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NEW CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT INITIATIVE IDENTIFIES AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT IN LAS VEGAS

KANYE WEST PLEDGES $10 MILLION TO ARTIST JAMES TURRELL’S RODEN CRATER In December, Kanye West tweeted: “Went to visit the James Turrell crater two days ago. This is life changing. We all will live in Turrell spaces.” The rapper pledged $10 million toward the completion of the Roden Crater, a cinder volcano-turned-art installation near Flagstaff, Arizona, according to The Wall Street Journal. Say what you will about his music, but West has superb taste in large-scale landworks. “It’s a remarkable artistic and aesthetic expression, a remarkable feat of engineering, a remarkably reflective and contemplative space,” Steven Tepper, a dean of design and arts at Arizona State University told ASU Now about the Roden Crater. According to the artist’s website, the installation is “organized as a distinct set of changing experiences of light” and “consists of a series of chambers, pathways, tunnels and openings onto the sky.” ASU is partnering with Turrell to raise $200 million to finish building and preserving the site and surrounding infrastructure, which is already nearly 50 years old. The goal is for it to be completed in five years. In the meantime, art fans can visit the permanent Turrell installation, “Akhob,” hidden inside the Louis Vuitton store at Crystals mall. —C. Moon Reed

THE WEEK IN TRUMP TWEETS

@Donald J. Trump: In the beautiful Midwest, windchill temperatures are reaching minus 60 degrees, the coldest ever recorded. In coming days, expected to get even colder. People can’t last outside even for minutes. What the hell is going on with Global Waming? Please come back fast, we need you!

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center, signs a deal to reopen the government on January 25 as other representatives stand by. (Associated Press)

STATE OF THE UNION DATE

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on January 28 issued a new invitation to President Donald Trump to give his State of the Union speech on February 5. The formal letter suggested that Trump reschedule the speech after it was postponed because of the partial government shutdown. Trump and Congress reached a deal January 25 to reopen the government, which had been Pelosi’s condition for allowing Trump to speak.

Response from @A Science Enthusiast: Glad you asked! The polar vortex is supposed to stay at the north pole but dwindling sea ice (from climate change) has caused the vortex to split in three places, and that’s why it’s cold down here. Polar vortex splits like this will become more common as climate change worsens.

Caesars Entertainment announced an initiative in January that aims to tackle human trafficking, homelessness and immigration. Dubbed the Shared Future fund, the program will raise money to facilitate cross-agency collaboration and problem solving. Southern Nevada nonprofit ImpactNV will manage the fund, and while an agenda is not yet in place, it will spend the next year developing a research-based plan. Trafficking, homelessness and immigration intersect with one another, said Gwen Migita, vice president of social impact and inclusion and chief sustainability officer for the company. “We wanted to tackle issues that were rooted in social economic inequality that affected the state’s most vulnerable population,” Migita said. “An impact fund [such as the Shared Future Fund] is very different than traditional fundraising,” said Lauren Boitel, ImpactNV’s executive director. “A lot of us nonprofits in the community are used to grant processes . ... It is something you have to revisit every year and it’s piecemeal. An impact fund provides direct funding, long term, moving the dial in certain areas.” The Shared Future Fund will initially be built through donations, financial support from Caesars Entertainment and an inaugural fundraising event in the spring. —Camalot Todd

1 THINGS THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK

60 YEARS OF MR. VEGAS Wayne Newton’s Up Close & Personal show opened January 28 at its new home, the classic Cleopatra’s Barge at Caesars Palace. The 76-year-old icon, who in May will celebrate his 60th year performing in Las Vegas, says he learned a lot from the past three years of telling stories and singing songs at Bally’s. “We’re adding some musicians and some singers. The time at Bally’s was very nice and I enjoyed it, and I watched the show really morph into something that was not anticipated when we started,” he said. ““That growth and change means we’ll probably be doing more music than we did at Bally’s.”

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IN THIS ISSUE

Cover story: Your guide to the Valley’s ever-growing Chinatown

CULTURE

Travis Scott brings his bananas Astroworld tour to T-Mobile

CULTURE

Everything we know about new Palms megaclub KAOS

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Sports: Visualizing how Super Bowl 53 might pay out

WEEK IN REVIEW WEEK AHEAD EVENTS TO FOLLOW AND NEWS YOU MISSED

Health & wellness: Be a bargain master with a few quick tips News analysis: Experts assess housing market and more

Visitors walk through the Year of the Pig display at the Bellagio Conservatory on January 28. The display opened January 12 and will be up until March 9. (Wade Vandervort/ Staff)

Vegas Inc: Protect your patent and know its worth

OCTOBER 1 WEAPONS TO BE DESTROYED

A San Francisco software executive has paid more than $62,000 in the name of destroying the firearms used by a gunman who opened fire on Las Vegas concertgoers October 1, 2017. As the killer died without a will, his mother, became the heir to his assets, and she agreed to give them to the families of the dead victims. The guns were among the assets, and the anonymous Bay Area donor bought them to destroy them, so the families would not have to decide whether to sell them to raise money.

2 THE ANT HOUSE SELLS A Las Vegas house once owned by Tony “The Ant” Spilotro was viewed about 30 times in a week before being sold to anonymous buyers in late January. The 2,392-square-foot home—with mirrored ceilings, a large pool and limitless stories of the city’s mob-connected past—was listed at $419,000. Spilotro was charged with murder three times but convicted only of using false information on a loan application, a crime that resulted in a $1 fine.

3 RESIDENT CHRISTINA Six-time Grammy Award-winning singer Christina Aguilera on January 29 announced her brand-new show, The Xperience, which opens May 31 at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood. It continues the march of female superstars dominating the Strip; Gwen Stefani and Lady Gaga launched Vegas productions in the past year, following in the footsteps of Celine Dion, Cher, Jennifer Lopez and Britney Spears.

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PITFALL

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Leaves folded into deep pools of slippery digestive enzymes that drown or digest their prey.

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TROPICAL PITCHER PLANTS

Carnivorous plants are inclined to feast on smaller prey including insects, tadpoles, frogs, lizards and other creatures.

(Nepenthes) ■ Found primarily in Southeast Asia but can also be found in Australia and New Caledonia, India and Madagascar ■ Only genus known to have devoured whole rats

CARNIVOROUS PLANTS ARE THE SAVAGE SURVIVORS

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MECHANISMS CARNIVOROUS PLANTS USE TO TRAP THEIR PREY

Hinged leaves that snap shut when trigger hairs are disturbed. Spiked “fangs” on the edge of the leaf close like a cage.

SUCTION OR BLADDER PLANTS

Carnivorous plants employ digestive enzymes and bacteria, breaking down prey into chemical compounds and nutrients that can be absorbed by the plant.

snap open when hairs are triggered by prey. Surrounding water rushes into a bladder, creating a vacuum that also sucks in the next meal.

AMERICAN PITCHER PLANT

(Sarracenia) ■ Native to eastern U.S. and Canada ■ Found in bogs, swamps, open pine forests, wetlands ■ Threatened with habitat loss from humans draining wetlands. Attracts insects by secreting nectar.

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arnivorous plants aren’t a product of nightmares so much as they are a product of evolution. When plants growing in bogs and other wetlands couldn’t find enough nutrients in the soil around them, they had to diversify their diets, so they evolved to use their leaves as traps, catching small prey such as insects, tadpoles, frogs, lizards and other creatures. Even more remarkable is the fact that they evolved independently around the globe instead of from one single ancestor. American pitcher plants, tropical pitcher plants, Australian pitcher plants and American carnivorous bromeliads are great examples of convergent evolution—all of these plants consume their prey in a similar fashion, but are unrelated. But pitchers are just scratching the sticky surface of these incredible organisms. Botanists have identified more than 800 species of carnivorous plants around the world.

VENUS FLYTRAP

(Dionaea muscipula) ■ Native to eastern U.S. ■ Found in coastal plains and pine savannas ■ Most culturally well known of all carnivorous plants and the first suspected of being carnivorous. Consumes insects and arachnids.

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▲ DEWY PINE (Drosophyllum lusitanicum) ■ Native to coastal Portugal, southern Spain and northern Morocco ■ Prefers dry, sandy, gravel hills ■ They smell like honey and sticky, oily drops overwhelm and suffocate prey.

PREDATORY PLANTS IN POP CULTURE FLYPAPER Leaves covered in stalked glands that ooze a sticky substance, holding prey in place

HOMEGROWN HORRORS North America’s native temperate carnivorous plants can’t get too hot or too dry, and they need cold weather to go into dormancy, so growing them at home in a desert climate can get a bit tricky. Anywhere beyond their preferred boggy habitat, carnivorous plants will need to grow in pots. Sarracenia Northwest, a carnivorous plant nursery out of Oregon, suggests the following tips for caring for a Venus flytrap and other species:

INDOOR CARE During the growing season, place your flytrap on a windowsill that receives four or more hours of direct sunlight.

DORMANT SEASON CARE ▲ SUNDEWS (Drosera) ■ Located on almost every continent of the Earth. ■ Clear, sticky droplets at the end of tiny hairs mimic nectar to attract insects, with many species able to curl around and trap prey.

(December–February) 1. In December, un-pot your flytrap and cut off all leaves. 2. Spray the bulb with a sulfur-based fungicide. 3. Wrap the bulb in live sphagnum moss or in damp paper towels. 4. Seal the wrapped bulb in a plastic bag or container. 5. Place in the refrigerator.

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BLADDERWORTS

LOBSTER POT

(Utricularia) ■ Found in ponds and waterlogged areas throughout the world except most oceanic islands and the Arctic ■ Looks like slime with orchid-like flowers ■ Bladder trapdoors are the size of a pinhead or smaller and can catch prey in ten- to fifteenthousandths of a second.

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COBRA LILY

Twisted, tubular channels lined with hairs and glands that force prey deeper into the plant

(Darlingtonia californica) ■ Native to northwest U.S. ■ Found in bogs, borders of springs, wet areas with cool running water ■ Tubular shape and colorful “tongue” gives the plant its name and nectar attracts prey, including Pacific chorus frogs.

Keep your plant in a large amount of standing water using a shallow tray to increase the ambient humidity around the plant. Position it in an area where it can get up to four hours of morning sun, then indirect light the rest of the day. ■ According to carnivorous plant expert Peter D’Amato in his book, The Savage Garden, many more subtropical and warm temperate species, such as cape sundews or Mexican butterworts can grow on a windowsill year-round, as long as they stay warm and humid. Try a south-facing window in winter, then an east- or west-facing sill for spring and summer. The most popular way to raise carnivorous plants, D’Amato notes, is in terrariums and tanks. This way, conditions can be altered to fit the plants’ needs. Tanks should be outfitted with grow lights, but after that can be heated or unheated, potted or classically planted, and filled with all sorts of temperate to tropical cultivars. Important note: Never collect specimens from the wild. Most carnivorous plants are rare. Over-collection and habitat destruction are two huge conservation threats to carnivorous plants around the world. Instead, seek out reputable growers who use responsible methods of propagation.

Not surprisingly, our fascination with carnivorous plants found its way into our pop culture. Check out some of these famous fictitious flesh-eating flytraps and more. ■ Audrey II: Manipulative, talking, human-eating Venus flytrap from the cult film/musical Little Shop of Horrors ■ Cleopatra: “The Green of the Nile,” Addams Family’s pet carnivorous plant; prefers yak meatballs and zebra burgers ■ “Exceptional Botanical Discovery” Island: Unnamed island of algae in the book The Life of Pi by Yann Martel; algae that comprises the island becomes carnivorous at night; favorite snacks are meerkats and hapless seafarers ■ Piranha Plant: Venus flytrap of the Super Mario Bros. gaming universe; most commonly red with white polka dots; lives in pipes, bites plumbers Sources: The Savage Garden by Peter D’Amato; International Carnivorous Plant Society; Flora of North America; Sarracenia Northwest

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WHAT BEGAN AS A HUNGER PAIN BECAME LAS VEGAS’ THRIVING CHINATOWN DISTRICT

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often joke that this place is a whole ecosystem,” Sharon Hwang says. “We have the 99 Ranch Market, the salon, all the restaurants, the bakery, book store, travel agency … We want to make sure it’s a one-stop shop.” We’re talking about Chinatown Plaza, the dining and retail center that’s easily the most visually striking element in our city’s Chinatown district. Las Vegas’ Chinatown—in actuality a mix of Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese and many other influences, a true international district—is kind of a miracle; it didn’t exist a little more than 25 years ago. It began when three partners—Henry Hwang, K.C. Chen and James Chen—wanted to make a place where Asian tourists could go to get a good meal. What they built was a seven-acre-plus mini-district in the style of the Emperor’s Palace, with pagoda-style ceramic-tiled roofs, a paifang entrance gate and a towering gold statue inspired by the 16th-century Chinese novel West It began opening in phases in Journey to the West. 1993, with a grand opening in February 1995. Sharon Hwang, the vice president of Chinatown Plaza, is Henry Hwang’s daughter. She’s fiercely proud of what her father built, pointing out ornate etchings in the windows and noting that the roof tiles, imported from Taiwan, are ceramic; that’s how they hold their color in the relentless Vegas sun. “When you do something right,” she says, “it lasts forever.” She’s right in more ways than one. Chinatown Plaza proved to be the inspiration for a neighborhood that now covers roughly three miles of Spring Mountain Road, from Valley View to Rainbow. It boasts dozens of restaurants, many of which rank among the city’s best. It features some terrific-looking built environments—a result of other strip malls adopting Chinatown Plaza’s Tang dynasty look for their own. And it has an innate feeling of community, of history. Chinatown feels rooted and real in a way few other upstart Vegas neighborhoods do. (Looking at you, Fremont East; sorry not sorry.) But I used the word miracle earlier, and here it is: Until the recent opening of the Green Leaf Lotus luxury apartments at Spring Mountain and Valley View, no one really lived in Chinatown proper. Sure, there are neighborhoods abutting Chinatown (I used to live in one of them, two blocks north on Arville

Street), but Chinatown didn’t arise from those surrounding homes and apartments; Las Vegas’ Asian population—which, by the by, grew 116 percent between 2000 and 2010, according to the U.S. Census— isn’t really centralized in one area. Vegas’ Chinatown grew organically, yes, but from an idea. That idea is now easily this city’s hottest offStrip destination, and a likely candidate for more medium-density housing like Green Leaf Lotus. The district is growing so fast that a new, 80,000-square foot retail and office center—Shanghai Plaza, from China-based developer Shanghai Hui De Real Estate—has sprung up practically unnoticed; it softopens in late Spring, with at least 15 new restaurants. (Property manager Gary Chan says Shanghai Plaza is part of the company’s plan “to renovate all the Chinatowns in the U.S.” Las Vegas is the first build of a multi-part project that also includes New York, Seattle and LA.) Sharon Hwang isn’t worried about challengers. “We love everybody, all our neighbors,” she says. Like many of us, she’s excited by the possibilities a fully built-out Chinatown might bring. “I bet Spring Mountain will become very competitive [for restaurants], and only the good restaurants will stay,” she says. “That’s how it is in Asia; there’s a street or district that’s … not the most high-end, but the most authentic cuisine. When people hear ‘Spring Mountain Road,’ they’ll know that’s good food.” I’ll go further: I think Chinatown has what it takes to become one of our first dense neighborhoods. It’s close enough to the Strip for service industry folk to leave their cars parked at home, and it’s already got the markets and services that Downtown can’t seem to get started. The only drawbacks are traffic— Spring Mountain is just six skinny lanes across—and a dearth of parking in some areas. But Vegas always seems to find a way to let out its seams where business requires it. And Chinatown Plaza will forever be at the center of it all. On February 17, the Plaza will observe the Chinese New Year with a giant outdoor party, its 25th. Las Vegans will come out en masse to begin the Year of the Pig; they’ll eat, watch live performances and learn new things about the neighborhood. But above all, they’ll celebrate together as a community that, in just 25 years, managed to build something organic and great. Up on Chinatown Plaza’s second-floor balcony, Hwang looks out over the neighborhood and smiles. “There’s just so much good energy here,” she says.

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DISTRICT ONE From must-order beef carpaccio to Maine lobster pho, the creative Vietnamese fare at this industry hot spot is perfect for lunch, an energetic dinner with friends or late-night noshing. 3400 S. Jones Blvd. #8, 702-413-6868.

SAMPLING THE MANY STANDOUT RESTAURANTS OF LAS VEGAS’

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ABURIYA RAKU Mitsuo Endo’s legendary izakaya might just be the best restaurant in the entire Vegas Valley, having ushered in a Japanese cuisine revolution with its agedashi tofu, Kobe beef tendon, yakionigiri chazuke (grilled rice ball in broth) and so much more. 5030 W. Spring Mountain Road #2, 702-367-3511. CHINA MAMA New ownership has breathed new life into this Chinese stalwart—known for its xiao long bao, crispy stir-fried beef and boiled pork dumplings—and transformed it into a more welcoming space with an open kitchen. 3420 S. Jones Boulevard, 702-873-1977.

KABUTO Las Vegas’ first edomae sushi gem—featuring minimal decor, delectable (and rare) nigiri selections and up-close interaction with the chefs—remains a special spot seven years after its arrival. 5040 W. Spring Mountain Road #4, 702-676-1044. MONTA Seats are still tough to score at this tiny ramen haven, a tribute to its tender pork, flavorful broth and noodles with that oh-so-perfect chew. 5030 Spring Mountain Road #6, 702-367-4600. RAKU SWEETS Chinatown is nothing if not filling, but try to save some room for these distinctive desserts, created as you sit, marvel and munch on your edible menu. 5400 W. Spring Mountain Road #3, 702-290-7181.

SPARROW + WOLF Chef Brian Howard’s modern American eatery delivers classic dishes in winningly offbeat ways, like Clams Casino with Chinese sausage and uni hollandaise, and Campfire Duck with seared foie gras and salted plum. One of the best foodie experiences in town. 4480 W. Spring Mountain Road #100, 702-790-2147. YUI EDOMAE SUSHI What master sushi chef Gen Mizoguchi started at Kabuto, he perfected at Yui—the true spirit of Japanese hospitality known as omotenashi and a pilgrimage-worthy sushi experience. 3460 Arville St., 702-202-2408.

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Toothpick lamb with cumin, fish with tofu pudding in hot sauce and wonton in red chili at Chengdu Taste. (Steve Marcus/Staff)

ASIAN BBQ & NOODLE Roasted pigs and ducks hang inside this unassuming eatery, and are put to good use inside addictive soups, tasty noodle dishes and beyond. 3400 S. Jones Blvd. #5C, 702-202-3636. CHENGDU TASTE Like things spicy? This LA import has you covered and then some. Fiery Sichuan peppercorns are integral to the menu; from near-hallucinatory numb taste wontons to curious Guess Guess shrimp, every bite packs a challenge. 3950 Schiff Drive, 702-437-7888. HACHI Fans of yakitori dining will delight at this elegant izakaya spot, which serves not only a bounty of skewered items, but sashimi and traditional Japanese fare—including the standout juicy fried chicken karaage with house negi sauce. 3410 S Jones Blvd., 702-227-9300. HOBAK For years, many locals traveled to LA to get proper Korean barbecue., but not anymore. Premium Angus beef and Heritage pork comprise the heart of Hobak’s menu, and the delectable banchan (side dish array) is just as memorable. 5808 Spring Mountain Road #101, 702-257-1526. Marinated skirt steak at Hobak (Sun File)

IZAKAYA GO This tucked-away Japanese-style pub has grown in quality, charm and menu size since its opening more than four years ago. And its chalkboard specials and post-10 p.m. happy hour are still among the best in town. 3775 Spring Mountain Road, 702-247-1183.

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JAPANESE CURRY ZEN Zen might be Chinatown’s healthiest restaurant, touting the medical benefits of the special spice blend in its curry. It’ll cure what you don’t even know ails you. 5020 W. Spring Mountain Road #1, 702-985-1192. JOYFUL HOUSE A longtime local favorite for Lazy Susanaided Cantonese family dinners, Joyful House is still the spot for Peking duck, poached chicken, clay pot abalone, scallops in black bean sauce and lots more. 4601 Spring Mountain Road, 702-889-8881. MIAN SICHUAN NOODLES The brutally hot little sister to groundbreaking Chengdu Taste, Mian takes no prisoners, sending waves of Sichuan peppercorn numbness across its handmade, noodle-centric menu. 4335 W. Spring Mountain Road #107, 702-483-6531. PHO BOSA This twice-relocated Vietnamese gem’s marquee-caliber beef and oxtail soups are now complemented with a new sandwich and boba/milk tea menu. 3711 S. Valley View Blvd., 702-418-1931. RAMEN SORA Sora’s style is taken from the cold northern Japanese city of Sapporo, where piping hot and deeply rich broths are most popular. A wintertime must. 4490 Spring Mountain Road, 702-685-1011. TRATTORIA NAKAMURA-YA The specialty wafuu pasta is a lesser-known Japanese-food niche, marrying traditional Asian ingredients with Italian pastas. Try the uni tomato cream linguini and miso carbonara spaghetti and you’ll be hooked. 5040 W. Spring Mountain Road #5, 702-251-0022. VEGGIE HOUSE You won’t believe it’s not meat. Everything at Veggie House is plant-based, from walnut shrimp and orange chicken to Mongolian beef, and it keeps winning over vegans and carnivores alike. 5115 Spring Mountain Road #203, 702-431-5802. ALSO: Big Wong, Hwaro, Island Malaysian Cuisine, Jinya Ramen Bar, KJ Kitchen, Kung Fu Thai & Chinese, Niu Gu, Pho So 1, Rincon de Buenos Aires, Shang Artisan Noodle, Sushi Takashi, Tofu Hut, Viet Noodle, Yunnan Tasty Garden

Raku Sweets (Sun File); Yui Edomae Sushi (Jon Estrada/Special to the Weekly)

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CHUBBY CATTLE Welcome to the home of conveyor belt hot pot dining, a meal on the move where flavors are customizable and satisfying. 3400 S. Jones Blvd. #15, 702-868-8808. Crown Bakery This bountiful pastry and coffee shop overflows with tempting with treats: green tea cookies, ube cream puffs, red bean buns and more—and thankfully, it’s open late. 4355 Spring Mountain Road #207, 702-873-9805. HOT N JUICY CRAWFISH HNJ has 13 locations across the country and might be Las Vegas’ top restaurant export. That’s because you love to devour a mountain of seafood slathered in garlic butter, lemon pepper or Cajun spices. 4810 Spring Mountain Road, 702891-8889; 3863 Spring Mountain Road, 702-750-2428.

Ichiza It’s the O.G. Vegas izakaya, and it’s been a date-night staple for nearly 20 years. Try the daily specials posted on the walls, or stick to tried and true favorites like grilled salmon collar, kimchi fried rice and honey toast. 4355 W Spring Mountain Road, 702-367-3151.

FUKUBURGER The No. 2 Tamago and crack sauce-topped jazz fries are still the perfect night-closer, tasting the same way they did when Fuku was simply a food truck parked on Spring Mountain Road. 3429 S. Jones Blvd., 702-262-6995.

PHO KIM LONG This beloved pho spot continues to host weekend post-club afterhours meetups fueled by crunch goi con, salted fish fried rice and steaming bowls of beefy bliss. 4029 Spring Mountain Road, 702-220-3613. RONALD’S DONUTS On the short, short list for best donuts in town, even better if you’re after vegan treats that taste just as good. Bring cash … and please save a buttermilk bar for us. 4600 Spring Mountain Road, 702-873-1032.

Also: Gelato Bar, Gyu-Kaku, Halal Guys, Hawaiian Style Poke, Honey Pig, Hue-Thai, Lee’s Sandwiches, Sam Woo BBQ, Sapporo, Yama

Tonkatsu ramen at Ramen Hashi (Miranda Alam/Special to the Weekly)

CAFE SANUKI Udon wanna miss this dazzling new specialty noodle house, where you can go the soup route with shoyu pork or curry beef options or experiment with fusion pasta dishes like seafood tomato cream or cheesy carbonara. 4821 Spring Mountain Road, 702-331-9860. EDO Gastro Tapas & Wine Traditional Spanish tapas, some with Asian undertones befitting the neighborhood, are all the rage at one of the Valley’s hottest new restaurants in the former Chada Thai space. 3400 S. Jones Blvd. #11A, 702-641-1345. Mordeo Khai Vu, the chef who brought you District One and Downtown’s Le Pho, brings Spanish influence to his latest restaurant, fusing Asian and Latin flavors for an experience that shouldn’t be missed. 5420 Spring Mountain Road #108, 702-545-0771. Partage Gaze at ornate presentations from the crew of classically trained French chefs as you enjoy dishes like the oyster trio and oxtail croque monsieur. 3839 W. Spring Mountain Road, 702-582-5852. Ramen Hashi Hashi’s chicken-based broths are so savory, you’ll hardly miss the popular pork-based renditions; but in case you do, their chasu—braised pork belly served as a ramen accessory—is spot-on, too. 5808 W. Spring Mountain Road, #109, 702-202-1238. Also: Cafe No Fur, Chef Kenny’s, Height Japanese Cutlet, Kkulmat Korean Kitchen, Lee’s Korean BBQ, Matcha Cafe Maiko, Nabe Hotpot

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A DAY OF CHINATOWN ADVENTURES here’s more to Chinatown than outstanding restaurants, Asian groceries and spas. The neighborhood boasts a variety of unique businesses, attractions and places to hang out. Las Vegas Little Theatre (3920 Schiff Drive, 702-362-7996), the city’s oldest community theater company, predates Chinatown itself; it’s now entering its 41st year. Nearby is Olympic Table Tennis club (4063 Renate Drive, 702-876-9717), where you can hone your ping-pong game with the help of some legitimate masters of the craft. Wreck Room (4090 Schiff Drive, 702-405-6407) is as good as its name: you can pay money to put on protective gear and break things in a rage. On the opposite emotional spectrum is World of Feng Shui (4011 Spring Mountain Road, 702-386-1888), a shop bursting with incense, books, statues and more items relating to the harmonious Chinese art. And the Golden Tiki (3939 Spring Mountain Road, 702-222-3196) is another thing entirely: a raucous tropical refuge that’s equal parts garage rock and coconut bras. Wandering west from there, you’ll encounter the Chinatown Plaza location of Paris Baguette (4115 Spring Mountain Road, 702-820-0909), the chain bakery-café whose sweet and savory goods are worth the stop. They have wifi, too, but we recommend that you power down your devices in favor of writing in a bound journal, which you can acquire at neighboring Great Wall Bookstore (4255 Spring Mountain Road #C105-6, 702-876-8875). Browsing through those journals is a treat in itself; they have dozens of fun designs. (Mine says “This Machine Kills Fascists.”) And though it’s almost a mile-and-a-half away, now seems a fitting time to mention the Gäbi Coffee & Bakery (5808 Spring Mountain Road #104, 702-331-1144), the sublime Korean café whose indoor park-like vibe approximates arcane magic. Speaking of cafés and magic: Visit the coffee/tea house LaPostté (5410 Spring Mountain Road #102, 702-710-7374). Here you can enjoy high tea (or milk tea with boba) while writing postcards (they have lots for sale) to friends, or even to your future self. Further your ascent into wonder and whimsy with a visit to Lucky Tropical Fish (4730 Spring Mountain Road, 702-7910888), a shop that’s more interesting than most of this town’s aquariums, or to K-POP USA (5755 Spring Mountain Road #2, 702-476-1990), the Korean pop music boutique whose denizens are no less colorful and vibrant. And finally, with a heart full of K-pop (or other) song, take yourself to one of Chinatown’s karaoke bars—there are too many to mention here, all of them wildly popular—and let the day’s adventures pour out. –Geoff Carter

BASKET OF FUN The Asian markets of Chinatown are amazing spots for locating otherwise hardto-find items and experimenting with new ones. Some of our favorites include Greenland Supermarket (6850 W. Spring Mountain Road, 702-459-7878), 99 Ranch Market (4155 Spring Mountain Road, 702-364-8899) and 168 Market (3459 S. Jones Blvd., 702-363-5168). Happy hunting!

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PRESS PAUSE ON THE GRUB, AND RELAX AND RECOVER ALONG SPRING MOUNTAIN ROAD BY LESLIE VENTURA

ith so much to eat and drink throughout Chinatown, it’s easy to overlook the abundance of health and wellness also at your fingertips. But if you’re hunting for different ways to treat yourself, Chinatown is a great place to start. In the past two years, Korean skin care has made waves in the Western beauty market. Face masks, essences and step-by-step moisturizing routines have replaced drying toners and cleansers—investments anyone with problem skin should consider in our dry desert. Just look to Sephora to see the impact of Korean skin care in the Western market. Brands like Laniege, Dr. Jart and Glow Recipe grace nearly every wall—and have the four- and five-star reviews to back up the claims. Of course, with luxury skin care comes a luxury price tag, but many Korean brands deliver the goods at a affordable price points. Enter Aritaum (4215 Spring Mountain Road #B105, 702 259-5577), the beauty chain owned by AmorePacific, basically the L’Oreal of

Korea. The retailer recently opened 70 stores in the United States and Canada, and our Chinatown has one of them. But why go to Aritaum when you can simply saunter in to Sephora? For one, Aritaum’s prices can’t be beat. Where else can you get face masks for $1.50 apiece? And while they’ve got an assortment of sheet masks for more than $5, the cheapest ones still pack buzz-word ingredients like hyaluronic acid, collagen, tea tree and more. In the 1940s, Yoon Dokjeong hand-pressed and sold oils to other women in her neighborhood, which led her son, Suh Sungwhan, to found AmorePacific in 1945. It’s now in the top 20 of global cosmetics conglomerates, operating 33 distinct health and beauty brands, from Laniege to Mamonde and Sulwhasoo. Unlike Sephora, which carries so many products it would be impossible for the employees to know how each one works, Aritaum focuses on AmorePacific brands. If you have a specific skin concern, store em-

ployees can help guide you in the right direction. Before you go, do your research. The Reddit page /r/KoreanBeauty/ has more than 17,000 subscribers and can be a useful tool; you can quickly get a crash course there in the multi-step Korean skin care routine. Start small and always make use of your samples to see what works best for you. The Laniege Lip Sleeping Mask ($20) is my go-to lip-saver any time I wear a drying rouge. Short on time? Consider a quick pick-me-up for your barking dogs at either XY Foot Spa (4083 Spring Mountain Road, 702-521-2103) or the Foot Spa (5030 Spring Mountain Road, 702-767-1688), then head to T&T Ginseng (4115 Spring Mountain Road #E103, 702-3683898) for any household wellness needs—the market stocks herbs, teas and other dried goods that can help soothe a variety of ailments. And if you’re already in Chinatown on a self-care kick, stop in at Mutao Wellness Spa (5685 Spring Mountain Road, 702-998-7676) before calling it a day. Services range from Thai body massages and shampoo massages (for a healthy mind and scalp) to reflexology, cupping and more. After a day out shopping, nothing will relax you faster.

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SMITH CENTER’S REYNOLDS HALL KODO DRUM ENSEMBLE In Japanese, kodo means both “heartbeat” and “drum children”—and both ring true in this impressive convergence of song, dance, bamboo flutes, visual effects and, of course, drums, some weighing up to 600 pounds. The renowned Japanese taiko group is celebrating its 35th anniversary. 7:30 p.m. $29$99. –C. Moon Reed

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BUNKHOUSE SALOON SHOWGIRL VIDEO No, actual showgirls aren’t involved, but the visuals from sound and graphics designers Brett Bolton and Benton Corder are reason enough to attend. If experimental lighting effects and trippy audio is your thing, this debut could be a buffet for your senses. With The Rabbit Hole. 9 p.m., free. –Leslie Ventura (George Foskaris/Courtesy)

ARTEMUS HAM HALL THE W. KAMAU BELL CURVE: ENDING RACISM IN ABOUT AN HOUR Sociopolitical comic W. Kamau Bell first performed this one-man show in 2007—before Black Lives Matter, before the white power rally in Charlottesville and before the election of Donald Trump laid America’s institutionalized racism absolutely bare. And he dove into one sensitive topic after another: black influence on popular culture (“Country music equals the blues minus slavery”); when it’s acceptable to touch a black person’s hair (“Never”); and even his own marriage, to a white woman (“We’re gonna make some more Obamas.”) So, yeah. Bell has been trying to tell us about this ugliness for years. As for his latest iteration of the show— well, you probably only need look at the world around to guess at how he’s rewritten it to speak to America’s current, precarious cultural moment. Come down to UNLV and share his view of this slow-motion disaster— assuming, of course, that your sightlines aren’t blocked by old prejudices or a dumb concrete wall. 7:30 p.m., free, tickets required. Visit unlv. edu/pac/barrick for more information. –Geoff Carter

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Recently a Marquee resident artist, Montana has slid over to hip-hop’s true home on the Strip at Drai’s. This year’s Super Bowl afterparty is up on the roof, and Montana will come from Atlanta to Vegas to set it off. 10:30 p.m., $40-$60. –Brock Radke

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Celebrated author Elizabeth McCracken will read from her quirky new novel, Bowlaway, at a literary discussion hosted by The Believer and Black Mountain Institute. 7 p.m., free. –C. Moon Reed

Not only does the Senegal-to-Las Vegas singer/guitarist whip up a pulsating, uplifting mix of West African folk music, Afrobeat and modern pop flourishes, he sings in five different languages. 7 p.m., $12-$14. –Mike Prevatt

Shake off your post-Super Bowl carb coma with these two accomplished acts and their singular updates of traditional Mexican folk music. 7:30 p.m., $25. –Mike Prevatt

WED, FEB 6 BACKSTAGE BAR & BILLIARDS PINE HILL HAINTS The Alabama-bred sextet returns to Las Vegas to perform its robust, plucky and undeniably Southern take on American roots music. With Slow Motion Cowboys, The All-Togethers, The Unwieldies. 8 p.m., $10-$13. –Mike Prevatt

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reign? Cardi B has signed on for a KAOS residency. (Evan Agostini/AP Photo)

t’s way too early to tell if KAOS, the Palms’ new club and indoor-outdoor entertainment venue announced last week, will “completely redefine the daylife and nightlife experience in Las Vegas” as its announcement boasts. But it will definitely redefine the Palms, or perhaps more specifically, it will define the new Palms. KAOS is the biggest piece of Station Casinos’ $690 million reinvention of the 17-year-old off-Strip hotel and casino resort, planned as a 73,000-square-foot dayclub and 29,000-square-foot nightclub divided by a massive, retractable glass wall. It will have a rotating DJ booth that will give new meaning to the question, “Who’s spinning tonight?” as the DJ will be able to play to indoor and outdoor crowds simultaneously. And it will have a dome ready to cover the outdoor space during the offseason, creating the city’s first, true yearround dayclub and pool party. KAOS will be the Palms. The Pearl, the casino, the movie theaters and all those cool new restaurants will be secondary amenities. Starting in April, this resort will exist as a tasty candy coating for this club. Greater than the sum of its parts, KAOS will be the biggest dayclub and nightclub in Las Vegas when all its spaces are activated. The Strip’s heavy hitters don’t measure up. Hakkasan is 80,000 square feet, but that’s counting its restaurant; Omnia is 75,000, but it doesn’t have a pool; XS does, at 45,000, but no dome. The biggest dayclubs are Encore Beach Club at 60,000 square feet and Wet Republic

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at 54,500. They’re open from March into October. They have to close when it’s cold and windy. KAOS’ dayclub will offer 39 cabanas, most with their own private pools, which, according to its announcement release, will equal “the highest number of pools of any resort in North America.” It will also be home to an additional stage for potential multiple performances, and British artist Damien Hirst’s “Demon With Bowl” sculpture, a headless bronze titan standing 65 feet tall from one of the main pools. It’s really that tall, even without a head. The city’s largest LED wall (again, per the announcement release) will run the length of the eastern exterior of the Palms’ Ivory hotel tower, streaming live shots of the dayclub and nightclub for anybody driving by or looking from the Strip. Who will they see? KAOS’ first five announced resident acts are Cardi B, Kaskade, Skrillex, G-Eazy and Above & Beyond, demonstrating an intended mix of DJs and live acts. And that’s just the beginning “with numerous other headliner residency announcements to follow.” Considering Marshmello’s weekend appearance at the KAOS parties during the Sundance Film Festival at Park City, Utah—and the fact that the masked DJ and producer is no longer on Wynn Nightlife’s roster—he seems like a safe bet for resident No. 6. The Palms’ club was expected to be big, but KAOS is really big and already stacked with really big artists. It’s too early to tell anything else, but it’s OK to be excited.

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aul Blair is one of the key producers and songwriters back from a fictional character. The cool thing about behind the smash soundtrack to A Star Is Born. He it is every artist is a character. It was a challenge like, I previously collaborated with Lady Gaga on her Born want to run a marathon so I’m going to wake up every day This Way and Artpop albums and has toured with and train. Overall it was really gratifying, and I learned a her, too. lot. It would have been really hard for someone who had But before all that, he was also DJ White Shadow, a never done anything with Gaga to walk in and write for “hip-hop and techno kid from Detroit” who transcends someone else she’s playing. There were a lot of genius genres behind the decks. Now he’s focused on bepeople working on this, and I’m not talking about ing a DJ again, working on his debut full-length me. Everybody I saw was operating on such a DJ WHITE album, playing his second gig at On the Record level of care and concern and awesomeness, so SHADOW at Park MGM this weekend and talking about all it’s really cool to see that hard work paying off for February 1, 10 p.m., $30-$40. this musical stuff with us. everyone now. On the Record, What do you think of On the Record? It’s What is your album going to sound like? I 702-730-6773. dope. It reminds me of some of my favorite clubs never intended to go out and start writing pop when I first started DJing, when clubs were a music, but I think it’s cool how that worked, lot different, or like going to a house party and and [this album] is a piece of that puzzle that’s there’s all kinds of sh*t going on. There’s all the been missing. For the last five years I’ve really little sneaky doors with cool stuff going on to keep your struggled with identifying myself as an artist. I know mind going. And people were actually dancing. who I am as a person, but I’m a very strange dude when it Did you see Gaga’s Vegas show? I’m gonna go this comes to music. At this point, it’s the sum of all parts, so time. I haven’t had a chance yet. I was DJing in Cabo over I want to be able to represent that and be able to explore. New Year’s Eve. And I have older stuff, I have collaborations with people You’ve said it was challenging to write songs for her who are current and past pop stars and upcoming rap character in A Star Is Born because you can’t get feedstars and veterans in hip-hop. It’s all over the board.

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’CUE TO THE RESCUE CHATTING WITH MICHAEL SYMON, THE CHEF BEHIND NEW PALMS SPOT MABEL’S BY BROCK RADKE hen Cleveland-based celebrity chef Michael Symon announced he’d be bringing his Mabel’s BBQ concept to the Palms, desertdwelling meat-eaters celebrated. Great barbecue might seem simple, but consistency can lead to complications in the restaurant world. We caught up with the James Beard Award-winner to talk about his first Vegas venture and doubling down with a meat-based speakeasy. Was your Vegas restaurant always going to be barbecue? People have been asking us to do something in Vegas for 15 years, and we’ve come close to doing projects before, but they weren’t always going to be barbecue. Once [Station Casinos CEO] Frank [Fertitta] explained what they were doing at the Palms and in this space, it felt like the right concept, and obviously it’s a style of cooking I really like. Even though barbecue can be tricky to execute? Yeah. Believe me, when I said I was doing barbecue in Vegas, there were people coming with, “Oh, bro, barbecue doesn’t work in Vegas.” But we believe in what we do and that people are going to enjoy it. It is tricky, but fortunately we have another restaurant where we feel comfortable and confirmed that we know how to do it the right way. When it comes to barbecue, we’re purists to the extreme. What can we expect at Sara’s, your restaurantwithin-the-restaurant? I was just now testing a truffle fried chicken for Sara’s. We’re calling it a “meat-easy,” because it’s that great speakeasy kind of room with very high-end cocktails and a limited menu. When we came up, we were all working as tableside service waiters in places with that tuxedo standard and we wanted to bring that back in a sort of jewel box environment. We’re having fun with it, doing five appetizers, shellfish towers, tableside salads, carving smoked prime rib tableside, and then bananas Foster and cherries jubilee and baked Alaska. I love that you go from the bustling barbecue bar scene at Mabel’s, then get transported in time a bit. I also really want it to be that place where the industry [workers] know they can go to get away from the noise.

MABEL’S BBQ Monday-Thursday, 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 11:30 a.m.midnight; Sunday, 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Palms, 702-944-5931.

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The Texas-style Mama Bird serves up must-try fried chicken

Having a parent who loves fried chicken Try the deviled eggs (three for $5 or six for $9) for more than anything else can make going a sneak peek of what’s to come. Topped with bacon out to dinner difficult. Every time I and oh-my-God-worthy candied jalapeňos, Mama Bird order the dish—even on my own—it’s partly these two-bite apps are the perfect starter. 10550 Southto see if it passes the test. Breakfast includes smoked brisket hash ern Highlands Parkway Mama Bird’s definitely would. The new ($14) and pork belly grits ($13), and #140, 702Texas-style breakfast, barbecue and bird entrées include salt and pepper smoked 570-6135. joint in Southern Highlands opened last brisket ($16-$22) and pecan smoked baby ThursdayMonday, year and has been on my radar for months. backs ($16-$27). But it’s the chicken that 7 a.m.-9 p.m.; First, I went for the biscuits and gravy— outshines all else. Order boneless breasts, Tuesdayanother staple of my youth—and then I thighs or tenders, or opt for the classic Wednesday, 7 a.m.-8 p.m. returned for the chicken. The eatery itself fried chicken sandwich ($14)—a perfectly is small,but the menu is hefty. I wouldn’t crisp and moist chicken breast with pickle, recommend eating here in a rush, but if tomato, lettuce and a Mississippi-inspired you’re running on Texas time and have a mo“comeback sauce.” It’s the kind of sandwich ment to sit back and appreciate life’s smaller things, so simple and tasty it ticks all the right boxes—for Mama Bird is your place. me and my family. –Leslie Ventura

When it comes to sandwich titles, the Lobster Imposter at ColdPress Express in Downtown Summerlin sounds a bit mysterious. The menu description is brief and slightly enigmatic: “Vegan lobster. Fresh Dill. Old Bay. Hoagie.” It’s easy enough to picture a mock beef patty in a veggie burger, but what in the deep blue sea does vegan lobster look like? Thankfully for those who avoid eating animals—and for vegetable-forward carnivores, too— this friendly eatery’s creation doesn’t involve faux crustacean shapes at all. Rather, chopped hearts of palm— the tender insides of onceswaying tropical trees—fill in for Maine’s top export. The Lobster Imposter’s ($8) main ingredient is an ingenious choice by the offshoot of the local SkinnyFAT’s chain. Hearts of palm have a delicate taste and best serve as a ferry for more pronounced flavors. Here that means vegan aioli jazzed up with Old Bay Seasoning, that venerable blend of zesty spices like celery salt, black pepper and paprika. For a verdant flourish, the lauxbster mix is topped with aromatic dill fronds inside a nicely crusted hoagie roll, rather than a traditional split-top hot dog bun. Sandwich purists might roll their eyes, but the savory innovation makes for a fresh, West Coaststyle take on the opulently rich New England classic. It’s worth a try. Wash one down with some eyeopening Kombatbucha, a tangy housemade blend of kombucha, pineapple, aloe, apple and a dash of cinnamon. –Greg Thilmont

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Down under in the DESERT After recording with Brandon Flowers, Aussie singer-songwriter Alex Cameron falls in love with Las Vegas By Leslie Ventura all, lanky and blonde hair for days. That’s how Alex Cameron first appeared in his 2016 video for “She’s Mine,” with dance moves so awkward they were equal parts sexy and charming. The Australian released his debut LP, Jumping the Shark, that year on the Secretly Canadian label, a synthy, dark and minimalist record that portrayed Cameron as a blowhard lounge singer. Was it a joke? Or was he in on it? Cameron was serious—sort of. And Jumping caught the attention of Killers frontman Brandon Flowers. Cameron co-wrote five songs on the Vegas band’s 2017 album Wonderful Wonderful and opened for some dates of its 2017-18 tour. Now, after recording and filming a video here, Cameron is finally playing Las Vegas. The Weekly caught up with him ahead of his winter tour.

How did you meet Brandon Flowers? After [a] show, my phone vibrated in my pocket, and it was

an email from Brandon saying that he’d heard [Jumping] and he was really excited about it. … He invited us to Las Vegas to record, so we flew to Las Vegas after the tour. We had about $8 in our bank account, and I wrote to him and said, “We don’t have much money; we’re going to need somewhere to stay,” and he said “It’s all been taken care of. You and [saxophonist] Roy [Malloy] have your own apartment; we’ll see you in the studio tomorrow.” So there we were in Las Vegas for the first time ever staying at the Palms in an apartment. And the next day we went to the studio, and it was go time. We showed him some ideas, he showed us some ideas, and we just became sort of like, a good wall for each other to bounce ideas off for each others’ records. Your music video for “Candy May” is set in the desert and also takes a stroll through Downtown Las Vegas. What went into choosing these locations? I love the city—I really love it there. I was completely smitten by it when I first came, and

when I was talking with Meghan [McGarry], the director, we were talking about shooting in LA and we were looking for locations. I was like, can we just drive four hours to Vegas? Because if we get to Vegas, this thing’ll just shoot itself; we won’t even have to location scout. There’s so much happening, especially Downtown and even on the outskirts where we shot in the canyons and those kind of highway shots. What can people expect from your show? We’re going to run through a whole bunch of songs from both albums [Jumping the Shark and 2017’s Forced Witness]. I’m treating it as an opportunity to talk to people about the process and about what goes into making the project work. It really depends on the crowd. If it’s a full room and people just want to dance, I’m just gonna play the music. But if the people are attentive and want to hear me talk, then I’m going to go into things a little bit more and try and tell the whole story.

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ALEX CAMERON February 6, 8 p.m., $14-$17. Bunkhouse Saloon, 702-9821764.

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CATCHING UP ON CURSIVE’S LATEST MOVES

Alex Cameron (left) and saxophonist Roy Malloy (Cara Robbins/Courtesy)

DREAM ON MIKE XAVIER FOLLOWS A MOMENTOUS 2018 WITH A HOPEFUL NEW ALBUM It’s 5 a.m. and you’re up. What are you thinking about—work? Your relationship? Money? Not if you’re Vegas rapper Mike Xavier. He’s pondering how he’ll sell out the Brooklyn Bowl or House of Blues, per a recent Facebook post. “I believe it’s possible and that’s half the battle conquered!” At the clip Xavier is going, it’s not an unreasonable manifest. His current local booking—this week’s album release show at Vinyl—sold out a week ago. It follows a momentous 2018, when he performed at Life Is Beautiful; opened for Living Colour, KRS-One and Tech N9NE; and released his second full-length album, Old School Vibes. Xavier

wrote that record in the hopes of relaying certain messages he thought others needed to hear. The follow-up effort, Still Dreaming, sees the artist looking more inward. “The songs are based almost entirely on my personal life and experiences of mine,” he says. That said, those experiential verses are still meant to inspire his listeners, especially those enduring the same struggles Xavier endured just a few years ago. “When I think of how I was at rock bottom just a few years ago, it makes me feel so grateful that I never gave up. … I want this project to be a reminder of how it’s never too late in life to be a dreamer,” he says. “My dreams have become my reality more and more over the years, and this album is a reflection of that.” –Mike Prevatt

MIKE XAVIER with Vic Smith, Miles Low. February 1, 8 p.m., $10. Vinyl, 702-693-5000.

Who: The Omaha-based indierock act fronted by Tim Kasher, an astute chronicler of life’s bleakest, most despondent moments. The band’s latest album is 2018’s Vitriola, a dark, chamber-folk album exploring the burdens of the modern world. Where they’ve been: Vitriola is the first Cursive fulllength in six years, although the band has stayed busy, founding the 15 Passenger Records label—through which Kasher issued a solo album, 2017’s No Resolution—and reissuing 2003’s The Ugly Organ. What’s (old is) new: The new album marks the return of original drummer Clint Schnase and co-producer Mike Mogis; both men had last made appearances with Cursive on 2006’s Happy Hollow. And Vitriola features cello from Megan Siebe, the first Cursive album since 2003’s The Ugly Organ to incorporate the stringed instrument. Why this matters: Vitriola is a throwback to Cursive’s gnarled, cathartic early days, something Kasher himself admitted to NPR Music: “I was really wanting to go back to that raw, emotional feeling that I used to get, how I wrote the first couple Cursive records when I was a younger man.” Accordingly, Seibe’s lithe, shivering chestnut tones intermingle with grungy guitars and Schnase’s heavy beat-keeping. What’s next: Vitriola also boasts flashes of forward sonic motion—for example, standout “It’s Gonna Hurt” weaves in eerie synths and foggy atmospherics, giving it an aura similar to The Cure’s Disintegration—that portends an intriguing future. –Annie Zaleski

CURSIVE with Summer Cannibals, Campdogzz, Dark Black. February 4, 7:30 p.m., $18-$20. Bunkhouse Saloon, 702-982-1764.

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BY ZONEIL MAHARAJ as Vegas is getting a new theme park—for one night only. On February 6, rapper Travis Scott will turn T-Mobile Arena into a raging carnival for his Astroworld: design from the band’s 2014-2015 Wish You Were Here tour. The tour tour. Lee played drums in a similar comes in support of his celebrated revolving roller coaster loop. He third studio album, Astroworld, warned Scott in November to “lawnamed after a shuttered Six Flags yer up” in a tweet and to “get an origamusement park in Scott’s homeinal idea bro” via Instagram, despite town of Houston. From the look of it, Blink-182’s Travis Barker pulling a the stage production is a righteous similar stunt in the 2000s. homage. As it turns out, there’s a reason Fan uploads show Scott essenScott and Lee’s extreme stage rigs tially living out every 12-year-old look alike. Both were built by North boy’s dream. Already known for his Las Vegas-based Show Group Prounhinged concerts, the 26-year-old duction Services, whose client list performs while strapped inside a includes everyone from Beyoncé and 360-degree vertical loop, then hops Kanye West to Aerosmith and Kenny into a roller coaster that cruises Chesney. Scott was granted rights to back and forth above fans. During use the equipment for the Astroworld each show, he pulls a lucky fan from tour, Billboard reports. the crowd to ride along with him. The over-the-top design is fitSometimes his baby mama Kylie ting for Scott. Astroworld lives in a Jenner joins him. There’s also a grandiose, psychedelic trap frenzy. giant inflatable astronaut, mindSome songs are spacey and hypnotic, melting projections and blazing others sound like a rocket blast. pyrotechnics for extra madness. Just His most successful album to date, imagining the whiplash-inducing Astroworld has placed Scott at the “Sicko Mode” in that setting will forefront of a new hip-hop era—artmake your head spin. ists and fans fueled by distorted The outrageous production sets the melodies and steamrolling bass, who concert bar pretty high. Though, if wear metal band T-shirts, mosh like you ask one aging rock/onetime porn they’re at a hardcore show and stage star, it’s been done before. In one dive like they’ve got Wolverine’s of the most “that’s enough internet bones. It’s absolute mayhem. for today” online squabbles, Mötley And if you want to experience it, go Crüe drummer Tommy Lee poked his to Scott’s show and wait for his riot head out of the shadows of irrelevance call: “It’s lit!” to accuse Scott of copying his stage

TRAVIS SCOTT February 6, 8 p.m., $39-$200. T-Mobile Arena, 702-692-1600.

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Ryan Brunty poses in front of his mural at Fremont and 11th streets. (Steve Marcus/Staff)

What inspires artist, musician and mental health advocate Ryan Brunty? By Geoff Carter epression is invisible. When it hit Ryan Brunty, he decided to give it a sympathetic face, drawing a “sad yeti” named Yerman. Today, Yerman’s gloomy expression and brave posture is at the heart of Depressed Monsters, Brunty’s apparel and toy line. Part of the proceeds from the line are donated to various mental health agencies, and Brunty takes advantage of its popularity to speak about depression-related issues. (Visit ryanbrunty.com to learn more.) Presently, Brunty is creating Yerman’s spring line, rehearsing a new, “skate punk-themed” band with his former Moonboots bandmate John Coulter and, as ever, devoting himself to his girlfriend, singer-songwriter Sabriel (“I’m just fully immersed in what she’s doing every day … She can look at something, focus on it 100 percent and just learn it.”). But he’s more than happy to take a work break to talk about the art, music and people

that keep him energized. What are your biggest artistic influences? Music has always been the big influence on me, whether I’m playing it or listening to it or researching it. Since I was a kid, it’s been Kurt Cobain. Kid Cudi has a big influence on what I do; he struggles with his mental health, and he’s really courageous about how he talks about it. But I really like just about everything. Show me a country song and I’m gonna like it. Currently, though, it’s this genre called vaporwave, which is ... they down-sample ’80s music, mostly. And there’s a subgenre of vaporwave called mallsoft that’s supposed to give you the feeling of walking through a mall in the ’90s. I know it sounds so hipster and out there, but I just absolutely love it. I know you’re a comics fan. What are you read-

ing right now? I’ve been working on a graphic novel on and off for the past five years. It’s been on the back burner for a while, but to get inspired, I go through slice-of life-graphic novels. One is Blankets by Craig Thompson; it’s an amazing memoir about growing up in a really conservative Christian household. I’m also reading Daytripper by Fabio Moon. Basically, it’s about him reliving the best days of his life. Where do you go in town to decompress? Well, it was Bonnie Springs. When [it was] announced that it was gonna be torn down, that was a kick in the gut. Usually, though, I’ll just walk around Downtown and try to get inspired. I love Water Street, too. I like to walk a lot. That’s how I find peace when I’m stressed out—I’ll walk around and feel the breeze, feel my feet on the ground. You know, the age-old psychology stuff of just being present and mindful.

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SPRING AWAKENING Through February 10, days & times vary, $15-$28. Majestic Repertory Theatre, 702-423-6366.

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Michael Sullivan, center right, scolds Joel Ruud, center left. (Richard Brusky/Courtesy)

MAJESTIC REPERTORY’S ROCK MUSICAL DELIVERS THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF ANACHRONISM BY C. MOON REED nlike your typical happy-go-lucky musical, this one comes with a content warning: “Spring Awakening contains nudity, sexual situations, explicit language and triggering scenes of violence.” Lest the audience is scared away, the warning also comes with the caveat that the nudity/violence/language is necessary to tell a story that needs to be told: “Majestic Repertory believes the themes explored in this show are extraordinarily relevant to today’s teens. We are producing the Las Vegas premiere of Spring Awakening to encourage dialogue and open discussion among our patrons—as all good art should do.” Based on a controversial German play from the 1890s, this Tony-winning musical brings 21st-century rock music to a 19th-century town. The anachronism works because the original play was ahead of its time, depicting teens tackling a host of perennial issues—premarital sex, masturbation, homosexuality, child abuse,

abortion, suicide and reform school—all without the help of the internet. In fact, if the play had been written today, it might be considered too on-the-nose for trying to hit every single hotbutton issue. But in well over 100 years, the plot has aged like a fine wine, revealing a sense of scope to the problems of puberty. As The Beatles said, “Love is old, love is new.” Such is true for Spring Awakening. Lead actor Callie Maxson says that the juxtaposition of styles makes the show more powerful by revealing the parallels between the two eras. “We think nowadays of it being so far in the past … but we’re not that far off.” Songs like “The Bitch of Living,” “Touch Me” and “Totally F*cked” don’t hold anything back. And the music—composed by Grammy-winner Duncan Sheik, with lyrics by Steven Sater—is supported by a live band that also combines the classical (violin, cello and piano) with the contemporary (bass, drums and guitar).

Maxson plays Wendla, a young girl who yearns to learn about sex. After her mother refuses to teach her, Wendla accidentally gets pregnant, with tragic results. “I’ve been obsessed with this story for so long,” Maxson says in a backstage interview after a recent show. “Wendla has been in the top five roles I’ve wanted to play in my entire life.” Maxson says that the show is especially relevant in Las Vegas because the schools here don’t offer great sex ed. “I ended up in the dorms teaching a lot of my friends what I had learned in school growing up [in Washington state].” Maxson, 23, first saw Spring Awakening when she was 15. She sat between her mother and her pastor, which led to a “really great conversation” on the way home from the show. “It’s important to have a dialogue between parents and children, especially in such a tumultuous time,” Maxson says. “This show has pushed that into the mainstream and started the conversation in a way that I don’t think this medium has done before.”

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Metalachi brings metal mariachi to 172 on February 1. (Arizona Thunder Photography/Courtesy)

Children of the Grave (Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne tribute), Baker’s Dozen, Strange Mistress 2/1. Smashing Alice, Nocturnal Affair, Bad Little Sister 2/2. Siana King Band 2/7. Y&T, The Remainz 2/8. Bravo Delta, Taking Dawn, Words as Weapons 2/9. Wheel in the Sky (Journey tribute) 2/14. Astoria, Puppet, Queens Riot 2/15. Jizzy Pearl Band, Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute) 2/16. Thigh Voltage (AC/DC tribute), The Who Invasion (Who tribute) 2/22. Count’s 77 2/23. 750 W. Sahara Ave., 702-220-8849. THE Dillinger Marty Feick 2/1. Wing & Watts 2/2. Jeff Reylee 2/8. The Unwieldies 2/9. Wayne David Band 2/15. Sceddy 2/16. Jase Wills 2/22. Leo & Carmelo 2/23. 1224 Arizona St., Boulder City, 702-293-4001. THE Dispensary Lounge Toscha Comeaux 2/1, 2/16. Gary Fowler 2/2. Jazz Jam 2/6. Jo Belle Yonely 2/9. Simply Bebop Septet 2/10. Pepe Jimenez 2/13 Indra Jones 2/15. The John Abraham Band 2/20. Amanda King 2/22. Lisa Gay 2/23. Joe Darro & Friends 2/24. The Boneheads of Las Vegas 2/27. 2451 E. Tropicana Ave., 702-458-6343. Dive Bar U.S. Bombs, Total Chaos, Lean 13, Gob Patrol 2/7. Motive, Lobotomize, Fallen Fury, Animal King 2/8. Stalag 13, Idecline, Societies infection, The Jagoffs 2/9. United Defiance, War Called Home, 08 Orchestra, Intoxicated Rejects 2/10. The Heroine 2/23. 4110 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-586-3483. DOUBLE DOWN SALOON Atomic Video Jukebox 1/31. Water Landing, The Implosions, Not a Robot, Jinxy Bear 2/1. Dead at Midnite, The Merry Widows, Six Silver Bullets, No Que No, Revilution 2/2. The Burly-Q Revue w/ Johnny Zig & The Force 2/3. The Bargain DJ

Collective 2/4. Unique Massive 2/5. Franks & Deans 2/6. Jerk!, Sheiks of Neptune, The Pluralses, The Deveros 2/15. 4640 Paradise Road, 702-791-5775. Eagle Aerie Hall 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 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. EVEL PIE The Vagabonnies 2/9. 508 Fremont St., 702-840-6460. Fremont Country Club FXP, Hyro the Hero, State to State, Code Red Riot 2/1. Derv Gordon, So What 2/23. 601 Fremont St., 702-382-6601.

Hard Rock Live Justin Carder & The 442s 2/12/2. East Side Riot 2/7, 2/14, 2/23, 2/28. Remedy 2/15. Jet Velocity 2/16. 3771 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-733-7625. House of Blues Santana 1/31-2/2. Gilberto Santa Rosa 2/6. One Drop Redemption (Bob Marley tribute) 2/8. Ice Cube 2/15. Concierto del Amor (Vicente Fernandez tribute) 2/16. Schism (Tool tribute) 2/22. Ella Mai 2/23. Death Grips 2/28. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7600. The Joint Slander 2/9. Bring Me the Horizon, Thrice, Fever 333 2/16. The Roots 2/22. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5000. M PAVILION Lance Lipinsky & The Lovers 2/16. M Resort, 702-797-1000. Orleans Arena Baile ft. Bronco, Conjunto Primavera, & more 2/8. Love Affair ft. Midnight Star, Ready 4 the World & more 2/9. 702-365-7469.

Gilley’s Saloon Scott Alexander 1/31, 2/20, 2/27. Rob Staley 2/1-2/2. Redneck Rodeo 2/62/7. Daisy Train 2/8-2/9. Just Dave 2/13-2/14. Rebel Heart 2/15-2/16. Brian Lynn Jones 2/212/23. J.D. Shelburne 2/28-3/2. Treasure Island, 702-894-7722.

Orleans Showroom Neil Sedaka 2/1-2/2. Little River Band 2/9. 702-365-7111.

Golden Nugget Showroom The Grass Roots 2/1. Los Lobos 2/8. Blue Öyster Cult 2/15. The Fabulous Thunderbirds 2/22. 866-946-5336.

Pearl CONCERT THEATER Machine Gun Kelly 2/2. Lady Antebellum 2/9, 2/13, 2/15-2/16. Palms, 702-944-3200.

THE Golden Tiki The New Waves, Prof. Rex Dart 2/1. Monkey 2/8. 3939 Spring Mountain Road, 702-222-3196.

THE Railhead Anthony Gomes 2/7. Hollywood Stones (Rolling Stones tribute) 2/9. Fito Olivares 2/14. Boulder Station, 702-432-7777.

GRAND EVENTS CENTER Queen Nation (Queen tribute) 2/15. Piano Men (Elton John/Billy Joel tribute) 2/22. Green Valley Ranch, 702-617-7777.

Rocks Lounge Katey Segal & The Reluctant Apostles 2/16. Fan Halen (Van Halen tribute) 2/23. Red Rock Resort, 702-797-7777.

Park Theater Lady Gaga (Enigma) 1/31, 2/2. Lady Gaga (Jazz & Piano) 2/3. Park MGM, 844600-7275.

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Marquee Ruckus 2/1. Sheck Wes 2/2. DJ Mustard 2/4. The Cosmopolitan, 702-333-9000.

Sand Dollar Lounge Dazed & Confused (Led Zeppelin/Van Halen tribute) 1/31. Las Vegas Blues Society Open Jam 2/1. Jimmy Powers & The Hang Dynasty 2/2. The Alpine Camp 2/7. Rayford Bros. 2/14. Scott Pemberton Band 2/16. Sinful Sunday 2/24. Prescott Blues Band 2/27. 3355 Spring Mountain Road, 702-485-5401.

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South Point Showroom Sugar Ray 2/1-2/2. Atlantic City Boys 2/8-2/10. Frankie Moreno 2/28. 702-696-7111.

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STAR OF THE DESERT ARENA Air Supply 2/9. Paquita la del Barrio 2/16. Primm, 702386-7867.

BONKERZ COMEDY CLUB John Pate, Linda Lou 1/31. Steve McInelly, Randy Villarba 2/7. Rampart Casino, 702-507-5900.

Stoney’s Rockin’ Country Derek Jones 2/1. Michael Ray 2/2. Tim Montana 2/8. Trent Tomlinson 2/15. Jagertown 2/22. Town Square, 702-435-2855.

Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club Michael Somerville, Mike Gaffney, Cheryl Anderson 1/31-2/3. Dom Irrera, John Roy, Kahleen Dunbar 2/4-2/5. Brad Garrett, Dom Irrera, John Roy 2/6-2/7. Brad Garrett, Carl LaBove, John Roy 2/8-2/9. MGM Grand, 866-740-7711.

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Charleston Heights Arts Center StorySlam: Love Hurts 2/9. 800 Brush St., 702-229-2787.

Chateau Bayati & Casanova 1/31. Paris, 702776-7770.

Clark County Library Mark Hall-Patton: Forgotten History 2/7. Zemskov Dance Academy: Golden Dream Festival 2/9. 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3400.

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Historic FiftH STREET SCHOOL The Villalobos Brothers, Flor de Tolache 2/3. 401 S. 4th St., 702-229-6469. LA SIRENA BALLROOM Opera Las Vegas Gala: Love Potion #9 2/2. Green Valley Ranch, operalasvegas.com. THE Mob Museum The Old Fashions 2/2. Las Vegas Trio ft. Kai Brant 2/9. 300 Stewart Ave., themobmuseum.org.

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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. CSN FINE ARTS THEATRE PROGRAM (Nicholas J. Horn Theatre) Macbeth 2/1. 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., 702-651-5483. Las Vegas Little Theatre (Mainstage) Assassins Thru 2/3. 3920 Schiff Drive, 702362-7996. Majestic Repertory Theatre Spring Awakening Thru 2/3. 1217 S. Main St., 702478-9636.

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Gallery Celebrating Life Thru 4/24. 800 Brush St., 702-229-2787. Clark County LIBRARY Jennifer Weber: Wanderlust Thru 4/7. 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3400. Enterprise Library Desert Companion Photo Showcase Thru 3/26. 25 E. Shelbourne Ave., 702-507-3760. Historic Fifth Street School (Mayor’s Gallery) Chinese Heritage Exhibition: Year of the Pig Thru 3/2. Reception 1/31. 401 S. 4th St., 702-229-6469. Las Vegas City Hall (Grand Gallery) Clay Arts Vegas: Some Assembly Required Thru 2/14. (Windows on First) Nova May: In Flight: Energy Liberated Thru 3/31. (Chamber Gallery) Vicki Richardson: Alter Images Thru 4/11. 495 S. Main St., 702-229-1012. Left of Center ART GALLERY Dayo Adelaja: A Retrospective of a Cubist Artist Thru 3/2. 2207 W. Gowan Road, 702-647-7378. Nevada State Museum Finding Frémont: Pathfinder of the West Thru 4/30. 309 S. Valley View Blvd., 702-486-5205. PORTALS James Stanford: Backlit Lenticulars Thru 1/31. Quivx Building, 1 E. Charleston Blvd. 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 Thru 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. Whitney Library Jerry Misko: Polyhedral Thru 3/10. 5175 E. Tropicana Ave., 702-507-4010. Windmill Library Stephanie Serpick: A New Fall Thru 3/12. 7060 W. Windmill Lane, 702-507-6030.

SPORTS LAS VEGAS LIGHTS Toronto (preseason) 2/2. Cashman Field, 702-386-7200. UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL Fresno State 2/9. Thomas & Mack Center, 702-739-3267. UNLV WOMEN’s BASKETBALL Utah State 2/2. Boise State 2/6. Cox Pavilion, 702-739-3267. VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS Columbus 2/9. Arizona 2/12. T-Mobile Arena, 702-692-1600.

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Barrick Museum of Art (East & West Galleries) Axis Mundo: Queer Networks in Chicano L.A. Thru 3/16. (Braunstein Gallery) Vessel: Ceramics of Ancient West Mexico Thru 8/17. UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-895-3381.

Dam Short Film Festival 2/7-2/10. Historic Boulder Theatre, Boulder City, 702293-1161.

Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art Yayoi Kusama Thru 4/28. 702-693-7871.

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EARLY-GAME Patriots coach Bill Belichick and Rams coach Sean McVay have a reputation for being aggressive, but they haven’t lived up to it during the second half of the season into the playoffs—especially not at the start of games. Expect both teams to proceed cautiously on their first few possessions, not wanting to make a mistake while feeling out the opposition and deciding how to adjust. Bet: under 11 first-quarter points.

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Quarterback Tom Brady dominates the conversation, but the Patriots have leaned heavily on their run game this year. They rank seventh in the NFL by rushing on 45 percent of their plays. That number typically increases against teams with mediocre rush defenses, and the Rams fit the bill. LA is 27th in the NFL in giving up 4.8 yards per rush. The Rams are much better against the pass—especially defending tight ends—and won’t surrender easy passing scores to Brady. Bets: Sony Michel over 17.5 rushing attempts; Rob Gronkowski under 56.5 receiving yards; Julian Edelman won’t score a touchdown at minus-140.

Stock couldn’t be lower on Rams quarterback Jared Goff, as a perceived massive disadvantage to Brady has all the money flowing in on the Patriots. It’s true that Goff isn’t one of the elite passers in the NFL, but McVay and the Rams have developed an offense that plays to the third-year pro’s strengths. They’ll put him in a position to succeed. Goff’s favorite target typically changes every game, but don’t be surprised if it’s former Patriot Brandin Cooks in the Super Bowl. Cooks is the Rams’ de facto No. 1 receiver, and No. 1 receivers are the only pass-catchers that have given the Patriots problems this year, according to Football Outsiders’ DVOA ratings. Bets: Jared Goff to throw a touchdown before Tom Brady, Brandin Cooks over 75.5 yards.

MIDGAME DVOA indicates this is the closest Super Bowl matchup of all time. Bettors might conflate that into thinking the game will be tight throughout with neither team ever building a big lead. It rarely plays out that way. In 17 of the past 25 Super Bowls, one team has gone on a run in which it has managed three unanswered scores. It’s easy to see that happening again this year given how deadly both offenses have looked once they get into a rhythm. The Rams and Patriots figure to employ quick-passing games once they open up the playbooks, which should further diminish both teams’ inconsistent pass rushes. Bets: One team will score three unanswered times at minus-160; under 3.5 sacks at plus-120.

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BET IT year’s game between the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams on February 3 in Atlanta will play out in several categories, and how to hopefully turn it into a profit. Lines come from Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook and William Hill sports books, with the odds at minus-110 (risking $1.10 to win $1) unless otherwise noted.

PENALTIES Officiating is a hot topic after a slew of controversial calls in the conference championship games, but the referees can rest easy knowing the Super Bowl features two teams that rarely commit infractions. The Rams and Patriots are both among the NFL’s top 10 in fewest flags. In a game as big as the Super Bowl, the officials also might be cognizant of not deciding the outcome—especially given recent events. Bet: under 10.5 penalties at plus-130.

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TURNOVERS Here’s yet another area where both teams are technically sound. They’re in the NFL’s top five in turnover margin, with evidence that it’s not a fluke given consistent strong standing in the category under the current coaching staffs. They combine to average less than two fumbles per game. This should be a relatively clean game. Bet: under 1.5 fumbles lost at minus-160.

SPECIAL TEAMS Advanced metrics rate the Patriots and Rams as average on special teams. They aren’t explosive on kick or punt returns, but make up for it by limiting opponents’ success. Bettors are often seduced by high payouts on things such as return touchdowns in Super Bowls, but the truth is, they’re often not priced highly enough. That looks to be especially true when it comes to these two teams. Bets: No defensive or special teams touchdowns at minus-200.

LATE-GAME/FINAL SCORE One team will likely be down by at least 14 points in the second or third quarter, but the sides are too evenly matched for that margin to last. Let’s say it’s the Patriots who fall into the early hole and another miraculous Tom Brady comeback ensues, before falling just short. The Rams graded as the better team for the majority of the year, and it feels shortsighted for the Patriots to suddenly lay three points solely off of a pair of impressive playoff performances. Rams 27, Patriots 24. Bets: Rams plus-3; under 57 points; margin of victory is exactly three points at plus-375.

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1 NEWSPAPERS Buy or subscribe to every newspaper that includes the inserts on the days the coupons are given. Your grocery savings should far outweigh the cost. It might even be worth buying multiple subscriptions or copies.

2 MAGAZINES Many magazines and periodic publications include valuable coupons from manufacturers and retailers. But be sure to subscribe or buy strategically, as the costs can add up.

Ask friends, family, neighbors and local businesses to give you inserts they don’t use, or trade coupons with friends.

ONLINE There are hundreds of websites that claim to offer free coupons, but some are more reputable and reliable than others. ■ Here are a few: Coupons.com, ValPak. com, RedPlum.com and SmartSource.com. For nongrocery items from retail stores, RetailMeNot.com can’t be beat.

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IN STORES If you are an observant shopper, you can snag extra coupons as you shop. Tearpads are coupons that hang from market shelves or displays, and blinkies are electronic coupon machines, also on grocery store shelves and displays, that automatically print coupons when one is removed. Manufacturers also sometimes include sticker coupons, known as peelies, on the fronts of products. In addition, most grocery stores give customers printed coupons, called catalinas, with receipts. The coupons typically are customized based on what you buy.

TIP Buy a cheap black-and-white laser printer for coupons. It’s an invaluable tool and can save couponers hundreds of dollars a year in ink compared with fancier printers. A solid model should cost about $100.

ECOUPONS These coupons can be loaded onto a smartphone or store loyalty card. Stores increasingly are using them. Scan your phone or shopper’s card at the register, and the qualifying discounts will be deducted from your bill.

KEEP THEM ORGANIZED Buy an accordion-style file folder, and place unclipped coupon inserts into each section, categorized by date. Use a three-ring binder filled with plastic baseball card inserts. Regardless of your method, keeping them organized is key.

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Experts assess the housing market, education and more By Ric Anderson

Weekly staff

usinesspeople from across the Las Vegas Valley gathered January 24 at UNLV to see a snapshot of the Southern Nevada economy and hear experts offer outlooks on the region’s future. The Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce’s annual Preview forecasting event and trade show drew more than 2,000 business and community leaders to the Thomas & Mack Center and the Cox Pavilion. About 100 exhibitors, including a number of local restaurants, were on hand to display their products. So where is Las Vegas, and where is it going? Here are a few takeaways from the event’s slate of speakers:

No, the sky is not falling in the housing market Jeremy Aguero of Applied Analysis used a story from The New York Times to frame his examination of the Las Vegas residential real estate market. More to the point, he picked the story to pieces. Aguero said that contrary to the story’s headline— “The epicenter of the housing bust is booming again. (That’s a warning sign)”—key indicators showed that the market wasn’t a bubble ready to burst. Among those indicators: Although home values have risen sharply since the teeth of the recession, when compared with values from 2005, the increase has been moderate—just 9 percent. That’s the lowest increase in any Western state. “Oh, the humanity of it all,” Aguero said jokingly. Aguero also said that while new home construction was booming—another contributor to the area’s meltdown during the recession—it was a fraction of its pre-recession peak. So while the past year’s 9,944 sales of new homes looks alarming when compared with the 3,733 sold in 2011, it looks moderate compared with the 39,000 in 2005. Another key indicator: The percentage of homeowners with underwater loans has shrunk to 4.7 percent today from a whopping 69.6 percent in 2010 and

25.4 percent five years ago. The current rate is in line with the national average. “I’m not saying it’s all roses and sunshine,” he said, “but if we look at the numbers today, they’re not out of line with national averages and historical trends.”

Yucca Mountain’s future hinges largely on one person The Brookings Institution’s John Hudak, visiting from Washington, D.C., said there was majority support in the U.S. Senate and House to restart construction of the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. However—and it’s a big however—Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., voted against the resurrection when it came up in the last congressional session. That being the case, it was significant for Nevada when Democrats chose Pelosi as House speaker, a position in which she’ll control which items come up for votes. “Right now, Nevada’s best friend, if you’re interested

in stopping Yucca, is Nancy Pelosi,” Hudak said. Hudak also speculated that even if a Yucca revival bill were to make it through both chambers of Congress, Trump might veto it. The reason: Approving the project, which is largely opposed by Nevada’s leadership, could cost him votes in 2020 in an important swing state.

The state’s public education funding formula is long overdue for a reboot Both Aguero and Robert Lang, of the Brookings Institution and Brookings Mountain West, said Nevada’s formula is leaving the Clark County School District at a significant disadvantage compared with other districts. The formula doesn’t account for CCSD’s large number of students facing special challenges, such as English language learners and those needing free or reduced-price lunches. No wonder it’s not working, they said: It’s been in place since 1967.

Teacher pay in Nevada seems reasonable—until you dissect it a bit Aguero noted that Nevada ranks No. 19 nationally in average pay for public school teachers—in the mid-$50,000 range. But Nevada has the highest student-to-teacher ratio in the U.S., he said, so in terms of pay per pupil, Nevada teachers are the third-lowest-paid in the nation.

Putting the convention numbers in perspective Steve Hill, CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, noted that construction was underway on 3.7 million square feet of convention space in Las Vegas. Only five cities in the U.S. have that amount of space, he said. When the construction is done, Hill said, Las Vegas will have 15 million square feet.

More perspective on the Strip In calling for investment in public transportation, Lang said the Strip is by far the densest-built space in the U.S. without a rail system.

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atents are a unique type of commercial investment. They can be used to keep out competitors, defend against litigation aggression and enable crosslicensing opportunities. Patents, like other intangible, non-commodity goods, often do not have an easily calculable market rate. The quickest way to get a benchmark is to see if someone already set one. Existing patent licenses in the same industry or technological area are possibly the most significant factor in determining future license terms, both in the market and in litigation. If no relevant licenses exist, some initial things to consider are the size of the market, the profit margin and the importance of the patent for the product. You’ll Rounds also want to consider the general cultural feeling toward patents in the industry. For example, software and anything else Silicon Valley tends to be fairly anti-patent, while others, such as high-end bicycle components, are very respectful toward patents. The casino industry Yowell leans toward the respectful side, which makes it a bit easier to get more out of the license. Enforcing a patent is not necessarily an alternative to licensing, it’s just a different path to obtain that license. It might be that the companies using your patents refuse to pay a fair royalty. Litigation forces them to accept terms that a jury believes to be fair. During pre-litigation negotiations, the other side has potential litigation in mind, and will base its negotiations on some fraction of this potential litigation verdict. If you’re successful, the imposed license will likely be on far better terms than the other side ever

would have agreed to before litigation. For example, willful infringement is often a patent owner’s best issue, and can as much as triple the damages award. An injunction, a court order that stops the infringer from selling the patented product, is a massive hit that can drive up licensing rates. In addition, you’ve now set a much higher benchmark. This means those better licensing terms will carry forward to some extent into future agreements with other entities making their own versions of the patented product. The downside of enforcing a patent is the cost—it takes a lot of lawyer hours to handle a patent case properly, including the due diligence necessary before litigation is even started. Enforcing a patent also takes several years, and if things go badly, your patent(s) could even be invalidated. But for those who stick it out all the way, the returns can be significant. The basic process of enforcing a patent involves progressing through a series of milestones. These milestones are similar to hurdles, as a patent owner needs to make it through all of them to ultimately get to a verdict of infringement and the damages that come with it. Successfully passing a milestone usually means significant improvement to licensing terms if a settlement occurs, which it does in more than 90 percent of patent cases. The first milestone happens before the case is filed, when the pre-filing due diligence is done. This is a crucial step, as

your legal team will be thoroughly researching and analyzing the merits of your case, which helps to understand the likelihood of good and bad outcomes. Once a case is filed, if you’re in Nevada or one of several other jurisdictions with local rules that apply to patent cases, things follow a fairly rapid, consistent schedule over the next several months. Next, in the Markman stage, the judge in your case will make a legal ruling about what your patent actually covers. This ruling often decides most of the merits in the case, which can result in the jury trial usually being more focused on damages instead of other issues. Finally, the last milestone is the appeal process, and if you’ve been successful thus far, the odds are in your favor. While all of the above is going on, the defendant has the option of challenging the validity of your patent(s) at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. These challenges occur in most cases and will proceed separately and on a different schedule, and some courts will put the main patent case on hold while that challenge plays out. As an independent parallel proceeding, where this milestone occurs in your case, if it does at all, varies significantly. Successfully navigating it, however, is an unofficial stamp of approval from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that can significantly increase the value of your patent. While this is a high-level summary, hopefully it will help you ask the right questions and consider the right issues to make the most out of your patent investments. Michael Rounds is a shareholder and Adam Yowell is of counsel at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck.

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Partner, the Ferraro Group, Public Relations & Public Affairs Where were you when you received your 40 Under 40 award? I was owner of the Las Vegas-based PR firm Impress Communications, and received the honor in 2007. Where are you now? I merged my former PR firm with the Ferraro Group almost 10 years ago, allowing us to have a statewide PR and public affairs agency. We also opened a Phoenix office. Our PR clients include the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development, WGU Nevada, Smith’s Food & Drug, Nevada State Contractors Board and Nathan Adelson Hospice, and our public affairs clients include Nevada Resort Association, NV Energy, Cox Communications and Apple. What has been your biggest accomplishment since you were awarded? The merger with the Ferraro Group was a marked moment in my life. It allowed our combined companies to have a larger presence in Nevada and expand our expertise and service areas for clients. And I’m lucky to have such a great business partner in Greg Ferraro.

Where were you when you received your 40 Under 40 award? I received the award in 2003 when I was leading the communications department at the Venetian/Las Vegas Sands, Inc. Where are you now? I am managing partner at BRAINTRUST, an integrated, full-service branding and digital marketing agency—a title I’ve held for the past 12 years with my business partner, Michael Coldwell.

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What do you want to accomplish? To be honored on a Top 50 Under 50 list someday! What have you learned the hard way? Several years ago I learned—along with thousands of others—about the death grip of a recession. It forced many businesses, including mine, to reinvent themselves. I’ve always been a hard worker and possess a strong work ethic, but these tough times forced us all to work even harder and be more creative to keep our heads above water.

Biggest accomplishment since you were awarded? Starting BRAINTRUST with Michael Coldwell in 2006. Together, we’ve turned the ideas, drive, and competitive nature of two corporate marketing executives into a thriving digital marketing and rebranding agency with clients from coast to coast, institutional knowledge of numerous business sectors, 42 team members and offices in Las Vegas and New York City.

What do you want to accomplish? I’d like to continue to develop innovative and measurable ways to help clients exceed their financial goals and growth objectives, all while balancing my role as a father, husband, son, den leader, obstacle course racer, and aspiring World War II historian. If you ran Las Vegas, what’s the first thing you would do? By collaborating with health care providers, insurers and web-based systems, I would issue wearable, health monitoring technologies to our residents to keep them actively moving and exercising, gauging their sleep patterns and ensuring proper intake of food and water. This approach to a healthy lifestyle would elevate Southern Nevada as a leader in active wellness through physical and mental fitness and empower our residents to earn credits that could be redeemed for healthy cuisine, programs, health care/medical cost reductions... and hopefully, longevity.

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Vivanie Naughton-McCully is branch manager at the McCarran Center branch of Nevada State Bank; former branch manager Lena Brass retired after 35 years with the bank. Sujata Passi is branch manager of the bank’s Southern Highlands location. Matthew Terada is branch manager at the Nellis/Stewart location. BT Supplies West, a distributor of disposable food service and janitorial supplies headquartered in Las Vegas, acquired L&M Food Service, based in Bullhead City, Arizona. Founded in 1981 by Judy and Ron Laughlin, L&M distributes food service equipment and products in Nevada, Arizona and parts of California. Additionally, L&M ships throughout the United States and Mexico.

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AGS, a gaming equipment provider, is acquiring Canadian slot machine developer Integrity Gaming Corp. Integrity owns slot machines manufactured by various slot suppliers, including AGS, in approximately 30 tribal casinos in Oklahoma and Texas and also offers direct sales of other gaming products and supplies.

SR Construction, in partnership with CORE Construction, will build the new Western Veterinary Conference Oquendo Center Administration Building in the WVC Oquendo Center, a medical event space on the southeast corner of East Oquendo Road and South Eastern Avenue.

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Credit One Bank is the first founding partner of the Aviators, the professional baseball team of the Pacific Coast League, Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. Credit One Bank will also be the official credit card of the team.

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