GP's band played at a place called The Bay. It's an incredible non-profit skateboard park / coffee house / concert venue east of downtown close to where CP works. It's a great place for the local kids to hang out and be safe.
I had to go to Minnesota for work, so JP came along and we took an extra day to explore the city. We had breakfast, lunch, and dinner outside at some tasty places.
We enjoyed a beautiful day for the 4th at the G's pool and later on our street as the neighborhood erupted. The guy down the street probably had $3,000 worth of fireworks, which made for quite a show.
One of my favorite things about NE is the Fourth of July - fireworks are legal and abundant. CP & L from next door constructed an epic tank battle with 48 tanks, firecrackers, crackle bombs, saturn missles, and lots of fuse and zip ties.