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Trust Us everything you absolutely, positively must get out and do this week

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Two poetry READINGS: Angela Ball & SOUTHWEST Laureates Clark County Poet Laureate Vogue Robinson brings the best of the Southwest to North Las Vegas for a free event at Left of Center Art Gallery (2207 W. Gowan Road) on January 4 at 6 p.m. She’s invited the poet laureates from Albuquerque (Manuel Gonzalez), Houston (Deborah “DEEP” Mouton), Reno (Lindsay Wilson) and Phoenix (Rosemarie Dombrowski) to join her in a reading and conversation, including a discussion about the question you’ve been afraid to ask: What does it actually mean to be a poet laureate? Make it a lyrical weekend by attending a free poetry reading at the Writer’s Block on January 5 at 7 p.m. Mississippibased English professor Angela Ball will excerpt from her collection Talking Pillow, a comic exploration of love and loss. –C. Moon Reed

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saturday, 10 a.m.

CIVIL RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL AT WEST LAS VEGAS LIBRARY

Big Dog Brew School AT BIG DOG’S BREWING COMPANY

Watch a socially conscious documentary doubleheader exploring the life of poet and 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Maya Angelou (Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise) and the Cuban Revolution (Black and Cuba), accompanied by a panel discussion and sponsored by the local chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Free. –Mike Prevatt

The longtime local brewery hosts an all-day class on beermaking— specifically, how to craft a batch of its Kilt Sniffer Scottish Ale. The $99 cost includes instruction from Big Dog’s brewers Dave Pascual and Amanda Koeller, lunch, beer (duh), a filled growler, a diploma and a “class” photo. 4543 N. Rancho Drive. –Spencer Patterson

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MARKIPLIER AT THE JOINT What you watch on the Internet is now coming to light inside the Hard Rock Hotel. No, we’re not talking about the annual AVN awards, which will take the same stage a few weeks later. This time it’s Internet star, vlogger and gamer Markiplier (and his alter ego Wilford Warfstache). His YouTube channel (markiplierGAME) has more than 19 million subscribers, but how will his antics play IRL? Expect improv games, interactive audience challenges, sketches and more. He’ll be joined by Internet buddies LordMinion777, Muyskerm, Tyler Scheid and CrankGameplays. $37-$125. –C. Moon Reed

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through january 31

The Rolling Stones’ Exhibitionism AT PALAZZO If you’ve yet to make it to The Rolling Stones’ interactive traveling exhibit, this month marks your last chance to see the band’s 500-plus item collection of historical artifacts before it leaves Vegas and hits the road. Witness the filth and squalor in which Mick Jagger & Co. once lived with a replica of the band’s first flat in London. There’s also a re-creation of the studio where they wrote “Sympathy for the Devil,” a gallery of Keith Richards and Ron Wood’s vintage guitars, lyric sheets, tour posters, original album art, stage designs, photography, diaries and more. Make sure to set aside extra time to explore the band’s costume gallery, which features original garments worn by Brian Jones, Jagger and the rest on tour. Daily, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., $37. –Leslie Ventura (Wade Vandervort/Staff)

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reasons to attend First Friday

Begin the year by immersing yourself in local art, handmade crafts, dance, performance and food served from whimsically named trucks. The January 5 First Friday street fair—held, as usual, in the streets surrounding the Arts Factory and Art Square, from 5 to 11 p.m.—brings together live music, an interactive “kids zone” and works by featured artists LaRon Emcee and AROSE1 in a living cultural collage with a “commitment” theme. (Want to get a sitter and enjoy the evening with a beer in your hand? Check out ReBar’s unaffiliated arts and crafts event: firstfridaysouth.com.) Visit facebook.com/firstfridaylasvegas for additional details. If you need a break from gallery crawling, head to Art Square, where Cockroach Theatre’s 2 Dollar, 10 Minutes short play series takes a turn for the melodic. Anthony Barnaby, Jasmine Kojouri and Brent Mukai present Brent & Jasmine Argue (and also Anthony is there): The Improvised Musical, a lyrical journey captained by host Brenna Folger and music director Faustino Solis. The words “improvised” and “musical” in close proximity may give pause, but it could be brilliant—and like the name says, it’s only $2 and 10 minutes of your life. 8:10 p.m., 9:10 p.m. & 10:10 p.m., 725-222-9661. And if you and Star Wars are still on speaking terms—which you oughta be; The Last Jedi is freaking awesome—head to Bubblegum Gallery for its Second Annual Star Wars Group Art Show, and dress for a shower of Porgs. 6-9 p.m., 702-806-0930. –Geoff Carter

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Coming to a library near you

the inter w h e r e

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Additional free tech and career resources abound in 2018 By Mike Prevatt

any of us pay $78 a month for highspeed Internet access in our homes. But others can barely spring for the cheaper, slower plans that can render important online tasks like job searches and bill paying nearly impossible. Fortunately, Henderson’s four libraries have a couple of solutions. You can use their computers, or, in the coming months, rent a circulating wifi hotspot for use wherever you want. The mobile hotspots are one of two major amenity upgrades Henderson Libraries are debuting early this year to further serve their communities and evolve with the times. In case you hadn’t walked into one since ninth grade, public libraries shook off their traditional role as a book depository and research center years ago. They aim to be more community center than homework spot—one that might help bridge the gap between school and real life, or provide services beyond one’s technological or financial means. Speaking of job searches, the other service Henderson Libraries has introduced for 2018 is its One Stop Career Center, a professional development facility run in partnership with Workforce Connections employment center. Gibson Library opened one in the fall; another debuts soon at Green Valley Library. It’ll not only help those seeking new or better employment, but those wanting to attain new skills. “It’s very exciting to be able to support workforce development in this way,” says Executive Director Marcie Smedley. Las Vegas-Clark County Library District couldn’t meet the Weekly’s deadline with its own plans for 2018, but it did reveal one major development, set to open on January 8 at Clark County Library: the Valley’s first Teen Tech Center—another partnership, this time with Best Buy—which will feature up-todate technology geared to maximize youth career prospects, and host printed and digital content for young adults. So now Junior can check out a graphic novel—and then create and publish his own.

A Canned food drive rewards donors with ... free weed It’s an idea so simple, yet so ingenious. How do you get a bunch of pot smokers to donate to your cause? Bribe them with free weed, of course. That’s what local dispensary the Source did during its holiday food drive, shelling out $2 in store credit for every canned food item a customer brought in for Three Square food bank. The results are impressive. The dis-

pensary’s two Valley locations collected 156,112 pounds of food. One customer alone brought in 1,000 cans—that’s $2,000 worth of weed cookies—before the Source capped donations at 100 cans, according to Source director of operations Brandon Wiegand. “We didn’t anticipate it being this large,” he says, “but in hindsight, it makes sense.” –Leslie Ventura

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UNFINISHED MASTERPIECE Las Vegas still needs an art museum— and we can have one if we don’t lose focus BY GEOFF CARTER

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The Strip served up another memorable NYE celebration. (Mark Damon/Las Vegas News Bureau)

AMALL GETS AMENDED It resembles an alien craft from War of the Worlds—a threelegged pylon sign with a triangular box perched atop it. When it was built in the early 1960s, it read “Parkway Plaza”—the name of the Maryland Parkway/Sahara Avenue strip mall located underneath. Sometime later, the name of the center was changed to Amall, and the sign with it. Many times we’ve contemplated that sign’s no-duh simplicity, but now a Planet Fitness has moved into the plaza, and it has taken over the sign, too. We’re conflicted: While that street corner badly needed new retail and services, we’ll miss the vaguely alien phrasing of Amall. Perhaps they’d consider Agym? –Geoff Carter (Thomas Hawk/Courtesy)

Last month, during our holiday breaks, the Weekly staff visited museums. One of us visited the Museum of Modern Art during a weekend visit to New York City; another spent a leisurely afternoon at the Getty in LA. I tried to visit LA’s Broad to see Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirrors, but the line was hours long, so my girlfriend and I went to see the traveling Museum of Failure exhibit at the A+D Architecture and Design Museum instead. There was an hourlong line for that one, too, but we persevered, because there’s nothing sadder than failing to see a Museum of Failure. Art museums are an essential part of a city’s character. Las Vegas doesn’t have a museum that could stand alongside a MoMA or a Broad, and we need one. Cynics like to hold up the early-2000s failure of the Venetian’s two Guggenheim spaces as evidence that Vegas can’t support an art museum, but could Vegas have supported an NHL team back then? There are 2 million people now living in this Valley, and they’ve proven that they don’t want to travel for the things LA can take for granted. It’s art museum time. Luckily, plans for the Art Museum at Symphony Park—a fine art museum located adjacent to the Smith Center—are moving ahead, says Michele Quinn, an executive committee member of the museum’s allvolunteer board. “We’ve been focusing on a collaboration/merger/undefined relationship with [Reno’s] Nevada Museum of Art, so we’re not doing a strong fundraising drive at the moment.” Quinn stresses that it’s important to define the full extent of that relationship, so that when sixand seven-figure fundraising continues, “there’s full clarity in the mission.” Quinn sounds optimistic that the alliance will be solidified by March, after which it’ll be “full steam ahead”— hiring staff, working with the City to lock down the exact land parcel and raising public funds through sales of the Art Museum at Symphony Park Print Portfolio, a 10-lithograph boxed set featuring works by Justin Favela, JK Russ and others. A special gallery show might be held in February to show off the Portfolio, and a return of the Nevada Museum of Art collaboration show Tilting the Basin isn’t off the table. “Everything is going absolutely, positively forward,” Quinn says. Vegas may yet evade a place in the Museum of Failure.

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CHANGE OF RESIDENTS Lady Gaga’s recently announced two-year deal to take over the 5,300-seat Park Theater beginning in December has sucked up a lot of the energy when it comes to the Strip’s rotating cast of superstar headliners. But there could be more announcements coming, since some considerable holes are opening up at the Strip’s big three residentoriented venues: Park Theater at Monte Carlo, the Axis at Planet Hollywood and the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. ¶ The Colosseum wrapped up Mariah Carey’s two-year gig last year (though Mimi is rumored to be headed to the smaller Venetian Theater), and Elton John’s mega-successful, long-running production will end there in the spring. Caesars and AEG could be hunting for a new icon to join Celine Dion, Rod Stewart, Reba, Brooks & Dunn and The Who. ¶ The Axis’ bread-and-butter act, Britney Spears, is finished (though the buzz on Brit, too, is that she’s eyeing another venue), and Jennifer Lopez’s rock-solid “All I Have” will run its final shows in the fall of 2018. Planet Hollywood and Live Nation could use some more firepower to add to the remaining Axis lineup of Lionel Richie, the Backstreet Boys and Pitbull. ¶ But if we were betting, we’d put our money on Park Theater scoring another superstar before those two, as the newest such venue is looking to push its lineup to another level. –Brock Radke (Amy Harris/AP Photo)

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TURNOUT IS EVERYTHING Midterm elections are like the also-rans of political theater. Without the whistle-stop drama of presidential races, turnout is often low. But this year our state election will be in the national spotlight, and the wild card of turnout should make for an exciting lead up to November. “There is no level of election in 2018 that is not important,” says UNLV political science professor Michael Bowers, who literally wrote the book on Nevada politics (The Sagebrush State, now in its fourth edition). “The key, as always, will be turnout.” The State legislature, the U.S. House and Senate are all in play. And this being the first major election since Trump’s election, voters might be more motivated than usual. Republican Governor Brian Sandoval is term-limited out, and all six state constitutional officers will be up for election. The Governor’s race will draw a lot of attention (and rightly so), but Bower says lower ticket positions are also important: “The attorney general will have discretion to challenge or not challenge Trump Administration policies. And the Secretary of State will have control over elections in the pivotal presidential election of 2020.” Nevada State Democratic Party spokesman Stewart Boss sees November’s election as his party’s best chance to flip the U.S. Senate from red to blue. “Dean Heller looks very vulnerable. He’s got a primary challenger from the right and a strong Democratic challenger,” Boss says. “This is still fundamentally a swing state, where it’s incumbent upon us to mobilize and drive our voters to the polls,” Boss says. When we do that we win, when we don’t do that, we risk losing.” (The Nevada Republican Party did not respond to a request for comment). No matter your affiliation, do your patriotic duty and vote. The world is watching. –C. Moon Reed

LOUNGE AC T

Reefer, reefer everywhere and not a place to smoke it. Ever since recreational cannabis lit up Nevada last summer, tourists have been in a pickle. They can buy it, but unless they’re besties with some 420-friendly locals, they have no legal place to consume. The logical solution is the creation of consumption lounges, which would offer a safe legal spot where visitors can imbibe. So, the City of Las Vegas is working toward an ordinance that would allow for public consumption lounges (Clark County has held back, letting the City test the waters first). Marijuana lobbyist Scot Rutledge predicts these venues could open as early as the spring. “It’s a very important issue, and we’ve worked very hard to get this right,” he says, preferring the term “social-use venues,” which he says better reflects the array of options ahead of us. Does this mean pot yoga could finally be a thing? Possibly. The City will be taking applications for multiple ideas. But no matter the final incarnation, expect a lot of regulations. –C. Moon Reed

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Las Vegas getting major-league sports feels a bit like the Red Sox and Cubs winning World Series titles: When you’ve accomplished something that elusive for that long, what happens next? In this case, the answer appears to be lots more—and fast. Less than a year after the NHL’s Golden Knights began play, they’ll be joined by the Aces of the WNBA (plus Lights FC of the United Soccer League, for good measure). It’ll be interesting to see whether fan frenzy over hockey carries over to these new endeavors, or whether the novelty of the Knights—and their hot start on the ice—has been a singular occurrence. Will the hockey team’s own second season be met with the same attendance and merchandising successes it found in the first? Folks in the NBA and MLB offices will surely be watching closely. Of course, 2018 will also be a year for keeping one eye to the west of the south Strip, where construction on the Valley’s controversial new football stadium continues. Love the Raiders or hate ’em, there’s still no sports league bigger than the NFL these days, and Las Vegas’ 2020 entry into that exclusive club will mark the next major step in its suddenly speedy sports evolution. –Spencer Patterson

It seems as if we’ve written every January that this will be the year Resorts World Las Vegas will kick into vertical construction, sparking the flame of the North Strip’s resurgence. Maybe the Genting Group’s longgestating megaresort finally does that in 2018—there are cranes on the site now, and technically construction is underway—but even if it doesn’t, this year should be phenomenal for the northern stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard. As exciting as a new casino-hotel from a new-to-Vegas company might be, there are a couple other sure things coming down the pipeline. (Well, as sure as anything can be in Las Vegas, right?) In the spring, Wynn Resorts will begin construction on Paradise Park, the lagoon o’ fun taking the place of the golf club between the Wynn and Encore towers. The project will include a man-made lake with all sorts of entertainment and recreation options and a 47-story, 1,500-room hotel with its own convention space, casino and restaurants. Years after Steve Wynn basically said he was done building on the Strip, he’s building on the Strip, and it’s extra sweet since he just agreed to buy the former Frontier site across the street. Who knows what he’ll dream up for that space? Even more of a lock is the expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center on the Riviera site, a monster project in the design stage, with construction set to begin this summer. Conventions are the Strip’s true engine, and that side of the Vegas business continues to grow; if it wasn’t, Wynn and Genting wouldn’t be building more hotel rooms. So while the immediate future is bright for the North Strip, the more distant future is shining. –Brock Radke

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F O R WA R D MARCH

The Women’s March in Downtown Las Vegas, January 2017. (Yasmina Chavez/Staff)

On January 21, 2017, thousands of Las Vegans—men, children and busloads of women—took to the streets of Downtown to protest their new president, as compatriots around the nation did the same. One year later to the day, Las Vegas will be home to the national Women’s March of 2018, with a new focus and theme: “Power to the Polls.” It’s the start of a voter registration tour and campaign directed at utilizing the activism and momentum from the Women’s March to help those from marginalized communities get elected to office and to “create transformative social and political change.” We’re already working on our placards. –Leslie Ventura

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D ow n tow n I talia n There are some fantastically big restaurant openings scheduled for early 2018, but if you’re part of the local F&B industry family, Esther’s Kitchen is the one you’re especially excited about. Chef James Trees is a Las Vegas native who has worked with the likes of Eric Ripert, Michael Mina and Gordon Ramsay, and this week he’ll open Esther’s on Casino Center Boulevard in the Arts District, giving Downtown much more than comforting Italian cuisine.

“We are filling this place with the nicest people you can find,” Trees says. “You will love your server by the time you leave, because they’re so f*cking cool and special and they’re Downtown people and they’re tired of working on the Strip. They just want to walk in the back door and go to work.” Named for an aunt who helped send him to the Culinary Institute of America in New York, Esther’s will seat 54 (until the large patio nearly doubles that capacity in the spring) and serve faithful, soulful, seasonal, accessible Italian cuisine for lunch, dinner and eventually brunch; no dish will cost more than $30, and the wine list will feature some affordable gems. “All the pastas are going to surprise people, because they’re

the classics done in classic style,” Trees says. “The cacio e pepe is not overtly soft, a little tough on purpose. The rigatoni we’re doing with carbonara has some funk from the guanciale, because we’re not being cheap and using bacon or pancetta. But we’re doing spaghetti and meatballs, too. People want what they want, and if you look at Downtown, the simpler restaurants are the ones that do well.” Thanks to word-of-mouth—other local chefs have been hype-stagramming Esther’s for months—the reservation book was filling up weeks before a January 3 soft opening. Las Vegas is ready for another locals-oriented restaurant Downtown, and Trees appears to have the right recipe. –Brock Radke

Chef James Trees is ready to cook. (L.E. Baskow/Staff)

AC H I E V I N G D E N S I T Y Las Vegas is sprawl. Since the 1990s we’ve built tract after tract of single-family residences, with the occasional high-rise condo for garnish. Now that we’ve hit the mountains on three sides, we’re beginning to dabble in high-density apartment blocks in places that were never meant for that kind of living: Fremont Street, Summerlin, Chinatown. ¶ Vegas is almost wholly unprepared for Manhattan-style living. Our rapid transit is limited to a few RTC express bus lines, and the neighborhoods surrounding these new apartment blocks remain hostile to pedestrians—even the UNLV district, which should have gained a pedestrian environment by now purely by accident. And while it’s all too easy to blame the weather for our relative lack of urban neighborhoods—“Who’s dumb enough to walk around out there, anyway?”—that hasn’t stopped Phoenix, whose summers are every bit as scorching as our own, from building a light-rail line. ¶ Vegas seems to want what other cities have—dense, walkable neighborhoods that encourage car-free living. But we won’t get there simply by slapping up eight-story apartment buildings. We need to lay down rail, invite car-sharing services to the table, put down more bike lanes and widen the damn sidewalks. We’ve taken some tentative steps, but in 2018, we need to get serious. The apartment dwellers are coming, and we’re still not ready. –Geoff Carter

F E ST I VA L REFOCUS In the hours a gunman opened fire on the unsuspecting crowd at the Route 91 Harvest music festival, it was all too easy to imagine that an era of Vegas entertainment—the city’s fairly recent embrace of outdoor music festivals— had come to a horrifying, abrupt end. But while the terror and sadness of October 1, 2017 has left a lasting mark on our city, it doesn’t seem to have dissuaded us from going outside to enjoy live music. Electric Daisy Carnival will return in 2018, as will Punk Rock Bowling and other outdoor music events. (It feels unlikely that Route 91 will return in 2018, though another country music festival will surely come around eventually). What will those festivals look and feel like? Similar to the airport, perhaps: Expect increased screening, not just at festival gates (where metal detectors and pat-downs are already de rigueur), but at the hotels and high-rises surrounding the festival grounds. Affected Strip hotels and Downtown apartment buildings will likely see the temporary installation of full (and expensive) screening checkpoints. (If New Year’s Eve was any indication, we’ll also see a much heavier police presence and maybe a few drones.) The increased security costs will doubtlessly be added to the price of your ticket. And we’ll accept these limitations without much fuss, because in many areas of our life we already do. (Been to a theme park lately?) As for how we’ll feel at the fest itself, the first few hours might be anxious. Then the music will take over. Always does. –Geoff Carter

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> Opium

> Shamir

Score a ticket to Lady Gaga’s two-year, 70-plusshow residency, set to launch in December at Park Theater and earn the pop star a reported $100 million.

Beg, borrow or sneak your way into Hamilton, Lin Manuel-Miranda’s Pulitzer Prize-winning, zeitgeistcapturing musical coming to the Smith Center’s Reynolds Hall in May.

Catch Opium, the funky new show from Spiegelworld— the group behind Absinthe— previewing in March at the Cosmopolitan.

Support Lights FC. Now that you’re used to cheering on a goalie, head to Cashman Field in February and give soccer—and Las Vegas’ next professional sports entry— a chance.

Experience the new-look Palms. The nightlife, dining and entertainment upgrades you’ve been waiting for since Station Casinos bought the Palms will be sprinkled in throughout the coming year.

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Dine at Pronto. Giada di Laurentiis wants to go casual with her light Italian cuisine, and she’ll launch what could become a franchise at Caesars Palace in the early part of 2018.

Get up close to Shamir on February 23. We’ve been waiting for a proper show (read: not at a festival or arena) from the North Las Vegas product forever, and it’s happening inside the cozy Bunkhouse Saloon.

Test out Nevada Taste Site. With its deep list of all-local beers and Area 51-inspired décor, this restaurant and bar looks like another winner from ReBar’s Derek Stonebarger.

Revisit Hamburger Mary’s … again for the first time. It’s taken longer than expected, but once it finally re(opens), you’ll need weekly doses of sassy sustenance.

Tip off with the WNBA’s Aces, who open play at Mandalay Bay Events Center in May. This is still a basketball town, and we’ve got a new home team.

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(Clockwise from top) Nevada Taste Site/ Courtesy Photo; Golden Knights by L.E. Baskow/Staff; Gordon Ramsay by Jon Estrada; Special to Weekly; Ellis Island/Courtesy Photo.

Enter Hell’s Kitchen. One Caesars Palace restaurant is not enough for Gordon Ramsay, who turns up the heat with a new Strip-side eatery based, somehow, on his popular reality TV show.

Witness the Monte Carlo’s transition into Park MGM and the NoMad Hotel. It won’t be complete until late 2018, but keep an ear open for new restaurant announcements and check up on the casino to see how fancy it gets.

Drink, dine, listen to music and play bar games at Ellis Island’s Front Yard, a double-decker entertainment venue scheduled to open in the spring.

Peek inside Palace Station, receiving a multimilliondollar, top-to-bottom upgrade—new hotel rooms, restaurants, a movie theater, a bowling alley, a resort pool and more.

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id you dance the pain away in 2017? You did if you’re a fan of future house funkster Oliver Heldens, who dropped the deep house groove “The Answer” last March under his bass-focused alias Hi-Lo. If you made a playlist of songs to get you through a year full of challenges, the track was a must-add. Heldens is starting 2018 with a new Vegas residency at Marquee Nightclub, kicking off the year with a Friday-night gig. The Dutch DJ and producer landed in the EDM consciousness in 2013 with “Gecko,” a song Tiësto grabbed for his Musical Freedom label that established Heldens, then just 18 years old, as one of the innovators of the future house genre. Two years later he launched his own Heldeep Records and began going deeper underground as Hi-Lo, dropping

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original material and remixes with varying sonic styles. “It has given me the opportunity to produce other tracks than just the Oliver Heldens sound,” he told EDM Identity in July. “I can draw influences from the ’70s and ’80s and even my own childhood, the soul and disco funk kind of stuff. I think my show has become more diverse, and there is more of a flow to it.” Get a feel with Hi-Lo’s latest track, “Alien Technology,” a collaboration with Brazilian producer Alok, before catching Heldens at Marquee. Oliver Heldens at Marquee at the Cosmopolitan, January 5.

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GM Resorts International is bringing a lot of excitement to 2018 with the transformation of the Monte Carlo resort into Park MGM and the NoMad Hotel. And yet that massive project is just the tip of the spear when it comes to the hospitality behemoth’s plans for the coming year, when it will deliver unique and thrilling entertainment options to the Strip.

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The aforementioned resort’s Park Theater recently added Lady Gaga—opening in December—to its list of resident stars, with more big names to come. “We anticipate there will be more residents announced at Park Theater in the near future,” said Senior VP of Entertainment Rick Arpin. “The acts we are looking at are amazing and iconic, which they would have to be to match an already stellar lineup.” There are plans to further utilize the neighboring Park and Toshiba Plaza this year, especially when programming aligns with major events at T-Mobile Arena, which has been electrified with the success of the Vegas Golden Knights. “The biggest hope I have as a native of Las Vegas is that the guests coming regularly to [Knights] games who may not have visited the Strip often or at all, now decide to come more regularly for other events, or

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simply to enjoy the Strip experience,” Arpin said. T-Mobile will host concerts with Katy Perry, U2 and Pink in the first half of 2018. Moving south on the Strip, MGM will bring more professional sports to Las Vegas in May when the WNBA’s Aces begin play at Mandalay Bay Events Center. “We hope to pattern a few things after the Golden Knights, including the quality of play and the engagement of the players in the community. Those are hallmarks of the WNBA nationwide, so we are excited to see that here in Las Vegas as another piece of our pro sports puzzle,” Arpin said, also noting that Mandalay Bay is ideally suited for the team. “Many WNBA teams play in major arenas that are frankly too large. Second, the property offers a variety of attractions and amenities for a family. And third, the resort is very accessible to fans, and there is plenty to do both pre- and postgame.” MGM has activity planned for the north Strip, too, with the festival grounds at Sahara Avenue expected to host at least two large events this year. –Brock Radke

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n what has become one of the most anticipated events of the Vegas club year, Wynn Nightlife has announced its resident artist roster for the coming year, and again the list is loaded with superstars and surprises. Returning to their residencies at XS, Intrigue and Encore Beach Club this year are Alesso, The Chainsmokers, David Guetta, Dillon Francis, Diplo, DJ Snake, Flosstradamus, Kygo, Lost Kings, Major Lazer, Marshmello, Nicky Romero, RL Grime, Slander, Yellow Claw, Zen Freeman and Wynn’s only non-musical resident, MMA leg-

end Conor McGregor, who will be back to host after-fight parties at Wynn and Encore venues. Leading off the short but acclaimed list of previous Wynn performers graduating to resident status are electronic trio Cheat Codes, dubstep and electro DJ Slushii, and trap and moombahton expert Valentino Khan. And, as announced a few weeks ago, Afrojack will return for his second residency. And perhaps most exciting is Wynn’s new resident list, as diverse a selection of music producers and

taste makers as can be found in the dance music world. They are: South Africa’s most prominent dance music producer and deep house DJ, Black Coffee; Swedish EDM duo Galantis; Welsh producer, Hot Creations label head and Ibiza mainstay Jamie Jones; LA-based trap and bass rising star Jauz; and Bosnian house and techno producer Solomun. With these unique artists in the mix, Wynn’s dancefloors should feel more eclectic than ever.

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fter he opened Light in midtown Manhattan and then the big Vegas nightclub version of the hot-spot venue at Bellagio in 2001, Chris Barish was dubbed the “King of Clubs” by Vanity Fair magazine. Now he’s back on the Strip with a very different concept but similar philosophy, opening the latest outlet of his Black Tap Craft Burgers & Beer at Venetian this past week.

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“It’s funny, it’s almost to the day we’re opening here that we opened Light at Bellagio,” Barish says. “There was almost nowhere to eat [in Las Vegas] back then. You had Le Cirque and Prime, but there wasn’t anything like the options of today. I remember going to a dinner on [the Strip] and sitting at a table too big in a seat too sunken-in in a room too bright. It’s so great now, to have all these options, a natural evolution. If you’re going to come here and go to a great show or go to a great club, you should have a great dinner experience.” With its upbeat, modern design by the Rockwell Group, a soundtrack of golden-era hip-hop and vintage pop, and a menu of classic Americana updated with powerhouse flavors (and signature, over-the-top CrazyShakes), Black Tap Las Vegas aims to do just that—offer a great and memorable experience for lunch and dinner. Barish and chef/ partner Joe Isidori acknowledge

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the Strip is crowded with burger joints, but there’s clearly something that sets Black Tap apart. “The restaurant business is always daunting. You always have to be on your toes and put out the best possible product,” Barish says. “If you go down our block in New York, there’s 12 restaurants on that block. It’s overwhelming. But it always goes back to you having a great product, and here we have some 7,000 rooms above us and lots of people that want to eat a burger and have a beer, and maybe try a milkshake or experience a great cocktail program.” Just like when he helped create one of the most influential nightlife experiences in Las Vegas history, Barish and Black Tap are shooting for something more than just the obvious—in this case, a delicious burger. “It’s the look, the feel, the music and the fun that all blends together.” –Brock Radke

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f you’re still dealing with the lingering after-effects of the holiday season, tackle that fuzzy feeling head-on. The House of Blues at Mandalay Bay is bringing back its Holiday Hangover event with multiple parties in the restaurant and bar, music hall and nearby Foundation Room nightclub on Saturday. It starts with tribute band Saved by the ’90s, DJs Babae and Dynamixx and the Garage Boys performing at

the HOB Music Hall at 7 p.m., with an all-you-can-drink option for the ultimate hair-of-the-dog experience. Inside the restaurant, local acoustic favorite Paul Campanella performs at 9 p.m. and the bar will close out holiday drink specials like the $6 Peppermint Bark, with vodka, peppermint Kahlua and mint ice cream. When it’s time to take the party to the next level—actually, the 63rd floor— DJ D-Miles takes control at the Foundation Room for the official Holiday

Hangover afterparty. Whether you’re looking to extend your favorite season or kill off those Christmas vibes for the next 11 months, the House of Blues has the remedy. Holiday Hangover at House of Blues & Foundation Room at Mandalay Bay, January 6.

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itchen Table quickly became one of the hottest brunch destinations in the Las Vegas Valley when it opened in Henderson on Horizon Ridge Parkway. Now that chef Javier Chavez and his team have expanded their operations to include a comfortable new location in the southwest at the Gramercy, it was time to extend KT’s meal times, too. Kitchen Table Squared has introduced a refined dinner menu at the new destination, with a little Latin influence and lots of addictive flavors. Start with a chipotle chicken tinga tostada or a panko-crusted crab cake that

uses three different types of sweet crab meat. There are some holdovers from the daytime menu, like a Belgian waffle appetizer with foie gras and peach compote. But breakfasty items are balanced out by other diverse offerings, such as seasonal raw oysters, shortrib taquitos and baked Cherrystone clams. Entrées include everything from steaks, chops and seafood to pasta, paninis and burgers. The roasted suckling pig BLT is topped with apple coleslaw and hot sauce on a brioche bun, while vegetable risotto or paella create lighter options. Barbecued beef ribs are done Texas-style, but

there’s also a classic veal schnitzel and sesame crusted ahi tuna among the many dinner choices. Throw that beloved brunch menu into the mix and Kitchen Table Squared might just be your favorite new neighborhood restaurant. Kitchen Table Squared at 9205 Russell Road #185, 702-982-8218; Sunday-Thursday 8 a.m.-3 p.m. & 5-9 p.m., FridaySaturday 8 a.m.-3 p.m. & 5-10 p.m.

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On Broadway was an iconic destination in the Gaslamp Quarter from 2000 to 2012, known for hosting as many private events as memorable club party nights. One of its original owners, Carlos Becerra, took over and converted it into the entirely new Parq Nightclub and Restaurant experience, which opened in October 2014. While it’s full of updated light and sound technologies, Parq sets itself apart most obviously with its size—38,000 square feet spread over five rooms plus the new Lair bar and club downstairs. “It was a total transformation into Parq, but we still have a large number of corporate events and private parties,” Becerra says. “During Comic-Con, we had Marvel doing a party in one room and the Black Eyed Peas in another. It’s tough to do that at other venues downtown because they don’t have the space.” Originally constructed as the Bank of Italy in 1926, the building boasts a level of history and architectural

detail you can’t find anywhere else. Parq also takes pride in its programming. “We opened with Steve Aoki and Deorro, but we’ve had a mix of music from the start, when it was a four-day weekend and we did so many different formats,” Becerra says. The club has showed off that range with performances by Diplo, Chris Brown and Dee Jay Silver. “I think it’s the only true open-format venue in San Diego,” says Kalika Moquin, head of Blackout Artists and Parq’s entertainment director. “One night it was The Chainsmokers, and a week later it was Future. In Vegas, most [venues] tend to be either EDM or hip-hop. Parq gives the best of both worlds.” Parqsd.com. –Brock Radke

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aesars Palace has been mixing it up at Cleopatra’s Barge for a while now, incorporating interesting and sometimes unexpected music programming. But no one saw this production coming: Renegades, a new interactive show allowing fans to get up-close and personal with “sports rebels” like Jose Canseco, Jim McMahon, Terrell Owens and Jimmy King, who will open in the longtime lounge space on January 25. Comedian Martin Montana serves as the host, and Eric Jordan Young—one of the stars of the Barge’s new Cocktail Cabaret musical—serves as writer and director. The Renegades roster will rotate the starring athletes every few months and will work as a bit of a roundtable as the legends recount stories from their playing days and beyond. The audience will get to ask the panel questions at the end of each show.

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With Canseco, a two-time World Series champ and controversial best-selling author, leading off the lineup, the tone is set to make a splash. “You think you know these athletes’ stories, but trust me, you have no idea,” co-producer Rich Lenkov said in a statement. “Renegades will offer the most unique entertainment experience on the Strip, where some of the most infamous names in sports will take you through the highs and lows of their careers in an intimate setting.”

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s it too early to pick the best new restaurant of 2018? Bavette’s actually opened at the tail end of 2017, which shows how quickly this Chicago transplant has left an impression. Informal yet regal, dark and sexy (but in a nontraditional way), the new steakhouse is one of the restaurant cornerstones of the Park MGM/ NoMad Hotel resort (for now, still known as the Monte Carlo). There will soon be other new dining options announced for the evolving Strip destination, and they’ll all have catching up to do to compare to Bavette’s. The foyer is French country meets leather-and-wood library. The long, sleek dining room glows under golden chandeliers and Tiffany lamps, which create warm vibes while maintaining intimacy at every table. And don’t get us started on the bar hidden at the back of the room. From the moment you first step inside Bavette’s, you feel like returning again and again. Oh yeah, the food is delicious, too—a seemingly classic steak-

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oyd Gaming’s impressive upgrades and renovations at its Las Vegas steakhouse collection has yielded more than a handful of great new restaurants; cocktailing has vastly improved at these spots, too. You might not expect next-level libations at the Orleans, for example, but there they are, at the proper chophouse Alder & Birch, a lovely lounge with a wellassembled signature drink menu. It’s available every day starting at 4 p.m., an hour before the restaurant opens for dinner. The Maple Manhattan is the obvious choice, a sweet and savory whiskey treat made with Crown Royal, Angostura bitters, sweet vermouth, maple syrup and candied bacon strip as crunchable garnish. For a seasonally appropriate sipper, there’s the Winter Sangria—DaVinci chianti spiked with flavors of sour apple and

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CH ATEAU 1/4 DJs Bayati & Casanova. 1/5 DJ Eddey. 1/6 DJ ShadowRed. 1/10 DJ P-Jay. 1/11 DJs Bayati & Casanova. 1/12 DJ ShadowRed. 1/13 DJ Ted Morris. 1/17 DJ ShadowRed. 1/18 DJs Bayati & Casanova. 1/19 DJ Knock. 1/20 DJ Ice Break. Paris, Wed-Sat, 702-776-7770. DRAIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; S 1/12 DJ Esco. 1/13 Wiz Khalifa. 1/14 Ty Dolla $ign. 1/18 DJ D-Nice. 1/19 Big Boi. 1/20 Nelly. 1/21 DJ Direct. Cromwell, Tue, Thu-Sun, 702777-3800.

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INTRIG U E MARQUEE 1/5 Lost Kings. 1/10 Marshmello. 1/12 Flosstradamus. 1/13 Dillon Francis. 1/17 Vice. 1/19 Cheat Codes. 1/20 Duke Dumont. Wynn, Thu-Sat, 702-770-7300.

1/5 Oliver Heldens. 1/6 DJ Mustard. 1/8 French Montana. 1/12 Vice. 1/13 French Montana. 1/19 Chuckie. 1/20 Benny Benassi. Cosmopolitan, Mon, Fri-Sat, 702-333-9000.

1/4 DJ Five. 1/6 Justin Credible. 1/11 DJ Mustard. 1/12 Ruckus. 1/13 Enferno. 1/18 Craig David. 1/19 DJ Scene. 1/20 Eric DLux. Venetian, Thu-Sat, 702-388-8588. XS 1/5 Marshmello. 1/6 The Chainsmokers. 1/7 Marshmello. 1/9 The Chainsmokers. 1/11 Kygo. 1/12 Diplo. 1/13 The Chainsmokers. 1/14 Marshmello. 1/19 The Chainsmokers. 1/20 Diplo. Encore, Fri-Mon, 702-770-0097.

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1/17-1/27 Pitbull. 1/31-2/17 Backstreet Boys. 2/21-3/3 Jennifer Lopez. 3/9-3/17 Lionel Richie. 3/24-4/21 Jennifer Lopez. 4/27-4/28 Pitbull. Planet Hollywood, 702-777-6737.

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1/5-1/20 Celine Dion. 1/31-2/3 Van Morrison. 2/93/2 Elton John. 3/9-3/10 Jerry Seinfeld. 3/143/24 Reba, Brooks & Dunn. 3/27-4/18 Celine Dion. 4/15 Sebastian Maniscalco. 4/20-4/21 Jerry Seinfeld. Caesars Palace, 866-227-5938. DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS EVENTS CENTER 4/20-4/21 Las Rageous. 200 S. Third St., 800745-3000.

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1/6 Another Journey. 1/16 K. Flay. 1/17 G3. 2/1 Rebel Souljahz. 2/7 Fetty Wap. 2/9 Stick Figure & Twiddle. 2/13 Lettuce. 2/16 Tribal Seeds. 2/22 Dark Star Orchestra. 2/27 Celebrating David Bowie. 3/14 Donavon Frankenreiter. 3/15 Hippie Sabotage. 3/24 Ministry. 3/27 Galactic. 3/30 The Darkness. 3/31 Senses Fail. 4/7 3LAU. 4/10 Nightwish. Linq Promenade, 702-862-2695.

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1/12-1/13 Willie Nelson & Family. 1/20 Spoon. 1/27 Adam Sandler. 2/16 Queens of the Stone Age. 2/17 Cake. 3/9 Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. 4/13 Portugal. The Man. Cosmopolitan, 702-698-6797. CH R O M E

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1/7 Markiplier. 1/12 Tracy Morgan. 1/20 The National. 1/27 AVN Awards Show. 2/2-2/3 Incubus. 2/23-3/3 Nickelback. 2/28 A Day to Remember. 3/8 Datsik. 3/16-3/17 Kenny Chesney. 3/30-3/31 Incubus. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5000.

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1/12 Dylan Scott. 2/17 Jazz Funk Soul. SLS, 702-761-7617. GOLDEN N UGGET SHOW ROOM 1/5 Lita Ford. 1/12 Rick Derringer. 1/19 The Association. 1/26 Ambrosia. 2/2 Eddie Money. 2/9 America. 2/16 Orleans. 2/23 Tonic. 3/9 Grand Funk Railroad. 3/16 Tommy James & The Shondells. 3/23 Jeffrey Osborne. Golden Nugget, 866-946-5336.

1/27 Bell Biv DeVoe. 2/16 Lana Del Rey. 3/24 Kid Rock. 5/5 Maluma. Mandalay Bay, 702632-7777. MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA 2/3 The Killers. 3/3 Demi Lovato. MGM Grand, 702-521-3826.

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1/6 Holiday Hangover. 1/12-1/13 Marilyn Manson. 1/14 The Minimalists. 1/24-2/3 Santana. 1/25 Gilberto Santa Rosa. 2/8 Jeezy. 2/10 Judah & The Lion. 2/17 Beth Hart. 2/18 Theory of a Deadman. 2/23 Black Label Society. 2/25 Josh Turner. 3/1 Machine Head. 3/2 Black Veil Brides & Asking Alexandria. 3/3 Walk Off the Earth. 3/6 K. Michelle. 3/9 Stone Temple Pilots. 3/10 PVRS. 3/17 Psychedlic Furs. 3/24 J Boog. 3/27 Michael Schenker Fest. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7600. T H E

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1/26 Gran Concierto Baile. 1/27 Latin Hip-Hop Comedy Jam. 2/10 Love Affair Concert with GQ, Zapp, Atlantic Starr & more. 3/7-3/10 WAC Tournament. 3/22-3/24 Stellar Gospel Music Awards. Orleans, 702-365-7469.

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1/7 Miss Nevada USA. 1/12-1/14 Ricky Nelson Remembered. 1/19-1/20 Norm Macdonald. 1/26-1/28 Capitol Steps. 2/2-2/3 Artie Lange. 2/9-2/11 Atlantic City Boys. 2/162/18 Hermanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hermits. 2/23-2/24 Dennis DeYoung. 3/2-3/4 Rick Thomas. 3/9-3/11 Tower of Power. 3/16-3/18 The Lettermen. 3/30-4/1 Donny Edwards. South Point, 702796-7111.

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1/5-1/6 Ice Vegas Invitational. 1/20 Katy Perry. 1/27 Calibash with Jennifer Lopez, Luis Fonsi, Maluma & more. 2/2-2/3 George Strait. 2/25 WWE Elimination Chamber. 3/3 UFC 222. 3/7-3/10 Pac-12 Tournament. 3780 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-692-1600.

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1/24-1/25 Jeff Foxworthy. 1/26-2/3 Styx & Don Felder. 2/7-2/24 Chicago. Venetian, 702-4149000.

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Arts & entertainment Historic sites to visit

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1. Red Rock Canyon

2. Liberace Mansion

See 800-year-old petroglyphs, fossilized dinosaur tracks, Aztec sandstone cliffs and limestone from a Paleozoic ocean. State Highway 159, 702-515-5350.

Versailles meets Vegas at the flamboyant Strip headliner’s nearly15,000-square-foot ode to maximalist bling—now available for events and tours. 4982 Shirley St. 702-598-0216.

3. Little Church of the West Get married by Elvis where he married Ann Margret in Viva Las Vegas. The 76-yearold chapel has played cupid for Judy Garland, Richard Gere and more. 4617 Las Vegas Blvd S., 702-739-7971.

4. Old Mormon Fort

5. Atomic Liquors

In 1855, Mormon settlers built this adobe fort, the first non-native permanent settlement in Las Vegas. Today, it’s a state park. 500 E. Washington Ave. 702486-3511.

Vegas’ oldest freestanding bar was named for its rooftop’s prime view of mushroom clouds. The Rat Pack and Smothers Brothers were regulars. 917 Fremont St., 702-9823000. –C. Moon Reed

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The agony of defeat I, Tonya gives figure skater Tonya Harding her due By Josh Bell obody would think of disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding as someone who didn’t get sufficient press coverage, so at first it’s hard to imagine how a biopic about her could offer any new insights. The 1994 attack on Harding’s Olympic skating rival Nancy Kerrigan, in which an associate of Harding’s ex-husband Jeff Gillooly struck Kerrigan in the knee with a baton, was a massive news story at the time, and Harding herself has continued to be a favorite subject for tabloids, along with the 2014 ESPN documentary The Price of Gold. So director Craig Gillespie and screenwriter Steven Rogers have a lot to overcome before I, Tonya even starts, yet the movie’s level of confidence and style immediately blows those preconceptions away. Drawn from actual interviews with Harding, Gillooly and others, the movie plays out as a self-aware commentary on the inability to discern the truth of a situation when everyone involved is out to make themselves look good. Even so, the movie isn’t called I, Tonya (rather than, say, I, Jeff) for nothing, and what Gillespie, Rogers and star Margot Robbie accomplish most of all is to rehabilitate and reassess Harding without ever letting her off the hook for her bad behavior. Robbie’s Tonya is a working-class girl who has none of the financial or familial advantages of her figure-skating competitors and relies on her determination and sheer athletic ability to rise

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to the top of the sport. they never make fun of domestic violence or Although Tonya’s voice dominates the emotional abuse. Tonya is funny because of movie (in asides to the audience and in how she comments on and moves past the direct interview-style segments), she’s often terrible things she had to endure. contradicted by the whiny, selfRobbie is fantastic as the defiant, pitying Jeff (Sebastian Stan), who resilient Tonya, and Janney makes aaaac seems to derive his entire sense of the most of her screen time as I, TONYA Margot Robbie, self-worth from his connection to Tonya’s monster of a mother, who Sebastian Stan, Tonya, and her nasty, foul-mouthed never apologizes or softens, even (or Allison Janney. mother LaVona (Allison Janney), especially) when her daughter needs Directed by Craig Gillespie. who credits her own cruel treatment it the most. Gillespie masterfully uses Rated R. for making Tonya into the superstar fractured timelines, conflicting firstOpens Friday in skater she became. Rogers’ screenplay person accounts and re-creations of select theaters. is full of dark humor impeccably actual news footage to tell a story that delivered by the cast, but even as has no heroes, while making sure his the filmmakers are wringing laughs protagonist retains the dignity and from Tonya and Jeff’s volatile relationship, grit taken away from her for so long.

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Sneak preview 10 big releases to watch for in 2018 By Josh Bell

A Wrinkle in Time (March 9) The beloved YA fantasy classic about children traveling through space and time comes to life courtesy of director Ava DuVernay (Selma) and a cast that includes Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling and Oprah Winfrey. The New Mutants (April 13) The X-Men universe expands with this horror-tinged story about young mutants held captive at a mysterious facility while their dangerous powers manifest. Avengers: Infinity War (May 4) Approximately 46,000 Marvel superheroes star in the third Avengers movie, as the heroes head into space to defeat the megalomaniacal Thanos (Josh Brolin). Solo: A Star Wars Story (May 25) Alden Ehrenreich plays a young Han Solo alongside Donald Glover as a young Lando Calrissian in this origin story for the roguish space pilot. Ocean’s 8 (June 8) This spin-off of the Ocean’s series features Danny Ocean’s sister Debbie (Sandra Bullock) gathering an all-female crew (played by Cate Blanchett, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter and more) for a jewel heist at the Met Ball.

(Clockwise from top left) A Star Is Born, A Wrinkle in Time, Ocean’s 8, Mary Poppins Returns, Incredibles 2. (Photos Courtesy)

Incredibles 2 (June 15) Fourteen years after the original film, Pixar’s animated family of superheroes returns to save the world again, this time from the villainous Underminer (voiced by Pixar favorite John Ratzenberger). Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (July 20) After learning about her parentage via ABBA songs, Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) is about to have a child of her own, which requires more ABBA songs (plus Cher as her grandma). A Star Is Born (October 5) The fourth version of this iconic showbiz rise-and-fall story stars Lady Gaga as an up-andcoming country singer and Bradley Cooper (who also directed) as the veteran who nurtures and then resents her success. Aquaman (December 21) DC’s underwater superhero, ruler of Atlantis and Justice League member (played by Jason Momoa) gets his own solo adventure, co-starring Amber Heard and Willem Dafoe. Mary Poppins Returns (December 25) Set 25 years after the 1964 Julie Andrews-starring Disney original, this sequel features Emily Blunt as the magical nanny, returning to aid the grown-up versions of the kids she once looked after.

Jeff and Tonya in earlier, happier days. (Neon/Courtesy)

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Special screenings Alien Intrusion: Unmasking a Deception 1/11, faith-based documentary plus bonus features, 7 p.m., $13-$15. Select theaters. Info: fathomevents.com. Civil Rights Film Festival 1/6, Maya Angelou and Still I Rise, Black and Cuba, plus panel discussions, noon-4 p.m., free. West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 702-507-3989. The Rocky Horror Picture Show 1/6, movie plus live cast and audience participation, 10 p.m., $10. Tropicana Cinemas. Info: rhpsvegas.com. Sci Fi Center Mon, Cinemondays, 8 p.m., free. 1/7, Fahrenheit 451, 4 p.m., $1. 5077 Arville St., 855-501-4335, thescificenter.com. Tommy Wiseau’s The Room 1/10, movie plus bonus features, 8 p.m., $10.50$12.50. Select theaters. Info: fathomevents.com.

New this week Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds (Not reviewed) Ha Jung-woo, Cha Tae-hyun, Ju Ji-hoon. Directed by Kim Yong-Hwa. 139 minutes. Not rated. In Korean with English subtitles. After his sudden death, a firefighter navigates the afterlife with the help of three guides. Village Square. Insidious: The Last Key (Not reviewed) Lin Shaye, Angus Sampson, Leigh Whannell. Directed by Adam Robitel. 103 minutes. Rated PG-13. Parapsychologist Dr. Elise Rainier investigates a haunting in her childhood home. Theaters citywide. I, Tonya aaaac Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney. Directed by Craig Gillespie. 119 minutes. Rated R. See review Page 56. Downtown Summerlin, Village Square. Meant to Beh (Not reviewed) Vic Sotto, Dawn Zulueta, JC Santos. Directed by Chris Martinez. 120 minutes. Not rated. In Filipino with English subtitles. A married couple’s three children scheme to prevent them from divorcing. Orleans.

Now playing All the Money in the World aaabc Michelle Williams, Mark Wahlberg, Christopher Plummer. Directed by Ridley Scott. 132 minutes. Rated R. Scott’s slick, tense film about the 1973 kidnapping of J. Paul Getty III is sometimes overly concerned with laying out every detail of the case, but it features a number of taut, suspenseful set pieces and strong performances from Williams (as the kidnapped teen’s mother) and Plummer (as his wealthy, miserly grandfather). –JB Theaters citywide. Coco aaabc Voices of Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt. Directed by Lee Unkrich. 109 minutes. Rated PG. Young Miguel gets trapped

in the land of the dead during the Mexican Dia de los Muertos holiday in Pixar’s bright, familyfriendly animated movie. Miguel’s quest is a mostly simple story about family bonds, but the journey is still well worth taking, thanks to the gorgeously realized world. –JB Theaters citywide. Darkest Hour aaacc Gary Oldman, Lily James, Ben Mendelsohn. Directed by Joe Wright. 125 minutes. Rated PG-13. Oldman’s astounding transformation into Winston Churchill is Darkest Hour’s main selling point, but there’s compelling drama in its portrait of the prime minister’s crucial first weeks on the job, as he orchestrates the evacuation of Dunkirk and is pressured to negotiate with Hitler. Too bad an invented sequence toward the end shamelessly betrays history. –MD Theaters citywide. The Disaster Artist aaacc James Franco, Dave Franco, Alison Brie. Directed by James Franco. 103 minutes. Rated PG-13. Franco’s film about the making of notorious cult movie The Room is more of a loving tribute than an exposé. People unfamiliar with The Room may be underwhelmed by this mildly affecting story of friendship among misfits, but Franco packs the cast with enough comedy ringers to make the movie consistently amusing. –JB Green Valley Ranch, Palms, Red Rock, Suncoast, Texas Station. Downsizing aaccc Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau. Directed by Alexander Payne. 135 minutes. Rated R. This sprawling sci-fi story (in which people voluntarily shrink themselves to a few inches in height in order to help both the environment and their own financial security) is part satire, part domestic drama, part political commentary, and almost all a disjointed mess. At 135 minutes, it’s like several misguided movies strung together. –JB Theaters citywide. Father Figures (Not reviewed) Ed Helms, Owen Wilson, Glenn Close. Directed by Lawrence Sher. 113 minutes. Rated R. After learning that their mother had been lying to them about their supposedly deceased father, two brothers set out to find him. Theaters citywide. Ferdinand aaccc Voices of John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Bobby Cannavale. Directed by Carlos Saldanha. 106 minutes. Rated PG. This loose adaptation of the beloved children’s book features Cena voicing the title character, a kind-hearted, nature-loving, non-confrontational bull who shuns fighting. The jokes are mostly painful, the voice work is perfunctory and the story’s themes are muddled. Even the animation and character designs are second-rate. –JB Theaters citywide. The Greatest Showman aabcc Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron. Directed by Michael Gracey. 105 minutes. Rated PG. As sugary and insubstantial as cotton candy, this old-fashioned musical turns the life of circus pioneer P.T. Barnum (Jackman) into an all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza that bears essentially no resemblance to reality. It’s a cloyingly inspirational story about following your dreams, with bombastic, overproduced songs that sound more like modern pop than Broadway standards. –JB Theaters citywide. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle aaacc Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Karen Gillan. Directed by Jake Kasdan. 119 minutes. Rated PG-13. This quasi-sequel to 1995’s Jumanji

Ghost hunting in Insidious: The Last Key. (Universal/Courtesy)

boasts a fresh take on the central premise (changing the jungle-adventure board game that comes to life into a video game that pulls players inside its world), some surprisingly sharp writing and a talented, enthusiastic cast with genuine chemistry. –JB Theaters citywide.

for a bad B-movie, not a sensitive and visually accomplished fantasy drama. But del Toro manages to make that premise into something beautiful and occasionally moving, if not quite as emotionally rich as it aims to be. –JB Select theaters.

Lady Bird aaabc Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Beanie Feldstein. Directed by Greta Gerwig. 93 minutes. Rated R. Gerwig’s solo writing and directing debut follows many of the familiar beats of the teenage coming-of-age story, but Gerwig gives it a personal specificity that sets it apart, depicting the sullen, sensitive title character (Ronan) with a low-key authenticity and a sharp (but not unrealistic) wit. –JB Green Valley Ranch, Texas Station, Village Square.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi aaacc Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver. Directed by Rian Johnson. 152 minutes. Rated PG-13. The second installment in the Star Wars sequel trilogy offers less comforting familiarity, but writer-director Johnson doesn’t quite have a handle on how to take the beloved sci-fi franchise effectively into (relatively) uncharted territory. He does his best work when he stops trying for narrative complexity and just stages some cool outer-space action. –JB Theaters citywide.

Molly’s Game aaabc Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner. Directed by Aaron Sorkin. 140 minutes. Rated R. Chastain’s Molly Bloom is a prime Sorkin protagonist, a type-A overachiever who makes millions of dollars running underground poker games for the ultra-wealthy. Based on the reallife Bloom’s memoir, the smart, witty movie charts her rise and fall, and is more entertaining at its dizzying heights than at its sometimes heavy-handed emotional lows. –JB Theaters citywide. Pitch Perfect 3 aaccc Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow. Directed by Trish Sie. 93 minutes. Rated PG-13. What was once a light, fun comedy about college a cappella singers (now reunited for a USO tour) has turned into a globe-trotting espionage story, complete with action sequences. The mess of half-formed subplots, useless new characters and underwhelming musical numbers prove that the filmmakers are thoroughly out of ideas. –JB Theaters citywide. The Shape of Water aaacc Sally Hawkins, Richard Jenkins, Michael Shannon. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. 123 minutes. Rated R. A mute woman falling in love with a sea monster sounds like the storyline

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri aabcc Frances McDormand, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson. Directed by Martin McDonagh. 115 minutes. Rated R. McDonagh’s third film, starring McDormand as the outraged mother of a murdered teen, is quite taken with its own cleverness, to the detriment of storytelling and characterization. The strong performances smooth over some of the rough spots, but not enough to make up for the shifts in motivation and tone. –JB Select theaters. Wonder aaacc Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson. Directed by Stephen Chbosky. 113 minutes. Rated PG. Adapted from R.J. Palacio’s 2012 children’s book about a 10-year-old boy (Room’s Tremblay) born with facial disfigurements, Wonder observes the fallout when his parents (Roberts and Wilson) finally decide it’s time for him to attend school with his peers. It’s partly a complex drama, partly an earnest anti-bullying PSA. –MD Select theaters. JB Josh Bell; MD Mike D’Angelo For complete movie listings, visit lasvegasweekly.com/movie-listings.

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Child Support (surf) From the moment you press play on 2017 EP Scum Babies, it’s clear this is a band worth revisiting. Formed two years ago by bassist Abraham Escobedo and guitarist Edgar Larios, Child Support changed lineups in 2017, forging a new sound and direction. The Chicano five-piece is at work on a new EP, honing its surfpunk psychedelia, bolstered by Vannessa Pedrego’s bold vocals, delivered in English and Spanish. “We’re always the band that doesn’t fit in,” Escobedo says. “We like to venture off and experiment.” elchildsupport.bandcamp. com –Leslie Ventura

Cordyceps (metal) Scientifically speaking, cordyceps are parasitic fungi that attack their host, replacing their innards with new parts so they can thrive. That’s kind of what Cordyceps have been doing to Las Vegas’ metal scene. Formed by guitarist Jose Lopez in 2014, the band initially struggled to solidify a lineup before finding success in national metal circles with the release of debut EP Black Blood Butchery in 2017. Since then, the quartet has taken its brutal death metal from local gigs at the Dive and the Garth to regional tours and the Chicago Domination festival. Cordyceps plans to hit Asia in August and release a debut full-length before year’s end. cordyceps3.bandcamp.com –Ian Caramanzana

Faded Prisms (garage)

(All photos courtesy. The Holy Bright by Christopher Mounts; Cordyceps by Missy Sans; The Social Set by Anny Ayala; Mike Xavier by Chris Horrell)

Loud, fast drumbeats and aerodynamic guitar riffs aren’t just the backbone of Faded Prisms—they are Faded Prisms. Comprising 17-year-old Thomas Tashoty and 20-year-old Angel Esquivel, the band formed after the two met at a high school talent show. They’ve since been playing the house-show circuit, including an annual gig they call Meat Slug Mania. “We invite our friends to hang out and watch us jam, and we thought it would be cool if we

had another band come over,” Tashoty says. “A lot of people showed up.” Faded Prisms is writing the follow-up to last year’s The 40 Piece Man, roughly due midyear. fadedprisms. bandcamp.com –LV

The Holy Bright (punk) Don’t call The Holy Bright a local supergroup. The quartet includes members of defunct poppunk heavyweights Last Call and Narrowed, but supergroups often fail in execution—and so far The Holy Bright has been succeeding. Rather than resting on their punk credentials, the band forges into poppier, indie-rock territory, as heard on the band’s excellent 2017 debut EP, Sonder. It’s a lesson in intricate guitar leads fused with smooth, anthemic songwriting. We’re anticipating a big year in the Holyland. theholybright. bandcamp.com –IC

O Wildly (alt-rock) There aren’t many active local bands that can say they’ve worked with the same producer as The Killers’ Mark Stoermer (David Hopkins). The alt-rockers of trio O Wildly recently finished up a National Southwestern Recording session with Hopkins that yielded three new songs: “Run From Me,” “We All Hope,” and “You’re Not Around.” “He brought a little more of a psychedelic vibe, which helped to expand our sound,” frontman Adam Smith says. He adds that O Wildly will further explore that new direction in 2018, with plans to tour and record more later in the year. soundcloud.com/o-wildly –LV

The Social Set (pop-punk) Before The Social Set formed in 2015, singer/guitarist Justin Williams served in a shortlived Vegas band called I Can’t I’m Mormon, which more or less morphed into the bratty three-piece we know today. With poppy-punk tunes reminiscent of Wavves, Together Pangea and Fidlar, The Social Set has become a regular on the

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house-show scene, eschewing bars for backyards and living rooms. “There’s just a lot of love for the music,” Williams says of the local scene. “There’s so many great acts out here that are awesome to see live.” On the docket for 2018: recording a split with local punks Anti-Vision and a follow-up to 2017 LP 500 Days of Bummer. thesocialset.bandcamp.com –LV

Von Kin (indie) Don’t let this trio’s moody, reverb-soaked guitars and somber lyrics fool you. The roots of Von Kin date back to the hardcorepunk outfit Urchin of the early 2000s. The three childhood friends from the city’s eastside moved in a softer direction when that band broke up in the early 2010s, and Von Kin has since released a number of promising tracks, several on 2016’s V for Violets EP, which presented a modern update on post-punk legends like The Smiths and The Cure. Von Kin has shared bills at the Bunkhouse with bands like Prayers and Moving Units, and plans to release a full-length in early 2018. soundcloud.com/von-kin –IC

Mike Xavier (hip-hop) This artist is no stranger to these pages. Since the Weekly featured him last May, he has released a five-song EP, a live album and four singles. And that’s just the studio side of it. Xavier and his rapping son, Jaylyn Thai, have taken their uplifting brand of hip-hop from small stages like the Bunkhouse to large halls like Brooklyn Bowl. Xavier hopes to expand his reach even further in 2018 by submitting his forthcoming album to the Recording Academy for Grammy consideration, a sign that this might only be an early chapter in the hungry emcee’s music story. soundcloud. com/mikexavier –IC

Carrie the Musical, one of Majestics’s 2017 productions. (Steve Marcus/Staff)

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Home sweet theater Majestic Repertory makes its Main Street location permanent By C. Moon Reed t’s official. Downtown’s Majestic Repertory Theatre has found its forever home. The scrappy little company had been camping out at Alios lighting’s retail space at 1217 S. Main Street (next to Buffalo Exchange) while artistic director Troy Heard looked for a longtime location. As the company witnessed the redevelopment of Main Street, it decided to settle in for good. So when Alios’ lease ended over the summer, Majestic took over the lease (Alios owner Todd VonBastiaans still serves on Majestic’s advisory board). “Within the next few years, Main will be a central hub for play, retail and leisure.” Heard says, and he’s determined to be one of the area’s main draws. “We’re literally hanging out our shingle by putting up a marquee.” But first, the space needed a few improvements. To achieve the city’s coveted “assembly” certificate of occupancy, the company added

a drinking fountain, an additional emergency exit, extra lighting and more. These are pricey changes for a small company, and that’s before getting to any of the fun stuff, like a new neon sign and marquee. Majestic is planning a February fundraiser called Backstage Bash, which will coincide with a 2018-19 season announcement. The most anticipated piece of that unveiling: the world premiere of a new musical called Big Foot, written by Amber Ruffin of Late Night With Seth Meyers fame. Self-described theater geek Kate Turner Whiteley loves what’s happening at the “awesome, little playhouse right Downtown.” She’s been a Heard fan for several years and loves his creative choices. “It’s not all ‘serious’ or ‘period’ or ‘artsy’ or ‘avant garde.’ It’s just … interesting,” she says. “In a city where other performing arts [groups] are based on what will sell, Troy takes marvelous, fascinating risks. What he’s doing is what we need as a growing community.” (Full disclosure: I’ve benefited

from Heard’s artistic risk by writing a couple of short plays for Majestic. I donated my fees back to the theater and thus received no compensation.) While raising money and searching for corporate sponsors can be all consuming for a nonprofit organization, Heard remains focused on his theater’s mission—producing stories from the American canon and providing a platform for new voices. “We just want to tell stories,” he says. “There’s so much power in storytelling.” The continuation of what’s been unofficially billed as Majestic’s “revolutionary” 2017-2018 season will include Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (January 11-28), the world premiere of Sentience (February 22-March 11), Marie Antoinette (April 5-22), and Animal Farm (May 17-June 3). “There’s a definite political leaning in it,” he says. “I certainly hope our shows are entertaining first and foremost. But if you happen to get something else out of it, then we’ve definitely done our job.”

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POWER POSITION MEXICAN SPOT BANDITO FITS INTO ITS BUSINESS-FOCUSED CORRIDOR BY BROCK RADKE he energy might have shifted throughout the years—out to Summerlin, back Downtown—but there remains a long tradition of Vegas doing business at the cluster of restaurants radiating out from the intersection of Flamingo and Paradise roads. This is where powerlunch and happy-hour institutions like Firefly, Lawry’s, Del Frisco’s and Gordon Biersch dwell, and it hasn’t been easy for other eateries to join this exclusive, successful club. But Bandito, a breezy Mexican restaurant that opened over the summer in the Hughes Center, seems perfectly constructed to break through. Created by longtime Border Grill Mandalay Bay GM Kent Harman and anchored in the kitchen by executive chef Chris Kight, Bandito offers familiar food with an ultra-fresh spin. Salsas, sauces and tortillas are made in-house every day, and you can taste the difference. Would-be deal-closers will find an array of shareable items for kicking off lunch meetings, from guacamole spiked with roasted serrano peppers ($9) to seafood ceviche crisped-up with English cucumber and radish ($13). A healthy turkey taco salad ($14)—surprisingly loaded with cauliflower dressed in citrusserrano vinaigrette—eats light but should keep you satiated for hours. Heartier lunch options include a grilled steak torta ($14) and enchilada or taco plates with various fillings. The fish tacos ($16), fried or grilled with plenty of spice and crunch wrapped up inside, are exceptional. Dinner adds entrées including a brick-pressed chicken ($20) with roasted veggies and potatoes “al pastor,” and a sizzling New York strip ($28) served with a fun take on Mexican street corn. But eating at Bandito after business hours comes with the beautiful benefit of the bar’s creative cocktail menu. Check out the Cenote Verde ($13)—reposado tequila with Grand Marnier, Green Chartreuse, tomatillo, lime and agave—or the refreshing Sandia Margarita ($12) made with Marie Brizard watermelon liqueur. The non-alcoholic, house-made agua frescas are just as tasty as the boozy creations, confirming Bandito’s dedication to great ingredients and colorful innovation. On second thought, this place might be too much fun to be the next great power-lunch spot. Time to take the afternoon off.

BANDITO LATIN KITCHEN & CANTINA 325 Hughes Center Drive, 702-857-7550. Daily, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.

There’s lots of share—or hog for yourself—at Bandito. (Jon Estrada/Special to the Weekly)

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Karved’s porchetta sandwich is calling. (Wade Vandervort/Staff)

As the rotisserie turns From tri-tip to porchetta, Karved knows how to satisfy

How’s this for a Vegas story? West Coast, courtesy of a killer garlic sauce, and Businessman travels for years and the slow-roasted bird and tangy sauce combines sends pictures of the food he’s eating for a bite as good as LA’s Zankou Chicken, on the road back to his wife. She creates which built an empire on a similar sauce. You her own versions at home, building up an can taste the care that went into the creation of impressive collection of recipes. all the sauces on the Karved menu, Karved When it’s time to retire, the two but the garlic sauce went through an 3957 S. Maryland decide to use their knowledge and eight-month development period to Parkway, 702-452-0275. love of food and open a restaurant. get it just right. Daily, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. The tale belongs to Joe and Proteins can also be assembled Elise Garson. Along with other into a sandwich. The tri-tip ($11) is family members and managing tender and tasty, served with arugula partner Paul Kim, they’re putting out some and onion marmalade, plus that garlic sauce. serious rotisserie-roasted meats at Karved, An excellent porchetta ($12) is dressed with on Maryland Parkway just north of Flamingo. a lemon caper sauce—a succulent loin joined Plates can be ordered with either chicken by little bits of skin cracklins on a sturdy roll or beef tri-tip, but the move here is the for one of the more memorable sandwiches in combination ($14-$15). The chicken slants town. –Jason Harris

A multicultural noodle spectacular It’s never too early to look for 2018’s standout dishes, right? We alert you to YuXiang Korean Chinese Cuisine (7729 S. Rainbow Blvd., 702-790-3474), another jewel in the growing southwest-Valley empire of restaurateur David Sim. The reason you’re coming here is jajangmyeon ($7-$9), a stellar if simple noodle mashup. Thick, white wheat noodles are smothered in a sauce built on black bean paste with diced pork and vegetables, though eaters can also get it with seafood or tofu. It’s a killer combination of sweet, salty and umami. Chunjang, Korean sweet bean sauce, is combined with diverse flavors like soy or oyster sauce, garlic, ginger and stock and thickened into a slurry. The meat gives the entire thing body, and the noodles are slurp-worthy by themselves. Grab them with a side of dumplings and you’ve got yourself a Korean Chinese dream plate. –Jason Harris

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The Canadian punks of Pkew Pkew Pkew play Beauty Bar on January 10. (Courtesy)

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DIVE BAR Fuzz Evil, Fallen Suns, Burn Thee Insects, FreeLSD’s Badtrip 1/5, 8 pm, $9-$13. Billy Don Burns, Bob Wayne, The Rhyolite Sound 1/7, 9 pm, $10. 4110 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-586-3483. DOUBLE DOWN SALOON Atomic Video Jukebox 1/5. The Alienated, No Swell 1/6. The Burly-Q Revue w/Johnny Zig & The Force 1/7, 9 pm. Prof. Rex Dart & The Bargain DJ Collective 1/8. Unique Massive 1/9, midnight. Johnny Zig & The Force 1/10. TV Party Tonight w/Atomic Fish 1/11, 9 pm. Shows 10 pm, free unless noted. 4640 Paradise Road, 702-791-5775. EVEL PIE Illicitor, Heartless Folk, Child Support 1/4, 8 pm, free. 508 Fremont St., 702-840-6460.

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COUNT’S VAMP’D The Hooligans, Queens of Noise, Stereoglass 1/4, 9 pm, free. Puppet, Killing Giants 1/5, 10 pm, free. The Moby Dicks (Zeppelin tribute), Dinner Music for the Gods 1/6, 9 pm, $5. Burn Unit 1/10, 8 pm, free. 750 W. Sahara Ave., 702-220-8849.

FREMONT COUNTRY CLUB Curren$y, Yowda, Interstate Fatz, 5ucio, DJ Knock, DJ Jami 1/5, 8:30 pm, $25-$60. 601 E. Fremont St., 702-382-6601. GILLEY’S SALOON Voodoo Cowboys 1/4, 9 pm. Kellye Huff 1/5-1/6, 10 pm. CJ Simmons 1/10 9 pm. Shows $10-$20. Treasure Island, 702894-7722.

THE GOLDEN TIKI Thee Swank Bastards, The Volcanics, Black Flamingos 1/7, 10 pm. 3939 Spring Mountain Road, 702222-3196. HARD HAT LOUNGE Single Brass Faction 1/6, 10 pm. 1675 Industrial Road, 702-384-8987.

THE DILLINGER Indie Florentino 1/5. Locals Band 1/6. All shows 8:30 pm, free, all-ages unless noted. 1224 Arizona St., Boulder City, 702-293-4001.

SAND DOLLAR LOUNGE Jack Connor’s Soul Town 1/4, 9 pm. Out of the Desert 1/5. Jimmy Carpenter Band 1/6. Stoked! 1/7. Rusty Vaughn Lee 1/9. The Funk Jam 1/10. Shows 10 pm, free unless noted. 3355 Spring Mountain Road, 702485-5401.

THE DISPENSARY LOUNGE Toscha Comeaux 1/5, 10 pm. Carlos Mata-Alvarez 1/10, 9 pm. Shows free unless noted. 2451 E. Tropicana Ave.,

STONEY’S ROCKIN’ COUNTRY Scooter Brown Band 1/5, 10 pm, $5-$20. Town Square, 702-435-2855.

Stoney’s Rockin’ Country hosts the Scooter Brown Band on January 5. (Courtesy)

PERFORMING ARTS & CULTURE CLARK COUNTY LIBRARY Las Vegas Stories: The Six Week Cure—Divorce Ranches in Southern Nevada 1/4, 7 pm, free. 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3400. LEFT OF CENTER ART GALLERY Southwest Laureates poetry reading 1/4. 6 pm. 2207 W. Gowan Road, 702-647-7378. SAHARA WEST LIBRARY Discovering Italy: A Cutural Perspective lecture 1/4, 6 pm, free. 9600 W. Sahara Ave., 702-507-3630. THE SMITH CENTER (Cabaret Jazz) Lon Bronson Band 1/5, 8 pm, $15-$35. Frank & Angie Laspina: Steve & Eydie—The Stage Biography 1/7, 2 pm,

$25. Frankie Moreno 1/9, 8 pm, $30-$42. The Composers Showcase 1/10, 10:30 pm, $20-$25. 702-749-2000. SUMMERLIN LIBRARY Forever Young w/Susan Anton lecture/Q&A 1/7, 3 pm, free. 1771 Inner Circle Drive, 702-507-3860. WEST LAS VEGAS LIBRARY Civil Rights Film Fest 1/6, noon-4 pm. free. 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 702-229-4800. WINCHESTER CULTURAL CENTER Alejandra Moreno: Aires de Flamenco 1/5, 7 pm, $10. 3130 S. McLeod Drive, 702-455-7340. THE WRITER’S BLOCK Angela Ball reading/signing 1/5, 7 pm, free. All events free unless noted. 1020 Fremont St., 702-550-6399.

calendar Galleries & Museums Barrick Museum of Art (East Gallery) Preservation Thru 1/20. (West Gallery) Liminal Thru 1/20. (Baepler Xeric Garden) Katarina Jerinic: Astronomy of the Asphalt Ecliptic Thru 1/20. Mon-Wed, 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 Samurai Thru 4/29. Daily, 10 am-8 pm, $16-$18. 702-693-7871. Centennial Hills Library Desert Companion: Focus on Nevada Showcase Thru 1/9. Mon-Thu, 10 am-8 pm; Fri-Sun, 10 am-6 pm. 6711 N. Buffalo Drive, 702-507-6100. Charleston Heights Arts Center Gallery Jeana Eve Klein: Past Perfect Thru 1/20. Wed-Fri 12:30-9 pm, Sat 9 am-6 pm, free. 800 Brush St., 702-229-2787. Clark County Government Center Rotunda Gallery Holly Rae Vaughn: Collide Thru 1/19. Mon-Fri, 8 am-5 pm. 500 Grand Central Parkway, 702-455-7030. Clark County Library Las Vegas News Bureau/Nevada State Museum: Las Vegas Lineup Thru 2/18. Mon-Thu, 10 am-8 pm; Fri-Sun, 10 am-6 pm. 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3400. Clark County Museum Over Here: Clark County and World War I Thru 1/28. Daily, 9 am-4:30 pm, $1-$2. 1830 S. Boulder Highway, 702-455-7995. CSN (Fine Arts Gallery) Margaret Noble: Resonating Objects Thru 1/20. Mon-Fri, 9 am-6 pm; Sat, 10 am-4 pm. (Artspace Gallery) Marianic Parra: In Dreamy Solitude Thru 1/27. Mon-Fri, 8 am-10:30 pm; Sat 8 am-5 pm. 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., 702-651-4146. Donna Beam Fine Art A Wail and a Clang Thru 1/20. Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm; Sat 10 am-2 pm.

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UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-895-3893. Enterprise Library Nevada Camera Club Thru 2/6. Mon-Thu, 10 am-8 pm; Fri-Sun, 10 am-6 pm. 25 E. Shelbourne Ave., 702-507-3760. Historic Fifth Street School Chinese Heritage: Year of the Dog Thru 3/24. 401 S 4th St., 702-229-3515. Las Vegas City Hall (Grand Gallery) From Refuse to Reuse Thru 3/8. Reception 1/4, 4:30 pm, free. (Windows on First) Camilla Quinn: Appropriation Thru 2/28, free. 495 S. Main St., 702-229-1012. Left of Center Harold Bradford: A Thin Line 1/16-3/17. Tue-Fri, noon-5 pm; Sat, 10 am-3 pm; free. 2207 W. Gowan Road, 702-647-7378. Michele C. Quinn Fine Art Tim Bavington: Sounds of Silence Thru 1/5. Mon-Fri, 9 am-5 pm, free. 620 S. 7th St., 702-366-9339. Nevada Humanities Program Gallery Mojave: Transcendent Desert Thru 1/25. MonFri, 1-5 pm, free. 1017 S. 1st St. #190, nevadahumanities.org. OBSIDIAN FINE ART Steve Anthony & Mandy Joy: Music, Dance and the Human Figure Thru 1/31. Reception 1/5, 6-11 pm, free. Hour vary. Arts Factory, 107 E. Charleston Blvd. #240, facebook. com/obsidianfineart. Priscilla Fowler Fine Art Benjamin Schmitt: Celestial Abstractions Thru 1/27. Wed-Sat, noon-6 pm. 1025 S. 1st St. #155, 719-371-5640. Sahara West Library Dayo Adelaja: Cubism Thru 2/11. Clark County Artists Guild: Through the Eyes of an Artist Thru 2/10. Mon-Thu, 10 am-8 pm; Fri-Sun, 10 am-6 pm. 9600 W. Sahara Ave., 702-507-3630. Spring Valley Library The Fabulous Las Vegas Scribes Thru 1/28. Mon-Thu, 10 am-8 pm; Fri-Sun, 10 am-6 pm. 4280 S. Jones Blvd., 702507-3820. Summerlin Library Lolita Develay: Elegant Creatures Thru 2/4. Mon-Thu, 10 am-8 pm; Fri-Sun, 10 am-6 pm. 1771 Inner Circle Drive, 702-507-3860. West Charleston Library Nevada Watercolor Society Thru 1/23. Mon-Thu, 10 am-8 pm; Fri-Sun, 10 am-6 pm. 6301 W. Charleston Blvd., 702-507-3940. West Las Vegas Library Ken Kline: Retrospective in Still-Life Thru 3/4. Mon-Thu, 10 am-8 pm; Fri-Sun, 10 am-6 pm. 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 702-507-3980. Whitney Library Eric Vozzola: Low Res Thru 1/16. Mon-Thu, 10 am-8 pm; Fri-Sun, 10 am-6 pm. 5175 E. Tropicana Ave., 702-507-4010. Windmill Library Nevada Arts Council: Basin and Range Thru 1/22. Mon-Thu, 10 am8 pm; Fri-Sun, 10 am-6 pm. 7060 W. Windmill Lane, 702-507-6030.

Benjamin Schmitt’s Celestial Abstractions, now showing at Priscilla Fowler Fine Art. (Sun File)

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