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Welcome to the Weekend - May 23, 2025


Welcome to the Weekend - May 23, 2025

TIME TO WELCOME YOU TO THE WEEKEND. MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. A SPECIAL FRIDAY. IT SURE IS. JASMINE GOODWIN FROM. VISIT OMAHA. OMAHA IS OFFICIAL TOURISM AUTHORITY. ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE YOU, JASMINE. TO MY FRIEND. YOU KNOW, THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE RAIN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SPOTTY. WE'LL SEE. BUT RAIN OR SHINE, YOU'VE GOT THE EVENTS FOR US. YEAH, WE STILL GOT A LOT OF FUN THINGS. SO WE'RE GOING TO START AT HITCHCOCK. CENTER. PERFECT. BECAUSE THEY HAVE GOT SOME FUNGI FUN, FAMILY FUN EVENTS GOING ON. THERE'S TWO EVENTS HAPPENING. IT'S ACTUALLY KICKS OFF TODAY. SO THE FIRST ONE IS A FUN GUY FINDING FOR A. SO THEY'VE PARTNERED WITH. I KNOW RIGHT. I KNOW I'M STRUGGLING HERE BUT I GOT THIS. YOU'RE DOING GREAT. THEY'VE ACTUALLY PARTNERED WITH THE THE PRAIRIE STATE MUSHROOM CLUB TO ACTUALLY HELP PEOPLE LEARN HOW TO FORAGE AND FIND MUSHROOMS. COOL. AND, YOU KNOW, KNOW WHICH ONES ARE SAFE TO EAT AND USE FOR DIFFERENT PROJECTS. RIGHT, RIGHT. AND SO THAT ONE'S FUN. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE EXPERTS ON HAND. THE SECOND ONE, THIS ONE IS MORE GEARED FOR ADULTS WHO ARE INTO PHOTOGRAPHY. OKAY. FUN GUY PHOTOGRAPHY. SO TYPICALLY WE'RE USED TO SEEING FUNGI AND MUSHROOMS USED FOR LIKE, MYSTICAL WORKS OF ART. BUT NOW YOU CAN ALSO USE PHOTOGRAPHY TO LEARN WHICH ONES ARE FRIENDS AND WHICH ONES ARE FOES. SO YOU SHOULD GO. YOU WOULD LIKE THIS. YOU'RE A FUN GUY. I KNOW. HEY, I LIKE WHAT YOU DID THERE. YEAH, I GOT A LOT TO LEARN ABOUT. YEAH, THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD. ACTUALLY, I THOUGHT THAT WAS RUDE. AND THANK YOU. WHAT AN HONOR. YES, AND MOREL MUSHROOMS. SUPER POPULAR TOO. LEARNING ABOUT THEM. I'M SURE DURING THIS EVENT. THAT'S VERY. I THINK YOU HAVE A REALLY GOOD TIME. I THINK SO TOO. KIND OF A TWO FOR ONE TO LEAD OFF. ALL RIGHT. HOW DO WE FOLLOW IT UP? WELL, THIS IS KIND OF A SWITCH. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO GET A LITTLE FUNKY. WE'VE GOT GEORGE CLINTON COMING INTO TOWN. YES, YES. YEAH. AND HE HE'S HAD A CAREER SPANNING SIX DECADES. LEGENDARY. YES. HE'S INSPIRED PEOPLE IN HIP HOP, RAP, JAZZ, EVERY EVERY GENRE. AND SO HE IS COMING TO OMAHA GOING TO PERFORM TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE STEEL HOUSE AS PART OF HIS FAREWELL TOUR. SO, YOU KNOW, CATCH THE FUNK WHILE YOU CAN. I KNOW HE'S ON THE FAREWELL TOUR. THIS IS. THIS IS IT. BUT YOU KNOW STARS. HOW MANY FAREWELL TOURS DO THEY DO? WELL, JOHN'S ON HIS FIFTH, I THINK. YEAH, EXACTLY. SO WE'LL SEE. VERY COOL. THAT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT SHOW AT THE STEEL HOUSE. YES. ALL RIGHT, JASMINE, HOW DO WE WRAP UP? WE'RE GOING TO WRAP UP. I'M ACTUALLY PRETTY EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT THIS EVENT. IT'S CALLED THE BAZAAR. BAZAAR. I LIKE THE NAME. A LIVE SPRAY PAINT EXPERIENCE. SO THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE ARTISTS THAT WILL TAKE A MASSIVE WALL OF PLASTIC WRAP AND TRANSFORM IT INTO COLORFUL AND BOLD MURALS. SO BECAUSE IT'S PLASTIC, YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE CREATIVE PROCESS UNFOLD, LIKE IN REAL TIME FROM TWO DIFFERENT SIDES. THAT'S COOL. AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT ARTISTS. SO YOU'LL SEE ABSTRACT SPLASHES, BUT ALSO DETAILED STREET ART. IT'S A LIVE SPRAY PAINT EXHIBITION. SOUNDS LIKE A MUSEUM THERE. YEAH. VERY INTERACTIVE. IT IS COOL. AND I LOVE THE NAME BAZAAR. BAZAAR. IT'S HAPPENING SUNDAY AT THE BANCROFT STREET MARKET. SO YOU CAN ALSO CHECK OUT THE OTHER MURALS DOWN THERE. SO MUCH TO ENJOY THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. JASMINE, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. AND THERE'S MORE TO SEE. SO GO TO VISIT OMAHA.COM. CHECK IT OUT. WE HAVE ANYTHING

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