-smooth on new hits and classic fa-vorites. 7:30 p.m. 1200 Douglas St. 345-0606. www.ticketomaha.org.

10/9 - 10/9: Omaha Farmers Market. Old Market. Offers the best selection of fresh pro-duce and meats, as well as a wide variety of unique specialty items: gourmet foods, organic fruits and veg-etables, dairy products, cut flowers and bed-ding plants, handmade jewelry and more. 8 am - 12:30 p.m. Free. 11th & Jackson. 345-5401. w w w.omahafarmers-market.org.

10/13 - 10/13: Buy the Big O! Show. Qwest Center Omaha. The Buy the Big O! Show brings approximately 400 exhibiting businesses and more than 7,000 people together in one day. This show is the re-gion’s largest and most prestigious business-to-business trade show. 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. 455 N. 10 St. 422-1212. Omaha-chamber.org.

10/15 - 10/15: Boston Brass/Imani Winds “Sketches of Spain”. Holland Performing Arts Center. Two high-caliber classical ensem-bles join forces to per-form a lush repertoire of fine chamber jazz, ex-ploring the full range of evocative compositions by Miles Davis and Gil Evans. With humor and personality, this lush collaboration reveals the intensity, veloc-ity, and grace of brass and winds. 8 p.m. 1200 Douglas St. 345-0606. www.ticketomaha.org.

10/17 - 10/17: 30th An-nual Zoo Run. Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo. Lace up your shoes for the 30th annual Zoo Run! This event is great for runners of all levels with the choice between a five mile or one mile run. Reservations will be required. check in begins at 8 a.m. $25/adult; $20/child. 3701 S. 10 St. 738-2038. www.omahazoo.com.

10/19 - 10/19: West Side Story. Orpheum The-ater. Fifty years ago, one musical changed theater forever. Now it’s mesmerizing audiences across the country. From the first note to the final breath, WEST SIDE STORY soars as the greatest love story of all time. . 409 S. 16 St. 345-0606. www.ticketoma-ha.org.

10/24 - 10/24: Spook-tacular at Omaha’s Zoo. Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo. One of the most popular Hal-loween events in town, Spooktacular is fun for children of all ages! This event offers guests the opportunity to trick or treat at Omaha’s Zoo and fill their bags with goodies from special treat stations. 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free to Omaha’s Zoo members or with regular paid admission. 3701 S. 10 St. 738-2038 www.omahazoo.com.

10/28 - 10/28: KANEKO Fundraiser Dinner.KANEKO Gallery. The International Sculpture Center joins KANEKO for a grand evening in honor of Fletcher Ben-ton including cocktails, dinner and an auction of Benton’s work. 1111 Jones St. 341-3800 www.thekaneko.org.

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