Drop in and help build the Handmade Parade from the ground up. Whether you’ve got an idea of your own or want to jump in on a group project, these open workshops are a space to create, collaborate, and get things parade-ready….

Drop in and help build the Handmade Parade from the ground up. Whether you’ve got an idea of your own or want to jump in on a group project, these open workshops are a space to create, collaborate, and get things parade-ready….

April Vendetta is an artist and archivist whose work explores control, labor, punishment, and surveillance—examining the body’s resilience in the face of it all. With over a decade of experience in community-based performance art, they founded Human Trash Dump in 2015, an online, open-source collaborative archive.

Their practice also bridges personal history and cultural memory, including preserving a home movie collection documenting the art and life of their late uncle, Kent Bellows.

Painter and draftsman Hunter Parry brings his classically trained eye to @thebffgallery with Self-Titled, a new exhibition that highlights his refined technique and quiet intensity.

Based in Omaha and a graduate of The Florence Academy of Art, Parry’s work bridges tradition and contemporary vision.

When artist & educator Sheila Talbitzer was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, she began transforming her own MRI scans into embroidered works — flowers blooming in impossible places, each one marking a lesion from her first scan.

By combining photography, fabric, and embroidery, Sheila turns stark medical documents into meditations on resilience, fear, and beauty.

Drop in and help build the Handmade Parade from the ground up. Whether you’ve got an idea of your own or want to jump in on a group project, these open workshops are a space to create, collaborate, and get things parade-ready….

Drop in and help build the Handmade Parade from the ground up. Whether you’ve got an idea of your own or want to jump in on a group project, these open workshops are a space to create, collaborate, and get things parade-ready….

Drop in and help build the Handmade Parade from the ground up. Whether you’ve got an idea of your own or want to jump in on a group project, these open workshops are a space to create, collaborate, and get things parade-ready….

Every 2nd Thursday, 6–8 pm, Trudy’s Education Space turns into a community art room! Drop in anytime, bring your own project or play with our basic supplies. We’ll even have a still life ready if you want to try it out.

All ages, all skill levels, and all imaginations are welcome. Free to attend, no sign-up needed. Just look for the sandwich board out front and come make something with us!

Drop in and help build the Handmade Parade from the ground up. Whether you’ve got an idea of your own or want to jump in on a group project, these open workshops are a space to create, collaborate, and get things parade-ready….

Drop in and help build the Handmade Parade from the ground up. Whether you’ve got an idea of your own or want to jump in on a group project, these open workshops are a space to create, collaborate, and get things parade-ready….

Drop in and help build the Handmade Parade from the ground up. Whether you’ve got an idea of your own or want to jump in on a group project, these open workshops are a space to create, collaborate, and get things parade-ready….

Drop in and help build the Handmade Parade from the ground up. Whether you’ve got an idea of your own or want to jump in on a group project, these open workshops are a space to create, collaborate, and get things parade-ready….

Drop in and help build the Handmade Parade from the ground up. Whether you’ve got an idea of your own or want to jump in on a group project, these open workshops are a space to create, collaborate, and get things parade-ready….

We’re putting on a show inspired by Dave Made a Maze and creating our own cardboard labyrinth in the BFF Gallery. Join us the last Sunday of every month (June-October) following the Green Team Clean up for workshops creating artwork out of recycled materials.

Experience the Handmade Parade, where giant puppets, dazzling costumes, and lively performances fill historic downtown Benson with color and energy. Whether you're marching, performing, or cheering from the sidelines, your presence is a symbol of resilience, creativity, and connection at a time when we need to celebrate our  differences, lift each other up, and showcase the beauty of self-expression…

All the trauma bonding of a marathon—minus the trauma, the mileage, and the actual athleticism. Welcome to the Benson Bolt .5k, where we run a whopping .31 miles (yes, that decimal is intentional) through some of Benson’s finest spots.
Forget the starting gun—we’re kicking things off with a shot at St. Andrews. Hydration? Optional. Swagger? Mandatory. Then it’s a brisk stumble to The Sydney for shot number two, because cardio is better with gatorade vodka.
We’ll wrap things up somewhere around 58th and Corby and crash straight into the Handmade Parade. Costumes are highly encouraged—because if you’re going to run less than half a mile, you might as well look stellar doing it.
So lace up your sneakers, stretch your liver, and join us for the most gloriously unserious race of the year.

Every 2nd Thursday, 6–8 pm, Trudy’s Education Space turns into a community art room! Drop in anytime, bring your own project or play with our basic supplies. We’ll even have a still life ready if you want to try it out.

All ages, all skill levels, and all imaginations are welcome. Free to attend, no sign-up needed. Just look for the sandwich board out front and come make something with us!

Every 2nd Thursday, 6–8 pm, Trudy’s Education Space turns into a community art room! Drop in anytime, bring your own project or play with our basic supplies. We’ll even have a still life ready if you want to try it out.

All ages, all skill levels, and all imaginations are welcome. Free to attend, no sign-up needed. Just look for the sandwich board out front and come make something with us!

✨ Get ready for BFF’s most dazzling event of the year! The 2025 BFF Ball & Art Auction returns Friday, November 14th! Get ready for another unforgettable ball celebrating another memorable year of art, music, culture, and community!

Every 2nd Thursday, 6–8 pm, Trudy’s Education Space turns into a community art room! Drop in anytime, bring your own project or play with our basic supplies. We’ll even have a still life ready if you want to try it out.

All ages, all skill levels, and all imaginations are welcome. Free to attend, no sign-up needed. Just look for the sandwich board out front and come make something with us!