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Trust Us Everything you absolutely, positively must Get Out and Do This Week

05 Sunday, 11 a.m.

SUNDAZE AT AZURE Local DJs are typically confined to warm-up status at the luxurious dayclubs of the Las Vegas Strip. Not the case this weekend at a new, intimate monthly pool party at Palazzo, a resort never known for an experience like this. A big difference: These artists are way more accessible, so if you manage to hang with their crew, you’ll be in the know for the coolest parties and guest-list opportunities. And with their friends in attendance, they’ll usually dig for the freshest cuts—as is the case with duo Spacebyrdz. Alex Clark and Oscar Molina regularly open for the best names in house and techno, and now they’re headlining SunDaze, brainchild of JC Coats (who will also be spinning). With Gabriel Blu, Behind City Lights & Zima. Free with RSVP at sundazelv.splashthat. com. –Deanna Rilling

wed., 2 & 7 p.m.

GHOSTBUSTERS at Various theaters With opinion divided on the upcoming Ghostbusters remake, we can agree that the 1984 original was wonderfully entertaining. It’ll be returning to theaters for two days only, accompanied by a special extended preview of the new movie. $7.50-$12.50, fathomevents.com. –Josh Bell

05 sunday, 6 p.m.

CARAVAN PALACE AT BROOKLYN BOWL Electro swing, the latest trending musical subgenre, has further boosted the profile of this French sextet. Its exuberant, fouron-the-floor, futuristic gypsy jazz suggests Daft Punk covering The Triplets of Belleville soundtrack, or a Rose. Rabbit. Lie. dance party. Experience it live. With Calliope Musicals. $22-$27. –Mike Prevatt

Friday, 8 p.m.

TRASHCAN SINATRAS AT SOMEONE’S LIVING ROOM Imagine if your favorite international band came to town and only played house shows. That’s been the luck of fans of four-decade Scottish act Trashcan Sinatras, who return for the second time—and for their second living-room concert, inside a Henderson home. It’ll feature two acoustic sets—surely highlighting the harmony-rich indie pop of new album Wild Pendulum—and the attendee interaction that set-up allows. $100, trashcansinatras.com. –Mike Prevatt

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movies to catch at the Las Vegas Film Festival

Illustration by Craig Winzer

1. Dealer This omnibus film features four segments from veteran local filmmakers (Jeremy Cloe, Jerry and Mike Thompson, Cody and Ryan LeBoeuf, Adam Zielinski), tied together by co-writer Lundon Boyd, playing a hapless character who inadvertently finds himself working as a drug dealer. June 7, 8 p.m., Inspire Theater. 2. Director’s Cut This dark thriller was a crowdfunded effort spearheaded by writer and star Penn Jillette, who plays a demented filmmaker forcing his favorite actress to appear in his new movie. June 9, 11 p.m., Brenden Theatres at the Palms. 3. Frank & Lola After receiving critical acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival, this drama starring Michael Shannon as a chef and Imogen Poots as the object of his romantic obsession makes its debut Downtown, where much of it was shot. June 10, 6:30 p.m., Inspire Theater. 4. Shakes the Clown Writer, director and star Bobcat Goldthwait will be on hand for a CineVegas-sponsored 25thanniversary celebration of his directorial debut, a dark comedy about a depressed, alcoholic party clown. June 10, 9 p.m., Inspire Theater. 5. Rabbit Days Local filmmakers Cody and Ryan LeBoeuf have been working on their debut feature for years now, and they’re finally ready to premiere this surreal thriller set at a remote mountain cabin. June 12, 7 p.m., Inspire Theater. $12 per screening/$60-$250 pass; lvff.com. –Josh Bell

Saturday, june 4, 11 a.m. RIBFEST AT BASS PRO SHOPS Summer isn’t really here until you’ve done a proper barbecue. We’re not talking about you overcooking burgers on your backyard grill. We’re talking about magnificent slabs of meat smoked low and slow—and let’s face it, Las Vegas, we don’t have enough of the good stuff. That’s where the Nevada Barbecue Association’s Ribfest comes in. Sample and vote for the winner, join the watermelon-eating contest or browse the specialty-foods marketplace. Plus, proceeds benefit the local Boys & Girls Clubs. Free entry, nvbbq.org. –Brock Radke

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THINKING BIG ... AND CLEAN

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The Land Art Generator Initiative could change our public art and clean-energy landscapes BY KRISTEN PETERSON

hile sharing a bottle of wine and overlooking the indoor ski resort inside the Mall of the Emirates in Dubai, Robert Ferry and Elizabeth Monoian mapped out a plan for clean energy in the realm of public art. Ferry, an architect, and Monoian, then an art and design professor at Dubai’s Zayed University, focused on site-specific projects that would bring together artists, architects, scientists and engineers to find aesthetic alternatives in harvesting clean energy. Four international biennial competitions later—and operating as the Land Art Generator Initiative—they’ve turned their attention to Las Vegas as a potential site for 2018. Following an invitation by Las Vegas arts advocate Pam Stuckey of Renewable Envoy, Ferry and Monoian have met with city officials, state agencies, artists and business leaders here. Whether or not Las Vegas becomes the 2018 site, the two sound convinced LAGI will be involved in a project here within the next five years. “All the right ingredients are here,” Monoian says. “People are talking about energy in an area that has done it before with Hoover Dam. Everything is right for a project like this.” One idea being discussed by organizers (who’ve been meeting in Las Vegas artist Steven Spann’s studio) centers on freeway berms connecting Downtown’s Symphony Park and the West Las Vegas overlay, a project that could activate the nearby underpass and power 1,000 homes in West Las Vegas. LAGI’s initial competition drew sophisticated, wildly innovative concepts for clean-energy stations in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and more than 40 teams participated, resulting in gorgeous, science-based infrastructures that mimic nature or supersede concepts of traditional power plants. Thanks to Stuckey, who wondered why ideas like these weren’t being discussed in Las Vegas, we might see that manifest here in some form. –Kristen Peterson

THE WHEELED, ROVING ANTI-TRUMP In fall 2015, Donald Trump’s former campaign bus went up for sale on Craigslist. Two artists purchased it, turned it into a roving anti-Trump contemporary artwork and hit the road. This week those artists, Mary Mihelic and David Gleeson—operating under the name t.Rutt—will drive the blue bus into Vegas for First Friday before moving on to California for the final primary election. The bus, marked with the letters T.rump, will park Downtown, possibly on Main Street, offering an interactive component involving political and art discourse. Contemporary Arts Center board president Melissa Petersen offered assistance as an art patron and longtime political activist. Why? “This is the future of our country.” Petersen says. “We will not stay quiet.” –Kristen Peterson

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Using organic photovoltaic material, “Beyond the Wave” (submitted to LAGI’s Copenhagen competition in 2014) harvests solar energy. (Courtesy)

GETTING THE PARTY STARTED STUDIO 54’S ICONIC SIGN GETS A NEW HOME: THE NEON MUSEUM Where do nightclubs go to die? For Studio 54, which shuttered in 2012 after almost 15 years of witching-hour reverie, much of its interior decor sat in an MGM Grand parking structure for three years, awaiting the garbage and recycling bins. And then Mike Young and Joshua Greenrock of LV.net caught wind of the collection, which included not only the

reprints of Felice Quinto’s photography from the original NYC nightspot, but the iconic 54 sign that lorded over the dancefloor. That sign will be donated to the Neon Museum—its first nightlifecentric inclusion—during a First Friday art exhibition starting June 3 at 6 p.m. at Metroplex Arts (1201 S. Main St.). It will feature the Quinto reprints and disco-era fashion, with proceeds benefitting the Shade Tree shelter for women and children. –Mike Prevatt

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ANOTHER ARENA?

Venue competition will continue to heat up on the Strip BY JOHN KATSILOMETES

How many arenas are too many? How many are enough? We’re about to find out. Announced last week was a partnership between Las Vegas Sands and Madison Square Garden for a 17,500-seat entertainment venue to be built at Sands Avenue near Koval Lane. Most metropolitan areas have just one or two arenas; Las Vegas offers a full house of houses. A few quick-shot thoughts about this new entertainment enclave: • Prepare for intense booking competition. One of the partners in the Sands project is the entertainment company Live Nation, an industry leader in bringing star acts to Las Vegas that also enjoys a strong relationship with MGM Resorts. Another partner is Azoff MSG Entertainment, headed up by respected entertainment executive Irving Azoff, who famously teamed with MSG in a $50 million renovation of the Forum in LA. • Regardless of experience in recruiting and signing artists, selling tickets is no easy feat in Las Vegas, even when you’re working with proven superstars in the music industry. Billy Joel, who has sold out 36 consecutive dates at MSG, fell short of filling T-Mobile Arena on April 30. If anyone thinks selling tickets in Vegas is a blood sport now, wait until the new place opens. • A traﬃc plan is paramount to its early success. Access to the parcel on Sands and Koval is at least as challenging as that of T-Mobile. • The new hall’s capacity can dip from 17,500 to about 5,000. It now becomes likely that concerts in the 4,000- to 12,000-seat range could be performed at seven Strip venues in a single night—the SandsMSG venue, the coming Park theater at Monte Carlo, Caesars’ Colosseum, Planet Hollywood’s Axis, Mandalay Bay Events Center, MGM Grand Garden Arena and T-Mobile. • That’s a huge volume of tickets on the Strip, and that’s not even counting seven Cirque shows, myriad production shows and star headliners. And you can toss into this entertainment Cuisinart such venues as the Joint, the Foundry, Brooklyn Bowl and the Chelsea at Cosmopolitan. • The question, always in Las Vegas, is this: Can all of these venues and shows survive the development of yet another large-scale facility? We’ll soon find out.

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Generations continue to collide at West Wind Las Vegas BY KRISTEN PETERSON | PHOTOGRAPH BY MIKAYLA WHITMORE

erms in the pavement mimic undulating asphalt waves. Cars, trucks and SUVs roll in slowly, pulling into unmarked harbors. Drivers open doors, hatches and sunroofs, unfold lawn chairs, unload hula hoops and settle into small tribal camps. Air mattresses are snug in truck beds facing the bigger-thanbillboard-sized theater screens, white against twilight. Everyone is successfully killing time, burning unspent energy, relaxing under the sky on a Friday night, a pre-show atmosphere that’s part of the West Wind Las Vegas Drive-In’s draw. Kim Baker watches her sons play catch in front of the family’s giant truck bed, filled almost entirely with a LovSac that could sit a half-dozen if need be. They’re here monthly during the summers. It’s where Baker herself went as a child, a leisurely act carried through the generations, a staunch tradition. “It’s affordable and it’s different for them,” she says with the sun setting behind her. “The kids can play until the movie begins.” West Wind is crawling with kids. A pickup game in a stillempty lot is abruptly interrupted, with players shooting off in different directions, when a child running from the concession stand yells, “Hey c’mon! The movie’s about to start.” Inside the arcade off the snack bar, Gravity Hill, a game of skill that involves a ball rolling up snow-covered switchbacks, dispenses three rubber balls ... until it doesn’t, and the cashier refunds our money. We picked The Jungle Book, a panicked, excited decision made as we passed through the swoop-

ing retro arches leading to the cashier huts. Here since 1966, the Googie-styled West Wind entry hints at the history of swank Las Vegas. On the screen, Mowgli wears a loin cloth the color of raw saffron and talks to animals, but we don’t know what’s happening. We can’t find the station on the dated portable radio, once a Black Friday giveaway. The reception is best when the wiry antenna is near my braces. The contraption we build in the back of the SUV involves two lanyards, a nail clipper and chewing gum. Finally, we hear the score, tinny in transistor, blending with the booming stereo systems in the cars around us. We’re at once analog-digital, visiting the 20th century in the 21st. “Where is the man-cub who’s not a monkey?” someone asks in the jungle while, on the next screen over, Kevin Bacon has an intense discussion with Radha Mitchell. Man-cub is speculating on his origins, knowing only that he was raised by wolves. The noise of office chairs sliding across a floor in an echoing room tells us that our radio has lost reception and we’re listening to the wrong movie. At first we thought the random interruptions were from some airtraffic controller. We adjust, but never bother turning on the car stereo. I’ve lost the plot. An adult anthropomorphized bear wants honey. He needs to eat his weight in food and wants the flower of his man power. I might have eaten my weight in salted and unsalted soft pretzels from the snack bar. We sip sodas and remain through the double feature, and like everyone else, know we’ll be back again for this generous slice of Americana.

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LAS VEGAS RESTAURANT WEEK June 6-17, participating restaurants & menus at helpoutdineoutlv.org.

Welcome to the 10th year of Restaurant Week, the best time ever to eat Vegas tretchy-pants week.” That’s how Three Square chief development officer Michelle Beck affectionately refers to Las Vegas Restaurant Week, the food bank’s largest community-driven fundraiser of the year. Eating out at top-tier restaurants for insanely affordable price-points is a no-brainer in any city. But living in Las Vegas, a true dining mecca, we’re a little spoiled when Restaurant Week rolls around—June 6-17 this year—and it’s time to grub for a great cause.

“That’s one of the great things the chefs who are most successful do,” Beck says. “They design a menu that features some of their best items at a reduced price.” Which is why so many diners take advantage of a discounted opportunity to sample fancy spots they might have skipped until now. That $80 filet mignon meal at Mario Batali’s Carnevino? It equals 18 meals Three Square can distribute to Southern Nevada’s 305,000 foodinsecure residents. French classics

like escargot and macarons made at Michael Mina’s Bardot Brasserie? The $50 prix-fixe dream will put 12 meals on the table across Clark, Nye, Lincoln and Esmeralda counties. “This is something that we get to do that’s a win-win-win for everyone,” Beck says. “This is an opportunity for people to have a date-night or a night out with their friends. It benefits those personal relationships, the chefs and their restaurants are being highlighted and all the while, $4 or $5 or $6 from

what they’re eating is letting us feed [our] hungry neighbors.” Beck says Restaurant Week has raised more than $1 million since launching locally with 51 restaurants in 2007; last year’s installment resulted in $140,000 raised from over 31,000 meals purchased at 160 restaurants. And with the addition of some exclusive eateries and a new $80 price-point in 2016, there are even more options to fill your belly— and better yet, other people’s bellies. –Mark Adams LIPHOTOGRAPH BY MIKAYLA WHITMORE

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RW eating opportunities abound across the Valley ANDIRON STEAK & SEA If ever a restaurant was tailor-made for Summerlin, here ya go. You can go surf (Scottish salmon), turf (dry-aged ribeye) or cauliflower steak; Don’t skip the crème brûlée donuts. Downtown Summerlin, 702-685-8002. FUEGO You can’t beat this price ($40) for this meal in Henderson: heirloom tomato salad with Nueske’s bacon, bone-in New York with a twicebaked potato, and warm butter toffee cake with crème fraîche ice cream. Fiesta Henderson, 702-558-7000. ITSY BITSY Downtown is doing Restaurant Week, too, including this hip noodle shop under the Ogden. Go for lunch ($20) if you want miso ramen, or dinner ($30) if you want shoyu ramen topped with crispy chicken katsu. 150 Las Vegas Blvd. N. #100, 702-405-9393. MRKT Way out in North Las Vegas, things are fresher than you’d imagine. MRKT uses lots of local veggies and herbs and presents pan-roasted chicken, filet and lobster tail or Atlantic salmon for its Restaurant Week main course. Aliante Casino, 702-692-7778. TABLE 34 The southeast standard-bearer busts out some longtime favorite dishes like beet salad with goat cheese, lobster mac and cheese with asparagus and white cheddar, and the succulent signature pork ribs with sweet molasses glaze. Table 34 might be Table No. 1 when making Restaurant Week reservations. 600 E. Warm Springs Road, 702-263-0034.

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The only problem with Cleo’s Restaurant Week menu ($40) is that you have to choose which dip to start with: babaganoush, lebaneh, hummus, cucumbers and yogurt, or carrot harissa. I usually get all of them. Guess I’ll have to take four friends. Everybody loves sharing small plates these days, but chef Danny Elmaleh’s contemporary mezze takes this style of dining to exciting new levels. For Restaurant Week, after we dip out and crunch through a chopped salad, we’ll have to decide who’s getting the chicken tagine with preserved lemon and olives—probably me—and who’s doing the grilled octopus. Or there’s garlic shrimp. Luckily, Restaurant Week is actually longer than a week, so we’ll come back a few times. SLS, 702-761-7612. –Brock Radke

DIPS WITH LAFFA Lebaneh with feta, hummus with tahini, babaganoush and carrot harissa.

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Carla Pellegrino returns to Vegas from Miami with new tricks When Carla Pellegrino left Las Vegas in 2013 to open Miami’s Touché Rooftop Lounge and Restaurant, she dove in headfirst. Through tireless effort and a consistent vision, the Italian eatery atop E11EVEN Nightclub—which also featured sushi and tapas—raked in rave reviews. Like her Henderson restaurant Bratalian, it showed that whatever the Brazilian-born chef wants, she works for, then achieves. After two years at Touché, the Top Chef Season 10 competitor has returned to Las Vegas with a fresh perspective. “I think Florida is such a beautiful place, but it’s a beautiful place for tourists,” Pellegrino says. “There’s no urgency. I think if you live there for a long time, it’s hard … I like Vegas. I have my house, I have Bratalian, I have my family.” Some of Miami’s exciting, eclectic flavors found their way back to Bratalian with Pellegrino. Having just launched the local trattoria’s debut breakfast menu, she hopes her Latin-inspired comforts like huevos rancheros catch on. “I never saw a breakfast in Miami without that,” she says. For Restaurant Week, Pellegrino’s proud to be serving not one but two special three-course menus. For breakfast ($20), she wants diners to see how she enjoys her morning meal: “When I go to breakfast, I eat everything.” From brioche French toast with citrus-vanilla custard and strawberries to chicken breast cordon bleu—breaded and stuffed with Swiss cheese and ham, then fried and served over fresh buttermilk and cream waffles—the menu makes good on her promise. She pulls out all the stops at dinner, too ($40), with her polpette tradizionale, a 6-ounce beef, veal and pork meatball served in tomato-basil BRATALIAN sauce, or the cotoletta di maiale in agro10740 S. Eastern dolce, a 14-ounce pan-seared pork chop Ave. #155, 702-454with sweet and hot cherry peppers. 0104. Breakfast: Wednesday-Friday, And Pellegrino has plenty more 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; tricks up her sleeve. “I want to do Saturday & Sunday, something modern,” she says, teasing 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; Dinner: a possible new venture that sounds Monday-Saturday similar to Touché. 5-10:30 p.m. –Leslie Ventura

Restaurant Week is a great time to return to these Vegas classics HANK’S FINE STEAKS & MARTINIS More than a decade in, the Henderson chophouse is better than ever. Its RW dinner ($50) is scallop carpaccio, a Niman Ranch New York strip steak and peach upside-down cake with cinnamon ice cream. Green Valley Ranch, 702-617-7075.

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MARCHE BACCHUS If you don’t escape to Desert Shores to dine by the lake every few months, you’re not doing it right. Between lunch ($30) and dinner ($50) menus, treasured plates include a truffled goat-cheese Napoleon, steak frites and braised beef ravioli with oyster mushrooms. 2620 Regatta Drive #106, 702-804-8008. MICHAEL MINA The Las Vegas restaurant where the San Francisco chef made his name is another remarkably consistent gem. Its diverse dinner menu ($80) includes white asparagus

soup with a Dungeness crab fritter and phyllo-crusted sole with crab brandade and delicate pea shoots. Bellagio, 702-693-8199. N9NE STEAKHOUSE The resort around it has changed, but the slick scene inside N9NE stays the same. Longtime chef Barry Dakake offers dinner ($80) options including Caesar salad, lobster bisque and a Delmonico ribeye you know you’re gonna get. Palms, 702-933-9900. PASTA SHOP This homey Italian fave has been around since 1989,

in Henderson since 2010, and serves up three different menus for Restaurant Week. We’re loving a lunch ($20) of salad, cannoli and cheese ravioli in brown butter with fresh basil. 2525 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, 702-451-1893. TAO Another decade-plus legend, Tao’s stellar cuisine always gets second-billing to its nightclub. Evidence it deserves the spotlight: the crunchy spicy yellowtail roll, soy-ginger glazed salmon with sesame eggplant, and those chocolate spring rolls. Venetian, 702-732-0118.

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LE PHO FITS DOWNTOWN GETS SUPERIOR VIETNAMESE CUISINE BY JIM BEGLEY he Downtown culinary revolution continues with the recent opening of Le Pho inside Juhl. Although distinctly Vietnamese, it’s the love child of fan favorites Le Thai—arguably the harbinger of the new wave of Downtown dining—and Chinatown’s edgy District One. With this pedigree, it should come as no surprise that Le Pho is a complete success. What’s greatest is that it explores a variety of Vietnamese dishes, so much so that you don’t even need to order its namesake dish. If you do insist on partaking of Le Pho’s pho, the ribeye rendition ($10) is hearty and holds serve with other local versions. The pho dipped ($12) is a creative take on the French dip with a side bowl of soup for dipping your beef brisket LE PHO banh mi sandwich. But there’s so 353 Bonneville much more throughout the menu. Ave. #115, Start the journey with Grand702-382ma’s grilled pork ($9) or the Le Pho 0209. Mondayroll ($7). The former offers smoky, Saturday, 11 bite-sized, crispy piggy goodness, a.m.-11 p.m.; while the latter is strongly flavored Sunday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. with five-spice pork and scallion oil. Even the traditional spring rolls ($7) are a fresh take on the standard with shrimp, pork and sharp mint. Entrée-wise, the Ben Thành Market fried rice ($12), named for a swap meet-esque market in the middle of Ho Chí Minh City, is strewn with funk. The wok-fried ginger chicken ($10) tiptoes the line to cloying; you’d be well-served to cut it with some accompanying steamed rice. You can even feast readily on salads, with either the fish sauce-tinged lotus root salad ($10) served on rice crackers layered with pork and shrimp, or the watercress beef salad ($12) tossed with ginger-soy vinaigrette. Wildly interesting is the Vietnamese crepe ($15), stuffed with pork, shrimp, bean sprouts and mung beans while inexplicably hinting of vanilla. Traditionally, the dish is eaten with your hands, so forego fork and knife and grab the thick pancake instead. Le Pho is all about exploration, so head over and start digging around.

(From top) Pho dipped sandwich, lotus root salad, ribeye pho, ginger chicken, Le Pho roll. (Jon Estrada/Staff)

FOOD & DRINK

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NEGRONI SBAGLIATO

The Canadian sunrise sandwich. (Mikayla Whitmore/Staff)

INGREDIENTS

LET’S GET CANADIAN

1 oz. Campari 1 oz. Cinzano 1757 sweet vermouth 3 oz. Mionetto Prosecco Brut DOC Orange slice for garnish

FIND TRUE NORTHERN TREASURES AT SALTED MALTED bacon by brining hormone-free, whole pork loins in Sometimes it’s worth going to certain maple syrup, peppercorns and other spices for five lengths to recapture small, albeit sweet, fragdays, then roasting and rolling the meat in cornmeal. ments of your sense of home. Like, say, leadUnlike the American version of Canadian bacon, this ing a network of familial accomplices to smuggle large isn’t circular and smoky, but sliced and united with quantities of Canadian Coffee Crisp chocolate textured edges, salt and a touch of sweetness. SALTED bars back to the States. With a Canuck mother, I Griddled to order, the lean bacon is best in routinely witnessed these candy crimes during the Canadian sunrise sandwich ($4.75), thickly MALTED 6584 N. childhood, and they were capable of inducing stacked on a house-made roll between an overDecatur pupil dilation and heart palpatations, much to Blvd. #120, easy egg and cheddar cheese. You’re free to add her approval. hunks of it to the poutine ($4.75-$6.75), but I 702-7546500. Cait Messina, Toronto native and owner of suggest sticking to the classic method of twiceDaily, 9 7-month-old North Las Vegas bakery and creama.m.-9 p.m. fried, skin-on fries speckled with Wisconsin ery Salted Malted, understands this combo of noscheese curds, and a brown gravy that uses talgia and enthusiasm to share. When she arrived vinegar and ketchup for a bit of tang. in 1992, she pined for peameal bacon and poutine. For more warm memories on the menu, While working as a commercial real estate agent, her look for Canadian pastries like butter tarts—akin right-place-at-the-right-time moment unfolded. to pecan pie filling with or without raisins—and the Messina and her husband enlisted local protein Christmas treat trifecta of chocolate, custard and purveyor Great Western Meats to tackle peameal graham-cracker crust that is the Nanaimo bar.

BY BRITTANY BRUSSELL

METHOD Combine ingredients in a pilsner glass filled with ice. Stir, garnish with an orange slice and serve.

Negroni Week kicks off June 6, so this year we’re serving up a lesser-known but equally delicious variation of the classic. The Negroni was originally created in Florence, Italy, around 1920, but the Negroni Sbagliato—“sbagliato” means incorrect or mistaken in Italian—came much later, in 1968. Mirko Stocchetto, owner of Bar Basso in Milan, was rumored to have accidentally grabbed a bottle of prosecco rather than gin (what the Negroni typically calls for) and voilà! The iconic drink of Milano was born and the rest is history.

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o exactly how did Bronx hip-hop phenomenon Swizz Beatz end up joining the roster of talented performers at the new Jewel Nightclub? Here’s how the story goes: A while back, DJ Ruckus was rocking Hakkasan at MGM Grand when some of the celebs in attendance got involved. Bombshell Kate Upton jumped up and got her crew dancing, and Swizz, a friend of Ruckus, climbed into the booth. What could have been a quick shout-out turned into a 45-minute impromptu performance. As Hakkasan Group developed Jewel, its programming team decided not only to diversify its sound with a mix of musical genres, but also to focus on artists and hosts who know how to build a party and serve up a memorable experience every night. Swizz had already done just that, spur of the moment. Just imagine what the producer who has crafted hits for DMX,

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club is complete—its celebrity-packed opening was April 28—it’s become clear that the hidden room is just one of several Intrigue spaces that have their own intimate, luxurious vibe. We can’t seem to stay away from the new bar carved into the mountainside adjacent to the 94-foot waterfall, a refreshing spot along the 1,183-squarefoot patio dressed in white decking and extravagant lighting. Here, you can catch the pyro show, dance or just relax near the cascading waterfall. Combine the bar’s advanced mixology

offerings—not something you find in many nightclubs on the Strip—with the fact that no one does versatile, enchanting indoor-outdoor design like the Wynn team, and it’s easy to understand why this space has quickly become a favorite. Intrigue at Wynn, Thursday-Saturday 10:30 p.m.-4 a.m., 702-770-7300. –Brock Radke

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reguet’s breathtaking Marine collection of timepieces offers uncommon detail and distinction that could only come from a noble history. The Swiss company has been crafting excellence since 1775, and this powerful piece—worn appropriately by the dapper Ismail Saleem, general manager at the neighboring Hyde— can only be found at Bellagio’s Breguet Boutique, an exclusive itself opened in 2011. Breguet Boutique at Bellagio, 702-733-7435.

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runch on the Las Vegas Strip has evolved into something of a party. Restaurants bring in DJs. Mimosas and Bloody Marys are served from roving carts or in all-you-can-drink formats. The food is fantastic, but the focus has drifted to the all-around experience. Not the case at Bardot Brasserie. You can still party, still catch the Champagne cart, still drink your Bloody—a fantastic, fresh version—or even opt for bottomless rosé, a refreshing

touch. But the focus is always on food at Bardot, and the brunch results are astounding. Beginning with la boulangerie—an assortment of the finest breads, croissants and danishes—is a must, then you’ll segue into a classic croque madame topped with Gruyère fondue, or perhaps the hearty hunter’s waffle with glazed duck confit, poached eggs and sauce maltaise. Bardot’s version of French toast uses a mountain of fluffy brioche with vanilla mascar-

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pone, almond brittle and orgeat syrup, a midmorning delight with over-thetop richness. We’re all for brunch getting more fun. This is where fun gets refined. Brunch at Bardot Brasserie at Aria, 877-2302742, Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m2 p.m. –Brock Radke

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King/Queen for a Day is a take on a whiskey-ginger, kicked up a few notches with fresh-pressed ginger in the Bee Royal blend, made with lemon and apple. The pressed produce melds beautifully with apple brandy and ginger beer. Looking for something sweet? Enter the Happy Russian, a variation on the standard White Rus-

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6/3 Kent Jones & DJ Karma. 6/4 Gusto. Mirage, Wed, Fri-Sat, 702-693-8300.

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6/2 Kid Conrad. 6/3 DJ Que. 6/4 DJ Dynamiq. 6/5 DJ Karma. 6/9 Kid Conrad. 6/10 DJ Que. 6/11 DJ G-Squared. 6/12 DJ Karma. 6/16 Kid Conrad. 6/17 DJ Que. 6/18 DJ Break. 6/19 DJ Karma. Bellagio, Thu-Sun, 702-693-8300.

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6/2 DVBBS. 6/3 Mark Eteson & Rae Sremmurd. 6/4 Ingrosso. 6/5 Borgeous. 6/9 Calvin Harris. 6/10 Showtek. 6/11 Tiësto. 6/12 Steve Aoki. 6/15 Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike. 6/16 Hardwell. 6/17 Axwell & Ingrosso. 6/18 Calvin Harris. 6/19 The Chainsmokers. MGM Grand, Wed-Sun, 702-891-3838.

HYDE 6/3 DJ Crooked. 6/4 DJ D-Miles. 6/7 Konflikt. 6/8 DJ D-Miles. 6/10 DJ Karma. 6/11 DJ Crooked. 6/14-6/15 DJ D-Miles. 6/17 DJ Five. 6/18 Konflikt. Bellagio, nightly, 702-693-8700.

Paris, Wed, Fri-Sat, 702-776-7770. IN T RIGUE DRAI’ S 6/2 Esco. 6/3 Big Sean. 6/4 Trey Songz. 6/9 Esco. 6/10 T.I. 6/16 Party Favor. Cromwell, Tue, Thu-Sun, 702-777-3800.

6/2 DJ M.O.S. 6/3 Jesse Marco. 6/4 Justin Credible. 6/9 Eric DLux. 6/10 Konflikt. 6/11 Jesse Marco. 6/17 Politik. 6/18 DJ Excel. Wynn, Thu-Sat, 702-770-7300.

JEW EL F OX TAIL 6/4 Ja Rule. 6/12 Ying Yang Twins. SLS, Fri-Sat, 702-761-7621.

6/3 Swizz Beatz. 6/4 Steve Angello. 6/6 Lil Jon. 6/10 Lil Jon. 6/11 Steve Aoki. 6/13 GTA. 6/16 Oliver Heldens. 6/17 Steve Aoki. 6/18 Dada Life. Aria, Thu-Mon, 702-590-8000.

Studio B. 6/10 Stafford Brothers. 6/11 E-Rock. 6/15 Laidback Luke. 6/16 Claude VonStroke. 6/17 Morgan Page. 6/18 Laidback Luke & Super You and Me. Mandalay Bay, Wed, Fri-Sat, 702-632-4700.

M AR QU EE 6/3 Benny Benassi. 6/4 Galantis. 6/6 Vice. 6/10 Cedric Gervais. 6/11 Dash Berlin. 6/13 Dash Berlin. 6/16 Galantis. Mon, Fri-Sat, Cosmopolitan, 702-333-9000.

OM N I A 6/3 Calvin Harris. 6/4 Nervo. 6/7 Chuckie. 6/10 Calvin Harris. 6/11 Nicky Romero. 6/14 Afrojack. 6/15 Krewella. 6/16 Nicky Romero. 6/17 Armin van Buuren. 6/18 Martin Garrix. Caesars Palace, Tue, Thu-Sun, 702-785-6200.

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6/2 DJ Five. 6/3 Politik. 6/4 Eric DLux. 6/9 DJ Five. 6/10 Politik. 6/11 Vice. 6/18 Jerzy. Venetian, Thu-Sat, 702-388-8588.

G H OSTBAR Thu Benny Black. Fri-Sat DJs Exodus & Mark Stylz. Sun DJ Shredz. Mon-Tue DJ Seany Mac. Wed DJ Presto One. Palms, nightly, 702-942-6832.

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R EH AB 6/4 Flux Pavilion. 6/5 Pauly D. 6/8 Viva Vegas Pool Awards. 6/11 Bikini Invitational. 6/12 Bingo Players. 6/16 Bassrush Pool Party. 6/18 Knife Party. 6/19 Flux Pavilion. Hard Rock Hotel, Fri-Sun, 702-693-5505.

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Broadway in the Hood’s Dreamgirls lives the Smith Center dream.

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EGO TRIP By Josh Bell s The Lonely Island, Saturday Night Live veterans Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer have created three albums’ worth of original comedy songs that double as catchy pop singles. Songs like “Dick in a Box,” “I’m on a Boat” and “I Just Had Sex” work as SNL sketches, viral videos and self-contained musical numbers, often featuring guest appearances from actual pop stars. So it makes sense that the group would venture into feature films with a cameo-heavy mockumentary taking on the world of pop music, filled with the kind of absurd, hook-laden songs for which they’ve become known. Written by the trio and directed by Taccone and Schaffer, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is modeled after fawning pop-music documentaries like Justin Bieber: Never Say Never and Katy Perry: Part of Me, with their glossy performance footage and carefully stage-managed behind-the-scenes moments. Samberg stars as Conner4Real, a former

Andy Samberg plays a musical icon in the disappointing Popstar

boy-bander who’s become a massive superstar (with a massive ego) since breaking out on his own, and is getting ready to drop his highly anticipated second solo album. Taccone and Schaffer play Conner’s former bandmates, one now serving as Conner’s producer and DJ, the other having left the group acrimoniously and now working as a farmer. Conner’s predictable fall from grace and eventual comeback form the movie’s minimal narrative arc, which is mainly an excuse for a bunch of musicindustry guest appearances and mild parodies of pop-culture institutions. Samberg is amusing as the immature, self-centered but ultimately good-hearted Conner, and reliable supporting players including Tim Meadows, Sarah Silverman and Bill Hader deliver a handful of laughs each. But even running barely 80 minutes minus credits, Popstar feels like a sketch dragged on far past its obvious endpoint, and it’s tough to get invested in the rote redemption story that takes over the final act. Not surprisingly, the best thing about Popstar is

the music, a perfect balance between making fun of current pop-music conventions and writing actual, effective pop songs. But unlike a Lonely Island video that focuses on the song itself for three or four minutes, Popstar weaves its songs into its mediocre story, and whenever the movie cuts away from one of Conner’s ridiculously over-the-top music videos or performances to some bland joke from a good-natured celebrity, it loses comedic momentum. Popstar is rarely boring and never irritating or offensive, but it’s also rarely all that funny. It’ll do fine when airing some afternoon on Comedy Central, and even better as music videos to watch on YouTube. Like Justin Bieber or Katy Perry, though, Conner isn’t quite entertaining enough for an entire feature film.

aabcc POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Tim Meadows. Directed by Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer. Rated R. Opens Friday citywide.

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Andy Samberg (center), in one of his more subdued outfits as pop star Conner4Real. (Universal Pictures/Courtesy)

Romantic absurdities The Lobster explores a surreal world of mandatory coupling

The Lobster boasts a premise so bizarre that it can only be perceived allegorically. Where and/or when the film takes place is unclear, but in this world, being single is not permitted. When a relationship ends, both parties, if otherwise unattached, must check themselves into a sort of resort/prison/singles’ club, where they have 45 days to find a new long-term romantic partner. This dating period can be extended by taking part in hunting expeditions, in which the quarry are single people who’ve gone on the run rather than play by society’s rules. Once the time is up, though, those who fail end up transformed into an animal of their choice. For David (Colin Farrell), whose wife recently left him, a lobster sounds like

the most appealing option. Co-written and directed by Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos, whose Dogtooth was among the best films of 2010, The Lobster spends its first half entirely in the resort, then abruptly shifts gears to follow a group of single rebels (including Rachel Weisz and Léa Seydoux) hiding in the forest. Both parts are so arresting and amusing that trying to work out real-world analogues for all of the nutty strictures and behavior is great fun, even if few are likely to come up with satisfying interpretations. If nothing else, The Lobster is endlessly creative, a quality in short supply these days. –Mike D’Angelo

So focused on wringing tears from the audience that its marketing campaign includes branded boxes of tissues, Me Before You is a bit more tasteful and sophisticated than a Nicholas Sparks movie, but its glossy, predictable romance (based on the bestselling novel by Jojo Moyes) doesn’t reach very far below the surface. Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke tries way too hard as Louisa Clark, a working-class young woman with a relentlessly chipper demeanor and a garish wardrobe that looks like she bought it at Manic Pixie Dream Girls R Us. At first, Louisa’s sunny attitude can’t get through to her new client, a wealthy former playboy named Will Traynor (Sam Claflin), who’s now quadriplegic and in need of constant care. But soon he comes to appreciate her positive outlook on life and her blinding fashion sense. Louisa and Will’s inevitable romance takes far too long to get going, and Clarke’s overstated performance is more exhausting than endearing. British theater director Thea Sharrock, in her feature debut, makes every moment look like a commercial for some unattainable luxury brand, even as Will is struggling with complications from his injuries. Those struggles give the movie its only real emotional weight, as Will quietly makes plans to end his life. Even that storyline plays out safely and predictably, though, providing carefully tailored moments for the use of those promotional tissues, but nothing that lingers for much longer. –Josh Bell

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aaabc THE LOBSTER Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Olivia Colman. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Rated R. Opens Friday in select theaters.

Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Janet McTeer. Directed by Thea Sharrock. Rated PG13. Opens Friday citywide.

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Ghostbusters 6/8, 6/12, original 1984 movie plus preview of new remake, 2 & 7 p.m., $7.50-$12.50. Select theaters. Info: fathomevents.com.

Love Me Tomorrow (Not reviewed) Piolo Pascal, Coleen Garcia, Dawn Zulueta. Directed by Gino M. Santos. Not rated. In Filipino with English subtitles. A young female DJ enters into a love affair with an older man. Orleans, Village Square.

Las Vegas Classic Film Theater Classic, indie and arthouse films, times vary, $5 per screening. Baobab Stage, Town Square, 702-369-6649, baobabstage.com. Las Vegas Film Festival 6/7-6/12, feature films, shorts, panels, parties, awards, more, $12 per screening, passes $60-$250. Inspire Theater; Fremont Theater; Brenden Theaters at the Palms. Info: lvff.com. Las Vegas Lift-Off Film Festival 6/6-6/7, short films from around the world, Mon 2 & 7 p.m., Tue 7 p.m., $8 per screening. Brenden Theaters at the Palms. Info: lift-off-festivals.com. One Night for One Drop 6/7, broadcast of Cirque du Soleil benefit performance, 7 p.m., $13-$15. Century South Point, Sam’s Town; Regal Village Square. I nfo: fathomevents.com. The Rocky Horror Picture Show 6/4, augmented by live cast and audience participation, 10 p.m., $9. Tropicana Cinemas. Info: rhpsvegas.com. Sci Fi Center Sun, Game of Thrones viewing party, 7:15 p.m., free. Mon, Cinemondays, 8 p.m., free. 6/4, The Alien Dead, 8 p.m., $2.50. 5077 Arville St., 855-501-4335, thescificenter.com.

New this week Housefull 3 (Not reviewed) Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh. Directed by Sajid-Farhad. 145 minutes. Not rated. In Hindi with English subtitles. Three men must convince a strict father to let them marry his daughters. Village Square. The Lobster aaabc

Me Before You aabcc Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Janet McTeer. Directed by Thea Sharrock. 110 minutes. Rated PG-13. See review Page 57. Theaters citywide. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping aabcc Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Tim Meadows. Directed by Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer. 86 minutes. Rated R. See review Page 56. Theaters citywide. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (Not reviewed) Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Stephen Amell. Directed by Dave Green. 112 minutes. Rated PG-13. The mutated reptile heroes return to battle new enemies. Theaters citywide. The Wailing aaacc Hwang Jung-Min, Chun Woo-Hee, Kwak Do-Won. Directed by Hong-Jin Na. 156 minutes. Not rated. In Korean with English subtitles. This Korean horror movie is alternately slowmoving and flat-out insane as it follows a rural police officer investigating a series of mysterious killings that may be the work of the actual devil. The story ultimately makes little sense, but it’s full of haunting images and deeply disturbing moments. –JB Town Square.

Now playing Alice Through the Looking Glass aabcc Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Sacha Baron Cohen. Directed by James Bobin. 113 minutes. Rated PG. This sequel to Tim Burton’s 2010 Alice in Wonderland has much of the same design, strange makeup effects and funny performances, but it doesn’t have Burton, and it lacks the element of surprise. The effects-driv-

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PG. Stillman’s adaptation of an early Jane Austen novella stars an excellent Beckinsale as Lady Susan Vernon, a beautiful and self-absorbed high-society widow whose favorite pastime is playing with others’ affections. Lady Susan is an entertaining sociopath, and Stillman’s screenplay is full of bone-dry humor and some hilarious one-liners. –JB Colonnade, Downtown Summerlin, South Point, Suncoast, Town Square.

Megan Fox as April O’Neil along with her reptile friends in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. (Paramount Pictures/Courtesy)

en storytelling can’t overcome a general sense that no one cares. –JMA Theaters citywide. The Angry Birds Movie aaccc Voices of Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Danny McBride. Directed by Clay Kaytis and Fergal Reilly. 97 minutes. Rated PG. The movie version of the mega-popular mobile game (about birds being flung at pigs via slingshot) attempts to create a story around a series of basic, repetitive actions. The explanations are both boring and largely nonsensical, and expanding the game into a cohesive, family-friendly movie proves too difficult a task. –JB Theaters citywide. A Bigger Splash aabcc Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes, Matthias Schoenaerts, Dakota Johnson. Directed by Luca Guadagnino. 125 minutes. Rated R. A recovering rocker (Swinton), her filmmaker boyfriend (Schoenaerts), her record-producer ex (Fiennes) and his newly discovered daughter (Johnson) convene at an Italian seaside villa. Everyone is harboring secrets, but director Guadagnino isn’t in any hurry to reveal them, and as a result the movie is often completely inscrutable, albeit visually striking. –JB Colonnade, Suncoast. Captain America: Civil War aaacc Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson. Directed by Joe Russo and Anthony Russo. 147 minutes. Rated PG-13. Civil War sets up a battle between factions of superheroes led by Captain America (Evans) and Iron Man (Downey), who disagree on whether the Avengers should submit to government oversight. The story’s deeper meaning takes a backseat to a cluttered narrative (overstuffed with Marvel characters) and some rousing, well-crafted action sequences. –JB Theaters citywide. The Jungle Book aabcc Neel Sethi, voices of Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley. Directed by Jon Favreau. 105 minutes. Rated PG. The latest Disney live-action remake of an animated classic is a fairly faithful retelling of its source material, about a young boy raised in the jungle. The tone is an awkward mix of savage jungle naturalism and cuddly animal antics, and there’s a sort of prefab blandness to the amazing photo-realistic CGI. –JB Theaters citywide. Love & Friendship aaabc Kate Beckinsale, Xavier Samuel, Chloë Sevigny. Directed by Whit Stillman. 92 minutes. Rated

The Meddler aaacc Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne, J.K. Simmons. Directed by Lorene Scafaria. 100 minutes. Rated PG-13. Sarandon plays a widow coping with her loss by micro-managing her daughter’s life (and the lives of strangers). The Meddler is a sweet, low-key dramedy that is a little unfocused at times, but it emerges as a poignant late-in-life coming-of- age story, proof that maturity and wisdom can arrive at any age. –JB Colonnade, Village Square. Money Monster aaacc George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell. Directed by Jodie Foster. Rated R. 98 minutes. A disgruntled investor (O’Connell) takes a cable financial-advice personality (Clooney) and his crew hostage live on the air in this uneven thriller. The tense stand-off in the confined space is well-constructed, but the movie loses momentum in the third act, and the social commentary is entirely superficial. –JB Theaters citywide. Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising abccc Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron, Chloë Grace Moretz. Directed by Nicholas Stoller. 92 minutes. Rated R. After the barely passable 2014 original made an unholy amount of money, this sequel seems expelled from some collective digestive tract. Not one character is smart or even lifelike, and though it’s sometimes satisfying to see them pummeled in lifeless slapstick gags, there’s not one genuine laugh here. –JMA Theaters citywide. The Nice Guys aaabc Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice. Directed by Shane Black. 116 minutes. Rated R. Crowe and Gosling play a pair of disreputable private investigators in 1977 LA who find themselves caught in a conspiracy as they investigate a missing young woman. Black balances the serious, sometimes violent mystery with a barrage of one-liners and physical comedy, and The Nice Guys is consistently funny from beginning to end. –JB Theaters citywide. X-Men: Apocalypse aabcc Jennifer Lawrence, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Oscar Isaac. Directed by Bryan Singer. 144 minutes. Rated PG-13. The latest adventure of the mutant superheroes reintroduces familiar characters in slightly new forms, and spends far too much time on set-up. World-ending villain Apocalypse (Isaac) is ridiculous and ineffective, and the overstuffed cast pushes too many new and/or reimagined characters to the margins. Even the big action climax is underwhelming. –JB Theaters citywide. JMA Jeffrey M. Anderson; JB Josh Bell; MD Mike D’Angelo For complete movie listings, visit lasvegasweekly.com/movie-listings.

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Dukowski (right) and Morris (center) helped Flag’s set soar. (L.E. Baskowa/Staff)

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Vocalists/guitarists Ryan Young and John Polydoros were cheerier than during other recent Vegas stops, making for a looser and more satisfying OWTH experience. The clowning didn’t strip away from the impact of emotionally devastating songs like “Come Find Me” and the rarely played “Old Man.”

The frequent PRB visitors were almost violently mesmerizing, so much that we almost believed frontman Blag Dahlia’s proclamation that the band “invented punk rock.” The band played all of 1990’s Blood Guts & Pussy, best among the festival’s five full-album performances, and the energy didn’t ebb even after those songs ended, as Dwarves cycled through guest vocalists to help finish the set.

It’s a shame guitarist Greg Ginn’s lingering hostility will likely prevent a true Black Flag reunion from ever happening, but a lineup anchored around the heart of the legendary band—bassist Chuck Dukowski and original vocalist Keith Morris—is hardly a poor substitute. Morris has become more comfortable performing BF songs that didn’t originally feature his vocals, and no one’s more animated onstage than the 62-year-old Dukowski.

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WRIGHT CLICKS VEGAS RAPPER DIZZY WRIGHT TALKS HEMPFEST, BONE THUGS AND HIS O.G. STRAIN BY MIKE PIZZO as Vegas has a handful of famous rappers who call the city home. You might catch Flavor Flav or Tash of Tha Alkaholiks out on the scene, and if you drive deep enough into Green Valley you might find Declaime hanging at Madlib’s dad’s house. Yet, among rappers from the City of Sin, few have become as well known as Dizzy Wright, who plays a hometown set at this weekend’s Las Vegas Hempfest.

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No complaints here about the best pop-punk band of alltime headlining the festival for the third time in six years. The Descendents’ latest set was memorable even before the added bonus of hearing half a dozen songs off forthcoming album Hypercaffium Spazzinate and an organic four-song encore.

A question hovers over each edition of Punk Rock Bowling: Which modern acts might be able to headline when the current crop’s no longer available? The Bronx presented the strongest answer from any middle-billed band in years. In its first show of 2016, the hardcoreinfluenced, LA-based band ignited the highest-energy set of the weekend, which found frontman Matt Caughthran getting thrown around the circle pit during a two-song foray into the crowd. –Case Keefer

You’re performing at Hempfest Saturday. Are there particular strains of marijuana you’re fond of? Gelato is really good, and Gorilla Glue is one of my favorites right now. But my favorite strain would be my strain, Dizzy O.G. I’m working on it with a [Vegas] dispensary called Medizin. We’ve just worked out some deals with the growers so we can get the Dizzy O.G. legally grown in Las Vegas. It will be exclusively sold at their dispensary. I’m hoping it goes recreational in Vegas, so we can blow it up.

DIZZY What records shaped WRIGHT your early experience What can we expect at Hempfest. as a hip-hop fan, from your performance? June 4, 10 before you started A lot of energy. I’ll have the a.m.-2 a.m., $50-$200. rapping? I grew up full band. They’re allowing Craig Ranch on Bone Thugs-Nme to run the main stage, Park, las Harmony. I was into a calling it the Dizzy Wright vegashemp fest.com. lot of harmonizing and Stage. We’re going to pick a the slower stuff. I really couple of local artists that like how they mixed the have a following, and we’re streets with being spiritual. As I also bringing in Mod Sun, Jarren got older, the things that started Benton, Too $hort and a few resonating with me were Tupac, other artists. Snoop Dogg and Nas. Who tops your wish list The track “Zoovie” on your among possible future colnew EP is about nightlife and laborators? I’d really like to work clubbing. Where’s your favorwith Snoop, but I don’t want to ite spot in Vegas to witness a send a song over email to him. I’d “Zoovie”? To be honest, I don’t really love to sit in the studio with really like to go anywhere where him, smoke a blunt and create I can’t smoke weed (laughs). So I something real fly. Hopefully one just like to chill at the crib. day that can happen.

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LONG LIVE ROCK The Who thunders through another lively night in Vegas mainder of the number (“Oh, Vegas,” he said, seemingly he first time The Who saw the inside of Caesars blaming it on our dry climate)—but Daltrey soldiered Palace, in 1967, the four musicians couldn’t through the demanding two-hour, 22-song set. enter through the casino’s front door, guitarist Townshend, meanwhile, kept the night memorable, Pete Townshend recalled Sunday night. “We even by Who standards. As he and Daltrey celebrated were too young to go through the lobby … so we got in their iconic catalog—backed by a six-piece band and out of the room through a window from the garanchored by drummer Zak Starkey—the man who comden.” Almost 50 years later, the British rock posed all the night’s material seemed extra-animattitans’ surviving members, Townshend and aaabc ed, cracking jokes, windmilling madly, sliding onto singer Roger Daltrey, returned to the hotel for his knees (on the non-slip floor, no less) and even THE WHO May 29, the their first-ever Caesars show (the ’67 visit had kicking his microphone stand over. Colosseum. merely been a stopover along a tour opening The Who Hits 50! tour, its name taken from a for Herman’s Hermits), and the duo acted 2014 retrospective, promised radio singles, and giddy to be playing the property’s classy Coloswe got plenty of those from various eras—1967’s seum. “This is for old people,” Daltrey joked, stomping “I Can See for Miles,” 1970’s “The Seeker,” 1982’s around on the stage’s no-slip surface. “Who’s it for, “Eminence Front.” But importantly, the band’s albumElton or Celine?” oriented approach was also represented, particularly by Never mind that at 72, The Who’s frontman is three big swaths of double concept LPs Tommy and Quadroyears the former’s senior and 24 years older than the phenia, with instrumental pieces from both (“Sparks” latter. Eight months after his bout with viral meningitis and “The Rock,” respectively) ranking among the forced the band to postpone its latest tour, Daltrey show’s absolute highlights. pulled off an impressive makeup performance on the fiThe Who could well be back in October, pegged to nal night of The Who’s North American swing. His pipes California’s Desert Trip festival, or sometime far beyond clearly weren’t in primo condition—after delivering his that. If not, Sunday will go down as a fine final reminder trademark shriek at the climactic moment of “Love, of the enduring power of Townshend’s rock writing and Reign O’er Me,” his voice essential gave out for the reDaltrey’s will to continue conveying it to crowds.

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A true experience Fremont Street’s Rock of Vegas anchors its busy entertainment program By John Katsilometes

s a giant of rock churned out “Bad Reputation” to open her Fremont Street Experience concert, a tiny female performer clung to the metal barricades separating the VIPs from the generaladmission crowd. She’s known as Lil Miss Firefly, a 27-inch tall, sideshow burlesque performer and occasional Fremont Street busker, there to see Joan Jett & The Blackhearts. They come in all shapes and sizes at FSE, where on the night of May 28, a boisterous crowd of 12,000 turned out for the opening of the kats the free-admission report Rock of Vegas series. by John Katsilometes The title reminds, maybe not too coincidentally, of the Rio’s Rock of Ages stage show. Like that production, Rock of Vegas is primarily a celebration of throwback rock. The performance by Jett leads to 3 Doors

The Third Street Stage at the Fremont Street Experience. (Tom Donoghue/Courtesy)

Down (June 11), followed by acts like Robby Krieger of The Doors (July 23) and Melissa Etheridge (August 20). The May 28 attendance approached that for FSE’s most successful free shows (Cheap Trick last year and REO Speedwagon in 2014) and included UFC president Dana White, the D owner Derek Stevens, former FSE president Jeff Victor (who in November joined Stevens’ operations as VP of operations) and Tom Bruny, who has been instrumental in developing a robust entertainment program on Fremont Street since taking the FSE marketing director post in 2008. He has managed to find the right mix of proven acts okay with playing a free-admission concert outside during the Vegas summer. “It’s a challenge,” he says, “but when you see

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the results, you do know that there is no better value in town.” Eight years ago, live performances were limited to the Third Street Stage available on the weekends. Today, three stages are active every night of the week. Brody Dolyniuk and his Zeppelin USA tribute band played to about 2,000 fans on May 29. The longrunning classic-rock band Dolyniuk founded, Yellow Brick Road, performs Thursdays on the First Street Stage from 8-11 p.m., with Zowie Bowie hitting the stage at Third Street from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Good-time bands like Spandex Nation (a hair-metal tribute), Cash Presley (classic rock) and ’80s Station are all in rotation. And, of course, the Viva Vision LED show runs hourly each night on the FSE canopy.

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Hip-hop veterans Atmosphere play the Hard Rock Hotel pool on June 3. (Courtesy)

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Backstage Bar & Billiards Jam Night w/Mark

Avenue, Protest, Cruel Twist of Fate 6/11,

Nelson & Friends 6/2, 9 pm, $40. The Third

9 pm, $12-$15. 4110 S. Maryland Parkway,

Blue October, Danny Malone 6/4, 8 pm, $27-$47.

Bo Bella, Chaotic Resemblance, UpRite Lions,

Caravan Palace 6/5, 8 pm, $22. Metal Church,

The Scoundrels 6/1, 8:30 pm, free. Gibson

Armored Saint, Sin Circus 6/6, 7:30 pm, $25-$30.

Acoustic Asylum 6/2, 6/9, 8 pm, free. 4475

Degree, Irie, Prolific, Jaelyn Denise 6/3, 8 pm,

Prince Birthday Celebration ft. Face the Funk

Paradise Road, 702-733-8400.

$5-$10. Kella Bo Bella, Midnight Clover 6/4,

6/7, 9:30 pm, $7. Preservation Hall Jazz Band

House of Blues Heart 6/2-6/4, 8 pm, $55-$130.

8 pm, $5. Taake, Wolvhammer, In the Flesh,

702-586-3483. Elixir Marty Feick 6/3. Chris Heers 6/4. Music from 8-11 pm, free. 2920 N. Green Valley Parkway,

6/9, 9:30 pm, $22. Tomorrow’s Bad Seeds, Big B

Pierce the Veil, I the Mighty, Movements 6/5, 5:30

Impaled Witch 6/8, 8 pm, $20. Del the Funky

6/11, 9 pm, $20-$25. Linq, 702-862-2695.

pm, $27. Led Zepagain, The Clapton Experience,

Homosapien, Richie Cunning, Pure Power

The Colosseum Celine Dion 6/3-6/4, 7:30 pm, $55-

Leaving Springfield 6/8, 7 pm, $12. Los Van Van

6/10, 8 pm, $20-$25. 601 E. Fremont St.,

Buddy Guy, Johnny Lang 6/4, 6 pm, $36-$65.

$500. Mariah Carey 6/7, 8 pm, $55-$250. Caesars

6/9, 8 pm, $25. Envy Showcase ft. Dinner Music

702-382-2227.

Henderson Symphony Orchestra: Metropolis

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for the Gods, First Class Trash 6/10, 7:30 pm, $10.

Double Down Saloon Didisdead, Coyote Bred, Sitting & Waiting 6/2. Drunk Old Ladies, Super Zeroes, Radio Silence 6/3. Grand Scovell, Out to Lunch, Pet Clinic, John Dough Boys 6/4. The Burly-Q Revue ft. The Ace-Tones, JP Nomi Malone 6/5, 9 pm. Nathan Payne & The Wild Bores, The Wild Lips 6/8. TV Party Tonight ft. Jerk!, Space Waster 6/9, 9 pm. PunkSexy

Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7600. Mandalay Bay (Beach) Ziggy Marley, Steel Pulse 6/3, 9 pm, $42. 702-632-7777. Planet Hollywood (Axis) Jennifer Lopez 6/3-6/4, 6/8, 6/10-6/12, 9 pm, $95-$219. 702-777-2782. Stoney’s Rockin’ Country Kelsie May 6/3, 10 pm, $10. 6611 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-435-2855. T-Mobile Arena Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood

Album Release Party ft. Franks & Deans, The

6/24-6/25, 7 pm, $85. 3780 Las Vegas Blvd. S.,

Negative Nancys, New Cold War, The Quitters,

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The People’s Whiskey 6/10. Shows at 10 pm,

Topgolf (The Yard) Rusty Maples 6/9, 9 pm, free.

free unless noted. 640 Paradise Road, 702-

The Machine 6/10, 8 pm, $25-$40. 4627 Koval

791-5775.

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The Foundry Hellyeah, Escape the Fate 6/5, 6 pm, $25. Kansas 6/17, 7:30 pm, $28. SLS, 702-761-7617. Gilley’s Chad Freeman Band 6/2, 9 pm; 6/3-6/4, 10

Venetian (Venetian Theatre) Dwight Yoakam 6/36/4, 8 pm, $50-$210. 702-414-9000. Vinyl Circuit w/ Bear Grillz, Vegas Banger & more

Beauty Bar The Scoundrels, Reason 2 Rebel, Days After Hail 6/2, 8 pm, free. The Rabbit Hole Takeover w/ Penthouse Penthouse 6/7, 9 pm, $10. Radio Moscow 6/8, 8 pm, $10. Lyrics Born, Hassan, Coherent 6/9, 8 pm, $12. 517 Fremont St., 702-598-3757. Bunkhouse Saloon American Weather, We are

elixirlounge.net. Henderson Pavilion Blues in the Desert ft.

6/10, 8 pm, $10-$15. 200 S. Green Valley Parkway, 702-267-4849. OMD Theatre Team Talent Pound Performance 6/2, 10 pm, $10. The Mendenhall Experiment 6/9, 8 pm, $10. 953 E. Sahara Ave., #B-30, 702-742-4171. The Sand Dollar Lounge Candy’s River House 6/2. Cabin Crew 6/3. Whiskey Kiss 6/4. Rheda K’s

Pancakes 6/4, 8 pm, $5. Kerfoot and Dau, Wax Pig

Jazz Krew 6/5. Jamie Hosmer Band 6/7. Ghost

Melting 6/9, 8 pm, $5. 124 S. 11th St., 702-854-1414.

State 6/8. Ronnie Foster Trio 6/9. Shows at 10

Clark County Government Amphitheater Jazz in the Park ft. Kneebody, The Shapiro Project, Cheyenne High School Jazz Club 6/4, 5 pm, free. 500 S. Grand Central Parkway, 702-455-8200. Golden Nugget (Gordie Brown Showroom) Grass Roots 6/3, 8 pm, $21-$119. 866-946-5336. Hard Hat Lounge Rap is Fun ft. Isaac Sawyer, D Rock Montgomery, Charles Only, Jay

pm, free unless noted. 3355 Spring Mountain Road, 702-485-5401. Silverton (Veil Pavilion) “We are Family” 6/8, 6 pm, $25-$35. 3333 Blue Diamond Road, 702-263-7777. South Point (Showroom) The Next Best Thing to the King: Donny Edwards 6/3-6/5, 7:30 pm, $23$32. (Grandview Lounge) Gregg Austin’s M-Town 6/7, 8 pm, $15. 702-796-7111.

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Suncoast (Showroom) Queen of the Night! Remembering Whitney 6/4, 7:30 pm, $18-$33.

Special Events

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Bastard’s Midnight Brunch 6/7, 10:30 pm, $75.

Sunset Station (Club Madrid) Bryan White 6/2, 8 pm, $10. Nashville Unplugged ft. Paul Jenkins 6/3, 8 pm, $10. 1301 W. Sunset Road, 702-547-7777

Comedy Beauty Bar Natasha Leggero, Moshe Kasher 6/10, 8 pm, $20. 517 Fremont St., 702-598-3757. Caesars Palace (The Colosseum) Jeff Dunham 6/5, 7:30 pm, $50-$90. 702-731-7333. House of Blues Strip-Searched Comedy Show ft. Brandon “Gooch” Hahn, Matt Markman 6/13, 9 pm, $5. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7600. Mirage Wayne Brady 6/3, 10 pm, $44-$65. Jay Leno 6/4, 10 pm, $66-$87. 702-792-7777. Triple George Grill (Sidebar) Sidebar Stand Up w/Tyler & Randall 6/2, 6/16, 10:30 pm, free. 201 N. 3rd St., 702-384-2761. Treasure Island Billy Gardell 6/10, 9 pm, $72-$44. 702-894-7111.

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Performing Arts Baobab Stage Theatre American Jazz Initiative 6/7, 8 pm. 6587 Las Vegas Blvd. S., baobabstage.com. Bunkhouse Saloon TSTMRKT 6/3, 7 pm, $7-$10. 124 S. 11th St., 702-854-1414. Charleston Heights Arts Center Dynamic Trombone Quartet 6/4, 2 pm, free. 800 S. Brush St., 702-229-6383. Cockroach Theatre Bright Side 6/2, 6/4, 8 pm;

953 E. Sahara Ave., 702-732-7225. Smith Center (Reynolds Hall) Dream of Now, Dream of Then: Lisa Vroman Brings Broadway to Las Vegas 6/4, 7:30 pm, $26-$96. 702-749-2000.

Inspire Theater, 107 Las Vegas Blvd. S., lvff.com. Las Vegas HempFest 6/4, 11 am, $50. Craig Ranch Regional Park, 628 W. Craig Road, lasvegashempfest.com. Las Vegas Restaurant Week 6/6-6/17, times & locations vary, $20-$80. Helpoutdineoutlv.org. Miss, Teen and Mrs. Continents Pageant 6/8, 7 pm; 6/10, noon, $32-$46. South Point Showroom, 702-796-7111. Miss USA 6/5, 4 pm, $75-$225. T-Mobile Arena, t-mobilearena.com. Ribfest 6/4, 11 am, free. Bass Pro Shops, 8200 Dean Martin Drive, vegasribfest.com. World Watch Market 6/4-6/5, 9 am-6 pm, $15-$40. Trump International Hotel, 2000 Fashion Show Drive, worldwatchmarket.com.

Sports Las Vegas 51s Tacoma 6/4, 6/6, 7 pm; 6/5, 6/7, noon, $11-$16. Cashman Field, 702-943-7200. National Barrel Horse Association Professional’s Choice Super Show & Gift Expo 6/2-6/5, 8 am, free. South Point, 702-796-7111. Rock the Socks Golf Classic 6/3, 8 am, $130. Road, rmhlv.org.

Three Gay Men 6/3-6/4, 8 pm; 6/5, 3 pm, $20.

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Vegas, ffflv.org. Las Vegas Film Festival 6/7-6/12, times vary, $12-$60.

Bear’s Best Golf Course, 11111 W. Flamingo

4 pm, $20. 2333 E. Sahara Ave., 702-457-3866.

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The Foundry, SLS, theburnfoundation.org. First Friday 6/3, 6-11 pm, free. Downtown Las

1st St., #110, 702-818-3422.

Onyx Theatre Decades Apart: Reflections of

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Bunkhouse Saloon, 124 S. 11th St., 702-854-1414. Firefighter Bachelor Auction 6/3, 7 pm, $40-$80.

6/5, 2 pm, $16-$20. Art Square Theater, 1025 S. Italian American Club “Oh, What a Night!” 6/5,

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Tomorrow ft. Pete Barbutti, The Boneheads, Jam

Galleries Arts Factory 107 E. Charleston Blvd, 702-3833133. Galleries include: Eden Gallery “The Collective” by Cirque du Soleil employees Thru 6/14. Artist Reception 6/2, 6-8 pm. Thu-Mon, 11 am-11 pm. #215, 702-706-7103.

Super Summer Theatre Disney’s Beauty and the

Jana’s RedRoom “Fortifying Authentic Beauty”

Beast 6/2-6/4, 6/8-6/11, 8 pm, $16. 6375 NV-159,

Fashion Show 6/17, 6 pm, free. Daily, 11 am-7 pm.

702-594-7529. Theatre in the Valley Weekend Comedy 6/3-6/4, 8 pm; 6/5, 2 pm, $10-$15. 10 W. Pacific Ave., theatreinthevalley.org. UNLV (Artemus W. Ham Hall) Coppelia 6/4, 7 pm,

#135, 702-454-3709. Wonderland Gallery Niki J. Sands, Richard Bistrup Thru 6/24. Tue-Sun, noon-4 pm. #110, 702-686-4010. Big Springs Gallery Nevada Watercolor Society

$19-$24. Celebrations 6/5, 1 pm, $19-$24. (Judy

Show 6/10-7/10. Daily, 10 am-6 pm, free w/muse-

Bayley Theatre) George Bizet’s Carmen 6/10,

um admission ($5-$19). Springs Preserve, 333 S.

7:30 pm; 6/12, 2 pm, $55-$95. 702-895-3332.

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horoscopes ARIES

March 21-April 19 The voices in our heads are our constant companions. They fill our inner sanctuaries with streams of manic commentary. Often we’re not fully cognizant of the bedlam, since the outer world dominates our focus. But as soon as we close our eyes and turn our attention inward, we’re immersed in the jabbering babble. That’s the bad news, Aries. Here’s the good news: In the coming weeks you’ll have far more power than usual to ignore, dodge or even tamp down the jabbering babble. As a result, you might get a chance to spend unprecedented amounts of quality time with the still, small voice at your core—the wise guide that is often drowned out by all the noise.

LEO

July 23-Aug. 22 I’m debating which of your astrological houses will be your featured hot spot in the coming days. I’m guessing it will come down to two options: your House of Valid Greed and your House of Obligatory Sharing. The House of Valid Greed has a good chance to predominate, with its lush feasts and its expansive moods. But the House of Obligatory Sharing has an austere beauty that makes it a strong possibility, too. Here’s the trick ending: Leo, I’d like to see if you can emphasize both houses equally; I hope you’ll try to inhabit them both at the same time. Together they will grant you a power that neither could bestow alone.

SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Aphorist James Guida contemplates the good results that can come from not imposing expectations on the raw reality on its way. “Not to count chickens before they’re hatched,” he muses, “or eggs before they’re laid, chickens who might possibly lay eggs, birds who from afar might be confused with chickens.” I recommend this strategy for you in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. Experiment with the pleasure of being wide open to surprises. Cultivate a mood of welcoming one-of-a-kind people, things and events. Be so empty you have ample room to accommodate an influx of new dispensations. As James Guida concludes: “Not to count or think of chickens.”

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By Rob Brezsny TAURUS

April 20-May 20

GEMINI

May 21-June 20

CANCER

June 21-July 22

We’re inclined to believe that the best way to see the whole picture or the complete story is from above. The eagle that soars overhead can survey a vast terrain in one long gaze. The mountaintop perspective affords a sweeping look at a vast landscape. But sometimes this perspective isn’t perfectly useful. What we most need to see might be right next to us, or nearby, and only visible if our vision is narrowly focused. Here’s how poet Charles Bernstein expresses it: “What’s missing from the bird’s-eye view is plain to see on the ground.” Use this clue in the coming weeks.

I foresee fertile chaos in your immediate future, Gemini. I predict lucky accidents and smoldering lucidity and disciplined spontaneity. Do you catch the spirit of what I’m suggesting? Your experiences will not be describable by tidy theories. Your intentions will not fit into neat categories. You will be a vivid embodiment of sweet paradoxes and crazy wisdom and confusing clarity. Simple souls might try to tone you down, but I hope you’ll evade their pressure as you explore the elegant contradictions you encounter. Love your life exactly as it is! Methodical improvisations will be your specialty. Giving gifts that are both selfish and unselfish will be one of your best tricks. “Healing extremes” will be your code phrase of power.

VIRGO

LIBRA

SCORPIO

Aug. 23-Sept. 22

Sept. 23-Oct. 22

Oct. 23-Nov. 21

Between now and July 25, there’s a chance you will reach the peak of a seemingly unclimbable mountain. You could win a privilege that neither you nor anyone else ever dreamed was within your reach. It’s possible you’ll achieve a milestone for which you’ve been secretly preparing since childhood. Think I’m exaggerating, Virgo? I’m not. You could break a record for the biggest or best or fastest, or you might finally sneak past an obstacle that has cast a shadow over your self-image for years. And even if none of these exact events comes to pass, the odds are excellent that you will accomplish another unlikely or monumental feat. Congratulations in advance!

CAPRICORN

Dec. 22-Jan. 19 “No gift is ever exactly right for me,” mourns Capricorn poet James Richardson. Don’t you dare be like him in the coming days. Do whatever you must to ensure that you receive at least one gift that’s exactly right for you. Two gifts would be better; three sublime. Here’s another thought from Richardson: “Success repeats itself until it is a failure.” Don’t you dare illustrate that theory. Either instigate changes in the way you’ve been achieving success, or else initiate an entirely new way. Here’s one more tip from Richardson: “Those who demand consideration for their sacrifices were making investments, not sacrifices.” Don’t you dare be guilty of that sin. Make sacrifices, not investments. If you do, your sacrifices will ultimately turn out to be good investments.

“My mother gave birth to me once, yeah yeah yeah,” writes author Sara Levine. “But I’ve redone myself a million times.” I’m sure she is not demeaning her mom’s hard work, but rather, celebrating her own. When’s the last time you gave birth to a fresh version of yourself? From where I stand, it looks like the next 12 to 15 months will be one of those fertile phases of reinvention. And right now is an excellent time to get a lightning-flash glimpse of what the New You might look like.

AQUARIUS

Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Life will invite you to explore the archetype of the Ethical Interloper in the coming days. The archetype of the Helpful Transgressor might tempt you, too, and even the Congenial Meddler or Compassionate Trickster might look appealing. I urge you to consider experimenting with all of these. It will probably be both fun and productive to break taboos in friendly ways. You could reconnoiter forbidden areas without freaking anyone out or causing a troublesome ruckus. If you’re sufficiently polite and kind in expressing your subversive intentions, you might leave a trail of good deeds in your wake.

According to many sources on the Internet, “werifesteria” is an obscure word from Old English. But my research suggests it was in fact dreamed up within the last few years by a playful hoaxster. Regardless of its origins, I think it’s an apt prescription to fix what’s bugging you. Here’s the definition: “to wander longingly through the forest in search of mystery and adventure.” If you aren’t currently seeking out at least a metaphorical version of that state, I think you should be. Now is an excellent time to reap the catalytic benefits of being willingly lost in a wild, idyllic, relaxing setting.

Author Rebecca Solnit offers some tough advice that I think you could use. “Pain serves a purpose,” she says. “Without it you are in danger. What you cannot feel you cannot take care of.” With that in mind, Scorpio, I urge you to take full advantage of the suffering you’re experiencing. Treat it as a gift that will motivate you to transform the situation that’s causing you to hurt. Honor it as a blessing you can use to rise above the mediocre or abusive circumstances you have been tolerating.

PISCES

Feb. 19-March 20 Your theme comes from the title of a poem by Fortesa Latifi: “I Am Still Learning How to Do the Easy Things.” During the next phase of your astrological cycle, I invite you to specialize in this study. You might imagine that you are already a master of the simple, obvious arts of life, but here’s the news: Few of us are. And the coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to refine your practice. Here’s a good place to start: Eat when you’re hungry, sleep when you’re tired and give love when you’re lonely.

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