Benson First Friday is back for another month with over 65 artists, vendors, & community partners participating. Just a reminder that the North Market is at Military Ave in between Maple and Binney streets. The South Market is at 62nd Street in between Maple and Miami streets.
This monthโs poster artist is Rumi Kinoshita, @rumisroomies. The monthly posters are sponsored by Blicks Art Materials.
Here is the lineup!
From 7-10 p.m.
๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ (2727 ๐ 62๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ต) is hosting the opening reception of โThe Meeting of the Galactic Resonanceโ by Isabella Janssen. On display currently is Mark Andrewโs โBody of Work,โ Studio 62, and in the south lot is MaMO Galley.
๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ค๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ (6117 Maple St.) will feature a window display by a featured artist.
๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ช๐ด๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐บ, ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ด๐ต:
๐๐๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ฒ (6059 ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก) will feature a window display by featured artist Nathan Unger.
๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ช๐ด๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐บ, ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ด๐ต: Nathan Unger
๐๐๐ & ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ'๐ฌ (6023 Maple St.) will have a featured youth artist, go-go kits, and a free scoop of ice cream for all Friend of BFF members. They will also be hosting th Tilt23 Showcase featuring: Renzellous, Diana & The Dunes, OhDaFro
๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ'๐ฌ (2814 ๐. 60๐กโ ๐๐ก.) is offering free Little Arts Center + To-Go Art Kits, a FLAC featured artist and a free DIY synthesizer workshop. It will also host Open Studios ft. Authento Creative, 2Neuro Grotto, No Hand Outs Clothing & Jennifer Lentfer Studio.
๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ (5901 Maple St.) will be open to view โIn Fabricated Spaces: Midwest Indentitiesโ by Cassidy Coalson.
๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ (5915 Maple St.) will be open to view โMASSโ by Natori Pittman.
๐๐๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ (6054 Maple St.) will be hosting a lobby bar with RISE, featuring music by Tag Ryan.
BFF @ BT Lobby Bar w/ RISE featuring music by Tag Ryan
๐๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ (6307 Maple St.) is featuring artists Tyler Miller and Kay Teutsch.
๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฒ (6066 Maple St.) is hosting โIdentity Terran: Portraits and their Landscapesโ by Jenna Jaffery.
๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข (6114 Military Ave) is featuring artist Mike Kasel.
Also open: ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง (6061 Maple St.), ๐๐ก๐จ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฒ (5905 Maple St.), ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ญ. ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ (5901 Maple St.), ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฒ (5917 Maple St), ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ (5918 Maple St.), ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ (6132 Military Ave), ๐๐๐ค๐'๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฌ (6206 Maple St.), ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ (6200 Maple St.), ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ (6220 Maple St.), ๐๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐จ (7016 Maple St.), ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ: ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ (7020 Maple St.), and ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ! ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ! ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ! (7052 Maple St.).
After 9 p.m. head to one of these events:
๐๐ก๐๐ค๐๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ญ. ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง (2735 N. 62nd St.) for a CTRL + ALT + DELETE: a BFF Dance Party.
๐๐๐๐๐๐ (6121 Military Ave.) for GRRRL Camp Presents: Size Queen, Boxknife, and Ghostlike
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ (5918 Maple St.) for Queer Nite and Omaha Bug Symposium present: Drag On The Fly.
Perks for BFF Members include:
๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ // 20% off Purchase
๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ // Half off draft beer (3-6)
๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ // $1 off tap beers until 7. $1 off Sangria all night
๐๐๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ'๐ // Pub BOGO for a penny apple pie shots (3-6)
๐๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ผ ๐๐ป๐๐ // Free cinnamon crisp w/ purchase (dine in)
๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ผ๐ป // Buy one get one TACOS
๐๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ // free cookie with drink purchase
๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ'๐ // Half off Sangria on tap
๐๐ฎ๐ถ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ถ // Buy one get one SAKE
๐ฆ๐. ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ // $1 off Tap Beers until 7. $1 off sangria
๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ // 10% off your purchase
๐ง๐ฒ๐ฑ & ๐ช๐ฎ๐น๐น๐'๐ // FREE scoop of ice cream
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฑ๐ป๐ฒ๐ // $1.00 off all drinks