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WEEK IN REVIEW WEEK AHEAD EVENTS TO FOLLOW AND NEWS YOU MISSED
A 747 Global Airtanker makes a drop in front of advancing flames from a wildfire in Lakeport, California, on August 2. (Associated Press)
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Cover story: Where to take your tourists Health & Wellness: Meditation in times of calm and crisis Amy Schumer, Tritonal, Mercy Music and the Stove Sports: Soap box derby a way of life for local family News: Famed pimp Dennis Hof’s political bid
VEGAS INC’s Law today
FIERI/ANDRES AID WILDFIRE VICTIMS AND RESPONDERS The namesake owner of local restaurants Guy Fieri’s El Burro Borracho and Guy Fieri’s Vegas Kitchen is known for hosting Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. So it’s not out of the ordinary to see photos of luscious beef, tractor-size smokers and endless scoops of potato salad on his Twitter feed. But right now, the restaurants are preparing meals for the victims and first responders of the Carr Fire in Northern California that has burned 100,000 acres and destroyed more than 850 homes. “My team and I got involved. [We] loaded up the caravan from wine country and drove four hours up here,” Fieri told CNN. “We are just working arm-in-arm with the Salvation Army, local chefs, residents and everybody helping out all of the evacuees.” The food relief is in coordination with California’s Office of Emergency Services, Operation BBQ Relief and World Central Kitchen, which was founded by Vegasconnected chef José Andrés (his Strip restaurants include Bazaar Meat at SLS and at the Cosmopolitan: Jaleo and é by José Andrés). The groups are delivering more than 5,000 meals a day. —C. Moon Reed
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ACES FORFEIT: The WNBA ruled on Aug. 7 that the Las Vegas Aces would forfeit their game against Washington, which was canceled Aug. 3 because Aces players decided not to play. The players were concerned about their health and safety after 26 hours of travel.
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WELCOME TO DOWNTOWN: A pair of giant showgirls are part of the new gateway into Downtown Las Vegas. The 20-foot-tall figures debuted Aug. 7 at Las Vegas Boulevard and Main Street and were modeled after Porsha and Jen, who famously accompanied former Mayor Oscar Goodman at public appearances.
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VGK MAKEOVER: Improvements to the Vegas Golden Knights’ practice facility, City National Arena, will include the addition of a museum displaying trophies and artifacts from the team’s historic inaugural season. While the museum will take longer to construct, all other aspects of the renovations are expected to be ready by Sept. 8.
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SLIGHTLY HIGHER RATES: State insurance officials say Nevadans who get health coverage through the online insurance marketplace are expected to see a slight increase in rates next year—relief after years of double-digit increases. The average increase for premiums in Nevada is expected to be 1.9 percent this year. It was 37 percent last year.
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ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY PHONES TO BE INSTALLED AT UNLV UNLV is getting a safety upgrade. Thanks to $1 million in new funding from the Nevada System of Higher Education, a call for help is a bit closer with the addition of more RebelSAFE emergency phones placed around campus. RebelSAFE phones stand out at 12 feet tall with a 4,000k LED area light. They can be used to request emergency help and report a crime or suspicious activity, and also double as an emergency broadcast system. Installation will begin in September with a focus on placing the phones near residence halls and high-traffic vehicle and pedestrian areas. —C. Moon Reed
FUNDRAISER OF THE WEEK
HELP THE PINBALL HALL OF FAME MOVE TO A LARGER SPACE
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Located three miles from the Strip on Tropicana, the Pinball Hall of Fame is a 10,000-square-foot collection of vintage pinball machines that’s beloved by locals and tourists. In a July 30 Facebook post, the PHoF announced plans to relocate to a 27,000-square-foot building on Las Vegas Boulevard, doubling its space and moving closer to its tourist clientele—and to help ease the transition, it’s offering $50, $100 and $500 memberships that come with gifts and privileges, including access to a members-only area. Coincidentally, you’ll be helping a not-for-profit institution that’s traditionally given most of its proceeds to local charities. bit.ly/2vssDfS —Geoff Carter
HIGH-PROFILE DEATHS
Paul Laxalt, left, and Joel Robuchon, both of whom left indelible marks on Nevada, died Aug. 6. Laxalt, the former governor, U.S. senator and World War II combat veteran, was 96. He was one of former President Ronald Reagan’s closest allies in Washington, D.C., and helped bring corporate gaming to the state. Robuchon, the chef who in 2016 set the record with 32 Michelin stars and had two restaurants in Las Vegas, died of cancer at age 73.
■ Tariffs are working big time. Every country on earth wants to take wealth out of the U.S., always to our detriment. I say, as they come, Tax them. If they don’t want to be taxed, let them make or build the product in the U.S. In either event, it means jobs and great wealth..... (Aug. 5)
THE WEEK IN TRUMP TWEETS
■ Fake News reporting, a complete fabrication, that I am concerned about the meeting my wonderful son, Donald, had in Trump Tower. This was a meeting to get information on an opponent, totally legal and done all the time in politics - and it went nowhere. I did not know about it! (Aug. 5) ■ As long as I campaign and/or support Senate and House candidates (within reason), they will win! I LOVE the people, & they certainly seem to like the job I’m doing. If I find the time, in between China, Iran, the Economy and much more, which I must, we will have a giant Red Wave! (Aug. 8)
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20 WAYS TO REDUCE PLASTIC USE AT HOME BY CHRIS KUDIALIS | WEEKLY STAFF Plastic, plastic, everywhere. It’s a key component of everyday life for billions of people around the world. But while the material has made life convenient for humans, it’s wreaked havoc on marine life. ¶ A study from the University of California, Santa Barbara, found that as much as 8 million metric tons of plastics, spilled out from landfills or littered on beaches, enters the world’s oceans each year. Researchers estimate that between 140 to 170 metric tons of plastic are littered in oceans. ¶ Plastic components are found in 60 percent of all seabirds and almost all sea turtle species, according to the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Ocean Conservancy. Most of those animals mistake plastic for food, and it can take hundreds of years to decompose. Once it’s out there, it has to be manually removed, making it a crisis of colossal proportion. ¶ It’s in our clothing, food packaging, vehicles, beauty products, technology, appliances, furniture, cleaning products and more—a large portion of consumer goods rely on plastic in some way, and its prevalence has fueled its spread into every wildlife ecosystem in the world. ¶ Stopping the pileup from continuing can start at home. Here are 20 ways to reduce plastic use:
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Get a water filter Reduce bottled water use at home by drinking from the tap. Not only does drinking filtered tap water help cut plastic bottle use, it reduces the chances of consuming Bisphenol A (BPA), a toxic chemical found in plastic containers.
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Skip the plastic straws Instead, try reusable bamboo or stainless steel drinking straws available at a growing number of grocery stores and online.
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Downsize your plastic bags Why use a large sandwich bag for lunch when a small bag will suffice? As many as 75 percent of Americans regularly use plastic bags that are too large for what’s actually in them, according to the Center for Biological Diversity.
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Recycle plastic bottles Most Clark County residents can separate and leave their bottles at the curb for the Republic Services trash-collecting company. You can also drop the bottles off at Republic Services’ Recycle Station at 333 W. Gowan Road in North Las Vegas, or use UNLV’s drive-up drop-off station on the southeast corner of Flamingo Road and Swenson Street.
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Buy groceries that don’t come wrapped in plastic Many farmers markets or natural food stores provide groceries wrapped only in paper.
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Use less plastic bags in garbage cans Using one large garbage bag in which all waste from different trash cans around the house can be combined and collectively disposed of is one of the most efficient ways to cut back on plastic bag use.
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Refill printer cartridges Most cartridges don’t need to be completely replaced until after several uses.
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Ditch the chewing gum Nearly all mainstream brands of commercialized chewing gum are made of a flexible plastic.
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Hand wash dishes without plastic Water, soap and a soft towel or cloth reduces plastic use from dishwashing detergent tabs, plastic scrubbers and synthetic sponges.
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Leave out the plastic for personal cleaning Use bar soap and bar shampoo instead of liquid soap dispensed in plastic containers.
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Carry a reusable water bottle that’s not made of plastic Hydro Flask, for example, is one such brand of non-plastic, thermally controlled water containers to gain popularity in recent years. Thermos and Eco Vessel have long been known for doing the same. None of the above options uses plastic or contributes to waste.
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Use digital sources for music and entertainment Instead of CDs, DVDs and hard copies of video games, order the digital version through streaming services on mobile phones or via Smart TVs.
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THE
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HOW TO PACK YOUR VISITORS’ VACATION WITH A WHIRLWIND OF FUN
Bellagio’s Conservatory (Christopher DeVargas/Staff)
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he thing about living in the Entertainment Capital of the World is that you’ll never be alone. Everybody you’ve ever known, loved, hated or dated will eventually pass through Sin City on vacation or for a convention. No matter how many years have passed since you last spoke, a surprising number of long-lost besties will reach out. They’ll want to catch up for drinks or crash on your couch. They’ll invite you to join their weeklong bender or their cousin’s bachelorette party. Sometimes, they’ll just want advice for the best Cirque show, because their co-worker is planning a trip. It can be a lot of fun to pal around with old friends while getting to play the cucumber-cool Vegas insider. And sometimes it can get a little annoying. (Ever scrolled right past a buddy’s social media post about heading to Vegas, baby? Guilty as charged!). Nevertheless, it’s every Las Vegan’s duty to be hospitable and keep Vegas fabulous. Don’t feel overwhelmed—the Weekly is here to help. We’ve built the ultimate tourists guide to make sure they have a great time while they’re here … and you do, too.
AN ITINERARY FOR EVERY TYPE OF VEGAS VISITOR
THE VEGAS VIRGIN It’s easy for us locals to forget how the mere sight of neon sparks feelings of awe. So if you’re lucky enough to host a first-timer, get out of the way and let Vegas do what it does best. Fuel up for a day of walking (and drinking yard-longs) with breakfast at the Bacchanal Buffet at Caesars Palace. Point your guests in the direction of the Bellagio fountains and Conservatory, then let them spend the day touristing on their own. Meet up in the evening at Treasure Island to view Cirque du Soleil’s excellent Mystère (or, if money is tight, check out the free circus shows at Circus Circus). While you’re in the neighborhood, drop by the Welcome to Las Vegas Sign (5200 Las Vegas Blvd. S.) for the requisite photos. Then drive your guests very slowly up the length of the Strip so they can see the lights and grab a late dinner at the delightfully kitschy Peppermill (2985 Las Vegas Blvd. S.). Order the fresh fruit plate for a tower of fruit in a pineapple boat, with ice cream, banana bread and marshmallow sauce. Continue north to the Fremont Street Experience to carouse with buskers, ride the SlotZilla zipline and watch a free Viva Vision light show on the canopy. Got an extra day? Tour the Hoover Dam and walk across the Mike O’Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge for epic views.
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The Palms’ Unkown Bar (Courtesy)
THE FREQUENT FLIER Impress even the most jaded Vegas regular with a to-die-for breakfast sandwich at Eggslut at the Cosmopolitan. Then swing by the newly renovated Palms for a drink at the Unknown Bar while viewing Damien Hirst’s shark art. The hippest new thing in Vegas is sports, and you’ve got options all year: the Golden Knights (NHL), Las Vegas Aces (WNBA), Las Vegas Lights (United Soccer League) or the holdover, Triple-A Las Vegas 51s (set to move into a new stadium next season). We love Golden Knights practices at City National Arena (1550 S. Pavilion Center Drive), which are free and open to the public. While you’re in the area, dine at the hot new Masso Osteria at Red Rock Resort.
Our food critic recommends the pasta al pomodoro and gnocchi with clams. After dark, take your tourists to something they haven’t seen before, like Brilliant: A Neon Museum Experience (770 Las Vegas Blvd. N.), Opium by Spiegelworld (the folks behind Absinthe) at the Cosmopolitan, Gwen Stefani’s Planet Hollywood residency or a late set at Comedy Cellar at the Rio. Got an extra day? Hike the 2.2mile Calico Tanks trail at Red Rock Canyon (1000 Scenic Loop Drive) for a mind-blowing view of the Strip. The hike is rated moderatestrenuous, so if you’re not up to the feat, opt for Red Rock’s 13-mile scenic drive instead.
PRO TIPS HOW TO STAY SANE WHILE KEEPING GUESTS HAPPY
“Let’s meet for brunch.” Practice that phrase. You might be tempted to pull out all the stops for every old friend and acquaintance who visits, but you’ll soon tire of taking newbies on the same endless walk down the Strip. Save time and avoid animosity by letting your tourists explore on their own. Meet your buddies for brunch, catch up on old times and gloat about not being hungover. (Warning: Do not attempt this with your parents.)
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THE URBAN EXPLORER If you’ve got intrepid friends who eschew the Strip in favor of finding the “real” Vegas, you could have a philosophical discussion about how the touristy side of Vegas is the real Vegas. Or you could start the morning right by buying a one-day pass to a hip local gym, like TruFusion, Real Results or Raw Fitness, so they can sweat with the locals. (You can’t get more authentic than exercising alongside cocktail waitresses and valet parkers!) Recover with food and cocktails at offStrip hangout Starboard Tack (2601 Atlantic St.) or brunch at the Kitchen at Atomic (917 Fremont St.), where you must try the whiskey bread pudding! Spend the day strolling the Downtown Arts District and hanging out at Downtown Container Park (707 Fremont St.). As night falls, see a play by a local company like Cockroach Theatre (1025 S. 1st St.), Majestic Repertory Theatre (1217 S. Main St.) or Las Vegas Little Theatre (3920 Schiff Drive), or catch a touring Broadway production or a jazz show at the Smith Center (361 Symphony Park Ave.). Eat dinner in Chinatown (the cool kids love District One, 3400 S. Jones Blvd. #8) or indulge at an off-Strip steakhouse like Golden Steer (308 W. Sahara Ave.) or Echo & Rig in Tivoli Village (440 S Rampart Blvd.). End up at an indie show at the Bunkhouse Saloon (124 S 11th St.) or Beauty Bar (517 Fremont St.). Got an extra day? Travel to Boulder City to discover a world of small-town quirk.
Cockroach Theatre stages the sorts of productions you won’t catch on the Strip. (Wade Vandervort/Staff)
? Home or hotel? Unless they’re in your wedding party or immediate family, advise them to stay at the nicest Strip resort their budget can afford. They’ll have more fun that way … and so will you.
? Personalize it. Make a list of your own favorite restaurants and store it on your phone so you’ll have automatic suggestions at the ready.
Keep plans simple. Skip the back and forth by meeting friends at the center bar of whichever hotel they’re staying in.
Are cars necessary? Unless they plan to spend lots of time off-Strip, advise them to skip the rental. Parking isn’t free most places anymore, plus cabs and rideshare services abound. And if you’re feeling extra generous, you can offer to pick them up one night for a dinner in the ’burbs.
Not too long, not too short. When your friends float the idea of visiting, suggest a three-day weekend. Anything less will leave them wanting, but anything more is just too much. Ben Franklin once said, “Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.”
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The Partier So your friend is getting married and wants you to plan the bachelor or bachelorette party. If you hate the hassle, opt for a package deal from a local party planner, like VegasPartyVIP.com, MySinCityParty. com, VegasGirlsNightOut.com or BadAssBachelorParty.com. Bonus: Packages generally include a party bus! If yours is a DIY celebration, start by taking your friends directly to a dispensary (like Essence on the Strip, 2307 Las Vegas Blvd. S.; Canopi Downtown, 1324 S. 3rd Street; or the Source, with two locations in the suburbs) to load up for later. (It’s legal to buy but not to consume publicly, so might we suggest edibles?) Before you imbibe, spend your morning zooming through desert sand dunes on a guided four-wheeler tour via Las Vegas ATV Tours (lvatvtours. com). In the afternoon, hit up a party pool club like Encore Beach Club at the Wynn or a more subdued hotel pool like the Flamingo’s Go Pool. See a sexy show (Zumanity and Absinthe are sexy fun regardless of your gender). Ladies’ parties might hit up Magic Mike Live, while the boys head to X Burlesque. For edgier fun, try Sapphire or Hustler Club, which feature both male and female dancers—just pick your dancefloor. Cap off your evening with the ultimate nightclub experience at XS at Encore. Got an extra day? A carb-heavy French brunch at Bouchon at the Venetian should sober you up, or cure your hangover completely with Hangover Heaven Las Vegas IV Specialists (hangoverheaven.com).
Magic Mike Live (Erik Kabik/Staff)
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Discovery Children’s Museum (File)
the Family In the morning, before it gets hot, head south of Las Vegas for oneof-a-kind art installation Seven Magic Mountains (SevenMagicMountains. com). Let the kids run around and touch the art while parents snap photos. Suggest that your guests stay at a hotel with an awesome pool. On the Strip, Mandalay Bay has both a wave pool and a lazy river; Downtown, the Golden Nugget features an awesome pool slide and sharks!). Feed the kids at Bobby’s Burger Palace (3750 Las Vegas Blvd. S.), with more than 12 signature burgers by Bobby Flay. (Adults, sneak upstairs to the Mandarin Bar for a child-free cocktail and epic Strip views … assuming you
have someone to watch the kiddos.) Then, escape the heat at the Pinball Hall of Fame (1610 E. Tropicana Ave.) for lots of arcade fun before it temporarily closes to move to the South Strip. Or spend the afternoon making kidand adult-friendly creations at Corks ’n Crafts in Downtown Summerlin (1875 Festival Plaza Drive #100), seeing nature at Springs Preserve (333 S. Valley View Blvd.) or learning at the Discovery Children’s Museum (360 Promenade Place). Got an extra day? Head to Circus Circus to play the kid-friendly midway games, watch free circus shows and ride the roller coasters inside the Adventure Dome.
Several movies feature scenes shot in the stunning Valley of Fire, including Total Recall, Casino and Star Trek: Generations. (L.E. Baskow/Staff)
The Sober/ Vegan/ self-disciplined visitor Las Vegas might be famous for its sinfulness, but it’s even better known for its hospitality, so your teetotaling—or otherwise obnoxiously healthy—friends should have just as much fun as your rowdy ones. Start with breakfast at Ronald’s Donuts (4600 Spring Mountain Road)—they’ve been vegan since before vegan was cool. According to LiveKindly.com, Las Vegas has seen a 400 percent increase in Vegan restaurants in Las Vegas, so you’ve got options galore. Some of our favorites are VegeNation Downtown (616 Carson Ave. #120), Chef Kenny’s Asian Vegan in Chinatown (6820 Spring Mountain Road) and Violette’s Vegan Organic Cafe & Juice Bar in the suburbs (8560 W. Desert Inn Road). No matter how discerning, your opinionated guests can’t discount the splendor of nature. So after you’ve filled their bellies, whisk them off to the stunning Valley of Fire State Park (29450 Valley of Fire Hwy. in Overton) for some hiking. Or, if they’re allergic to the outdoors, take them shopping at the Caesars Palace Forum Shops or Las Vegas North Premium Outlets (875 S. Grand Central Parkway). After dark, get your friends high without chemicals by taking them to the High Roller on the Linq Promenade or the rides atop the Stratosphere. Got an extra weekend? Encourage your guests to visit during a special event they might enjoy, such as Downtown’s Life Is Beautiful Festival (September 21-24) or the Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon (November 10-11), which rolls right down the Strip.
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MEDITATION CAN BE AN IMPORTANT AID DURING CALM AND CRISIS PERIODS BY WEEKLY STAFF
n a Thai cave, 12 boys and their soccer coach sat still and focused, slowly and calmly breathing in and out. Around them, rain water surged, trapping them 2½ miles deep for more than two weeks. ¶ Few of us would have had such presence of mind. Fortunately for the soccer team, their coach, Ekapol Chanthawong, had studied as a Buddhist monk for 10 years and could meditate for up to an hour at a time, according to his family. ¶ The goal of meditation is to achieve a state of peace by observing your thoughts and feelings rather than becoming immersed in them. Instead of giving into panic, you acknowledge your fears and dark thoughts, but know, like all things, they too will pass. ¶ Emergency workers worldwide lauded Chanthawong for keeping the boys in the right state of mind to make a rescue feasible. The entire soccer team escaped the cave unharmed. ¶ Researchers have found that meditation appears to have a host of benefits, not only in times of crisis, but in the general coping with our everyday stressful lives. A discipline thousands of years old, meditation has become a wholly secular and global practice, widely credited with enhancing people’s health and general well-being.
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How to meditate
Meditation is an active training of the mind to increase awareness about what’s happening in our bodies and minds from moment to moment. The goal is to become mindful throughout all parts of the day and in all experiences.
The scientific health benefits of meditation
■ Anti-aging: A UCLA study found that people who meditated regularly during a period of 20-plus years had more gray matter volume throughout their brain, which helped stave off the effects of aging. ■ Memory boost: Harvard scientists observed that after eight weeks of meditation, people’s brain structure changed. Cortical thickness in the hippocampus, which governs learning and memory, increased, as did areas of the brain that regulate emotion. Brain cell volume in the amygdala, which is responsible for fear, anxiety and stress, decreased. ■ Blood pressure drop: A study published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine showed that 40 of 60 patients with high blood pressure who started meditating showed a significant enough drop in their blood pressure that they could stop taking medication for the affliction. ■ Depression relief: Johns Hopkins researchers discovered that meditation reduced the symptoms of depression to the same degree as antidepressants. ■ Addiction control: University of Washington scientists found that prison inmates who were taught meditation and practiced it for three months drank 87 percent less alcohol and used 89 percent less marijuana than they had before practicing mindfulness. A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that smokers who meditated curtailed their smoking by 60 percent, even if they had no intention of quitting.
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Choose a peaceful environment Put away your phone and turn off the TV. Background noise is fine, just be sure sounds won’t be jarring or distracting. Calm, repetitive music or a water fountain can help set the mood.
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Meditation in the classroom A San Francisco school district began a twice-daily meditation program in high-risk schools and saw suspensions decrease, GPAs rise and attendance increase. At an urban elementary school in the Midwest, two months of weekly 45-minute meditation, yoga and breathing sessions led to significantly less hyperactive behavior and inattentiveness in students. The improvements were maintained even after the meditation sessions ended.
LOCAL MEDITATION Meditation isn’t easy, especially for beginners. Instruction from an experienced teacher can help. RYK Yoga and Meditation Center 8450 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 109, Las Vegas rykyoga.com Las Vegas Meditation 7224 Fury Lane, Las Vegas lasvegasmeditation.org
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Focus your attention on your breath and on how your body reacts when the air moves in and out of your lungs Pick a spot above your navel and track it as it rises and falls with your abdomen. If your mind wanders, don’t worry. Take a moment to think about where your mind went, then return your concentration to your breathing. Meditate for two to three minutes at a time in the beginning. As you improve, try it for increasingly longer periods.
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VARIATIONS ■ Mantras Repeat a phrase, word or sound over and over, out loud or silently in your mind, to help focus your attention. ■ Open-eye meditation Focus on an object, such as the flame of a candle or a crystal, until your peripheral vision starts to blur. ■ Visualization Create an imaginary scene in your mind that feels calming, such as a sandy beach, peaceful mountaintop or lush forest. Explore the space, experiencing the sights, smells, sounds and scenery. ■ Body scan Move from your toes to your head, concentrating on relaxing each part of your body.
TM Las Vegas 8360 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 235, Las Vegas tm.org/transcendentalmeditation-las-vegas If classes aren’t an option, try downloading a guided meditation track.
APPS Calm Free with trial, in-app purchases, premium subscription options Guided meditations, breathing exercises, sleep stories, soothing sounds Insight Timer Free, in-app purchases, premium subscription option Guided meditations, meditation timer, music tracks, background sounds, kid content Headspace Free, in-app purchases, premium subscription option Guided meditations, daily and mini meditations, mindfulness techniques, sleep sounds Buddhify $4.99, in-app purchases, annual membership option Custom meditation programs, mindfulness exercises, solo timer, kid content
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Sit or lie comfortably Concentrate on your body position and practice good posture. Close your eyes and breathe naturally.
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Sources: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, Mayo Clinic, Forbes, Psychology Today, The Independent Online
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THE JOINT COHEED AND CAMBRIA The alt-prog act—plus posthardcore co-headliner Taking Back Sunday—should conjure up some serious early-oughts nostalgia. But hopefully C&C will tease its upcoming album, based on a sci-fi novel written by frontman Claudio Ramirez and his author spouse Chondra Echert. With The Story So Far. 8 p.m., $60$130. –Leslie Ventura
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If there’s anything liberals need right now, impeachment aside, it’s comedic relief. And few are better equipped to provide such respite than the WellRed comedy trio, comprised of left-leaning Southern comedians. Those of you who caught Trae Crowder open for songwriter Jason Isbell at the House of Blues last year know his comedic bona fides. He has transitioned his YouTube raconteur shtick into a steady stand-up gig he’s taken across the country, railing against Republicanism while occasionally knocking the Dems’ own shortcomings. He’ll serve as the unofficial headliner of the WellRed evening (previous stops have had each comedian perform for 30 minutes, then unite for a 20-minute “town hall” Q&A). Also on the bill: Corey Ryan Forrester is from North Georgia, but you wouldn’t know it from his unabashedly anti-conservative humor. And like his tour mates, former Tennessean Drew Morgan is not above throwing fellow Southerners under the bus, to hilarious effect. Republicans: Unless you’re over Trump or a sucker for redneck jokes, opt for Terry Fator instead. 9 p.m., $32-$55. –Mike Prevatt
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Coming off an intense Lollapalooza opening-day set and the release of his third studio album, Astroworld, Scott returns to his Marquee residency Saturday night. Expect a sample of sounds from the new record, which features contributions from Frank Ocean, Drake, The Weeknd and more. 10:30 p.m., $30-$60. –Brock Radke
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Alex Kerns, drummer/vocalist for this Buffalo, New York-birthed indie rock outfit, now lives in Las Vegas. Listen to latest album Recreational Hate, then head Downtown to support a fellow local. With Katie Ellen, Dusk. 8 p.m., $15. –Spencer Patterson
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POSITIVE OUTLOOK Tritonal keeps the summer bright at Marquee By Leslie Ventura
Chad Cisneros and Dave Reed have been making music as Austin-based DJ duo Tritonal since 2008—which probably wouldn’t have happened had they not met in an online DJ gear forum in the early aughts. A decade later, the two have produced hundreds of singles and remixes. Don’t miss Tritonal’s signature uplifting beats at Marquee this month.
TRITONAL August 9, 11 a.m., $30-$40, Marquee Dayclub. August 18, 10:30 p.m., $30-$50, Marquee Nightclub. 702-333-9000.
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You’re celebrating 10 years of your label Enhanced, home to Disco Fries, Audien and BRKLYN. How has the label morphed and changed over the years? Chad: About 2010 or
2011, we decided to basically just go exclusive with Will [Holland] at Enhanced … and as such we would make that our home base, and we would develop our own artists and release whatever we wanted whenever we wanted, and we [would] never have to answer to another A&R [executive] again. That’s the beauty of having your own space. Now, looking back, it was a pretty bold thing to do.
That’s kind of how indies get up and going now, you just release music yourself through distribution channels. I guess we were kind of ahead of the curve. Chad, you’ve been sober for nearly 13 years. Why has it been important to share your story?
Chad: In terms of the recovery community, that’s sort of the MO. Helping other people helps me stay in gratitude and allows my testimony and story to be of benefit as opposed to some regretful memory. It’s really been the bedrock upon this new life I built. [There is] this personification of the DJ being this rock star on private jets getting f*cked up every night, and it’s all easy and fun and games. It’s not true. There’s no way Tritonal would still be together if either myself or Dave were getting f*cked up at that exuberance, and I don’t know that we’d be able to go to three and four shows on a weekend and be home on Sunday as fathers and be up at the studio at 9 a.m. It’s too much in order to maintain creativity and mental fitness.
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down in the sand in 2012 and ’13—we were always taking chords and cutting them up and rehashing them. … I think our music is like our personalities, it tends to lean positive and uplifting. We don’t tend to make a lot of dark music. As resident artists, you’ll be playing Marquee a lot this summer. What’s the best part of DJing in Las Vegas? Chad: Vegas is tourist heavy, so
sometimes you’ll get a lot of people in the room who are unexposed to the music or the artists onstage, and so for that reason they don’t know what’s new or old; it’s just an experience to them. It’s a great opportunity to test out new stuff that wont have any repercussions. Dave: I think it’s a great spot to try out a lot of our stuff. Not only is the room super fun, the sound system is awesome, and the production is amazing. We play there so much we know how things should sound, so we debut a lot of unreleased material there.
You just dropped “Love U Right” in July, and it has a lot of really catchy, funky hooks. What inspired it? Chad: That’s classic Tritonal, those
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PA L A Z Z O P R E PA R E S F O R T H E N E X T NIGHTLIFE EVOLUTION BY BROCK RADKE ith the addition of two new venues—the Dorsey and Rosina—over the past 18 months, the Venetian and Palazzo resorts have begun transforming into a cocktail culture hotbed. And coming soon to the Palazzo is Electra Cocktail Club, which was conceptualized by thinking beyond the creation of a new Las Vegas Strip casino bar and lounge. “It stems from the vision we had three years ago, when we took stock of where things were going in nightlife and felt there was a void in the market for smaller-scale venues,” says Patrick Lang, vice president of global nightlife and restaurant development for Las Vegas Sands, which operates the twin Strip resorts. “It was about looking for more upscale and intimate-but-fun venues where you can have a more sophisticated experience.” For Electra, Palazzo is once again collaborating with New York City nightclub and bar fixtures David Rabin and Sam Ross. Located just off Palazzo’s lobby, the new space will have 127 seats when it arrives in late August. A grand opening is planned for
September 7. “Cocktail culture has really caught on in Las Vegas recently, but we also take what we see in other major, trend-setting markets globally to establish ourselves as a bit of a cocktail hub,” Lang says. “We want to create bars and venues and experiences that stand on their own, whether they’re on a casino floor in Las Vegas or dropped on a street corner in Hong Kong or Singapore or SoHo in New York City.” Electra is expected to continue the cocktail creativity established at its sister bars, featuring a diverse selection of spirits with a focus on rums, agricoles (French-Caribbean cane sugar rums) and mezcals. The design incorporates luxury materials like brass, granite and etched metals, plus a chandelier with more than 1,200 points of light. Other standout features include a 40-foot digital display featuring original artwork in 70 million pixels—the highest resolution video display in Las Vegas—and a VIP corner banquette wrapped in a stack of 10 14-foot diameter bracelets with different metal finishes.
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HOT IN HENDERSON THE BREAKFAST-FOCUSED STOVE GETS OFF TO A FAST START BY LESLIE VENTURA here’s a lot happening inside the Stove. The latest restaurant to take over the secondfloor spot on south Eastern near the entrance to Anthem—once home to Standard and Pour, Firefly and more—is a “social kitchen” that focuses on bringing people together with one thing most everyone loves: food. It’s the brainchild of chefs Antonio Nunez—formerly at Kitchen Table, STK and Le Cirque—and Hell’s Kitchen winner Scott Commings, previously at Freedom Beat. The bright, open breakfast and brunch refuge is painted in calming green and white hues, decorated with lots of living plants and a living wall of herbs and micro greens. The Stove is divided into three areas: the dining room, the tearoom and a coffee room that can be booked for business meetings and parties. Inside the tearoom guests can choose from four distinct tea experiences involving fresh loose leaf tea—or an alcoholic “twisted tea” option—plus an assortment of scones, biscuits and crumpets or charcuterie. Tea not your style? The Stove has a stellar sake and champagne cocktail program, featuring house-infused juniper sake and libations like the Holla-Berry with sake, strawberries, jalapeno, mint, lime and syrup. But the most visually dynamic part of the Stove is the Chef’s Table, where each dish gets plated before it’s whisked off to respective diners. For starters, you can’t go wrong with the PB&J biscuit ($6), served with a fried egg, peanut butter mousse and bacon jam, or the salmon and Kaluga caviar duo ($22) with crème fraiche, salmon, quail egg and micro dill, served with petite blinis. Also, try the sinful chicken fried foie ($22), a hefty portion of fried liver served atop a Belgian waffle with maple gastrique and topped with pickled onions. Benedicts are another must—especially the suckling pig ($13)—served with two poached eggs, juicy smoked pork and two heavenly biscuits, all topped with brown butter hollandaise and house barbecue. From the dessert-worthy churro waffles ($12) to the hangover corn dog ($11)—hello, cream cheese and onion confit!—there isn’t a thing we’ve had at the Stove that isn’t worth trying.
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DESPITE criticism and sabotage, Amy Schumer keeps crafting wickedly brilliant satire By Geoff Carter
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my Schumer is putting in the work. That’s not an appraisal of how busy she is, though it could be; from the look of her CV, her days are packed. Schumer acts in movies (2015’s Trainwreck, which she also wrote, 2017’s Snatched and this year’s I Feel Pretty); writes books (her 2016 memoir The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo topped The New York Times best-seller list); has a hit sketch comedy television show (Comedy Central’s Inside Amy Schumer, currently on hiatus); acts on Broadway (her performance in Steve Martin’s Meteor Shower earned her a Tony nomination); and maintains a rigorous stand-up touring schedule, one that brings her to the Cosmopolitan for a two-date mini residency August 10 and 11 (with two more shows on November 2 and 3). But there’s keeping busy, and then there’s doing the work. And Amy Schumer, feminist, humor-
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ist and outright firebrand, fully playing the bad cards she’s been commits to her craft, even when dealt and using them to bluff the it makes more work for her on the haters. In one clip, she reacts to back end. The peril of saying everya sexting query of “What do you thing you need to say—about sexual want me to do to you?” with “Tell harassment, about gender inequalme I’m safe in my apartment.” In ity, about body image—is that you’ll another, Schumer pleads with God take flak for it, from within your (Paul Giamatti) to take away her fanbase and from without. Liberal herpes by destroying a village in audiences accuse Schumer of mudUzbekistan; the deal falls apart dling the message at the expense of when God tells her she’ll have to making dirty jokes (Los Angequit drinking and call her les Times critic Lorraine mother more often. And AMY Ali called Schumer’s in a note-perfect parody career a “drunken of Sidney Lumet’s 1957 SCHUMER with Rachel walk of shame toward classic 12 Angry Men, Feinstein, Mia Jackworld domination”), an all-star cast, inson. August 10-11, while misogynist cluding Jeff Goldblum 9 p.m., $59-$199. The Chelsea, 702trolls strive to shut and Kumail Nanjiani, 698-7475. her down completely. debate whether Schum(Most recently, they er is attractive enough to mounted a campaign to sabobe on television. tage Schumer’s latest Netflix special Schumer’s comedy isn’t for with one-star reviews.) everyone, but everyone who appreThrough it all, Schumer keeps ciates a truth-teller should respect pushing forward. It’s tempting it. “When a nude photo of yourself to think that being provocative is goes viral, the word you don’t simply a family trait (she’s a cousin want people to use to describe it of Senator Chuck Schumer), but is ‘brave’,” she said recently. True if you’ve ever fallen down a rabenough. That word should describe bit hole watching YouTube clips what Amy Schumer does onstage, from Inside Amy Schumer, it right alongside the words “hilariquickly becomes evident she’s only ous” and “real.”
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World record Mercy Music’s intense new album brings the Vegas trio closer to its goals By Leslie Ventura
“T
he whole record is me talking about how much I don’t like me.” That’s how Brendan Scholz, lead singer of Las Vegas pop-punk band Mercy Music, describes his band’s latest full-length album, Until the End of Your World, released July 13 on La Escalera records. It starts out sweet, almost saccharinesounding, as a xylophone playfully clanks atop chugging guitars. It’s a keen juxtaposition against Scholz’s jarring opening line— “Am I too afraid/To kill myself? These inner wounds/Won’t heal themselves”—setting the tone for the rest of the 11-song LP, energetic and upbeat but wrought with intense
emotion, much of it dealing openly with the singer’s mental health. “I’ve been telling people if you were to yell at yourself from outside yourself, that’s the theme of the record … if you could hate yourself in the third person,” Scholz says from a Holiday Inn Express in Fullerton, California, while on tour. Sprinkled with charismatic and jangly hooks, steadfast and danceable drumbeats and driving guitar solos, End of Your World falls somewhere near the melodic punk of Against Me! and early-’00s Saves the Day, while achieving something blissfully timeless. The lyrics are a lesson in self-flagellation, but
they’re paired with bright, poppy chord progressions and anthemic bridges, along with Scholz’s shiny guitar solos and bold, ever-soraspy vocals. The album is full of pained material, but Until the End of Your World is also polished and purposeful. (Hear “With Love” or “Hey Brother” for a quick sampling.) Mercy Music has never had its eyes so fixed on the prize. The guys recently landed a booking agent at Paquin Artists Agency, a Canadian group that represents The Flatliners, Hot Water Music, Iron Chic and Old Crow Medicine Show. “One of their agents called me that day and liked the record so much she wanted to
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MERCY MUSIC Next shows August 30 at Bunkhouse Saloon, September 15 at Beauty Bar. mercymusic foryou.com
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NOISE LOCAL SPINS LESLIE VENTURA CHECKS OUT NEW RELEASES FROM THREE LAS VEGAS ACTS The Acid Sisters, The Acid Sisters If hazy and howling rock ’n’ roll is your thing, you’re in luck. Nearly two years after The Acid Sisters made their official debut, the psychedelic Las Vegas outfit is finally releasing an LP, which just so happens to be the group’s first set of recordings ever. To say that the album has been long-awaited would be an understatement, but Elayna (vocals) and Nick Thompson (guitar) had more pressing matters to tend to, like welcoming a brand new baby into the world. Now The Acid Sisters have moved forward with the eponymous album’s release, scheduled for August 10. From haunting opener “Sci Fi or Die” to the murky “My Baby Walks the Left Hand Path,” The Acid Sisters recall the surfy Southwestern sounds of La Luz and would fit perfectly among Burger Records’ neo-psych roster. acidsisters.bandcamp.com
From left, Scholz, Martin and Cooper play Evel Pie. (Miranda Alam/Special to Weekly)
help us out,” Scholz says. “She put us on this tour that day, within an hour.” He and bandmates Rye Martin (drums) and Jarred Cooper (bass) wrapped up that 10-gig West Coast trek opening for LA five-piece Spanish Love Songs on July 28. As a group, Mercy Music sounds more keyed-in than ever. “There’s just something there that’s very special,” Scholz says about the addition of Martin, who joined the band three years ago but hadn’t been featured on a record until now. That fiery energy ignites when they play
live. “It’s just nice to see people singing along to it already,” Scholz adds, fondly recalling a recent gig in Seattle where everyone knew the words to the set-closer “Fine” from 2014’s When I Die, I’m Taking You With Me. Despite the successful tour, however, Scholz is leery to call Mercy Music a home run just yet. “For the first time, I don’t think it’s too far off to make this sustainable,” Scholz says. “I feel like we’re close. But at the same time, I’m the glass-halfempty guy.”
Rabid Young, Stranger EP It’s been six months since electro-rock outfit Rabid Young released standalone single “The Way.” Now the Vegas band is gearing up to release its latest set of songs, with a release party August 16 at the Bunkhouse. At first listen, Stranger is a stark contrast to that smoky February single, which laid down stinging guitar lines and shadowy synths,
layered perfectly with singer/ guitarist Eric Rickey’s smooth vocals. EP opener “Voices” kicks off with a retro feel—a throwback to the funky and disco of the late ’70s and early ’80s , complete with groovy piano riffs and Let’s Dance-era guitar solos. It’s no hyperbole to call Stranger Rabid Young’s best collection of songs thus far, and it’s likely to leave listeners wanting even more. soundcloud.com/rabidyoung Youth Fables, Among the Nightingales After the release of his 2017 EP Sequential Season, Las Vegasbased musician/producer Pete Reyes looked outward for inspiration. He went to open mics and attended intimate living room shows like Sofar Sounds, finding a new community of singers with whom to work. Among the Nightingales was meant to be another short EP but grew into something bigger. The album, out later this summer, features eight collaborative tracks, each written by its respective singer. Vegas artists like Ember, Meg Defantem, Ria, Monro and Halsey Harkins are given the spotlight, while Reyes’ builds the dynamic and emotional pop-synth rhythms. Most importantly, he wanted it to be a collaborative effort, Reyes says. “I wanted a taste of Vegas to come through.” youthfables.com
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“Loath” by Jerry Misko (Yasmina Chavez/Staff)
Roll for initiative With Polyhedral , Jerry Misko reINVENTS HIMSELF using the tools of the common nerd By Geoff Carter dds are good you’ve seen Jerry Misko’s work on a wall. That’s not to say it was hanging on a wall; rather, it probably was the wall. Misko, one of this city’s most prolific muralists, has painted up dozens of prominent walls over the past decade, from Emergency Arts to the Cosmopolitan. If you’re interested, you can see one of his personal favorites in the Arts District right now—on the south face of Inside Style, overlooking the courtyard at Jammyland. “That was a lot of fun,” Misko says. “That was the first large-scale piece I’d done using spray cans. That was a choice based on the surface, which is knobbly brick. Painting that by hand would’ve taken forever.” That Arts District mural is in Misko’s long-established style. The local artist has a singular gift for painting neon light, and for nearly 20 years he has supported himself doing just that—creating
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commissioned works, selling prints and, yes, dothat word became the title of the work.) ing murals. But with his show Polyhedral, hangThe resulting art, though boldly minimal in ing at Sahara West Library through September 15, comparison to his other insanely detailed paintMisko has consciously deconstructed his ings and murals, still looks like classic work—and he did it, strangely enough, Misko. Polyhedral’s pieces seem biologiPOLYHEDRAL Through with polyhedral dice—commonly used cal in nature, shimmering and pulsing September for Dungeons & Dragons. as if they were painting themselves. And 15; Monday“I haven’t played a role-playing game they’re a source of pride and reinvigoraThursday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; since high school,” he says. But he still tion to an artist eager to change up his Friday-Sunday, had his dice and remembered how to game, whether through nerd dice or 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; make D&D charts, so he used both to spray cans. free. The Studio at Sahara direct “the visual language of my paint“[Polyhedral] was freeing, in the way West Library, ings … the fried egg/nucleus shapes I’ve that I didn’t have to do my normal OCD 702-507-3630. painted hundreds and hundreds of over worrying: This has to be something. But the years.” this is all new. It’s what I make of it.” Rolls of the dice determined the Well, the dice also had a say—even he placement, number and color of those nuclei on disagreed with them. “Sometimes, letting somethe canvas, along with where he would sign the thing lay was tough. ‘This color is great, but the work how and how he titled it. (For that, Misko color next to that is f*cking awful,’” Misko says, pulled out his old D&D manuals and rolled the chuckling. “But the dice said, ‘that’s what’s next.’ dice to find a page, and then a word on that page; And in the end, it all came together.”
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Monica Heuser performs at Las Vegas Theater Alliance auditions. (Steve Marcus /Staff)
YOUR BIG BREAK Las Vegas Theater Alliance boosts local performers with a community-wide casting call By C. Moon Reed n Friday evening, a line of about 10 actors filed onto the empty stage at UNLV’s intimate Paul Harris Theatre. They sat in a row of plain chairs and then one by one stood to deliver two-minute monologues and, in some gutsy cases, a snippet of a capella song. Watching—and judging—from the audience was a collection of prominent Las Vegas producers and casting directors. When finished, the 10 brave souls filed out and 10 new ones filed in to repeat the process over the course of two days. For non-actors, Las Vegas Theatre Alliance’s second-annual community-wide auditions sound like an anxiety dream; the only thing missing is looking down and realizing you’re not wearing any pants. For the local theater community, these auditions are a crucial step in the scene’s evolution and growth. “It’s hard to make a living as an actor [in Las Vegas],” says Mindy Woodhead, executive direc-
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tor of Las Vegas Theater Alliance. “There’s a lot of work for singers, dancers and acrobats, but to use language to tell stories is not our most popular form of theater. We have a thriving nonprofit arts scene, but it needs to pick up momentum.” Woodhead says that the local theater scene is splintered into islands of talent. And because it’s so diffuse, talented actors miss out on opportunities and eventually relocate to cities where work is more abundant. Last year, Woodhead launched the annual community-wide audition event to solve the problem. “The goal is twofold: to support producers and make sure actors have enough work.” The combined auditions included community, university and for-profit theater, along with voice-over, film and television work. The effort brought together 33 casting professionals, nearly 100 actors and 25 volunteers, with sponsorship from VegasAuditions.com and Sunrise Coffee. Perhaps the most unique casting director was
Brigid Kelly, coordinator for the standardized patient acting program at Touro University. She was looking for actors to help train doctors and nurses. It’s a paid position, essential for performers looking to scrape together a living in Las Vegas. “You can make money and give back to humanity,” Kelly says. Last year, Jamie Carvelli auditioned and ended up getting signed with a casting agency that led to paid commercial work. “It was really fun and nerve-wracking,” she says. “And I got a lot of opportunity from it.” This year, Carvelli was back, but in the opposite role. She sat in the audience representing both Cockroach Theatre (as casting director) and A Public Fit Theatre Company (doing promotions). Carvelli says the community-wide audition really boosts the theater community. “It helps us as actors be seen, [and] on the other end as casting directors, it helps us find talent we didn’t know existed.”
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Left of Center ART GALLERY Djibril N’Doye: Taking Root and Blossoming Thru 9/1. 2207 W. Gowan Road, 702-647-7378. Sahara West Library Nevada Clay Guild: Mud ’n More Thru 9/15. Jerry Misko: Polyhedral Thru 9/15. All That Glitters Thru 9/23. 9600 W. Sahara Ave., 702-507-3630. Spring Valley Library Jim Atha: Wet Is Wild Thru 8/19. 4280 S. Jones Blvd., 702-507-3820. West Charleston Library Las Vegas News Bureau/Nevada State Museum Las Vegas: Les Folies Bergère: Entertaining Las Vegas One Rhinestone at a Time Thru 8/12. Daniel Miller: Unsheltered 8/14-10/21. Reception 8/14. 6301 W. Charleston Blvd., 702-507-3940.
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The Gresko family includes four generations of Soap Box Derby champions, including 10-year-old Riley Gresko, who recently finished third in the Stock Division in Akron, Ohio. (Steve Marcus/Staff)
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enderson’s Gresko family has been making the journey to Akron, Ohio, each summer for decades to compete in the All-American Soap Box Derby World Championship Race. Four generations of racers have competed there, including 10-year-old Riley, who took third in the stock division last month—her family’s best all-time finish. While the races are competitive, they’re also friendly, with families from throughout the nation congregating for Akron’s annual soap box celebration. Friendships are common; competitors often help each other get their derby cars ready and share in a barbecue after the races. As the announcer ran down this year’s participants, one name stood out to Riley’s dad, Jeremy Gresko—a racer with the last name Hayes. When the Greskos got back to Nevada, Jeremy found an old newspaper clipping from the 1930s in the family scrapbook. In it, his great uncle was competing next to a driver named Hayes. “In some families, everyone plays football or soccer,” Jeremy Gresko said. “In our family, this is what we do.” And they do it exceptionally well. McKayla Gardiner, Riley’s cousin, took ninth in the super stock division in Akron. Aubrey Gresko, 7, won the award for the best designed shell. More important, the family’s summer vacation—like all of its summers—was spent together, doing something about which the Greskos are passionate. Jeremy’s dad, Jerry, hauls the cars and parts across the country in a trailer decorated with his grandchildren’s names
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and “Generation 4.” “I’m proud, because I was the first Gresko to win,” Riley said of her third-place finish, which awarded her a trophy that stood taller than the fifth-grader. Riley’s finish wasn’t a one-person effort. Jeremy and Jerry take the lead on building the cars, which cost $450-$650 each and come in an easy-to-assemble kit. On race day, the family changes out the wheels between runs—each race has two heats, with finishes based on racers’ average time down the derby slope. Riley finished at 29.41 seconds on the 989-foot course, and her speed got up to 30 mph. There’s plenty of strategy and coaching, such as reminding the driver of the basics: Sit toward the back of the vehicle and remain low; hold the steering wheel tight and do not move around. The Gresko brain trust also includes Stacia Gardiner, McKayla’s mom and Jeremy’s sister, who also won a trophy or two in her days competing. The Greskos are hoping to get a few more families involved. Participation in Region 2, which includes Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah, hasn’t been robust. And in Nevada, there are only a handful of competitors. Jeremy and his wife, Melissa, head Las Vegas Soap Box Derby and spend most of their free time promoting the activity, including hosting a local regional each spring in the RC Willey parking lot. The Greskos have numerous cars in their garage for beginners to try out. A racer needs 100 points to qualify to compete in Akron, with 40 points awarded to first-place finishers in the coed competition. The age minimum is 7; 20 is the maximum. Riley might not be the last Gresko to thrive in the activity. Her younger brother, 4-year-old Preston, is already showing an interest in being in the garage while the cars are assembled.
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Dennis Hof in the “Bondage and Discipline room” at his Love Ranch brothel in Crystal on June 26. Hof won the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 36. (Steve Marcus/Staff)
‘Trump of Pahrump’ Famed pimp Dennis Hof may leave (some) brothels behind in his bid for Assembly seat
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ennis Hof sits at the bar of his legal brothel about 80 miles from Las Vegas on this weekday to conduct important business. He has spent many days through the years greeting visitors and coordinating deals from this spot at Love Ranch in growing his brothel empire. But this deal is different. Hof, the famed pimp, is transitioning to another industry—Hof, the politician. He is on a video conference with the producer of a reality show and listening to how it would document Hof selling his two brothels in Nye County to Heidi Fleiss, who gained notoriety in the 1990s as the “Hollywood madam.” Hof, you see, plans to extricate himself from his Southern Nevada ranches—still operating his four Northern Nevada brothels—in a move to prove he’s committed to his political foray. Hof, who has been in the legal brothel business for almost 30 years, said he didn’t want to have any such business dealings occurring in the state Assembly district that he would represent. He doesn’t, however, see any problem with continuing to operate his Northern Nevada brothels, which are a relative stone’s throw from the state capital in Carson City. The so-called “Trump of Pahrump” is the Republican nominee for the District 36 Assembly seat, campaigning on a Donald Trump-inspired theme: “Make Nevada, Nevada Again.” Roger Stone, a longtime adviser to the president and self-proclaimed dirty trickster, pinned the “Trump of Pahrump” moniker on Hof at an April campaign rally in the Nye County town. The nickname, Hof said, made a lot of sense.
He and Trump have a lot in common, such as being successful businessmen, starring in reality shows, authoring books and liking “pretty” girls, Hof said. “Am I riding the Trump train? Hell yes I am,” Hof said. “He blazed the trail for me. I would have never won the primary without what Donald Trump did. He carved a new dimension into the political realm, and I’m one of the beneficiaries of it.” Hof ran as a Libertarian for the District 36 seat in 2016, but lost to James Oscarson. This year, running on the GOP ticket, Hof upset the incumbent Oscarson in the June primary. Not all Republicans are impressed. Key Nevada Republicans such as U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, Attorney General Adam Laxalt and outgoing Gov. Brian Sandoval have denounced the self-proclaimed pimp. Laxalt, the GOP gubernatorial nominee, “does not support Dennis Hof and will not be supporting him,” Laxalt’s campaign manager, Kristin Davison, said in an email last month to the Associated Press. Hof isn’t bothered by the snubs. Such Republicans, he said, are part of what he’s campaigning against. “When I heard the news, I was jumping up and down. I was ecstatic. Sandoval is the super RINO [Republican in name only]; he is the one who started the [recently instituted commerce] tax,” Hof said. “The reason I won is because Oscarson supported the commerce tax. If they would have supported me, the people would have lost faith in me, and I would have lost. I’ve got the endorsement of the people; I’m the people’s choice.” Hof singled out the sitting governor for his nonsupport. “If Sandoval promises to keep not supporting, he can come down to any of my ranches once a month for free,” Hof said. Not everyone in the Nevada GOP apparatus is anti-
Hof. Some of the party regulars welcome a candidate who has been successful in the business world. Nevada GOP Chairman Michael McDonald didn’t endorse Hof, but did highlight some reasons why Hof makes a good Republican. “We welcome fiscal conservatives such as Mr. Hof who want to join our party,” McDonald said last month in an open letter. “We need more of them. Also, since joining the party, Mr. Hof has been an extremely active and generous member—with both his time and his money. He has attended all but one Central Committee meeting, Lincoln Day dinners, the GOP caucus and the GOP convention.” Trump, despite some questionable morals, received overwhelming support from evangelicals, and that’s something Hof believes played in his favor as well. “Everybody said the women or religious people weren’t going to vote for [Trump]. And you know what they did? They went in away from their spouses and religious groups … and they voted Trump,” Hof said. “The same thing happened here. They wanted someone who would repeal the commerce tax, fight for Second
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Amendment rights, fight for their water. And even though he owns brothels, what did they do? Voted Hof,” he said. “A lot of them probably aren’t even admitting to it,” he added. Going into his general election showdown with Democratic nominee Lesia Romanov, a longtime educator, Hof said his focus would be much the same as his previous campaigns, with one new wrinkle: his new motto. “Now what I’m looking to do is push ‘Make Nevada, Nevada Again,’ ” Hof said. “I think people will resonate with that. Give us our freedom. We’re about low taxes, drinking, gambling, girls and guns. That’s what this state was founded on.” Romanov said she didn’t think Hof would be the best representative for either the state or the vast 36th District, which stretches nearly 150 miles from east to west and about 270 miles from north to south, and includes parts of Nye and Lincoln counties, along with sparsely populated, mostly rural areas of Clark County. “I want to ensure someone fills the seat who has ethics and the best interests of the state [in mind],” Romanov said. “His comments have said that he wants to make the Legislature fun, and he wants to park a big bus in front of the legislative building and entertain the Legislature. I don’t think that is reflective of the needs of his constituents.” Romanov said it will be crucial to focus on the needs of the people in her district, especially the area with the largest concentration of population. “I want to make sure I address the needs for people in the town of Pahrump,” she said. “Educational areas, growth, their water rights.” Hof will have campaign billboards up around Pahrump, but he doesn’t plan on creating attack billboards as he did in his race against Oscarson. “I don’t know anything about this woman. I don’t have anything bad to say about her,” Hof said. “But I think the people are going to say, ‘Do we want another schoolteacher in the Legislature making decisions, or do we want a real businessman like Donald Trump?’ ” Romanov said the teaching profession helps shape the future of Nevada. “I’m in the business of educating the children of the families of my constituents,” she said. “I think that’s beneficial for the state.” His business background is where Hof thinks he’ll best Romanov and is the reason he thinks he’ll ultimately win the Assembly seat. “The state is no different from one of my businesses,” Hof said. “We still buy water, we have human resource issues, we have automobiles to buy. It’s [the budget] just got a lot more zeros behind it than my business. “You take away the product and business is business. I sign the front of paychecks. I know what it takes to run a business.” As for a reality show regarding the sale of his brothels in Nye County, Hof said he and Fleiss have another conference call scheduled this week with executives from Netflix.
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reg Brower, a shareholder at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, joined the firm after his third stint with the U.S. Department of Justice. He splits his time between the firm’s offices in Nevada and Washington, D.C., and was recently named co-chair of its Government Investigations & White Collar Group.
What inspired you to become a lawyer?
Growing up in Las Vegas, I didn’t know any lawyers. I was the first person in my family to attend college, and as a freshman at UNLV, I got a job as a “runner” for a small Downtown law firm and was exposed for the first time to what lawyers do. Later, after transferring to Cal-Berkeley, I did a summer internship in Washington, D.C., and that experience set me on a path to law school.
My relationship with Boyd goes all the way back to when I was proud to support state funding for the new law school as a freshman member of the State Assembly in 1999. Later, I joined the Dean’s Council and also became an adjunct professor of law, teaching courses in national security law and trial advocacy. I have had the privilege of working with every one of the deans through the years, and it’s great to see how Boyd has become such a crucial part of Nevada’s legal community. I look forward to continuing with my involvement at Boyd now that I am back in Nevada. What is your philosophy when it comes to representing clients?
In both civil and criminal matters, it is my goal to understand everything I posGreg Brower sibly can about the dispute or about why Brownstein Hyatt the government has targeted my client. Farber Schreck Once I am confident that I understand Title: Shareholder the problem, I see my job as one of problem solving. Sometimes the client is best served by litigating, through trial and even apYou’ve practiced law in both private and public peal. Other situations call for a settlement. And spectrums. What are the similarities and differfinally, overlaying all of that is the ethical duty ences between the two? all lawyers have to their clients to be zealous and Public service has been a big part of my career loyal advocates on their behalf. I tend to take on as a lawyer. In many ways, there is no difference my clients’ problems as my own, and I thrive on between representing the public and representing being a passionate advocate on their behalf. private clients. Both demand the same high level As a former Naval officer, what skills of competence, zealousness and loyalty to one’s did you learn in the service that you use client. in your law practice? What is your involvement at UNLV’s William S. Boyd School of Law?
I have drawn upon my Navy experience in virtually everything I have done professionally since serving
The most basic advice that I have tried to live by professionally came from my father, who spent 40 years as an electrician before he retired. He believed that no matter what a person does for a living, they should strive to be the best at what they do. I have always admired that quality in others, no matter their occupation, and I have always tried to live by that philosophy. How do you decompress after a long week?
I swim just about every morning. On the weekend, I love to just sit on my patio at home and read the news while listening to music or the birds in the neighborhood. I just need about an hour of that and I feel totally decompressed. Beyond that, long walks with my wife, golf when I have the time to play, and sports on TV are all very therapeutic. If you could change one thing about Southern Nevada, what would it be?
Because it’s my hometown, I find it hard to be objective about it. Because the challenges are too complicated for this format, I’ll keep it simple for now—I would like to see more water in Lake Mead and the return of free valet parking on the Strip. What is your dream job outside of your current field?
Part of me would love to be a high school teacher and coach, or a police officer, or a line prosecutor doing nothing but violent crime cases day in and day out—simple, straightforward kinds of jobs that have big impacts on real people each and every day. What is something that people might not know about you?
I am an owner of the Green Bay Packers. (One of many.) What advice do you have for aspiring litigators?
Volunteer for every type of case. Get as much courtroom experience as possible. Watch, take and defend as many depositions as possible. Only by doing it over and over can you get better at it. Seek out constructive criticism. Remember, it’s not whether you think you did well, it’s about what the judge and/or jury thinks about your performance. Find mentors and then watch and listen. Overprepare for everything. Be unfailingly courteous to everyone, including opposing counsel and witnesses who are not your own, and especially to courtroom staff.
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Law Today Notes Chambers USA (Band 1) Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck n David Arrajj — gaming & licensing n Andrew Brignone — labor and employment (ERISA) n Kirk Lenhard — litigation: general commercial n Frank Schreck — gaming & licensing (Star Individual) n Ellen Schulhofer — corporate/commercial n The firm also won awards for corporate/commercial, and gaming & licensing Dickinson Wright n Jeffrey Silver — gaming & licensing Fennemore Craig n Michael Buckley — real estate n Jeffrey Zucker — corporate/commercial, real estate n The firm also won awards for real estate Greenberg Traurig n Michael Bonner — corporate/commercial n Mark Clayton — gaming and licensing n Mark Ferrario — litigation: general commercial n Jim Mace — real estate n The firm also won awards for real estate Holland & Hart n Karen Dennison — real estate n David Garcia — corporate/commercial n J Stephen Peek — litigation: general commercial n The firm also won awards for corporate/commercial Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie n Anthony Cabot — gaming and licensing n The firm also won awards for gaming and licensing McDonald Carano n A.J. “Bud” Hicks — gaming & licensing (Senior Statesperson) n George Ogilvie — construction litigation
Mountain StateS Super Lawyers Alverson, Taylor, Mortensen & Sanders n Bruce Alverson — civil litigation defense
n Shirley Blazich — civil litigation defense n David Mortensen — health care law n LeAnn Sanders — medical malpractice defense n Eric Taylor — general litigation Bailey Kennedy n John Bailey — business litigation, health care, business/corporate n Andrea Champion — business litigation n Joshua Dickey — business litigation, business/ corporate n Joshua Gilmore — business litigation, professional liability, general litigation n Dennis Kennedy — business litigation, professional liability (Top 100) n Joseph Liebman — business litigation, health care n Kelly Stout — business litigation, health care n Paul Williams — business litigation, professional liability, health care Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck n Adam Agron — mergers and acquisitions, securities and corporate finance, business/corporate n Steven Amerikaner — land use/zoning, state, local and municipal, real estate n David Arrajj — gaming n Edward Barad — real estate n Gregory Berger — tax n Norman Brownstein — legislative and governmental affairs, business/corporate, real estate n Sharon Caulfield — health care, employment and labor n Combus “C.J.” Chapman — real estate, business/corporate, entertainment and sports (Rising Star) n Justin Cohen — general litigation (Rising Star) n Kevin Cudney — mergers and acquisitions, securities and corporate finance, business/corporate n Diane De Felice — environmental, land use/zoning, real estate n Steven Demby — business/corporate, securities and corporate finance, energy and natural resources n Emily Ellis — business litigation (Rising Star) n Steven Farber — business/corporate n Alexandra Fidler Metzl — mergers and acquisitions, business/corporate (Rising Star)
n Arthur Griffin — real estate (Rising Star) n Benno Guggenheimer — intellectual property (Rising Star) n Joshua Hantman — bankruptcy, creditor debtor rights (Rising Star) n Lisa Hogan — employment litigation, business litigation n Bruce James — real estate n Christine Jochim — energy and natural resources (Rising Star) n Carrie Johnson — business litigation, administrative law, environmental (Rising Star) n Robert Kaufmann — real estate, business/corporate n Kirk Lenhard — business litigation, civil litigation, eminent domain n Mark Leonard — family law n Erin Lewis — intellectual property, entertainment and sports (Rising Star) n Thomas Livingston — business/corporate (Rising Star) n Avi Loewenstein — business/corporate, gaming, mergers and acquisitions (Rising Star) n Cassandra Malone — civil litigation, energy and natural resources (Rising Star) n Mark Mathews — environmental n Gino Maurelli — mergers and acquisitions n John McDermott — business litigation, general litigation, securities litigation n Sarah Mercer — legislative and governmental affairs, land use/zoning, energy and natural resources, business litigation (Rising Star) n Alfred Mottur — communications, government relations n Anna-Liisa Mullis — business litigation (Rising Star) n Jonathan Pray — construction litigation, business litigation (Rising Star) n Caitlin Quander — land use/zoning, real estate (Rising Star) n Evan Rothstein — intellectual property litigation, business litigation n Frank Schreck — gaming, administrative law n Ellen Schulhofer — business/corporate, mergers and acquisitions, gaming n Nancy Strelau — employee benefits n Martine Tariot Wells — employment litigation (Rising Star) n Lawrence Treece — business litigation, antitrust litigation, securities and corporate finance n Angela Turriciano Otto — real estate, business/ corporate n Carolynne White — land
use/zoning, legislative and governmental affairs, state, local & municipal n Ellen Whittemore — gaming n Lindsey Williams — intellectual property (Rising Star) Dickinson Wright n Cynthia Alexander — commercial and business litigation n Elizabeth Brickfield — estate planning and administration n John Dawson — estate planning and administration n Michael Feder — commercial and business litigation (Top 100) n Jennifer Ko Craft — intellectual property (Top 50 Women) n John Krieger — intellectual property (Top 100) n Kate Lowenhar-Fisher — gaming n Joel Schwarz — commercial and business litigation n Jeffrey Silver — gaming Fennemore Craig n Michael Buckley — real estate n Christopher Byrd — business litigation n Thomas Fell — bankruptcy: business n Samuel Lionel — business litigation n Brenoch Wirthlin — business litigation (Rising Star) n Jeffrey Zucker — business/corporate (Top 100) Fisher Phillips n Mark Ricciardi — labor and employment Gordon Law n Aviva Gordon — litigation Holland & Hart n Robert Cassity — business litigation (Rising Star) n Bryce Kunimoto — business litigation n Christopher Myers — securities and corporate finance (Rising Star) n Stephen Peek — business litigation n Patrick Reilly — business litigation Howard & Howard n W. West Allen — intellectual property litigation (Top 100) n Stephanie Buntin — intellectual property (Rising Star) n Seaton Curran — intellectual property (Rising Star) n Zachary Gordon — intellectual property (Rising Star) n Robert Hernquist — business litigation n James Kohl — business litigation n Matthew Kreutzer —
franchise/dealership n Martin Little — business litigation n Brian Pezzillo — construction litigation n Robert Rosenthal — employment and labor n Jason Weiland — business litigation (Rising Star) n Jay Young — business litigation (Top 100) Hutchison & Steffen n Joseph Ganley — business litigation, general litigation, civil litigation n Mark Hutchison — business litigation, employment litigation, personal injurygeneral, state, local and municipal n Joseph Kistler — business litigation, civil litigation, bankruptcy n Patricia Lee — general litigation, intellectual property, family law n Todd Moody — general litigation, estate and trust litigation, personal injurygeneral, insurance coverage n James Randall — personal injury-general, professional liability, appellate n Jacob Reynolds — business litigation, professional liability n Jeffrey Steffen — business/corporate, real estate, mergers and acquisitions n John Steffen — real estate, business litigation, personal injury-general n Daniel Stewart — government relations, administrative law, constitutional law, business litigation, land use/ zoning, business/corporate (Rising Star) n Michael Wall — appellate, business litigation, estate and trust litigation Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie n John Bragonje — construction litigation n Robert Charles Jr. — bankruptcy n Howard Cole — employment and labor n Joel Henriod — appellate n Marla Hudgens — general litigation (Rising Star) n Dale “Malani” KotchkaAlanes — business litigation (Rising Star) n Glenn Light — gaming (Rising Star) n Scott MacTaggart — business/corporate n Michael McCue — intellectual property litigation n Daniel Polsenberg — appellate n Dan Waite — business litigation n Meng Zhong — intellectual property litigation (Rising Star) Marquis Aurbach Coffing n Phillip Aurbach — busi-
ness litigation, alternative dispute resolution n Christian Balducci — business litigation, real estate, general litigation (Rising Star) n Jack Chen Min Juan — construction litigation, appellate, professional liability, personal injury-general, eminent domain, real estate n Chad Clement — business litigation, appellate (Rising Star) n Terry Coffing — real estate, civil litigation, business litigation n Nicholas Crosby — employment and labor, employment litigation n Micah Echols — appellate, general litigation n Avece Higbee — real estate, business litigation (Rising Star) n Albert Marquis — real estate, business litigation, employment and labor, aviation and aerospace, business/corporate n Scott Marquis — real estate, business/corporate, business litigation, construction litigation n Terry Moore — real estate, business litigation n Jared Moser — civil litigation, business litigation, employment and labor, real estate, appellate (Rising Star) n Cody Mounteer — construction litigation, real estate (Rising Star) n John Sacco — business litigation, real estate n Thomas Stewart — business litigation, appellate (Rising Star) n Geraldine Tomich — estate planning and probate, business/corporate, closely held business, estate and trust litigation n Liane Wakayama — business litigation, estate and trust litigation, estate planning and probate McDonald Carano n Robert Armstrong — estate planning and probate, tax, business/corporate n Sallie Armstrong — bankruptcy, creditor debtor rights n James Bradshaw — business litigation, professional liability, insurance coverage n Andrew Gabriel — real estate, business/corporate n Kristen Gallagher — business litigation n Paul Georgeson — business litigation, construction litigation, appellate n P. Gregory Giordano — gaming, administrative law n Leigh Goddard — business litigation, employment litigation, estate and trust litigation n A.J. “Bud” Hicks — gaming, business/corporate
8 . 9 .1 8 n Rory Kay — business litigation, employment & labor n Pat Lundvall — business litigation n George Ogilvie III — business litigation, construction litigation n Amanda Perach — bankruptcy, business litigation n Jeffrey Silvestri — business litigation, appellate, administrative law n Scott Swain — estate planning and probate, tax n Ryan Works — bankruptcy, business litigation n Amanda Yen — business litigation, appellate, employment litigation, construction litigation Naqvi Injury Law n Farhan Naqvi — personal injury-general (Rising Star) Pisanelli Bice n Todd Bice — business litigation (Top 100) n Dustun Holmes — business litigation (Rising Star) n Kirill Mikhaylov — business litigation (Rising Star) n James Pisanelli — business litigation (Top 100) n Ava Schaefer — business litigation (Rising Star) n Debra Spinelli — business litigation (Top 100, Top 50 Women) Snell & Wilmer n Bradley Austin — busi-
ness litigation (Rising Star) n Brian Blaylock — business/corporate (Rising Star) n V.R. Bohman — civil litigation: defense (Rising Star) n Patrick Byrne — business litigation n Justin Carley — business litigation n Joshua Cools — PI–products: defense (Rising Star) n Vaughn Crawford — PI– products: defense n John Delikanakis — business litigation n Alexander Fugazzi — business litigation n Charles Gianelloni — civil litigation: defense (Rising Star) n Blakeley Griffith — bankruptcy: business (Rising Star) n Daniel Ivie — business litigation (Rising Star) n Robert Kinas — bankruptcy: business n Paul Larsen — administrative law n Kade Miller — business/ corporate (Rising Star) n Bob Olson — bankruptcy: business n Michael Paretti — business litigation (Rising Star) n Robin Perkins — civil litigation: defense (Rising Star) n William Peterson — civil litigation: defense n Morgan Petrelli — PI– products: defense (Rising
Star) n Jacey Prupas — general litigation (Rising Star) n Karl Riley — business litigation (Rising Star) Solomon Dwiggins & Freer n Dana Dwiggins — estate & trust litigation, business litigation, estate planning and probate n Jordanna Evans — estate planning and probate, estate and trust litigation, business/corporate (Rising Star) n Ross Evans — estate and trust litigation, business litigation (Rising Star) n Alan Freer — estate and trust litigation, general litigation, estate planning and probate n Joshua Hood — estate and trust litigation (Rising Star) n Tess Johnson — estate and trust litigation, estate planning & probate, civil litigation (Rising Star) n Alexander LeVeque — business litigation, estate and trust litigation, personal injury-general (Rising Star) n Jeffrey Luszeck — estate planning and probate n Mark Solomon — estate and trust litigation, estate planning and probate n Brian Steadman — estate
planning and probate, business/corporate, tax n Jeremy Welland — estate and trust litigation Sylvester & Polednak n Allyson Noto — business litigation, civil litigation, family law n Jeffrey Sylvester — creditor debtor rights Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial n Jeremy Alberts — civil litigation, appellate, government contracts (Rising Star) n Brannon Arnold — personal injury-products, personal injury-general (Rising Star) n Colby Balkenbush — construction litigation, civil litigation, personal injurygeneral (Rising Star) n John Bonnie — insurance coverage, business litigation n Henry DeBardeleben IV — civil litigation, professional liability, construction litigation, business litigation (Rising Star) n David Dial — construction litigation, personal injurygeneral, civil litigation n Jackson Dial — personal injury-general, professional liability (Rising Star) n Lindsay Ferguson — civil litigation, personal injurygeneral, personal injury-
products (Rising Star) n Jonathan Friedman — civil litigation, construction litigation, personal injuryproducts, appellate n Ross Ginsberg — construction litigation, business litigation, estate and trust litigation n Steven Gonzalez — construction litigation, real estate, civil litigation (Rising Star) n Earl “Billy” Gunn — civil litigation, class action/mass torts n M. Alan Holcomb — personal injury-products, class action/mass torts, personal injury-general (Rising Star) n Michael Hornreich — construction litigation, government contracts n John “Skip” Hudgins IV — civil litigation, personal injury-medical malpractice, personal injury-general n Scott Kerew — civil litigation, personal injuryproducts, personal injurymedical malpractice n David Larson — construction litigation, business litigation n Alan Maxwell — personal injury-products, consumer law n Carol Michel — civil litigation, health care, aviation and aerospace n P. Shane O’Neill — civil
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FIRM and LOCAL MANAGING PARTNER
TOTAL NUMBER OF LOCAL ATTORNEYS
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LARGEST AREAS OF PRACTICE
13a
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie 3993 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 600 Las Vegas, NV 89169 702-949-8200 • lrrc.com Joel Henriod
24
litigation, gaming and business transactions
McDonald Carano 2300 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 1200 Las Vegas, NV 89102 702-873-4100 • mcdonaldcarano.com Jeff Silvestri
22
commercial litigation and construction, gaming and commercial real estate, tax planning and trust estate and wealth preservation
22
intellectual property; mergers and acquisitions; commercial litigation
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith 6385 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 600, Las Vegas, NV 89118 702-893-3383 • lewisbrisbois.com Darrell Dennis
62
Snell & Wilmer 3883 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 1100 Las Vegas, NV 89169 • 702-784-5200 • swlaw.com Alex Fugazzi and Mandy Shavinsky
40
commercial litigation, corporate and securities, real estate
13b
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Howard & Howard Attorneys Wells Fargo Tower, 3800 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 1000, Las Vegas, NV 89169 702-257-1483 • howardandhoward.com Arthur O. Rogers II
40
2b
transactional (corporate/ real estate/IP/ERISA), gaming and litigation (commercial/bankruptcy)
15a
Kaempfer Crowell 1980 Festival Plaza Drive, Suite 650, Las Vegas, NV 89135 702-792-7000 • kcnvlaw.com Bob Gronauer
19
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck 100 N. City Parkway, Suite 1600, Las Vegas, NV 89106 702-382-2101 • bhfs.com Ellen Schulhofer
land use, zoning and government affairs, real estate and construction, litigation
38
4
commercial litigation, real estate & finance, government affairs
15b
Dickinson Wright 8363 West Sunset Road, Suite 200, Las Vegas, NV 89113 702-550-4400 • dickinsonwright.com Michael N. Feder
19
Fennemore Craig 300 S. Fourth Street, Suite 1400, Las Vegas, NV 89101 702-692-8000 • fennemorecraig.com Mark Hawkins
business/commercial/ estate litigation; gaming & regulatory; intellectual property & IP litigation
37
business law and commercial litigation, trust and probate litigation, and election and campaign law
17
Ballard Spahr One Summerlin, 1980 Festival Plaza Drive, Suite 900 Las Vegas, NV 89135-2658 702-471-7000 • ballardspahr.com Robert Kim
18
Hutchison & Steffen 10080 W. Alta Drive, Suite 200, Las Vegas, NV 89145 702-385-2500 • hutchlegal.com John Steffen
litigation, business and finance, and real estate
35
litigation, real property, corporate/business
18
Messner Reeves 8945 W. Russell Road, Suite 300, Las Vegas, NV 89148 702-363-5100 • messner.com Mark B. Schellerup
15
Marquis Aurbach Coffing 10001 Park Run Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89145 702-382-0711 • maclaw.com Terry Coffing
business litigation, comprehensive liability litigation and insurance/ coverage litigation
31
19a
health care, securities, commercial litigation
7a
business law, administrative/liquor law and commercial/complex litigation
Sklar Williams 410 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 350, Las Vegas, NV 89145 702-360-6000 • sklar-law.com Alan C. Sklar
14
Kolesar & Leatham 400 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 400, Las Vegas, NV 89145 702-362-7800 • klnevada.com Robert Kolesar and Nile Leatham
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7b
commercial transactions, real estate, civil litigation
19b
Solomon Dwiggins and Freer 9060 W. Cheyenne Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89129 702-853-5483 • sdfnvlaw.com Dana Dwiggins
14
Alverson, Taylor, Mortensen & Sanders 6605 Grand Montecito Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89149 702-384-7000 • alversontaylor.com Bruce Alverson
trust and estate litigation, business litigation, and probate
31
7c
construction, litigation, health care
19c
De Castroverde Law Group 1149 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89104 702-813-0044 • dlgteam.com Alex De Castroverde
14
Holland & Hart 9555 Hillwood Drive, 2nd Floor, Las Vegas, NV 89134 702-222-2500 • hollandhart.com Connie Akridge
personal injury, immigration and criminal defense
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10
litigation; corporate & securities; and real estate
19d
Kemp, Jones & Coulthard 3800 Howard Hughes Parkway, 17th Floor Las Vegas, NV 89169 702-385-6000 • kempjones.com J. Randall Jones
14
Greenberg Traurig 3773 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 400 North Las Vegas, NV 89169 702-792-3773 • gtlaw.com/en/locations/las-vegas Managing Shareholders: Michael Bonner and Jim Mace
complex commercial litigation, products liability and real property litigation
25
11
personal injury, workers’ compensation and social security.
Kravitz, Schnitzer & Johnson 8985 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 200, Las Vegas, NV 89123 702-362-6666 • ksjattorneys.com Martin J. Kravitz
11
Richard Harris Law Firm 801 S. Fourth Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101 702-444-4444 • richardharrislaw.com Joshua Harris
catastrophic personal injury defense, real estate and banking, and insurance coverage and bad faith
1
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general liability, professional liability, bad faith litigation
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