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Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families and all of those impacted by the horrific shooting on October 1, 2017. We’re deeply grateful to Las Vegas law enforcement and first responders who helped save so many lives.
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When tragedy struck, our city turned into a community By Mike Prevatt
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A prayer vigil in front of Las Vegas City Hall. (Steve Marcus/Staff)
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’m off of work at 2. Already made an appointment for the blood bank... what else can I do to help? I can’t
just go home.” That was a Facebook post by Bunkhouse mainstay and local musician Dale Gilbert, but it could have been posted by any number of Las Vegans who felt the urge to help the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting victims and their families in any way they could—and help in abundance at that.
Like most of us, Gilbert went to social media not only to find out what a mass murderer perched inside a 32nd-floor Mandalay Bay hotel room had wrought upon 22,000 concertgoers—and, ultimately, the rest of us—but to reel at the awfulness of the news and express what he was going to do about it. His post wasn’t the most heart-wrenching or inspiring post on Facebook or Twitter or Instagram—though it was certainly both of those things—but it was symbolic of just how deeply Las Vegans felt compelled to spring into action. For all the awfulness Sunday night, it resulted in one of the most galvanizing displays of unity this city has ever seen, with the people of Las Vegas responding exactly as they should have—with selflessness, eagerness and quickness, from the first responders and medical professionals to our friends and social network. As the post-shooting developments unfurled Monday, many on social media seemed stunned Las Vegas could manage such a cohesive and widespread show of action and support. Maybe they’re the types who don’t know their neighbors or don’t believe we care about one another. But we’re as close-knit as a metro area of 2 millionplus can be. So many of us knew someone at that concert, and as we remained glued to Facebook and the like late Sunday night, we hoped to discover not only whether they escaped, but who else among our circles had been there. We pondered going down to the Strip when we were warned to stay away. We marked ourselves as safe on Facebook’s crisis response page to assure friends and family we were clear of harm. We offered our cars and couches. We demonstrated that we unequivocally care about one another. And then on Monday, we put our benevolence into overdrive and our humanity on blast.
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Watching from a newsroom computer, I saw donor lines at local blood banks surpass those at nightclubs on a Saturday night, with donation appointments filling up all the way through the week. Other folks passed out water and snacks they’d bought for those standing three, four and more hours in block-long queues. I saw locals—and the rest of the world—donate more than $3 million to the Las Vegas Victims’ Fund in less than a day’s time. I saw the Vegas dining community—organized in large, tireless part by Weekly contributor Jason Harris—jump into gear and take prepared food over to hospitals filled with overworked medical personnel, injured concertgoers and their anxious loved ones. Countless local restaurants, food trucks and chefs joined the effort and expanded food distribution to Metro officers, firefighters and medics. I saw Downtown pizzeria Evel Pie not only send out towers of hot pizza boxes to blood banks for both staff and donors, but assemble care packages for families headed into Las Vegas. The Downtown music community in particular flocked to the Bunkhouse Monday night to similarly gather and bundle up emergency supplies. I saw Bad Apple Tattoo artist Peter Barrios launch a promotion that offers $50 ink jobs through October 13 with all proceeds going to in-need families affected by the shooting. I saw numerous relief operations, organizations and shelters become so overwhelmed with food, water and supply donations that they had to implore people to stop bringing them. One photo posted on various social media feeds revealed a long chain of idling cars waiting to deliver supplies to
the Las Vegas Convention Center, which was hosting a family assistance and reunification center. I saw people quickly assemble benefit shows, fundraisers and even charitable bike rides to keep the philanthropic spirit lasting through the week. I saw counselors and mental health experts heed the call of casinos and the general public who sought professionals to assuage those struggling in the aftermath of the shooting. I saw multiple reports of Uber and Lyft drivers taking people in need of transportation to their destinations free of charge. And I saw heroes—everyday heroes. Like Dustin Hoots, who took driving shifts all Sunday night and organized a small army of volunteers for various assistance efforts all day and evening Monday. And Paloma Solamente, whose efforts to get injured people and family members to hospitals right after the massacre resulted in her saving the life of a man named William who had been shot in the chest. This is what happens when a town full of hospitality professionals rallies together: It serves others, by taking care of the visitors that pay its salaries while also taking care of its own. And this is also what happens when you threaten and underestimate Las Vegas. We have proven to the world that we can rise to the occasion for celebration. And this week, we proved we can rise to the occasion for community.
Doug Vick prays over a makeshift memorial site on Las Vegas Boulevard. (Chris Carlson/AP Photo)
JASON ALDEAN
(@Jason_Aldean) It hurts my heart that this would happen to anyone who was just coming out to enjoy what should have been a fun night. #heartbroken #stopthehate
ROUTE 91 HARVEST
(@Route91Harvest) While we will try and move forward, we will never forget. We will NOT let hate win over LOVE. We will not be defeated by senseless violence.
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MGM Resorts
(@MGMResortsIntl) Our thoughts & prayers are with the victims of last night’s tragic events. We’re grateful for the immediate actions of our first responders.
Mayor Carolyn Goodman
(@MayorOfLasVegas) Pray for Las Vegas. Thank you to all our first responders.
Jimmy Kimmel
(@JimmyKimmel) Love and prayers to my family and friends in Las Vegas on this terrible morning.
Celine Dion
(@CelineDion) Praying for all the innocent victims and their families in Las Vegas - Céline xx... #LasVegas
Cirque du Soliel
(@Cirque) We are sending love and light to all those affected. Our deepest thoughts and sympathies are with the victims, their loved ones and the Las Vegas community.
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BY C. MOON REED
have handfuls of crumpled notes from the Route 91 Harvest festival. I’d written them for the concert review I wish I were writing instead of this. Can’t even look at those notes. They no longer matter, and they’re too painful to contemplate. And I’m one of the very lucky ones. I attended Route 91 Friday night and then again Sunday afternoon. Because I happened to leave early, I was spared. Others, whose lives matter just as much as mine or yours, died or are injured. It feels self-indulgent to say that my heart aches for them, but it does. In a way, it already seems that the fabulous normal of “Sin City” is gone forever. This sort of tragedy divides a place into a “before and after.” But we—Las Vegas and the people around the world who love us—are the “after.” We will carry on. We are already helping each other. But we will be sad for a while first. That is okay. We honor those whose lives were lost by grieving for them. By preventing something like this from happening to future innocents. We will pass sensible gun restrictions, one day. One day, we will be happy again. But not today. I am a mess. Survivor’s guilt, horror and sleep deprivation mix into a toxic sludge of emotions. Flashes of lucidity crumble into tears before I can string them together into coherent thoughts. It’s my job as a journalist to make sense of what happened. But today, no sense can be made. This is simply horrible. When I finally got to sleep around 4 a.m. Monday, I had terrible nightmares of fending off attacks. Then I woke up to a tragedy even worse than my mind had concocted. Sunday before the shooting was like every other normal day. The story didn’t change until after the fact. The things that I focused on were banal: the smells of the beef barbecue. Vendors’ creative uses for leather. There was a booth solely devoted to big, country-style belt buckles that double as wallets. I hope the workers who staffed the Wallet Buckle booth and the many others are okay.
IMAGINE DRAGONS
(@ImagineDragons) Sending our condolences and love to all those affected by the senseless shooting in Vegas. May we all spread an abundance of love today.
There was no sense of foreboding as I strolled around the festival. I couldn’t have known that the fences keeping freeloaders out would soon trap victims in—or that this large, empty lot would provide little shelter from the storm of bullets. Hours later, Route 91 would be declared the largest mass shooting in recent American history. When I saw photos of concertgoers fleeing, something felt “off ” about the scene to me— beyond the obvious everything. In the dark images, trash littered the ground, which had been so pristine. Janitors had been walking the premises with brooms and dustbins. (Are those janitors okay?) It dawned on me: Every water bottle, plastic cup and food wrapper represented a different person who had dropped everything to flee. On Sunday, I’d only gone to watch Jordan Mitchell, a Las Vegas musician who moved to Nashville to make it in country music. This story was supposed to be about her triumphant return, her first performance in Vegas since moving away. She was wearing a gray El Cortez T-shirt, a nod to her hometown that probably nobody else noticed. I recognized Mitchell’s parents in the small audience by the joy on their faces. I remember thinking how “unlucky” Mitchell was to play the first set of the day—at 2:45 p.m., when few would hear her golden voice. How quickly luck turns in Las Vegas. She and her parents are okay. But hundreds are not. It feels unsavory to consider what this might mean for Las Vegas and our tourist economy. Yet I can’t help but envision the insidious trickle-down impact of one lunatic’s actions. What fun would Las Vegas be if airport security lines guarded every casino entrance? Will the world fear our hospitality? I hope not. No sense can be made of this tragedy, and there’s no tidy end to an article like this. But we can donate blood. And we can donate to the GoFundMe account for victims (gofundme. com/dr2ks2-las-vegas-victims-fund). And we can support each other.
BRITNEY SPEARS
(@BritneySpears) Completely heartbroken over the news this morning. Keeping the victims of last night’s tragedy in Las Vegas in my prayers #Pray ForLasVegas
WAYNE NEWTON
(@Wayne NewtonMrLV) Thank you to the first responders of Las Vegas and all of the heroes who helped the victims during this horrific time. #PrayForLasVegas
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CARLOS SANTANA
(@SantanaCarlos) Why allow weapons of mass destruction to be sold to civilians? The laws need to be changed ... Compassion is the highest quality of pristine divinity.
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We owe it to Las Vegas to continue partying, clubbing, attending concerts and living life to the fullest, as fabulously as we can. Here are a few ways to be safe about it: Prepare an emergency supply kit. At Ready.gov, the feds offer a list of strategies for most any emergency situation. No matter what you might be preparing for, go ahead and put together an emergency supply kit now. Keep some water, sunscreen, a hat, granola bars and first aid supplies in your trunk. Add some jumper cables, a blanket, a solar phone charger and a pair of flats, and you should be Boy Scout-ready for most Vegas emergencies.
Write down a few key phone numbers. Back when we actually dialed numbers, we’d memorize a bunch of them by default. Don’t rely on your faulty memory. Get a tiny piece of paper, write down the phone numbers of your best friends, slip it into your wallet and know that it’s there when you need it.
Choose a meetup spot. Back before cell phones, friends would plan a meetup spot in case they got separated at the mall or an event. Be retro and do this, always.
Cell phones might be useless. This could be the scariest thought of all. We’re so used to having our cell phones that it’s hard to remember how to think and plan without them. When you plan ahead for an emergency, anticipate not using them. They could run out of power or get lost in a melee.
Make a plan. This can be as simple as learning the phrase “run, hide, fight” for active shooters, “stop, drop and roll” for fire and “distance, shielding and time” for the unlikely event of nuclear threats. Ready.gov is a great resource; read it.
Spot the exits. It might sound morbid, but if you make a habit of this, soon you’ll do it without even thinking. Wherever you go, look for at least two exits, and if you have a choice, it never hurts to stand in a place where both those exits are accessible.
Stay calm and carry on. We are Vegas. We are strong, brave people from all corners of the world. We help our own. We’ve got this. –C. Moon Reed
FBI agents walk the Route 91 Harvest festival grounds. (John Locher/AP Photo)
Bryce Harper
(@BHarper3407) I can’t fathom the horrific event that has taken place! ... Las Vegas I love you and stand with you.
Cher
(@Cher) Oh lord… woke to Vegas Massacre. My heart goes out to Relatives & Friends of wounded & Departed Music is meant 2 bring Joy.
Elton John
(@EltonOfficial) Las Vegas is like a second home to me. I’m utterly devastated by the tragedy of last night’s shooting. ... And I am praying for a more peaceful and tolerant world.
Carrot Top
(@RealCarrotTop) So sad and horrific night here in my city #lasvegas. Prayers go out to everyone.
Win Butler, Arcade Fire
(@DJWindows98) Hope our show at Mandalay Bay goes on... Want to commune with the people in Vegas. These guns are made to do exactly what was done.
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LONGEST CONCESSION LINE AT T-MOBILE ARENA: SHAKE SHACK It’s packed at every boxing match, UFC fight and concert—why would it be any different for Golden Knights games?
FIRST GOAL: David Perron (October 6 at Dallas) The 29-yearold has played especially well in the preseason.
FIRST ASSIST: CODY EAKIN (October 6 at Dallas) Eakin scored the first preseason goal at T-Mobile Arena, and the guess here is he’ll find Perron to put the pair in the trivia books with the first regular-season tally in team history.
FIRST WIN: DALLAS (October 6) The Stars should be a far better team than the Knights this year and will likely make the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but Vegas has momentum like no team in league history. FIRST LOSS: ARIZONA (October 7) Look for the Golden Knights to come up short in the second game of their first-ever back-to-back.
FIRST HOME WIN: ARIZONA
FIRST FIGHT: DERYK ENGELLAND
FIRST HOME LOSS: BOSTON
(October 10) There won’t be a regular season NHL game with a more emotional atmosphere than the Golden Knights’ home opener. T-Mobile Arena will be packed to the rafters, and the Golden Knights will feed off it.
(October 10 vs. Arizona) In case we’d wondered who the Knights’ enforcer would be, Engelland reminded us during the preseason home opener on September 30. When the Kings’ Kurtis MacDermid laid what Engelland deemed a cheap shot on teammate Tomas Nosek, Engelland dropped the gloves and threw down.
(October 15) The Bruins may not be what they were a few years ago, but they’re still playoff contenders in the Eastern Conference and should handle the Knights in teams’ first-ever meeting.
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UNEXPECTED FAN FAVORITE: BRAYDEN MCNABB
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You might not know his name yet, but his bone-crushing hits and occasional fights should make him popular.
2018 DRAFT POSITION: 1ST The Golden Knights should have better luck in the lottery than last year, when they fell to sixth. They could also trade up if need be.
BEST SELLING JERSEY: MARC-ANDRE FLEURY
LEAGUE FINISH: 29 OUT OF 31
(No. 29) A runaway. The goalie has quickly become the face of the franchise.
About what you’d expect from an expansion team, but the future is bright.
TOTAL GOALS ALLOWED: 245 Only four teams in the NHL allowed more goals than 245 last year. The Knights have talent on defense, but many of their best defenders—Colin Miller, Nate Schmidt, Shea Theodore, Jason Garrison—are offense-minded and will leave openings behind them.
TOTAL GOALS SCORED: 203 That would have ranked seventh-worst in the NHL last season, about what can be expected from a team lacking true superstars. The Golden Knights will play an exciting brand of hockey, but they don’t have elite goal scorers to put the puck in the net consistently.
SEASON LEADER, ASSISTS: VADIM SHIPACHYOV (34) The 30-year-old Russian has yet to play in the NHL, but he’s been a phenomenal playmaker in Russia for the past seven years. Shipachyov had 97 points last season with SKA St. Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League, including 65 assists. Playing as the first-line center man for the Knights with Reilly Smith and Jonathan Marchessault on his sides should give to plenty of assist opportunities.
SEASON LEADER, GOALS: JONATHAN MARCHESSAULT (28) Marchessault scored 30 last year—tied with Connor McDavid, just three behind superstar Alex Ovechkin—and he’ll likely be playing on the top line for the Golden Knights most nights.
HOME RECORD: 17-17-7 FIRST SHUTOUT: MARC-ANDRE FLEURY
The Golden Knights will have a fuller arena and a louder crowd than nearly every team in the league, particularly among teams out of playoff contention. They’ll do much better at home than on the road.
(October 27 vs. Colorado) The three-time Stanley Cup Champion goaltender will surely be peppered with more shots this season than he has been the past few years with Pittsburgh, but the Avalanche is on par with the Golden Knights when it comes to talent.
FINAL RECORD: 29-40-13
AWAY RECORD: 12-23-6
(71 points) The sportsbook overunder for the Golden Knights’ win total was 26.5 at press time. I say they eclipse that thanks to an early-season, excitement-fueled surge.
The team will put less talent on the ice than most opponents, so they’ll especially struggle to win on the road.
(L.E. Baskow/Staff/Photo Illustration)
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You’re the face of the team in the public eye, but are you also a leader in the locker room? I’m definitely one of the older ones, that’s for sure. I think we have a good group of guys. There are a lot of guys that have been around for a while. There are young guys, too, and as older guys we have to show them the way on and off the ice and make sure we are doing things the right way.
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What are your expectations heading into the season? I think for me it’s to improve as quickly as possible and come together as a team as quickly as possible. There are guys coming from all over the league, and staff-wise as well, so if we can get good chemistry going early on and keep building on the ice it will make us a tough team to play against.
ince the day he joined the team, Marc-Andre Fleury—the 32-year-old goalie who helped Pittsburgh to three Stanley Cup Championships, including back-toback titles the past two seasons—has been the face of the Golden Knights franchise. We caught up with him for a quick preseason chat. Has being such a focal point of a new franchise been a big adjustment for you? I just do what I’m asked to do. It’s been fine, and pretty easy so far. I am just looking forward to playing hockey again.
(Christopher DeVargas/Staff)
Have you enjoyed being such a fan favorite and participating in events with young fans? If I can share my passion for the game with the kids out there, that’s great. I know the team is putting a lot of effort into growing the game and getting hockey sticks in kids’ hands, and we will be a part of that, too. I like sharing my love for the game. You’ve won three Stanley Cups, but are you nervous at all playing in the first game for a new club? I still get those butterflies and still get nervous every once in a while. To be a part of a historic game like that will be pretty amazing. I’m looking forward to it.
You’ve played with a lot of talent during your career in Pittsburgh. After a training camp with this team, how do you compare it? I think we have a good mix of everything. We’ve got some speed, and we’ve got some good shots as well. I think we have a good balance of different stuff on the team, so we should be in good shape. Are you still the same Marc-Andre Fleury who helped the Pittsburgh Penguins win three Stanley Cups? I feel pretty good, but last year is last year and this is a new season with a new team. I feel good and healthy, so I’m ready to go. How has the transition been to living in Las Vegas after living on the East Coast for so long? It’s been great. People have been so nice during the move. I have been getting the kids into schools, and everyone has been really helpful. The staff that we have on the team has been great getting us acclimated. Do you have any favorite places around town to eat or hang out? I went to Nobu and I liked it a lot, but I want to try more before I name one as my favorite. Deryk [Engelland] told me about Honey Salt, and we went there and it was very good—casual with great food.
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est-case scenario … When thinking about what’s best for the Golden Knights, it’s important to remember the goal isn’t to win this season. They could conceivably shock the hockey world by squeaking into the playoffs, but that wouldn’t be what’s best, long-term. The best-case scenario would be them playing an exciting brand of hockey to keep fans interested, while youngsters like Shea Theodore, Alex Tuch and Tomáš Hyka establish themselves as building blocks for the future. Maybe James Neal starts off great and gets traded at the deadline for a first-round pick. And the Golden Knights have luck in the lottery, landing the first overall pick in the 2018 draft and selecting defenseman Rasmus Dahlin, who could be a generational talent. orst-case scenario … As is the case with most expansion teams, the inaugural season could get ugly for Vegas. Neal might never recover fully from his broken hand, causing his trade value to plummet. The team could win just enough games to stay out of the top five in next year’s draft, while missing out on the playoffs. Finishing anywhere between 17th and 27th in the league would be the worst possible outcome for the Golden Knights. –Jesse Granger
Tickets to Golden Knights games are in higher demand than seats for any team in the entire NHL, according to StubHub. And because the tickets are selling for such high prices on the secondary market, it presents a unique opportunity—for season ticket holders to recoup most of their money by selling off less than a quarter of their stash. One season ticket holder paid approximately $5,000 for a pair of seats near the bottom of the lower bowl—$55 per game for each seat. Those same seats (and seats around them) are now going for an average of $250 each for games featuring marquee teams like the Penguins, Blackhawks and Capitals. That means a season ticket holder could dump the 10 most coveted games and cover almost the entire cost of the season—watching the other 34 games basically for free. –Jesse Granger
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Essential eats at Robert Irvine’s Public House BY Brock Radke
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elebrity chef Robert Irvine and his team at the Tropicana have their work cut out. The pressure is on at their huge new gastropub, a major leadoff piece of another wave of renovations at the 60-year-old resort. More importantly, it’s positioned right on the Strip—a pedestrian thoroughfare leads straight into the restaurant—so Vegas visitors can find and feast with convenience. So far, Irvine’s fare has proven to be satisfying and hearty, a menu of seemingly simple food with some explosive flavor twists. We skipped past tasty appetizers like hickory smoked wings and steak tartare, fresh salads and delicious pizzas, to zoom in on three irresistible entrées that qualify as must-orders.
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It’s only natural the U.K.-born Irvine would drop a killer version of this classic, especially considering a solid plate of fish and chips hasn’t always been easy to find on Las Vegas Boulevard. This golden-crisp rendition stakes its claim as one of the best in the city—remarkably ungreasy and beautifully flaky beerbattered cod mounted on a mound of shoestring fries. The potatoes are decorated with bacon, feta cheese, green onions and a malted curry aioli, a carefully crafted combination of savory goodies that sets the dish apart. The fries are fabulous on their own, but the fish is perfect. ($24)
This messy masterpiece began life on Irvine’s menu as sliders, then evolved into a solitary stack of Creekstone Farms Black Angus beef, Camembert cheese, grilled mushrooms and onions, smoky bacon, lettuce and tomato. “F&K” stands for fork and knife, and while you might be opposed to taking down a beefy burger with utensils, it’s the best way to preserve your shirt once the rich, creamy fondue finds its rightful home over the top of this brioche bun. Just when you thought Vegas burgers couldn’t possibly get more decadent. ($21)
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Considering whose kitchen this is, you might be tempted to order the traditional lamb shepherd’s pie, the huge braised lamb shank speckled with Calabrian chile or even the skirt steak frites. But if you really want to kick the tires on this joint, the duck confit is for you—luscious meat slowly poached in its own fat before getting some quality time in the fryer. The crunchy-to-tender quotient is on the money, and the dish gets sweet, sour and spicy with maple, sherry vinegar, and a buttersriracha sauce you’ll want on your chicken wings from here on out. ($24)
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his isn’t how we normally start the show.” Get used to hearing those words coming from entertainers on the Las Vegas Strip, just as they came from Donny and Marie Osmond Tuesday night at the Flamingo. The longtime Vegas performers stepped in front of the curtain before the show to announce they would donate the evening’s proceeds to the families of victims of the October 1 shooting at the Route 91 Harvest music festival. Across the street at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Celine Dion made the same announcement. At a time when it’s easy to become overwhelmed by grief, the large and resilient Las Vegas entertainment and hospitality family is embracing the community with generosity and love. And it’s not just headlining stars who are pitching in to help heal the city— it’s everyone. Las Vegas native and American Idol alum Mikalah Gordon turned her regular gig at West Hollywood’s Bar 10 into a donation drive and then transported the goods back to Vegas. Local DJs Franzen, Karma, G-Minor, Kid Conrad, Que, Dre Dae, Teenwolf and others gathered at the eastside Luv Lounge Wednesday night to raise money. The South Point resort and entertainer Frankie Moreno scheduled a benefit show for October 5 at 7:30 p.m. And countless local restaurants have stepped up to provide meals for first responders to say thank you for their brave and tireless efforts.
The Vegas Golden Knights, the Foley Family Charitable Trust and the National Hockey League announced a joint donation of $300,000 to support victims and first responders, an incredible gesture from a new organization that has already established strong ties to its community. And on top of ongoing efforts to provide lodging, meals, air and ground transportation and counseling to those in need, MGM Resorts is donating $3 million. “There are simply no words to express our grief and outrage over this senseless and horrific attack on our community,” said Jim Murren, Chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts. “Yet in this devastating time, we are inspired. From the heroic stories of victims on the ground who placed the safety of strangers and loved ones before themselves, to the incredible bravery of first responders who rushed in when others were rushing out and who surely lessened the damage, to the knowledge of so many good and incomplete works done by those we lost—we are collectively drawing strength and faith to meet the difficult days ahead.”
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here’s the catchy, almost reggae-ish “Phone Down,” with its playfully suggestive chorus sung by Emily Warren. There’s the big ’80s pop sound powering “Quit You,” featuring Tinashe. And most recently, Lost Kings dropped “Look at Us Now” with Ally Brooke from Fifth Harmony and A$AP Ferg, a summery festival anthem. The producer and DJ duo of Rob Abisi and Nick Shanholtz are all about the positive vibes when creating original music, and you’ll hear it when Lost Kings returns to their Wynn Nightlife residency at Encore Beach Club this weekend.
“I think it just happens naturally. We try not to force anything,” Abisi says. “The music we’ve produced together is definitely influenced by Los Angeles and living on the West Coast, just sunny days and good vibes all the time. And I’m glad that emotion comes through, because we just want to make people feel good.” Born in Boston and Baltimore, respectively, Abisi and Shanholtz have been thriving since they planted roots in LA, breaking through in 2014 with a huge remix of Disclosure’s “Latch” (featuring Sam Smith).
Continuing to tour steadily while releasing lots of new music is on the agenda. Out this month is “First Love” with singer Sabrina Carpenter. They might be making the rounds, but Las Vegas remains a favorite place to play. “For us to play in that kind of atmosphere is the best we could ask for as DJs, and it’s huge for us to be a part of that roster at Wynn,” Shanholtz says. Lost Kings at Encore Beach Club, October 6; at Intrigue at Wynn, October 21. –Brock Radke
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• The springtime also brought “Angel Dust,” a soulful bit of storytelling that played a role in the Netflix series The Get Down, which Nas also executiveproduced. • Rick Ross and Nas had already teamed up four times for some hiphop fire before this year’s “Powers That Be,” which offers extra-vicious rhymes from the East Coast icon. • DJ Khaled’s Grateful album has been all the rage on the charts this year, but
the producer’s team up with Travis Scott and Nas on “It’s Secured” stands out—the same way that Nas’ hip-hop legacy shines bright. “For them it was hustle or death; I reshuffled my deck,” he raps. Nas at the Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan, October 6.
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O N In this weekly series, we spotlight the performers and other participants who will combine for November’s Emerge Impact + Music Conference in Las Vegas.
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t took Outer Spaces roughly a decade to release its first album— not because the band split up, or was wrapped up in internal strife. In fact, there was no band. At bare bones, Outer Spaces is Cara Beth Satalino. She wrote fragments of the indie-pop group’s first LP, 2016’s A Shedding Snake, as a solo artist in the mid- to late-aughts. That halted when she played with Georgia-based janglepop band Witches until they disbanded in 2012. Satalino used those experiences and connections to revisit Outer Spaces, and she quickly released a single through Matador Records’ Singles Going Home 7-inch series, along with an EP on Sali-
nas Records shortly after—both of which were heralded by critics. A Shedding Snake is Satalino’s vision for Outer Spaces’ mellow indie rock—fully realized. In 2012, she reconnected with college classmates Rob Dowler (of Tides and Nuclear Power Plant) and Chester Gwazda (who has produced tracks for Future Islands and Dan Deacon) to flesh out a lineup that provides a foundation for her songs. The album’s beauty lies in its simplicity; the minimalist ballad “Shade of Grey” and the driving “Words” are catchy, four-chord numbers with huge hooks. Her vivid choruses and confessional themes unpack the moves she’s made throughout her life. “It’s kind
of like reading a diary,” Satalino said in a release. “It’s helped me to understand the inner workings of my own brain.” The trio recently wrapped up a tour with indie darlings Waxahatchee and Palehound, and Outer Spaces is gearing up to write another album. –Ian Caramanzana Emerge Impact + Music Conference on the Las Vegas Strip, November 16-18. Tickets available now at emergelv.com.
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The idea for the bootcamp-style gym came to owner and trainer Paul Rosenberg back in 2012. The fitness guru of 25 years had just left his job at LVAC and partnered up with Branden Collinsworth to launch a new gym concept of his own. “We had both reached a point where we were tired of working under other people,” Rosenberg says, “and we really liked what was happening Downtown.” Rosenberg started hosting boot camp
classes in the Jackie Gaughan Plaza across from El Cortez, and eventually found a warehouse space to permanently house his brand. “We wanted a gym that was a community, where [people] could grow in life, not just lose weight or have a good workout,” Rosenberg says. “When we first started the gym, Branden and I were teaching all of the classes. We started with no money, [and] we did it on our own … we were able to build a business and continue to reinvest in it and let it grow organically.” And then there’s the Real 90, Real Results’ 12-week fitness and nutrition program that can help people maximize
I T results in a short amount of time. “Nine times out of 10, when people come to Real Results, everyone’s looking for the same thing—they want to lose weight,” Rosenberg says. “The Real 90 is a nontraditional program, because we want to encourage people to make a lifestyle change. We want people to stick with it. That’s where they’re going to get the real results.” Real Results, 1201 S. Commerce St., 702-331-3172; MondayThursday 5:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Friday 5:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Saturday 7-11 a.m. –Leslie Ventura
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obby Flay’s Mesa Grill at Caesars Palace has been one of the most popular restaurants on the Las Vegas Strip for so long—since 2004—one might assume the menu never needs a change. And maybe it doesn’t, since its bold Southwestern flavors never seem to lose their spice, and favorite plates like the goat cheese queso fundido and the green chile cheeseburger with roasted poblanos remain must-order selections. But Flay and his Vegas team never rest on their laurels. The celebrity chef recently spent some time in his Caesars kitchen with executive chef Ryan Calvo to create several new appetizers and
entrées that only add to the vibrancy at Mesa Grill. New starters include roasted beet tamales with tangerine yogurt dressing, a crusted avocado tostada made with blue corn masa, and charred shishito peppers decorated with pomegranate salt, cumin and mango agrodolce sauce. A cornmeal-crusted chile relleno with porcini mushrooms, cotija cheese and guajillo chile sauce is a perfect representation of Mesa Grill’s innovations on traditional fare. Other new main courses are steamed halibut in ancho posole broth and a hearty fire-roasted veal chop with salsa verde, chorizo and a goat cheese tamale.
If these creations sound a bit lighter than expected, that’s because they’re partially inspired by Flay’s sizzling-hot NYC Mediterranean restaurant Gato and his upcoming cookbook Bobby Flay Fit. Who would have thought Mesa Grill could be a place you could healthy without sacrificing taste? Mesa Grill at Caesars Palace, 702-731-7731; lunch Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., brunch Saturday & Sunday 10:30 a.m.3 p.m., dinner daily 5-11 p.m.
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f you’re doing some drinking Downtown, sooner or later you’re going to end up at Atomic Liquors. If it’s sooner, you’re more likely to sample from Atomic’s incredible craft beer list, one of the most diverse and delicious selections in all of Las Vegas. If it’s later, maybe you’ll be more in the mood for one of the iconic bar’s cocktails, which change frequently to accommodate fresh flavors and bartender creativity. One of the latest and greatest concoctions is called Under the Sea. Its ingredients are intriguing, so curious that you’ll wonder how its components will come together. The answer: beautifully. Pineapple-infused rum mingles with dry, white Fino sherry and fresh lime juice. Orgeat syrup adds just the right amount of
sweetness, while savory, herbal Scarborough bitters bring bold notes to the party. It’s crowned with a dash of absinthe, turning something smooth and balanced into a wild ride. It’s an unorthodox cocktail that stands on its own, not unlike the oldest freestanding bar in Las Vegas. Atomic Liquors, 702-9823000; Monday-Wednesday 4 p.m.2 a.m., Thursday 2 p.m.-3 a.m., Friday 2 p.m.-4 a.m., Saturday noon-4 a.m., Sunday noon-2 a.m.
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e’s an advanced sommelier, an Italian wine specialist and an International Sommelier Guild diploma recipient—and he wants to make sure you have one of the best sake experiences of your life. As the head sommelier at Zuma at the Cosmopolitan, it’s Daniele Tavernaro’s job to make sure your experience is one for the books. And it all starts with the right libation, whether that’s wine or sake. “Zuma offers me the opportunity to play with sake, which has been a love of mine for quite a while,” Tavernaro says. “They have everything from steak to seafood to sashimi. It’s such a really wide range of food that everything you could think of in the wine world works.”
“I had to make sure I had the same passion and the same love for it,” Tavernaro says. “I kind of figured it out in the middle of my 20s. I loved the experience of watching people try food and wine and getting that expression and moment where they’re like, ‘Wow, this is amazing.’” Attempting his master sommelier certification is next on his plate—he would have done it sooner, he says, “but I wanted to give Zuma my complete focus.” Whether he’s choosing new iterations of sake for Zuma’s menu or working the floor providing suggestions to customers, Tavernaro makes sure every sip is worth remembering. “Ultimately,” he says, “what made me fall in love with this side of the business was sitting there talking to people and figuring out what they enjoy.” –Leslie Ventura
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Tavernaro’s fate as a wine expert runs in the family—his father is a master sommelier—but it took the Las Vegas native some time before deciding it was the right career path for him.
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H Y DE 10/6 Joe Maz. 10/7 DJ Ikon. 10/10 DJ Crooked. 10/11 DJ Sev One. 10/13 DJ Hollywood. 10/14 DJ Gordo. 10/17 DJ Five. 10/18 DJ Kittie. 10/20 DJ Konflikt. 10/21 DJ D-Miles. Bellagio, nightly, 702-693-8700.
IN T RIGUE 10/5 Yellow Claw. 10/6 Diplo. 10/7 Marshmello. 10/12 Cheat Codes. 10/13 Yellow Claw. 10/14 Slander. 10/19 RL Grime. 10/20 Cedric Gervais. 10/21 Lost Kings. Wynn, Thu-Sat, 702-7707300. MARQUEE 10/6 Vice. 10/7 DJ Mustard. 10/9 Ruckus. 10/13 Tritonal. 10/14 Carnage. 10/16 Vice. 10/20 Tritonal. 10/21 Vice. 10/23 Ruckus. Cosmopolitan, Mon, Fri-Sat, 702-333-9000. SURREN DER 10/6 Lost Kings. 10/7 Flosstradamus. 10/11 Dillon Francis. 10/13 Valentino Khan. 10/14
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AX IS 10/11-11/4 Britney Spears. 11/8-11/18 Backstreet Boys. 12/6-12/16 Lionel Richie. 12/19-12/31 Britney Spears. Planet Hollywood, 702-7776737.
10/21 Odesza. 200 S. Third St., 800-745-3000.
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10/6-10/7 John Fogerty. 10/11-10/28 Diana Ross. 11/1-11/11 Tony Bennett. 11/17-11/18 Harry Connick Jr. 12/1-12/2 Harry Connick Jr. 12/1312/16 Alabama. Wynn, 702-770-9966. T HE
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10/5 Sin Bandera. 10/6-10/7 Billy Idol. 10/8 Damian Marley. 10/11-10/21 Billy Idol. 10/19 Stone Sour. 10/22 Issues. 10/24 Breaking Benjamin. 10/25 Hanson. 10/27-10/28 Marilyn Manson. 11/1-11/12 Santana. 11/7 Blues Traveler. 11/16-11/19 Joe Walsh. 11/17 Steel Panther. 11/22 Molotov. 11/24 The Used. 11/25 Steel Panther. 12/1 Steel Panther. 12/15 Steel Panther. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7600.
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10/14 Janet Jackson. 10/22 Arcade Fire. 12/30-12/31 Maroon 5. Mandalay Bay, 702-6327777. MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA 11/16 Latin Grammy Awards. 12/5 UNLV vs. Oral Roberts. 12/9 UNLV vs. Illinois. 2/3 The Killers. 12/28 The Original Misfits. MGM Grand, 702-521-3826.
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DEAR LAS VEGAS We are with you. We are with you in joy and we are with you in sorrow, and we sure as hell are with you now. We send love to each and every person impacted by the deadly attack on our city and the Route 91 Harvest Festival. Emerge and A Beautiful Perspective were born in Las Vegas and we are proud to call the valley home. Las Vegas is a place of acceptance, where people come to let loose, enjoy themselves and enrich their lives. It is a place that welcomes outsiders and new faces, whether they’re coming for the weekend, the year or the rest of their lives. The attack on Sunday night was not just a violent act against festival attendees; it was an attack on our community, our tradition of acceptance and the strong Nevada ethos of live-and-let-live. One thing we are not shocked by is how the community has rallied. The outpouring of support, aid, caring and donations has been remarkable but not unexpected. We know Southern Nevada is strong and will keep pushing forward. Emerge and A Beautiful Perspective will contribute to these efforts in any way we can. As members of the concert, events and media community, we’re especially saddened that a festival—a celebration meant to bring thousands of people together—was the target of hate and violence. But we will not be cowed. We stand with you, Las Vegas, with the music community and the rest of world in condemning this terrorist act and all acts of senseless violence. WE ARE WITH YOU LAS VEGAS. WE LOVE YOU.
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The Buffalo-iest eatery this city has ever seen is the obvious starting point for chicken wing bliss. Get ’em hot, and get a lot. Three locations, nakedcitylv.com.
Wings at an Italian restaurant? Yep. The spicy scarpariello wings are marinated forever, fried until perfectly crisp and doused in a buttery Tabasco sauce. Forum Shops, 702-472-9700.
3. BLUE RIBBON FRIED CHICKEN Two whole wings, battered beautifully and dusted with secret spices, makes for an indulgent meal at this quick-serve spot. Two locations, blue ribbonfriedchicken.com.
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The Korean fave has long been a fried chicken haven, and the yang nyum wings are juicy, crunchy and drenched in sweet and spicy gochujang sauce. 7775 S. Rainbow Blvd. #105, 702-897-7696.
The chicken shop does wings as well as it does Hainan poached bird. Thai caramel sauce and crispy garlic push them to another level. 380 W. Sahara Ave., 626-6166632. –Brock Radke (Jon Estrada/Special to Weekly)
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UNLV Art Walk The Marjorie Barrick Museum is marking 50 years by hosting multiple artist receptions at various galleries around UNLV’s campus. While you’re in the Barrick, enjoy two new shows. Curated by Aurora Tang, the group show Preservation features more than 10 contemporary artists. According to a release, the exhibit will explore the theme of preservation through “land, legacies, histories and the biological.” Curated by visiting lecturer and anthropology student Shelly Volsche, Liminal will explore those inbetween spaces, where you’re neither one thing nor another, neither here nor there. Las Vegas Weekly photographer Mikayla Whitmore will be featured in There Is No Right Time in the Jessie Metcalf Gallery at the Richard Tam Alumni Center. Whitmore travels the desert Southwest and shoots the abandoned structures of humanity, teasing out “American values by way of isolation & freedom.” And rounding out the evening, the Center for Land Use Interpretation’s Peripheral Flood Control Structures of Las Vegas marks its opening inside Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery. This show presents a collection of photos and videos of Las Vegas’ desert floods and 100-plus detention basins. Experience the art in any order you like, but make sure to drop by the Barrick Museum between 6 and 7 p.m. for a champagne toast by the dean of the College of Fine Arts. In addition, there will be performances by UNLV jazz musicians and theatrical actors, along with presentations by the Department of Film and the School of Architecture. Free. –C. Moon Reed
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THE GET BACK 15TH ANNIVERSARY AT BUNKHOUSE SALOON It’s hard to believe that we’ve gone a year without the Get Back. On October 7, 2016, founder and resident DJ John Doe ended one of the longest party runs of the modern Las Vegas nightlife era. For thousands of groove fiends, the boogie-down production was the No. 1 place to venture after each First Friday. And for the 15th anniversary of the art walk and festival, it’ll become that once again. The Get Back will also celebrate its own big 1-5 with a one-off return, holding court for the first time at the Bunkhouse. Doe will be joined, as usual, by longtime resident DJs Danny Boy, Phoreyz, 8-Bits and Shred, along with guest performers Endo (from LA), B-Boy Steve and Johnny Fever. Together, they’ll lay down funk, soul, old-school hip-hop, Latin and reggae jams that will surely offer some rhythmic reprieve from our tough week. Free. –Mike Prevatt
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Group exhibit Preservation, up now at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art. (Mikayla Whitmore/Staff)
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Ever wanted to learn how to harvest your own fruits and vegetables? Learn how to garden in the desert with workshops on growing herbs and composting, a session on hydro and aquaponics and chef demos from chefs Mayra Trabulse of Pura Vida Vegas and Donald Lemperle of Vegenation. Free, 715 N. Tonopah Drive. –Leslie Ventura
If you, like me, desperately need a guitar hero to bash your emotionally drained brains in with rock ’n’ roll, Ty Segall is the man for the job. He’s touring behind January’s eponymous album, but really, everything he’s ever released sounds great live. With Flat Worms, $12-$15. –Spencer Patterson
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collective Darby O’Gill and the Little People (stage name: London Bridges), had a brief stint in The Killers before Mark Stoermer settled in on bass, toured with eclectic singer/songwriter Jacob Smigel, laid down grooves for Double Down Saloon mainstay The Objex, guided the harmonies of folk favorite Dusty Sunshine and—most recently—provided the low end for roots-driven indie bands The First Sun and The Van der Rohe. And her participation wasn’t purely instrumental. At one time, she was the assistant music programmer for Gold Spike as part of Downtown Project’s music team. Aly also loomed large in the food and beverage industry, where she served as bartender at places ranging from Michael Mina’s former seafood restaurant SeaBlue to the Arts District outpost
of Cornish Pasty Co. She would talk about food and wine as enthusiastically as she would music; she once told me of her longtime desire to open a small eatery of her own in Northern California. She might have told me that over our first culinary adventure at Raku, or a pre-concert feast at SeaBlue, where she made me eat oysters for the first time. No one else had been able to accomplish that up until that point. But Aly was that convincing—maybe even stubborn—and you’d never want her any other way. She had a fire and spirit to her that she could neither fake nor contain. Beyond her talents and camaraderie, the contagious nature of her passion is what made her such a necessary presence in Las Vegas’ music and service industries—and in our lives.
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On the challenge of a residency: “When the people with the Hard Rock made the offer, honestly it was a little bit intimidating. It’s a big bite to take off. But the challenge intrigued us. It’s an opportunity to stretch out a bit more than we have before. The most we’ve ever done there is two nights. Maybe we’ll see who else has residencies and wants to come sing with us. Who’s the ‘It’s Not Unusual’ singer? Tom Jones. Is he still there?” On what sounds to expect: “We grew up admiring bands that didn’t even write setlists, so we want to leave areas open for improvisation. We don’t like to put together a show the way a magician might work. We like to leave room for chaos and mistakes [laughs]. That’s where the fun of performing live music comes in, the places you don’t know what’s gonna happen. We’re going to have five days of those chances.” INCUBUS xxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxx (xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
On spending quality time in Vegas:
October 7, 8, 11, 13 & 14, 9 p.m., $50-$200. The Joint, 702-6935222.
“We have a couple guys in the band that like to go out and do the thing you do in Vegas, really take advantage of its unique attributes. I’ve never been somebody who goes out all night; I’m not sober, but I’ve never been a partier, especially when on tour. But the fact that we’ll be there for a week is going to offer some interesting opportunities to explore Vegas beyond the nightlife and outside the Strip. Last time we went and drove race cars on a track, but there are all kinds of really fun stuff.”
On the generally positive response to latest album 8 , released in April: “It’s funny. With the new record we were all kind of armored-up and waiting for the arrows to fly at us, and it’s been surprisingly wellreceived, considering it’s been a long time [since the last album] and we also took some unexpected creative turns, like working with Skrillex to mix the album. We’ve been performing a lot of it, putting more new songs into the set over the summer than we have with past albums. It still feels very much alive for us.” –Brock Radke Boyd (far left) and Incubus begins their mini-residency on October 7. (Courtesy)
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more human than human Blade Runner 2049 infuses sci-fi with style and philosophy By Josh Bell t took quite a while for Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi film Blade Runner to attain classic status, and the long-in-the-works sequel could have an equally tough time reaching a wide audience, at least at first. Directed by master stylist Denis Villeneuve (Sicario, Arrival), Blade Runner 2049 is moody, methodical and meticulous, with stunning visuals, strong performances and a sci-fi story that’s more ponderous than thrilling. Anyone looking for an action-packed sci-fi blockbuster will instead find a slow rumination on what it means to be human—just as audiences did back in 1982. Set 30 years after the events of the original movie, 2049 stars Ryan Gosling as an LAPD detective known as K, a so-called blade runner whose job is to track down and eliminate renegade replicants (human-looking androids). K himself is a replicant, too, but an obedient one (at least at first) who follows rules set down by his stern but compassionate boss (Robin Wright). K’s
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latest case eventually puts him on the trail of forpathize with, even if they’re artificial. mer blade runner Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), Ford passes the baton effectively enough as but the screenplay by Hampton Fancher (one of Deckard, and Jared Leto gets in a few creepy mothe co-writers of the original movie) and Michael ments as the power-hungry designer of the latest Green takes a long time getting there (or getting replicants, but it’s the women who really stand anywhere, really). out in the supporting cast: Wright as the aaabc weary cop, de Armas as the computer Ford’s heavily hyped role is similar to blade his turn as Han Solo in Star Wars: The program who can never touch her lover, runner 2049 and especially Dutch actress Sylvia Hoeks Force Awakens, a small supporting part Ryan Gosling, (he doesn’t show up until more than 90 in a breakout performance as K’s main Ana de Armas, minutes into the movie) that serves to replicant foe. The straightforward story Sylvia Hoeks. Directed by bridge the gap between generations. is stretched pretty thin over the excessive Denis Villeneuve. Mainly, the story here is about K, and 163-minute running time, but it’s framed Rated R. specifically about how his obsession by such exquisite visuals (including a visit Opens Friday citywide. with Deckard’s case fuels his desire to be to an eerie, abandoned post-apocalyptic something more than a cog in a machine, Las Vegas) that it’s never less than breathwhether by connecting with his holotaking to watch. The original movie’s degraphic girlfriend (Ana de Armas) or by exploring sign sense, world-building and atmosphere were memories of his own past (which may or may not all more fascinating than its story, and that’s the be real). Gosling makes K into a well-rounded, case here again. If 2049 takes a while to build a sensitive figure whose emotions are easy to symfollowing, every bit of it will be earned.
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Gosling and Hoeks tour the totally normal and not disturbing replicant factory. (Warner Bros./Courtesy)
The Story so far Haven’t seen the original Blade Runner? Read this We first meet retired cop Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) in a fictionalized 2019, living a lonely existence on the streets of an overpopulated LA wracked by climate change. Humanity is now split between Earth and space—the so-called “off-world colonies”—and depends heavily upon biologically engineered humanoids called “replicants” for a variety of purposes: warfare, physical labor, even prostitution. Replicants are generally forbidden on Earth; Deckard, a “blade runner,” was once tasked with eliminating them. When four replicants land illegally—obsessed with extending their biologically mandated four-year
life spans—Deckard is pressed back into service and partnered with Eduardo Gaff, a newer blade runner who seemingly holds Deckard in disdain. Deckard’s investigation takes him first to Tyrell Corporation, whose megalomaniacal CEO has succeeded in creating replicants nearly indistinguishable from humans. There, Deckard meets and falls in love with one of them, Rachael. She saves his life after his attempt to kill one of the replicants fails, and in the night they spend together afterward, it’s strongly suggested that Deckard might be a replicant himself. Finally, just one replicant remains: a deadly soldier called Roy Batty. At the end of a harrowing rooftop fight, Batty finds his humanity and spares Deckard’s life. Deckard sadly watches him die, then spirits Rachael away, possibly with Gaff in pursuit. –Geoff Carter
From the moment handsome, brooding doctor Ben (Idris Elba) and beautiful, passionate photojournalist Alex (Kate Winslet) meet in The Mountain Between Us, it seems obvious they’re destined to fall in love. But screenwriters Chris Weitz and J. Mills Goodloe (working from Charles Martin’s bestselling novel) and director Hany Abu-Assad downplay the potential romantic connection for much of the movie, focusing instead on the wilderness survival story, as Ben and Alex are stranded alone in the mountains of Utah following a plane crash. Although they argue occasionally, the pair mostly work well together as they attempt to stay alive and return to civilization. As a survival drama, Mountain is visually striking if a bit dull, with Ben and Alex proceeding competently through their harsh surroundings, only occasionally encountering real danger. Novelist Martin is often compared to Nicholas Sparks, and the story’s inevitable turn toward romance, especially in a tacked-on third act that drags the story past its reasonable endpoint, is sappy and unconvincing, potentially undermining the seriousness of the peril the characters are meant to be in. Elba and Winslet are both talented actors at their peak attractiveness, but they don’t have enough chemistry to justify the kind of sweeping, fateful love that the film tries to convey. It’s an awkward afterthought to an already sluggish adventure story. –Josh Bell
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The colorful residents of Equestria come to the big screen in My Little Pony: The Movie. (Lionsgate/Courtesy)
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New this week Blade Runner 2049 aaabc Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. 163 minutes. Rated R. See review Page 62. Theaters citywide. City of Rock (Not reviewed) Da Peng, Gulnazar, Qiao Shan. Directed by Da Peng. 118 minutes. Not rated. In Mandarin with English subtitles. A young musician organizes a charity concert to save a local park. Town Square. Earth: One Amazing Day aabcc Directed by Richard Dale, Peter Webber and Fan Lixin. 88 minutes. Rated G. This cheesy nature documentary from the team behind
Earth features some stunning photography along with a contrived narrative of a single day across the world. The sleepy narration from Robert Redford adds little to the standard vignettes of pandas, penguins, zebras and more, but kids may be wowed by some of the more exotic moments. –Josh Bell Town Square. Last Night (Not reviewed) Piolo Pascual, Toni Gonzaga, Joey Marquez. Directed by Joyce Bernal. 106 minutes. Not rated. In Filipino with English subtitles. A man and a woman meet just as both are planning to commit suicide, forming a bond that helps them recover. Orleans. The Mountain Between Us aabcc Kate Winslet, Idris Elba. Directed by Hany Abu-Assad. 111 minutes. Rated PG-13. See review Page 63. Theaters citywide. My Little Pony: The Movie (Not reviewed) Voices of Tara Strong, Ashleigh Ball, Andrea Libman. Directed by Jayson Thiessen. 99 minutes. Rated PG. The ponies of Equestria go on a quest to save their home. Theaters citywide. The Stray acccc Michael Cassidy, Sarah Lancaster, Connor Corum. Directed by Mitch Davis. 92 minutes. Not rated. This ridiculous vanity project from writer-director Mitch Davis is almost hilarious in its earnest sappiness, telling the pseudoinspirational, vaguely religious true story of a stray dog that inspired young writer Mitch (Cassidy) to spend more time with his family and appreciate life, in the most clichéd possible way. –JB Select theaters. Trafficked (Not reviewed) Kelly Washington, Jessica Obilom, Alpa Banker. Directed by Will Wallace. 104 minutes. Rated R. Three young women are kidnapped and sold into sex slavery. Cannery. Victoria and Abdul aaccc Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard. Directed by Stephen Frears. 112 minutes. Rated PG-13. The relationship between England’s Queen Victoria (Dench) and Indian Muslim servant Abdul Karim (Fazal) was undoubtedly complex, but Frears’ film turns it into a dopey sitcom. Dench gives a commanding performance, but she’s the only actor given a fully realized character, with everyone else reduced to comical stereotypes. –JB Downtown Summerlin, Green Valley Ranch, Suncoast. For complete movie listings, visit lasvegasweekly.com/movie-listings.
Petty died October 2 at age 66. (Owen Sweeney/AP)
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LAST DANCE Remembering Tom Petty, an original American badass ast Christmas, my partner gave me Total Excess, a book of photographs by Michael Zagaris. It’s a pretty uninspiring collection of stock-quality rock photos, but one picture made me linger: Tom Petty, on the balcony of San Francisco’s Miyako Hotel in the late ’70s. He’s leaning against the wall and throwing some hip, thumbs hooked on the waistband of his skinny jeans. That feathery hair is caught perfectly the breeze, and that singular mouth—that rubbery, Cheshire maw—looks loaded and primed for damage. What struck me most, though, wasn’t the image’s colossal coolness. It’s that, somehow, I’d forgotten Petty was a total badass. When Petty died suddenly earlier this week, we were all caught off-guard, and not just by the horrific news still unfolding from the night before. Along with the shock and the sadness, there was Cultural real guilt coursing through my Facebook attachment feed, like we’d just lost an old friend we by smith hadn’t called in years. We’d all had that galtney moment with Damn the Torpedoes, but then Petty became the most consistent, unpretentious, least self-important rock star in history, and we noticed him a little less as time went on. “His music was everywhere,” one friend posted. “So I took him for granted.” Looking back, he was never not there: the Stevie Nicks duet (“Stop Dragging My Heart Around”), the string of MTV classics (have Gen-Xers ever truly recovered from the cake-cutting moment in “Don’t Come Around Here No More”?), the Dylan tours, the Traveling Wilburys, the mega-selling omnipresence of Full Moon Fever, his first
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album sans Heartbreakers. “American Girl” turned evergreen, scoring everything from Fast Time at Ridgemont High to Silence of the Lambs. It also inspired “Last Nite,” the first single from The Strokes, who earned Petty’s respect by admitting they’d flat ripped it off. “That made me laugh out loud,” Petty told Rolling Stone. “I was like, ‘OK, good for you.’” If Petty’s influences are easy to trace—since I didn’t really listen to The Byrds until 1990, you can understand why my initial reaction was, “They sound just like Tom Petty!”— pinpointing his influence on others is trickier, just because it’s so vast. The ’90s oozed with Petty-ites. The Gin Blossoms and Soul Asylum. Sheryl Crow and Kid Rock. Don’t forget Lucinda Williams and Ryan Adams and their alt-country ilk, just about everything that’s come out of Nashville in the past two decades, the very existence of The War on Drugs. Even punks like Paul Westerberg tipped their hats. Before R.E.M. became the epitome of crossover integrity, Petty proved you could make silly videos and have massive radio hits without selling your soul. It helped that he didn’t take himself too seriously. Anyone who watched The Larry Sanders Show knew Petty had a great sense of humor. Back in 1979, when Zagaris went to photograph Petty for Rolling Stone, he brought along a portfolio of other acts he’d shot: the Stones, The Who, Lou Reed, Zeppelin, Bowie, Clapton, Dylan. While looking through it, Petty said, “Wow, hopefully someday we’ll be in there, too.” It goes without saying that Petty earned his seat in the pantheon. You’ve probably got a Petty tune stuck in your head right now. And if the man’s badass-ness slips your mind, that’s okay. Petty didn’t want us calling him a badass, anyway. Which, of course, only made him more of one.
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The Amazing Johnathan returns to the Vegas stage on October 6. (L.E. Baskow/Staff)
Against all odds Told he had 18 months to live, the Amazing Johnathan returns to the Vegas stage three years later By Brock Radke
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doctor doesn’t tell me not to. What I have is a degenerajust got tired of laying in bed waiting for something tive heart disease, and it’s getting worse and worse. For to happen to me.” For the Amazing Johnathan, that a while, I kind of spiked and I was able to do shows and I was reason enough to get back onstage. got real confident, but it’s gone back the other way, and Johnathan has been battling cardiomyopathy for fast. It’s hard to stand up right now without passing out. more than eight years, but three years ago doctors gave him 18 months to live, sending the longtime Has there been any negative response to THE AMAZING headlining comic-magician into retirement. your performing again? It’s all positive. … You JOHNATHAN After months of lying in bed, drawing, painting don’t announce that you’re planning on dying October 6-7, and watching TV, he started to feel better— unless you are, and I was. People get misdiag8 p.m., $49. while he was getting bored. “I also got a lot nosed, but it is happening. I try to fool myself Rocks Lounge at Red Rock of emails from fans saying, ‘We want you to into thinking it’s not, but it is. It gets harder all Resort, 702do some shows, if you can do it, because we the time, it’s just not as fast as they said. 797-7777. never got the chance to see you,’” he says. “So I thought I’d do it for the people.” Is there any way you can see continuing to He started with one weekend a month and got busier plan shows into the new year? I can’t do a full-time gig. from there. He’s playing his first Vegas shows in years I’ve had offers to do it again here [in Las Vegas], but I this weekend at Red Rock Resort, but he’s not planning just can’t do it—let them put money into advertising to continue this pace. “I don’t know how much longer and marketing and then I get sick and they’re screwed. I can do it. It’s too tiring. I have to sit down during the If it was me coming to host a show, being the emcee, I show, which is weird, even if the audience understands.” would do that, if it’s not my show—Amazing Johnathan So, once again, catch him while you can. presents or something like that. That would be awesome. I would love to be able to drive to work every day So are you performing against doctors’ orders? The here like I used to.
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Pettibon’s work will be up at MCQ through November 3. (Christopher Smith/Courtesy)
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black and white star Graphic artist Raymond Pettibon illustrates our era, from punk to politics By Dawn-Michelle Baude olitical cartoonist? Not really. Comic book artist? Nope. Graphic novelist? Nu-uh. Raymond Pettibon, the preeminent image/word artist of our time, takes graphic art to a new, elusive plane. It’s not even “graphic art” anymore. It’s art. The evidence is in Raymond Pettibon, an exhibition now at MCQ Fine Art. The show spans more than three decades, from Pettibon’s obscure roots in punk-rock fanzines from the 1980s to the millennial artist of international stature spotlighted in retrospectives at the New Museum in New York City and the Museum of Contemporary Art in LA. The ink drawings, lithographs, screenprints, zines, albums and book aren’t meant to simply entertain, although wit and more wit is a hallmark of Pettibon’s style. In fact, Pettibon’s art is meant to be contemplated.
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Like movie stills, Pettibon’s images suggest archaic English of the Robert Louis Stevenson larger narratives to which they belong, while quote, so that historic frames collide in a protest the texts often seem to be voiceovers from against war in any era. unidentified speakers rather than Another ink drawing, “If I Had a Husband, aaaac speech bubbles. Between the image I’d Divorce Him” (1983), pokes fun at the Raymond and the text, a gap opens where stock characters in the noir film genre, while Pettibon imagination roves, inspiring multiple the lithograph “Untitled” (2002) presents Through interpretations. Although the works an affable self-portrait (a favorite Pettibon November 3; might appear to be dashed off, they’re theme). The latter strikes an introspective Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; actually the product of countless note with the caption, “I See Before Me free. iterations, sometimes over decades. Words You Should Not Have Written,” so that MCQ Fine Art, Some of Pettibon’s favorite motifs the viewer is left to wonder whose words the 702-366-9339. are sampled in the MCQ show. For artist had in mind. example, in the lithograph “Untitled” Pettibon’s more confrontational images (2000) the artist depicts, in a style influenced of, say, torture at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, by Goya, a mushroom cloud accompanied by are omitted from the exhibition, along with his the words, “How comes it so great a silence has mordant political messaging. That said, this fallen?” The muscularity of the iconic cloud—it mini-survey is a vivid reminder of Pettibon’s seems a solid, tree-like mass—conflicts with the achievement. It’s not to be missed.
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Window to the past The SNES Classic will take you back to a simpler, happier time By Todd Hailstone hristmas 1992: I’d wanted a Super Nintendo for a year but had no real expectation I would get one. As I tore open the wrapping paper, I yelled like a wildman, and a wave of euphoria crashed over me so hard, I had to sit down. I felt happy the way only children can. The new, $80 SNES Classic looks remarkably similar to the game console I received 25 years ago, only smaller. And Nintendo has somehow managed to store a large portion of my childhood inside it. Jammed into this tiny box are 20
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games, including some of my all-time favorites: Final Fantasy III, Mega Man X, Super Mario World, Donkey Kong Country and Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. I poured hundreds of hours into these games as a kid, playing my favorites over and over again. I stood in line to get my SNES Classic last week, but the wait was worth it. Folks around me reminisced about the Super Nintendo era, recounting happy memories and simpler times. The SNES Classic is also simple. The shrunken console feels light and toylike, the menus are straightforward and there’s no grand intro each time it
gets turned on. Playing it reminds me of being a kid, which makes me happy, and things that make us happy feel like they’re in short supply right now. The 16-bit graphics and the retro cartridges’ limited space keeps the games stripped-down compared to modern games. Goals are clearer: Save the princess, fight the monsters, win the race.
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MUSIC ARTIFICE ’80s Retro Revival 10/7, 9 pm, free. Scarlet goth night 10/7 10 pm, free. 1025 S. 1st St., #A, 702-489-6339. BACKSTAGE BAR & BILLIARDS The Delta Bombers, The New Waves 10/7, 8 pm, $8-$10.. Hawkeye, We Are Pancakes, The Laissez Fairs 10/11, 8 pm, free. 601 E. Fremont St., 702-382-2227. BEAUTY BAR The Obsessed 10/5, 8 pm, $15. Pete Yorn 10/6, 9 pm, $30. Late for Dinner, Vessel, Hassan, LT From LV, Kev P 10/7, 8 pm, $10. The Rocketz, The Silver Shine 10/8, 8 pm, $10. Dance With the Dead, Gost 10/9, 8 pm, $13. NFBN: Sacha Tobotti, Kevin Knapp, 530 10/10, 9 pm, $10. Lil’ Debbie + Raven Felix, Eric Wayne + Paria Badd, Anglo Sax, Oni Inc., Wolf Dotson 10/11, 9 pm, $15. 517 Fremont St., 702-598-3757. BUNKHOUSE SALOON The Get Back Reunion 10/6, 9 pm, free. Karaoke 10/9, 10 pm, free. Ty Segall, Flat Worms 10/10, 9 pm, $12-$15. The Steel Benders 10/11, 9 pm, free. 124 S. 11th St., 702-854-1414. COUNT’S VAMP’D Sweet Home Alabama (Skynyrd tribute) 10/5, 10 pm, free. Tony MacAlpine, Felix Martin 10/6, 8 pm, $20$22. Kiss Night VI 10/7, 8 pm, $10. John Zito Electric Jam 10/11, 9:30 pm, free. 750 W. Sahara Ave., 702-220-8849. THE DILLINGER The Elephant Ballet 10/6, 8:30 pm. Shows free unless noted. 1224 Arizona St., Boulder City, 702-293-4001. DISPENSARY LOUNGE Jenny Sotolongo, Uli Geissendoerfer Trio 10/6, 10 pm. Naomi Mauro 10/7, 10 pm. The Gummy Projecy 10/11, 9 pm. Shows free unless noted. 2451 E. Tropicana Ave., 702-458-6343. DIVE BAR Whiskey Dick, The Damnit Jims, Wolfhounds, New Cold War, Stump Tail Dolly 10/6, 9 pm, $5. Seven Dirty Words, Intoxicated Rejects, William Neal 10/7, 9 pm. 4110 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-586-3483.
Singer-songwriter Pete Yorn plays Beauty Bar October 6. (Jim Wright/Courtesy)
Mountain Road, 702-222-3196.
8 pm, $20-$35. Michelle Johnson 10/10, 9 pm, $10. 3460 Cavaretta Court, 702-903-1070.
SAND DOLLAR LOUNGE Sneaky Pete & Weapons 10/5. Blues Society Jam 10/6. Shows 10 pm, free unless noted. 3355 Spring Mountain Road, 702-485-5401.
WEST CHARLESTON LIBRARY Sol e Mar 10/13, 7:30 pm, free. 6301 W. Charleston Blvd., 702-507-3940.
STONEY’S ROCKIN’ COUNTRY Josh Thompson, Brodie Stewart 10/6, 9 pm, $10-$20. Town Square, 702-435-2855.
WEST LAS VEGAS LIBRARY ¡Viva la Opera! 9/29, 7 pm, free. 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 702-229-4800.
PERFORMING ARTS & CULTURE ARTEMUS W. HAM HALL UNLV Wind Orchestra: Bizarro 10/5, 7:30 pm, $10. UNLV, 702-895-2787.
CLARK COUNTY LIBRARY (Main Theater) ¡Viva el Mariachi! 10/6, 7 pm, free. Sylvie Boisel: I DOUBLE DOWN SALOON Black Widows, Love Paris 10/6, 7:30 pm; 10/7, 2 pm; free. Hastings 3000 10/5. Sashay, Las Vegas Black Music Awards 10/7, The Whining Pussys, Super 5 pm, $25-$50. 1401 E. Flamingo Zeroes, Broforce 10/6. The Road, 702-507-3400. Legendary Boilermakers, THE The Psyatics, Water RESOURCE CSN PERFORMING ARTS Landing, Melanie & The CENTER (Nicholas J. Horn For comprehensive Midnite Marauders Theatre) Music Scholarshop 10/7. Seven Dirty casino venue Fundraiser Concert ft. CSN’s Words 10/8. Prof. Rex listings, look inside Concert Band, Chamber Dart & The Bargain DJ Industry Weekly. Chorale, Jazz Singers 10/10, 7 Collective 10/9. Unique pm, $15. 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., Massive 10/10, mid702-651-5483. night. Johnny Zig & The Highlighters 10/11. Shows HENDERSON PAVILION Get the Led 10 pm, free unless noted. 640 Out (Zeppelin tribute) 10/7, 7 pm, $125-$35. Paradise Road, 702-791-5775. 200 S. Green Valley Parkway, 702-267-4849. EAGLE AERIE HALL Alterbeast, Arkaik, THE SMITH CENTER (Reynolds Hall) The Little Inanimate Existence, Vatican Falling, Mermaid Thru 10/8, 7:30 pm; 10/7-10/8, 2 pm; Desolation 10/6, 5 pm, $12. 310 W. Pacific Ave., $36-$127. Edith’s Dinosaur Zoo Live 10/11, 6:30 702-568-8927. pm, $15-$75. (Cabaret Jazz) Makana 10/6-10/7, 7 pm, $35-$45. Lon Bronson Band w/Larry GILLEY’S SALOON Scotty Alexander Band 10/5, Braggs 10/10, 8 pm, $15-$35. 702-749-2000. 9 pm; 10/6-10/7, 10 pm. CJ Simmons 10/11, 9 pm. Shows $10-$20. Treasure Island, 702-894-7722. THE SPACE Golden Girls Live 910/5, 10 pm, $40. Alexandro Querevalú 10/6, 7:30 pm, $25-$45. THE GOLDEN TIKI DJ Heavy Steppin’, Prof. Branden & James: From Bach to Bieber 10/8, Rex Dart 10/6, 9 pm, free. 3939 Spring
WINDMILL LIBRARY Windmill Musicians Showcase 10/8, 3 pm, free. 7060 W. Windmill Lane, 702-507-6019. THE WRITER’S BLOCK P Moss reading & signing 10/6, 7 pm, free. 1020 Fremont St., 702-550-6399.
LOCAL THEATER COCKROACH THEATRE Frankenstein Thru 10/29, days & times vary, $15-$25. Art Square Theatre, 1025 S. 1st St., #110, 725-222-9661. MAJESTIC REPERTORY THEATRE Kid Sister 10/5-10/7, 10/12-10/14, 8 pm; 10/8, 10/15, 5 pm; $25. Alios 1217 S. Main St., 702-478-9636.
BEVERLY ROGERS LITERATURE & LAW BUILDING Emerging Writers Series: Lesley Nneka Arimah 10/10, 7 pm, free (RSVP required at 702-895-3910). UNLV, 702-895-3011. CENTENNIAL HILLS LIBRARY Elizabeth Casper: Inspired by the Family Album Thru 10/15. Mon-Thu, 10 am-8 pm; Fri-Sun, 10 am6 pm. 6711 N. Buffalo Drive, 702-507-6100. THE CORNER GALLERY Healing Through the Arts Thru 10/31. Call for hours. Arts Factory, 107 E. Charleston Blvd. #220, 702-501-9219. CSN (Fine Arts Gallery) Antonio Gomez: Charro Thru 10/28. Mon-Fri, 9 am-6 pm; Sat, 10 am-4 pm. (Artspace Gallery) Martina Shenal: Secondary Nature Thru 11/4. MonFri, 8 am-10:30 pm; Sat 8 am-5 pm. 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., 702-651-4146. DONNA BEAM FINE ART Center for Land Use Interpretation: Peripheral Flood Control Structures of Las Vegas Thru 11/11. Opening reception 10/6, 5 pm, free. Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm; Sat 10 am-2 pm. UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-895-3893.
NEVADA CONSERVATORY THEATER Take Me Out Thru 10/7, 7:30 pm, $28-$33. Judy Bayley Theatre, 702-895-2787.
JESSIE & BRIAN METCALF GALLERY Mikayla Whitmore: There Is No Right Time Thru 11/24. Opening reception 10/6, 5-9 pm, free. MonFri, 8 am-5 pm. UNLV’s Richard Tam Alumni Center, 702-895-3621.
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OBSIDIAN FINE ART Mandy Joy & Steve Anthony: Dia de los Muertos Thru 10/31. Tue, Thu 3-7 pm; Wed 11 am-2 pm, 4:30-7 pm; Fri 11 am-2 pm, 4:30-7 pm; Sat noon-7 pm; Sun noon5 pm. Arts Factory, 107 E. Charleston Blvd. #240.
BARRICK MUSEUM OF ART (East Gallery) Preservation Thru 1/20. Opening reception 10/6, 5 pm, free. (Grant Hall Gallery) Moritz Fehr: Colosseum Thru 10/26. Opening reception 10/6, 5 pm, free. (West Gallery) Liminal Thru 1/20. Opening reception 10/6, 5 pm, free. Mon-Wed, Fri 9 am–5 pm; Thu, 9 am-8 pm; Sat, noon-5 pm. UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-895-3381.
WEST LAS VEGAS LIBRARY Melissa Russell: Strange Little Things Thru 10/10. Mon-Thu, 10 am-8 pm; Fri-Sun, 10 am-6 pm. 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 702-507-3980. WINCHESTER CULTURAL CENTER GALLERY Jennifer Kleven: Urban Naturalism, Again Thru 10/12. Tue-Fri, 10 am-8 pm; Sat, 9 am6 pm. 3130 S. McLeod Drive, 702-455-7340.
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