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HUNTRIDGE THEATER ON THE CUSP OF A NEW BEGINNING Like many fans of the shuttered Huntridge Theater, J Dapper grew up attending concerts there and has wanted for years to see it revived. Now, as the local developer is on the cusp of buying the theater, Dapper plans to return the former movie theater to the way it looked and felt when it opened in 1944. The architecture won’t change, and the theater will likely be used for something performance- and/or arts-related, perhaps as a concert venue (it previously housed shows by such acts as Nine Inch Nails, Fugazi and the Beastie Boys during the 1990s and early 2000s), a performing arts theater or a community arts space, Dapper said. “There are a lot of things that have to fall into place to make it something specific. It’s definitely not going to be a movie theater,” he said. Dapper hopes to add accessory structures, such as restaurants, condominiums or office space, elsewhere on the 4-acre parcel. This will complement the theater and make the venture more profitable, he said. —Miranda Willson

TRICK PLAYER, FIRED COACHES A St. Louis high school canceled the remainder of its football season and fired all of its coaches October 21 after it was discovered that a player who had been suspended for a game played anyway. Cardinal Ritter College Prep was 7-0 this season before the school took action. Head coach Brandon Gregory claimed to misunderstand the terms of the suspension, though that explanation did not placate school president Tamiko Armstead, given that the player wore a different number and used another name.

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FORMER PRESIDENT HOSPITALIZED Former President Jimmy Carter suffered a fractured pelvis after falling in his home in Plains, Georgia, and was admitted to a hospital for treatment and observation, a spokeswoman said October 22. Carter Center spokeswoman Deanna Congileo described the fracture as minor. Her statement said that the 95-year-old was in good spirits at the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. It’s the third time Carter has fallen in recent months. He fell in the spring and required hip replacement surgery. Carter fell again this month and despite receiving 14 stitches, traveled the next day to Nashville, Tennessee, to rally volunteers and help build a Habitat for Humanity home. TRUDEAU WINS IN CANADA Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won a second term in Canada’s national elections October 21 but lost the majority amid a series of scandals that tarnished his image as a liberal icon. Trudeau’s Liberal Party took the most seats in Parliament, giving it the best chance to form a government. However, falling short of a majority meant the liberals have to rely on an opposition party to pass legislation. Still, the results were a victory for Trudeau, whose clean-cut image took a hit after old photos of him in blackface and brownface surfaced last month. DEAL AVERTS OPIOID CRISIS TRIAL The nation’s three biggest drug distributors and a major drugmaker agreed to an eleventh hour, $260 million settlement October 21 over the toll taken by opioids in two Ohio counties, averting the first federal trial over the crisis. The trial, involving Cleveland’s Cuyahoga County and Akron’s Summit County, was seen as a critical test case that could have gauged the strength of the opposing sides’ arguments and prodded the industry and its foes toward a nationwide resolution of nearly all lawsuits over opioids, the scourge blamed for 400,000 U.S. deaths in the past two decades. MOST DANGEROUS CELEBRITY Cybersecurity firm McAfee on October 21 crowned actress Alexis Bledel the most dangerous celebrity on the internet in 2019. The survey is meant to highlight the danger of clicking on suspicious links. Hackers attach malware and malicious links to famous names, hoping fans searching for videos on the internet will fall victim. McAfee urges internet users to consider risks associated with searching for pirated content and always apply updated security fixes.

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EXPLORING THE STUNTS, SOUNDS AND STORY B E H I N D C I R Q U E D U S O L E I L’ S N E W R . U . N BY BROCK RADKE The production value is so amped up and some of these things have never been done onstage,” says Lou D’Angeli, vice president of marketing and public relations for the resident shows division. “While R.U.N is the first live-action thriller for us, it’s kind of the first live-action thriller, period.” It was known that Cirque du Soleil was developing something new to fill the 1,500-seat theater at Luxor vacated last year by illusionist Criss Angel’s Mindfreak Live—originally a collaboration with Cirque titled Believe—but when R.U.N was officially announced in April, the focus was on the things that would not be part of the new show: circus-style acrobatics, avant-garde clowning and subtle, ethereal storylines. Explaining what R.U.N actually will be—and more importantly, generating buzz—requires new tricks and tools. “This is much more pronounced because of the way the show is formatted,” D’Angeli says of the marketing strategy, which has included videos showing fight training in Montreal and interviews with performers playing the main characters. “There are identifiable and marketable characters: the Professional, the Bride, the Groom. They all have identities, which is why we created an Instagram for it and did other things we typically wouldn’t do, to push that identity out there and give people that idea that this is re-

ally not what you’ve seen before from us.” We’ll know very soon just how far Cirque has pushed itself to create R.U.N, but we already know there are at least three elements that distinguish its 10th resident production on the Las Vegas Strip from everything that came before. There’s the action, a stunt-driven strategy in the vein of a big-budget, CGI-filled Hollywood blockbuster. There’s the music, an edgy rock ’n’ roll soundtrack composed by Tyler Bates, known for his work on 300, Guardians of the Galaxy and John Wick. And there’s a clear-cut plot complete with narration, a hard-driving storyline written by action and horror filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, director of El Mariachi, From Dusk Till Dawn, Sin City and Machete.

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he last time Cirque du Soleil launched a new show in Las Vegas was more than six years ago. Michael Jackson One officially premiered on June 29, 2013, at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, and audiences knew exactly what to expect. The Beatles Love was already seven years into a historically successful run at the Mirage and served as the blueprint for another colorful production combining Cirque’s trademark theatrics with the familiar and beloved catalog of a music icon. There’s no Instagram account for Michael Jackson One or The Beatles Love. There’s a Cirque du Soleil page with images and info for its various Vegas shows and other globe-trotting touring productions, but the Montreal-based entertainment company hasn’t always used trendy social media platforms to promote individual shows and events. But check out /runtheshow on your ’gram and you’ll get a whole lot of behind-the-scenes video footage and character exploration teasing R.U.N, the latest Cirque creation, set to open October 24 at Luxor. The vastly different approach to marketing this show demonstrates just how far Cirque is stepping out of its box. “This is so different from what people expect from Cirque du Soleil onstage.

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ob Bollinger is a former competitive diver who worked in the stunt industry before joining Cirque du Soleil as part of the original cast of Mystére at Treasure Island in 1993. He’s also worked as artistic director for O at Bellagio and as a coach and coordinator for various acrobatic-themed acts and shows around the world. Bollinger serves as a performance and action designer for R.U.N, collaborating with veteran stunt coordinator and five-time world karate champion Jean Frenette (who has worked on hundreds of movies and TV shows including X-Men, Deadpool 2 and Jack Ryan) to choreograph the grittier, more frenetic fight sequences and high-flying stunts that will define the new production. “Every show is different; every acrobatic act is different. This is a more story-driven show that has allowed me to tap into my stunt experience in a different way than I have before, and I’ve really enjoyed that,” Bollinger says. “If I look back and compare my roles as a designer and coordinator and director, this one is definitely unique. I’ve been PERFORMANCE & much more involved at the creative table, developACTION DESIGNER ing the concept and designing the action. It’s a very immersive project.”

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Bollinger uses the word “immersive” to describe both the creative process—which brought in many artists and consultants from the Hollywood stunt community—and the anticipated experience for the audience. The action of R.U.N is supposed to surround you, as if you’ve somehow walked into a movie or graphic novel. “A stunt by itself is really nothing. It needs a story, and it needs to have a purpose; then it becomes of value,” Bollinger says. “All the stunts we’re doing aren’t just thrown out there, like, let’s light someone on fire or jump off a high place. Each has a purpose in telling the story. “We also wanted to make sure we’re being true to the stunt community. Having been a part of it, I want to know that if a stunt person comes to see the show, he or she is thinking that it’s really done well, that those are not fake falls. We wanted to incorporate anything you’d see in a film into this show, with the understanding that we have to do this 10 times a week, do it safely and do it night after night and year after year. That’s been a delicate and important process.” There are combat and falls and fire and stunt work in plenty of other Cirque du Soleil productions, but R.U.N’s action should be more realistic and palpable. There will be motorcycles flying over the stage and steering through stunts you’d normally see in an arena motocross competition. “It’s crazy,” D’Angeli says. “We built out a stage to be the same size as [Luxor’s] in Montreal to show how it happens, and I was blown away there. But seeing it here, these motorcycles flying over and coming down through the audience and all over the stage, it really feels like this huge production in this intimate setting.” The volume of stunts will also set R.U.N apart from the Cirque family of shows—and probably from everything else in Las Vegas—something Bollinger realizes when asked about the pace of the production. “Not every scene or chapter of our show has … well, now that I’m thinking through it, they all pretty much do,” he laughs. “It does have that emotional EKG, if you will, as you go through the show, that heightened sense of drama that scales back as the mood and the vibe changes, then it brings it back up. It takes the audience on a nice journey.”

With this week’s addition of R.U.N at Luxor, Cirque du Soleil now has eight productions running on the Las Vegas Strip, counting Blue Man Group (also at Luxor), which was acquired by Cirque in 2017. But R.U.N is actually the 10th resident show created for Las Vegas by the Canadian entertainment behemoth, which first broke through on the Strip in November 1992 with a limited run of the touring Nouvelle Expérience in a tent at the Mirage. That success inspired the creation of a new show for Mirage’s sister resort, Treasure Island, which charted a course for Cirque’s vast expansion in Vegas …

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While the pieces of the score range from eight to 14 minutes long, and there are plenty of complicated tempo and key changes, Bates says the music “sounds like me, but I can’t say there’s a specific film reference we’ve discussed.” The Cirque creative team was compelled as much by Bates’ hybrid electronic-rock production work with artists like Marilyn Manson and Bush as by his movie music, so while it may be natural to think of R.U.N as a live-theater version of an action film, it might be more accurate to describe it as a graphic novel coming to life. “It was hard not to be inspired by every piece of concept art they’ve shared with me and [by] the theater itself. What they’ve done there is really fantastic,” Bates says. “I think there’s some relatability to some movies I’ve done like John Wick or Hobbs & Shaw, but it’s tipping more toward the fun, graphic-novel side of things. It vacillates. Sometimes it’s a little more inside your head, and other times it’s full-on action in your face. I found that to be really interesting and exciting to move through those states of consciousness, so to speak.”

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U.N is set in a sort of fictionalized version of Las Vegas, director Everything is interconnected and for the most part follows a Michael Schwandt says, because Cirque wanted to take inspiralinear story. We hope you’re not only following that journey tion from the city where it has set the benchmark for enterbut really invested in the main characters. Sometimes it tainment. In order to set a new standard for storytelling, the might be a little too obvious.” company connected with one of the most distinctive auteurs of Schwandt has collaborated with Cirque once before in his generation, Robert Rodriguez. producing a performance for television, but this will be some“It was a super-collaborative process with Robert,” thing new for him. “I have a tendency to be involved in Schwandt says. “We had identified the stunt disciplines projects where companies are trying something within the show and a layout of certain scenes we they haven’t done before, and I welcome the wanted to feature, and we had a rough road map challenge,” he says. “I think the landscape of when he came on. But from the beginning it entertainment options is diversifying, and was all about collaborating with him to find this is a valid and important step. Cirque the best story, not only in a way that would is acknowledging there is a different way translate to the live show but also to support to bring what they do to the table in a new the performances in this show.” platform, a new entertainment experiCo So what happens in R.U.N? You have to ence, and it’s very smart on their part.” ur te s buy a ticket to find out. One thing that’s clear is As a stage director and entertainment y) that unlike other Cirque du Soleil productions, developer and producer, Schwandt has in which characters and scenery push things had a hand in TV projects like The Masked forward—often in a dreamy, passive way—acSinger, American Idol and America’s Next DIRECTOR tion drives this show. Top Model; concerts and tours by Kend“We’re definitely aiming to be more direct,” Schwandt says. rick Lamar, Katy Perry and John Legend; and diverse live “We’re guiding the audience with the use of voice-over narration productions like LA Live’s New Year’s Eve show with Drake which we hope keeps them invested in the journey from scene to and Diplo, the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Sports Awards and scene, and the performance in each scene supports the storyline. the Ringling Bros. Circus Xtreme arena tour. Even with that wild spectrum of experience, he says there are “absolutely more differences than similarities” between R.U.N and anything he’s done before. “I’ve pulled from experiences across a greater swath of project types, kind of grasping at things I’ve done from a super wide range more than ever before, because there are a lot of new challenges for me in this realm. Stunts in general is a new realm; I’ve done circus work before, but nothing to this level. One thing that’s unique is the way we’re structuring this performance as less about individual acts or numbers and more about a scene and an environment and a vibe.” He points out that some of the “acts” in R.U.N might last 10 to 12 minutes, “a long time to sustain a particular performance or energy. It’s not just stunt fighters for three minutes; it’s hand-to-hand combat, weapons specialists, motorcycle riders, fire specialists—all of these elements integrated into once scene, 25 to 30 people to make one collective wow moment that spans 10 minutes. It’s one of the most challenging projects I’ve worked on.” R.U.N will also use a massive amount of video content to complement the action onstage and to contribute to the storytelling. Cirque du Soleil is using everything in its toolkit to create another visual spectacle in a different way, while aiming for the same emotional resonance that makes its Las Vegas shows so memorable. “The whole synergy of pulling together video, music and stunts has been super-exciting. We’re really trying to find something new for the audience within each environment we’re creating,” Schwandt says. “It’s very challenging for us but also super-rewarding.” te l

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By C. Moon Reed | Weekly staff

Annette Neubert digs through dirt and endures the heat so we can understand and protect cultures past

he’s neither the Indiana Jones of Hollywood’s imagination nor the aged, white-haired archaeologist with a British accent and a pith helmet. Smart, spunky and casually dressed, Annette Neubert represents the next generation of archaeologists. After spending four and a half years working in North Dakota, Neubert is seven months into her new position as the archaeologist for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Southern Nevada. Neubert’s job is to identify, manage and protect archaeological sites within Red Rock Conservation Area and Sloan Conservation Area. Then she develops some of them for the public to see and experience. Neubert fell in love with archaeology in a college physical anthropology class. The instructor laid out replica skulls of human ancestors, revealing the patterns of evolution through the ages. “That’s what snagged me onto it,” Neubert says, “seeing

millions of years of changes that lead to who we are now.” She had a second moment of inspiration when she was sitting in the middle of an archaeological site in northern Montana. The area was so remote, so free of any sign of modern human technology that the Southern California native had an epiphany. “I realized in that moment that the people who had built their campsite in their teepees on this hilltop would have seen almost exactly the same thing as I did. It was kind of this really cool connection to people who lived there anywhere from 200 years ago to possibly five, 10,000 years previously.” Being an archaeologist is one of those dream jobs, alongside being an astronaut or president of the United States. But how does the real-life career compare with the dream? Neubert says that the gig is “exciting in its own way,” but not as flashy or glamorous as depicted in the media. Harrison Ford as a dashing adventurer has yet to make a cameo. Neubert says her job involves a lot of dirt and heat. It best fits “a geeky outdoors

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What makes the archaeology of Southern Nevada special? Southern Nevada and the greater Mojave Desert are unique in that the environment is harsh and inhospitable. And yet humans not only survived but thrived here. Neubert says that the fascinating thing about archaeology is that you can see how humans made the unforgiving desert work for them. They used natural rock shelters—caves and outcroppings of rocks that would protect from the elements. They were in harmony with the seasons, knowing which water sources existed when and where. For example, in the summer, ancient Southern Nevadans would migrate from the Valley floor to what is now Red Rock National Conservation Area because it’s cooler and water was available year-round.

n Archaeology The study of human history via artifacts n Paleontology The study of plant and animal fossils n Anthropology The study of human culture and society

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person,” she says. And there’s “legitimate blood, sweat and tears if a cactus stabs you.” “We get excited over rocks on the ground or etched circles in a rock. Who gets excited about a plain circle etched in the rock? Archaeologists!” Neubert says. “At the same time, you have to be very comfortable outdoors, you have to be very comfortable getting into these remote areas where a satellite phone may be your only way to contact out.” As the sole official archaeologist for Red Rock and Sloan Canyon, Neubert has a lot of freedom to develop her own projects. But overall, everything is directed toward identifying, protecting and learning about cultural sites and then sharing that knowledge with the public. Because of the extreme heat of Nevada’s warm months, summer is Neubert’s “office season.” She writes reports and analyzes archaeological sites that she’s already identified. When the heat breaks—in mid-September or October— Neubert spends more time out in the field, doing pedestrian

surveys and trying to identify new sites. She also does a lot of public outreach, spending a portion of her weekends in the Red Rock visitors center, telling guests and students about the archaeology of Red Rock. When learning about the ancient past of Southern Nevada, children and adults have different but similar interests, Neubert says. Kids are interested in the tactile objects—stone tools, arrowheads, etc. Adults want to know “who was out here, who made this stuff,” Neubert says. “It’s an interesting way to go about it because both topics are the same. It’s just a matter of how you interact with it.” Neubert says that everybody is looking for a mythical past, but the truth is less glamorous and more real. “People expect this exotic, otherworldly, primitive concept, but they were humans just like us,” Neubert says. “They had their stuff just like we do. They were living their lives. They had the same environment to live in that we do here now. The difference is the way they interacted with it.”

Stay on designated trails. If you wander off, you may accidentally step on or destroy artifacts without realizing it. Do not climb on or near the rock art.

Don’t touch rock art. Just like with contemporary art, the natural oils in your hands hurt the artifacts.

Don’t take souvenirs. If you take it home, future visitors can’t enjoy it. And if every one of the millions of visitors took a souvenir, there would be nothing left.

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Archeological sites near Las Vegas Clark County has more than 10,000 known archaeological sites, according to BLM archeologist Annette Neubert. “It’s insane. It’s a huge number—more than any place I’ve ever worked at,” she says. While most of the sites aren’t open to the public, here are a few that you can visit. n Lost Creek — Children’s Discovery Trail (Red Rock Canyon). Stroll down this 0.6-mile interpretive trail at Red Rock Canyon to see pictographs and a waterfall. n Petroglyph Wall (Red Rock Canyon). A very short walk (only 0.2-miles) from the Willow Springs Picnic Area will reveal 800-year-old cliffside rock art. n Willow Spring Loop (Red Rock Canyon). This easy mile-long hike provides views of agave roasting pits and pictographs. n Sloan Canyon Petroglyph site. (Sloan Canyon). There are more than 1,700 design elements dating back to time immemorial in this cultural treasure trove. n Petroglyph Canyon Trail 100 (Sloan Canyon). This moderate 4.4-mile roundtrip hike will bring you to amazing cultural sites. –C. Moon Reed

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Sloan Canyon makes plans for a permanent contact station in its future

By Miranda Willson | Weekly staff loan Canyon National Conservation Area is sometimes overshadowed by its more popular sibling, Red Rock Canyon. While Red Rock visitation reached more than 3 million last year, about 82,670 people visited Sloan Canyon in 2018. But the 48,438-acre desert oasis adjacent to Henderson has much to offer, including endangered desert bighorn sheep, more than 300 panels of ancient rock art and plenty of hiking and biking options without the crowds. In the coming years, Sloan will receive an upgrade to better accommodate its steadily growing flow of mostly local visitors: a permanent visitor contact station. Established in 2002, Sloan Canyon has a temporary contact station near one of its most popular trails, Petroglyph Canyon Trail. The planned permanent contact station will be located in the same area and will continue to offer visitors information on the ancient rock art and other Sloan resources. But it will also feature an exhibit space, an indoor amphitheater, staff offices and a new, half-mile interpretive trail, according to the Bureau of Land Management. One impetus for building the station was the recent growth of development in the surrounding area, said John Asselin, public affairs specialist for the BLM. This has increased visitation over the past several years and the need for educational resources. “There’s a lot of people out there, and this is their closest cool outdoor place to go and walk around and learn some things about the geology and human history of this area,” Asselin said. “So it just makes sense for us to move forward with [this] and provide a good place for not only people to start out and get some information, but for us to be able to educate folks.” The contact station won’t be of the same scale as the visitors center at Red Rock, but it will help visitors understand the ecological, geological and

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cultural resources at Sloan, including the petroglyphs and the volcano-shaped landscape, Asselin said. It will also allow Sloan’s four BLM staffers to work permanently on site, said Joseph Varner, Sloan Canyon Conservation Area monument manager. “Right now, they’re working at desks at Red Rock Canyon, and that’s a long drive,” Varner said. The permanent contact station is still in the design phase, and the date of completion is unknown at this point, Asselin said. BLM staffers are consulting with tribal nations and City of Henderson officials on the agency’s plans. The area is especially important to the Southern Paiute, who will be involved in the development of cultural interpretive programs and signage at the contact station, Varner said. In the meantime, exciting developments are taking place at Sloan Canyon this fall, said Jim Stanger, president of Friends of Sloan Canyon. Friends of Sloan Canyon is collaborating with the BLM to replace old trail posts and install new ones to make it easier for hikers to navigate. The volunteer-led advocacy group is also working to beef up its trail monitoring program, which helps ensure that trails are maintained, Stanger said. “We’re going to make a big effort this year to make sure that the rest of the trail system is monitored and that we can get additional reports on the entire trail system,” he said. Once the permanent contact station is built, the BLM expects to offer more information and events on site, Asselin said. “As the permanent facility gets here and the interpretive folks are able to work out here all the time, you’ll start seeing more and more programs going on,” he said.

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THE STARS The world’s best basketball players flock to Las Vegan Joe Abunassar and his old-school approach By Mike Grimala eing a basketball trainer is big business right now. NBA fans who use social media are conditioned to look for updates throughout the offseason, when most players post video clips of their daily workouts. The players talk about expanding their bag of tricks, adding new moves and “getting better every day,” as they show off the work they’re doing to make it happen. Such hype videos usually include appearances by the players’ personal trainers. The latest guru to the stars, the trainer is the one throwing tennis balls at the players while they dribble through cones, or making them juggle Gatorade bottles as they shoot one-handed jumpers. It’s all part of the show. You might not expect that show to reach a nondescript business plaza on the west side of Las Vegas, dominated by a patio furniture showroom. The only indication anything extraordinary might be going on? A small collection of high-end sports cars parked outside a blank storefront. Next to the furniture warehouse

is the Hoop City gym, home to Impact Basketball. If you’re not looking for it, it’s almost impossible to spot. Yet dozens of the best basketball players in the world go out of their way to work out there every summer. On a Monday morning in September, Kyle Lowry of the reigning champion Toronto Raptors is pouring sweat as he runs pick-and-pops at full speed. Setting the screens is Philadelphia 76ers center Kyle O’Quinn. Lowry runs off the pick and flings a hook pass to O’Quinn, and the big man sticks a jumper. Over and over again. It’s not pretty. Lowry and O’Quinn are gasping for air and pushing themselves to complete the circuit. The work is real, not staged for Instagram engagement. There are no cameras recording. Joe Abunassar prefers it that way. As the founder and owner of Impact, Abunassar has spent more than a decade building one of the most impressive client rosters in the business—Kevin Garnett, Chauncey Billups and Tayshaun Prince were some of the first athletes to train with him. And he has done it without posting his workouts on Snapchat. “That’s not us,” Abunassar says. “We don’t Instagram every day and put our workouts on video. You don’t see any Kyle Lowry workouts on video. I trained Kevin Garnett for 20 years and didn’t videotape one of his workouts to put on social media or anything. I don’t have any interest in

having a YouTube channel.” Abunassar has built his business with the idea that top-level players will recognize legitimate training methods when they see them. A former college basketball assistant coach, he founded the IMG basketball academy in Florida around the turn of the century, then began focusing on individual training as more elite players gravitated to his regimen. After a few years, his roster expanded to the point where he had to make a move in order to keep everyone happy. “Many of the pro guys didn’t really want to go to Sarasota, Florida, anymore,” Abunassar says with a laugh. “So Chauncey Billups, Tyronn Lue, Tayshaun Prince—my original clients—we talked about where we could open up something, and Las Vegas was the perfect location. The pros like being here, [and] not just for the Strip. A lot of them have bought homes out here in Summerlin and Anthem.” Abunassar took his services to Las Vegas in 2006, relying on wordof-mouth to attract players. This summer, he says, 75 to 100 professional ballers have come through his gym for workouts. O’Quinn has been training with Abunassar since his days at Norfolk State in 2009. “I trust Joe with my career,” O’Quinn says. “This is my 10th summer coming here, and he knows my body better than anybody. I came here in college, and I met some of the guys that were already here. You want a career like theirs. That’s what Joe does here. He knows how to get us prepared for training camp. It’s good, trusted work.” As Lowry and O’Quinn go through their morning paces, WNBA star Lexie Brown and longtime European league stalwart Tremmell Darden take turns running a full-court fast break. All told, there are five Impact staffers, not including Abunassar, conducting the workout. Darden swears by Abunassar’s

individualized training program. A Las Vegas native, he went undrafted out of Niagara University in 2004 and made his way to Europe. He hooked up with Abunassar early in his professional career and has stuck with the program ever since. Now 37, Darden is the type of nononsense player who appreciates a straightforward atmosphere as he puts in his summer work. “You have to have a social media presence to get the younger generation, but veterans and players that have been here for years understand this is championship, high-level training,” Darden says. “It’s not a lot of gimmicks. You’re not going to see a lot of things that aren’t transferrable to the court. I’m not saying that other trainers don’t do this, but the things we do here are game situations, game speed, game tempo. Even in our pickups we have referees. We have defensive three seconds. It’s low-key, but at the same time, the vets who have been here and the pros who have been here know it’s proven results.” Abunassar is based in Las Vegas full time from April through September. Once NBA training camps begin, he migrates to his LA office and spends much of his time flying to different locations to meet with clients who want year-round training. What his clients don’t want, generally, is offseason attention from the outside world. When Lowry and O’Quinn wrap their workout, they walk to their cars and drive away without fanfare. While the rest of the training world continues to hype, Abunassar remains confident in his no-frills approach. “It’s not about grabbing five NBA guys and training them and putting it on social media,” he says. “It’s about building a business and understanding that what we provide for NBA players is very legitimate. They’ll find us.”

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THE CHELSEA THOM YORKE Radiohead hasn’t played Vegas since 1995, but its frontman has become a regular by comparison, returning to the same Cosmo venue he played last December. If you missed that electrifying performance, or if you’re ready for round two— with Yorke, Nigel Godrich and visual conductor Tarik Barri adding more material from June album Anima to the set—head for the Strip. With Andrea Belfi. 8 p.m., $49-$69. –Spencer Patterson (Courtesy)

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The Nigerian American rapper just dropped sixth studio album Wow…That’s Crazy, on which he considers the power of black girl magic, global issues and more. Wale heads to Light on Friday, where you can expect to hear new cuts that set a big mood. 10:30 p.m., $20-$30, Mandalay Bay. –Leslie Ventura

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SAT, OCT 26 BUNKHOUSE SALOON FREAK THE BEAT Get your freak on at this outdoor hip-hop party, featuring performances from Mr. Carmack, Mike Xavier, THEY., Andre Power of Soulection and 143 Tommy, plus bites, drinks and a costume contest. 4 p.m., $30-$50. –Genevie Durano

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First FridaY AT UNION HOUSE November 1, 7 p.m., free. 917 1st St., 702-300-4337.

magine folks from all walks of life gathering under one roof, dancing and vibing together and supporting the local scene. That’s the dream for Rayce Rayos, owner of Sarap! clothing store inside the Arts District. For the past year, Rayos has been throwing one of the biggest DIY First Friday events inside Union House, a warehouse, art gallery and studio space that’s home to a handful of other creatives in the 18b Arts District. Located on First Street around the corner from Artifice and Arts Square, Union House—along with SPCKRFT studios and the Butterfly Effect Collective—has been a hub for art, music, self-expression and community. “Nightlife doesn’t have to be synonymous with club life and an expensive time,” says Rayos, who began throwing talent showcases in 2018. “I keep it really eclectic in terms of the music I play, be it R&B, rap or reggae. Every type of person shows up—old, young, every color of the rainbow.” Rayos’ First Friday event has continued to grow while bringing in local DJs, rappers and other musical talents. He has even hosted yoga in the park and charity shoe drives. “Everybody has their own flavor,” Rayos says. “Allowing someone to flourish, whether they’re a graffiti artist or an R&B singer or rapper, feels great.” There are a lot of moving parts in order to keep the community effort afloat. Union House, owned by Arts Factory owner Jonathan Kermani, is home to retail and art galleries, while SPCKRFT is a creative multipurpose studio and the hub for the Butterfly Effect Collective. Both entities come together on First Friday to empower the community to get out and have fun. “All the things that we want to do are things that haven’t been done before,” says Butterfly Effect Collective cofounder Baby Claypool. “It’s mainly creating a collective consciousness.” Claypool and co-founder Amber Nicole established Butterfly Effect to bring Las Vegas creatives together. The collective has hosted two successful First Friday events at the SPCKRFT warehouse, though Claypool and Nicole are taking November off with plans to come back stronger in December. “We’re hoping to expand to other things, like avantgarde art installations,” Claypool says. And though BEC is going dark next month, Claypool and Nicole say they’ll be out supporting Rayos’ event, which is coming up on its two-year anniversary. “Union House has come a very long way,” Rayos says. “How many times do you go to something like, ‘OK, what’s the agenda, what’s the catch?’ And there’s none of that here. It really is just a Las Vegas thing.”

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Wait, more R&B? You asked for it. Let Mario love you at Light on October 26. Also: Wale 10/25. Wed, FriSat, Mandalay Bay, 702-632-4700. LIQUID

DJ Phoreyz 10/25. Kid Conrad 10/26. DJ Buza 10/27. Wed-Sun, Aria, 702590-9979. MARQUEE DAYCLUB

Vegas-based DJ Brett Rubin—the creator of underground house fave Terrace Afterhours (which teams with MNTRA to bring Pleasurekraft to the Hustler Club on October 27)— helps wind things down at Marquee Dayclub on October 27. Also: Lema 10/25. M!KEATTACK 10/26. Brett Rubin 10/27. Daily, Cosmopolitan, 702-333-9000.

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When Paul Blair produces, he does it for Lady Gaga, DNCE, Pitbull and the Black Eyed Peas. When he DJs under the White Shadow moniker, he does so in Las Vegas at On the Record. Listen to him do his thing October 26, supported by DJ Eddie Mac in the Living Room. Also: DJ G-Squared 10/25. Wed, Fri-Sat, Park MGM, 702-730-6773. TAO NIGHTCLUB

Zaytoven 10/24. Four Color Zack 10/25. Eric DLux 10/26. Thu-Sat, Venetian, 702-388-8588.

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Alesso 10/25. The Chainsmokers 10/26. Diplo 10/27. Friday-Sunday, Encore, 702-770-7300.

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LOS ARCOS BIRRIERIA Y TACO SHOP

GET TO KNOW BIRRIA , MEXICAN SPECIALTY OF THE MOMENT IN THE VEGAS VALLEY BY LESLIE VENTURA very year, a new food craze seems to take over Las Vegas. Right now it’s birria, a savory Mexican stew traditionally made of shredded goat meat. That’s not to suggest birria is a passing fad. In some parts of Mexico, birrierias are as common as McDonald’s, and they’re also huge in LA and throughout the Southwest. We headed to three birria joints to find the best goat and beef stew tacos, perfect for this fall weather.

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The most traditional birrieria of the three, Los Arcos packs some serious bang for your buck. The menu is simple: Choose from an assortment of tacos like pollo asado and lengua ($2-$3.75), and of course, birria, which can be made with either goat or beef ($3-$3.75). The goat is mild, and both versions melt in your mouth. The birria tacos come with a side of consommé, the rich broth in which the meat is cooked. 2201 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-815-5722.

CARNITAS Y TORTAS AHOGADAS GUADALAJARA 2 Located across from Dino’s Downtown in the old Super Burrito spot, this place specializes in pork, but its goat game is on point, too. Here, it’s cut thick, almost like tri-tip, and has a very strong flavor. The tacos ($3.25 each) find the protein folded inside a grilled and seasoned corn tortilla and served with red onions. Dress yours up with red or green sauce and order an agua fresca for a complete meal. 1601 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-818-4771.

664 TJ BIRRIERIA If you prefer beef to goat, TJ is your spot, since it only serves beef birria. The meat is stewed to perfection, with just the right amount of spice and tanginess. Order the quesabirria ($3.90)— essentially a taco with melted cheese—or the tostabirria con queso ($4.50), which packs birria and cheese between two flattened and toasted corn tortillas. The regular birria tacos ($3) are equally delicious. Order a cup of consommé ($2) for maximum dippage. 3061 Las Vegas Blvd. S. #1A, 702-795-0199 .

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FOOD & DRINK TEE IT UP The Downtowner’s Lobby Bar serves up golf-themed cocktails

DeMarco’s smoked salmon scramble (Christopher DeVargas/Staff)

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Chef Sammy DeMarco brings new menus to 7th & Carson

Downtown’s culinary scene just added a and Sammy’s special sauce. star to its roster. Sammy DeMarco—forThe dinner menu comprises dishes such as U-10 divmer chef of Sam’s American and Sam’s er scallops ($21) on a bed of celery-root puree, hazelnut Snacks in the Bellagio, and First Food & Bar brown butter, winter citrus supremes and herb at Palazzo and Rattlecan at the Venetian—has salad. Though summery in appearance, the dish 7th & returned to town after living in Europe for a provides all the comfort of fall. The strozzapreti Carson 616 E. few years. This time he’s a guest chef at 7th pasta ($19.50), with Chianti-braised duck leg, Carson & Carson, where he has introduced brunch melted fennel, oven-dried tomatoes, capers and #110, 702and dinner menus sure to please longtime pistachios and grated Pecorino, is more sweater868-3355. Thursdayfans and win new ones to his style of elevated season fare. And for dessert, don’t skip the Tuesday, 11 comfort food. French toast topped with gelato, white chocolate a.m.-10 p.m. The brunch menu features smaller plates, chips and toasted hazelnuts ($8), a nod to the items to share and bigger plates for hungry chef’s time in Europe, where hazelnuts appear weekend warriors. A standout is the smoked in everything. salmon scramble ($13.50)—salmon ribbons, scramDeMarco cut his teeth on New York City’s culinary bled eggs, frisée, whipped crème fraîche and salmon scene, where he attracted industry peers to his rescaviar, served with sourdough. The Double House taurant. To that end, he has also created a Tuesday Burger ($15.50) revisits one of DeMarco’s signature industry menu at 7th & Carson—one more reason it’s dishes from his previous restaurants: two 4-ounce good to have the chef back in town. premium patties with caramelized onions, pickles –Genevie Durano

Located a block north of bustling Fremont East, the Lobby Bar at the renovated Downtowner motel seems a bit under the radar among Las Vegas drinking nooks. Since it opened in January, however, the 15-seater has been serving some of the most spirited deals in the Valley, in a sociable space with a mellow midcentury modern vibe recalling ’50s Miami or Palm Springs. The house drink menu features concoctions perfect for the Mojave Desert climate. The Azelea, official cocktail of the PGA’s Masters Tournament, is a sunshiney blend of gin, lime juice, pineapple juice, peach schnapps and simple syrup on the rocks. The strained Hole in One unites Scotch, sweet vermouth, lemon juice and orange bitters. Both cost just $6, as does the John Daly, vodka-spiked iced tea and lemonade. A Dark & Stormy, the classic blend of rum and ginger beer, is a spicy winner ($7). Tap beers include a couple of locals, Bad Beat’s Bluffing isn’t Weisse ($6) and Tenaya Creek’s Bonanza Brown ($5), plus good ol’ PBR ($3). Picking up a golfing theme? The Lobby Bar also serves as the “clubhouse” for the hotel’s six-hole, retro-themed mini golf course. You can check out a putter and ball from your bartender and hit the adjacent artificial-turf links. But be forewarned: The holes might look easy, but they’ve been designed with invisible embankments and tricky slopes. –Greg Thilmont

THE Downtowner Lobby Bar 129 N. 8th St., 702-5532553. 24/7.

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Player 1 Video Game Bar pairs all-you-can-play machines with craft beer By C. Moon Reed

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he problem: A group of friends didn’t have access to a big enough house to play Call of Duty or Halo in the same room. The solution: Build a video game bar, with games galore, the space to play them and plenty of amenities. Seven years ago, Jeff Benoit opened Player 1 Video Game Bar in Orlando, Florida. It solved his space problem and more. “Orlando took off like a shot,” Benoit recalls. The timing felt perfect, he says, because a generation that grew up playing video games had come of age, ready to bring its hobby into the nightlife realm. Unlike at traditional arcades, where players shell out quarters for each game—or each time they hit “continue”—Player 1 charges a cover ($5 for locals, or less during happy hour) for unlimited access. There’s also a $200 annual membership on offer, which comes with additional perks like a Tshirt, free plus-ones and an invite to an annual members-only party. After so much success in Orlando, Benoit chose Las Vegas for his bar’s second location due to its similar mix of tourists and locals. He’s a longtime fan of the city who visited regularly for years before moving here. The Vegas Player 1— on Maryland Parkway south of Sahara—officially opened in August, and Benoit says the response has been extremely positive. “When people walk in, they’re wowed,” he says. At 9,500 square feet, the Vegas location is about three times larger than the Orlando venue. It features more games, more space to walk around and a bigger bar. “A lot of people play games over the bar, and the longer bar allows more people to do that,” Benoit says. A veritable cornucopia of games and consoles awaits players at Player 1, including titles

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from every era. There’s a forest of arcade cabinets; game emulators along the exterior walls; an original Atari 2600 hooked up to an old-school TV; Xbox, Nintendo, PlayStation and Sega systems. Only the pinball machines require quarters to play, because they need so much care and maintenance, Benoit explains. The decor is built around gaming nostalgia. Cases at the entryway display Benoit’s personal memorabilia collection. Posters and 3D displays of classic video games—such as Ghosts ’n Goblins, Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Mario Bros.—adorn the walls and, in some cases, even hang from the ceiling. Hungry gamers can munch on movie theater-style food: pizza, popcorn, pretzels, churros and nachos. And thirsty ones will discover a far deeper beer list than you’d expect in a place where booze isn’t the main draw—50 taps featuring pours from Unibroue, Cigar City Brewing and beyond. “We’re big fans of craft beer,” Benoit says. “If you’re going to drink, you might as well be drinking something of quality.” Born in 1972, Benoit grew up playing video games and still plays today. He feels a strong connection with the classic arcade era and suspects the nostalgic appeal is twofold: It reminds older players of their childhood and gives younger players a glimpse into a long-lost past. To keep things interesting, Player 1 rotates its machines about once a week and constantly adds games and decorations. “Every time you come into the bar, you should see something new,” Benoit says.

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Swilley (far right) and the Black Lips (Lance Laurence/Courtesy)

MOUNTAIN SONGS Armed with “MAGICAL” new material and a new lineup, the Black Lips return to Las Vegas By Leslie Ventura or 2017 album Satan’s Graffiti or God’s Art?, Georgia garage-rockers the Black Lips found themselves recording atop an isolated mountain in upstate New York, at Sean Lennon’s home studio. It had been three years since the band’s last full-length, and original drummer Joe Bradley had just parted ways with the flower punks. With new members Oakley Munson (drums) and Zumi Rosow (saxophone) onboard, the group sounded reinvigorated on Satan’s Graffiti, and is now preparing to enter its third decade of existence. The Weekly caught up with bassist/vocalist Jared Swilley to chat about the Lips’ Lennon-produced LP, the next album and the parallels between rock ’n’ roll and religion.

How did pairing up with Sean Lennon impact the trajectory of Satan’s Graffiti or God’s Art? We were kind of without a drummer or even really a label at the time, so he kind of saved us, in a sense. It was a blessing, and he came through and made it work.

How did it feel compared to your other studio All the men in your family are preachers. sessions? It was probably my favorite recording How has that informed your approach to life and experience of all time, because we were up on this music? It was a huge influence on me. I grew up in a magical mountain, isolated from everything, and … it was a Southern gospel Pentecostal church, so it we really had no contact with the outside world. It’s was real wild. The music was crazy, and people were probably the first time we recorded and I speaking in tongues, having seizures and never carried my wallet or phone anywhere. BLACK LIPS falling over. I always thought if I could incorI didn’t know what day it was; time didn’t re- with Blue Rose porate just a fraction of that into my show Rounders. ally matter. It was like a very productive and … because they’re going nuts on Sunday October 25, 9 creative summer camp. p.m., $20-$25. morning with no booze or drugs. Just the Bunkhouse aspect of growing up being on the stage and Saloon, 702What’s the impetus behind the current being in front of people, I guess that’s always 982-1764. tour? I just want to stay on tour and keep been my calling. I would never be behind the working as much as possible. We have a new pulpit, but we’re essentially doing the same album coming out soon, but not as soon as line of work. I thought. It’ll be out early next year—I want to say January—but we just stay on the road; that’s what we Every rock ’n’ roller or singer that I really do. We haven’t been to a lot of these places in a while. like—from Little Richard to Johnny Cash and Otis Redding—came up in the church singing gospel Does that mean we’ll hear new songs on this music from the same region. Ray Charles, James tour? Yeah, we’re going to be playing a bunch of Brown—we’re all kind of from the same area. So new stuff. it’s the same feeling.

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TRANSITION TIME CEO Richard “Boz” Bosworth reveals details about the Hard Rock Hotel’s conversion to Virgin By Brock Radke opular restaurants Nobu, MB Steak and Pizza Forte will survive the transition of the Hard Rock Hotel into Virgin Las Vegas, the new resort officially scheduled to open on November 6, 2020. Those are just a few of the revelations from the latest episode of the All the Vegas podcast with special guest Richard “Boz” Bosworth, CEO of the Hard Rock Hotel. Now that the resort revamps at Park MGM and the Palms are complete, eyes have turned to the Hard Rock, which will begin its transformation to Virgin in early February. “The last day of check-in is Super Bowl Sunday, and it’s a one-night maximum stay. We had one group ask for a late checkout on Monday, the 3rd. We said, ‘Nobody is coming in behind you, so it’s no problem,’” Bosworth says. “Once they leave, the construction fences will start being built around the building. It’s a monumental task.” Bosworth noted there are some similarities between the Virgin and Hard Rock brands, beginning with founders Richard Branson and Peter Morton—two “inspiring and creative entrepreneurs [who] come from the world of music.” The remade and rebranded resort is also expected to

maintain—and perhaps advance—the cool vibes and come-as-you-are environment that set the Hard Rock apart when it opened in 1995. “We’re not defining our future customer by age or demographic,” Bosworth says. “We’re defining that customer by spirit,” Still, he stressed the Virgin Las Vegas experience will be completely different. Every inch of the property is being renovated and will take on a different look; even restaurants that remain will be renovated and expanded. Nobu’s bar will double in size, and MB Steak will expand onto the casino floor, increasing its bar from 20 to 50 seats and adding 20 more spaces to the dining room. The main entrance will be dramatically revamped by pushing back the casino space by 125 feet to create a “grand sense of arrival,” Bosworth says. The Hard Rock’s legendary center bar, renovated four years ago, will be moved to create better visibility and flow through the property, and 13,000 square feet of gaming space will be added to bring Virgin’s total casino area to 70,000

square feet. More surprises are in store in entertainment and nightlife. Bosworth says the club and theater space now occupied by Magic Mike Live—previously home to nightclub Body English—is one of the city’s most versatile venues and that his team will look to capitalize on that asset. “The club environment, in our opinion in today’s world in Las Vegas, is not a seven-day environment, and in fact the club model here is broken from a financial standpoint. That’s not a path we’re going to go down,” he says. “Knowing the old Body English space, it’s really built for the customer experience, built for entertainment, and we’ve got something that’s very interactive and can be activated seven nights a week from the entertainment perspective.” Whether concert venue the Joint will get a new name is still to be decided, Bosworth says, but the property has already announced a partnership with promoter AEG, and Bosworth is already presenting potential residency shows for the venue.

Brock Radke and Mark Shunock chat with a different, essential Las Vegas personality every other Monday for Las Vegas Weekly’s All the Vegas podcast, recorded at the Space. Find this episode with Richard “Boz” Bosworth and many more on Apple Podcasts, YouTube or at allthevegas.com.

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Brent Holmes’ “Clotilda,” part of Block 17 (Wade Vandervort/Staff)

In the neighborhood The stunning Block 17 addresses aspects of black life in Las Vegas By Dawn-Michelle Baude lark’s Las Vegas Townsite Map” (1905) greets visitors to the Block 17 exhibition at UNLV’s Donna Beam Gallery. The vintage map grids Downtown Las Vegas into numbered chunks. “Block 17”—between Ogden and Stewart Avenues—designated the neighborhood where early-1900s African Americans settled. Today, Block 17 nods at the origins of our black community while seemingly breaking every boundary the block was meant to contain. Vibrant and thoughtful, Block 17 showcases 18 African American artists living in Las Vegas and working in printmaking, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, mixed-media, video and installation. A third are under the age of 30; another third are connected to UNLV; some exhibit often, others rarely. Although group shows tend to wallow in eclecticism, Block 17—curated by Donna Beam director Jerry Schefcik—literally hangs together, the variety in medium, material and style balanced through coherent presentation. Among the standouts is Brent Holmes’ installation “Clotilda,” named after the last known U.S. slave ship. The piece consists of a box topped with

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a clay-boat fountain, a black jar of charcoal, a white ous, large-format mixed-media collages referencing jar of cotton wipes, a stack of newsprint, a towel and rising ethnic and religious tensions in his native headphones. The soundtrack layers pleasant instrucEthiopia, the complex layering in the works productions over a soothing melody by 18th-century black ing an impressive formal and narrative depth. composer Joseph Bologne. Visitors are told to smear Other artists in Block 17 engage social justice charcoal on their faces and “Talk about … occasions indirectly, if at all. Chase McCurdy’s paintings of in which you have been pulled over by law “Neo” portray an animistic, geometric figenforcement. Speak of the heart palpitaure who seemingly gazes back at the viewer aaaac tions that occurred during those incidents. like a trickster from sci-fi myth. Ashanti Block 17 Through Question whether the heart palpitations you McGee’s mute video, “A Year on Dashcam,” December 7; experienced are based on a legacy of genetic intimately but self-consciously documents Monday-Friabuse.” The toy-boat fountain—combined the cumulative moments constituting the day, 9 a.m.-5 with a DIY identity simulation—is as disarm- p.m.; Saturday, artist’s life, arousing curiosity and empanoon-5 p.m.; ing as it is pointed. By inverting the demeanthy. Ashley Hairston Doughty’s prints and free. Donna ing history of blackface, Holmes produces a Beam Fine Art sculpture shift language from the commuGallery, 702rich commentary on racial oppression and nicative to the aesthetic realm, delivering 895-3893. injustice. social commentary and humorous, artistic Sloane Siobhan and Miguel Rodriguez insight along the way. also take on race with incisive, emotional Expert draftsmanship also populates works—the former in a sculptural mixed-media Block 17 with subtle, moving portraiture by Lance piece featuring suffocated heads ironically sproutSmith; stylized desert landscapes by Vicki Richarding from lush greenery, the latter with a spectrum son; and delightful pen-and-marker illustrations of ceramic anti-Santa Clauses who are anything but of payday Las Vegans by Mariah GW. Block 17 is a cherubic white. Eyob Mergia contributes two vigorsignificant, resonant show that everyone should see.

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(Wade Vandervort/Staff)

HOUSES AND THE HOLY Architect and fine artist David Baird soars at Priscilla Fowler gallery By C. Moon Reed or more than 20 years, David Baird has kept a meditative practice. Every day he completes a journal entry, spending anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours on the effort. But rather than scribbling thoughts in a diary, Baird makes three pieces of art. “When I enter my studio, pull out a sheet of paper and start marking it, I bring everything to the table,” Baird says of his daily habit. “I bring my experiences, knowledge and the skills I have developed over the years.” For example, his “Hot Mess” series of mixed-media journal entries are nine seemingly randomly inkblots that are nonetheless exceedingly satisfying to the mind’s eye. The mixed-media collages in the “Triangle Study” series could be simple geometric forms, but they also carry the essence and energy of exuberant dancing figures. A selection of these visual journals are on display alongside sculptures, paintings, monoprints and mixed-media creations in an expansive solo show

at Priscilla Fowler Fine Art though October 26. between the ground and ceiling, like messengers Covering a 15-year span of Baird’s career, the survey moving between heaven and earth. features 93 works, 38 of which were featured recently Baird’s father was an ordained Presbyterian in a show at the Dadian Gallery at Wesley Theologiminister who taught religion at the University cal Seminary in Washington, D.C. of Iowa rather than lead a congregation. In addition to being an artist, Baird is an DAVID BAIRD: His mother was raised in a strict Chrisarchitect. He’s a professor of architecture tian sect, only to later reject much of her A SURVEY Through at UNLV and the co-founder and design diupbringing. October 26; rector of +one Design & Construction. For “I was raised in a unique environment Tuesday-ThursBaird, the two disciplines are not separate. saturated with critical discussions about day, noon6 p.m.; Friday“I see these two activities existing on the religion,” Baird says. “I had a mother that Saturday, same spectrum—coming from the same never said no and a father that demanded 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; source,” Baird says. Sunday, 11 a.m.- clear thinking—not a bad foundation for 6 p.m., Priscilla The Judeo-Christian religion has been an artist.” Fowler Fine Art, a huge influence in Baird’s art, but don’t For Baird, the crux of his art lies in the 719-371-5640. expect traditional Bible illustrations. Baird act of interpreting biblical texts. “My faexplores religious themes via abstract art. ther taught me to cherish ideas, especially His “Tower of Babel” series, for example, those contained in a text,” Baird says. “Huare three-and-a-half-foot-tall wooden constructions mans are a messy, inconsistent proposition, but that combine his architectural and artistic skills. His a text can be dissected, analyzed and interpreted wooden “Angels” series hangs on the wall, suspended objectively.”

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calendar LIVE music 172 Anthony David 10/25. Ultimate Ozzy (Ozzy Osbourne tribute) 10/26. Kiss This (Kiss tribute) 10/29-10/30, 11/5-11/6, 11/12-11/13. Metalachi (Metallica tribute) 11/1-11/2. Robbie Blue, Sammie Serrano, Aimeque 11/8. Rio, 702-513-3356. ACCESS SHOWROOM Jeff Lorber, Everette Harp, Paul Jackson Jr. 11/2. Aliante Casino, 702-692-7777. Backstage Bar & Billiards Messer Chups 10/24. Night Club, Mother Mercury 10/25. Enforcer, Warbringer, Tyrants by Night, DiM 10/26. Heart Bones, The Pink Slips 10/27. NE Last Words, Andrew Boss, The Jones, Hereditary Mental Disorder, Co-Op, Vegas Odds 11/1. Shawn James 11/2. 601 Fremont St., 702-382-2227. THE BARBERSHOP John Allred 10/24. Heavy Petting Zoo 10/25. The 442s 10/26. Cletus & Mexican Sweat 10/27. Steel Panther 11/1. Cosmopolitan, 702-698-7434. THE BOXX Skipdixonmusic, Alzeeta, Layman, Brad, Dee Dolla Sign 10/27. J Knack, Dallaz, Suga Shane & more 11/3. Blaze Ya Dead Homie, Alla Xul Elu, Boondox 11/12. 1000 N. Nellis Blvd., 702-824-5281. Brooklyn Bowl Tower of Power 11/1. Sammy Johnson, Swells 11/2. Tom Morello, 93Punx 11/3. Nahko & Medicine for the People, Touch Sensitive 11/7. Ice Nine Kills, Fit for a King, Light the Torch, Make Them Suffer, Awake at Last 11/8. PJ Morton, Asiahn, Pell 11/9. Tauk, Jazz is Phsh 11/12. Linq Promenade, 702-862-2695.

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DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS EVENTS CENTER El Fantasma 10/25. 200 S. 3rd St., 800-745-3000.

Hard Rock Live In Flames, Red 11/8. 3771 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-733-7625. HARDWAY 8 Stanley Ave 10/25. Acoustic Mayhem 11/1. The Shakes 11/8. 46 S. Water St., 702-410-5124.

DALLAS EVENTS CENTER Corazón de Maná (Maná tribute), Selena Tribute 11/1. Texas Station, 702-631-1000.

Eagle Aerie Hall Kalani, Vetivs, Mastiv, Gerry Trevino, TRVLRS, Journey 2 Rapture, Glee Club 11/8. Vanity Of Insanity, Symptom, Model Citizen, Blume, Bloodsons, Mierda De Vida, The Goons 11/9. 310 W. Pacific Ave., 702-568-8927.

THE Dillinger B’yana Hinton 10/25. Leo B 10/26. 1224 Arizona St., Boulder City, 702-293-4001.

Encore Theater John Fogerty 11/6, 11/8-11/9, 11/13. Wynn, 702-770-6696.

The Chelsea Lizzo, Ari Lennox, DJ Sophia 10/25. Thom Yorke, Andrea Belfi 10/26. Cosmopolitan, 702-698-6797.

THE Dispensary Lounge Toscha Comeaux 10/25. Pascale Elia 10/26. Joe Darro & Friends 10/27. Marbin World Jazz Quartet 10/30. Jo Belle Yonely 11/1. Karen Jones 11/2. Jazz Jam 11/6. Indra Jones 11/8. Gary Fowler 11/9. 2451 E. Tropicana Ave., 702-458-6343.

EVEL PIE Grade 2, Wolfhounds, Intoxicated Rejects 10/27. Guilty by Association, No Bueno!, Intoxicated Rejects, DC Fallout 11/9. The Ataris, Sprockets 11/13. 508 Fremont St., 702-840-6460.

CLEOPATRA’S BARGE Dionne Warwick 10/2410/27, 10/31-11/3, 11/7-11/10. Caesars Palace, 866-227-5938.

THE DISTRICT AT GREEN VALLEY RANCH Richard Mann 10/25. 2225 Village Walk Drive, 702-564-8595.

THE CLUB Next Movement 10/25. Great White, Slaughter 10/27. Soul Juice Band 11/1. Femmes of Rock 11/9. Cannery, 702-507-5700.

Dive Bar Vetivs, Exaltation, Orbitron, Phalloplasty 10/24. Michale Graves, Dead at Midnite, Proyecto Makabro 10/27. Sheer Terror, Hand of Doubt 10/30. Sin City Rejects 11/7. Pariah Was One, Mastiv, MarrysleepwithKill 11/9. Strung Out, The Casualties, War Called Home, Lambs to Lions 11/13. 4110 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-586-3483.

Bunkhouse Saloon The Rhyolite Sound, Elijah Ocean, Rob Leines 10/24. Black Lips, Blue Rose Rounders 10/25. Freak the Beat ft. Mr. Carmack, THEY., Andre Power, Mike Xavier 10/26. TsuShiMaMiRe 10/29. Mike Watt & The Missingmen, Strange Mistress, Water Landing 10/30. Wovenhand, The Unwieldies, The Midnight Disease 10/31. El Conjunto Nueva Ola 11/1. Maladjusted (Smiths/Morrissey tribute) 11/2. Helms Alee 11/3. Melvins, Redd Kross, Sh*tKid 11/5. Here Lies Man 11/6. 1349, Uada, Cloak 11/7. The Sonz 11/8. 124 S. 11th St., 702-982-1764.

CLUB MADRID Uptown Funk (Bruno Mars tribute) 10/26. Sunset Station, 702-547-7777. The Colosseum Journey 10/25-10/26. Joe Bonamassa 10/27. Guns N’ Roses, Dirty Honey 11/1-11/2. Madonna 11/7, 11/9-11/10. Caesars Palace, 866-227-5938. Count’s VAMP’D Paradise Kitty (Guns N’ Roses tribute), Jason Walker & The Majestic 12 10/25. Thigh Voltage (AC/DC tribute), Lovedrive (Scorpions tribute) 10/26. Count’s 77 10/31. Brant Bjork, El Perro, Fever Dog 11/1. Three Lock Box (Sammy Hagar tribute) 11/6. Framing the Red,

War Cloud, Drug Hunt, Stonecutters 11/7. Cherie Currie & Brie Darling, Mojave Sun 11/8. Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd/Southern rock tribute), Kaos Bender & The Traveling Trailer Park 11/9. 750 W. Sahara Ave., 702-220-8849.

DONNY & MARIE SHOWROOM Paula Abdul 10/24-10/26. Flamingo, 702-733-3111. DOUBLE DOWN SALOON Monster Zero, Flames of Durga, Three Rounds, Hell on Wheels, Gravity Layne 10/25. The Negative Nancys, Scotty Dub & The Jellyfish, Los Carajos, Stagnetti’s Cock 10/26. Uberschall 10/27. 4640 Paradise Road, 702-791-5775.

House of Blues Face to Face, Lagwagon, Destroy Boys 10/24. Christian Nodal 10/25. Yelawolf 10/26. The Story So Far, The Frights, Hunny, Just Friends 10/27. Gente de Zona 10/28. Santana 10/30, 11/1-11/3, 11/6, 11/8-11/10. Children of the Korn (Korn tribute) 10/31. Fabia 11/5. Sabrina Claudio, Gallant 11/7. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7600. The Joint Five Finger Death Punch, Three Days Grace, Bad Wolves, Fire From the Gods 11/1-11/2. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5000.

Fremont Country Club Gwar, Sacred Reich, Toxic Holocaust, Against the Grain 10/26. 601 E. Fremont St., 702-382-6601.

Las Vegas Festival Grounds Day N Vegas ft. J. Cole, Travis Scott, Kendrick Lamar & more 11/1-11/3. 311 W. Sahara Ave., 702-632-7589.

Gilley’s Saloon Yankton 10/24. Rob Staley Band 10/25-10/26. Chase & The Pursuit 10/30. Dez Hoston 10/31. Redneck Rodeo 11/1-11/2. Dynamite Draw 11/5-11/6. Scotty Alexander 11/6-11/7. Arnie Newman’s Country Club Band 11/8-11/10. Treasure Island, 702-894-7722.

Mandalay Bay Events Center Sara Bareilles 11/1. 702-632-7777.

Golden Nugget Showroom Sweet 10/25. The Guess Who 11/1. Asia ft. John Payne 11/8. 866-946-5336. THE Golden Tiki The Hypnotiques 11/3. 3939 Spring Mountain Road, 702-222-3196. GRAND EVENTS CENTER Clint Holmes 10/25. 38 Special 11/1. Green Valley Ranch, 702-617-7777. THE Griffin The Shivas, Luxury Furniture 10/27. 511 Fremont St., 702-382-0577.

MGM Grand Garden Arena Twenty One Pilots, MisterWives 10/30. 702-531-3826. NOMAD RESTAURANT Brian Newman 10/24-10/26, 10/31-11/3, 11/6-11/9. Park MGM, 702-730-6785. Orleans Arena Nightmare on Q Street ft. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Ja Rule, Ashanti & more 10/26. 702-365-7469. Orleans Showroom Aaron Lewis 10/2510/26. The Temptations 11/8-11/9. 702-365-7111. Park Theater Lady Gaga (Enigma) 10/25, 10/31, 11/2, 11/6, 11/8; (Jazz & Piano) 10/26, 11/3, 11/9. Park MGM, 844-600-7275.

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Pearl CONCERT THEATER Marilyn Manson 10/31. Palms, 702-944-3200. THE Railhead OC/DC (AC/DC tribute) 10/26. Piano Men (Elton John/Billy Joel tribute) 11/2. Mike Zito 11/7. The Police Experience (tribute) 11/9. Boulder Station, 702-432-7777. Rocks Lounge Moving Pictures (Rush tribute) 10/26. Red Rock Resort, 702-797-7777. Sand Dollar Lounge Neon Nights 10/24. Billy Ray Charles, The Moanin’ Blacksnakes 10/25. Catfish John (Grateful Dead tribute) 10/26. Open Jam 10/28. The Rumrunners 10/29. The Funk Jam 10/30. Mega-Scopes 10/31. 3355 Spring Mountain Road, 702-485-5401. SANDBAR Chase Rice 10/25. Red Rock Resort, 702-797-7777. South Point Showroom Frankie Moreno 10/24. Donny Edwards 10/25-10/27. 702-696-7111. STAR OF THE DESERT ARENA Gerardo Oritz 11/2. Creedence Clearwater Revisited 11/9. Primm, 702-386-7867. STARBRIGHT THEATRE 2215 Thomas W. Ryan Blvd., 702-240-1301. STARBOARD TACK Sixteen Jackies, Dark Black, Morosis, Mutual 11/9. 2601 Atlantic St., 702-684-5769. Stoney’s Rockin’ Country Alyssa Micaela 10/25. Stephanie Quayle 11/1. Tim Montana 11/8. Town Square, 702-435-2855. SUNCOAST SHOWROOM Steve McCoy (Tom Jones tribute) 10/26. Frankie Scinta 11/9. 800-745-3000. Terry Fator TheatRE Boyz II Men 10/2510/27. Mirage, 702-792-7777. TopGolF Craig Campbell 11/1. Yachty by Nature 11/2. Through the Roots 11/8. 4627 Koval Lane, 702-933-8458. VEIL PAVILION Plain White T’s 11/9. Silverton, 702-263-7777. Venetian Theatre Willie Nelson & Family, Tennessee Jet 10/25-10/26, 2/21-2/22. 702-414-9000. Vinyl The Devil Wears Prada, Norma Jean, Gideon 10/24. Subhumans 10/25. Cherry Glazerr, Cowgirl Clue 11/1. Sunday Afternoon, Stucky Jackson & The Boys 11/7. Helmet 11/8. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5000. ZAPPOS THEATER Gwen Stefani 10/25-10/26, 10/30, 11/1-11/2. Florida Georgia Line 11/6, 11/811/9, 11/12. Planet Hollywood, 702-777-6737.

Comedy ART SQUARE THEATRE DTLV Neon Nights Comedy 10/27. 1025 S. 1st St., 702-383-3133. BONKERZ COMEDY CLUB Peter Sers 10/24. Kris Shaw 10/31. Rampart Casino, 702-507-5900. Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club Michael Somerville, Andy Pitz, Gooch Thru 10/27. Tom McTigue, Landry, Derek Richards 10/2811/3. MGM Grand, 866-740-7711. COMEDY CELLAR Noah Gardenswartz, Kathleen Dunbar, Leo Flowers, Chris Turner, Mark Cohen Thru 10/27. Nicole Aimee, Allan Havey, Dean Edwards, Sean Patton, Mark Cohen 10/28-11/3. Rio, 702-777-2782. The COMEDY WORKS Bobby Slayton 10/24-

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Performing Arts & Culture ArtificE Samhain Celebration 10/25. 1025 S. 1st St. #A, 702-489-6339. Charleston Heights Arts Center StorySlam: The Darkside 10/26. 800 Brush St., 702-229-2787. East Las Vegas Library Dao Strom, Stacey Tran & Vi Khi Nao 10/28. 2851 E. Bonanza Road, 702-507-3500 Henderson EVENTS PLAZA Last Friday 10/25. 200 S. Water St., 702-267-2171.

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THE Mob Museum Halloween Party ft. costume contest, tarot & crystal ball readings, live jazz & more 10/31. 300 Stewart Ave., themobmuseum.org. PASEO VERDE LIBRARY The Silver State Ghost Hunters 10/29. 280 S. Green Valley Parkway, 702-492-7252. Ron DECAR’S EVENT CENTER The Burlesque Hall of Fame Presents: Trick-or-Tease! 10/25. 1201 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-384-0771. THE Smith Center (Reynolds Hall) Nevada Ballet Theatre: Swan Lake 10/24-10/27. Las Vegas Philharmonic: The Music of Danny Elfman 11/2. Zion’s Youth Symphony and Chorus 11/3. Jesus Christ Superstar 11/5-11/10. Las Vegas Academy: Contemporary Voices 11/13. (Cabaret Jazz) Opera Las Vegas 10/24. Sinatra with Matt Dusk 10/25-10/26. Las Vegas Pops with Spectrum and Radiance 10/27. Frankie Moreno 10/29. David Perrico Pop Strings: The Music of The Godfather 11/1. Midnite Rider: The Music of Gregg Allman 11/4. Michael Grimm: Tribute to Ray Charles 11/5. Composer’s Showcase 11/6. John Daversa 11/7. California Guitar Trio and

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Montreal Guitar Trio 11/9. Frankie Moreno 11/11. Jesse Cook 11/12-11/13. 702-749-2000. The Space Evil Dead: The Musical Thru 10/27. 3460 Cavaretta Court, 702-903-1070. UNLV (Artemus W. Ham Hall) UNLV Fall Choral Concert 10/24. Flamenco Legends by Javier Limon: The Paco de Lucia Project 10/25. The United States Marine Band, “The President’s Own” 10/31. (Beam Music Center) UNLV Chamber Music Society: WindSync 10/29. 702-895-2787. WOODLAWN CEMETERY Tombstone Tales: Walking Tour 10/25. 1500 Las Vegas Blvd. N., nevadepreservation.org. The Writer’s Block Songbird 10/26. 519 S. 6th St., 702-550-6399.

LOCAL THEATER CSN FINE ARTS THEATRE PROGRAM (Backstage Theatre) Idea Man 11/1-11/10. 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., 702-651-5483. Las Vegas Little Theatre (Mainstage) Six Degrees of Separation Thru 11/3. 3920 Schiff Drive, 702-362-7996. Majestic Repertory Theatre Horrorwood Video Thru 11/3. 1217 S. Main St., 702-478-9636. NEVADA CONSERVATORY THEATRE (Black Box Theatre) The Flick 11/1-11/10. Marcus; or the Secret of Sweet 2/14-2/23. UNLV, 702-895-2787. OPERA LAS VEGAS One Amazing Evening: 20 Years of OLV’s Greatest Hits 10/24. Windmill Library Theater, 702-895-2787 POOR RICHARD’S PLAYERS Lizzie Thru 10/31. The Playhouse, 528 S. Decatur Blvd., theplayhouselv.com. A Public Fit August: Osage County 10/25-11/3. 100 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-735-2114. Signature Productions West Side Story Thru 11/16. Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive, 702-507-3860. Super Summer Theatre Death Is a Drag Thru 11/3. 4340 S. Valley View Dr. #208, 702-579-7529.

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Donna Beam Fine Art Block 17 Thru 12/7. UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-895-3893. East Las Vegas Library Desert Companion 2019 “Focus on Nevada” Photo Showcase Thru 11/19. 2851 E. Bonanza Road 702-507-3500. Enterprise Library Las Vegas Woodturners Association: Multiple Woods in Turning Thru 12/15. 25 E. Shelbourne Ave., 702-507-3760. Neon Museum Tim Burton: Lost Vegas Thru 2/15. 770 Las Vegas Blvd. N., 702-387-6366. Nevada Humanities Program Gallery Imagine Nevada: Nevada Artists and Poets Celebrate 10 Years of Illustrated Word Exhibitions Thru 11/26. 1017 S. 1st St. #190, nevadahumanities.org. Nevada State Museum Eclectic Nevada Thru 5/31. 309 S. Valley View Blvd., 702-486-5205. Priscilla Fowler Fine Art David Baird: A Survey Thru 10/26. 1300 S. Main St. #110, 719-371-5640.

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FOOD & DRINK bazaar on the roof 10/24. Bazaar Meat, bit.ly/31wlicb. Culinary Road Trip with Chef Scott Commings: Salem, Massachusetts 10/24. Downtown Grand, bit.ly/2MYxNbj. Las vegas latin caribbean caribfest Sin City Bacchanal 10/26. Various locations, lvcaribfest.com. usa today wine & food experience 10/26, Las Vegas Festival Grounds, bit.ly/2Bwsdrs.

SPORTS UNLV FOOTBALL San DIego State 10/26. Sam Boyd Stadium, 702-739-3267.

VEGAS THEATRE COMPANY The Thanksgiving Play Thru 10/27. Art Square Theatre, 1025 S. 1st St., #110, 725-222-9661.

Sahara West Library Nevada Watercolor Society Fall Show Thru 12/7. Hans Van de Bovenkamp Thru 12/7. 9600 W. Sahara Ave., 702-507-3630.

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL West Coast Baptist College (exhibition) 10/25. Thomas & Mack Center, 702-739-3267.

Galleries & Museums

Spring Valley Library Matt Pizzazz Art by James Pakala 10/24-12/10. 4280 S. Jones Blvd., 702-507-3820.

UNLV MEN’S SOCCER Missouri Kansas City 10/25. Houston Baptist 10/27. Peter Johann Memorial Field, 702-739-3267.

Springs PRESERVE (Big Springs Gallery) The Evolution of Ivanpah Solar Thru 1/5. (Origen Museum) Backyard Adventures Thru 1/12. 333 S. Valley View Blvd., 702-822-7700.

UNLV WOMEN’S SOCCER Wyoming 10/25. Colorado State 10/27. Peter Johann Memorial Field, 702-739-3267.

Barrick Museum of Art (East Gallery) Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya: Connective Tissue Thru 2/22. (Window Gallery) Zet Gold: On My Mountain Thru 2/22. UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-895-3381. Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art (Artist Studio) Yasuaki Onishi: Permeating Landscape Thru 10/27. 702-693-7871. Centennial Hills Library Ron Dorso: The American Road Thru 11/12. 6711 N. Buffalo Drive, 702-507-6100. Clark County LIBRARY Christopher J. Brandstetter: Detroit: Art in Decay Thru 11/3. 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3400. CORE CONTEMPORARY Leobardo Bracamontes: Lobo Loco Thru 11/2. 900 E. Karen Ave. #D222, 702-805-1166.

Summerlin Library Yasmina Chavez: The Suchness of Light Thru 12/17. 1771 Inner Circle Drive, 702-507-3860. West Charleston Library Tomas Gaspar: An American Family Thru 12/3. 6301 W. Charleston Blvd., 702-507-3940. West Las Vegas Library Glynn Galloway: Leather or Knot Thru 11/5. 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 702-507-3980. Whitney Library Sprat Artistic Ensemble: Continuation Thru 11/17. 5175 E. Tropicana Ave., 702-507-4010. Windmill Library Thomas Shea Thru 11/24.

UNLV WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL Air Force 10/24. Fresno State 10/31. Cox Pavilion, 702-739-3267. VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS Colorado 10/25. Anaheim 10/27. Montreal 10/31. Winnipeg 11/2. T-Mobile Arena, 702-692-1600.

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Entrepreneurs and small-business owners are often confronted with unique financial challenges, including business accounts, loan worthiness, credit, capital and cash flow issues. “It’s essential for anyone who is starting or running a business to consider the options and do some research before choosing a financial institution,” said Nicole Cypers, Vice President of Public Relations at America First Credit Union. “It’s also important to understand their needs and offer dedicated avenues of support. In many cases, credit unions provide benefits that aren’t available at traditional banks.” Here’s a look at common issues entrepreneurs face, as well as some possible solutions.

Early financial roadblocks for startups Adequate funding to launch, maintain and eventually expand a business is crucial for its success. “Startups make heavy use of personal equity and traditional debt, with over half using their own personal savings,” the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy reported in 2016. While some business owners are willing to risk their personal savings to support their venture, this isn’t viable for all aspiring entrepreneurs. Others have unreasonable expectations when it comes to funding. “Many in today’s business world have the impression they’ll receive venture capital or angel investment but typically that’s not the case,” Cypers said. According to the SBA Office of Advocacy, venture and angel capital comprise a small part of business financing—less than 2%. Business loans are another source of start-up capital. In the right circumstances, they can be a fantastic solution. “If you’re considering a small business loan, compare what’s available in terms of rate, collateral, repayment and access,” Cypers said. “For some, the idea of accruing debt to get their business off the ground can be daunting, but not all debt is bad. Find a good loan with a solid repayment plan.” Loans can also be a source of cash flow, which is often a stumbling block for young businesses. Even if a company is breaking even or showing monthly profits, it can still struggle with day-to-day finances, depending on the timing of payroll, bills and more. Having a secure loan behind you is a smart way to circumvent these issues, promote growth and alleviate pressure.

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onstruction forms the backbone of society. It builds the infrastructure that shapes our daily lives, including homes, offices, schools and roads. It’s also responsible for thousands of great-paying professional jobs. In short, construction helps make Southern Nevada a great place to live. The Nevada Contractors Association is dedicated to ensuring the construction industry’s future prosperity. We represent nearly 500 general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and affiliated firms. Together, there is nothing we can’t do. We look forward to further strengthening the construction industry, ensuring its long-term vitality and enduring legacy in Nevada. As such, we’re proud to honor the valley’s best general contractors, subcontractors and professionals, as well as the year’s most impressive and prestigious projects. The Contractor of the Year Awards are the industry’s highest and most coveted honors.

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artin-Harris has been a major contributor to job creation and economic growth in Southern Nevada since the 1970s. The company, which also operates in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas and with more than 370 employees, offers services from design to preconstruction for office, industrial, hospitality, health care, education, multi-family and special use. The Martin-Harris Special Projects Group is a dedicated team with experience, resources and equipment catering to high intensity, short duration interior improvement projects. With a culture of safety as well as innovation, MartinHarris utilizes the Dominance, Inducement, Submission, Compliance hiring system, which allows the it to develop comprehensive teams poised for success. The company also uses virtual reality for construction, with VR technology being used to recreate objects in a 3D environment using AutoCad and Building Information Modeling. It recently completed construction at the 813,000-squarefoot Amazon Fulfillment Center in North Las Vegas, a project

billed as largest speculative industrial development in Southern Nevada history. Other recent projects include Legacy House of Southern Hills, Shanghai Plaza, Adobe at Red Rock and The Degree, a new five-story UNLV housing complex structure featuring 226 units with 758 bedrooms. With a philosophy of people over projects, Martin-Harris invests in the next generation of construction professionals through outreach NCA, where it serves as a Gold Level sponsor. They also participate in the association’s Career Day, Construction vs. Cancer, and various other luncheons and fundraisers. Its outreach includes hosting booths at the Clark County Workforce Development Community Job and Resource Fair and CCSD’s East Career and Technical Academy Career Fair. They also partnered with STEM 101 three years ago to develop a curriculum that exposes middle school students to careers in the construction industry. It supports organizations such as Make-A-Wish, St. Jude’s Ranch for Children and United Service Organizations.

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KOR Building Group n Construction-industry veteran Rebecca Fountain founded general contracting firm KOR Building Group in 2013 with a focus on residential renovations, government contracting, hotel remodels, facility maintenance projects, tenant improvements and commercial construction. In a male-dominated industry, KOR is one of the few construction firms recognized as a Women’s Business Enterprise National Council woman-owned business. It achieved acclaim for work for clients along the Strip, such as the Venetian, the Palazzo and Excalibur, as well as projects at McCarran International Airport for the Department of Aviation, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, Hudson News and Jamba Juice. Fountain is an inspiration and role model for female entrepreneurs across the state, said Trischa Roy, owner of Acme Floorz, who met Fountain three years ago on a project at McCarran. “Rebecca and I started talking about being a woman-owned business and the challenges we face,” Roy said. Fountain introduced Roy to the Nevada Contractors’ Association’s Contract Readiness/Diversity Certification Preparation program, and the Diversity and Inclusion Council. Within a year, Roy said she had certifications in WBE, WOSB and ESB. “Meeting Rebecca and getting involved with the NCA was the best decision I could have made,” Roy said. A founding member of NCA’s Diversity and Inclusion Council and the Steering Committee, Fountain next year will join the Government Affairs and Labor Committee to continue her outreach. Meanwhile, KOR will continue to foster an inclusive company culture and grow in accordance with its commitment to expand its women and minority representation from management to labor, with a systemic approach to creating an environment where all employees feel welcome, supported and respected.

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CORE Construction completed the 44,370-square-foot East Las Vegas Library project this year. The exterior of the library on Bonanza Road in northeast Las Vegas is pictured. (Courtesy)

CORE Construction n CORE Construction has a culture of safety that revolves around the belief that jobsite accidents and incidents are preventable. CORE empowers every member of the field operations staff to think of themselves as the company’s safety team. They also hold every member accountable. All superintendents, project managers and laborers are required to use Predictive Solutions, a mobile safety-inspection application. The application is installed on every field personnel’s smart device, and the data collected is consolidated into a comprehensive real-time project safety report that is reviewed by CORE’s Continual Improvement Committee. CORE’s dedication to safety starts with its Operational Excellence program, which includes six priorities — safety, quality, schedule, cost,

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subcontractors and client. Safety is first and foremost, with protocols dispersed throughout the company in training, collaboration and innovation. On the training side, all project site supervisors are OSHA 30 trained, and site-specific safety orientation is required for all trade members, with regular interactive safety workshops for employees and building partners. In terms of collaboration, every trade is required to provide a plan that breaks down each task, considers potential hazards and develops a strategy to mitigate any hazards. Innovation includes the use of the Predictive Solutions application. CORE recently completed the East Las Vegas Library project, which involved the new construction of a 44,370-square-foot facility in an underserved part of the valley. Due to the size of the project, the safe coordination of all trades was paramount, and the project was completed in April with zero incidents and zero accidents.

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Project Neon-Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. n Construction and engineering firm Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. deserves much of the credit for improving the daily commute of the nearly 300,000 Las Vegas motorists in the recently completed Project Neon. The $1 billion project eased congestion along the 3.7-mile segment of Interstate 15 between Sahara Avenue and the Spaghetti Bowl interchange. Tapped to provide designbuild services for this threeyear endeavor, Kiewit assembled a team that at peak levels employed 96 staff and more than 500 craft by both Kiewit and subcontractors, who faced numerous challenges during construction. The biggest concern was maintenance of traffic, which was accomplished in large part because of Kiewit’s excellent working relationship and communications strategy with the Nevada Department of Transportation. The tight schedule was also problematic, but the implementation of accelerated construction methods, such as the use of California wide flange girders and depth deck panels, kept the project on track. Project Neon also utilized public involvement and community outreach with branded cam-

So what did it take to transform the busiest roadway in Nevada? Here’s the breakdown: n 1.8 million square yards of asphalt paving (28 lane miles) n 1.06 million cubic yards of excavation/ embankment (324 Olympic swimming pools)

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n 69,000 cubic yards of bridge-structure concrete (21 Olympic swimming pools) The recently completed Project Neon roadway project near downtown. Kiewit Infrastructure completed the $1 billion project to ease road congestion along the 3.7-mile segment near the Spaghetti Bowl interchange. (Courtesy)

paigns such as “The Big Squeeze” and “The Main Event” to communicate with the community. Given the massive scope of the project, safety was a paramount concern, but Kiewit’s policy of “Nobody Gets Hurt” resulted in a TRIR (total recordable incident rate) of 0.38, almost 10 times lower than the national industry average of 3.1.

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n Robert Mendenhall has been instrumental in shaping Southern Nevada over the past six decades as a champion of construction-industry innovation and development that embodies the J.A. Tiberti Spirit Award. In 1958, Mendenhall founded Las Vegas Paving Corp., which through his leadership, emerged as one of the 50 largest contractors in the nation. Thinking ahead of his time, Mendenhall experimented with the reclamation and recycling of asphalt pavement materials through a progression of inventions and plant equipment. His reputation as an innovator came to light in 1971 when Las Vegas Paving successfully “reconstructed” a 1-mile section of Interstate 15, utilizing the same materials from the initial construction of the same stretch of road. For the first time anywhere, a highway was reclaimed, recycled and made new. Mendenhall’s ability to anticipate and respond to the construction industry’s needs continue to contribute to the success of Las Vegas Paving. His passion for the health of the Southern Nevada construction community makes Las Vegas Paving and its team members proud. The award recognizes a company’s or individual’s innovative approaches to industry development, regulatory efforts and community involvement.

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Ryan Witherow Trench Shoring

n Ryan Witherow of Trench Shoring takes pride in his longtime membership with the Nevada Contractors Association. Witherow has an active role in the association, especially with his leadership in the Construction Leadership Council and the Safety Committee. He is also a fixture at quarterly luncheons and mixers, fundraisers, Construction Career Day, safety forums and the Holiday Dinner Dance & Silent Auction. He isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bashful in recruiting his colleagues to join, inviting others in the industry to association events and introducing them to members. Trench Shoring, which has offices in California and Nevada, has the shoring equipment to handle any job, from a small utility trench to a 10-mile sewer line.

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Trinity Land Surveying Inc. n Trinity Land Surveying is a WBE and WOSB-certified land-surveying and 3Dscanning firm with a focus on the Las Vegas resorts corridor and sporting arenas. The company, founded in 2012 by Lisa Craig, has provided top-quality construction layout and structural steel layout for Allegiant Stadium, the Las Vegas Convention Center expansion, Las Vegas Ballpark, The Sphere, MGM Convention Center expansion and Park MGM Eataly. Trinity Land Surveying joined the Nevada Contractors’ Association in 2014 upon becoming affiliated with the Operating Engineers Local 12, crediting the NCA’s Diversity and Inclusion Council for providing insight to union issues and with the certification process. Trinity quickly grew from three surveying crews to 14, working on some of the Las Vegas area’s most notable projects. This includes work on the Las Vegas Ballpark, a $150 million, 10,000-seat, minor league baseball stadium that is home to the Las Vegas Aviators, and also serves as a venue for other civic, community, nonprofit and sporting events. Trinity was contracted to establish site control for all trades and perform rough and fine-grade layout. The company was also contracted by other trades to lay out the structural concrete, underground utilities, fencing, site hardscape and signage. The company

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Trinity Land Surveying Inc. has provided structural steel support and layout for many Las Vegas-area projects, including at the new Las Vegas Ballpark. (Courtesy)

certified the playing field to ensure compliance with baseball regulations. “Trinity Land Surveying provided their services from start to finish,” said Patrick Delano of Hunt Construction Group and Penta Building Group, a joint venture construction management team. “The extremely tight schedule constraints made some days difficult. However, Trinity provided their services for Hunt-Penta and our other subcontractors with professionalism, and it would be a pleasure to work with them again.”

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Komatsu Equipment n Komatsu Equipment offers new, used and rental equipment, assuring excellent service support with an extensive parts inventory, highly trained service personnel, on-site maintenance to eliminate travel and minimize downtime, and preventive maintenance programs to help avoid unexpected repairs. Komatsu offers a broad range of construction, utility and mining equipment for sale. That includes articulated trucks, asphalt rollers, backhoe loaders, crawler bulldozer machines, excavators, mobile crushers, motor graders and water towers. It also has a complete line of ground-engaging tools and attachments such as buckets, forks and hydraulic booms. This equipment supports a wide range of industries, including residential and commercial construction, highway construction, paving, agriculture, demolition, energy, infrastructure, landscaping, mining, quarry and utility. Komatsu has been on the forefront of machine-control technology with the use of GPS in its excavators and dozers, creating a full smart-construction division to give its customers an extra advantage when bidding projects. They also offer licensed GPS drone pilots and in-house 3D model builders. Komatsu has grown its rental fleet from $178 million to more than $255 million in equipment, an increase in spending that allows the company to provide its customers with a one-stop shop to procure needed equipment. Komatsu has a motto of â&#x20AC;&#x153;here to help,â&#x20AC;? which not only applies to its customers, but also to its employees. Komatsu regularly donates to charity events in need of equipment, with each corporate manager also active in giving back to the community.

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Burke Construction Group n Burke Construction Group prides itself on providing efficient construction management, specializing in comprehensive preconstruction, development, virtual design and construction (VD&C), construction management and sustainable building services. Burke’s clients include Credit One, Tesla, MGM Resorts International, Wynn Resorts, The Howard Hughes Corp. and UNLV, where the company is being touted for construction (Under $15 million) of Building 1 at the university’s new Harry Reid Research & Technology Park. The park is a 122-acre master-planned business, research and technology hub located in the southwest valley near Sunset Road and Durango Drive. Building 1, a four-story, 116,362-square-foot Class A office core and shell building, was the first space within the park to break ground. Officials believe the park will help bind the university to the Las Vegas community. The project, which works directly with Green Globes to receive certification, was designed with specific amenities for the UNLV Research Foundation and Black Fire Innovation, a new technology hub created by Caesars Entertainment. Given the time constraints of the project, which was also hindered by unforeseeable weather conditions, the Burke team proposed using a cantilever scaffold that would allow the entire project to be constructed concurrently. Additionally, during construction, the team had to work to redesign a portion of the project to accommo-

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Burke Construction Group was honored for its work at UNLV’s Harry Reid Research & Technology Park in southwest Las Vegas. (Courtesy)

date both new and existing utility lines. Another challenge: As the building was a three-story tilt with a fourth-story steelframe structure, the project team had to find a solution that would allow the trades to work on the fourth floor while the other floors were under construction. The Harry Reid Research & Technology Park is projected to create up to 25,000 jobs and have a $2.6 billion economic impact, according to an economic analysis by the UNLV Center for Business and Economic Research.

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n When Martin-Harris Construction was called to tackle this student housing project at UNLV, there were plenty of obstacles to overcome. Another contractor was unable to complete the job, meaning Martin-Harris inherited an incomplete project with faulty fire sprinklers, water-damaged drywall, structural deficiencies and a roofing system that needed repairs. But they utilized drone photography ($15-$30 Million) throughout the project and implemented initiatives such as onsite recycling, IAQ Indoor Air Quality control measures, LED lighting and synthetic grass to complete The Degree, the only oncampus housing apartments for UNLV students. A five-story structure includes 226 units with 758 bedrooms — each with a private bathroom. The $70 million project includes a parking garage and courtyard with full amenities, includThe Degree housing complex for ing a swimming pool, a spa, a barbecue UNLV students was finished by Martin-Harris Construction. (Courtesy) area, fire pit and a volleyball court.

n PENTA Building Group served as the general contractor for Las Vegas Ballpark, a 217,818-square-foot, 10,000-seat baseball stadium for the Las Vegas Aviators. The Summerlin facility includes 22 suites, multiple club seats and berm seating, with amenities such as party zones, picnic areas, kids’ zones, bars and a swimming pool. With groundbreaking in February (Over $30 million) 2018 and an opening in April 2019, the largest challenge PENTA faced was the tight schedule, with a project of such size and scope typically requiring 18 to 24 months to complete. PENTA and joint-venture partner AECOM Hunt implemented Building Information Modeling to design the park in virtual space and provide the owner with 3D visualization. In addition to increasing collaboration and communication across all teams, the modeling was also used to detect any mechanical, electrical or plumbing problems. AECOM Hunt and PENTA also employed Primavera P6 to manage the process, streamlining communication and planning, and improving scheduling and documentation. The ballpark was a smashing success, as the Aviators averaged a minorleague best 9,299 fans per game in their maiden season at the facility.

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Contractor of the year 2019

Commercial Roofers Inc. n Commercial Roofers Inc. is a leading commercial roofing union contractor specializing in new construction, re-roof and retro-fit. The company, which has 175 employees, has been part of NCA for more than 20 years, serving as a sponsor on multiple levels hosting mixers, luncheons and other events. With a corporate motto of wanting “all staff to go home at night in the same condition (they) came to work in,” the company has procedures in place to attain this objective and boasts no jobsite-related deaths or major injuries. Commercial Roofers is using many new innovations, including the installation of new job-tracking software. Each foreman has a tablet for uploading photos, payroll cards, signed change orders or jobspecific documents, which reduces paperwork. It has also invested in new service trucks, a new foam truck and a new crane, and continuously works to update its

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Staff members at Commercial Roofers Inc. gather for a photo outside the company’s Las Vegas headquarters. (Courtesy)

tool and equipment inventory. On the philanthropy side, the company holds an annual holiday toy drive to benefit the City Impact Center, and also supports Convoy of Hope, the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Veterans Village and Shade Tree. Among recent projects, the company was selected to provide new roofing and waterproofing on T-Mobile

Arena, a two-year project that included 310,000 square feet of roofing and 9,320 man hours. Challenges to this project included lack of space on site, as well as the problem of hoisting the neon pink signage letters onto the roof and installing the letters without puncturing the membrane roof materials. The project came in on time with no accidents, with a watertight roof for the Vegas Golden Knights.

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n Providing a safe work environment has been a cornerstone of corporate culture since Southland Industries was founded in 1949. The mechanical, electrical and plumbing building-systems firm is committed to continually raising the bar in its approach to safety and operating under the principle that every injury is preventable. Southland invests heavily in staffing, equipment and training to attain the goal of “Zero Harm” in the Mountain West Division. Southland, which in 2019 has an experience modification rate of 0.49 and zero recordable injuries reported for 498,860 hours worked, embraces myriad safety innovations. That includes a web-based program to encourage safety participation for all employees and reduce the time spent by safety professionals on audits or inspections. They also have weekly safety tailgates and stress safety during the new-hire orientations. Southland Industries’ Mountain West Division launched a new program using Building Information Modeling to eliminate the potential for falls before they occur on the construction site. The information modeling can also be used to determine excavationprotection systems. The company has also implemented a Safety Box, which includes storage of fall protection, accessible safety equipment, signage and inspection forms, eyewash, a fire extinguisher and first aid kit. Southland provided design-build fire protection services at Resorts World, where they installed sprinkler and standpipe systems for the new $4 billion Strip property. They also installed plumbing, mechanical, HVAC and fire service in one of the parking garages.

n An advocate for women in construction, Tiesha Moore of G3 Electrical is a seven-year member of the local chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction, where she has served on the board as well as numerous committees in connecting with other women in the industry. G3 Electrical seeks opportunities to combine forces with other small minority subcontractors — not only on jobs but also in a mentoring capacity. For instance, G3 Electrical helped a low-voltage minority contractor navigate the DBE-certification process by showing them their bid limit and his bonding capacity. A new member of the Nevada Contractors Association, G3 Electrical is active with the CTEC and Safety committees and the Diversity and Inclusion Council, with plans to sit on the planning subcommittee for Construction Career Day. G3 Electrical recently completed a project at The Meadows School, providing electrical services for the remodeling of the library and cafeteria. The company also established a relationship with the general contractor on the project, which opened doors for future opportunities. G3 Electrical, which was launched in 2010 by Tiesha and Thomas Moore, offers commercial and industrial clients services in new construction, remodels, improvements and lighting upgrades. G3 also performs electrical services for retail stores, convenience stores, restaurants and professional services firms. They are federally certified DBE, WBE and SBE.

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Vela Promos n Vela Promos, a screen-printing and embroidery company specializing in custom promotional products such as safety vests and shirts, supplies many contractor companies in Las Vegas with specialtydesigned hard hats. Vela is one of a handful of companies in the West with a hard-hat printing machine, which allows it to better serve the industry, including Associated General Contractors of America clients M.J. Dean, Werdco, Civil Werx, Martin-Harris, McCarthy, PENTA and Western Elite. “We are thankful for the way they serve our ever-changing needs,” said Chris Culver, director of sales with Western Elite. “While we worked on several new looks for some of our promo items, Western Elite was treated as a partner and not a customer with a wallet.” Vela continuously increases its NCA sponsorship level, believing the construction industry is not only an important component of its business, but also of the community. Vela, a silver sponsor, is active in the association’s Ambassadors and CLC committees, and is always looking to recruit new members. With a commitment to brand creativity and customer service, Vela strives for a five-day turnaround for client orders of as many as 3,000 pieces, and rarely exceeds a two-week turnaround in an industry that often delivers in six weeks. Vela also supports many community causes, including the Quiet Storm Foundation, a nonprofit created by former NBA player C.J. Watson. Vela donated Vegas Strong shirts for the foundation’s Hoops for Hope camp, and sold the same shirts during Construction vs. Cancer Las Vegas to raise money for charitable causes of the Nevada Contractors Association.

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PENTA Building Group n The PENTA Building Group has been a huge supporter of NCA with many of its employees involved in committees such as the NCA’s Board of Directors, Safety Committee, CLC Committee, Permits and Inspections Committee, Labor Relations and Government Affairs. It is also a major sponsor of NCA events, where they always have a large presence. PENTA Building Group was launched 19 years ago with core values of accountability, integrity, fairness, flexibility and teamwork. This approach has allowed PENTA to prosper while providing more than $5 billion in construction and preconstruction services. Serving communities

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