Benson First Friday: July 3rd
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✨ BENSON FIRST FRIDAY ✨
July 3 | Benson Creative District
First Friday is back for a hot, sweaty holiday weekend in Benson! Come out for artist markets, gallery openings, live music, cold treats, local biz, and all the creative independent spirit that makes Benson an American Beauty. ✨
Plan your night in Benson with art openings, artist markets, live music, Friend of BFF perks, and more throughout the district.
🎨 BFF SUMMER ARTIST MARKETS
Military & Maple | 62nd & Maple
6:00–10:00 PM
Shop local and support Omaha artists with handmade goods, original artwork, prints, and one-of-a-kind finds from a rotating lineup of makers and creatives.
🎶 PETFEST SUMMER: JULY
Petshop Gallery | 2725 N. 62nd St.
6:00–10:00 PM | FREE
PETFEST takes over the Petshop backlot all summer long with live music every First Friday.
7:00 — Dirty Talker
8:00 — Little Rooms
9:00 — Problems
Huge shoutout to our PETFEST sponsors: FiberFirst, Benson Brewery, Ted & Wally’s, Ming Toy Gallery, and Central Skate Shop.
🍦 FIRST FRIDAY @ TED & WALLY’S
6:00–9:00 PM
Come out for a sweet TILT23 Showcase featuring Ogi Kidd, Dis, and Ronda Civic. Plus Clothing Swap Omaha, Maggie Pop’Nz at the Wonder Station, Okami Amore gifts, and BFF All Ages Art Club with youth art activities and chalk.
✨ OPENINGS IN THE BCD GALLERIES ✨
PETSHOP | 2725–2729 N. 62nd St. | 6:00–10:00 PM
Rickrack or Champion
Come revel in the menagerie. The rodeo clown returns for a limited time with Rickrack or Champion, an exhibition and book release by Quentin Patrick Fortney.
Also on display: Impotent Rage
BFF Gallery | 5901 Maple St. | 6:00–10:00 PM
Who do you think you are?
Cynthia Smith is a native Nebraskan, self-taught artist, and physician whose work explores themes of identity, duality, and change.
MaMO | 2725 N. 62nd St. | 6:00–10:00 PM
MiNMG: Money is Not My God
MiNMG is a participatory art project that aims to strengthen Omaha’s economy and our bonds as a community by turning hundreds of one dollar bills into unspendable art pieces together.
Ming Toy Gallery | 6066 Maple St. | 6:00–10:00 PM
Hello, Goodbye
Amy Webb’s work examines the emotional complexities of rural life through themes of spiritual fear, memory, nostalgia, and environmental unease.
And so much more!
Check back Thursday night for the final event listings.
Plan your night and find the full listing at:
bensoncreativedistrict.org/firstfriday
July 3 | Benson Creative District
First Friday is back for a hot, sweaty holiday weekend in Benson! Come out for artist markets, gallery openings, live music, cold treats, local biz, and all the creative independent spirit that makes Benson an American Beauty. ✨
Plan your night in Benson with art openings, artist markets, live music, Friend of BFF perks, and more throughout the district.
🎨 BFF SUMMER ARTIST MARKETS
Military & Maple | 62nd & Maple
6:00–10:00 PM
Shop local and support Omaha artists with handmade goods, original artwork, prints, and one-of-a-kind finds from a rotating lineup of makers and creatives.
🎶 PETFEST SUMMER: JULY
Petshop Gallery | 2725 N. 62nd St.
6:00–10:00 PM | FREE
PETFEST takes over the Petshop backlot all summer long with live music every First Friday.
7:00 — Dirty Talker
8:00 — Little Rooms
9:00 — Problems
Huge shoutout to our PETFEST sponsors: FiberFirst, Benson Brewery, Ted & Wally’s, Ming Toy Gallery, and Central Skate Shop.
🍦 FIRST FRIDAY @ TED & WALLY’S
6:00–9:00 PM
Come out for a sweet TILT23 Showcase featuring Ogi Kidd, Dis, and Ronda Civic. Plus Clothing Swap Omaha, Maggie Pop’Nz at the Wonder Station, Okami Amore gifts, and BFF All Ages Art Club with youth art activities and chalk.
✨ OPENINGS IN THE BCD GALLERIES ✨
PETSHOP | 2725–2729 N. 62nd St. | 6:00–10:00 PM
Rickrack or Champion
Come revel in the menagerie. The rodeo clown returns for a limited time with Rickrack or Champion, an exhibition and book release by Quentin Patrick Fortney.
Also on display: Impotent Rage
BFF Gallery | 5901 Maple St. | 6:00–10:00 PM
Who do you think you are?
Cynthia Smith is a native Nebraskan, self-taught artist, and physician whose work explores themes of identity, duality, and change.
MaMO | 2725 N. 62nd St. | 6:00–10:00 PM
MiNMG: Money is Not My God
MiNMG is a participatory art project that aims to strengthen Omaha’s economy and our bonds as a community by turning hundreds of one dollar bills into unspendable art pieces together.
Ming Toy Gallery | 6066 Maple St. | 6:00–10:00 PM
Hello, Goodbye
Amy Webb’s work examines the emotional complexities of rural life through themes of spiritual fear, memory, nostalgia, and environmental unease.
And so much more!
Check back Thursday night for the final event listings.
Plan your night and find the full listing at:
bensoncreativedistrict.org/firstfriday
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Where is it happening?
2729 N 62nd St, Omaha, NE, United States, Nebraska 68104
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