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REBELS GO RED WITH CANNONPAINTING PARTY The UNLV football season might not have ended with a trip to a bowl game, but thanks to the November 24 comeback win against rival UNR, it did end with a celebration. On November 26, as is tradition, the Rebels rolled the newly won Fremont Cannon across campus and painted it red while being cheered on by students and fans. Sophomore quarterback Armani Rogers, who led the rally against UNR by accounting for five touchdowns, said he had a very simple game plan when it came time for him to grab a brush and start painting. “I just dipped the paintbrush and swiped it everywhere I could,” Rogers said. “I tried to get as much blue off as I could.” It was the first paint party thrown by UNLV since 2015, when the Rebels won the cannon by beating UNR in Reno during Tony Sanchez’s first year as head coach. Sanchez lauded the team’s seniors for coming up big Saturday and said experiencing the rivalry—and the spoils— will be good for the program going forward. “For our seniors, for them to have gone through the year, it’s so good for them to come out not just with a win, but a great comeback victory,” Sanchez said. “It’s a really good feeling because it’s such an important game to both communities. It’s great to have the cannon back in Vegas.” —Mike Grimala

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

Rebel football players, students and faculty gather to paint the Fremont Cannon at UNLV on November 26. (Wade Vandervort/staff)

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STORIES FROM LAST WEEK MGM SIGNS ON WITH MLB MGM Resorts International has made its third deal in four months with a major U.S. sports league, becoming Major League Baseball’s official gambling partner in the U.S. and Japan on November 27. The company in August became the official gambling partner of the NBA and WNBA, and the first official sports betting partner of the NHL last month. CALM TURKEY DAY FOR FIREFIGHTERS This Thanksgiving was “probably the calmest” in the past 20 years for Las Vegas firefighters, officials said November 26. There were no major fires in the city, but the department provided assistance to North Las Vegas and Clark County fire departments for two fires. Nationally, there are an average of three times more cooking fires on Thanksgiving than any other day of the year, officials said. IMPEACHMENT NOT ON TO-DO LIST House Democrats’ agenda as they prepared to take the majority next year includes spending on public works projects, lowering health care costs and increasing oversight of the administration. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who hopes to be House speaker come January, called impeachment a “divisive activity” that needs to be approached with bipartisanship. POOP POWER Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork company, and Dominion Energy announced November 27 a joint venture to turn pig manure into renewable natural gas. The plan is to trap methane from hog waste and convert it into power for heating homes and generating electricity. The first projects are scheduled to be operating by late 2019 in North Carolina, Virginia and Utah.

TERRIBLE HERBST FOUNDER JERRY HERBST DIES AT 80 Jerry Herbst, philanthropist and founder of the convenience store chain that bears his name, has died at age 80. Herbst, who in 1959 founded Terrible Herbst Inc., a business empire with more than 160 convenience stores, car washes and oil-change locations throughout Southern Nevada, died peacefully today at his home, the company said in a statement. This summer, Terrible’s Road House, a mega-gas station and convenience store with 96 pumps and 50,000 square feet of shopping space, opened just south of Las Vegas. It was “a capstone to Jerry’s remarkable career building a company that has become an integral part of the Southern Nevada community,” the company statement said. An avid race fan and leader of Herbst Motorsports, Herbst was inducted into the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame and the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame. Herbst’s nickname of “the best bad guy of the West” is represented by the caricature logo of his businesses—a gas-slinging character with a mustache and a cowboy hat. Herbst loved his country and displayed his patriotism at his stores with oversized American flags, which will be at half-staff in his honor, the company said. —Ricardo Torres-Cortez

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Throwing a holiday gathering? Check out these party hacks

Delegate It’s your party—you should enjoy it, too. Give your spouse, kids and close friends jobs for the event. They’ll be happy to help. Tasks to dish out: n Kids are great at taking coats or arranging shoes and boots. n As guests arrive, have someone ask what they’d like to drink or point them to the bar. n Put someone in charge of keeping an eye on the garbage so it doesn’t overflow. n Clean as you go. Give someone the task of picking up plates, cups, bottles and cans throughout the night to keep things tidy.

By Emily Kulkus | Special to Weekly

he holidays can be a wonderful time to celebrate with family and friends. But between shopping, baking, wrapping and running around, who has time? You do! Throwing a party can be fun and fairly stress-free. Here’s how to make it happen, holiday style.

Make a holiday party playlist now. Don’t wait for the rush to begin.

Short on seating? Spare pillows or folded throws can be placed on the floor near coffee tables for quick comfort.

Give guests the options of board games and cards. Set them out ahead of time so folks can take them or leave them as they please.

Fudge your food Great chefs will tell you that making homecooked meals for those you love is one of the best ways to show you care. But it’s no secret that cooking is time-consuming. Catering can be key, but an entire spread might be beyond your budget. Consider catering part of your meal to save yourself much-needed shopping and cooking time. Have the caterer handle your main dishes and you take the sides, or vice versa. Other options include purchasing party platters, ready-made meals or cooking trays of food (lasagna, baked ziti, etc.) that freeze well, so all you have to do is throw it in the oven and serve.

Sick of washing your tablecloths? Purchase a roll of wrapping paper or brown paper at the craft store or post office. You can label your food and drinks right on the paper and leave markers for guests to scribble and write festive messages.

Potlucks rock Leading up to the main event, your friends and family may ask, “What can I bring?” Don’t be afraid to take them up on the offer. When done well, potlucks can make for a great spread of food with a little something for everyone. Don’t forget to keep track of and share everyone’s assignment to avoid duplicates.

Pre-party prep tips No matter the occasion, the sooner you start planning and prepping, the better off you’ll be. Besides cooking and cleaning, here are some things to do in advance:

n Find your accessories. Bottle openers, coasters, servers, platters, cake cutters, cheese knives, serving spoons, napkin rings, hot pads, etc. n Line your garbage can with multiple bags so you’re not fumbling for new bags when you’d rather be mingling.

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THROW A NON-DINNERTIME PARTY

THREE CHEERS FOR THE BAR Here’s how to keep your holiday guests happy and hydrated: 1. Bartender: If you can afford it, hire a bartender. It’s a classy move that will keep your hands free. 2. Simplify: Make a special holiday punch or serve signature cocktails in pitchers, and then have a few bottles of wine and beer options on hand. 3. Skip the booze: Not every holiday party has to be boozy, especially if it’s familyfriendly. Great alternative drink options include hot chocolates, coffees, teas, spritzers and seltzers with fresh and seasonal fruit. 4. Don’t forget the H2O: Bottled waters are great, or a dispenser with cups is fine, too.

Go easy on your time and your budget by hosting a mid-afternoon or late evening party, and let your guests know what’s on the menu. Serving non-dinner options such as sweets, appetizers or finger foods can be easier to prepare and often less expensive. You can use that cash to beef up your bar or drink options.

DON’T RULE OUT A HOLIDAY BRUNCH

Don’t have a punch bowl? Use your slow cooker for warm cider. Throw in spices for an aromatic treat.

■ If you’re planning a sitdown meal, set the table the night before. ■ Decide where guests will put coats, shoes and boots. Can you clean out your coat closet for a night? ■ Stock your bathroom. There’s nothing worse than having to make a toilet paper run in the middle of a toast.

■ Don’t make guests hunt for the trash. Make garbage and recycling bins easy to find and big enough for a crowd.

Using plastic cups? Keep a stash of holiday gift stickers nearby so attendees can label their drinks.

Think mimosa bar with a colorful row of juice options. Plus, booking your friends on a Sunday morning might be easier than trying to carve out a Saturday night in December. Kids invited? Designate a kids’ corner with easy crafts, coloring books, kid-friendly snacks or a holiday movie.

■ Don’t forget the ice. ■ Set up a drink station. Pull out whatever glassware you plan to use and set it up for guests to easily find and serve themselves.

If you just can’t imagine squeezing one more thing into the holiday season this year, don’t worry. Send a “save the date” soon and throw your party in January. It will give everyone something to look forward to once the chaos ends.

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BROADACRES IS THE PLACE TO BE Exploring North Las Vegas’ massive outdoor marketplace STORY BY C. MOON REED PHOTOGRAPHS BY WADE VANDERVORT

t’s a city within a city, a world unto itself. Broadacres Marketplace is true to its name. The seemingly endless maze of walkways offers an infinite bounty of anything that can be bought or sold (legally, of course). New and used items run the gamut: clothes, appliances and electronics, art and collectibles, furniture and household goods, toys and tools, knives, groceries and more. There are phone repair and haircut stands (men’s cuts go for $10). Even houses, cars and land are for sale. “I like to tell people it’s half the size of Disneyland,” says marketing and events director Evelyn Sanchez. (Disneyland Park is 85 acres to Broadacres’ 44.) The former might be “The Happiest Place on Earth,” but that happiness comes at a steep price. With admission that tops out at $2.50 (kids get in free), Broadacres has its own appeal and its own motto: “where value and entertainment come together.” Now in its 41st year, Broadacres Marketplace has adapted to compete in the age of Amazon. The 1,100 vendor spaces are buoyed by a robust live entertainment lineup and a cornucopia of food offerings—two areas where real life still beats the internet. A permanent stage with covered seating and a café marks the center of the marketplace. With live entertainment every night, it acts as a hub and a stand-alone draw. The stage plays host to local artists, school district musical programs and numerous Latin bands. Sanchez says the entertainment options tend to cater to the clientele, which is 90 percent Hispanic. While most the bands perform in Spanish, Broadacres has also hosted rock and country acts and even a Korean dance performance. In an era of increasing polarization, Broadacres Marketplace welcomes all. Because it’s Vegas, the focus on live entertainment helps draw intrepid tourists, mainly from California, Arizona, Utah and Hawaii. “When people come to Vegas, they come for an experience,” Sanchez says. “Where other swap meets mainly focus on shopping, we’ve added that entertainment element to it: concerts, a food fair, a kids’ carnival area.” Something must be working. Not counting children, Sanchez says that Broadacres draws 1.3 million customers a year.

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From the piñatas and bolsas de mandado (errand bags) dangling from the rafters, to the striped blankets that hang to the floor, numerous grocery stands tantalize the eyes with a rainbow of colorful temptations: Mexican-style tamarind sweets; bins of candied produce—plums, pineapples, pumpkins; roasted peanuts with inviting metal scoops; dehydrated banana slices; and buckets of tiny whole dried fish and shrimp that are eaten as snacks or used in traditional Mexican recipes. Don’t know where to start? For a sweet treat that’s similar to a peanut butter cup, try a Mazapán Cubierto de Chocolate (crumbly peanut marzipan covered in chocolate).

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Come with an open mind and an empty stomach. The culinary offerings at Broadacres—similar to all the marketplace’s offerings—are truly vast. Hundreds of food options can be found under the covered Broadacres Food Fair and sprinkled throughout the grounds. Sip on some sweet aguas frescas (fruit-infused waters) or a bestselling michelada (basically, beer with chili powder and Clamato juice) as you explore. Sure, you can order a pizza and burgers, but why not try something new? For example, nothing is more refreshing than a sandwich baggie full of tunas—no, not the fish. It’s the name for prickly pear cactus fruit, which is light green or purple and tastes like a cross between a kiwi and a honeydew melon. It comes peeled; eat it like an apple. You can’t go wrong with any of the traditional favorites: pupusas, empanadas, carnitas, tacos, burritos, tostadas and more. (With fresh-fried sopes, the standalone Sandra’s Mexican Restaurant is worth the trip). For an unforgettable snack, try the coconut stand. As you watch, vendors crack open a coconut, pour the juice into a cup, then chop off the pulp and serve it with your choice of toppings—from fruit and chili powder to cueritos (pickled pork rinds).

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Las Vegas might be a playground for adults, but Broadacres Marketplace is place for families. That’s built into the very DNA of the venue. Children under 54 inches tall get free admission, and individual stalls are often rented out by multigenerational businesses with grandparents and kids pitching in. One family even runs the permanent carnival rides area. On the entertainment side, performers are required to be child-friendly, and you’ll often see children tearing up the dancefloor before their parents have had enough micheladas to dare venture out. Everything a kid could want or need—from toys to baby wipes to clothes and shoes—is for sale. There are traditional marionetas (marionettes), vintage video games and seemingly endless piles of used hard-plastic action figures, which must survive the ravages of child’s play better than other toys. One stall simply has a bunch of foosball tables that can be played for a nominal fee. It’s a place that will appeal to the kid in all of us.

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For a completely different experience, visit Broadacres on Friday nights, when it opens late and stays open even later (4-11 p.m., as opposed to the weekend daytime hours). Even though the offerings are the same, it feels different after dark. Instead of a shopping day, it’s like date night. The warm lights of the individually lit stalls create a sense of cozy intimacy that doesn’t exist when the sun is blazing. Sunburns are off the table, and fear of heatstroke is replaced by the giddiness of the desert night air. With free parking and dirt-cheap admission, there’s no reason why you can’t try it both ways.

If it’s your first time at Broadacres, it’s best to bring cash and no agenda. There are a few ATMs on location, and it’s possible that vendors take plastic, but you never know who will take what, which is part of the fun. The selection is broad but not specific, and the wares are always changing. Don’t bother searching for some random rare item—it’s a recipe for frustration— but do be open to discovering treasures you didn’t know you needed. Be respectful while haggling and conduct a quick price check on your phone to see if you’re getting a good deal.

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n Plan to spend anywhere from a few hours to a full day at Broadacres. Because of the size, it’s easy to lose track of time and hard to leave in under a couple of hours. n Broadacres is mostly outside, so wear sunscreen and stay hydrated. If you forget to bring a hat, there are a ton of options for buying one there. n While Broadacres is open year-round, it’s much more comfortable when the weather is good. n You’ll do a lot of walking, so wear comfy clothes. Hours: Friday, 4-11 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, 6 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $2.50 ($1.50 on Saturdays) Children are free Location: 2930 N. Las Vegas Blvd.

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Las Vegas blade craftsman says your daily grooming routine should be a zen experience By Chris Kudialis | Weekly staff

all him old-school, but Las Vegas resident Max Sprecher insists that men shaving with modern five-blade disposable razors and Barbasol cream are missing out on a sacred experience. Born in Antwerp, Belgium, Sprecher has been crafting and sharpening single-blade razors in Las Vegas for more than 10 years to promote a time-honored tradition of making shaving one’s face “a ritual.”

Max Sprecher (Wade Vandervort/Staff)

“You have to incorporate that ‘me’ time in your life,” he said. “Women have their makeup, their hair, their nails, but men, we don’t really have anything like that hygiene-wise. Shaving should be a 15to 30-minute Zen ritual, not a five-minute thing.” A walk into Sprecher’s garage workshop in the southwest Valley paints a picture of the pure craftsmanship that takes place there on a daily basis. Thousands of dollars’ worth of machinery—affecting everything from the way a razor is milled to the way it’s heated, dried and honed—is organized across several work desks, while a deep-frying machine with industrial grade oil quenches the steel without sacrificing its hardness. Sprecher’s razors begin as rectangular chunks of stainless steel and need forging, heat treatment, quenching, tempering and grinding before they’re honed into shave-ready blades. Sprecher, who grew up working as a silversmith under his late father, also became proficient in cleaving diamonds and cutting jewelry. In addition to making straight razors, Sprecher customizes the handles for each of the blades, selling the final products for $400 to $1,000 (for more info, visit maxsprecher.com). He says his blades are a work of art and trusts only about a dozen other such blade makers around the world to produce similar quality. The art of creating straight razors took more than five years for him to perfect, Sprecher said,

despite his decades of previous work with alloy metals. A frequent user and commenter on the online shaving forum Straight Razor Palace, Sprecher provided shaving advice and even sharpened other site users’ razors as a hobby before making his passion a full-time business. As demand for his services skyrocketed, he started charging customers to keep up with costs of adding more equipment and machinery. “People would break things, and I’d tell them to ship it to me,” Sprecher said. “I started with woodscales, and more people were saying, ‘Your work is great,’ and shipping me more items. At first we were just doing trade. They’d say, ‘What do I owe you?’ and I’d say, ‘Oh you know, a bottle of bourbon or whatever,’ but then I started getting more work, and I had to get more equipment.” While the wet-shaving resurgence of this decade has seen more men revert back to straight razor and classic soap-shaving from the five-blade plastic disposable razor and “shave goo” model, Sprecher said fly-by-night smiths and even knife makers have tried to make a splash in the razor design and sharpening industry. Some sellers, looking for a quick buck, have gone as far as replicating the name of Sprecher’s blades on their own models, despite the names not being “anything official.” But Sprecher says his art is very specialized. Even a professional in the knife-making industry,

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Sprecher holds one of his finished custom straight razors. (Wade Vandervort/Staff)

A collection of in-process straight razors on Max Sprecher’s workshop desk.

TIPS FOR WET SHAVING 1. PRE-SHAVE PREP Before picking up a straight razor, users should hold hot towels to their face for three to four minutes to prepare for the shave.

when attempting to sharpen a straight razor, will ruin the blade, he said. Sprecher regularly receives shipments from clients whose razors are no longer able to be sharpened because a knife sharpening or fly-by-night razor-sharpening business has already destroyed the blade. “Knife makers have a way of heat-treating steel that goes very high in the hardness,” he explained, “which is not what you want with a straight razor. Then they also use different angles, and the geometry is different.” Wet shaving isn’t just about straight razors, either. For the perfect shave, Sprecher also uses a variety of shaving soaps, which cost between $40 and $100 per 4-ounce puck, and brushes made of

2. LATHERING Create a rich lather using a shave brush made of badger hair or synthetic materials and specialized shaving soaps. Users should spread the lather across their face before shaving.

badger hair to apply the soap, which are valued at more than $200. More affordable, synthetic brushes have since made their way into the market and can be bought at a fraction of the price, Sprecher said. Sprecher, whose working career also included nearly two decades as an international fashion model, said wet shaving is a time-honored tradition that “has always been and is here to stay,” thanks to the quality experience it provides those who practice it. But for consumers looking for both the best in professionals and products in the wet-shaving industry, Sprecher said to always use caution and do business only with reputable sources. “If it looks too good to be true, don’t trust it,” he said.

3. SHAVING Apply little pressure and let the blade do the work. Begin by shaving with the grain of facial hair and skin, and, when experienced enough, eventually try shaving cross-grain and against the grain. When shaving, always remember to use light pressure. The sharpness of the blade should provide a close shave.

4. NOURISHING Once finished, rinse with cold water and use an aftershave product to soothe the skin.

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THE JOINT NINE INCH NAILS Maybe you missed Trent Reznor’s alt-rock heroes when they sold out the same Hard Rock Hotel venue three times in June, or maybe you’re a superfan who catches the band every time it’s in Vegas. Either way, with shoegazing favorites The Jesus and Mary Chain signed up to support, now’s a great time to get closer to Nails once again. With HMLTD. 8 p.m., $68-$74. –Spencer Patterson

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ZAPPOS THEATER FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE Right on time for rodeo week, pop-country headliner Florida Georgia Line (“Meant to Be”) opens Saturday at Planet Hollywood’s big room. The “limited residency” continues December 7, 8 and 11. With Mason Ramsey, Canaan Smith. 8 p.m., $39-$149. –Brock Radke

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With six Las Vegas Strip shows currently in production and an ownership stake in a seventh (Blue Man Group), Cirque du Soleil’s local footprint amounts to a small army of creatives. They seem pretty happy in their jobs, but if you do the same thing day-in and day-out—even if that thing is the most amazing acrobatic feat someone from the Midwest has ever seen—you’re likely to start feeling stuck in a rut. You’ll feel the need to sharpen your chops, to swerve out of your lane. That’s where PARADE The Collective, now in its 13th year, comes into play. A group show comprised of Cirque performers and crew, PARADE allows Cirque’s many talents to indulge their love of painting, photography, sculpture, costuming and multimedia art. Tell you what: Just check out the opening night reception on December 6 at 6:30 p.m. and mingle with the artists and crew members themselves. Like all Cirque productions, PARADE makes much more sense if you just commit to jumping in at the deep end. Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., free. –Geoff Carter

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After touring all summer, Le Grand dropped his “Monsta’s Got Me Dancing for Years” remix package just before Halloween, featuring tracks touched by John Christian, Reebs, Dom Tronic and others. Catch him Friday night at Cosmo. 10:30 p.m., $20-$30. –Brock Radke

NOV 29DEC 2 REGENCY TROPICANA CINEMAS COMEDY WORLD NETWORK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Enjoy more than 150 funny independent features, shorts and more. $35 per day, $99 weekend pass. –Geoff Carter

THU, NOV 29 WRITER’S BLOCK NATASHA TRETHEWAY It’ll be a poetic super-summit when Clark County poet laureate Vogue Robinson chats up U.S. poet laureate Natasha Tretheway about the latter’s most recent work. 7 p.m., reservations required & available at bit.ly/2zn2IrI. –Mike Prevatt

NOV 30DEC 9 UNLV’S JUDY BAYLEY THEATRE LOVE’S LABOUR LOST A royal vow of fasting, chastity and study comes to a halt with the arrival of the alluring Princess of France and her ladies-in-waiting in this Shakespeare comedy. Expect wordplay, disguises and witty fun. Times vary, $25. –C. Moon Reed

SAT, DEC 1 REYNOLDS HALL A CLASSIC HOLIDAY Enter a winter wonderland with the Las Vegas Philharmonic and a number of guest vocalists, performing favorites like “Deck the Halls,” “White Christmas” and “Hanukkah Suite” at the Smith Center. 2 & 7:30 p.m., $30-$105. –C. Moon Reed

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BY BROCK RADKE s Sigala, 26-year-old Bruce Fielder has been a dance-pop fixture in the U.K. since breaking through three years ago with the Jackson 5-sampling “Easy Love.” Now, he’s moving on to a new stage of his career after the September release of Brighter Days, an infinitely catchy, tropical houseinfused collection of hit singles and other tracks that serves as his debut album. Having wrapped a quick European tour in support of the album, the Norfolk, England, native is back in Las Vegas at one of his favorite clubs, Marquee, this week. Expect a celebratory set with plenty of Sigala’s signatures, including newest single “Just Got Paid,” featuring Ella Eyre, Meghan Trainor and French Montana.

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Did your process change once you decided to work on an album instead of focusing on singles? Not really. Most of the tracks I produce all start with a piano, as that is my main instrument. When I work from more-produced tracks it blocks my creativity a bit, so I like to always start acoustically and build from there. Has finishing the album lifted some pressure creatively? Do you feel able to move in different musical directions now, perhaps more than before? It’s definitely an incredible feeling to draw a line under a body of work that has been three years in the making. I’m excited to evolve Sigala now … and experiment with some new sounds. We will have to see what 2019 brings. (Courtesy)

How did the process of putting Brighter Days evolve after you started working on it? I feel as though the album began evolving ever since I started to put out my own music. I have always taken inspiration from various places—tropical house, soul and funk music, even disco. I think the album is a reflection of all the genres that have inspired me and led to the Sigala sound of upbeat, feel-good, tropical tracks. The features also helped shape the tracks hugely, and I feel incredibly lucky to have been able to work with them, especially the iconic Nile Rodgers and Kylie Minogue.

What can we expect from your Marquee Mondays gig? Last time I was here was the end of September at the Marquee Dayclub. I love it; there is no other place like it! Expect a high-energy, tropical, feel-good set.

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aesars Palace Champagne lounge Fizz—opened in 2014 and co-designed by Elton John’s husband David Furnish—left a glamorous void when it shuttered last December. Bravo TV reality star and West Hollywood restaurateur Lisa Vanderpump is set to replenish that glam when Vanderpump Cocktail Garden debuts in early 2019 in the Caesars casino space between the Forum Shops and the Colosseum. The animal activist and former actress is best known as an original cast member of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, but her soap opera-esque spinoff series Vanderpump Rules shares the spotlight with the super dramatic staff members of Sur, Pump, Villa Blanca and the new Tom Tom, the bars and restaurants owned and operated by Vanderpump and husband Ken Todd. The couple has been creating London and SoCal hot spots long before Bravo came calling, so the new Vegas venue is expected to be a success. “Vanderpump Cocktail Garden will combine the sexy atmosphere of our other establishments injected with the Vegas energy that brings millions of guests who visit year after year,” Vanderpump said in the announcement earlier this month.

The only question is whether Vanderpump Rules, which begins broadcasting its seventh season on December 3, will bring its crazy cast to Caesars Palace. The show has frequently visited Vegas over the years, including for an infamous birthday party fight at Marrakech on Paradise Road and for last season’s Tom Tom research trip, which turned into a Fireball Whisky-fueled blowout. A few cast members have carved out Vegas gigs beyond club appearances, too. James Kennedy and Lala Kent performed at least one memorable DJ set at Rehab at the Hard Rock Hotel, and Scheana Marie (formerly Shay) starred in Sex Tips for Straight Women From a Gay Man for a few months after another reality star, Kendra Wilkinson, opened the show at Paris Las Vegas. I also bumped into Tom Sandoval (a junior partner with Tom Schwartz on Vanderpump’s newest bar, Tom Tom) at this year’s Nightclub & Bar Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center, gearing up for his bar’s opening and checking out the latest industry trends. Whether it’s about wild reality TV antics or creating cool cocktail spots, Vegas and Vanderpump are clearly a match. –Brock Radke

CLUB NOTES HOLIDAY PARTIES, DILLON FRANCIS ON TOUR AND MORE

Blueprint Sound’s fourth-annual Toy Drive to benefit the Just One Project is set for December 5 at 6 p.m. at Glowzone Las Vegas (6630 Arroyo Springs St.). Bring a new, unwrapped toy donation and enjoy complimentary food and drinks and sounds by DJs Sleep and Diego. Wynn Nightlife resident Dillon Francis is heading out on tour with another occasional Wynn DJ, Alison Wonderland. The Lost My Mind tour kicks off January 31 at the Sylvee in Madison, Wisconsin, and runs all over the Midwest, Texas and the East Coast before wrapping February 23 in Pittsburgh. Francis next spins in Vegas on December 28 at XS and on New Year’s Eve at Intrigue. Beer Park at Paris Las Vegas throws the totally tubular ’80s Holiday Ski Party December 8 at 5 p.m. Along with a chance to win 10 lift passes and rental vouchers for the 2018-2019 season at Lee Canyon Ski Resort, there will be a hot chocolate bar, stout beer flights, tableside s’mores, shot-skis, photos with Santa and more. In partnership with the Cosmopolitan and Vice, Tao Cares will host a holiday collection drive benefitting the Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth December 19 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Cosmopolitan’s Boulevard Pool ice rink (aka Vice on Ice). Bring a donation and receive complimentary skate rental while the longtime Tao and Marquee resident spins. –Brock Radke

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The Smith Center’s Sambalatte beckons. (Wade Vandervort/Staff)

SAMBALATTE TORREFAZIONE COFFEE LOUNGE & ESPRESSO BAR Smith Center, 702-476-8556. Daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. & during performances.

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SAMBALATTE’S LATEST OUTPOST ELEVATES THE SMITH CENTER’S NOSH STASH ven before the Smith Center debuted, Sambalatte founder Luiz Oliveira wanted to collaborate with the performing arts center. But Downtown’s Symphony Park wasn’t yet established enough to support a luxury coffee shop. More than six years later, Sambalatte Torrefazione has opened its fourth location—at the facility, near Discovery Children’s Museum. “It’s a great cultural center and very well-designed, a great location for us to raise bar on the brand,” Oliviera says. “The public that goes to the Smith Center appreciates art, music, good food and good wine.” Aiming to be the Neiman Marcus of coffee, Sambalatte offers an elevated culinary experience to match the arts-minded clientele, its newest location serving up scones with clotted cream, gourmet sandwiches and loose-leaf tea. Expect special show-related treats, like The Lion King-themed “Hakuna Ma-Latte” served in tandem with the Broadway Las Vegas series. In addition to the latte art, hand-crafted pour-over coffee and ethically sourced beans, the Smith Center Sambalatte will offer an elegant afternoon tea service with a live jazz duet come January. Which means you don’t need a show ticket to sip espresso here. It’s open to the public and comes with free wifi and parking validation. –C. Moon Reed

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This is bananas

Ambros brings real fruit flavor to its whiskey

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Refuel at Nordstrom’s new casual dining collaboration with Tom Douglas By Leslie Ventura

You’d expect a retail icon like Nordstrom to appetizer ($12) with thick chunks of smoked bacon, know how to make your Vegas shopping exbalsamic crème fraîche and rosemary. Or go for the perience one-of-a-kind. With James Beard updated Nordstrom staple, a cup of Roma tomato award-winning chef Tom Douglas onboard for the basil soup ($5-$7). Pair that with Beecher’s flagship latest venture at its Fashion Show store, there’s even cheddar toastie ($10) and a kale salad for a complete more reason to visit. meal. “I know everyone has one,” Douglas says Jeannie’s Named after the wife of former chairman the kale salad ($11), which boasts marinated Nordstrom, Bruce Nordstrom, Jeannie’s is a contemporary, Fashion Show, lacinato with Calabrian chilies, pine nuts 117-seat dine-in restaurant located on the third 702-862-2525. and Parmesan. “But I think ours is the most Mondayfloor. Jeannie’s marks Douglas’ second collabodelicious.” Saturday, 10 a.m.-9 pm.; ration with the Nordstrom company, following Douglas’ craft really stands out with his Sunday, the June opening of the chef’s Japanese-inpizzas. The fennel sausage pie ($18) with 11 a.m.-7 p.m. spired Department Bento in Washington. tomato sauce, roasted peppers, shaved fennel The casual but sophisticated Jeannie’s and Parmesan is robust and balanced by the replaces the former Marketplace Cafe and bright herb, and the roasted oyster mushoffers handcrafted pizzas (for which Douglas is room pie ($19) with balsamic caramelized shallots, renowned), grilled-cheese sandwiches or “toasties,” Italian taleggio and thyme is a must during colder pastas (baked cauliflower mac and cheese, anyone?), months. Finish things with a scoop of gelato and a salads, gelatos and more. Worked up an appetite with handcrafted cocktail, and you’ve got the shopping all of that holiday shopping? Order the roasted apple pick-me-up down to a science.

Have you ever noticed that banana flavor typically tastes nothing like bananas? Berry flavor tastes more or less like berries, but banana flavoring usually just tastes … yellow. Where others might see little more than a disappointing dessert, hospitality industry insider Jeff Tomastik saw opportunity. He wondered why no one had captured the deliciousness of bartender-infused liquors in a bottle. “We played with this idea,” he says. “What if we could pioneer a new way of infusing alcohol with real fruit?” After a development process that took several years, Ambros Banana Whiskey was born. “Our sheer and utter belief in bananas is what got us through,” Tomastik says. Infused at a facility in the Henderson Booze District, Ambros gets its authentic flavor by infusing actual bananas into whiskey. There are no fancy juices or artificial flavors. The facility features six infusion bins, each of which holds 12,000 bananas. The last delivery consisted of 48,000 fresh bananas, which are hand-peeled and infused into high-grade premium whiskey from Ireland. Why bananas? Tomastik says it’s an extremely versatile flavor that can be served in tropical drinks as easily as in whiskey cocktails. The Ambros company set out to make one flavor well rather than as many flavors as possible: “We’re not a whiskey company that makes a banana flavor; we’re just a banana whiskey company.” For now, Ambros—which could best be described as addictively, authentically banana-y—is only available in Las Vegas, at Lee’s Discount Liquor, Liquor World and bars, restaurants and nightclubs. The company plans to expand in 2019— to New York City, LA and beyond. –C. Moon Reed

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Never forsake the chain Despite a major lineup change, Fleetwood Mac presents a more unified front By Annie Zaleski

ack in April, Fleetwood Mac’s 50th anniversary celebration got off to an controversial start, with the dramatic departure of longtime guitarist/singer/songwriter Lindsey Buckingham. Accounts vary as to what happened, although the end result is that the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers recruited two new members for their current world tour: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell, a longtime friend and collaborator of Stevie Nicks, and Crowded House frontman Neil Finn. Although the Buckingham-less lineup is a contentious subject—especially online, the #TeamLindsey contingent is vociferous—the new-look Mac put on an exuberant and entertaining show in Cleveland, Ohio, back in late October. Fresh off a lengthy solo arena tour, Nicks felt like

the band’s de facto leader, between her nuggets of witty banter and dramatic performances— highlighted by a witchy, shimmering “Gold Dust Woman” and a script-flipping lead vocal turn on “Black Magic Woman,” transforming the song into an empowered feminist anthem. Campbell fit in seamlessly, adding hypnotic electric rave-up riffing to “Oh Well” and whimsical marxophone to “Gypsy.” And although Finn might have been perceived initially as the wild card addition, his voice was strong and mellifluous, in particular on a boisterous “Second Hand News” and live rarity “Monday Morning,” and appropriately delicate on a moving take on Crowded House’s “Don’t Dream It’s Over.” Conventional wisdom about Fleetwood Mac is that residual relationship drama underlines fascination with

the band—that the long-ago Nicks and Buckingham romantic union and uncoupling (and, to a lesser extent, Christine and John McVie’s marriage and divorce) offer occasional moments of lingering tension. With Buckingham no longer in the lineup, however, what became clearer is that unity—and, more specifically, sisterhood and brotherhood—actually explains the band’s enduring appeal. That was evident in the lighthearted mood of the concert. Fleetwood Mac is a reliably excellent and well-rehearsed live act, but there was a lightness and joy to the Cleveland show that’s been absent from previous tours. That vibe also highlighted the strength of drummer Mick Fleetwood’s longtime creative partnership with bassist John McVie: The two have been playing

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FLEETWOOD MAC November 30, 8 p.m., $70-$230. T-Mobile Arena, 702-692-1600.

JOHN GIST RAISES AWARENESS OF LOUD, UNDERGROUND ROCK WITH HIS PLANET DESERT ROCK FESTIVAL BY IAN CARAMANZANA ohn Gist is spearheading Garcia serves as headliner for a Las Vegas music festival the mixed bill. It’s a rare showing that, at the time of writfor the reclusive vocalist/songing, has sold more tickets writer, who is currently gearing to non-residents than locals. up for a self-titled release from his That’s not surprising, but the Veproject, John Garcia and the Band gas Rock Revolution talent buyer of Gold. During his only engageand promoter nonetheless hopes ment of the year, Garcia will be his Planet Desert Rock joined by other musifestival introduces Las cians with whom he has PLANET Vegans to lesser-known shared stages over the DESERT ROCK November 29, heavy rock with a Pandoyears, including former 7 p.m., $45, Vinyl. ra’s Box-esque offering Kyuss and Queens of the November 30, of bands. The three-day, Stone Age bassist Nick 6 p.m., $20-$50, Bunkhouse Sathree-venue event will Oliveri. “This is rare, beloon. December feature performances by cause half of Kyuss will 1, 6 p.m., $50, John Garcia of defunct be playing Kyuss songs,” Beauty Bar. facebook.com/ stoner-rock pioneers KyGist says. “It’s exciting.” VRRProductions. uss, doom metal pioneer Planet Desert Rock Scott “Wino” Weinrich, will also include a solo psych-rock giants Wo set by Oliveri, and Fat and more. performances by Colorado desert “The truth is, rock music—at rockers Luna Sol, veterans Valley least the stuff that’s often played of the Sun and other underground on the radio—has lost its soul,” outfits on the heavy side of the Gist says. “There’s a whole world rock ’n’ roll spectrum. “I just want of great stuff just waiting to be the Vegas audience to give these discovered under the surface, and bands a shot,” Gist says. “Some of I hope to shed some light on that these guys are legends, and they’re with my shows and this festival.” more than worthy of a listen.”

together in the band since its 1967 inception, and the forceful rhythmic underbelly they produce remains one of Fleetwood Mac’s biggest advantages. But the special bond between Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks especially had its time to shine. Not only does the merchandise on this tour include a T-shirt with their visages accompanied by the word “Sisterhood,” but these particular song arrangements felt geared toward the pair’s gifts. The sighing chorus of “Rhiannon” was as gorgeous as a placid lake at sunrise, and as the ’80s chest-

nut “Everywhere” crested, Nicks added pin-prick harmonies. On certain shows on the tour, the night ends with both women front and center dueting on “All Over Again,” a tune about letting go, from 1995’s Time. The song choice feels poetic, as it’s a powerful gesture of solidarity that positions Nicks and McVie as a unified front. But “All Over Again” also entirely fits with the tour’s theme. With this new lineup and renewed musical vigor, Fleetwood Mac are shedding old expectations and misconceptions, and letting other parts of their legacy shine.

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Yayoi Kusama’s infinity room “Aftermath of Obliteration of Eternity” is on view at the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art. (Yasmina Chavez/Staff)

Infinite soul Yayoi Kusama’s transportive brilliance comes to the Bellagio By Dawn-Michelle Baude et’s say, for the sake of argument, that you have a soul. And let’s accept that Yayoi Kusama—one of the most prominent artists on the planet—wants to give viewers a glimpse of their soul stuff. Then Kusama’s “Aftermath of Obliteration of Eternity” installation at the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art might be more than a mint selfie backdrop. It might be the real thing. For Kusama, visionary consciousness is second nature. She has been rendering her visions in art since age 10. Polka dots—her signature motif—literally imprinted her consciousness when, as a small child in pre-war Japan, dots appeared everywhere she looked. The object of her obsessive/compulsive disorder and her art, Kusama’s dot patterns cover her paintings, sculptures and installations. She has dotted top museums on four continents, along with products for Mini Cooper and Louis Vuitton. Since 1977, she has lived in a Tokyo mental institution, producing increasingly valuable art at a nearby studio. Her artworks now fetch upwards of $7 million

at auction, making Kusama the most expensive living 45-second loop, the LEDs multiply, along with the female artist. viewer’s image, into a poetic infinity. The snug room At the Bellagio, those precious dots are translated becomes boundless, the viewer materializes in a into two related installations. The first, “Narcissus golden cosmos and the lights intimate the matter Garden,” morphs dots into one-foot diameter spheres of space and time, if not a spiritual dimension. In and the viewer into Narcissus, the mythic the “Aftermath” installation, the feeling of figure who gazed at his reflection until he died aaaaa being transported to another realm is hard Yayoi Kusama to ignore. Kusama’s intention—to paradoxiand transformed into a flower. Composed of Through 750 shiny stainless steel balls, Kusama’s “garcally absorb and obliterate the viewer in the April 28; daily, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; den” mirrors back the viewer’s tiny image 750 artwork—again achieves its aim. $13-$15. times—Narcissus on steroids. Images bud at a “Aftermath” is one of 40-some “infinBellagio Gallery distance and bloom in close-up, the reflective ity” rooms that Kusama has made during a of Fine Art, 702-693-7871. eyes of the spheres observing the observer in career branded by a restrained vocabulary infinite regression. of style and technique. Her dots display a The second installation, “Aftermath of formalist’s fascination with pattern, but Obliteration of Eternity,” also relies on techniques her biography animates her materials with symbolic of repetition and accumulation. The viewer enters content, from atoms to stars to cells to the Japanese a small, darkened, mirror-lined room dotted with flag. Kusama’s emotional particle theory allows her delicate LED “lanterns,” which recall floating lights to recombine elements, altering materials and scale, guiding ancestral spirits in the annual Japanese while maintaining the integrity of an intensely perObon festival. Illuminating and extinguishing in a sonal, mystical vision.

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Home for the holidays Singer Kristen Hertzenberg provides one of this city’s brightest wintertime traditions By Geoff Carter t began with an album. In November 2011, Phantom—The Las Vegas Spectacular star Kristen Hertzenberg released Holidays From the Heart, a vocal record of holiday standards with virtuoso pianist Philip Fortenberry. The record draws from multifarious influences—it offers splendid versions of “Silent Night,” Beth Nielsen Chapman and Melissa Manchester’s “There’s Still My Joy” and A Charlie Brown Christmas perennial “Christmas Time Is Here”—and the opera-trained Hertzenberg performs the songs with the close intimacy of a cabaret singer and the power of someone who belted out Phantom of the Opera songs several nights a week. “I chose to do a holiday album because I’m all over the place in terms of, ‘What kind of music do you sing?’” Hertzenberg says. “I do some opera, some jazz, some blues. I want to do everything, and if you do a holiday album, you can do whatever you want.”

Hertzenberg and Fortenberry have since made a yearly ritual of performing cuts from Holidays From the Heart and other holiday songs live. That ritual continues this year with two free shows—December 8, 3 p.m. at the Windmill Library theater and December 9, 3 p.m. at the Rainbow Library theater. (Hertzenberg is excited to play for an audience “that we might not otherwise get to be with” because of the ticket price of the show’s previous, Cabaret Jazz iterations not being an easy fit for tight holiday budgets). She’ll also perform, once again, in the Las Vegas Philharmonic’s “Classic Holiday” show (December 1 at the Smith Center). What all makes this all the more remarkable is that Hertzenberg, her husband Dana Satterwhite (proprietor of Downtown’s late, great TastySpace Gallery) and her family relocated to her original hometown of Houston in 2015. That means every time she returns to Vegas to perform holiday songs, it’s a gift.

Hertzenberg is flattered when I suggest that she’s contributing an annual holiday tradition to a city that—with notable exceptions including Ethel M’s holiday lights and Opportunity Village’s Magical Forest—is still a bit young to have acquired many of its own. “It’s a tradition of mine, too, to be able to make music at the holiday,” Hertzenberg says. “I look forward to spending time with my family as everyone else does, but I also look forward to getting onstage, because the audience gives you an entirely different sentiment than they do the rest of the year.” And that sentiment is strong here, she says. “My favorite thing about Vegas during the holidays is that the various outreach organizations really ramp it up—Chet Buchanan’s toy drive, Opportunity Village, the [Three Square] food bank. And the community steps up, too. Everyone is in it together.”

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172 Almost Awake, The Scorched, Crimson Riot 11/30. Franks & Deans 12/1. Eve 6 12/2. Rio, 702513-3356. AMERICAN LEGION POST 8 Citizen, Culture Abuse, Spirit World, Goner 12/2. 733 N. Veterans Memorial Drive, 702-382-8533. Backstage Bar & Billiards The Process: Ulysses x Indka ft. Eddie Jayy & more 12/8. 601 E. Fremont St., 702-382-2227. Beauty Bar Wo Fat, Sasquatch, Freedom Hawk, Blackwülf, Powered Wig Machine, Red Desert 12/1. 517 Fremont St., 702-598-3757. Brooklyn Bowl Baby Bash, Frankie J, MC Magic, Amanda Perez, Hi-Tone 11/30. Fortunate Youth, Iya Terra, Josh Heinrichs & SkillinJah 12/1. Linq Promenade, 702-862-2695. Bunkhouse Saloon Leo Starwind, So Stoked!, The Jay-Birds, DJ Green Lion 11/29. Wino, Valley of the Sun, The Heavy Eyes, House of Broken Promises, King Chiefs 11/30. Chief White Lightning 12/3. Coffee Shop HipHop Record Release Party 12/5. 124 S. 11th St., 702-982-1764. CLEOPATRA’S BARGE Paul Shaffer & The Shaf-Shifters 11/29-12/1. Caesars Palace, 866227-5938. THE CLUB The Long Run (Eagles tribute) 12/1. Cannery, 702-507-5700. The Colosseum Rod Stewart 12/1-12/2. Reba, Brooks & Dunn 12/5. Caesars Palace, 866-227-5938. Count’s VAMP’D Strange Mistress, The Quitters, Stereo Assault 11/29. Zebra, Straight Six 11/30. Pat Travers Band, Count’s 77 12/1. 750 W. Sahara Ave., 702-220-8849. THE Dillinger Jase Wills 11/30. 1224 Arizona St., Boulder City, 702-293-4001. THE Dispensary Lounge Amanda King 11/30. Jo Belle Yonely 12/1. Jazz Jam 12/5. 2451 E. Tropicana Ave., 702-458-6343. Dive Bar Warwound, Plight, Chainsaw Fight 12/2. Daikaiju, Sheiks of Neptune 12/15. 4110 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-586-3483. DOUBLE DOWN SALOON The Burly-Q Revue w/Johnny Zig & The Force 12/2. 4640 Paradise Road, 702-791-5775. DOWNTOWN CONTAINER PARK The Roxy Gunn Project 11/29-11/30. Meg Defante, Street Folk 12/1. 707 Fremont St., 702-359-9982. EVEL PIE Bruiser Queen, Ilicitor 11/30. Audio Karate, Mercy Music, Purple Flame 12/1. 508 Fremont St., 702-840-6460.

Hard Rock Live Winter Bass 2 ft. ModeStep, Eliminate, Jantsen & Fox 11/30. 3771 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-733-7625. House of Blues Tribute to Journey vs. The Police 11/30. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7600. The Joint Nine Inch Nails, The Jesus and Mary Chain, HMLTD 11/30, 12/1. Hard Rock Hotel, 702693-5000.

702-933-8458. Vinyl John Garcia & The Band of Gold, Nick Oliveri, Luna Sol, Death in Pretty Wrapping 11/29. The Devil Wears Prada, Fit for a King, ‘68 11/30. Dom Kennedy, Cozz, Jay 305, Warm Brew 12/5. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5000. ZAPPOS THEATER Florida Georgia Line, Mason Ramsay, Canaan Smith 12/1, 12/5. Planet Hollywood, 702-777-6737.

MGM Grand Garden Arena Andrea Bocelli 12/1. 702-531-3826. Park Theater Thirty Seconds to Mars, Bishop Briggs, Grandson, The Crystal Method 12/5. Park MGM, 844-600-7275. THE Railhead Band of Friends 12/1. Boulder Station, 702-432-7777. Sand Dollar Lounge Frank Fois 11/29. Chris Tofield 11/30. Blues Society Jam 12/1. Rustyn Vaughn Lee 12/2. Shawna McCarty 12/3. GoldTop Bob 12/4. The Funk Jam 12/5. 3355 Spring Mountain Road, 702-485-5401.

clubs Chateau Bayati & Casanova 11/29. Yo Yolie 11/30. Paris, 702-776-7770. Drai’s DJ Pauly D 11/30. Nelly 12/1. DJ Franzen 12/2. Cromwell, 702-777-3800. Foundation Room DJ Sam I Am 11/30. DJ D-Miles 12/1. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7631. Hyde DJ Sleep. 11/29. DJ Konflikt 11/30. DJ Karma 12/1. DJ CEO 12/2. DJ Konflikt 12/4. Bellagio, 702693-8700.

Comedy BONKERZ COMEDY CLUB James “Bigfoot” Scott, Rachel Wolfson 11/29. Rampart Casino, 702-507-5900. Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club Dave Landau, Trixx 11/29-12/2. Debi Gutierrez, Tony Baker, Ken Garr 12/3-12/9. MGM Grand, 866740-7711. The Colosseum Jim Gaffigan 11/30. Caesars Palace, 866-227-5938. COMEDY CELLAR Ricky Dale Davis, Dan Naturman, Kathleen Dunbar, Owen Smith, Mark Cohen 11/26-12/2. Earl David Reed, Traci Skene, Greer Barnes, Dennis Blair, Mark Cohen 12/3-12/4. Earl David Reed, Traci Skene, Sherrod Small, Pete Lee, Greer Barnes, Mark Cohen 12/5-12/9. Rio, 702-777-2782. L.A. COMEDY CLUB Andrew Sleighter, Matt Markman 11/29-12/2. Shawn Halpin, Ron Vigh 12/3-12/9. Stratosphere, 702-380-7711.

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TopGolF The Soul Juice Band 11/30. Logan Mize, Keelan Donovan 12/1. 4627 Koval Lane,

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South Point Showroom Gary Puckett & The Union Gap Band 11/30-12/2. Frankie Scinta 12/1-12/2. 702-696-7111.

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Concert 12/2. Las Vegas Stories: The Story of St. Thomas 12/6. 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3400. CSN Performing Arts Center (Nicholas J. Horn Theatre) Dance Concert 11/30, 12/2. Orchestra Concert 12/3. Concert Band 12/4. Mariachi Concert 12/5. (Backstage Theatre) Jazz Singers & Combos Concert 12/2. 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., 702-651-5483. Henderson EVENTS PLAZA Last Friday: Just Add Water 11/30. 200 S. Water St., 702267-2171 THE Smith Center (Reynolds Hall) A Classic Holiday 12/1. Kelly O’Hara, Seth Rudetsky 12/2. (Cabaret Jazz) Lon Bronson Band (Bowie tribute) 11/29. Peter Cincotti 11/30. Joely Fisher 12/1. Frank LaSpina 12/2. Bruce Harper Big Band w/Elisa Fiorillo 12/3. 702-749-2000. The Space Snax 11/29. 3460 Cavaretta Court, 702-903-1070. Summerlin Library KINEKT: Circus, Dance, Theater 11/29-12/1. Las Vegas Classical Guitar Ensemble: Holiday Concert 12/2. 1771 Inner Circle Drive, 702-507-3860. UNLV (Artemus W. Ham Hall) UNLV Choral Ensembles: Winter Choral Concert 11/29. The Desert Chorale: Celebration of Christmas 12/3. 702-895-2787. West Charleston Library Marisa Johnson 11/30. 6301 W. Charleston Blvd., 702-507-3940.

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Winchester Cultural Center Indigenous Talent Showcase 11/29. 3130 S. McLeod Drive, 702-455-7340.

RANDOM ALCHEMY Annie Wildbear & Lisa Dittrich: A 1970’s Experience Thru 12/28. 900 E. Karen Ave. #B215, 702-381-5777.

Windmill Library Opera Las Vegas: Hansel & Gretel 12/1-12/2. 7060 W. Windmill Lane, 702-507-6019.

Sahara West Library Nevada Watercolor Society: Fall Show Thru 12/16. 9600 W. Sahara Ave., 702-507-3630.

The Writer’s Block The Believer Presents: Natasha Trethewey, Vogue Robinson 11/29. 1020 Fremont St., 702-550-6399.

West Las Vegas ARTS CENTER Dray: Buttered Soul With Cheese Thru 12/1. 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 702-229-2787.

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West Las Vegas Library Art House LV: Life in Vibrant Color Thru 12/2. 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 702-507-3980.

NEVADA CONSERVATORY THEATER Love’s Labour’s Lost 11/30-12/9. UNLV’s Judy Bayley Theatre, 702-895-2787. A Public Fit Incognito 11/29-12/15. 100 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-735-2114. Super Summer Theatre Holiday Follies 12/5-12/16. 4340 S. Valley View #210, 702579-7529.

Galleries & Museums Barrick Museum of Art (East Gallery) Tamar Ettun: Jubilation Inflation Thru 12/15. (West Gallery) Soundscapes Thru 12/15. (Braunstein Gallery) Vessel: Ceramics of Ancient West Mexico Thru 12/16. UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-895-3381. Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art Yayoi

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West Las Vegas LIBRARY Vegas Beyond the Strip 12/2. Amanda King: A Swingin’ Christmas 12/2. 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 702229-4800.

Las Vegas Little Theatre (Mainstage) The Last Night of Ballyhoo 11/30-12/16. 3920 Schiff Drive, 702-362-7996.

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SPORTS UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL Valparaiso 11/28. Cincinnati 12/1. Thomas & Mack Center, 702739-3267. UNLV WOMEN’s BASKETBALL USC 12/1. Cox Pavilion, 702-739-3267. VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS Washington 12/4. Chicago 12/6. Dallas 12/9. T-Mobile Arena, 702-692-1600.

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MORE THAN RYAN REAVES HAS HELPED THE KNIGHTS AS MUCH WITH HIS SCORING AS WITH HIS FISTS THIS SEASON BY JUSTIN EMERSON WEEKLY STAFF

yan Reaves heard a cracking sound and knew he broke his stick at a recent Golden Knights practice at City National Arena. The stick didn’t shatter into pieces, but it was no longer useful on the ice. It wasn’t past the point of being able to make a young fan’s day, however. In the middle of practice, Reaves skated to the Zamboni entrance, called to a child in a Golden Knights jersey and handed over the stick. “I figured some kid would like it more than me,” he said afterwards. Consider it just another gesture that has helped the fourthline winger become one of the most popular players on the VGK roster—and a kindhearted moment for a player primarily known as a tough guy. The 31-year-old Reaves has fostered a reputation as a fighter throughout his nine-year NHL career. He knows it, and he doesn’t back down from it. The 6-foot-1, 225-pounder has fought 70 times in his career, according to hockeyfights.com, including twice this year in a season in which Knights have only tussled three times total. Reaves exchanged punches with Minnesota’s Marcus Foligno on October 6 and Ottawa’s Mark Borowiecki on November 8, winning both encounters, according to hockeyfights’ fan voting. Fighting doesn’t go as far as it once did in the NHL, though. Roughing up opponents used to be enough to secure a roster spot and endear a player to a fan base, but the sport has evolved. There have only been 63 fights in the NHL this year, which projects out to 219 for the season. That would be the fewest since the website began tracking during the 2000-01 season. For comparison’s sake, the 2001-02 season featured 803 fights. As fights have gone down, scoring production has gone up, and Reaves is trying to change with the times. He had a careerhigh seven goals and 13 points with the St. Louis Blues two years ago, and already has four goals and seven points through

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25 games this season. “I’m not going to get as many fights as I used to back in the day,” Reaves says. “I’ll keep the reputation, that’s fine. As long as it’s scaring people and giving me and my linemates some room out there, that’s fine. I try to score some goals, too.” He’s had some big ones in Vegas. Reaves famously scored the series-clinching goal in Game 5 of last year’s Western Conference Final against the Winnipeg Jets, and then scored the game-tying goal in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Washington Capitals. They were the second and third playoff goals of his career. And Reaves remains a physical presence for the Knights. He ranks second in the NHL in hits this season with 100, behind only linemate William Carrier (122) and 19 ahead of the next-closest player. “You see him going in on the forecheck, and everyone is waiting for that big hit or, I guess this year, a big goal or something,” defenseman Jon Merrill says. “He’s turned into quite a goal-scorer for us. It’s awesome to hear the fans cheer for him. He’s worked his tail off his whole career, and to see him having some success is awesome.”

RAISE A GLASS! Fans will soon have a new way to support Reaves—through beer. Reaves got into brewing during his seven-year stint with the St. Louis Blues, and recently launched a company called 7Five Brewing, a nod to his jersey number. His first beer, Grim Reaver Red IPA, was released in St. Louis, but Reaves plans to bring a new product to Las Vegas. He’s described an announcement as imminent, so be on the lookout for news on how to try Reaves’ brew sometime this season.

Many assumed Reaves was a shortterm rental when the Golden Knights acquired him from Pittsburgh at last year’s trade deadline, but they were proven wrong in the offseason. The franchise saw enough out of Reaves in 31 combined regular-season and playoff games to sign him to a two-year, $5.55 million contract. He has not only produced in games but has also emerged as a leader. The rest of the team looks up to Reaves, who’s often the one leading stretches during practice. “I think we have a lot of leaders, but he’s definitely a key guy, and he definitely brings that experience to our team,” defenseman Shea Theodore says. “The persona that he has is this big tough guy, but I think deep down inside, he’s got a softer side to him.” Reaves always seems affable. When he’s not handing over a stick at practice, he’s giving away pucks to children and talking to fans along the glass during warmups. The Golden Knights’ faithful rewards him by chanting his name when he takes the puck up the ice at T-Mobile Arena. He’s a fan favorite, even if he’s not as much of a fighter anymore. “If the fans think I can’t hear them chanting, I definitely can, and it fires me up,” Reaves says. “To have 18,000 people chant your name is something growing up that I never would have thought would happen. Now that it’s happening, it’s definitely a cool feeling.”

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Football has long been the most popular sport in the country, and the NFL is not solely to thank for that. NCAA football draws millions of viewers each week, ranking as the second-most-watched sports programming in America. As regular-season NCAA football comes to an end, postseason playoffs and bowl games are about to begin. There are 39 bowl games scheduled for the 2018-19 college postseason during the course of three weeks, and it all starts in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Bowl on December 15 will be one of five bowls kicking off the postseason. Here’s what you should know about this long-standing Valley tradition.

ABOUT THE LAS VEGAS BOWL The first Las Vegas Bowl took place December 18, 1992, and of the 39 NCAA-recognized bowl games, it’s the 16th oldest and has remained in Las Vegas throughout its history. This year’s game will be the 13th played at Sam Boyd Stadium—and possibly the last, given the construction of the Las Vegas Raiders Stadium. Regional rivals, the Pac-12 Conference and Mountain West have been facing off at the Las Vegas Bowl since 2001.

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why it’s “more than just a game” For many, the Las Vegas Bowl is considered a holiday tradition unlike any other college sporting event in the country. Because the competing teams are kept under wraps until two weeks prior to the game, the fan participation and bowl-week events have become as much a part of the experience as the game itself. After all, if there’s any city that knows how to host an all-inclusive, multifaceted experience, it’s Las Vegas. What makes the Las Vegas Bowl so unique is that it combines the quintessential Vegas entertainment experience with beloved collegiate traditions to create an event that appeals to sports fans and non-fans alike. Because fan engagement is an integral component of the Las Vegas Bowl landscape, there’s a full week of bowl events leading up to the big game. December 11 Teams arrive and are greeted at their respective hotels with a fun, extravagant reception. Later in the evening, coaches, school dignitaries and VIPs attend a reception at Maverick Helicopters. The event is for players and those affiliated with the schools. December 12 During the day, players, mascots and cheer teams volunteer at Opportunity Village. That night, the festivities amp up with the Fremont Street Experience welcome reception. Hosted by Chet Buchanan, this is the first opportunity for fans to see and interact with the teams. Expect live entertainment and player involvement during the event, including a Family Feud-style competition between the teams. Reception is free and open to the public. December 13 The Goodie Two Shoes Foundation provides underserved children the opportunity to pick out new shoes. The players of each team will volunteer with Goodie Two Shoes at a local elementary school. This provides players with the chance to give back and get to know Las Vegas in a new way. For players and those affiliated with the schools. December 14 The day before the big game, there’s a kickoff luncheon featuring the players, coaches, bands and cheerleaders from each team hosted at the Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel. The guest speaker is Super Bowl champion and NFL analyst Trent Dilfer, and attendees can expect a live performance from an Elvis impersonator. That night, teams return to the Fremont Street Experience for the annual Pep Rally under the dome. The Pep Rally is Can’t make another opportunity for fans to engage with the teams the game? and experience a large-scale college tradition. Fans will Don’t worry. hear from the coaches, watch cheerleader performances It’s televised and enjoy a friendly mascot face-off. on ABC. Kickoff Luncheon is $75, Pep Rally is free. December 15 The pregame fan fest starts bright and early with a huge tailgate that’s unlike any other in Las Vegas, including live performances, games, tons of food and drinks, and a battle of the bands from each school. There will also be an appearances by Chet Buchanan and more. The official Las Vegas Bowl kickoff is at 12:30 p.m. The pregame fan fest is free and open to the public. Tickets to the game are $35-$110 and are available for purchase at tinyurl.com/yc92b3z4. All ticket prices increase December 1.

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Searching for connection When can rural Nevadans merge onto the information superhighway? By C. Moon Reed

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ike oxygen, the internet is both vital and easy to take for granted. Big city Nevadans— that’s us—are sitting pretty with easy access. In fact, Las Vegas will be one of the first cities in the nation to receive AT&T’s 5G mobile service early next year. Yet for rural Nevadans, connections are harder to come by. “Pretty much any urban area is set,” says Jojo Myers Campos, the state broadband development manager for the Governor’s Office of Science Innovation and Technology. “But most of our state is rural.” Campos says 13 or 14 Nevada counties still need help solidifying their internet connectivity. According to a fact sheet provided by the governor’s office, 220,000 Nevadans lack access to a wired connection capable of 25 mbps download speeds, and 100,000 Nevadans live in places where there is no wired internet. Ninety-seven percent of Nevadans do have fixed wireless access, and Nevada ranked 18 out of 50 states for internet availability, adoption, investment and regulation (by Broadband Economists, Strategic Networks Group). But for those unlucky few who lack internet, the world is similar to a closed oyster.

A modern-day necessity It might be fun to make disparaging jokes about millennials and their incessant need to share cat videos. But to belabor the obvious, the internet is more than just memes. It’s needed for emergency services, business, commerce, transportation, public safety, health care and education. Telemedicine and distance learning are especially vital to residents of remote areas. Campos works to bring internet to regions that need it most. Her office coordinates the state’s broadband strategies through federal, state and local agencies.

Campos has been working to help secure internet for Austin, a town in central Nevada at the northern tip of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. “I pull into Austin and can’t even get a Wi-Fi signal,” Campos says. “It’s terrible when you think about the kids; they deserve the same educational opportunities as kids in Reno or Carson City. Those kids don’t have that opportunity. That’s what we’re working on.” Campos usually starts by seeking a short-term internet solution, such as wireless. Once the gap is bridged, she works on a long-term solution, such as procuring fiber optic cables. Campos speaks

passionately about her mission of connecting Nevadans to the world writ large. She acknowledges that the logistics of wireless connectivity can make the eyes glaze over, so she tries to keep the explanations simple while focusing on the huge community impact of her work.

Bipartisan support Amid our highly polarized political climate, bringing broadband to rural Nevada is one goal that both sides support. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., along with Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo, recently introduced the

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Workers install broadband connections in Nevada’s western rural region as part of a project announced in 2017 between Switch, Valley Communications Association and Churchill County Communications. Many organizations and state agencies have been working to bring internet to the 100,000 Nevadans who lack access. (Courtesy)

If you’d like to learn more about broadband connectivity in rural areas, visit osit.nv.gov/Broadband/TaskForce or contact Jojo Myers Campos at: 100 North Stewart St., Suite 220 Carson City, NV 89701 Telephone: 775-687-0993 E-mail: jmyers@gov.nv.gov

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Access Broadband Act, which seeks to streamline access to federal broadband resources. “Sen. Cortez Masto recognizes the rural/urban digital divide in Nevada,” Campos said in an email. “I feel we are so lucky to have Sen. Cortez Masto to … make our state a better place for education, health care, public safety and economic development.” On the other side of the aisle, outgoing Sen. Dean Heller said in a press statement that one of his top priorities is “working to make sure that small businesses and students in all corners of Nevada have the tools—such as access to high-speed internet—to be successful.” He released that statement to celebrate

the fact that Lincoln County will receive $6,944,000 from the USDA Telecommunications Infrastructure Loan Program to improve broadband services. Campos says the money will be used specifically to “maintain existing infrastructure, upgrade equipment and expand fixed-wireless broadband systems, making it easier to access high-speed internet.” In June, Heller also helped introduce a bill to streamline the application process to construct broadband infrastructure on federal lands. The bill would create a 270-day deadline for the Department of Interior and U.S. Forest Service to respond to applications. No response would equate to an approval.

The short answer to the question of who gets federal broadband funding is: those who ask for it. The squeaky wheel gets faster internet, to paraphrase an old adage. But when it comes to government bureaucracy, the asking isn’t so simple or straightforward. Each federal program has different processes, which can be lengthy and take up to a year. This is why the state office is so vital in helping different groups get internet. Tribal lands are often both remote and underserved, so the state office works to help various groups. Right now, the office is working with Lovelock Indian Colony, Ely Shoshone Tribe, Reno Sparks Indian Colony and Owyhee Shoshone/Paiute Tribe. “We are working individually with these tribes to get fiber assets when and where possible, or at least a very good wireless solution,” Campos says. “We help them find solutions so their tribe and tribal entities have the same opportunities as any other entity in the state.” Some of the programs that the Nevada state office helps applicants navigate are the Universal Services Administrative Services program (called the E-rate for schools and libraries) and the federal program from Universal Services Administrative Services (called the Rural Health Care program). Campos says the state office also helps identify funding sources, such as the USDA and the Department of Commerce. The Nevada office has successfully launched a program called the Whole Community Connectivity Approach in White Pine, Elko, Pershing and Humboldt counties. “Some of these programs can have cumbersome application processes, reviewing processes, evaluation processes,” Campos says. “The key word here is ‘processes,’ and that can scare off potential applicants. Some people and/or entities do not have technical writing skills or network design skills, so that leaves them having to hire an outside consultant, and that can be lots of money that these tribes or rural areas do not have, so any kind of streamlining is welcomed.”

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essons learned from a botched contract are helping the Department of Motor Vehicles seek out a new company to lead its technology upgrade. The state is requesting proposals from companies that want to replace Tech Mahindra, the state’s fired vendor, on a project to modernize the DMV’s 20-year-old technology system. Alex Smith, Department of Motor Vehicles spokeswoman, said a new price tag for the project would be up for discussion during the 2019 legislative session, as well as when a vendor is selected and contract negotiations begin. The request for proposals was posted November 1, Smith said, and the state plans to start reviewing bids January 2. Smith said the department is looking to award the contract to a company that has proven experience building out DMV technology for other states. She said this has been a statewide shift in executing technology projects, from seeking to create systems from scratch to looking for proven solutions. Smith said an off-the-shelf solution rather than building from the ground up should make up the time lost. This was a five-year project when the contract was awarded in 2016. “We lost some time in the transition,” Smith said. “We … are on schedule to make that up.” The state settled and terminated its contract with Tech Mahindra in August for zero dollars rather than the $7.5 million the company had argued it was due. A DMV-requested audit found

the vendor did not provide sufficient staffing, among other issues causing delays and increasing costs. The audit found the DMV was partly responsible by not ensuring the project was in compliance with the contract. The original contract for the work was for $75 million in 2016, increasing over the years to an estimated $115 million. The DMV had spent about $27 million on the project as of January, when it announced the contract would be terminated.

Smith said the technology in use now is not as intuitive as it could be. If a resident changes a driver’s license address, for example, that change must be made to the vehicle registration separately. The new technology will allow DMV workers to see if residents renewing vehicle registrations will need to renew their driver’s licenses soon. This will allow residents to get it done all at once rather than returning in a few months, Smith said. “This modernization will really change the way we provide customer service,” Smith said. The Secretary of State’s Office has said it remains to be seen how the state’s new automatic voter registration system will fit in with the technology upgrade. Smith said the technology project would not negatively affect the new automatic voter registration law, which says people who apply for driver’s licenses or state identification cards need to opt out if they do not want to be registered to vote. It’s unclear when automatic voter registration will go into effect. Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison said during a January 16 audit committee meeting that the DMV should get out sooner rather than later and “cut” its losses. The DMV announced less than 10 days later that it would terminate the contract. “I read this as a lawyer and say this is a bait and switch,” Hutchison said at the time. “You put everything in the [request for proposal] that you think the state wants. You make all the promises, and we accept all those promises, and then they just do not deliver.”

Patrons wait in line at a Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles office in Las Vegas in 2015. (John Locher/AP)

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Red Plate is open at the Cosmopolitan. The Chinese restaurant offers a menu of Cantonese dishes and is helmed by Chef Yip Cheung.

The Las Vegas office of Ballard Spahr was recognized as the 2018 Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year by Nevada Legal Services, the primary provider of legal assistance to underserved communities in Nevada.

Lone Mountain Aviation and All In Aviation broke ground on a 25-hangar facility at Henderson Executive Airport. It will be the first purposebuilt, multi-use aviation complex of its kind at the airport and will include 9,000 square feet of office space, five training rooms, a full-size classroom, a library, a 16-person conference room, an avionics workshop, a pilot shop, a parts department and a 22,000-square-foot maintenance hangar. Caesars Entertainment Corp. signed a 15-year deal that makes the company the first founding partner of Las Vegas

The NoMad Restaurant is open at NoMad Las Vegas, the property that occupies the top four floors of the Park MGM. Su Casa is open in the Mi Casa Grill Cantina at the Silverton. Su Casa offers trendy and traditional coastal Asian cuisine with Latin influences.

Clark County Cultural Program Supervisor Irma Varela was honored by Mexican Consul General Alejandro Madrigal with the Distinguished Mexican Award during the 18th annual Life in Death Festival: The Day of the Dead. A device that helps keep doors open won $10,000 for Bill Hengler, founder and CEO of DoorPRO Doorstop. Vegas Doorstop won the award at the inaugural Innovation Incubator at the Global Gaming Expo, presented by the American Gaming Association and Reed

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and broker of Sun Commercial Real Estate, Inc. n Director Hayim Mizrachi, president, principal and broker of the MDL Group in Las Vegas and a former president of CALV. n Director Angelina Scarcelli, senior portfolio manager of Colliers International in Las Vegas. n Director Natalie Wainwright, senior associate, tenant representative and corporate real estate specialist at Cushman & Wakefield Las Vegas.

litigation. The State Board of Oriental Medicine oversees and manages licensing for those seeking to practice Oriental medicine in Nevada. It includes the practice of acupuncture, herbal medicine and other services approved by the board. Two Henderson-based professional firms completed the purchase of

their companies’ headquarters at 1671 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway. Barlow Douglas & Hall CPAs and Clear Counsel Law Group in September finalized the purchase, which included major tenant improvements and was valued at $3,966,720. Nevada State Development Corporation assisted with financing.

Catch Las Vegas, a seafood restaurant, is open at Aria. Ribbon was cut on the ER at Green Valley Ranch, a freestanding emergency department of Henderson Hospital at 2581 St. Rose Parkway, Henderson. The department will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, features eight treatment rooms with an additional three rapid medical exam rooms, advanced imaging services such as CT, ultrasound and X-ray, and an on-site laboratory. It will use the Cerner FirstNet electronic medical record system that is compatible with Henderson Hospital and other Valley Health System facilities, and will allow patients to access their private health information online. The ER will be staffed with boardcertified emergency medicine physicians, nursing, imaging and laboratory staff. Jennifer Braster, founder and managing partner of Naylor & Braster, Attorneys at Law, has been appointed to the Nevada State Board of Oriental Medicine. Braster practices primarily in the areas of business and civil

Dignitaries and the Bearden family gathered to dedicate the Bearden Family Paseo in the heart of the Las Vegas Medical District. Located west of MLK and north of Wellness Way (formerly Bearden Drive), the paseo features natural landscape, picnic area, adult exercise equipment, single and group seating areas and a bike rack. The Beardens, a longtime Las Vegas family, once operated a horse ranch on the property and have roots dating to the city’s early pioneer settlers, Robert E. Lake and Mary Ellen Lake, who came to Las Vegas in 1904. The ceremony also marked the official naming of Wellness Way, formerly Bearden and Goldring Avenue.

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Records & Transactions BID OPPORTUNITIES Nov. 30 2:15 p.m. Rainbow Boulevard —Gary Avenue to Meranto Avenue Clark County Bid number: 605056 Tom Boldt at tboldt@ ClarkCountyNV.gov 2:15 p.m. Government Center Amphitheater Remodel Clark County Bid number: 605064 Sandy Moody-Upton at scm@ClarkCountyNV. gov 3 p.m. Current Production Model Pickups Clark County Bid number: 605070 Sandra Mendoza at sda@ClarkCountyNV.gov Dec. 6 2:15 p.m. Pecos Bonanza Campus Family Court Building east entrance security improvements and Child Haven Building K lobby security desk remodel Clark County Bid number: 605061 Sandy Moody-Upton at scm@ClarkCountyNV. gov Dec. 7 2:15 p.m. Las Vegas Boulevard pedestrian protection installation between Las Vegas Sign and Sahara Avenue Clark County Bid number: 604977 Tom Boldt at tboldt@ ClarkCountyNV.gov Dec. 20 2:15 p.m. Alexander Villa Park Phase II Clark County Bid number: 605083 Sandy Moody-Upton at scm@ClarkCountyNV. gov

Feb. 1, 2019 3 p.m. Annual requirements contract for emergency medical services in the Moapa Valley Fire District Clark County Bid number: 604821 Adriane Garcia at akgarcia@ClarkCountyNV.gov

CONVENTIONS Psychiatry Update 2018—Solving Challenges, Improving Patient Care Encore Dec. 2-4 100 International Council of Air Shows—2018 Annual Convention Bally’s Dec. 3-6 1,400 64th International Respiratory Convention & Expo Mandalay Bay Dec. 4-6 5,000 National Center for State Courts - E-Courts Conference 2018 The Cosmopolitan Dec. 4-10 800

Vegas Valley Baseball—Winter Blast 2018 Fiesta Henderson Dec. 8-9 100 Xlive Annual Conference & Expo Mandalay Bay Dec. 9-12 1,300 Construction Super Conference 2018 Encore Dec. 10-12 450 Weatherbee Resources Inc.— Hospice Regulatory Boot Camp 2018 Bellagio Dec. 10-11 125 26th Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging The Venetian Dec. 13-16 1,000

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SALES $16,400,000 for 160,720 sq. ft. of industrial 1710 & 1720 Executive Airport Drive, Henderson, 89052 Landlord/Seller: Retko Group Landlord/Seller agent: Dan Doherty, SIOR; Grant Traub, SIOR; Chris Connell, Paul Sweetland, SIOR; Chris Lane, CCIM; and Jerry Doty of Colliers International Tenant/Buyer: Airparc Industrial LLC Tenant/Buyer agent: Did not disclose

National Association of Mortgage Brokers —National Convention 2018 Caesars Palace Dec. 8-10 2,000

$5,150,000 for 42,640 sq. ft. of office 1291 Galleria Drive, Henderson, 89014 Landlord/Seller: SF Galleria

National Ground Water Association (NGWA)— 2018 National Groundwater Expo and Annual Meeting Las Vegas Convention Center Dec. 5-6 4,500

Landlord/Seller agent: Cathy Jones, Paul Miachika, Roy Fritz, Jessica Cegavske and Taylor Vasquez of Sun Commercial Real Estate, Inc. Tenant/Buyer: Did not disclose Tenant/Buyer agent: Did not disclose $1,137,500 for 4,790 sq. ft. of office 5935 Edmond St., Suite 115, Las Vegas, 89113 Landlord/Seller: Star Babies Landlord/Seller agent: Lisa Hauger and Timothy Erickson of Sun Commercial Rreal Estate Tenant/Buyer: Braddon Cornish Tenant/Buyer agent: Logic CRE $728,000 for 3,700 sq. ft. of office 6212 W. Desert Inn Road, Las Vegas, 89146 Landlord/Seller: Stone & Associates Landlord/Seller agent: MDL Group Tenant/Buyer: West Valley Bank Tenant/Buyer agent: Cathy Jones, Paul Miachika, Roy Fritz, Jessica Cegavske and Taylor Vasquez of Sun Commercial Real Estate, Inc. $345,000 for 1.31 acres of land 300 & 310 South Mojave Road (APN: 162-01-501-011, 012, 013 & 014), Las Vegas, 89104 Landlord/Seller: Mojave and Olive LLC Landlord/Seller agent: Steven Haynes of Colliers International Tenant/Buyer: Accessible Space Tenant/Buyer agent: Did not disclose

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Meadows Bank 8912 Spanish Ridge Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89148 702-471-2265 • meadowsbank.bank

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$8,778,969

$13,246,617

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Bank of the West 9021 W. Sahara Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89117 702-304-1050 • bankofthewest.com

$9,286,747

$12,589,666

Nevada State Bank (a division of Zion Bank) 750 E. Warm Springs Road Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-855-4612 • nsbank.com Heritage Bank of Nevada 2330 S. Virginia St. Reno, NV 89502 775-348-1000 • heritagebanknevada.com

$8,353,730

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$16,831,550

Bank of Nevada (a division of Western Alliance Bank) 2700 W. Sahara Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89102 702-248-4200 • bankofnevada.com

$5,834,144

$8,630,227

Plumas Bank 35 S. Linden Ave. Quincy, CA 95971 530-283-7305 • plumasbank.com Bank of Utah 243 E. St. George Blvd., Suite 110 St. George, UT 84770 801-409-5000 • bankofutah.com

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JPMorgan Chase 9911 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 1 Las Vegas, NV 89117 702-938-0050 • chase.com

$4,956,902

$14,340,781

$3,858,400

$9,714,189

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 3800 Howard Hughes Parkway Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-791-6370 • wellsfargo.com

$3,398,960

$1,025,000

Valley Bank of Nevada 6385 Simmons St. North Las Vegas, NV 89031 702-259-2658 • bankofnlv.com Clark County Credit Union 2625 N. Tenaya Way Las Vegas, NV 89117 702-228-2228 • ccculv.org

$3,055,000

$2,237,500

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Every year the bird known as the Arctic tern experiences two summers and enjoys more daylight than any other animal. That’s because it regularly makes a long-distance journey from the Arctic to the Antarctic and back again. Designate this hardy traveler as your inspirational creature for the next eleven months. May it help animate you to experiment with brave jaunts that broaden and deepen your views of the world. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Did you sometime in the past try to fix an untenable situation only to have it sneak back in a less severe but still debilitating form? The coming weeks will be an excellent time to finish the reforms; to enforce a thorough and permanent correction. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Does an elusive giant creature with a long neck inhabit the waters of Loch Ness in northern Scotland? Alleged sightings have been reported since 1933. Most scientists dismiss the possibility that “Nessie” actually exists, but there are photos, films and videos that provide tantalizing evidence. Prepare yourself for the arrival of intriguing anomalies and fun mysteries. Similar to Nessie, they’re nothing to worry about, but you’ll be better able to deal gracefully with them if you’re not totally taken by surprise. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Does moss really “eat” rocks? Marine chemist Martin Johnson says yes. Moss really does break down and release elements in solid stone. Furthermore, this hardy plant can grow virtually everywhere: in the tropics and frozen wastes, on tree bark and roofing slate, on sloth fur and snail shells. Make moss your personal symbol of power. Be as indomitable, resourceful, and resilient as moss. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Let’s shout out a big “THANKS!” and “HALLELUJAH!” to the enzymes in our bodies. These catalytic proteins do an amazing job of converting the food we eat into available energy. Without them, our cells would take forever to turn any particular meal into the power we need to walk, talk, and think. Now is a favorable time to look for and locate metaphorical equivalents of enzymes: influences and resources that will aid and expedite your ability to live the life you want to live. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Every dreamer knows that it is entirely possible to be homesick for a place you’ve never been to, perhaps more homesick than for familiar ground,” writes author Judith Thurman. You will experience this feeling in the coming weeks. It may be your deep psyche’s way of nudging you to find an energizing new sanctuary or fresh ways to feel peaceful and well-grounded.

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ACROSS 1 Like many announcers’ private side comments 8 Glistening 14 Give a cue to 20 Sounded like a frog 21 Durbin of old Hollywood 22 Worrier’s cry 23 Deeper level of longing? 25 Walk like a little ’un 26 Coll. website suffix 27 Slandered really badly 28 “Uh-uh” 30 Legal claim 31 White water whereabouts 35 Give it a go 36 Place to bathe on the grass outside a house? 38 “Marvy!” 40 They cause actions 42 Really boring chairs, desks and tables? 47 Two-grid vacuum tube 52 Cry to a matador 53 Manning of the Giants 54 Far-off 56 Of charged particles 57 Extreme type 59 Lysol target 61 What 1066 is famous as? 64 Territory split in 1889 66 Pertaining to 68 Bad, to Jules 69 Viral malady 70 “Allow meq2 to

provide a leavening agent, if nothing else”? 76 Blvds. and aves. 78 China’s Long March leader 79 Aquatic bird 80 — Leone 83 “Pray that I find some cool gross stuff!”? 88 Isle of Man man, e.g. 90 Scout unit 91 — pittance (hardly any) 92 Garage job 94 Atop, to bards 96 Short snooze 97 Bit of voice mail 100 Hankerings to take pictures of small and distant objects? 103 Places for milk products 105 Bored feeling 106 Measure of how much a ship swerves off course? 110 2000-15 TV series 112 Facet 116 Horror film lab aide 117 With 108-Down, deteriorate 118 Pre-entree dishes 121 Lanai wreath 122 Join the club 124 Chatter that’s engaging? 129 Entertainer Uggams 130 Give kudos 131 Arms depot 132 Abides 133 Breadwinner 134 What vets provide

DOWN 1 Earthy color 2 Artist Kahlo 3 Mist over 4 — -jongg 5 Mamie’s man 6 Plunk lead-in 7 Häagen-Dazs rival 8 Storied fireman Red 9 Microbe-ridden 10 Byway 11 Camelot wife 12 Raggedy — 13 — opus 14 Road hazard 15 Sorority “P” 16 In a curious way 17 Word before circus or blitz 18 More ashen 19 Latest thing 24 Singer John 29 Be next to 32 Small hotel 33 Conquers 34 Writer Bellow 36 Connect with 37 Match well 39 Duo + one 40 Tally a total 41 1982 Disney cyberfilm 42 “— better believe it!” 43 Penne — vodka 44 Sloppy smooches 45 Wry twisting 46 — Haute 48 Acuff of song 49 Like a swap 50 Radio tuner 51 Hose color 55 Otter’s kin 58 “Bosh!” 60 Go extinct 62 Bub

63 “ ’Tis so sad” 65 “You lookin’ —?” 67 Nosh 71 Stable stock 72 Seamless transition 73 Von — family (“The Sound of Music” clan) 74 — oxide (anesthetic) 75 The, to Hans 76 Emulated a fish 77 1 p.m. is one 81 Horse color 82 iPad downloads 84 Oct.’s 744 85 Union general George 86 Darling type 87 Bodily joint 89 Aquatic bird 93 Lofty trains 95 Tall volcano in Sicily 98 Groups of geese 99 Dubliner’s land 101 Model Klum 102 Dog’s bark 104 Key in anew 106 Give in (to) 107 Nixon veep Spiro 108 See 117-Across 109 Dryly comical 110 In the vicinity 111 Not as risky 113 Kagan of justice 114 Romero of “Batman” 115 Work’s name 118 Lasting mark 119 Related (to) 120 Take a pic of 123 — Abner 125 Legendary coach Parseghian 126 Three, in Bari 127 D.C. winter hrs. 128 Remote button abbr.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Venice, Italy consists of 118 small islands that rise from a shallow lagoon. A network of 443 bridges keeps them all connected. But Venice isn’t the world champion of bridges. The American city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania holds that title, with 446. Let these two places to be your inspirational symbols in the coming weeks. It’s time for you build new metaphorical bridges and take care of your existing metaphorical bridges. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): To aid and support your navigation through this pragmatic phase of your astrological cycle, here is counsel from two productive pragmatists. Helen Keller said she wanted to accomplish great and noble things, but her “chief duty” was “to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.” Author George Orwell believed that “to see what is in front of one’s nose” requires never-ending diligence. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In the eternal struggle to improve the odds of winning big money, some blackjack players work in teams. A casino in Windsor, Ontario pressed charges against one blackjack team, complaining that this tactic was deceptive and dishonest. But the court decided in the team’s favor, ruling that the players weren’t cheating but simply using smart strategy. In accordance with astrological omens, better your odds by using strategy but isn’t actually cheating. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): What has become of the metaphorical seeds planted during the weeks after your last birthday? Have your intentions flourished? Have your dreams blossomed? Have your talents matured? Be honest and kind as you answer these inquiries. Be thoughtful and big-hearted as you take inventory of your ability to follow through on your promises to yourself. December is Love Yourself Better Month. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The coming weeks should be a time of calling on favors, claiming your rewards, collecting your blessings, and graduating to the next level. Your policy will be: no trivial pursuits, no wasted efforts, no silly stunts. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In his song “Happy Talk,” Academy Award-winning lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II offered this advice: “You gotta have a dream. If you don’t have a dream, how you gonna have a dream come true?” Do you have a vivid, clearly defined dream? And have you developed a strategy for making that dream come true? The coming weeks will be an excellent time to home in on what you really want.

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