April 4th First Friday!

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?? Birds are chirping! Snow is melting! Must mean it's almost April First Friday. Let’s bloom into a brand new month of art, community, and creativity! ✨?
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? Huge thanks to @blick_art for sponsoring our posters! Hop over to @blick_omaha and stock up on your spring art supplies! ??️
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? Here and After
? Petshop Gallery (2727 N. 62nd St.)
⏰ 6:00 - 10:00 PM
Matel Rokke and Hannah Demma explore grief, presence, and the unknown through handmade paper, deep cyanotypes, and layered sculpture.
✨ FORTE: A Pop-up performance with the Omaha Symphony
? Petshop Gallery
? April 4 | 8:00 PM
?️ Free & open to all!
This special edition of FORTE highlights the bassoon, as musicians share their favorite pieces and the stories behind them.
Thanks to the @omahasymphony for hanging out with us for April First Friday!!
? Everyday: An Exhibition of 365 Art Gifs by ZWIAN
? MaMO Gallery (Petshop South Lot)
⏰ 6:00 - 10:00 PM
365 animated GIFs created in 23 days — a playful, immersive collection exploring motion, remix, and digital collage.
? Points of Contact
? BFF Gallery (5901 Maple St.)
⏰ 6:00 - 10:00 PM
Scheerer Fellows Callaghan Cavanaugh and Lily J Svoboda examine how art intersects with social justice through activism, research, and creative practice.
? Mundane | Sublime | Drew Davies
? Star Deli (6114 Military Ave.)
⏰ 6:00 - 9:00 PM
An exhibition in two halves by Oxide founder Drew Davies, reflecting on everyday beauty and duality.
☁️ The Sky is Always There For Us | Sarah Craw
? Radial Arts Center (5915 Maple St.)
⏰ 6:00 - 9:00 PM
A solo exhibition by Sarah Craw reflecting on memory, emotion, and the sky through painting, photography, and poetry — inviting quiet reflection and imagination.
For the latest and most up to date First Friday event listing visit bffomaha.org/events
Places to Visit on First Friday:
❤️ A Taste of New Orleans (6023 Maple St.)
❤️ Alley Cat Vintage (6132 Military Ave.)
❤️ Au Courant (6064 Maple St.)
❤️ B5 Brewing Company (6115 Maple St.)
❤️ BFF Gallery (5901 Maple St.)
❤️ Beercade (6104 Maple St.)
❤️ Benson Brewery (6059 Maple St.)
❤️ Benson Community Center (6008 Maple St.)
❤️ Benson Theatre (6054 Maple St.)
❤️ Board and Brush (6016 Maple St.)
❤️ Burke's Pub (6117 Maple St.)
❤️ Burrito Envy (6113 Maple St.)
❤️ Bärchen Beer Garden (6209 Maple St.)
❤️ Central Skate Shop (2905 N. 59th St.)
❤️ Centre for Useless Splendour (6916 Maple St.)
❤️ Ceremony (6107 Maple St.)
❤️ Chingon (6207 Maple St.)
❤️ Choice Gallery (5905 Maple St.)
❤️ Collectives Corner (7008 Maple St.)
❤️ Dundee Bank (5015 Underwood Ave.)
❤️ Dungeon Crate (6404 Maple St.)
❤️ Edge of the Universe (6070 Maple St.)
❤️ Eleven Eleven (6061 Maple St.)
❤️ Five Nine (6105 Maple St.)
❤️ Floors! Floors! Floors! (7052 Maple St.)
❤️ Found Vintage (6022 Maple St.)
❤️ Haney Shoes (6060 Maple St.)
❤️ Hardy Coffee Co (6051 Maple St.)
❤️ Ika Ramen (6109 Maple St.)
❤️ Jake's Cigars (6206 Maple St.)
❤️ JoJo’s Diner (6118 Military Ave.)
❤️ Kai Tei (6109 ⅓ Maple St.)
❤️ Krug Park (6205 Maple St.)
❤️ Legend Comics & Coffee (6068 Maple St.)
❤️ Lover Luxuries (6065 Maple St.)
❤️ MaMO Gallery (South lot of Petshop)
❤️ Mantra (6913 Maple St.)
❤️ Maple St. Construct (5912 Maple St.)
❤️ Ming Toy Gallery (6066 Maple St.)
❤️ Musette (6020 Maple St.)
❤️ Nebraska AIDS Project (6220 Maple St.)
❤️ Needles and Ink (6110 Maple St.)
❤️ Omaha Public Library (6015 Binney St.)
❤️ Petshop Gallery (2727 N. 62nd St.)
❤️ Radial Arts Center (5915 Maple St.)
❤️ Rail + Steam (6013 Maple St.)
❤️ REVERB (6121 Military Ave.)
❤️ Ruby’s Place (5913 Maple St.)
❤️ Sailor’s Grave (6208 Maple St.)
❤️ Shaheen's Afghan Cuisine (6121 Maple St.)
❤️ Shakedown Street Tavern (2735 N. 62nd St.)
❤️ Snowy Sundaes (6015 Maple St.)
❤️ Soundarte.net Studio (Inside Petshop - 2729 N. 62nd St.)
❤️ St. Andrew’s (6102 Maple St.)
❤️ Star Deli (6114 Military Ave.)
❤️ StudioDaze (6601 Maple St.)
❤️ Super Groovy’s (6011 Maple St.)
❤️ Taco Co. (6108 Maple St.)
❤️ Ted & Wally's (6023 Maple St.)
❤️ The Byrd Bath (6124 Military Ave.)
❤️ The Sydney (5918 Maple St.)
❤️ The Tenant (6201 Maple St.)
❤️ The Waiting Room Lounge (6212 Maple St.)
❤️ Tip Top Thrift Shop (5910 Maple St.)
❤️ Trudy's (2814 N. 60th St.)
❤️ Veg.Edible (2740 N. 61st St.)
❤️ Virtuoso Pizzeria by David Losole (6056 Maple St.)
❤️ Word Play Gallery (5917 Maple St.)
❤️ Yoshitomo (6011 Maple St.)
Become a Friend of BFF and enjoy PERKS every First Friday!
? Alley Cat Vintage: 20% off purchase
? Benson Brewery: Half off draft beer (3-6 PM)
? Beercade: $1 off all drinks
? Burke’s Pub: Buy one apple pie shot, get another for a penny (3-6 PM)
? Burrito Envy: Free cinnamon crisp with purchase
? Edge of the Universe: Free cookie with drink purchase
? Jake's Cigars: Half off sangria on tap
? Kai Tei: Buy one get one sake
? Shaheen’s: 15% off any purchase
? Snowy Sundaes: $1 off any drink
? St. Andrew’s: $1 off tap beers until 7. $1 off Sangria all night
? Star Deli: 10% off purchase
? Ted & Wally's: Free scoop of ice cream
? The Sydney: $1 off all drinks
Become a Friend of BFF at bffomaha.org/friend

Thank You to Our First Friday Sponsors!
⭐ Mutual of Omaha
⭐ Ted & Wally's Ultra-Premium Homemade Ice Cream
⭐ Union Pacific

Friend of BFF Business Members:
? ASL Interpreting Services
? Benson Mill Apartments
? Blue Line Coffee
? Dahlia House
? Gregg Grossman, Inc.
? Heather Tedesco, Realtor, BHGRE
? Jake's Cigars
? Maven Social
? Metropolitan Community College
? Ming Toy Gallery
? Nebraska AIDS Project
? Omaha Roller Derby
? RAIL + STEAM
? Shaheen’s Afghan Cuisine
? Snowy Sundaes
? Soundarte.net
? Star Deli
? StudioDaze Omaha
? Taco Co.
? The Garage by the Grey House
? The Sydney
? Veg.Edible
BFF Omaha: Building Community Through Arts Engagement!