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SAVE RED ROCK DECISION: WHAT WILL IT MEAN GOING FORWARD? For years, a gypsum mine near Red Rock National Conservation Area has been a source of controversy. Gypsum Resources LLC wants to turn it into a mixed-use development with 3,000 homes. Nature lovers want to keep it as pristine as possible. This past week, conservationists won a round in the battle between development and restraint. The Clark County Commission voted down a waiver request that would have helped fast-track the developer’s plans. Now, the developer will have to wait for Bureau of Land Management approvals before the county will consider its plans. “It’s extremely positive,” says Heather Fisher, the president of Save Red Rock. “We’re very excited about this ruling.” The vote shows that the county commissioners think Red Rock is worth protecting and that they “understand the major implications that development would have on the canyon,” Fisher says. While the developer will continue working toward its goal as it waits on the BLM, the folks at Save Red Rock are turning their eye to new issues. Fisher says her group is focused on preserving federal funding for conservation as well as helping expand recreation around Red Rock to make it safer and more enjoyable. She points out that since annual visitation has increased from 1 million to 3 million in the past few years, the public has learned to value our natural resources. “It’s been so wonderful to see the amount of support for Red Rock. So many people love it, it’s that worthy.” —C. Moon Reed
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Vegas Golden Knight William Carrier (28) reaches for the puck against San Jose Shark Barclay Goodrow (23) during Game 7 on April 23. The Knights fell 4-5, ending their season. For a complete story, turn to Page 10. (Associated Press)
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STORIES FROM LAST WEEK CHANGING THE LANGUAGE “Swole,” “bug-out bag,” “go-cup” and “omnicide” are a few of the 640 words added to MerriamWebster’s dictionary April 22. Lexicographers scan online versions of newspapers, magazines, academic journals, books and even movie and television scripts until they detect “a critical mass” of usage that warrants inclusion. The words are added to the online dictionary first; some are later added to print updates of the company’s popular Collegiate Dictionary. Some existing words, such as “snowflake,” got additional definitions. CAIN WITHDRAWS Herman Cain, the pizza magnate whom President Donald Trump had considered for a seat on the Federal Reserve’s board, withdrew his name April 22. Four Republican senators had announced that they wouldn’t vote for Cain if he were nominated, making his path to confirmation difficult. The GOP holds just a three-seat majority in the Senate. SRI LANKA BLOCKS SOCIAL MEDIA Sri Lankan authorities flicked the off switch on most social media after the Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels killed hundreds of people April 21. The block included Facebook and its WhatsApp and Instagram services, citing the spread of “false news reports” online. More than 350 people were killed in the bombings.
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Comedian Tig Notaro, who is featured in this week’s Culture Weekly section, canceled her appearance at this week’s Believer Festival on Wednesday, after those pages went to press.
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MEASLES MAKE A COMEBACK Outbreaks in New York state continue to drive up the number of U.S. measles cases, which are approaching levels not seen in 25 years. Health officials say 71 more cases were reported from April 14-20, with 68 of them from New York. That brings this year’s total to 626, the most since 667 cases were reported in all of 2014. Most of the New York cases have been unvaccinated people in Orthodox Jewish communities.
Cory Booker, in his second presidential campaign visit to Nevada in the two and a half months since his declaration of candidacy, spoke to a room of UNLV students and Las Vegans on April 18. Booker’s talk touched on issues including political tribalism, infrastructure, the border and criminal justice. Before the event, the U.S. senator from New Jersey spoke on the Mueller report, saying the findings were concerning, but that he hadn’t finished reading it. “I think we’re seeing clearly that this report is not reflective of the spin that our attorney general tried to put on that report,” he said, referring to Attorney General William Barr’s summation of the report and news conference before the release. Booker also forcefully went after the National Rifle Association and said that, if elected president, he would fight for clean air, water and soil, and would rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement. (Photo by Steve Marcus/Staff)
LOCAL SPORTS BETTOR DOMINATES JEOPARDY! WITH WINNINGS TOPPING $1 MILLION AND COUNTING Leave it to a Las Vegas sports bettor to win another type of highstakes game: Jeopardy! Local James Holzhauer, 34, has made national headlines by winning his way to the No. 2 spot in Jeopardy! history for all-time cash winnings. Will he beat reigning champ Ken Jennings, whose 74-game winning streak won him more than $2.5 million? We can’t predict the future, but in a fitting turn of events, we can view odds on the potential result. According to an April 18 tweet, Betonline.ag put up a proposition wager asking bettors whether Holzhauer would beat Jennings’ record. At press time, “no” was priced as the favorite at minus-200 (risking $2 to win $1) while “yes” came back with a plus-150 (risking $1 to win $1.50) payout. Meanwhile, Bovada.lv, which also offers props on Game of Thrones character fatalities, posted several Holzhauer-related betting options. For example, how many consecutive games will Holzhauer win? The over/under total was 24.5 with “over” a slight favorite at minus-130. Our only question: Do you have to place the bet in the form of a question? —C. Moon Reed
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THE TOP-GROSSING MOVIES OF ALL TIME BY KATIE VISCONTI | SPECIAL TO WEEKLY
very year it seems a new movie beats an old box office record. But have you ever wondered which films reign supreme when their earnings are adjusted for inflation? These 50 films are it. According to Box Office Mojo, they have withstood the test of time to capture a permanent place in movie history. If you’re familiar with them, reminisce, rewatch and quote along. If there are a few you haven’t experienced yet, grab some popcorn and get on board with the hype.
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#1 Gone with the Wind (1939) Victor Fleming’s adaptation of this Civil War epic brought in more than $200 million. Adjusted to today’s standards, it would earn $1.8 billion.
2. Star Wars (1977) The first film of the run-
away hit franchise earned about $461 million, adjusted to about $1.6 billion today.
3. The Sound of Music (1965)
The film earned $159 million, which would equal about $1.3 billion today.
4. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Steven Spielberg’s film earned $435.11 million. That’s close to $1.3 billion in 2019 dollars.
5. Titanic (1997) James Cameron’s blockbuster netted $659 million. Today, that’s about $1.2 billion.
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As the maker of some of the top-grossing films ever, Disney has some interesting stories behind its beloved classics.
1. After the 2007 film Ratatouille showed a cute, loveable, cuisine-crafting chef, sales of rats in many pet stores jumped 50 percent.
2. The same is true after Finding Nemo’s cast of
Anecdotes from the classics 1 Paul Shrader wrote Taxi Driver from an ex-girlfriend’s place in two weeks. 2 Jurassic Park’s raptor sounds were actually sourced recording of tortoises mating. 3 During filming of The Wizard of Oz, the Munchkins made $50 a week, while the dog playing Toto earned $125 per week. 4 Jaws’ most famous line “you’re gonna need a bigger boat” was entirely improvised by actor Roy Scheider. 5 Tom Hanks was not paid for his role in Forrest Gump. He took a percentage of the film’s earnings instead, which totaled about $40 million. 6 In The Dark Knight, Heath Ledger hid away solo in a motel to fully develop the Joker’s persona and nail down his voice and laugh.
clownfish took the big screen. Demand for from pet stores was so great, it caused a 50 percent drop in the Australian reef’s clownfish population.
3. The animators from the movie Up created every single balloon, totaling 20,622.
4. The words sung at the beginning of the Lion King are Zulu for “Here comes a lion, father,” and “Oh yes, it’s a lion.”
5. Frozen was the first animated Disney film to be directed by a woman. 6. At $260 million, Tangled was more expensive to produce than Avatar by some $23 million.
7. The actress who voiced Lilo in Lilo & Stich also played Samara in the 2002 horror film The Ring. 6. The Ten Commandments (1956) 7. Jaws (1975) 8. Doctor Zhivago (1965) 9. The Exorcist (1973) 10. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) 11. Star Wars: Episode VII—The Force Awakens (2015) Multiple Star Wars films live on this chart, with this one earning $936.66 million in 2015, adjusted to $976 million today. 12. 101 Dalmatians (1961) 13. Star Wars: Episode V—The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 14. Ben-Hur (1959) 15. Avatar (2009) Titanic’s James Cameron is responsible for multiple films on this list, with Avatar bringing in more than $760 million. 16. Return of the Jedi (1983) 17. Jurassic Park (1993) Steven Spielberg’s $403 million hit was filmed on the Hawaiian island of Kaua‘i. Today, its adjusted total would equal about $828 milllion.
18. Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace (1999) 19. The Lion King (1994) 20. The Sting (1973) 21. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 22. The Graduate (1967) 23. Fantasia (1941) 24. Jurassic World (2015) 25. The Godfather (1972) 26. Forrest Gump (1994) 27. Mary Poppins (1964) 28. Grease (1978) 29. Marvel’s The Avengers (2012) 30. Black Panther (2018) Ryan Coogler’s film was the top-grossing superhero film of all time in the U.S., not accounting for inflation, earning $202 million in its opening weekend alone.
31. Thunderball (1965) 32. The Dark Knight (2008) 33. The Jungle Book (1967) 34. Sleeping Beauty (1959) 35. Avengers: Infinity War (2018) The fourth superhero movie on this list also debuted in 2018, featuring a star-studded cast. It earned about $679 million. Adjusted for inflation its total actually decreases to about $654 million today. 36. Ghostbusters (1984) 37. Shrek 2 (2004) 38. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) 39. Love Story (1970) 40. Spider-Man (2002) 41. Independence Day (1996) 42. Home Alone (1990) 43. Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) 44. Pinocchio (1940) 45. Cleopatra (1963) 46. Beverly Hills Cop (1984) 47. Goldfinger (1964) 48. Incredibles 2 (2018) 49. Airport (1970) 50. American Graffiti (1973)
While the Harry Potter films didn’t make the top 50, the franchise as a whole has earned more than $25 billion worldwide.
Jaws, Jurassic Park (Universal Studios), Harry Potter (Warner Bros.), Snow White (Disney), Star Wars (Lucasfilm), Forrest Gump (Paramount Pictures/Photo Illustration)
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A SHOCKING TURN THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS’ SECOND SEASON ENDS WITH A PAINFUL—AND CONTROVERSIAL—PLAYOFF LOSS BY CASE KEEFER ludicrous narrative that followed the Golden Knights during last year’s run to the Stanley Cup Final suggested that Las Vegas was undeserving of the success because of its nascent state as a professional sports market. Some hockey fans struggled to accept that past disappointment wasn’t a prerequisite to earning championship banners. Well, forget that criticism forever. So much for a shortage of suffering; heartbreak is here. Sports sadists should be more than sufficiently sated after the Golden Knights’ devastating first-round playoff series loss to the San Jose Sharks in seven games to end their second season. “Last year we were in the Stanley Cup Final, and it was tough to lose,” Vegas coach Gerard Gallant said after a 5-4 Game 7 overtime loss in San Jose. “Tonight was tougher.” It was tougher because the lasting legacy of, and primary reason for, the loss was something out of the Golden Knights’ control—a five-minute major penalty and game misconduct on Cody Eakin that shouldn’t have doomed Vegas to becoming only the second
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team in NHL history to surrender a three-goal third-period lead and lose a Game 7. The Golden Knights’ win probability was nearly 99 percent, according to moneypuck.com, midway through the third period before Sharks star Joe Pavelski took a scary spill out of a post-faceoff collision with Eakin that led the officials to overreact. With the man advantage, San Jose went on to score goals in what will go down as the most painful five minutes in Las Vegas sports history. “That call changed the whole outcome, changed the whole future of us, the outcome of the year,” Vegas forward Jonathan Marchessault said. “It’s a joke. I would be embarrassed if I was them.” Replay revealed Eakin’s hit on Pavelski to be a classic cross-check, a textbook 2-minute minor penalty that would have expired after one goal. Immediately, the call drew parallels to the last highly controversial officiating decision in an elimination game. The Los Angeles Rams committed a blatant late-game pass interference that went uncalled in January’s NFC Championship Game, helping them defeat the New Orleans Saints in over-
time. The NFL has since announced that pass interference will be a reviewable play for the first time next season. The NHL, which already reviews minor offenses like offsides and high-sticking, should follow suit and add major penalties to its list of plays that can undergo extra video scrutiny. Vegas has already started advocating for such a change. Like the Saints, however, the Golden Knights had their opportunities to win regardless. In a way, they perished appropriately by being outplayed by the Sharks in the final 30 minutes of Game 7 after dominating the early-going. Inconsistency plagued Vegas all year. San Jose would have likely never gotten the major-penalty designation if it wasn’t playing on home ice, and it was playing on home ice because Vegas had too many dry spells during the regular season. The Golden Knights got off to a rough start by winning only eight of their first 20 games while top defenseman Nate Schmidt served a suspension for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. They surged back into the thick of the playoff race around the new year with two separate winning streaks of at least five games before the tide turned again. Vegas was briefly in danger of falling out of the postseason picture before a trade-deadline deal brought in Ottawa winger Mark Stone, who immediately became the team’s best player and main
hope for another deep run. The Golden Knights appeared destined for just that after taking a commanding 3-1 series lead over the Sharks. In the entire history of the NHL, only 24 teams had previously come back from that deficit to win. But they committed a few costly defensive mistakes on a night when goalie Marc-André Fleury wasn’t at his sharpest in a 5-2 Game 5 loss in San Jose. Then in a 2-1 double-overtime Game 6 defeat, Vegas misfired on a wide-open net at least four times on a night when it posted 59 shots on goal. This season was never as smooth as the fabled expansion campaign, so it stood to reason the rockiness would rear its head at some point in the playoffs. It was just difficult to see it coming when it did, difficult to see it coming in the manner it did. The good news is, Vegas sits wellpositioned to stay among the group of top Stanley Cup contenders for the next few years. The bad news is, the team might look quite a bit different. Uncertainty hovers around a number of fan favorites from the past two years heading into the offseason, including but not limited to free agents William Karlsson, Deryk Engelland and Pierre-Édouard Bellemare. Some players will be back, others won’t. This group will always hold a special place in Las Vegas sports lore, mostly for the joy it provided over the past two years, but now also the hurt. No one can regard the Golden Knights as having existed as an exclusively charmed franchise anymore.
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Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-André Fleury defends a shot attempt by the San Jose Sharks’ Marcus Sörensen (20) during the first period of Game 7 on April 23. (Associated Press)
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PREPARING YOU FOR A MASSIVE SUMMER AT THE MOVIES BY JOSH BELL
(April 26) Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. The entire Marvel Cinematic Universe has been leading to this epic finale to the Avengers series, as the superheroes try to reverse the damage done by the villainous Thanos. Did you know? For the truly intrepid, some AMC theaters are offering a 59-hour MCU marathon leading up to the premiere of Endgame (though not in Las Vegas, sadly).
(May 24) Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga. Directed by James Gray. An astronaut (Pitt) embarks on a deep-space mission to search for his missing father. Did you know? Gray, who’s known for serious, smallscale dramas, has promised “the most realistic depiction of space travel that’s been put in a movie.”
(May 31) Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown. Directed by Michael Dougherty. The sequel to 2014’s Godzilla introduces a whole menagerie of massive monsters to challenge the giant, fire-breathing lizard. Did you know? King of the Monsters is the latest building block in Legendary’s MonsterVerse, leading in to next year’s Godzilla vs. Kong.
(August 2) Dwayne Johnson, Idris Elba, Jason Statham. Directed by David Leitch. Antagonistic Fast & Furious stars Luke Hobbs (Johnson) and Deckard Shaw (Statham) get their own spin-off when they are forced to team up to stop a terrorist threat. Did you know? With Elba’s literally superpowered villain, the Fast & Furious series heads into fullon sci-fi territory in this installment.
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(May 17) Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Laurence Fishburne. Directed by Chad Stahelski. Reeves’ stoic hitman is on the run again, this time trying to escape New York while being pursued by every assassin and criminal in the city. Did you know? Director Stahelski started his career as a stuntman, and he met Reeves when he worked as the actor’s stunt double in The Matrix.
(June 7) Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender. Directed by Simon Kinberg. The latest movie in the X-Men saga adapts the classic comic-book story of powerful telepathic mutant Jean Grey (Turner) losing control of her powers after being possessed by an alien entity. Did you know? Kinberg makes his directorial debut after working as a writer and producer on the X-Men series since 2006’s X-Men: The Last Stand.
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(June 14) Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Liam Neeson. Directed by F. Gary Gray. The secret agency that polices aliens on Earth is back, with all-new agents in a new branch office (London). Did you know? Emma Thompson, as the head of the U.S. MIB agency, is the only actor confirmed to return from the original MIB trilogy. (June 14) Jessie T. Usher, Samuel L. Jackson, Richard Roundtree. Directed by Tim Story. Three generations of badass detectives in the Shaft family come together to solve the murder of the youngest Shaft’s best friend. Did you know? Roundtree first played the original John Shaft in 1971.
(July 2) Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya. Directed by Jon Watts. While on a school trip to Europe, superhero Spider-Man faces off against the villainous Mysterio (Gyllenhaal). Did you know? Far From Home officially kicks off Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
(August 9) Ferdia Shaw, Lara McDonnell, Nonso Anozie. Directed by Kenneth Branagh. A teenage criminal prodigy attempts to discover (and then kidnap) a real-life fairy. Did you know? The movie is based on the first two books in Eoin Colfer’s best-selling young adult series.
(August 23) Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Danny Huston. Directed by Ric Roman Waugh. After being framed for an assassination attempt on the president, Secret Service agent Mike Banning goes on the run to clear his name. Did you know? This is the third movie in the Mike Banning series, following Olympus Has Fallen and London Has Fallen.
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(June 28) McKenna Grace, Madison Iseman, Katie Sarife. Directed by Gary Dauberman. The evil doll from The Conjuring movies wreaks more havoc, even after being captured by paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga). Did you know? This is the seventh movie in the overall Conjuring universe, and the third solo outing for Annabelle.
2 19 (May 31) Octavia Spencer, Diana Silvers, McKaley Miller. Directed by Tate Taylor. A seemingly kind, lonely older woman (Spencer) offers local teenagers a place to hang out and get drunk, but becomes increasingly threatening and dangerous as she spends more time with them. Did you know? Ma is Taylor and Spencer’s fourth feature collaboration, going back to Taylor’s little-seen 2008 directorial debut Pretty Ugly People.
(May 3) Michael Ealy, Meagan Good, Dennis Quaid. Directed by Deon Taylor. After buying a rustic home in Napa Valley, a married couple find themselves terrorized by the home’s former owner. Did you know? While Quaid plays the villain here, he previously played the new homeowner who’s targeted by an unhinged former owner in 2003’s similar Cold Creek Manor. (May 24) Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn. Directed by David Yarovesky. A couple takes in a baby who lands on Earth from another planet, only to see him grow into a monstrous child with unstoppable powers. Did you know? Brightburn is a Gunn family affair, produced by Guardians of the Galaxy filmmaker James Gunn and written by his brother Brian Gunn and cousin Mark Gunn.
(June 21) Aubrey Plaza, Gabriel Bateman, voice of Mark Hamill. Directed by Lars Klevberg. Killer doll Chucky (voiced by Hamill) is reimagined as a malfunctioning robot toy in this reboot of the classic slasher franchise. Did you know? The original Chucky series, from creator Don Mancini and starring Brad Dourif as Chucky, is also still going strong, with a TV show in the works at Syfy.
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(July 3) Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper. Directed by Ari Aster. A vacationing couple discover sinister intentions among the people in the quaint small town where they’re staying. Did you know? Aster (who also directed Hereditary) has described the movie as “a Wizard of Oz for perverts.”
(July 12) Chadwick Boseman, J.K. Simmons, Sienna Miller. Directed by Brian Kirk. After being forced out of the NYPD, a disgraced former detective (Boseman) gets the chance to redeem himself by catching a cop killer on the loose. Did you know? The film was produced by brothers Anthony and Joe Russo, who directed Boseman as Black Panther in multiple Marvel movies.
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(July 12) Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper, Ross Anderson. Directed by Alexandre Aja. A woman has to fight off killer alligators who invade her home during a hurricane. Did you know? Aja previously explored the topic of deadly marine life in 2010’s Piranha 3D. (July 26) Katie Holmes, Ralph Ineson, Owain Yeoman. Directed by William Brent Bell. A new family moves into the creepy house inhabited by malevolent doll Brahms. Did you know? This is the third horror movie of the summer focused on an evil doll.
(August 9) Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Austin Abrams. Directed by André Øvredal. A group of teenagers discovers a book of scary stories that come to life. Did you know? Producer Guillermo del Toro has been working since 2016 to develop a movie based on Alvin Schwartz’s renowned series of books.
(August 16) Sophie Nélisse, Corinne Foxx, Sistine Rose Stallone. Directed by Johannes Roberts. Four teenage girls take a diving expedition to underwater ruins, where they find themselves stalked by killer sharks. Did you know? This sequel to the 2017 surprise hit 47 Meters Down features an all-new cast and storyline. (August 16) Joel Kinnaman, Rosamund Pike, Clive Owen. Directed by Andrea Di Stefano. An FBI informant is forced to return to prison in order to expose a criminal organization. Did you know? The setting of the 2009 source novel Three Seconds, by renowned Swedish crime-fiction duo Anders Roslund and Borge Hellström, has been shifted from Sweden to the U.S.
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FUNNY BUSINESS (May 10) Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson, Alex Sharp. Directed by Chris Addison. Hathaway and Wilson play a pair of competing con artists in this gender-flipped remake of the 1988 Steve Martin/Michael Caine comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Did you know? Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was itself a remake of 1964’s Bedtime Story, starring Marlon Brando and David Niven as the two grifters.
(May 10) Diane Keaton, Jacki Weaver, Pam Grier. Directed by Zara Hayes. After moving into a senior community, retiree Martha (Keaton) recruits some of her fellow residents to start a cheerleading squad. Did you know? The real-life Sun City Poms—members of a 55-and-over cheerleading squad in Arizona—have been around since 1979.
(May 24) Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Skyler Gisondo. Directed by Olivia Wilde. A pair of straight-arrow high school girls decide to finally cut loose right before graduation. Did you know? Booksmart marks veteran actress Wilde’s first feature as a director.
(June 7) Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, John Lithgow. Directed by Nisha Ganatra. A veteran latenight talk show host (Thompson) hires her first female writer (Kaling) in an effort to breathe new life into her fading show. Did you know? Amazon paid $13 million for U.S. distribution rights at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, making Late Night one of the most expensive sales in the festival’s history.
(July 12) Kumail Nanjiani, Dave Bautista, Iko Uwais. Directed by Michael Dowse. A meek Uber driver gets drawn into a dangerous battle when he picks up a cop on the trail of a wanted terrorist. Did you know? The movie debuted as a work-in-progress at South by Southwest in March, where it already garnered a strongly positive audience response.
(May 3) Seth Rogen, Charlize Theron, June Diane Raphael. Directed by Jonathan Levine. A schlubby journalist (Rogen) begins an unlikely romance with a glamorous presidential candidate (Theron), who happens to be his childhood neighbor. Did you know? Rogen and Levine previously teamed up on the comedies 50/50 and The Night Before.
(August 16) Jacob Tremblay, Brady Noon, Keith L. Williams. Directed by Gene Stupnitsky. A trio of 12-year-old boys get deeper and deeper into trouble while trying to get to a party. Did you know? All three lead actors are technically too young to buy tickets for the raunchy R-rated comedy in which they star. (Lionsgate/Courtesy)
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FOR THE FAMILY (May 3) Voices of Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, Janelle Monáe. Directed by Kelly Asbury. The line of cutely grotesque toys stars in its first big-screen animated adventure. Did you know? Stars Clarkson, Jonas, Monáe, Blake Shelton, Bebe Rexha and more are all contributing original songs to the movie’s soundtrack. (May 17) Dennis Quaid, Marg Helgenberger, voice of Josh Gad. Directed by Gail Mancuso. The dog from A Dog’s Purpose gets reincarnated again, this time as the companion to the granddaughter of its original owner. Did you know? Author W. Bruce Cameron has written a dozen or so dog-focused novels, including the source material for A Dog’s Purpose, A Dog’s Journey and this past January’s A Dog’s Way Home.
(June 7) Voices of Patton Oswalt, Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart. Directed by Chris Renaud. Terrier Max and his fellow pets get into more trouble when their human owners aren’t around. Did you know? Oswalt stepped in as the voice of Max when the first film’s voice star, Louis C.K., was no longer deemed an appropriate choice for family entertainment. (August 16) Voices of Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Rachel Bloom. Directed by Thurop Van Orman. The evil leader of the pigs defeated by the hapless birds in the previous movie vows to have his revenge. Did you know? The original Angry Birds Movie (from 2016) is the second highest-grossing video game-based movie of all time (behind only 2001’s Lara Croft: Tomb Raider).
(June 21) Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Tony Hale. Directed by Josh Cooley. Action figures Woody (Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (Allen) and their fellow toys try to help arts and crafts project Forky (Hale) adjust to life as a toy. Did you know? Although he died in 2017, Don Rickles will once again voice Mr. Potato Head, through the use of archival recordings. (July 19) Voices of Donald Glover, Beyoncé, Chiwetel Ejiofor. Directed by Jon Favreau. Disney’s 1994 animated musical about a young lion exiled from his kingdom gets a fancy update via photorealistic computer animation. Did you know? While it’s typically grouped with Disney’s live-action adaptations, the movie was created entirely via motion capture and CGI, similar to Favreau’s version of The Jungle Book. (August 2) Isabela Moner, Eugenio Derbez, Jeffrey Wahlberg. Directed by James Bobin. Animated educational children’s character Dora the Explorer (now a teenager) stars in her first live-action adventure movie. Did you know? CollegeHumor did it first, in a series of parody videos starring Modern Family’s Ariel Winter as a grown-up, live-action version of Dora.
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(May 24) Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Will Smith. Directed by Guy Ritchie. Disney’s latest live-action remake of one of its animated classics reimagines the story of thief Aladdin (Massoud) and his romance with Princess Jasmine (Scott). Did you know? Aladdin is the second of four Disney live-action remakes due in theaters this year.
(May 10) Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, voice of Ryan Reynolds. Directed by Rob Letterman. In the world of Pokémon, cute creature Pikachu teams up with the only human who can understand him—and whose missing P.I. father is Pikachu’s former partner. Did you know? Although there have been numerous animated Pokémon series and feature films, this is the first time the megapopular franchise has been adapted into live action.
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DRAMATIC MATERIAL (May 17) Yara Shahidi, Charles Melton, Jake Choi. Directed by Ry Russo-Young. College students Natasha (Shahidi) and Daniel (Melton) get caught up in a whirlwind romance even as Natasha faces the prospect of her whole family being deported. Did you know? The film is based on the No. 1 bestselling novel by Everything, Everything author Nicola Yoon. (June 28) Himesh Patel, Lily James, Kate McKinnon. Directed by Danny Boyle. A struggling musician wakes one day to discover that The Beatles have been erased from existence, and as the only one who remembers them, he becomes a superstar by taking credit for their songs. Did you know? Ed Sheeran co-stars in the film as himself.
(July 26) Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie. Directed by Quentin Tarantino. This ensemble drama set in 1969 LA focuses on a TV star (DiCaprio) and his stunt double (Pitt), whose lives intersect with the followers of Charles Manson. Did you know? The movie was originally set to be released on the 50th anniversary of the Manson Family murders before being shifted two weeks earlier, allegedly for unrelated reasons. (August 9) Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss. Directed by Andrea Berloff. In 1970s New York City, the wives of several crime bosses take over when their husbands are sent to prison. Did you know? The movie is based on an acclaimed 2015 graphic novel by writer Ollie Masters and artist (and former Las Vegas Weekly contributor) Ming Doyle.
(August 14) Viveik Kalra, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Ganatra. Directed by Gurinder Chadha. In 1987 Great Britain, the teenage son of Pakistani immigrants copes with the struggles of his life via the songs of Bruce Springsteen. Did you know? Co-writer Sarfraz Manzoor based the movie on his own experiences growing up in Britain. (August 16) Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup, Emma Nelson. Directed by Richard Linklater. A teenage girl sets out to discover why her mother has seemingly abandoned her home and family. Did you know? Maria Semple’s 2012 source novel constructs its narrative from a series of letters and other documents.
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(May 31) Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden. Directed by Dexter Fletcher. Iconic singersongwriter Elton John (Egerton) gets the biopic treatment, with fantasy elements woven into the story of his life and career. Did you know? Fletcher is the uncredited director who finished Bohemian Rhapsody after original director Bryan Singer was fired.
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(May 10, Netflix) Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch. Directed by Amy Poehler. Several friends cut loose while on a trip to California’s Napa wine country to celebrate the 50th birthday of one of their party. Did you know? Poehler was inspired to make the film by real trips she took to Napa with friends including Rudolph.
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(May 3, Netflix) Zac Efron, Lily Collins, Kaya Scodelario. Directed by Joe Berlinger. The film explores the life of notorious serial killer Ted Bundy (Efron) through the perspective of his longtime girlfriend (Collins). Did you know? Netflix picked up the movie at this year’s Sundance Film Festival in part as a companion piece to Berlinger’s Netflix documentary series Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes.
(June 1, Hulu) Directed by Ryan White. A documentary chronicling the life of renowned sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer. Did you know? In interviews, Westheimer has already been actively campaigning for an Oscar nomination.
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(May 31, HBO) Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, Molly Parker. Directed by Daniel Minahan. Nearly 13 years after HBO’s acclaimed Western drama Deadwood aired its final episode, the cast reunites for a story about the denizens of Deadwood celebrating South Dakota’s statehood in 1889. Did you know? Deadwood creator David Milch first signed on to write what was meant to be two Deadwood movies in 2006, after the show’s third season ended.
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(May 24, Netflix) Allison Williams, Logan Browning, Steven Weber. Directed by Richard Shepard. A dark revenge thriller set in the world of elite classical musicians. Did you know? After premiering at Fantastic Fest in September 2018, the film was widely praise for its outrageous plot twists.
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Filmmaker Ben Berman set out to make a documentary about terminally ill comedy magician (and veteran Vegas headliner) The Amazing Johnathan, only to find his film taking surprise twists and turns that caused him to question the very nature of documentary filmmaking. Both Berman and Johnathan will be in attendance to continue the deconstruction. April 28, 7:30 p.m., Brenden Theatres.
The third documentary from local filmmaker Robin Greenspun focuses on the life of Las Vegas business consultant, speaker and sex trafficking survivor Amy Ayoub. Greenspun’s movie shows how Ayoub overcame her trauma and became an activist and a source of inspiration for many other survivors. Greenspun and Ayoub will both be attending the film’s world premiere. April 29, 5 p.m., Brenden Theatres.
Filmmaker Penny Lane (who will be in attendance) explores the tactics and personalities behind the Satanic Temple—a mixture of activists, pranksters and dedicated atheists. The group’s publicity-grabbing stunts (including lawsuits to place a statue of Baphomet at state capitols displaying the Ten Commandments) have highlighted its commitment to the separation of church and state. April 29, 7:30 p.m., Brenden Theatres.
It makes sense that most of the attention on this documentary about four progressive Democrats running for the House of Representatives in 2018 has been focused on rising star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. But there are three other subjects in Rachel Lears’ film, including Amy Vilela, who ran in Nevada’s 4th District, and Vilela herself will be on hand to discuss her participation in the film. May 4, 5 p.m., Brenden Theatres.
Following her breakout supporting role in Crazy Rich Asians, Awkwafina stars in Lulu Wang’s Sundance-acclaimed dramedy as a conflicted Chinese-American woman whose family throws together a hastily scheduled sham wedding so that they can travel to China and pay their respects to her dying grandmother … who doesn’t know she’s dying. May 4, 8 p.m., Brenden Theatres.
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en years after the burst of the U.S. housing bubble sent Las Vegas into economic crisis, real estate has made a comeback in the Valley. Residents don’t have to look far to find luxury homes popping up, and some developers are even building homes that cater to an anticipated influx of SoCal transplants. But when it comes to supplying homes for the region’s neediest locals, the Valley has fallen short, leading some housing advocates to worry that another crisis has arrived: an affordable housing crisis.
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No state is worse than Nevada when it comes to the availability of affordable homes for extremely low-income people, according to a report released last month by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, which advocates for affordable housing. In 2018, there were only 15 affordable homes available for rent statewide per 100 extremely lowincome renter households—those who are either at or below the federal poverty level or earning 30 percent or less than the area median income, as the report defines the term. Las Vegas fared even worse than Nevada as a whole in 2018, as the metropolitan area had just 10 affordable homes available per 100 extremely low-income renter households. The only metropolitan area that ranked lower was Orlando, Florida, according to the annual report, The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Rental Homes. This isn’t the first time that the NLIHC and other advocacy groups made note of Las Vegas’ limited supply of affordable housing. In 2016, the city ranked last in the annual “Gap” report; at that time, the NLIHC identified that the metropolitan area had only 12 affordable units available for every 100 households. Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority executive director Chad Williams said that his agency has the capacity to serve about 54,000 needy individuals and families, while about 47,000 additional individuals and families sit on the agency’s waiting list at any given time, some for upward of 10 years. Even more people in the region, he estimates, need affordable hous-
ing but have not asked the agency for help. “You can probably look at around 150,000 people who really need affordable housing in Southern Nevada,” Williams said. Low-income people and those on fixed incomes who have not been able to access the region’s limited supply of public and affordable housing are often extremely rent-burdened, spending 80 percent or more of their total income on housing alone, said Emily Paulsen, executive director of the Nevada Homeless Alliance. “What this means is that one emergency can catapult a family into homelessness,” Paulsen explained. Advocates for affordable housing and elected officials have different opinions about how to increase affordable housing in the region, but most agree that the Valley needs more federal, state and local funding, and more tools for developing permanent affordable housing. And some are hopeful that the affordable housing landscape in Clark County could improve depending on the outcome of the current state legislative session. For Williams, giving municipalities the opportunity to develop inclusionary zoning policies could be key to addressing the shortage. Inclusionary zoning is an increasingly popular tool nationwide whereby communities can require developers to set aside a percentage of housing units at a designated below-market rate. At this time, no municipalities or counties in Nevada can legally require private developers to build affordable
units. Senate Bill 398, proposed by State Sen. Julia Ratti, D-Sparks, would authorize municipalities to pass inclusionary zoning or even rent control. While inclusionary zoning isn’t always popular, especially among private developers, these types of policies acknowledge that the private housing sector must do its part to produce affordable housing, Williams said. “The jurisdiction says, ‘If you want to build here, you have to participate and address our affordable housing crisis,’ ” he added. Other advocates for affordable housing have prioritized different aspects of the crisis, such as evictions and the rights of tenants who are currently housed. For example, the nonprofit Make the Road Nevada hopes to see the state pass Senate Bill 151, which would give tenants more time to make their rent payments. In the Silver State, landlords can evict tenants if they are more than four days late on their scheduled rent payment. Put forth by Ratti and Democratic Sens. Yvanna Cancela, Pat Spearman and David Parks, SB151 would give tenants a 10-day grace period if they fall behind on their rent. “It’s really inhumane, the level of liberties that our landlords have to kick out a family when they miss paying the rent,” said LaLo Montoya, the Political Director for Make the Road Nevada. The nonprofit, which advocates for workers and immigrants, was pushing for the passage of Assembly Bill 73. Proposed by the City of Las Vegas, this bill originally would have authorized cities to increase the sewer surcharge fee and real property transfer tax, and use those extra funds to address affordable housing and homelessness. But the bill was recently amended to instead help communities across the state form regional task forces that would brainstorm solutions to
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affordable housing and homelessness issues. “AB73 was the one bill in the state Legislature that would actually create revenue to address the crisis,” Montoya said. “However, now that it’s been amended, it strips away the funding and completely creates a new bill.” Kathi Thomas-Gibson, director of community services for the City of Las Vegas, explained that the city agreed to modify its original proposal in recognition of the fact that affordable housing affects the entire region, not just those in the city limits. “The intention is always that we work on this regional issue,” Thomas-Gibson said. However, she acknowledged that regional coordination already exists, and that the details of the affordable housing task force have not been laid out yet. In the meantime, the city and the SNRHA are working on building more affordable units, even if these efforts can’t keep pace with demand. In December, the SNRHA opened a 120-unit complex for seniors in North Las Vegas. The agency is also building a 100-unit complex in Henderson, which will be completed by the end of the year, and is exploring partnerships with private developers and Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada to come up with creative ways to fund stable, affordable housing. In addition, the agency is partnering with the city and the county to redevelop the closed Moulin Rouge into a mixed-income, mixed-use housing development and community center. Nonetheless, Montoya and Williams predict that Southern Nevada’s affordable housing crisis will persist, as wages stagnate and the permanent population in this historically transient community continues to grow. “It’s only going to get worse,” Williams said.
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BROOKLYN BOWL THE VOIDZ Julian Casablancas—best known as the lead singer for The Strokes—formed his “other” rock band in 2014, and last year The Voidz dropped their sophomore LP, the chaotic Virtue. And while Casablancas will be back with The Strokes later this year, they aren’t scheduled to stop in Vegas. 8 p.m., $35-$55. –Leslie Ventura
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TERRY FATOR THEATRE CHRIS D’ELIA Until recently, Chris D’Elia has been a corner-of-youreye comic: You might have glimpsed him on Comedy Central, or caught him in shows like The Good Doctor. But the host of the Congratulations With Chris D’Elia podcast is moving steadily to the center of our gaze. Choose to see him now, at the Mirage. 10 p.m., $40-$55. –Geoff Carter
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It’s a weekend of gastronomic delights around the Valley, starting with the Great American Foodie Fest (April 25-28, times vary) at Sunset Station. Dozens of gourmet food trucks— some of which have been featured on the Food Network and Travel Channel—are parked to satisfy whatever craving might strike, from nachos to burgers to funnel cakes. Admission is free. José Andrés will challenge diners to feast like a Spaniard at his first-ever Paella Festival Kickoff Party (April 27, 1-3 p.m., $125) at Jaleo in the Cosmopolitan. The chef will be on hand to ladle out crunchy-bottomed paella, along with his signature Spanish tapas, Ibérico sliders and more, along with bottomless libations including Spanish wines, clara porrónes and his famous gin and tonics. End the day at Peace, Love & Hoppyness (April 27, 3-9 p.m.) for an evening of music and hopforward beers paired with bold barbecue flavors at Big Dog’s Draft House. Admission is free; you pay as you hop along the brew and ’cue circuit. –Genevie Durano
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Apr 26May 5 Art Square Theatre 27 Jazz era avant-garde power couple Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas get the stage treatment in this new Opera Las Vegas production about their famous Parisian salon on 27 rue de Fleurus. Dates & times vary, $25. –C. Moon Reed
SAT, APR 27 LIBERACE MANSION LAS VEGASLAND Nevada Preservation Foundation’s “Celebration of Vegas Cool” sponsors a performance by self-proclaimed Ambassador of Americana Charles Phoenix, with a “comedy retro slideshow” about ’50s- and ’60s-era Vegas. 3-6 p.m., $60. –C. Moon Reed
SAT, APR 27 Downtown Summerlin Om Fest Raise your vibration at this soulfest, where you’ll learn many styles of yoga, meditation and breathing. Healthy food and healing activities round out the day of celebration. 8 a.m.-8 p.m., $49-$69, omyogafest.com. –Genevie Durano
WED, MAY 1 BUNKHOUSE SALOON BRONCHO The slinky LA outfit harnesses everything you love about the ’80s on its 2018 LP, Bad Behavior, and it might just be the band’s best record yet. Pick up a copy at the merch table after the set. 8 p.m., $13-$15. –Leslie Ventura
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ayclubs have been open and pool parties have been raging for almost two months, but summer doesn’t really begin in Las Vegas until Nightswim arrives. The seminal summer Sunday-night party at XS launches its 2019 campaign this weekend with Kygo, who’ll kick off Nightswim for the second straight year with an event that doubles as one of 10 monthly bashes recognizing the Encore megaclub’s 10th year on the Strip. Nightswim changed the pool party game by getting everybody into the water after dark and incorporating the biggest artists in dance music into a festival-like atmosphere, but it has also expanded over the years to include branded parties on other nights at Encore Beach Club. Upcoming events include Dillon Francis on May 2, new resident SayMyName on May 3, Galantis on May 4 and Afrojack on May 9. EDC Weekend brings Nightswim parties with David Guetta, Rüfüs Du Sol, Diplo and more, and Major Lazer and Disclosure are among the Nightswim headliners at EBC for Memorial Day Weekend. Alex Cordova, Wynn Nightlife executive vice president and managing partner, gave us a few more hints of what to expect this season.
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How has the Nightswim brand evolved over the years? Nightswim has become a Sunday-night staple in Las Vegas and has developed into the best nighttime party of the season. With each new year we build off our successes and continually strive to create an even better party. Do you have any special plans for this season’s edition? We scheduled our most aggressive talent lineup for the 2019 season, which will include surprise performances, special local activations and unique immersive experiences. How do you think the new additions to the Wynn Nightlife artist roster will impact Nightswim this year? In addition to our already incredible roster of Alesso, Diplo, DJ Snake, Kygo and The Chainsmokers, we added Rüfüs Du Sol. They just completed two fantastic back-to-back performances at Coachella and have one of the top albums of 2018. We can’t wait for them to bring their exclusive DJ set to Nightswim.
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TAKING OVER Bad Bunny brings his red-hot sound t o H i s K AOS r e s i d e n c y By Zoneil Maharaj
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+ HOT SPOTS MIGOS SAT 27 | DRAI’S Offset and wifey just dropped “Clout,” and Migos also has a spot on Madonna’s new album, possibly previewing the coming of Culture III. 10:30 p.m., $50-$75. Cromwell, 702-777-3800.
MARSHMELLO SUN 28 | KAOS The megaclub takes it to another level with Soak Sundays, its first nighttime swim party, starring the resident DJ, with support from Maluma. 10 p.m., $25-$35. Palms, 702-953-7665.
DIPLO WED 01 | ENCORE BEACH CLUB Expect some big-time special guests when Diplo does Encore Beach Club at Night and hosts the official Billboard Music Awards afterparty. 10:30 p.m., $25-$55. Encore, 702-770-7300.
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GOING GREENE THE PALMS’ NEWEST RESTAURANT OFFERS AN ECLECTIC, GLOBALLY INSPIRED MENU BY LESLIE VENTURA reene St. Kitchen, the new restaurant inside the Palms, is so much more than a place to eat and drink. The front of the venue is an old-school video arcade, and guests enter the dining room through a giant, vintage Coca-Cola refrigerator. There’s an actual Banksy painting near the host stand, and the restaurant’s multiple dining areas—Greene St. takes up a whopping 5,000 square feet—are all decorated with different, unique murals, each from a renowned artist, like the LA-based Kenny Scharf. Greene St. Kitchen’s menu is “globally inspired,” borrowing from Asian, Mediterranean and European cuisines. It has ambiance in spades, with an electric, lively vibe perfect for a pre-show dinner or a place to bring friends. The cocktail list will get you off to a great start. If you’re about presentation, the Rook ($16)— gin, pesto syrup, lime and pink peppercorn—is served in a flowerpot. If you’re more spirit-forward, the Dope Hat ($16), with jalapeño-infused whiskey, agave and blood orange juice, is a spicy but balanced concoction that doesn’t need to mellow before you can begin drinking. Food-wise, there are a few things you must order. Tuna Pizza ($17) might not sound amazing, but these thin slices of sashimi-grade tuna, black garlic soy aioli, micro shiso and white truffle oil on top of a crisp corn tortilla, could change your mind. If you feel like splurging, the Legs and Eggs ($59) is delectable: butter-poached king crab legs topped with Kaluga caviar and served on a bed of melted leeks and roasted garlic butter. And speaking of melted leeks, they also make an appearance time paired with a whole steamed striped bass ($42). Greene St. doesn’t bill itself as a “healthy” restaurant, but most everything on the menu feels, at the very least, health-conscious. If you’re looking for a nice night out without sacrificing your dietary needs, it’s a great add to your rotation.
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Toques up downtown Henderson’s Last Friday chef battle is all in good fun Friday night’s alright for (food) fighting at the Last Friday Just Add Water Street Cooking Competition, where VegeNation chef Donald Lemperle will go head to head with Fiesta Henderson executive chef Chris Clark. The monthly event at the historic Water District (Las Vegas Weekly is a community partner), features street-side entertainment, food vendors, retail pop-ups, live music and more. Lemperle is best known for VegeNation in Downtown Las Vegas, with a Henderson outpost opening a year and a half ago. “We tried to change the paradigm and people’s expectations of vegan cuisine,” he says. “It’s good for the environment, and it’s compassion for the animals.” At the competition, he plans to make a curry with different vegetables. For those worried about their macronutrients, Lemperle is quick to note that vegetables are actually chock-full of protein, so you won’t be missing the meat at this meet. –Genevie Durano
Last Friday April 26, 6-10 p.m., free. Henderson Events Plaza, justaddwaterstreet.com.
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NOISE By Spencer Patterson &B singer Janelle Monáe, indie band Vampire Weekend and electronic producer Zedd performed at the inaugural Life Is Beautiful in 2013, but they might not recognize the outdoor Downtown music festival when they return for its seventh edition in September. “They’re coming back to a festival that’s gone from 30,000 [attendees per day] to more than 50,000,” says Craig Nyman, LIB’s head of music and live performances. “It was two days the first year, and we had like 40 acts. Now we’ve grown to a three-day festival with 75-plus artists, an ideas and comedy program and art murals that stay Downtown all year. It’s incredible to think about what’s happened in six years, and I think it will be fun to have these artists come back and see that growth.” Joining Monáe, Vampire Weekend and Zedd among the top names on this year’s lineup—revealed this week for the September 20-23 bash—are hip-hop chart-toppers Post Malone, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne, blues-rock duo The Black Keys, 17-year-old pop star Billie Eilish, alt-rock band Portugal. The Man and dance group Rüfüs Du Sol. Tickets—priced from $315 for a general-admission three-day pass to $665, $1,295 and $2,750 for different tiers of VIP wristbands—are on sale now at lifeisbeautiful.com. “In today’s day and age, the accessibility allows people’s tastes to go all over the place, to multiple genres. If you like hip-hop, you might like country, too,” says Nyman, who curates LIB’s entertainment programming and books the lineup in conjunction with San Francisco-based promoter Another Planet. “We really try to balance out the lineup across genres and see how everything plays with one another. It’s a puzzle that we put together, with connections from one artist to the next and to the next.”
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No sweat Once shrouded in mystery, prodigious rapper Earl Sweatshirt returns to Las Vegas By Zoneil Maharaj arl Sweatshirt is something of a mythological creature in hip-hop. Born Thebe Neruda Kgositsile, the rapper was just 16 when his 2010 eponymous debut mixtape shocked the world. It showcased a brash, depraved kid rapping about things no teenager should. He killed cops and women, did drugs and shouted homophobic slurs as if his raps were lifted from Eminem’s old rhyme book. It might not have been PC, but Earl helped spark a youthful rebellion led by his ragtag group of misfit artists, Odd Future. They were bold, audacious and wildly creative. And Earl Sweatshirt was their prodigy. His lines were crammed with dizzying rhymes and double entendres. You’d have to play songs over and over to unpack them. His mom wasn’t a fan, though, and sent him to a boarding school in Samoa for troubled boys, a move that would become the genesis of his folklore. It might have even saved his life. As Odd Future became the most buzzed musical act, Earl Sweatshirt was nowhere to be found. Ru-
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What has your experience been like, coming out as a nonbinary person while in the spotlight? It’s actually been a lot
easier than I thought. At first, sometimes I would be having conversations with reporters who didn’t really get it and they would ask really invasive questions. I remember talking to a cis-male reporter early on who really wanted to know, “Were you attracted to men when you got married?” … I had to do a lot of educating. Now it feels like it’s so much more common, and it feels very light and easy.
Hosted by Jill and Faith Soloway, with Tig Notaro, Janaya Khan, Masha Gessen, Dina Martina, Jari Jones & Delia Rawdon. April 27, 8 p.m., $15. UNLV’s Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall, believerfestival.org.
Do you worry you’ll always be labeled as “the nonbinary writer and director”?
That would be fine with me; I would be proud to be labeled that. I’m not sure if I’m going to identify as nonbinary for the rest of my life. I feel like I probably will, but I couldn’t even have imagined this identity as a possibility, let alone me feeling like it was me five years ago. Now it’s so common that I can’t even imagine what the world is going to be like in 10 or 20 years. Maybe people won’t even need gender. You’ll be speaking at the Believer Festival on Saturday. What were your first thoughts when you heard there’d be a literary festival in Las Vegas? When I heard about the Black
Mountain Institute or [that] there was anything academic or literary going on in Las Vegas, it was really hard to get my head around. [But] my sister and I really love live events and live entertainment, and we love combining comedy and politics and emotion ... [We want to] create an environment of fun and joy that people can walk out of and say, “Yes, the revolution can be fun. The revolution must be fun.” Read an extended version of this interview at lasvegasweekly.com.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT COMEDIAN TIG NOTARO Her comedy cuts to the quick. Notaro does observational stand-up based on her personal experiences. She became famous for a brutally honest stand-up set in which she discussed her breast cancer diagnosis, opening with “Good evening. Hello. I have cancer. How are you?” A number of other comics, including Ed Helms and Bill Burr, later described the set as “mindblowing” and “absolute genius.” She keeps it relatable. Notaro says that her most recent material touches on “life, family [and] music.” Parenthood is a neverending source of laughs. “It’s an interesting factor in writing,” she says of her young twin sons. “I can go onstage and share new things they said. I have a houseful of writers that work for me now.” She has a great Las Vegas story. But you have to watch her 2015 HBO comedy special to hear it. All we can share is that it’s about one bad week that culminated in one final night that also didn’t go well. She’s happy. “I really live a charmed life,” Notaro says. “I love being at home with [wife] Stephanie [Allynne]
and the boys. I love standup. And I love popping into Star Trek. ... I really don’t have a complaint in the world directly having to do with my life. I have plenty of complaints about issues in the world, but not directly with my life.” And busy. Notaro and her wife started a production company to develop TV shows and movies. And she’s probably onstage right now. Notaro says that she’s “always on tour,” usually traveling a weekend or two per month. “Right now I’m trying out new material and hitting more minor markets. It’s going well.” She’s streaming. See Happy to Be Here on Netflix (2018) and Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted on HBO (2015). And she has a recurring guest role on CBS All Access’ Star Trek: Discovery, as chief engineer Jett Reno of the USS Hiawatha. And she’s in print. Read her unflinching 2017 memoir, I’m Just a Person. Stay tuned. Notaro stars with Jennifer Aniston in an upcoming Netflix political comedy called First Ladies. Notaro is co-writing the show as well. –C. Moon Reed
THE BELIEVER FESTIVAL April 25-27, various locations, believerfestival.org.
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Doubling down on Vegas Jill Kimmel brings a new Downtown comedy festival to her onetime hometown By Julie Seabaugh ill Kimmel was a Las Vegas resident until age 15, when her family—including older brother Jimmy—moved to Arizona following her father’s job transfer. These days the Phoenix-based comic and producer sees Las Vegas’ inaugural Double Down Comedy Experience—set for April 26 and 27 at the Bunkhouse—as a melding of her personal past and professional future.
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There’s no shortage of comedy shows in Las Vegas. What need does this new festival fill? There are so many shows in grandiose rooms in the big hotels; they’re up on big billboards, and you can pay a ton of money to see them. This festival is more homegrown. You don’t really have to twist comedians’ arms that hard to get them to go to Vegas. But performing in an intimate venue is something comedians prefer over big venues. If you make it big enough to do a stadium tour, that’s fantastic for your career; but performancewise, as a comedian, there’s nothing better than
being able to look into the eyes of the people new and relevant. To be doing it for quite a while you’re making laugh and really connecting with and keeping it fun and relatable to crowds of all them. And this will be a venue of 150 people, ages, isn’t easy to do. It’s the hardest kind of comthree shows a night and a huge enterbination of things for comedians to be. tainment value without worrying about Double spending a fortune or having a typical Las Any insider details you can share Down Vegas experience. about the Linq Promenade’s new Jimmy Comedy If you buy tickets for any of the shows, Kimmel Comedy Club? As always hapExperience you can hang out before and after in an pens with the opening of any business, April 26–28; area with food trucks, an outdoor bar and there’s always a delayed date and a permit 7 p.m., 9:30 merchandise for sale. The comedians will held up and those kinds of things. As far p.m. & have their own merch and will be doing as I currently know, the opening date is midnight; $12. Bunkmeet-and-greets as well. You can take May 2 with Harland Williams headlining house an Uber down, have a good time before, the first weekend. Jimmy is someone who Saloon, during and after, and really make a whole also grew up in Las Vegas and knows the doubledowncomedy.com. night of it. ins and outs of what people like there … and what locals like. Vegas was built on How did you go about choosing the tourism, but it was built by locals. It’s acts? I knew I had to get a solid roster of important to have all of this comedy, comedians. [Headliners] Christopher Titus and whether it’s Jimmy’s club or the Laugh Factory Garfunkel & Oates have somehow combined beor anywhere else, and we’re so excited to begin a ing great comics, really working hard and being festival that’s going to be part of that landscape. in the industry for a while with staying fresh and And hopefully next year it will be even bigger.
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Back to work Las Vegas’ new, free-spirited queer dance party emphasizes inclusivity By Leslie Ventura fter nearly three years in Las Vegas, one of Downtown’s most unique queer events, Soft Leather, has come to an end. But sometimes, when one door closes another opens, and that’s the case with Oddfellows’ newest event, Bodywork. Organizers Kirsten Martin, Ashelynne Cyrena Morales and Brock Goldstein originally ran the Vegas-based Soft Leather chapter but put their talents together to launch a new event after cutting ties with Soft Leather in March. The group’s new dance party, Bodywork, takes place every last Thursday of the month, with the second installment scheduled for April 25. “We’re creating a space rather than recreating a space,” Martin, the event’s visual director, tells the Weekly. The reason Soft Leather ended in Las Vegas is complicated. “We take great care in the presentation of Soft Leather in LA, and part of that involves spending hours programming lights and creat-
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ing an atmosphere that will make people feel like flow space.” they’re in a cross between the blood rave from Blade Bodywork will continue to incorporate drag, vogu... and Club Hel from The Matrix,” says founder of ing and dance music culture in its events, with more Soft Leather Johnny Love. “Instead of watering the of an emphasis on freedom of expression. “We just brand down, I’d prefer for people to come see the real want a space for everyone to feel comfortable, wheththing in LA.” er that’s drag or dressing up as a club kid, or not Also, Soft Leather recently became a memidentifying as anything,” Martin says. (Folks bers-only event; patrons have to apply to get Bodywork can RSVP at the website bodywork.club.)“Sex April 25, in. “For the safety of our party and our guests, positivity doesn’t have to come in leather. It 10:30 p.m., we are transitioning to being a members-only can and it’s cool when it does, but that’s not $5, free party, moving location and using a map point what we want to make our final message.” with RSVP. Oddfellows, to filter out cops, snitches, creeps and bros,” Martin says Bodywork specifically wants bodywork. Soft Leather posted to Facebook in March. to acknowledge its roots in ’80s ballroom club. So Martin, Morales and Goldstein, who culture. “This is a space that was sort of were looking to embrace a different aesthetic, translated from the ballroom scene [which parted ways. “We were alienating so many was created by] queer people of color, so we people by pounding down on one type of queer are trying to interpret that in a modern way … we’re expression,” Martin says. “We’re too small here in very aware of the music and where it comes from and Vegas to be pigeonholed as one type of alternative. giving it life in a way that respects its origins.” We really wanted to get back to the core values of The ultimate message, Martin says, is a simple what we founded, which was a pansexual, creative one: “This is a space for you.”
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172 Cliff Beach, Jack Higgins 4/27. Extra Gold, Paige Overton 5/1. Winter, Pet Tigers, Girls and Wolves 5/3. Amarionette 5/4. Under Covers of Darkness (Strokes tribute), The Tritones, The Sonz & Yelovv Vertigo 5/18. Rio, 702-513-3356. ACCESS SHOWROOM Sommore 5/17. Spyro Gyra 5/25. Aliante Casino, 702-692-7777. Backstage Bar & Billiards Dead Sexy Memorial Benefit ft. Dead at Midnight, The Quitters 4/26. Sektacore, Los Ataskados, Muertos Heist, Scotty Dub & The Jellyfish 4/27. Sourvein, Life’s Torment, Plague Doctor 4/29. Combichrist, Silver Snakes, Skum Love, Embrace My Darkest Fear 5/9. Hub City Stompers, The Escapers, Vegascendents, Muertos Heist, DJ Jr. Ska Boss, Selecta Scream 5/10. Death by Stereo, Guilty by Association, War Called Home, CallShot 5/11. Wand, Sigher, Mutual 5/12. Lord Dying, Year of the Cobra 5/17. 601 Fremont St., 702-382-2227. THE BOXX Twiztid, Donnie Menace, Casper OG, The GraveYardsGrim, Fear Itself, Blaw Blaw, Bom Green 4/30. Haystack, Statik G 5/9. 1000 N. Nellis Blvd., 702-824-5281. Brooklyn Bowl 2GreenDollars (Prince tribute), Flattop, Seymour Willis Green 4/26. The Voidz, True Blue 4/27. Spawnbreezie, Haleamano, Kaimi 4/28. Tribal Seeds, EliMac, Arise Roots 5/1. Colin Hay 5/2. Violent Femmes, Keuning 5/3. Buckcherry, Joyous Wolf, Crash Midnight, Migrant Motel 5/4. The Music of The Beatles for Kids 5/11. Rock for Recovery, DJ Micheal Toast 5/12. John Kadleclk’s Fellowship of the Wing, Catfish John (Grateful Dead tribute) 5/17. Johnny Marr 5/18. Lil Mosey 5/24. Hieroglyphics, Rap Noir, Stoney Hawk 5/26. Sleep, Big Business 5/27. Linq Promenade, 702-862-2695. Bunkhouse Saloon Broncho 5/1. Felix Martin, Sarah Longfield 5/2. Cayucas, Cape Francis 5/4. Pound, Life’s Torment 5/5. The Dodos, Chefs, Suites 5/7. Spencer Krug, Light Conductor, A Crowd of Small Adventures 5/8. GoldBoot, Max Fischer 5/10. César “Vampiro” López, Monoplasma, Gravedad, Nevula X, The Red Seduction 5/11. TOPS, Video Age, No Tides 5/13. Tav Falco 5/14. John Garcia, Sasquatch, Nebula, The Watchers, Mr. Bison, Saturna, Death in Pretty Wrapping 5/17. Red Fang, Kyng, Black Water Rising, Droids Attack, Red Stone Souls, Sundrifter, Rifflord 5/18. 1968, Green Desert Water, Omega Sun, Kaiser, Captain Caravan, Monsternaut 5/19. Loom, Spirit Mother, Pharlee, Free LSD’s Bad Trip 5/22. Geographer, Manatee Commune 5/23. 124 S. 11th St., 702-982-1764. The Chelsea Nicky Jam 5/3. Cosmopolitan, 702-698-6797. CLARK COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER AMPHITHEATER Jazz in the Park: Norman Brown 5/11. 500 S. Grand Central Parkway, 702-455-8200. CLEOPATRA’S BARGE Wayne Newton 4/295/1, 5/6-5/8, 5/13-5/15, 5/20, 5/22-5/23, 5/275/29. Caesars Palace, 866-227-5938. THE CLUB Jon Anderson 4/27. Unraveling the
Wilburys (Traveling Wilburys tribute) 5/4. The Long Run (Eagles tribute) 5/11. ABBA the Concert (ABBA tribute) 5/12. Lou Gramm, Asia ft. John Payne 5/18. Cannery, 702-507-5700. The Colosseum James Taylor & His All-Star Band 4/26-4/27, 5/1, 5/3-5/4, 5/8, 5/10-5/11. Celine Dion 5/14-5/15, 5/17-5/18, 5/21-5/22. Caesars Palace, 866-227-5938. Count’s VAMP’D John Zito Band & Friends 4/25. West Bound, Breaking the Law (Judas Priest tribute) 4/26. Problem Child (AC/DC tribute), Strange Mistress 4/27. Powerman 5000, Knee High Fox, Bad Little Sister 4/30. Duel, Greenbeard, Mezzoa, Vile Child 5/2. The 69 Eyes, MXMS, The Nocturnal Afair, Hidden Scars 5/3. Count’s 77 5/4. Code Red Riot, Dirty Pairadice, Systemec 5/10. Pulp ’90s, The Remainz 5/11. 750 W. Sahara Ave., 702-220-8849. THE Dillinger Jase Wills 4/26. Marty Feick 4/27. Block Party ft. Biz’ Dirty Harvard, The Junkyard Dogs, Same Sex Mary & more 5/11. 1224 Arizona St., Boulder City, 702-293-4001. THE Dispensary Lounge Eddie Charles 4/26. Lisa Gay 4/27. Joe Darro & Friends 4/28. Karen Jones 5/3. Joan Minor 5/4. Jazz Jam 5/8. Linda Woodson 5/10. 2451 E. Tropicana Ave., 702-458-6343. Dive Bar Blue Collar Bastards 4/26. Necro Cannibal Ass Grinder, Bill Nye Da Nazi Spy, Phalloplasty, Machete Dildo Newtdick 4/27. Rosegarden Funeral Party, Vio\ator, Lennon Midnight 4/27. Bradley Palermo,
Tim Holehouse, Brock Frabbiel, Jesse Pino 5/1. Cattle Decapitation, Unidad Traume, Guttural Secrete 5/2. My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Curse Mackey, Lennon Midnight 5/5. 4110 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-586-3483. DOUBLE DOWN SALOON Three Rounds, CC Potato, 2 Ply Government, Anubis 4/26. The Hell Toupees, The Psyatics, 16 Again, Soldiers of Destruction 4/27. Uberschall 4/28. Jasons, All That Groovin, Chainsaw Fight, The Bargain DJ Collective 4/29. Unique Massive 4/30. Franks & Deans’ Weenie Roast ft. The Holy Smokes, DJ Atomic & more 5/1. 4640 Paradise Road, 702-791-5775. DOWNTOWN COCKTAIL ROOM Tortured Soul 4/26. 111 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-880-3696. DOWNTOWN CONTAINER PARK Kaylie Foster, Acoustic Mayhem 4/26. Super Lemon 4/27, The Funk Jam 4/28. 707 Fremont St., 702-359-9982. Eagle Aerie Hall Secrets, Awaken I Am, Navarre, Guilty By Design, TRVLRS, Loveshark 4/28. 310 W. Pacific Ave., 702-568-8927. ELECTRIC DAISY CARNIVAL 5/17-5/19. Las Vegas Motor Speedway, lasvegas.electricdaisycarnival.com. ELKS LODGE Knocked Loose, The Acacia Strain, Harms Way, Sanction, Higher Power 4/26. 4100 W. Charleston Blvd. EMERGE Ft. Laura Jane Grace, Andrew Bird, Talib Kweli & more 5/31-6/1. Hard Rock Hotel, emergelv.com.
Encore Theater Sarah McLachlan 4/264/27. Wynn, 702-770-6696. EVEL PIE Thor, Sheiks of Neptune 4/28. CutRate Druggist, Pet Tigers 5/4. The Social Set, Bogtrotters Union, Actionesse, Ghost in the Willow 5/8. 508 Fremont St., 702-840-6460. Fremont Country Club Polyphia, I the Mighty, Tides of Man 4/30. Carnifex, Oceano, Prison, Vatican Falling, Arborize, Silence Speaks 5/5. 601 E. Fremont St., 702-382-6601. Gilley’s Saloon Voodoo Cowboys 4/25. Mickey Utley 4/26-4/27. Chase & The Pursuit 5/1. Scotty Alexander 5/2-5/4. Left of Centre 5/8-5/9. Michael Austin 5/10-5/11. Treasure Island, 702-894-7722. GO POOL Jimmie Allen 5/7. Flamingo, 702-697-2888. GOLD MINE TAVERN Brian Joel and Derrik 4/26. Daze Gone By 4/27. Henderson Rall-E 5/1. 23 S. Water St, 702-478-8289. Golden Nugget Showroom Last in Line (Dio tribute) 4/26. Pablo Cruise 5/3. The Association 5/10. 866-946-5336. GRAND EVENTS CENTER Heart to Heart (Heart Tribute) 4/27. Divas3 5/10. Green Valley Ranch, 702-617-7777. HARD ROCK HOTEL POOL Beach Fossils, George Clanton 5/2. 702-693-5000. Hard Rock Live Thigh Voltage (AC/DC tribute)
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Orleans Arena Freestyle Jam ft. Stevie B., Lisa Lisa, Exposé & more 4/26. 702-365-7469.
House of Blues Nirvana Mania (Nirvana tribute), The Great Pumpkin (Smashing Pumpkins tribute), Smashing Alice, Under 4/26. I Prevail, Issues, Justin Stone 4/27. Andre Reyes 4/29. Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko, Mayday, UBI, Dax 5/1. HeZoko, Jazzy, King Tatie, Los Jaguares, Must, Nick V., Oliver Rose, Ruby Denae, Victoria Lynne 5/2. Carlos Daniels (Juan Gabriel tribute) 5/3. Taking Back Sunday, The Maine 5/4-5/5. Yngwie Malmsteen 5/8. Jenny Lewis, Frankie Reyes 5/10. Hellyeah 5/11. Santana 5/15, 5/17-5/19, 5/22, 5/24-5/26. Hatebreed, Obituary, Agnostic Front, Prong, Skeletal Remains 5/21. Matisyahu 5/23. Tenille Townes 5/27. (B Side) Outshined (Chris Cornell tribute) 5/18. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7600.
Orleans Showroom Erik Santos 4/26. Legendary Ladies of Motown 4/27. Arch Allies 5/3-5/4. Bill Ray Cyrus 5/7-5/12. 702-365-7111.
TopGolF One Drop 4/27. 4627 Koval Lane, 702-933-8458.
Park Theater Aerosmith 4/26. Bruno Mars 4/29-4/30, 5/3-5/4. Janet Jackson 5/17-5/18, 5/21-5/22, 5/25-5/26. Park MGM, 844-600-7275.
VEIL PAVILION The Guess Who 5/11. Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers, Ryan Hamilton & The Harlequin Ghosts 5/14. Silverton, 702-263-7777.
Pearl CONCERT THEATER Alanis Morissette 4/26-4/27. Lady Antebellum 5/10-5/11, 5/15, 5/17-5/18. Palms, 702-944-3200.
Venetian Theatre Steely Dan 4/26-4/27, 5/1, 5/3-5/4, 5/8, 5/10-5/11. Kelly Clarkson 5/24. Anita Baker 5/31-6/1. 702-414-9000.
THE Railhead Zeppelin USA (Zeppelin tribute) 5/11. Nick Schnebelen 5/16. Boulder Station, 702-432-7777.
Vinyl Earl Sweatshirt & Friends 4/26. Savage Society ft. BloodThinnerz, Blankface, SvgMaze, Definitive, Decimate 5/3. Leilani Wolfgramm 5/9. Silversage, Almost Normal, The Perks 5/10. Chelsea Grin, Slaughter to Prevail, Traitors, Bodysnatcher, Distinguisher 5/17. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5000.
Rocks Lounge Richard Cheese 4/27. Red Rock Resort, 702-797-7777.
HUNTRIDGE TAVERN PorterHaus Music 5/10. 1116 E. Charleston Blvd., 702-384-7377.
Social House 5/11. Florence + The Machine, Christina & The Queens 5/17. 702-692-1600.
SAM’S TOWN LIVE Arnel Pineda 5/24. 702-456-7777. The Joint Juice WRLD, Ski Mask the Slump God, The Lyrical Lemonade All-Stars 5/3. Phil Lesh & Friends 5/4. Hollywood Vampires 5/10. Snow Patrol, Billie Marten, Ryan McMullen 5/18. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5000.
Sand Dollar Lounge The Steel Benders 4/25. Jimmy Powers & The Hang Dynasty 4/26. Billy Ray Charles, The Moanin’ Blacksnakes 4/27. Sinful Sunday Berlesk 4/28. Open Jam 4/29. Orphan Jon 4/30. 3355 Spring Mountain Road, 702-485-5401.
JUBILEE THEATER Dionne Warwick 4/25-4/27. Bally’s, 702-777-2782. M Pool Gary Allan 5/4. M Resort, 702-797-1000. Mandalay Bay BEACH Cole Swindell 4/27. Juanes 5/26. 702-632-7777.
South Point Showroom Frankie Moreno 4/25. Frankie Avalon 4/25-4/28. Frankie Scinta 5/3-5/4. Gary Puckett 5/10-5/12. Buddy Holly’s Winter Dance Party 5/17-5/19. 702-696-7111. STAR OF THE DESERT ARENA Art Laboe: Latin Legends V 4/27 Ramon Ayala 5/4. Primm, 702-386-7867.
Mandalay Bay Events Center Billboard Latin Music Awards 4/25. New Kids on the Block, Salt-N-Pepa, Tiffany, Debbie Gibson, Naughty by Nature 5/25. 702-632-7777.
Stoney’s Rockin’ Country John Gurney 4/26. Whitey Morgan 4/27. American Young, Lewis Brice 5/3. Sundance Head 5/10. Stephanie Quayle 5/17. Town Square, 702-435-2855.
MGM Grand Garden Arena Billboard Music Awards 5/1. Pepe Aguilar 5/5. Carrie Underwood, Maddie & Tae, Runaway June 5/11. B2K, Mario, Pretty Ricky, Lloyd, Bobby V., Chingy, Ying Yang Twins 5/26. 702-531-3826.
SUNCOAST SHOWROOM The Fab (Beatles tribute) 4/27. CSN Express (CSN tribute) 5/11. Rockin’ the Paradise (Styx tribute) 5/25. 800745-3000.
NINJA KARAOKE Zion I, Wake Self, Miles Low, Pace Brown 4/25. Epic Beard Men, Vokah Redu, DJ Zole 4/26. Blu & Exile, Choosey, Dag Savage, Pistol McFly 5/10. 1009 S. Main St., 702-487-6213.
Terry Fator TheatRE Boyz II Men 4/264/28. Mirage, 702-792-7777. T-Mobile Arena Ariana Grande, Normani,
WESTGATE INTERNATIONAl THEATER Femmes of Rock 4/27, 5/4, 5/11. Barry Manilow 5/9-5/11, 5/23-5/25. Regine Velasquez Alcasid, Ogie Alcasid 5/18. 800-222-5361. ZAPPOS THEATER Backstreet Boys 4/26-4/27. Pitbull 5/10-5/11, 5/15, 5/17-5/18, 5/22, 5/24-5/25. Christina Aguilera 5/31-6/1. Planet Hollywood, 702-777-6737.
Drai’s DJ Esco 4/25. Wiz Khalifa 4/26. Migos 4/27. Ty Dolla $ign 4/28. Cromwell, 702-777-3800. ENCORE BEACH CLUB EBC at Night: RL Grime 4/25. Kygo 4/26. David Guetta 4/27. EBC at Night: Alok 4/27. The Chainsmokers 4/28. EBC at Night: Diplo 5/1. Encore, 702-770-7300. Foundation Room DJ Seany Mac 4/25. DJ C-L.A. 4/26. DJ D-Miles 4/27. DJ Hope 4/28. DJ Sam I Am 4/29. Kay The Riot 4/30. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7631. GO POOL Jenna Palmer & Exodus 4/25. DJ Supa James 4/26. Blvcklist 4/27. Koko & Bayati 4/28. Greg Lopez & JD Live 4/30. Flamingo, 702697-2888. Hyde DJ Sleep 4/25. DJ Karma 4/26. DJ Hollywood 4/27. DJ Finesse 4/28. DJ Scene 4/30. Bellagio, 702-693-8700. Intrigue Dillon Francis 4/26. RL Grime 4/27. Wynn, 702-770-7300. KAOS Bad Bunny 4/25. Dayclub: Eric Prydz 4/26. J Balvin 4/26. Dayclub: Marshmello 4/27. Russ 4/27. Dayclub: Ozuna 4/28. Marshmello 4/28. Palms, 702-739-5267. Light DJ E-Rock 4/26. Saweetie 4/27. DJ Ikon 5/1. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-4700.
clubs APEX SOCIAL CLUB DJ Shift 4/26. Saint Clair 4/27. MikeAttack 4/28. Palms, 702-944-5980. THE BARBERSHOP Shawn Eiferman 4/26. The 442s 4/27. Cosmopolitan, 702-698-7000. Chateau Bayati & Casanova 4/25. DJ Koko 4/26. DJ ShadowRed 4/27. DJ ShadowRed 5/1. Paris, 702-776-7770. DAYLIGHT DJ Neva 4/25. DJ Karma 4/26. Duke Dumont 4/27. Rick Ross 4/28. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-4700. Drai’s BEACHCLUB Jessica Who 4/26. Ty Dolla $ign 4/27. DJ Pauly D 4/28. F3R & Tino Badbeat 4/30. Cromwell, 702-777-3800.
Marquee DAYCLUB Cedric Gervais 4/26. Tchami 4/27. Klingande 4/28. Cosmopolitan, 702-333-9000. Marquee Benny Benassi 4/26. DJ Mustard 4/27. DJ Mustard 4/29. Cosmopolitan, 702-333-9000. ON THE RECORD Justin Credible 4/26. Mick 4/27. Joe Maz 5/1. Park MGM, 702-730-7777. TAO BEACH Kay The Riot 4/25. Konstantina Gianni 4/26. Justin Credible 4/27. DJ V-Tech 4/28. Venetian, 702-388-8588. TAO Vice 4/25. Crespo 4/26. Eric DLux 4/27. Venetian, 702-388-8588. XS The Chainsmokers 4/26. Diplo 4/27. Nightswim: Kygo 4/28. Encore, 702-770-7300.
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DOUBLE DOWN COMEDY EXPERIENCE Ft. Garfunkel & Oates, Christopher Titus & more 4/26-4/28. Bunkhouse Saloon, 124 S. 11th St., 702-982-1764. The Joint Jeff Dunham 4/26. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5000. JOKESTERS COMEDY CLUB Kathleen Dunbar, Oscar Ovies 4/25-4/28. Derek Richards, Brandon James 4/29-5/2. The D, 702-388-2111. LAUGH FACTORY Tom Rhodes, John Stringer, Roberto Rodriguez 4/25-4/28. Jamie Lissow, Ahamed Weinberg, Frank Del Pizzo 5/295/5. Tropicana, 702-739-2411. SAM’S TOWN LIVE Jo Jo Jorge Falcon 4/28. 702-456-7777. THE SAYERS CLUB Eddie Griffin 4/29-5/1. SLS, 702-761-7617. The Space Michael Winslow 4/27. 3460 Cavaretta Court, 702-903-1070. Terry Fator TheatrE Chris D’Elia 4/26. Kevin James 4/27. Mirage, 702-792-7777. TREASURE ISLAND THEATRE Steven Wright 4/26. 702-804-7722.
Performing Arts & Culture ART SQUARE THEATRE Opera Las Vegas: 27 4/26-5/5. 1025 S. 1st St., #110, sincityopera.com.
4 . 2 5 .1 9 Mead Parkway, 702-565-8402. Historic FiftH STREET SCHOOL Cadence Ensemble 5/2. 401 S. 4th St., 702-229-6469. THE Mob Museum Boulevard of Dreams: The Early History of the Las Vegas Strip 4/27. 300 Stewart Ave., themobmuseum.org. Rainbow Library Danny Green Trio Plus Strings 4/27. 3150 N. Buffalo Drive, 702-507-3710. Sahara West Library Danny Green Trio Plus Strings 4/28. 9600 W. Sahara Ave., 702-507-3630. THE Smith Center (Reynolds Hall) Las Vegas Youth Orchestra 4/29. Nevada Ballet Theatre: Alice in Wonderland 5/3-5/5. (Cabaret Jazz) The Lon Bronson Band 4/26. Erich Bergen 4/27. Reckless in Vegas 5/2. Poncho Sanchez 5/3-5/4. 702-749-2000. The Space The Perez Hilton Podcast with Chris Booker 4/27 Pavlo 5/2. 3460 Cavaretta Court, 702-903-1070. Summerlin Library Walt Whitman, America’s Poet 4/28. 1771 Inner Circle Drive, 702-507-3860. UNLV (Artemus W. Ham Hall) Clark County Children’s Choir: Spring Festival 4/26. UNLV Music: Symphonic Winds Spring Concert 5/2. (Beam Music Center) UNLV Choral Ensembles: Desert Rose Festival & Concert 4/26. (Alta Ham Fine Arts) UNLV Dance: Harmonious Motions thru 4/28. UNLV Music: Spring Jazz Festival 4/29-5/1. 702-895-2787. West Charleston Library Danny Green Trio 4/26. 6301 W. Charleston Blvd., 702-507-3940.
LOCAL THEATER COCKROACH THEATRE 27 4/265/5. Art Square Theatre, 1025 S. 1st St., #110, 725-222-9661. Majestic Repertory Theatre Our Town Thru 5/5. 1217 S. Main St., 702-478-9636.
BARNES & NOBLE Matthew LaPlante 4/25. 8915 W. Charleston Blvd., 702-242-1987.
POOR RICHARD’S PLAYERS Downtown Vegas Improv Festival Pass 4/25-4/27. The Playhouse, 528 S. Decatur Blvd., theplayhouselv.com.
THE BELIEVER FESTIVAL 4/25-4/27. Assorted venues, believerfestival.org.
A Public Fit The Elephant Man 5/3-5/26. 100 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-735-2114.
Charleston Heights Arts Center Rainbow Company Youth Theatre: The Land of the Dragon 4/26-5/5. 800 Brush St., 702-229-2787.
Signature Productions Newsies Through 4/27. Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive, 702-507-3860.
The Gay & Lesbian COMMUNITY Center Condom Couture Fashion Show 4/26. 401 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-733-9800.
Galleries & Museums
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Dr. Ahad talks autism awareness and expanding services in Las Vegas BY REBECCA CLIFFORD-CRUZ WEEKLY STAFF
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love of science and the study of medicine fueled Dr. Rooman Ahad’s career and led her to a role as assistant professor of pediatric neurology at UNLV’s School of Medicine. She is now part of an effort to expand autism services in the Valley and raise awareness through education and events such as the Grant a Gift Autism Foundation Race for Hope 5k on April 27 at UNLV.
skills and behavioral concerns. Medications are also available to help treat comorbid conditions. For example, I often treat children with ADHD, sleep disturbance and seizures who also happen to be on the spectrum. Are medications useful in treating the behavioral problems of autistic children?
Yes, they are, but I always like to start with therapy. If therapy is not optimal, then I discuss medication options with families in conjunction with therapy. I find
Parenting is tough. Parenting a child with special needs is even tougher. Patience is important. So is encouraging your child to try new things and working with them to overcome a fear- or anxiety-provoking situation. I also encourage parents to reach out to other families for support. This is so important—it builds connections, and you don’t feel as though you are navigating this situation alone. What is the difference between treating an adult versus a child with autism?
As they become older, their needs change. They also become more socially aware, so sometimes anxiety becomes more of an issue. Adult patients have different needs. They need to learn how to navigate in the adult world, find jobs if possible, work on self-care, driving, etc. What local support groups or programs are available for people with ASD?
The Ackerman Center at UNLV is a great resource for families, as are autismspeaks.org and Grant a Gift Autism Foundation. What’s the biggest health care issue facing Southern Nevada?
There is a lack of subspecialists, especially pediatric neurologists. There are several quality physicians in town, but not enough to serve the population as it continues to grow.
How are autistic spectrum disorders diagnosed and how early can they be identified?
Autism spectrum disorders can be diagnosed in a variety of ways. Pediatricians can do a screening to start, and then refer patients to a specialist such as a pediatric neurologist, child psychiatrist or developmental pediatrician. In our clinic, we make the diagnosis based on the DSM-5 criteria—we take a full history and do an evaluation on each child. We have identified children as young as 18 months old. Typically, I give the diagnosis around 2 and a half to 3 years of age. Each case is different, and it is never too late to have your child evaluated. What therapies and treatments are available for those with autism?
As we learn more about autism, we also learn what is working to help children on the spectrum. A good place to start if your child has speech delay is with speech therapy. If children are experiencing sensory seeking behaviors or sensory integration difficulties, occupational therapy is helpful. We also know Applied Behavioral Analysis therapy, or ABA, helps a child with delays in speech, social
Pediatric neurology specialist and professor Dr. Rooman Ahad at the UNLV School of Medicine. (Wade Vandervort/Staff)
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The Gaming Standards Association elected its board of directors. Returning as chairman is Roman Czubak, head of Sales CEE at Novomatic, and returning as treasurer is Byron Bridger, vice president of information technology at Atlantic Lottery. New officers are Vice Chairman James Anastasio, director, strategic gaming development, Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries; and Secretary Earle Hall, CEO of AXES Network. Returning board members are: Adrian Marcu, vice president of architecture, IGT; Randy Hedrick, vice president, advanced development & hardware engineering, Scientific Games; Chris Hobbs, director of corporate affairs, Microgaming; Syed Hussain, chief information officer, Oregon Lottery; and Francesco Rodano, chief policy officer, Playtech. Also joining GSA’s board is Nimish Purohit, senior director of technical compliance at Aristocrat Technologies. PT’s Gold is open at 4935 Warm Springs Road, Las Vegas. Work is ongoing at Third and Sixth streets. The $19.6-million Third Street Project is taking place between Charleston Boulevard and Bonneville Avenue while the $5.5 million Sixth Street Project is taking place between Bridger and Stewart avenues. Las Vegas Paving is the contractor on the projects. Both projects are being paid for by Fuel Revenue Indexing taxes and the City of Las Vegas, with the Las Vegas Valley Water District also paying for a portion of the Sixth Street project. Roseman Medical Group, the medical practice of Roseman University College of Medicine, opened its first location, adjacent to Spring Valley Hospital at 5380 S. Rainbow Blvd.,
Suite 120, Las Vegas. Steve O’Donnell is executive vice president and chief financial officer for One Nevada Credit Union. Heather HarO’Donnell mon is deputy director for the Nevada Museum of Art, Las Vegas. Doughp (pronounced “dope”), a cookie dough and dessert bar, opened at the Miracle Mile Shops in Planet Hollywood. Jessica Chong is an associate attorney in the litigation practice of Spencer Fane. Dan Pelson is chief operating officer of Area15, a retail and entertainment complex scheduled to open this year. Irene Wandtke, shareholder at Gerety & Associates, certified public accountants, joined the board of directors of the Nevada Community Wandtke Foundation, a nonprofit foundation that matches donors with strategic charitable giving opportunities. Coldwell Banker Premier Realty was named a Platinum Award winner for a fifth year by Cartus Broker Services for its outstanding performance in corporate relocation services. Recognition is based on performance results related to customer service, cost management, and the effective analysis and marketing of homes. An $8 million industrial project, SanTico, by Brass Cap Development, is underway at 6425 Santa Margarita St., Las Vegas. It offers 40,000 square feet of space on 2.5 acres. SanTico is being built by LM Construction Company. Realcomm Advisors Brokers Michael DeLew and
Greg Pancirov are handling the sale of the project. Dr. Gillian Barclay joined the executive committee of Las Vegas HEALS. She is the industry specialist in health care for the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development. Three Nevada teachers won Diamond Awards from the National Speech & Debate Association. They are Mary McInturff, Desert Oasis High; Josh Symmonds, Northwest Career and Technical Academy; and Scott Ginger, Green Valley High.
Jones was listed in the Top 10 Office Investment Transactions for the following deals: 177,007-square-foot office space, closed at $33.25 million; 104,795-square-foot office space, closed at $33 million; and 93,650-square-foot office space, closed at $30.75 million. Jones was also listed in the Top 10 Office Sale Transactions for a 177,007-square-foot office space that closed at $33.25 million. Sun Commercial Real Estate’s Investment Services Group was listed on the deals along with Jones.
WestCare Nevada is adding transitional housing at its Women and Children’s Campus and 4th St. Facility. The housing will be available for clients to maintain temporary residence after completing WestCare’s 90-day residential treatment program. The Women and Children’s Campus is at 5659 Duncan Drive and 4th St. Facility is at 930 N. Fourth St.
Advanced Technologies Academy teacher Richard Knoeppel is being inducted into the National Teacher Hall of Fame. He is only the second teacher from Nevada to be inducted, joining the late John Snyder (inducted in 2007), who also taught at A-TECH.
Clark County ranks eighth healthiest in Nevada according to the annual county health rankings, up from 10th last year. The rankings are released each year by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
SR Construction is the general contractor for an expansion project at Centennial Hills Hospital—a five-story tower that will expand the facility’s neonatal, PACU and adult intensive care units. The expansion will provide space for an additional 56 patient beds, bringing the hospital’s total to 318, and is estimated to cost $95 million. Design has commenced and construction is set to begin this summer.
Bellagio is one of 13 recipients of the national 2018 Food Recovery Challenge Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The company received a national Food Recovery Challenge award for reducing food waste and conserving natural resources. Cathy Jones was named by the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors to its annual Top Transaction List of 2018 in the categories of Jones Top 50 Office Transactions, Top 10 Office Investment Transactions and Top 10 Office Sale Transactions.
AT&T opened a store at 5697 S. Jones Blvd., Las Vegas.
The Nevada Supreme Court named Michael Gibbons as the Chief Judge of the Nevada Court of Appeals. He will complete the unexpired term of former Chief Judge Abbi Silver, who joined the Supreme Court in January.
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BROKERED TRANSACTIONS Sales $14,000,000 for multifamily 5150 Duke Ellington Way, Las Vegas, 89119 Landlord/seller: 5150 Duke Ellington LLC Landlord/seller agent: Chris Emanuel of Virtus Commercial Tenant/buyer: Onyx Apartments Acquisition LLC Tenant/buyer agent: Did not disclose $2,500,000 for 21,715 sq. ft. of industrial 3645 Oquendo Road, Las Vegas, 89118 Landlord/seller: Sunstate Corporate Plaza Landlord/seller agent: Cathy Jones, CPA, SIOR, CCIM; Paul Miachika, Roy Fritz, CCIM; Taylor Vasquez and Dylan Heroy of Sun Commercial Real Estate Tenant/buyer: Ioan Bejgu Tenant/buyer agent: Ehsan Realty
$1,902,000 for 3,498 sq. ft. of retail Northwest corner of Hualapai Way and Deer Springs Way, Las Vegas, 89149 Landlord/seller: Providence Springs Plaza LLC Landlord/seller agent: Joe Bonifatto, Brian Fike and Gabriel Skerlich of Colliers International Tenant/buyer: Hollywood Mobile Systems Inc. Tenant/buyer agent: Did not disclose $1,835,000 for 5 acres of land APNs 176-20-601004 and 176-20601-005, Las Vegas, 89148 Landlord/seller: Sotanmorad Family Trust and Roya Falahi Kharaghani Landlord/seller agent: Cathy Jones, CPA, SIOR, CCIM; Paul Miachika, Roy Fritz, CCIM; Taylor Vasquez and Dylan Heroy of Sun Commercial Real Estate Tenant/buyer: Balboa Partnership Group Tenant/buyer agent: Onyx Realty
$22,676,158, new commercial 4980 E. Tropical Parkway, North Las Vegas Martin-Harris Construction $2,840,524, commercial electrical 853 S. Valley View Blvd., Las Vegas Bombard Electric $2,036,111, new commercial 5785 N. Hollywood Blvd., North Las Vegas LM Construction $1,260,000, commercial building 7591 Tule Springs Road, Las Vegas Alan Jeskey Builders. $1,000,000, commercial tenant improvement 3250 S. Fort Apache Road, Las Vegas OSL Construction
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elcome to the 13th edition of Health Care Headliners. It’s our chance to introduce you to a few people who are making a big difference in local health care. The names came from nominations that we accepted on vegasinc.com and resulted in bringing to us some truly outstanding people who have helped hundreds, if not thousands, of our friends and neighbors. A special thanks goes to sponsors Comprehensive Cancer Centers. We appreciate the company’s support and the important role it continues to play in improving health care in Southern Nevada. Profiles were provided by Danielle Birkin.
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omprehensive Cancer Centers is proud to sponsor the VEGAS INC Health Care Headliners program each year. We are excited to see such a great group of medical professionals being honored for their achievements. We are also proud to show our support for our very own Headliner this year — Jon Bilstein, chief executive officer of Comprehensive. To all of the headliners, a most sincere thank-you for all you do. For more than 40 years, Comprehensive has been treating patients in Southern Nevada. The practice has grown with the community and is committed to providing the best care possible through medical oncology, hematology, radiation oncology, breast surgery, pulmonary services, cancer genetic counseling and clinical research to locals and the thousands of out-of-state patients who travel to us for treatment each year. Comprehensive continues to look for new ways to enhance the patient experience. We constantly strive to recruit the best providers, invest in technology and offer the latest treatments and services so there is no reason to leave the state for treatment. In January, the practice opened its 15th location on the campus of Summerlin Hospital Medical Center. Offering medical oncology and breast surgery services, this office adds to our existing radiation oncology services already on the campus, establishing a multispecialty approach to care for residents in the area.
In 2018, Comprehensive began offering cancer genetic counseling and genetic risk assessments; tools that are vital in early detection efforts as well as customizing treatment plans. Nurse practitioner Barbara Caldwell, MSN, APRN, leads these efforts and is one of only nine health care professionals in Nevada to receive training from an intensive cancer genetic risk assessment program at City of Hope. Additionally, Comprehensive continues to offer the latest advancements in cancer treatment and groundbreaking clinical research trials to Southern Nevada. The practice participates in more than 170 Phase I, Phase II and Phase III clinical research studies each year and has played a role in developing more than 70 FDA-approved cancer therapies. To all of the headliners, congratulations! We look forward to the continued, positive headlines we can make together as a medical community. And to our patients, we are constantly innovating on your behalf and are by your side, just as we have been through the decades. Sincerely,
Rupesh J. Parikh, MD Practice President and Medical Oncologist Comprehensive Cancer Centers
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DR. MICHAEL G. WOOD! The Sunrise Health System honors Dr. Michael G. Wood, MountainView Hospital, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon, for his dedication to his patients and our community, and for being recognized by Healthcare Headliners for the Physician award.
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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Dr. Terry Lewis
Burn Surgeon and Former Medical Director UMC Lions Burn Care Center
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elping burn physicians and patients as a medical student crystallized a career path for Dr. Terry Lewis. Four decades later, he stands as a beacon of hope for people in need of care for injuries that can be quite severe. “Burn patients often require long-term hospitalization, and I had the chance to develop strong bonds with these individuals as they healed,” he said, discussing his time in medical school. “This experience building relationships with patients led me to focus on burn care throughout my career.” Under Lewis’ leadership, the UMC Lions Burn Care Center transformed from a small unit to a world-class, 16-bed burn center. It features the latest medical technology, a fully equipped rehabilitation gym, advanced surgical procedures and a team that currently includes 80 employees. “Dr. Lewis essentially built our burn center into what it is today,” UMC Burn Program Manager Mary Martinat said. Lewis received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Nebraska and completed his residency at UMC. He stayed at UMC and also served as an instructor at the University of Nevada School of Medicine. Lewis was part of the team that helped establish trauma services at UMC and started his own private practice. In the
mid-1980s, he became UMC’s first trauma chairman as the trauma department developed. In 1988, he became the medical director of the UMC Lions Burn Care Center, the only burn center in Nevada and one of only a handful of hospitals in the country to be verified as a burn center by the American Burn Association and the committee on trauma of the American College of Surgeons. “I served in this position until 2011, and today I continue my work as a burn, trauma and general surgeon, caring for patients across the hospital,” Lewis said. “At this point in my career, I have the opportunity to focus more of my efforts on direct patient care. Each day, I round on my patients and work alongside them to promote the best possible medical outcomes.” Last year, Lewis and his team marked the 50th anniversary of the UMC Lions Burn Care Center with a large-scale reunion of former patients. “When I’m working long hours and feel tired, I think about the reunion and I remember why I do this — it’s about helping people,” said Lewis, who plans to retire in 2019. “I’m incredibly grateful for the Lions Club of Clark County and the organization’s continued support of our facility, and am also a supporter of UMC’s efforts to help pediatric burn patients attend camp activities where they have a chance to just be kids.”
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n 2016, the executive leaders of diagnostic medical-imaging company Desert Radiology launched a concerted effort to help others in Southern Nevada. Out of this vision, DR DoGooders was created. This philanthropic service group was designed to offer employees meaningful outreach opportunities and unite the staff. The list of agencies that have been helped by the team is long — the American Cancer Society, Opportunity Village, Susan G. Komen Nevada, the City Impact Center, Veterans Village and more. Two of DR Do-Gooders’ largest events are its Back-to-School Backpack Drive and Dry Bottoms Diaper Drive. In 2017, DR Do-Gooders donated nearly 200 backpacks to valley students, and in 2018, the team donated 250 backpacks and had more than 80 volunteers involved in the process. During the latest dia-
per drive, DR Do-Gooders collected more than 32,000 diapers for nearly 450 Southern Nevada families in need. “We have two missions for DR Do-Gooders: Making a significant and lasting impact on our community and instilling a sense of pride among our employees that motivates them to want to give back,” said Richard Bodager, executive vice president of Desert Radiology. “The response from our staff since starting DR Do-Gooders has been overwhelmingly positive,” he said. “The service group is really making an impact in the community and the employees take pride in what we are doing.” He added, “We are a Vegas Born team, so our focus has and always will be lifting up this Las Vegas community and enabling those underserved members to live healthy and fulfilling lives.”
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Director, School of Physician Assistant Studies Touro University Nevada
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r. Phil Tobin found his calling in health care as a youth in St. Paul, Minn. “When I was 9, one of my friends jumped off a fence and landed on a board with a nail sticking out of it that went through his shoe,” Tobin said. “I pulled out the board and helped him get home, and after that I was always known as ‘the medical guy.’” Tobin, a retired Air Force officer, joined Touro University Nevada as director of the School of Physician Assistant Studies in April 2016. Under his leadership, the 2018 graduating PA Class at Touro University Nevada received a 100-percent first-time pass rate on the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam, a first for Touro’s PA program. “I try to operate on three premises: to educate caring PAs to be empathetic to their patients; to prepare my PA students to pass their national boards; and to develop my faculty so they are the best teachers they can be,” Tobin said. The PA program prides itself on its outreach, including a mobile health unit that goes to Catholic Charities and Veterans Village, as well as a clinic at Shade Tree, where Tobin was recently elected to the board of trustees. Tobin joined the Air Force straight out of high school, working as a surgical technologist and then a urology technologist before being accepted into the Air Force Physician Assistant program. He earned a bachelor’s of arts and master’s degree in physician assistant studies from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and a doctorate of health sciences from Nova Southeastern University in Florida. He taught at a PA school in Arkansas for six years and was program director for Mercer University’s PA program for four years.
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President and CEO Cure 4 The Kids Foundation
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t’s no small feat to take a start-up business from the kitchen table to a $41-million operation, but that’s exactly what Annette Logan-Parker did with the Cure 4 The Kids Foundation. “I created Cure 4 The Kids Foundation to address the unmet medical needs of children with complex medical conditions such as childhood cancer in Nevada and the surrounding region,” Logan-Parker said. The organization is Nevada’s only childhood cancer outpatient treatment center. With philanthropy a core part of the business, it is able to accept all patients without regard to ability to pay for services. “Since its inception, Cure 4 The Kids has treated over 50,000 patients and has never turned a child away for lack of payment,” she said. Not only is the organization a lifeline for families in need, but has shown itself to be a model business. The foundation was ranked at No. 23 among the country’s top 50 nonprofit organizations, according to the 2019 Best Nonprofits To Work For, a nationwide survey conducted by the Best Companies Group. Under Logan-Parker’s leadership, Cure 4 The Kids Foundation has been accredited by the Joint Commission since 2014. This assures patients they are getting needed treatment that meets the highest level of care and safety.
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riginally from Chicago and a Southern Nevada resident for more than 40 years, Jon Bilstein is ensuring that patients at Comprehensive Cancer Centers are getting top care. “During my tenure, we’ve hired nine new physicians and seven nurse practitioners, invested heavily in the latest oncology technology — including more than $5 million in 2018 — and we recently opened our 15th location, in Summerlin,” Bilstein said. “In April 2018, we launched a new cancer genetic counseling line of service, and in March, we opened the first trial in the world for patients with metastatic castrationresistant prostate cancer.” In recent years, Comprehensive has also grown its existing community partnerships and established new ones. This includes the antismoking “I Quit For” campaign with UNLV and skin-safety partnerships with a number of local entities, including Wet’n’Wild Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Aviators and UNLV football. “In 2019 and beyond, we’re going to keep that momentum going strong, with enhanced treatments and a growing roster of physicians,” said Bilstein, who serves on the advisory council for the Las Vegas Medical District, is on the board of Las Vegas HEALS and is a member of CEOs Against Cancer and the Nevada chapter of the American Cancer Society. Bilstein made his initial foray into the medical arena as an apprentice at Sierra Health Services. He spent two years with HealthSouth and five years with Desert Radiology prior to joining Comprehensive Cancer Centers as chief operating officer in 2007, a post he held until 2014. He rejoined Comprehensive in January 2017 as executive director, leading a practice that encompasses more than 540 employees, 46 physicians, 15 advanced practice providers and 170 clinical research trials annually.
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ffered to provide community members with the skills needed to save lives during an emergency, UMC’s Stop the Bleed course has been taught to almost 9,500 people. Part of a national campaign, “Stop the Bleed curriculum was developed in an attempt to educate non-health care providers on how to control bleeding after a traumatic injury,” said Cassandra Trummel, UMC trauma outreach and injury prevention program coordinator. Interest in the program skyrocketed following the Oct. 1 mass shooting. Clark County School District faculty and staff have received the training, as have employees at nightclubs, churches, government organizations, casinos, Boy Scout groups and others. Trummel’s goal is to have all 357 CCSD schools trained by December. “Our team understands the importance of preparing people to care for themselves and others during an emergency,” Trummel said. “We want all of Nevada to feel empowered to help in case of an emergency.” The program received $25,000 from the NV Energy Foundation to expand to more schools, educating 3,200 students and outfitting 50 high schools with trauma response kits. UMC’s efforts are not limited to Southern Nevada. “On April 11, 2019, our team travelled to Carson City to teach Stop the Bleed and share the importance of this program with Nevada legislators,” said Trummel.
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President United Citizens Foundation
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rowing up in India, Ash Mirchandani learned about public service at a young age. “Mother Teresa’s ashram, Prem Dan, was walking distance from my house and I was influenced by the work she did for the less fortunate,” said Mirchandani, who lived in Calcutta (now Kolkata) and came to the U.S. nearly two de cades ago with only $180. With a career and education based in finance and busi ness, Mirchandani shifted gears to found United Citizens Foundation in June 2010. The organization provides mental health, behavioral health and substance-abuse services in a state that typically ranks low in mental-health care. Since its inception, the foundation has grown to 10 clinics and provides help and counseling to some of Clark County School Dis trict’s most at-risk students. “My academic qualifications in finance, business and public policy combined with my careers in corporate, government and nonprofit gave me a unique perspective to realize the importance of public service and understand the unmet challenges of our times,” he said. Mirchandani is a Chartered Financial Analyst gold medalist and also holds a master’s degree in finance as well as business administration/business finance. He has worked as field auditor with the state of Nevada; as assistant to the director for the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation; as CFO for Workforce CONNECTIONS; and as deputy director of the Nevada Department of Business and Industry. Mirchandani has founded several successful startups since 2015 and continues to serve on several prominent boards and commissions in Nevada.
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anya Brizzi once thought that her field of expertise would involve goals of a more sporting nature. “I never aspired to be a nurse — when I was younger soccer was my passion — but I’m very grateful to be a nurse and to be able to help others,” said Brizzi, who joined WestCare Nevada as a licensed practical nurse in October 2014, also serving as HIV coordinator. “Our WestCare family strives to uplift the human spirit by being the safety net for those struggling with addiction and mental-health issues. ” Brizzi assists with regular nursing duties, HIV testing/reporting, maintaining nursing forms, client care, administration and client education/advocacy. “Most recently, I have made necessary changes to approximately 35 medical forms to facilitate more individualized client care, which will increase the success rate of our clients and the efficiency of services provided, alleviating our first responders, hospital ERs and community behavioral health partners at large,” Brizzi said. The Southern Nevada native — who supports Children’s Heart Center and any organization that helps children, addicts, mental-health patients or benefits schools — worked as a pharmacy tech for approximately 11 years prior to obtaining her practical nursing license through College of Southern Nevada. She previously worked at Sunrise Hospital, the Las Vegas Recovery Center, the Nevada Treatment Center, the North Las Vegas Detention Center and A Better Today Recovery Services.
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r. Jessica Caldwell’s work on how the brain is different between men and women is setting the stage for future study. But brains weren’t always her game. It was watching her mechanic parents diagnose automotive glitches in Neguanee, Mich., that helped Caldwell hone her problem-solving skills. “Some of my earliest memories are of sitting on a stool in the garage watching my mother and father work, telling me bits of what they were thinking and telling me to stay out of the grease,” Caldwell said. She joined the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in February 2016 as a neuropsychologist, assuming her current post as director of clinical training in August 2018. “My current research focuses on how Alzheimer’s disease affects men and women differently, and how we might be able to help women in particular, as women are more likely to have the disease and serve as caregivers,” she said. Caldwell was awarded $100,000 from the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement to create a new fellowship for research into sex-based differences related to Alzheimer’s disease. It’s her hope that it will provide a training opportunity for the next generation of researchers. Caldwell has academic appointments at the UNLV School of Medicine and the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Tanya Brizzi
Licensed Practical Nurse, HIV Coordinator WestCare Nevada
Director of Clinical Training, Neuropsychology Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health
Medical Director, Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeon MountainView Hospital
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eart patients have more hope thanks to the efforts of professionals like Dr. Michael Wood of MountainView Hospital. A Southern Nevada resident since 2004, Wood was responsible for establishing a group of hospital-employed cardiothoracic surgeons at MountainView. The group strives to focus on quality care and patient satisfaction. That focus is paying off. MountainView Hospital has been recognized by Consumer Reports magazine for successes in heart surgery — the only Nevada hospital on the list — alongside 62 other hospitals nationwide. In addition, MountainView Hospital has twice been recognized by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons as a 3-star program, the highest recognition available, for its patient care and outcomes in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting procedures. MountainView Hospital has also had many patient-care firsts for Nevada. Most recently, Wood and a surgical team completed a mitral aortic valve replacement, the first such procedure in Nevada. “Dr. Wood is singularly focused on his patients and quality outcomes for his patients that result in long-term positive results,” said Jeremy Bradshaw, MountainView Hospital chief executive officer. Wood earned his bachelor’s of science in biochemistry from Lafayette College and received his medical degree from New York Medical College. After completing his general surgery residency at the University of Southern California, he completed a fellowship in cardiac and thoracic surgery at New York University.
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Your Vision and Leadership Is Making a Difference in Our Community. COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTERS congratulates all of this year’s nominees, including our CEO, Jon Bilstein, as he is recognized as the 2019 Vegas Inc. Manager/Administrator Health Care Headliner. Jon, your compassion, dedication and leadership is helping us deliver the highest standard of care, the newest technologies and the latest clinical research. Your vision for cancer treatment is not only helping patients today, it is laying the foundation for the continued growth of world-class cancer care in Southern Nevada.
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It takes a great deal of strength, resolve and motivation to translate personal adversity into something that positively affects the lives of many. Twelve years ago, Annette Logan-Parker reimagined healthcare delivery. She set out on a mission to create an environment where all children can be provided with high quality, patient-centered, empathic medical care regardless of their ability to pay. Today, Cure 4 The Kids Foundation is Nevada’s only non-profit childhood cancer treatment center and facility for pediatric catastrophic diseases. Accredited by the Joint Commission, Cure 4 The Kids Foundation is a new kind of healthcare facility; one that blends the best of what corporate healthcare, education and research has to offer with generosity, thoughtfulness, and spirit of charity. Cure 4 The Kids Foundation and Roseman University congratulate Annette for being named a 2019 Healthcare Headliner.
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horoscopes week of April 25 by rob brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): On Black Friday, stores sell their products at steep discounts and consumers spend their money extravagantly. But the creators of the game Cards Against Humanity have consistently satirized the tradition. In 2013, for example, they staged a Black Friday “anti-sale,” for which they raised their prices. The coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to try something similar. Is it possible you’re undercharging for your products and services and skills? If so, consider asking for more. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Whether or not you believe in magic, magic believes in you right now. Will you take advantage of the fancy gifts it has to offer? All that good stuff will be available for you. To maximize the effects of the magic, believe in it. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In 1815, the most ferocious volcanic eruption in human history exploded from Mount Tambora, Indonesia. It flung gas and ash all over the planet, causing weird weather for three years. Yet these conditions ignited the imagination of author Mary Shelley, inspiring her to write her most notable work, Frankenstein. You, too, will generate at least one productive marvel in response to the unusual events of the coming weeks. CANCER (June 21-July 22): For over 40 years, musician Carlos Santana has made music that blends rock and roll with Latin and African rhythms. But by the mid-1980s his commercial success declined until he had a spectacular meditation session where Santana says he was contacted by the archangel Metatron, who told him how to generate material for a new album. The result was Supernatural, which sold 30 million copies. You could soon experience a more modest but still rousing variation of Santana’s visitation. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Expergefactor” is an old English word that has fallen out of use. In its original sense, it meant something that wakes you up. Expand its meaning to refer to an exciting possibility or beloved goal that consistently motivates you to spring out of bed in the morning and get your day started. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to identify and fine-tune an expergefactor that will serve you well for a long time. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You will generate good fortune for yourself in the coming weeks by making liberal use of sincerity and earnestness. So please try not to fall into the easy trap of relying on satire, sarcasm, cynicism and irony to express yourself. As much as is practical, be kindly frank and compassionately truthful and empathetically genuine.
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ACROSS 1 Tribal emblems 7 Sobbing 14 Hunt for food 20 Of a big blood vessel 21 Church part near the altar 22 Mistreating type 23 Start of a riddle 25 Starts a PC session 26 Copies a cat 27 Pop singer Grande, to fans 28 Doctrine in copyright law 29 Buy that can be deleted 31 With 110-Down, decisive trial 34 Hawk’s nest 37 Goldman’s partner 38 Riddle, part 2 43 Fig and fir 44 Foster 45 Miner’s strike 46 Unruffled 48 Plotting group 51 Pastry variety 57 Riddle, part 3 62 Pieces of gig gear 65 Bridle part 66 Of a central point 67 Perform wonderfully 68 Buck mate 69 Apple’s apple, e.g. 70 Miss.-to-Minn. dir. 71 Foyer floor protectors 73 Linking word in Leipzig 74 Befogged 76 1960s radical Hoffman 78 Huge hauler
79 February 14 deity 80 Riddle, part 4 84 Weds on the fly 85 University of — Dame 86 Buddy from way back 90 Group in a roundup 93 Griffin who created “Jeopardy!” 96 Debonair 97 End of the riddle 105 Helmsley with hotels 106 Beau — 107 Rebuke to Brutus 108 “Hel-l-lp!” 109 Divided into segments 111 Cry of cheer 113 Part of OTB 116 Provoke 117 Riddle’s answer 123 Fishing nets 124 Vacillated 125 Comic Boosler 126 Most eccentric 127 Cabbie’s query 128 More packed DOWN 1 Shooting marble 2 Cry of delight 3 Stomped on 4 Kin of -ess 5 Japanese soup variety 6 Investment bigwig Charles 7 Hosp. section 8 Bruins’ org. 9 “I did it!” 10 Bait 11 More tender 12 Mr. —! (old detective game)
13 Foxy 14 FDR’s dog 15 Wind section player 16 Little kid 17 “That being the case ...” 18 Hostess in a kimono 19 Borgnine of “Marty” 24 Grouchy Muppet 28 Familial fight 29 Deeds 30 Prune 32 34th prez 33 Priest’s assistant 35 Threw the dice 36 Altar avowal 39 Conducts 40 In re 41 “Darn it!” 42 Relinquish 47 The younger Saarinen 49 Grammy winner Tony 50 State frankly 52 Grows older 53 Shoot down 54 Rack up 55 Old-style office scribe 56 Clings (to) 58 “Just Shoot Me!” actor George 59 Mourner of myth 60 Personal identifiers 61 Pin it on 62 Wise truism 63 Roadhouse 64 Basil-based sauce 69 Overdue 70 Boy, in Bolivia 72 DVR pioneer 75 Sci-fi power
77 Family on “Married ... With Children” 78 Jacket part 79 Finish 81 Court king Arthur 82 Cookbook writer Rombauer 83 Snow queen in “Frozen” 87 Openers of many locks 88 Chevy debut of 2004 89 Some watch displays, for short 91 Leg up 92 Pop’s Carly — Jepsen 94 Like a prof. emeritus 95 Flashy Chevy, for short 97 Texas city 98 Got close to 99 Doughnut-shaped figure 100 Harmonious 101 Hoists 102 Took pains 103 Physician, often 104 Lay in concealment 110 See 31-Across 112 Roll call reply 114 Proficient 115 — -Grape (Ocean Spray flavor) 117 URL part 118 “Take that!” 119 Sweaty, say 120 Old Tokyo 121 Prop- or hex- ender 122 The, in Vienna
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Most people don’t find their creativity,” mourned author Truman Capote. “There are more unsung geniuses that don’t even know they have great talent.” If that describes you, you’re close to stumbling upon events and insights that could change that. If you respond to the prompts of these unexpected openings, you will rouse a partially dormant aspect of your genius, as well as a half-inert stash of creativity. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Do you know the word “sfumato”? Its literal meaning in Italian is “smoked.” When used to describe a painting, it refers to blurred borders between objects or fuzzy transitions between areas of different colors. All the forms are soft and hazy. The coming weeks will be a sfumato-like time for you. You may find it a challenge to make precise distinctions. Future and past may overlap, as well as beginnings and endings. That doesn’t have to be a problem as long as you’re willing to go with the amorphous flow. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “You have a right to experiment with your life,” declared author Anaïs Nin.You don’t necessarily have to be what you started out to be. You can change your mind about goals that you may at one time have thought were permanent. You could be at one of these pivot points right now. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You have one main task to accomplish in the coming weeks. It’ll be simple and natural if you devote yourself to it wholeheartedly. It’s articulated in this poem by Rupi Kaur: “bloom beautifully / dangerously / loudly / bloom softly / however you need / just bloom.” AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): When the forces of the Roman empire occupied the British Isles from the years 43 to 410, they built 2,000 miles of roads. Their methods were sophisticated. That’s why few new roads were built in England until the 18th century, and many of the same paths are still visible and available today. Make good use of an old system or network in the coming weeks. This is one time when the past has blessings to offer the future. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “I’m not enigmatic and intriguing enough,” writes a blogger named RiddleMaster. “I really must work harder. Maybe I’ll start wearing ankle-length black leather coats, billowing silk scarves imprinted with alchemical symbols and wide-brimmed hats. I’ll listen to Cambodian folk songs and read rare books in ancient Sanskrit.” You need mystery almost as much as you need food. Set aside that drive for a few weeks. The time has come for you to show the world who you are with crisp candor.
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