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DISCUSSION OF THE WEEK SPEAK UP ABOUT YUCCA MOUNTAIN Yucca Mountain is the zombie apocalypse. No matter how many times Nevadans have killed the nuclear power industry’s plan to bury high-level radioactive waste just 90 miles from Las Vegas, this monumentally bad idea keeps coming back. This time, it’s President Donald Trump and a nuclear-powered friend who want to breathe new life into a plan to shove 70,000 tons of radioactive garbage into the mountain. The site is not safe (it’s in the middle of the third-most-active earthquake zone in the country), the transportation from nuclear plants across the country to Nevada is extremely dangerous (tens of millions of BRIAN GREENSPUN Americans are in harm’s way) and just one accident on Interstate 15 could kill the entire tourism industry in Las Vegas for decades. Rep. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., introduced legislation to stop Yucca Mountain. Unfortunately, she is in the minority party in the House of Representatives, which means the majority party (the Republicans) must sign on to her plan. They won’t. That’s because they are beholden to a nuclear power industry that cares more about money than the people who live in Las Vegas. That means Rosen needs help. Ironically, that help can come from the man she is running against for the U.S. Senate this November. Sen. Dean Heller can do for Nevada what his colleague, Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., did for the marijuana industry in his state. Gardner said “no” to everything the Senate wanted to do until Trump caved in and said “yes” to Gardner’s states’ rights argument. He smoked the opposition! Heller says he is opposed to Yucca Mountain. I believe him. Now he can show the voters of Nevada just how determined he is to make Yucca go away. Come on Senator. Join Jacky Rosen and win a big one for Nevada. Kill that Yucca zombie once and for all.
WEEK IN REVIEW WEEK AHEAD EV E N T S T O F O L L OW A N D N EWS YO U M I SS E D
10 years on the run: A Henderson Police SWAT unit leaves the Croix Townhome Apartments in Henderson on May 1. An Arizona man, who’d been a fugitive for more than a decade, barricaded himself and took a person hostage at the complex near U.S. 95 and Galleria Drive before being arrested without further incident, according to authorities. The U.S. Marshals identified the suspect as David Nguyen, a 30-year-old wanted in Pima County, Ariz., with a warrant that charged him with armed robbery, aggravated armed robbery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and drug possession. (Steve Marcus/Staff)
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STORIES FROM LAST WEEK GOLDEN KNIGHTS GAME 5 The Vegas Golden Knights and San Jose Sharks return to T-Mobile Arena on Friday, May 4 for the fifth game of their second-round playoff series. The teams’ last game in Las Vegas had the home crowd feeling salty after the would-be game-winning goal in overtime was overturned when the referee determined there was goaltender interference on the part of Vegas’ Jonathan Marchessault. The Sharks then scored the game-winner to even the series 1-1. WEIGHING THE ANTI-SANCTUARY PROPOSAL A ballot measure that seeks to ban laws that interfere with immigration enforcement is heading to court again after a judge blocked it from appearing on the ballot. The political action committee behind the measure is appealing a January court decision that blocked the measure because it was too broad. The Nevada Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in the appeal on May 8.
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Kanye West has performed a great service to the Black Community—Big things are happening and eyes are being opened for the first time in Decades - Legacy Stuff! Thank you also to Chance and Dr. Darrell Scott, they really get it (lowest Black & Hispanic unemployment in history). (April 27) Just had a long and very good talk with President Moon of South Korea. Things are going very well, time and location of meeting with North Korea is being set. Also spoke to Prime Minister Abe of Japan to inform him of the ongoing negotiations. (April 28)
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DETOUR ON THE STRIP The northbound lane of the Strip directly in front of the Linq will be closed until September 15 for construction of a new zip line ride. The adjacent lane also will be closed from 1 to 9 a.m. Motorists are advised to seek an alternate route. VEGAS PLAYERS IN THE NFL Chaparral High and UTEP graduate Will Hernandez was the second pick of the second round of last week’s NFL Draft, picked by the New York Giants to protect veteran quarterback Eli Manning and open holes for first-round running back Saquon Barkley. Hernandez was the first of six area products to join teams over the weekend. UNION AT THE PALMS During a two-day election, 84 percent of 614 workers at the Palms voted to unionize, making the resort the fifth Station Casinos-operated property to unionize since 2015.
Peppermill’s classic sign goes to the Neon Museum: Everything about the Peppermill is pure Vegas—from the mirrored ceilings and rainbow sprinkles to its neon signage. But the restaurant is replacing its famous neon streetside marquee sign with an LED screen. “This decision was deliberated for more than two years, and our hope is that this new sign will better inform first-time visitors of the food, drink and happy hour deals they’ll find inside our restaurant and lounge,” read a statement the Peppermill published on Facebook in response to “a lot of questions.” The former marquee will live out its days in the nurturing arms of the Neon Museum. Meanwhile, vintage Vegas fans can rest easy: “There are currently no plans to remodel any other exterior signage or make changes to our interior design. We have been a part of this city’s landscape since 1972, and preserving that history was as important to us as it likely is to you.” –C. Moon Reed
GROUP AIMS TO MEND GAPS IN SOUTHERN NEVADA’S SOCIAL SERVICES On April 23, the CEO Exchange, a group that includes several leaders of local nonprofits such as Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada, the Center, Three Square and Catholic Charities, invited the state Department of Health and Human Services for a day tour of the Valley. They discussed social service issues that affect Southern Nevadans, such mental health, communication between state and local providers, communication between Southern Nevadan nonprofits, the need to identify areas that aren’t receiving essential services and additional support for the homeless. “The issues in Northern Nevada are very different from the issues in Southern Nevada. Northern Nevada controls a lot of the funding for Southern Nevada,” said Brian Knudsen, a member of the CEO Exchange. “A lot of the leadership is in Northern Nevada. What we’re trying to do is expose the leadership in Northern Nevada to some of the issues, challenges and key players in Southern Nevada.” By the end of the meeting, the Department of Health and Human Services committed to helping with three things. It will collaborate with the CEO Exchange for policy-making, actively engage in the Corridor of Hope and increase funding for the Boys and Girls Club of Southern Nevada. –Camalot Todd
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The Trump administration’s America First Energy Plan manifests in Southern Nevada with a proposed wind farm on public land 10 miles west of Searchlight. The planned Crescent Peak Wind Energy Project would generate 500 megawatts of electricity (powering up to 150,000 homes), and it would provide up to 1,200 construction jobs and about 20 permanent positions. The project study areas cover 32,531 acres and the final project will have a “permanent disturbance” of up to 750 acres. ¶ According to a public statement from the Bureau of Land Management’s Southern Nevada district office, “the proposal aligns with the Trump administration’s America First Energy Plan, an all-of-the-above approach that includes renewable sources such as wind, geothermal and solar, as well as sources such as coal, oil and gas—all of which can be developed on public lands.”
HOW IT WORKS The project is spearheaded by the Nevada-based wind energy company Crescent Peak Renewables, a subsidiary of Eolus North America, which is owned by Eolus, a Swedish wind energy company. The Nevada project will consist of up to 248 wind turbines, with a capacity of 2 to 4.5 megawatts per turbine. The turbines would have a “three-bladed upwind configuration,” and each turbine would operate independently and have its own “step-up transformer.” With a hub height of 260 to 400 feet and a rotor diameter of 360 to 490 feet, the turbines would be approximately 440 to 599 feet tall. According to Eolus, unlike with a solar farm, the wind farm will still allow for access to public land. Hiking, off-roading, grazing and agricultural uses should still be allowed. The wind energy would be available for use in California and Nevada. According to a statement by Eolus, wind projects can provide “a critical balance of resources to the electric grid, will promote grid stability, reduce fossil fuel dependence and enhance national security by complementing many of the existing renewable resources that are already located throughout Nevada.”
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROVERSY While renewable energy seems like a no-brainer for environmentalism, this type of wind farm has garnered pushback from environmental groups. They oppose the potential disturbance of wild lands and native species such as golden eagles and desert tortoises. Last year, a similar project, Searchlight Wind, was abandoned after years of resistance from environmentalists. Conservation group Basin and Range Watch states opposition to development in the area because it is “surrounded by important lands and holds unique
biodiversity and cultural landscapes.” The group launched a seven-month research study called a “bioblitz” at noon April 28. Basin and Range Watch will begin recording observations of plants and animals in the region. The effort will involve botanists, a mammalogist, an archaeologist, bird watchers and volunteers. Once the data is collected, they will send it to the BLM with the hopes of getting the area officially designated as a new “area of critical environmental concern,” which would come with additional environmental protections. “We are not against renewable energy, just
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It’s a multistep process to get approval to build the wind farm on public land. From now through June 13, the project is in the “public scoping” phase, in which it seeks the public’s opinion to include in the Environmental Impact Statement. Four public scoping meetings recently took place in Nevada, the last one on April 12 at Henderson Convention Center. During the public comment portion of that meeting, about 10 people spoke against the project and nobody spoke in favor of it. Anonymous audience members made bird calls after each commenter spoke against the project, eliciting giggles from the otherwise respectful audience. The commenters’ reasons were centered around environmental, cultural and aesthetic concerns. The purpose of the public comment period is to take such issues into account. According to a statement, the BLM has named a variety of potential issues, includ-
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ing biological and cultural resources, tribal interests and recreation. Once the comment period ends, the proponent (Crescent Peak) will develop a draft environmental impact statement and resource management plan amendment, which will be done by December. After that, the public has until February to review the new documents. From there, the proponent develops a final environmental impact statement and proposed resource management plan amendment (slated for May 2019). Then comes a 30-day protest period and 60-day governor’s review period. And finally, the decision will be made in August 2019 as to whether or not the project can move forward. If it gets the green light, it will take about a year and a half to build the wind farm. Crescent Peak would begin construction at the end of 2019, and operations would begin in mid-2021.
Wilderness Area Mojave Trails National Monument
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HOW TO COMMENT ■ The comment period is open through
There is one existing wind project in Northern Nevada, Spring Valley Wind Farm, which produces 152 megawatts of electricity. There are numerous solar projects throughout the state, but reliable battery technology to store power collected by solar is still being developed.
against poorly sited projects on public land,” said Basin and Range Watch co-founder Laura Cunningham. “We support energy projects on already disturbed lands, and in areas that are on the fringes of cities so the impacts are reduced on wildlands.” The group would rather see a focus on “Distributed Generation,” i.e., rooftop solar in the city, microgrids, battery storage and more. “It is often the policies that hold these renewable energy resources back, as we have seen in Nevada with the net-energy metering controversy,” says Cunningham, who
advocates for more rooftop solar-friendly policies. In a fact sheet about the Crescent Peak Wind Project provided by Eolus, the company states that it is “dedicated to working with all stakeholders, adhering to all necessary permitting and biological study requirements, and implementing environmentally and culturally sound practices to address potential impacts.” The company says it is conducting ongoing studies of avian, flora, fauna and cultural and wind resources around the proposed site.
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June 13. The most effective comments are specific and clearly state the issue, the reasoning or rational, and provide constructive solutions or alternatives. ■ Comments can be mailed to Southern
Nevada District, Field Manager, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV, 89130, faxed to 702-515-5023 or emailed to blm_nv_ sndo_crescentpeak@blm.gov. For more information, call the question hotline at 702-515-5136 or visit go.usa.gov/ xnbwe.
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REHAB GRAND OPENING WEEKEND May 4-6, 11 a.m., $10-$40. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5505.
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ehab is more than one of the most infamous parties and best-known brands in the history of the Las Vegas club scene. The mere mention of the Hard Rock Hotel’s longtime summer bash evokes images of crowded swimming pools and bikini-clad bodies moving with the music in an effort to pack the greatest Spring Break ever into a single sun-drenched day. Buckets of icy beer surround daybeds and bottles abound for those with cabanas, including the hottest celebrities of the day. Anyone who’s been to Rehab has a story to tell. But now, on the occasion of the grand-opening launch of the pool club’s 15th season—featuring Flo Rida on Saturday’s Cinco de Mayo party and DJ Whoo Kid on the always-industry-oriented Sunday—it’s time to recognize Rehab for something more than all that summer fun. This is not just a party pioneer, but a wild experiment that changed the face of Vegas forever. * * * * * Whether you’re trying to change the game the way Rehab did or maintain a hot venue or event, rule No. 1 is simple: The people make the party. “Rehab and the Hard Rock have always had really passionate people that carry on the party, year in and year out,” says Joe Bravo, director of nightlife and daylife for Hard Rock Hotel the past four and a half years. “When I came in, there was a robust brand handed off to me, and every time that’s happened over the years it keeps getting stronger and stronger. Different clubs have different priorities. We’re owned and operated by the Hard Rock and not a third party or different ownership group, so the Hard Rock has that vested interest in making sure it’s a good party and all good for our guests.” In 2004, Chad Pallas was the Hard Rock’s director of nightlife.
He’d been at the hip property for nearly six years, and changes were being made: Baby’s nightclub was becoming Body English, and a new staff was coming in. Thinking he needed a new focus to stay relevant during the transition, Pallas concentrated on the pool and an idea spawned from weekly boating trips to Lake Mead. “It was the greatest time ever to get out there in that cheap pontoon boat and party during the day,” Pallas says. “I had just come home and was relaxing one day when I got a call from a girl who wanted to get a group of her friends into the resort pool. She said she couldn’t just walk in, that they had grown more strict, yet I was going to meetings where we were complaining that pool business was down.” Pallas put his day-party habit together with the demand for poolside fun to get to the idea for Rehab, but he wasn’t convinced it would be a success in Las Vegas. “I had seen Nikki Beach and thought it was an interesting concept. I liked it, but I didn’t think what worked in Miami would work in Vegas. We had to think, what would this be in Vegas?” he says. “At first we made the mistake of thinking it was more of the electronic [music] scene, but the crowd that came showed us it was more of a Spring Break party scene.” He got the green light based on what seemed like a risky claim. The Hard Rock pool was making $10,000 on Sundays. Pallas promised he could double that. “But I was thinking, I hope I can do it,” he says. “The first Sunday, we did $90,000.” In its first summer, Rehab grossed $1.5 million, according to Pallas. * * * * * With all the luxurious dayclubs and pool parties that crowd the Strip’s casino resorts
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these days, it’s hard to remember that this was a nonexistent form of entertainment here just 15 years ago. While part of Rehab’s fast success stemmed from its lack of competition, it truly exploded by focusing on providing a great party for local nightlife industry and hospitality workers. As they checked in, word of something new and wild just off the Strip began spreading to the Vegas visitors with whom they regularly came into contact. “That’s one thing about Rehab a lot of people don’t remember, that it started out as a locals’ party,” Bravo says. “It’s always been the place for locals who’ve been working their butts off all weekend to come and blow off steam and relax. Without that local flair, it’s not the same, and we’ve had periods in our past when we catered to them more or less, and you can see the dip in the party. We’ve realized the locals make the party.” Once the Rehab party was made, celebrities flocked to the Hard Rock pool to watch the show. From Kim Kardashian to Paris Hilton, Puff Daddy to Dennis Rodman, Lindsay Lohan to Justin Bieber, all the famous folk who had a reason to be in Las Vegas made sure to stop by—and they were there to party. And then there’s the countless superstar DJs who cut their teeth spinning at Rehab. “Rehab is an institution,” says local favorite DJ Five. “It started all this, and it’s still one of the best pool parties in Vegas after all these years. It’s always been one of my favorite parties to play.” Because of all the traffic generated by the event, Sunday
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nights became the second-highest-grossing day for the Hard Rock’s casino, restaurants and occupancy, according to Pallas. The original $20 admission eventually increased to $50, because the lines to get into Rehab had grown so long. But even after that, there were thousands packing the pool and a few thousand more inside waiting for their chance to join the revelry. * * * * * At the risk of stating the obvious, it should be mentioned that the perception of naughtiness plays an essential role in the Rehab mythology. Any nightclub in Las Vegas or any other city has to handle the potential perils that come along with the business—sex, drugs, people partying too hard. As the first daytime party of its kind, Rehab might have looked and felt like a place where one could get away with anything, but that was never the case. “It’s dresses at night versus bikinis at the pool, and the bikinis just look more risqué, so it felt crazier to people,” Pallas says. “We were always under so much scrutiny. The sheriff’s office was down there every week. I still know [former sheriff] Bill Young, because they were just all over us.” As Vegas pool parties and dayclubs have evolved, security and safety procedures have become even more enhanced. But in terms of promoting the party, walking that tightrope is just the Vegas way. “It definitely
makes life interesting,” Bravo says. “People sometimes expect to be able to do anything, and while you want to have that image of freedom, you can’t let that happen. There were things that could fly in 2004 that you just can’t do now. It’s really more about an escape and leaving your inhibitions at the door and having fun, and for us, throwing a good party and getting wild and crazy while still keeping everyone safe and responsible.” The potentially debaucherous and occasionally drunk aspects of the party were promoted in three seasons of the TruTV series Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel, which aired from 2008 to 2010. The show followed the staff and patrons and purported to be a “docudrama,” but it was closer to a scripted reality show. “I do believe that getting a million people to view the party on a weekly basis on TV really extended the lifespan of the party,” says Matt Minichino, the Hard Rock’s nightlife boss from 2009 to 2011. By that time other dayclubs and pool parties had popped up, including Wet Republic at MGM Grand
and the weekly Ditch Fridays event at the Palms. Today’s dominant venues—including Encore Beach Club, Marquee Dayclub, Daylight, Tao Beach and Drai’s Beachclub—incorporated lessons learned from Rehab’s development and took Vegas daylife to the next level. “If you’re choosing between daylife and nightlife, I think daylife is the most popular form here,” Minichino says. “The Hard Rock really was the trendsetter of Vegas daylife, but when you’re doing three, four, 5,000 people, you lose a lot of the luxury experience. It paved the way, and then you have people like Alex Cordova [currently at Wynn Nightlife] and Sean Christie [currently at MGM Resorts] who have mastered high-volume daylife and maintaining that luxury, VIP experience and venue.” Despite competition and programming by its host resort, Rehab is still here … for now. This 15th-anniversary season should be fun as ever, but with the Hard Rock under new ownership and planning to rebrand the entire property as a Virgin Hotels destination, this could be Rehab’s last summer. “We know Rehab is a big part of this property, but how it evolves from here, I don’t know,” Bravo says. “My mandate from the new owner is to make it fun, and that’s what we’re going to do, week in and week out—throw a killer pool party. I think this is the year Rehab re-establishes itself in the pantheon of great pool parties we have here in town.”
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MARQUEE DAYCLUB Food and drink, service and atmosphere, super tasty beats. Marquee does it all and does it all well. Check out the new Beatwave Sundays for that minimusic-fest feel. Daily, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Cosmopolitan, 702-333-9000.
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ENCORE BEACH CLUB Simply put, EBC is the standard-bearer, the Vegas pool club where ultimate luxury and a massive party crowd magically coexist. It doesn’t hurt that the top talent in the dance music biz is always on deck, from Diplo and David Guetta to Kygo and The Chainsmokers. And we’re not even talking about Nightswim, held Thursdays through Saturdays. Friday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Encore, 702-770-7300. REHAB This weekend is the best time to return to the pool party that started it all. Catch Flo Rida Saturday and DJ Whoo Kid Sunday. FridaySunday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5505. DAYLIGHT Whether the bigname performer comes from the world of hip-hop (Rick Ross, Ludacris) or dance (Duke Dumont, Cedric Gervais), it’s all about making the most fun happen for everyone at Daylight. Thursday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-4700.
DRAI’S BEACHCLUB Hip-hop rules the night, but EDM beats pump up the rooftop crowd during Drai’s days. Grab a secondlevel cabana and watch the show while you take advantage of a deliciously underrated food menu. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; FridaySunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. The Cromwell, 702-777-3800. GO POOL No other pool rocks the party every day of the week like this one. The Go Pool goes extra big on Saturdays and has more diverse programming coming this summer, so stay tuned. Daily, 9 a.m.6 p.m.. Flamingo, 702-697-2888. FOXTAIL POOL Local fave DJ Five turns the party on this weekend at this overlooked day-party destination at the north end of the Strip. Park for free and enjoy the sun in easy style. Daily, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. SLS, 702-761-7619. TAO BEACH Tao’s total nightlife package is balanced beautifully by the bustling, beachy daylife experience, including the weekendigniting Playboy Fridays party. Daily, 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m. The Venetian, 702-388-8588.
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aving a water source is one of the most important tenets for surviving in the outdoors, whether for three hours or three days. To put it simply, water is life, especially here in the desert where Nevadans die from heat-related causes more than any other weather event, according to the National Weather Service. But with so many hydration solutions out there, it’s hard to know which is best. Here are a few tips, tricks and suggestions to get you on the trail and keep you out of trouble. For the sake of brevity, we’re sticking with water bottles and filters that are easy to carry on the trail.
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Determine your route and pace. For a desert day hike, you’ll need to consume at least 3.5 qt. (112 oz.) of water, or up to a gallon (128 oz.) a day for an extended trip.
2 Pack electrolyte tabs, gels or powders to replenish
Will you be near a water source so you can filter and refill, or do you need to carry all your water? REFILL
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BPA-FREE PLASTIC BOTTLES ■ Lightweight ■ More durable than glass, less durable than stainless steel ■ Less expensive than other materials ■ Translucent for monitoring water intake
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Thirst is an indication of dehydration, not a cause.
4 Pack as lightly as you can and use the extra space for water.
5 Start your hike early to avoid the worst of the heat. 6 Wear a hat, sunscreen and light-colored clothing to protect yourself from the sun.
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Place a wet bandana under your hat and/or around your neck to keep cool. Rest when you need to. Overexertion can lead to heat stroke and other dangers.
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PLATYPUS SOFT BOTTLE $9 Capacity 34 oz.* Weight, empty 1.2 oz. Dimensions 6” x 13” Opening 1” Lid Style Screw Top Insulation None Features Collapsible; rolls up Filter No
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MSR AUTOFLOW GRAVITY FILTER $120 Filter Type Gravity Weight, empty 11 oz. Dimensions 11.3” x 20” Flow Rate 64 oz./minute Flow Capacity Holds one gallon Features Removes protozoa, bacteria, cryptosporidium; universal bottle adapter
THERMOS HYDRATION BOTTLE $11 Capacity 24 oz. Weight, empty 6.4 oz. Dimensions 3.2” x 10” Opening 3” Lid Style Push button Insulation None Features Rotating meter tracks consumption Filter No
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PLATYPUS META BOTTLE $20 Capacity 25 oz.* Weight, empty 5.85 oz. Dimensions 3.3” x 11” Opening 3” Lid Style Screw top Insulation None Features Collapsible; also converts into cup Filter No
*Different volume capacities available **Different lid styles available
NALGENE TRITAN $11 Capacity 32 oz.* Weight, empty 6.25 oz. Dimensions 3.5” x 8.25” Opening 2.25” Lid Style Screw top Insulation None Features Lifetime guarantee; impact resistant Filter No
STERIPEN ULTRA $100 Filter Type UV light Weight, empty 5 oz. Dimensions 1.65” x 7.3” Flow Rate 32oz./use Flow Capacity 2,100 gallons (13 gallons/charge) Features Rechargeable; waterproof; effective on 99.9 percent of viruses, bacteria and protozoa; USB
KATADYN HIKER PRO $85 Filter Type Pump Weight, empty 11 oz. Dimensions 2.7” x 7.9” x 8.7” Micron Size 0.2 Flow Capacity 304 gallons Features Good for cloudy water; removes particles, protozoa and bacteria; active carbon core
SAWYER POINTONE SQUEEZE FILTER PLUS $50 Filter Type Squeeze Weight, empty 11 oz. Dimensions 3.5” x 4” x 9.5” Micron Size 0.1 Flow Rate 16- 32- 64 oz. pouches available Flow Capacity Lifetime if maintained Features Removes protozoa, bacteria and particulates; attached to standard water bottles; Mylar pouches
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LIFESTRAW GO $45 Capacity 22 oz. Weight, empty 5.9 oz. Dimensions 3.14” x 9.25” Opening 3” Lid Style Straw lid Insulation None Features Removes 99.9 percent of bacteria and protozoa Filter Yes Filter Type Hollow fiber membrane Flow Capacity 264 gallons
AQUAMIRA WATER TREATMENT DROPS $15 Filter Type Drops Weight, empty 1 oz./bottle Dimensions 1.5” x 3”/bottle Flow Capacity 60 Gallons Features Two bottles; chlorine dioxide; effective on viruses, bacteria and protozoa; two-part process
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Travis Scott is having a pretty good week. The rapper and singer—his singular vocal style is hard to describe but often duplicated—was announced as a performer for this year’s Life Is Beautiful festival. Then girlfriend Kylie Jenner rented out Six Flags Magic Mountain so the couple, their 2-month-old daughter and other family and friends could celebrate Scott’s 27th birthday with some roller coaster rides. 10:30 p.m., $19-$60. –Brock Radke
SAT, MAY 5 CLARK COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER AMPHITHEATER INDIAN FOOD FESTIVAL Don’t know your samosa from your naan? This annual favorite is a great entry point into the delicious world of Indian food, with live musicians and dancers as the backdrop. 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m., $7-$10. –Spencer Patterson
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As if its generous helping of infectiously rhythmic synth-rock wasn’t enough, STS9 will be supported by live electronic music performer Maddy O’Neal, plus Chali 2na (Friday), Jade Cicada (Saturday) and Michal Menert (Sunday). 8 p.m.; $35-$60. –Mike Prevatt
As a live performer, Alan Palomo commands your gaze. But during his DJ sets, he allows us to cut loose and get lost in his indie disco reverie. With Youth Fables, Olan, Turkey, Jaz. 9 p.m., $15-$20. –Mike Prevatt
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n the coming weeks the next evolution of nightlife at the Palms will arrive. It will come from Clique Hospitality, a company led by a hospitality legend and energized by a pair of youthful-yet-established nightlife experts. It will materialize in the form of Camden Cocktail Lounge, a casino level bar and lounge with a stellar mixology program and a lot of attitude, and Apex Social Club, a next-generation nightspot taking the space of the beloved Ghostbar. These are important developments in the Vegas nightlife scene, because of the buzz generated by Station Casinos’ $620 million renovation of the Palms resort—but also because these venues’ plans are being created and carried out by people who are passionate about the property and its legacy. “The Palms first opened as this cool, hip hotel, it had the first cool steakhouse in a casino, it had this over-the-top nightclub Rain when there weren’t many of those, and it was always a place for me to go and have fun and get some really good
inspiration,” says Clique founder Andy Masi, who founded the Light Group the same year the Palms opened in 2001. “I never viewed it as competition but really as this cool product and place to have fun outside my venues.” After selling his club and restaurant empire in 2014, Masi moved on to create Clique, which operates Vegas venues at the Cosmopolitan, the Mirage, Red Rock Resort and Green Valley Ranch Resort. Clique’s nightlife partners Jason “JRoc” Craig and Ryan Labbe (also known as the 81/82 Group) collaborated on Clique Lounge at Cosmo and Oxford Social House in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter, and they’re teaming up again to work on the Palms. “I couldn’t ask for better partners,” Masi says. “I needed the right guys, super young and energetic, and they just get it. They understand the business and work twice as hard as anybody. This is the first time I’m working to keep up with other guys—they’re that dialed in and passionate about what we’re doing.” Craig considers himself and Labbe to be Masi’s boots on the ground. “Ryan is very organized, he’s got that East Coast, get-sh*tdone attitude and he’s very versed in the operational side of things,” he says. “We have strengths that complement each other. Our personalities are different, but we have the same interests.” Craig and Labbe have both paid their dues while coming up in the Vegas hospitality world at the same time as many of the key players involved with the new-look Palms, including the property’s general manager Jon Gray, creative director Tal Cooperman, Stations’ chief experience officers Cy and Jesse Waits and the Tao Group execs that are working on other restaurant and nightlife experiences at the Palms.
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“I like to compare it to the Avengers,” Craig says. “We were all very successful and came up in our own way at different venues and properties, but these guys are all close friends. We’re like blood brothers.” Labbe agrees, noting that while there’s strong camaraderie, each individual brings unique experience to the overall project. “You have Jon, who is still a young buck but has tons of experience in Las Vegas, and also guys like Jason Strauss and Noah Tepperberg [at Tao Group] that have this huge footprint across the country with the properties. To have all these players under one roof makes it interesting to us and will make it interesting to others.” Labbe also sounds excited about launching Clique’s new venues in this early stage of the Palms’ development. “Coming in early really helps us make our mark but also lets us find ourselves at the property and see all the angles,” he says. “Being involved from day one has its advantages and hardships, but it’s a great learning experience.” For Craig, working at the Palms is a full-circle dream come true. He worked as a bartender there in its early days and spent a lot of time working at Ghostbar. “To go back there and open new venues where I worked for years is a surreal thing, but a really cool feeling,” he says. “There’s a huge sense of pride going in but there’s a little stress, too, because we want it to be the best project we’ve done to date, and really hit a home run. I think we’re going to do that.”
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ERIC DLUX KICKS OFF A NEW SKAM PARTY AT LING LING Hakkasan’s intimate, open-format escape known as the Ling Ling Club is stepping up its game starting on Cinco de Mayo. Saturday Night SKAM is taking over the room, bringing in a different SKAM Artist DJ each week to keep the party moving. The collaboration begins with Eric DLux on May 5 and continues with DJ Gusto on May 12, the Deux Twins for EDC Week on May 19 and Justin Credible for Memorial Day Weekend on May 26. Just back from Dubai, Vegas favorite and LA radio institution DLux might just be the perfect choice to start a new Saturday-night party on the Strip. “I used to play Ling Ling often, and I love it. I’ve always been a fan of the smaller rooms,” he says. “Big rooms are fun when they’re popping. If it’s just an okay night in the big room, the energy is off. Ling Ling is a little more like LA or New York-style, which is the stuff I’m used to. It feels like the DJ booth is on the dancefloor, and it’s always fun.” Having a vet like DLux in the club-within-the-club amplifies the additional experience Saturday night, when Tiësto headlines Hakkasan’s main room. Call it the best of both worlds. DLux is staring down the barrel of a very busy summer. He has his own tour and another summer tour with partner-in-crime DJ Five as FAED, plus the duo’s LA-based DJ subscription and record pool service is taking off. Headliner Music Club is unique among such services—basically a central-
ized method of music distribution tailored to DJs’ needs—because it offers exclusive edits and remixes. Five and DLux’s strong industry ties allow subscribers to connect directly with huge artists. Post Malone, Desiigner, Miguel and Rick Ross have all done DJ meet-and-greets at HMC. “A lot of other services don’t have the access we do,” DLux says. “And whatever we put on our site, we know it works in the clubs.” FAED also just kicked off a weekly show, FAED University, on Diplo’s Revolution Radio on SiriusXM. That kind of constant curation keeps a DJ on top of his game and in high-demand, especially when it’s time to launch a new party on the Las Vegas Strip. –Brock Radke
SATURDAY NIGHT SKAM WITH ERIC DLUX May 5, 10:30 p.m., $25-$40. Ling Ling Club at Hakkasan, MGM Grand, 702-891-3838.
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It’s already here. Kygo kicked it off at XS on Monday night, but the first full weekend of Wynn Nightlife’s epic Nightswim party has officially arrived: Dillon Francis takes control May 3 at Encore Beach Club; RL Grime is on deck for May 4; DJ Snake plays on May 5; and David Guetta performs at XS on May 6. If you were keeping track, yes, that’s four straight nights of the biggest after-dark pool party the Strip has ever seen, and that’s par for the course. It’s also just the beginning. Most pool clubs will do one night party a week, if that. EBC continues its frenetic pace of day and night parties Friday and Saturday and mixes Thursday Nightswim in this season, with XS capping the weekend with the industry-friendly Sunday event. A few future Nightswim dates to put on your calendar: Marshmello at EBC May 10 and XS May 20; a blistering EDC Week party with Jamie Jones and friends May 17; Diplo on May 24; Galantis on May 27; and Duke Dumont on June 8. Better buy extra swim trunks. –Brock Radke
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ony Gordy is a busy man. First and foremost, he’s the owner of American Gypsy Cafe, but walk into the restaurant at Flamingo and McLeod and you’ll notice he’s also the host, greeting you with a big smile at the entryway. Once you’re seated, he’ll probably take your order—and feel free to ask him for recommendations, because he’s also the chef. Gordy moved from Iran to the United States in 1991 and settled in LA, where he started working in Persian kitchens. That’s how he learned English, and it’s also where he learned to cook, on the way to launching his own successful Iranian eateries. In 2014, he moved to Las Vegas, and a year ago he opened American Gypsy Cafe, a large, banquet-style space in the heart of the Valley. “It’s very close to what Americans like,” Gordy says of Iranian food, though, he says, a lot of people don’t realize it. He isn’t wrong. Persian cuisine tends to be meat-heavy, with an emphasis on lamb, but there’s something for every type of eater (including vegans) at American Gypsy. Each morning, Gordy comes into the restaurant to prepare everything from scratch—from well-known staples like hummus, grape leaves and kabobs to more traditional fare like tahdig ($8), crispy rice topped with a savory stew. If you’ve never had Iranian food before, begin with a cup of Persian black tea made with rosewater and cardamom. The falafel ($6) doesn’t stray far from the more common Mediterranean treat, though AG’s chickpea fritters are squashed flat and fried extra crispy, making them incredibly addictive. Ask Gordy what to order and you’ll get a few answers. If you’ve never had koobideh ($10-$13)—a kabob made of ground chicken or beef and seasoned with salt, pepper and onion powder—it’s a must-try. Gordy’s secret to making the juiciest chicken koobideh is to combine breast meat with chicken fat, which renders a rich and savory sausage-like dish. For dinner, you’ll never regret ordering the rack of lamb ($25), which includes six tender, melt-in-yourmouth chops and a side of basmati rice. Like most items on the menu, you could order one to share, but you’ll want to enjoy it all for yourself.
AMERICAN GYPSY CAFE 2790 E. Flamingo Road, 702-799-0336. Sunday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; FridaySaturday, 11 a.m.11 p.m.
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Held in April in 2017, Vegas of Caesars Palace. May 10, 6:30 p.m., $499. Uncork’d by Bon Appétit returns Sunset Clambake at the Cosmopolitan to the Strip in May this year. The Launch your summer with a seafood boil, plus annual culinary event and celebrity chef signature cocktails from Cosmo mixologist megafest begins with the traditional saberMariena Mercer at the rooftop Boulevard off at the Park on May 10, with chef Masaharu Pool. May 10, 6:30 p.m., $165. Morimoto doing the honors with A Cut Above the Rest at Cut VEGAS kitchen luminaries Guy Savoy, Julian Wolfgang Puck’s stellar steakhouse at Serrano, Michael Mina, Shawn McPalazzo is serving the ultimate steak UNCORK’D May 10-13, Clain, Stephen Hopcraft, Bryan Voltand eggs breakfast for the first time times, venues aggio, Graham Eliot, Timon Balloo ever. May 11, 10 a.m., $270. & prices vary, and others in attendance. Picnic at the Park A plethora of suvegas uncorked.com. per chefs including Morimoto, Mina Many of the weekend’s specialevent dinners and cooking and drinkand Jean-Georges Vongerichten team making demos are sold out, but there up for an outdoor feast with wine are still tickets available for the following pairings and live music. May 12, 1 p.m., $199. Uncork’d events, which is great because these Burgers & Beats at Black Tap The sizzling are the ones you want: new burger joint hosts chef Joe Isidori and Master Series: Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s an ’80s-themed lip sync contest during this Kitchen Ramsay hosts a multi-course meal at snack and shake-filled afterparty. May 12, newest and most TV-ready restaurant in front 9 p.m., $125. –Brock Radke
Local food with an attitude A group of supremely talented local chefs and restaurateurs who operate some of the coolest restaurants around the Valley are banding together for a one-night festival of flavor in Downtown’s Arts District. Vegas Unstripped will feature dishes by Brian Howard of Sparrow + Wolf, Chris Decker of Metro Pizza and Lulu’s Bread & Breakfast, Dan Krohmer of Other Mama, James Trees of Esther’s Kitchen, Jamie Tran of the Black Sheep, Justin Kingsley Hall of the Kitchen at Atomic, Sheridan Su of Flock & Fowl and Fat Choy, Khai Vu of District One and Le Pho and Ralph Perrazzo of the forthcoming BBDs at an undisclosed outdoor location on May 12 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. All the chefs are donating their time and resources with proceeds from the event benefit local conservation-minded nonprofit Green Our Planet. –Brock Radke
VEGAS UNSTRIPPED May 12, 9 p.m., $65, vegasunstripped.com.
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Heavy metal history Vegas rock band Hemlock celebrates a quarter century By Josh Bell hen Chad Smith was a 15-year-old Basic High School student in 1993, he and his brother Brian did what a lot of teenagers do—they started a heavy metal band. Unlike almost every other teenage musician, though, Smith then spent the next 25 years of his life devoted to that band, and 2018 finds Hemlock celebrating its 25th anniversary with a massive U.S. tour. Chad Smith remains the band’s lead vocalist and bassist, with Brian Smith on drums, along with Jesse Akers and James Gelber on guitars. The Smiths now live in Iowa, but Vegas will always be the band’s hometown, and Akers (who’s serving his second stint in Hemlock after 14 years away) is still a local. In addition to the tour, the band has been putting together an anniversary album titled XXV, which is set for release on May 5, the day Hemlock plays in Vegas. “It’s not necessarily a greatest-
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covers—including “Hush” (made famous for rock fans by Deep Purple) and another Crowes staple, “Hard to Handle”—are icing on the cake. The musicianship is top-notch. Robinson has surrounded himself with a trio of instrumentalists who have been in The Black Crowes’ orbit— Miss The Black Crowes? You’re in luck. As the guitarist Audley Freed, bassist Andy Hess and Crow Flies captures what made The Black Crowes keyboardist Adam MacDougall all played with so good: rootsy songwriting, shaggy the band—and two other talents: Chris AS THE classic-rock riffing and laid-back grooves. Robinson Brotherhood drummer Tony CROW FLIES And, of course, with Chris Robinson conLeone and hotshot guitarist Marcus with Once and tributing reedy, weathered and soulful King, who’s all of 22 Future Band. vocals, the band’s performances are very years old. ToMay 8, 6:30 p.m., $40-$65. Crowes-esque. gether, they Brooklyn Bowl, The band has constructed a fanchannel 702-862-2695. pleasing setlist. More specifically, As the The Black Crow Flies is doing what amounts to a Crowes’ Black Crowes greatest hits show. The band jammy has been kicking off shows with a cathartic take on spirit—while add“Remedy”; making room later for “Jealous Again” ing crisp modern and “She Talks to Angels”; and then throwing in fan energy all their own. faves like “Wiser Time” and “By Your Side.” Select –Annie Zaleski
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Who: A wildly prolific Japanese psych-rock outfit dating back to the mid-1990s, with more than 120 albums to its credit (really). Guitarist/vocalist Kawabata “Speed Guru” Makoto has been the lone continuous member, though keyboardist/guitarist Higashi “Noodle God” Hiroshi has been a mainstay since 1998. Rounding out the current lineup: guitarist Jyonson “Midnight Whistler” Tsu, bassist “Space & Time” Wolf and drummer Satoshima “Another Dimension” Nani. Sound: Gloriously trippy and heavy on hypnotic repetition, with setlist staples like “Pink Lady Lemonade” and “Cometary Orbital Drive” often extending past the 20-minute mark in concert. The band’s uncondensed name—Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.—matches the music perfectly. Where to start: La Nòvia (2000) ranks highest on listener-voting site rateyour music.com, and with good reason; the 40-minute title track provides a window into the group’s spacey, guitar-forward attack, which alternates between intense and intensely calming. Vegas legacy: AMT has played here twice, neither time in a traditional venue. October 23, 2002 saw the band invade then-local indie hub (slash coffee shop) Cafe Espresso Roma for a show great at frightening folks at the nearby Kinko’s. Then, on May 3, 2006, Makoto and his mates went further D.I.Y. still, performing inside a house where members of Flaspar (an experimental Vegas band of the era) resided. Can’t wait to see what Acid Mothers Temple can do playing on a proper stage through an honest-to-goodness sound system. –Spencer Patterson
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE With Yoo Doo Right. May 6, 8 p.m., $13-$15. Bunkhouse Saloon, 702-982-1764.
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Serious comedy Vegas comic Brad Garrett joins the cast of Showtime’s I’m Dying Up Here By Julie Seabaugh rad Garrett stalks the small stage, sweating in a shiny tan suit. His bleary eyes focus on the couple below him. The groom, a young comic rocketing to sitcom fame. The bride, a former Penthouse Pet. “Ron and I have a lot of history,” he says. “It’s funny because I know they’re going to be married, but in my humble opinion, I think Ronnie has the sweeter set of titties. Now Trudy, by the way, is doing something today she’s never done before: She’ll be cutting the cake from the outside.” The audience howls. Garrett shakes his head, momentarily lost in thought. The room quiets. He finally looks up and raises a glass. “Ron and Trudy, you mean so much to me. I just want to say … they say health is the most important thing. But I’ll be honest, I was a healthy asshole for many years in many marriages. So I wish you kindness to each other. To the happy couple! To kindness!” “Cut!” the director calls. Garrett steps off the stage amid applause. A makeup artist pats down his forehead. The camera resets. Garrett takes a swig of water and prepares to repeat his roast all over again.
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The Culver City, California, soundstages housing Showtime’s I’m Dying Up Here feature sets decked out in ’70s decor. There’s a recreated Canter’s Deli, a few schlubby houses, a hotel suite done up in palm-frond wallpaper, and, currently, an entire smoky comedy club. A fictionalized incarnation of William Knoedelseder’s 2009 book of the same name, Dying follows the starryeyed journeys of comedians starting out at Sunset Strip institution the Comedy Store—or rather, in Showtime’s version, a venue named Goldie’s. Real-life performers Al Madrigal, Erik Griffin, Jon Daly, Andrew Santino and Dom Irrera play comics themselves; others like Dana Gould, Andy Kindler and Rick Overton portray industry members. Jim Carrey executive produces. In May 6’s Season 2 premiere, Garrett’s Roy Martin arrives in LA from Las Vegas. An older comic who influenced the newer generation, Martin hopes a Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson appearance will reignite his career. “He’s got a lot of demons that he never really got under control,” Garrett says. “He’s very conflicted, addictive, very cutthroat, very insecure, and he finds himself navigating the club comedy scene, which is just littered with up-and-comers. He’s had his day, but I think deep down he knows his days are fairly behind him.”
Execs David Flebotte and Michael Aguilar created Martin specifically with Garrett in mind. “It was just an actor’s dream to be able to play this type of person,” he says. “Especially something so dark and dramatic, which I love to be able to do. And it doesn’t come around often.” Garrett clearly isn’t portraying a version of himself, but he knows the terrain. After starting his career at Pasadena’s Ice House Comedy Club, Garrett won Star Search, performed on Carson and began playing Vegas in his early 20s. His first Strip stint, opening for singer Crystal Gale in 1986 at the Desert Inn, was eventually followed by bills that included headliners Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., The Righteous Brothers and The Beach Boys. The three-time Emmy winner might be best known for playing second banana on CBS juggernaut Everybody Loves Raymond and starring on Fox’s ’Til Death. But Garrett always prioritized time for projects like a Jackie Gleason biopic, performing alongside Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick in a Broadway revival of Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple and roasting fellow comics like Joan Rivers and Cheech & Chong. He opened Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club at the Tropicana in the summer of 2010, moving to the MGM Grand in 2012. The longtime poker enthusiast has competed in Celebrity Poker Showdown and World Series of Poker, and hosted numerous tournaments benefitting the Maximum Hope Foundation. Dying, he says, accurately reflects the period represented. “This is an era that a lot of great stand-ups today didn’t know. But as far as the nightclub and the comedic scene and the competition and the vendettas and the anger and the f*cked-up people that inhabit a lot of comics …,” Garrett pauses. “I think we’re really flawed. We’re wounded. We have to be, I think, to a certain degree to get up there and say, ‘Love me or hate me, just pay attention to me!’ So there’s a real accuracy that they’re portraying in these characters.” These days the comedy-club business is less cutthroat. Garrett says opening his own venue fulfilled a lifelong dream. “It’s different now than when I was there in the ’80s, but it’s still Vegas,” he explains. “It sounds corny or cliché, but on the road you can play so many sh*t clubs. I always said if I really make it, I want to have a great club where we can really take care of our comics, put them in great rooms, feed them great food and really let them have that Vegas experience, as opposed to just being part of the circus.” A cast table read is starting up one soundstage over. Garrett hopes Roy Martin can regain the joy that performing once provided. “I’m the oldest guy on the set nowadays,” he laughs, “but I’m still having a good time.”
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Mac Sabbath, which puts a fast-food twist on the music of Black Sabbath, drives through Brooklyn Bowl on May 9. (Erik Kabik/Courtesy)
Backstage Bar & Billiards Dessa 5/4. Hemlock, Sevidemic, NE Last Words, Mastiv 5/5. Las Vegas Death Fest 5/11-5/13. Punk Rock Bowling: Radioactivity, Hagfish, The Barstool Preachers, Bothers 5/25. Punk Rock Bowling: Dead Bowls, The Schizophonics, Hardship Anchors 5/26. Punk Rock Bowling: Surprise Guest, Days N Daze, Rats in the Wall, Fiends 5/27. Franks & Deans, Dirk Vermin & The Hostile Talent, All the Rage 5/28. 601 E. Fremont St., 702-382-2227. Beauty Bar The Longshot, Frankie & The Studs 5/4. KRS-One 5/4 (late show). Motograter, Burn River Burn, Found In Fiction, Dirt Halo, Draugr 5/6. Teammate Markus, Sunday At Noon, Almost Awake, Our Finest Hour, Odd Solutions 5/10. Defunk, Byra Tanks 5/11. Mestis, Hyvmine 5/16. Wilderado, Foxtrax 5/17. Mark Farina 5/18. Life of Agony 5/19. Agent Orange, Guilty by Association, Spider, Barrio Tiger, Shiners Club 5/24. Punk Rock Bowling: Joey Cape, Tim Barry, Joe McMahon, Elvis Cortez 5/25. Punk Rock Bowling: John Doe, Blag Dahlia, Steve Soto, Yotam Ben Horin 5/26. Punk Rock Bowling: Greg Lee, Jesse Wagner, Chris Murray 5/27. Punk Rock Bowling: Laura Jane Grace, Lenny Lashley, Darius Koski, Devin Peralt 5/28. The Great Heights Band, Eye the Realist, Stereoglass 5/31. 517 Fremont St., 702-598-3757. Boulevard Pool SPF ft. Backstreet Boys, Bebe Rexha, Dua Lipa, Echosmith 5/19. The Cosmopolitan, 702-698-6797. Brooklyn Bowl STS9, Chali 2Na, Maddy O’Neal 5/4. STS9, Jade Cicada, Maddy O’Neal 5/5. STS9, Michael Menert, Maddy O’Neal 5/6. As the Crow Flies, Once and Future Band 5/8. Mac Sabbath, Strange Mistress 5/9. Beats Antique (DJ set) 5/11. Anthrax, Testament 5/12. Peter Hook & The Light 5/14. Big Sam’s Funky Nation 5/17. Glass Animals 5/18. SOJA, Eli Mac 5/19. Sum 41, Seaway 5/24. Sofi Tukker, Kah-Lo, LP Giobbi 5/26. The Glitch Mob, Elohim 5/27. The Devon Allman Project, Duane Betts 5/28. Menudo 5/31. Linq Promenade, 702-862-2695. Bunkhouse Saloon Tijuana Panthers 5/3. The Get Back 5/4. Neon Indian (DJ set) 5/5. Acid Mothers Temple, Yoo Doo Right 5/6. Pearl Charles 5/9. Jorge Guevara, Vampiro, Monoplasma, The Rokouts, The Scoundrels 5/12. Cough 5/13. Mary Lattimore 5/18. Together Pangea, Tropa Magica 5/18. Las Vaudeville 5/19. Cults 5/22. Cloud Catcher, Crypt Trip, Grim Reefer 5/23. Punk Rock Bowling: The Bronx, Dwarves, The Shrine, Fireburn, Sciatic Nerve, One Square Mile 5/25. Punk Rock Bowling: Lagwagon, Dillnger Four, Good Riddance, Western Addiction, The Bombpops, The Last Gang 5/26. Punk Rock Bowling: Hot Water Music, Strike Anywhere, Dead to Me, Cobra Skulls, Nothington, Modern Terror 5/27. 124 S. 11th St., 702-982-1764. Chrome Showroom Hiroshima 5/12 Santa Fe Station, 702-658-4900. CLARK COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER AMPTHEATER Jazz in the Park: Ghost-Note 5/12. Jazz in the Park: Bill Frisell Trio 5/19. Jazz in the Park: Diane Schuur 5/26. 500 S. Grand Central Parkway, 702-455-8200.
THE CLUB Los Chicos del 512 (Selena tribute) 5/4. ABBA the Concert (ABBA tribute) 5/13. Britain’s Finest (Beatles tribute) 5/19. Sugar Ray, Smash Mouth 5/26. The Cannery, 702-507-5700. CLUB MADRID Lanco 5/26. Sunset Station, 702-547-7777. The Colosseum Elton John 5/4-5/6, 5/8-5/9, 5/11-5/12, 5/15-5/17. Celine Dion 5/22-5/23, 5/255/26, 5/29-5/30. Caesars Palace, 866-227-5938. CORNISH PASTY CO. The Unwieldies, Dante’s Inferno, Los Carajos 5/5. Sól, Commonear, Luna Flore 5/7. Nu Blu 5/15. Matt Hollywood & The Bad Feelings 5/25. 10 E. Charleston Blvd., 702-862-4538. Count’s Vamp’d Honor Amongst Thieves, Code Red Riot, Astoria 5/4. The Babys, Electric Dynamite 5/5. Janet Gardner, The Remainz 5/11. FXP 5/12. Sabbath Buddy Sabbath, Great Electric Quest, Red Wizzard 5/17. LA Story, Bakers Dozen, Driven 5/18. Mojo Risin (Doors tribute), Sweet Home Alabama (Skynyrd tribute) 5/19. Bonzo’s Birthday Bash 5/26. Anvil, Shadowside, Metalfier 5/31. 750 W. Sahara Ave., 702-220-8849. THE Dillinger Dillinger Block Party ft. Andy Frasco & The U.N., The Junkyard Dogs, Total Ghost & more 5/12. 1224 Arizona St., Boulder City, 702-293-4001.
DOUBLE DOWN SALOON The People’s Whiskey, Crimson Riot 5/3. Children of Eden, The AllTogethers, Stagnetti’s Cock, Darky Dark & the Junky Bunch 5/4. The Burly-Q Revue w/ The Scoundrels, Miranda Glamour 5/6. 4640 Paradise Road, 702-791-5775. Downtown Las Vegas Events Center Sin City Hearts Festival ft. Mikey Lion, Lee Reynolds & more 5/5. OBC ft. Awolnation, Judah & The Lion & more 5/10. Punk Rock Bowling ft. Rise Against, NOFX, At the Drive-In & more 5/265/28. 200 S. 3rd St., 800-745-3000. Eagle Aerie Hall Backtrack, Mizery, Regulate, Hangman, Misdirection, Blackpath Booking 5/15. Novae, Noaga, 5001, SPXTRM, Hext Havok, Jean Lamote, Yatta the Blacksmith, Spacelyss 5/19. Fatal Crime, Honeymoon Arcade, Death Proof, Joliet Circle, MTMA, Second Changes, Words Like Weapons 5/25. Black Tongue, Traitors 5/31. 310 W. Pacific Ave., 702-568-8927 Encore Theater John Fogerty 5/4-5/5, 5/9, 5/11-5/12. Paul Anka 5/18-5/19, 5/23, 5/25-5/26. Wynn, 702-770-6696. EVEL PIE Home Is West, The Quitters, Illicitor 5/12. Urban Pioneers, The All-Togethers 5/13. Midnight Staggers, The Nasties, Flexx Bronco, Killer Hearts, Brainerd, Governess 5/25. Los Wornaut, Die Fast, The Cops, Daikaiju, Savage Henry and the Infamous 1 Pounders 5/26. Sector7-G, truck Nerve, Fuzz SoLow 5/27. 508 Fremont St., 702-840-6460.
THE Dispensary Lounge Skip Martin 5/4. Indra Jones 5/11. Pepe Jimenez 5/16. Elijah Rock 5/19. Joe Darro, Michael DeLano 5/30. 2451 E. Tropicana Ave., 702-458-6343.
THE Foundry Earl Klugh 5/25. SLS, 702-761-7617.
Dive Bar Better Broken, Intoxicated Rejects, 24 Beers Later, Left Unattended, A Burden on Society 5/11. Puppet, Bipolar 5/12. Sector 7-G, Upper//Downer, Falling Up, Baron Bandini, Boxcutters 5/19. Dead Horse Trauma, Lydia Can’t Breathe 5/22. 4110 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-586-3483.
Fremont Country Club Las Vegas Death Fest 5/11-5/13. Punk Rock Bowling: Nekromantix, The Torbo A.C.’s, The Creepshow 5/24. Punk Rock Bowling: T.S.O.L., Youth Brigade, Pistol Grip, Stretch Marks, Brand New Unit 5/25. Punk Rock Bowling: Subhumans, The Unseen, Bishops Green, Two
Man Advantage 5/26. Punk Rock Bowling: Agnostic Front, The Old Firm Casuals, Bad Co. Project, Crim 5/27. Punk Rock Bowling: Punk Rock Karaoke, Phenomenauts, Agnostic Blunt 5/28. 601 E. Fremont St., 702-382-6601. Fremont STREET EXPERIENCE Candlebox, Cracker 5/25. vegasexperience.com. Gilley’s Saloon Smith 5/3-5/5. Doo Wah Riders 5/9-5/10. Dynamite Draw 5/11-5/12. Scotty Alexander Band 5/16, 5/25-5/26. Brian Lynn Jones Band 5/17-5/19. Whiskey Maiden 5/23. A List Band 5/24. Voodoo Cowboys 5/30. Treasure Island, 702-894-7722. Golden Nugget Showroom Blood, Sweat & Tears 5/4. The Association 5/11. Sheila E. 5/18. Eric Burdon & The Animals 5/25. 866-946-5336. THE Golden Tiki DJ Sid Presley, Prof. Rex Dart 5/11. The New Waves, Prof. Rex Dart 5/19. 3939 Spring Mountain Road, 702-222-3196. HARD ROCK HOTEL POOL The Green, Raging Fyah, Iya Terra 5/23. 702-693-5000. Hard Rock Live Smashing Alice 5/4. Jet Velocity 5/5, 5/19. Remedy 5/6. Vegas U2 (U2 tribute) 5/10. Kap G 5/17. School of Rock 5/20. 3771 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-733-7625. House of Blues Bringing Down the House 5/3. Caifanes 5/4. Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko, Just Juice 5/5. Beatles vs. Stones 5/9. The Human League, Book of Love 5/11. X Ambassadors, Jacob Banks, Shaed 5/13. Todrick Hall 5/15. Santana 5/16, 5/18-5/20, 5/23. King Lil G 5/17. The Lique, B. Rose 5/18. Chon, Polyphia, TTNG, Tricot 5/24. Pouya 5/30. Ivy Queen, Jerry Rivera 5/31. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7600. The Joint ACM Bassrush Massive 5/17. Poison, Cheap Trick 5/19 Todd Rundgren’s Utopia 5/26. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5000.
Venetian Theatre Earth, Wind & Fire 5/2, 5/4-5/5, 5/9, 5/11-5/12. Inspire ft. Jason Mraz 5/18. 702-414-9000.
Mandalay Bay BEACH J Balvin 5/27. 702632-7777.
Vinyl Circuit Crizzly 5/3. Jack Russell’s Great White, Foundry 5/4. Funktabulous 5/18. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5000.
Mandalay Bay Events Center Maluma 5/5. 702-632-7777.
WESTGATE INTERNATIONAl THEATER Gerardo Ortiz 5/5. Westgate, 800-222-5361.
MGM Grand Garden Arena Paul Simon 5/27. 702-521-3826.
ZAPPOS THEATER Pitbull 5/4-5/5, 5/9, 5/11-5/12. Jennifer Lopez 5/16, 5/18-5/19, 5/22, 5/25-5/27, 5/30. Planet Hollywood, 702-777-6737.
Orleans Showroom The Temptations 5/19-5/20. Air Supply 5/25-5/27. 702-365-7111. Park Theater Cher 5/4-5/5, 5/9, 5/12-5/13, 5/16, 5/18-5/19. Ricky Martin 5/23, 5/26-5/27, 5/30. Monte Carlo, 844-600-7275. The Pearl Juanes, Mon Laferte 5/19. Blink182 5/26-5/27. Palms, 702-944-3200. PLACE ON 7th Punk Rock Bowling: Fishbone, The Aggrolites, The Steady 45s 5/25. Punk Rock Bowling: Zero Boys, The Faction, The Freeze, Shattered Faith, Grindline the Band 5/26. Punk Rock Bowling: The New Darkbuster, The Beltones, The Generators, The Bad Engrish 5/27. 115 7th St., 702-359-9983. THE Railhead Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar: Juan Gabriel tribute 5/10. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy 5/12. Boulder Station, 702-432-7777. Rocks Lounge Lights (Journey tribute) 5/26. Red Rock Resort, 702-797-7777. Sand Dollar Lounge The Rayford Bros. 5/4. 3355 Spring Mountain Road, 702-485-5401. SANDBAR Daughtry 5/19. Red Rock Resort, 702-797-7777. South Point Showroom The Spazmatics 5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26. Gregg Austin 5/6, 5/15, 5/22. Frankie Moreno 5/10, 5/24. Neil Berg 5/28-5/20. 702-696-7111. STAR OF THE DESERT ARENA Ramón Ayala 5/5. Commodores, Ohio Players 5/26. 2601 Atlantic St., 702-684-5769. STARBOARD TACK Martian Cult, Casper Skulls, Indigo Kidd, Homebodys 5/5. 2601 Atlantic St., 702-684-5769. Stoney’s Rockin’ Country Carter Winter 5/4. Dylan Schneider 5/11. Sandra Lynn 5/18. Mark Wills 5/19. Town Square, 702-435-2855. SUNSET STATION OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER Creedence Clearwater Revisited 5/4. Billy Currington, Locash 5/18. 800-745-3000. Terry Fator Theater Boyz II Men 5/255/27. Mirage, 702-792-7777. T-Mobile Arena U2 5/11-5/12. Pink 5/26. 3780 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-692-1600. TopGolF Zoso (Zeppelin tribute) 5/4. Mike Love, Olivia Thai 5/18. 80s Station 5/19. 4627 Koval Lane, 702-933-8458. VEIL THEATER Metalachi 5/4. Foghat 5/19.
clubs DAYLIGHT DJ Neva 5/3. DJ Stevie J 5/4. Rick Ross 5/5. Ludacris 5/6. Mandalay Bay, 702632-4700. Drai’S BEACHCLUB Destructo 5/4. Trey Songz & DJ Pauly D 5/5. A-Trak 5/6. Cromwell, 702-777-3800. Drai’s DJ Esco 5/3. TIP & Trey Songz 5/4. 2 Chainz 5/5. Rae Sremmurd 5/6. Cromwell, 702-777-3800.
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M Pool Born in the USA (Springsteen tribute) 5/26. M Resort, 702-797-1000.
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ENCORE BEACH CLUB Nightswim: Dillon Francis 5/3. Kygo 5/4. Nightswim: RL Grime 5/4. David Guetta 5/5. Nightswim: DJ Snake 5/5. The Chainsmokers 5/6. Encore, 702770-7300. Foundation Room DJ D-Miles 5/4. DJ Sam I Am 5/5. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7631. FOXTAIL POOL DJ Five 5/4-5/5. SLS, 702-761-7619. GO POOL Jenna Montijo 5/3. DJ Supa James 5/4. Taboo 5/5. DJ JD Live 5/6. DJ Tavo 5/7. Greg Lopez 5/8. DJs Koko & Bayati 5/9. Flamingo, 702-697-2888. Hyde DJ CEO 5/3. DJ Karma 5/4. DJ Konflikt 5/5. DJ E-Rock 5/8. DJ Sincere 5/9. Bellagio, 702-693-8700. Intrigue Jauz 5/4. Dillon Francis 5/5. RL Grime 5/9. Wynn, 702-770-7300.
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UPCOMING 5.5 Maluma • 5.11 & 5.12 U2 • 5.26 P!NK • 6.9 Kesha & Macklemore 7.6 Kevin Hart • 7.25 - 11.17 Backstreet Boys • 9.1 Shakira 9.2 Smashing Pumpkins • 9.8 Def Leppard & Journey 9.28 Fall Out Boy • 10.13 Ozzy Osbourne
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Comedy Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club Quinn Dahle, Kermet Apio, Heath Harmison 5/3. Brad Garrett, Quinn Dahle, Kermet Apio, Heath Harmison 5/4-5/6. Tom Thodes, Kathleen Dunbar, Derek Richards 5/7-5/10. MGM Grand, 866-740-7711. The COMEDY CELLAR Rich Vos, Matthew Broussard, Ian Edwards, Kyle Dunnigan 5/35/6. Gad Elmaleh 5/9. Rio, 702-777-2782. LA COMEDY CLUB Tony Baker, Kvon Moezzi 5/3-5/6. Erik Myers, Matt Markman 5/7-5/13. Stratosphere, 702-380-7711. LAUGH FACTORY Gerry Bednob, Sue Costello, Sam Kwasman 5/3-5/6. Greg Morton, Bob DiBuono, Christine Steadman 5/7-5/13. Tropicana, 702-739-2411. Orleans Showroom Roseanne Barr 5/5. 702-365-7111. South Point Showroom Pablo Francisco 5/4-5/6. 702-696-7111. Terry Fator TheatrE Jay Leno 5/4. Tim Allen 5/5. Mirage, 702-792-7777.
Performing Arts & Culture Charleston Heights Arts Center Rainbow Company Youth Theatre: A Little Princess Thru 5/6. 800 Brush St., 702-229-2787. Clark County Library The History of Las Vegas’ Theatre Companies 5/3. Saturday Jam Session 5/5. Gary Haleamau 5/6. UNLV Jazz Vocal Ensemble 5/9. 401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3400. CSN Performing Arts Center (Nicholas J. Horn Theatre) CSN Spring Choral Concert 5/3. CSN Big Band Concert 5/8. (Backstage Theatre) Steel Drum/Percussion Ensemble 5/9. 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., 702-651-5483. THE Smith Center (Reynolds Hall) Ballet & Broadway 5/5-5/6. Academy of Nevada
Ballet Theatre: Legends 5/8. (Cabaret Jazz) Kurt Elling 5/4-5/5. Frank Laspina 5/6. The Composers Showcase 5/9. 702-749-2000. The Space Ronnie Brixton 5/3-5/6, 5/9-5/13. Mondays Dark 5/7. Ryan Baker 5/8. 460 Cavaretta Court, 702-903-1070. Summerlin Library Laulima: A Journey Through Polynesia 5/4. Opera Las Vegas: The Three Little Pigs 5/5. 1771 Inner Circle Drive, 702-507-3860. UNLV (Artemus W. Ham Hall) UNLV Symphonic Winds 5/3. 702-895-2787. West Las Vegas LIBRARY Chuthis 5/4-5/5. 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 702-229-4800.
LOCAL THEATER Las Vegas Little Theatre (Mainstage) An Act of God 5/4-5/20. (Black Box) /’Se-krits/ Thru 5/13. 3920 Schiff Drive, 702362-7996. Majestic Repertory Theatre Places, Please Thru 5/6. 1217 S. Main St., 702-478-9636. NEVADA CONSERVATORY THEATER Pippin Thru 5/6. UNLV’s Judy Bayley Theatre, 702-895-2787. A Public Fit Other Desert Cities Thru 5/20. 100 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-735-2114.
SPORTS AMSOIL ARENACROSS 5/4, 5/6. Orleans Arena, 702-365-7469. LAS VEGAS 51s Sacramento 5/3. Fresno 5/85/11. Cashman Field, 702-386-7200. MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP 5/5. Sam Boyd Stadium, 702-739-3267. UNLV BASEBALL San Jose State 5/4-5/6. Earl E. Wilson Stadium, 702-739-3267. VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS San Jose 5/4. San Jose 5/8 (if nec). T-Mobile Arena, 702-692-1600.
FREE ADMISSION Doors 7pm • Concert 8pm Women of Rock | May 12th Fan Halen | June 2nd Spazmatics | July 7th Lights - Journey Tribute | August 4th Rebel Soul | September 1st
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3200 S. Valley View Blvd.
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1235 Paiute Cir.
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1800 S. Industrial Road #180
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Hornitos tequila hosts this Strip party with Mexican-inspired bar bites (including chile verde nachos and a Tex-Mex-style hot dog), a mariachi band, piñatas and—naturally—lots of tequila-based cocktails. Free, 7 p.m.-2 a.m., Paris Las Vegas, 702-444-4500.
Maricahi ensembles from Western High School, artisan craft vendors, folk dancers, delicious Mexican food and gift giveaways are just a few of the highlights of this family-friendly festival. Free, 4 p.m.-11 p.m., 702-631-1000.
The dome façade of this Downtown favorite is home to a bunch of Cinco events: Folklorico dances, mariachi music, live DJs, street tacos, an enormous piñata and eight—count ’em, eight—lucha bouts. Free, 7 p.m.-2 a.m., 702-386-2110.
Enjoy an entire day’s worth of events including a farmer’s market, a car and bike show, kidfriendly activities and live entertainment, plus food and drinks from Leticia’s Mexican Cocina, Fusion Beastro and more. Free, 11 a.m.11 p.m., 702-570-7400.
Las Vegas’ premier farm-to-table Mexican restaurant observes the day with drink specials ($7 Golden Night Margaritas, Modelo Especial Drafts and more), live mariachis and some amazing food. Noon-midnight, 3025 Sammy Davis Jr. Drive, 702-757-3736.
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The big picture SLS aims to enhance its assets and prepare for the future north Strip
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f you’re waiting for the new owners of SLS Las Vegas to flip some magical switch and turn the beleaguered north Strip resort into a brand-new casino, get comfortable. You’ll be waiting a while. The next strategy for the property originally opened as the Sahara in 1952 and refashioned into SLS in 2014 is still to be determined, but the Meruelo Group, which closed on its acquisition in early April, appears to be focused on the long game. “I think it’s about optimizing what’s here, adding some the elements that don’t incidental exist yet, taking adtourist vantage of the flow by brock radke and improving the flow in some areas,” says new Senior Vice President and General Manager Paul Hobson. “For example, the casino is pretty dark and has an open ceiling, so to sort of lighten it up and put a lid on certain places would make it feel more inviting and less imposing and create little pockets of energy that would feed the casino aspect of our business. If you’re looking for projects in the near term that will impact the property, I think they will be along those lines.” The SLS has struggled to attract attention and traffic mostly due to its isolated location at Sahara and
Bazaar Meat, one of the jewels of the ever-changing SLS. (Sabin Orr/File)
the Strip, an area where big tourism developments are on the way but still a few years off. Hobson and owner Alex Meruelo will need to build some new energy to sustain SLS until Resorts World, the Drew and the expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center arrive. Meruelo founded his privately held management company focused on construction and real estate development in 1986 and didn’t expand into hospitality until 2011 with the purchase of the Grand Sierra Resort, one of the biggest and best-known casino-hotels in Reno. That property originally opened in the late ’70s as MGM Grand, an extension of the Vegas version, before changing to Bally’s and then the Reno Hilton. With nearly 2,000 rooms, a massive convention center, bowling facility, movie theaters, a mini-mall and loads of restaurants, the Grand Sierra is similar to many Las Vegas Strip resorts. Meruelo spent $25 mil-
lion to renovate the casino, rooms and restaurants, then continued by updating the sports book, spa and exterior and adding a nightclub. SLS is a much different situation. It has a lot of great pieces to work with, including a stellar restaurant portfolio, a variety of entertainment venues and new meeting spaces and refurbished hotel rooms that are part of the W hotel within SLS, managed by Marriott Resorts. “What I really like about it is the whole thing feels pretty intimate. I don’t know of another Las Vegas property that is of this human of a scale,” Hobson says. “It’s really cool that someone can pull up at the entrance, walk a few ticks to the front desk and check in, walk a few steps to the elevator and be in their room. The corridors at some properties are a quarter-mile from one end to another, and it doesn’t feel right. The scale of this feels right to me, and it’s important to the atmosphere we create.”
Hobson, a 25-year Las Vegan who has spent time with Caesars Entertainment, MGM Resorts and most recently at the nearby Stratosphere, says the SLS will look to take better advantage of its unique assets while it evaluates what needs to be added to the mix. One early option could be daylife, since the resort has the Foxtail pool and the smaller, more adult-oriented Retro pool to utilize. With its easy access and free parking, it’s not hard to imagine SLS as a pool party destination. Overall, expect enhancement in the short term, possibly gearing up toward bigger changes later. “This is eventually going to be a very vibrant district with a lot of traffic and circulation from the big properties that are being developed now, but that’s a few years down the road,” Hobson says. “There’s going to be some immediate things we’re going to be doing that will serve the property well and lead to some great results.”
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Testing out MX4D’s motion theater chairs. (Steve Marcus/Staff)
Coming attractions Five lessons from annual movie-theater trade convention CinemaCon By Josh Bell
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Movie studios are not tired of cinematic universes. Despite the struggles of other companies to replicate the success of the mega-popular Marvel Cinematic Universe, studios have doubled down on interconnected sets of movies. At the Warner Bros. presentation, the studio touted no fewer than four universes, including the DC Extended Universe, The Conjuring horror universe, Harry Potter’s Wizarding World and “the Ocean’s 11 universe,” which apparently now exists thanks to the forthcoming Ocean’s 8.
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Robots will serve you frozen yogurt. The most enticing press release I got before the convention was headlined “Frozen Dessert Robots Invade CinemaCon,” and indeed, the booth for Generation Next Vending Robots featured a machine that automatically dispenses cups of frozen yogurt. Customers order via touch screen, and a mechanical arm grabs a cup, fills it with yogurt, covers the yogurt in toppings and places it in a tray. The whole process takes about a
minute, which is fascinating at first but could get really tedious over large orders. The robot invasion is a bit underwhelming.
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Movie screens are becoming more like TVs. Every year, technology companies hype the latest innovations in movie projectors, but this year, Samsung brought its controversial new Onyx, an ultra-high-resolution LED screen requiring no projector at all. In other words, it’s a giant TV, albeit one with far more sophisticated picture quality than anything in the consumer market. As impressively crisp as the picture looked in the demonstration, with “infinite contrast” producing deep blacks and rich colors, it was still a little disheartening to think that going to the movies might become indistinguishable from watching TV.
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Virtual reality is the next big thing … if someone figures out what to do with it. I checked out a pod that
combines VR with 4D technology (motion seats, wind), joined a fellow reporter in shooting at robots in a VR game and experienced a VR tie-in for The Emoji Movie, all of which are available for theaters to install in their lobbies. None of it felt essential or even related to the cinematic experience, though, and using VR as a tossed-off money grab just devalues whatever artistic potential it may have.
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NBT dancers rehearse “Until December” in preparation for this weekend’s performances. (Virginia Trudeau/Courtesy)
Creating choreography Dropping into a Nevada Ballet Theater rehearsal as the troupe preps for a world premierE By C. Moon Reed t’s a Wednesday afternoon, and while the season finale, Ballet & Broadway. The program will rest of Las Vegas works in cubicles and be accompanied by a full orchestra with members cashier cages, Nevada Ballet Theatre’s comof the Las Vegas Philharmonic. Other acts include pany dancers are stretching, leaping and “Carousel (A Dance),” inspired by the Rodgers & moving to the strains of composer Michael Hammerstein musical Carousel; Tarantella, choreoTorke’s “December.” graphed by George Balanchine; and “Slaughter on Choreographer Matthew Neenan Tenth Avenue,” from the Rodgers & Hart watches, his tongue stuck out in concenmusical comedy On Your Toes. Nevada Ballet tration, then suggests a slight tweak. “A Neenan’s new dance is designed for Theater’s Ballet little port de bras,” he says, displaying his nine performers, but twice many that & Broadway vision for the move with his own arms. fill the room. NBT Artistic Director Roy May 5, 7:30 p.m.; They respond in kind, their bodies lifting Kaiser explains that because this is a May 6, 2 p.m.; $29-$139. Smith in bursts of polished brilliance. Then brand new ballet, it’s being double cast. Center’s Reynolds Hall, Neenan stops the music, tries a different That means two or three people will 702-749-2000. variation and has them do it again. It’s learn each role. hard to say whether it’s more riveting to “It’s very important to create new watch the dancers or the choreographers work,” Kaiser says, explaining one of in this intimate, creative conversation. his priorities for the dance company. “Without that This is, of course, no ordinary rehearsal. It’s ongoing effort to create something new, the art form the birthing process for the world premiere of a stops being relevant.” He adds that it also allows the new ballet that debuts May 5 as part of NBT’s 46th dancers to be part of the creative process, which
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helps them develop as artists. But most importantly, he says, “It helps create a unique identity for this company. Ten years from now, what will make NBT stand out will be mostly work created here that’s unique to this company.” He hopes that will allow the company to perform more outside Las Vegas. “The dancers are really talented; they’re smart,” Neenan says about his new interactions with NBT. As a choreographer-in-residence at Pennsylvania Ballet, Neenan has interacted with dancing greats. He also has limited time in Vegas. “To get it to performance level, they have to learn a lot of material in a short amount of time. But so far, so good.” It just so happens that Torke, the composer, also lives in Las Vegas. He’s dropped in to watch rehearsals and plans to attend the world premiere. “It’s all inspired by the music,” says Neenan says, who named his dance “Until December” as a tribute to the music that inspired it. “It’s a piece about humanity and nostalgia. In a way, it could be about a memory.”
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A shave, a haircut and a blood pressure check Local groups team up with barbershops to bring health and education to the community By Michael Lyle
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eandre Sansberry finishes cutting a customer’s hair when he notices there are no patrons waiting for him. The momentary lull gives the 48-year-old manager at Blade Masters the chance to do something not typically associated with a barbershop—get his blood pressure checked. Throughout the country, black-owned barbershops are being used for various forms of community outreach, whether it’s to promote literacy for youth or to encourage patrons to stay on top of their health. “The barbershop is the pillar of the black community,” said Amineh Harvey, health educator with the Southern Nevada Health District. “It’s a safe haven where men can gather and have open dialogue. They can talk about topics from A to Z.” The health district recently launched its Barbershop Health Outreach Project to bring blood pressure checkups and cardiovascular education to the businesses. “This is a nonclinical setting and makes them feel more comfortable,” Harvey said. She added it’s important to keep health care at the forefront of people’s minds, especially for black men. According to the American Heart Association, 45 percent of black men have high blood pressure, which can increase rates of cardiovascular disease, among other health problems.
Harvey said men are less likely to stay current on health needs. “Women are often more likely to access health care,” she said. “There are barriers that prevent black men from accessing preventive health care.” This could be anything from lack of insurance to distrust of health care providers. Barbers aren’t just recommending patrons get checked. They are getting checked as well, and it serves as an example and encourages others.
Sansberry sits down at the outreach table, answers basic questions about his age and whether or not he is a smoker, and then has his pressure checked. “I usually get this checked every eight months,” he says. “This provides another checkup in between. This is an easy way to keep everyone healthy. I try to tell all my customers to do it. Most go, but some are just too bashful.” Along with the quick test, the health district passes out pamphlets on high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease and sodium intake, and helps those interested connect with health care providers. The health district has been referring people to Nevada Health Centers, which also can work with patients who lack insurance. “We take the clients’ info and their staff follows up,” Harvey said. “This prevents people from falling through the cracks.”
Deandre Sansberry, 48, left, manager and 20-year employee of Blade Masters barbershop, cuts a patron’s hair. (Wade Vandervort/ Staff)
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Will McClendon, 77, has his blood pressure checked during an outreach event provided by the Southern Nevada Health District at Blade Masters barbershop. (Wade Vandervort/Staff)
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Blade Masters is one of three barbershops, along with FairKutz and Masterpiece, involved in the health district’s pilot program. Relying on volunteers from the Medical Reserve Corps, the health district has rotated in and out of the barbershops since February. It will collect data until June and then analyze the community response to determine whether it will increase the number of barbershops included.
Barbershops across the country have also been used to help low-income students with literacy issues. By age 3, there is a 30 million-word gap between affluent children and children from lowincome families. Without access to books, some barbershops have created libraries or reading programs. For the past three years, the Las Vegas My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, the City of Las Vegas, and the Nevada Black and Hispanic Legislative Caucuses have organized Read with My Barber. “Assemblyman Tyrone Thompson approached the city with this initiative,” said Jordan Moore, who has helped coordinate the program. “He witnessed other communities across the nation replicating this initiative.” Las Vegas’ version of this outreach coincides with Nevada Reading Week and invites students, primarily boys of color, to read a book in exchange for a haircut. This year, 11 barbershops participated in the event. “The community response has been overwhelmingly positive,” Moore added. “For the barbers, they are naturally people who care about the communities they serve. I love walking in and seeing the shops that have created dedicated space for barbershop libraries for kids who come in. For parents, it creates the awareness that fostering a child’s love for reading can be done anywhere.” Moore said many of the shops keep a year-round library of books for students. “You might be less comfortable to go to a library,” Moore said. “However, you’re going to a barbershop every two weeks or once a month.”
“We are more than just a barbershop. We talk about politics and health
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Deandre Sansberry, manager at Blade Masters barbershop
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hen and why was it established? A 2011 survey reported that 22 veterans commit suicide daily—this is where the name 22 Warriors Foundation came from—however the number is wrong and extremely low. This survey only included 21 states—California was not one of them— and it did not include alcohol and drug overdose deaths, homeless and unidentified veterans who commit suicide, less-than-honorably discharged veterans and older generations. In 2016, 22 Warriors Foundation was established because the founder and executive director, Bill Emmel was tired of losing soldiers, friends and fellow service members to suicide, an act he came close to committing himself. Emmel and his wife, Carrie, along with Dave Austin, director of operations, and Jeremiah Johnson, board vice chairman, established 22 Warriors Foundation to take action to eliminate veteran suicide.
Where do you see your organization in five years? We see 22 Warriors Foundation as a leader in the Las Vegas veteran and first responder communities, providing a wide range of services and assistance that has established a blue print for other communities to follow. This will be accomplished through solidifying and expanding current programs while always looking for additional services that can be provided and/or organizations that can be partnered with.
Anything else you want to tell us? 22 Warriors Foundation has a “2nd Tuesday” veteran and local business mixer from 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m. every second Tuesday of the month at the Las Vegas Distillery in What can Southern Nevadans do to Henderson to encourage veterans, veteran improve our community in general? organizations and local businesses to attend Southern Nevadans can find a and mingle. We have also partWHAT IS FINDLAY cause that resonates with them, nered with Mark Gorodetzer and GOOD WORKS? Good Works is a reach out to organizations that Smoke on Water BBQ Championtwice-monthly series are active in that cause, and ship, which will be at the Events in Las Vegas Weekly volunteer or donate. Plaza in Henderson October 5-6. in which we highlight the efforts of nonprofit It is important to do your It will be a sanctioned Kansas groups that are making research to ensure the organizaCity BBQ Society event. Several a difference in our tion is legal and operating in teams from all throughout the community. You can check out the good work country will compete for prize an ethical manner. There are of more organizations by several organizations that use money, and proceeds from this visiting facebook.com/ the veteran and first responders event will be donated to 22 WarFindlayAutoGroup. tags to make money in pracriors Foundation. tices.
Who are its clients today? Veterans, first responders and their family members. What are its initiatives or goals? The current goal is to provide as much assistance, guidance and referral services as possible to those in crisis or on the verge of crisis. This can be through our service dog grants, emergency financial assistance, Veterans Affairs education, Adopt a Veteran’s Smile (AAVS) dental program, Brain Health Warriors neuro-feedback treatment, assistance with Veterans Affairs claims, and any other way we can help. What can people do to get involved? Anyone interested in getting involved can reach us through our website or through our social media Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages.
22 Warriors foundation Chairman Bill Emmel, left, his service dog Ranger and Vice Chairman Dave Austin in their office. 22 Warriors Foundation is a veteran-founded, -operated and -governed nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating veteran suicides. (Wade Vandervort/Staff)
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THE UNLIKELY MARATHONER LAS VEGAN CHRISTINA VERGARA ALESHIRE HAS GOTTEN SERIOUS MILEAGE OUT OF A ONETIME HOBBY BY MIKE GRIMALA hristina Vergara Aleshire remembers training for her first marathon. It wasn’t exactly a high-tech affair. A lifelong runner, the UNLV grad began extending her weekend sessions in 2010, strictly out of curiosity. When she realized she was capable of pushing herself to 15 miles and beyond in relative comfort, she signed up for that year’s Las Vegas Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon almost on a whim. Aleshire’s training for the event—her first organized race of any kind —consisted of walking out the front door of her Henderson home and running up and down Boulder Highway for hours at a time. She would run 16 miles, or 12 miles, or 20 miles, whatever she felt like that day. When she got thirsty or hungry, she’d simply stop at a convenience store to refuel. “I just kind of pieced it together,” she says about her low-tech operation. “I searched online. My father-in-law gave me a book, and I read that. I would run during the week, and I just started adding a mile or two on weekends until I got up to 20. I wasn’t thinking about speed work or tempo runs or any kind of structure.”
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Her novice approach paid off when she completed the Las Vegas Marathon with a surprisingly competitive time of 3 hours, 30 minutes, 44 seconds, which placed her 54th among the 2,141 female runners (and just 45 minutes behind the winner). Aleshire had to ask herself the obvious question: If she was that competitive winging it, how fast might she go if she fully devoted herself to distance running? To learn the answer, she has refined her methods in the eight years since she typed “marathon training” into an internet search engine. Her current plan involves a personal running coach, meticulously planned practice runs, sophisticated data and all the modern resources that go into making a top-flight marathoner. And Aleshire is seeing results. On March 18, she finished as the top American woman at the Los Angeles Marathon—fourth overall—with a time of 2:34:24. Overtaking a final American down the stretch was a pinnacle moment for someone who considered herself a “fun runner” not long ago. “I got a surge of energy,” Aleshire says. “There were a lot of people in the crowd
cheering me on. I saw another girl ahead of me not too far, so I said, ‘Let’s see if I can pass her.’ I was gaining on her for a couple miles, and with four or five miles left, I started increasing my pace. I didn’t pass her until the very last bit, but I just put it all out there.” The sport might have lost some of its DIY charm since her naïve debut, but Aleshire remains focused on running as far as she can, as fast as she can. Does she miss the old days? Sure. But she’s just fine running at the front of the pack. “It was more of an adventure back then,” she says. “Now I have a coach and they provide me with a schedule and workouts, and they give me guidance on what other races I should do, how I should approach competitions. It’s a totally different world now, because I’m more serious about it. I want to get better and improve my times and be in the elite field. So, absolutely, I’m glad I’m doing it.”
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ichelle Bacigalupi is vice president and assistant general manager at Rampart Casino/JW Marriott, an established commodity for locals on the west side of town but not necessarily well-known to Southern Nevada tourists. Over the past year, Bacigalupi has overseen major renovations at the property to keep up with the quickening pace of development in Summerlin. What work was completed and what work is yet to come? It’s really exciting to see how our property is transforming. In the past year, we’ve opened an amazing new restaurant, Hawthorn Grill; opened a beautiful and modern executive conference center; unveiled a new race and sports book; and opened a Starbucks with patio seating. We’re in the process of launching Clubhouse Deli, and we opened a sleek and modern social catering room, Cascade, that has already seen many weddings, live performances and events. We really enjoy adding amenities that target our local customers. We have two new VIP suites that will open in the next couple of months and a few exciting projects we will announce soon. There is never a dull moment. Summerlin has seen tremendous development in the past decade. How has that affected the resort? We’re really excited about the growth in Summerlin, and we are home to one of the shuttle stops for the Golden Knights Express with the Regional Transportation Commission. Summerlin is a hid-
den gem, and we think more tourists need to know about it. We hope with all the changes in the area, as well as what we are doing at our property, that Summerlin will continue to draw attention locally and nationally. How many people do you oversee, and what is your management style? I’m a collaborative leader and really like to work with passionate, dedicated people. I think I’m fair and can be tough when needed, which are neces-
What is the best business advice you’ve received? The property needs everyone to succeed. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect. If you could change one thing about Southern Nevada, what would it be? Transportation options. I wish there was a train from Summerlin to Downtown Las Vegas and the Strip. What is your biggest pet peeve? It drives me crazy when people set their own deadlines and can’t hit them. What is something that people might not know about you? I love the Nevada Wolf Pack. Please don’t hate me.
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Michelle Bacigalupi talks renovations at Summerlin casino and resort
What has been your most exciting professional project? When we combined the management teams for the JW Marriott Las Vegas and the Rampart Casino, we launched our Rampart Rewards Player Loyalty Program. We are very liberal with our points, and our guests are able to use their points throughout the property at our hotel, spa, restaurants and gaming.
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