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The Bad Seed at Alios Majestic Repertory Theatre’s inaugural season began with a man-eating plant and continues with a heartwarming story about rich, American housewife Christine Penmark and her adorable, 8-year-old daughter Rhoda—who she suspects is a coldblooded killer. The Bad Seed is an adaptation of the 1954 best-selling novel by William March, and its controversial subject matter made it a huge hit on Broadway and onscreen. “I’ve loved this one since I was a kid,” director Troy Heard says. “My mom raised me on a steady diet of old thrillers, and this was one of them.” He says that the “campfest” classic will make you laugh hysterically one moment and feel emotionally torn the next, but this adaptation will be “more pulpy than campy.” The staging will also be immersive. As the unfortunate events unfold, you’ll be sitting in the living room. Plus, since the production opens on Thanksgiving, it will provide perspective as to why you should still put up with your conniving yet relatively normal mother-in-law. “If you get tired of your family, come spend a Thanksgiving with the Penmarks,” Heard says. “It’ll make you thankful for yours.” Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 5 p.m.; $20-$23; 1217 S. Main Street. –Rosalie Spear

Trust Us e v erythi n g yo u abso l u te ly, p ositi v e ly m u st get o u t a n d do this wee k

DW BISTRO AT THE GRAMERCY When it opened in a deep southwestern spot on Fort Apache Road in 2011, DW Bistro was a neighborhood food oddity. Hidden in one of many half-empty strip malls, shadowed by fast food stops and corny franchise dining, was a hip, peaceful space serving some sort of New Mexican-Jamaican fusion? It didn’t make sense until it did, in the most delicious way. After teasing us with expansion plans, Dalton Wilson and Bryce Krausman have moved DW to a new 4,500-square-foot location in the same neighborhood at the Gramercy development, where favorites like the pesto torte, green chile cheeseburger and ahi tuna couscous salad should continue to flourish—not to mention its legendary brunch, which couldn’t possibly become more popular. 9275 W. Russell Road #190, 702-527-5200. –Brock Radke

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UNLV VS. UNR AT SAM BOYD STADIUM

Carrie Underwood at T-Mobile Arena

RICHIE HAWTIN AT MARQUEE’S BOOM BOX ROOM

The Wolf Pack rallied for a 38-37 win over Utah State last week, while UNLV lost by 17 at ranked Boise State. What does that say about the Rebels’ chances of winning this rivalry game to keep the Fremont Cannon down south? How should we know? $20$60, unlvtickets.com. –LVW

She’s one of country music’s top stars, but her concerts are more like old-school arena-rock spectacles, with some modern pop stylishness. This time, she’s performing in the round, giving everyone a glimpse at the glossy stage show that accompanies her stellar vocals. $50-$80. -Josh Bell

Stop gorging yourself with leftovers and re-energize for this Black Monday industry party. The techno pioneer returns to Vegas for the intimate, free gig, which also features local talent Bad Beat, Brett Rubin and Spacebyrdz. RSVP at bit.ly/2eZsEQr. –Mike Prevatt

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THRU NOVEMBER 27

24TH ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND AT DOUBLE DOWN SALOON

The Double Down celebrates its 24th the way you would expect. (Spencer Burton/Special to Weekly)

You know those friends who stretch their birthdays through the week to accommodate every last person that wants to celebrate? The Double Down is kinda like that friend, except way less annoying. For its 24th birthday, Las Vegas’ den of drinking ’n’ degeneracy has programmed a five-night run of celebration, aimed to suit just about anyone who leaves the house after 10 p.m. Things get down and dirty starting on Wednesday with Thee Swank Bastards’ Basstravaganza, which will build to the 24-bassist Big Bottom finale. Goldtop Bob and his Goldtoppers move their third-Wednesday residency gig to play some Thanksgiving blues. Tokyo rawk ’n’ roll trio The Heiz returns to Las Vegas for Friday’s multi-band marathon. Dirk Vermin & the Hostile Talent plus support acts do the same Saturday. And Uberschall closes it all out with its usual last-Sunday gig, an appropriately far-out band for the most far-out of hangouts. Free, 10 p.m. –Mike Prevatt

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REST IN PRESS?

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Cutbacks—and student indifference— could signal the end of UNLV’s newspaper BY LESLIE VENTURA

slash in funding for UNLV’s student newspaper means The Rebel Yell could cease to exist by next semester. It received nearly $100,000 in funding per semester from the Student Affairs Department over the past four years, but was only allocated about $30,000 for the current semester. The Weekly went on campus to check in with UNLV students about the paper’s uncertain future—and reactions were mixed. “It gives a fresh perspective, especially on events that are happening,” said mechanical engineering major Kyle McCall, who reads The Rebel Yell occasionally. “I think it would definitely hurt us as a community if it were to go away.” Another mechanical engineering major, Kyle Randall, said he doesn’t read the paper, but that it’s still beneficial to students—well, some of them. “I would imagine that it would be very important to journalism majors or people who write in the newspaper.” Meanwhile, some students didn’t know about the funding cuts, or where to even find The Rebel Yell on campus. One student said she would be more likely to read it in an online newsletter format. “I think if more people read it, it would be more of an issue,” said hospitality major Megan Wilson. “But I don’t think that many people read it. I’ve walked around, and I haven’t seen that many people have it in their hands.” Criminal Justice major Kaitlyn Matsuda added, “I think it’s important, but I think you can do that in a school email. I think I’d rather have some other way of getting information, through email or a website, because it’s more convenient. Not everyone picks up a paper.” The Rebel Yell launched a GoFundMe account on November 6. At publication time, it had raised just $1,610 of its $30,000 goal.

GRACED BY GRIT CLOTHING COMES TO TIVOLI VILLAGE Although its high quality activewear is stylish, much more than fashion drives women-run clothing company Graced by Grit. It was founded in California in 2013 by Kimberly Caccavo and Kate Nowlan, who are moms, fitness enthusiasts and community leaders. Their new location at Tivoli Village is their second, and they plan to expand nationwide, using their brand to empower, support and protect women.

Their clothing is designed to motivate and keep users safe; each purchase comes with a discreet safety whistle and attachment loop and pockets, and everything is UPF 50. These precautions were inspired by Chelsea King, a San Diego teen whose death might have been prevented if she’d had a whistle to attract attention. “The strength that I have gained [through difficult life experiences] has carried through to all the different gritty moments in my life,” Nowlan says. “They will become your graces at the end of the day, even though during those moments you’re not quite sure how they will.” –Rosalie Spear

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COMEDY CENTRAL

A new festival hopes to put Downtown Vegas on the stand-up map BY SPENCER PATTERSON

(Illustration by Hernan Valencia/Special to Weekly)

WHEN CARS MET TOY STORY The parking elves of the City of Las Vegas exist. Even if you don’t believe in them, they believe in you—specifically, the part of you that was parked outside Oddfellows 10 minutes past the expired meter. This season, however, they’re softening up a bit: With Toys for Tickets, anyone who gets a non-public safety parking ticket Downtown before November 30 can pay that fine with “a non-violent, unwrapped toy or toys of equal or greater value.” Toys will be collected through December 15 and donated to local nonprofit Safe Nest. For more information, visit bit.ly/2g8X6GP. –Geoff Carter

Don’t laugh, but Las Vegas is getting another festival. Actually, this one pretty much requires that you do laugh. Dates have been confirmed and other details are firming up for the Crapshoot Comedy Festival, three nights of stand-up showcases and live podcasts set for May 18-20 in venues across Downtown’s Fremont East Entertainment District. “The Strip isn’t for the comedy fan; it’s for the entertainment fan who’s staying on the Strip,” organizer Paul J. Chamberlain says. “With the comics we’re bringing in, people are gonna be like, finally, I don’t have to go to LA to see this person.” Chamberlain has experience with both Las Vegas and comedy fests, having previously resided in Henderson (his parents still live there) before going on to found the Maui Comedy Festival in 2014. That fest featured the likes of Craig Robinson, Reggie Watts, Tig Notaro and Aisha Tyler. Chamberlain says he plans to announce the Vegas lineup of roughly 30 comics around the end of January. “Virtually everybody on the bill will have late-night television or Comedy Central credits, a sizable media footprint. If you’re gonna do it right, you have to come in like a wrecking ball and have everybody go, these guys aren’t messing around.” Most Crapshoot shows (planned for 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m. and midnight) will feature three or four comedians doing about 20 minutes apiece, comics will perform multiple times throughout the weekend and many events will be themed. Pricing is still being determined—“It’s dependent on talent,” Chamberlain says—but he expects to offer a variety of full-fest and single-night passes, along with some individual show tickets. The weekend’s cap will be set at 10,000, and Chamberlain projects a 65 percent local/35 percent out-of-town attendance split. “I feel confident [it will sell],” he says. “We’ve got a population of 2 million, and a fair percentage of that fits the demographic we think will come out for this. There are festivals and other comedy things going on in LA and the same thing in New York, but it needs to come back to Vegas. I see that as the true hook of this festival: getting Vegas back to its 1963 comedy roots.”

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This year makes me yearn for an earlier, simpler time in my life, and this year’s video game holiday list seems highly influenced by nostalgia:

Nothing takes me back to my childhood like the Nintendo Classic. This retro console has 30 of my favorite childhood games, an HDMI port to plug into my flat-screen TV and incredibly short cords forcing me to sit cross-legged in the middle of the living room just like I did when I was a kid. $60, amazon.com, Target, Walmart.

If you just can’t seem to escape from the doom and gloom of 2016, why not rewrite history? Civilization VI starts from the age of stone as you guide your people into the future playing as the greatest leaders in history. Hopefully in your version, this year went a lot better. $60, Target.

Legos were a big part of most kids’ childhood, and the Lego Dimensions Starter Pack is the perfect way to relive that experience without stepping on the sharp plastic pieces in the middle of the night on the way to the bathroom. $57-$90, Walmart.

Nothing says taking a break from reality like disappearing into a virtual world. The Playstation VR is a bit expensive, but full immersion to stave off existential dread has its price. $400, Best Buy. –Todd Hailstone

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1 PERSONALIZED BOBBLEHEADS An exaggerated caricature with a bouncing cranium is sure to brighten anyone’s day, no matter how many times it’s looked at. Plus, you can customize the setting to include props, from the addition of a bobblehead pet to a motorcycle or drum set. These mini-mes can get pricey, but each sculpture is carefully detailed by hand. $79-$145, bobbleheads.com or yesbobble heads.com.

2 THE BEST OF THE HARVARD LAMPOON: 140 YEARS OF AMERICAN HUMOR We need laughter like never before. And we need a big, historical perspective on the saving grace of humor in America. Find it in this collection of writing by humorists like Andy Borowitz, Patricia Marx, George Plimpton and B.J. Novak, along with cartoons, poems and songs from 140 years of laughing. $20, amazon.com.

3 POP! VINYL AT THE TOY BOX This Downtown Summerlin shop has two full walls of Pop! Vinyl character figurines, likely the biggest selection in town and a great way to nerd out and expand your TV and movie escapism. It’s a deep-dive into obscurity, too— we’re talking Bib Fortuna instead of Han Solo, or a giant plush version of Marvel alternaverse character Spider-Gwen. Cool. Prices vary, 702-776-8690.

The holiday season has arrived, which means this awful year is almost over.

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POWERFUL VOICES

’90S FLASHBACK

Beloved British songbird Kate Bush went 35 years between live shows, and the four-LP Before the Dawn ($54) showcases her magical 2014 return to the stage. ... Erykah Badu’s first two albums—neo-soul must-owns Baduizm and Mama’s Gun— have been reissued on vinyl, with the former expanded to its original full-length form ($23) ... And rocker Neil Young has reissued his ’70s “Ditch Trilogy”—On the Beach, Tonight’s the Night and, for the first time in forever, Time Fades Away— along with 1975’s Zuma ($18$24) . –Spencer Patterson

Weezer recently reissued its first six albums ($17$19), so you can once again take landmark LPs Blue Album and Pinkerton for a spin on the turntable. … U.K. electronic pioneers The Chemical Brothers are also repressing their fulllengths (December 9, $20$30), highlighted by genre flashpoints Exit Planet Dust and Dig Your Own Hole … And one highlight of Record Store Day Black Friday (November 25) is a three-LP version of the Afghan Whigs’ 1996 bleak soul-rock boogie Black Love ($45). –Annie Zaleski

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SEASONAL SPLURGES

4 Filmstruck + Criterion Channel subscription Cinema didn’t begin with the Transformers movies. Filmstruck, a Netflix-like streaming service presented by Turner Classic Movies and Criterion, is more than a collection of old movies; it’s an education in Hitchcock, Kurosawa, Truffaut. $11 per month or $99 per year, filmstruck.com

5 Mondo posters Modern movie posters are ugly, market-tested things. Austinbased Mondo reclaims this commercial art form by offering flat-out gorgeous custom works. They are, in essence, gig posters for movies—every one a frame-worthy, limited-run pop masterpiece. Prices vary, mondotees.com

Mother Love Bone’s three-record On Earth as It Is ($85) highlights the pre-Pearl Jam glam/ grunge band whose career was cut short by frontman Andrew Wood’s 1990 death. … Temple of the Dog—the supergroup honoring Wood—has issued a remastered, expanded version of its lone, 1991 album ($30). … And Soundgarden has repressed ’91’s sludge-rock classic Badmotorfinger in various configurations, including a two-LP vinyl version ($34). –AZ

Classic rockers Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have compiled their catalog on vinyl via two sets due December 9 ($235 apiece). … Rush commemorates the 40th anniversary of sci-fi prog masterpiece 2112 with a remastered reissue augmented with live cuts and a DVD (December 16, $113). … And fans of pre-Dark Side Pink Floyd—when the U.K. band was its most psychedelic and experimental— can dive into the whopping, 27-disc The Early Years: 1965-1972 ($571). That one’s CD only, sadly. –AZ

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1 BLADES BY RICK MOONEN

2 MANUKA HONEY CANDY

One of Las Vegas’ favorite chefs just dropped his own cutlery set, a 12-piece rust-resistant arsenal made with highcarbon stainless steel. We’ve used ’em, and felt like kitchen ninjas. $199, bladesby moonen.com.

New Zealand Manuka Honey is the new sugar, at least where these sweet (but healthier) candies are concerned. Try chewy, buttery salted caramels, organic honey nuggets or mint-flavored chocolates that taste like fluffier York Peppermint Patties. $5-$11, shoppri. com/collections/ manuka-honey-candy.

3 THUG KITCHEN 101: FAST AS F*CK The new vegan cookbook from the potty-mouthed Thug Kitchen duo teaches you how to make plant-based nachos and mac and cheese that don’t suck. $18, thug kitchen.com.

4 HAPPY PILLS/ CALM PILLS Now’s a good time to break out the chill pills. Try some herbal Calm Now anxiety-relief pills—chock full of good stuff like chamomile and passion flower. Or, to refuel a stressed body and make your mind smile, there’s Lumiday, packed with the extra Vitamin B you need plus supplements aimed at elevating your mood. $19-$42, amazon.com or GNC.

GLOBAL ENTRY The U.S. verified traveler program costs $100 for five years (provided you pass a background check) and gets you TSA Precheck status, along with your own special line to speed through customs after long international flights. Which is, basically, priceless. cbp.gov/travel/ trusted-traveler-programs/ global-entry.

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NEON MUSEUM ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP Strangely enough for something comprised of castoff pieces of Las Vegas’ past, the Neon Museum is this city’s crown jewel. An annual membership allows for weekly, even daily visits to the Vegas that time forgot. $40-$1,000, neonmuseum.org

SPRINGS PRESERVE MEMBERSHIP You know someone who needs cultural and environmental rejuvenation. Give them unlimited visits to Springs Preserve, which means entry to all of its museums and galleries, early entrance to the botanical gardens and trails, discounts and more. $25-$80, springspreserve.org.

5 WONDERMINT The small-batch spirits revolution has largely skipped over oft-derided schnapps, but Wondermint, from Wisconsin’s Death’s Door Spirits, is the chestnutsroasting-by-an-open-fire jam. Minty, but not overly sweet with a nutty finish courtesy of almond, rosewater and wormwood, Wondermint is the taste of sophisticated-yet-festive yuletide imbibing. $25, Total Wine.

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7 OIL & VINEGAR TASTINGS

Get ahead of Nevada’s looming case of the munchies. NatureBox delivers a box of healthy snacks on the monthly, featuring such delectable delights as mini cocoa Belgian waffles, lemon tea biscuits and sriracha roasted cashews. $5 per month plus individual snack purchases, naturebox. com.

Focus on taste at Oil & Vinegar at Downtown Summerlin, which has hundreds of types of olive oils, vinegars, spices and seasonings, and lets you taste before you buy. Gift a bottle of something unique that makes you focus on the little things, like say, the African Collection or the Olive Wood Board and Sweet Jams from Bulgaria. Group tastings (up to 10 people) cost $7-$10 per person, or buy a gift card in any amount. 702-405-7444.

FILLASEAT LAS VEGAS MEMBERSHIP If Las Vegas offers the modern equivalent of bread and circuses, Fillaseat seat-filler service can help your loved ones with the latter, by allowing them to reserve free tickets (a box-office fee applies) at various local shows and live events. $70$160, fillaseatlasvegas.com.

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL ANNUAL PASS Las Vegas doesn’t get enough credit for its outdoor offerings. For those natural play areas with entrance/ daily use fees—including Red Rock Canyon and Lake Mead—an annual pass will cover all riders in a passenger car for a year. $80, nps.gov/planyourvisit.

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8 MONKEY LIGHTS There are two good reasons to put LED Monkey Lights on any bicycle, old 6 or new: They dramatically improve a cyclist’s nighttime visibility, and they create colorful pictures and patterns as the wheels go ’round. $25$57, monkeylectric.com.

1 LEICA SOFORT INSTANT CAMERA Leica has been making some of the world’s best street photography-suited cameras for 102 years. With the Sofort, they step confidently into party photography with a Polaroid-style instant camera equipped with a terrific 60mm lens. $299, us.leicacamera.com.

2 SIN IN LINEN Tattoo bedrooms, bathrooms or kitchens with Sin in Linen’s stylish, countercultureinspired designs. From Tom of Finland duvet covers to pinupgirl pillowcases to spiderweb tablecloths, this Seattle company weirds up a house but good. Prices vary, sininlinen.com.

3 LUCKY ELEPHANT TEAPOT Because tea, luck and cute elephant. Also, the principles of Feng Shui say elephants represent protection, wisdom and fertility (Careful!). But mostly, these are bright, happy pots with which to prepare your calming tea. $45, yellow octopus.com.au.

4 BIOPOP DINO PET

5 SLIMFOLD WALLET

Animal companionship fosters positivity, but what if you can’t take home a furry friend? Adopt an adorable Dino Pet—an Apatosaurus-shaped micro-aquarium that houses living, bioluminescent dinoflagellates. The microscopic sea organisms glow bright blue and only need sunlight, water and “Dino Food.” $60, biopop.com.

Jam your entire poker bankroll, every casino loyalty card in existence and anything else you might need into a wallet that you might not even feel in your front pants pocket. $20-$50, slimfold wallet.com.

6 REUSABLE WATER BOTTLE We never bring enough water. So give the gift of hydration in a vessel that doesn’t look like a promotional Subway sipper. If the end-times really are nigh, at least you won’t go thirsty. $19; amzn. to/2fDVdkX.

7 LIL DUDE PLANTERS Described as “radical rebels who need help with their hair,” these three planters are excellent ridiculousness. They’re not only cute, with rye grass growing out of their head, they’re also a positive gesture: There is hope in watching seeds grow! $22, yellow octopus.com.au.

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SIMPLE SATISFACTION HOLE IN THE WALL EL FRESCO’S IS WORTH THE HUNT BY JIM BEGLEY here are hidden gems, and then there’s El Fresco’s, tucked away in a motel-turnedoffice building. As someone who relishes off-the-beaten-path treasures, I’m proud to trumpet its simple, spot-on fare. There’s nothing particularly unique about the menu; all your favorites are available, from street tacos and enchiladas to quesadillas and burritos. What makes this holein-the-wall stand out is the care in its preparations, evident from the moment house-made chips and sublime salsa verde hit the table. EL FRESCO’S Street tacos ($2.50 each) are MEXICAN lightly adorned to highlight your COCINA choice of protein, like the complex 5030 Paradise cochinita pibil, well-seasoned al Road #B110, 702-816-5060. pastor and smoky carne asada. Monday-TuesThe Fresco Max Tacos ($4) are day, 11 a.m.-5 a bit more gilded, with griddled p.m.; Wednescheese, pico de gallo and avoday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; cado slices. And for over-the-top Friday-Saturdeliciousness, venture toward day, 11 a.m.the forearm-sized Super Fresco 10 p.m. Max burrito ($9), which stuffs a lightly-griddled flour tortilla with meat, rice, beans, guacamole and sour cream. My favorite protein is the outrageously good cochinita, marinated and braised shredded pork prepared in a spicy citric marinade, although the asada is pretty memorable, too. Chilaquiles ($6) are textbook, and definitely shell out the extra buck to add some pollo to the mix. The steak ranchero ($12.50) is a hit, topped with a red sauce rife with onions, peppers and jalapeños. But possibly best of all is El Fresco’s most celebrated dish, the shrimp tacos special ($14). Prepared with chipotle mayo, griddled cheese, shredded cabbage, sour cream and avocado, these oversized tacos are a gloriously delicious mess, with the charred shrimp serving as a foundation for the varying flavors. El Fresco’s doesn’t have bargain basement prices, but the portions are generous. This family-run venue tends to have a somewhat fluid operating schedule, but don’t let that dissuade you from discovering some of our best local Mexican food.

El Fresco’s shrimp tacos are quite a generous meal. (Mikayla Whitmore/Staff)

FOOD & DRINK

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ROYAL CIDER

INGREDIENTS 1 1/2 Crown Royal Vanilla Whisky 3 oz. apple cider 2 dashes Dale DeGroff’s Pimento Aromatic Bitters Take a bite out of VegeWay. (Mikayla Whitmore/Staff)

Juice of one lemon wedge Crab apple (cored) Cinnamon bark and mint sprig for garnish

NOT MISSING THE MEAT VEGEWAY COMBINES VEGAN GOODNESS WITH BURGER-JOINT STYLE

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ences—classic silhouettes that have been staples since he was in high school. And the store is the perfect mix of those key threads, complete with trend-setting looks and a futuristic flare. “I’m not a fashion guy,” he insists, though the inside of his shop suggests otherwise. Most days, Eddins keeps it casual, wearing tees like the one he designed with HNRS owner Todd Shimabuku, complete with a Trump/Clinton graphic on the front and the anarchist circle-A— along with the lyrics to the Sex Pistols’ “Anarchy in the U.K.”— emblazoned on the back. “We really like to disrupt things, because that’s how you get people’s attention,” Eddins says. “We like to touch on current events … We want to be the Downtown institution for culture.” Institution 18b, 918 S. Main St., 702-4765704. –Leslie Ventura

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from that era when you’re in the club, [such as] Usher and Anthony Hamilton and D’Angelo.” Kittie has been manning the decks for about seven years now and is equally well-known as the touring DJ for Chanel West Coast. She broke into the business in her native Kansas City after learning the ropes from friends and gigging at dance-music and hip-hop fests. She landed in Vegas four years ago “with a dollar and a dream,” she jokes. “I just networked, networked, networked, and that’s how I got on [first] at Tao. I was just a hungry DJ and felt like I gotta make it, and it’s a little crazy how things fell into place.”

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fter reading one too many articles on how the day, but when Peppermint Horror sees the spread— post-election anxiety is leading to the most popcorn, pretzels, jellybeans, toast—she loses her sh*t: unpleasant Thanksgiving in American history, “Where are the mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie?!” I did something I hadn’t done since elementary Now, we have all come into contact with real-life Pepschool: I watched A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. I hoped permint Monsters, those family members and friends of reconnecting with a classic holiday special would hasten friends who are rude and entitled and borderline sociosome much-needed seasonal merriment. I was pathic. You know that scene in Taxi Driver where unprepared for how much the show upset me. Travis Bickle takes a date to a dirty movie, and when Okay, maybe not completely unprepared. she objects he grows defensive and violent? That Earlier this year, I watched The Peanuts Movie sheer lack of social grace, that deep level of utter with a friend’s son, and I was appalled by Lucy’s obliviousness, terrifies me. Granted, unlike Mr. Bickbehavior. When Charlie Brown pays her psyle, Peppermint Patty does own up to her atrocious chiatric booth a visit, she holds up a mirror and manners (“Why can’t I act right outside of a baseball says, “[Yours] is the face of failure. A classic game?”). But when she makes Marcie apologize for failure face.” As a kid, a phrase like “failure her, I know what time it is. This is a person who has Cultural face” probably sounded no worse than “dodo attachment ruined the past 43 Thanksgivings, and she’ll keep brain” or “blockhead.” But as a middle-aged doing it again … and again … and again. by smith galtney man, those words … stung. How could anyone Gee, why am I so triggered by a character in a say that to another human being? Lucy is a horchildren’s cartoon? You think maybe something rible person! happened this year that’s made me ultra-sensitive to The Thanksgiving special is even more traumatic bedemanding, self-centered, loudmouthed bullies who are cause it revolves around the true terror of Peanuts Land: short-tempered, thin-skinned and incapable of hearing the Peppermint known as Patty. For reasons that are unpeople out and can’t say they’re sorry? And come to think explained (and more than a little disturbing), her father of it, why do they sit Franklin, the lone person of color in has left her all alone on Thanksgiving, so she calls Charlie Peanuts Land, in a wobbly chair on one side of the table all Brown and invites herself and Marcie and Franklin over by himself? Perhaps it’s best that I take a pass on all those for dinner. Problem is, Charlie Brown will be having incoming Rankin/Bass specials. Since so-and-so appointsupper at his grandmother’s. But he can’t explain this, beed a climate-change denier to oversee the EPA transition, cause Peppermint Chatty doesn’t let him get a word in. So I don’t think I can handle the potential menace of Snow Linus enlists Snoopy to whip up a quick feast for earlier in Miser and Heat Miser.

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few years after Frozen became a massive worldwide hit, Disney is back in the animated princess business with Moana, a pleasant but not particularly distinctive feature from veteran directors Ron Clements and John Musker. Clements and Musker were behind Disney animated classics The Little Mermaid and Aladdin, but they were also responsible for 2009’s mediocre The Princess and the Frog, which similarly attempted to blend an underrepresented cultural tradition with familiar Disney storytelling styles. In Moana, the inspiration comes from Polynesian mythology, and the title character (voiced by newcomer Auli’i Cravalho) is the daughter of the chief of fictional remote island Motonui, where inhabitants are forbidden from venturing beyond a reef just off the island’s shore. But when food on the island suddenly becomes scarce, Moana takes matters into her own hands, seeking out an ancient jewel and the demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson), who must return that jewel to its rightful place in order to bring life back to the islands. It’s a simple quest story handled in a direct but sometimes slow-moving fashion, especially before Moana finally locates Maui. Once she does, the determined but slightly naïve Moana and the arrogant, vain Maui have a fun (if predictable) chemistry, and the story’s message about self-confidence and bravery is welcome (if also predictable). Moana is a solid addition to the Disney princess lineup, and she manages to get through the movie without having to hitch herself to a love interest, so that’s a sort of progress. The movie, Clements and Musker’s first all-CGI production, looks gorgeous, but the character design, even with its Polynesian influences, is very safe and unadventurous. The songs (co-written by Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda) are equally unmemorable, and only Cravalho really has the talent to deliver them with the power and control they need. Even so, the Disney machine ensures that Moana is crowd-pleasing and upbeat, an ideal movie for families to see together over the holiday weekend. They might just want to put Frozen on again when they get back home.

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Cotillard and Pitt exude classic style as spies in love. (Paramount Pictures/Courtesy)

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Over the course of the 21st century, big-budget never met. Their mission requires that they attend movies made expressly for adults have gone a party being thrown by the German ambassador to virtually extinct. When one occasionally does get made, Morocco; to achieve this, they must pretend to be marit’s such a breath of fresh air amongst all the superhero ried, despite meeting for the first time with the charade antics that there’s a danger of getting overly exalready underway. AAACC cited. Still, anybody who misses old-fashioned It’s when the film jumps ahead a few years glamour and movie-star charisma will get some ALLIED Brad to the couple’s actual married life together in Pitt, Marion degree of pleasure from Allied, a tony World London, however, that the real intrigue kicks Cotillard, Jared Harris. War II thriller starring Brad Pitt and Marion in. What transpires is best discovered for Directed by Cotillard as spies who fake a romance but wind oneself; suffice it to say that one of the parties Robert Zemup genuinely falling in love. What once would begins to suspect that the other might be hiding eckis. Rated R. Now playing have been considered merely passable entersomething. Pitt and Cotillard give thoroughly citywide. tainment now feels almost revolutionary. modern performances that still manage to Directed by Robert Zemeckis (who seems to evoke the heightened emotions of classic Holhave finally left behind the uncanny valley of lywood, and Zemeckis orchestrates both the motion capture) and written by Steven Knight (Eastern adventurous half and the domestic half with practiced Promises, Locke), Allied spends its first hour or so in elegance. Allied doesn’t quite achieve the overwhelming full-fledged espionage mode. It’s 1942, and Max (Pitt), a emotional catharsis for which it aims, but it least it has Canadian intelligence officer, joins forces with French the wherewithal to try. As a respite from endless CGI Resistance fighter Marianne (Cotillard), whom he’s pyrotechnics aimed at bored teenagers, it’ll do.

Loving is much more a worthy movie than a good movie—one that will challenge no decent person’s preconceptions— but maybe that’s just what America needs right now. Directed by Jeff Nichols (Mud, Take Shelter), the film dramatizes, with sober restraint, the events that led to the landmark 1967 Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia, which legalized interracial marriage in the United States. Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga star as the symbolically named (truth is stranger than fiction) Richard and Mildred Loving, and Nichols chooses to focus on the couple’s relationship rather than on the legal details, depicting a rock-solid union between two good people who just want the right to live together in peace. As recently as May, when Loving premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, it seemed like a case of preaching to the converted, where “the converted” is everyone. After all, same-sex marriage is now legal. Both leads do fine work—Edgerton renders himself unrecognizable as a soft-spoken man forced into principled action against his will—and the film eschews cheap sentiment at every turn. But it almost could have been made in 1967, as it seems to believe that viewers need to be persuaded that anti-miscegenation laws were unjust and cruel. “Isn’t it horrible that two people who love each other this much were persecuted for no reason?” it keeps asking. The answer is too obvious to fuel great art. Suddenly though, the question seems germane again. –Mike D’Angelo

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When Bad Santa was released in 2003, it was a refreshingly nasty counterpoint to nonstop Christmas cheer, recasting a traditionally wholesome figure (the departmentstore Santa Claus) as a foul-mouthed, drunken degenerate. Its relentless bad taste has aged poorly in some ways, especially given how many comedies have attempted to push the same boundaries since, but it still has a sharp wit and some surprisingly appealing characters. Very little of that is evident in Bad Santa 2, which belatedly brings back misanthropic alcoholic Willie Soke (Billy Bob Thornton) and his erstwhile partner in crime Marcus (Tony Cox), whose previous scam involved robbing malls. This time around they’re looking for a bigger score, taking down a Salvation Army-like charity with the help of Willie’s equally vile mom (Kathy Bates). This process involves recycling many of the previous movie’s jokes, including Willie’s relationship with optimistic simpleton Thurman (Brett Kelly), whose painful naïveté was cute when he was a kid, but is just creepy and off-putting now that he’s an adult. None of the original creative team has returned, and the replacement filmmakers (screenwriters Johnny Rosenthal and Shauna Cross and director Mark Waters) have gone straight for vulgarity and grossness without capturing the genuine subversion of the original. –Josh Bell

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The Girls are back in town Netflix’s Gilmore revival feels like going home By Julie Seabaugh

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t’s so good to be home,” says Rory Gilmore Bishop) faces a future without husband Richard (Alexis Bledel) in the opening scene of (the late Edward Herrmann). Netflix’s Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life. As with Netflix’s Fuller House, nostalgia dictates Particularly for fans dreading political a precise style and tone. The Gilmores’ characterisconversation around the Thanksgiving table, tic patter assesses everything from Skrillex and this much-anticipated revival series emphasizes comfort dogs to ride-sharing and hitting one’s daily adopted community as chosen family. In steps. And like Wet Hot American Sumaaabc mer: First Day of Camp, fan fulfillment Rory’s native Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the most pressing civic turmoil pits rests heavily on the return of beloved cast GILMORE septic tanks against a sewer system, and members. Prominent townsfolk, classGIRLS: A YEAR mates and exes are happily accounted for, neighbors embrace rather than recoil IN THE LIFE from their colorful differences. though a few register as mere checklist Onscreen and off, nine years have blips. Others, including Liza Weil’s Netflix, passed since the beloved mother-daughuptight Paris Geller, are shoehorned November 25. ter dramedy limped through a lackluster into uncharacteristic subplots, but these seventh season following the CW’s dismissteps are overcome by quips like, “I’m missal of creator and exec producer Amy Sherman- organizing my magazines by Kardashian” and an Palladino. Now back at the helm, she delivers four updated Luke’s Diner rule list prohibiting “Texting 90-minute installments, the first two of which see while ordering, man buns, taking pictures of food.” Rory’s journalism career and love life stalling out at Sherman-Palladino and company meet expectaage 32. Overcaffeinated innkeeper Lorelai Gilmore tions by positioning familiarity as a jumping-off (Lauren Graham) finds domestic bliss with diner point rather than an end goal. As a result, A Year in owner Luke (Scott Patterson), tightening the pull the Life proves—in true Gilmore fashion—that the of opportunities she forewent as a young single most challenging do-overs often offer the greatest parent, while newly widowed Emily Gilmore (Kelly rewards.

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Listening to Metallica’s last two albums, you might wonder if the members of the veteran heavy metal band had lost their songwriting chops, but the new Hardwired… to Self-Destruct (the first Metallica album in eight years) goes a long way toward correcting that impression, even if it’s still a bit bloated and meandering. Although it opens with the concise, energetic thrash metal of “Hardwired,” the album is filled mostly with songs that go on a couple minutes too long. But the riffs are more memorable, the melodies are catchier and the rhythms are tighter than they have been in a long time, and frontman James Hetfield is even writing better lyrics. Songs like “Now That We’re Dead,” “Moth Into Flame” and “Here Comes Revenge” combine the epic thrash of the band’s ’80s work with the groove and swagger of their underrated ’90s output. Another eight years and they might return to true greatness. –Josh Bell

Bruno Mars has struck gold mining classic tunes for hits, like the Police-inspired “Locked Out of Heaven” or mega-smash “Uptown Funk.” Yet producer Mark Ronson, who was behind both of those, is notably absent on Mars’ latest, 24K Magic, with the bulk of the production instead handled by Shampoo Press & Curl and The Stereotypes. The title single does for Zapp what “Uptown Funk” did for electro-funk soul, but the album peaks too early by leading off with it. From there, Mars attempts to put his spin on every subgenre of R&B and soul, with mixed results. The James Brown-inspired “Perm” is fun, with Dap King Homer Steinweiss playing funky drummer, and the radio-ready “That’s What I Like” will surely dominate drivetime. But tracks like the embarrassingly overproduced “Versace on the Floor” and the “Computer Love”-ish “Calling All My Lovelies” sound less old-school cool than just old. If anything, 24K Magic will remind you that there’s a discernible difference between Prince and Peabo Bryson. –Mike Pizzo

For Miranda Lambert, creating well is the best revenge. The country star’s first batch of songs post-Blake Shelton divorce is a fantastic double album, The Weight of These Wings, balancing brash modern songs (“Bad Boy,” “Pink Sunglasses”) with nods to vintage country. “To Learn Her” is a Dolly Parton-esque ballad; pedal steel curls like smoke on the sparse “Pushin’ Time”; and the harmonydriven “Good Ol’ Days” recalls Gillian Welch’s dusty twang. Unsurprisingly, Weight alludes to relationship issues (“Happiness ain’t prison, but there’s freedom in a broken heart”) and the futility of shaking an ex (“Six Degrees of Separation”), but the record feels more insightful when it speaks to the complexity of picking up the pieces, as on standout “Smoking Jacket,” a smoldering, sparse ode to a man who “Might be quite continental/But he’s sure gonna take me home.” Such grit and resilience ensure The Weight of These Wings is a rousing success. –Annie Zaleski

French duo Justice was of the moment, both its debut Cross and its electro/house label Ed Banger having ruled Beauty Bars across the nation in 2007-’08. Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay expertly merged their disco impulses with their rock origins (hence the Marshall stacks and Metallica covers), but they took things in a proggier direction on 2011’s Audio, Video, Disco, and to a greater extent on Woman. If the former was merely a swan dive from Cross, the latter sees the twosome plummeting down the retro rabbit hole. The synth fantasias and excelsior choruses of “Safe and Sound” and “Stop” add dimension but thwart the grooves—good for headphones, bad for dancefloors. Focus serves Justice best, as evidenced on the rolling, whooshing “Alakazam!” and catchy, chiming single “Randy.” That said, the latter song too closely recalls funk-pop repackagers Chromeo, just as Woman’s progressive forays resemble the same evolutionary cul-de-sac suffered by fellow Parisian twosome Air, which, like Justice, has yet to transcend its early breakthrough. –Mike Prevatt

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Live Music THe Strip & Nearby Brooklyn Bowl Jesse Pino & The Vital Signs, The American Weather, O Wildly 11/23, 7 pm, free. Snails, Crizzly, Liquid Stranger, Instant Party 11/26, 8 pm, $35-$35. Living Legends, Evidence, Grand Tapestry 11/30, 8 pm, $25-$40. Asking Alexandria, Born of Osiris, I See Stars, After the Burial, Upon a Burning Body, Bad Omens 12/1, 5:30 pm, $23-$25. Linq, 702-862-2695. Caesars Palace (Colosseum) Celine Dion 11/1811/19, 11/22, 7:30 pm, $55-$500. Reba, Brooks & Dunn 11/30, $60-$205. 702-731-7333. Double Down Thee Swank Bastards’ Basstravaganza 11/23. Gold Top Bob & The Goldtoppers 11/24. The Heiz, Franks & Deans, The Psyatics, Joni’s Agenda, Jerk! 11/25. Dirk Vermin & The Hostile Talent, War Called Home, Water Landing 11/26. Shows 10 pm, free. 640 Paradise Road, 702-791-5775. Hard Rock Hotel (Vinyl) The Interrupters, Be Like Max, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, Guilty by Association 11/23, 7 pm, $12-$20. (The Joint) Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox 11/26, 8 pm, $30-$150. 702-693-5000. Hard Rock Live Jet Velocity 11/25, 11/27, 9 pm, free. Siana King 11/26, 9 pm, free. Hard Rock Cafe (Strip), 702-733-7625. House of Blues Switchfoot, Relient K 11/23, 7 pm, $34-$36. Kings of Chaos 12/1-12/3, 9:30 pm, $27$100. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7600. SLS (Sayers Club) Liam Kyle Cahill 11/25-11/26, 10 pm, free. 702-761-7617. Stoney’s Rockin’ Country Thrillbilly Deluxe 11/25, 9 pm, $5. Town Square, 702-435-2855. T-Mobile Arena Carrie Underwood, Easton Corbin, The Swon Brothers 11/26, 7 pm, $50$80. 702-692-1600.

3 pm, $35-$40. 702-749-2000. Starbright Theatre Motown Legacy 11/27, 3 pm, $20. 2215 Thomas Ryan Blvd., 702-240-1301. UNLV (Artemus W. Ham Hall) Southern Nevada Musical Arts Society: Elijah by Felix Mendelssohn 11/27, 3 pm, $15-$20. (Black Box Theatre) UNLV Music: Jazz Ensemble II, Contemporary Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Vocal Ensemble 11/28, 7:30 pm, $8-$10. Jazz Ensemble I, Latin Jazz Ensemble 11/29, 7:30 pm, $8-$10. Jazz Ensemble III, Jazz Guitar Ensemble 11/30, 7:30 pm, $8-$10. 702-895-3332. Winchester Cultural Center Babes in Toyland 12/1-12/3, 6 pm; 12/4, 2 pm, $5-$7. 3130 S. McLeod Drive, 702-455-7340.

Hip-hop explorer Kool Keith plays Beauty Bar on November 29. (Courtesy)

Special Events

A Night Out Benefit for the Rape Crisis Center 11/29, 5:30 pm, $45-$50. Marquee Nightclub, Cosmopolitan, rcclv.org. Annual Arts District Holiday Shopping Weekend 12/1-12/4, times vary, free. Arts District, 702-625-2781. The Big Lewbowlski ft. The 420 Comic 11/25, 9 pm, free. Brooklyn Bowl, 702-862-2695. Big Lebowski Night ft. DJ Jacob Savage, The Credence Tapes 11/26, 7 pm, free. Bunkhouse Saloon, 124 S. 11th St., 702-854-1414. Birds, Books & Buttons 11/26, 10 am-8 pm, free. Writer’s Block, 1020 Fremont St., 702-550-6399. The Dive’s Potluck Thanksgiving 11/24, 4 pm, free. Dive Bar, 4110 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-586-3483. The Ice Rink Grand Opening 11/25, 8 pm, free$20. Cosmopolitan, 702-698-7000. Las Vaudeville 11/25, 7 pm, $10. Bunkhouse Saloon, 124 S. 11th St., 702-854-1414. LV Craft Show 11/27, 10 am-5 pm, free. Silverton, LVCraftShows.com. Motor Trend International Auto Show 11/2511/27, 9 am-6 pm, $8-$10. Las Vegas Convention Center, 3150 Paradise Road, AutoShowLV.com. Paint at the Park 11/30, 6-9 pm, $25. The Park, 3784 Las Vegas Blvd. S., pinotspalette.com. Royal Pub Crawl 11/23, 8 pm, $40. Linq Promenade, 1-800-634-6441. Santa Cruises 11/26, 11 am; 12/3, 1:30 pm, $20. Lake Las Vegas Marina, lakelasvegas.com. UNLV Visiting Artist Series: Daniel Bozhkov 12/1, 7-9 pm, free. UNLV Barrick Museum, 702-895-2787.

Downtown Backstage Bar & Billiards Zaiaku, Kung Pow, McNazty, Dezie, Brian Campbell, Black Irish, Bonez 11/25, 9 pm, $5. Fea, Wolfhounds, Los Ataskados 12/1, 8 pm, $7-$10. 601 E. Fremont St., 702-382-2227. Beauty Bar Kool Keith, Kosha Dillz, Chase, Late for Dinner, DJ Beast Fremont, DJ Zo 11/29, 8 pm, $10. Pet Tigers, Demi Vie, Machine, Luck Factor Zero 12/1, 8 pm, free. 517 Fremont St., 702-598-3757. Bunkhouse Saloon Bass Gravy ft. Brookes Brothers, Huxley Anne, Blacklab, Supreme-O, Bushido Brown & more 11/23, 9 pm, $10-$12. Austin Shaddix & The Catch Kids, What’s Awesome, The Rifleman, Anthony Krantz & Jaz Kelso 11/30, 9 pm, free. 124 S. 11th St., 702854-1414. Fremont Street Experience Downtown Hoedown ft. Old Dominion, Sawyer Brown, Craig Campbell, Aaron Watson, High Valley, Jackson Michelson 11/30, 4:30 pm, free. Vegasexperience.com. Golden Nugget (Gordie Brown Showroom) Eric Burdon & The Animals 11/25, 8 pm, $108-$162. (Grand Event Center) Terri Clark 12/1, 10 pm, $32-$53. 866-946-5336. Hard Hat Lounge Bryan McPherson, Justin Bridges, Brock Frabbiele 12/1, 8 pm, $5. 1675 Industrial Road, 702-384-8987. Smith Center (Cabaret Jazz) Dee Dee Bridgewater 11/25-11/26, 7 pm, $45-$75. (Reynolds Hall) The Public Education Foundation’s Holiday Extravaganza 11/30, 5:30 pm, $12. 702-749-2000.

Everywhere Else Adrenaline Sports Bar & Grill All Too Familiar, Midnight Clover 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. Boulder Dam Brewing DJ Haydin Trio 11/25. The Scorched 11/26. Shows 8 pm, free. 453 Nevada Way, Boulder City, 702-243-2739. CasaBlanca Resort & Casino Tribute to Crosby, Stills & Nash 11/26, 8:30 pm, $15-$35. 897 W. Mesquite Blvd., 877-438-2929. Count’s Vamp’d Smashing Alice, Gypsy Road 11/25, 9:30 pm, free. Rough Cutt, Cyanide 11/26, 9 pm, $10. 6750 W. Sahara Ave., 702-220-8849. Dispensary Lounge Joe Darro 11/23. Gary Fowler 11/25. Sabrina Silver 11/26. Latin Jazz Night 11/30. Uli Geissendoerfer Trio Fri & Sat, 10 pm. Shows 10 pm, free. 2451 E. Tropicana Ave., 702-458-6343. Dive Bar Dirty Dave, 131ers, Critical Ways, Addix, Willie Psycho, Cielo Impuro & more 11/25, pm, $5. AntiTrust, Pandorum, Kin’s Betrayal, Driven, Honor Amongst Thieves 11/26, 8:30 pm, free. 4110 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-586-3483. The Golden Tiki The Tiki Bandits 11/28, 10 pm, free. 3939 Spring Mountain Road, 702-222-3196. Green Valley Ranch (Grand Events Center) Gino Vannelli 11/18, 8 pm, $24-$64. 702-367-2470. Primm Valley Resort & Casino The O’Jays 11/26, 8 pm, $20-$55. 702-386-7867. Sand Dollar Lounge The Slight Return 11/23. The Moanin’ Blacksnakes 11/26. Sexy Time 11/27. Forget to Remember 11/29. The Hit Squad 11/30. Shows 10 pm, free. 3355 Spring Mountain Road, 702-485-5401. South Point (Showroom) Chubby Checker 11/25-

11/27, 7:30 pm, $50-$60. Sierra Black 11/30, free. (Grandview Lounge) Chris Phillips & Zowie Bowie 11/26, 10 pm, $15. 702-796-7111. Suncoast (Showroom) Trina Johnson Finn: Remembering Whitney 11/26-11/27, 8:30 pm, $18-$33. 702-636-7075.

Comedy

Mirage (Terry Fator Theatre) Jim Jefferies 11/2511/26, 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) Derrick Stroman, Steven Roberts 11/25, 8 pm, $20. Venetian, 702-731-9683. Smith Center (Reynolds Hall) Miranda Sings 12/1, 7 pm, $25-$99. 702-749-2000.

Performing Arts

Excalibur Tournament of Kings: ’Twas the Knight 11/23-12/26, times vary, $73-$238. 702-597-7600. Majestic Repertory The Bad Seed 11/24-11/26, 12/1-12/3, 8 pm; 11/27, 5 pm, $20-$25. Alios, 1217 S. Main St., 702-478-9636. Smith Center (Reynolds Hall) Irving Berlin’s White Christmas 11/23-11/27, 7:30 pm; 11/26-11/27, 2 pm, $29-$127. (Troesh Studio Theater) My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish and I’m Home for the Holidays 11/30-12/2, 7 pm; 12/3, 3 & 7 pm; 12/4,

Sports

Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational 11/24-11/25, 11:30 am, $46-$147. Orleans Arena, 800-675-3267. MGM Grand Main Event 11/23, 12:30 & 6:30 pm, $25$50. MGM Grand Garden Arena, 702-891-7777. National Finals Rodeo 12/1-12/10, 6:45 pm, $256$384. Thomas & Mack Center, unlvtickets.com. St. Mary’s vs. Alabama at Birmingham college basketball 11/27, 2 pm, $20-$40. Orleans Arena, 800-675-3267. UNLV Football vs. UNR 11/26, 1 pm, $20-$60. Sam Boyd Stadium, 702-739-3267. World Championship Boxing Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Nicholas Walters 11/26, 4:30 pm, $50-$200. The Chelsea, 702-698-7000.

Galleries

CSN Artspace & Fine Arts Galleries CSN Art & History Faculty Exhibition 12/2-1/28/2017. Opening Reception 12/2, 6-8 pm. 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., 702-651-4146. Winchester Cultural Center Gallery Gail Gilbert: Impressionable Air Thru 1/5. Artist Reception 11/18, 5:30-7:30 pm, free. 3130 S. McLeod Drive, 702-455-7340. Wonderland Gallery Glynn Galloway, Das Frank Thru 11/23. Susanne Forestieri 12/112/29. Arts Factory, 107 E. Charleston Blvd., #110, 702-686-4010.