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SHANDA & THE HOWLERS AT Sand Dollar LOUNGE There’s no denying that Shanda Cisneros has a voice made for rock ’n’ roll. “She can sing about losing the remote for your TV and make you cry,” says Luke Metz, bassist for Shanda & The Howlers. It’s that emotional grit that landed the Viva Las Vegas regulars a deal with Boston’s Rum Bar Records for their debut LP. Recorded at Lawless Noise and Visions, Trouble smolders with an intensity that begs to be heard live (try: “Born With a Broken Heart”). Fans of Stax Records and Motown shouldn’t miss these R&B revivalists—Cisneros and Metz, plus Trevor Johnson (guitar), Keith Alcantara (drums) and Micah Lapping-Carr (sax)—as they bring down the house for their albumrelease celebration. With The All-Togethers, free. –Leslie Ventura
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He’s an author, artist and columnist, but the man born Victor Vazquez is also a prolific rapper—he released eight mixtapes in 2016— whose sociocultural observations offer perspective to our racial disquiet. With Cult Days, Slump Lords, Flomont St. Experience; $10-$12. –Mike Prevatt
We’ve all done the allyou-can-eat ice cream thing on our couch in our pajamas, but if you’re up for trying it in public, this six-hour food fest promises “sundaes, novelties and root beer floats,” plus carnival games, magic, ice cream-making lessons for kids, ice cream-eating contests for adults (and kids) and more. $8-$10. –Spencer Patterson
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GOLDEN KNIGHTS’ STICKS FOR KIDS STREET-HOCKEY CLINICS Ice? We don’t need no stinkin’ ice! Kids ages 5-15 can gear up for the NHL’s first season in Vegas by learning some fundamentals—shooting, stick handling, passing— during free, two-hour sessions at Paradise Park Saturday and Desert Breeze Park Sunday (and again June 3 at Anthem Hills Park). Sessions at 8 & 10 a.m., noon & 2 p.m.; nhl.com/goldenknights/info/sticksforkids. –Spencer Patterson
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“Dylan, the Nobel and the Jewish American Songbook” at Congregation Ner Tamid Remember last year when Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize for Literature and everybody freaked out because he was a musician and not a “real” author? Beloved American poet, critic and editor David Lehman does. And he wasn’t offended. He was thrilled. “I would counter that the best of Mr. Dylan’s songs work on the page, not only because of their originality but equally because they constitute the autobiography of a personality that is rebellious, ornery, intense and remarkably attuned to our rapidly shifting zeitgeist,” Lehman wrote in The Wall Street Journal. As part of the Poets of National Stature Reading Series, Lehman will give a Sunday lecture on Dylan at Green Valley synagogue Congregation Ner Tamid. One day earlier, Lehman will read from his own poetry at Downtown’s Writer’s Block book store at 7 p.m. Both events are free. –C. Moon Reed
Dylan in ’75. (AP Photo)
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Anime Overnight Marathon at Reboot Game Lounge (May 19, 7 p.m.) If there’s ever a rapture for geeks, some of them might refuse it in favor of hanging out at this west-side playroom, which has nearly every home video gaming system known to humankind and a robust selection of tabletop and card games. The plan is to have an anime-fueled sleepover, beginning at 7 p.m. and running until 8 a.m. the following morning. The actual movies and shows haven’t yet been finalized, but we’re guessing that if you’ve read this far, it hardly matters; this is your geek rapture. $14. 48-Hour Film Project at ReBAR (May 23-25) A number of local filmmakers participate in this national competition, which is part film festival and part crazed scavenger hunt: The genres of the films are pre-assigned (past genres have included “romance,” “horror,” “time travel,” you get the idea), and the finished films must all contain a specific prop, character and line of dialogue specified in advance. Then, all they have to do is write, shoot, edit, score and otherwise finesse a four-to-six-minute short in just two days, no big whoop. See the results over three evenings, for just $5 per night. 48hourfilm.com/lasvegas. Women in Film: Lost in Translation (May 24, 7 p.m.) The Nevada Women’s Film Fest presents an Eclipse Theaters screening of Sofia Coppola’s 2003 Bill Murray/ Scarlett Johansson comedydrama, still the most exquisite 101 minutes we’ve ever spent in a hotel. $16. –Geoff Carter
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ast week, five students completed their freshman year at UNLV. This might seem unremarkable, but these kids faced a particular challenge: They’re homeless and don’t have parents or guardians to offer the usual support. How did they do it? They’re the first participants in UNLV’s HOPE Scholars Program, which helps homeless Clark County youth attend college. Partnering with the Clark County School District’s Title I HOPE initiative (Homeless Outreach Program for Education) and Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth, UNLV HOPE offers year-round housing, financial support, employment and counseling. One year in, the program has been a triumph. “I’m succeeding, and I’m happier than I’ve ever been in my entire life,” says one female participant (name withheld for privacy), who suffered abuse and neglect from her parents. She’d kept good grades, even as she moved from house to house, uncertain of any future. This year, the goal is to admit eight new students (five have been admitted, and three sit on a wait list). And the original five are working to help. They’re raising money through rebelraiser.unlv.edu, a crowdfunding site developed by the UNLV Foundation. The students are hoping to raise $15,000 by the June 2 campaign deadline; so far, just over half of that has been donated. The money goes towards necessities such as textbooks, meal plans, and room and board. While seemingly simple, these provisions can make a huge difference. Program coordinator (and executive director of Housing and Residential Life) Richard Clark says that many of the HOPE Scholar students told him they wouldn’t have been able to attend UNLV otherwise. “The year-round housing is the key thing, to move in right after graduation, to get acclimated to campus,” he says. “We do a full-blown orientation [and] talk about what it means to be in college.”
THE KILLERS WRAP RECORDING AT 11TH STREET RECORDS’ DOWNTOWN STUDIO If you follow The Killers on social media, you’ve noticed they’ve been busy (and goofing off) in the studio lately. However, that studio isn’t their own Battle Born facility. It’s National Southwestern Recording at 11th Street Records. The Vegas alt-rock
quartet—along with producer Jacknife Lee (U2, Snow Patrol)—recently concluded six weeks of recording at the Downtown recording studio/record shop. So, does this mean the band’s first studio album in five years is forthcoming? Killers reps aren’t saying, but with producer Dave Fridmann (The Flaming Lips) revealing that he’s doing mixing work for the guys—and rumors abounding that the album is near completion—we might see new music sooner than later. –Mike Prevatt
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THE OTHER CORNER Developer J Dapper gives new wings to Downtown’s Huntridge Shopping Center
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The Killers backstage at a Sam’s Town anniversary show last year. (Rob Loud/Courtesy)
TWO NEW SPOTS JOIN THE VALLEY’S GROWING COFFEEHOUSE SCENE Want more independent coffeehouses? You’ll get two more, starting with Downtown Henderson’s Public Works Coffee Bar. The Water Street mixed-use space—offering the expected coffee, beer and wine, but also food sourced from Henderson eateries, a conference room and arts programming—will be the area’s first new hangout since Lovelady Brewing opened last year. “I feel really high on Water Street’s potential,” says South End on Water/Public Works developer Windom Kimsey. Meanwhile, Grouchy John’s is preparing to open its second depot at 6350 W. Charleston Blvd., near the Charleston College of Southern Nevada campus—once the target site for the first GJ’s before choosing its Maryland and Wigwam location. Both spots are slated to open within the month should license approvals go as planned. –Mike Prevatt
I want developer J Dapper’s multimilliondollar overhaul of Huntridge Shopping Center to work. The 62,000-square-foot, midcentury-style shopping center, located on the southwest corner of Charleston Boulevard and Maryland Parkway, is five minutes’ walk from my door. I have more personal investment in its eponymous Tavern and its Savers location than I do in the Huntridge Theatre just across the street. Dapper gets it. “It’s not just a shopping center; it’s a shopping center that’s been here for 60 years,” he says. That’s why he’s being so methodical in reconfiguring the property “in a way that makes sense. We’re working really hard to do all these renovations without disrupting our tenants.” Every business currently operating at Huntridge Shopping Center will remain, albeit transformed. HiRollers Barber Shop will expand; Savers will be remodeled, both inside and out; the Huntridge Tavern will get new bathrooms, a new back office and even a patio, while preserving its decades-old dive-bar realness; the Huntridge Pharmacy will move to the end of the row and see the return of its lunch counter, which Dapper has “a couple of stellar operators” on tap to run. This remodel also accommodates the first Downtown location of Dallas, Texas chain Wingstop, whose ornate, vintage-style neon sign was recently installed. “I know it’s not the kind of organic Downtown business that people really favor, but you’ve gotta have it,” Dapper says. “The synergy of corporate and cool mom-and-pop businesses is going to make this shopping center thrive.” Only one space remains, the one formerly occupied by discount grocer Save-a-Lot, which closed last year when the chain eliminated its West Coast operation. Dapper calls the closure “a blessing in disguise.” “We have a really good opportunity to potentially land the kind of grocer that Downtown wants to see here. I may have to give a lot of incentives to convince them to come down here, but I’m prepared to do that.” Dapper is preparing to talk to several urbanfriendly chains, including Sprouts, 365 by Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s, armed with firsthand knowledge of what Downtown Vegas could be. “Now that things are staring to come together, people say to me, ‘Wow, this is a great property,’” Dapper says. “But when I first bought it, they said, “Are you sure you wanna do this?” –Geoff Carter
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Major sports franchises: check. Las Vegas now has its home teams and the pride of identity that comes with them, and that’s a good thing. You won’t have to be a hockey or football superfan—or even a sports fan at all, really—to feel good when the Golden Knights and Raiders start racking up wins with our city’s name on them. Civic pride is funny like that. But it’s not an unreasonable thing, given how much sports franchises cost in terms of infrastructure and staffing, to ask why we’re going all-in on one element of city-building when so many others need our attention. Yes, some of these shortcomings are being addressed: The nascent UNLV School of Medicine will bring more and better doctors to the Valley, and the proposed Art Museum at Symphony Park is meeting its fundraising goals. But there are still a lot of dangling threads. Let’s see if we can weave these into the tapestry of our town.
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Here’s an excerpt from a letter to the Las Vegas Sun, by local Jay Craddock: “When (the Clark County Commission) withdrew support for the eastern beltway they doomed the Sunrise community to decades of decay. … Without our rightful portion of beltway, Sunrise will be at a disadvantage for years. Our already difficult traffic situation will worsen. Our property values will plummet. Our businesses will suffer.” That letter was written in 2002. Since then, the three-quarters-completed beltway has driven development at a furious pace—the southwest part of our city pretty much didn’t exist 15 years ago—and Craddock’s dire predictions for the beltway-less east side have played out almost exactly as he suggested. The Charleston and Eastern exits off the 95 back up every night at rush hour, as east-side residents struggle for the convenience the rest of the Valley takes for granted. It’s long past time Vegas’ highway loop was closed. –Geoff Carter
teve Wynn revolutionized the Strip by building the Mirage. Grand casinos seem normal now, but without his vision, Las Vegas would be some sad, dust-bound Atlantic City knockoff. That was 27 years ago. It’s time for a fresh investment in Nevada’s future. No, we’re not proposing Major League Baseball. Like Whitney Houston before us, we believe the children are our future. We’ve already screwed them on the environment; we’d be jerks to shortchange them on education, too. So how do we do it? We’ve tried everything else, so let’s throw money at the problem. Let’s spend whatever’s needed to make a sizable investment in next-generation Nevada. Let’s build more schools, repair the ones we have
and pay teachers so much money, the nation’s best and brightest will fight for a chance to teach here. We won’t need to rely on corporate donors to give students needed supplies. And we won’t need vouchers or education savings accounts, because every school in town will be the best. Just think what it’ll do for property values! Don’t want to pay more taxes? That’s fine, neither do we! Let’s up the room tax and make the tourists pay for it. That argument worked when we financed a stadium. Surely it’ll work for something far more important. Nothing’s more important than sports, you say? Sure, as long as you don’t mind having bumbling ignoramuses care for you when you’re old and sick. –C. Moon Reed
emember Tabú Ultra Lounge? If you’ve worked in Vegas nightlife or made the rounds during the sexy MGM Grand venue’s run from 2003-2013, you more than remember it. You loved it. Everybody did. It was edgy and intimate (capacity was around 350) with big-club bottle service and better music. It was hot for a long time, but those who recall it fondly cherish Tabú the most because you could actually talk to somebody in there—real-life social. The chance to connect with other humans—sorely missing from today’s club scene, although newer venues like Intrigue at Wynn are making a bit of headway—used to be the real reason to go to a nightclub in the first place. These are not the lamentations of an old guy who doesn’t go to the club anymore; the California kids who’ve been packing XS and Omnia and Marquee for years are growing up. Tastes are changing. It’s a bit past time for some diversity of experience. We’re not seeking the death of the megaclub, we just want some options: music that isn’t pop-EDM or trap, a vibe that doesn’t boom like a concert or festival, a place that’ll make us want to put our phones away. –Brock Radke
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as Vegas has arenas up to its eyeballs (TMobile, MGM, Mandalay Bay and Orleans, with more on the way), and our city surely leads the world in 2,000-to-6,000-capacity music rooms per capita (the Joint, the Pearl, the Chelsea, Brooklyn Bowl, the Colosseum, Park Theater …). But dip below the 1,800-cap House of Blues, and you’ve got a long way to fall before landing on tiny clubs like the Bunkhouse Saloon and Backstage Bar & Billiards Downtown. Which leaves acts capable of drawing 500 bodies with two basic options: quarter-fill Brooklyn Bowl and feel like a failure or skip this town and move on to the next. The calendars at Southern California favorites like the Troubadour, the Glass House and the El Rey tell the story of the types of acts that don’t play here, partially because they don’t have a place that
fits: Car Seat Headrest, Billy Bragg, Mogwai, Robyn Hitchcock, L7, Steve Earle, Crystal Castles … Promoters at the Bunkhouse can’t make them pencil out without overcharging for tickets, and the bigger rooms are better off staying dark than staffing an undersold show. So Las Vegans miss out on seeing certain favorites, and those bands miss out on developing the market. Las Vegas actually has a great venue right in the sweet spot—the 650-capacity Vinyl at the Hard Rock Hotel—but five nights a week, it’s filled by resident show Raiding the Rock Vault. When that show runs its course, it would be interesting to see what might happen if Vinyl took the booking gloves off. Maybe it could become home base for all the acts that never seem to head our way. –Spencer Patterson
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This isn’t about replacing our current home wireless options (though it would be nice to see Google Fiber come into this market, bringing healthy competition and its one-gigabit-per-second upload/ download speeds). And we appreciate the free wifi LV.Net offers in the Downtown entertainment corridor. But mobile connectivity on the Strip is spotty at best, and when it’s not unbearably hot we kinda like the idea of taking our work out to Sunset Park. Municipal wifi—free for a couple hours, perhaps, with low full-day rates—would not only make this town more tourist-friendly, but might send the message to tech companies that Vegas is a place where they could hang. –GC
as Vegas is an always-on city, so why aren’t our coffee shops? Not to be lame, but sometimes it’s nice to study or chill at night in a place that’s not a bar. Is this too much to ask from our glowing metropolis of 2 million-plus thirsty souls? Madhouse Coffee in Spring Valley is that rare unicorn: an indie shop open 24/7. But have you seen its size? No way it’s big enough to accommodate our growing population of caffeine-slinging night owls. Still, there’s progress. Recently, Makers & Finders in the Arts District extended its hours to 10 p.m. during the week and 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Managing Partner Josh Molina loves the local bar scene, but he envisions an evening alternative “where you can work, have a few drinks, have late-night meetings.” Booze and a new menu accompany the new hours. We wish him luck, so that others might follow the late-night lead. –CMR
t’s tempting to assume we’ve got this whole “art” thing squared away. The Art Museum at Symphony Park isn’t even close to breaking ground, and yet it has already co-presented (with Reno’s Nevada Museum of Art) its first exhibition: the splendid group show Tilting the Basin. We’ve got a bunch of buildings with “art” in their name—Arts Factory, Art Square, Emergency Arts— and some of them are on a street called Art Way, in a neighborhood called the Arts District. And those giant glowing paintbrushes—have you seen them? Impossible to look at those suckers and not think, “Ah, art.”
But none of this—not the museum, not the galleries, not the damn paintbrushes—means anything without people buying up local art on the regular, and I’ve yet to speak to a single local artist who’s truly happy with the art market in this town. Simply put, not enough people are buying local art. Many of the galleries in our tourist-facing malls sell crap—Andy Warhol rip-offs, airbrushed dolphins flying through space—and haven’t we heard enough parachute journalists declaring, “Who knew there were artists in Vegas?” We know. And we ought to begin supporting our local artists by actually purchasing their work and putting it on our walls—in place of that fake Warhol. –GC
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he economy is booming again, which is great for all the people who managed to scrape through the recession and hang on to their houses. But for the rest of us, finding a place to live is becoming more difficult. As demand outstrips supply, both renting and buying grow more expensive. In turn, home construction is roaring back into action. Last time cranes dotted the skyline, the city was immersed in a building frenzy. Stephen M. Miller, director of UNLV’s Center for Business and Economic Research, remembers a moment during the housing bubble when developers were giving out lottery tickets for the chance to buy a house. In other words, the entire town was temporarily insane. This time, let’s think before we build. The ever-
expanding tentacles of suburbia thing has been done to death. Sure it’s nice to have a backyard, but in our Mojave Desert, they’re just gravel pits—you won’t miss ’em. Also, sprawl lends itself to all sorts of modern ills: traffic, obesity, lack of community, environmental degradation and the general malaise of staring down a sea of stucco. We can do better. We have to. There’s no magic answer to a problem as complex as where to put more than 2 million souls. But we could start by building more high-density, multi-use housing. Let’s build in the urban core’s vacant lots and on top of strip malls. And let’s not just build fancy pseudo-urban lofts for rich people. Let’s tear down the gates and build developments that include something for all price points. Any investors interested? –C. Moon Reed
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Last October, city councilman Bob Coffin (Ward 3) neatly explained to the Weekly why there’s so little park space in the city core: because there was never a plan that included it. “It was ‘use every square yard for housing’—from 1905 with the first subdivision and all the additions to that first subdivision,” he says. “Then all of a sudden, gee, there were no parks except for Huntridge Park in the ’40s, and then a couple on the outskirts.” Coffin and other council members have since made a few strides toward addressing that lack of park space—Symphony Park and the upcoming Mayfair Place Park are notable acquisitions, and our fingers are crossed for the proposed Spencer Greenway, which would convert a Flamingo-toCharlestion utility corridor to bike trails and greenbelt. But there’s nothing as big and multi-faceted as Sunset Park in the plans, nothing as inviting as any park you’ll find in Henderson or Summerlin. (Plus, some Downtown parks have a homeless population that needs to be considered.) The center of our city needs more playgrounds, more rolling grass, more walking trails, more dog parks and more playfields. These aren’t entitlements to be earned; they are necessary things for a Valley whose population continues to rise. Just like basic living, fun has to happen somewhere. –GC
ight rail is expensive. There’s no disputing that. But there’s a good reason dozens of cities across the country— automobile-centric cities like LA, sprawling desert cities like Phoenix, tourist cities like San Diego and even cities less populous than our own, like Tucson, Arizona— have invested in fixed-rail transit systems: It costs more to go without them. Major companies want to relocate to cities where their employees can commute to work, saving them from spending on parking infrastructure. Conventioneers and tourists like cities with rail transit, because it’s one less thing to worry about. And residents like rail transit, because,
when correctly implemented, it can save you a half-hour in traffic, a $12 parking fee or a $30 cab/Lyft ride home from the airport. We’re taking steps in the right direction. The Regional Transportation Commission is moving ahead with plans for a streetcar line that would connect McCarran, UNLV, Midtown, Fremont East, Symphony Park and the emerging Medical District. Plans are reportedly being considered to extend the privately owned Las Vegas Monorail to Mandalay Bay and also to add a stop at the Sands Expo and Convention Center, connecting all of our major convention spaces. (And it could help alleviate the traffic jams at Raiders home games, if a pedestrian bridge is
built across I-15.) And there’s talk of connecting the Strip to the airport via light rail, though heaven knows how. These are all promising developments—and simultaneously, they’re not nearly enough. Vegas isn’t a big small town anymore; it’s a city, period, with big-city growing pains that will only intensify. Traffic will worsen, more venues will charge for parking and taxicabs won’t be able to keep up with a diversifying local economy. We should pay for light rail and more buses before the need becomes critical, and draw up plans that will allow those networks to grow as we do. And we’ll rub our glorious new transit network in Phoenix’s face. –GC
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a group that has steadily tweaked its style through the years, incorporating elements of pop and electronica. (See new single “Invisible” for further melodic evidence.) Linkin Park will kick off its One More Light tour in Boston in July, featuring special appearances by Snoop Dogg during its West Coast swing in the fall. This weekend in Las Vegas, the band sparks local CBS Radio’s two-day SPF festival at the Cosmopolitan, performing a sold-out concert at the Chelsea Friday before a pop-dance and R&B-oriented lineup—DNCE,
Hailee Steinfeld, Jason Derulo, Niall Horan and Post Malone—takes over at the Boulevard Pool Saturday. It’s a radio-friendly attack to be certain, and Linkin Park should be a natural fit to get things started. Linkin Park at the Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan, May 19.
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Last year, Brown notched a handful of debuts on the Hot 100 (lead by “Back to Sleep”) and wrapped up his 41-show arena tour One Hell of a Nite after venturing across the United States and Europe. He already has a hit this year: “Party” featuring Usher and Gucci Mane, which is also the name of his current mini-tour, set to wrap next week at the Forum in LA and stopping at MGM Grand on the Strip Saturday night. And there are no signs of slowing down. Earlier this month, Brown blasted out a 40-song tracklist for his
eighth studio album, Heartbreak on a Full Moon, expected later this year. That’s exactly the kind of prolific output that has kept him on the charts, on the road and top of mind when it comes to R&B’s biggest draws. The Party Tour with Chris Brown, Fabolous, O.T. Genasis & Kap G at MGM Grand Garden Arena, May 20.
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ence to raise the level of revelry to new heights. “We have set the bar high for these two anniversary weekends and look forward to seeing many of our friends from over the years so they can experience all that we have in store,” Cordova says. XS Nightclub at Encore, 702-770-7300.
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this time, too. Headliners include Leon Bridges, Father John Misty and Regina Spektor on Friday; Jack Johnson, Norah Jones and Jim James on Saturday; and Phil Lesh & The Terrapin Family Band, The Head and the Heart and Gary Clark Jr. for Sunday’s finale. An art exhibition titled It Happened in Monterey ...Music, Love and Flowers will bring some historical depth to the event through rare documents, photographs, artifacts and screened excerpts of the 1968 Monterey Pop documentary. It also looks at the careers of the legendary musi-
cians who performed there, including Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, The Mamas & The Papas and Eric Burdon and the Animals—the latter also performing on the festival’s opening Friday. Monterey International Pop Festival at the Monterey County Fairgrounds, June 16-18.
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press), Boulevard Foodcourt includes six new concepts: AAA Sandwich Co., Cannonball Buffalo Wings & Fingers, dessert stop CookieMUFU, Mighty Fries, Reb Dog and Voodoo Pizza. Why a food court? “There are so many bars up and down the Strip, and we thought we would lose out on a certain number of people every day on Las Vegas Boulevard if we didn’t find a way to present more options,” Feinstein says. The food court is set to soft-open this week, just a few steps away from another recently opened venue under the same company, Rock & Reilly’s in the Hawaiian Marketplace.
While he’s excited about the new F&B outlets he has created (in collaboration with hospitality veteran Jeffrey Frederick), Feinstein says the El Dorado Express holds special meaning. “That’s my baby. That concept has really taken off,” he says of the original restaurant adjacent to Sapphire Las Vegas Gentleman’s Club, a favorite among the industry crowd and local Mexican food fans. “It’s kind of a cult favorite. We’re going to be expanding it to other markets as well.” –Brock Radke
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he next-generation steakhouse has arrived. Brothers David and Michael Morton have opened MB Steak at the Hard Rock Hotel, a two-level, 7,800-square-foot luxury steakhouse with features including a private bar room, an intimate 60-person private dining room and an upstairs garden bar and lounge boasting views of the Las Vegas Strip. Signature steaks include a 16-ounce bone-in filet, a dry-aged bone-in New York strip, braised and pepper-crusted bone-in beef shortrib and a 32-ounce double porterhouse sliced for two.
Wagyu beef from the U.S., Australia and Japan is also available for those looking for the utmost experience, complemented by classic steakhouse sides like creamed spinach with truffle gouda and poached egg and grilled asparagus with crispy garlic. Other eye-catching appetizers and entrées on MB Steak’s opening menu— created by executive chef Patrick Munster—include charred Spanish octopus, surf and turf tartare, fennel-crusted salmon and the namesake burger, topped with hand-cut applewood smoked bacon and butterkase cheese.
Following in the footsteps of their father, legendary restaurateur Arnie Morton, the brothers are aiming to create the next great American classic. You be the judge. MB Steak at the Hard Rock Hotel, 702-483-4888; Monday-Thursday 5-11 p.m., Friday & Saturday 5 p.m.-midnight, Sunday 5-10 p.m. –Brock Radke
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ew chefs can take credit for jump-starting Las Vegas’ culinary scene the way Wolfgang Puck can. Since opening the original Spago on the Sunset Strip in 1982 (now located in Beverly Hills)—and bringing it to the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace in 1992—the celebrated chef has expanded and evolved to his massive fine/casual dining empire.
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5/19 Galantis. 5/20 Eric Prydz. 5/22 Savi. 5/26 Carnage. 5/27 Gucci Mane. 5/28 DJ Khaled. 5/29 Ty Dolla $ign. 6/2 Carnage. 6/3 Galantis. 6/5 Vice. Cosmopolitan, Mon, Fri-Sat, 702333-9000. OM N I A
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5/19 Calvin Harris. 5/20 Martin Garrix. 5/23 Martin Garrix. 5/26 Calvin Harris. 5/27 Martin Garrix. 5/28 Armin van Buuren. 5/30 Julian Jordan. 6/2 Calvin Harris. 6/3 Kaskade. Caesars Palace, Tue, Thu-Sun, 702-785-6200. S U R R EN D ER 5/19 Yellow Claw. 5/20 Kygo. 5/24 Flosstradamus. 5/26 DJ Snake. 5/27 Dillon Francis. 5/28 Marshmello. 5/31 Slander. 6/2 Stafford Brothers. 6/3 Alison Wonderland. Encore, Wed, Fri-Sat, 702-770-7300. TAO 5/18 Ruckus. 5/19 Jermaine Dupri. 5/20 DJ Mustard. 5/25 Ty Dolla $ign. 5/26 E-40. 5/27 French Montana. 6/1 DJ Five. 6/2 Jermaine Dupri. 6/3 DJ Mustard. Venetian, Thu-Sat, 702-388-8588. XS 5/19 Marshmello. 5/20 David Guetta. 5/21 Diplo. 5/22 The Chainsmokers. 5/26 The Chainsmokers. 5/27 David Guetta. 5/28 Kygo. 5/29 Diplo. 6/2 The Chainsmokers. 6/3 Diplo. 6/4 Alesso. 6/5 RL Grime. Encore, Fri-Mon, 702-770-0097.
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The sights and sounds of the May 13 Helldorado Days Parade. (Yasmina Chavez/Staff)
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Located on five acres of land north of Downtown, this nonprofit community garden offers chances to learn, volunteer and participate. 715 N. Tonopah Drive, 702-6364152, vegasroots.org.
Purchase free-range eggs along with raw honey made by bees on the premises. Weekends offer a farmers market. 7222 W. Grand Teton Drive, 702-982-8000, thelasvegasfarm.com.
This plucky Overton farm offers seasonal subscriptions and a variety of pick-up points in Las Vegas. 1395 N. Anderson St., 702-397-2021, Overton, quailhollowfarmcsa.com.
4. LAS VEGAS FOOD CO-OP Contracting with nearby farmers and ranchers, this co-op does grassfed beef and also offers eggs, honey, nuts and produce in season. vegasfoodcoop.com.
5. NEVADA GROWN A nonprofit that promotes sustainable agriculture in Nevada, this hub for farmers and farmers markets even sells a cookbook. nevadagrown.com. –C. Moon Reed
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From the original Twin Peaks series: The Man from Another Place. (Photo Illustration)
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PEAK MOMENT TWIN PEAKS RETURNS TO A TV WORLD IT HELPED PIONEER BY MIKE D’ANGELO few years ago, just for fun, I listened to every song that topped the primary Billboard singles chart, in chronological order. The chart as we know it today (the Hot 100) launched in August 1958, and I spent more than four hours over the course of a few days immersing myself in the world of Paul Anka, Connie Francis, Bobby Vinton and other crooners of the era. (Elvis was still active, but winding down a bit.) In that reconstructed context, the opening notes of “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” which hit No. 1 in February 1964, were truly electrifying. For the first time, I understood, on a gut level, just how revelatory The Beatles had been—how different they sounded from everything else on the radio at the time. Beatlemania suddenly made sense. A similar (but much more time-consuming) experiment would be necessary for someone born after 1985 or so to appreciate why the impending return of Twin Peaks is such a big deal. Back in 1990, television audiences had never seen anything remotely like the show’s bizarre amalgam of detective story and soap
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opera, which faithfully reflects the whimsically sinister sensibility of co-creator David Lynch. (Veteran TV writer Mark Frost was the other main creative voice.). Set in a fictional Pacific Northwest lumber town, Twin Peaks ostensibly followed the efforts of an eccentric FBI agent, Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan), to solve the murder of Laura Palmer, a teenage girl with many troubling secrets. But Lynch was less interested in the crime itself than in the opportunity it afforded him to create an eerily off-kilter atmosphere around an eccentric ensemble. The series’ unique tone saw exaggeratedly earnest melodrama—an approach Lynch had previously employed in his masterpiece Blue Velvet, also starring MacLachlan—brush up against unforgettably surreal imagery. A scene in which Cooper waxes rhapsodic about the local coffee and pie might be followed by a cryptic dream sequence featuring a dancing dwarf. Both a ratings smash and a cultural obsession during its brief first season (only eight episodes, at a time when 22 was the norm), Twin Peaks gradually lost its way over the course of Season 2, after ABC execs demanded that
Lynch and Frost reveal the identity of Laura’s killer. Lynch’s direct involvement all but ceased thereafter, and the show drifted into numerous go-nowhere subplots; ABC decided to cancel it, which meant that the final episode—a belated return to form, directed by Lynch—ended on a cliffhanger that would be left hanging for the next 26 years. (Lynch subsequently made a feature film, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, but that was a prequel.) Most of the surviving cast has returned for the new episodes, along with a small army of famous newcomers, but what matters is that Lynch himself has reportedly directed every single one of them. A quarter-century ago, his superimposition of avant-garde cinematic style onto an otherwise conventional serialized narrative transformed the idea of what television could be. Given Twin Peaks’ massive influence—you can see its DNA in everything from The Leftovers to Riverdale—is it even possible for this delayed resuscitation to have a similarly seismic impact? Probably not, but, hey, it’s been over a decade since Lynch’s last movie. He’s had a lot of time to think about it. Strap yourself in.
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Alien: Covenant further explores the dangers of deep space By Josh Bell espite having the word “alien” in its title, Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant focuses far more on following up Scott’s 2012 sci-fi hit Prometheus than on setting up his 1979 classic Alien and its sequels. That sometimes puts the movie in an awkward middle ground, trying to serve two overlapping but different fan bases (along with Scott’s own artistic interests), although it also gives Covenant a sense of momentum that the sometimes meandering Prometheus lacked. Taking place roughly 10 years after the previous movie, Covenant more closely connects the events of Prometheus to the events of the Alien movies (which take place another 20 years in the future), although it’s often focused on answering questions that probably didn’t need to be asked in the first place. The only Prometheus star returning in a major role is Michael Fassbender, who previously played the cold, calculating android David and here plays a more helpful and sympathetic android named
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Walter. Walter is part of the crew of the Covenant, a series of riveting scenes in which Fassbender acts a ship carrying 2,000 colonists and a small crew to opposite himself. a distant planet to start a new life. Like Prometheus The rest of the cast is mostly just fodder for the and Scott’s Alien, Covenant finds the crew of a deepbloodbath, although Billy Crudup has a few nice space vessel investigating a mysterious, moments as a self-doubting officer thrust aaabc into command. More so than Prometheus, possibly dangerous planet (in this case, on a ALIEN: fairly flimsy pretext) and discovering some Covenant is focused on suspense and horror, horrific monsters lurking there. and Scott stages some truly gruesome COVENANT Katherine Although the crew (led by Katherine moments. At the same time, Covenant isn’t as Waterston, Waterston as the level-headed second-invisually breathtaking as its predecessor, and Michael Fasscommand) encounters plenty of deadly some of the special effects are a little shaky. As bender, Billy Crudup. creatures (including, eventually, ones that intense as many of the violent confrontations Directed by resemble the iconic xenomorphs of the are, there’s nothing as viscerally unsettling Ridley Scott. Alien movies), the real villain of the movie Rated R. Opens as the self-administered alien abortion in Friday citywide. Prometheus. Still, for fans who got impatient is David, who has been biding his time on this ancient planet and treats the new with the previous movie’s philosophical human arrivals as subjects for his demented musings and just wanted to see more hapless experiments. Fassbender was the best thing about humans being eviscerated, Covenant delivers. The Prometheus, and he’s even better here, playing David remarkably bleak ending provides a reminder that as as a megalomaniac who has literally supplanted his scary as feral monsters might be, the truly frightening own gods, and then contrasting David with Walter in thing is the hubris to create them.
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house, protected by her strict doctor mother (Anika Noni Rose) and never allowed to go outside. But once hunky, sensitive skater boy Olly (Nick Robinson) moves in next door, Maddy starts longing for something more, and the two begin a flirtation over text messages and online chats, There’s nothing like incurable illness to add a depicted cleverly by director Stella Meghie tinge of tragedy to young love. Following aabcc in cute fantasy sequences. The romance on the success of teen cancer romance between Maddy and Olly straddles the line EVERYTHING, The Fault in Our Stars, Everything, between sweet and cloying, and Stenberg’s Everything (also based on a young adult EVERYTHING Amandla winning performance often overwhelms novel) presents a beautiful but fragile Stenberg, Nick the blander Robinson. As cheesy as the teenage girl who’s literally Robinson, Anika love story can be, the heightened stakes sickened by the world. Noni Rose. Directed by Stella (Maddy might literally die if she goes on a Maddy (Amandla Meghie. Rated date!) effectively mimic the overdramatic Stenberg) has an PG-13. Opens feelings of teenage crushes. autoimmune Friday citywide. It’s too bad, then, that the goodwill is disease that shattered by a third-act twist that turns the makes even story about one kind of disease into a story about a the most harmless germs different kind of disease, undermining much of the potentially life-threatening thematic resonance in Maddy and Olly’s romance. for her. She lives ensconced The tragedy is undone by contrivance. –Josh Bell in a high-tech, germ-free
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There’s something oddly appealing about the whimsically titled Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer, in the same way that there’s something oddly appealing about its title character, played by Richard Gere. The other characters in the movie are equally charmed and irritated by Norman, a sort of political and corporate gadfly whose actual profession and skills are never quite clear. A lot about Israeli writer-director Joseph Cedar’s movie is never quite clear, and the filmmaker’s oddball style only adds to the disjointed feel of the story, which jumps ahead in time at various points, tracing Norman’s relationship with an Israeli politician (Lior Ashkenazi) who eventually becomes prime minister. The semi-comedic movie isn’t exactly a satire, and its determined vagueness about Norman’s actual business and political dealings makes it tough to connect it to any real-world events. But it’s not really a character study, either, because Norman himself remains deliberately obtuse, both to the audience and to the other characters. Cedar’s highly stylized direction, with striking use of split screens and slow motion, gives the movie a surreal, dreamlike feel, but it also makes the story and the characters harder to grasp. There’s something oddly appealing about Norman, but even by the end of the movie, no one can quite figure out what that is. –Josh Bell
aabcc NORMAN: THE MODERATE RISE AND TRAGIC FALL OF A NEW YORK FIXER Richard Gere, Lior Ashkenazi, Michael Sheen. Directed by Joseph Cedar. Rated R. Opens Friday at Suncoast and Town Square.
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Pfeiffer and De Niro as the Madoffs in relatively happier times. (HBO/Courtesy)
THE WIZARD OF LIES ATTEMPTS TO EXPLAIN MADOFF It’s not the story of Madoff ’s life so much as a dissection of irector Barry Levinson’s last biopic for HBO the ongoing repercussions of his actions, although Madoff was the 2010 Jack Kevorkian story You Don’t remains the central figure. De Niro’s performance is solid Know Jack, and his new Bernie Madoff biopic, and never showy, even when Madoff loses his temper, bullyThe Wizard of Lies, could have been retitled ing his sons Mark (Alessandro Nivola) and Andrew (Nathan You Don’t Know Bernie. As played by Robert De Darrow) in part over his frustrated expectations for them Niro, Madoff remains an aloof and inscrutaand in part over his need to keep his ever-expanding ble character for the entire 135 minutes, even AAACC Ponzi scheme (which eventually encompassed up to $65 as a framing device features journalist Diana THE WIZARD billion) a secret. B. Henriques (awkwardly playing herself) atThe most impressive performance in the movie OF LIES May 20, 8 p.m., comes from Michelle Pfeiffer as Madoff ’s wife, tempting to understand his motivations. But HBO. Levinson and the three screenwriters (workRuth, who spent nearly her entire life supporting ing from Henriques’ book) turn Madoff ’s and relying on her husband, only to have all of that inherent unknowability is one of the movie’s shattered in an instant. While the movie spends strengths, as investigators, business associates and comparatively little time on the thousands of people Madoff ’s own family members struggle to understand Madoff defrauded (acknowledging them in a couple of how and why he could have perpetrated the largest brief but intense montages), it conveys the severity of financial fraud in U.S. history. his crimes in the devastation of his immediate family, The bulk of the movie takes place around the time of showing how he did lasting damage to the people he Madoff ’s arrest in late 2008, without any lengthy flashbacks. loved most, and none of them ever understood why.
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SHORT TAKES 48-Hour Film Project 5/23-5/25, short film screenings, 8 p.m., $5. ReBAR, 1225 S. Main St., 48hourfilm.com/ lasvegas. Anime Overnight Marathon 5/19, 7 p.m., $14. Reboot Game Lounge, 2950 S. Durango Drive #100, 702-485-4981.
The Lost City of Z AABCC Charlie Hunnam, Sienna Miller, Robert Pattinson. Directed by James Gray. 141 minutes. Rated PG-13. Based on the life of early 20th-century British explorer Percy Fawcett, Lost City follows Fawcett (Hunnam) over a 20-year period, during which he becomes increasingly obsessed with discovering a lost Amazon civilization. Gray’s dull restraint is a poor substitute for all-out jungle madness, and Hunnam never really burrows into Fawcett’s obsession. –JB Green Valley Ranch, Suncoast.
Family Movie Night Thu, sundown, free. 5/18, Captain America: Civil War. 5/25, The Amazing Spider-Man. Downtown Container Park, 707 Fremont St., downtowncontainerpark.com. Inside the Director’s Cut 5/22, short film The Stranger in My House plus discussion with filmmaker Alberto Triana, 8 p.m., free. Millennium Fandom Bar, 900 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-405-0816. Movie in the Park 5/19, Sing, 8 p.m., free. Whitney Park, 5712 Missouri Ave., 702-455-8531.
Sci Fi Center Mon, Cinemondays, 8 p.m., free. Sun, American Gods viewing party, 7 p.m., free. 5/20, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, 6 p.m., $3. 5/20, Killer Klowns From Outer Space, 8 p.m., $3. 5077 Arville St., 855-501-4335, thescificenter.com. TCM Big Screen Classics 5/21, 5/24, Smokey and the Bandit 40th-anniversary screening with introduction from Turner Classic Movies, 2 & 7 p.m., $7.50$12.50. Select theaters. Info: fathomevents.com. Tuesday Afternoon at the Bijou Tue, 1 p.m., free. 5/23, Irma La Douce. Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-5073400. Windmill Movie Club 5/20, classic movie plus discussion, 2 p.m., free. Windmill Library, 7060 W. Windmill Lane, 702507-6068. Women in Film 5/24, Lost in Translation, 7 p.m., $16, includes popcorn. Eclipse Theaters.
NEW THIS WEEK Alien: Covenant AAABC Katherine Waterston, Michael Fassbender, Billy Crudup. Directed by Ridley Scott. 122 minutes. Rated R. See review Page 58. Theaters citywide. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul ABCCC Jason Drucker, Charlie White, Alicia Silverstone. Directed by David Bowers. 90 minutes. Rated PG. The fourth movie based on Jeff Kinney’s middle-grade books features an entirely new cast and a more vulgar, obnoxious tone, focused primarily on gross-out jokes. The plotting is still sitcom-level (this time, the Heffley family goes on a road trip), but the story barely fills out half the running time. –JB Theaters citywide.
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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword AACCC Charlie Hunnam, Jude Law, Djimon Hounsou. Directed by Guy Ritchie. 126 minutes. Rated PG-13. The latest retelling of the King Arthur legend awkwardly combines Lord of the Rings-style large-scale fantasy filmmaking with pseudo-historical grit and director Ritchie’s own hyperactive, motormouthed style perfected in his early crime movies. The movie is one long, drawn-out origin story to set up a franchise that no one asked for. –JB Theaters citywide.
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An embarrassing moment in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul. (Twentieth Century Fox/Courtesy) Everything, Everything AABCC Amandla Stenberg, Nick Robinson, Anika Noni Rose. Directed by Stella Meghie. 96 minutes. Rated PG-13. See review Page 59. Theaters citywide. Half Girlfriend (Not reviewed) Arjun Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Seema Biswas. Directed by Mohit Suri. 135 minutes. Not rated. In Hindi with English subtitles. A working-class guy falls in love with an upper-class young woman who reluctantly agrees to be his “half girlfriend.” Village Square. Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer AABCC Richard Gere, Lior Ashkenazi, Michael Sheen. Directed by Joseph Cedar. 118 minutes. Rated R. See review Page 59. Suncoast, Town Square.
NOW PLAYING Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (Not reviewed) Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty. Directed by S.S. Rajamouli. 170 minutes. Not rated. In Telugu with English subtitles. The son of a legendary warrior follows in his father’s footsteps. Sam’s Town. Beauty and the Beast AABCC Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans. Directed by Bill Condon. 129 minutes. Rated PG. This live-action/CGI remake of Disney’s classic animated musical drains much of the charm from the movie, rendering expressive cartoon designs as hyper-detailed, antiseptic computer effects, bloating a simple fairy tale into a plodding narrative complete with dead parents and placing some of Disney’s most memorable songs alongside mediocre new compositions. –JB Theaters citywide. The Boss Baby AACCC Voices of Miles Bakshi, Alec Baldwin, Lisa Kudrow. Directed by Tom McGrath. 97 minutes. Rated PG. This is a baffling, bizarrely misconceived animated movie about a baby dressed in a business suit and spouting corporate speak in the voice of Alec Baldwin. Some visuals
are well-designed, and Baldwin gets in a few funny lines, but the plot is so weirdly off the mark that everything else is just background noise. –JB Theaters citywide. The Dinner AACCC Steve Coogan, Richard Gere, Laura Linney. Directed by Oren Moverman. 120 minutes. Rated R. Two wealthy couples meet for a fancy dinner where dark secrets come to light in this overwrought, often laughably self-serious drama built around a terrible lead performance from Steve Coogan. Whatever intensity and intelligence may be in the source novel don’t make it to the screen. –JB Suncoast. The Fate of the Furious AACCC Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Charlize Theron. Directed by F. Gary Gray. 136 minutes. Rated PG-13. The eighth movie in the endless, bizarrely popular action series about car-racing outlaws ups the stakes even further, with a world-ending plot by a villainous hacker (Theron) and a bunch of new characters. The story is convoluted and crowded and the action is completely antiseptic. –JB Theaters citywide. Get Out AAABC Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford. Directed by Jordan Peele. 103 minutes. Rated R. A black photographer (Kaluuya) encounters a sinister conspiracy when he visits the family of his white girlfriend (Williams). Peele is mostly successful at balancing comedy, horror and social commentary in his promising debut as a writerdirector. The movie never lectures the audience, providing a grotesque exaggeration to highlight very real social problems. –JB Sam’s Town, Tropicana Cinemas, Village Square. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 AAACC Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista. Directed by James Gunn. 136 minutes. Rated PG-13. After teaming up to save the galaxy in the surprise-hit previous movie, Marvel’s intergalactic superheroes are split up and set on various courses until they come together for the action-packed finale. If you liked the first movie, well, here’s more of it, only not as refreshing or original. –JB Theaters citywide.
Lowriders (Not reviewed) Demian Bichir, Gabriel Chavarria, Theo Rossi. Directed by Ricardo de Montreuil. 99 minutes. Rated PG-13. A teenager in LA gets involved in low-rider car culture and ends up torn between his upstanding father and his criminal brother. Theaters citywide. The Promise (Not reviewed) Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon, Christian Bale. Directed by Terry George. 132 minutes. Rated PG-13. An Armenian medical student falls in love with an artist amid the World War I-era Armenian genocide. Fiesta Henderson, Village Square. Snatched AACCC Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn, Ike Barinholtz. Directed by Jonathan Levine. 91 minutes. Rated R. A mother and daughter are kidnapped while on vacation in South America, but their abduction is just a jumping-off point for a series of increasingly dangerous (and silly) misadventures. There are a handful of good laughs, but the jokes get less effective as the plot takes over in the second half. –JB Theaters citywide. The Wall AABCC Aaron Taylor-Johnson, John Cena, Laith Nakli. Directed by Doug Liman. 81 minutes. Rated R. As essentially the only onscreen character, Taylor-Johnson isn’t always compelling enough to carry the entire movie as an American soldier trapped and taunted by a sadistic Iraqi sniper. Director Liman stages a few suspenseful moments, but the movie is mostly a dialogue between two characters who never progress beyond one-dimensional. –JB Select theaters. The Zookeeper’s Wife AABCC Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, Daniel Brühl. Directed by Niki Caro. 124 minutes. Rated PG-13. The true story of a couple in Poland who used their zoo to shelter Jews during World War II deserves recognition, but the movie about them isn’t nearly as bold or risk-taking, following a familiar, predictable narrative with mild suspense and bland inspirational moments. –JB Suncoast. JB Josh Bell; MD Mike D’Angelo For complete movie listings, visit lasvegasweekly.com/movie-listings.
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Vegas native Mark Slaughter talks new album and Nashville ‘ha-a-air’ By Spencer Patterson O.G. Las Vegas rock star Mark Slaughter moved to Nashville more than two decades ago, but the 52-year-old still considers this his home. “I’ll always be a Las Vegas guy, and proud of it,” he says. Slaughter—singer for the samenamed glam-metal band, best known for early-’90s hits “Up All Night” and “Fly to the Angels”—is also proud of his latest project, second solo album Halfway There set for a May 26 release on EMP label group. We caught up with Slaughter by phone in Nashville to catch up on the latest.
The new album and a track on it are titled Halfway There. Does that have anything to do with you turning 50 a couple years back? It’s exactly that. That song is about life and how fast it goes. “Here I go, I’m halfway there.” It’s not a negative thing; it’s just a realization. It’s life. Your voice sounds strong on the record. Has it become tough to hit the high notes as you’ve aged? I don’t think it’s harder, but your body’s different; it sounds different. You do age. But you just get on the bike and ride, and once you get all the dust out of the
wheels, everything’s okay. What’s the state of Slaughter the band at this point? We do about 30 shows a year, and the rest of the guys are playing with Vince Neil, so they’re doing about 60 total. I’m also starting to do my own solo shows surrounding this album, but I don’t run from where I came from. Slaughter is a staple, the first real rock band to come out of Las Vegas. The Killers and Imagine Dragons have come out of there, but in the early years people couldn’t believe that a band could live in Las Vegas.
It seems like Nashville has a been a good spot for you. It has been, in becoming a better songwriter and getting in touch with what really matters in a song. What would you say that is? Hitting a heartstring. Writing a song people can identify with. Some of the new album is really heavy, and some of it’s just chewing gum, but there’s more depth in a lot of the stuff than what I would have done 30 years ago. I wondered if I’d hear some country creeping in, but that isn’t the case. Have you ever been tempted? (Laughs.) No, I don’t
have the twang. Hair has one syllable—it’s not ha-a-air. It just wouldn’t be honest. I know some people try to chase the pulse of where the industry is, but I think as an artist you just stick with what you do. Bonnie Raitt hasn’t changed, and God bless her for it. Tony Bennett sings with other people, and that’s inventive and experimental and cool. But I’m gonna do what I do and keep that integrity of being a rock guy. I have written some decent country songs, but that isn’t for a Slaughter audience. The closing track, “Not Here,”
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UNLIKELY PRESENT GETTING TO KNOW VEGAS ELECTRONIC PRODUCER DAVID.CUF ho: David Wilson, a 20-year-old electronic music producer from Las Vegas who goes by David.cuf (CUF= Creating Unlikely Futures). The name was forged by a young creative rebelling against the mundane life others had planned for him. His music is heavily influenced by his Filipino-American and Native American heritage. Sound: Wilson’s multidimensional sound is reflective of Flying Lotus and Com Truise. The intricate beats and organic sounds—he has recorded birds chirping, chimes and his own vocals—are meant to reflect a collection of distant memories and experiences, crafting stories for listeners to interpret. “I hope when you listen to the music that you can just kind of escape into your own world and create meaningful experiences with it,” Wilson says. Vegas vibe: Growing up in a tourist destination helped Wilson see life from a global perspective. “People from all over the world
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Mark Slaughter’s new album, Halfway There, drops on May 26. (Thom Hazaert/Courtesy)
seems pretty heavy. Is that about someone in particular? My mom, who worked at Metro [police] for years—SWAT, homicide. She moved out here to be close to us while my kids were growing up, and she was fighting cancer. I went out to do some shows, and came home on a Sunday and watched her take her last breath. That’s the first line of that song: “I watched you take your last breath tonight.” Do you get back to Vegas much, to see family or friends? Not as much as I used to. Most of my relatives have moved and are spread all over the country. I still
have a cousin out there. Someday I’d like to have something living in that city. To have some sort of residency out there would be optimal … something like having a lot of heritage artists under one [bill], the best of that type of music. At some point it’ll probably happen. Anything you typically do when you’re here? I always visit the Valley of Fire. It’s beautiful, and the Anasazi Indians’ hieroglyphics are at the top of the cliffs. That’s an indelible time stamp in a city that’s always changing.
come here to just experience things. I guess that has influenced me in music, because I try to take into consideration things beyond just what’s in front of me.” Wilson recently played UNLV’s minimusic festival RebFest, alongside local acts and headlining Brooklyn indie band Caveman. Influences: Wilson namechecks Flume, Toro Y Moi and Mr. Carmack as three favorites, although … “I love electronic music, but my all-time-favorite band is Switchfoot. Although they were a religious band, I liked their lyrics, because a lot of it spoke to me and was relatable.” Up next: Look out for the Thea EP, set to drop in early summer. “This is [my] first legit EP that’s going to be distributed through Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music,” Wilson says. The trippy music video for his latest single, “Amen,” is up now on YouTube. You can also catch David.cuf playing around town with the Rabbit Hole collective of local music producers. davidcuf.com
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Sound judgment PARAMORE After Laughter aaabc Paramore’s music has always been bright and upbeat, even when drenched in heavy guitars, but the band’s fifth album, After Laughter, takes that style to another level. It’s the second Paramore album in a row to follow a major lineup change, but as on the band’s 2013 self-titled album, singer Hayley Williams and guitarist Taylor York hunker down to write a collection of catchy, energetic pop-rock songs, with lyrics that channel bitterness and anger in a way that never sounds self-pitying. This time, the band moves even further from its pop-punk roots to embrace a candy-coated, synth-heavy ’80s-style sound. Lead single “Hard Times” could fit on an old Blondie album; the gloriously infectious “Fake Happy” could be the “Walking on Sunshine” of sadness; and wistful ballads “Forgiveness” and “Tell Me How” could have Paramore competing with Haim for the most 1983 band of 2017. Yet the album never sounds like prefab pop, with Williams’ deeply personal lyrics and York’s arena-ready riffs combining in a distinctive, off-kilter way. “We can’t keep holding onto grudges,” Williams sings on the peppy, melancholy “Grudges,” but if that angst continues to result in albums like After Laughter, maybe she ought to keep it. –Josh Bell
DREAMCAR Dreamcar aaaac On paper, New Wave-leaning supergroup Dreamcar makes perfect sense. The quartet’s instrumentalists—bassist Tony Kanal, guitarist Tom Dumont and drummer Adrian Young—form the core of No Doubt, a band that has dabbled in ’80s synth-pop. Vocalist Davey Havok, meanwhile, fronts both AFI and the electro-pop band Blaqk Audio and is an avowed fan of the darker crevices of the ’80s British Invasion. It’s unsurprising, then, that Dreamcar’s self-titled debut is a note-perfect, sinfully catchy homage to that era’s alternative music culture. Gothic keyboards, reverb-lathered electric guitars and elastic basslines dominate, conjuring bands like The Cure (kicky highlight “All of the Dead Girls”), Duran Duran (the danceable “The Preferred” with its crooning saxophone) and Depeche Mode (the industrialtinted “Ever Lonely”). Dreamcar’s holistic view of the decade and its many shades of gray is even more impressive. Goth night dancefloor fillers (“Kill for Candy”) and New Romantic swoons (“The Assailant”) get equal attention, as Havok nimbly navigates between melancholy and ecstasy, drama and playfulness. In the end, the LP feels like the kind of soundtrack John Hughes might have assembled for one of his movies: a well-sequenced mix of familiar sounds and futuristic detours. –Annie Zaleski
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Gotta have faith
Darren Weller portrays Pastor Paul in The Christians, directed by Mindy Woodhead. (Christopher DeVargas/Staff)
Cockroach’s Christians deliver a study in doctrine with the passion of a rock show By Molly O’Donnell usic fills a room that seems to be pulsing with energy. It’s not until you’ve fully stopped to look around that you realize that the energy is coming from the hundreds of people around you. Going to a megachurch can feel more like an arena rock show—bright lights, microphones, and people clapping and jumping out of their seats—than the Sundays many of us remember from childhood. All that excitement feels purposeful, an anticipation of the main event: the pastor’s sermon. Lucas Hnath’s The Christians focuses on this rock star’s message, asking how far a flock can be pushed without pushing back. Cockroach Theatre presents its version beginning this week, and director Mindy Woodhead promises that, much like a rock show, “it’s going to be a spectacle of the American theater not to be missed.”
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The play plops you down at a crossroads. A minNot so much literally a Greek chorus, Woodhead ister decides he needs to share that he no longer says, as “live music filling our space and propelbelieves in damnation. The problem is, he shares ling the play with gorgeous sound.” it with the same people who have just finished At its heart, though, the play treats doctrine paying for his church’s renovations. as doctrine, not rock. Woodhead This news divides his congregation in suggests that what’s really exciting The two, leading to a series of conversations about The Christians is how it is about Christians between Pastor Paul (played by Darren “examining the conditionality of our Through June 4, Thursday-SunWeller) and several important church‘unconditional relationships,’ with the day, times vary, goers, including his wife (Gigi Guizado). pastor making an arguably abstract $16-$20. Art The spectacle arises in part because of theological shift, and subsequently Square Theatre, 702-222-9661. the heated nature of some of these converstruggling to avoid losing everything in sations. But according to Woodhead, “The his world.” structure of [the play’s] storytelling that is It makes you wonder what abstracmore of a Greek tragedy … where we invest in the lead tions could shake up your unshakable relacharacter and experience highs and lows as his deeptionships. It’s better to speculate via reality’s est character flaws threaten his world.” test-kitchen—in the theater—than to suffer the This heightened drama contributes to the fireturmoil of the poor pastor. As it turns out, Cockworks, no doubt. But if those oratorical bombs roach might be saving you a lot of grief—and don’t excite, there’s also a live choir onstage. offering you a bit of catharsis, too.
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t’s a good time to be Trevor Noah. The South African comedian had some trouble finding his footing upon first filling Jon Stewart’s giant shoes on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show. But as with other talk-show hosts and political comedians (specifically, Stephen Colbert), the mania of the 2016 presidential election and Trump’s moves since have helped crystalize Noah’s point of view. And now that he has steadied his news show, the comic—and his audience—can focus on his expanded live repertoire. The 33-year-old broke through in the U.S. with the 2013 stand-up special African American, aired seemingly nonstop on Showtime upon its release. His act at the
time focused on the cultural adjustments of moving to America and what he saw as odd customs in the United States. The same shtick was on display Friday night at the Mirage, during Noah’s firstever Vegas performance. To wit: He has no use for surprise parties and insists the same is true for all black people. “Surprise birthdays are not something black people enjoy,” he says. “Black people don’t enjoy surprises. Haven’t black people been surprised enough in history?” On the other hand, ordering fast food from his car had been a dream ever since he saw the film Good Burger. “Drive-thru is the pinnacle of privilege, people,” he says. “That’s how you know things are good. When you’ve gotten to a place as a nation where you can say, ‘I know I’m hungry, but
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POLISH DELIGHT SWAP MEET HIDEOUT PIEROGI CAFE TASTES FANTASTIC BY JIM BEGLEY here are so many reasons to be enamored with Pierogi Cafe. A hole-in-the-wall inside the Fantastic Indoor Swap Meet? It hardly gets more obscure than this Decatur/Oakey spot. Ethnic cuisine not readily available elsewhere in Vegas? Pierogis—filled dumplings, cooked in boiling water—might be ubiquitous in my hometown of Chicago, but fresh ones are rare finds here in the desert. Food that hearkens back to my youth? Those are the sweet cheese pierogis, which remind me of Sunday afternoons at the Warsaw Inn. The modestly decorated space is comfortable and inviting, with a separate exterior entrance on weekdays, and the owners, inevitably working the counter and kitchen during your visit, are attentive and accommodating. Obviously, you must order the pierogis, options for which include hearty pork and caramelized onion and a flavorful spinach and feta. The sweet cheese is my favorite, stuffed with farmer’s cheese and hinting of vanilla, though the traditional potato and cheese are equally satisfying. Though single flavors are available in servings of six ($7) and 12 ($12), I suggest a mixed plate ($14), so you can try up to four different kinds at once. Choose fried over boiled, and be sure to gild the lily with bacon bits, caramelized onions and sour cream for 50 cents each. You won’t be disappointed. Lest you think the menu is limited to pierogis alone, a variety of zapiekanka—open-faced sandwiches popular as street food in Poland—are also available, including a cheesy mushroom ($8.50) rife with onions. Another option is the very filling haluski ($6.50), buttery house-made egg noodles tossed with cabbage and polish sausage. A couple of happy hour dishes hide off-menu, including an outrageously good chleb ze smalcem ($4.50). That’s bread with lard and pickles to you and me, with the pickles’ sourness offering a foil to the rich dish strewn with bacon bits and apple. If you’re in economy mode, don’t visit on the weekend, when you have to pay the $1 swap meet admission charge to get to the restaurant. But trust me: Pierogi Cafe is worth the tariff.
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Fantastic Indoor Swap Meet, 1717 S. Decatur Blvd., 702-370-3493. Monday, Wednesday & Thursday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; FridaySunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
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FOOD & DRINK The classic double burger at Jared's. (Mikayla Whitmore/Staff)
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Know what I like best about Jared’s? and super crispy bacon is $1.49 extra; I’d get both. “Cheese.” Not Swiss or aged cheddar or Jared’s is a recent replacement for the delicious smoked gouda. If you want cheese on your but very specialized Smoke’s Poutinerie. I didn’t burger, your only option is “cheese.” In a city full of think gravy-and-cheese covered fries would be restaurants dedicated to fantastical burger too esoteric for Downtown, but there you JARED’S OLD go. Burgers, all-beef hot dogs ($3.99 or creations with infinite optional toppings FASHIONED and flavor combinations, simple and clas$5.99 with chili and cheese) and exquisite sic is what I find myself craving. HOT DOGS & beer-battered onion rings ($3.99) might Turns out the cheese is American, just HAMBURGERS prove to be a better fit at Pawn Plaza. Pro Pawn Plaza, one of the elements that makes the burgers tip: Create your own Chicago dog without 725 Las Vegas ($4.99 single or $7.49 double) at Jared’s incurring extra charges by adding the freeBlvd. S. #150, taste and feel like a backyard summer 702-846-6666. bies of mustard, onions, relish, tomatoes Daily, 11 a.m.cookout. They might leave the meat on the and sport peppers. 4:30 p.m. grill a little too long for my tastes, but the Gorging on these all-American treats finished product looks impressive and on a colorful, sunny patio while watching eats like a winner, especially if you take tourists line up to get a glimpse of the advantage of free toppings like thick slices of raw Pawn Stars crew—could this be quintessential red onion and juicy red tomato, pickles, grilled springtime fun in Downtown Las Vegas? mushrooms or jalapeños. “Cheese” costs 99 cents, –Brock Radke
Pass the tow yard and auto parts shop and seek this place out. House of Manchester Caribbean Grill is one of those spots you need to discover. Good island food in Las Vegas seems plentiful, but here they’re doing everything they can organically, and what isn’t organic is at least all-natural. Chef Mickel Sutherland, a product of Jamaica, brings big flavors to all of his dishes, as those who ate at his former food truck, Blue Mahoe Jamaican Barbecue, can attest. Start with the vegan ackee patty pastry ($4.95). You won’t miss the meat. Ackee is a fruit related to lychee and longan, but here it fits into the savory patty beautifully. Jerk chicken wings ($11.95) are addictive. There’s powerful heat in the dry rub, and the bird is full of smokiness. If there’s a better version in the city, I haven’t had it. For those looking for milder fowl, the stewed curry chicken meal ($10.95) is a winner, with the creamy curry soaking into the accompanying rice. Meals come with two sides, like chilled cabbage and carrots and sweet plantains fried in coconut oil. Don’t miss the organic vegan vegetable rundown ($11.95), a Jamaican stew that has coconut cream heated to the point where it “runs down” into the other ingredients, assorted veggies like sweet potato and carrots along with vegan dumplings. It’s a truly unique dish. That describes much of the food at House of Manchester. Seriously, go find it. –Jason Harris
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Live Music
Las Vegan Cameron Calloway celebrates the release of his new EP, My Neighborhood, with a Vinyl show on May 19. (Enrique Malfavon/Courtesy)
THe Strip & Nearby Brooklyn Bowl Roots of Creation, Joe Marcinek Band 5/19, 7 pm, free. Testament, Sepultura, Prong 5/20, 6 pm, $25. Kastastro, Pacific Dub 5/21, 7 pm, $10-$12. Life After Death (Notorious B.I.G. tribute) ft. Hassan, Brother Mister 5/22, 8 pm, free. Linq, 702-862-2695. Caesars Palace (Colosseum) Celine Dion 5/195/20, 7:30 pm, $55-$500. 702-731-7333. Cosmopolitan (Chelsea) Linkin Park 5/19, 9 pm, $39-$109. (Boulevard Pool) CBS Radio’s SPF 2017 ft. DNCE, Hailee Steinfeld, Jason Derulo & more 5/20, 8 pm, $45. 702-698-7000. Double Down Tom Waits for No Man 5/18. 40 Oz Folklore, IDFI, Stagnetti’s Cock, Lean 13 5/19. The Swamp Gospel, Redneck Nosferatu, The Psyatics, The Sin Eaters 5/20. The Low Hums, If I Fail 5/24. Shows 10 pm, free. 640 Paradise Road, 702-791-5775. Hard Rock Hotel (The Joint) Journey 5/19-5/20, 8 pm, $60-$300. (Vinyl) Spag Heddy, Zack the Ripper, Don Criminals, Blazed & Confused 5/18, 9 pm, $15-$20. Cameron Calloway 5/19, 9 pm, $10-$20. Raiding the Rock Vault Sat-Wed 8:30 pm, $69-$109. (Pool) Kongos, Mother Mother 5/19, 9 pm, $25-$30. 702-693-5000. House of Blues Enanitos Verdes 5/18, 7:30 pm, $45. Santana: Greatest Hits Live 5/19-5/21, 5/24, 8 pm, $100-$170. Mandalay Bay, 702632-7600. MGM Grand (Grand Garden Arena) Chris Brown, 50 Cent, French Montana, Fabolous, O.T. Genasis, Kap G 5/20, 7:30 pm, $40-$250. 702-891-1111. Monte Carlo (Park Theater) Cher 5/19-5/20, 8 pm, $55-$436. 844-600-7275. Orleans (Showroom) The Temptations 5/205/21, 8 pm, $40-$70. 702-284-7777. Planet Hollywood (Axis) Britney Spears 5/195/20, 9 pm, $69-$500. 702-777-2782. Stoney’s Rockin’ Country Scott Stevens 5/19, 9 pm, $5. Town Square, 702-435-2855. T-Mobile Arena Billboard Music Awards 5/21, 5 pm, $87-$1,000. 702-692-1600. Wynn (Encore Theater) John Fogerty 5/19-5/20, 8 pm, $60-$250. 702-770-7000.
Downtown Backstage Bar & Billiards Aethere, Omnipresent Apparition, Plague Doctor, Commonear, Opticleft 5/21, 8 pm, $10-$12. 601 E. Fremont St., 702-382-2227. Beauty Bar Tonight We Rise, The Coast Is Ours, Kat Kalling, Demi Vie, Midnight Clover 5/22, 7 pm, free. 517 Fremont St., 702-598-3757. Bunkhouse Saloon Kool A.D., Cult Days, Slump Lords, Flomont St. Experience 5/19, 9 pm, $10. 124 S. 11th St., 702-854-1414. Clark County Government Amphitheater Jazz in the Park: Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles, Home Cookin’ 5/20, 7 pm, free. 500 S. Grand Central Parkway, 702-455-8200. Downtown Las Vegas Events Center Dirtybird BBQ ft. Claude VonStroke, Justin Martin & more 5/20, 2 pm, $40-$55. 200 S. 3rd St., 800745-3000. Golden Nugget (Showroom) Gin Blossoms 5/19, 8 pm, $32-$141. 866-946-5336. Griffin Meatbodies, No Tides 5/22, 10 pm, free. Flames of Durga 5/24, 8 pm, free. 511 Fremont St., 702-382-0577. Smith Center (Cabaret Jazz) Antonia Bennett 5/19, 7 & 9 pm, $39-$45. Melody Sweets 5/22, 9:30 pm, $25-$40. Frankie Moreno 5/23, 8 pm, $30-$42. 702-749-2000.
Everywhere Else Adrenaline All Hail the Yeti, Invidia, Driven 5/18, 8 pm, $8. Shining, Revenge, Wolvhammer, Empyrean Throne, Casket Raider 5/19, 8 pm, $12. Flaw, My Own Nation, Cirka:Sik, Dim 5/20, 8 pm, $12. 3103 N. Rancho Drive, 702-645-4139. Aliante Casino (Access Showroom) Strunz & Farah 5/20, 8 pm, $33-$49. 702-692-7777. Cannery (The Club) The Edgar Winter Band, Rick Derringer 5/20, 8 pm, $20-$33. 2121 E. Craig Road, 702-507-5700. Count’s Vamp’d Archer, Desire the Fire, Strange Mistress 5/18, 9 pm, free. Franky Perez, Christian Brady 5/19, 10:30 pm, free. Fan Halen (Van Halen tribute) 5/20, 10:30 pm, free. John Zito Band 5/24, 9:30 pm, free. 750 W. Sahara Ave., 702-220-8849. Dive Bar Bow Wow Wow, Midnight Clover 5/20, 9 pm, $8. 4110 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-586-3483. Eagle Aerie Hall Sunhaus, Fear of Static, Jacob Fierro, All the Rage, Wavelengths, Fstr Sprnt, Two Nicks 5/20, 5 pm, $10. 310 W. Pacific Ave., 702-568-8927. M Resort (M Pavilion) Daughtry 5/20, 8 pm, $13-$25. 800-745-3000. Police Memorial Park Las Vegas Bluegrass Festival 5/20, 11 am-6 pm, free. 3250 Metro Academy Way, 702-229-3514. Primm Valley Resort (Star of the Desert Arena) Los Lobos, Los Lonely Boys 5/20, 8 pm, $25$55. 702-386-7867. Sand Dollar Lounge Billy Ray Charles 5/18. The Chris Tofield Band 5/19. Shanda & The Howlers, The All-Togethers 5/20. Dan Fester 5/21. Carlos Silver & The Scatterbrains 5/23. Jimmy Powers & The Hang Dynasty 5/24. Shows 10 pm, free unless noted. 3355 Spring Mountain Road, 702-485-5401. South Point (Showroom) Beginnings! (Chicago tribute) 5/19-5/20, 7:30 pm, $20-$30. 702-796-7111. The Space Reckless in Vegas 5/20, 8 pm, $20$35. 3460 Cavaretta Court, 702-903-1070.
Comedy
Crapshoot Comedy Festival ft. Dave Attell, Tig Notaro & more 5/18-5/20, times & prices vary. Downtown Las Vegas, multiple venues, crapshootcomedyfestival.com. Mirage (Terry Fator Theatre) Bill Maher 5/195/20, 10 pm, $65-$87. 702-792-7777.
Performing Arts
Alios Majestic Repertory: Carrie the Musical Thru 5/28, days & times vary, $23. 1217 S. Main St., 702-478-9636. Art Square Theatre Cockroach Theatre: The Christians Thru 6/4, days & times vary, $16$20. 1025 S. 1st St., #110, 702-818-3422. House of Blues (Crossroads) Hedwig & The Angry Inch 5/18-5/20, 5/26-5/27, 10:30 pm, $32. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7600. Las Vegas Little Theatre (Mainstage) The Odd Couple (Female Version) Thru 5/21. (Black Box) White Rabbit, Red Rabbit 5/18, 8 pm, free. Thu-Sat, 8 pm; Sun, 2 pm; $10-$15. 3920 Schiff Drive, 702-362-7996. Smith Center (Reynolds Hall) Academy of Nevada Ballet Theare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Act I/Paquita 5/19, 7 pm, $18-$55. 702-749-2000. South Point (Showroom) M&M American Dance Theatre: Contact! Michael Kessler & Melinda Jackson 5/21, 7:30 pm, $25. 702-796-7111. Super Summer Theatre Oklahoma! 5/19-5/20, 7 pm, $15-$75. Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, 702-594-7529. Theatre in the Valley About Time 5/19-6/4, Fri-Sat, 8 pm; Sun, 2 pm. 10 W. Pacific Ave., 702-558-7275. UNLV (Artemus W. Ham Hall) Desert Chorale: Memorial Day Concert 5/22, 7:30 pm, free. 702-895-3332. Winchester Cultural Center Sin City Opera: L’Etoile (The Star) 5/19, 5/20, 7 pm; 5/21, 2 pm; $16. 3130 S. McLeod Drive, 702-455-7340.
Sports
Golden Knights Sticks for Kids Street Hockey Clinics 5/20: Paradise Park, 4775 S. McLeod Drive. 5/21: Desert Breeze Park, 8275 Spring Mountain Road. 6/3: Anthem Hills park, 2256 Reunion Drive. All dates 8 am, 10 am, noon & 2 pm; free. nhl.com/goldenknights/info/ sticksforkids. Las Vegas 51s Baseball Iowa 5/18, 7 pm, $5-$30. Cashman Field, 702-386-7200.
Special Events
American Patriot Fest Honoring military men and women, past and present. 5/18-5/21, 24/7 beginning 5/18 at 3 pm, free admission. Craig Ranch Regional Park, 628 W. Craig Road, americanpatriotfest.com. Badass Dash 5/20, 8 am, $10-$95. Sam Boyd Stadium, badassdash.com/events/2017-vegas. Free to Breathe 5K Run/Walk and 1-Mile Walk 5/20, 7:30 am, donation. Sunset Park, Area F, freetobreathe.org/lasvegas. Ice Cream Festival 5/20, 10 am-4 pm, $8-$10. Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd., 702822-7700. Las Vegas Car Stars 5/20, 10 am-4:30 pm, free. TV and movie vehicles take over the Fremont Street Experience. vegasexperience.com. Lecture: “Dylan, the Nobel & the Jewish American Songbook” by David Lehman 5/21, 3 pm, free. Congregation Ner Tamid, 55 N. Valle Verde, 702-733-6292. Mob Museum Wiseguy Speaker Series: Tom Wainwright, author of Narconomics: How to Run a Drug Cartel 5/19, 7 pm, free with admission. 300 Stewart Ave., themobmuseum.org. Nevada International Dragon Boat Festival 5/20, 9 am; 5/21, 10 am; free. Lake Las Vegas, dragonboatnv.com. Writer’s Block David Lehman reading & signing 5/20, 7 pm, free. 1020 Fremont St., 702-5506399.
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