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THRU NOVEMBER 20

LAS VEGAS TRANSPRIDE 2016 The transgender community can get lost in the large mix of groups that gather for and represent Las Vegas Pride. Its specific role within the greater queer population all but requires another event that both highlights and addresses the complexities of living publicly, and celebrates the countless ways it expresses self-identity. This six-day event attempts that, with social gatherings, a 2.4-mile, outand-back march on Sahara Avenue, a Saturday entertainment night, a town hall for the Day of Awareness, workshops and a vendor fair for the Day of Empowerment and a vigil for the Day of Remembrance, among other programs. Venues include Transcending the Gender Box drop-in center, the Gay and Lesbian Community Center and the Space. For more info, visit lasvegastranspride. org. –Mike Prevatt

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SCULLY AT THE GRIFFIN Californiansturned-Brooklynites Caroline Partamian, Courtney Gray and Lauren Stern run their sunshiny Golden State garage sound through a filter of NYC reality. Expect a sweet noise from somewhere between Dum Dum Girls and Best Coast. With Echo Stains, DJ Fish.; free. –Geoff Carter

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Postcard from Morocco AT WINCHESTER CULTURAL CENTER Sin City Opera finds the edge of contemporary opera and commits—staging artistically challenging and emotionally impacting work. This ain’t no Green Day rock opera; this is legit opera with an edge, an orchestra and some great voices. Their latest, Postcard From Morocco, is a 1971 opera based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s A Child’s Garden of Verses. It takes place at a train station, as seven singers share their baggage—their hopes, dreams and motivations colliding in a surreal exploration of our shared humanity. Times vary, $15. –Jacob Coakley

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BIG BLIND RELEASE PARTY AT BAD BEAT BREWING We’re always looking for extra excuses to visit Henderson’s “booze district,” and this certainly qualifies: the unveiling of Bad Beat’s new double IPA. Big Blind is made from a blend of four hops—Amarillo, Herkules, Mandarina Bavaria and Mosaic, for beer geeks who care—and will be the brewery’s first specialty beer available in cans around town, and for $6.99 (per 4-pack) on site during this one-day celebration. In addition to beer, Bad Beat’s taproom is home to table shuffleboard, darts, Jenga and more— sounds like the right way to kick off the weekend to us. 7380 Eastgate Road #110. –Spencer Patterson (Mikayla Whitmore/Staff)

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1. Brew’s Best, launched in 2007, claims to be Las Vegas’ longest-running outdoor beer festival, and this year the New Vista Community event teams with the Sunset Park’d food truck fest for a one-stop, one-day collage of suds and grub at Sunset Park. And this is not a beer fest with a couple of concession booths; 30plus food trucks will be dishing it up, and family-friendly entertainment will round things out. 2. Local breweries like Banger, Triple 7, Ellis Island, Lovelady, Joseph James and Big Dog will mix it up with visitors Wasatch, Firestone Walker, Traveler, Lagunitas, Grand Canyon, Stone and more. Ciders from Angry Orchard and Crispin will bring some autumn crisp to your life, and if you need to go rogue, there’ll be micheladas from Habla Diablo, vodka from Devotion and booze-infused ice cream from Momenti. 3. There’s free entry to the food fest, and the brew side costs $30 ($35 day-of) for GA or $45 ($50) for VIP, which gets you early entry … really early, at 1 p.m. And while you’re enjoying a (hopefully) beautiful fall day in the desert with everyone you could possible want to eat and drink, a portion of your cost will go to New Vista, a local organization doing good for 22 years. New Vista operates group homes and supported living programs, job development and a thrift store that all assist intellectually challenged people of all ages so they can live life to the fullest. So you’ll be feeling good on multiple fronts. November 12, 12-8 p.m. –Brock Radke

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What do you do when your country loses its footing? You dig in BY GEOFF CARTER I guess the first thing to say is “congratulations.” Congratulations to president-elect Donald Trump, and also to Mike Pence, who by Trump’s own words will probably be doing most of the real work. Congratulations to the people who elected Trump, who never stopped believing that his competitor was guilty of something, even if they could never pinpoint exactly what. And congratulations, I guess, to the unvarnished racists and misogynists who can finally hitch their wagons to a star. It always feels better to belong. Guess what? I didn’t support Trump in the election, and I don’t intend to begin now. His election is a stunt, a Very Special Episode of Jackass in which he’ll try to jump the country over a flaming line of garbage trucks packed to overflowing with minorities and feminists. It’s not that I believe his claim to the office is illegitimate; I believe Trump himself is illegitimate. He’s a con man, a blowhard, a mook. But he’s an American mook, one who just pulled off the greatest prank in our history. I mean, holy sh*t: We just elected a reality TV star who told us next to nothing about himself or his principles. But I’m not pulling a Hollywood Liberal and moving to Canada over this. Trump and I belong to the same democracy, one he fought his way to lead; I couldn’t call myself an American if I didn’t stick around and fight to get him out in four years’ time. And the funny thing is, unlike many, I’d like to go on calling myself an American, because there are things about this country that are worthwhile, from its art to its stunning geography to its people. Even the dogged stubbornness that got Trump elected is, in its way, worth celebrating. At this point, all I can do is gently implore the man who’s currently revving up the Harley for

our death-defying jump. President Trump, please strive to do this job the right way. Try to remember that you’re not in this for yourself alone, and that there’s no “winning” at the modern presidency. You will need to make compromises even on the smallest things. You’ll have to deal with a global community that, given the circumstances, can outspend us, outthink us or even blow us up. Our problems, domestic and international, won’t vanish simply because you build a wall in front of them. I don’t know what I’m going to do now. I guess I’ll keep doing what I’ve been doing—trying to

be a source of comfort, strength and support to my family, friends and community, as they have been for me. I’ll huddle up with my chosen family of gays, women, blacks, Asians and Latinos and commiserate, maybe call Trump some nasty names and worry a bit about the heavily armed militias he poked on the way up. I’ll write angry editorials about his blunders; I’ll march in the occasional protest; I’ll support those politicians who fight to keep Trump’s base impulses in check. In other words, I’ll be an American, the best one I can be.

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SMOKE ON THE WATERS

A ND L IF E M E ET

Will legal marijuana use cut into Vegas’ bar business? BY GEOFF CARTER

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AT LEAST NEVADA GOT IT RIGHT This election hangover will linger, but taking the edge off is Nevada’s performance at the polls. The Silver State went solidly blue, including for Hillary Clinton, helped by an increasingly engaged Latino constituency and a muscular ground game. That wave carried Catherine Cortez Masto over Joe Heck to become the first-ever Latina U.S. senator. We enabled a re-elected Dina Titus to take fellow Dems Ruben Kihuen and Jacky Rosen to the House of Representatives. Both arms of the state legislature now are under Democratic control. And Nevada voters said yes to recreational marijuana, common-sense background checks for gun purchases and a competitive energy market that will hopefully boost the solar industry. Take heart, Nevadans, we did our part. –Mike Prevatt

In the back-and-forth leading up to the legalization of recreational marijuana, its advocates and detractors fought on several well-trod battlefronts: crime, impaired driving, “think of the children” and so on. But there’s one front of opposition that, while occasionally mentioned, didn’t make it to the sample ballot: “It could hurt local bars.” Makes sense: Consuming marijuana at home is easier than going out for happy hour. (Might be cheaper, too, when you factor in the price of an Uber or Lyft—which you really ought to be doing, regardless of whether you’re smoking your brain or pickling it.) But all that’s dank isn’t necessarily dark: According to an August 2015 report in The Guardian, liquor sales in Colorado actually increased after legalization. And besides, the owners of your favorite local bars aren’t sweating it just yet. “From what I have personally seen in Denver, it doesn’t appear to have a significant impact on business,” says Atomic Liquors owner Lance Johns. ReBar’s Derek Stonebarger is strongly prolegalization, calling it “an incredible opportunity for Nevada, with regards to tax revenues and job creation,” adding that these new revenue streams could “lead to more local celebrations, more outings and more bar business in general.” Velveteen Rabbit co-owner Christina Dylag strikes a more cautious note. She says that the Rabbit is “neutral from a proprietor standpoint,” but is justly concerned about an “increased risk of over-serving patrons, if they’re doubly intoxicated without our knowledge.” Just up Main Street, Hop Nuts Brewing owner Kevin Holder says he’s cool with legal weed, but only as long as you don’t bring it into his nonsmoking bar or light up on his front patio, where cigarette smoking is currently allowed. “I don’t think people are ready for that yet,” Holder says. And Frankie’s Tiki Room/Double Down Saloon owner P Moss offers his own proof that everything’s gonna be okay. A medical marijuana dispensary, the Grove, is already operating next door to the Double Down, and has proved to be a good neighbor: “We have co-hosted promotional parties with them, and they provide outdoor security 24/7.” And for the record, Moss shares our now-proven enthusiasm for state-regulated cannabis. “That way, the quality of what is sold is primo, and nobody gets stuck with skank weed,” he says.

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oogle “Las Vegas chef,” and the results will take you in a flashy direction. Famous chefs. Celebrity chefs. Chefs with big, fancy restaurants in casinos on the Strip. All that flash is important; it attracts diners from all over the world and fuels our evolving restaurant scene. But it also sucks up almost all of the attention. The talented professionals

and culinary artists who feed locals every day deserve a spotlight of their own. Do you know who’s cooking at your go-to neighborhood restaurant? Maybe it’s time to find out. We checked in at a few of our favorite local spots, along with a few new restaurants serving some of the most exciting food in the city, and spent some time in the kitchen getting to know the chefs of this other Las Vegas. And now we love their food even more.

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YURI SZARZEWSKI

EATT 7865 W. Sahara Ave. #104, 702-6085233. Tuesday-Saturday, 10:30 a.m.8:30 p.m.; Sunday, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. (Jon Estrada/Special to Weekly)

Yuri Szarzewski began his professional cooking career in Béziers, France, at age 17. It took seven more years until he earned the right to use the stove, after completing classical training in everything from recipes to intricate techniques for slicing vegetables. Szarzewski worked his way up to positions at multiple Michelinstarred restaurants in France before coming to Vegas to create Eatt with executive pastry chef Vincent Pellerin and manager Nicolas Kalpokdjian. The West Sahara restaurant, which opened over the summer, focuses on healthy, beautifully presented dishes at approachable prices. “We wanted to bring this concept to Las Vegas of combining fast food and healthy food,” Szarzewski says. The concept of fast food is a bit foreign to the Eatt team, which shares family traditions of homecooked meals. As executive chef, Szarzewski puts love into every dish, the way his mother taught him when he was a child. Wild-caught salmon gets marinated in miso and served with beets, apples and soy sprouts. Desserts are made fresh and far less sugary than most; the cheesecake is filled with raspberry coulis, white chocolate bits and yuzu cream. “I dream and think of [new ideas], and in the morning I try them out,” Szarzewski says. “Sometimes, I just go to the store and see a vegetable and think, ‘Oh, yes, maybe tomorrow I’ll try this.’” In only a few months, Eatt has established itself as something different in Las Vegas, and its creators hope to expand to the Strip and California, while maintaining the homey feel of the original café. “The most important [aspect] is our team,” Szarzewski says. “If you have something solid, you can grow faster. And seeing the customers happy and the smiles on their faces—it’s the best for us.” –Rosalie Spear

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Nittaya Parawong NITTAYAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SECRET KITCHEN 2110 N. Rampart Blvd. #110, 702-360-8885. Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m.; Sunday, 4-10 p.m.

(Jon Estrada/Special to Weekly)

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I was in on the secret first, because it happened in my neighborhood. After operating other nearby restaurants for a few years, Nittaya Parawong opened something special in 2010 on a quiet Summerlin corner behind a Starbucks and a bank—a place to cook her own food. Parawong, who’s from northeast Thailand and grew up in Bangkok, came to town as a student in 1997. Those previous restaurants served Thai and Chinese dishes, which worked well for diners but less so for the chef. “We had pepper steak and sweet and sour chicken, things I never ate but had on the menu because people wanted to eat it,” she says. “That’s why this one is named Nittaya’s Secret Kitchen, because this food is my food.”

Nittaya’s blends family recipes with modern twists, incorporates traditional Thai flavors into a fun, shareable, tapas-style menu and rounds it all out with an impressive, affordable wine list. And Parawong is creating food she can be proud of. One of my all-time favorites is green curry with steak and avocado, an unlikely combination that just works. “I was surprised how smoothly the avocado really blends with the coconut, and it tones down the spice of the curry,” she says. New for the fall: braised beef shortribs with panang sauce, which shows off Parawong’s love of American comfort food. Always known as a tiny gem in the neighborhood, Nittaya’s was able to expand this year, nearly doubling its seating capacity. But Para-

wong and her team are still making magic from a super-small kitchen space. “My main concern is, I want to make sure my food comes out the way I want it, the way I would eat it,” she says. “When you get bigger and have more people helping you, you have to jump back and forth a lot more to make sure and taste it and control it.” Keeping each dish perfect and personal is the most important thing when you cook your heart out every day. For Parawong it’s the only thing. “People used to ask, ‘Is there really a person named Nittaya back there?’” she laughs. “I prefer not to come out. I get a little shy. I prefer people to just know I’m cooking their food.” –Brock Radke

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Brandon Trahan ZYDECO PO-BOYS

616 E. Carson Ave. #140, 702-982-1889. MondaySaturday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

When Hurricane Rita hit Louisiana in 2005, Brandon Trahan lost everything—the business he’d owned and managed for 10 years, his retirement plans, his home. “It wiped out the whole lower part of Louisiana,” he says. Despite the tragedy, he somehow found a way to see at it as an opportunity. “I always wanted to be a chef, so I decided to go to culinary school.” Then 37, he moved to San Francisco to attend the California Culinary Academy before coming to Las Vegas for a cooking externship at Emeril’s New Orleans Fish House at MGM Grand. From there he worked at Lagasse’s Table 10 restaurant at Palazzo and then the neighborhood favorite Marché Bacchus before teaming with Downtown Project to open his own Downtown Vegas restaurant, Zydeco Po-Boys. “I’m Cajun,” Trahan says proudly inside his Carson Street space, next to VegeNation and Glutton. “I can trace my family roots all the way back to Nova Scotia and France. My ancestors came to Spanish Louisiana and settled in the swamps and the bayous. That’s where we’ve been since the 1700s.”

His heritage is woven throughout Zydeco, the name taken from the popular style of accordion-blues of Louisiana. From chicken and sausage gumbo to fried catfish and shrimp poboy sandwiches on real Louisiana Leidenheimer bread, Trahan serves up true Cajun flavors in a city without an abundance of that beloved regional cuisine. “I learned at a young age that Cajun culture revolved around food—food and happiness went together,” Trahan says. “Back home, you never went to someone’s house without them offering you something to eat.” He makes almost everything in-house, like boudin sausage, jalapeño jelly and Creole ranch dressing. Whenever Trahan sinks his teeth into one of his signature po-boys, “I’m reminded of home,” he says. “There are a lot of stories in this food,” he continues, pointing to a cup-full of banana pudding—the kind with vanilla wafers. “My mother made this growing up.” Cooking his food in his restaurant is more than a labor of love. “It’s mine and my staff’s heart and soul,” he says. –Leslie Ventura (Steve Marcus/Staff)

THE TEAM AT OLIVIA’S

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olivia’s Mexican Restaurant Mariscos & BAr Boulevard Mall, 3554 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-906-1700. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.10 p.m.; Friday & Saturday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.

(Steve Marcus/Staff)

BRITT BEELAND THE OYSTER BAR

Sunset Station, 702-547-7777. Sunday-Thursday, 11:30 a.m.10 p.m.; Friday & Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m.

Alert: We interrupt this story to bring you a special, off-menu dish you need to eat immediately. If you’re lucky, Sunset Station’s Oyster Bar will serve you a crawfish pie when you visit, a tender puff-pastry blanket concealing an impossibly rich, Creole-spiced stew highlighted by sweet chunks of seafood and reverberations of guilt. Go now. Now back to our regularly scheduled programming: learning about the New Orleans native who has brought that crawfish pie to Las Vegas, Britt Beeland. He’s been in Vegas for 16 years. (“People warned me, but I had to tell them I’ve had wilder weekends in New Orleans.”) He’s been cooking since he was a kid. (“My mom is a great cook, and I was more or less a latchkey kid, so she’d set things up for me to finish when she got home.”) And he’s been working at Station Casinos for three years, starting at Sunset’s Sonoma Cellar Steakhouse before also taking the reins at the Oyster Bar last year. Station’s oyster bar concept, of course, originated with the still wildly popular Palace Station location, highlighted by the iconic pan roast, a San Francisco-style seafood stew. “You

won’t get a pan roast in New Orleans,” Beeland says. “But it’s our biggest seller, and if you go to our Oyster Bar or the one at Santa Fe Station, it’s the same recipe across the board.” What makes Sunset Station’s bar special: the New Orleans-style specials created by Beeland and his team, from charbroiled oysters topped with garlic and Parmesan cheese (or a new chipotle-cilantro version) to shrimp and crabstuffed flounder to that decadent, unbelievable crawfish pie. “We’ll do a catfish fry on the weekends, just like they do at churches in Louisiana, with hush puppies and fried dill pickles,” he says. “I have yet to get fried green tomatoes here, but we’ll get there.” The Oyster Bar’s regulars—many of whom live much farther than Las Vegas or Henderson—come back not only for the specials but also the service and personalities, aspects not commonly associated with neighborhood casino spots. “They like the way certain people here cook for them, that we do it their way,” Beeland says. “You also get to watch. There aren’t a lot of restaurants that have open kitchens where you can really interact.” –Brock Radke

Olivia’s Mexican Restaurant is at the forefront of a reinvention at the Boulevard Mall, which is interesting because the restaurant is so un-mall-like. “We’re right at the face of the Boulevard, and if you look around you can see this place didn’t come cheap,” general manager Roland Paz says. He’s right. Its black-and-white wood and stone decor and long, gleaming bar suggests it’s not your average bar and grill, and the menu proves it: charred octopus in a memorably spicy chimichurri sauce; mojarra frita, crispy-skinned white bass with smoked tomato and citrus vinaigrette; carne asada tortas; a fresh spin on the chile relleno. Further setting Olivia’s apart: Its entire menu is a true collaboration. Management has changed since the spot opened about eight months ago, and the team has adapted by getting more involved and sharing recipes and cooking techniques. “There’s no executive chef. It’s everybody sitting down at a table and collaborating, like a family,” Paz says. Cook José Marquez, who has been here since the opening, says the system reminds him of his time working at the Hotel Presidente in Mexico City. “Everybody puts something in. Little bit by little bit, we [made it into] something very fresh and more creative. It’s fun,” he says. The team’s flexibility has allowed the menu to shift toward diners’ favorites, still maintaining the mariscos (seafood) plates that have won acclaim for Olivia’s while offering other dishes for the varied mall audience. “You can come in for happy hour and find $2 Bud Lights and a $3 Tecate, but you’re also going to find seafood enchiladas and calamari and things you won’t find at the average Mexican or Mexican-American restaurant,” says Paz, who has opened spots on the Strip and in casinos for more than 20 years. Olivia’s also focuses on the presentation of each dish. The paella, for example, looks like a fresh grilled seafood feast instead of a skillet of rice. “Our ingredients and presentation have evolved,” Paz says. “If it looks better, it’s going to taste better, and that’s also a team effort. Each plate is getting individual attention.” –Brock Radke

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($19) or almond-crusted French toast with It’s Halloween weekend in Vegas. LAVO Palazzo, fresh berries and bananas ($19). Traditional Bartenders are dressed as Power 702-791brunch fans can go nuts on eggs Benedict Rangers or schoolgirls with ques1800. or a fried egg sandwich with bacon, sausage tionable motives. Scantily clad angels and Brunch, Saturday and cheese ($19). Before you even get into devils are popping bottles as the party is about and Sunday, your main selection, there are raw seafood to begin. By the way, this is brunch. 10 a.m.-4 platters to share, or more lunch-oriented Lavo’s Saturday “party brunch” returned a p.m.; Party Brunch, entrées like Lavo’s bacon cheeseburger few weeks ago, one of the rare Vegas club-style Saturday, ($26) or eggplant, chicken or veal parm day parties that doesn’t involve a swimming 2-6 p.m. ($20-$29). pool. Things can get pretty turnt in here, but If you’re all about the food and don’t care the normally Italian restaurant just off the about the party, bonus dishes include breakfast mac Palazzo’s lobby also dishes up a fabulous brunch menu and cheese ($15) with fried eggs and pancetta; lobthat can’t be overlooked by the non-clubbing crowd. ster Benedict with Champagne Hollandaise sauce And if you brunch early on Saturday (before 2 p.m.) ($38); a solid rendition of fried chicken and waffles or decide on a Sunday date instead, you’ll benefit from with bourbon maple syrup ($22); and the fun “back an expanded menu offering plenty of items not availto school” special ($18)—a grilled truffled cheese able during the party. Those who sway toward sweet stuff can opt for white and bacon sandwich with Calabrian tomato soup. It’s a fall delight, but we’re not sure how well it goes with polenta pancakes with Nutella butter and hazelnut Champagne. –Brock Radke crunch ($17), lemon ricotta waffles with glazed apples

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illon Francis has been described as the clown prince of dance music. Whether he’s ranting about the DJ Mag Top 100 list, dressing up as a stack of pancakes for Halloween or skewering expectations the way he did with last year’s satirical, nowherenear-safe-for-work video for “Not Butter,” the LA-born DJ and producer could never be accused of taking himself too seriously. Yet he’s left a serious impact through his music. Francis is one of the pioneers of moombahton, the house/reggaeton

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tions for Light Group, spearheading development for Light and Daylight at Mandalay Bay. “It was Pandora’s box … there was nothing like it,” Pettei says of the iconic club’s reopening in 2012. Pettei worked for Hakkasan Group after it acquired the Light Group’s venues, and then an unimaginable opportunity arose, for Play—led by Pettei and operating partner Colin Comer—to take control. “Every different job I had, every hat I wore, was grooming me for this,” Pettei says. After establishing a solid new foundation for Light and Daylight, Pettei looks forward to an even brighter future. “We want to grow, [but] we want to do it gradually; we want to do it well. It’s about growing our team and giving them the opportunities I had.” –Leslie Ventura

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property, House of Blues. “We push this party toward the industry, since so many industry folks are working Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. We want to give everyone the opportunity to hang out and have a good time and maybe even feel like a tourist with their friends, so we’ve created this really fun vibe on a Sunday night. It’s really an extension of the weekend rather than the beginning to the next week.” Everyone can appreciate a weekend extender. Entourage Sundays bottle service options rotate on a monthly basis and reach beyond the vodka standard. And as anyone familiar with the Foundation Room knows, staking

a table at this club is nothing like the megaclub experience—the party easily becomes as wild or as relaxed as you want it to be, thanks to the variety of exotic spaces. The party starts at 10 p.m. Sundays and “we don’t really have a closing time,” Rincon says, because there’s nothing wrong with partying until a Monday-morning sunrise. –Brock Radke

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luxury hotels and world-class galleries in the former Four Seasons building, the first Canadian STK seats 225 across 8,800 square feet highlighted by floor-to-ceiling windows—which can convert the dining room into a patio space—and curving white architectural forms. The brick bar accented with rows of tusk-like spikes is particularly striking, one of many elements setting the steakhouse apart from its other locations; STK is a force in cities from LA to New York City, Las Vegas to Miami. There are Toronto-specific dishes on the

menu, too, including tater tot poutine, topped with short ribs and Canadian cheddar cheese curds. STK isn’t stopping there, of course. New restaurants are in development in San Diego, Denver, Boston, Dallas, Austin and Puerto Rico, along with the Scottish capital of Edinburgh.

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point—and the perfect match for an icy martini—but other appetizers tempt, too. Siberian nachos cover wonton chips with smoked salmon and wasabi cream for an indulgent bite, and braised shortrib dumplings with horseradish sour cream satisfy beyond the typical starter. Red Square’s modern takes on staples like stroganoff and chicken kiev are tasty and popular, and since autumn’s arrival means hearty fare is on our minds, the braised lamb shank could be calling your name. Lobster spaghetti alla vodka is another unexpected dish, one that’ll make you glad you strayed from the theme. Finish up

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ince opening in the former Jaguars building just west of the Strip in May 2015, Embassy Nightclub has provided a true alternative in the Las Vegas nightlife scene, filling a niche for locals and visitors hungry for Latin music in a big-club environment. “There are many bars and [small] clubs that do Latin music one night here or there,” says Zaher Fakih, creator of the Embassy concept “[But] until now, there hasn’t been a capital for this entertainment, like Drai’s does hip-hop, where they’re bringing in the artists and people buy tables and bottles and enjoy an exclusive experience.”

With increasingly popular talent filling up the programming calendar, Embassy has become the headquarters for such an experience. Cuban reggaeton star Chacal took over for Halloween Weekend, and the upcoming Latin Grammys-fueled weekend (starting November 17) will bring Puerto Rican rap legend Tego Calderón and hot reggaeton group Gente de Zona. “In their own countries, these people fill up stadiums,” Fakih says. The 30,000-square-foot club offers multiple spaces and experiences, adding to the diverse offerings that regularly draw capacity crowds, especially for live bands on Friday nights and a

musical mix of American and Latin Top 40 on Saturdays. After more than a year building success and exposure, it’s only a matter of time before Embassy draws even more attention. “The next target is tourists,” Fakih says. “Hopefully soon we’ll see J. Lo or Pitbull walk through just to hang out and have a good time at Las Vegas’ capital of Latin nightlife.” Embassy Nightclub at 3355 Procyon St., 702-6096666. –Brock Radke

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It’s been a huge year for The Chainsmokers. The triple-platinum duo’s new Collage EP recently hit iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify and Amazon, a five-song set that includes current smash single “Closer” featuring Halsey and brand-new track “Setting Fires” featuring XYLO. Catch The Chainsmokers in Las Vegas next at Omnia on November 26. ... A 100-foot sushi roll’s a pretty big deal, but it was just one of the elements marking the grand opening of Morimoto Las Vegas at MGM Grand on November 3. The long-anticipated restaurant’s arrival also included a lion parade through the resort and the Iron Chef favorite breaking down a 132-pound tuna. ... On the local front, promoters Club 27 will throw an afterhours house-music bash at Artisan on November 12 from midnight to 7 a.m. featuring DJs Douglas Gibbs, Rob Alahn, Doug Wilcox, Tony “Comfort” Jones, Carlos Sanchez and more. ... In town to perform at PBR World Finals Week at T-Mobile Arena, Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler made the most of his Vegas visit by checking out Cirque du Soleil’s Michael Jackson ONE at Mandalay Bay, hanging with the cast after the show and picking out the “Billie Jean” sequence as his favorite part of the production.

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THERE’S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR Fun fact: Manny Pacquiao is a senator in the Philippines. You’ve gotta wonder if he ponders matters of state while he’s beating the snot out of somebody, like he did WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas last Saturday at the Thomas & Mack. Look at his face in this shot: Is he considering education reform right now? See more pictures of his two-fisted statesmanship at lasvegasweekly.com. (Steve Marcus/Staff)

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Serious sci-fi Hollywood doesn’t dumb it down with alien-encounter film Arrival

By Mike D’Angelo ard sci-fi—which is to say, science fiction that’s genuinely as interested in science as it is in fiction—rarely makes it to the big screen. It’s a simple matter of economics, really: Abstruse material draws a fairly limited audience, and special effects are extremely expensive. So it’s not clear how director Denis Villenueve (Sicario) managed to talk Paramount Pictures into bankrolling Arrival, a reasonably faithful adaptation of Ted Chiang’s Nebulawinning novella Story of Your Life. While the movie isn’t nearly as brainy as its source, neither has it been dumbed way down for the masses; here, for the first time in ages, is proof that “thrilling” and “analytical” aren’t mutually exclusive. Working from an intelligent, not too expository screenplay by Eric Heisserer, Villeneuve finds compelling ways to convey Chiang’s basic ideas via eye-popping imagery rather than through a torrent of words. That’s quite a tricky proposition, since Arrival concerns the very nature of language itself. The

film kicks off much like Independence Day, with ested) to powerfully connect sci-fi elements with humanity being startled by the sudden appearance a tragedy in Banks’ personal life. Unlike the story, of exterrestrial spacecrafts at various locations the film version withholds key details until the final around the globe. These aliens apparently don’t minutes; it’s superb misdirection, guaranteed to mean us any harm, but communicating blindside viewers who have internalized cerwith them proves a challenge, to say the aaabc tain sappy dramatic conventions (and espeleast. The U.S. military drafts linguist cially people who saw Gravity), but sacrifices ARRIVAL Amy AdLouise Banks (Amy Adams) and mathemaemotional catharsis for a clever twist. Still, ams, Jeremy tician Ian Donnelly (Jeremy Renner) to deArrival’s depiction of two radically different Renner, Forest cipher the aliens’ language, which consists life forms struggling to understand each Whitaker. Directed by Deof inky circles projected into the air. (The other inspires a degree of awe and humility nis Villeneuve. aliens themselves are equally bizarre—Arthat puts the average alien-contact movie Rated PG-13. rival is the rare sci-fi movie that makes a to shame. This is the most plausible close Opens Friday at Century genuine effort to imagine an intelligent encounter of the third kind yet visualized, Suncoast & Respecies that resembles nothing on Earth.) and if the characters (including a hard-ass gal Downtown Gradually, Banks determines that these colonel played by Forest Whitaker) are a tad Summerlin. creatures perceive time differently than we one-dimensional, well, that’s the tradeoff a do, and finds that learning their language narrative of ideas often demands. Hollywood begins to alter her own understanding of almost never shows so much respect for the past, present and future. audience’s intelligence. Hopefully, audiences weary Chiang used a largely discredited linguistic of empty F/X showcases will reward this risky efhypothesis (look up “Sapir-Whorf” if you’re interfort. It might be hard sci-fi, but it’s easy to enjoy.

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TNT crime drama Good Behavior gets lost in its own darkness

Amy Adams tries to crack the code in Arrival. (Courtesy)

GRACEFUL STRUGGLE A young man finds his way in Moonlight In a movie full of quietly devastating scenes, possibly the most heartbreaking moment in Moonlight comes early, in the first of three segments depicting the life and struggles of the introverted Chiron. Confused young Chiron (Alex Hibbert), teased by his classmates and neglected by his drug-addicted mother (Naomie Harris), forges a friendship with local drug dealer (an excellent Mahershala Ali) and his girlfriend (Janelle Monáe), who treat Chiron with kindness and respect. At their dinner table, the quiet, withdrawn kid musters up the courage to ask about the one term his peers have constantly thrown at him, inquiring with all innocence, “Am I a faggot?” As he grows up, Chiron (played as a teen by Ashton Sanders and as a young adult by Trevante Rhodes)

struggles to answer that question, and even when he finally grasps the answer, he’s so constrained by expectations that he’s barely able to act on it. Writer-director Barry Jenkins (working from an unproduced play by Tarell Alvin McCraney) makes Moonlight into a soulful, meditative character study of a character who doesn’t even understand himself. It’s grounded in real details of Miami’s black community and in the three deeply internalized performances, although sometimes Chiron’s taciturn nature can be frustrating (especially in the slow-moving third segment). Nothing that follows has the same power as that early moment of vulnerability, but each segment achieves its own grace. –Josh Bell

A few years ago, TNT’s original programming was filled with old-school procedurals like The Closer and Rizzoli & Isles, but over time the network has gotten rid of nearly all of them in favor of darker, more serialized crime dramas like Animal Kingdom and the new Good Behavior, starring Downton Abbey’s Michelle Dockery as a small-time thief and grifter. Based on a series of novellas by Wayward Pines author Blake Crouch, Behavior follows Dockery’s Letty Raines as she attempts to put her life together following a prison stint, only to be blackmailed into teaming up with suave assassin Javier (Juan Diego Botto). Letty is a long way from Lady Mary Crawley, and Dockery is a little too proper to fully convey the character’s depths of drug addiction and self-destruction. But she’s great in the scenes where Letty takes on different personas to con unsuspecting people out of their money and belongings, and the show is best when Letty turns on her devious charm. It’s less successful at the darker storylines, especially Letty’s relationship with Javier, who’s meant to be both seductive and dangerous, but is mostly just a drag. Letty might actually be a better protagonist for an old-school TNT show, taking on another caper and identity in each episode. Forced into a dark, gritty ongoing storyline, she ends up a chore to watch. –Josh Bell

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aaabc MOONLIGHT Alex Hibbert, Ashton Sanders, Trevante Rhodes. Directed by Barry Jenkins. Rated R. Opens Friday in select theaters.

Tuesdays, 9 p.m., TNT. Premieres November 15.

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When you name your band Diarrhea Planet, it defines you, in the crappiest way possible. No one wants to talk about the music—catchy punk with some Nashville grit to it; they only wanna talk about the name. And you deserve it, because you named your band Diarrhea Planet, which might be even worse than …

Death Cab for Cutie Just because you’re used to hearing it doesn’t make it less monstrous, regardless of its hip sourcing (a Bonzo Dog Band track) or the way it syncs with Ben Gibbard’s saccharine songwriting.

Puddle of Mudd Dropping “a” from “lead” or “deaf” is one thing—hell, we’ll even give unpronounced umlauts a pass— but when you tack on a “d” for no reason, we stop listening. Oh, wait.

Chvrches Also in this category: anything that’s ever replaced an “s” with a “z.” Stop.

Save Ferris Band names ripped from pop culture can work (see: Mogwai), but those are rare exceptions to the rule (see: Toad the Wet Sprocket). This one mines Ferris Bueller’s Day Off—badly.

!!! Naming your band with three exclamation marks seems pretty cool, until someone tries to Google it.

John Cougar Concentration Camp Poop jokes got nothin’ on Holocaust jokes. –Spencer Patterson

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quick education Three things to expect at Lauryn Hill’s show A varied setlist. She could do attempt to share positive, cross-cultural Lauryn 1998’s majestic The Miseducation messages. For the Vegas date, the opener is Hill of Lauryn Hill start to finish every night none other than Nigerian singer Seun Kuti, with Seun Kuti & and still draw, that album’s resonance son of Afrobeat pioneer and political icon Egypt 80. undiminished nearly two decades later Fela Kuti, whose Egypt 80 band Seun now November and its artistry unparalleled during that leads. The apple hasn’t fallen far from the 12, 9 p.m., $67. The same time period. But the frequently tree, and just as he has exhibited his talents Foundry, touring Hill has been smart to mix up the to thousands of American music fans program, which means not only refreshed through appearances at festivals like Coachversions of her biggest hits, but selecella, he’ll introduce himself Saturday to Las tions from 2002’s Unplugged album, a handful Vegas, where his own saxophone-fronted update of of Fugees chestnuts and a few covers (including Afrobeat ought to sound like a revelation. songs from reggae king Bob Marley and R&B singer Sade). Thankfully, she’s been including She’ll show up—eventually. Locals 3 her stunning take on Nina Simone’s “Feeling burned by Hill’s infamous 2007 no-show Good,” one of six songs she cut for the 2015 at Rio’s then-named Club 3121 should know she Oscar-nominated/Emmy-winning documentary, has hit the stage at every announced local conWhat Happened, Miss Simone? cert since—hell, she’s done four of them in five years. She performs on Hill Time, however (see Some culture—and the progeny of a prodialso: Axl Rose, Rihanna, Madonna), so bring 2 gy. Hill’s tour is billed as the MLH Caravan: some money for drinks and a fully charged A Diaspora Calling! Concert Series, which features phone battery in case her legendary tardiness global guest performers of African heritage in an arises. –Mike Prevatt

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What’s up, docs? From Zappa to Oasis, four new music documentaries deliver varied results

ow that everyone’s entitled to 15 minutes of fame, we’ve moved into an age when anyone can be the subject of a two-hour documentary. All you need is a successful Kickstarter campaign, two or three people going on about how “important” you are and lots of old photos and rehashed B-roll. Then draw up some slapdash animated sequences to help tie it all together, and—congratulations!—you’re yet another questionable subject among the thousands of mediocre docs currently available on-demand. Here are four documentaries I viewed recently. All are music-related. Two are largely unnecessary. One has good intentions. Cultural attachment The other is utterly fascinating. by smith galtney

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The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith You know that sinking feeling when you move into a new building and realize your neighbor is a musician who keeps odd and loud hours? What if that neighbor was Thelonious Monk? If you’re photojournalist W. Eugene Smith, you set up some mics, grab your camera and spend eight years recording it all. The Jazz Loft uses roughly 4,000 hours of music and 40,000 pictures acquired by Smith to illustrate a mythic time in jazz and New York history. Unlike so many documentaries that come around these days, it tells a fascinating story, one you wish you were part of.

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Danny Says As the legendary scenester who midwifed The Stooges and the Ramones, Danny Fields has long been a documentary-in-waiting. This definitely unpacks some goodies: fun backstage dish (Jim Morrison had a lovely penis), priceless archival material (tapes of Iggy Pop talking about methadone, Lou Reed hearing the Ramones for the first time), plus Fields and his endless supply of juicy episodes and sordid details. But visually, it’s dull as can be, and there’s zero sense of an overall narrative. Maybe I’m too familiar with this milieu, but 104 minutes is an awful lot of time to just say, “Hey, this guy did some nutty stuff with cool people!”

me, think Noel and Liam Gallagher are a couple of derivative twats, this will not change minds. Early demos and rehearsal footage never convey a sense that something powerful is assembling, and even the Gallagher brothers’ infamous rivalry feels unremarkable. Supersonic mostly demonstrates how it’s possible to achieve a raucous, global success and still not matter all that much in the long run.

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Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words As someone eternally incapable of listening to a Frank Zappa album all the way through who has long-admired Zappa’s raconteur skills, I was really looking forward to this career-spanning compilation of interviews. Like Fran Lebowitz, Zappa was an irresistible public speaker— witty, intelligent, both arrogant and likeable—who marched to his own dissonant beats. But by the end of the ’70s, he seems less like a free-thinking satirist and more like a bitter jerk who doth protest far too much about the music biz. Is it possible to feast on sour

Frank Zappa documentary Eat That Question finds the iconic musician talking lots and lots of sh*t. (AP Photo/ESH/Courtesy)

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MARC MYERS LOOKS DEEP INTO THE INNER WORKINGS OF OUR FAVORITE SONGS THE NEW SERENITY SPA BY WESTGATE BY HEATHER SCOTT PARTINGTON

any of us think we know the stories behind our favorite songs. In the digital era, there’s no shortage of information online for the curious listener. But it takes a storyteller like Marc Myers to put trivia into its historical context, to make a narrative out of what “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay,” or would otherwise just be speculation. Dion DiMucci pounding tables in a Myers’ Anatomy of a Song: The basement party to create what later Oral History of 45 Iconic Hits That became “Runaround Sue,” Myers Changed Rock, R&B and Pop is a shows us how these songwriters artcollection of the author’s columns by fully, purposefully and sometimes the same name from The Wall Street accidentally tap into our secret Journal; here, though, the author yearning with their own. has arranged them chronologically There’s all kinds of fun stuff here. and added a short introduction to Did you know that Farrah Fawcett the original. Anatomy of a Song inspired the song “Midnight Train reads, as Myers wanted it, to Georgia?” Or that Janis “like a podcast. In the words Joplin wrote “Mercedes AAAAC Benz” while goofing with of the songwriters, producANATOMY ers and singers themselves, Rip Torn and his wife as OF A SONG we learn about the very “Hey Jude” blared from By Marc Myers, private moments when our a jukebox? Myers’ “love $26. shared musical history was story” doesn’t “purport to born. be a list of the best songs Myers starts with Lloyd ever recorded,” but rather “a Price’s “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” in 1952 subjective collection of music mileand traces musical development stones” arranged into “a starting through 45 songs—a nod to the ubiqpoint for conversation and debate.” uitous vinyl singles—ending in 1991 Perhaps the greatest gift of Anatwith R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion.” omy of a Song is its range. Myers In each of these short essays, which considers widely the definitions of can be read either in or out of book rock, R&B and pop, including their order, Myers offers a bit of cultural influences from a variety of sources. history—how did the technology, the Most tender, perhaps, is his depicvalues or the zeitgeist impact each tion of Joni Mitchell’s inspiration song’s sound? Myers’ book succeeds for “Carey,” and he covers everything as a collection because he reveals from the big sounds of “Proud Mary” the paradox of popular music: the to the TV glitz of Elvis’ “Suspicious magical change that transpires Minds” comeback. This is a book once the personal becomes public. that encourages you to go back into Whether he describes Otis Redding your record collection, to the hits watching the ships come in, writing you think you remember well.

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look out below As history has taught us, the NFL’s division leaders often don’t hang on By Case Keefer

wo years ago, only three of the NFL’s eight Week 9 division leaders held on to finish first. That 2014 regular season was particularly turbulent, but it was a reminder that little is guaranteed as the league officially stretches into its second half with every team having played at least eight of its 16 games. Only once in the 14 years since the NFL realigned (2007) did every division leader at the halfway point maintain its advantage. On average, two teams per year have emerged from lower in the standings to claim a home playoff game. And that means there’s value to be had at local sports books for bettors who can find the teams poised for comebacks. Here are four such teams worth considering, and their current divisional future odds:

Kansas City Chiefs (plus-160 in the AFC West) The best team in the best division in football isn’t the one sitting atop the standings. It’s the one that walloped the division leader 26-10 on the road three weeks ago. The Oakland Raiders are a half-game ahead of the Chiefs, but don’t expect that to last. KC’s point differential is 12 points better than Oakland’s, even though the Chiefs have played one fewer game. The defending Super Bowl champion Broncos, currently in third, actually have the best point differential in the division but have severe offensive issues. Kansas City is the only one of the three contenders with both an efficient offense and a strong defense. Green Bay Packers (plus-175 in the NFC North) Don’t let the rash of recent upsets, resulting in the rise of the Lions, fool you. The Vikings and Packers remain

the two best teams in the NFC North, and it’s worth backing whichever is at plus money. Minnesota already defeated Green Bay in Week 2 to open its new stadium, but the 17-14 victory was far from overwhelming. The Packers still have a Week 16 rematch upcoming at Lambeau Field, and it’s always ideal to back Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers when the odds are stacked against him. Baltimore Ravens (plus-250 in the AFC North) This is borderline cheating, since the Ravens and Steelers are tied atop the division, but Baltimore is available at such a high price, it’s a must-take. The Ravens have already beaten Pittsburgh at home and can do it on the road on Christmas. The betting market is down on Baltimore because of its aging roster and lack of explosive playmakers, but the Steelers have issues of their own. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger can be a detriment when playing injured, and Pittsburgh doesn’t have one of its vintage shutdown defenses to carry it when the offense isn’t producing. New Orleans Saints (plus-600 in the NFC South) Might as well take one long shot and hope for a big payout. The Saints’ defense has been the butt of jokes, but the division-leading Falcons aren’t much better on that side of the ball. Atlanta beat New Orleans 45-32 in Week 3, but the Saints’ other three losses all came by less than a touchdown, to teams with winning records— the Chiefs, Giants and Raiders. Carolina is the team the public is backing at identical odds, plus-600 to catch Atlanta, but New Orleans is in closer striking range.

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THe Strip & Nearby Brooklyn Bowl Lil Uzi Vert 11/10, 7 pm, $35-$78. Smells Like Nirvana 11/11, 8:30 pm, free. Exile on Main Strip, Janis Live 11/12, 8 pm, free. Gogol Bordello 11/18, 7 pm, $30-$45. Tribal Seeds, Fortunate Youth, Iya Terra 11/19, 7:30 pm, $25-$35. Linq, 702-862-2695. Caesars Palace (Colosseum) Celine Dion 11/1111/12, 11/15-11/16, 11/18-11/19, 7:30 pm, $55-$500. 702-731-7333. Cosmopolitan (Chelsea) R.M. Bros. w/Turbo & Skill 11/19, 8 pm, $45-$200. 702-698-7000. Double Down TV Party Tonight w/Atomic Fish 11/10, 9 pm. Sector 7-G, Lambs to Lions, Big Mess, Stereo Assault 11/11, 10 pm. Nathan Payne & the Wild Bores, Cubicle, Let’s Go 11/12, 11 pm. Shows free. 640 Paradise Road, 702-791-5775. Hard Rock Hotel (The Joint) Las Vegas Soul Festival ft. Keith Sweat, Dru Hill, Ginuwine 11/19, 8 pm, $29$200. (Vinyl) Denzel Curry, Boogie 11/10, 9 pm, $18-$35. Animals as Leaders, Intervals, Plini 11/12, 8 pm, $22-$45. For Today, Norma Jean, My Epic, Silent Planet, Before Giants 11/14, 6:30 pm, $18$30. Mon Laferte 11/16, 9 pm, $25-$60. Kiss the Sky 11/17, 9 pm, $15-$25. Rob Thomas 11/17-11/19, $1,155$1,555. Epica, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Arkona, The Agonist 11/20, 8 pm, $25-$45. 702-693-5000. House of Blues Carlos Santana 11/11-11/13, 7 pm, $90-$350. Pennywise, Strung Out, Unwritten Law, Runaway Kids 11/19, 7 pm, $25. Switchfoot, Relient K 11/23, 7 pm, $34-$36. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7600. MGM Grand (Garden Arena) Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Jordan Smith 11/12, 8 pm, $30-$85. 702-891-7777. Mirage Boyz II Men 11/11-11/13, 11/18-11/20, 11/2411/26, 7:30 pm, $44-$163. 702-791-7111. Orleans (Arena) La Arrolladora Banda Limon, Gerardo Ortiz, El Komander, Pesado & more 11/15, 7:30 pm, free. (Showroom) REO Speedwagon 11/19-11/20, 8 pm, $70-$90. 702-284-7777. The Pearl Il Divo 11/18, 8 pm, $68-$150. Anderson, Rabin & Wakeman 11/19, 8 pm, $46-$119. Palms, 702-944-3200. Planet Hollywood (Axis) Britney Spears 11/11-11/12, 11/16, 11/18-11/19, 9 pm, $69-$500. 702-777-2782. SLS (The Foundry) Lauryn Hill, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 11/12, 7:30 pm, $67. Lukas Graham 11/18, 7 pm, $35. Method Man & Redman, Slick Rick 11/19, 8 pm, $35. (Sayers Club) Falling Doves, Cantua, Skyler Lutes, Kaitlyn Gold 11/11, 10 pm, free. Jessica Manalo 11/12, 10 pm, free. The Conwaves 11/18, 10 pm, free. Jeremiah Johnson Band 11/19, 10 pm, $10. 702-761-7617. Stoney’s Rockin’ Country Jared Blake, Brodie Stewart 11/11, 10 pm, $5. Brett Young 11/12, 10 pm, $15-$50. Town Square, 702-435-2855. T-Mobile Arena Carrie Underwood, Easton Corbin, The Swon Brothers 11/26, 7 pm, $50$80. 702-692-1600. Topgolf Empire Records 11/11, 9:30 pm, free. DJ Kilmore of Incubus 11/12, 9 pm, free. Terrapin Flyer, Melvin Seals 11/19, 8 pm, free. 4627 Koval Lane, 702-933-8458. Venetian (Venetian Theatre) John Cleese, Eric Idle 11/18-11/19, 8 pm, $50-$150. 702-414-9000.

Downtown 11th Street Records Faceplant, Life’s Torment, Back Stabbath, Lost Lands 11/11, 6 pm, $5. Amy Pate, Rachela Maria Tijerina, Hambone, Brock Frabbiele 11/18, 7 pm, free. 1023 Fremont St., 702-527-7990. Artifice Lennon Midnight, Dismantled, Nero Bellum 11/12, 9 pm, free. Vanessa Silberman,

Candy Warpop, Teddi & the Northern Lights, Pet Tigers 11/15, 9 pm, free. 1025 S. 1st St., #100, 702-489-6339. Backstage Bar & Billiards Mink, Loud Pack, Charlie Madness, L.T., Anglo Sax, Musab, Inkwell, Ryan Grey & more 11/10, 8 pm, $10. Har Mar Superstar, Sweet Spirit, Irie 11/12, 8 pm, $12-$15. Joe McMahon, Divided Heaven, Brendan Scholz, Brock Frabbiele, Kat Kalling 11/13, 8 pm, $10. Joe Budden, Intlmack, Eddie Jayy 11/16, 8 pm, $20-$75. Fishbone, Luck Factor Zero, The Quitters 11/17, 8 pm, $15-$20. Ras Kronik & the Reggae Warriors 11/18, 8 pm, $17-$20. Subterfuge, M.I.A., Area 51, Triple Ripple, Self Abuse, F.S.P. 11/19, 8 pm, $15. 601 E. Fremont St., 702-382-2227. Beauty Bar Diarrhea Planet, Lovely Bad Things, Illicitor, Fredward 11/13, 8 pm, $8. Kill Frenzy, Diatone, Flashgang, Grand Puma 11/15, 9 pm, $10-$12. Useless I.D., Dead Frets, Zom Sawyer 11/21, 8 pm, $10. 517 Fremont St., 702-598-3757. Bunkhouse Saloon Gram Rabbit, The Darts, Acid Sisters, The Van der Rohe 11/10, 9 pm, $8-$10. Strange Mistress, Dog Year, Action Cat, Cash Cooligan 11/11, 9 pm, $5. Moving in Stereo, The Prettiest 11/12, 9 pm, $5. The Chamanas, Red Peach 11/18, 9 pm, $8-$10. The Posies, Special-K, Indigo Kidd, Par 11/22, 7 pm, $10-$12. 24 S. 11th St., 702-854-1414. Fremont Street Experience (1st Street Stage) Gary Sinise & the Lt. Dan Band, Phil Vandel 11/12, 7:30 pm, free. Fremont St., vegasexperience.com. Golden Nugget (Gordie Brown Showroom) Lou Gramm 11/11, $75-$108. Little River Band 11/18, $108-$195. Eric Burdon & The Animals 11/25, $108-$162. 866-946-5336. Griffin Sick Sick Sinners, Cursed Bastards, Rodeo Riot 11/20, 9 pm, $10. 511 Fremont St., 702-382-0577. Hard Hat Lounge Shu Lace, Fishbol 11/11, 9 pm, $5. The Last Gang, Rayner, Lambs to Lions, Light ’em Up, Rundown Kreeps, Joni’s Agenda,

Wank 11/12, 8 pm, $7. Sick Sick Sinners, Cursed Bastards, Rodeo Riot 11/20, 9 pm, $10. 1675 Industrial Road, 702-384-8987. LVCS Wax, Doms Gauge, The Tribe, AJ, Palmer Squares 11/10, 9 pm, $13-$15. Rittz, Jarren Benton, Donnie Menace, Doms Gauge, Sicc, Bom Green, The Jones, Bobby Boulder 11/18, 9 pm, $20-$65. 425 Fremont St., 702-382-3531. Smith Center (Reynolds Hall) Lee Ann Womack 11/12, 7 pm, $34-$134. Ringo Starr and His AllStarr Band 11/13, 7:30 pm, $39-$154. (Cabaret Jazz) Ana Gasteyer 11/11-11/12, 7 pm, $39-$59. Bre Lawrence 11/13, 2 pm, $25. Daniel Emmet, Philip Fortenberry 11/14, 7 pm, $25-$45. Frankie Moreno 11/15, 8 pm, $30-$42. Jim Brickman 11/18-11/19, 7 pm, $37-$59. Dee Dee Bridgewater 11/25-11/26, 7 pm, $45-$75. 702-749-2000. Velveteen Rabbit Smokey Brights, Hidden Levels, Indigo Kidd 11/19, 9 pm, $5. 1218 S. Main St., 702-685-9645.

Everywhere Else Adrenaline Sports Bar and Grill Cash’d Out, Sin City Ditch Diggers 11/12, 8 pm, $10-$15. Posers of Creation 11/18, 9 pm, free. Freeze Warning, Evolution 11/19, 8 pm, $5. All Too Familiar 11/26, 8 pm, $5. 3103 N. Rancho Drive, 702-645-4139. Aliante Casino + Hotel + Spa (ETA Lounge) Michael Grimm 11/23, 8 pm, free. 702-692-7777. Bootlegger Bistro LV Retro Vibes 11/13, 2 pm, $12-$15. 7700 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-736-4939. Boulder Dam Brewing Witherward 11/12. West Coast Travelers 11/18. Full Flight 11/19. DJ Haydin Trio 11/25. The Scorched 11/26. Shows 8 pm, free unless noted. 453 Nevada Way, 702-243-2739. Boulder Station (Railhead) Boney James 11/11, 8 pm, $36-$67. Boulder Blues 11/3, 7 pm, $5. 702-432-7777. Cannery Masters of Puppets 11/11-11/12, 8 pm, $10. 2121 E. Craig Road, 702-507-5700. CasaBlanca Resort & Casino John Denver

Tribute ft. Jim Curry 11/11-11/12, 8:30 pm, $15$35. Michael Grimm 11/19, 8:30 pm, $15-$35. Tribute to Crosby, Stills & Nash 11/26, 8:30 pm, $15-$35. 897 W. Mesquite Blvd., 877-438-2929. Count’s Vamp’d Winger, Leaving Springfield 11/10, 9 pm, $20-$25. Dilana, Tailgun 11/11, 10 pm, free. High Voltage, Nightsnake 11/12, 9:30 pm, free. 9Electric, The Feels, Driven 11/17, 9 pm, free. Todd Kerns & the Anti-Stars 11/18, 9 pm, $5. Orgy, First Class Trash, EMDF 11/19, 9 pm, $10. 6750 W. Sahara Ave., 702-220-8849. Dispensary Lounge Karen Jones 11/11. Ronnie Rose, Joe Lano 11/16, 9 pm. JoBelle Yonely 11/18. Naomi Mauro 11/19. Joe Darro 11/23. Shows 10 pm, free unless noted. 2451 E. Tropicana Ave., 702-458-6343. Dive Bar Faceplant, Back Stabbath, Unfair Fight 11/12, 9 pm, $5. VA 11/18, 7 pm, $5. Barra Brava, Revolucion Oi, Sufre, Sober Hate, Malditas Drogas 11/19, 9 pm, $10. 4110 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-586-3483. Eastside Cannery Queensryche 11/19, 8 pm, $16$33. 702-507-5700. Green Valley Ranch (Grand Events Center) Gino Vannelli 11/18, 8 pm, $24-$64. 702-367-2470. Primm Valley Resort & Casino Roberto Tapia 11/19, 8 pm, $30-$60. 702-386-7867. Red Rock Resort (Rocks Lounge) Cover to Cover: A Tribute to The Who 11/19, 4 & 6 pm, $19. 702-797-7777. Sam’s Town (Sam’s Town Live) Icons 11/12, 2 pm, $50. Gente de Zona 11/19, 9 pm, $50. 702-284-7777. Sand Dollar Lounge The Strip Kings 11/11. Bobby Jones Blues 11/12. Sexy Time 11/15. Glasses, Soul Hide 11/16. Paul Hernandez 11/17. David Holt Memorial 11/19. Jamie Hosmer Band 11/22. The Slight Return 11/23. Shows 10 pm, free. 3355 Spring Mountain Road, 702-485-5401. Silverton (Veil Pavilion) Marc Cohn 11/11, 8 pm, free-$20. Ohio Players 11/12, 8 pm, $24-$54. A Twilight Affair 11/15, 6 pm, free. 702-263-7777.

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South Point (Showroom) Donny Edwards: Elvis Tribute 11/11-11/13, 7:30 pm, $25-$35. Stayin’ Alive: Bee Gees Tribute 11/18-11/20, 7:30 pm, $30-$40. (Grandview Lounge) Chadwick Johnson 11/12, 9:30 pm, $20. 702-796-7111. Starbright Theatre Neil Diamond Tribute ft. Rob Garrett & the K.O.D. Band 11/15, 7 pm, $20. The Bruce Harper Big Band 11/19, 7 pm, $20. 2215 Thomas Ryan Blvd., 702-240-1301. Suncoast (Showroom) Candlebox 11/12, 8:30 pm, $44-$54. 702-636-7075. UNLV (Alumni Amphitheater) Hidden Levels, The Lique, Rusty Maples, The Rabbit Hole 11/16, 11 am-2 pm, free. 702-895-3332.

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CasaBlanca Resort & Casino Rich Natole 11/18, 7:30 pm, $10-$25. 897 W. Mesquite Blvd., 877-438-2929. Hard Rock Hotel (Vinyl) Colin Kane 11/19, 7:30 & 10 pm, $20-$35. (The Joint) Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, Tim Meadows 12/2-12/3, 9 pm, $50-$400. 702-693-5000. Hard Hat Lounge John Louis Campbell, Michael D’Angelo, Victor Hernandez, Byron Kemp Stout 11/14, 9 pm, free. 1675 Industrial Road, 702-384-8987. MGM Grand (KÀ Theatre) The Tenderloins 11/18, 8 pm, $44-$65. 702-891-7777. Mirage (Terry Fator Theatre) Ray Romano, David Spade 11/11-11/12, 10 pm, $87-$120. Wayne Brady 11/18, 10 pm, $44-$65. Jay Leno 11/19, 10 pm, $66-$87. Jim Jefferies 11/25-11/26, 10 pm, $44$54. 702-792-7777. Orleans (Showroom) Steven Wright 11/25-11/26, 8 pm, $49-$71. 702-284-7777. Rockhouse (Bonkerz Comedy Club) Jeff “Bigfoot” Scott, Geoff Grant 11/11. Graig Salerno, Jaye Devon 11/18. Derrick Stroman, Steven Roberts 11/25. Shows 8 pm, $20. Venetian, 702-731-9683. Smith Center (Reynolds Hall) Bob Newhart 11/19, 7:30 pm, $29-$99. Miranda Sings, Colleen Ballinger 12/1, 7 pm, $25-$99. 702-749-2000. Treasure Island Whoopi Goldberg 11/11, 9 pm, $57$98. Bill Engvall 12/2, 9 pm, $52-$82. 702-894-7111. Venetian (Theatre) Hanoch Daum 11/12, 9:30 pm, $40. 702-414-9000.

Performing Arts Baobab Stage Theatre Soultry Poetry Night 11/17, 8 pm, free-$10. Midnight Cabaret 11/18, midnight, $20-$25. Town Square, 702-369-6649. CSN Performing Arts Center (Nicholas J. Horn Theatre) Las Vegas Saxophone Day 11/19, 6:30 pm, free. 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., 702-651-5483.

Las Vegas Little Theatre (Black Box) Outside Mullingar 11/10-11/12, 11/17-11/19, 8 pm; 11/13, 11/20, 2 pm, $14-$15. 3920 Schiff Drive, 702-362-7996. A Public Fit When the Rain Stops Falling 11/1011/12, 8 pm; 11/12-11/13, 2 pm, $20-$25. 100 S. Maryland Parkway, apublicfit.org. Smith Center (Reynolds Hall) Las Vegas Contemporary Dance Theatre: Celebrating 10 Years of Excellence 11/11, 7:30 pm, $24-$79. Irving Berlin’s White Christmas 11/22-11/27, 7:30 pm; 11/26-11/27, 2 pm, $29-$127. (Troesh Studio Theater) Broadway in the Hood: Steel Magnolias 11/18-11/19, 7 pm; 11/19, 2 pm; 11/20, 3 pm, $34. 702-749-2000. Suncoast (Showroom) Dixie’s Tupperware Party 11/18-11/19, 8:30 pm, $30-$40. 702-636-7075. Theatre in the Valley The Spider or the Fly? 11/11-11/12, 8 pm; 11/13, 2 pm, $12-$15. 10 W. Pacific Ave., 702-558-7275. Treasure Island (Mystère Theatre) A Choreographers’ Showcase 11/13, 11/19-11/20, 1 pm; $25-$45. 702-894-7722. UNLV (Artemus W. Ham Hall) Clark County School District: Honor Mariachi Concert 11/10, 7 pm, free. Hiromi: The Trio Project 11/12, 8 pm, $20-$55. UNLV Wind Orchestra: The President’s Concert 11/17, 7:30 pm, $8-$10. Clark County School District: Honor Orchestra Concert 11/19, 2 pm, free. UNLV Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven Fifth 11/22, 7:30 pm, $8-$10. (Rando-Grillot Recital Hall) UNLV Opera Theatre: Opera Workshop II 11/17-11/18, 7 pm, $8-$10. (Dance Studio One) UNLV Dance: Migrating Motion 11/17-11/19, 7:30 pm; 11/18-11/20, 2:30 pm, $10-$18. 702-895-3332. Winchester Cultural Center Sin City Opera’s Postcard From Morocco 11/12, 11/18, 11/19, 7 pm; 11/13, 11/20, 2 pm, $15. 3130 S. McLeod Drive, 702-455-7340.

Special Events

ART2 Festival of Art 11/19, 10 am-7 pm, free. Town Square Park, cidpwillnotwin.com. Artisan Craft Festival: Winter Art Spectacular 11/12-11/13, 9 am-5 pm, free. Downtown Boulder City, ArtisanCraftFestival.com. Art in Full Bloom: A Disco Celebration of Colors The Center Fundraiser 11/11, 4-9 pm, free. Mayesh Las Vegas, 3950 W. Diablo Drive #B11, mayesh.com. Autumn Beer & Wine Walk 11/12, 3-6 pm, $30$35. Downtown Container Park, 702-359-9982. Desserts in the Desert 11/19, 3-7 pm, $10-$15. Old School Brewing, 8410 W. Desert Inn Road, dessertsinthedesert.com. Downtown Throwdown 11/12, noon-8 pm, $8. Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, 200 S. 3rd St., 800-745-3000. Glittering Lights 11/11-1/7/2017, 5:30 pm, $20$70. Las Vegas Motor Speedway, glitteringlightslasvegas.com. Hell on Wheels Punk Rock Roller Disco Party 11/11, 9 pm. Dive Bar, 4110 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-586-3483. Henderson Stroll ’n Roll 11/12, 10 am-2 pm, free. Paseo Verde Park, 1851 Paseo Verde Parkway, cityofhenderson.com. Holiday Cactus Lighting Event 11/15, 5-10 pm,

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free w/donation. Ethel M. Chocolates, 2 Cactus Garden Drive, ethelm.com. Hopped Golf 11/11, 7-10 pm, $30-$60. Topgolf, 4627 Koval Lane, 702-933-8458. Jai Ho! Bollywood Party: Diwali Night 11/11, 8 pm, $10. Backstage Bar & Billiards, 601 Fremont St., 702-382-2227. Las Vegas Valley Humane Society 25th Anniversary Celebration 11/12, 10 am-2 pm, free. Craig Ranch Regional Park, 628 W. Craig Road, lvvhumane.org. Latin Grammy Awards 11/17, 5 pm, $55-$700. T-Mobile Arena, 702-692-1600. Little Black Dress Event 11/17, 6:30 pm, $35-$100. Saks Fifth Avenue at Fashion Show, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. S., lasvegasfashioncouncil.com. LV Craft Show 11/27, 10 am-5 pm, free. Silverton, LVCraftShows.com. Military Culinary Competition 11/12, 7 am-4:30 pm, free. Trinidad Pavilion at Tropicana, 702739-2222. Miss Nevada USA & Miss Nevada Teen USA 2017 Preliminaries 11/13, 2 pm, $25. Finals 11/13, 7 pm, $45-$70. Artemus Ham Concert Hall at UNLV, 702-895-2787. Paint the Town AFAN benefit 11/11, 6 pm, $25$50. Zappos, 300 Las Vegas Blvd. N., afanlv.org. Rock ‘N’ Roll Marathon 11/12, 6 pm; 11/13, 4 pm, $99-$225. Las Vegas Strip, runrocknroll.com. Santa’s Arrival Parade 11/11, 7 pm, free. Town Square Park, TownSquareSanta.com. Sharon Olds Poetry Workshop 11/12, noon, free. Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive, 702-455-7340. Summerlin ArtWalk 11/12-11/13, 10 am-4 pm, free. Mountain Shadows Community Center, 9107 Del Webb Blvd., vegasartwalk.com. Sunday Suppers by Chef Mayra Happy ThanksLiving, A Life Celebration 11/13, 4-7 pm, $50-$70. Tivoli Village, 440 S. Rampart Blvd., sundaysuppers.splashthat.com. Tater Tots and Beer Festival 11/12, 11 am-2 pm & 3-6 pm, $25-$75. Henderson Pavilion, 200 S. Green Valley Parkway, tatertotfestival.com. Writer’s Block Neon Lit 11/18, 7 pm, free. 1020 Fremont St., 702-550-6399. Youth Thanksgiving Dinner 11/21, 6 pm, free. The Center, 401 S. Maryland Parkway, thecenterlv.org.

Sports

Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational 11/2411/25, 11:30 am, $46-$147; 12/22-12/23, noon, $46$101. Orleans Arena, 800-675-3267. Knockout Night at the D 11/18, 6 pm, $15-$926. Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, 200 S. 3rd. St., 800-745-3000. Kovalev vs. Ward 11/19, 2:30 pm, $55-$1,005. T-Mobile Arena, 702-692-1600. Las Vegas National Horse Show 11/15-11/20, times vary, free-$20. South Point, 866-791-7626. National Finals Rodeo 12/1-12/10, 6:45 pm, $256$384. Thomas & Mack Center, unlvtickets.com. Operation Knockout 11/19, 5:30 pm, $10-$50. Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, 200 S. 3rd

St., 800-745-3000. St. Mary’s Gaels vs. University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers 11/27, 2 pm, $20-$40. Orleans Arena, 800-675-3267. Ultimate Fighter Finale 12/3, 4 pm, $105-$355. Pearl at Palms, 702-944-3200. UNLV Football vs. Wyoming 11/12, 12:30 pm, $14$45. vs. Reno 11/26, $20-$60. Sam Boyd Stadium, 702-739-3267. WCK Muay Thai 11/17, 6 pm, $30-$35. Orleans Arena, 800-745-3000. World Championship Boxing Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Nicholas Walters 11/26, 4:30 pm, $50-$200. The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan, 702-698-7000.

Galleries

AFA Gallery Napoleon Complexity Thru 11/30. Fashion Show, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. S. #2280, 702-785-0061. Arts Factory 107 E. Charleston Blvd, 702-3833133. Galleries include: Obsidian Fine Art Steve Anthony, Mandy Joy Thru 11/25. #240, 702-540-9331. Sin City Gallery Jeff Wack: City of Angels Thru 11/17. #100, sincitygallery.com. Wonderland Gallery Glynn Galloway, Das Frank Thru 11/25. Susanne Forestieri 12/1-12/30. #110, 702-686-4010. Art Square 1025 S. First St., 702-300-4337. Galleries include: The Cube Eric Burwell: Deconstruction Thru 12/17. #150, 702-483-8844. Nevada Humanities Journalism Saves Lives: Honoring the Las Vegas Sun’s Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, an Exhibition Thru 11/23. #190, 775-784-6587. Nevada Light Gallery Nick Percell, AJ Pagano, Kate Fehlhaber #195, 702-763-3360. Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art Town and Country: From Degas to Picasso Thru 2/20/2017. $16. 3600 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-693-7871. Clay Arts Vegas Fest-Ta-Vous Nov-Dec. 1511 S. Main St., 702-375-4147. CSN 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., 702-651-4146. Galleries include: Artspace Gallery Page by Page: Artist Books and Drawings by Karen Baldner Thru 11/19. Mon-Fri, 8 am-10:30 pm; Sat, 8 am-5 pm, free. Fine Arts Gallery Christopher Troutman: Drawing and Narrative Thru 11/19. Mon-Fri, 9 am-4 pm; Sat, 10 am-2 pm, free. Artspace & Fine Arts Galleries CSN Art & History Faculty Exhibition 12/2-1/28/2017. Opening Reception 12/2, 6-8 pm. Downtown Spaces 1800 S. Industrial Road, dtspaces.com. Galleries include: Bubblegum Gallery Star Wars Group Art Show 1/6/2017, 6 pm, free. #207D, 702-806-0930. Skin City Body Painting Justin Lepper: The Incarceration of Cherry Biscuits #130, 702431-7546. Skye Art Gallery Ara Dona Live Art 11/12-11/13, 2-7 pm, free. Caesars Palace, 702-836-3538.

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the safety profile of cannabis “ Given compared to opioids, cannabis appears to be far safer. However, if a patient is already using opioids, I would urge them not to make any drastic changes to their treatment protocol without close supervision by their physician.

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CANNABIS CAN TAKE A BIT OF TRIAL AND ERROR For me, I found smoking can worsen my symptoms, while low dose edibles work the best.” No doubt, the chemical composition of the strain outcome. It may take a little trial and error before

drugs? Fortunately, when it comes to cannabis and cannabinoid-based formulations, chronic pain is one of the best studied conditions. However, the causes of chronic pain are diverse. Moreover, chronic pain can be nociceptive or neuropathic. Nociceptive pain is caused by tissue damage or inflammation. Neuropathic pain is caused by nervous system damage or malfunction. Everyone’s biology is unique and will respond of variables, including what type of chronic pain they experience, dosage, strain, and administration method (vaping, edibles, tinctures, etc.). HOW EFFECTIVE IS CANNABIS FOR CHRONIC PAIN RELIEF? In a comprehensive, Harvard-led systematic exo-cannabinoids (e.g. synthetic formulations or cannabinoids from the plant) to treat various pain and medical issues, the author concluded, “Use of marijuana for chronic pain, neuropathic pain, and spasticity due to multiple sclerosis is supported by high quality evidence.” Dr. Donald Abrams, a professor and Chief of Hematology/Oncology at San Francisco General Hospital, supports cannabis to treat chronic pain, suggesting the following:

preferred method of administration for your pain. Most importantly, if you are currently using opioids, exercise extreme caution. A change in treatment protocol should be done under medical supervision. And, finally, heed the advice of Dr. Michael Hart, head physician at Marijuana for Trauma in Canada: benefits of cannabis over opioids: “When considering cannabis DECREASED SIDE EFFECTS to treat chronic pain, the FROM OTHER MEDICATIONS adage ‘less is more’ rings true. Patients seem to find IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE more relief in indica strains which are higher in THC REDUCED USE OF OPIOIDS than most sativa or hybrid (ON AVERAGE) BY 64% strains. What we’ve found is that these strains can be

CANNABIS vs.

OPIOIDS

moderate doses, but could actually make pain worse in higher doses. So it’s important to start low, and titrate up as appropriate.”

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