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THE BLAME GAME Blame Chris Beard! Blame Tina Kunzer-Murphy!

UNLV contract to cover this exact situation.

UNLV’s wild hoops carousel has fans looking for scapegoats Cincinnati, and nearly lured him. They moved on to

Blame Len Jessup! Blame everyone on that med-

Spare the kind of talk—of Beard’s lack of ethics

dling Nevada Board of Regents! Better yet, don’t.

and integrity—some on Rebel message boards have

the up-and-comer in Beard and pushed his requested

Stop looking for someone to fault for UNLV losing

spouted. Beard will earn more than $2 million annu-

The administration handed Beard’s contract to

its basketball coach before anyone could tell him

ally at Texas Tech because, despite the mirage of ama-

the Regents for approval, and you could understand

he’s no Tark. Blame only lubricates the ceaseless

teurism the NCAA fosters, this is business way more

if he paused when they dissected it like a frog in

gears of social media and talk radio, and no one fits

than it is sports. Shake your fist at the timing, but be

biology lab. But before pinning this on the Regents,

the villain role here.

honest: You would do exactly what Beard did.

ask yourself if that $2 million a year in Lubbock

buyout to $1 million to cover themselves.

While sports fandom hinges on our unalienable

If we don’t blame him for taking our basketball

right to say who messed up and how, what took place

and going home, whose head slides onto the plat-

with Beard reads as serendipity screwing the Rebels.

ter? UNLV needs a coach because its administration

Ex-New Mexico State man Marvin Menzies

Beard ditched Las Vegas for Lubbock, Texas, after less

fired Dave Rice in January, so fans come next for

now coaches UNLV basketball, a program Kunzer-

than two weeks for twice the salary, a superior roster

Kunzer-Murphy, the athletics director, and Jessup,

Murphy called “fractured.” Venom toward what

and a better conference. His young daughters also live

the president. That makes as little sense as condemn-

preceded him won’t make the Rebels any better in

near Texas Tech, where he spent 10 years as an assis-

ing Beard. Kunzer-Murphy and Jessup aimed high

2016, and it won’t bring you George Karl, either.

tant coach. His agent negotiated a buyout clause in his

by targeting accomplished coach Mick Cronin of

–Adam Candee

YELL NO MORE In response to the debate around UNLV’s mascot and allegations of racism tied to it, The Rebel Yell staff announced last week that it will ax the newspaper’s name come spring (disclosure: I was an editor there once). As student editors brainstorm new possibilities, we thought of some that might work better than the old Confederate battle cry. –Leslie Ventura

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THE SCARLET BUZZ

THE WHITE WEDDING

No, it’s not the newest STD taking campus by storm.

Like that other Billy Idol song, although if they’re looking to avoid charges of racism …

would have looked any less tasty had they voted a unanimous “yes” and all gone out for ice cream.

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A straightforward, strong name for a resilient student newspaper. Plus, a Viking would make a great mascot.

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CINEMA AND CYNICISM Looking for the joy of moviegoing at CinemaCon

“This is why I love coming here, because the energy is always so low,” comedian Kevin Hart joked during the Universal presentation at CinemaCon, the annual trade convention of the National Association of Theater Owners. Hart was one of many celebrities pandering to theater executives to promote their upcoming movies, but CinemaCon attendees have seen it all, and even superstars usually only get polite applause when they show up onstage at the Caesars Palace Colosseum during one of the movie studios’ elaborate presentations. It’s easy to get jaded about the lat-

DON’T BREAK OUT THE BUBBLY

On the new, sad banner of a beloved dive

est bombastic blockbusters and variations on junk food, both of which get extensive showcases at CinemaCon. But there are always quirky new products at the trade

A bar with a past is its own theater, acts playing out amid spilled drinks, worn counters and aging carpet. It’s authenticity is in its years. No duplicating this. It’s smoky. It’s cozy. There’s a jukebox, of course. That all of this sits in a free-standing building with a brick facade on Maryland Parkway is championed, a roadside slice of heaven with cheap drinks and velvet wallpaper. But when word got out in March that reality television show Bar Rescue would revamp Champagnes Cafe, leaving (hopefully) in its wake a raging success, fear and anger hit social media with cultural vigilantes dissecting its past, present and future. This is sacred. Take everything else, but leave Champagnes. In fact, just stop it already. From there it was a waiting game. And then last week, the sign changed. The white Champagne glass tilting amid bubbles on a round red backdrop had been replaced by a contemporary and less celebratory look. Gone also was “Champagnes Cafe” in white scripted font. The new sign, a black backdrop during the day that glows burgundy at night, reads “Champagne’s” (now with an apostrophe) and explains that it’s “Legendary Since 1966.” Why someone would take away the thing that is and replace it with something that says it is floored one friend, a Las Vegas native to whom signs like this are historic landmarks. There were moments of silence, I’m sure, as others took in the newness blending in with the landscape. Inside, the word “legendary” lights up the top of the bar in glowing bulbs, lest we forget its rich past. –Kristen Peterson

show, like the card game Movie Buff, being hawked by creator Justin Purvis and his giant blue hair. A trivia game with endless variations, Movie Buff might be a better fit for comics and game stores (where it’s already being sold in the Northeast), but Purvis is determined to get it into movie theaters as well. Celebrities and soft drinks at CinemaCon inspire shrugs, but there’s always a wide-eyed entrepreneur like Purvis determined to create the next big thing. –Josh Bell

CLASSICAL RADIO A new partnership will have KNPR broadcasting the Philharmonic Since becoming the Las Vegas Philharmonic’s music director, Donato Cabrera has rehearsed with student orchestras, talked with senior groups, invited entire audiences to Mundo restaurant for post-concert meet-ups and introduced the orchestra whenever and wherever he could. This weekend he’ll be in homes, cars and backyards, riding the airwaves with KNPR’s Dave Becker in a new partnership with Nevada Public Radio to broadcast Philharmonic performances on Sunday afternoons and Monday evenings—bringing this season’s concerts to larger audiences in live recordings preceded by conversations with the maestro. ¶ It’s Cabrera’s reminder that the Philharmonic is for “everyone,” a sentiment spelled out in programming with the words “Your Symphony Orchestra” under its name. “Many local radio stations throughout the country rebroadcast the performances of their local orchestra, and our community deserves the same,” he says. We couldn’t agree more. Beginning April 24, those who missed opening night’s Beethoven and Brahms with guest pianist Andrew Tyson last September can tune in. Seven concerts from the current season will be presented in full, with Cabrera and Becker discussing the works beforehand. Programs air Sundays at 2 p.m. and Mondays at 9 p.m. –Kristen Peterson

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peak, this tender spring bite reminds me of the wild stuff that grew in our horse pasture when I was a kid, and makes me regret every starchy grocery-store stalk. “We want people to get their hands in the dirt,” Brooks presses. “We want people to experience fresh food.” For six years, that has been the former school teacher’s mission with Vegas Roots, a nonprofit community garden on Tonopah Drive just north of the 95 that she summoned almost single-handedly from

an empty lot. It was donated by retired NFL running back and local developer Frank Hawkins, who knew Brooks was a health coach with a dream of combatting innercity food deserts. There was just one teensy problem. “I had never even planted a seed.” Taking in the patchwork rows and raised beds, the orchard and chicken coop, the playhouse, classroom and outdoor kitchen, the painted tree trunks and grapevines beautifully consuming the picnic area, I can’t believe what

Brooks and a handful of volunteers have manifested. The mural-covered fence might as well be a force field around this lush little world. Vegas Roots has grown like a lot of things do in this city’s unforgiving soil: sometimes spurting, sometimes withering, but tenaciously in bloom. Sustaining it is a balancing act Brooks is still honing. Standard programs depend on patrons, like Adopt a Plot ($500 a year for your own raised bed), the You-Pick Garden ($1-$2 per handful for greens and herbs;

fruits and veggies by weight) and the kid-centric gardening/ cooking camp Lil’ Roots ($10 a month for classes and personalized plots). Brooks says she started the latter in September because she couldn’t make rent on the office building. She’s been creative in trying to monetize, hosting movie nights and sunset yoga. She also does onsite wellness coaching and a 9-week course on beating diabetes, and she’s working with a veteran herbalist on a garden pharmacy. But this being a community

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his is where the essence of true life is. It is this basic beginning,” Roz Brooks says, fingers resting on the damp earth around a perfect spear of asparagus. With an almost musical snap, she offers the thick green base— the part I always toss because it’s dry and woody. But nibbling through this five-acre island of a farm, radishes and carrots to saffron and chives, I’m becoming a believer. Clean and sweet on my tongue, natural sugars at their

space, Vegas Roots is also soil for other community endeavors, hosting SOUP (Support Organize Unite People) dinners that culminate in microgrants, and soon to launch the Veggie Buck Truck thanks to a $25,000 USDA grant. Wrapped in produce glamour shots and rocking

a “Veggies” vanity plate, the truck is modeled on a mobile farmers’ market doing great service in Washington, D.C. For the June 3 maiden voyage, Brooks will visit the local welfare office, and she plans to hit low-income senior centers once the truck is running three days a week. She’s brain-

tomato test garden and cooperative extension by jon esTrada

Who’s in charge? Leslie Doyle, tomato expert extraordinaire, who for around 20 years has been running her organic test garden and consulting for seed producers in the five-state area. Mission: To make it possible for anyone to have a bountiful harvest, especially of big and delicious tomatoes—desert heat and all. Location: 5910 Sheila Ave., 702-490-5217, sweettomatotest garden.com. Active season: January to March. Grounds: The huge plot behind Doyle’s home looks like the Garden of Eden (if Eden required elbow grease). Piles of composting dirt abut sheds overflowing with tools on the right side of the property. The bulk of the lot, though, is taken up by rows of raised beds producing every variety of vegetable imagin-

storming a cookbook featuring local chefs that she could give those customers if others are willing to buy it. “If I can’t get y’all to come to the garden, I’m just gonna have to bring the garden to you,” she says with a chuckle. As the sun turns smoky purple and molten orange

able. Fruit trees and a shaded area for the chicken pen complete the portrait of urban garden bordering on high-volume farm. What grows? Tomatoes (of course), peppers, eggplant and any other summer veggies participants choose for that season, vending some weekly at the Downtown 3rd and Downtown Summerlin farmers’ markets. Classes: The Test Garden offers 35 classes, from growing basics to how to combat pests organically. Costs range from free to $26 including supplies. Why check it out? On the cutting-edge of desert gardening, Doyle offers students her pioneering techniques that, as she puts it, “allow you to take all the credit and feel an enormous sense of pride in the delicious produce you grow.” –Molly O’Donnell

behind the hills, I walk the rows and see how much dirt is still waiting for hands to dig in. Like any growing thing, Vegas Roots needs to be fed and watered and loved. It needs us. Putting a fine point on what it means to this urban pocket, a neighborhood kid playing around the fire pit

Who’s in charge? The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, an outreach college designed to share knowledge through classes, Master Gardeners and all-around expertise. Mission: Demo gardens illustrate how to develop and maintain a healthy garden and desert landscaping through water-efficiency, raised planters, soils, composts, ground covers and small-space gardening methods. Location: 8050 Paradise Road, 702275-5556, unce.unr.edu/counties/clark. Active season: Year-round. Open to the public Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.5 p.m., with Friday tours at 10 a.m. Grounds: Pathways take visitors through different gardens—rows of produce, raised planters, flowering perennials, desert trees, ground covers and shrubs. Grown for education rather than entertainment, the flora has a relationship with the environment shown in growth behavior, mulch,

takes a monster bite of a whole raw cucumber. I ask if he’s really eating that. He gives me this priceless look, like he can’t imagine why I’m asking. VEGAS ROOTS Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.2 p.m. 715 N. Tonopah Drive, 702-636-4152, vegasroots.org.

irrigation techniques and shade. That there isn’t much shade affirms Master Gardener claims that with the right soil and water, we can grow anything here. What grows? Everything you’d expect and some things you wouldn’t, from roses and fruits to herbs and grains to agave and palm trees. There are also test gardens, including one where they’re trying to cultivate 20 varieties of milkweed. Classes: Workshops are offered throughout the year. Topics range from preparing rose gardens for summer heat to problem-solving pest issues. Why check it out? This garden proves that growing in this climate can be fruitful and relatively easy once the soil is amended, watering is strategized and planting style is determined. Paths through the area allow for educational sightseeing of thriving life in the desert. –Kristen Peterson

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GROW KIT Local outfit Urban Hydro Greens helps you cultivate nutrient-dense baby plants with ease and minimal mess. Just pick up one of its indoor-friendly grow kits at the Henderson or Summerlin Fresh52 farmers’ market. (And try a sampler!) $35-$50, urbanhydrogreenscom.

VEGAN CHEESE Organic cashew cream might not sound tasty, but try Virgin Cheese and you’ll believe in its artisanal, plant-based sorcery. From brie and smoked gouda to sriracha cheddar, there’s a healthy flavor for the cheesemonger in all. Saturdays at Fresh52, virgincheese.com.

SUPERSNACK Made with almonds, cashews and dates, GrassRoots’ nutritious bites come in four flavors. For tasty energy on the go, try Apricot Chai, with protein powder, maca, chia, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, vanilla and coconut oil. $3.50, 124 S. 6th St. #160, 702-550-6444.

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HERBS & SPICES Herbs, teas, edible flowers—Bloomin’ Desert sparks culinary adventure. The smoked sea salt is perfect on grilled fish, steak and vegetables, and the English rosemary, marjoram and flat-leaf parsley make any dish next-level. Saturdays & Sundays at Fresh52, 702-501-5470.

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For 101 years, Hirt’s Gardens has been growing hard-to-find perennials and unusual decorative plants. Unusual, as in, meat-eating. Try Venus flytraps ($8$10), sundews ($8-$12) or pitcher plants ($8-$15), which have been known to snack on mice. hirts.com.

 Worms are like bees and

Our desert vegetation does a body good By Rosalie Spear

 Did you know that fresh rosemary adorns Las Vegas parking lots? Or that you can get raw protein from crunchy pods straight off the landscaper’s beloved screwbean mesquite tree? Nevada is home to many plants you’ve seen a hundred times without realizing they have culinary or medicinal value—and you can cultivate them in your own backyard. With knowledge and sun, you’ll be on your way to homeopathically addressing headaches, pain, digestive issues, allergies and other ailments, whether through tinctures, infused oils, salves, poultices and teas or just old-fashioned munching. But if you’re not a green thumb or don’t have space to grow your own, you can head to family-owned Herbally Grounded. For a dozen years it has provided locals with organic products and more than 50 locally made supplements. Staffer Tatiana Arce comes from a Native American background and

embraces the use of plants and herbs for their medicinal qualities, personally using aloe vera, nettle leaf, cramp bark, slippery elm and more to attack health problems and promote wellness. She and others at the herbal outpost impart that we’re surrounded by natural food and medicine, even out here in the desert. In fact, Herbally Grounded offers monthly classes, stressing that it’s essential for plant consumers to purchase them properly or grow their own, as foraging or wildcrafting is illegal on public land. The long list of native species recommended by the shop is backed up by Charles W. Kane’s Herbal Medicine of the American Southwest, and the following were selected for their abundance in the Las Vegas Valley. Most of these plants are available for purchase in some form at Herbally Grounded. Larrea tridentata: Commonly called creosote or chaparral, this antimicrobial plant was historically used by Native Americans and Mexicans to prevent and treat infection, although it’s also touted for anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Kane dubs it “the medicinal hallmark of the southwestern deserts.” Ephedra viridis: Mormon Tea or Brigham Tea, a straw-like bush all over

Las Vegas, is believed to relieve sinus congestion and, in limited capacity, to drive bronchial dilation thanks to traces of pseudoephedrine (found in many cold medications). And devotees say it reduces inflammation, soothing everything from canker sores to urinary-tract irritation. Juniperus osteosperma: This fragrant native of Red Rock Canyon has leaves and fruit equally potent when used medicinally, Kane says. It’s said to soothe chronic cystitis and nephritis, and to help with eczema and psoriasis when applied as an oil or salve. Pinus monophylla: Besides bearing nuts used as a food source by settlers of the Great Basin (and which I find delicious in pasta), this plant is believed to have similar health benefits to the juniper, and they’re often used in conjunction. Pine pitch, made from pine resin, is an old-school cold remedy. Acacia greggii: The seed pods have a distinctive onion flavor—and astringent properties employed against skin irritation caused by insect bites, sunburns, scrapes and abrasions. HERBALLY GROUNDED MondayFriday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.7 p.m. 4441 W. Charleston Blvd., 702558-4372, herballygrounded.com.

Avocado?

Artichoke?

“Oh my goodness me, yes. Both regular artichokes and Jerusalem artichokes love it here.”

Pineberry?

spiders: You probably recoil from them, and from their super-important responsibilities in nature’s grand scheme. For one, plows have nothing on worms, whose prolific earth-burrowing allows more water and air to reach both soil and plant roots. And their ravenous appetite results in nutrient-rich fertilizer. Not for nothing is worm poop (or castings) nicknamed “black gold,” as both casual and serious composters employ the wrigglers—specifically red wrigglers—to devour and digest fruit and vegetable scraps and other biological detritus to enrich their soil. Castings are kinda like multivitamins for plants, full of magnesium, calcium, phosphorus and nitrogen. Sold on the idea of vermicomposting yet? You should be, given the minimal fuss it takes to maintain such a garden (or indoor) operation, and the robust produce that can come from it. Seek out vendors with experience breeding worms in the desert (lasve gasworms.com or funkyfreshfoods. com), and follow their advice on how to place, feed and maintain them. Soon, your garden will blossom, with your wrigglers having literally done the dirty work. –Mike Prevatt

“As long as you protect them from the worst of the sun, and if your pH is really high you’re gonna want to lower it a little bit.”

Lychee?

“No, our soils are too salty, and it gets too cold. You could grow it in a pot on a bright patio if you are willing to basically be married to the thing.”

“I don’t think it’ll kill anybody to try it ...”

Jicama? “No problem.”

Coconut? “Not happening.”

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Want more straight talk from state social-horticulture guru Angela O’Callaghan (including the skinny on the best produce to grow)? Visit lasvegasweekly.com!

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Buy with the seasons at the 60-acre farm nestled in the city By Mark Adams

 Don’t have space for a backyard garden? Didn’t inherit your mother’s green thumb? Still want to cook with MARCH

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fresh fruits and vegetables? Experience farm-fresh flavors at home thanks to the northwest Valley’s Gilcrease Orchard, where you can pick tomatoes off the vine for that summer salad or harvest a medley of root vegetables for a hearty autumn stew. Squash, peas, carrots, beets, greens and zucchini are ripe right now, and the farm stand has green garlic and asparagus. Gilcrease sells produce for eight straight months, so we found out what’s in season through the year. MAY

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GILCREASE ORCHARD Saturday, 7 a.m.-noon (hours change with the harvest). 7800 N. Tenaya Way, 702-409-0655, thegilcreaseorchard.org. For the most up-to-date details on seasonal produce, sign up for Gilcrease’s weekly newsletter.

Intuitive Forager KERRY CLASBY, curator of the Downtown 3rd & Downtown Summerlin farmers’ markets Given the flood of organic options at supermarkets, why shop farmers’ markets? There are two categories of produce: organically grown on industrial farms, and organically grown on small family farms where the owners are tender caretakers and shepherds of the land. I’m about the small family farms and bringing vine-ripened, freshly-picked-at-the-height-of-flavor produce onto the table and into the community. It’s a movement. We’re sourcing from Nevada farmers all the time, from Pahrump to Las Vegas to Caliente to Jean to Sandy Valley.

Chef ROY ELLAMAR, mastermind of Bellagio’s seasonally & sustainably focused Harvest

DIANE GREENE, GREENE founder of Boulder City herb & veggie depot Herbs by Diane

In farm-to-table terms, do you have a favorite season? Every season has its charm and excitement, but if I had to choose one favorite it would have to be spring. Coming out of the cold doldrums of winter, the green of spring vegetables—English peas, fava beans, snap peas—gets me excited to know that soon more fun ingredients are around the corner. Spring also signals longer days, warmer weather and lighter cooking. I look forward to spring every year, but I don’t think my cooks share the same enthusiasm, as it means so many tedious vegetables for them to clean!

Why should we buy local herbs, and how do you grow in the desert? They’re fresher and they last longer. [Desert gardening] can be done, but you need lots and lots of compost. That’s the main thing, because the soil here is so poor. Other than that, it just takes a lot of time and dedication. GET MORE DISH For longer conversations with Clasby, Ellamar and Greene—whose fantastic herbs adorn our cover this week—visit lasvegasweekly.com.

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The indoor/outdoor wet-and-wild party known as EBC at Night returns with Kanye’s creative right-hand man in control of the sound.

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t’s been three years since Stockholm’s defining electronic trio Swedish House Mafia called it quits. Since then, former members Axel Christofer Hedfors and Sebastian Carmine Ingrosso have carried the EDM torch as a duo, lighting up charts with sugary electro-house singles like the anthemic “On My Way” and the even sweeter “Sun Is Shining.” Press play on their music video for “Can’t Hold Us Down” and you’ll see why Axwell & Ingrosso’s energy is impossible to ignore. The fact that they’ve put themselves back on the map without so much

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as releasing an album is an even greater testament to their success. While their long-awaited debut is currently in the works, the Swedes have continuously landed headlining gigs (individually and together) all over the world with their captivating, crowd-pleasing bangers, including a three-season residency at the trendy Ushuaïa Ibiza hotel in Spain. While Swedish House Mafia disbanded in part due to hectic schedules, the jetsetting lifestyle seems to fuel Axwell & Ingrosso’s work ethic as they hop from country to country for shows with little rest in between. This week-

end, they’ll play their first Hakkasan gig as a duo. Can’t wait for the new album? Judging from recent sets, A&I will likely spin some yet-to-be-released material at Hakkasan. You won’t want to miss it. Axwell & Ingrosso at Hakkasan at MGM Grand, April 23. –Leslie Ventura

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“I went to school in Kansas and I played sports, so I had to get a night job,” he says. After working in a handful of small honky-tonk bars in the Midwest, Bravo returned to Las Vegas to teach but quickly landed a gig at sizzling-hot Studio 54. “I was in the right place at the right time. That was kind of the heyday, it was the wild, wild West. You saw all kinds of crazy stuff. I got to see the evolution, and as it evolved, I evolved with it.”

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Bravo’s go-getter spirit serves him well in his current position, overseeing various facets of the Hard Rock Hotel’s party scene, most notably the pioneering dayclub Rehab, which turns 13 years old this year. “This is the one that started the daylife scene,” he says. “With Rehab, you’re measuring yourself against seasons past; you’re standing on the shoulders of everybody who came before

you. My vision is to go back to what made Rehab great.” The club, which celebrates its grand opening this weekend, is undergoing a multi-year remodel, including the installation of new bungalows last year and a revamp of the stage this year, along with revved-up bottle presentations, a not-yet-unveiled nighttime concept and a handful of other surprises. “We’re here to give our guests a story at the end of the day. We want them to go, ‘That was awesome, I can’t wait to get home and tell my friends, and I can’t wait to do it again.’” Rehab Beach Club grand opening with Knife Party and R3HAB at the Hard Rock Hotel, April 23-24. –Leslie Ventura

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hen nightlife and F&B veterans Andy Masi, Brian Massie and Shane Monaco teamed up to create Clique Hospitality, Las Vegas knew it was in for some fresh fun. We just didn’t know there would be so much, so fast. In addition to its army of off-Strip restaurants such as Hearthstone at Red Rock Resort and the brand-new Bottiglia at Green Valley Ranch Resort, Clique opened its hip namesake cocktail lounge at the Cosmopolitan earlier this year and—just in time to become March Madness headquarters—the Still at the Mirage.

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The Still is the perfect example of Clique’s capacity to deliver an exciting concept that feels familiar yet new. Dubbed “the ultimate mancave,” the 8,000-square-foot hangout is awash in TV screens and comfy high-top tables,centered by a long concrete bar. Order upscale versions of bar-food favorites like mini cheeseburgers, fish and chips, lobster rolls and chili-cheese dogs from the refurbished Airsteam trailer to go along with signature hop-tails (creative beer cocktails) or work your way through a massive list of drafts, bottles and cans. It’s the space that sets the Still apart;

it feels like you teamed up with your college buddies to rent out a warehouse and throw the biggest big-game party of all time. Comfort appears to be the name of the game for Clique, which makes us that much more excited to see what these guys do next. –Brock Radke

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woman stands on a platform wearing only heels and a black body suit, as an artist with scissors nips away at the form-fitting Lycra. It’s like watching Edward Scissorhands—in Vegas. The result is a wearable, barely-there mosaic, something you’d only see at the Cosmopolitan’s restaurantmeets-nightclub hybrid, STK. And it’s just one among many over-the-top elements at STK’s Love Affair, a raucous celebration of five sexy, successful years on the Strip. From innovative concepts like the new Sunday Brunch Club to the blend of laidback atmosphere with in-house DJs, the contemporary steakhouse is so obviously

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avvy Vegas diners know the area along Spring Mountain Road referred to as Chinatown is about much more than cheap Chinese food. It offers supreme Asian eats of every variety, and it’s the hottest off-Strip afterhours in the entire Vegas Valley. Restaurant and nightclub industry staffers instinctively flock to Chinatown favorites when their shifts are over, and trendy tourists have followed. Even though it’s a bit farther west along Spring Mountain—all the way to Jones Boulevard—modern Vietnam-

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ese eatery District One has joined the short list of Chinatown restaurants beloved by locals and industry folks and getting discovered by Vegas visitors. That’s because the space is big and warm and jovial, and the menu is stacked with shareable, supersatisfying eats like grilled whole squid with togarashi pepper, oxtail fried rice with soy sauce and fried egg, and mountainous bowls of noodles. D1 is known for its whole Maine lobster pho, an over-the-top dish if there ever was one, but we like to start with icy oysters, devour the shaken beef

salad and finish with the ultra-rich bone marrow noodle soup. No matter where you’re coming from, where you’re headed next or what time the clock says, this food hits the spot every time. District One at 3400 S. Jones Blvd. #8, 702-413-6868; Daily 11 a.m.-2 a.m. –Brock Radke

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Whether she’s braving a photo shoot in a bikini on a cold, windy day or crushing burpees with her personal trainer, Pullium has an attitude that makes her shine. Perhaps it comes from years of fighting with the boys—on a computer, that is. “I’m a closet nerd and I like to play video games,” she says. “I built my PC.”

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When the Las Vegas native isn’t gaming—her favorite is Heroes of the Storm—or gearing up for a bikini competition, she’s all about keeping the good vibes flowing at the Palms, home of the epic Ditch Fridays (returning May 6). This year, the roster features infamous party photographer Kirill Was Here, plus Flo Rida on Memorial Day Weekend. “When we have our

talent in, it can’t get any better than that. I’m throwing the party with them and making their experience the best. It’s the best job in Vegas.” Given her battle-ready spirit, she’s gearing up for her next National Physique Committee competition. “I got the itch to do it again, so now I’m prepping for a show in July,” Pullium says. Having placed second at her NPC debut last year, she’s going in with her eye on the prize. “This time around I’m gunning for first.” –Leslie Ventura

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4/21 Kid Conrad. 4/22 DJ Que. 4/23 DJ Crooked. 4/24 DJ Karma. 4/28 Kid Conrad. 4/29 DJ Que. 5/1 DJ Karma. 5/8 DJ Karma. Bellagio, Thu-Sun, 702-693-8300. C H AT E AU

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M A R Q U E E 4/22 Andrew Rayel. 4/23 Cash Cash & French Montana. 4/25 Vice. 4/29 Tritonal. 4/30 Dash Berlin. 5/2 Cash Cash. 5/6 Vice. 5/9 Eric DLux. Mon, Fri-Sat, Cosmopolitan, 702-333-9000.

4/21 Mondo on the Terrace. 4/22 Calvin Harris. 4/23 Nervo. 4/24 Mikey Francis on the Terrace. 4/26 Burns. 4/29 Calvin Harris. 4/30 Steve Angello. 5/3 Chuckie. 5/6 Calvin Harris. 5/7 Nicky Romero. 5/10 Oliver Heldens. 5/13 Calvin Harris. 5/14 Nervo. 5/17 Nervo. 5/20 Calvin Harris. 5/21 Martin Garrix. Caesars Palace, Tue, Thu-Sun, 702-785-6200.

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FOX TA I L 4/22 Yo Gotti. 4/23 DJ Hollywood. 4/24 Kid Conrad. 4/29-4/30 DJ Hollywood. 5/7 O.T. Genasis. 5/14 Busta Rhymes. 5/21 Borgore. SLS, Fri-Sat, 702-761-7621.

4/21 GTA. 4/22 Jason Derulo. 4/23 Axwell & Ingrosso. 4/24 Dada Life. 4/27 Sean Perry at Ling Club. 4/28 Calvin Harris. 4/29 GTA. 4/30 Chuckie. 5/1 Lil Jon. 5/5 Calvin Harris. 5/6 Ingrosso. 5/7 Tiësto. 5/8 Fergie DJ. 5/12 Tiësto. 5/13 Steve Aoki. 5/14 Tiësto. 5/15 Dada Life. 5/19 Tiësto. 5/20 Lil Jon. 5/21 Tiësto. 5/22 Showtek. MGM Grand, Wed-Sun, 702-891-3838.

4/22 Konflikt. 4/23 JaceOne. 4/26 DJ Five. 4/27 DJ D-Miles. 4/29 DJ Ikon. 4/30 DJ Skratchy. Bellagio, nightly, 702-693-8700.

4/21 Esco. 4/22 Trey Songz. 4/23 Chris Brown. 4/24 Jeremih. 4/26 Nightsplash Grand Opening with Chris Brown. 4/28 Esco. 4/29 Travis Scott. 4/30 Big Sean. 5/1 A$AP Ferg. 5/5 Esco. 5/6 T.I. 5/7 Chris Brown. 5/8 Fabolous. Cromwell, Tue, Thu-Sun, 702-7773800.

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4/22 Virgil Abloh. 4/23 Diplo. 4/27 A-Trak. 4/28 Skrillex. 4/29 Dillon Francis. 4/30 RL Grime. 55 Dillon Francis. 5/5 Flosstradamus. 5/6 DJ Snake. 5/7 Diplo. 5/11 Flosstradamus. 5/12 Martin Solveig. 5/13 Nghtmre. 5/14 Dillon Francis. 5/18 Skrillex. 5/19 RL Grime. 5/20 ATrak. 5/21 Flosstradamus. Encore, Wed, FriSat, 702-770-7300.

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DAY L I G H T 4/21 Kid Funk. 4/22 Scene. 4/23 Baauer. 4/24 E-Rock. 4/28 dJ Sincere. 4/29 Scene. 4/30 dJ Mustard. 5/1 Baauer’s Studio Beach. 5/7 J. Cole. 5/8 dJ Five. 5/14 Stafford Brothers. 5/20 Eric dLux. 5/21 Laidback Luke. 5/22 disclosure. Mandalay Bay, ThuSun, 702-632-4700.

DRAI ’S BE AC H C LU B 4/22 Sidney Samson. 4/23 Quintino. 4/29 Breathe Carolina. 4/30 Party Favor. 5/1 Zeds dead with Machine Gun Kelly. 5/6 Morgan Page. 5/7 Zeds dead. 5/8 Ookay. 5/13 Savi. 5/14 Quintino. 5/15 Ghastly. 5/20 Breathe Carolina. 5/21 Sidney Samson. 5/22 Ghastly and Mija. Cromwell, Fri-Sun, 702-777-3800.

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Snake. 5/7 david Guetta. 5/8 Avicii. 5/12 EBC at Night with Martin Solveig. 5/13 diplo. 5/13 EBC at Night with Nghtmre. 5/14 david Guetta. 5/15 Avicii. 5/19 EBC at Night with RL Grime. 5/20 Alesso. 5/20 EBC at Night with ATrak. 5/21 Avicii. 5/22 david Guetta. Encore, Thu-Sun, 702-770-7300. F OX TA I L P O O L C LU B 4/22-4/23 dJ Hollywood. 4/24 Kid Conrad. 4/29-4/30 dJ Hollywood. 5/7 Borgore with Ty dolla Sign. 5/14 T-Pain. 5/21 Borgore. SLS, daily, 702-761-7621. L I Q U I D 4/21 Scotty Boy. 4/22 Jesse Marco. 4/23 Eric dLux. 4/24 dJ Elise. 4/28 Brklyn. 4/29 M!KEATTACK. 5/5 Scooter & Lavelle. 5/6 Scotty Boy. 5/7 Ruckus. 5/8 dJ Lezlee. 5/12 BRKLYN. 5/13 dean Mason. 5/19 We Are Treo. 5/20 Exodus Festival. 5/21 Ruckus. 5/22 dJ Lezlee. Aria, Wed-Sun, 702-693-8300.

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4/22 Mark Stylz. 4/23 Exodus. 4/29 Exodus. 4/30 Benny Black. 5/6 ditch Fridays with Kirill Was Here. Palms, daily, 702-942-6832.

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Presidential biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin speaks at UNLV With rare access to President Lyndon B. Johnson and the Kennedy family, writer Doris Kearns Goodwin busted out a pair of engaging and best-selling political books before winning a Pulitzer for her third, 1995’s No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front During World War II. Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner collaborated with her in creating 2012 film, Lincoln, loosely based on her book Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. On April 25, the presidential historian and commentator will DORIS speak at UNLV’s KEARNS Ham Hall as part GOODWIN of the Barrick April 25, Lecture Series. The event, “Leadership 7:30 p.m., free (though tickets Lessons From the White House: Doris are required). UNLV’s Artemus Kearns Goodwin Ham Hall, 702on the American 895-2787. Presidents,”

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feature flawless harmonies, creative arrangements and one seriously talented beatboxer. Expect a setlist split between originals from October’s eponymous album and covers of today’s top pop tracks. With Us the Duo, AJ. April 23, 8 p.m., $35-$85, Mandalay Bay Events Center. LEGENDARY LADIES From soul to indie

rock, Las Vegas has no shortage of talented female musicians. Catch Jessica Manalo, Shayna Rain and more pay tribute to Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday, Stevie Nicks and other luminaries, with proceeds benefitting Congo Justice. April 23, 8 p.m., $5, Velveteen Rabbit.

CHELSEA WOLFE On the heels of last year’s harrowing, metal-drenched Abyss, the brooding, industrial/folk singer-songwriter headlines a show that should be as intense as it is intimate. With A Dead Forest Index. April 24, 9 p.m., $12-$14, Bunkhouse Saloon.

GO TALK RADIO Poor Richard’s Players executive director Maxim Lardent plays Barry Champlain, a Cleveland shock jock whose salty outlook will soon change forever. April 22, 23, 29 & 30, 8 p.m.; April 24 & May 1, 2 p.m.; $20; Fern Adair Conservatory, 3265 E. Patrick Lane. GOLD BUTTE CULTURE WALK Abundant with wildlife,

ancient art, ghost towns and desert terrain, Gold Butte and its petroglyphs live at the mercy of visitors. An 11-mile tour with stewards of the land should remind us of its value. April 23, 5:45 a.m.-5:45 p.m., junction of Gold Butte Road & Nevada State Route 170.

feels timely at a moment that finds much of the country exhausted by a drawn-out presidential primary season rife with absurd antics and chest-pounding proclamations. Kearns, who worked as an aide to Johnson and taught government at Harvard University for 10 years, is a regular on news talk shows, including Meet the Press, helping to dissect the players and policies in D.C. Whether discussing the melancholy and ambition of Lincoln or her time working with Johnson on his memoirs later in his life, she’s an eloquent public speaker who can share details about minutia in the routines of great leaders while delving deep into their political aspirations and achievements. With any luck, she’ll also touch on her other passion, baseball. –Kristen Peterson

A TASTE OF SHAKESPEARE The Shakespeare Institute of Nevada marks April 23, observed date of both the Bard’s birth and death. Catch pop-up scenes and speeches from costumed characters throughout the day, including performances from Othello, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and more. Noon-6 p.m., $5, Downtown Container Park.

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Five Miles Davis albums you absolutely should hear Milestones (1958) Recorded over two scorching sessions with Miles’ “First Great Quintet”— the trumpeter plus John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones (with an assist from Cannonball Adderley)— this one’s also notable for Miles’ early foray into modal (nonchord-anchored) jazz on the title cut. Nefertiti (1968) The fourth record made by the “Second Great Quintet”—Miles, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams—was also Miles’ final all-acoustic project. The hypnotic title track stands out, but there’s nimble, heady musicianship front to back.

Brill to help him get some money he believes he’s owed by his record company, and along the way they cross paths with an unscrupulous record producer (Michael Stuhlbarg) with ties to the underworld. Eventually there’s a car chase and a shootout, all in the pursuit of Miles Ahead adds unnecessary fiction a confidential Davis recording that he wants to keep to the life of Miles Davis By Josh Bell to himself. The whole storyline is a silly distraction that doesn’t provide any insight about Davis as a musician or a culFor the most part, biopics that confine themselves tural icon. Cheadle gives a great performance, embodyto a short period of time in their subjects’ lives are ing Davis’ mix of insecurity and arrogance, more effective and engaging than those that and the occasional impressionistic flashbacks attempt to depict an entire existence. Don to Davis’ turbulent relationship with his first Cheadle’s Miles Davis biopic Miles Ahead, aabcc wife, Frances Taylor (Emayatzy Corinealdi), a passion project that marks the actor’s MILES AHEAD add a bit of much-needed context. But the feature debut as a director and co-writer, Don Cheadle, movie never explores Davis’ innovations as at first seems like it’s taking this smart Ewan McGregor, an artist, his work with major collaborators approach, focusing on a time late in Davis’ Emayatzy or his influence on music and popular culcareer when the jazz legend (Cheadle) was Corinealdi. ture. Anyone not already familiar with his holed up in his New York City apartment, Directed by Don work will learn virtually nothing about one strung out on drugs and effectively retired Cheadle. Rated R. of jazz’s most important figures. from performing and recording music. Opens Friday in The end of the movie skips ahead to But Cheadle and co-writer Steven select theaters. Davis onstage at one of his comeback gigs Baigelman take things one step further, in the 1980s, performing with a group of building an entire invented narrative younger musicians who clearly revere him. For the around the basic facts, including a fictional reporter first time, the movie shows Davis doing the thing for named Dave Brill (Ewan McGregor), who forces his which he’s most famous, but by the time it appears, the way into Davis’ life and tags along on what ends up credits are already rolling. being a sort of low-stakes crime caper. Davis enlists film

All that jazz

In a Silent Way (1969) Edging toward the “fusion” that would define his next phase, Miles brought jazz to a sublime new space here—ambient, lush and entirely spellbinding—with help from electric guitarist John McLaughlin, electric pianist Chick Corea and others. Bitches Brew (1970) An obvious inclusion, perhaps, but no must-Miles list should exist without the double-LP that obliterated jazz’s time-honored traditions. Strange, orchestral, noisy, intense, beautiful … Play it loud and see what it does to you. On the Corner (1972) Derided upon release, this slab of urban funk now earns respect as one of Miles’ many great experiments. Drummer Jack DeJohnette and bassist Michael Henderson keep the rhythm tight, while Miles and a huge crew of regulars and guests get crazy creative. –Spencer Patterson

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As Elvis & Nixon notes in a closing title card, the 1970 photograph of Elvis Presley and President Richard Nixon shaking hands in the Oval Office is the most requested image in the National Archives, so it’s no surprise that someone decided to make a movie about it. Liza Johnson’s Elvis & Nixon struggles Elvis & Nixon is actually the second movie about the unlikely encounter with its thin premise (following 1997’s Showtime mockumentary Elvis Meets Nixon), but it still struggles to fill in the necessary gaps around the bare-bones facts. Johnson and the three screenwriters choose to focus on the loneliness of Elvis, fawned over but misunderstood by the public and fixated on the idea of becoming an undercover government agent. ¶ As played by Michael Shannon (a boldly unconventional choice), the movie’s Elvis is a sheltered man-child who enlists his longtime pal Jerry Schilling (Alex Pettyfer) in his quixotic plan to get the president to deputize him. The movie spends less time on its buffoonish version of Nixon (Kevin Spacey), but the comedic mismatch is more entertaining than the ostensibly touching moments between Elvis and Jerry (or the subplot about Jerry’s efforts to get home to his girlfriend). The entire encounter amounts to little more than the famous photo, and the story behind it was perhaps better left to mystery. –Josh Bell

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M83 puts the pieces together in its thrilling live Vegas debut By leslie ventura It” transported us to New York Even before M83 rose to City’s legendary Paradise Garage, fame with 2011 breakout track the sparkling piano evoking the “Midnight City,” the French-born, late Larry Levan’s iconic remix LA-based outfit specialized in of the Joubert Singers’ “Stand on linking past and present, reviving the Word” (the same song Justice nostalgic sounds and wrapping sampled in 2007’s “D.A.N.C.E.”). them in glossy, glitzed-out celloFar from hogging the spotlight, phane. On the group’s brand new Gonzalez actually carved out space album, Junk, songwriter Anthony for every musician to shine. In Gonzalez dives headfirst into particular, guitarist/bassist Jordan sounds that recall ’70s TV theme Lawlor decimated the deep, dissongs and underground ’80s disco-y “Walkway Blues,” a track he cotheques—dominant keyboards, wrote for Junk (arguably the best funky basslines, shiny synthesizers track on the album). And M83’s and whispery female vocals. It’s latest addition, keyboardist/vocala record begging to be played at ist Kaela Sinclair, sounded so much kitschy parties where fondue and like Zola Jesus (once featured wide-legged jumpsuits aren’t just on Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming encouraged but required. cut “Intro”) I’d have sworn that Cheesy as that all might sound, it aaaac M83 April 16, Russian-American singer got doesn’t detract from Junk’s rhythBrooklyn Bowl. booked for the tour. mic power, and it didn’t stop M83 As they played anthemic songs from blasting through a spectaculike “Reunion” and “Midnight City,” Gonzalez’s brainlar Las Vegas live debut Saturday night at Brooklyn child sounded like a rare pop entity capable of pushing Bowl, the main floor teeming with dancing fans. In the genre’s boundaries without leaving more mainan era when so many peers rely on recorded tracks, stream listeners behind. Not everyone will appreciate Gonzalez and his five bandmates played everything in the garish, sometimes comical moments on Junk, but real time—keyboards, synth, guitar, bass, drums, clarionstage M83 balances that out with unwavering force. net and saxophone—to maximize each song’s effect. From the Pink Floydian percussion of cinematic balThe music was aided by dramatic visuals: a stage lad “Oblivion” (the title track from an M83-produced design backed by a spectrum of starry bulbs, gleamsoundtrack) to the funked-out verses of delicious ing LED displays and moving tube lights. A bartender encore cut “Laser Gun,” M83 showed off its immense told me that the group asked for all house lights to be versatility for more than an hour. For anyone wonderturned off for a fully immersive experience, and fully ing what unifies the group’s many sonic sides, the live immerse we did. show is the thread that brings it all together. The fluttering keys of second number “Do It, Try

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Positioned between a large wooden owl and a group of tipsy 20-somethings doing their best to get tipsier, Jeff Murphy expounds upon the dangers of overweedling. “The weedling is to be used sparingly,” explains the guitarist for instrumental Vegas power trio The Bitters, detailing the perils of six-string wanker-dom over a beer outside Boulder City’s Coffee Cup on a recent Saturday evening. “I was a weedler for a while. I used to love to do long solos, 24 bars, every bar pre-planned out. I just got bored with that.” The fruits of this boredom have blossomed all over The Bitters’ ace new record, Yes Is IV, which could be described as the best-ever Vegas party-prog album. THE BITTERS Yeah, The Bitters with Leather are an absurdly Lungs, Black technically profiCamaro, Strange cient bunch—you Mistress. April won’t hear better 21, 8 p.m., $5. bass playing on Bunkhouse Saloon, any Vegas release 702-982-1764. this year than what Vinny Moncada does here, though you may very well wonder what the hell you just heard—but they’re way more Frank Zappa than Rush in terms of irreverence, concision and just plain fun. The players: Moncada is a ’70s prog diehard who’s never owned a Metallica record. Drummer Frank Klepacki gets plenty funky in both The Bitters and in long-running, hot-blooded soul troupe Home Cookin’, but he also brings a pronounced taste for metal to the fold via expert double bass drumming and even the stray blast beat on IV. Murphy is somewhere between those two, musically speaking, fond of left-field sounds and ’90s noise-rock square pegs like The Jesus Lizard and Steel Pole Bath Tub. Together, these contrasting tastes congeal into a band skilled at penning dense, compact jams that have never sounded more crisp and alive than they do on IV. “This was the first time we ever spent any time or effort dressing up our little record,” Murphy says. “We did little effects here, a little reverb there, made this sound different than that sound.” On April 21, The Bitters will play their first show since last June when they team up with Black Camaro at the Bunkhouse. Show up—and try to keep up. “You can take it or leave it,” Murphy says of his band’s live gigs. “But it’s not going to bore you. –Jason Bracelin

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The setting: We’ve got beautiful one coverage, at Sia: She’s never been here, so you have to spots in Southern Nevada, but a midlasvegasweekly.com. go to her. And those who did last weekend April weekend at Coachella’s immaculate witnessed a pop singer-songwriter turn Empire Polo Club and its surrounding tera greatest-hits set into something akin to rain elevates any experience—especially a avant-garde theater, thanks to star-studded vidmusic festival. Ever wondered where you might eos and performance artists mimicking the onscreen actually find “purple mountain majesties?” They’re actions onstage. right here. And as April 15 to 17 proved, the field’s escapist decor has only been improving: the multiple More acts who have shunned Vegas: Longtime indie strings of lit-up balloons arching over (and moving fave Sufjan Stevens also hasn’t come our way, but last across) the grounds; the illumination of every palm Friday’s curveball of a set will go down as one of his tree, creating a rainbowed border; the large, glowing most distinct. Grimes, another Vegas holdout, also made art pieces and sculptures. Bonus: This music festival— quite a splash with her tireless electro-pop party. The list unlike nearly all of ours—boasts plenty of comfy grass. goes on: The Kills, Courtney Barnett, Death Grips—well, they nearly came here (as part of Nine Inch Nails’ and The cameos: We see our fair share of noteworthy Soundgarden’s 2014 tour), but then they broke up, only to music acts in Vegas, but they’re usually not teaming re-form soon after and eventually slay at Coachella 2016. up like they do at Coachella. Last weekend, Ice Cube reunited with some of his former NWA bandmates The parade of up-and-comers: You can catch them (to say nothing of welcoming guest rappers Common before they explode, as festivalgoers did with the and Snoop Dogg); pop star Kesha performed for the likes of Vince Staples, Halsey, Gallant, Chris Stapleton, first time since her newsmaking court case when she KSHMR, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals—and appeared during Zedd’s “True Colors;” Rihanna came North Las Vegas-born Shamir, who bested his previous out to sing “We Found Love” at the end of Calvin Vegas sets with a midnight groove-a-thon on Saturday. Harris’ headlining main-stage; and Kanye West crashed not one, but two performances, by Diplo and Skrillex Live electronic music: It’s a rare inclusion on the (as Jack Ü) and A$AP Rocky. Vegas concert calendar, and EDC can’t be bothered. We might get the occasional Disclosure DJ set, but Axl and Angus: AC/DC only just announced the the British duo played live to a massive main-stage former as its tour’s replacement singer for Brian crowd (with guests galore) at Coachella. Another U.K. Johnson, but attendees got a sneak-peek when the twosome, Underworld, thrilled with an hour of synth latter showed up to play guitar alongside Slash duranthems at the Sahara Tent—this set alone justifying ing Guns N’ Roses’ covers of “Whole Lotta Rosie” and the trip to SoCal for a certain Las Vegan I know. “Riff Raff.”

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Just two weeks earlier, Chris Stapleton had delivered the standout set at the ACM Party for a Cause Festival on the Strip, and he’d be playing a few hours away for the next three weekends in a row at the Coachella and Stagecoach festivals in Southern aaabc California, but the unlikely CHRIS rising country star still STAPLETON had no trouble selling out April 15, the Joint on Friday night. the Joint. The capacity crowd was more diverse than the mainstream country fans who packed Party for a Cause or the hipsters who descend on Coachella, but whatever their background, everyone seemed to know the words to Stapleton hits like “Nobody to Blame” and “Traveller,” and the audience even erupted into a spontaneous rendition of “Happy Birthday” when the singer acknowledged that it was his. Stapleton performed with just a bassist and a drummer as his backing band, along with his wife Morgane on harmony vocals during select songs. The sound was full and rich even with that minimal setup, and Stapleton wailing on the guitar during an extended outro on “Outlaw State of Mind” and a shuffling blues version of Tom Petty’s “You Don’t Know How It Feels.” The crowd cheered loudly for Stapleton’s musical prowess, but also chattered so extensively as to nearly drown out more subdued songs like “More of You” and lovely closer “Whiskey and You,” which Stapleton played solo. He ran through nearly all of his Grammy-winning debut solo album, and reached back to his days in bluegrass band the SteelDrivers for a far grittier version of their “Midnight Train to Memphis.” The biggest disappointment was that the set didn’t last longer, with Stapleton ending the single-song encore a little more than an hour after taking the stage. Judging by his demand, though, fans should have another chance to see him pretty soon. –Josh Bell

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> material feast (Clockwise, top to bottom) Weir’s “Modern Family Farm,” Swanson’s “Stovepipe” and Smith’s “Hocus Pocus.”

CAC’s latest Juried Show makes a resonant statement about the physicality of art By Dawn-Michelle Baude

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rials. For example, David Ohlerking’s The 27th Juried Show at the “Death Valley Junction Automative”—a Contemporary Arts Center is all about knockout of an architectural paintthe vibrancy of materials. Industrial ing—uses thick, textured paint to turn insulation, recycled string, tissue paper, a potentially banal depiction of an organic greenery, poured foam, sparabandoned building into a purposeful kling plastic, mirror, hand-woven candystopian headquarters. Similarly, Ben vas, wood veneer—and even actual oil Madeska’s fetal “Oyster” is anything paint—fill the gallery. But instead of disbut flat. Justin Favela’s “Popocatépetl integrating into a mishmash of weirde Iztaccíhuatl vistos desde Atlixco ness, the exhibition delivers a coherent after José María Velasco” transforms a statement about the physicality of art famous, romanticized landscape into a and art-making. tissue-paper tapestry whose shimmerThe success is due, in part, to juror ing form, color and texture vary with Mary Leigh Cherry of Cherry and the viewer’s position. Martin Gallery in LA. From Highlights also include nearly 200 national entries, three striking works based she nailed the selection of aaaab on light and transparency. 18 paintings, sculptures and CONTEMPORARY Audrey Barcio’s glowing mixed-media works. Credit ARTS CENTER’S bone-powder/marblealso goes to Exhibitions 27TH ANNUAL dust/mica/acrylic paintChair Brent Holmes and JW JURIED SHOW ing manifests depth and Caldwell, Maureen Halligan Through April 29; texture via mysterious and Christopher Jones, who Thursday, Saturday waves of shadow and lumihung and installed the art in & Sunday, 3-6 p.m.; nescence, while Jennifer an energetic, gotcha whole. Friday, noon-6 p.m. Henry’s intriguing ruffled From Derrick Velasquez’s Soho Lofts, 725-222cellophane sculptures bob vinyl-tribal relic with phal5896, lasvegascac. among jellyfish, lumbar lic walnut mount, to Daniel org. models and extraterrestrial Habegger’s grid-ish mixedlife forms. Best in Show media 3D collage, many of went to Margi Weir’s food-safety narthe works are closer to sculpture than rative, “Modern Family Farm,” a vinyl they are painting. Nicole Langille’s cutout applied directly to the CAC wall. “Cut, Edge,” for example, loops and In a Drawing 101 reversal, Weir’s black hangs strips of painted canvas in lyri“positive” forms contrast with white cal abstractions, while Michael Smith’s “negative” space in a crisp pattern. “Hocus Pocus” drapes human profiles Garth Swanson’s hand-woven in a morphing 2D-to-3D textile land“Stovepipe” canvas, Karin Miller’s hangscape. Two ceramic pieces—Catherine ing tarot mobile and Maureen Halligan’s Schmid-Maybach’s “Silver State” with disciplined “Untitled” grid-landscape its geographical palimpsest and Joan painting, among others, make this an Arrizabalaga’s “Three Sevens” slot exhibition you don’t have to go to LA or machine—undercut expectations of dull New York to “see”… if seeing is what you clay modeling with unconventional surdo in a show when the materials of the face glazing to create resonant forms. art object vie with content. Maybe it’s Even more traditionally “representafeeling with the eyes. tional” artworks lead with their mate-

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> FAVORITE FLAVORS Libre’s carne asada-style skirt steak (left) and shrimp ceviche.

Mexican made modern

Red Rock’s Libre nods to traditional faves and dining trends By Debbie Lee

promising in their precious corn-husk packagIf you didn’t notice the unceremonious shuttering, were also a disappointment. The minute they ing of Mercadito at Red Rock Resort, that’s because were unwrapped, the wet masa dough fell apart in its replacement sneaked in like a ninja. Libre, a messy chunks. modern Mexican cantina, made a quiet debut in That said, one must give Libre credit for a menu February, and much like its neighboring sister resthat is certainly au courant. For instance, an taurants (Hearthstone, Salute), it’s a stylish entire section is dedicated to trendy brown destination for unfussy fare. rice bowls: There’s a carne asada version The changes are mostly subtle, like spray- LIBRE for the part-time paleo, mahi-mahi ($17) for painted depictions of luchadores (Mexican Red Rock wrestlers) replacing graffiti murals of hibis- Resort, 702- pescatarians, and (ay Dios mio!) chili-glazed tofu for the cruelty-free set. There are also cus flowers. Be forewarned that you have to 797-7609. plenty of vegan and gluten-free options, cough up five bucks for a trio of salsas, which Sundayincluding a creative coconut ceviche ($12) is fine, since mindless chip dipping would Thursday, with crispy plantain chips. Nachos, burrionly rob your stomach of room for starting 4-10 p.m.; tos, fajitas ($24 for chicken, fish, shrimp or dishes like posole ($9). The deep red broth Friday & carne asada) and heartier entrées like chile has a simmered-for-eons pork flavor, and Saturday, rellenos ($18) and shrimp Veracruz ($26) nuggets of hominy land in every spoonful for 4 p.m.round out the offerings. a pleasant chewiness. midnight. Much like its predecessor, Libre works Tacos include standard stuffings like best as a spot for sips and small bites. The tequila carne asada and al pastor, but we opted for an selection (there are over 60 to choose from) will appetizer version ($13) made with king crab cevimake your head spin, and the entire cocktail menu che. Unfortunately ours tasted of imitation crab, cries to be taste-tasted at an outdoor table on a and upon inquiry, a server confirmed the cheap warm summer night. I’m partial to the Heated building block of California rolls is mixed with the Moment ($12), made with reposado tequila, passion king crab as filler. Chicken tamales ($17), initially

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fruit and Fresno chili pepper, but any drink will pair just fine with the restaurant’s predictable but solid happy-hour menu. Will the food remind you of your abuelita’s cooking? Not exactly, but hey—what do you expect? We’re in Summerlin, not Sonora. If you want that certain kind of taco fix, stick to Broadacres Marketplace or Tacos el Gordo. But for Mercadito’s mourners, Libre is a solid addition to Red Rock’s dining scene.

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HOW TO UNCORK

Running through the highlights of this year’s mega food fest BY BROCK RADKE

blindfold you and then surprise your senses with Next week marks the 10th-anniversary edia multi-course lunch of distinctly non-buffet tion of Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appétit, the biggest VEGAS food. If you like to experiment, this could be one and most celebrity cuisine-filled food event of UNCORK’D truly memorable meal. April 29, 11:30 a.m., $110. the year. While each fest brings new experiences, April 28the 2016 version seems to push the envelope a bit May 1, vegas SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY Venetian’s more, perhaps most notably with a pair of April uncorked. Yardbird Southern Table & Bar takes comfort 30 events in Downtown Las Vegas. BA and its com. food to fun, refined levels of deliciousness, and national-food-media brethren tend to stick to the this extra-happy hour pairs its beautiful bites Strip if they’re paying Vegas any attention at all, so with a guided bourbon and beer tasting. April this acknowledgment of our burgeoning Downtown din29, 4 p.m., $90. ing scene is significant. STEAKHOUSE REDUX Uncork’d is all about pairThe majority of the events are set at Caesars Palace, ings, and this is the most unlikely and exciting pairing of Venetian/Palazzo and the Cromwell, and there are still the weekend. Chef Michael Mina slips into the kitchen tickets available for some of the more interesting hapat classic Vegas old-school chophouse Golden Steer to penings. We recommend these Vegas Uncork’d events: mix modern with vintage in food, cocktails and wine. Rat Pack-era music will soundtrack this lunch, of course. DINNER ON THE STRIP Take your seat at April 30, 12:30 p.m., $165. Doge’s Palace, the Strip-front piazza at Venetian, and let superchefs Emeril Lagasse, Daniel Boulud, Olivier THE ULTIMATE COMFORTS & CLASSICS AFFAIR Dubreuil, Kim Canteenwalla and David Werly deliver The Andrew Knowlton-led Downtown Vegas tasting the dinner of a lifetime. Bonus: You’ll hit Tao afterwards. at Carson Kitchen will sell out soon, but you can still April 28, 8 p.m., $325. get into this Container Park hang featuring food from Downtown and Strip restaurants plus plenty of bubbles, DINE IN THE DARK The acclaimed team of chefs brews and craft cocktails. April 30, 8 p.m., $170. behind Caesars Palace’s Bacchanal Buffet is going to

> WHICH WAFFLEWICH? Maybe the pulled pork.

UNCORK’D BY TOM DONOGHUE

BITING INTO BRUXIE The one-two punch of the Park’s fast-casual combo of Shake Shack and Bruxie is unreasonably fun. We BRUXIE shouldn’t be made to decide between a ShackBurger The Park, and a sweet-and-savory chicken-and-waffle sandwich— 702-728it’s not fair, but we love it. 2981. Hours If you go the Bruxie route, explore beyond its origivary. nal fried chicken and waffle ($8.95), even though the kiss of chili honey on that crisp, tender, buttermilk-marinated chicken breast is quite nice. There are more fun flavors, like the Nashville hot chicken sandwich ($8.95), which provides an interestingly spicy counterpoint to the crisp, slightly sweet waffle. You can skip the bird altogether with Carolina pulled pork, a roasted turkey club or hot pastrami and Swiss sandwiches—all $9.95, all still within waffles. If you’re ready to graduate to next-level Strip street food, welcome to Bruxie’s poutine ($8.95)—waffle-cut fries, fried chicken, cheese curds, sausage gravy and a sprinkle of chives. This would go great with a ShackBurger on the side, no? –Brock Radke

INGREDIENTS 1 1/2 oz. Glenrothes Single Malt Whisky 1 1/2 oz. lemon sweet and sour /4 oz. St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur

2 wedges of a Granny Smith apple to muddle 3 sage leaves to muddle and for garnish, fresh fig slice for garnish

METHOD Muddle apple and sage in a mixing glass. Add in the rest of the ingredients and stir with ice. Double strain into a cocktail coupe glass and garnish with fresh sage and fig slice.

This cocktail was born from little more than a spark of inspiration and some quick improvisation, as many great things are. It’s fresh, crisp and slightly sour, while staying grounded in the richness of the whiskey and sage.

Cocktail created by Francesco Lafranconi, Executive Director of Mixology and Spirits Education at Southern Wine & Spirits.

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Adrenaline Sports Bar and Grill Sin City Sinners, Word in Edgewise 4/23, 9 pm, free. Bricks: Pink Floyd Tribute 4/30, 9 pm, $10. 3103 N. Rancho Drive, 702-645-4139. Aliante Casino + Hotel + Spa (Access Showroom) Jazz Under the Stars ft. Michael Lington 4/28, 7 pm, $21-$25. (All-Star Friday Nights) In-A-Fect 4/22. Sons of Soul 4/29. All-Star Friday Nights shows start at 9 pm, $10. 702692-7777.

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LIVE MUSIC THE STRIP & NEARBY Brooklyn Bowl Chvrches, Wolf Alice 4/21, 9 pm, $25-$60. DJ Quik, The Fixxers ft. AMG, Suga Free, 2nd II None 4/22, 9:30 pm, $28-$45. The Front Bottoms, Brick + Mortar, Diet Cig 4/23, 8 pm, $17-$20. Foals, Kiev 4/24, 8 pm, $22-$25. Chris Robinson Brotherhood 4/25, 8 pm, $20-$40. The Set List Volume II: Performing Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black 4/28, 11 pm, $15-$30. Smashing Alice 4/29, 9 pm, free. Linq, 702-862-2695. The Colosseum Elton John 4/224/23, 4/26-4/27, 7:30 pm, $55-$500. Caesars Palace, 702-731-7333. The Cosmopolitan (Chelsea) The 1975, The Japanese House 4/23, 8 pm, $25-$50. The Band Perry 4/29, 8 pm, $35-$75. 702-698-7000. Double Barrel Roadhouse (DB Live!) Nicole Kerns 4/22-4/23, 11 pm, free. Monte Carlo, 702-222-7735. Double Down Saloon Sissy Brown 4/21. The Psyatics, Leather Lungs, Thee Swank Bastards, Water Landing 4/22. The Uncivil, Dead Friends, Kapital Punishment, Carpit 4/23. Uberschall 4/24, midnight. Shows at 10 pm, free unless noted. 640 Paradise Road, 702791-5775. The Foundry Todd Rundgren 5/7, 7:30 pm, $28. SLS, 702-761-7617. Gilley’s Easy 8’s Band 4/21, 9 pm. Smith 4/22-4/23, 10 pm. Scotty Alexander Band 4/28, 9 pm; 4/29-4/30, 10 pm. Shows $10-$20 after 10 pm. Treasure Island, 702-894-7722. Hard Rock Cafe Bricks’ Benefit Concert for NSPCA 4/23, 8 pm, free. 4475 Paradise Road, 702-733-8400. Hard Rock Live Ricky Remedy 4/22, 10 pm, $10-$20. Wavey: Red Light

District 4/29, 10 pm, $10-$15. Hard Rock Cafe (Strip), 702-733-7625. House of Blues Badfish: Tribute to Sublime 4/23, 8:30 pm, $24. Andy Mineo 4/24, 6 pm, $20. Headbang for the Highway ft. Nations, Asylum of Ashes, Words from Aztecs, Gutter, Darkest Day 4/27, 5 pm, $15. Totally 80s Live Tour ft. Missing Persons, Bow Wow Wow 4/28, 7 pm, $15. La Ley 4/29, 7 pm, $25-$45. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7600. The Joint Eric Church 4/30-5/1, 8 pm, $85-$300. Hard Rock Hotel, 702693-5222. Mandalay Bay (Events Center) Pentatonix 4/23, 8 pm, $35-$85. Rihanna, Travis Scott 4/29-4/30, 7:30 pm, $36-$160. 702-632-7777. Mirage Boyz II Men 4/29-4/30, 5/1, 7:30 pm, $44-$163. 3400 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-791-7111. Orleans (Showroom) Belinda Carlisle 4/30-5/1, 8 pm, $44-$65. (Bourbon Street Cabaret Lounge) Jukebox Heroes 4/21-4/23, 9 pm. NiteKings 4/27, 4 pm. HNLV 4/28-4/30, 9 pm. Bourbon Street shows free unless noted. (Brendan’s Irish Pub) Killian’s Angels 4/22-4/23. Machine Gun Kelly’s 4/29-4/30. Brendan’s Pub shows at 9 pm, free unless noted. 702-284-7777. Palms (Lounge) Sin City Sinners 4/21, 10 pm. The Hal Savar Band 4/22, 7 pm. David Perrico & Pop Strings Orchestra 4/23, 11 pm. 80s Hairball Benefit ft. Cyanide 4/24, 5-8 pm, $20. Stoney Curtis 4/28, 10 pm. Paul Charles 4/29, 7-10 pm, free. Rockie Brown & The Fellas 4/29, 10 pm. Shows free unless noted. 702-942-7777. Planet Hollywood (The Axis) Britney Spears 4/22, 9 pm, $57-$259. Lionel Richie 4/27, 4/30-5/1, 8 pm, $57-$190. 702-777-2782. Rí Rá Craic Haus 4/21, 4/24, 8:45 pm;

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Boulder Dam Brewing Sissy Brown 4/22. The Saturday Giant 4/23. Jenna Hall 4/29. Lisa Mac 4/30. All shows 8 pm, free unless noted. 453 Nevada Way, Boulder City, 702-243-2739. Cannery Skid Row 4/23, 8 pm, $23-$35. 2121 E. Craig Road, 702-507-5700. Count’s Vamp’d Tailgun, Smashing Alice, Lady Chameleon 4/22, 9 pm, free. Newskin, John Zito Band 4/23, 10 pm, free. Black Mongoose 4/29, 10 pm, free. Kip Winger Solo Acoustic, The Moby Dicks 4/30, 9 pm, $10. 6750 W. Sahara, 702-220-8849. Dispensary Lounge JoBelle Yonely 4/22. Karen Jones 4/23. Joe Darro 4/27. Uli Geissendoerfer Trio Fri & Sat, 10 pm. Jazz Jam Sessions Wed, 9 pm-midnight. Shows at 10 pm, free unless noted. 2451 E. Tropicana, 702458-6343. Dive Bar Why N Eye, The American Weather, Ronn Benway 4/23, 9 pm, $5. Bob Wayne, The All-Togethers, Whiskey Breath, El Banjo 4/24, 9 pm. The Freeze 4/30, 9 pm, $10. 4110 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-586-3483. Eagle Aerie Hall Almost Awake, The Trips, Champ the Truth, Coastal Skyway, I Am Vertical, Ichigo Crush, The Avenue 4/23, 5:20-10 pm, $10-$12. 310 W. Pacific Ave., 702-568-8927. Elixir Shaun South 4/23. Yvonne Silva 4/29. Michael Anthony 4/30. Music from 8-11 pm, free unless noted. 2920 N. Green Valley Parkway, elixirlounge.net. The Golden Tiki The Do-Its 4/29, 9 pm. 3939 Spring Mountain Road, 702222-3196. Henderson Pavilion Scotty McCreery 4/22, 7 pm, $25-$55. 200 S. Green Valley Parkway, 702-2674849. M Resort (M Pavillion) Clint Holmes 4/23, 7 pm, $20-$30. 12300 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 800-745-3000. Moapa River Indian Reservation Further Future ft. Caribou, Leftfield, Four Tet & more 4/29-5/1, $250-$400. Valley of Fire Highway and I-15, furtherfuture.com. OMD Theater Myconith 4/23, 8 pm, $10. Condition Critical, Game Over, Madrost, EMI 4/24, 7 pm, $12. Dreddmaster, Phalloplasty, Spiritual Shepherd, Committal 4/27, 8 pm, $10. Ritual, Voices of Ruin 4/30, 8 pm, $10. 953 E. Sahara Ave., #B-30, 702-742-4171. Pioneer Saloon Bill Tracy 4/23, 11 am. Bud Mickle 4/23-4/24, 5 pm. The Ruffnecks 4/24, noon. Big Willies 4/27, 6 pm. Seth Turner 4/30, 11 am. The All Togethers 4/30, 5 pm. Shows free unless noted. 310 W. Spring St., Goodsprings, 702-874-9362. Primm Valley Resort & Casino Rodney Carrington 4/29, 9 pm, $15$44. 31900 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702386-7867. Red Rock Resort (Rocks Lounge) Grey Street 4/29, 8 pm, free. Naked Elephant 4/29-4/30, 11 pm, free. 11011 W. Charleston Blvd., 702-797-7777. South Point Winter Dance Party 4/224/24, 7:30 pm, $18-$28. 702-796-7111. Starbright Theatre Sounds of the Seventies 4/23, 7 pm, $20. A Sound Bouquet 4/30, 7 pm; 5/1, 2 pm, $10. 2215 Thomas Ryan Blvd., 702-240-1301. Suncoast (Showroom) Diamondfest 4/22-4/23, 7 pm, $15-$49. 9090 Alta Drive, 702-636-7075. Sunset Station (Club Madrid) Space Oddity: A Tribute to David Bowie 4/30, 8 pm, $17. 1301 W. Sunset Road, 702-547-7777.

Calendar Comedy Double Barrel Roadhouse (Bonkerz Comedy Club) Warren Durso 4/21. Bobby Mayne Stauts 4/28. Shows at 7 pm, free unless noted. Monte Carlo, 702-222-7735. Mirage Sebastian Maniscalco 4/22-4/23, 10 pm, $44-$65. Ron White 4/29-4/30, 10 pm, $66. Terry Fator Mon-Thu, 7:30 pm, $65$163. 702-792-7777. Orleans (Arena) 24/7 ComedyFest 4/23, 7:30 pm, $40-$65. (Showroom) 702-284-7777. Rampart Casino (Bonkerz Comedy Club) Laura Hayden 4/21, 7 pm. Buffet Jackson 4/28, 7 pm. Shows free unless noted. 702507-5900. Red Rock Resort (Rocks Lounge) Rita Rudner 4/22-4/23, 8 pm, $34-$44. 702-797-7777. South Point (Showroom) Jay Mohr 4/29-4/30, 7:30 pm, $28-$37. 702-796-7111. Tropicana (The Laugh Factory) Eric Schwartz, Allan Stephan, Paul Scally 4/21-4/24. Bill Dawes, Shayma Tash, Mark Serritella 4/255/1. All shows at 8:30 pm & 10:30 pm unless listed, $35-$55. 702-739-2222.

Performing Arts Charleston Heights Arts Center Bridge to Terabithia 4/22-4/23, 4/29-4/30, 7 pm; 4/24, 4/30-5/1, 2 pm, $5. 800 S. Brush St., 702229-6383. Christ Church Episcopal David Dorway 4/29, 7:30 pm, $15. 2000 S. Maryland Parkway, sncago.org. CSN Performing Arts Center (Nicholas J. Horn Theatre) CSN Spring Dance Concert 4/29, 7 pm; 4/30, 2 pm, $8-$10. (Fine Arts Gallery) Lunchtime Concert in the Gallery w/Kendra Emery 4/28, noon, free. 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., 702-651-5483. Fern Adair Conservatory Eric Bogosian’s Talk Radio 4/22-4/23, 4/29-4/30, 8 pm; 4/24, 5/1, 2 pm, $20. 3265 E. Patrick Lane, poorrichardsplayers.com. Las Vegas Little Theatre (Black Box) History 101 4/22-4/23, 4/28-4/30, 8 pm; 4/24, 2 pm, $15. 3920 Schiff Drive, LVLT.org. Onyx Theatre Heathers the Musical 4/21-4/23, 4/28-4/30, 8 pm, $25. 953 E. Sahara Ave., 702732-7225. Smith Center (Reynolds Hall) Green Valley High School Presents 25 Years of Excellence in the Arts 4/25, 7 pm, $15. (Troesh Studio Theater) Steve Solomon’s My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m Still in Therapy 4/21-4/24, $35-$40. 702749-2000. Summerlin Library & Performing Arts Center My Fair Lady 4/21-4/23, 4/26-4/30, 7:30 pm; 4/23, 2 pm, $20-$30. 1771 Inner Circle Drive, 702-507-3860. Theatre in the Valley 2 Across 4/22-4/23, 4/29-4/30, 8 pm; 4/24, 5/1, 2 pm, $10-$15. 10 W. Pacific Ave., theatreinthevalley.org. UNLV (Black Box Theatre) Crown of Thorns 4/22-4/23, 7:30 pm, $8-$10. (Rando-Grillot Recital Hall) Crossing Over 4/22, 7:30 pm, $8-$10. (Artemus W. Ham Hall) Community Concert Band, New Horizons 4/27, 7:30 pm, $8-$10. Masterworks Concert Bruckner & Merstein 4/30, 7:30 pm, $8-$10. (Judy Bayley Theatre) Kiss Me, Kate 4/30, 2 pm & 8 pm; 5/1, 2 pm, $28-$33. (Dance Studio One) Trajectories 4/28-4/30, 7:30 pm; 4/29-5/1, 2:30 pm, $10-$18. 702-895-3332. Winchester Cultural Center The Music of Alan Lawson 4/23, 2 pm, $10-$12. 3130 S. McLeod Drive, 702-455-7340.

Special Events Boca Park Fashion Village ArtWalk 4/234/24, 10 am-5 pm, free. 710-750 S. Rampart Blvd., vegasartwalk.com. Free to Breathe 5K/Walk 4/23, 7:30 am, $30$35. Sunset Park, Area F, 2601 E. Sunset Road, freetobreathe.org. Great American Foodie Fest 4/28-4/29, 5-11 pm; 4/30, noon-11 pm; 5/1, noon-10 pm, $8-$10. Sunset Station, 1301 W. Sunset Road, greatamericanfoodiefest.com. GreenFest 4/23, 10 am-5 pm, free. Downtown Summerlin, 1980 Festival Plaza Drive, 702832-1000. Green Stitch Fabrics Pop-Up Shop 4/23, 5-9

pm; 4/24, 5-8 pm, free. Velveteen Rabbit, 1218 S. Main St., 702-848-8560. Henderson Heritage Parade & Festival 4/23, 9 am-6 pm, free. Henderson Events Plaza, 200 S. Water St., 702-267-4050. Holi Festival of Colors 4/23, 11 am-4 pm, $5. Sunset Park, 2601 E. Sunset Road, festivalofcolorsusa.com. Indian Food & Cultural Festival 4/30, 11 am-9:30 pm, $0-$5. Clark County Amphitheater, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway, lasvegasmela.com. Jazz and Wine Tasting on the Patio ft. The Shapiro Project 4/29, 7-10 pm, $15-$25. Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 McLeod Drive, 702-455-7340. Neon Lit 4/29, 7 pm, free. The Writer’s Block, 1020 Fremont St., thewritersblock.org. North Shore Animal League America’s Tour for Life 4/21, 2-7 pm, free. C-A-L Ranch Store, 232 N. Jones Blvd., animalleague.org. Outlaw Bicycle Club Annual Show 4/24, 11 am-4 pm, free. Backstage Bar & Billiards, 601 E. Fremont St., 702-382-2227. Picnic by Design: Parasols in the Park 4/30, 4:30 pm, $125-$1,500. Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., thecenterlv.org/picnic. RuPaul’s Drag Race: Battle of the Seasons 4/29, 8 pm. Pearl Concert Theater, 702944-3200. A Taste of Shakespeare 4/23, noon-6 pm, $5. Downtown Container Park, 707 Fremont St., shakespeare.vegas. Vegas Uncork’d 4/28-5/1, times & locations vary, $90-$1000. Vegasuncorked.com. Wine Spectator’s Grand Tour 4/30, 7-10 pm, $395. Mirage, grandtour.winespectator.com. The Writer’s Block Writer’s Block Book Club: Discussion of Toni Morrison’s “Sula” 4/21, 6-7:30 pm. Kate DiCamillo: Raymie Nightingale 4/26, 6:30-7:30 pm. Events free unless noted. 1020 Fremont St., thewritersblock.org. Writer’s Workshop with poet Michael McClure 5/1, 2 pm, free. Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3400.

Sports American Quarter Horse Association Level One Championship 4/20-4/24, 8 am, free. South Point, 702-796-7111. Las Vegas 51s Albuquerque 4/23, 4/25, 7 pm; 4/24, noon; 4/26, 10:30 am. Tacoma 4/284/30, 7 pm; 5/1, noon. $11-$16. Cashman Field, 702-943-7200. National LGBT Basketball Championships 4/23-4/24, 9 am-5 pm, free-$5. Tarkanian Basketball Academy, 2730 S. Rancho Drive, ngba.org. Open Wrestling Championship 4/27-4/30, 9 am, $7-$32. South Point, 702-796-7111. Steve Garvey & Pete Rose “Talk Baseball Rivalries Past and Present” 4/30, 7 pm, $22$33. Suncoast Showroom, 9090 Alta Drive, 702-284-7777. UFC 197: Daniel Cormier vs Jon Jones 4/23, 4 pm, $104-$804. MGM Grand, 702-891-1111. Ultimate Gambler Golf Tour 4/29, 2 pm, $200-$800. Spanish Trails Country Club, ultimategambler.com/golf.

Galleries Arts Factory 107 E. Charleston Blvd, 702383-3133. Galleries include: SaVx Gallery Steve Anthony, Victor Xiu, Angelica Salazar Daily, 5-9 pm. #240, 702540-9331. Wonderland Gallery Mannie Rubio Thru 4/29. Tue-Sun, noon-4 pm. #110, 702-6864010. Big Springs Gallery Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Thru 5/23. Daily, 10 am-6 pm, free w/museum admission ($5-$19). Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd., springspreserve.org. CSN 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., 702-651-4146. Galleries include: Artspace Gallery Illustrating the Written Word: A Collaborative Intersection of Art and Language 4/29-6/11. MonFri, 8 am-10:30 pm; Sat, 8 am-5 pm, free. Fine Arts Gallery Shelby Shadwell: “Comedie” Thru 5/28. Mon-Fri, 9 am-4 pm; Sat, 10 am-2 pm, free.

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