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Contents 7 mail Spoilers ... in notes from

42 screen Exodus: Gods and

people griping about spoilers.

Kings is a Biblical blockbuster. And Nicolas Cage is unhinged (again).

8 as we see it Mind-controlled wheelchairs! Yoga on the Strip?

44 noise The new Smashing

12 Weekly q&a Miss Rodeo

Pumpkins album—and bass player, Mark Stoermer.

America 2015 Lauren Heaton.

14 Feature | body LINES

46 comedy Amy Schumer gets off on Riverdance, khakis and super-hot cadavers.

Backstage at Fitness America Weekend, it’s tense, oily and inspiring.

48 fine art Wendy Kveck

18 Feature | the art of

sends Trifecta off right, and the Cosmo gets lucky (cat).

giving Ninja Warrior classes, wine pearls and space food for those you love most.

26 nights Insider boozing, and checking in with Rose. Rabbit. Lie.

41 A&E A chat with new-wave survivors Tears for Fears.

52 food What tastes good at Cleo and Zaytoon? Plus, lesserknown Thai treasures.

56 calendar Mashing up The Wizard of Oz and Pink Floyd, live.

62 backstory

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MOST READ STORIES lasvegasweekly.com 1. Treasure chest: Secret artwork hidden behind breasts at the Venetian revealed 2. Dining News & Notes: No more Tacos El Gordo on the Strip 3. Interview: The Killers’ Mark Stoermer turns into a Pumpkin—for now 4. Our favorite photos of 2014 5. No professional sport makes as much sense for Vegas as basketball

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A titillating surprise! –Tina Past Nipped that one in the bud. –Ishael Lara Jr.

HOOPS VS. HOCKEY The Incidental Tourist made a case last week that an NBA team is Vegas’ best bet for professional sports success, but some readers prefer the action on the ice.

SPOILER ALERT! Smith Galtney’s pop-culture column offered tips on how to prevent plot-revealing disasters from occurring in your TV-loving life, and to say the sentiment resonated would be an understatement. But wait … don’t read these comments if you’re not caught up!

Last week The Walking Dead site posted “RIP Beth,” and it popped up on my news feed two hours before the show even aired here on the West Coast. I was furious! –Bruce Sinclair I also despise the previews for the next week of a show. Like when someone gets shot at the end as a major cliffhanger, then instantly they show them in the hospital talking in the previews for the next week. At least warn us that previews are starting so we have time to change channels or hit pause. –Sarah Ahles

INSERT PUN HERE In addition to being fully amazing, our Strip art scoop about a secret diorama hidden in the bosom of a statue at the Venetian was also an invitation to make boob jokes. We thought the headline “Treasure Chest” would get the job done, but

Why basketball, so we can watch a bunch of overpaid, overrated, 7-foot-tall guys barely get touched and make a huge dramatic fall like someone seriously plowed into them? I say NHL. These guys get their teeth knocked out and still continue to play. –Tommy Willey NHL makes way more sense … It’s a rising league with a surprisingly large hockey base in LV. You have tons of transplants from other cities who will embrace the puck. I see it having a huge cult following in LV, sort of like the love affair in San Jose. Former sports owners the Maloof family will be able to market the heck out of it. –Roanefitz

THE ORIGINAL VENETIAN Oscar Goodman isn’t the only local with fond memories of the Ruvo family’s former Venetian Restaurant, which was recently honored with a fundraising dinner to benefit Keep Memory Alive at Oscar’s Steakhouse.

My grandmother lived right around the corner from the Venetian. My mom and grandma had been going there since before it moved to the West Sahara location. I miss it. Everyone in our family loved their food. Their pizza take-out was fantastic, or getting some sauce to go. Their sausage with the fennel was great. Having dinner there was such a treat for us. I get a little depressed that it’s not around anymore. –Bhess

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Audio, images and artifacts tell the story of the Culinary Union By the time Alabama-born Maxim Hotel maid Hattie Canty was elected president of the Culinary Union Local 226 in 1990, she’d long been a key union member, organizing at work and fighting to lessen economic disparity in Southern Nevada. That a black woman would lead the largest union during the ’90s resort boom and the infamous Frontier strike served as a sharp contrast to the demography of corporate management, and signaled a new era in the racially tense labor industry. In a 2000 interview with Claytee White, director of UNLV’s Oral History Research Center, Canty discussed her inability to mentally separate the civil rights movement from the labor movement. “Anytime I fight for anything in this labor movement, it benefits me in the civil rights movement,” she said, later explaining the then-racial discrepancy in wellpaying jobs and how the Culinary Training Center could help level the playing field. At UNLV’s Lied Library, the legacies of Canty and others tell the story of the ongoing and often contentious give-and-take between labor and casino bosses—a relation-

ship dating back 80 years, further inflamed when the industry became corporate. The exhibit Line in the Sand: The People, Power and Progress of the Culinary Union is about the backbone, literally, of the tourist industry (there are 55,000 Culinary Union members today). Amid photographs, stories and memorabilia—including a 1970 image of the Desert Inn picket line and items from the sixyear Frontier strike—is an emphasis on the multicultural/multiracial makeup of labor here, highlighting immigration issues and the fight for equality for African Americans, women and the LGBT community. The project began when graduate students in UNLV’s Public History program catalogued the union’s collection of evocative buttons, T-shirts and signs from past conflicts. The exhibit, curated by Hannah Robinson, pushes into the present, addressing the current conflict between Station Casinos and its workers. It’s a compelling glimpse into the reality behind the lights of Las Vegas and the labor disputes that made history here, and continue to. –Kristen Peterson

> hall of echoes Historic photos and (inset) strike pins help convey the nearly 80-year relationship between the hotel industry and the union.

Mind over matter Yoga on the Strip? Monte Carlo’s Plaza makes it work Monte Carlo hotel guests have been enjoying a somewhat unexpected new resort amenity since October—complementary Saturday morning yoga, right smack on the Strip. It may seem like a lessthan-peaceful way to start your day, but it actually fits nicely with other programming at the Monte Carlo’s beautifully renovated Stripside plaza, and the classes are held in a separated, more relaxed environment. “Out of all the places I’ve taught, this is obviously the loudest and most potentially distracting, but they’ve managed to create an environment where we can block it all out,” says veteran instructor Alicia Goldsmith. “Once the music goes down and the yoga music comes up, that Plaza is transformed for sure. It kind of happens magically. We get in the zone.” –Brock Radke

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What happens here? Cool ads The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s iconic “What Happens Here, Stays Here” campaign continues to surprise. This year’s ad introduces a new element, one that makes perfect sense: Promoting both the city and a single by one of the country’s hottest bands, in this case Las Vegas-bred Imagine Dragons. ¶ The 30-second spot, filmed at both the SLS and MGM Grand, serves as a sort of mini-musical, with a man and woman making eye contact at a pool, club, party and Strip show and, finally, hooking up at an Imagine Dragons concert. The catchy single, “I Bet My Life,” is from the band’s as-yetuntitled sophomore album, but it’s safe to say buzz will be firmly in place by the time it drops. –Ken Miller

culinary union by l.e. baskow; imagine dragons Courtesy Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority/ap

Idea machines From a solar-powered pool skimmer to a super-smart wheelchair, we peek inside UNLV’s Senior Design Competition

> smooth ride Move your scalp, and Team 3db’s chair moves, too.

UNLV senior design competition by christopher devargas

Edgar Solorio is spinning a wheelchair with his mind. Seated in an electronic wheelchair on the UNLV campus, the engineering student is showing off his senior design project, an electroencephalography (EEG)-controlled wheelchair designed for people who can’t manipulate a joystick with their hands. A sleek, black headset monitors movements along Solorio’s scalp, and a box on the chair determines when it’s go time. A few minutes into our conversation the chair suddenly starts rolling again. “Oops,” Solorio laughs, “I forgot this was on.” Solorio and his partners, Adam Wolverton and David Nguyen, make up Team 3db, one of 37 teams in the UNLV College of Engineering’s Fall 2014 Senior Design Competition. Set up around a meeting room, suited students present projects like a solar-powered pool skimmer, a streetcar for Maryland Parkway, an automated bicycle shifter and a device to cool boiling coffee to refrigerated temperatures in under five minutes. The year-long senior project is important, says College of Engineering Dean Rama Venkat, because students must find an engineering solution to a real-world problem. “It’s the first time they really problem-solve. This is the way the industry works.” But the competition is about more than putting classroom lessons into practice and winning some cash. It’s also a chance for students to catch the eyes of industry-professional judges, and potentially, to launch their own businesses. Skyworks Aerial Systems, a Vegas-based drone company, grew out of a recent competition. Plus, adds Team 3db, working on the project was an exciting challenge. “It was fun, it was stressful, it was amazing,” Wolverton says. Almost as amazing as a mind-controlled wheelchair. –Sarah Feldberg

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AS WE SEE IT…

BRIEFS VEGAS ON MY MIND

AN ILLUSION OF CREDIBILITY

‘Futurist’ Adam Trent hardly seems like the savior of all magicians BY STEVE FRIE SS

There’s this new magic guy, see, > MAGIC HACK who calls himself “The Futurist.” Adam Trent’s And I’m about to do that trick where claim that “magic hasn’t been you tear something—or someone—up presented in into little pieces and, perhaps, put it— the right way in or him—back together again. And I’ll America” rings a bit hollow here. do so in defense of the honor of our beloved Las Vegas. Two Sundays ago, The New York Times chatted with Adam Trent, one of seven stars of The Illusionists— Witness the Impossible, the first serious attempt at a magic show on Broadway in decades. The reporter asked why magic “isn’t as popular here”—meaning in New York—but that was Trent’s cue to merely proclaim himself the savior of all illusionist theater everywhere! “Magic hasn’t been presented in the right way in America; magic has suffered from the people that perform it,” he explained. “If you type in ‘magician’ under Google image search the top page of Google is Bob the Birthday Party guy. It’s the guy in the tuxedo, with the flame in his hand, the guy with the slicked-back hair. And that has been the public’s perception of magic, which is unfortunate, because there’s so much good magic out there. It’s just that people have this perception: ‘Oh, there’s going to be some awkward guy asking you to pull his finger, and I’ll pass, thank you.’” It’s a false equivalency, because nobody expects the magic hack you hire for your kid’s birthday to put on the sort of show you’d see in a theater. (If Trent’s argument for his supremacy and originality is that he’s better than those guys, that’s a low bar.) And how is it possible to make such a claim about the practitioners of an entire genre without acknowledging that there’s a city—in America!—that for many years has gainfully employed the wry, erudite Penn & Teller, the silly Mac King, the classic David Copperfield, rock ’n’ roller Criss Angel, fratty Nathan Burton and the Mentalist Gerry McCambridge? Each act has its own flavor, and none is as Trent described. In my 20 years in and out of Vegas, the only tuxedo-clad magician I recall is Lance Burton, who was graceful and more successful than Trent may ever hope to be. Trent has a hook, presenting himself as something new to journalists and critics who won’t question his blather. The Associated Press sent out a video “interview” with its write-up on The Illusionist, for instance, in which he’s permitted, unchallenged, to say: “I specialize in modern magic, magic that’s not been seen, the way it’s being presented, before. I like doing comedy, I like to use music and do tech-based illusions.” Can you imagine if Jennifer Lawrence proclaimed that she just invented the girl-nextdoor film persona and that the rest of young Hollywood has been doing it wrong?

Trent doesn’t even try to stay consistent in his “brand.” The top Google result for “Adam Trent” yields a website trumpeting upcoming shows in April 2010 above a MySpace link. Not very Futurist-ic, is it? After claiming to do “magic that’s not been seen” in that AP video, he then does a common sleight-of-hand card trick. On his current website, he’s dubbed a “Magician Reinvented” and offers a YouTube video again stressing his novelty. Then the guy who hated on flame-in-the-hand performers uses a handheld fire flash to turn something into a rose. As Trent must know, there is nothing new under the magic-trick sun, because defying physics has its limits. Trent should learn from Criss Angel. Angel promised a revolutionary sort of magic. I thought with the big bucks of a custom-built Cirque du Soleil theater behind him, he might actually do what Trent calls “tech-based illusions.” He didn’t. Instead, like Trent appears to do, Angel ran around onstage and played loud music and thought that could convince audiences of his talent. A great illusionist knows the power of quiet, sincere moments. Adam Trent may be a terrific, engaging entertainer. He’s cute—he’s got a Hal Sparks of Queer as Folk kind of vibe—and maybe he’s fresh and fun. But can’t he market himself while also respecting his colleagues and the heritage of his craft? Instead, he has declared in the world’s most important newspaper that, but for his genius, magical theater would be forever stuck and stodgy. Looks like I failed to put him back together. Dang. I’ve never figured out how they do that trick.

GETTING STRONGER In 2013, the Las Vegas City Council accepted a $1 million federal grant through the Strong Cities, Strong Communities initiative, aimed at incentivizing public stabs at innovative economic development. Ten teams just made the phase-one cut, with the best three winning cash prizes. First place ($60,000) went to Build a Vibrant Las Vegas’ unmanned aerial and robotics resource center proposal for Cashman Center. Second ($30,000) went to a team from the Gensler firm that envisions Cashman Center as a geographic hub for sustainable business. And in third ($10,000), a mixed-used project by local architect Eric Strain and community developer Arnold Stalk planned for the mid-Strip/ Main Street area. All 10 teams still have a shot at $800,000 in prizes, though we won’t know the big winner until next spring. According to the city, the Las Vegas contest drew interest from 49 states and 48 countries. –Erin Ryan BIG PAYOUT, BIG HEART An unidentified Las Vegas man won $14 million on a slot machine at Rampart Casino last week, and will be donating his entire jackpot to charity and his church, according to casino officials. (Apparently, the church was holding services in a high school gymnasium, but can now afford to build its own location.) While it strikes us as slightly crazy that he wouldn’t keep at least some of the cash, we’ve heard enough horror stories about the “curse” of winning a lot of money to think that maybe this guy’s got the right idea. –Ken Miller DRIVING MISS SMITH A group of Utah Highway Patrol troopers partnered up last week to make sure 87-year-old Nevada woman Helen “Skeeter” Smith made it to Ogden to see her son at a hospital. After Smith accidentally hit a trooper’s car during a traffic stop, the officers determined she needed assistance. In all, four troopers helped in the “shuttle” effort. At a time when most of the news about police officers is anything but good, this is a pleasant reminder that some still live by that “protect and serve” motto. –KM

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Weekly Q&A First of all, congratulations on winning Miss Rodeo America. How are you feeling? It’s so

humbling, and it’s still surreal. I get introduced at the WNFR [Wrangler National Finals Rodeo] tonight, so that’s something I’m really looking forward to. How did you get into rodeo pageants? I have two older broth-

ers, and I grew up in rodeo. I went to my first play day when I was 3 years old. Being the younger baby sister, it was kind of the girl hobby for me to do at rodeos, cause we were already going to be there. So, my mom put me in them when I was about 9 years old. Do you have any funny memories from your early days in pageants? My mom loves tell-

> western flair Lauren Heaton celebrates her victory as Miss Rodeo America 2015 in Las Vegas.

Queen of the cowgirls The new Miss Rodeo America can ride circles around you (and looks good doing it) When most people think of pageants, they picture glittering gowns and glowing tans, bikini struts, “world peace” and pageant moms. But as the rodeo played out in Las Vegas this week, 32 cowgirls from Hawaii to Florida were competing in a slightly different pageant, Miss Rodeo America, where horsemanship skills matter as much as looking good in chaps, and the gowns are accessorized with big belt buckles and lots of fringe. We caught up with 2015 winner Lauren Heaton of Oklahoma to talk rodeo crowns, riding strange horses and maybe hyperventilating just a little onstage.

$40,000 Estimated value of the Miss Rodeo America perpetual crown, a replica of the original, which is on display in the ProRodeo Hall of Fame.

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ing this story [about] the first time I competed at the state level for the princess title. I was 11, and there were 13 girls competing, and we were just really overwhelmed. My mom leaned over to me at orientation and said, “Okay, we’re just here to learn.” I had no belt. I didn’t wear a belt the entire week, which is everyone’s favorite joke. And I actually ended up getting first runner-up against 13 different girls, having no belt and no clue what it was all about. Tell me about where you grew up. I’m from a really small

community in northwest Oklahoma called Alva, and I’m actually a fifth-generation farming-and-ranching cowgirl. So, my dad farms cattle, and the land we farm we got in the Land Run. I’m from just a really wonderful rodeo and Western community and everyone knows everyone. You do the farmer wave to each other. Do you have a favorite rodeo event? I’ve taken up team rop-

ing in the past couple of years, and I really enjoy it: 1. Because I can use my own horse, and 2. I’ve been watching my brothers rope my entire life, and they never wanted me to learn how to rope because they thought I’d be around the cowboys too much. So when I got older, I was like, oh I can make this decision for myself. It’s one of the bigger events in rodeo, and getting a firsthand experience with it, I realize why these cowboys love it so much, and so do I.

Until this past weekend, I had no idea that they make rodeo crowns to go over the cowboy hats. Oh yeah! (laughs) The

Miss Rodeo America crown is from Landstrom’s Black Hills Gold, and it has pearls and alexandrite, and it’s just beautiful and stunning. The pageant competition included speeches, scrapbooking and a written test, but I was really impressed by the horsemanship competition, where you had to ride horses you’d never seen before. We call

them draw horses, and we each drew two draw horses that we had never seen or ridden before, and we don’t warm them up. So the first time we know what’s under us is when we walk into the arena to perform a professional reigning pattern. All year we travel around and are given random horses … and this category just shows what kind of horsewoman each girl is and how well they can perform under pressure. How did it go for you? I actu-

ally felt really good about it. I drew two really great horses. One was really amazing, and the other was really challenging, which allowed me to show my skills. What kind of horses do you have at home? They’re all

AQHA American Quarter Horses, and I have one, he takes me everywhere. We ride around arenas together; I rope off him; I reign off him; my 4-year-old niece rides him. So he’s a very cherished horse in my family. At the pageant, what were you thinking when they called Miss Rodeo Arizona’s name as the first runner-up and you realized you had won? Taci Shaf-

fer, Miss Rodeo Arizona, had done so amazing and she had won three of the categories, so I was there congratulating her. I was like, “This is going to be so great. You’re going to be so awesome.” And then they announced first runnerup and they said her name. It took me a second to register that that meant I had won. So everybody’s been kind of laughing at me today about my reaction, because they’re like, “It looked like you were hyperventilating.” And I’m like, “That’s kind of how I felt.” –Sarah Feldberg

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Survival of the fittest

A weekend with the hard, tanned bodies of Fitness America By Leslie Ventura PHOTOGRAPHS BY BILL HUGHES

The screen glows red as Stephanie “Coco” Brewster strikes a pose in a lacy black leotard, channeling Beyoncé. The bass hits as she slinks across the platform to “Partition,” tumbling and dancing while friends and family shout her other nickname, “Punky.” Brewster’s sexy, fierce homage to the Queen seems to fly by without a hitch, but when I run into her backstage, she’s in tears. Her bustier fell down during her routine, she tells me, and though she fixed it in an instant, Brewster is understandably worried. Less than 24 hours later, I’m back at the Golden Nugget, watching the next phase of Fitness America Weekend. Behind the stage, dozens of buff and bronzed Musclemania America competitors prepare their routines in the cramped hallway, some doing push-ups, others flexing aggressively in the mirror, each sporting a different colored Speedo. A bearded man in metallic briefs puffs on a Marlboro, the swirl of smoke masking the overpowering scent of Bengay. They call this ritualistic prep-work “getting pumped.” And that smell isn’t Bengay; it’s a body oil that makes muscles pop under the spotlights. As I weave through the bodybuilders in

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the hallway, slipping and sliding along the greasy floor, I notice things are running behind. The gladiators are getting anxious—but amid the chaos 20-year-old Brandon Flihan seems calm. The Vegas native, who began competing seven years ago, took first place in Musclemania’s teen division last year, and now his goal is to take home the trophy as a junior. I ask him how he measures up against the field while a blonde woman coats his body with more of that shiny liquid. “I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little nervous,” he admits. “I wanna make sure everything is on point.”

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> the gun show Brandon Flihan’s backstage prep includes pumping up his muscles (left) and carb-loading (right). The 20-year-old has been competing since he was 13.

> down the line Veteran fitness competitor and Coyote Ugly dancer Stephanie Brewster (far left) strikes a pose.

Throughout the weekend men and women flock to the Nugget to compete in six divisions, ranging from Figure America and Model America to Musclemania Physique. Brewster is there for the Fitness America Championship, a fitness competition/ beauty pageant mashup. Like Flihan, she also took first place in her division in 2013, so this year she’s qualified to compete at the pro level. “I feel like they’re expecting something of me,” Brewster says as she layers on eye shadow, false eyelashes, extra coats of mascara—the works. The Coyote Ugly dancer grew up playing sports in Texas, but at 32, her look is more vixen than tomboy. “I just want to go out there and set the room on fire,” she tells me before her Beyoncé tribute. “I’m doing the whole routine in heels.” But after a little more than a minute onstage, Brewster experiences her wardrobe malfunction. Exposing herself, even slightly, could be enough to knock her out of the top five, but there’s a chance for redemption in the bikini round. When the time comes for awards to be presented, Brewster’s tears have dried, her eyes full of that sparkle they had when I met her. “In third place,” an announcer’s voice beams through the theater, “Stephanie Brewster.”

***** Pageantry is only one aspect of Fitness America, now in its 25th year. But as the girls dance, backflip and do one-armed push-ups under the lights, it’s hard to forget that industry’s controversial history. Critics have long argued that pageants exploit women, reducing them to tits and ass and encouraging near-impossible body standards. But for many of today’s performers, including first-time Ms. Bikini competitor and Las Vegan Tenile Pritchard, this competition has challenged them to be healthier, stronger and more in tune with their bodies. “During the process, my body completely changed,” Pritchard says. “I did not eat healthy at all before. I was eating takeout all the time. I had to cut all the sugar and fat out of my diet [and] learn how to cook. It was a whole new lifestyle for me.” Diets and exercise regimens run the gamut, but Fitness America is a “natural” event, meaning competitors are tested for performance-enhancing drugs and steroids. Still, there are no rules on plastic surgery, and there’s an abundance of, well, silicone. For many of the female competitors, it’s par for the course. Heavy lifting can reduce a woman’s breast size, creating another hurdle in achieving a perfectly sculpted body. During Ms. Bikini, women compete in two rounds: sportswear and December 11–17, 2014 LasVegasWeekly.com

> no tiaras Winning at Fitness America is about the journey—and the title at the end.

swimsuit, both involving barely-there bottoms and push-up bras. They’re ranked on outfit selection, personality, appearance, poise and presence, body condition and facial beauty. The men’s modeling division, by comparison, is judged on physical appearance, photogenics, poise, presence and something called “apparel integration.” So what does one gain from baring (almost) all in front of a panel of judges and a sea of onlookers? Most would assume it’s about vanity—or perhaps cash. But there’s no prize money to speak of. It’s about determination, and the power to push the body to extremes. Although she was a spectator at Fitness America Weekend, Philadelphia bodybuilder Anna Gott says weightlifting helped her get her groove back after she quit her lifelong sport. “Gymnastics is a very individual sport. You work out with other girls but you’re really competing against yourself,” she says, “So I needed to find something that was individual in that nature.” Following a bout with depression, Gott started weightlifting and got hooked. “I’m not trying to beat somebody else’s deadlift, I’m trying to beat my workout from last week. That’s only compounded upon itself in competing. Now I’m trying to look better than my last competition.” As for the standards of fitness and beauty, “We’re harsh on each other,” Gott admits. “But at the end of the day most competitors will tell you [they] respect everybody onstage, because they went through 12 weeks of prep. That’s something that 99 percent of the population can’t do. Even if you don’t place how you want, if you get onstage, you’re comfortable with how you look. The placing at the end of the day can’t really take that away from you.”

***** Back in the hallway, Flihan is busting out all of his bodybuilding tricks. “I brought two meals with me, because I know how Musclemania runs—it runs a little behind, always,” he says. On top of his carefully rationed chicken and sweet potato, he’s got a Snickers bar, white rice and a cup full of oats. I watch in bewilderment as he throws back a mouthful, sans water. The sugars from the carbs will give his muscles a plumper, fuller look, he explains, and the dry oats will draw out the extra water his body is hanging on to (as if he looks bloated). “You’re on a deficiency of carbs and fats the entire 12 weeks,” Flihan says, “so when you throw ’em back in, your body reacts and absorbs everything and it just looks phenomenal. Everything kind of blows up.” Three-thousand calories a day breaks down to a whopping 300 grams

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of protein, 280 grams of carbs and only 40 grams of fat. Whatever he eats gets meticulously weighed and calculated. He relies on lean proteins like egg whites, chicken and fish—along with green vegetables and sweet potatoes— to keep his body in check. “I’m not really a size freak. I’m not going to be the biggest guy onstage, and I don’t want to be,” he tells me. At 6-foot-1 and 195 pounds, Flihan is hoping the win is in the details. “What I’m really focused on is symmetry, everything balanced. The finishing touches, like wax on a car.” Heavy lifting, no cardio, a strict diet and frequent deep compression-

massages. Three months of intensive training, nine months of maintenance and seven years of commitment. For Flihan, all of that boils down to what happens in the next few hours, as his division finally takes the stage. “Frontal bicep,” the announcer calls. “Relax.” “Front-lat spread.” “Relax.” “Turn to the side.” “Side chest.” “Back-lat spread.” “Relax.” Faces strain as muscles flex. Teeth clench and hands shake. Then the posing round is over, and the juniors return to the wing to wait until the next round, routines. It’s nearly 2 a.m. when the votes are counted, and Flihan’s name is called. First place.

There’s no cash, no shopping spree, no new car—just a trophy, a title and a feeling of accomplishment. To an outsider, the life of a bodybuilder is a stereotype: men and women getting sprayed down with Pam, self-obsessed and hell-bent on achieving perfection. But they’re athletes above all, dedicating their lives to the sport because of their passion, an affirmation of identity and what they call “the bug.” No matter how many wins they pile up, the goal remains the same: Be better. The muscled physiques are only the physical result, a testament to their craft. And like an artist’s canvas, a bodybuilder’s work is never truly finished.

More about Flockflockflock on Page 23 and online, where behind-thescenes video of the shoot awaits!

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Let the Weekly help you gift like a pro this holiday season

Boozy boxed sets are great for the office White Elephant exchange or your bevvy-savvy friends, but why not step up your local-gifting game?

Toddy cold-brew coffee system Cold brewing extracts the flavor of the bean without the unwanted acids that make coffee bitter. Help the Starbucks addict in your life save a few bucks every day with a smoother cup of Joe that can be refrigerated for up to two weeks. $39.50, toddycafe.com.

Shopping for wino friends? Sanders Family Winery’s Ruby Port ($24, 3780 E. Kellogg Road, Pahrump, 775-727-1776) will be a fantastic finish for their next dinner party.

Tenaya Creek’s Monsoon Double IPA ($5.99 per 22-ounce bottle, available at multiple locations) recently hit shelves, and if the seasonal’s full-bodied hoppiness and 8.5 percent ABV doesn’t sell you, maybe the label’s showgirl riding a white tiger will.

> GIVE GOOD EATS It’s On Me has the key to Carson Kitchen’s turkey burger.

Goodies from Sweet Ruby Jane Your friendly neighborhood candy shop has an online store made for drool-inducing, stocking-stuffing fun. Check the brittles and barks section, where Patty’s Peppermint Bark ($4.95) is the obvious seasonal choice, though we’re partial to Shea’s Krispy Bark ($4.95), basically a chocofied Rice Krispies treat. 9550 S. Eastern Ave. #110, 702648-1000; sweetrubyjane.com.

Local edibles and drinkables via It’s On Me Your favorite foodie needs an introduction to It’s On Me, the made-in-Vegas app for buying food and drinks for your holiday homies at tons of restaurants and bars, including Atomic Liquors, Honey Salt, Le Thai, Nobu and many more. Itson.me.

Gin kit Mmm ... gin. Need we say more? Your loved one will need a bottle of vodka to get started, so now you need to decide: Is it $50 love or $80 love? $50, Urban Outfitters: Planet Hollywood, 702-733-0058; Fashion Show Mall, 702-794-4011; urbanoutfitters.com.

Sparq wine pearls Chilling wine with ice cubes is soooo classy, said no one, ever. Thanks to Sparq’s genius stainless-steel “pearls,” you’ll never have to drink diluted whites again. $24.95, Sur La Table: Fashion Show Mall, 702-732-2706; 1980 Festival Plaza Drive, 702-448-8611; surlatable.com.

CARSON KITCHEN BY SPENCER BURTON; LOCAL BREWS BY MIKAYLA WHITMORE

For something nonalcoholic, try Joe’s Root Beer from Joseph James ($4.99 per fourpack, available at multiple locations)— though we hear it goes great with a jigger or two of Jäger. –Mark Adams

GrogTag gift certificate Outfitters like UBottleIt and Vegas Homebrew have us covered when it comes to making stellar suds, but what about a kickass label to slap on the bottle when you’re done? Enter grogtag.com, where your hophead friends can go custom.

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Fun 4 Your Feet socks You could wear a different Disney princess every day of the week. Or Batman. Or actual sock monkeys. This local startup single-handedly redeems the mall kiosk with more than 230 designs just waiting to make you go: “Squee!” $3-$7, Galleria at Sunset.

Peeps cards We knew a guy who used to say, “Word to Big Bird,” which naturally sent people into fits of laughter. Somersault Letterpress’ Peeps operate on that level of humor: the juxtaposition of possibly the oddest childhood candy ever and the wordplay they invite. $20 for six, shop.artsvegas.com.

Gummy-bear light Camping, night rides and reading under the covers just got way more fun, because this battery-powered bear lights up with a squeeze. He’s adorably squishy and comes in six colors. Buy it for your kid ... and totally keep it for yourself. $28, uncommongoods.com.

Cosmic Ray Guns, spinning tin tops and dinosaurs are among the wealth of classic and specialty toys at Kettlemuck’s Toy Shoppe in Henderson (10895 S. Eastern Ave., 702-776-8349). Check this out:

Smurfs ($3.99) It turns out those little blue creatures in mushroom houses never went extinct. They’re still thriving among themselves, discussing smurfberries, Gargamel and his wretched cat, Azrael.

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Nanoblocks ($11.99) No need to build Castle Neuschwanstein to feel accomplished with Nanoblocks. The Japanese toy company also offers micro-sized brick kits for alpacas, domestic cats and much more.

The Original Bozo 3-D Bop Bag ($19.99) He’s no Krusty or Homey D. Clown, but ’60s-era Bozo is sassy enough to grace an inflatable 46-inch punching bag for hours of fun and retro décor.

Baby Pink Poodle Rocker ($95) Rocking horses are the tradition, but why follow the rules when a pink rocking poodle will definitely give you something to boast about at day care? –Kristen Peterson

Beauty Kitchen Silky spray lotion with intoxicating aromas of honeysuckle and gardenia. Body butter that mimics a pumpkin spice latte so well you will eat it. Soap spiked with Champagne. Peppermint bath salts that list love as the first ingredient. It’s all-natural, all luxurious and all the result of local YouTube how-to phenom Heather Marianna. Prices vary, heathermarianna.tv/beautykitchen.

Buffalo Zine The newest one is sold out (nobody can resist a Michigan witch-house band in a pool musing on happiness), but it’s best to break into this gritty fashion mag with the original 150 pages of provocative experimentation. Design and format will continue to change in this collectible homage to “paper as a vanishing medium,” and no collection can be complete without Issue No. 1. $15, buffalozine.com.

Too Little Monsters upcycled dress Redefining a necktie’s role and making Marilyn live again, this sweet frock shows how something old can get real fresh. Designed by a local Cirque artist, it comes with a tag that says it needs someone to love it, but we already do. $80, Artifact, Town Square, 702-269-4620.

Homemade fiesta flags Want to be uniquely festive without the environmental wreckage of throwing out a bunch of stuff post-party? These double-sided, locally made, reusable fiesta flags are one-of-a-kind and good for any occasion. Take that, carbon footprint! $30, shop.artsvegas.com.

Esteban Paris Give your olfactory system a gift from the South of France with Esteban Paris candles, incense, scented bouquets and oils. The exclusive imports are available at Patina Decor, their varying scents adding elegance to any room. Prices vary, 1300 S. Main St., 702-776-6222.

Jeweler’s Daughter neon-inspired collection Vegas up your life with bracelets, rings, earrings, necklaces or cuff links made of sterling silver, bronze, 14-carat gold, Swarovski crystals and marcasite, all incorporating imagery from the Stardust’s iconic sign. $150-$600, Neon Museum, 770 N. Las Vegas Blvd., 702-387-6366.

Lush New Charity Pot lotion It’s the gift of giving—in lotion form. With a new floral scent, this body crème is the best for dry, winter-inthe-desert skin, and 100 percent of proceeds go to grassroots charities in 35 countries. $25.95, Lush, Fashion Show Mall; lushusa.com. Donation in someone’s name to Street Teens Instead of getting your bratty nephew that $25 gift card to Target, consider donating it in his name to homeless youth nonprofit Street Teens, so another kid can buy a pair of jeans without holes, or a warmer sleeping bag, or toiletries. Learn how to contribute gift cards, monthly bus passes and more at streetteens.org.

Everyone knows Zeppelin, Dylan and Springsteen did the reissue thing in 2014. Here are three others you might have missed.

Daft Punk, Alive 1997 + Alive 2007 As most Vegoose 2007 attendees will attest, the French robots are best experienced onstage, er, onpyramid, where the best bits of their infectious tunes fuse to form something even more addictive. This vinylonly set, pairing their two live albums, isn’t out until December 23, but the pre-order is up now. 4xLP, $120; amazon.com.

Bedhead, 1992-1998 The Texas slowcore champions’ three-guitar array shines brighter than ever on this complete-works collection—three albums, plus assorted EPs and rarities, presented in typically lavish fashion by the archive-specializing Numero Group. 5xLP, $80; 4xCD, $40; MP3, $30; numerogroup.com.

William Onyeabor, Box 1 & Box 2 The Nigerian electrofunkmaster’s fanbase already includes David Byrne, Carl Craig and Damon Albarn. Now, Luaka Bop shines more light on his shadowy career, rounding up the eight self-released albums he issued from 1978 to 1985. LP Box 1, $75; LP Box 2, $70; CD Box, $70; lukabop.com. –Spencer Patterson

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Flyboard training session Part hoverboard, part jetpack, the water-propulsion-based flyboard allows riders to levitate up to 45 feet above Lake Mead. It’s pricey, but less so if you can round up a bunch of friends (who like heights). $3,995 for a half-day; $7,895 for a full day, invertsports.com/flyboard.

Ninja Warrior classes You’ve watched. Now be the one to stupefy bystanders as you attack the Ninja Warrior obstacles at Camp Rhino. You’ll burn so many calories you won’t need to lay off the Cheetos in 2015. Tuesdays, 8-9 p.m., $70 for five drop-ins, Camp Rhino, 6635 S. Eastern Ave., #101, 702-767-8797, camprhino.com.

Fitbit Charge activity tracker The wireless wristband monitors steps, distance, calories burned, floors climbed and sleep, and it syncs to other devices, so it’s easy for the wearer to stay committed to that getfit resolution. $129.95, fitbit.com.

Banger Brewing growler Perfect for the trail or campsite, Banger’s rugged, stainless-steel wonder holds two liters of its bangin’ local brews. Unless you’re gifting day-of, we recommend wrapping it empty. $49, 450 Fremont St., 702-456-2739, bangerbrewing.com.

Still not sure what to buy? Inspiration awaits at these browse-happy spots

Atomic Testing Museum Think of that gorgeous geek in your life. Now imagine him or her wearing ... a glowin-the-dark Nikola Tesla T-shirt! From freeze-dried, ready-to-eat space food to Einstein finger puppets, the Atomic Testing Museum’s gift shop is a treasure trove of scientific trinkets and alien accoutrement. But don’t stop there—the Valley is full of special museums (mob, burlesque, Clark County Heritage), carrying one-of-a-kind gifts. Surprise your loved one who has everything while supporting local culture. Santa would approve! 755 E. Flamingo Road, 702794-5151. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m. –Danielle Kelly

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Khoury’s Fine Wine & Spirits No matter your taste, Khoury’s feels like it’s open just for you. In addition to a killer wine selection, there are boutique spirits (it’s the only store in town where you’ll find the precious Willett Family Estate, for example) and a carefully selected craft-beer section featuring many of the Valley’s primo breweries. A spacious wine and beer lounge hosts numerous pours throughout the week. To top it all off, the staff is loaded with information about everything on the shelf. 9915 S. Eastern Ave., 702-4359463. Sunday, noon-6 p.m.; Monday & Tuesday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; WednesdaySaturday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. –Ken Miller

Jana’s Redroom Kathleen Strukoff’s urban-landscape oil paintings capture the familiar and not-so-familiar corners and facades of Downtown Las Vegas, essentially life as Las Vegans see it. Find her work at Jana’s Redroom at the Arts Factory, where the handiwork of more than 150 artists is sold. The Downtown arts-and-crafts hub has everything from pottery and paintings to accessories and sculpture—a fount of varied tastes, styles and media. Handmade Christmas ornaments? Yes, of course. A whole tree full. 107 E. Charleston Blvd., 702-4543709. Wednesday, Thursday & Sunday, 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.; Friday & Saturday, 4-8 p.m. –Kristen Peterson

Zappos Pop-Up Shop Fjällräven means “Arctic fox” in Swedish, and the company makes sweaters that feel like snuggling— but you’d never know that if you browsed them at zappos.com. Enter the Zappos Pop-Up Shop at the former Western Hotel, a 20,000-square-foot showroom where you can get all handsy with Nike running tights, Betsey Johnson purses and that foxy sweater, before adding them to a virtual shopping cart or ordering them with the ShopWithMe app or at kiosks powered by the online retail platform. The temporary store, open 24/7 through December 31, also boasts a bar, café and outdoor Winter Wonderland complete with faux-ice rink and mini sledding hill. 899 Fremont St. 24/7. –Sarah Feldberg

CAMP RHINO AND KHOURY’S BY STEVE MARCUS; ATOMIC TESTING MUSEUM BY MIKAYLA WHITMORE; JANA’S REDROOM BY L.E. BASKOW; ZAPPOS POP-UP SHOP BY L.E. BASKOW; FLYBOARD BY SHUTTERSTOCK

FLOCKFLOCKFLOCK FRINGE BY BRANDON LUNDBY; FLOCKFLOCKFLOCK PAPER CRANES BY BRIAN HENRY; FLOCKFLOCKFLOCK MOCK-UP DRESS BY JENNIFER HENRY

Great reads from the University of Nevada Press Christmas in Nevada ($26.95) Northern Nevadan Patty Cafferata presents an impressive collection of Christmases in Nevada from 1958 through today, from historical accounts and personal stories of Nevadans (famous and not) to images of custom Christmas cards and black-andwhite photographs of families and landmarks, including a bedecked Goldfield Hotel lobby (1920s), snow-covered downtown Sparks (1930), Fremont Street (1958) and the Stardust (1974).

Changing the Game: Women at Work in Las Vegas, 19401990 ($27.95) Joanne L. Goodwin, director of UNLV’s Women’s Research Institute of Nevada, examines the role of women in Las Vegas’ labor force, capturing decades of change and varying roles, including stories of prominent women from Sarann Preddy of the Moulin Rouge to Ffolliott Fluff Lecoque, an icon from the golden age of showgirls.

Imaging Hoover Dam: The Making of a Cultural Icon ($39.95) Anthony F. Arrigo uses visual rhetoric to detail and analyze the way one of America’s most famous civil engineering projects was packaged and marketed as a cultural icon through government propaganda, media and art. –Kristen Peterson Find these and other titles at unpress. nevada.edu.

For more gift ideas, pick up The Sunday’s local guide—out December 14.

> TRULY WEARABLE ART Jennifer Henry’s technique and boldness with materials have evolved since the very first mock-up dress (below).

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Flockflockflock designer Jennifer Henry looks back on five years of sensational creation While others were wrapping Christmas gifts with paper, cellophane and ribbon, Jennifer Henry was turning them into “brief-but-wonderful glamour,” taping her friends into dresses that looked like gorgeous pieces of candy. It was a lark. And it wasn’t. Five years and nearly 400 original designs later, Henry is pretty much the queen of alternative-material couture— “alternative” meaning toilet paper, business cards, Chinese New Year envelopes, Post-its, Subway wrappers, polystyrene foam and holiday light strands. And her Flockflockflock (flockflockflock.com) looks have been seen everywhere from Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week to the red carpet at the Grammys, on go-gos at Hyde and drag star Mackenzie Claude at Life Is Beautiful. One of her pieces was even hugged by Lady Gaga, thanks to a young girl’s Make-a-Wish fantasy involving a purple-cellophane bubble gown. Henry designs for charities and luxury brands, for

fine-art exhibitions and friends, creating silhouettes that would be arresting even if they weren’t made of materials that seem so impossible. “The same way that you create an artwork, you learn what the boundaries are and you learn how to manipulate those boundaries,” says Henry, an artist and a fashion designer who finds a home in neither world, because her creations are too wearable and too singular. “There’s a certain freedom to that, to not being fully accepted by any particular place. If you’re on your own then you make your own decisions, and there’s no pressure to do one thing or the other thing.” That’s why she relished making 60 tiny vegetableinspired frocks for Subway, and why those precious tomatoes, onions and lettuce leaves ended up on desks at Women’s Wear Daily and Glamour. For more of the Flockflockflock story, go to lasvegasweekly.com.

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Hot Spots 3 Kings at Insert Coin(s) Two DJs, three inspirations, numerous possibilities. The first in a new promo series, 3 Kings celebrates the music of Stevie Wonder, Prince and Michael Jackson, with DJs 88 and Peter Shalvoy mixing together real, remix, cover and tangential versions of those iconic pop artists. Proceeds benefit the I Have a Dream foundation. December 12, 10 p.m., $5 donation. Four Color Zack at Tao While the Seattle-based beatmeister considers himself both a “DJ’s DJ” and “pop party rocker,” the Top 40- (and South Park quote-) heavy set that won him Red Bull’s Thre3style World Championship in 2012 leans toward the latter designation. Regardless, Tao’s dancefloor should be on fire Friday night with his catchy, highenergy mixes. December 12, doors at 10 p.m., $20+. Syn Cole at XS Since signing to Avicii’s Le7els record label in 2013 and becoming part of the Tim Bergling family, the rising DJ has brought his contagious, funky electro beats to the globe’s top clubs and festivals—from Belgium’s Tomorrowland to Miami’s Ultra and the Circuit Grounds stage at Electric Daisy Carnival this summer. He supplies sound at the Encore danceteria Friday night. December 12, doors at 10 p.m., $30+ men, $20+ women. After with Julian Jeweil at Artistic Armory Not only is

French techno producer/DJ Julian Jeweil making a surprise trip to Las Vegas, he’s coming to play live for the dancing-till-dawn denizens of After, which will stage the party once again at southwestern creative enclave Artistic Armory. Jeweil’s a man to

> well-traveled DJ Syn Cole brings the noise to XS this weekend.

watch for, given his work with Richie Hawtin’s Minus label (stream this year’s Rumble EP, which contains the irresistible “Frida”) and now for Las Vegans, a man to watch, period. Locals Rob Dub, Bad Beat, Spacebyrdz, Justin Baule and Stellar support. December 12, doors at 11 p.m., $20. Lockdown at the End The number of electronic dance music subgenres represented on Las Vegas’ various dancefloors is mercifully increasing. Even speed-garage—think garage-house filtered through bassy breakbeat—has a monthly party to call its own: Lockdown, helmed by DJs FX Logik and Madam Filth and now being thrown at Spring Valley zombie hang the End. DJs Hell Negative, Bear and Zukeepa support. December 13, doors at 10 p.m., free.

The Grinch Who Stole XIV at Hyde Bellagio’s lakeside nightspot

transforms into the Christmas curmudgeon’s lair Sunday night for an anti-holiday edition of its XIV Vegas Sessions bash. Break out those ugly holiday sweaters (or some green face paint and a Santa suit); festive attire is encouraged at the colorful (and Champagne-soaked) monthly promo. In the booth: DJ Julian Ingrosso. December 14, 6 p.m., $50+ men, $40+ women. Adult Toy Drive at Charlie’s No, the gay, country-western bar isn’t collecting vibrators and tubes of lube for charity. Instead, the Sin Sity Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are raffling off an assortment of sex toys and products, with proceeds benefiting the organization’s AIDS Drug Assistance

Program. Thirsty? Arrive early and take advantage of the watering hole’s lucrative 2-for-1 happy hour, from 3 to 8 p.m. December 16, 9 p.m., free admission. Humpety-Hump-Hump Christmas Charity Toy Drive at Oracle Mansion Many under-

ground DJs and promoters are joining forces to throw this midweek charity event that benefits Child Haven, which aids abused and abandoned babies and young children. Bring a new, unwrapped toy and experience the wide breadth of beats and styles from performing acts such as Miyuki, Zmajlee & Demarco Cruz, Ayala and Joel Roberts, among others. December 17, doors at 6 p.m., free admission with new, unwrapped toy, 3500 W. Naples Drive.

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rotella by erik kabik

Insomniac head Pasquale Rotella took to social media to warn procrasti-ravers everywhere that tickets to June’s Electric Daisy Carnival at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway will go faster than ever. “Sell out is estimated to be months earlier than Nightlife news & notes last year’s sellout date, or even sooner!” Rotella said on December 6. EDC 2014 sold out during the first week of March. ¶ Hakkasan will take a holiday break and go dark December 18-25. On December 26, only the Ling Ling Club will be available, with the full venue opening again on December 27. ¶ Speaking of the MGM Grand megaclub, will it lose one of its regulars, Danny Avila—or be forced to share him with Life, which has him booked on January 4? And will Wynn’s party spots go halfsies with the SLS nightclub on Fedde Le Grand, who is also booked at the latter on January 3? With increasingly more DJs, such as Borgeous and 3LAU, joining the multi-venue ranks of Skrillex and Kaskade, perhaps exclusive residencies are on the wane. ¶ Liaison has launched a holiday toy and food drive. Anyone coming to Bally’s LGBT dance spot with a new, unwrapped toy or non-perishable food items gets in free until Christmas. In other Drai’s nightlife news, Drai’s Nightclub continues to add to its latenight concert series by booking a February 15 Logic live performance. ¶ Vegas nightlife DJ regulars Deadmau5, Tiësto, Audien and Kaskade are all up for Grammys in the electronic/dance field, with Deadmau5 nominated in the album category and the latter three producer/DJs vying for the Best Remix Recording prize. ¶ Finally, house/techno HQ website Resident Advisor is the latest electronic dance/nightlife media outlet to have polled its readers on the best 100 DJs of 2014. Topping the list for the second consecutive year is German producer/DJ Dixon. Recent Vegas visitors Hot Since 82, Apollonia, Carl Cox and Sasha— along with future performers Guy Gerber and Loco Dice—also placed. RA’s rankings employ stricter rules than DJ Mag or DJ Times, requiring voters to be members of the site prior to the opening of the three-day poll. –Mike Prevatt

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The experiment lives At the end of a turbulent first year, Rose. Rabbit. Lie. cranks up the volume By Erin Ryan > new groove Lucent Unprohibited was a lively reintroduction to Rose. Rabbit. Lie.

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When it comes to scoring that elusive whiskey, you get back what you put in Like this generation’s Cabbage Patch Kids, Tickle Me Elmo or Beanie Babies, some names in whiskey draw huge lines wherever they appear—and you probably won’t get a bottle. As production struggles to meet demand, finding that elusive Pappy Van Winkle, Willett or Old Forester Birthday Bourbon has never been harder. A few years ago, almost every liquor store in the Valley offered waiting lists, ensuring you at least had a shot if you got your name on early. But those waiting lists are all gone, even at boutique stores like Khoury’s. It has caused feeding frenzies. Last October, Total Wine received a shipment of William Larue Weller at 10 a.m. on a Wednesday. It was gone by 11 a.m. So how do you get yours? It boils down to a two-pronged strategy: 1. Work your ass off. 2. Network like crazy. One Total Wine rep suggested getting to know someone who works at a distributor to get the “inside track” on upcoming shipments. Or get to know someone who knows someone … you get the idea. At Khoury’s, manager Michael Romero says following the store on social media is the best way to stay a step ahead. But if you’re a regular who’s always asking about a certain product, the store will do what it can to accommodate you. I’ll relate two personal experiences to illustrate my point: • On a recent visit to pick up some beer, Romero spotted me and quickly darted in back, emerging with several bottles of Willett Family Estate bourbon and rye that had not been put on the shelf. It had been months since I inquired and more than a year since my last Willett purchase, but Khoury’s staff remembered me for my persistence. • My most recent acquisition, Balvenie’s Tun 1509, was relatively straightforward: I told Mike I was interested, and he called me as soon as a shipment came in. Bottom line: Don’t just shop at your liquor store. Get to know everyone. You’ll get yours.–Ken Miller

rose. rabbit. lie. by erik kabik

In the Ballroom, a French maid furiously dusted while “ICE CREAM BATH TUB” was printed on the sailors, flappers and other characters worked the room setlist taped to the stage, cueing music for a rolling tub to a crackling, old-timey song. Then musicians stepped of Lucent Dossier Experience vixens writhing in pleato drums, keys, upright bass and a DJ deck, and we were sure as melted dessert was ladled on their bodies in the welcomed to Lucent Unprohibited, created exclusively for middle of a dance party. It was one of those gratuitous, Rose. Rabbit. Lie. by Lucent Dossier’s avant-garde circus improbable moments that affirms Las Vegas. And it was troupe. “There are no rules,” said the smarmy emcee in a confident declaration by Rose. Rabbit. Lie. his all-purpose accent. “It’s going to be a little In-N-Out, Since the July closure of its resident show, Vegas a little Double-Double, a little Animal Style.” Nocturne, the Cosmopolitan’s immersive supper club From the Charleston to pop and lock to a contemporary has been humming along somewhat quietly—and in the tribute to double-jointed shoulders, the dancing was good. shadow of pending litigation between the Cosmopolitan The aerial routines were great. The singers crushed crowdand Nocturne producer Spiegelworld over their bropleasers like “Rock With You” and “Sexy Motherf*cker.” ken partnership. But with weekend showcases planned The emcee said dirty things like, “Love is in the air, through December, from genre-bending soul or at least it’s all over your mattresses …” singer Eli “Paperboy” Reed to Dessy Di Lauro’s The format was loose (as one staffer put it, “feathered fro-hawk futuristic art-deco-centric ROSE. “less of a block of entertainment, more of a Harlem Renaissance hep music,” Rose. Rabbit. RABBIT. flow”), lively and fun, even with excessive audiLie. is making noise. LIE. TuesdayBefore things escalated to the bathtub last Saturday, doors ence-dance-party interludes and one flat moment when an aerial device was dramatically placed Friday night, Neighbor Boy and I were greeted at 5:30 p.m. and hung empty for too long. “I’ll run and jump on by a pale juggler draped on a table next to weath- Cosmopolitan, ered books and a Victorian lamp. “Flights of 702-698-7000. it if no one else will,” Neighbor Boy said. He never saw Vegas Nocturne, so he doesn’t performances” remain vital to Rose. Rabbit. Lie.’s miss Captain Frodo’s contortions (and tiny concept, according to a Cosmopolitan rep, though shorts) or the haunting opener that was all balance nothing popped out of the wall or danced on the bar in the and sharp breaths. This show was not as complicated Study as was the custom during Nocturne’s run. A few of or memorable, but it’s a $20 ticket versus $115. I liked the quirkier edges tied to that show appear to have been that some numbers were more atmospheric, so I could smoothed (i.e. the bookshelf is no longer a bed for Piff the socialize and get down on perfect little caviar tacos Magic Dragon), but the eccentric-millionaire-kitsch vibe and Manchego-Nutella grilled cheese. Maybe the club is intact. And the cocktails are still expertly crafted, from is auditioning acts like Lucent Dossier, or maybe it will the luscious Monte Carlo with Templeton rye, Bénédictine keep us guessing as the “grand social experiment” conand rose and wormwood bitters to the Mark Twain’s arotinues. Rose. Rabbit. Lie. isn’t quite the same, but I still matic blend of Monkey Shoulder Scotch, lemon and star left feeling like I spent the evening in a lavish, titillating anise. In fact, one of my favorite bartenders in Las Vegas, alternate-world, and that’s been the idea all along. Rustyn Vaughn Lee, was working in the Study.

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DJs Eric Forbes, Marc Mac; free champagne/vodka for women; 9:30 pm; $30

DJs Sam I Am, Greg Lopez; free champagne/vodka for women; 9:30 pm; $30

DJ Exodus

GBDC: Winter Wonderland

DJ Presto One; doors at 8 pm; $25 men, $20 women

Austin Law

Weeman hosts; doors 1 pm, $10, women free; Night: doors 8 pm; $20-$25

Austin Law

live, 10 pm; drink specials, 7-10 pm; doors at 11 am; $10-$20 after 10 pm

Eva Shaw

Bingo Players’ Holiday Party

DJ Jeff Retro; doors at 10:30 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women

DJ Scooter

DJ Jeff Retro; doors at 10:30 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women

DJ Joe Maz

10 pm, $30+ men, $20+ women; doors at 5 pm, free

3 Kings

Saturday Night Live

Prince, Stevie Wonder, MJ tribute; DJs 88, Peter Shalvoy; 10 pm; $5 donation

18 and Over

Drink specials for 21+; dance lessons; doors at 7 pm; $10, $15 for 18-20

DJ Wellman

DJ Mike Bless; doors at 10:30 pm; $20 men, $10 women

DJs 88, Crykit; doors at 8 pm; $10, $5 locals

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

DJ Five; doors at 10 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women

Closed

Two-hour Bottomless Bubbles, 5-7 pm and 7-9 pm, $36; doors at 5 pm

DJ Marc Mac

#MNF Football Watch Party

DJ Kay TheRiot

DJ SINcere

Sundrai’s

10 pm; $30

Drink specials, 5:30 pm, free; DJ Casanova, 10 pm, $30

DJ bRadical

DJ Seany Mac

Doors at 8 pm; $20 men, $10 women

Bikini Bull Riding

$200 prize; LoCash Cowboys live, 9:30 pm; 2-for-1 drink specials, 7-10 pm; doors at 11 am

Doors at 8 pm; $20 men, $10 women

Locals Night

10 pm; $30

DJ Seany Mac

Doors at 8 pm; $20 men, $10 women

DanSing Karaoke

10 pm; $30;

DJ Presto One

Doors at 8 pm; $20 men, $10 women

DanSing Karaoke

Line dance lessons, 7 pm; LoCash Cowboys live, 9:30 pm; drink specials; doors at 11 am

8 pm; line dance lessons, 7 pm; LoCash Cowboys live, 9:30 pm; drink specials; doors at 11 am

8 pm; line dance lessons, 7 pm; LoCash Cowboys live, 9:30 pm; drink specials, 7-10 pm; doors at 11 am

Closed

Doors at 5 pm

DJ Five; 10:30 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women; doors at 5 pm, free

DJs OB-One, Jace One; Kerry Banks hosts; doors at 8 pm; free

Closed

Doors at 5 pm

Closed

DJ Wellman; doors at 10:30 pm; $20 men, $10 women

DJ Fergie

DJ Mark Eteson; doors at 10:30 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women

The Grinch Who Stole XIV 6 pm, $50+ men, $40+ women; doors at 5 pm, free

Lost Angels

Channel 1

Doors at 5 pm

DJ 88

Doors at 8 pm; free

Locals Stampede

Dance lessons; doors at 7 pm; $10, $5 for locals w/ID; free w/cowboy hats, boots

DJ Wellman

DJ Mike Bless; doors at 10:30 pm; $20 men, $10 women

DJ Cass

Doors at 10:30 pm; $20 men, $10 women

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VENUE

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

MONDAY

DJ Shy

Panorama Saturdays

Scenic Sundays

Sky High Mondays

LEVEL 107

DJ Dezie

LIAISON

11 pm; doors at 4 pm

Lambda Lambda Nu

11 pm; doors at 4 pm

Fantasy Fridays

DJ Dezie; $5 Absolut drinks, 1-4 am; 11 pm; 15% off bottles; doors at 4 pm

Liaison Undressed

Cory Z hosts; DJs Mash-Up King, Ayler; doors at 10 pm; $20+

DJs Murat, Ayler; Johna hosts; doors at 10 pm; $20+, locals free

DJs Laszlo, Majesty; doors at 10 pm; $20+

LIFE

Closed

Doors at 10:30 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women

LIGHT

Closed

Doors at 10 pm; $40+ men, $30+ women

MANDARIN BAR

Doors at 5 pm

9 pm; free; doors at 4:30 pm

Tritonal

Closed

DJ Frank Rempe; doors at 10 pm; $40+ men, $20+ women

Cedric Gervais

MARQUEE

MOB BAR

Grand Laughs Comedy Show

PBR ROCK BAR

3LAU

Steve Powers

8:30 pm; doors at 7:30 pm

Ladies Night

NFR viewing, specials; $1 vodka for women, 9 pm, $5; 2-for-1 beer pong, $22, 11 am-9 pm; doors at 8 am

Bare

PIRANHA

REVOLUTION LOUNGE

Des’ree St. James hosts; $8 drinks w/text (“GAY” to 83361); doors at 10 pm; free

RARE Thursdays

Doors at 10 pm; $20 men, ladies free

Live music

Wizard of Song

EC Twins

Doors at 10:30 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women

Stafford Bros.

Doors at 10 pm; $40+ men, $30+ women

Live music

DJs Sam Pace, Frank Rempe; doors at 10 pm, $40+ men, $20+ women

Downtown Keys

8 pm-midnight; doors at 5 pm

NFR viewing, specials; 2-for1 beer pong, $22, 11 am-9 pm; 100 oz. beer tower, $35; doors at 8 am

F*ck it Fridays

Selfie Saturday

India Ferrah, Desree St. James hosts; DJs Vago, Virus; $25 liquor bust; doors at 10 pm; free

Goddess show w/India Ferrah, 12 am; happy hour, 10 pm-midnight; doors at 9 pm; free

Doors at 10 pm; $20 men, ladies free

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

DJ Dezie

Woman Crush Wednesday

DJ Girl 6; 2-4-1 drinks for locals, $5 Skyy drinks, 1-4 am; 11 pm; doors at 4 pm

11 pm; doors at 4 pm

DJ Dezie; 2-4-1 drinks for women; 11 pm; doors at 4 pm

Closed

DJ D4NI3L; doors at 10:30 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women, locals free

Closed

Doors at 10 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women

Live jazz

Doors at 5 pm

DJ Kittie; 11 pm; doors at 4 pm

Glam of Drag

Desarae hosts; DJ Murat; Allie McQueen live; doors at 10 pm; $20+; locals free

Zen Freeman

6 pm; free; doors at 5 pm

Cosmic Gate

Tony Arzadon

Closed

Doors at 10 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women, locals free

Closed

#Social Sundays

Monday Night Football Jersey Giveaway

$20 open bar 9 pm-1 am w/ social media follow; doors at 8 am

El Deseo

DJs Virus, Vago; $5 mystery drinks; doors at 10 pm; free

Revo Sundays

Doors at 10 pm; $20, locals free before midnight

5:30 pm; beer pong, 9 pm; doors at 8 am

Hot Mess

Karaoke Night

10 pm; 2-for-1 beer pong, $22, 11 am-9 pm; doors at 8 am

La Noche

2-for-1 beer pong, $22, 11 am-9 pm; doors at 8 am

Boylesque

Hosted by Des’ree D St. James; 2-for-1 well drinks w/text until 1 am; doors at 10 pm; free

DJ Vago, Majesty; $2 well drinks w/text until 1 am; doors at 10 pm; free

India Ferrah hosts; 2-for-1 drinks w/text until 1 am; doors at 10 pm; free

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THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Closed

Drink specials; line dancing 101, 8-9:15 pm; doors at 8 pm; $5 after 10 pm

Drink specials; doors at 8 pm; $5, free for industry and before 10 pm

Closed

Luke Kaufman

live, 10 pm; NFR viewing, specials; $50 open bar; 100 oz. beer tower, $35; doors at 8:30 am

Confession Sundays

Ladies Night

NFR viewing, specials; $50 open bar; 100 oz. beer tower, $35; doors at 11 am

Night Like This w/Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed

Blacklight Friday

REVOLVER

Peter Love Trio

ROCKHOUSE

ROSE. RABBIT. LIE.

SAYERS CLUB

live, 9 pm; NFR viewing; happy hour, 2-6 pm; $50 open bar; 100 oz. beer tower, $35; doors at 11 am

Doors at 5:30 pm

live, 9 pm, $22; doors at 5:30 pm

Battle: DJ vs. Drummer

10:30 pm, free; doors at 7 pm

Thirsty Thursdays

Sessions

Doors at 10:30 pm; $35+ men, $25+ women

TAO

DJ Five; $5K contest; doors at 10 pm; costume contest; $20+ men, $10+ women

TRYST

Doors at 10 pm; $30 men, $20 women

Danny Lozada Latin Band

DJ Randy Vargas hosts; T-Spot Lounge; 10 pm; free

The Conwaves

Grandtheft

Four Color Zack

Doors at 10 pm; $20+ men, $20+ women

DJ OB-One

No Requests

Closed

Doors at 10 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women

Syn Cole

$1K for sexiest Santa costume; drink specials; doors 8 pm; $5 after 10 pm

Taco Tuesdays

Closed

Doors at 5:30 pm

Sessions

Builds and Peaks

live, 9 pm, $22; doors at 5:30 pm

Share Saturdays

Morgan Page

Doors at 10:30 pm; $35+ men, $25+ women

DJ Justin Credible

Doors at 10 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women

DJ Dave Fogg

Corro/Van Such Band

DJ 8-Bits; 10 pm; free; doors at 5 pm

Closed

Naughty or Nice Party

Night Like This w/Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed

Kenny Davidsen

Eliza Battle; 10 pm; free; doors at 5 pm

SIN Sunday

Happy hour, 2-6 pm; $50 open bar; 100 oz. beer tower, $35; doors at 11 am

Doors at 10 pm; $30 men, $20 women

Velveteen Rabbit

WEDNESDAY

$50 open bar; NFL open bar, $100; doors at 8:30 am

Doors at 10 pm; $30 men, $20 women

and guests; T-Spot Lounge; 10 pm; free

TUESDAY

$1.50+, $5 tequila shots, $7 margaritas; beer pong, 9 pm, $25; happy hour, 2-6 pm; doors at 11 am

DJ Kidd Madonny; Topher Dimaggio hosts; half-off cocktails, 10 pm-midnight; doors at 10 pm; free

Closed

MONDAY

9 pm; MNF jersey giveaway, 5:30 pm; happy hour, 2-6 pm; $50 open bar; doors at 11 am

Stripper Circus

SURRENDER

TUSCANY

Silver Saturdays

Live music, 10:30 pm, free; doors at 7 pm

Doors at 10 pm; drink specials; free

DJ IKON

SUNDAY

Live music, 10:30 pm, free; doors at 7 pm

DJ Diesel; $10 liquor bust; doors at 10 pm; free

Bad Santa Party

SATURDAY

Piazza Lounge; 8:30 pm; $10

Top Hat

DJs Totescity, Byra Tanks; 10 pm; free; doors at 5 pm

Zedd

10:30 pm, free; doors at 7 pm

BFI

With Miles Mosley, Troy Austin; doors at 7 pm, free

Closed

Doors at 10:30 pm; $45+ men, $35+ women

Closed

Nik at Night

Laura Shaffer Vintage Cocktail Party

Zowie Bowie’s #BadKidsClub

T-Spot Lounge, 11 pm; free

T-Spot Lounge; 10:30 pm; free

Doors at 5 pm

Closed

Caliente

Josie Cavallar hosts; DJ Flow; half-off cocktails, 10 pm-midnight; doors at 10 pm; free

Piazza Lounge; 7 pm; free

Piazza Lounge; 6:30 pm

Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz

7 pm; free; doors at 5 pm

Green Lantern

Doors at 10 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women

Lounge

Doors at 7 pm, free

Doors at 10 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women, local women & industry free

TJR

Franky Perez

DJ Five

Doors at 10 pm; $30+ men, $20+ women, local women & industry free

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> larger than life Get your annual Nutcracker fix at the Smith Center this month.

Head over heels Catching up with Tears for Fears’ Roland Orzabal

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No Gods just Santa Claus Toy Drive/Winter Formal

Wear your best duds, donate a toy to SafeNest and celebrate the holidays with heavy Vegas bands like the Hard Pipe Hitters, Mercy Music, New Cold War and Illicitor. December 12, $5 (or free with toy donation), Artistic Armory.

The Nutcracker Nevada Ballet Theatre’s holiday tradition set to the music of Tchaikovsky includes a lifesized Victorian dollhouse and 15-foot props to create a larger-than-life experience in dance, complete with a live orchestra and plenty of holiday fanfare. December 13-21, times vary, $29-$179, Smith Center’s Reynolds Hall.

Vincent Herring The NYC saxophonist/flutist has always embraced the flavors of ’60s bebop, having worked with the likes of Horace Silver, Art Blakey and the Cannonball Legacy Band. He and his group visit Las Vegas as part of the Scullery’s new “Back Room Jazz” series. December 17, 7:30 p.m., $15 donation suggested.

HOLIDAY RAWK Emerging local art, music and fashion get a fancy platform thanks to RAW, an organization working in more than 60 American cities to give exposure to the little talents that could. We’re talking paintings inspired by horror movies and fierce evening gowns made of trash. December 11, 6:30 p.m., free, Fremont Country Club.

Cheer Amir Khan vs. Devon Alexander This bout between

welterweight contenders isn’t for a belt, but it kinda feels like it is, since the winner probably gets a shot at Floyd Mayweather next. Plus, it’s the final big fight of 2014. December 13, 3 p.m., $50-$300, MGM Grand.

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Moving Units The fidgety LA indie band celebrates a decade of Dangerous Dreams by playing that debut LP in its entirety, at its usual local haunt, the Beauty Bar, with support from garage-psych outfit L.A. Witch and locals Newsense. December 12, 9 p.m., $8-$10.

Spago’s THROWBACK MENU Wolfgang Puck’s 22-year-old restaurant offers classic dishes from the original menu (at original pricing!) for four days this month. One bite of house-smoked sturgeon on crispy potato and you’ll remember how delicious things were … and still are. December 15-19.

You guys recently released a massive Songs From the Big Chair reissue. Listening to that record now, it sounds like such an unlikely blockbuster. We weren’t really ready for it. I suppose our whole thrust, musically and philosophically, as Tears for Fears came out in The Hurting. But of course we were successful, and the record company was pushing us, pushing us, pushing us to come up with another single. And then we had a stuttering TEARS beginning to the FOR FEARS whole Big Chair December 13, thing. We released 8 p.m., $43a song called “The $103. The Way You Are,” which didn’t do very Pearl, 702942-7777. well. And then we almost did the same thing with “Mothers Talk,” but the record company said, “Stop, we need more oomph, more of a human side; we want more guitars, more force.” [So] we re-recorded “Mothers Talk” in a much more robust way, and that set the tone then for the songs that followed. We had a new direction, which was less precious, less shoegazing, less moody. Tears for Fears has been working on a new LP for a while. Where are you in the process? We have a lot of songs. The focus at the moment is on the lead couple of tracks. It’s quite strange, to be back writing pop music. It’s not something we’ve had to worry about for many, many years, the hit song. But I think we’ve got some good things, yeah. –Annie Zaleski For more of our interview with Orzabal, go to lasvegasweekly.com.

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Let my people go

Ridley Scott trudges through the Bible with Exodus: Gods and Kings By Josh Bell When director Darren Aronofsky adapted a famous Bible story for Noah earlier this year, he brought a unique artistic vision to his version, delivering a movie with equal parts passion and reverence. Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings has just as many big stars and expensive special effects as Noah, but it lacks the boldness and personality of Aronofsky’s film, instead plodding dutifully through the story of Moses’ liberation of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt. Not that Scott and the four screenwriters don’t deviate from and embellish the biblical narrative, but they do so only in service of typical blockbuster bombast, making the story even grimmer and shoutier. The cast full of recthough, Exodus isn’t a historical drama, and it doesn’t ognizable Hollywood faces is distracting (and ethnically downplay the direct involvement from God himself, who dubious), and the performances are broad, failing to conappears to Moses in the form of a petulant young boy. vey the intended seriousness (but without enough camp God apparently loves CGI, which he uses to summon value to be entertaining). Christian Bale plays Moses like the familiar 10 plagues of Egypt and part the the precursor to intense modern superheroes, Red Sea to allow the Hebrews to escape. But and the movie gives him an extended origin the effects in Exodus are mostly unconvincstory to set up his rivalry/kinship with pharaoh aaccc Rameses (Joel Edgerton, glammed-up like an EXODUS: GODS ing, without the grandeur that the supreme creator should be able to conjure up. The ancient Egyptian Boy George). AND KINGS attempt to create semi-realism is only dispiritThe general outline of the story is the same, Christian Bale, ing; the parting of the Red Sea is less cheesy with the Hebrew Moses saved from slaughter as Joel Edgerton, than when Charlton Heston did it in The Ten a baby and raised as an Egyptian, only to later Ben Kingsley. Commandments, but it’s also less triumphant. discover his true heritage and lead a revolt of Directed by A more stylized, over-the-top version might the Hebrew slaves against Rameses. An early Ridley Scott. lose the religious audience but would at least chariot-heavy battle scene shows Scott’s inten- Rated PG-13. be more entertaining, and a more grounded tion to evoke the excitement of Gladiator, but Opens Friday. version might offer a valuable history lesson. the Scott movie that most often comes to mind What Scott has created ends up in a lifeless middle is his dour version of Robin Hood, which similarly took ground that does nothing to enhance the story it’s trya well-known story and added extra glowering and yelling to tell. ing. Despite its attempts at some level of gritty realism,

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The sad dichotomy of Chris Rock’s career is that while he’s one of the smartest, funniest and most insightful stand-up comics of all time, his work in movies has generally been dopey, simplistic and awkward. Rock’s third film as a director, Top Five, is a big step in the right direction, even if it’s still full of overly broad comedic moments and some questionable character development. Rock is never going to be a great actor, but he gives his best performance to date as movie star and former comedian aaacc Andre Allen, who’s TOP FIVE trying desperChris Rock, ately to move from Rosario Dawson, popular but idiotic Gabrielle Union. Directed by Chris mainstream comedies into more Rock. Rated R. serious drama. Opens Friday. Top Five takes place over the course of a single day, as Andre makes his way through New York City promoting his new movie and preparing for his wedding to reality-TV star Erica Long (Gabrielle Union). By his side the entire time is New York Times reporter Chelsea Brown (Rosario Dawson), whose probing questions inspire reflection, anger and attraction in Andre. At best, Top Five is like a cross between Funny People and Before Sunrise, with smart observations about settling, in both career and romance. At worst, it’s a lame romantic comedy with a contrived third-act twist, gimmicky celebrity cameos and some ill-advised subplots (including a somewhat homophobic detour about Chelsea’s boyfriend). Even when it falls flat, though, Top Five has ambition, which is more than you could say about the majority of Rock’s previous film work. If he keeps on this path, he could end up with a truly great movie one day. –Josh Bell

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A compromised vision Nicolas Cage thriller Dying of the Light gets a contested release

> Marco! Another show ... another throne.

Slow trip to China

Netflix’s Marco Polo is a historical snooze

show is Marco’s relationship with Emperor Kublai Netflix reportedly spent $90 million on Marco Khan (Benedict Wong), the Mongol ruler who conPolo, making it one of the most expensive TV series quered China and is trying to defeat the last holdever produced (second only to Game of Thrones), outs of the previous dynasty. But Richelmy barely and it’s meant to be a big part of the streaming seems awake in his portrayal of Marco, and Wong service’s reach into international territories. While is too reserved as Khan. The show’s focus shifts the series does have lavish production values and awkwardly within each episode, veering a cast full of international actors, all the from Marco’s training with a B-moviemoney in the world can’t do anything about style blind kung-fu master to sleazy, nuditythe terrible writing, wooden performances aaccc filled brothel scenes to exposition-heavy and inconsistent tone. Rather than serious MARCO and thoughtful, Marco Polo is alternately POLO Season policy debates in which characters continually remind each other who they are. tedious and salacious, mixing incredibly 1 available Instead of evoking the epic scope of a show dull political maneuvering with gratuitous December 12 on Netflix. like Game of Thrones, it’s more reminiscent sex scenes and cartoonish violence. of Showtime’s history-plus-sex dramas The Italian actor Lorenzo Richelmy makes Tudors and The Borgias, only less compelhis English-language debut as the title ling. For $90 million, Netflix should have been able character, the 13th-century Venetian explorer who to do better. –Josh Bell spent nearly 25 years in China. The heart of the

Paul Schrader has worked on a number of highly acclaimed films over the course of his 40-year career, both as a writer (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull) and a director (American Gigolo, Light Sleeper). But the last decade or so has seen Schrader struggle with getting projects off the ground, often finding himself at odds with his collaborators. That’s the case again for his latest film, Dying of the Light, which he claims was hijacked by producers and edited, mixed and scored without his input. Schrader (who wrote and directed) and stars Nicolas Cage and Anton Yelchin have all distanced themselves from the finished film. We may never get a chance to see Schrader’s cut (reportedly nearly three hours long), but the version available now on VOD (a lean 94 minutes) has only minimal indications that it could have been something better. aaccc Cage plays Evan Lake, a DYING OF THE LIGHT veteran CIA agent sufferNicolas Cage, Anton ing from frontotemporal Yelchin, Alexander dementia, who goes Karim. Directed by rogue to track down a Paul Schrader. Rated R. long-presumed-dead terAvailable on Video on rorist (Alexander Karim). Demand. Evan’s condition provides a convenient opportunity for a sometimes enjoyably unhinged Cage performance, but the plot proceeds on a bland procedural track, with lots of exposition and not much action. Certain off-kilter shots hint at a more impressionistic version of the story that Schrader might have been planning, and there are times when the plot feels rushed, with details that have been left out. Maybe Schrader’s preferred version wouldn’t have been a better movie, but at least it might have matched the oddball intensity of its lead performance. –Josh Bell

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> Alternative plans Stoermer is out with the Pumpkins during some Killers downtime.

Dual citizenship

Killers bassist Mark Stoermer signs on with The Smashing Pumpkins—and tells us all about it By Mike Prevatt Last month, The Smashing Pumpkins announced a brief tour that would include Killers bassist Mark Stoermer and Rage Against the Machine drummer Brad Wilk. For the former, it meant not only playing for a band he’s admired since first picking up guitar and bass as a teenager, but getting to do so in front of a hometown crowd. This week’s Brooklyn Bowl show wasn’t included during that initial announcement, and its later addition to the trek surprised even Stoermer, who phoned in from Chicago just before the tour’s opening night. This is a little surreal, interviewing you as THE SMASHING a representative of The PUMPKINS Smashing Pumpkins. Do December 13, 9 p.m., you feel the same? It’s sur- $60.50, Brooklyn real for myself in a lot of Bowl, 702-862ways, but at this point it’s 2695. just about being a musician and playing songs that I like. It’s a lot of work, actually, and a little bit of a challenge. A lot of practice, a lot of songs to learn in a short amount of time. Smashing Pumpkins songs are actually pretty complicated, arrangement-wise. Even as someone who’s been listening to them for years and years, until you sit down and learn them, you don’t necessarily realize how tricky they can be. Did you learn your song parts ahead of rehearsals? I did some homework beforehand. We didn’t have a setlist at first so I was going to some of the best-of stuff, just to reacquaint myself. Then I got the setlist, and most of [what I’d practiced] wasn’t on there! There are some hits, but not all of them. Then eventually ... they sent me the album— actually, I had to pick it up at FedEx in North Las

Vegas on Halloween—and 10 days later I was [in Chicago]. I sat at home and listened to the songs a few hours of the day and honed in on it. We started with 24 or 25 songs, and now it’s down to 17 or 18. Even with 17 songs, it’s still like an hour and 45 minute set, which is pretty intense when they’re not the songs you wrote. It’s a different ballgame [for me], but I’m glad to be here. There’s session people who do that for a living and learn other people’s songs very quickly. But I don’t think [Billy] wanted that. He wanted it to be a little raw and [use] people who have a little bit of their own style. Do you feel pressure from the band or its fans? A little bit. Obviously I try to put that out of

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A more concise Corgan

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The Pumpkins still get a lot of attention for a 25-year-old band. What do you think keeps them relevant? I think it comes down to the songwriting. That’s why they are relevant to me. There’s new material coming out that I think is quality stuff. You can’t always say that about musicians 25 years later. Do you have to clear something like this with The Killers first, to ensure the band won’t be doing anything for however long you’re needed with the Pumpkins, or did you make the call? Sort of in the middle. I made the decision on my own. I was a musician before I was in The Killers, I played bass 10-13 years before … though the public might see me only as a member of The Killers. But I let them know before I started. I spoke to a couple of the guys and the manager. Is this to say The Killers won’t be recording or touring in 2015? That was determined before this, or I might not have said yes. [The Pumpkins tour] won’t affect that. There was a clear plan to take off until [2016]. Brandon [Flowers] was already making a solo album when we were on tour this year, and he said he’ll tour next year as well. There may be a Killers show or two, but there’s no plan to go into the studio yet. We’ll [discuss it] at the end of next year. For more of our interview with Stoermer, go to lasvegasweekly.com.

photograph by Brian Rasic/REX/AP

Like 2012’s Oceania, new Smashing Pumpkins album Monuments to an Elegy is being billed as an “album within an album,” part of Pumpkins mastermind Billy Corgan’s ongoing Teargarden by Kaleidyscope project. In practice, that doesn’t mean much, since Monuments stands completely on its own, and it’s more polished and compact than both Oceania and the miscellaneous Teargarden EPs that Corgan released before that. While those projects were steeped in fuzzy psychedelia, Monuments is bright and concise, with nine songs totaling just over the SMASHING PUMPKINS half an hour. The guitar work (from Corgan and Jeff Schroeder, the Monuments to an Elegy band’s only other official member) is crisp, and the synths on songs aaacc like “Run2Me” and “Dorian” sound cooler and more modern than the spaced-out songs on the last couple of Pumpkins releases. Although there’s nothing as catchy as the Pumpkins’ best past work, “Run2Me” is a radio-friendly ballad with a driving beat (courtesy of Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee, who does solid work on the album) that recalls “1979,” and “Monuments” and “Anti-Hero” both layer in some of the heavier guitars Pumpkins fans may have been missing. Corgan is unlikely to produce any new alt-rock classics, but Monuments is a perfectly respectable addition to his messy, sprawling oeuvre. –Josh Bell

my head ... but you don’t want to let down fans of another band that I didn’t write songs for or even start. I’ve been there before when there’s a lineup change and I’m disappointed—I won’t mention any names—so I know what it’s like to be a fan and then go and expect something and get something totally different and feel let down. So I don’t want that. I gotta just to do the best I can and not be in anyone’s head.

A&E | NOISE C O N C E RT

> musical journey John Prine’s voice and recall may have faded, but his ability to transfix an audience remains intact.

What about Heart? Kicking it out with the Wilson sisters

C O N C E RT

The art of storytelling

JOHN prine by Denise Truscello; heart by bill hughes; tyler, the creator by spencer burton

Folk singer John Prine makes his Vegas return a memorable one

“froggy,” and he croaks more than ever, especially when John Prine, always the storyteller, shared aneche stretched his vocal range for a rendition of “I Saw dotes of his childhood at his first Las Vegas show in Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.” 15 years on Saturday night. “Grandma is the reason I Opener Iris Dement, who sang with Prine on four grew up thinking you ought to put sugar on Jell-O,” he tracks off 1999 album In Spite of Ourselves, lent a hand by said. “I always wanted to grow up to be an old person. accompanying Prine on five songs and the encore. Well, voilà.” Prine played favorites from his four-decade career, The 68-year-old folk singer and revered songwriter debuted his first of 17 studio albums in 1971, aaabc including “Sam Stone,” “Angel From Montgomery,” “Souvenirs” and “Six O’Clock News.” and while there’s wear around his edges, he still JOHN At times he forgot the words, and would extend delivers what his fans love the most: great stories. PRINE “This is our last show of the year, and we’ll try and December the bridge while he plucked the lyrics from his mind. But he has always captivated more with his make it as good as we can,” Prine said early in the 6, the songwriting than his pipes and presentation. He 30-song, two-hour-and-20-minute performance Pearl. has a rare quality to tackle serious and touchy subwith his three-piece band. jects—jingoism, race relations, domestic violence—with In 1998, doctors found cancerous tumors on the right compassion and insight while still crafting songs you side of Prine’s neck, and his voice has sounded more find yourself singing with him and humming on the way gravelly since they were removed. In late 2013, Prine home. –Tovin Lapan had surgery to treat lung cancer. He called his own voice

Heart was no bucket-list act for me before Friday, but I was a bit curious. Why were the Wilson sisters (whom I’d only seen previously encore-guesting with Pearl Jam in 2003) held in such high regard by several music critics whose opinions I trust? Why were they selected for the Rock Hall last year, despite a dreck-dotted recording résumé? And would they sound anything like the superb ’70s version recently showcased in the Foo Fighters’ Sonic Highway series (Seattle edition)? I popped into House of Blues for Night 1 of a threeshow run to find out for myself. The group came out firing hits— ”Barracuda,” “Heartless,” “What About Love,” Magic Man”—as if to remind us just how much Heart once ruled the radio dial and MTV. The six musicians put that mission on pause only to dig out an occasional deeper cut (“Dreamboat Annie,” Heaven”) or some covers (Paul McCartney’s “Let Me Roll It,” Robin Trower’s “Day of the Eagle”), but mostly it was about the fun and familiar, from “Even It Up” to “Crazy on You.” Two major takeaways: A Heart show is no marathon, and Ann can still sing. Toss out a three-Zeppelin-song encore, and the show clocked around an hour, plenty for me but not a ton from a Hall of Fame act charging $55-plus and playing sans opener. Still, I’m glad I bothered, if only to hear Ann Wilson wail, the way she did back in the day, before her hair spray got all over my TV screen. –Spencer Patterson

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Calling Friday night’s Tyler, the Creator show at Hard Rock Live soldout feels like an understatement, considering the venue is so slammed, security corrals us outside the adjacent Denny’s for an hour. This marks Tyler’s first non-club performance in Vegas, and it’s filled with sweaty teens, showing up to catch the 23-year-old hip-hop (and Adult (December 5, Hard Rock Live) Swim) phenom. As Tyler puts it, “There’s like six ni**as in the crowd that can legally drink tonight.” Tyler’s known for his rabid fanbase—some of whom are already stagediving while opening DJ Taco plays—and for being arrested for inciting a riot at this year’s South by Southwest festival. But once the headliner takes the stage, the crowd turns surprisingly polite. A few drinks—and a couple of shoes—are thrown, but nothing alarming transpires. The Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All crew’s spits soar beyond the realm of offensive, landing somewhere past ridiculous. I just have to shake my head and laugh at lyrics like “Kill people, burn sh*t, f*ck school.” His hour-long set is full of crowd favorites like “Yonkers” and “Tamale,” plus new jam “Divert,” but “Domo 23” is the real highlight, the point in the set when the guys really start to heat up. They maintain that level from there. Tyler’s music can be dark, but it’s also hilarious and goofy, so I anticipated a pretty lighthearted presence to accompany the absurd lyrics. But ultimately, Friday’s show feels far more serious than I expected, and not in a bad way. –Chris Bitonti

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Dawson and the blonde bombEarly in her set Saturday at shell. the Cosmopolitan, Amy Schumer Even the well-crafted bits—on reflected upon one of the absurdimeeting Dianna Agron from Glee, ties in the film Zookeeper. Average who plays Quinn, “which lets you schlub Kevin James has both a know how hot she is. If my name beautiful blonde girlfriend and were Quinn on a show, they’d be another woman chasing him. The like, ‘Oh, the jolly Irish groundslatter, played by Rosario Dawson, keeper who does a Riverdance is the pretty girl he doesn’t notice now and again’”—hit with muted is pretty until the end, because impact because of the hollowness she dresses modestly. Clearly, to them. Her best stuff was found nobody could tell she’s super-hot in the more observational chunks. Rosario Dawson because of her Of the contestants in the dull wardrobe. It was a fair Miss USA Pageant, “These and funny criticism of a very tan, very hungry ridiculous choice. aabcc cadavers, they walk back Unfortunately, it also AMY invalidated much of what SCHUMER and forth across the stage like they’re haunting it ... Schumer presented onstage. December They make these girls do So many of her jokes were 6, the the impossible and answer of the “I’m the ugly duck- Chelsea. one question.” ling” type, but anyone lookSchumer is a major taling at Schumer can see she’s ent. She’s going to be a big movie obviously not. Even Schumer kind star. And I know she’s a betof copped to that: “If I go on an ter comic than this. During her audition in New York, it’ll be for residency a few years ago at the the cute girl next door you didn’t Riviera, a notoriously tough room notice because she’s wearing khato play, I watched her take a crowd kis. She can’t have a pussy. She’s off life-support and own them wearing khakis.” And when she with hard-hitting, grounded jokes. countered that with her experiSo while I’m happy she’s playing ences in LA, where she’s “audithe big rooms now, I wish she was tioning for the girl getting gastric still playing like she did in the bypass,” it’s about as believable smaller ones. –Jason Harris as the zookeeper being chased by

A&E | FINE ART REVIEW

Sleeping beauties

Wendy Kveck’s Stanley Hall brings Trifecta to a fittingly dazzling close By Dawn-Michelle Baude Trifecta Gallery’s hard-hitting final show, Wendy Kveck’s Stanley Hall, discharges vibrancy at the same time it consumes an intimate, almost fetishistic attention. The jaw drops, the psyche reels. In the large canvases, audacious, clashing color careens amid a riot of brushwork and layering. Yet the women Kveck depicts—her sleeping beauties—are undisturbed by the uproar. Lolling peacefully in their princess costumes, they incubate in nests of polarized light. Stanley Hall marks a shift in Kveck’s practice, away from the grotesque theme of the GGW (Girls Gone Wild) series—works-on-paper featuring besotted coeds. The florid palette is still there, along with the dictatorial contour lines, but the raw, bursting quality of an artist discovering her content has yielded to a deeper contemplation of female excess and identity. At the hinge between the two bodies of work (Stanley Hall includes seven small GGW drawings) is “Undone,” a 37-by-27-inch acrylic oil pen and oil portrait. In its ardent deformation of the female form, “Undone” pings famous 20th-century misogynists (Picasso’s portraits of his wife Jacqueline come to mind), but instead of depicting hateful females, Kveck sympathizes with their compulsive tendency toward self-destruction. Compassion lurks in her nervy, honest line, and in the unfinished figure aaaab on its empty ground. The Stanley Hall drippy, de-gendered paraf- Through December fin face and bloated rake of 27; Wednesday & a hand were caught in the Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; process of materializing. The Thursday, 11 a.m.-8 morphing body needs white p.m.; Saturday, 11 space to claim identity and a.m.-3 p.m. Trifecta Gallery, 702emerge. “Undone” is the first work 366-7001. in the Stanley Hall series based on a photo of an “activated” GGW princess from Kveck’s “MAS Attack Vegas” performance held at VAST Space Projects earlier this year. It’s also the first of her works using “blind contour drawing,” a technique of drawing without looking at the paper. Blind contour drawing swaps realistic accuracy for emotional honesty and lends itself to an expressionistic style. Kveck’s masterful painting, “In the Meadow,” begins with a blind contour drawing of a princess photo. Then comes the loose brushwork, the molding of the figure in chromatic splendor, the ornate superimposition of form and line. As the layers build, a clumsy pretend-princess emerges wearing a cheap tiara, sleeping in a colorful chrysalis throbbing with life. In another masterful work, “Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board,” an exhausted lady-in-waiting reclines on vibrant red ground, apparently in the course of refreshing her fleshy, excessive gusto. Stanley Hall takes its name from the University of Iowa college dorm where Kveck resided. But to reduce her work to its most accessible content— wasted party girls—is a mistake. The provocative commentaries on women and power pale next to the artistic know-how pulsing in this show. Kveck’s fascination with the grotesque surrenders to the sensuality of the beautiful.

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> ladies in layers Wendy Kveck tackles female identities in her riveting Stanley Hall.

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> WHAT LIES AHEAD “Reliquary Urn for an Artist Saint” by EDW Martinez is part of Skull 3rd Biennial Exhibition at UNLV.

A glimpse of the future

Artists confront mortality in Skull at Donna Beam By Kristen Peterson There’s nothing like a grinning skull to remind us of what lies in wait, around the bend, down the hallway, up the stairs or beyond the horizon. In our leftovers we all look the same, despite what may have happened in the living years. So in some perverse way, it seems impossible not to laugh at the indifference with which the skulls plop out of Bryan Prather’s “Corporate Spending Spree”—a mixed-media mechanical art piece that gathers and spits out baseball-sized skulls. The looping and misbehaving sculpture, operating in the vein of a clunky bowling alley return, serves as an unintentional soundtrack to Skull 3rd Biennial Exhibition at Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery. The multi-artist meditation on mortality, which features work by more than 40 artists, is curated by Christopher Bauder, who began the exhibits by encouraging artists to consider their own mortality, whether in life or career. “It’s very much portraiture,” says Bauder, whose own piece in the

show, “The Ranch (A King’s Story),” incorporates tumbleweed (an iconic dead object haunting the Southwest) and skull-like skins trapped within, much like plastic bags and detritus gathered. With hands extending from a wall above the red-painted tumbleweed, the discipline of art is placed within religious and cultish themes. Sean Russell riffs on Jeff Koons’ basketball/equilibrium works with “The Physical Impossibility of a Skull in a Tank of Oil (Skull Piss).”

Lance Smith plays off gay and black stereotypes, as well as gay culture’s embedded sexism and racism, in “Negra: Modela,” a charcoal drawing of an X-ray showing the skeleton of someone who’d inserted a beer bottle into their rectum. Additionally, Bauder sought the inclusion of ceramics in the show, believing them to be a dying art, while also highlighting the medium as fine art. Randy Bricco’s “Untitled American Artifact,” an earthenware vessel featuring the Indian motor-

cycle logo, references several facets of mortality within one piece. Nothing here is off limits. From the erotic (Aaron Sheppard) to interactive trickery (Sue Kay Lee), the show is an engaging exploration of that which befalls us all.

Skull 3rd Biennial Exhibition Through January 31; Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, noon-5 p.m. UNLV’s Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery, 702-895-3893.

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Here, tourist, tourist …

skull by steve marcus; lucky cat by mikayla whitmore

Lucky Cat’s larger-than-life cat beckons at the Cosmo Just prior to the opening of Lucky Cat at the Cosmopolitan, a young couple peeked in the door for a closer look. It’s likely they’d been beckoned by the 9-foot, chrome-finished cat perched on a pedestal atop synthetic grass, a centuries-old maneki-neko tradition. Or it could be that anything shiny in this town is bound to draw attention, regardless of the competition—particularly an item so ingrained with contemporary pop culture. ¶ Housed in the thoroughly minimalist pop-up space off the hotel’s Strip entrance, his reflective chrome exterior sets him apart from the usual maneki-neko talismans. Visitors press a palm against his raised left paw for a printed fortune or gift. It’s as simple as that. ¶ “We wanted to take this space and do something completely unexpected,” says Cosmo Chief Marketing Officer Lisa Marchese, while looking on at the interactive sculpture, a collaboration with Digital Kitchen and Storyland Studios. “We try to stay true to the idea that has made us successful. It’s sort of an experimental space.” ¶ It’s not the first time the Cosmo has used this valuable piece of real estate for a free attraction. Following the closure of Dutch design store Droog, the hotel put in a pop-up wedding chapel for faux ceremonies and photo ops, followed by the free exhibit of Liberace costumes. Like P3Studio and artwork by Tracey Emin and Laurie Simmons on the hotel’s 65-foot marquee, it’s part of the Cosmopolitan’s branding efforts. ¶ In this case, the maneki-neko, traditionally used to bring fortune to business owners, is marketed to bring fortune to visitors. But as it stands smiling and beckoning guests from inside the vast room of floor-to-ceiling windows—a good-luck token in a town built on luck—it’s likely the hotel might see some fortune as well. –Kristen Peterson

December 11–17, 2014 LasVegasWeekly.com

A&E | stage > dick jokes What’s in a name? Find out the hilarious answer in A Dick Johnson Christmas Carol.

Hysterical holiday

Dick Johnson makes for a laugh-riffic seasonal choice By Jacob Coakley Poor Richard’s Players have given theater lovers the best Christmas present they could have asked for: A Dick Johnson Christmas Carol, a gaspingly funny show. Written by Mark Valentin and Maxim Lardent, it takes place in the radio studios of WKZP in 1942, and under Lysander Abadia’s direction, the presentational conceit gets pushed as far as it can go. There are live sound effects (from Thomas

Chrastka and Arles Estes), but actors also hold up a board of wood for a bar top, or hang a wooden window frame on a coat rack to peer through. The inventive corniness is a well-honed part of the show’s charm, but it’s only the beginning. Whether it’s Ben Loewy cutting a line of cocaine while singing “White Christmas” or the cast reworking “Carol of the Bells” with

Clear vision Children take the lead in Table 8’s sublime Scientology Pageant

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the title character’s name, this show has sophomoric humor down to a science—and its rapid-fire pace keeps the jokes coming while layering on even more. For example, early in the show a character named Charity (played by Amanda Kraft) is introduced. Her name is a punchline to drive home to Dick Johnson (Lardent) that he needs more Christmas spirit … and to have a

little charity. That expands to a joke about the musical Sweet Charity. Then later there’s a callback when it’s revealed her last name is Case, as in Charity Case, but that’s also a reference to the fact that this is a show about a private eye, who’s constantly trying to solve mysteries. That’s four jokes out of a character’s name. I’ve seen episodes of Saturday Night Live that try to get by on less. The humor doesn’t just come from bad puns. The entire cast is on fire, filling out exaggerated roles like “Hammer Thumbs” (Anthony Barnaby) with verve and even lending characters like “Townsperson 1” (Thomas Chrastka) and “Wife” (Kraft) aaaac a crispness A Dick Johnson and edge so Christmas fine, when the Carol December show spoofs 11-13, 8 p.m.; the tradition- December 14, 2 al Cratchett p.m.; $14-$19. Onyx family scene, Theatre, 702-732it starts off 7225. s t ra i g h t f o rward and then completely devolves into a hysterical drunken mess. Also, Arles Estes as the Tiny Tim analogue must be seen to be believed. In a show that’s got more ham than a honeybaked holiday store, no one actually upstages a moment that belongs to someone else, while still responding to the material in specific and funny ways. Brenna Folger’s disgust at an eggnog spit-take is a delightfully dirty joke, an aside that gets laughs without a word and without competing with the main scene. I can dissect this show for hours, but I can’t praise it enough. Give yourself an early holiday present and go.

There’s something perversely funny about innocent-looking children saying adult things. This is the timeless logic effectively brought to Table 8’s production of A Very Merry Unauthorized aaaab Children’s Scientology Pageant. We’re all familiar with the events of the epiphany and annual A Very Merry accompaniment in the form of tiny wise men whose unconvincing stares are only underscored by Unauthorized their slipping beards. This pageant offers a hilarious alternative for Children’s those of us without kids onstage: a satiric musical that recounts the Scientology life and teachings of L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of the Church of Pageant Through Scientology. But the best part is that instead of amateurs who forget December 20; their lines, this production offers deft performances by astoundingly Thursday-Saturday, professional local child actors. ¶ Beginning, as most pageants do, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 with a beautiful little blonde angel singing a sweet song, Scientology p.m.; $20-$25. Art quickly gets weird, with kids fighting to play the part of Hubbard, from Square Theatre, his youthful search for the meaning of life to his formation of a religion table8lv.com. that encourages belief in both humanity’s extra-terrestrial origins and the bogus psychology that comes in tow. Yet, as satirical and biting as the play is, the children’s beautiful singing, dancing and sincere faces keep the mood from sliding over the edge into bitterness. Always on the funny side of making fun, these kids send the audience into peals of laughter when the smallest of them, Will Haley, shouts, “Scientology changed my life!” or when Ashlee Grubbs affects the most amazing New York accent I’ve ever heard from within the confines of an oversized blazer. The lion’s share of the praise must go to both of the principles— Gary Easton, who plays the many moods of Hubbard without once cracking an inappropriate smile, and his angel Joelie Mountain, who shares the stage with him and flawlessly narrates throughout the play. ¶ Creative director Troy Heard has his work cut out for him with the next two productions in his Lead Us Not series, focused on the darker side of religious history. Thankfully for him, the tough act to follow is his own. –Molly O’Donnell

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FOOD

Specifically delicious

> BRIGHT BITES Cleo’s carrot harissa and kibbeh nayyeh (below) are as delicious as they are beautiful.

Explore Iranian cuisine at Zaytoon Zaytoon Market and Restaurant bills itself as Mediterranean, but this quaint café specializes in Persian food, serving some of the greatest hits of Iranian cuisine. You could create a satisfying meal solely with appetizers ($3.99). Kashke bademjaan is a distinctive fried Zaytoon eggplant dip—its 3655 S. charred taste and Durango topping of fried Drive, 702mint and oil makes 685-1875. everything sing. MondayMasto khiar is a Saturday, 11 classic yogurt and a.m.-9 p.m. cucumber dip, with

Queen of cuisine

SLS masters Mediterranean with creative Hollywood import Cleo By Brock Radke lemon. An early appetizer favorite is the spicy cigars, a At the Cosmopolitan it was Comme Ça, a French bistro sort of Mediterranean taquito filled with ground beef, but that turned into so much more. Before that, Aria brought there are also various kebabs ($7), from lamb to Wagyu spectacular Thai food to the Strip with Lemongrass. beef, and sausages to sate your carnivorous side. Those are two of the quietly great casino restaurants that Across the way at Bazaar, Andrés does all kinds of missed their first shot at the culinary spotlight, something raw meat dishes, but they’ve got nothing on chef Danny that comes with any new Las Vegas resort opening. Elmaleh’s kibbeh nayyeh ($12), a velvety blend At SLS, Cleo is that place, overshadowed by of lamb tartare with bulgar wheat, mint, and a Bazaar Meat by José Andrés and Umami Burger bit of lebaneh yogurt cheese. Kibbeh is a family and possibly others. And yet for those who Cleo SLS, favorite for me, thanks to our Syrian-Lebanese would trek here—SLS is a quick if unlikely trip 702-761-7612. grandmother, and while we’re used to the deepfor locals and tourists—Cleo should be the first Tuesdayfried version of this dish (Cleo does that, too), stop. Its Mediterranean cuisine is familiar yet Thursday, this raw version marks a joyful evolution. refreshing, surprisingly dynamic, and the most 6-10:30 There are more meat dishes to try, including expensive dish on the menu is $16. p.m.; Friday a delicately grilled octopus ($13), a mini-gyro of Like the rest of this renovated resort, there’s & Saturday, slow roasted lamb shawarma ($8) and a varia lot crammed into this space, a narrow, bus6-11:30 p.m. ety of tagines with meatballs, lamb or chicken tling cavern with private dining rooms hid(Seven-day sparked by smoked tomato, piquillo peppers or ing here and there and a towering central schedule preserved lemon. But vegetables are the star of brick oven cranking out crispy-chewy laffa resumes this show. They’re mixed into light beignets with bread topped with the spice mixture za’atar or December 23.) buttermilk tahini ($12). They come together in flatbread combos like merguez sausage with beautiful salads, like the one with pickled beets, smoked mozzarella ($14). avocado, walnuts and pomegranate ($11). They’re used Don’t be shy when ordering. Dishes are small and creatively in traditional preparations, like the zucchini shareable, so bring a group and eat everything, starting keftedes ($10). with as many mezzes plates as you can handle. The dips SLS has only been around a few months, but it’s ($7) are fresh and fantastic, from creamy, smoky humalready clear that dining is the main reason to visit, and mus to sweet, spicy, addictive carrot harissa. An array of Cleo is a big piece of that puzzle. Elmaleh’s take on this vegetable dishes from that wood-burning oven are just popular cuisine is as good as it gets in Las Vegas, and his as tempting, especially charred, vadouvan-spiced caulirestaurant is easily one of the best new eateries in town. flower with cashews and simple, briny artichokes with

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a nice creamy-tocrunchy contrast laced with dill. Fresh, delicious Iranian bread accompanies both dips, thin half moons of dough crispy on the outside and chewy in the middle, sprinkled with sesame seeds to create something tear-apart good. Kebabs are served with saffronstudded basmati rice and a lovely grilled tomato. Mix the rice with the pat of butter and fresh onion on the plate and sprinkle some lemon over it to add more depth. Koobideh ($9.99) is the standard beef kebab, juicy and nicely spiced. Things pick up with the specialty dishes. Fesenjaan ($14.99) features chunks of chicken stewed in a pomegranate-walnut sauce for a taste as unique as it sounds. When you’re in the mood for something a little more specific than “Mediterranean,” Zaytoon is worth a try. –Jason Harris

cleo by adam shane; zaytoon by christopher devargas

FOOD

Midnight bite Stay up late for Yusho After Dark

> SEARCH AND ENJOY The spinach salad at Nittaya’s Secret Kitchen and the crispy crab stick (below) at Weera Thai are both must-eat local Thai bites. e at t h e g lo b e

Beyond the obvious

nittaya’s and weera by beverly poppe; yusho courtesy

Exploring our city’s brilliant if lesser-known Thai food By Brock Radke Lotus of Siam is a legend. Chef Saipin Chutima’s beloved restaurant has been so good for so long, it might be an easy assumption that in Las Vegas, Thai food begins and ends at Lotus. But that’s not the case, not even close. Thanks to our proximity to LA and a constant influx of diverse people, Las Vegas is actually one of the best Thai food cities in the country—at least, that’s what I’m routinely told by visiting chefs and foodies who can’t get their fix elsewhere. Lotus is an institution and a great place to begin a local Thai tour, and neighborhood fixtures like Archie’s, Chada, Pin Kaow, Le Thai and Penn’s are established and popular. What are you missing? No. 1 on the list of unsung greatness has to be Weera Thai (3839 W. Sahara Ave. #9, 702-873-8749), a modest, central outpost that specializes in flavors from the northeastern region of Thailand. The food here is so consistently spectacular, you may question loyalties to your (previous) favorite. Crispy, creamy crab stick ($7.95) and spicy, sour, crunchy catfish salad ($13.95) are must-order starters, and it only gets better. I recommend you try at least one dish from the Issan menu, maybe the incendiary larb plar ($9.95) ground fish salad or charbroiled ribeye with spicy tamarind sauce ($15.95). Tons of Thai restaurants serve Chinese food, too, and the first to do it in Las Vegas was Kung Fu (3505 S. Valley View Blvd., 702-247-4120). In fact, that’s why it’s called Kung Fu— an approachable name for an Asian restaurant that opened in Downtown Las Vegas an astonishing 40 years ago. It

slowly transitioned its menu to about 65 percent Thai and eventually moved to the Chinatown area, where it’s still a favorite for Asian tourists craving tom yum soup ($9.25), pad Thai noodles ($9.95) or my top pick, chopped chicken with chili and mint ($9.25). A brand-new example of this friendly fusion is Oriental House (8560 W. Desert Inn Road, 702550-4262), where an untamed menu runs the gamut from soft rice paper-wrapped summer rolls ($5.95) to spicy Korean noodle salad ($8.95) to “American” fried rice ($10.95) with fried chicken, carrots and raisins. But the kitchen still handles Thai dishes well, especially the righteously flavored duo of “perfect ginger” chicken ($10.95) and praram long song ($13.95), a yellow curry-laced stir-fry of shrimp and vegetables with peanut sauce. If you’re ready for the next level of truly innovative Vegas Thai food, pilgrimage to Nittaya’s Secret Kitchen (2110 N. Rampart Blvd. #110, 702-360-8885), a tiny jewel just within the Summerlin border using the tapas approach with compelling results. The deep-fried spinach salad must be eaten to be believed, but it’s really just a gateway to a magnificent menu including spicy green bean pork ($16), basil-chicken pot stickers ($8), “fresh off the boat” pineapple rice ($18) and unbelievable green curry with salmon, avocado and eggplant ($23). Nittaya’s is more than one of our best Thai restaurants; it’s one of our best neighborhood restaurants, period.

Yusho executive chef Brian Lhee is new to town and wants to make some friends. So he’s throwing a late-night, collaborative party the first Tuesday of each month, and you’re invited. For just $25, attendees get tickets for both an adult Yusho libation— After Dark including Next event: Yusho’s outraJanuary 6, 11 geously good, p.m.-2 a.m. strangely $25, with earthy gin and chef David tonic—and Mangual of a plate from Double Barrel Lhee and his Roadhouse. rotating guest Monte Carlo, chef, along 702-730-6700. with unlimited passed snacks while artists and a DJ work away in the background. Last week’s event featured D.O.C.G. sous chef Gina Marinelli, who unveiled a very Italian veal raviolini swimming in a hearty beef consommé garnished with pecorino cheese. It was handily paired with a sharp scallop ceviche with kale pesto and quail egg. Lhee presented a more Asian offering with a duo of monkfish: rich ankimo (monkfish liver), garnished with La Baleine sea salt and shiso, alongside a bowl of monkfish rife with kimchi. Small plates included mini kuro (black) ramen with chicken meatballs, tuna tacos with a crispy salmon skin shell and French fries with smoky bacon lardons and dancing bonito flakes. As if that weren’t enough, two soft-serve desserts were available—apple pie with miso butterscotch and burnt marshmallow with sweet potato. Dairy Queen this is not. –Jim Begley

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A&E | Short Takes Special screenings

> Boss Men Morons plot a kidnapping in Horrible Bosses 2.

The Dark Side of the Rainbow 12/11, The Wizard of Oz plus live performance of Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon, 8 & 10 pm, $10. The Bunkhouse, 124 S. 11th St., 702-8541414. Erotic Movie Night Fri, 7 pm, free. Erotic Heritage Museum, 3275 Industrial Road, 702-794-4000. Family Lunchtime Movie Matinee Wed, noon, free. 12/17, Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas. Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Dr., 702-5073863. The Hobbit Marathon 12/15, all three movies in The Hobbit series, times vary, $25-$35. Theaters: AL, CAN, CH, FH, GVR, ORL, GVL, PAL, RR, SC, SF, SHO, SP, SS, ST, TS, TX Holiday Double Feature 12/12-12/16, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 5:15 pm, $1-$7. Theaters: DI The Metropolitan Opera HD Live 12/13, Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, 9 am, $16-$24. 12/17, Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, 6:30 pm, $15-$22. Theaters: COL, ORL, SF, SP, ST, VS. Info: fathomevents.com. Midnight Brewvies Mon, movie plus popcorn, midnight, free. Elixir, 2920 N. Green Valley Parkway, Henderson, 702-272-0000. Movie and Discussion Group 12/14, Pay It Forward followed by discussion, 2 pm, free. Whitney Library, 5175 E. Tropicana Ave., 702-507-4011. The Royal Ballet Cinema Season 12/16, Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, 7 pm, $16$18. Theaters: COL, SF, SP, VS. Info: fathomevents.com. Saturday Movie Matinee 12/13, Maleficent, 2 pm, free. Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3400. Sci Fi Center Mon, Cinemondays, 8 pm, free. 12/13, A Christmas Story, The Rocky Horror Picture Show with live shadow cast, 8 pm, $9. 5077 Arville St., 702-792-4335, thescificenter.com. Tuesday Afternoon at the Bijou Tue, 1 pm, free. 12/16, Susan Slept Here. Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3400. White Christmas: The 60th Anniversary 12/14-12/15, movie plus behind-thescenes retrospective, Sun 2 & 7 pm, Mon 7 pm, $7.25-$10.50. Theaters: CAN, COL, ORL, SF, SP, ST, VS. 12/17, encore showing, 2 & 7 pm, $7.25-$10.50. Theaters: ORL, SF, SP, ST. Info: fathomevents.com.

New this week Exodus: Gods and Kings aaccc Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Ben Kingsley. Directed by Ridley Scott. 150 minutes. Rated PG-13. See review Page 42. Theaters: AL, CAN, CH, COL, DI, FH, GVL, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SF, SHO, SP, SS, ST, TS, TX, VS Lingaa (Not reviewed) Rajinikanth, Anushka Shetty, Sonakshi Sinha. Directed by K. S. Ravikumar.

174 minutes. Not rated. In Tamil with English subtitles. Romantic adventure spanning several decades. Theaters: ST Past Tense (Not reviewed) Kim Chiu, Ai-Ai Delas Alas, Xian Lim. Directed by Mae Czarina Cruz. 115 minutes. Not rated. In Filipino with English subtitles. A young woman’s life turns upside down when her future self shows up. Theaters: VS Top Five aaacc Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson, Gabrielle Union. Directed by Chris Rock. 101 minutes. Rated R. See review Page 42. Theaters: AL, BS, CAN, DI, GVR, ORL, PAL, RR, SC, SF, SP, TS, TX

Now playing Action Jackson (Not reviewed) Ajay Devgn, Sonakshi Sinha, Yami Gautam. Directed by Prabhudeva. 144 minutes. Not rated. In Hindi with English subtitles. A small-time criminal gets involved with a mysterious woman. Theaters: VS Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day aabcc Ed Oxenbould, Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner. Directed by Miguel Arteta. 81 minutes. Rated PG. In order to turn Judith Viorst’s 1972 children’s book into a live-action feature, producers have abandoned almost everything about it except the concept of a bad day, which now extends to young Alexander’s entire family. Viorst’s book is a beloved classic; the movie is destined for afternoon filler on the Disney Channel. –JB Theaters: COL, VS Before I Go to Sleep aaccc

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Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong. Directed by Rowan Joffé. 92 minutes. Rated R. Adapted from the best-selling novel by S.J. Watson, this risible thriller stars Kidman as an amnesiac trying to work out whether she’s being manipulated by her husband (Firth), her shrink (Strong) or both. When the answer arrives, unfortunately, it doesn’t make a lick of sense. –MD Theaters: SC The Best of Me (Not reviewed) James Marsden, Michelle Monaghan, Luke Bracey, Liana Liberato. Directed by Michael Hoffman. 117 minutes. Rated PG-13. Former teenage lovers reunite many years later. Theaters: SC Beyond the Lights aaccc Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nate Parker, Minnie Driver. Directed by Gina PrinceBythewood. 116 minutes. Rated PG-13. Prince-Bythewood’s labor of love about a troubled Beyoncé-type pop singer has pretty lead actors but no real direction once they cross paths. The film struggles to create conflict and barely explores the struggles-of-fame themes it introduces, leaving stars Mbatha-Raw and Parker to carry the film with their looks. –MK Theaters: AL, SC, ST, TX Big Hero 6 aabcc Voices of Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, T.J. Miller. Directed by Don Hall and Chris Williams. 108 minutes. Rated PG. Based loosely on an obscure Marvel comic book, this Disney animated adventure features a bright, friendly world and some exciting action sequences, plus a very entertaining character in cuddly robot Baymax. But its superhero-team origin story is bland and familiar, with Scooby-Doo-level plotting and underdeveloped characters. –JB Theaters: AL, BS, CAN, CH, COL, DI, GVL, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SC, SF, SP, SS, TX

Birdman aaabc Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts. Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu. 119 minutes. Rated R. Keaton gets a much-needed comeback vehicle in Iñárritu’s entertaining chamber piece, playing a washed-up actor—famous for playing a Batman-like superhero called Birdman—who’s now directing and starring in a chaotic Broadway play. Seemingly composed of a single continous shot, the film also boasts Norton, Watts and Andrea Riseborough as fellow actors. –MD Theaters: GVR, ORL, ST, VS The Book of Life aaccc Voices of Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana, Channing Tatum. Directed by Jorge R. Gutierrez. 95 minutes. Rated PG. This animated movie tells a bland story about a love triangle connected to the Mexican Day of the Dead. With corny jokes, flat dialogue, a thin plot, blocky animation and a soundtrack full of lazily mariachi-fied versions of pop songs, it’s a weak representation of a rich cultural tradition. –JB Theaters: BS, COL, TX Citizenfour (Not reviewed) Directed by Laura Poitras. 114 minutes. Rated R. Documentary about NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. Theaters: VS Dirty Dealing (Not reviewed) Frida Farrell, Michael Madsen, C. Thomas Howell. Directed by Christopher Robin Hood. 98 minutes. Rated R. A group of women conspire to rob the casino where they work. Theaters: SP Dracula Untold abccc Luke Evans, Sarah Gadon, Dominic Cooper. Directed by Gary Shore. 92 minutes. Rated PG-13. Focused on the title character before he was worth

making a movie about, Untold takes place in the 15th century, with Vlad the Impaler (Evans) going to unspeakable lengths to defend his homeland of Transylvania. Untold is a generic medieval action epic, filled with garish CGI clutter and ironically bloodless violence. –JB Theaters: ST Dr. Cabbie (Not reviewed) Vinay Virmany, Kunal Nayyar, Adrianne Palicki. Directed by Jean-François Pouliot. 101 minutes. Not rated. An Indian doctor emigrates to Canada and works as a taxi driver, treating patients from his cab. Theaters: VS Dumb and Dumber To abccc Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Rob Riggle. Directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly. 109 minutes. Rated PG-13. Dim-witted friends Harry (Daniels) and Lloyd (Carrey) return to search for Harry’s long-lost daughter. Directors Peter and Bobby Farrelly do their best to recapture the first movie’s appeal 20 years later, but the effort comes across as desperate and sad, with meager laughs and sloppy storytelling. –JB Theaters: AL, CAN, CH, COL, DI, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SF, SHO, SP, SS, ST, TX, VS The Equalizer aabcc Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. 131 minutes. Rated R. Washington is convincingly worldweary and taciturn as a former government operative, living a quiet life until he decides to take on the men who beat up a local prostitute (Moretz). Washington’s wry presence enlivens what can be a drab, dreary film, an overlong adaptation of the 1980s TV series. –JB Theaters: BS, COL, DI, SC, TX

A&E | Short Takes Fury aaacc Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman. Directed by David Ayer. 135 minutes. Rated R. Five American soldiers take on what seems like the entire SS in this ultraviolent World War II epic, written and directed by David Ayer (End of Watch). At once refreshingly old-fashioned and disturbingly modern, Fury is perched midway between grave and grotesque, and constantly threatens to topple over. –MD Theaters: ORL, SF, SP, ST, VS

> lost in space Matthew McConaughey takes a solo mission in Interstellar.

Saving Christmas (Not reviewed) Kirk Cameron, Darren Doane, Bridgette Ridenour. Directed by Darren Doane. 80 minutes. Rated PG. A Christian man reminds his brother-in-law of the true religious meaning of Christmas. Theaters: VS

Gone Girl aaabc Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Kim Dickens. Directed by David Fincher. 145 minutes. Rated R. Fincher turns Gillian Flynn’s nasty pulp novel about a missing Missouri housewife (Pike) and her suspicious husband (Affleck) into a meticulous, often riveting thriller, which streamlines some of the novel’s most excessive elements. It’s a solid, sometimes seriously unsettling movie, with a number of very good performances, but it’s still second-tier Fincher. –JB Theaters: COL, RR, SC, SF, SHO, ST The Homesman aaacc Tommy Lee Jones, Hilary Swank, Grace Gummer. Directed by Tommy Lee Jones. 122 minutes. Rated R. Jones’ latest Western teams drifter George (Jones) with hardy frontier woman Mary Bee (Swank) to transport three mentally unstable women from Nebraska to Iowa. The dynamic between the dedicated Mary Bee and the opportunistic George is the stuff of a thousand buddy movies, but Jones treats it with enough delicacy to feel genuine. –JB Theaters: COL, ORL, SP, VS Horrible Bosses 2 abccc Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day. Directed by Sean Anders. 108 minutes. Rated R. After not actually killing their bosses, friends Nick (Bateman), Kurt (Sudeikis) and Dale (Day) go into business for themselves, but when they get screwed over by an investor, they conspire to kidnap his son. The lazy, tasteless jokes are matched by the haphazard plotting, which recycles several elements from the first movie. –JB Theaters: AL, CAN, CH, DI, DTS, GVL, GVR, ORL, PAL, RP, SF, SHO, SP, SS, ST, TX, VS The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 aaacc Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth. Directed by Francis Lawrence. 123 minutes. Rated PG-13. After enduring the titular tournament of death twice now, headstrong teenager Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence) has moved on to fighting directly against her totalitarian government. Mockingjay may lack the action and excitement of the previous two movies, but it makes up for it in greater emotional and thematic resonance. –JB Theaters: AL, CAN, CH, DI, GVL, GVR, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SF, SHO, SP, SS, ST, TX, VS Interstellar aaacc Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain. Directed by Christopher Nolan. 169 minutes. Rated PG-13. Nolan’s three-hour, effects-heavy sci-fi epic (about the search for a new planet for humanity to inhabit) turns out to be a soft-hearted plea for the power of love, ultimately relying on sentimental platitudes. At the same time, Nolan creates overwhelming, often breathtaking suspense in a number of astonishing set pieces. –JB Theaters: AL, BS, CH, DI, GVL, GVR, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SC, SF, SHO, SP, SS, TX John Wick aaabc

his directorial debut, The Daily Show star Stewart could have given his imprisoned-journalist movie more of a satirical bite, but instead it becomes a serious, “issue” movie (with about two percent mild chuckles), albeit one that’s skillfully made and well-acted (by Garcia Bernal and Bodnia). –JMA Theaters: SC

St. Vincent aabcc Bill Murray, Jaeden Lieberher, Melissa McCarthy. Directed by Theodore Melfi. 103 minutes. Rated PG-13. Murray plays a rare leading role in this formulaic buddy movie about a cranky gambler who bonds with the precocious son (newcomer Lieberher) of his new nextdoor neighbor (McCarthy). He’s fun to watch, as ever, but it’s dispiriting to see him wasting his energy on forgettable fluff. –MD Theaters: BS, DTS, GVR, SC

Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen. Directed by Chad Stahelski. 96 minutes. Rated R. Retired assassin John Wick (Reeves) takes on the entire Russian mob in this silly but stylish revenge thriller. Director Stahelski (a veteran stunt coordinator) stages a number of fluid action sequences, mixing brutality with clarity and just enough wit. –JB Theaters: AL, BS, COL, ORL, RP, SC The Judge aaccc Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga. Directed by David Dobkin. 141 minutes. Rated R. Downey’s amoral lawyer Hank engages in typical cityboy-returns-home activities when he heads back to his Indiana hometown in this hokey, emotionally manipulative dramedy. Trusted with defending his proud, antagonistic judge father (Duvall) on murder charges, Hank endures seemingly endless heartbreak and life lessons, delivered alongside awkwardly pandering comedy. –JB Theaters: COL, SC The Maze Runner aaccc Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster. Directed by Wes Ball. 113 minutes. Rated PG-13. Based on yet another young adult sci-fi book series, The Maze Runner is set in a mysterious world where teenage boys with no memories try to escape a deadly maze. The plot never gets out of second gear, and the eventual answers are meager and unfulfilling. –JB Theaters: BS, COL Nightcrawler aaaac Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed. Directed by Dan Gilroy. 117 minutes. Rated R. Gyllenhaal gives what may be the best performance of his career as Louis Bloom, a freelance videographer who sells footage of gruesome violence to the local TV news. Nightcrawler is a dark, funny and often brilliant character study about a truly reprehensible character. –JB Theaters: AL, CH, DTS, SP, SS, ST, TX, VS Ouija ABCCC Olivia Cooke, Ana Coto, Daren Kagasoff. Directed by Stiles White. 90

minutes. Rated PG-13. Cheap jump scares are the hallmark of this toothless horror movie that doubles as a toy commercial, about a group of teens who accidentally awaken an evil spirit with their Ouija board. The characters are one-dimensional, the plot is rushed, and the scares are tame and perfunctory. –JB Theaters: BS, TX Penguins of Madagascar aabcc Voices of Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights. Directed by Eric Darnell and Simon J. Smith. 92 minutes. Rated PG. The no-nonsense penguins who stole scenes in the Madagascar animated movies get their own feature, proving again that characters who are funny in small doses aren’t necessarily suited to carrying entire movies. The

penguins’ madcap adventures fighting an evil octopus are occasionally cute and occasionally clever, but mostly just end up exhausting. –JB Theaters: AL, CAN, CH, COL, DI, GVL, ORL, PAL, RP, RR, SF, SP, SS, ST, TX, VS The Pyramid (Not reviewed) Ashley Hinshaw, Denis O’Hare, James Buckley. Directed by Grégory Levasseur. 89 minutes. Rated R. A team of archaeologists exploring an ancient pyramid are confronted by an evil entity. Theaters: BS, CAN, COL, GVL, ORL, PAL, RR, SF, SHO, TX

The Theory of Everything aaccc Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, David Thewlis. Directed by James Marsh. 123 minutes. Rated PG-13. Redmayne gives an impressive physical performance as famed theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, conveying a vivid sense of a lively mind trapped inside an unresponsive body. Alas, the movie, which gives science short shrift, is primarily about Hawking’s bland relationship with his first wife (Jones). –MD Theaters: BS, COL, DTS, SC, SP Whiplash aaabc Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Paul Reiser. Directed by Damien Chazelle. 107 minutes. Rated R. Teller plays an aspiring jazz drummer who has either the good or bad fortune to fall under the tutelage of a sadistic teacher-conductor (Simmons). There’s not much to the film apart from their weird sort of S&M relationship, but with two lead actors this formidable, that’s enough. –MD Theaters: COL, VS

Rosewater aaacc Gael Garcia Bernal, Kim Bodnia, Shohreh Aghdashloo. Directed by Jon Stewart. 103 minutes. Rated R. For

JMA Jeffrey M. Anderson; JB Josh Bell; MD Mike D’Angelo; MK Matt Kelemen

Theaters

Summerlin 2070 Park Center Drive, 702-221-2283

(SF) Century Santa Fe Station 4949 N. Rancho Drive, 702-655-8178

(AL) Regal Aliante 7300 Aliante Parkway, North Las Vegas, 702-221-2283

(FH) Regal Fiesta Henderson 777 W. Lake Mead Parkway, Henderson, 702-221-2283

(SHO) United Artists Showcase 3769 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-221-2283

(BS) Regal Boulder Station 4111 Boulder Highway, 702-221-2283

(GVR) Regal Green Valley Ranch 2300 Paseo Verde Parkway, Henderson, 702-221-2283

(PAL) Brenden Theatres at the Palms 4321 W. Flamingo Road, 702-507-4849 (CAN) Galaxy Cannery 2121 E. Craig Road, North Las Vegas, 702-639-9779 (CH) Cinedome Henderson 851 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson, 702-566-1570 (COL) Regal Colonnade 8880 S. Eastern Ave., 702-221-2283 (DI) Las Vegas Drive-In 4150 W. Carey Ave., North Las Vegas, 702-646-3565 (DTS) Regal Downtown

(SP) Century South Point 9777 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-260-4061 (SC) Century Suncoast 9090 Alta Drive, 702-869-1880

(GVL) Galaxy Green Valley Luxury+ 4500 E. Sunset Road, Henderson, 702442-0244

(SS) Regal Sunset Station 1301-A W. Sunset Road, Henderson, 702-221-2283

(ORL) Century Orleans 4500 W. Tropicana Ave., 702-889-1220

(TX) Regal Texas Station 2101 Texas Star Lane, North Las Vegas, 702-221-2283

(RP) AMC Rainbow Promenade 2321 N. Rainbow Blvd., 888-262-4386

(TS) AMC Town Square 6587 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-362-7283

(RR) Regal Red Rock 11011 W. Charleston Blvd., 702-221-2283

(TC) Regency Tropicana Cinemas 3330 E. Tropicana Ave., 702-438-3456

(ST) Century Sam’s Town 5111 Boulder Highway, 702-547-1732

(VS) Regal Village Square 9400 W. Sahara Ave., 702-221-2283

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DOROTHY GETS DARK, LIVE Some say you should cue the music when the MGM lion roars. Others argue it’s the third roar, and some say it’s best when the screen fades to black, signaling the start of the first scene. We’re talking about the eerie synchronicity that occurs if you play the audio from Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon alongside 1939 classic film The Wizard of Oz. They refer to it as Dark Side of the Rainbow, and if you’ve never experienced the Scarecrow dancing down the yellow-brick road to “Brain Damage,” your chance comes Thursday night at the Bunkhouse. ¶ Making for an even greater spectacle, the music will be performed live. Jersey Boys trumpeter Joey Pero and Vegas’ Pink Floyd cover band Is it Floyd? will take the stage for two performances, channeling Roger Waters and David Gilmour with full DARK SIDE OF THE renditions of the beloved 1973 concept album while Dorothy and Toto RAINBOW December 11, 8 make their trek to the Emerald City. Just be sure to let us know, is it the & 10 p.m., $10. Bunkhouse first roar, or the third? –Leslie Ventura Saloon, 702-854-1414.

LIVE MUSIC T H E ST R I P & N E A R BY Brooklyn Bowl The Smashing Pumpkins 12/13, 9 pm, $58-$61. Who’s Bad 12/18, 8 pm, $22. WAR 12/19, 9 pm, $28-$33. French Montana, Jeremih 12/20, 9 pm, $28-$33. The Mighty Diamonds, New Age Tribe 12/22, 8 pm, free. DIzzy Wright, Phora, Euroz, SeDrew Price 12/27, 9 pm, $$22-$25. Bro Safari, Snails, Kayzo 12/28, 7:30 pm, $35-$40. YG, Eric Bellinger, Younge Suave 12/29, 9 pm, $64-$99. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue 12/30, 9 pm, $28-$33. The Roots 12/31, 9 pm, $83; 1/2-1/3, 9 pm, $44+. Spare Time 1/2, midnight, free. Cody Canada and the Departed 1/19, 8:30 pm, $17+. March Fourth Marching Band 1/25, 9 pm, free. Keller Williams & The Motet 1/31, 9 pm, $11-$17. The Wailers 2/2-2/3, 9 pm, $22-$28. Jack White 2/4, 9 pm, $65. Hellyeah 2/6, 8 pm, $28-$33. Tribal Seeds 2/7, 9 pm, $22+. Iration 2/16, 8 pm, $26-$28. Railroad Earth 3/22,

8 pm, $22-$28. The String Cheese Incident 2/13-2/15, 8 pm, $55+. Lotus 2/14-2/15, midnight, $17. Milky Chance 4/9, 9 pm, $18-$22. Clean Bandit 4/10, 9 pm, $22-$25. Zappa Plays Zappa 4/25, 9 pm, $39-$72. OK GO 4/28, 9 pm, $22-$28. The Funk Jam, Wed, 10 pm, free. The Linq, 702-862-2695. The Colosseum Shania Twain 12/612/7, 12/9-12/10, 12/12-12/13, 7:30 pm, $55-$250. Elton John 1/16-1/20, 1/231/24, 3/20-3/21, 3/23-3/24, 3/27-3/28, 3/30-3/31, 4/3-4/4, 4/6-4/7, 4/10-4/11, 4/13-4/14, 6:30 pm, $55-$500. Rod Stewart 1/27, 1/30-1/31, 2/3, 2/6-2/7, 2/10, 2/14-2/15, 7:30 pm, $49-$250. Reba, Brooks & Dunn 6/24, 6/26-6/27, 7/1, 7/3, 7/4, 12/2, 12/4, 12/6, 12/9, $60$205. The Who 9/19, 10:30 pm, $96$501. Caesars Palace, 702-731-7333. The Cosmopolitan (Chelsea) Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga 12/30, 7 pm; 12/31, 9 pm, $125+. Eric Church, Halestorm 1/16-1/17, 7 pm, $65+. Billy Idol, Broncho 2/21, 8 pm, $50+. Pentatonix 2/28, 8 pm, $20-$30. Hozier 4/9, 9 pm, $30+. 702-6987000. Dive Bar Dirty Panties Christmas Toy

Drive ft. Green Jello, Potty Mouth, The Dirty Panties, The Quitters, The People’s Whiskey 12/13, 8 pm, $10 or toy donation. The Casualties, Rule of Thumb, IDFI, Brutal Resistance 12/31, 8 pm, $25-$30. Barbwire Dolls, The Vermin 1/3, 9 pm, $10-$12. The Toasters, Mustard Plug 2/6, 9 pm, $10-$12. 4110 S. Maryland Pkwy., 702586-3483. Double Down Super Zeroes, Analog Law, Geezus Cryst & Free Beer, No Other Option 12/12. The Psyatics 12/13. The Phil Friendly Trio 12/14. Girl Fry, Stagnetti’s Cock, Agent 86 12/19. The Swamp Gospel, Peninsula, The Gentlemen of Four Outs, Sleeping Ghost 12/20. Bargain DJ Collective Mon. Unique Massive Tue, midnight. The Juju Man Wed, midnight. Punk Rock Bingo first Wed of the month. Blooze Brothers Third Sun of the month. Shows 10 pm, free unless noted. 640 Paradise Rd., 702-7915775. Flamingo Olivia Newton-John 12/1112/13, 12/30-12/31, 1/1-1/3, 7:30 pm, $69$139. 702-733-3333. Gilley’s Austin Law 12/12-12/13, 10 pm.

Lo Cash Cowboys 12/11, 10:30 pm. Stephanie Eason Band 12/19-12/20, 10 pm; 12/18, 9 pm. Scotty Alexander 12/26-12/27, 10 pm. Sam Riddle Thu, 9 pm. Shows $10-$20 after 10 pm.Treasure Island, 702-894-7722. Hard Rock Live Suicidal Tendencies, Trash Talk 12/13, 8 pm, $25. Partynextdoor 12/30, 9 pm, $29$65. Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake, Authority Zero 2.14, 6:30 pm, $23$25. Hard Rock Cafe (Strip), 3771 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-733-7625. House of Blues Gary Allan 12/11-12/12, 7 pm, $50-$70. Starset, Twelve Food Ninja, 3 Pill Morning 12/13, 6 pm, $28. HIM, Motionless in White, Wounds 12/19, 7 pm, $32-$42. Otherwise 12/27, 7:30 pm, $20-$23. Boogie Knights 12/29, 8 pm, $20. R. Kelly 12/30, 7:30 pm, $80-$140. Graceland Ninjaz & Roxy Gunn Project 12/31, 7 pm, $15$65. Willi Nelson & Family 1/9-1/10, 7:30 pm $55-$111. Carlos Santana 1/21, 1/23-1/25, 1/28-1/31, 5/20, 5/225/24, 5/27, 5/29-5/31, $90-$350, 8 pm. Guster 1/22, 7 pm, $27-$29. Wale 1/27, 7:30 pm, $55-$111. Ru Paul’s Drag Race 2/1, 7 pm, $30-$50. Silverstein 2/3, 5 pm, $18-$22. Cannibal Corpse, Behemoth 2/6, 5 pm, $28-$30. Badfish, Phil and the Blanx 12/7, 7 pm, $24-$26. Marilyn Manson 2/14, 7:30 pm, $60. Kalin & Myles 2/19, 6 pm, $18-$20. Dr. Dog 2/21, 8 pm, $25-$30. Taking Back Sunday 2/24, 5 pm, $28-$29. Cold War Kids 2/28, 6:30 pm, $20-$23. Nightwish 4/30, 7 pm, $43-$78. Rhyme N Rhythm Mon, 9 pm, free. Live swing music Tue, 9 pm, free. Blues Wed, 8 pm, free. Phil Stendek Thu, 8 pm, free. Singles Sat, 9 pm, free. Gospel Brunch Sun, 10 am & 1 pm, $27-$50. PJ Barth Trio Sun, 8 pm, free. Mandalay Bay, 702632-7600. The Joint X107.5’s Holiday Havoc ft. Bush, The Airborne Toxic Event, Priory, Meg Myers 12/12, 7 pm, $40+. Anisong 1/16, 7 p.m., $50+. Seether, Papa Roach, Kyng, Islander 2/7, 7 pm, $40+. Rascal Flatts 2/25, 2/27-2/28, 3/4, 3/6-3/7, 3/11, 3/13-3/14, 8 pm, $40+. WIdespread Panic w/ Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe 3/27 w/ Chris Robinson Brotherhood 3/28, 8 pm, $55+. Sixx: A.M., Apocalyptica 4/10, 8 pm, $35. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5222. Mandalay Bay (Events Center) Googoosh & Ebi 12/27, 9 pm, $86$423. Maroon 5 12/30-31, 8 pm, $100-$225. Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull 1/31, 7:30 pm, $50-$200. Chris Brown, Trey Songz, Tyga 3/7, 8 pm, $50-$126. Nickelback 7/3, 8 pm, $25-$105. 5 Seconds of Summer 7/17, 7:30 pm, $50-$100. 702-632-7777. MGM (Grand Garden Arena) Joey Yung 12/27, 8 pm, $88-$168. Justin Timberlake 1/1/-1/2, 8 pm, $90-$280. Fleetwood Mac 4/11, 8 pm, $50-$200. Bette Midler 5/22, 8 pm, $95-$310. (Crown Royal Gold Buckle Zone) Lucas Hoge 12/4-12/5. Clay Walker 12/6. Trick Pony 12/7-12/8. The Swon Brothers 12/9-12/10. The Randy Rogers Band 12/11-12/13. 702-8917777. Mirage Terry Fator: A Country Christmas 12/1-12/25, Mon-Thu, 7:30 pm, $60-$150. Boys II Men 12/2612/28, 7:30 pm, $39.99-$59.99. (Sports Book) Casey Donahew Band, Kevin Fowler 12/4, 12/6, 10 pm, free. Easton Corbin 12/5, 10 pm, free. Brit Stokes Band 12/8-12/9, 10 pm, free. Frankie Ballard 12/10, 10 pm, free. Jon Pardi 12/11, 10 pm, free. Craig Campbell

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12/12, 10 pm, free. 702-792-7777. Orleans The Charlie Daniels Band 12/12-12/13, 8 pm, $30. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy 12/29-12/30, 8 pm, $20+. Disco Inferno 12/31, 10 pm, $75. Grand Funk Railroad 1/10-1/11, 8 pm, $44-$66. Rickey Smiley 1/171/18, 8 pm, $44-$66. Helen Reddy 1/24-1/25, 8 pm, $44-$66. Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band 2/7-2/8, 8 pm, $30-$61. NiteKings Wed, 4 pm. Rick Duarte Fri, 9 pm. Acoustic Den Sat, 9 pm. Shows free unless noted. 4500 W. Tropicana Ave., 702-365-7075. Palace Station (Jack’s) Peter Love Trio Fri, 9 pm. Willplay Sat, 9 pm. Shows free unless noted. 702-547-5300. Palazzo (Laguna Champagne Bar) Jimmy Hopper Thu-Sun, 9:30 pm, free. 3355 S. Las Vegas Blvd., 702414-4300. Palms (The Lounge) Santa Fe and the Fat City Horns Mon, 10:30 pm, $10. 702-944-3200. The Pearl Tears for Fears 12/13, 8 pm, $43-$103. The Brian Setzer Orchestra 12/20, 8 pm, $43-$93. Styx 1/18, 8 pm, $33-$83. Ringo Starr 3/15, 7:30 pm, $73-$153. Joe Bonamassa 5/1-5/2, 8 pm, $89-$130. The Moody Blues 5/3, 8 pm, $63-$133. Palms, 702-942-7777. Piero’s Pia Zadora Thu-Sat, 9 pm, $30. 355 Convention Center Dr., 702-3692305. Planet Hollywood Britney Spears 12/27-12/28, 12/30-12/31, 1/28, 1/30-1/31, 2/4, 2/6-2/7, 2/11, 2/13-2/14, 2/17-2/18, 2/20-2/21, 2/25, 2/27-2/28, $60-$195. Ricardo Arjona 3/15, 8 pm, $59-$181. (855) 702-234-7469. Rí Rá All shows free. Mandalay Place, 702-632-7771. Stratosphere David Perrico and Pop Evolution First & third Tue, 10:30 pm, $20. 800-998-6937. Silver Sevens All shows 9:30 pm, free. 4100 Paradise, 702-733-7000. Tuscany Danny Lozada Sun & Thu 10 pm, free. Kenny Davidsen Celebrity Piano Bar Fri, 10 pm, free. Live music Sat, 10 pm., free. 255 E. Flamingo Rd., 702-893-8933. Venetian Brian Wilson and Friends 12/12, 8 pm, $58-$75. 3355 S. Las Vegas Blvd., 702-287-5922. Vinyl Orianthi, The Bayonets 1/3, 9:30 pm, $22+. Steve Byrne 1/9, 9 pm, $45+. Machine Head 2/19, 9 pm, $23+. Tiger Box 2/20, 9 pm, $25+. Ed Kowalczyk 4/2, 9:30 pm, $40. Nekromantix 4/4, 9 pm, $20+. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5000. Wynn (Eastside Lounge) Michael Monge Wed-Thu, 9 pm, $10. 3131 S Las Vegas Blvd.

D OW N TOW N Backstage Bar & Billiards The Ataris, Fenix TX, Teenage Kicks, Floodlove, Happy Campers 12/12, 8 pm, $16-$20. Audiovibe, Since Exile, Very Much Alive, Badd Pitt & Adam Crow 12/13, 8 pm, $5-$7. Rewind: A Tears for Fears Tribute 12/13, free, midnight. B Side Players 12/17, 8 pm. Scot Coogan’s All-Star Jam Band, Chris Goss, Chris Wyse 12/18, 8 pm, free. Hunter Beard, Keddy Mac, Dub-Raw, JMZ Dean, Ekoh 1/31, 8 pm, $10-$15. The Blasters, The Yawpers 2/5, 8 pm, $12-$15. 601 E. Fremont St., 702-382-2227. Bar & Bistro Lounge Orphans 12/12, 12/27, 7 pm, free. The All-Togethers 12/13, 12/19, 7 pm, free. Monk and Da Po Boys 12/20, 8 pm, free. Long Beach Rehab 12/31, 7 pm, $10. Out

Calendar of the Desert Bluegrass Band Sun, noon, free. Arts Factory, 107 E. Charleston Blvd., 702-202-6060. Beauty Bar Moving Units, LA Witch, Newsense 12/12, 9 pm, $8. Ten Foot Pole, S.F.T. 12/20, 9 pm, $10. 517 Fremont St., 702598-3757. The Bunkhouse Dark Side of the Rainbow 12/11, 8 pm & 10 pm, $10. Love Vendetta, Same Sex Mary, Avalon Landing 12/12, 10 pm, $5. Sportello, Daniel Park 12/13, 8 pm, free. DC Fallout, War Called Home, Lambs to Lions, Three Rounds 12/14, 8:30 pm, $5. Beau Hodges, Jeff Mix and the Songhearts, Dylan Jakobsen 12/18, 9:30 pm, $5. Rusty Maples, Mercy Music, The Core, Travis Hayes 12/19, 9:30, $5. Joey Pero 12/20, 8 pm, $10. Water Landing, The All-Togethers, Jinxy Bear, Dirty Foxx 12/22, 9 pm, $5. Beatles Tribute Night 12/26, 8 pm, $5. Leather Lungs, No Tides, Sweetest Morphine 12/27, 8 pm, $22-$25. Gloom Bloom, The Astaires, No Tides, The Night Times 12/28, 8:30 pm, $5. Crazy Chief, Rusty Maples, Same Sex Mary, Mercy Music 12/31, 9 pm, free. The Growlers 2/13, $12-$15. Vegas on the Mic Second Tue of the month, 8 pm, free. 124 S. 11th St., bunkhousedowntown.com. Downtown Container Park The Bernie Smithers Blues Bus 12/11, 6 pm. Daniel Park 12/12, 6 pm. Haleamano 12/14, 6 pm. Patty Ascher 12/17, 7 pm. Shows free unless noted. 707 Fremont St, downtowncontainerpark.com. Downtown Las Vegas Events Center 200 S. 3rd St., dlvec.com. Fremont Country Club Raw Las Vegas 12/11, 6:30 pm, $15-$20. Jingle Bell Ball 12/20, 7 pm, free. 601 Fremont St., 702-382-6601. Fremont Street Experience Downtown Countdown: Tributepalooza 12/30-1/3, 5 pm. Downtown Las Vegas, vegasexperience.com. Golden Nugget Alabama 12/11-12/12, 10 pm, $109-$219. 129 Fremont St., 702-385-7111. Gold Spike The Bernie Smithers Blues Bus 12/12, 11 pm. All shows free. 217 Las Vegas Blvd. N., goldspike.com. Griffin Live music Wed, 10 pm, free. 511 Fremont St., 702-382-0577. Hard Hat Lounge Hip Hop for the Kids ft. Mr. Ebranes, DJ Edoc, Charlie Madness, Novn, Boost Wayne, Snap Murphy, MP the MC, Martin Salazar, XT Dream, Anglo Sax 12/13, $5, 9 pm. Wed., 9 pm. 1675 Industrial Rd., 702-384-8987. LVCS Potluck, Johnny RIchter, Liquid Assasin, Black P, P Win, Donnie Menace, Bobby Boulder, Ne Last Words, Ulysses 12/14, 8 pm, $10-$12. Lil Debbie, Caskey, Chemist, Charlie Madness, Ulysses, Jovi Job, The Tribe 12/20, 9 pm, $12-$15. The Dictators NYC, Moto 666, The Psyatics, The Lucky Cheats 1/10, 8 pm, $12-$15. Powerman 5000, Hed PE, Knee High Fox, Ne Last Words, Meade Avenue 1/14, 8 pm, $12-$15. 425 Fremont St., 702-382-3531. Mickie Finnz The Leeroy Jenkins Incident 12/11-12/12, 12/18, 12/20, 9 pm; 12/21, 4 pm, 6 pm & 8 pm. Garage Boys 12/13, 9 pm. SexyTime 12/14. JV Allstars 12/15-12/17, 9 pm, 12/22-12/23, 9 pm. Safety Orange 12/19, 9 pm. 425 Fremont St., 702-382-4204. Mob Bar The Jeremy Cornwell Project Thu, 8 pm. Shaun DeGraff Band Fri, 8 pm. Dueling Pianos Sat, 8 pm. Yvonne Silva Sun, 6 pm. All shows free. 201 N. 3rd St., 702-259-9700. Scullery Back Room Jazz: Vincent Herring 12/17. John Abraham-Steven Lee Project 1/6. Ronnie Fabre Trio 1/13. The Young Lions 1/20. The Hot Club of Jazz 1/28. All shows at 7:30 pm, $15. 150 Las Vegas Blvd., 702-910-2396. The Smith Center Kristen Hertzenberg and Philip Fortenberry 12/13, 2 pm & 7 pm, $26-$36. Michael Feinstein, Laura Osnes, Jessica Sanchez 12/31, 7:30 pm, $49-$199. Diane Schurr 1/8, 1/9, 7 pm, $35-$59. Tony Desare 1/23, 7 pm, $39+. Burt Bacharach 1/30, 7:30 pm, $29+. Jackie Evancho 1/31, 7:30 pm, $20-$125. Clint Holmes First Fri & Sat, 8:30 pm; first Sun, 2 pm; $35-$45. 361 Symphony Park Ave., 702-749-2000.

The ’Burbs Aliante 702-692-7777. Cannery DND Project, Fri-Sat, 7 pm, free,

Tue-Thu, Sun, 8 pm. 2121 E Craig Rd., 702507-5700. Eagle Aerie Hall 310 W. Pacific Ave., 702645-4139. Elixir Scott Starr 12/12. Stefanrock 12/13. Justin Mather 12/19. Nick Mattera 12/20. Stefanrock 12/26. Michael Anthony 12/27. All shows at 9 pm, free. 2920 N. Green Valley Pkwy., 702-272-0000. Fiesta Henderson (Cerveza Lounge) Josh LaCount Wed, 8 pm. (Coco Lounge) Shows 9 pm, free. 702-558-7000. Fiesta Rancho (Club Tequila) Take the Stage Thu, 7 pm. (Cabo Lounge) Shows free unless noted. 702-631-7000. Green Valley Ranch (Drop Bar) Jared Berry Thu, 7 pm. Rick Duarte Fri, 6 pm. Tony Venniro Sat, 6 pm. Ryan Whyte Maloney, Cali Tucker Sun, 9 pm. (Hanks) Dave Ritz Tue, Thu, 6 pm; Sat, 7 pm. Nick Mattera Fri, 6 pm. Jeremy James Sat, 7 pm. Rick Duarte Wed, 6 pm. (Lobby Bar) Shai Peri, Christina L Thu, 8 pm. Christina L Fri, 8 pm. Cayce Andrew Sat, 8 pm. Shows free unless noted. 702-367-2470. Rampart Casino (Grand Ballroom) (Addison’s Lounge) Wes Winters Tue, 6 pm. Mark O’Toole Wed, 6 pm. All shows free unless noted. (J.C.’s Irish Sports Pub) All shows free unless noted. (Round Bar) All shows free unless noted. JW Marriott. 221 N. Rampart Blvd., 702-507-5900. Red Rock (Rocks Lounge) Elvis Monroe 12/31, 10 pm, $20. Zowie Bowie Fri, 10 pm. The Dirty Sat, 11 pm, $10. (Onyx) Jared Berry 12/31, 9 pm. Willplay Fri, 8 pm. Tim Catching Sat, 9 pm. The Dirty Sat. 11 pm, $10. (T-Bones) Dave Ritz Wed, 6 pm; Fri, 7 pm. Rick Duarte Thu, 6 pm; Sat, 7 pm. Shows free unless noted. 11011 W. Charleston Blvd., 702-797-7777. Santa Fe Station (Chrome Showroom) Bee Gees Gold 12/31, 9 pm; Fri, 8 pm. Magic of Motown Sat, 10 pm. (Revolver) Bro Country Thu, 8 pm. 4949 N Rancho Dr., 702-6584900. Sienna Italian Authentic Trattoria Vegas Good Fellas Thu, 7:30 pm. Red Velvet Fri-Sat, 8:30 pm. 9500 Sahara Ave., 702-360-3358. Silverton 3333 Blue Diamond Rd., 702-2637777. South Point Aaron Watson 12/11-12/13, 11 pm, free. Tony Orlando 12/19-12/21, 7:30 pm, $45+. Dennis Bono Show Thu, 2 pm, free. Wes Winters Fri-Sat, 6 pm, free. Spazmatics Sat, 10:30 pm, $5. 702-797-8005. Suncoast Carpenters’ Christmas 12/12-12/14, 7:30 pm, $16+. Chadwick Johnson 12/30, 7:30 pm, $20+. Next Movement Fri, 8 pm, free. 9090 Alta Dr., 702-636-7075. Sunset Station (Club Madrid) Voices ft. Ryan Whyte Maloney, Cali Tucker, Jake Worthington, Kristen Merlin, Michael Austin 1/17, 7 pm, $23. Nashville Unplugged Fri, 8 pm. Barry Black Fri, 9:30 pm. Zowie Bowie Sat, 10 pm. (Gaudi Bar) Ryan Whyte Maloney, Cali Tucker 12/31, 10 pm; Sat, 7 pm. Willplay Sat, 7 pm. (Rosalita’s) Tony Venniro Fri, 7 pm. Peter Love Sat, 7 pm. Shows free unless noted. 1301 W. Sunset Rd., 702-5477777. Texas Station (Dallas Events Center) Disco Dynamos 12/26, 8 pm, $15. Greased 12/31, 8 pm, $20. (A-Bar) Darrin Michaels Fri-Sat, 7 pm. (South Padre) Crossfire Fri, 9 pm. Yellow Brick Road Sat, 9 pm. 702-631-1000.

E v e ry w h e r e E l s e Artifice 1025 S. 1st St., Ste. 100., 702-4896339. Artistic Armory No Gods Just Santa Claus Toy Drive ft. Hard Pipe Hitters, The Delta Bombers, Mercy Music, Rayner, Fire Water Folklore, Bitch’n Dudes, New Cold War, Illicitor, Not for Sale 12/12, 6 pm, $5 or free with toy. 5087 S. Arville St., 702-547-9005. Boomers Live music Wed, 10 pm, $5-$10. Hip Hop Roots Fri, 10 pm, $5. 3200 Sirius Ave., 702-368-1863. Bootlegger Bistro 7700 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-313-6778. Boulder Dam Brewing Rick Berthod Band 12/12. Crossroad South 12/13. DJ Hayden & Friends 12/19. Dr. Harpo Band 12/20. The All-Togethers 12/31. Shows Fri-Sat, 8 pm; Wed-Thu, 7 pm. 453 Nevada Way, Boulder City, 702-243-2739. Boulder Station (Railhead) Boulder Blues

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Carrot Top Wed-Mon, 8:30 pm, $50-$60. Luxor, 702-262-4900. Jeff Civilico Sat-Mon, Wed-Thu, 4 pm, $39$50. Quad, 888-777-7664. Andrew Dice Clay 12/11-12/14, 12/18-12/21, 9 pm, $59. Vinyl, hardrockhotel.com. Comedy After Dark Wed-Sun, 10 pm, $40$60. LVH, 702-732-5755. Whitney Cummings 1/2-1/3, 10 pm, $74-$118. Venetian, 866-641-7469. Chris D’Elia 12/27, 10 pm, $40-$50. Mirage, 702-792-7777. Jeff Dunham Wed-Sun, 7 pm; Sat-Sun, 4 pm, $72. Planet Hollywood, 702-531-4320. Bill Engvall 12/12, 9 pm, $48-$75. Treasure Island, 702-894-7722. Vinnie Favorito Nightly, 8 pm, $55-$100. Flamingo, 702-733-3333. Jeff Foxworthy, Larry the Cable Guy 12/1212/13, 9:30 pm, $55-$125. Planet Hollywood, 702-531-4320. Eddie Griffin Mon-Wed, 7 pm, $90-$182. Rio, 702-777-7776. Kathy Griffin 4/18, 10 pm, $60+. Mirage, 702792-7777. Joey Guila 1/15-1/16, 8:30 pm, $30. The D Las Vegas, 301 Fremont St., thed.com. HydroComics Unleashed Wed, 9 pm, free. Lucie’s Lounge, 3955 Charleston Blvd., 702776-6417. The Improv James Davis, Ahmed Bharoocha, Sandro Iocolano Thru 12/14. Bobby Slayton, Robert Duchaine, Cody Hustak 12/16-12/21. Henry Phillips, Steven Kravitz, Jodi Borello 12/23-12/28. Bil Dwyer, Rick Delia, Andy Ostroff 12/30-1/4, Tue-Sun, 8:30 & 10 pm, $30-$45. Harrah’s, 702-3695000. Gabriel Iglesias 4/3-4/4, 5/23-5/24, 10 pm, $60+. Mirage, 702-792-7777. Grand Laughs Christmas with Steve Hytner & Paul Scally 12/18, 7 pm, free. Downtown Grand, downtowngrand.com. The Joe Show Thu-Sat, 8 pm, $30. Tuscany, 255 E. Flamingo Rd., 702-629-0715. Jokes With Friends Thu, 10 pm, free. Nacho Daddy, 9925 S. Eastern Ave., 702-462-5000. L.A. Comedy Club Tue-Sun, 9:30 pm, $39$62. Ballys, 702-777-2782. Lisa Lampanelli 12/26-12/27, 10 pm, $74-$118. Venetian, 866-641-7469. The Laugh Factory Shows nightly, 8:30 & 10:30 pm. $29-$45. Tropicana, 702-739-2222. Laughternoon Adam London Daily, 4 pm, $20-$25. The D, 702-388-2111. Jay Leno 2/28, 5/15, 6/13, 7/4, 10 pm, $60-$80. Mirage, 702-792-7777. M Resort Comedy Night Fri, 9 pm, free with drink purchase. M Resort, 702-797-1000. The Mac King Comedy Magic Show TueSat, 1 & 3 pm, $33. Harrah’s, 702-369-5000. Kathleen Madigan 6/12, 10 pm, $30+. Mirage, 702-792-7777. Joel McHale 12/29-12/30, 10 pm, $50-$70. Mirage, 702-792-7777. Party Improv Comedy Thu-Sun, 7 pm, $25, 2 drink minimum. Planet Hollywood, 702531-4320. Ray Romano & David Spade 2/20-2/21, 4/104/11, 10 pm, $80+. Mirage, 702-792-7777. Red Skelton Tribute Sat-Tue, 2 pm; $35-$40. Westin Las Vegas, 160 E. Flamingo Rd., 702245-2393. Riviera Comedy Club 40 is Not the New 20 ft. Matt Kazam Mon-Sat, 10 pm, $40. Mike Merryfield, Greg Vaccariello Thru 12/14, 8:30 pm, $30. 8:30 pm, $20. Don Barnhart, Michael Wheels Parise 12/15-12/21, 8:30 pm, $30. John Bizarre, Jimmie JJ Walker 12/2212/29, 8:30 pm, $30. Mike Marino, Derek Richards 12/29-1/4, 8:30 pm, $30. Riviera, 855-468-6748. Rita Rudner 12/27, 7:30 pm, $60-$100. Harrah’s, 702-369-5000. Sapphire Comedy Hour Fri-Sat, 8 pm, $20. Sapphire Gentlemen’s Club, 3025 Industrial Rd., 702-796-6000. S.E.T. Improv Comedy Mon, 8 pm, $10. Onyx Theatre, 953 E. Sahara Ave., 702-732-7225. Jerry Seinfeld 12/26-12/27, 7:30 pm, $75-$150. The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, 702-7317333. Side Splitting Sundays Sun, 10 pm, free. Boomers, 3200 Sirius Ave., 702-368-1863. Sin City Comedy & Burlesque Show 8:30 pm, $38-$49. Planet Hollywood, 702-7777776. Sinbad 1/30-1/31, 8 pm, $50+. Orleans, orleanscasino.com.

Calendar Rickey Smiley 1/17-1/18, 8 pm, $40+. Orleans, orleanscasino.com. Aries Spears 1/23-1/24, 7:30 pm, $16+. Suncoast, 702-636-7075. Daniel Tosh 1/23, 10 pm; 1/24, 7:30 pm, 3/27, 10 pm; 3/28, 7:30 pm, $60+. Mirage, 702792-7777. Trailer Park Boys 2/22, 8 pm, $40-$125. The Joint, 702-693-5222. Ron White 12/12-12/13, 10 pm, $60-$82. Mirage, 702-792-7777. Katt Williams 12/30, 9 pm, $40+. The Joint, 702-693-5222.

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Special Events AVN Awards Show 1/24, 8:30 pm, $175-$300. The Joint, 702-693-5222. Ethel M Chocolates Holiday Cactus Lighting Through 1/1, free. Ethel M Chocolate Factory, 2 Cactus Dr., ethelm.com. Grand Menorah Lighting Ceremony 12/16, 5 pm, free. Fremont Street Experience, Downtown Las Vegas, vegasexperience.com. JIngle Bell Run 12/20, 9 am, $12-$20. Pecos Legacy Park, 150 Pecos Rd., 702-267-4050. Monday’s Dark with Mark Shunock ft. Blake Lewis, Earl Turner and Edie the Entertainer 12/15, 7 pm, $20-$50. The Joint, markshunock.com. Pandora: Unforgettable Moments of Love on Ice 12/20, 7:30 pm, $30-$100. Mandalay Bay Events Center, 702-632-7777. Rock in Rio Festival Ft. Taylor Swift, Metallica, Linkin Park, No Doubt, The Deftones, John Legend 5/8-5/9, 5/15-5/16. Rockinrio.com. Shrine Circus 1/8-1/11, times vary, $20+. Orleans Arena, orleansarena.com.

Stars and Stardust: Sidewalk Astronomy 1/24, 6 pm, free. Neon Museum, 770 Las Vegas Blvd. N., neonmuseum.org. WinterFest: Henderson Symphony Orchestra 12/11, 7 pm, free. Tree Lighting w/ Mayor Hafen 12/12, 6 pm, free. Evening Light Parade 12/13, 5 pm, free. Henderson Events Plaza, 200 Water St., hendersonlive. com.

Sports Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic 12/2212/23, 12 pm, $47-$107. Orleans Arena, orleansarena.com. Dixie State Las Vegas Challenge 12/17-12/18, 12 pm, $10-$20. Orleans Arena, orleansarena. com. Fight Nights 12/13, 3 pm, $40-$150. The Chelsea, 702-698-7000. Harlem Globetrotters 2/5, times vary, $24+. Orleans Arena, orleansarena.com. Amir Khan v. Devon Alexander 12/13, 3 pm, $50-$300. 702-891-7777. MGM Grand Showcase: Huskies v. Sooners, Runin’ Rebels v. Utes 12/20, 6 pm, $31-$301. MGM Grand Garden Arena, 702-891-7777. National Finals Rodeo Thru 12/13, 6:45 pm, $55-$220. Thomas & Mack, unlvtickets.com. World Series of Beer Pong 1/1-1/5, 8 am, free. Riviera, 2901 S Las Vegas Blvd., bpong.com. Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl 12/20, noon, $25-$110. Sam Boyd Stadium, unlvtickets. com. Tarkanian Classic 12/19, 8 am, $7. Orleans Arena, orleansarena.com. U.S. Marine Corps Toys For Tots Benefit Concert 12/13, 8 pm. $20. Westgate, 3000 Paradise Rd., westgatelasvegasresort.com. World Championship Boxing: Timothy Bradley v. Diego Chaves, Mauricio Herrera v. Jose Benavidez 12/13, 10 pm, $40-$150. Cosmopolitan, cosmopolitanlasvegas.com.

Galleries Amanda Harris Gallery of Contemporary Art Thu-Fri, 5-8 pm, and by appointment. 900 S. Las Vegas Blvd., 702-769-6036. Artistic Armory 5087 S. Arville St., 702-5479005. Arts Factory 107 E. Charleston Blvd, 702383-3133. Galleries include: Joseph Watson Collection Wed-Fri, 1-6 pm; Sat, noon-3 pm; Sun, 11 am-2 pm. Suite 115, 858-733-2135. Sin City Gallery Wed-Sat, 1-7 pm; Sun, 11 am-2 pm. Suite 100, 702-608-2461. Trifecta Gallery Mon-Fri, 11 am-5 pm; Sat-Sun, 11 am-3 pm. Suite 135, 702-366-7001, trifectagallery. com. Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art Daily, 10 am-8 pm, $11-$16. 3600 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702693-7871. Blackbird Studios Fri-Sun, noon-7 pm. 1551 S. Commerce St., 702-782-0319. Brett Wesley Gallery Wed-Sat, 1-7 pm. 1025 S. First St. #150, 702-433-4433. Clark County Government Center Rotunda Mon-Fri, 8 am-5 pm. 500 Grand Central Parkway, 702-455-7030. Clay Arts Vegas Mon-Sat, 9 am-9 pm; Sun, 11:30 am-6:30 pm. 1511 S. Main St., 702-3754147. Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery Mon-Fri, 9 am-5 pm; Sat, 10 am-2 pm. At UNLV, 702895-3893. Downtown Spaces 1800 Industrial Rd., dtspaces.com. Galleries include: Wasteland Gallery Thu, 6 pm-9pm; Fri & Sat, 6 pm11pm, Sun-Wed by appointment. Emergency Arts 520 Fremont St., 702-6863164. Gainsburg Studio & Gallery Mon-Sat, 10am5pm. 1533 West Oakey Blvd, 702-249-3200. Left of Center Gallery Tue-Fri, noon-5 pm; Sat, 10 am-3 pm. 2207 W. Gowan Rd., 702647-7378. Michelle C. Quinn Fine Art Advisory By appointment only. 620 S. 7th St., 702-3669339. P3Studio 5-4-3-2-1 By Mark Brandvik. Thru 12/7. Wed-Sun, 6-11 pm. Cosmopolitan. West Las Vegas Arts Center Wed-Sat, 9 am-7 pm. 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 702-229-4800. Winchester Cultural Center Art Gallery Tue-Fri, 10 am-8 pm; Sat, 9 am-6 pm. 3130 S. McLeod Dr., 702-455-7340.

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W ITH P E R FO R M A N C ES A N D A P P E A RA N C ES BY

DOT MARIE JONES GLEE

AJ BUCKLEY CSI: NY

Blake Lewis American Idol

TJ Lavin MTV/BMX

CHUMLEE PAWN STARS

RICARDO LAGUNA MTV/BMX

Marc Savard Comedy Hypnosis

JOHN

CLAIRE SINCLAIR

REVA RICE VEGAS! The Show

KATSILOMETES

GREENSPUN MEDIA

& THE CAST OF PINUP

ROBIN LEACH

Rehan Choudhry Life is Beautiful

Frank Pellegrino Rao’s

HUMAN NATURE

Chris Phillips Zowie Bowie

EDIE Zumanity

BBR

Danny Koker & Kevin Mack Counting Cars

FRANKIE MORENO

SEAN & JOHN SCOTT

Kalani Kokonuts

Former & Current

GREENSPUN MEDIA

Earl Turner

Louie Anderson

Jersey Boys Castmembers

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