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WELLRED COMEDY FUNDRAISER AT THE SPACE Happen to see singersongwriter Jason Isbell at House of Blues back in March? If you arrived early, you might’ve also caught his unconventional opener: self-described “liberal redneck” Trae Crowder. Half Jeff Foxworthy, half Bill Maher, the Tennessee-born stand-up likes to poke fun at the rural South and its conservative politics. Sample joke: “The way I feel about the Confederate Flag is the way I look at the original Power Rangers TV show: I liked it when I was a kid, but I didn’t know any better.” You’ll get another shot to catch Crowder during this comedy fundraiser for local political action group Battle Born Progress. This time he’s bringing fellow Southern heretics Corey Ryan Forrester and Drew Morgan— which should mean triple the Trump digs. $35-$55. –Mike Prevatt
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CHIC AT THE PEARL Opening for Duran Duran last year, Nile Rodgers’ disco/soul group coaxed a Mandalay Bay Events Center crowd from its seats with dare-notto-dance hits like “Good Times” and “Le Freak.” The energy should be even higher this time, with Chic’s own fans populating the Palms’ concert hall. $41-$96. –Spencer Patterson
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Taste of Spain Dinner at Andiron Steak & Sea The Downtown Summerlin hot spot lets executive chef Robert Camacho go tapascrazy for this one-night special menu event. Work your way through pan con tomate with Serrano ham, gazpacho and pulpo gallego, but remember to save room for the seafood paella and churros con chocolate. $59, andironsteak. com. –Brock Radke
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THE WEEKLY ’S BEST OF VEGAS PARTY AT XS Tooting our own horn? Yep, but mostly we’re touting our 2017 honorees, and inviting you to celebrate them with us. On the pages that follow, you’ll read all about the restaurants, bars, bands and artists our staff and our readers are especially excited about right now, and everyone can rub shoulders with those giants—and yes, consume some complimentary beverages served up for the occasion—inside this year’s Best Megaclub winner: XS at Encore Resort. Save yourself a spot by RSVPing at conta.cc/2uPs6BO. See you Saturday night! –Spencer Patterson
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The Big Lebowski at Boulevard Pool
Dudes, we finally got the venue we wanted. Joel and Ethan Coen’s modern comedy classic The Big Lebowski is screening at the Cosmopolitan on Monday night. (The Cosmo is on Las Vegas Boulevard, near the In-NOut Burger.) And are you ready for this? The movie stars Jeff Bridges, who’s not a hero— ’cause what’s a hero?—but he’s the man for his time ’n’ place. Fits right in there. It also stars Steve Buscemi and John Goodman … what, have you ever heard of a little show called Roseanne? John Goodman co-starred in 221 episodes—the entirety of the series. Not exactly a lightweight. So we’ll, uh, see the movie—should be a delight; the Cosmo’s poolside movies usually are—and we’ll have a few drinks, a few laughs. Our problems are over, dudes. $5. –Geoff Carter
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Instead of a classic film noir, watch a “clown noir.” Majestic Repertory Theatre brings a new dark comedy to Downtown from July 13-29. Tapping Clown Bar for a “critic’s pick,” The New York Times describes it as “unabashedly silly but also shrewd” and “a show made for those who enjoy a few winces along with their grins.” The immersive play follows Happy Maloney, a cop who descends into the gritty clown underworld to investigate his brother’s murder. Sounds pretty much like a regular day in Las Vegas. $25, majesticrepertory.com. Massive spoiler alert: Winter is coming … no, scratch that, “laughter is coming.” Two days before the Season 7 premiere of HBO’s mega-hit Game of Thrones, the Space offers up some lighthearted fun. Running July 14-23, Thrones! The Musical Parody was created by improv group Baby Wants Candy. It has sold out shows both in the UK and stateside. “I could not help but laugh, be slightly embarrassed, but be wholly delighted,” one reviewer wrote on Chicagotheatrereview. com. $35-$55, thespacelv.com. Finally, a jukebox musical revue spotlighting women’s voices. Beehive the ’60s Musical (July 14-30) features a six-woman cast who channel multitudes: Diana Ross, Janis Joplin, Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin and more. Expect a bevy of hits as the loose storyline takes you through the transformative decade: “My Boyfriend’s Back,” “Downtown,” “Respect,” “A Natural Woman,” “It’s My Party,” “Son of a Preacher Man,” “Me and Bobby McGee” and more. $25, lvlt.org. –C. Moon Reed
Where’s the money, Lebowski? (Illustration by Ian Racoma/Staff)
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ou ought to check out the 14th Factory ), a group art exhibi(the14thfactory.com), tion curated by artist Simon Birch inside an abandoned warehouse in LA’s Lincoln Heights neighborhood. (Perhaps you’ve seen one of its pieces trending in your Instagram feed: a near-perfect replica of the sterile hotel suite from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey.) Critical consensus on the pop-up exhibit is split, but there’s no denying the crowds it’s drawing to what was recently a no-man’s-land. It recalls this past spring, when Nevada Art Museum’s Tilting the Basin group show took over a warehouse space on Commerce Street in Downtown Las Vegas. Tilting and 14th Factory are different creatures, but they both generated tremendous interest where there was none before, spiritually or spatially. Las Vegas, patiently awaiting the arrival its homegrown art museum, could use that kind of enthusiasm to keep the museum fires stoked, and it looks like it’s getting some. Sin City Gallery’s popular 12 Inches of Sin group show (12ofsin.com)) takes over a one-off location near Commercial Center the weekend of July 21, and more encouraging still, one of the drivers behind the gestating Art Museum at Symphony Park has pop-up plans. AMSP partners Katie O’Neill and Michele C. Quinn have their hands full right now, raising funds for the museum and talking to the Reno-based Nevada Museum of Art about a possible merger. And Quinn herself is preparing for a Raymond Pettibon retrospective at her gallery, MCQ Fine Art,, this September. (Ever seen the Black Flag logo, or the cover to Sonic Youth’s Goo? Then you know Pettibon’s work.) But Quinn is going further still: She’s working with developer Steven Molasky to convert some of the warehouses on Commerce into gallery spaces, ranging in size from intimate to factory-big. Unfortunately, what Quinn and Molasky are calling the Smart Initiative might not see its first exhibitions until 2018. “We tried to make something happen for 2017, but the time window was too tight,” Quinn says, citing shifting artist schedules and still-active construction in the spaces. But she says gallery shows, perhaps even Tilting-sized ones, are coming to those warehouse spaces next year. The fire will stay lit.
THE NEW NAMASTE: GOAT YOGA Karaoke yoga. Booze yoga. Rave yoga. As novelty yoga flourishes, the meditative aspect of the traditional practice diminishes—as it certainly would with the latest gimmick: goat yoga. Practitioners bend themselves into pretzels on a grassy field where baby goats have free reign, which means om gives way to awww when Billy trots under your Downward Dog.
But finding zen is hardly the point of this class, says Brandon Nobles, co-owner of Goat Yoga Las Vegas. “No, the focus level of our yoga classes are not on par with the average yoga classes, but that’s okay ... Listening to 20 people giggle when they hear a goat sneeze for the first time or the laughter when one of the goats decides someone needs help stretching and jumps up on their back is an incredible kind of therapy.” For more info, visit goatyogalv.com. –Mike Prevatt
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BLACK MARKET CRASH? With dispensaries still busy, how will traditional pot dealers be affected? BY C. MOON REED
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Whatever floats your goat. (Wade Vandermort/Special to the Weekly)
STUDENTS AREN’T THE ONLY ONES IN NEED OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES Acquiring all the necessary supplies for the upcoming school year isn’t getting any cheaper, but it’s especially expensive for teachers—to the tune of an average $500 out of their own pockets, according to Time.com. Which is why Youth Dance Academy and marketing company Live to Give Group will tweak the traditional student supply collection drive with Supply a Teacher. Businesses like Findlay Volkswagen, Sunrise Coffee and Real Results Fitness will accept whiteboard markers, construction paper and other classroom essentials—full supply and drop-off-site lists can be found at livetogivegroup. com/calendar—until July 26. Supply kits will be distributed to credentialed teachers on July 29 at Galleria mall. –Mike Prevatt
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BEST NEW NEIGHBORHOOD MINDBLOWER Sparrow + Wolf
BEST NEW STRIP MINDBLOWER Chica
We thought the Strip might not know what to do with a Latin food spot that’s not Mexican, but Lorena Garcia’s food is too delicious to fret over such details. Arepas, ceviches, cazuelas … oh my! Venetian, 702-805-8472.
BEST STEAKHOUSE Cut
Wolfgang Puck’s razor-sharp chophouse has been a favorite since the Palazzo opened nearly 10 years ago, so it’s no surprise the ever-creative Cut makes the cut as your pick this year. Palazzo, 702-607-6300.
BEST BUTCHER SHOP The Butcher Block
Here you’ll find nearly everything you could dream of throwing on a grill—1855 Brand Black Angus and Japanese Wagyu steaks, Kurobuta Berkshire pork, live lobster, exotics like elk and rattlesnake and much more. 6440 N. Durango Drive, 702-570-6328; 7965 S. Rainbow Blvd. #125, 702-558-6328.
BEST DISH THAT’LL MAKE YOU CONSIDER GOING VEGAN Impossible Burger at Andrea’s
Vox called it the “Tesla of food,” and while there are a handful of places in New York City, San Francisco and LA where you can get your paws on this “bleeding” meatless patty, only Andrea’s serves up the plant-based burger from Silicon Valley’s Impossible Foods. Encore, 702-770-5340.
BEST BURGER JOINT In-N-Out Burger
In a town filled with gourmet burgers, you’ve stuck with old reliable, and we wouldn’t dare disagree. Confession: Offered the choice of any bite in town, a member of our staff chose a Double Double combo for Father’s Day. It’s simply that scrumptious. Multiple locations, in-n-out.com.
BEST INSTANT BRUNCH Lulu’s Bread & Breakfast
This counter-service breakfast and lunch spot bakes its own bread, makes mouthwatering tartines, hashes and pulled pork Benedicts (the “Benecio Del Porko,” bow down), and there’s almost never a wait. Be sure to get some macarons to go. 6720 Sky Pointe Drive, 702-437-5858.
Campfire Duck at Sparrow + Wolf. (Jon Estrada/Special to Weekly)
Foodies have been drooling over the prospect of Brian Howard’s own restaurant for years. From his “Chinatown clams casino” to the udon with lamb ragu, the chef refuses to disappoint. 4480 Spring Mountain Road, 702-790-2147.
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BEST PRE-SHOW DOWNTOWN MEAL Cornish Pasty
We’ve tested our theory enough times to be sure: Live music sounds better on a belly full of stuffeddoughy goodness. As for which pairs better with punk rock, carne adovada or bangers and mash … further research is required. 10 E. Charleston Blvd., 702-862-4538. (Jon Estrada/Special to Weekly)
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BEST COFFEEHOUSE Sambalatte
Whether you frequent the one on Jones, the OG in Boca Park or find yourself at the Monte Carlo needing a pick me up, Sambalatte is a Vegas institution, bringing European coffeehouse flair—and rainbow-colored lattes—to the caffeine-loving masses. Multiple locations, sambalatte.com.
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BEST SUSHI SPOT I Love Sushi
This Anthemadjacent raw-fish hub has a devoted following, and for good reason: The vibe is lively, the sushi chefs are fun and the food is consistently satisfying. Whether you grab a solo seat at the bar or a table with friends, you know you’ll leave smiling. 11041 S. Eastern Ave. 702-990-4055.
BEST POKE PALACE Poke Express
It seems there’s a new poke place on every corner across the Valley, but for us the choice is still easy. If only it were as simple deciding between Poke Express’ spicy avocado, sweet chili and wasabi ahi options. 6555 W. Craig Road, 702-639-0500; 19 S. Stephanie St., 702-778-3352.
BEST TRANSPLANTED REGIONAL FAVORITE Giordano’s
Vegas has tremendous pizza but not a lot of Chicago deep-dish options. That’s where this historic chain comes in, dropping cheesy tomato bombs all over the Strip and giving locals more reason to hit the Boulevard. Grand Bazaar Shops at Bally’s, 702-850-2420.
BEST NEW FRENCH ESCAPE La Maison de Maggie
The doting, affable Maggie is the French aunt you never had, and she’s importing French flours for her handmade crêpes, imparting an authenticity unavailable anywhere else in the Valley. Experience a slice of southern France in the middle of the desert. 3455 S. Durango Drive, #112, 702-823-4466.
BEST STRIP ARRIVAL Momofuku
How could such a long-anticipated restaurant possibly live up to the hype? With killer ramen, bacon and kimchi broiled oysters, and beautiful bo ssäm covering your table, plus a spicy fried chicken sandwich on the late-night menu begging you to come back. Cosmopolitan, 702-698-2663.
BEST TACO SHOP Roberto’s Taco Shop
Roberto’s is less a taco shop, more a post-party Vegas institution, but Weekly readers love these inescapable, deep-fried, meat-filled treasures at any time of day or night. Multiple locations, robertostacoshop.com.
MOST INVENTIVE COFFEE SHOP Bad Owl
This Henderson hangout distinguishes itself from many southeastern competitors by paying homage to Harry Potter while whisking up magical caffeinated potions. 10575 S. Eastern Ave. #160, 702-483-3331
BEST BRISKET Fox Smokehouse
How much do we love the flavor-packed smoked meats at this 4-year-old ’cue house? Enough to trek out to Boulder City on the regular to devour them—and enough to bring Dan Fox’s melt-in-yourmouth brisket to our own table last Christmas. 1007 Elm St., 702-489-2211.
BEST VEGAS CHEF Chris Santos at Beauty & Essex
He’s only been a Vegas chef for a year, since he brought the hip, social B&E to the Cosmopolitan. But you probably love Santos for his terrific turns on Food Network’s Chopped as much as for his fun, flavorful food. Cosmopolitan, 702-737-0707.
BEST NEIGHBORHOOD ARRIVAL Andre’s Bistro
Locals finally got an answer to the question: What would it be like if a fantastic, French fine-dining restaurant jumped ship from the Strip to a neighborhood? Andre’s got a bit more casual and lowered prices, too. 6115 S. Fort Apache Road, 702-798-7151.
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BEST STREET SANDWICH Bocata Rolls from Boqueria Street
Want to witness the evolution of the street sandwich? Track down this food truck and pick among the protein-laden bocatas (aka sandwiches), including Barcelona-style sausage, serrano ham and braised beef. Operated by actual Spaniards, this is the real deal. boqueriastreet.com, 702-305-5967.
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We get major Seattle vibes from this off-Main Street coffee shop and roasting house. Pull up a seat and savor a gruyere-filled croissant with an icy cold brew, then try telling us it’s not better than ’bucks. 1114 S. Casino Center Blvd. #1, 702-685-1777.
BEST BUFFET Bacchanal Buffet
Biggest doesn’t always mean best, but sometimes a buffet can do both—that’s Bacchanal. There’s breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner, but we dig the morning meals most … and the desserts. Caesars Palace, 702-731-7928.
BEST DESSERT MASHUP Baklava ice cream at Meráki Greek Grill
You thought the honeyed Middle Eastern confection was great as a pastry? You’ll shovel it into your face even quicker in its colder, creamier form. 4950 S. Rainbow Blvd. #160, 702-202-1002.
BEST PIZZERIA Pizza Rock
Tony Gemignani’s pizzas are edible art. Will you have the New Yorker, with its house-made fennel sausage, or the Chicago-style Frank Nitti, all sautéed spinach and ricotta? This is a menu to sample from top to bottom. 201 N. 3rd St., 702-385-0838; Green Valley Ranch Resort, 702-616-2997.
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BEST DOWNTOWN SPOT TO TAKE A SUBURBANITE Vesta Coffee Roasters
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MOST INVENTIVE LOCAL BEER Lovelady Brewing’s Angry Red Headed Hawaiian
The Henderson-based, family-owned craft brewery gets creative with its seasonal beers. This one offers sweet, sour and spicy flavors by combining a Belgian red beer with a pineapple sour beer aged with jalapeños. 20 S. Water St., 702-857-8469.
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BEST NEW DOWNTOWN HANGOUT ReBAR
Downtown denizen Derek Stonebarger had a simple idea—open a bar where everything inside is for sale—and so far it has been a huge success. Housed amidst Main Street’s antique mecca, this vintage shop-meets-neighborhood bar is a one-stop shop for thrifty boozehounds. 1225 S. Main St., 702-349-2283.
BEST NEW COCKTAIL Queen’s Park Swizzle at Libertine Social
It’s no surprise that Tony Abou-Ganim is behind one of the best new bars on the Strip, and when he goes Caribbean with this icy-cool, sweet and fruity rum concoction, it’s island time in the desert. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7558.
BEST COCKTAIL LOUNGE Herbs & Rye
An uncompromising locals’ spot ready to educate and entertain with its vast bar repertoire. It’s also just cool, which is why it’s always packed. 3713 W. Sahara Ave., 702-982-8036.
BEST HAPPY HOUR PT’s Pub
What could possibly beat half-off drinks and $5 appetizers from 5-7 p.m. and midnight to 2 a.m. at any of the many PT’s locations spread all around the Valley? According to you guys, nothing. Multiple locations, pteglv.com.
BEST LOCAL BREWERY Tenaya Creek
The 17-year-old brewery has long held the edge as Vegas’ top brewhaus thanks to a varied, award-winning roster, but its new Downtown digs solidified its peak position. 831 W. Bonanza Road, 702-362-7335.
BEST NEW COCKTAIL BAR The Dorsey
The Venetian needed a boozy hub, and it got something even better with the arrival of the Dorsey. The cocktails couldn’t be better, and the classy, brassy vibe is cool enough to make you scrap your dinner plans. Venetian, 702-414-1945.
BEST UNDER-THE-RADAR BEER SELECTION Sand Dollar Lounge The Sand Dollar is known for its live music, but also swing by for the eclectic beer list, which has recently included Urban Family’s Muerte al Cereal milk stout, Evil Twin’s hearty Double Barrel Jesus and the Peruvian-inspired Two Evil Pachamama Porter. 3355 Spring Mountain Road, 702-485-5401.
BEST BEER LIST Aces & Ales
If its enormous bottle list doesn’t wow you, the 20-to-50-long draft menu (cycled out weekly) and coolers full of large-format specialties surely will. 3740 S. Nellis Blvd., 702-436-7600; 2801 N. Tenaya Way, 702-638-2337.
BEST WINE BAR Khoury’s Fine Wine & Spirits
What’s better after a tough day at work than sashaying up to the bar at this smartly stocked south-Valley wine and beer shop, ordering a glass of red or white and sipping it while you wander about, gazing at bottles and plotting your next move? Nothing we can think of. 9915 S. Eastern Ave. #110, 702-435-9463.
BEST STRIP BOOZE DEAL Five-cent beers at Margaritaville
The Margaritaville Casino’s 5 O’clock Somewhere Bar pours nickel Miller Lites every day from 5 to 6 p.m., which isn’t exactly a secret but must be experienced to fully be believed. Bottoms up, Parrotheads. Flamingo, 702-733-3311.
BEST DOWNTOWN BAR Atomic Liquors
The oldest freestanding bar in Vegas maintains a special spot in the hearts of locals. From the rotating taps—lots of sours, IPAs and stouts— to the new kitchen next door, there’s something for everyone here. 917 Fremont St., 702-982-3000.
BEST SPORTS BAR Legasse’s Stadium
Calling Lagasse’s a sports bar doesn’t really cover it. How about: killer food and drinks in a grand stadium environment with the most massive screens and plenty of private spaces for special events? Palazzo, 702-607-2665.
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BEST FESTIVAL Psycho Las Vegas
The heavy-rock bash made an auspicious Hard Rock Hotel debut in 2016, blending stoner-rock subgenres from metal to psych, and next month’s follow-up looks just as enticing, with Swans, King Diamond, The Brian Jonestown Massacre and many more set to join the party. vivapsycho.com.
BEST CONCERT-PROMOTING FORCE OF NATURE Patrick “Pulsar” Trout
Those who haven’t considered Beauty Bar lately should dial up the Downtown spot’s calendar to behold the work of this booking maelstrom. From cool touring names like Shonen Knife and Nosaj Thing to free local bills, he’s delivering equal parts quantity and quality. facebook.com/pulsarpresents702.
BEST BAND VEGAS STOLE Indigo Kidd
When this grungy, pop-punk trio arrived in the Valley last year, we knew the music scene would be better for it. These days, the guys feel more like natives than Washington State ex-pats, and they’re currently gearing up to release a full-length in September. indigokidd.com.
BEST EMERGING VOICE Kaylie Foster
This soulful singer-songwriter has many stardommaking talents in her skill set, but her warm, passionate and wholly genuine vocals stand apart. She knows when to hold back, and when to sing her heart out—and she makes it all seem effortless. soundcloud.com/kayliefostermusic.
BEST HIP-HOP SWISS ARMY KNIFE Phil A
From making beats for many of the hip-hop artists in town and hosting monthly party Rap Is Fun— which celebrates its second birthday next month— to his own solo career and new project Slump Lords, Phil stands tall as one of the most versatile players on the scene today. rapisfun.bandcamp.com
BEST NEW LOCAL ALBUM The Big Friendly Corporation’s Carry On, Carrion
The veteran band’s magnum opus—a raw but robust account of a loved one taking his life and the fallout that ensues—has no equal in the Las Vegas discography. thebigfriendlycorporation.bandcamp.com
BEST NEW LOCAL RADIO The Rebel
This student-run FM radio station broadcasting from “the basement” of UNLV—91.5 HD2 on digital receivers and streaming live at therebelhd2.com— plays everything from hip-hop to shoegaze, with a good ear for what its local audience actually wants. therebelhd2.com.
BEST PLACE TO CATCH RISING COMICS The Dirty at 12:30
We can’t guarantee that the folks you’ll catch onstage at this Friday-night South Point staple will one day host their own HBO specials, but we feel confident about two things: You’ll laugh harder than you have in a while, and you’ll do it sans cover charge. South Point, 702-796-7111.
BEST GIRLS NIGHT OUT Magic Mike Live
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A cheeky female emcee pokes fun at the tropes of male strippers, setting the stage for women to see “what they really want”: high quality dancing, less nakedness and lots of unicorn magic. magicmikelivelasvegas.com.
BEST NEW RESIDENT Ricky Martin
Make plans now to catch Ricky’s return to the Park Theater in September if you want to see one of the most musical, energetic and engaging headliner productions to hit the Strip in who knows how long. Park Theater, 844-600-7275.
MOST ACTIVE ARTIST Wendy Kveck
Her thought-invoking paintings might garner the most attention, but Kveck doesn’t confine herself to canvas. She also publishes the collaborative arts website Settlersandnomads.com and organizes the local advocacy group Desert Arts Action Coalition. wendykveck.com.
BEST ART COLLECTIVE Cult 33
Street/gallery artists Dan 45, SNIPT, There She Is and You Killed Me First produce a flood of popculture mashups. Some are wheatpasted to Downtown walls; some are delivered via a carnival fortune-telling machine called Cultar. All are terminally cool. cult33.wordpress.com.
BEST NEW ART GALLERY Priscilla Fowler Fine Art
The eponymous artist/owner moved here from Colorado after years in the Denver art scene, bringing a fresh, eclectic perspective to the Arts District with this well-curated gallery (and personal studio), currently featuring the work of Lolita Develay. 1025 S. 1st St. #155, 719-371-5640.
BEST NEW THEATER COMPANY Majestic Repertory Theatre
Launched in fall of 2016 and named after the shuttered Majestic Theatre of the early 1900s, Majestic Repertory is the latest vision from artistic director Troy Heard and features a stacked lineup for the 2017-2018 season (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Hair, Animal Farm …). 1217 S. Main St., 702-423-6366.
BEST FREEBIE Bowling at the Nerd
It’s a classic Vegas promotion: Buy a drink, and your lane is free. The wall-to-wall theming, inventive hospitality and lose-yourself festivity further baits bowlers of every social association. 450 Fremont St. #250, 702-478-7636.
BEST PLACE TO GET FLUSTERED BY MODERN VIDEO GAMES Dave & Buster’s
Hop aboard one of D&B’s many rideable arcade attractions, become immediately disoriented, helplessly spaz out on your controls—and when “game over” flashes, reinsert your card with stubborn delight. Downtown Summerlin, 702-984-4800.
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BEST MUSIC VENUE Brooklyn Bowl
Maybe it’s the calendar, an eclectic rainbow that runs from Father John Misty to AFI to Run the Jewels. Or maybe it’s the vibe, swirling up strikes and spares, fried chicken and Brooklyn Brewery drafts. It’s probably all that, plus great sound and sightlines. 3545 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-862-2695.
BEST VEGAS BAND The Killers
The Killers horde knows: Their favorite Vegas-bred act has a new album on the way, titled Wonderful Wonderful, and first single “The Man” is already making the rounds on rock radio. There’s no firm release date yet, but we’re confident you’ll tell us as soon as you hear something solid. thekillersmusic.com.
BEST COVER BAND Wicked Garden
Blink-182, Foo Fighters, Alice in Chains, Red Hot Chili Peppers and so much more. Focusing on hard rock from the ’90s, WG’s extensive catalog continues to win the hearts of Las Vegans year after year. facebook.com/wickedgardenvegas.
BEST PRODUCTION SHOW The Beatles Love
It’s unfair, really—no other production show in Vegas has the key to the greatest band of all time. The minute Cirque du Soleil dreamt up its Fab Four fantasia, a new king of the Strip was crowned. Mirage, 702-792-7777.
BEST STRIP HEADLINER Terry Fator
Arguably the most successful America’s Got Talent winner, this singing ventriloquist and impressionist keeps his headline show at the Mirage fresh with a rotating “cast” of new characters. Most recent: Elton John and Donald Trump. terryfator.com.
BEST COMEDIAN Carrot Top
There’s nobody like him. Not just in Vegas—on Earth. The comedy of Scott “Carrot Top” Thompson is part goofy props, part wild physicality (and, seriously, dude is ripped) and altogether committed, altogether earnest. He knows his stuff is funny, so we know it’s funny. carrottop.com.
BEST ART GALLERY Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art
From Andy Warhol’s pop art to intricate Russian Faberge eggs to the current Muhammad Ali tribute, the BGFA consistently offers world-class exhibits in a wide range of styles. 702-693-7871.
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BEST POOL PARTY Nightswim at XS & Encore Beach Club
Wynn Nightlife’s Nightswim is a juggernaut of a party, running all weekend long at two different, dynamic venues, powered by the biggest DJs on the planet. Encore, 702-770-7300.
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BEST PICNIC WITH STRIP VIEWS Beer Park at Paris
2017 BEST ALTERNATIVE POOL PARTY The Aquatic Club at Palazzo
Colorful, retro, upbeat and classic, the Palazzo’s recent reimagining of the dayclub experience feels fancy and far from overwhelming, a different speed for those seeking less-choppy waters. Palazzo, 702-767-3724.
BEST LUXURY HIDEAWAY Fizz
Leave it to Elton John and husband David Furnish to create one of the swankiest, ’70s-inspired spots on the Strip. Get lost in the artwork that adorns the walls—from Elton’s personal collection— in this glamorous throwback to rock ’n’ roll’s past. Caesars Palace, 702-776-3200.
BEST NIGHTLIFE INSTITUTION Drai’s After Hours
After two decades, the original Drai’s occupies a space all its own. It’s the last great lounge, the only longstanding afterhours club, and an industry favorite of legendary proportions. Cromwell, 702-777-3800.
BEST DISCOVERY IN WAITING Living Room at the W
Who put this here? A chill, swanky lobby bar with eye-popping art, comfy couches, lovely cocktails and atmosphere to spare, ready to be your favorite new find at the north tip of the Strip. SLS, 702-761-8700.
BEST HEADLINING DJ The Chainsmokers
They’re the biggest DJ duo in the world, so it’s no wonder they came out on top here. Whether they’re collabing with Coldplay or tearing up the dance floor as Wynn Nightlife residents, Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall continue to deliver. thechainsmokers.com.
BEST LOCAL DJ DJ Franzen
With his industry connections, Franny is the soul of Drai’s Nightclub and its talent-packed rep. But his local longevity and dedication to the craft also make him the heart of hip-hop in Vegas. mixcloud.com/dj_franzen.
BEST LOUNGE Hyde Bellagio
Talk about Strip views: Hyde is the only place where you can drink and mingle in a classic yet contemporary Vegas setting while getting a truly unique perspective. You voted for it because you always take your out-of-towners there. Bellagio, 702-693-8700.
BEST DAYCLUB Encore Beach Club
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There’s a reason EBC had to make more room this season for you crazy dayclub kids. But you still fill it up almost every weekend, with your bouncing and splashing and sun-drenched joy. Encore, 702-770-7300.
Watch the Bellagio fountains or the always-fun tourist pedestrians from this Paris perch, while sipping on frosty brews and noshing on tasty snacks. Paris, 702-444-4500.
BEST NIGHTLIFE EVOLUTION Embassy Nightclub
Whether it’s bringing breaking global artists to town or welcoming a huge Latin audience without a club to call its own, Embassy lives up to its name every weekend. 3355 Procyon St., 702-609-6666.
BEST DIVE BAR Starboard Tack
Everything about this late’70s-styled nautical bar is a win: the almost-hidden location, the tasty bar menu (try the skewers), the vacationin-a-glass cocktails and the super-chill vibe. Let’s hope the tourists never find it. 2601 Atlantic St., 702-684-5769.
BEST MEGACLUB XS
Apparently you enjoy catching the chart-toppingest DJs blowing up the biggest parties in the most decadent surroundings possible. You know what? You’re club spoiled. And it’s all XS’ fault. Encore, 702-770-0097.
BEST INDUSTRY NIGHT Marquee Mondays
Thanks to DJs like Vice, Ruckus and Dash Berlin—and a crowd that doesn’t care when the weekend starts and ends—there’s actual dancing going on at this industry night, always a raging party. Cosmopolitan, 702-333-9000.
BEST NIGHTCLUB HOSPITALITY Drai’s
Readers love the way they get treated at the trinity of club experiences at the Cromwell, whether it’s in the basement or up on the roof. Talent and design dazzle, but service makes the difference. Cromwell, 702-777-3800.
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BEST VEGAS HISTORY LESSON Out of the Neon Closet by Dennis McBride
The local historian’s exhaustively researched account of Nevada’s LGBTQ community also tells the story of Las Vegas’ slow-cooked sociocultural evolution. facebook.com/queernevada.
BEST LOCAL ACTIVIST GROUP Battle Born Progress
If you’re even halfway part of the “resistance,” you’ve likely encountered Battle Born Progress. The advocacy organization empowers Nevada voters to “build a state where everyone has a fair opportunity to succeed.” battlebornprogress.org.
BEST LOCAL BOUTIQUE Tatyana
Las Vegas-based designer Tatyana Khomyakova creates glamorous, vintage-inspired clothing. Her boutique’s new Downtown location also offers vintage consignment, crafts by local artists and a full-service pin-up studio. 1412 S. Main St., 702-485-4999; Planet Hollywood’s Miracle Mile Shops, 702-636-1100.
BEST YOGA STUDIO The Grateful Yogi
Singer/songwriter Ashley Wynn founded the Grateful Yogi in response to her best friend’s tragic death. Wynn shares a sense of healing community through live-music yoga, call-and-response chanting, group meditation and more. 6070 S. Rainbow Blvd. #4, 702-754-0040.
BEST HOTEL POOL FOR LOCALS Silverton’s Sway Pool
Leave those hectic Strip joints to the tourists and head south to the Sway, where the vibe stays chill and admission’s always free with a Nevada ID. Membership has its privileges. 3333 Blue Diamond Road, 702-263-7777.
BEST FREE STRIP PARKING SLS
The free-parking SLS is the final stop on the Las Vegas Monorail, which costs just $1 per trip for locals and stops at MGM Grand and Linq/Harrah’s. Splurge at SLS’s Umami Burger with the money you save. 2535 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-761-7000.
BEST LOCAL CELEBRITY YOU’LL PROBABLY RUN INTO Nicolas Cage
The Leaving Las Vegas and Con Air star moved here for a simpler life. Fortunately, the Vegas version of “simple” still includes ritzy restaurants and celeb friends. Fans can channel him by buying his old mansion in the Southwest. imdb.to/2u7lqCj.
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BEST FREE WIFI WORK SPOT Makers & Finders
This Arts District café has ample seating, plenty of outlets and strong Wifi—but as importantly, it serves up terrific coffee drinks and Latin-inspired plates, the real fuel you need to power you through a spreadsheet build. 1120 S. Main St. #110, 702-586-8255.
BEST VEGAS TCHOTCHKES Battle Born Pins
No Las Vegan’s denim jacket or satchel is complete without one of Holly Vaughn and Gabriel Allred’s nostalgia-stoking pins, especially their Huntridge Theatre tower. bbpins.bigcartel.com.
BEST ACTIVISM WARRIOR Jane Heenan at Gender Justice
For the tenacious and peerless Gender Justice Nevada director, transgender rights aren’t some feel-good cultural crusade—they’re necessary for survival. As she once told the Weekly: “I am an activist by nature of existing.” genderjusticenv.org.
BEST PRO TEAM Bishop Gorman High School
The football team has gone 54 games without losing, en route to eight straight state titles (and three national ones), while the boys basketball squad has won six consecutive state trophies. Plus, do the names DeMarco Murray, Zach Collins, Inbee Park and Joey Gallo mean anything? The Golden Knights better muscle up if they hope to wrest this one away in 2018. bishopgorman.org.
BEST ALTERNATIVE WEDDING Flora Pop
Since entrepreneur, artist and florist Victoria Hogan moved from New York City to Las Vegas to launch her mobile, pop-up wedding company in 2014, Flora Pop has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and on CNN for its unique approach to everyone’s favorite four-letter word. florapop.com.
BEST PLACE TO ESCAPE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS Great Basin National Park
Designated last year as an “international dark sky park,” this 77,000acre oasis offers heavenly views, aided by low humidity and high elevation. Camping, cave tours and ancient pine complete the trip. nps.gov/grba.
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BEST DISPENSARY Euphoria Wellness
Euphoria has much going for it—a trendy, southwest Valley address, an inviting retail space—but its customer service wins the day. The staffers ask good questions and find what you’re looking for, even if you’re not sure yourself. 780 S. Jones Blvd. #105, 702-960-7200.
BEST PARK Sunset Park
Large enough to accommodate everyone who mistakenly accuses Vegas of having no great parks, the 324-acre spread is simultaneously an outdoor fitness spot, fishing hole, festival grounds, family destination and meetup mecca. 2601 E. Sunset Road, 702-455-8200.
BEST LOCAL HERO Andre Agassi
There are only so many legends who have come from our still-small town here in the desert, but even as it happens more and more, something tells us this tennis icon and philanthropic ace will forever be at the top of your list. agassifoundation.org.
BEST INSTAGRAM FEED Springs Preserve
Close-cropped flower petals. A bird perched on a cactus. Las Vegas’ nature and history attraction offers a quick hit of the sublime with gorgeous, square photos of desert plants and insects. instagram.com/springspreserve.
BEST NEIGHBORHOOD CASINO Red Rock Resort
We’re with you, dear readers, when it comes to this Summerlin spot’s luxurious dominance. But maybe we should retire the Red Rock and give another casino a chance? Nah. 11011 W. Charleston Blvd., 702-797-7777.
BEST STRIP CASINO The Cosmopolitan
When others go wide, the Cosmo goes vertical. Still “the right amount of wrong,” this resort attracts hipsters of all ages with enduring hot spots (the Chandelier bar and Marquee club) and trendy delights (Eggslut and Momofuku). 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-698-7000.
BEST VEGAS ATHLETE Bryce Harper
It would have been plain weird for Las Vegans not to pick this 24-year-old baseball phenom for this one, considering he just picked up the most votes of any player in the entire world for the MLB AllStar game. His numbers this year—.431 OBP, .590 SLG, 1.021 OPS—qualify him for all-time all-everything. bit.ly/2uPoPDp.
BEST SPORTS BOOK Westgate Las Vegas
The SuperBook was already the biggest in terms of size and betting menu, and with several years worth of multimilliondollar renovations nearing completion, it has only gotten better. 3000 Paradise Road, 702-732-5111.
BEST GENTLEMEN’S CLUB Sapphire
At first blush, the enormous Sapphire— 70,000 square feet—looks like a Strip megaclub. But when you interact with the 400-plus dancers that shimmy through here nightly, you’ll feel like the biggest deal in the room. 3025 Sammy Davis Jr. Drive, 702-869-0003.
BEST OUTDOOR ESCAPE Red Rock Canyon
The offerings at this National Conservation Area go from mild to wild: a 13-mile driving loop with breathtaking views, an educational visitors center, hiking trails for all levels (even wheelchair accessible), biking, world-class rock climbing and more. redrockcanyonlv.org.
BEST PLACE TO TAKE THE KIDS Wet ’n’ Wild
It was your family’s summertime go-to when it had one less apostrophe and sat on the Strip, and the newer, Summerlin version offers nearly similarly slippery, soaking fun. 7055 S. Fort Apache Road, 702-979-1600.
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From general lifestyle to specific, nuanced topics, we’re constantly finding ourselves influenced by exciting Instagram feeds—and the unique people behind them. Here’s a roundup of some of our favorite local accounts.
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@jamilletteg Jamillette Gaxiola This well-known model and UFC Octagon Girl’s ’gram covers fashion, fitness and living the Vegas high life.
@happytummy_702 Suzy Hendrix For the most colorful, bountiful and screenshot-worthy food photos around, look no further than Suzy’s ’gram.
Amber Allure Baking, food, fashion, beauty and beyond, Amber’s feed does it all— and filters it in a dreamy glow.
@jnelv Jaennelle Vergonio Jaennelle is high fashion, self-made and has a killer eye that will have you endlessly scrolling through her feed for inspiration.
@katherinegraciano Katherine Graciano Katherine is a makeup artist, model and absolute glamazon—and her ’gram is nothing short of glamorous either.
Kiera Wright Perfectly winged liner, masterful highlights and gorgeous before-andafters—Kiera’s feed will hypnotize any beauty junkie.
Alexandria “Allie” Finley This Vegasbased model has the ultimate cool-girl feed: mesmerizing, playful and full of great desertfashion shots.
@vegasfoodbaron Edward Thompson He had us at bao sliders and Irish nachos—Edward has a unique talent for finding Vegas’ most unexpected dishes.
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Terri Russell A Red Rock-hiking, triathloncompeting, food-aficionado— Terri believes in balance and her feed is sure to make you agree.
Emily Romero Emily is a food adventurer whose ’gram is filled with dishes that blow our minds and captions that make us LOL.
Dan Cox A Las Vegas veteran of The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise, Dan focuses on fitness, nutrition, travel and melting hearts.
Cee Cee Bautista and friends Created for Vegas mamas by Vegas mamas, this ’gram’s all about living a blissful life with the fam.
Elnino Felipe Featuring the guiltiest pleasure food around— Elnino’s feed will have you quitting your summer diet with one glance.
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Bre Khounphinith Vu The CEO of Lip Legend and a favorite awards show makeup artist. Bre’s beauty game is strong, and her gloss game’s even stronger. Paul Ryu Paul’s seemingly endless interests in food equal an endless supply of saucy, cheesy, drool-worthy food shots.
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You just finished the So So Summer tour with some of the performers from The Rap Game. It was pretty amazing, 17 cities with nine kids from The Rap Game where they got to perform in front of their fans. We got a bigger response than we actually expected, because the kids that came out were really true fans. Artists from Atlanta are once again on top of the charts. Do you think Atlanta’s influence is bigger than it’s ever been? It can’t be bigger, because people are not buying music and selling records the way they were years ago. But it’s just as vibrant. That earthquake of artists that came before, we sold so many records and created so much culture that the ones you hear about now are almost living on the fumes of all that. The city still moves off what
was already laid down. What is it about Atlanta than cultivates originality? It’s a city that strives to be accepted, to be recognized, and when you do that you end up with something different. Atlanta artists seem to come out doing something different than what we’ve seen, if you think about, for example, the way Andre 3000 was dressing. It was so odd, just completely different. At this point in your career, how do you feel about producing versus performing? I like writing and having those artists go out and get praise and people loving those songs. And then at my shows, people scream when we come out and I get that, too. It’s the same thing when I come to Vegas to DJ. It’s interesting when I DJ, because maybe half of the crowd wants me to perform as Jermaine the artist, so I have to try to juggle when is the right time to play something or perform. Jermaine Dupri at Tao at Venetian, July 13 & August 3; at Tao Beach, July 15 & August 5. –Brock Radke
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fter a series of mixtapes unleashed between 2012 and 2014—plus scene-stealing guest appearances on tracks by Rihanna, Schoolboy Q and Isaiah Rashad— expectations were sky-high for Ctrl, the debut studio album from SZA. When the delayed work finally arrived in early June, those expectations were exceeded; the 26-year-old artist goes above and beyond with a genre-defying collection of deeply personal songs not easily compared to the work of would-be R&B peers. As the sole woman on the Top Dawg label, the singer and songwriter was guaranteed to drop an album with a hip-hop edge, but that’s just one of the many brushstrokes SZA uses to compose a raw, honest self-portrait. The slinky, tropical groove “Love Galore,” which she performed at the recent BET Awards, sets a laid-back tone, while “Drew Barrymore” sounds more like a Lilith Fair-era alt-rock meditation on the roller coaster ride of relationships. “Prom” is a wistful
indie-electro gem, another track demonstrating SZA’s ability to blend catchy melodies and hooks with emotional lyrics. “Garden (Say It Like Dat)” will make your head nod until you listen to the almost unbearably sweet and vulnerable lyrics: “Hope you never find out who I really am/’Cause you’ll never love me/But I believe you when you say it like that.” The only sensible comparison for Ctrl might be Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange, similarly tossed into the modern R&B category when both records simply have too many adventurous, emotional sounds. Las Vegas will get to see SZA’s skills for itself when her Ctrl Tour lands at Vinyl at the Hard Rock Hotel on September 8. –Brock Radke
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in late 2001. For a long time after it closed, echoes of that club remained just off GVR’s hotel lobby space, but not anymore. The Henderson hub recently finished a complete renovation of the space, not only freshening up the comfy check-in area but adding swanky new meeting rooms, a bright business center, a grand hall leading back up to the casino floor and a tidy, intimate lobby bar serving hand-crafted cocktails with relaxing views of the backyard pool and garden. An abstract cluster of metallic rods floats above the handsome, high tables in the bar, a chandelier in contrast to the paper
lantern-style fixtures hanging in the hall. It’s detail-oriented designs like these that set this hotel apart so many years ago, and continue to create the right mood today ... or tonight. Is it any wonder why locals tend to drift away from the Strip? Lobby Bar at Green Valley Ranch Resort, 702-6177777; Monday-Thursday 3-9 p.m., Friday & Saturday 1 p.m.-midnight, Sunday 1-9 p.m. –Brock Radke
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Taking advantage of these specials is just like the first time you ate at Cleo: too good to be true. But it’s right there waiting. Cleo at SLS, 702-7617612; Sunday-Thursday 6-10:30 p.m., Friday & Saturday 6-11 p.m.
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Located near Joe’s Stone Crab in the farthest reaches of the Forum Shops at Caesars sits the Otheroom, an unassuming and dimly lit bar that can’t help but pique your curiosity. The brand known for its following among craft beer and wine enthusiasts at its New York City and LA locations, mixes things up at its new Vegas spot, venturing into craft cocktails and fun fingerfoods like maple bacon tater tots and a shortrib grilled cheese. With brick and metal finishes and evocative, moody light fixtures, the vibe is urban yet sophisticated, funky yet refined. It could easily be a sister bar to Downtown’s Velveteen Rabbit, or a contemporary cousin to the offStrip Herbs & Rye. Whether you’re just visiting Vegas or are a true local, the cheeky cocktail menu—designed by mixologist Andrew Pollard—is well worth the trip. Fans of the Asian citrus yuzu will love the sweet-and-sour Cosmo Is Dead, featuring Brooklyn Gin, lemon, house blueberry grenadine and sparkling
wine. And the Brazilian Wax (Avuá Prata CachaÇa, Tanteo jalapeño tequila, lime, pineapple, basil and passionfruit) is as smooth as its name suggests. Designed with attitude in mind, Otheroom bucks the predictability of the Strip, taking guests out of their comfort zone to discover something new and intriguing. The In Through the Out Door, for example, is a take on a Paloma, but swaps tequila for Sotol Por Siempre. Otheroom’s version of a mule—Smokey & The Bandit—uses bourbon, smoked peach liquor, lemon, angostura and ginger beer for a smoky new spin. You’ll spot some good suds on tap, like the Dogfish Flesh & Blood IPA or the local Big Dog’s Las Vegas Lager, but there are even more appealing options down menu: premium flights of Macallan 12, 15 and 18-year varietals, and Japanese whiskies like Kakuri Nikka Coffey Grain, Hibiki Harmony and Hibiki 17 Year. With a grand-opening celebration taking place all weekend long, you’ll have every excuse to drink and eat your way through the menu. The Otheroom at the Forum Shops at Caesars, 702-836-2096; daily 11 a.m. to midnight. –Leslie Ventura P HOTO G RA P H B Y W A D E VAN D ERVORT
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Briggs has worked at the fountains since Bellagio’s 1998 opening— first working on the install as an employee of Wet Design, and then serving as a maintenance engineer before becoming manager. But it was his background in construction and pouring concrete for O at Bellagio that paved the way. “I tried to pick something that was the hardest thing I could find,” Briggs says. “My way of thinking was, if I can master the hardest thing, then the rest of life should come easier.” When he was finally hired to work on the fountains, Briggs had some doubts, he says. But he powered through it. “I thought, ‘Am I going to be able to do this?’ I wasn’t sure. No one had done this before. It was a new show, so everyone was going to have to learn at the same pace, and I thought I can learn just as quick as everyone else. So I did.” Briggs worked as a maintenance engineer for more than a decade,
diving and working on the massive water shooters embedded more than 10 feet under the lake’s surface—the ones that launch dancing streams of water 460 feet into the air. Now, most of Briggs’ job is on land, and in addition to overseeing the fountains, he and his crew are tasked with building and assembling structures for the Bellagio’s conservatory. “When it comes to the hotel, I am super proud to work on the fountains and the conservatory—two things that are free to the public,” Briggs says. “The other thing I really like is working as a team and achieving a goal like the conservatory and being able to see it when it’s finished. The satisfaction that you get from watching it, and the joy it puts on people’s faces—for me, there’s nothing like that.” –Leslie Ventura
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7/13 Jermaine Dupri. 7/14 DJ Wellman. 7/15 DJ Five. 7/20 DJ Five. 7/21 Beatbreaker. 7/22 Eric DLux. 7/27 DJ Mustard. 7/28 Politik. 7/29 Eric DLux. Venetian, Thu-Sat, 702-388-8588.
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Simians and humans wage grim battle in War for the Planet of the Apes By Mike D’Angelo umanity has never come across especially well in the rebooted Planet of the Apes franchise, but the first two films—Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)—did at least offer a few identification figures who resembled the audience. No such comfort exists in War for the Planet of the Apes, which boldly asks viewers to reject our own kind and root wholeheartedly for simian victory. As ever, the motion-capture performances, anchored by Andy Serkis in the role of head chimp Caesar, are dazzlingly expressive enough to inspire plenty of cross-species empathy. So it’s a shame that War feels the need to stack the deck by making the movie’s handful of humans cartoonishly evil, complexity be damned. That might not feel so misguided had director Matt Reeves—who previously directed Dawn, and co-wrote the screenplay with Mark Bomback—not conceived this third chapter as a deadly serious homage to various classic war films. (Don’t bother
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suggesting Ape-ocalypse Now—believe it or not, constantly evokes other war movies while mostly that’s actually in the movie.) Two years have passed avoiding scenes involving actual warfare. With since we last saw Caesar readying himself for humanity reduced to genocidal aggression plus sustained battle, and what remains of the human one silent moppet, thereby creating a conveniently race has seemingly regressed, with black-and-white moral landscape, there’s some people even lacking the ability little opportunity for subtle character work. AAACC to speak. Caesar willingly takes in a The film needs exciting set pieces to fill the WAR FOR mute little girl (Amiah Miller) who has void, and surprisingly few are forthcoming. THE PLANET been orphaned, but his fundamental A grim mood takes hold early on and never OF THE APES decency is sorely tested by a crazed dissipates, despite game efforts at comic Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, sadist known only as the Colonel relief from Steve Zahn as a new, mentally Steve Zahn. (Woody Harrelson, doing a sort of shaky chimpanzee known as Bad Ape. Directed by combination Kurtz and Kilgore), who’s Serkis remains a marvel, especially when Matt Reeves. Rated PG-13. Opens you consider that he’s never technically determined to exterminate the apes, Friday citywide. starting with Caesar’s family. What onscreen, but the soulfulness he invests in follows is a quest for revenge that Caesar’s expressions and movements lacks a takes an unexpected turn for the truly worthy context. At its best, War creates some horrific, featuring imagery that recalls Vietnam and productive cognitive dissonance by completely (no kidding) Nazi concentration camps. and decisively inverting our allegiance. Real-world What’s weird and slightly frustrating about War resonance lurks in that idea, but this movie is too for the Planet of the Apes is the way that Reeves busy evoking other movies to do justice to it.
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very badly. The friends are all obnoxious, grating and unlikable, and the main serialized thread of the first season involves an affair between two of the friends who are married to other people. Stoller balanced humor and relationship drama well in his 2012 movie The Five-Year Engagement, The main characters of Friends From College but here the tone veers awkwardly from sitcom are supposedly so close that they’ve remained in clichés to cringe comedy to heavy drama, without each other’s lives for 20 years, yet they’re all so any smooth transitions. The writing and unpleasant and treat each other so poorly, direction fail the talented acit’s hard to imagine they’d want to spend ABCCC tors (including high-profile even a few minutes together. That’s just FRIENDS FROM guest stars like Kate one of the problems with the show, created COLLEGE McKinnon and Seth Season 1 by filmmaker Nicholas Stoller and his wife available July 14 Rogen), trapping Francesca Delbanco. on Netflix. them in annoyingly With a talented ensemble cast, Friends contrived storylines has the potential to be a funny and affectand unfunny ing look at getting older while attempting to hold set pieces. These are onto the glories of youth. The six friends (played not the kind of by Keegan-Michael Key, Cobie Smulders, Annie friends you want Parisse, Nat Faxon, Fred Savage and Jae Suh Park), to keep. all approaching 40, all graduates of Harvard, are all –Josh Bell facing midlife crises of sorts—and handling them
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BILLY TOPIT: MASTER MAGICIAN What has former Strip headliner Lance Burton been up to during his retirement? Co-writing, directing and starring in this familyfriendly feature about a birthday-party magician who takes on the mob, with appearances from fellow Vegas performers including Frankie Scinta and Louie Anderson. Available on Amazon. HEIDI A rough cut of Daniel Ray’s foundfootage horror movie about two teens who find a killer doll premiered at the 2014 Pollygrind film festival, and Ray has since refined his vision, with the final result (shorter, fasterpaced, with improved sound effects) arriving just in time to capitalize on the popularity of Annabelle. Available on Amazon. VEGAS BABY Executive produced by Morgan Spurlock, Amanda Micheli’s documentary focuses on a Vegas fertility clinic that sponsors an online contest to win a free round of IVF treatments. The movie follows winners and other entrants from one year’s contest over the course of several treatments, as a way to explore the struggles and heartbreak of couples who deal with infertility. Available on Netflix. –Josh Bell
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If you follow The Killers on social media, you might have noticed the group spending a lot of time with new Australian pal Alex Cameron. The indienoir crooner released his debut LP Jumping the Shark last year on Secretly Canadian and is currently gearing up to release upcoming album Forced Witness. He also recently spent a few weeks in Las Vegas, hiking and hanging with Killers frontman Brandon Flowers and filming the video for new single “Candy May.” The clip features Cameron traipsing around familiar Downtown spots like the El Cortez, dancing in motel parking lots and getting fresh with—we can only assume—the elusive Candy May. Speaking of music videos, Vegas indie-folk rockers All-Night Visitors released their latest for “Animal Mind” off recent EP People Places Things. Directed by Ryen McPherson, the video portrays a down-on-herluck woman who lives on the roof of a casino and spends her days wandering the streets of Vegas. In addition to releasing their new EP, Troubled Minds, SquidHat Records punks The Quitters are also featured on the label’s recent compilations Desert Rats With Baseball Bats Vol. 3 and Fresh Ink Vol. 6. Head to squidhat. bandcamp.com to hear the latest from The Quitters and their SquidHat labelmates. Also, Local soul singer and songwriter Brittany Rose drops a new EP, Homegirl, at Vinyl on July 28 with additional performances by Halsey Harkins and The Noir Movement.
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Vegas duo Coastwest Unrest sounds fresh on its latest LP By Ian Caramanzana ne huge benefit of being an independent artist: You can do what you want, when you want. Just ask Coastwest Unrest singer/guitarist Noah Dickie, who has used that status to his band’s advantage. Since releasing its debut, Songs From the Desert, nearly a decade ago, Coastwest Unrest has taken its brand of catchy sun-soaked folk across the country. But four albums later, Dickie and his bandmate/brother Josh Dickie have abandoned the traditional album-tour promotional cycle. Their new approach: Write, record and release music, then simply see what happens. “I don’t think we’ve necessarily consciously stepped back from that model,” Noah says. “We were just sitting on the recorded material for months, so we just decided to say, ‘F*ck it’ and put it out.” Spend some time with Coastwest Unrest’s fifth effort, The Crazed Ones—out July 14 on Reclaim Records—and
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SONGS OF LOVE AND HATE VEGAS SONGWRITER BRETT VEE CHANNELS HIS EMOTIONS INTO HIS MUSIC BY LESLIE VENTURA m sitting in Brett Vee’s living room, chatting with the songwriter about his solo project as bandmates shuffle in and out of his house. “People will be like, ‘How long have you been playing guitar?’ Long enough to where I should be way better,” he says in his monotone register. That cavalier attitude is just as palpable in his recordings. Drawing on influences like Guided by Voices, The Rentals (From left) Brett Vee and bandmates Aldred Basiga, and the Ramones, Vee plays raw, lo-fi power-pop. And while Beau Monnot and Jack Cowell. (Spencer Burton/Special to the Weekly) his laissez-faire, punk rock ethos engulfs every song, he’s also a workhorse, playing gigs with a rotating cast of bandmates, churning out tunes online and holding some songs back to drop later on his own label, No Sky Cassette Tapes. Vee started self-releasing his material with now-defunct band Good Grief, he says, because he didn’t feel comfortable asking others to do it. “If they want to put it out for me, they’ll ask me. If I don’t want to wait around, I’ll put it out myself.” A posthumous Good Grief tape awaits, and Las Vegan Bobby Franks plans to release a Vee EP, Derivative Nation, on vinyl through his Running in Place Records imprint later this summer. Vee’s latest EP, the five-song Generalizing Anxiety, swells with fuzzed-out distortion (hear: the rousing, minute-long “Not Proud”), chunky hooks and lyrics about “not liking where I am in life, whether that’s geographically or emotionally,” Vee says. If the context varies, his critical relationship with relationship with Las Vegas remains a common thread. “From the guy at 7-11 to people on the road … there’s not a lot of kindness to go around here,” he says. “I think it’s because we’re not supposed to be here. It’s an inhospitable environment, and people have this weird instinct to try and survive over everyone else.” Nevertheless, camaraderie has kept him tethered to the desert—at least for now. “It’s very bewildering to me that these people want to play the music I write,” Vee says humbly. “They’re not obliged to—it’s a thing they choose to do in their free time. It’s very flattering.”
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Pop that pops Haim’s second album revels in its retro cheese
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STRAIGHT SHOOTER Country-rocker Shooter Jennings talks Nine Inch Nails, Giorgio Moroder and Bob Dylan By Annie Zaleski n collecting vinyl: It’s like having an sizers on the George record and use more live artifact, something physical that marks drums and fiddle and steel on the Giorgio rea period of time. … Nine Inch Nails has cord. The George one turned into an EP, and the this new vinyl store—I was a big Nine Giorgio record, because the songs are so long, Inch Nails fan when I was younger—and they’ve turned into a full record. I was really proud of reprinted a bunch of old stuff on vinyl. My it. Doing a record like that taught me a lot. wife’s favorite record is The Fragile; mine’s The Downward Spiral. The On covering Bob Dylan’s “Man Downward Spiral was the record Gave Names to All the Animals” at SHOOTER that inspired me to play music. I Dylan Fest 2017: I was visiting my JENNINGS with Jamie Wyatt. couldn’t believe that record when mom in Arizona with my wife and July 14, 8 p.m., I heard it. I was like, “This is the kids. We were in the car with her, $25-$39. Vinyl, most aggressive, layered, cool, origishe was playing [Dylan’s] Slow Train 702-693-5000. nal record.” I was 15 when it came Coming record, and that song was on out, and it just spoke to me. at the moment when they asked me to do Dylan Fest. And I was like, “I want to do On his 2016 Giorgio Moroder tribute album, this song!” I mean, I just love it. It’s so simple, Countach (for Giorgio): In 2012 I started and it’s stage-y and vibe-y. I also knew that digging into Giorgio and really falling in love everybody there was going to be tackling the big with his songs, becoming obsessed with him. I hits and trying to sing like Dylan. It was like, had put together a George Jones tribute record “I’m going to do something weird, and have fun called Don’t Wait Up (For George), but at the with it.” same time I wanted to do something different. It hit me to do, like, a George/Giorgio thing. For more of our interview with Jennings, The idea was to use drum machines and synthevisit lasvegasweekly.com.
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Live Music THe Strip & Nearby Brooklyn Bowl P.O.D., Powerflo 7/14, 7 pm, $25$30. 40 Oz. to Freedom (Sublime tribute) 7/15, 6 pm, $12-$15. Linq, 702-862-2695. Caesars Palace (Colosseum) Mariah Carey 7/14-7/15, 7/18, 8 pm, $55-$250. 702-731-7333. Double Down TV Party Tonight w/Atomic Fish, Lean 13 7/13. The Idle Kind Diamond Aces, Morning in May 7/14. Beast Machine, Jerk!, Wolfhounds, First to Last, Callshot, Kapital Punishment, Red Light Cameras 7/15. Gold Top Bob & The Goldtoppers 7/19. Rex Dart & The Bargain DJ Collective Mon, 10 pm. Unique Massive Tue, midnight. Shows 10 pm, free unless noted. 640 Paradise Road, 702-791-5775. Flamingo (Donny & Marie Showroom) Keith Sweat 7/13-7/15, 7/18, 7:30 pm, $59-$199. 702-777-2782. Hard Rock Hotel (The Joint) Prince Royce, Luis Coronel 7/14, 8 pm, $39-$189. (Vinyl) SOB x RBE, OMB Peezy, Lil Sheik 7/7, 8 pm, $15. Habstrakt 7/13, 9 pm, $15-$20. Shooter Jennings 7/14, 9 pm, $25-$39. 702-693-5000. Hard Rock Siana King 7/13, 9 pm, free. Smashing Alice 7/15, 9 pm, free. Hard Rock Cafe (Strip), 702-733-7625. House of Blues The Set List 3.0: The Rolling Stones’ Hot Rocks 7/14, 8 pm, $10. The Dan Band 7/15, 7 pm, $15-$95. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7600. Mandalay Bay (Beach) Dirty Heads, Soja 7/15, 9 pm, $40-$78. 702-632-7777. Orleans (Showroom) Top Brassss 7/15, 8 pm, $19$30. (Arena) Throwback Sizzling Jam ft. Tony Toni Tone, Silk, Dru Hill & more 7/15, 8 pm, $40$225. 702-284-7777. Palms (The Pearl) Earth, Wind & Fire 7/14, 8 pm, $68-$179. Dashboard Confessional, The AllAmerican Rejects, The Social Animals 7/15, 8 pm, $55-$205. Chic ft. Nile Rodgers 7/16, 8 pm, $40-$96. 702-944-3200. Stoney’s Rockin’ Country Stephen Wesley 7/15, 9 pm, $5-$20. Town Square, 702-435-2855. T-Mobile Arena Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Rachel Platten 7/13, 7:30 pm, $100-$179. Bruno Mars 7/15, 8 pm, $45-$175. 702-692-1600. Treasure Island (Gilley’s Saloon) Voodoo Cowboys 7/12-7/13, 9 pm. Scotty Alexander Band 7/14-7/15, 10 pm. Easy 8s Band 7/19, 9 pm. Shows $10-$20. 702-894-7722.
Downtown Backstage Bar & Billiards BiPolar, Bag of Humans, Exeter 7/14, 8 pm, $5-$7. 601 E. Fremont St., 702-382-2227. Beauty Bar Alvarez Kings, Plexxaglass, Kat Kalling, Girls and Wolves 7/13, 8 pm, $8. Mutoid Man, Helms Alee 7/14, 7:30 pm, $15. Cash’d Out (Johnny Cash tribute), The Rhyolite Sound, The Reeves Brothers 7/15, 8 pm, $13. Atliens 7/18, 9 pm, $10. 517 Fremont St., 702-598-3757. Bunkhouse Saloon Tijuana Panthers, So Many Wizards, The Velveteins 7/14, 9:30 pm, $10-$13. The Lique, Butterscotch, The Noir Movement, Nina Rohse 7/15, 8:30 pm, $10-$12. 124 S. 11th St., 702-854-1414. Downtown Las Vegas Events Center Goo Goo Dolls, Phillip Phillips 7/15, 8 pm, $24-$395. 200 S. 3rd St., 800-745-3000. Golden Nugget (Showroom) Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals 7/14, 8 pm, $21-$141. 866-946-5336. Smith Center (Cabaret Jazz) Michelle Johnson 7/15, 8 pm, $22-$40. 702-749-2000.
Everywhere Else Artisan Hotel Mercy Music, Drinking Water, Indigo Kidd, No Tides 7/14, 8 pm, free. 1501 W. Sahara Ave, 702-214-4000.
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Count’s Vamp’d Sin City Sinners Allstars 7/13, 10 pm, free. Journey Unlimited (Journey tribute), U2LV (U2 tribute) 7/14, 9:30 pm, free. 750 W. Sahara Ave., 702-220-8849. Dive Bar Three Bad Jacks 7/12, 9 pm, free. The Randy Savages, Boss’ Daughter, Badger 7/18, free. 4110 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-586-3483. Downtown Summerlin (The Lawn) Jeremy Cornwell, Noelle Chiodo 7/19, 4 pm, free (VIP $25). 702-832-1055. Eagle Aerie Hall Shiloh, Wave Mmlz, Dezmong MF, Elmer Abapo, The Ones, Inspiring Thoughts 7/14, 5 pm, $10. Aenimus, Desolation, Asylum of Ashes, Mephitic Origins, Full Fledged, Drown a Deity, Local 1 7/18, 5 pm, $11. 310 W. Pacific Ave., 702-568-8927. Primm Valley Resort (Star of the Desert Arena) America 7/15, 8 pm, $20-$50. 702-386-7867. Sunset Station (Amphitheater) (Club Madrid) Mark Willis 7/15, 8 pm, $34. 702-547-7777.
Comedy
Caesars Palace (The Colosseum) Jeff Dunham 7/19, 7:30 pm, $50-$80. 702-731-7333. House of Blues Game Grumps 7/16, 7 pm, $21-$31. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7600. Mirage (Terry Fator Theatre) Bill Maher 7/14-7/15, 10 pm, $65-$87. 702-792-7777. South Point (Showroom) Christopher Titus 7/147/16, 7:30 pm, $25-$35. 702-796-7111. The Space WellRED Comedy Tour ft. Trae Crowder, Drew Morgan, Corey Ryan Forrester 7/13, 8 pm, $35-$55. Louie Anderson 7/15, 10:30 pm, $20. 3460 Cavaretta Court, 702-903-1070. Treasure Island David Alan Grier 7/14, 9 pm, $44$72. 702-894-7111.
Performing Arts
Art Square Theatre Shotspeare: Macbeth 7/147/15, 8 pm, free. The Murge 7/17, 9 pm & midnight, $15. 1025 S. 1st St., #110, 702-818-3422. Charleston Heights Arts Center Scorpius Dance Theatre 7/15, 7 pm, $12-$24. 800 Brush St., 702-229-2787. Las Vegas Little Theatre (Mainstage) (Black Box) Beehive: The ’60s Musical 7/14-7/30, times vary, $25. Thu-Sat, 8 pm; Sun, 2 pm; $10-$15. 3920 Schiff Drive, 702-362-7996.
Majestic Repertory Theatre Clown Bar 7/13-7/23; Thu-Sat, 8 pm; Sun, 5 pm, $25. Alios 1217 S. Main St., 702-478-9636. The Space Thrones! The Musical parody 7/14-7/16, 7/18-7/23, 8 pm, $35-$55. 3460 Cavaretta Court, 702-903-1070. Super Summer Theatre In the Heights Thru 7/29, 8 pm, $15. Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, 702-594-7529.
Special Events
EVO 2017 World Finals eSports fighting games championships 7/16, 8 am. Mandalay Bay Events Center, 702-632-7580. U.S. Darts Masters 7/13-7/15, times vary, $40$150. Tropicana, 702-550-6399.
Sports
Las Vegas 51s Baseball Albuquerque 7/13-7/16. Fresno 7/17-7/20. Games 7 pm (Sun & holidays, noon). Cashman Field, 702-386-7200. NBA Summer League Thru 7/17, times vary, $20$400. Thomas & Mack Center/Cox Pavilion, unlvtickets.com. TBT: The Basketball Tournament 7/15, 9 am; 7/16, 11 am, $5-$30. Desert Oasis High School, 6600 W. Erie Ave., thetournament.com. USA BMX 2017 Las Vegas Nationals 7/14-7/16, times vary, free. South Point Arena, 702-796-7111.
Galleries
Barrick Museum of Art (Main Gallery) Tested Ground Thru 9/16. (Baepler Xeric Garden) Astronomy of the Asphalt Ecliptic Thru 1/20. (Teaching Gallery) Play On Gary, Play On Thru 9/16. (Barrick Auditorium) Mon-Fri, 9 am–5 pm; Thu, 9 am-8 pm; Sat, noon-5 pm. UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-895-3381. Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art I Am the Greatest: Muhammad Ali Thru 9/30. Daily, 10 am-8 pm, $16-$18. 3600 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-693-7871. Centennial Hills Library Las Vegas News Bureau exhibit Thru 7/30. Mon-Thu, 10 am-8 pm; Fri-Sun, 10 am-6 pm. 6711 N. Buffalo Drive, 702-507-6100. Clark County Library Cheng Yajie: A Las Vegas Symphony of Art Thru 7/23. Mon-Thu, 10 am8 pm; Fri-Sun, 10 am-6 pm. 1401 E. Flamingo
Road, 702-507-3400. CSN (Fine Arts Gallery) Benjamin Entner: Classics Thru 9/2. Mon-Fri, 9 am-6 pm; Sat, 10 am-4 pm. (Artspace Gallery) Jessica Larva: Leeward Thru 9/9. Mon-Fri, 8 am-10:30 pm; Sat, 8 am-5 pm. 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., 702-651-4146. Donna Beam Fine Art A Matter of Personality Thru 8/4. Mon-Fri, 9 am-5 pm. UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-895-3893. Enterprise Library Jeremiah: Windows of Illumination Thru 7/16. Ken Kline: Retrospective in Still-Life 7/18-9/26. Mon-Thu, 10 am-8 pm; Fri-Sun, 10 am-6 pm. 25 E. Shelbourne Ave., 702-507-3760. Erotic Heritage Museum Abigail Ekue: Bare Men Thru 7/31. Daily, 11 am-10 pm, $10-$18. 3275 Sammy Davis Jr. Drive, 702-794-4000. Las Vegas City Hall (Grand Gallery) Outside the Box Thru 9/17, free. Mon-Fri, 7 am-5:30 pm. 495 S. Main St., 702-229-1012. Left of Center Daniel Miller: Third World America II 7/18-9/30. Tue-Fri, noon-5 pm; Sat, 10 am-3 pm; free. 2207 W. Gowan Road, 702-647-7378. Nevada Humanities Program Gallery Jack Malotte: Viewpoints From Duckwater Thru 7/26. Mon-Thu, 1-5 pm. 1017 S. First St. #190, nevadahumanities.org. Priscilla Fowler Fine Art Lolia Dovelay: Opulent Thru 9/2. Wed-Sat, noon-6 pm. 1025 S. 1st St. #155, 719-371-5640. Sahara West Library (Gallery) West Coast Drawing: Rara Avis Thru 9/17. Nevada Clay Guild: All About Clay Thru 8/26. (The Studio) KD Matheson: Masks, Sculpture, Paintings Thru 8/28. Mon-Thu, 10 am-8 pm; Fri-Sun, 10 am-6 pm. 9600 W. Sahara Ave., 702-507-3630. Summerlin Library Denise Marie LaMar: Les Fleurs et La Belle France Thru 9/5. Mon-Thu, 10 am-8 pm; Fri-Sun, 10 am-6 pm. 1771 Inner Circle Drive, 702-507-3860. West Charleston Library Melissa Gaudet: Exhale Thru 8/29. Mon-Thu, 10 am-8 pm; Fri-Sun, 10 am6 pm. 6301 W. Charleston Blvd., 702-507-3940. West Las Vegas Library Leslie Schreckengost: Heavenly Carvings Thru 8/1. Mon-Thu, 10 am8 pm; Fri-Sun, 10 am-6 pm. 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 702-507-3980. Windmill Library Ronaldo Dizon: Suitcase Full of Memories Thru 9/24. Opening reception 7/13, 5 pm. Mon-Thu, 10 am-8 pm; Fri-Sun, 10 am-6 pm. 7060 W. Windmill Lane, 702-507-6030.
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6540 Blue Diamond Road, 89139
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7780 S. Jones Blvd. #105, 89139
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1324 S. 3rd St., 89104
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Oasis Medical Cannabis
1800 S. Industrial Road #180, 89102
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2113 Las Vegas Blvd. N., 89030
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Reef Dispensaries
3400 Western Ave., 89109
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Essence Cannabis Dispensary
2307 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 89104
(702) 978-7591
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1366 W. Cheyenne Ave., 89030
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4300 E. Sunset Road #A3, 89014
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5347 S. Decatur Blvd., 89118
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