Welcome to the Weekend – May 1, 2026

SEVEN SKYCAM NETWORK. IT’S FRIDAY, SO THAT MEANS IT’S TIME TO WELCOME YOU TO THE WEEKEND. AND JOINING US WITH SOME GREAT IDEAS TO KEEP YOU ENTERTAINED. JASMINE GOODWIN FROM VISIT OMAHA OMAHA’S OFFICIAL TOURISM AUTHORITY. GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME. GOOD MORNING. HAPPY FRIDAY. YES. SO DOWNTOWN THERE’S GOING TO BE MAYBE A LITTLE ART WALK, A LITTLE ARTSY DOWNTOWN THIS WEEKEND. YES. WE’VE GOT OUR FIRST FRIDAY DOWNTOWN ART WALK. SO THERE’S TWO PIECES TO THIS ONE. OKAY, FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK IS FIRST, THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO DO A SELF-GUIDED TOUR. YOU’RE GOING TO HIT UP SEVERAL DIFFERENT GALLERIES THROUGHOUT THE DOWNTOWN AREA. SO THINK BEMIS CENTER, CONNECT THE ARTIST COOPERATIVE GALLERY, AND ALSO YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF THE PUBLIC ART. MAYBE HEAD OVER TO GENE LEAHY MALL, WALK THROUGH THAT PUBLIC ART SCULPTURE GARDEN. BUT NEW THIS MONTH, THERE’S THE DOWNTOWN ALLEY ALIVE. OKAY, HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THIS? NO, I HAVE, I’M SO EXCITED TO TELL YOU. THIS IS ON 11TH STREET BETWEEN HOWARD AND JACKSON. OKAY, THIS IS IN THAT ALLEY, AND THEY TOTALLY LIVEN IT UP, INFUSED THAT. THERE’S GOING TO BE FOOD, DRINK SPECIALS, LIVE MUSIC. IT’S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE A DESTINATION. SO THIS IS A VERY COOL NEW THING THING THAT THEY’RE TRYING. I THINK IT’S A GREAT USE OF ALLEY. ME TOO. RIGHT. YOU’RE NOT SCARED TO GO IN. YOU WANT TO GO IN THE ALLEY? ACTIVATE THEM. THAT’S COOL. OKAY, I’LL HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT. AND THEN THE SCULPTURE GARDEN TALK. AND WITH PETER MILLETT. YES. OKAY, SO PETER MILLETTE, HE IS A SEATTLE BASED SCULPTOR, SCULPTOR, AND HE ACTUALLY DID ONE OF THE FEATURED PIECES THAT ARE IN GENE LEAHY, GENE LEAHY MALL. SO HE WILL BE SITTING THERE. HE’LL BE ABLE TO TALK TO YOU, TELL YOU ABOUT THE MATERIALS THAT HE USED, THE UNIQUE STORIES BEHIND THE PIECES REALLY GET YOU EXCITED. YOU CAN ACTUALLY INTERACT AND LEARN MORE. AND THEN MY FAVORITE PART IS YOU COME BACK SUNDAY AND HE’S GOING TO DO LIKE A SPECIAL QUICK SKETCH SESSION WITH YOU. SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY SKETCH WITH AN ARTIST, A REAL ARTIST. SO HOW FUN IS THAT? IT’S ALL FOR FREE AND HAPPENING ALL WEEKEND. OKAY, I LOVE THAT. AND THEN OF COURSE, FARMERS MARKET IS BACK. I LOVE THIS WEEKEND WHEN FARMERS MARKETS COME BACK, THAT’S WHEN IT REALLY FEELS LIKE SPRING, SUMMER AND WINTER IS BEHIND US. EVERYTHING IS ALIVE. SO THIS WEEKEND YOU GOT YOUR RADISHES, YOUR BEETS, YOUR ASPARAGUS, YOUR GREEN BEANS, GREEN ONIONS. I’M TELLING YOU, MY GROCERY LIST. YOU’VE ALSO GOT THE MEATS, CHEESES, EGGS. THAT’S MY FAVORITE THING. THEY GO FAST, THOUGH. I KNOW YOU HAVE TO GET THERE EARLY. THAT’S NOTHING FOR YOU. YOU’RE ALWAYS UP. WELL, I KNOW, AND I THIS WEEKEND WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE MINGLING THROUGH THE BERKSHIRE PEOPLE DOWNTOWN. YES, YES, THIS IS A CRAZY WEEKEND FOR IT TO KICK OFF, BUT SO EXCITING. PACK THE YOUR YOUR KIDS PACK THE PUPPERS AND JUST STROLL DOWN ALL WEEKEND. YEP. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. VISIT OMAHA SEVERAL OTHER EVENTS GOING ON THIS WEEKEND THAT ARE WORTH CHECKING OUT. REMEMBER, IF YOU MISSED ANYTHING, IT’S ONLINE@K