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FOLKS ARE LENDING A HAND TO NATIONAL PARKS DURING THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN The government shutdown, which began December 22, is the longest on record, causing national parks to rely on volunteers and donations to stay open. The Death Valley National Park, a two-and-a-half-hour drive from Las Vegas, was recently approved to tap into recreation fee money—funds normally used for park programming—to expand operations. “We have a state highway that runs through the park, so we can’t just slam the gates shut and tell everyone to go home,” said David Blacker, Death Valley Natural History Association executive director. Blacker is hopeful more areas of the park will open soon. “Unfortunately, the moment you start changing things from people’s normal mode of behavior, bad things start to happen,” he said. To help curb negative effects, the park’s non-government partners, including the Death Valley Lodging Company and volunteers, pitched in to clean restrooms. A donation from the Death Valley Natural History Association will fund employees so the Furnace Creek Visitor Center and its restrooms can remain open. Vandalism and damage to wildlife in Joshua Tree National Park almost caused it to close on January 10, but by utilizing recreation fees, it was able to address sanitation issues and “bring on additional staff to ensure the protection of park resources and mitigate some of the damage that has occurred during the lapse of appropriations,” according to a January 9 statement. Closer to home at Lake Mead, the National Park Service said in a statement that it would “not be providing services for NPSoperated campgrounds” in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, “including maintenance, janitorial, bathrooms and trash removal.” Despite the lack of services, campground visitors will not be asked to leave unless safety concerns arise. Park guests are encouraged to “please pack out what you pack in.” —Leslie Ventura
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
President Donald Trump stands near a table of fast food on January 14 before a reception honoring the Clemson University football team’s national championship win. The president served the team McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King and Domino’s Pizza in the State Dining Room of the White House. (Associated Press)
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Cover story: Las Vegas Weekly turns 21! Puddles Pity Party, Excisionm Mott 32 and more. Sports: Footgolf brings soccer skills to local links News: Fatal car crashes reach 10-year high Vegas Inc: Circa Resort & Casino slated for 2020
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Great being with the National Champion Clemson Tigers last night at the White House. Because of the Shutdown I served them massive amounts of Fast Food (I paid), over 1000 hamburgers etc. Within one hour, it was all gone. Great guys and big eaters! (Jan. 15)
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STORIES FROM LAST WEEK ‘BLUE BUCKET BANDIT’ APPREHENDED Metro Police on January 14 arrested a suspect they dubbed the “Blue Bucket Bandit” because, they allege, he stood on a blue bucket to reach and steal home security cameras. Russell Fowler, 41, was seen in a number of incidents ripping cameras from their mounts, police said. He is also a suspect in some package thefts. Fowler was booked at the Clark County Detention Center on an unrelated warrant and rebooked on a felony count of “comprehensive theft in connection with at least nine reported events.” LONG WAITS AT AIRPORT Air travelers endured waits of more than an hour to get through domestic checkpoints January 14 at the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta. It was the first business day after security screeners missed paychecks for the first time because of the partial government shutdown. The Transportation Security Administration reported a national absence rate of 7.6 percent, compared with 3.2 percent on the comparable Monday a year ago. JUDGE BARS CITIZENSHIP QUESTION In a 277-page decision that won’t be the final word on the issue, U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman on January 15 ruled that while including a citizenship question in the 2020 census would be constitutional, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross had moved to add it arbitrarily and had not followed proper administrative procedures. Among other things, the judge said, Ross didn’t follow a law requiring that he give Congress three years notice of any plan to add a question about citizenship to the census. THREAT TO ONLINE GAMBLING A legal opinion from the U.S. Department of Justice made public January 14 interprets the federal Wire Act, which prohibits interstate wagering, to apply to any form of gambling that crosses state lines, not just sports betting. It marks a reversal for the department, which under the Obama administration in 2011 said online gambling within states that does not involve sporting events would not violate the federal law.
WATER STREET DISTRICT IS OURS
Documents show the Chicago suburb of Naperville and the city of Henderson have come to a resolution over use of the trademarked term “Water Street District.” On January 10, the Naperville Sun reported that the city council would approve a resolution and that Naperville would no longer use the term “Water Street District” to describe a downtown development on maps or items like hats, shirts, bags, mugs or key chains. Henderson officials in 2017 sent Naperville officials a letter citing Henderson’s “exclusive, nationwide rights” to the name and threatening litigation unless the cities came to a resolution. (Courtesy photo)
SALVATION ARMY BREAKS GROUND ON WOMEN’S REHAB CENTER The Salvation Army of Southern Nevada’s Adult Rehabilitation Center broke ground on its new women’s residency housing January 12. The center will allow women who participate in the free 6-12 month drug and alcohol rehabilitation program to live on the campus, where they receive the bulk of the services provided to them. Currently, the women are bussed from the Salvation Army’s Homeless Services Campus, where they sleep, to the Yale Street location, where they work, dine and go to chapel and educational classes. “We have been waiting for the opportunity to bring the female participants in our ARC [Adult Rehabilitation Center] to this campus for some time,” Ron McKinney, administrator for the Adult Rehabilitation Center, said in a news release. “We feel this will make for a more cohesive overall experience for everyone in our free residential treatment program.” The new center will house 30 women and is expected to be completed in July. For more information about the program call 702-399-2769 or email ron. mckinney@usw.salvationarmy.org. Community members interested in helping can donate goods to the Salvation Army’s thrift stores. Proceeds of goods purchased through the stores fund the rehabilitation program, said Leslee Rogers, public relations director. To arrange free pickups for donated items, call 1-800-SA-TRUCK or 1-800-728-7825. —Camalot Todd
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SHORE UP YOUR FINANCIAL LITERACY THE BASICS OF SAVING AND INVESTING BY CAMALOT TODD | WEEKLY STAFF
wo-thirds of Americans can’t pass a basic financial literacy test, according to a study of 80,000 people by FINRA Investor Education Foundation. That means the majority do not have the knowledge needed to make smart financial decisions, potentially costing them thousands of dollars over a lifetime in missed investment opportunities, debt, poor saving habits and more. At even greater risk are minorities, less-educated individuals and women. While the gender gap is closing for females of younger generations thanks to financial education in schools, a 10 percent knowledge gap still exists between millennial men and women. So what steps can you take to become financially literate, you ask? The following is a brief overview of the basics.
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Assess your finances
Before you even begin to save and invest, you need to understand your financial health, taking into account everything from credit card debt, student loans, monthly bills, income and savings. Spend a day pouring over finances and cataloging everything—annual income pre- and post-taxes, debts, credit cards, mortgage payments, savings, IRA or 401K contributions, and subscription membership services, such as Netflix and gyms. Group expenses into two categories—essentials and nonessentials. Essential expenses include housing, utilities, groceries—things you cannot live without. Nonessentials include wants and elective spending, such as entertainment. Once this is done, determine your debt-to-income ratio by adding all of your monthly essential expenses and dividing that total by your total monthly income. For example:
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Now that you know where your money is going, it’s time for fine tuning.
50/30/20 budget guideline This rule divides your take-home pay into percentages to help establish a baseline for financial health.
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Does your spending meet the 50/30/20 rule? If not, how can you change your habits to get there? Groceries are unique because they straddle the line between wants and needs. You need to eat, but do you need name-brand cereal? Food is one of the easiest areas to cut your budget.
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Conquering debt
Despite what you may hear, not all debt is bad. Good debt, such as reasonable car or student loans, as well as mortgages, show banking institutions you’re capable of paying back what you owe, and this can help you build your credit score. Bad debts include high-interest credit card balances carried over month to month. Often times, you pay more in interest than the original purchase cost. So how do you tackle these debts and improve your financial footprint? Pay off high-interest debts first. Take a look at the debt balances carried on each of your accounts and focus on the one that carries the highest interest rate (while still paying the minimums on your other debts). If it’s credit card debt you’re combating, call the issuer to ask for lower rates. Eliminating high-rate accounts first frees up money you’re spending on interest. If seeing progress is more important to you, try the snowball method. The snowball method may not save you the most in interest in the long run, but it generates quick momentum. Focus the majority of your payment on your smallest debt. Once that’s eliminated, move on to the next smallest and so on. For some, seeing quick results is essential to their quest for a debt-free life. VERY IMPORTANT! Whichever method you choose, make sure you’re paying at least the minimums on all of your Student loans, car debts each month to avoid loans and mortgages are late fees and penalties. often debts with low interest rates and can be paid off slowly over the duration of the loan. Of course, if you don’t have debt with higher interest, it doesn’t hurt to pay more than the minimum each month.
There’s nothing wrong with using credit cards. In fact, many earn you fantastic rewards and bonuses on your spending. Just be sure to pay off the balance each month.
CHECK YOUR CREDIT SCORE Your credit score is one of the most important numbers tied to your identity. It can affect most large commitments, purchases and interest, such as auto loans, apartment applications and mortgages. Freecreditreport.com, Credit Karma and most major banks have a feature that allows you to see your credit score.
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Build a fun fund Don’t forget to reward yourself for your hard financial work. Instead of being dependent on credit cards or your checking account for activities that bring you joy, create a separate fund for things such as travel or shopping.
Practice zero-dollar spending days Set days where you spend no money, and instead divert that savings into your fun fund. For example, if you normally go to lunch with coworkers, pack a lunch instead. Look up what you spent on those extra daily purchases and transfer them to your fun fund. In time, your big dreams of backpacking through Europe will become more accessible.
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■ A sampling of first-issue headlines: “Local bikers go hog wild!” “Clooney talent not out of sight” “A tale of two bull runners” “Hunting good will”
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■ Whether you plastered them on your walls or grimaced over their frequency, the Weekly’s mid2000s “hot chick” covers were, if nothing else, highly memorable. And to think, the first draft of the salad issue actually featured fewer vegetables.
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16 n After some hand-wringing about the sparse nature of this Smith Centerlaunch illustration, this one ultimately passed muster—and stands as one of our favorite all-time Weekly moments.
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ST R I P P E R S O N A L I T I E S Siegfried & Roy, David Cassidy, Penn & Teller
Lady Gaga, Criss Angel, Penn & Teller
AT T R AC T I O N S Adventuredome, MGM Grand Adventures Theme Park, Star Trek: The Experience, Wet ’n Wild (original)
Aces, Aviators, Golden Knights, Lights
POLITICIANS
Adventuredome, Cowabunga Bay, High Roller, Wet ’n’ Wild (new), ziplines (Fly Linq, SlotZilla, VooDoo)
ARENAS MGM Grand Garden, Star of the Desert (Primm), Thomas & Mack
PRO SPORTS TEAMS Stars, Thunder
Jan Jones (Las Vegas mayor), Bob Miller (governor), Richard Bryan and Harry Reid (senators)
Carolyn Goodman (Las Vegas mayor), Steve Sisolak (governor), Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen (senators)
VISITORS
Mandalay Bay Events Center, MGM Grand Garden, Orleans, Star of the Desert (Primm), T-Mobile, Thomas & Mack
What other local institutions have lasted continuously since the Weekly launched?
M U S I C F E ST I VA L S EAT’M, Junefest, Warped, Viva
Electric Daisy Carnival, Emerge, Life Is Beautiful, Neon Reverb, Psycho, Punk Rock Bowling
C A S I N O A R R I VA L S Bellagio, New York-New York, Stratosphere
Park MGM, SLS, Downtown Grand
L A K E M E A D WAT E R L E V E L
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STRIP SHOWS
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David Copperfield, Legends in Concert, Mystère, O, Penn & Teller, Tournament of Kings
Battista’s Hole in the Wall, Crown & Anchor, Golden Steer, Pamplemousse, Peppermill, Picasso, Sam Woo BBQ
The difference is the equivalent of a 13-story building.
RADIO PERSONALITIES
LOCAL BANDS
Mercedes, Laurie Steele, George Lyons, Stan Rankin T, Brian Spencer
Happy Campers, Hemlock
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■ The Weekly helped The Killers get together.
Guitarist Dave Keuning ran a series of classified ads in our pages, which helped him recruit singer Brandon Flowers and then fill out the rest of the band’s lineup circa 2001-2002.
■ WHERE WE HANG OUT The rest of the world had the chance to discover the true community of Las Vegas after October 1, 2017, but we know it’s been here all along. And our social spots, where we connect with friends and neighbors and maybe do a bit of networking, are more fun than in other cities. Today we link up Downtown at Vesta Coffee or at various Fremont East bars, in Chinatown at Sparrow + Wolf or Pho Kim Long, at Toshiba Plaza and T-Mobile Arena for VGK victories, at the Cosmopolitan and off the Strip at Downtown Summerlin, Green Valley Ranch and of course Herbs & Rye for a stellar drink. Twenty-one years ago, the social scene was much different. We clubbed at Utopia, the Drink and Studio 54; hung around Hard Rock Hotel’s Center Bar, the Huntridge Theatre and cafés Espresso Roma and Copioh; boozed at Crown & Anchor and the Double Down Saloon (hey, they’re still there!); took tourists to Star Trek: The Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton and anxiously awaited the opening of—wait for it—the Bellagio, where we sometimes still hang out today. –Brock Radke
■ DOWNTOWN LOOKS DIFFERENT Take the Downtown you know and subtract nearly everything. Back in 1998, there was no Beauty Bar, no Griffin, no Downtown Cocktail Room, no Fremont East Entertainment District at all. Atomic Liquors and the Bunkhouse were places you didn’t want to visit after dark. Main Street was little more than furniture stores and auto shops. There were a few cultural stalwarts—most notably Enigma Garden Cafe on Fourth Street, and Fremont Street Reggae and Blues Club, where Neonopolis now stands— but they were slowly driven out of business by road construction and the December 2005 debut of the Fremont Street Experience canopy (which was then zipline-free). Next time you’re Downtown, drink a toast to those long-gone pioneers—plus Idaho Café, Saloon, Dust Gallery, Jillian’s, the Attic, Mad Dogs and Englishmen pub, The Funk House and others—who tried to make it happen sooner. –Geoff Carter
■ SCENE AND HEARD In 1998, the Vegas music scene largely reflected mainstream radio—and was angling to get on it. R&B act 702 and electronic duo (and former locals) The Crystal Method had just pulled it off, but major labels couldn’t get hometown faves Big Bad Zero, 12 Volt Sex and Clockwise (formerly Phatter Than Albert) to do the same. Then came The Killers—a band with a smaller local following, but much bigger melodies—and the rise of Fremont East, and while punk and metal remained as present as ever, indie sounds dominated Vegas. The more commercial-sounding Panic! at the Disco, Ne-Yo and Imagine Dragons also catapulted to stardom; Otherwise and Dizzy Wright penetrated the national hard rock and hip-hop scenes, respectively; and genreless singer-songwriter Shamir became North Las Vegas’ first breakout—all highlighting an increasingly varied local music scene. –Mike Prevatt
■ CREEPING TOWARD THE MOUNTAINS
The Valley was already in full-blown sprawl mode in 1998, as the great migration from [enter American city here] had already plumped the population to the 1.3 million mark. With the eastside and Spring Valley largely developed already, Henderson became the fastest growing city in America, and masterplanned Summerlin began to creep further south, aided by Interstate 215 extending west as a county highway, eventually reaching the also-developing Lone Mountain/ Centennial Hills area. In the 2000s came the explosive proliferation of neighborhoods in the southwest. After the 2008 recession cooled expansion, a revitalized Downtown became the it-neighborhood in the Valley and residencies began growing up rather than out. With another real-estate slowdown forecasted, has the spurt stopped—or is Red Rock Canyon housing an inevitability? –Mike Prevatt
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WE’LL BE THE CAPITAL OF MAJOR EVENTS
THE CITY WILL MOVE DIFFERENTLY
■ Las Vegas will expand its grand reputation as the city of entertainment to become the capital of major events, but you won’t have to wait 21 years for that to happen. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitor Authority’s tourism construction bulletin notes there’s 3.1 million square feet of convention and meeting space currently scheduled to come online, most of it by 2022, and more than 15,000 new hotel rooms planned for that period. That includes projects like the Las Vegas Convention Center District expansion, Resorts World, the Drew and expansion and renovation at properties all over the Valley. The city’s corporate and entertainment event capacity also will be redefined by the Las Vegas Stadium and the MSG Sphere, opening in 2020-2021, and these are just the developments we know about. Anything and everything that’s big will happen in Vegas. –Brock Radke
■ Improved mass transit—including streetcars, bus rapid transit lanes, extra stops for the behindStrip monorail, autonomous buses and light rail—will come to Las Vegas in the future because it has to. Our Valley’s population is 2 million and growing, and there’s only so much space for paving new roads and widening old ones; the mountains surrounding Vegas aren’t going to scoot over. Another freeway leg might be possible, even necessary—such as an extension of the 215 Beltway that properly connects the east side to the city—but as our population grows (and nearly 40 million yearly visitors continue to pour in), those roads will fill up. The only way to keep them from overflowing is by putting more people in fewer vehicles—and people just seem to prefer rail to buses. –Geoff Carter
EVEN GREATER CIVIC PRIDE ■ In a relatively young city populated with many transient residents and homeowners, civic pride is going to be tough. But Las Vegas has changed a lot in 21 years. Our population swell saw many establish roots and begin families here; we gained a variety of gathering spots and cultural institutions; and we demonstrated true community after the October 1 shooting. That unity will only strengthen over the next 21 years. Expect more places to congregate and connect. We’ll continue to rally around the Golden Knights, and other teams existing and forthcoming. Technological and infrastructural advancements will increase the livability of our city. The longer people live here, the more they’ll advocate for historical preservation and educational improvement. Las Vegas began— and remained for too long—as a stopover. Now, it truly feels like home. –Mike Prevatt
THE CITY WILL GROW ■ In the next 21 years, the southwest Valley will fill in. The “missing teeth” we encounter here and there—empty lots, dead strip malls—will be built up with medium-to-high-density residential blocks and small plazas with specialized retail. (The dominance of Amazon, and web stores like it, probably mean we won’t see more big box retail.) Water, Fremont and Main Streets will be maxed out in terms of apartments, nightlife and dining. North Las Vegas may continue to grow, but that’s largely dependent on what kind of housing stock they offer, and if the city is well-connected to the light rail and bus rapid transit networks Las Vegas will probably build. What’s more likely is that growth will extend south, towards Jean and possibly beyond, until we begin to strain our Colorado River allotment. –Geoff Carter
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THE MARYLAND PARKWAY CORRIDOR WILL THRIVE ■ Maryland Parkway was once a thoroughfare with more business activity; students and non-students used to frequent its many coffeehouses, bars and music stores—to say nothing of UNLV happenings and the Boulevard Mall—before that commerce and buzz moved elsewhere. But it can and will come back—in fact, it has to. For one, UNLV is all but willing the Boulevard’s revitalization through the investment and construction of new apartment complexes. Downtown’s rising critical mass will motivate students to find their own bar crawls and coffeehouses. And momentum is behind RTC’s proposed plan for light rail transportation, which would connect the University district to Downtown and McCarran Airport, encourage its vertical development and bring back—if not improve upon—its pre-millennium energy. If it can happen to Fremont Street, it can happen to Maryland Parkway. –Mike Prevatt
LAS VEGAS WILL BE ONE OF THE WORLD’S GREAT FOOD CITIES ■ Being a great restaurant city is one thing; becoming one of the world’s great food cities is something else entirely. Las Vegas was just beginning to become a fantastic dining destination two decades ago when the Strip’s megaresorts began to emphasize restaurants. Now we can compete with any city’s scene, but the next two decades will bring a more advanced evolution. Vegas is developing its own cuisine and dining style based on the hospitality blueprint created on the Strip—superior service, the finest ingredients, something for everyone and flair to spare—and it will flow into every neighborhood around the Valley. Food is the one thing that gets tourists off the Strip. That’s greatness in the making. —Brock Radke
OUR MAJORITY-MINORITY STATUS WILL MAKE US A LEADING INNOVATOR IN DIVERSITY ■ Hispanics, Asians, Pacific Islanders, blacks and American Indians make up more than 50 percent of Clark county’s population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In addition, more than 20 percent of Las Vegas’ population is foreignborn and 33.6 percent of people ages 5 and above speak a language other than English at home. Those numbers will continue to trend upward the next 21 years, causing an evolution of how the Valley functions. Bilingualism will flourish, as will our education system’s ELS programs and more inclusive classrooms. The cultural epicenters of the city will begin to reflect the people that make up the Valley— think more world-class restaurants with Salvadoran or Taiwanese flairs. The city will be a model for the phrase “America is a melting pot” and a case study for other parts of the country to emulate. –Camalot Todd
THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY WILL BE GROUND ZERO FOR THE NATION’S POLITICAL LEANINGS ■ The Las Vegas Valley might be the entertainment capital of the world today, but in 21 years it will also be a city that helps shape the nation’s politics. This year, Nevada became the first state with a female-majority legislature in the nation’s history with 32 of 63 overall seats held by women, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. It was the appointment of two Las Vegas Democrats, Rochelle Thuy Nguyen and Beatrice Angela Duran, that secured that place in history. Former Clark County Commissioner Steve Sisolak was also the first Democrat elected to the governor’s office in 20 years. Historically, Nevada is a swing state in national elections. It’s also
a bellwether state—Nevada has voted for the winning president nearly 87 percent of the time since 1900, according to Ballotpedia. Southern Nevada was also the site of the Women’s March organization’s 2018 Power to the Polls rally, the launch of a campaign which sought to get women leaders nationwide into public office. The success of that campaign is visible both nationally and at home. Las Vegas will continue to lead the state as an example of more diverse and inclusive representation in politics, and our state will lead the nation. –Camalot Todd
LAS VEGAS WILL HOUSE MORE DIGITAL WAREHOUSES ■ Relax: The tech bros aren’t coming. Las Vegas isn’t wired, so to speak, to host a technology headquarters for the likes of Amazon. As it now stands, Southern Nevada’s educational system isn’t capable of producing the labor force a tech giant requires. But we are perfectly capable of housing these companies’ servers, as Switch does now and Google will soon be doing. Server farms require relatively minimal staffing, and the kind of extreme conditions that could shut down a server—earthquakes, mostly—are a rarity around here. Look for many more server farms to sprout in the Valley—and expect Amazon and the like to keep overlooking Vegas when they want to put down real roots. –Geoff Carter
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IT’S NOT A QUESTION OF IF, BUT WHEN LAS VEGAS HOSTS A SUPER BOWL ■ With the NFL’s Raiders relocating here for the 2020 season to play in the $1.8 billion Las Vegas Stadium, a Super Bowl is expected to quickly follow. Host cites are announced through 2024, but our currently underconstruction stadium would be a heavy favorite to land Super Bowl 59 in 2025. The next 20 years will see Las Vegas become even more of a major-league sports town. The NBA is likely the next major professional league on the way. Phoenix Suns’ ownership has already threatened to move here if that team cannot secure public funding to renovate its arena, which is the oldest in the league. The Suns will likely stay put, but don’t be surprised if the NBA adds expansion franchises in Las Vegas and Seattle. There will also be a parade down the Strip to celebrate a championship. The Golden Knights are poised to be contenders for years to come and will eventually finish what they started last season by becoming the kings of the NHL. –Ray Brewer
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Local Libraries MEMORIES OF PARKER BROTHERS Enthusiasts of old-school board games: Listen to former Parker Brothers executive, product inventor and author Philip E. Orbanes talk about the creation of Monopoly, Risk, Clue, Trivial Pursuit and other institutions of childhood and adult leisure. Noon, Centennial Hills Library; 4 p.m., Sahara West Library; free. –Mike Prevatt
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SOUTH POINT ARENA BIG CITY SHOWDOWN It’s the best high school basketball day of the season. The Big City Showdown features five games in succession, including what is typically the contest of the year: Bishop Gorman versus Findlay Prep, both of which feature a who’s who of college recruits. The South Point is nearly at its 4,800seat capacity for the game, which in years past hasn’t been decided until the final seconds. 9:30 a.m., $7-$25. –Ray Brewer
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THE SMITH CENTER SPAMILTON: AN AMERICAN PARODY Last year, the Smith Center hosted megahit Broadway musical Hamilton, the story of an American founding father through a powerful—and very earnest—score of rap and song. It was the hottest ticket in town. This year, the same building will house another musical tale of our nation’s founding fathers, Spamilton, and this production contains a lot less earnestness and a lot more laughs. Created by Broadway parody veteran Gerard Alessandrini, the show playfully mocks contemporary Broadway at large. If you weren’t lucky enough to score Hamilton tickets, you can enjoy another show that satirizes it. And in addition to the requisite Hamilton jokes, Spamilton also references hit musicals Chicago, Sweeney Todd, Camelot, Assassins and The King and I, along with stage legends Stephen Sondheim, Barbra Streisand, Bernadette Peters, Patti LuPone and … Beyoncé. The off-off-Broadway spoof received a New York Times Critic’s pick, which described the production as “smart, silly and often convulsively funny” with performances by “a motor-mouthed cast that is fluent in many tongues.” TuesdaySunday, times vary, $55, Troesh Studio Theater. –C. Moon Reed
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The Pacquiao-Broner fight afterparty at the Mandalay Bay nightclub is going to get wild, featuring Bay Area breakthrough Saweetie—who followed up her Instagram freestyle over “My Neck, My Back” with icy new single “Pissed”—and rapper and producer P-Lo. 10:30 p.m., $20-$30. –Brock Radke
JAN 17APR 11 AFTER IMAGES CITY HALL CHAMBER GALLERY The City of Las Vegas’ annual African-American Heritage Exhibition features artist and Left of Center Gallery founder Vicki Richardson. Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m., free. Reception January 17, 4 p.m. –C. Moon Reed
JAN 18FEB 2 VENETIAN THEATRE ZZ TOP Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard return to the Strip for eight shows likely to span the Texas blues-rockers’ gritty early years (“Just Got Paid,” “Waitin’ for the Bus”), synthy MTV days (“Sharp Dressed Man,” “Legs”) and beyond. 8 p.m., $74-$182. –Spencer Patterson
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Karan Feder, author of The Folies Bergere in Las Vegas and Nevada State Museum Vegas’ guest curator of costume and textiles, moderates a discussion with the legendary show’s cast and crew. 2 p.m., free. –Leslie Ventura
This Italian farce—which sees a cover-up derailed by a wacky detective—is a contemporary classic perfect for Cockroach Theatre’s first 2019 show. Allegra Libonati directs. Times vary, $20$25. –C. Moon Reed
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very artist needs a fashion gimmick for fans to emulate. Elvis Presley wore the jumpsuits. Jimmy Buffett inspired the Parrotheads. Marshmello would just be some random guy without that helmet. When it comes to Excision, fans embrace the neck brace. The Canadian dubstep overlord boasts a global following of passionate “headbangers” who eagerly hang on every bass drop, with no regard for the soreness that will surely set in the following day. It’s a badge of honor, really, and one they’ll be proud to wear after Excision kicks off his Apex 2019 Tour at Cox Pavilion on January 19. The show marks Excision’s return to Las Vegas following last year’s Electric Daisy Carnival, where he’s been a main attraction dating back to the festival’s arrival in 2011. For local fans, it’s a chance to see the artist outside of the EDC grounds, and a rare opportunity to experience everything indoors, as Excision rattles your skull with a bone-crushing 225,000-watt PK Sound system and revolutionary Paradox 3D visuals. The Paradox, for the uninitiated, is Excision’s music come to life. Bass lines sprout techno-organic limbs that try to scoop you up from the crowd. A face on the DJ booth responds to every beat. Patterns, shapes and Excision’s trademark dinosaur visuals envelop the artist as he works the decks. “It is easily the coolest production you’re ever going to see,” says Marcel Correa, whose RVLTN Events is bringing Excision back to Las Vegas. “We’re talking hundreds of thousands of dollars of equipment on that stage. It’s just insane.” RVLTN Events launched in 2013 with the goal of bringing festival-like DJ sets to non-festival venues.
After scoring early successes at Downtown’s Beauty Bar and (now defunct) Insert Coin(s), fan demand drove RVLTN to expand into larger venues like The Joint, Brooklyn Bowl and Cowabunga Bay, among others, and a calendar of 60-70 events per year. “When we first started, we left no stone unturned when it came to marketing,” Correa says. “We were hitting up gym parking lots, colleges, and we could barely get to the finish line. Now, we’re selling out almost everything we do. The culture is blowing up extraordinarily.” The fanbase isn’t entirely local, either, with RVLTN shows drawing groups from Utah, Arizona and California—a reversal from the days when Las Vegans would be the ones leaving the state to see Excision or another dance artist outside of EDC. “There was once a time where we had to educate people about the artists,” Correa says. “Now we could reach deep and bring a newcomer [to Las Vegas], and everybody already knows about them.”
THE APEX TOUR with Excision, Squnto, Sullivan King, He$h. January 19, 8 p.m., $52. Cox Pavilion, 702-739-3267.
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wedish House Mafia reunited to close last year’s Ultra Music Festival—the supergroup’s first live performance in five years—and has announced additional festival headlining gigs, including Creamfields, Tinderbox and the Frequency Festival, along with February, March and April gigs at home at Stockholm’s Tele2 Arena. Steve Angello, Axel Hedfors (Axwell) and Sebastian Ingrosso have also been teasing new music for 2019, so it was only a matter of time before the Mafia members, who have all had various residencies in Vegas clubs over the years, made plans to return to the Strip. Last week, Wynn Nightlife announced homecoming residencies for Angello and Ingrosso, but there’s no confirmation yet on whether Axwell will join the fun or if they’ll spin together or as solo acts. Angello has XS dates on March 9 and June 1 and 15 along with a June 7 date with Encore Beach Club. Ingrosso has one party on the calendar, June 7 at EBC. And it looks like the other new resident is none other than Drake, who packed the house for his first Wynn gig during CES week and announced, “I’ll be back at XS all year.” We have more details about the Barbershop Cuts and Cocktails, the new venue from Clique Hospitality and nightlife partners Ryan Labbe and Jason “JRoc”
Craig, coming to the Cosmopolitan in the spring. The modern speakeasy and barbershop will be located in the former Bond bar space on the Strip-level casino floor, where master barber Jose Sosa and his team will serve up classic cuts, trims and straight-razor shaves. At night, live entertainment and an extensive cocktail program focused on vintage favorites will kick in at a Prohibition-era bar found behind the barbershop’s janitor’s door. The bar itself was crafted in Kentucky in the 1800s and appeared in the movie The Greatest Showman, a dramatic place to enjoy barrel-aged whiskey drinks and craft beers. “The Barbershop is unlike anything the Las Vegas market has seen before,” Clique Hospitality founder Andy Masi says. House music godfather and Las Vegan Jesse Saunders is commemorating the 35th anniversary of the release of On and On on vinyl by dropping a collection of new remixes by Stacy Kidd, Demarkus Lewis, Jerome Baker, Veev and Matthew Brian, along with Saunders’ own remastering of the original track. He’s also issuing a European release on vinyl (with Juno Records) featuring new mixes by Paul Johnson, Cinthie and Kristin Velvet and Beste Modus. Check out soundcloud.com/jessesaunders/sets/kaleidoscope for a taste. –Brock Radke
+ HOT SPOTS MIGOS SAT 19 | DRAI’S Last week, Saweetie did the Vegas club thang. For this big-fight Saturday night, her boyfriend Quavo returns with Offset and Takeoff for the trio’s Drai’s Live residency. 10:30 p.m., $40-$60. Cromwell, 702-777-3800.
THE CHAINSMOKERS SAT 19 | XS 2019 will bring some big names to Wynn Nightlife, but this superstar hitmaking duo is planning to up the ante with new music and an evolving sound. 10:30 p.m., $35-$50. Encore, 702-770-7300.
DIPLO WED 23 | INTRIGUE Don’t let the first month of the year go by without hitting your fave industry night party. Do it with Diplo Wednesday, and don’t feel bad about it. 10:30 p.m., $35-$45. Wynn, 702-770-7300.
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amed for the address of New York City’s first Chinese grocery store, Mott 32 quickly became one of Hong Kong’s top dining destinations after it opened in 2014. The elegant yet industrial restaurant by Maximal Concepts, located in the basement of the Standard Chartered Bank, is notable for bridging Eastern and Western cuisine and for its architecture—a multifaceted vision orchestrated by Hong Kong designer Joyce Wang. Now, the Palazzo is home to the brand’s first U.S. expansion. “A lot of effort went into keeping it timeless,” says Michael Main, Maximal Concepts’ Senior Group Director of Operations. The wallpaper is hand-embroidered. Anna May Wong—Hong Kong’s first Hollywood-crossover actress—graces one of the walls and is also a cocktail namesake. Glimpses of neon—a nod to both Hong Kong and Las Vegas’ skylines—are carefully placed throughout. Executive Chef Alan Ji, formerly of Wing Lei, heads the restaurant under the direction of Mott 32 corporate executive chef and Michelin awardwinning Man-Sing Lee. Forty-two-day apple woodroasted Peking duck ($108) is sliced tableside and served with peanut butter hoisin sauce, cucumber, scallions and soft, traditional steamed pancakes that you assemble into handheld wraps. Pluma Iberico pork ($39) is precision-cut from just behind the neck and then marinated in Yellow Mountain honey for a sweet and smoky barbecue experience. Dim sum options include steamed hot and sour Iberico pork Shanghaiese soup dumplings ($14)— served on small wooden swings—and baked Australian Wagyu beef puffs ($15), two-bite morsels in a sweet, delicate pastry. Mott 32’s menu also features a variety of vegetarian options, from wild mushroom and black truffle lettuce cups ($20) to sautéed asparagus with water chestnuts and ginkgo nuts ($20). My favorite plate is hands down the signature smoked black cod ($42). Bite-sized pieces of white fish are slathered in a tantalizing barbecue sauce, lending the otherwise mild fish an intense, meaty flavor. It’s a surprising dish from one of Las Vegas most important newcomers.
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Palm trees aside, the dusty Las Vegas Valley is basically the geographic opposite of the shining Caribbean Sea. Nevertheless, numerous eateries here serve specialties from that balmy basin—think Cuban ropa vieja, Jamaican meat patties and Puerto Rican mofongo. At Lally’s Island Soul Cafe in North Las Vegas, add an additional tropical dish to the list: Belizean stew chicken ($9). It’s a national classic that’s part of a regional tradition of simmered poultry entrées. “Across the Caribbean, they’ve got stew chicken. Jamaicans do a brown stew chicken; Trinidadians do curry chicken. [They’re] cooked the same way, they just use different spices,” Lawrence “Lally” Nunez, namesake owner of the two-year-old eatery inside Siegel Slots & Suites, explains regarding the version from his home country of Belize. As served by Nunez, who first moved to Southern Nevada in the 1990s as a field engineer on Interstate 215, Belizean stew chicken arrives as hunks of bone-in bird slow-cooked in a sauce based on achiote, a reddishorange spice common in recipes from the Yucatán Peninsula. Melded with an aromatic mirepoix of celery and onion and green herbs like oregano, cilantro and culantro, the ground achiote lends an earthy, slightly peppery tang to the tender poultry. The sauce-lacquered meat is served with a mound of black beans and rice, along with fried plantains and a scoop of mayo-based potato salad. It’s a serious plate, served daily from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. For a Caribbean-appropriate beverage, ask for a snappy ginger beer, then top off your fricasseed escapade with a sweet slice of Key Lime pie. –Greg Thilmont
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A variety of sounds and artists comprise the season’s most anticipated albums By Las Vegas Staff Future, The WZRD (January 18) Even after dropping six full-lengths—albums, mixtapes and a soundtrack—over the past two years, the Atlanta trap giant improbably has another 20 songs coming our way, and it’ll be paired with a documentary sharing the same name. Deerhunter, Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared? (January 18) Bradford Cox and his indie-rock gang return for their first album in more than three years, featuring contributions from underground luminaries Cate Le Bon, Tim Presley and Ben H. Allen. James Blake, Assume Form (January 18) The revered British soul/bass artist
and in-demand hip-hop collaborator looks to have an enviable guest list on his fourth album, with names like André 3000, Travis Scott, Metro Boomin, Rosalía and Moses Sumney. Sharon Van Etten, Remind Me Tomorrow (January 18) The acclaimed singer-songwriter showcased a more strident sound in October with pulsating “Comeback Kid.” Expect more of that with Van Etten’s fifth labelreleased album, which will also boast the equally robust “Seventeen.” Keuning, Prismism (January 25) The Killers guitarist, who helped pen “Mr. Brightside” and “When You Were Young,” among other hits for that band,
steps out with his first solo album, for which he wrote lyrics and sang lead vocals for the first time ever. Backstreet Boys, DNA (January 25) The veteran pop group will end its Planet Hollywood residency in late April to focus on the promotion of its ninth studio album, which features songs co-written by the likes of Shawn Mendes and Andy Grammer. Beirut, Gallipoli (February 1) The colorful, globally influenced indie folk outfit led by multi-instrumentalist Zach Condon recorded its fifth studio album in Italy (which also inspired the record’s title), Germany
and New York City. Guided by Voices, Zeppelin Over China (February 1) Leader Robert Pollard has released more than 100 fulllength studio records in his lifetime, but this will be only the third doublealbum in the bunch, plus it features arguably the tightest backing band with which he has worked. Panda Bear, Buoys (February 8) Noah Lennox was notably absent from 2018 Animal Collective LP Tangerine Reef while he worked on this sixth solo release, which he called “the beginning of something new” for him musically in a Rolling Stone interview.
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Florida Georgia Line, Can’t Say I Ain’t Country (February 15) The leadoff single (“Simple”) from the popular bro-country duo’s latest album already hit No. 1, and you can expect the act’s fourth full-length to follow suit. Royal Trux, White Stuff (March 1) Holy wayback, Batman! Scuzz-rock partners Neil Michael Hagerty and Jennifer Herrema, who reunited to play shows in 2015, have crafted their first collection of new material in 19 years. Weezer, Weezer (aka The Black Album; March 1) The alt-rock stalwarts’ fifth self-titled album (and 12th overall studio effort) goes
group’s self-titled, Join the Army and How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can’t Even Smile Today—and a version of “Institutionalized” in Spanish. Last year, Luicidal released its sophomore LP, Born in Venice, an ode to old school California punk. With Nebula X. January 18, 9 p.m., $10, Dive Bar. The 5.6.7.8’s You might not recognize the Japanese surf rock trio right away, but those who’ve seen Kill Bill Volume 1 have seen The 5.6.7.8’s playing their chestnut “Woo Hoo” barefoot in an izakaya. The outfit has been going strong since 1986 (in 2011 the band cut a live album at Jack White’s Third Man Records in Nashville), and now the group will pair with ’90s ska fave Save Ferris to celebrate Fremont Country Club and Backstage Bar & Billiards’ six-year anniversary. The bill is rounded out by local support from The Implosions and Shanda and the Howlers. January 18, 8 p.m., $20-$25, Fremont Country Club.
black, following blue, green, red and white. Expect to hear some of it on April 12, when the band (and the Pixies) play Mandalay Bay Events Center. Ex Hex, It’s Real (March 22) Mary Timony and company finally follow up 2014’s lauded Ex Hex debut, Rips, prefaced guitar-driven by earworm “Cosmic Cave” earlier this month. Lana Del Rey, Norman F*cking Rockwell (March 29) No less than five songs have been released or teased in as many months, but there’s no official word whether any of them will make the iconic pop singer’s sixth album.
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If you haven’t yet become a fan of Puddles Pity Party, it’s time to hug it out By Geoff Carter
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he man steps to the mic. He is tall and traditionally handsome, with piercing eyes, an exceedingly fair complexion, a red nose and a gold crown with the letter “P” on it. And with a doleful expression, he begins to sing: “I’ve never seen a diamond in the flesh.” That October 2013 YouTube clip was my first look at Puddles Pity Party—the six-foot-eight-inch-tall clown whose soulful cover of Lorde’s “Royals,” performed with Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox, completely reformed my takes on Lorde, clowns and first impressions. Even after you’ve become familiar with Puddles’ exquisite baritone—an instrument he uses not only for pop and rock songs but also for jazz standards and showtunes—it’s still easy to be surprised by it. I’d be willing to bet that fully half of the 25 million views that “Royals” has received are from people watching the clip again, thinking: Is that voice really coming from that clown? Now you can see this diamond in the flesh. Puddles Pity Party—the alter ego of star cabaret performer Big Mike Geier—is coming to Cleopatra’s Barge at Caesars Palace for a nine-date residency. You owe it to yourself to experience Puddles—the songs, the wordless gestures, the long and awkward hugs. And now, here’s the man himself—via email, of course; strong and silent types like him aren’t into phone interviews—to invite you to get caught up in his love affair.
Congratulations on playing Caesars. Do you feel at all daunted by the weight of the history behind the venue? Well, to tell ya the truth, weight has been a big issue for me my whole life. I’m trying really hard to eat right. It’s tough on the road, especially in a legendary food town like Las Vegas. But I’ll be performing on a barge and that is kinda where I got my start. When I was a wee lad, I performed on my Paw Paw’s shrimp trawler for all the crew. I was paid in shrimp cocktail. To this day, it’s my favorite kind of cocktail. Who are your biggest influences, both in the worlds of singing and clowning? That’s a long list. Here’s the short version. Tony Bennett, Tom Jones, David Bowie, Frank Sinatra, Alice Cooper, Elvis Presley, Charlie Chaplin, Michael Jackson, Kiss, Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy, The Carol Burnett Show, [Enrico] Caruso and Pee-Wee Herman. How would you explain your act to someone who’s never seen you before? It’s hard to describe. But there is something for everybody. Sing-alongs, dancing, magic and snacks. A journalist once described it as “Pagliacci by way of Pee-Wee Herman and David Lynch.” Heck, even I’d go see that show! You’re a big-time audience hugger. What’s the secret to giving a solid hug? Commitment. Empathy. Sincerity. Hugging is not a competition sport. Do you hope to leave a legacy here? Would you mind if folks eventually called you “a Las Vegas act?” I hope folks want more. I hope. I don’t care what people call me, as long as they don’t call me late for supper.
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The scene comes of age Las Vegas has covered a lot of cultural ground during the Weekly ’s 21 years By Geoff Carter ope you’ll forgive me for making this personal. In May 1996, Greenspun Media Group purchased the publication that would later become the Las Vegas Weekly—the cultural biweekly Scope. In the process, it roused me from behind the counter of a Record City store, where I took CD trade-ins and wrote Scope articles on the sly. As a result of the time and effort I’d already put into the publication, I had the strange feeling about the Weekly when it launched on July 15, 1998—a sense of been there, done that. My focus had shifted to Greenspun’s other publications—the Las Vegas Sun, mostly—and my Weekly appearances became less and less frequent. I’ve long regretted that. In fact, I even tried to jump from the Sun back to the Weekly in 2001, but it didn’t take. Shortly after I vanished from the Weekly’s masthead, the city’s cultural scene began to blow up, and the Weekly often reported from the center of the blast. I even continued to read it after I moved to Seattle in 2002, keeping current on a city in which I no longer lived. It was like watching my favorite team enter a season of consecutive wins. Let’s back up. In 1998, what we think of as our current cultural scene was only partially recognizable. There was no Fremont East, no Arts District, no First Friday, Smith Center or Life Is Beautiful. There was a little bit of something happening by UNLV—a pair of coffeehouses, a few record stores, some local music venues—but even then, our university district was struggling to exist. There was a fairly robust assortment of places to see art—the Las Vegas Art Museum at Sahara West, the Nevada Institute for Contemporary Art, the Contemporary Arts Collective, galleries in the libraries, and later the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art—but then, as now, inducing locals to actually collect art was a challenge. I don’t want to suggest that late-1990s Vegas was a cultural wasteland. In that time, I saw remarkable art by the likes of Kathleen Dillon Nathan, Anthony Bondi and others; I read my crappy coffeehouse poetry alongside such legitimate greats as Deborah Kohen and Penina Finger; I saw silent films accompanied by live orchestra at the Clark County Government Center amphitheater; I mixed with artists, educators and rebels at the Enigma Garden Cafe. But to my mind, what our cultural scene had in abundance in 1998 was a belief—still in evidence today—that anything is possible in
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James Turrell’s “Akhob” at Crystals (Courtesy)
this frontier town. If you want to mount an opera or build a stone colossus, you can, employing only the people and materials available right here. Unfortunately, what Vegas lacked in those days was the confidence that anyone would show up to see what you’d made. I’d argue that the latter fear largely dissipated in the face of 21 years of population growth, character-building setbacks and outrageous cultural moonshots. The First Friday art walk began in 2002 as a simple walking map from the Arts Factory to the Funk House, and it soon cemented our Arts District in place around it. A footbridge in a Downtown plaza was engraved with words from local poets. Giant cultural festivals—CineVegas, the Jewish Film Festival, Vegoose, Electric Daisy Carnival, Neon Reverb, Life Is Beautiful, Believer Fest—began to manifest themselves, and many of them stuck. The Smith Center opened in 2012, re-orienting the city’s cultural compass. Independent theater companies formed and soon established individual identities. And fine art spilled across the Strip: modern works at the Cosmopolitan, Wynn and City Center, two separate Guggenheims inside the Venetian, two James Turrell installations hidden inside a mall. Not all of it worked (pouring one out for those two Guggenheims). But this combination of local and national, private and corporate guesswork enabled Las Vegas to find a solid cultural footing that’s uniquely its own. All those years we were borrowing pieces from other cities—stage musicals, fancy restaurants and bars, Cirque du Soleil—we were laying down the framework that could support the Neon Museum, the Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute and the forthcoming Area 15. Local theaters and galleries tried and failed so that Mondays Dark and Preview Thursday could succeed. Every painted “zap box” drew the way for the outdoor sculpture that’s beginning to appear throughout the Valley. At a certain point, you couldn’t ignore it anymore; the culture practically began pounding on our doors. It’s why I returned to Las Vegas from Seattle in 2012, and why I found my way back to the Weekly. We don’t yet have all the pieces. We still need a permanent fine art museum, for example, and we don’t have enough “third places” to hang out in that aren’t bars. But aspiring to these things is no longer a hazy, faraway dream for our city. People can, and will, show up to see the culture we’re making—and to lay their own stones in the foundation for what comes next.
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calendar LIVE music 172 Jason Charles Miller 1/18-1/20. A Light Divided, VRSTY 1/24. Leather Bound Crooks, Le DomiNiki 1/25. Amarionette 1/26. Larry and His Flask, The All-Togethers, Bogtrotters Union 1/27. Metalachi (Metallica tribute) 2/1. The Dirty Hooks 2/2. Danko Jones, Prima Donna, Mercy Music 2/6. The Toasters, The Scotch Bonnets 2/8. Black Sabbitch (Black Sabbath tribute), Alex Cole 2/9. New Doubt (No Doubt tribute), Pet Tigers 2/15. Revolta 2/17. Emo Night 2/22. The Black Queen, Uniform, Kanga 2/23. Rio, 702-513-3356.
New Orleans’ Trombone Shorty returns to Brooklyn Bowl on January 19. (Amy Harris/AP)
ACCESS SHOWROOM Najee 1/26. Arrival From Sweden (ABBA tribute) 2/16. Patti Austin 2/23. Aliante Casino, 702-692-7777. Backstage Bar & Billiards Bayside, Golds, Kayleigh Goldsworthy 1/19. Mae, Matthew Thiessen, Youth Fables 1/20. Vegas Emo Knights 1/24. Supersuckers 1/25. The Rhyolite Sound, The Civilians 1/27. Otherwise, Sigil, Mynas, Archer Nation, diM 2/1. Pine Hill Haints 2/6. Nashville Pussy 2/12. The Accused AD, Papsmear, Life’s Torment 2/16. 601 E. Fremont St., 702-382-2227. Beauty Bar Dash 1/19. Haunt, Hell Fire, Idle Hands 1/21. Buck-O-Nine 1/25. Duster, Dark Black, Homebodys, Mutual 1/30. Parker Gispert 1/31. The Crown Remnant 2/2. 517 Fremont St., 702-598-3757. Brooklyn Bowl The Green, Eli Mac, Fia 1/17. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue 1/19. Dude Ranch (Blink-182 tribute), This Legend 1/25. Kottonmouth Kings, Crazy Town, Ceekay Jones, Baker’s Dozen, Charlie Madness 1/26. Marsha Ambrosius 1/27. Silverstein, Hawthorne Heights, As Cities Burn, Capstan 1/31. Puddle of Mudd, Trapt, Tantric, Shallow Side 2/1. Badfish (Sublime tribute), Roots of Creation, Fayuca 2/2. Collie Buddz 2/8. Katchafire 2/11. Fiji 2/16. Be Like Max, La Resistencia, Drinking Water, Matamoska, Desert Island Boys 2/17. Dark Star Orchestra 2/19. Lettuce, Greyhounds 2/28. Linq Promenade, 702-862-2695. Bunkhouse Saloon The Union Drifters, Rainstorm Brother, Matt Morgan 1/18. Las Vaudeville 1/19. Singer-songwriter Night 1/22. Mike Xavier’s Artist Seminar 1/23. City Vibes 1/23. New Breed Brass Band, The Soul Juice Band 1/24. Warbly Jets, Cromm Fallon and the P200 1/25. Tsunami Bomb 1/26. Scott Henderson 1/29-1/30. Showgirl Video 2/1. La Cachimba 2/2. Strawberry Mountain, No Tides, The Midnight Disease 2/3. Cursive, Summer Cannibals, Campdogzz, Dark Black 2/4. Alex Cameron & Roy Malloy, Holiday Sidewinder 2/6. Fruition, Dead Winter Carpenters 2/8. TV Girl, George Clanton 2/9. Barrie 2/13. Le Butcherettes 2/14. Keuning, The Atomic Hearts 2/15. Justin Jay 2/16. Vundabar, The Red Pears 2/17. Maladjusted (Smiths/Morrissey tribute) 2/23. 124 S. 11th St., 702-982-1764. The Chelsea The String Cheese Incident 2/152/17. Duran Duran 2/22-2/23. The Cosmopolitan, 702-698-6797. CLEOPATRA’S BARGE Wayne Newton 1/28-1/30, 2/4-2/6, 2/11-2/14, 2/18, 2/20. Caesars Palace, 866-227-5938. THE CLUB Heart by Heart (Heart tribute) 1/19. Cookie Watkins (Tina Turner tribute) 1/26. Serpentine Fire (Earth Wind & Fire tribute) 2/14. Supreme Reflections (Supremes tribute) 2/23. Cannery, 702-507-5700.
The Colosseum Celine Dion 1/19-1/20, 2/262/27. Van Morrison 1/25-1/26, 1/30, 2/1-2/2, 2/8-2/9. Mariah Carey 2/13, 2/15-2/16, 2/19, 2/21. Caesars Palace, 866-227-5938. Count’s VAMP’D Scattered, Knee High Fox 1/17. Tetrarch, Crackerman, Incarnate 1/18. Kaos/Bender and the Traveling Trailer Park, The Bones 1/19. Archer Nation, Dinner Music for the Gods, Tyrants by Night 1/24. Fist Full of Steel (Rage Against the Machine tribute), Lady Chameleon 1/25. 4NR (Foreigner tribute), Fleetwood Nicks (Fleetwood Mac/Stevie Nicks tribute) 1/26. John Zito Electric Jam 1/31. Smashing Alice, Nocturnal Affair, Bad Little Sister 2/2. Y&T, The Remainz 2/8. Bravo Delta 2/9. Jizzy Pearl Band, Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute) 2/16. Thigh Voltage (AC/DC tribute), The Who Invasion (Who tribute) 2/22. John 5, Jared James Nichols 2/23. 750 W. Sahara Ave., 702-220-8849. THE Dillinger Manny Fanco 1/18. Melody Guy 1/19. Wayne David Band 1/25. Bryan McPherson, Brock Frabbiele 1/26. 1224 Arizona St., Boulder City, 702-293-4001. THE Dispensary Lounge Linda Woodson 1/18. Jo Belle Yonely 1/19. Gary Fowler 1/26. Joe Darro & Friends 1/27. 2451 E. Tropicana Ave., 702-458-6343. Dive Bar Radolescents, The Jagoffs 1/17. Luicidal, Nebula X 1/18. King vs. Cash, Johnnie Nevada 1/19. Nobodys, The Sleights, Wolfhounds 1/20. Eloteros 1/25. U.S. Bombs, Total Chaos, Lean 13, Gob Patrol 2/7. Motive, Lobotomize, Volterrum, Fallen Fury 2/8. Stalag 13, Idecline, Societies Infection 2/9. United Defiance, A War Called Home, Intoxicated Rejects 2/10. 4110 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-586-3483.
DOUBLE DOWN SALOON Thee Swank Bastards, Anubis 1/18. The Psyatics, The Jagoffs, K. Kilfeather, Anubis 1/19. The Bargain DJ Collection 1/21. Unique Massive 1/22. Thee Swank Bastards, The Negative Nancys, Stagnetti’s Cock 1/25. Uberschall 1/27. Prof. Rex Dart & The Bargain DJ Collective 1/28. Unique Massive 1/29. Thee Swank Bastards 1/30. Atomic Video Jukebox 1/31. 4640 Paradise Road, 702-791-5775. DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS EVENTS CENTER Zoology: Green Velvet, Lee K 1/19. Zoology 1/26. 200 S. 3rd St., 800-745-3000. Eagle Aerie Hall Jesus Piece, GAG, Vamachara, World Tension, Minimal 1/27. Vein, Dead Heat, Junkhead, Suffer the Loss, Misdirection, Dead Center 2/2. Traitors, Angelmaker, VCTMS, Beaten Path, Oscillation, Fault 2/13. Moral Deficit, Fugue, Embracer, The Tongues, Soul Chicken, Symptom, Greensky 2/15. 310 W. Pacific Ave., 702-568-8927
Morgan Leigh 1/18-1/19. Brett Rigby 1/23. Chase & The Pursuit 1/24. Daniel Bonte 1/25-1/26. Scott Alexander 1/30-1/31. Treasure Island, 702894-7722. GOLD MINE TAVERN Uprise 1/18. Gravel 1/19. 11:11 1/25. Xsysts 1/26. 23 S. Water St, 702-478-8289. Golden Nugget Showroom FireHouse 1/18, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap 1/25. Los Lobos 2/8. Blue Öyster Cult 2/15. The Fabulous Thunderbirds 2/22. 866-946-5336. THE Golden Tiki Gentlemen of Four Outs, Prof. Rex Dart, Mikhail Kennedy 1/26. The New Waves, Prof. Rex Dart 2/1. Monkey 2/8. 3939 Spring Mountain Road, 702-222-3196. GRAND EVENTS CENTER Queen Nation (Queen tribute) 2/15. Piano Men (Elton John/Billy Joel tribute) 2/22. Green Valley Ranch, 702-617-7777.
Encore Theater Diana Ross 2/6, 2/8-2/9, 2/13, 2/16-2/17, 2/20, 2/22-2/23. Smokey Robinson 2/27. Wynn, 702-770-6696.
Hard Rock Live Cameron Calloway 1/19. Calibash Pre-Party 1/25. School of Rock Las Vegas West 1/26-1/27. Tomorrow’s Bad Seeds 1/30. 3771 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-733-7625.
EVEL PIE Divided Heaven, Mercy Music, No Red Alice 1/18. Dog Party, The Gutter Daises, Negative Nancys 1/19. Moonraker, Some Kind of Nightmare, The Social Set 1/25. The Pink Spiders, Mercy Music 1/28. 508 Fremont St., 702-840-6460.
House of Blues Corazon de Mana (Mana tribute) 1/17. Rock Off Tribute: Bon Jovi vs. Guns N’ Roses Freedom (George Michael/Wham! tribute) 1/19. Santana 1/23, 1/25-1/27, 1/30-2/2. OMD 1/24. Aaron Carter 1/29. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7600.
Fremont Country Club Save Ferris, The 5.6.7.8’s, The Implosions, Shanda & The Howlers 1/18. Corrosion of Conformity, Crowbar, Weedeater, Mothership, Papsmear 1/25. FXP, Hyro the Hero, State to State, Code Red Riot 2/1. 601 E. Fremont St., 702-382-6601.
The Joint Slander 2/9. Bring Me the Horizon, Thrice, Fever 333 2/16. Hard Rock Hotel, 702693-5000.
Gilley’s Saloon Voodoo Cowboys 1/17.
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Orleans Showroom Winger 1/19, Ryan Ahern 1/26. Neil Sedaka 2/1-2/2. Little River Band 2/9. 702-365-7111.
ZAPPOS THEATER Backstreet Boys 2/6, 2/8-2/9, 2/13, 2/15-2/16, 2/20, 2/22-2/23. Gwen Stefani 2/27. Planet Hollywood, 702777-6737.
Park Theater Lady Gaga (Enigma) 1/17, 1/19, 1/24, 1/26, 1/31, 2/2. Lady Gaga (Jazz & Piano) 1/20, 2/3. Park MGM, 844-600-7275.
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APEX SOCIAL CLUB Black Tape Project 1/18. DJ Que 1/19. DJ C-L.A. 1/20. Palms, 702-944-5980. Chateau Bayati & Casanova 1/17. Koko 1/18. DJ Dre Dae 1/19. DJ P-Jay 1/23. Paris, 702776-7770. Drai’s Nelly 1/18. Migos 1/19. Fabolous 1/20. Cromwell, 702-777-3800. Foundation Room DJ C-L.A. 1/18. DJ D-Miles 1/19. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7631. Hyde DJ Shift 1/18. DJ Konflikt 1/19. DJ Quira 1/20. DJ Five 1/22. DJ Sincere 1/23. Bellagio, 702-693-8700. Intrigue Flosstradamus 1/18. Dillon Francis 1/19. Diplo 1/23. Wynn, 702-770-7300. Light DJ E-Rock 1/18. Saweetie & PLO 1/19. DJ Neva 1/23. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-4700. Marquee Eric DLux 1/18. Benny Benassi 1/19. Ruckus 1/21. The Cosmopolitan, 702333-9000. ON THE RECORD DJ Steve1der & DJ Mell Star 1/18. DJ Premier & DJ Pookie 1/19. Park MGM, 702-730-7777. TAO DJ Five 1/17. DJ MikeAttack 1/18. Justin Credible 1/19. Venetian, 702-388-8588. XS Kygo 1/18. The Chainsmokers 1/19. Encore, 702-770-7300.
Comedy BONKERZ COMEDY CLUB Aidan Park, Krista Kay 1/17. Daniel Eachus, Jeff Urrea 1/24. John Pate, Linda Lou 1/31. Rampart Casino, 702-507-5900. BONKERZ COMEDY CLUB HENDERSON Aidan Park, Krista Kay 1/19. Klondike Sunset Casino, 444 W. Sunset Road, 702-507-5900. Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club Darrell Joyce, Heath Harmison, Jimmy Burns 1/17-1/20. Louis Ramey, Kristen Key, Matt Markman 1/21-1/27. Michael Somerville, Mike Gaffney, Cheryl Anderson 1/28-2/3. MGM Grand, 866-740-7711. CLEOPATRA’S BARGE Puddles Pity Party 1/17-1/19, 1/24-1/26. Caesars Palace, 866-227-5938. COMEDY CELLAR Jeff Leach, Rocky Dale Davis, Beth Stelling, Greer Barnes, Mark Cohen 1/17-1/19. Butch Bradley, Kathleen Dunbar, Leo Flowers, Rich Vos, Mark Cohen 1/21-1/22. Julian McCullough, Kathleen Dunbar, Leo Flowers, Rich Vos, Mark Cohen 1/23-1/24. Julian McCullough, Traci Skene, Leo Flowers, Rich Vos, Mark Cohen 1/251/27. Emma Willmann, Nick Griffin, Sheng Wang, Allan Havey, Mark Cohen 1/28-2/3. Rio, 702-777-2782. Dive Bar Daniel Van Kirk 1/22. 4110 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-586-3483. Encore Theater Chris Tucker 1/19. Wynn, 702-770-6696.
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L.A. COMEDY CLUB Trixx, Patrick DeGuire 1/17-1/20. Keon Polee, Ron Josol 1/21-1/27. Paul Ogata, Jason Harris 1/28-2/3. Stratosphere, 702-380-7711. LAUGH FACTORY Charles Fleischer, Bob Golub, Nick Aragon 1/17-1/20. Rich Hall, Jeff Wayne, Harris Peet 1/21-1/27. Jimmy Shubert, Jason Lawhead, Johnny Cardinale 1/28-2/3. Tropicana, 702-739-2411. South Point Showroom Rob Schneider 1/25-1/27. 702-696-7111. Terry Fator TheatrE Gabriel Iglesias 1/18-1/20. Tiffany Haddish 1/25-1/26. Mirage, 702-792-7777.
Performing Arts & Culture BARNES & NOBLE A.G. Howard 1/17. 567 N. Stephanie St., 702-434-1533. Centennial Hills LIBRARY Philip E. Orbanes: Memories of Parker Brothers 1/19. 6711 N. Buffalo Drive, 702-507-6100.
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COCKROACH THEATRE Accidental Death of an Anarchist Thru 2/10. Art Square Theatre, 1025 S. 1st St., #110, 725-222-9661.
LLOYD D. GEORGE U.S. COURTHOUSE Out of the Desert 1/18. 333 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-229-2787.
Las Vegas Little Theatre (Mainstage) Assassins 1/18-2/3. 3920 Schiff Drive, 702362-7996.
THE Mob Museum Amanda King and Her Prohibition Three 1/19, 1/26. 300 Stewart Ave., themobmuseum.org.
Majestic Repertory Theatre Spring Awakening Thru 2/10. 1217 S. Main St., 702478-9636.
Sahara West Library Philip E. Orbanes: Memories of Parker Brothers 1/19. 9600 W. Sahara Ave., 702-507-3630.
A Public Fit Appropriate staged reading 1/25. Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road.
THE Smith Center (Reynolds Hall) Dear Evan Hansen Thru 1/20. A Conversation With Steve Sisolak 1/22. Kris Kristofferson & The Strangers 1/26. Wild Kratts Live 2.0 1/27. (Cabaret Jazz) Jane Monheit: Never Never Land 1/17-1/18. Frankie Moreno 1/22. George Winston 1/25-1/26. (Troesh Studio Theater) Broadway in the Hood: A Soldier’s Play 1/111/13. Spamilton: An American Parody 1/222/10. 702-749-2000. The Space Here, the (improvised) Musical 1/19. 3460 Cavaretta Court, 702-903-1070. Summerlin Library Udo Erasmus: Total Mastery of Total Health 1/19. Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter: Celtic Harps, Rare Instruments & Wondrous Stories 1/26. Lisa Lynne: Hands-on-Harps Workshop 1/27. 1771 Inner Circle Drive, 702-507-3860. UNLV (Artemus W. Ham Hall) Essentially Ellington Festival 1/31-2/1. (Beam Music Center) Romance Is in the Air 1/31. 702-895-2787. West Charleston Library The Quitters 1/18. Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter: Celtic Harps, Rare Instruments & Wondrous Stories 1/25. 6301 W. Charleston Blvd., 702-507-3940. West Las Vegas ARTS CENTER The Poets’ Corner 1/18. Sankofa Conversations 1/26, 2/16. 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 702-507-3989. ZAPPOS THEATER Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Farewell Play Tour 1/27. Planet Hollywood, 702-777-6737.
Super Summer Theatre Trunk Songs Thru 1/20. 4340 S. Valley View #210, 702-579-7529.
Galleries & Museums Barrick Museum of Art (East & West Galleries) Axis Mundo: Queer Networks in Chicano L.A. Thru 3/16. UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-895-3381. Centennial Hills Library Benjamin Schmitt & Benjamin Johnsen: Frozen in Flux Thru 2/10. 6711 N. Buffalo Drive, 702-507-6100. CSN (Fine Arts Gallery) CSN Faculty Exhibition Thru 1/26. 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., 702-651-4146. Enterprise Library David Roberts: Beyond the Stairs Thru 1/22. 25 E. Shelbourne Ave., 702-507-3760. Las Vegas City Hall (Chamber Gallery) Vicki Richardson: After Images 1/17-4/11. Reception 1/17. 495 S. Main St., 702-229-1012. Nevada Humanities Program Gallery Razor Wire Thru 1/23. 1017 S. 1st St. #190, nevadahumanities.org. PORTALS James Stanford: Backlit Lenticulars Thru 1/31. Quivx Building, 1 E. Charleston Blvd. Priscilla Fowler Fine Art Stars of the Gallery Thru 1/26. 1025 S. 1st St. #155, 719-371-5640.
Sahara West Library Ancestral Turnings Thru 2/23. American Chinese Culture and Arts Association of Nevada: Desert Oasis Thru 2/23. 9600 W. Sahara Ave., 702-507-3630. Spring Valley Library Emil Fu: The Beauty and Rhythm of Ink Thru 3/19. 4280 S. Jones Blvd., 702-507-3820. Summerlin Library Ted Polumbaum: Lives on the Line 1/17-3/24. 1771 Inner Circle Drive, 702-507-3860. West Las Vegas ARTS CENTER David Veliz: Fading Shadows Thru 2/5. 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 702-229-2787.
FOOD & DRINK WINTER BEER FESTIVAL 1/19. Aces & Ales, 2801 N. Tenaya Way, 702-638-2337.
SPORTS BOXING Adrien Broner vs. Manny Pacquiao 1/19. MGM Grand Garden Arena, 702-531-3826. Future Stars of Wrestling 1/25. Sam’s Town Live, 702-456-7777. UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL San Jose State 1/19. New Mexico 1/23. UNR 1/30. Thomas & Mack Center, 702-739-3267. UNLV WOMEN’s BASKETBALL San Diego State 1/26. Cox Pavilion, 702-739-3267. VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS Pittsburgh 1/19. Minnesota 1/21. Nashville 1/23. T-Mobile Arena, 702-692-1600. WFG Continental cup of curling 1/171/20. Orleans Arena, 702-365-7469.
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Kickin’ it Footgolf brings soccer skills to the local links By Ray Brewer ony Machado stands about 20 yards from the hole at Chimera Golf Club ahead of his second shot. He makes great contact with the soccer ball—yes, soccer ball—and watches it roll onto the green and into the hole for an unlikely eagle on the par-4. Zachary Machado-Welch, Machado’s 11-year-old son, is so excited, he jumps into his father’s arms to celebrate. “A lot of fun,” Machado-Welch says of the outing, which is unlike most others on the links. Footgolf, a combination of soccer and golf, is played in the afternoons at Chimera to bring families like the Machados, or those locals who are part of the American FootGolf League, to the Henderson golf course. There’s also a layout at the Siena Golf Club in Summerlin. The footgolf holes—21 inches in diameter—are mostly to the side of the golf greens and are covered in the mornings during golf play. Footgolf is played with a size 5 ball for adults, size 4 for children. “It’s a lot more casual than normal golf,” says Jon Spatz, director of golf at Chimera. “It’s definitely more laid back and takes on the true form of recreation.” The rules mirror those of golf, except that participants kick a soccer ball instead of hitting a golf ball. The scoring and terminology—teeing off and going for birdie, for instance—are the same. And so are the hazards. Just ask Bill Rafih, whose family played Chimera on a recent Friday afternoon. On the first hole, he kicked his approach shot too hard. “Too much,” Rafih yelled. “Oh no, sand. Stop!” He proceeded to kick out of the hazard, and in following golf protocol, got the rake and covered his footprints in the sand as he exited the hazard. The 18-hole footgolf course runs about 4,000 yards, slightly shorter than the facility’s golf course. The initial nine holes of footgolf are played on the initial seven golf holes, so as to avoid the Chimera
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Both courses forbid soccer cleats for competitors. Tennis or turf shoes are required.
man-made lake on hole No. 9. (The soccer ball has still found the water, forcing the footgolfer to wait for the ball to float the edge of the hazard.) The holes range from 50 to 200 yards, with a mix of par-3, par-4 and par-5 holes. There are more hole-inones in footgolf, according to Spatz. Machado, who has also played the course at Siena, says resisting the temptation to strike the soccer ball as hard as possible is one of the keys to keeping scores low. His son has a simpler approach. “Just don’t fall on your face,” Zachary jokes. Spatz says the course, which debuted footgolf about two years ago, hosts more than 1,000 participants annually. And some are there for a little more than recreation. In 2017, Chimera and Siena combined to host an American FootGolf League-sanctioned event, bringing in competitors from all over the world to play the two courses. The players follow a similar dress code: knee-high Argyle socks, flat hat, collared shirt and shorts. Soccer uniforms are prohibited. The event featured multiple divisions based on players’ handicaps, and the play was so intense, Chimera offered a practice hole for warmups. “Those guys take it serious,” Spatz says. “It goes to show how much the game is growing.” With the game’s growth comes great opportunities for the course. While some “traditionalist” golfers aren’t thrilled with sharing the course with footgolfers, Spatz says the two sports actually work well together. “Footgolf helps the game of golf,” says Spatz, who has worked for decades at Las Vegas area courses. “It’s an opportunity to bring people to the course who otherwise wouldn’t have the interest.”
Tony Machado kicks from a fairway during a game of FootGolf at Chimera Golf Club. (Steve Marcus/Staff)
Want to play? A marker indicates a FootGolf tee at Chimera Golf Club. (Steve Marcus/Staff)
Bill Rafih and his son, Malik, line up a putt. (Steve Marcus/Staff)
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Where: Chimera Golf Club, 901 Olivia Parkway, Henderson Siena Golf Club 10575 Siena Monte Ave., Las Vegas Cost: At Chimera, $25 for 18 holes $5 ball rental (if needed); at Siena, $25 for nine holes $35 for 18 holes; $5 for ball rental To book: Chimera 702-951-1500 Siena 702-341-9200 Information: footgolf.us/ american-footgolf-league
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Fatal car crashes reach 10-year high in 2018 By Ricardo Torres-Cortez
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church-loving boy on his way to school—restrained in the back of the family car—a couple from Idaho illegally crossing the road from a casino and a man on a west Valley sidewalk were among 226 people killed in Clark County crashes in 2018. Despite law enforcement efforts and aggressive public service campaigning, the 331 people killed throughout Nevada last year marks a 10-year high, according to the state’s Department of Public Safety, although the state’s population of 3 million has also increased by about 400,000 residents over the past decade, according to federal data. In any case, Metro Police traffic officers—who have taken to filming cautionary videos in front of mangled cars—have said that even one death is too many. August saw 36 people die in Nevada crashes, which comprised the biggest year-to-month increase (up from 16 fatalities in 2017). One of them was Levi Echenique, an 8-year-old blond boy who was on his way to school the morning of August 31, when a red Chevrolet Camaro broadsided his family’s car. Aylin Alderette, the responsible motorist, crashed at about 81 mph, but had just previously accelerated to 103, police said. The speed limit on Eastern Avenue, near Flamingo Road, is 45 mph. Alderette, who was charged with a rare murder count, pleaded guilty in November and will serve 26 to 65 years in state prison. Metro in 2018 began a social media campaign in which traffic bureau command staff members get in front of a cellphone camera and record videos
warning of the dangers of impaired and distracted driving, and speeding. The Nevada Highway Patrol and Metro recently implemented a DUI strike team of officers who
patrol problem areas trying to catch suspected impaired drivers. In less than two months, the team had arrested more than 150 suspects. Bicycle fatalities in Nevada were down 11 percent, while pedestrian deaths dipped 23 percent, the Department of Public Safety said. Deaths involving motorists and unrestrained occupants of vehicles were both up 23 percent. Officials also released a report on fatal crashes involving alcohol and drugs in Nevada in 2017. In Clark County, alcohol contributed to 32 deaths, pot to 22, and other drugs to six. Pedestrian deaths dropped after nine years of increases, according to the report. However, Metro had already investigated three serious pedestrian-involved crashes just four days into the new year. They killed two people and critically injured the third. “This is a violent, dangerous trend that we’re moving on right now and we need to change,” a traffic officer said in the social-media video. “And the only way we can do that is if we look out for each other.”
Metro Police and crime scene analysts investigate a fatal accident at Harmon and Eastern avenues on August 31. (Steve Marcus/Staff)
Despite law enforcement efforts and aggressive public service campaigning, the 331 people killed throughout Nevada this past year marks a 10-year high, according to the state’s Department of Public Safety, although the state’s population of 3 million has also increased by about 400,000 residents in the past decade, according to federal data.
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New executive director ‘inspired’ to lead Gay and Lesbian Community Center By Leslie Ventura
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he Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada announced the appointment of John Waldron as its new executive director earlier this month. Waldron, a former manager of learning and development at Boyd Gaming, will begin his new role January 22. The appointment comes as part of an “extensive search,” said Joe Oddo Jr., who assumed his role as president of the center’s board of directors in December. “It’s more important than ever that we’re actively involved in the community and building strong relationships,” Waldron said. “Even though we’ve made Waldron remarkable strides over the years, the current administration [in Washington] is weighing down on us and trying to reverse much of the progress that we’ve made. That’s the role [of the executive director]—to build strong relationships within the community and to really be an advocate for all of the programs that we have going on.” In the six years the center has operated out of the Robert L. Forbuss building on Maryland Parkway, it has had five executive directors. Waldron says one of the most frequent questions he received during the hiring process was, “Are you committed?” “I made the commitment to them that I wasn’t going to be just the next person in the round of revolving executive directors,” Waldron, 54, said, “that I was inspired by what they do. “I’ve been out for 30 years now and very comfortable with who I was, but I was never out front in the community,” he continued. “To have this opportunity now at this stage in my life and in my career — to dive into a mission that is so personal to me — means everything to me.”
Waldron is an adjunct professor at the College of Southern Nevada and runs his own leadership development and consulting business. Prior to his role at Boyd Gaming, he was director of organizational development at Opportunity Village. Waldron said the center is “building momentum and reaching out to our corporate partners” to build relationships and solidify funds for the year. He also plans to use his background in leadership to help develop emerging LGBTQ leaders in Las Vegas. Oddo said volunteer hours “skyrocketed” this past year. The center also launched a bi-monthly free trans name-change workshop and introduced the Center Advocacy Network, a program that provides people with victim advocacy training so they can help survivors of domestic violence move through crises.
But the nonprofit has also faced a handful of challenges. In June 2017, it cut operating hours and staff salaries to offset funding issues. Four months later, Bronze Cafe vacated the restaurant space located in the front of the building. In July 2018, the Little Rainbow Cafe opened and then quietly shuttered. Former executive director André Wade, who took the reigns in March 2017, resigned in August, and in September, the organization terminated the employment of Blue Montana, the center’s former transgender program manager. Oddo said the center is in the “final stages” of filling the transgender program director position. He also emphasized the need for community support and recurring monthly donors. “The amount we’re asking people to donate is not an exorbitant amount of money,” he said, requesting that supporters of the center make a monthly contribution of $5 to $20, or the equivalent of a Netflix subscription. “If you all signed up for $10 a month, that funds two months of our youth program,” Oddo said. The executive director announcement is the most significant in a number of new leadership appointments also announced in the same week. Brian Hosier, project manager of Penn National, will serve as the board’s vice president; Scott Ramer, general manager of Findlay Honda Henderson, is the board’s new treasurer; and Garrett Pattiani, co-owner and co-publisher of QLife Media, is the board’s new secretary. Donya Monroe, who served as the interim executive director and was previously treasurer, will return to the board as a member.
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Providing safe space for domestic violence victims and their pets Noah’s Animal House, located in Shade Tree women’s shelter, provides a safe space for the pets of women fleeing abuse By leslie Ventura
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woman plays with her dog inside a small living room at Noah’s Animal House. These spaces, called “cuddle rooms” by the staff and residents, give survivors of domestic violence the ability to connect with their pets and heal in a safe, homey environment. Located on the Shade Tree women’s shelter campus in Southern Nevada, Noah’s Animal House provides refuge for the pets of domestic violence survivors. Often, victims of domestic violence remain in abusive situations out of fear for their pets’ well-being. “Women won’t leave if they can’t bring their pets,” says Staci Alonso, founder of Noah’s Animal House. In the 11 years that Noah’s has been open on the Shade Tree campus, the facility has kept families safe and together by sheltering more than 1,400 pets. Noah’s Animal House is also a part of the PAWS Act Coalition, an organization that worked to get the Pet and Women Safety (PAWS) Act passed on a federal level. The PAWS Act was passed by Congress as part of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, also known as the 2018 Farm Bill. The PAWS Act establishes grants for domestic violence shelters to secure funding for pet-friendly programs similar to Noah’s Animal House throughout the United States. Alonso says Nevada has been progressive in its
protections for survivors of domestic violence and their pets, but the PAWS Act will ensure that other states can provide better care to pet owners escaping violent and abusive situations so more women’s shelters can become pet-friendly. “Abusers often threaten to harm or inflict vio-
lence on a pet in order to control their victims,” Nathaniel Fields, president and CEO of New York’s Urban Resource Institute (URI), said in a news statement. URI provides social services to domestic violence survivors and their pets and is also on the PAWS Act Coalition. In Las Vegas, Alonso says, Noah’s Animal House kennels 130 to 150 pets for nearly 10,000 free boarding nights a year. “Women are staying at Shade Tree longer now because the affordable housing market is so tight,” she says. On average, a woman stays at Shade Tree for two months. Noah’s ensures their furry loved ones also have a place to stay. Pets and their owners are just a building away. Noah’s has indoor and outdoor dog runs, cat condos and cuddle rooms where animals can play and spend quality time with their humans. When it comes to providing aid to survivors of domestic violence, Alonso says pets are “an important component of the solution.” “We wanted to provide a home setting so that they can feel normal for a while,” Alonso says. “The magic is in the unconditional love that a pet provides a woman and a child in these conditions.”
A Shade Tree Shelter client bathes her dog at Noah’s Animal House Las Vegas. (Courtesy Noah’s Animal House)
“Women won’t leave [abusers] if they can’t bring their pets.” —Staci Alonso, founder of Noah’s Animal House
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erek Stevens has been building bits of buzz and excitement in Downtown Las Vegas since he and his brother Greg bought a stake in the Golden Gate on Fremont Street in October 2006. On January 10, Stevens unveiled his biggest project yet, the first new casino resort to be built Downtown in decades. Circa Resort & Casino is slated to open in December 2020 in the space formerly occupied by the Las Vegas Club, where Fremont Street meets Main Street. As displayed in a flashy video played across a huge screen for an audience of hundreds inside a tent at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, Circa will have 777 hotel rooms, a two-story casino, a range of restaurants, a spa and the longest outdoor bar on Fremont Street, as well as a state-of-the-art parking structure and “transportation hub,” a rooftop pool amphitheater and a multilevel, stadium-style sports book Stevens called the largest in Las Vegas history. Those latter features support Stevens’ explanation that Circa was conceived and designed as a new attraction inspired by a grand tradition of Las Vegasstyle excitement. “This isn’t the best pool Downtown or the best pool on the Strip,” he said. “What we’re doing is developing the best pool in the history of America. We’re building the best sportsbook in the history of America. In my opinion, this is going to bring people from Cleveland, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Cheyenne and Denver. I don’t really view it as competing with any one property. “The key thing is this is going to increase the size of the pie. It’s very similar to what’s happening with sports betting around the country. It’s not that New Jersey or Mississippi is hurting Las Vegas on sports
betting. Hell, the pie’s gotten a lot bigger. That’s the way I view this project.” Circa’s sports book will be equipped with the biggest screen in sports book history as well as an in-house broadcast studio created in partnership with sports gaming and media company Vegas Stats and Information Network (VISN). The rooftop pool deck will have six swimming pools, capacity for 4,000 people and a 125-foot screen that will be used for sports watch parties, among other programming. And “Garage Mahal” will be the first garage facility and porte-cochere to be designed with ride-hailing
technology in mind. “It’s going to be the key hub for Uber, Lyft and all of ride-sharing,” Stevens said. “This technology was never around when any other casino resort was designed. This is the first one where all the elements, how it works, how people get off the highway, will be integrated right into the resort.” Construction is underway on the 1.25 millionsquare-foot property. Steelman Partners is overseeing architecture and design of the resort, with Tré Builders as construction manager and McCarthy Building Companies Inc. as contractor. Stevens, who owns and operates two Fremont Street casinos, the Golden Gate and the D, as well as the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, took inspiration for Circa from the city’s long line of gaming pioneers and their boundary-pushing projects. Before it announced the name and showed off the look of the new resort, the video ticked off the names and casinos created by legends such as Jackie Gaughan, Benny Binion, Jay Sarno, Sam Boyd and others. “It’s a combination of all these great entrepreneurs, all these men and women who came up with these ideas at that moment, in their eras, and created a wow moment,” he said. “That’s what I think Las Vegas is based upon, doing something bigger, better, more unique and different.” Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman, who finished her State of the City address right before the unveiling event, said she believes Circa will have a major effect on Las Vegas. “Everybody looks to see what’s next and what’s happening, and this Circa takes the lid off,” she said. “It will bring more business and more focus Downtown because of [Stevens], and we’re so proud.”
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Candy Masuch is executive assistant at Grand Canyon Development Partners.
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CURE Media Group, which provides information about cancer updates, research and education, honored Las Vegan Richard French for his work bringing attention to rare blood cancers known as myeloproliferative neoplasms. French’s daughter Amber was diagnosed with an MPN — essential thrombocythemia — French
WinTech, a technology company, moved to 11920 Southern Highlands Parkway, Suite 101, Las Vegas. Kevin Barakat and Kenny Calzada are officers with the Boulder City Police Department.
RealNex, a commercial real estate technology company, is providing its MP Exchange Commercial Property Listing System service to the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors and its Commercial Alliance Las Vegas. Xanthic Biopharma, which operates as Green Growth Brands, received seven retail cannabis dispensary licenses to operate in the state. The company operates The Source in Las Vegas and a grow and production facility in Post, Nevada. Lacey Huszcza, executive director of the Las Vegas Philharmonic, appears on Musical America’s sixth annual “Top 30 Professionals” list. Huszcza joined the Las Vegas Philharmonic on
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ACROSS 1 Tostada relative 5 Canonized nun of Assisi 12 Blind as — 16 Run- — (rap trio) 19 At the crest 20 Clung 21 “Ticklish” doll 22 Prefix with 53-Across 23 Result of an error in DNA replication 25 “— Enuff” (1986 top 10 hit) 26 Pantry pest 27 Put back to 000, perhaps 28 “You Needed Me” singer 31 Hit song whose title means “kiss me a lot” 37 Klutzy guy 38 Dogma 39 Burden 40 Commas indicate them 42 Vientiane native 46 “I’m cold!” 47 Reactions to baby pictures 50 Tree cultivated to feed silkworms 52 “Pshaw!” 53 Stylishness 55 Instant, in some product names 56 Guinea- — (African country) 57 Month no. 10 58 Giant statues 61 T.Sgts., e.g. 63 Edible fungus cultivated in felled logs 67 Spanish muralist Joan 71 Acorns, e.g. 72 Notion, to Gigi 73 — and bred
74 Beelzebub 75 Bygone U.S. gas name 76 Output of R.E.M. or Nirvana 79 R&B great Marvin 80 Hematite, for one 81 Hex- ending 82 Crop further 86 “Hang on —” 89 Spyro — (jazz band) 90 Former JFK carrier 91 What a “discovery center” may be 95 Ukr., Est. or Lith., once 96 “Kewl!” 97 Chicago’s business district 98 Wrote 100 “Qué —?” (Spanish greeting) 101 Wallach of “Article 99” 102 Get mellower 104 “Beverly Hills Cop” star 108 “Runaway” shortstory writer 112 Really love 113 Perlman of “Hellboy” 114 Fancy affair 115 Statement about the bird hidden in nine answers in this puzzle 122 Detroit-to-Toronto dir. 123 Pindar works 124 Fitness pioneer Jack 125 Roof edge 126 Equine beast 127 Cager Curry 128 Triumph 129 Swab in a makeup kit
DOWN Gift stick-on 1 2 Swallowed 3 Scam 4 “Carmen” and “Elektra” 5 “— me?” (“Whadja say?”) 6 Tribal figure 7 Talk to flirtatiously, to a Brit 8 “— sleeping dogs lie” 9 D-backs, on scoreboards 10 Vintage car 11 Novelist Ferber 12 Big name in life insurance 13 Police officers’ sickout 14 Letters on a radio switch 15 Vegan staple 16 Quaint formal letter opener 17 1961-68 defense secretary Robert 18 Competitor of Chanel 24 Org. dues-payer 29 Edged (out) 30 Ceremonial routines 31 “Cabaret” director 32 Embellishes 33 Pledges 34 Raven’s cry 35 “How’s that?” 36 Egyptian god of the dead 41 Summer, in Brittany 43 “Tuesdays With Morrie” author Mitch 44 Kobe sashes 45 Big Apple sch. 47 Nos. on bank statements 48 “Slow down!” 49 In a smooth, lustrous way
51 Studying secondarily, with “in” 54 Mixed college squad 59 Pal of Hook 60 Litigious sort 62 Truck processions 64 Bridal vow 65 Relative of an I-beam 66 — -Rooter 67 Egyptian — (cat breed) 68 “Don’t fall for that!” 69 Stuff swept away in a downpour 70 Every 24 hours 74 Lipstick slip 76 Big name in transmission repair 77 Christians’ — Creed 78 Bungles 79 Pop singer Vannelli 82 Trio after Q 83 Tiers 84 Telephone connections 85 Antique item 87 “Terrific!” 88 Dialect suffix 92 Shoulder frill 93 German linking word 94 Dr.’s study 99 Senator Feinstein 100 What trig often is for calc 103 Grind, as teeth 105 Sites of bliss 106 Game plays 107 Ending for press 108 Locality 109 Big heads 110 Constructed 111 Lubricates 116 T, in Greece 117 Hybrid bus. entity 118 Fond du — 119 Portly 120 Roman 56 121 “Uh-huh”
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Psychologists define the Spotlight Effect as our tendency to imagine that other people are acutely attuned to every little nuance of our behavior and appearance. The truth is that they’re not. The good news is that you are well set up to capitalize on this phenomenon in the coming weeks. I’m betting you will achieve a dramatic new liberation: you’ll be freer than ever before from the power of people’s opinions to inhibit your behavior or make you self-conscious. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In 2016, local residents of Barrow, Alaska, voted to reinstate the name that the indigenous Iñupiat people had once used for its town: Utqiaġvik. In the coming weeks, take inspiration from their decision. Return to your roots. Pay homage to your sources. Restore and revive the spirit of your original influences. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The Alaskan town of Talkeetna has a population of 900, so it doesn’t require a complicated political structure to manage its needs. Still, it made a bold statement by electing a cat as its mayor for 15 years. His policies were so benign— no new taxes, no repressive laws—that he kept getting re-elected. This phase of your cycle calls for relaxed fun and amused mellowness and laissez-faire jauntiness. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Trees need to be buffeted by the wind. It makes them strong. As they respond to the pressure of breezes and gusts, they generate a hardier kind of wood called reaction wood. You’re due to receive the benefits of a phenomenon that’s metaphorically equivalent to a brisk wind. Exult in this brisk but low-stress opportunity to toughen yourself up. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Be as unrepetitive as possible in the songs you sing, the messages you communicate, the moves you make and the ideas you articulate. In the coming weeks, put a premium on originality, unpredictability, complexity and novelty. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In 1927, Aquarian aviator Charles Lindbergh made a pioneering flight in his one-engine plane from New York to Paris. Years later, Lindbergh testified that partway through his epic journey he was visited by a host of odd, vaporous beings who suddenly appeared in his small cabin. They spoke with him, demonstrating a sophisticated understanding of navigation and airplane technology. He was grateful for their unexpected support. Expect a comparable kind of assistance becoming available to you sometime soon. Don’t waste time being skeptical about it; just welcome it. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): More than four centuries ago, a Piscean samurai named Honda Tadakatsu became a leading general in the Japanese army. In the course of his military career, he fought in more than a hundred battles. Yet he never endured a major wound and was never beaten by another samurai. Make him your inspirational role model for the coming weeks. As you navigate through interesting challenges, you’ll lead a charmed life. No wounds. No traumas. Just a whole lot of educational adventures.
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