By Brittany Ward
July 5, 2018

Hello Lincoln and happy First Friday! It’s two days after the Fourth of July and there’s still plenty of events to keep the festivities going all weekend long. Below is a list of art galleries, events and shows with links attached for more information. Don’t forget to check out KZUM’s First Friday Guide at the end of the page.

Art

Modern Vintage of Nebraska

1366 S 33rd St. | 5-9 p.m.

Join our community on the First Friday in July at the Shops on 33rd & B Streets… come for fun, food, beverages, shopping, yoga and local artists

First Friday at F Street

F Street Community Center

1225 F St. | 5:30-6:30 p.m.

In honor of Juneteenth and July 4, this First Friday is all about ‘These United States’. Come out to celebrate the voices of our next generation’s young leaders with delicious food and amazing people.

Art by Letura Idigima, Justice Alicia, Daniel Leija and music by DJ ANIMALE

Delicious food, wonderful music, and amazing people.

July First Friday

Turbine Flats Project

2124 Y St. | 5-8 p.m.

July’s First Friday features the work of photographer Kathy Plunkett.

Also, will be commemorating the fifth anniversary of the Turbine Flats Tesla mural, the largest mural in the world celebrating the life of inventor Nikola Tesla.

Speakers for this evening will include Matthew Wegener and Amos Orion Sterns.

FirstFridayCon

Behind the Glass Comic Art Gallery

3227 S 13th | 6-10 p.m.

Comic and Pop Culture Art lovers rejoice!

Behind the Glass Comic Art Gallery is proud to present #FirstFridayCon! A monthly event held on the first Friday of the month featuring comic illustrator/writer guests, local artists, custom toy designers, and more!

Cosplay is welcomed and ENCOURAGED!

First Friday Old School Party

Stur 22 Lounge

2110 Winthrop Rd. | 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.

$5| 21+

DJ Chunner will be on the 1s & 2s

Drink Specials All Night and Free Food

BE THERE!!!!

First Friday at the LUX

Lux Center for the Arts

2601 N 48th St. | 5-8 p.m.

LUX Center for the Arts presents “Lacing, Landing” by Katherine Tzu Lan Mann and “Send Nudes” by McKenzie Phelps.

The Coffee Roaster – First Friday

The Coffee Roaster

5022 Old Cheney Rd. #3 | 6-8 p.m.

First Friday reception for Jim Ferguson’s Reconstructed Space

Workspace Gallery

440 N. 8th St. |6-8 p.m.

First Friday reception for Jim Ferguson’s “Reconstructed Space.” Jim will give an informal gallery talk at 7:00.

FIRST Friday JULY 6th

Against the Wall Framing and Gallery

6220 Havelock Ave. | 5-8 p.m.

Join us for an evening filled with intriguing artwork, jewelry, paintings, 3D artwork & more! Enjoy visiting with the artists and some light refreshments.

Read Band Books: 20% off Music Books

A Novel Idea

118 N 14th St. | 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

READ BAND BOOKS!

Get 20% Off ALL Music Books!

Songbooks, How-to, Biographies & Bandographies, Music History & Theory – all on sale.

First Friday at Confluence

Confluence

1627 S 17th St. | 4-8:30 p.m.

This month, Lindsey Yoneda is sharing her work with us as well as a structured Improvised dance/music performance by Gayle Rocz and Harrison Eldorado! Confluence will be open from 4pm to 8:30pm and we plan to start the performance around 7pm.

First Friday Art Opening Event

Noyes Art Gallery

119 S 9th St. | 6-9 p.m.

Join local artists celebrating art! Curated by Joni Brown with Lois Oliver, Marilyn Schulter, Valerie Kirkman, Kaylee J Vann, Ed Bokamper, Kye Halsted, Amber Roland, Ron Brooks.

This Is Us at Iron Tail Gallery

Iron Tail

643 S 25th St. | 7-10 p.m.

Join Live Yes Studios at Iron Tail Gallery for July First Friday!

This will be a group show showcasing all of our participating artists. You will see a variety of personal projects, class projects, and collaborative works.

Featuring Live Yes artist Micah H, doing live caricature drawing!

First Friday at Metro Gallery

Metro Gallery

1316 N St. | 3-7 p.m.

First Friday Featuring Miranda Knutson w/ PurpleBrickRoads

Crescent Moon

140 N 8th St, | 7-10 p.m.

Come down and check out Miranda Tess Knutson’s most recent and versatile artwork allowed indoors! The exhibition is titled “UnMarked Graves” and features some shocking surprises.

While you’re at it, enjoy some great tunes, a great atmosphere, and some quality drinks and food with PurpleBrickRoads and Crescent Moon!

Kind of About Tennessee

Tugboat Gallery

116 N. 14th St. | 7-10 p.m.

“Kind of About Tennessee,” a collaborative show featuring work by Frances Brady (Marta Lee and Anika Steppe). Their work examines notions of place. By sharing rolls of film and tubes of paint, they explore the familiar and the strange, in tandem, while also pushing the boundaries of authorship.

Music/Shows

Headliners Homecoming

The Comedy Loft

702 P St. #205 | 7:30-9 p.m.

Some of the top names in Lincoln comedy reunite for this one spectacular weekend of comedy including T. Marni Vos, Bob Rook; The Doctor of Comedy, Juli Burney, Gayle Becwar and Kevin Mattran.

Tupelo Springfield

Mo Java Café & Roasting Co.

2649 N 48th St. | 7-9 p.m.

Tupelo Springfield is returning to Mo Java to play acoustic soul with an electric heart.

Goosehound //Yellow After Rain //Saint Luis and The Bottom Boys

1867 Bar

101 N 14th | 6-9 p.m.

$5 | All Ages

EARLY SHOW

Goosehound

Yellow After Rain

Saint Luis and the Bottom Boys

ZooFest 2018 (45 years of Zoo Bar!!!) July 6th-7th

Zoo Bar

136 N 14th St. | Starts at 5 p.m.

Friday $30 advance/$35 day of festival

Come celebrate The Zoo Bar’s 45th Anniversary in downtown Lincoln! Outdoor music festival on 14th Street between “O” and “P” Streets.

Friday July 6

5p Evan Bartels and The Stoney Lonesomes

7p Lil’ Ed and The Blues Imperials

9p Los Lobos

11p Josh Hoyer and Soul Colossal

Scarlets Birthday Bash!!

The Alley

1031 M St. | Starts at 10:30 p.m.

Come out & celebrate with your favorite drag favorites!

The Rockerfellers

Gray’s Keg Saloon

104 N 20th St. | 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

The Keg will be rockin’ with The Rockerfellers Classic Rock and Roll sounds with a thumpin’ horn section.

Taylor Scott Band – Bodega’s Alley

Bodega’s Alley

1418 O St. | 10 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

$7 | 21+

Taylor Scott is an international touring guitarist and singer/songwriter based in Denver, Colorado. He has consistently toured all over the US, Canada, and Europe with both the Taylor Scott Band and trance-blues legend Otis Taylor.