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STATE OF EMERGENCY? As the spread of the novel coronavirus continues, Nevada officials are working to mitigate the CORONAVIRUS impact that it could have COVERAGE on the Silver State. One Stay tuned to option still on the table: lasvegassun.com for the an emergency declaration. latest breaking news The governors of Florida about the COVID-19 and Washington have coronavirus. both declared states of emergency due to the spread of the disease. “The idea of the state of emergency is that it frees up the government to do things that they might not normally be able to do,” said Brian Labus, an assistant professor at UNLV’s School of Public Health. “It may allow them to shift funding around without the normal requirement of going through some sort of administrative process.” There’s no indication yet that Gov. Steve Sisolak will declare a state of emergency. PANIC BUYING Nonperishable food items and household supplies were mostly sold out at Las Vegas-area stores March 2 out of fears the coronavirus will spread to the Valley. Nevada hasn’t had any reported cases of the virus but “panic buying” for supplies—in case of forced quarantines—has set in. “These sorts of disasters or public health scares serve as beacons for us to do things we typically are supposed to do anyway, like disaster preparedness and having nonperishable foods,” said UNLV psychologist Stephen Benning. “However, people can take it to an extreme and rather than stocking up for a couple weeks, they’ll stock up for a couple months.”

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This election year has special resonance for women, as it marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of women’s suffrage. To commemorate that milestone, the Girls Scouts of Southern Nevada, UNLV and the National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites will participate in the public unveiling of a historical marker. Feel free to dress as suffragettes or in Girl Scout uniforms. bit.ly/383GUjy. –Genevie Durano

The coronavirus, COVID-19, is spreading around the globe, and the World Health Organization has said it has the potential to be a pandemic. At least 77 countries had reported cases at oress time, with more than 87,000 people affected. Clark County will hold a free public town hall at the YMCA (3521 N. Durango Drive) to address the steps it has taken to protect residents and the potential effects an outbreak would have on our community. bit.ly/3ahHfRo. –Genevie Durano

Annual fundraisers allow the Shade Tree to provide aid to women and children in crisis. Help fund its efforts— including its shelter, housing assistance program and pet sanctuary—by attending this brunch with mimosa bar, hich runs until 1 p.m. The event will also honor two influential Nevada CEOs: Diana Bennett of Paragon Gaming and Elizabeth Blau of Blau + Associates. $100-$150, 891 S. Rampart Blvd., bit.ly/39a7uJg. –Leslie Ventura

SIMPLE STEPS Southern Nevada Health District officials on February 28 met with first responders, health care workers and community partners to discuss how they will respond to calls from residents who might be infected with COVID-19. They were instructed to follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for treatment, such as wearing goggles or a face shield while caring for someone suspected of being infected. The CDC recommends everyday preventive measures like avoiding contact with people who are sick, avoiding touching eyes and mouths, staying home when sick, covering mouths when coughing or sneezing, and washing hands often with soap and water.

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THE SHOW WILL GO ON (ALBEIT A MORE SANITIZED VERSION) When attendees arrive at the CONEXPOCON/AGG construction trade show in Las Vegas this month, they’ll receive “no handshake” buttons and be greeted by signage emphasizing best hygiene practices. Amid worldwide concern over the spread of coronavirus, the convention—one of the best-attended of the year—will go on with protections in place March 10-14 at the Las Vegas Convention Center and Las Vegas Festival Grounds. Show officials are coordinating for the event to be staffed by extra cleaning crews to keep common areas sanitized and for multiple hand-sanitizing stations to be installed. Also, a “small number” of Chinese registrants will not attend the show because of travel restrictions put into place by President Donald Trump banning foreign nationals—other than immediate family of U.S. citizens and permanent residents—who have traveled in China within the past two weeks from entering the country. “We expect to have over 130,000 and we’re talking about less than 1% of that,” said Dana Wuesthoff, the show director. “We’re aware of what’s happening and we’re in contact with our partners at the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and the Southern Nevada Health District. We have precautions in place, and we’re proceeding as planned.” –Bryan Horwath

END R.U.N Cirque du Soleil’s newest show in Las Vegas, the action-thriller R.U.N at Luxor, will close March 8. It opened October 24 but “did not find an audience that could support it,” said Eric Grilly, senior vice president of Cirque’s Resident Shows Division. Those with tickets past March 8 will be refunded at the original point of purchase. Visit lasvegasweekly.com for more.

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Nights: The sun is shining, and the dayclubs are opening 5-Minute Expert: A guide for rock climbers Cover Story: We all love pizza, but how best to choose? Food & Drink: Shanghai Taste and the Players Locker Sports: Tom Brady and the Raiders aren’t a match Health & Wellness: Alternative salt therapies Vegas Inc: The new director of UNLV’s gaming center

“THESE ARE SIMPLE STEPS, BUT THEY’RE ALSO THE BEST WAY EVERY NEVADAN CAN TAKE PRECAUTIONS.” –Gov. Steve Sisolak, explaining how to protect yourself from getting sick

Gov. Steve Sisolak demonstrates a sneeze into his sleeve during a news conference on the coronavirus February 28 at the Grant Sawyer State Building in Las Vegas. The demonstration was meant to show how to control the spread of the virus in the event there is no facial tissue available.

New concert announcements: Duran Duran (May 1-2, the Chelsea); Built to Spill (June 4, Bunkhouse Saloon); STRFKR (June 26, Brooklyn Bowl); Tony Bennett (August 12, 14-15, Venetian Theatre); Sarah Brightman (October 7, 9-10, Venetian Theatre)

NEW HEIGHTS Ruminating on the highs and lows of the human condition (and drawing inspiration from a rather kindred bird of prey), Las Vegas-based trio The Silver State will celebrate the release of third studio album YRUYMI March 22 at Fergusons Downtown. For more on the local group, turn to Page 13.

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Billy Idol might be finishing up his residency, but he says heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not done with Vegas

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LISTEN UP Stephen Malkmus, Traditional Technique; Phantogram, Ceremony; U.S. Girls, Heavy Eyes (March 6)

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In his stand-up special, Dog Stepfather, Mark Ellis speaks about the weirdness of modern life. “Uber, I trust that way too much,” he says. “Some stranger in a Kia shows up, and … it’s like, ‘Well, you knew my first name, I guess I’ll show where I sleep. Come on this way.” Catch him for a one-night gig at House of Blues … but maybe drive there yourself. 6:30 p.m., $16-$22. –Genevie Durano

Watching the Netflix documentary Don’t F**k With Cats can be a disconcerting experience. But what gives this true-crime yarn its heart is Deanna Thompson, a Las Vegan who plays an integral part in catching an elusive internet killer, like a badass Nancy Drew set loose on the dark web. Hear her thoughts IRL when she stops by the Space. 8 p.m., $25. –Genevie Durano

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The Jabbawockeez dance crew has regularly updated its utterly unique Las Vegas show over the course of a decade on the Strip. Last month, the show celebrated 2,000 performances of Jreamz at MGM Grand and announced the next iteration, Timeless, which makes its debut this week in the same 350-seat Jabbawockeez Theater. “We’re approaching it not as a revamp but a whole new organism,” says Kevin “KB” Brewer, one of the masked group’s founding members. “We’re going back to our first [Vegas] project, Mus.I.C., because there’s some content there people haven’t seen for a while, but we’re breaking it all apart like Legos and reconstructing it, and it feels so different.” Jabba’s dance show has always been powered by a carefully curated and edited soundtrack, and the soundtrack for Timeless is described as the “ultimate playlist.” “With the music, the whole aesthetic and the choreography, for the first time in the history of Jabbawockeez, we’re going from a bit of a closed circle to leveraging the collective mind-set, opening up to the other geniuses in our camp,” Brewer says. Sunday-Monday, 7 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday, 7 & 9:30 p.m.; $50-$110. –Brock Radke

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KIRKO BANGZ It’s been almost a decade since Kirk Jerel Randle, aka Kirko Bangz, released his 2011 chart topper “Drank in My Cup,” an anthem for fraternity houses and dancefloors everywhere. The Houston rapper has released a series of mixtapes since, most recently 2017’s Progression ’17. Take a listen on SoundCloud, then grab a drank (or three) at the Mandalay Bay nightclub when Bangz takes over Light on Saturday. 10:30 p.m., $20-$30. –Leslie Ventura

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UNIFORM & THE BODY Why choose between apocalyptic industrial noise and bleak avant-garde metal when you can have both at once? Brooklyn duo Uniform teams with Providence, Rhode Island, pair The Body—as in, they’re not just sharing a bill but the stage, at the same time—to bring songs from collaborative albums Everything That Dies Someday Comes Back (2019) and Mental Wounds Not Healing (2018) to life. With Dreamdecay, Foie Gras. 9 p.m., $15. –Spencer Patterson

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Street life

Richie Bux deserves a bigger seat at the Vegas hip-hop table By Zoneil Maharaj ichie Bux doesn’t leave home without a gun. That’s not gangster posturing. An Air Force veteran, guns were once a tool of the trade for the 26-year-old emcee . “Hand me any gun, and I can take it apart,” he says. “It’s not a fascination for me; it’s a lifestyle.” That’s why we’re talking about the registered Springfield Armory XD Compact 40 pistol in his car over a basket of shrimp at Shuck’s Tavern in Summerlin. Bux, an Indiana native who moved here at 17, represents the street side of hip-hop, a sect rarely celebrated in Vegas entertainment. It’s a shame. If this were Chicago or Atlanta, cities that have embraced their respective drill and trap scenes, he’d be the city’s top shooter. “We’re a city that’s built on crime, but we shun it,” he says in his Midwestern drawl. “My music should be respected as equally as a pop song.” Bux’s songs are heavy on trigger talk. Every bar will make you flinch. The sonic curb stomps of “Ironman” and “Murder Rate”—both off his recent Early Infamy 2.5: Prize Fight EP—will terrify you. They’re supposed to. Bux’s music reflects a grim reality, much the way the records of idolized greats Jay-Z and Future reflect theirs. “One day we’re not gonna be here. Somebody’s gotta put those stories out,” he says. “I’ve scammed. I’ve sold Percocets. I’ve been in shootouts. I’ve lost close friends. That’s why I stay secluded. I’m in a different mindset now.” These days, Bux puts everything he has into rapping. He made five songs the day before we met and set a goal of making 10 more the next day. Despite his hustle, Bux says the fact that he’s a street rapper bars him from being booked at bigger venues or getting as much love as some of his positive peers. But while the city might not be watching, at least one important person is. Freddie Gibbs, one of Bux’s (and my) favorite rappers, has messaged Bux on Twitter, perhaps captivated by the younger emcee’s brash delivery and versatility. He might shift into a highpitched shout on one song and bounce with the heavy basslines on the next track.

“I try not to make the same thing more than once,” says Bux, who’s also a self-taught graphic designer. “A lot of people play to their strengths. I’m trying to work on my weaknesses.” Gibbs paying attention is especially huge for Bux. Gibbs is a fellow Indiana native and arguably the state’s biggest rap export; 2019’s Bandana made virtually every year-end best hip-hop albums list. The rapper sitting across from me has the skill, hustle and talent to earn those sorts of kudos sometime soon. “If he’s noticing me in 2020, I can only imagine who’s gonna notice me in 2023,” Bux says. AUDIBLE IMPACT Las Vegas production team The Audibles continues to cook up bangers. The Grammy-nominated duo of Dominic “DJ” Jordan and Jimmy “Jimmy G” Giannos served Justin Bieber a platter of four groovy R&B cuts for his chart-topping Changes LP, including Quavo-assisted single “Intentions” and album cut “Second Emotion” with Travis Scott. The versatile beatsmiths, who’ve also produced country records for Zac Brown, are eyeing an April release for their own album, Do Cool Sh*t with Your Friends. Expect to see Las Vegas rapper LAZR and singer Sebastian Reynoso, among others, on the project. BEATS FOR GRABS Speaking of beats, artists can get some on the low at the next Beat Auxion on March 26 at the Junxion Complex inside Boulevard Mall. The event is exactly what it sounds like: A group of producers, curated by event founder and audio engineer Dawsøn, auction off exclusive beats at reduced prices. Performers also get the opportunity to network with producers. There’s also a raffle for studio time and merch, and anyone who checks in at the event via a scannable QR gets a pack of free beats. “My goal is to get the artists and producers in the city to start working together. I own a recording studio and I record a lot of artists and too many times they are ripping beats off of YouTube,” Dawsøn says. “There’s too much talent in the city for us not to be working together.”

n Listen to new releases from Richie Bux and The Audibles, along with Wave MMLZ and ChiefDVB, Matt Nish with Nick Crucial, Impact and more at spoti.fi/32Ietqp, updated monthly.

Free flight

The Silver State’s new album finds the Vegas trio IN ITS RIGHT PLACE

By Leslie Ventura n In the six years since The Silver State released its last album, nothing and everything has changed for the band—two opposite notions that coexist on the trio’s new record, YRUYMI (pronounced “Why Are You, Why Am I?”) Comprising songwriter Caleb Lindskoog (Magmana), guitarist Taylor Milne (a touring musician for The Killers) and drummer Alex Stopa (Le Rêve), The Silver State has remained a constant in Las Vegas’ musical landscape over its 16-year existence, despite geographical and emotional obstacles. Released February 28, YRUYMI signals the return of Lindskoog after 13 years in Brooklyn, capturing the three-piece in one place for the first time since its ’04 debut EP. In that sense, YRUYMI is a homecoming record, its essence enveloped by the rich production from Battle Born Studio’s lead engineer, Robert Root. Nevertheless, the band

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says YRUYMI was a challenge to complete. “[Caleb] arrived at the most complicated time I’d ever had in life,” Milne tells the Weekly. The guitarist was gearing up for a busy road schedule with The Killers when he learned his mother was dying of brain cancer. Musically, no song embodies that hardship more than “Staten Island,” which Milne composed for his mother. “The guitars are dark and sad, but beautiful, like her,” he says. Drawing earthy comparisons to Wilco, Neil Young and early Radiohead, YRUYMI balances dualities of light and dark, death and rebirth. For Lindskoog, becoming a dad, raising two children and moving his family to Vegas were all elements he channeled into the album. The singer says he was also inspired by a hawk he’d often spot while walking home from work in New York. “I would always see this bird and think about how it was in the city, living in a way that it wasn’t meant to live. I felt this sort of kinship with this bird of prey that should be in the wild, but instead is here scooping up rats.” “Red Tailed Hawk” begins with three minutes of locomotive instrumentation, signifying a race—or perhaps a flight—toward something unknown. As the song progresses, it takes multiple turns before culminating in its synthy finale, with Bombay Heavy’s David Hopkins on keys. Over its spry 37 minutes, The Silver State wrangles grandiose ideas into a cohesive, emotional narrative, with the lifelong friends’ obvious chemistry propelling the album, and each other, forward.

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B i l ly I d o l h i n t s t h at h i s L a s V e g a s s t o r y W ON ’ T END W ITH HIS f i n a l P e a r l R e s i d e n c y d a t e S By Brock Radke ock icon Billy Idol staged his first Las Vegas residency four years ago at the House of Blues. For the past two years, he has made the Palms his home, popping up for a recurring engagement at the Pearl along with the likes of Blink-182 and Lady Antebellum. This week begins the final shows of this run from the former Generation X frontman, but he tells the Weekly he’s loving Las Vegas and hoping to book more shows here soon, maybe even another extended gig. “Doing these shows at the Palms has been great, because it’s such a great venue, a really good sounding room,” Idol says. “This group we have together now has been playing together for five years, so it’s a really solid version of Billy Idol. I’m sure we will [be back].” Best known as one of the prominent early faces of MTV and from ’80s hits like “White Wedding,” “Rebel Yell” and “Dancing With Myself,” Idol dropped his first album in nine years—Kings & Queens of the Underground in 2014. He also released memoir Dancing With Myself that year. “There are so many ways that people see things, how they access things. We found out that these

days, when you put a record out, you can’t just put a record out, it has to be a record and a book or some other thing,” he says. “So we’re actually doing a documentary at the moment. It may not be ready for a couple years, but we’ll be shooting it in Vegas during these dates. “Another great thing about the Palms is it’s a good place to shoot. One of these audiences will be in the documentary. This residency is a lot of fun, because we’re doing more than just playing.” Idol says he’s also hoping to return to Vegas soon because the diverse audiences here are perfect for an artist whose work spans decades, yet also reminds fans of their own rock ’n’ roll glory days. “You get some die-hard fans but also a lot of people who never got the chance to see a full-on show [back in the day],” Idol says. “[In] Vegas … you get everybody, this vast audience of massively different ages. And in general, people are there for a really good time. We play a majority of stuff people will know, the greatest hits, but we also

put in some deep cuts. So if you’re a real fan, you’ll get to hear something we don’t always play.” There’s even a chance you might get to sample a new track at the Pearl, too. Idol says he’s committed to releasing new music this year and has been surveying the landscape for collaborators. What might the next album sound like? “I’m just sort of finding that out really,” he laughs. “It’s definitely going to be Billy Idol music right down that line. That’s one great thing about [guitarist] Steve Stevens. I can go anywhere with my muse, because he can play anything. We stick to what is recognizable as Billy Idol, a style you recognize. Whatever that is, it’s going to be that. Although I never make the same album twice, so it won’t be a carbon copy of the last record.”

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TONY- AND GRAMMY-WINNING HAMILTON STAR LESLIE ODOM JR. CARVES HIS OWN PATH FORWARD BY C. MOON REED ctor, singer-songwriter and performer Leslie Odom Jr. knew he’d eventually land that breakout role. Perhaps it would be on television, in a movie or through a song. But he didn’t imagine fame would come from a quirky hip-hop musical about America’s Founding Fathers. “I really only have a career to speak of because of Hamilton,” Odom tells the Weekly, in advance of his March 8 tour stop at House of Blues. He jokes that, in his previous life, he was doing a lot of TV shows nobody watched. “I certainly didn’t think Hamilton would become a worldwide phenomenon and brand. [Hamilton] was making me a better artist, a better man, a better friend. I had no choice but to stay close to something like that.” As an original cast member, Odom originated the role of Aaron Burr. The Revolutionary Warera villain (200-year-old spoiler alert) famously kills the title character in a historic duel. The New York Times dotes on Odom’s skill, writing in a 2016 profile: “His performance, as a strategic striver, a jealous rival and a doting father, is magnetic. He owns the one razzle-dazzle showstopper.” Since leaving Hamilton—which helped earned him a Tony Award (Best Actor in a Musical) and a share of a Grammy Award (Best Musical Theater Album)—in July 2016, Odom has launched full speed into a mutifaceted career. You may recognize him from such film roles as 2019’s Harriet and 2017’s Murder on the Orient Express. “Post-Hamilton, my whole life is different,” Odom says. “I want to do all the stuff that nobody would let me do before Hamilton. It’s all gravy from here, because my wildest dream came true a few years ago. All of this is icing on a really delicious cake.” One of Odom’s favorite aspects of his newfound fame is the support he has received in developing and recording his own music. Excited to be on his “first ever tour,” he playfully jokes about “baby’s first tour bus.” “We’re trying to do something personal and special,” Odom says of the tour supporting his November release, titled Mr. “The record deserves it. I’ve spent the last three years working on this album. I care about the music so much

that I want to give it its due.” Like Odom’s manifold abilities, Mr draws upon a variety of influences and styles. Odom cites Cab Calloway and Nat King Cole as inspirations for a musical ethos that’s simultaneously traditional and forward-looking (“Those guys were making hip-hop. They were making the contemporary dance music of their time.”). Mr features soulful R&B, crooning jazz, a little Broadway flair and Latin rhythms, all channeled through Odom’s strong, velvety voice. Up after that for the multitalented performer: a return to the page. In 2018, he wrote, Failing Up: How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never

Leslie Odom Jr. (left foreground), his Hamilton castmates and the show’s creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda (far right). (Evan Agostini/AP)

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Stop Learning. The title feels like a metaphor for Odom’s own success—though you could hardly call him any sort of failure. Now, he’s under contract to write a children’s book with his wife, actor Nicolette Robinson. Odom also has several movies in the pipeline, including a 2021 Hamilton film, in which he will reprise his famous role as Burr. And, he concedes, he wouldn’t mind a rest at tour’s end. “Time at home would be nice.”

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Visibility matters

Work by Sapira Cheuk and others will be on display at the Women of Color Art Festival. (Nancy Good/Courtesy)

The inaugural Women of Color Arts Festival aims to strengthen an underrecognized community By Leslie Ventura lizabeth Colón Nelson had performed on the Las Vegas Strip for five years when she had a revelation one day in rehearsal. “I looked around, and I was the only woman in the room,” Nelson says. “And then I realized I was the only woman of color in the room.” At the time, Nelson, who had performed in The Miss Behave Gameshow along with Spiegelworld’s Absinthe and Opium, says she was also the “only female clown of color on the Strip.” She asked herself what it would take to create a space for Las Vegas performers who were also women of color. “There isn’t much space for women of color, especially in comedy,” she continues, adding that women in the arts are often overlooked. “For women of color, the statistics go down even more.” Nelson recently moved to Humboldt County, California, to become a physical art schoolteacher, but her imprint on Las Vegas continued to grow out of the

conversations she had with other women of color artRamirez, Sapira Cheuk, Zully Mejia and more, folists and performers here. lowed by a panel discussion with women of color from The inaugural four-day Women of Color Arts Festhe UNLV arts department faculty. Day Two features tival kicks off March 5, just days after Black a storytelling workshop by author and CaliWomen of History Month and coinciding with Internafornia Library Association’s Library Hall of Color Arts tional Women’s Day on March 8. The festival Fame inductee Binnie Tate Wilkin at the Las is the result of Nelson’s original vision: a place Vegas Theatre, plus workshops on planner Festival March 5-8, where female performers and artists of color making, Afro dance and zine making. A live times vary, free. can network and foster an ongoing dialogue. Multiple locations, theater production and a live jazz show round She serves as the fest’s creative producer. out the schedule. All events are free to the facebook.com/ womenofcolorart “It’s really important that, as people of public. festivallv. color, we have visibility,” Nelson says. “But “We’ve only scratched the surface of what we also want to create connections. One way Vegas has to offer from women of color,” of connecting with people is to meet [each Nelson says. “So often, so many of our teachother] and learn what they’re doing.” ers are from Eurocentric Anglo-American men, and Woven into the festival’s schedule are workshops seeing women of color in positions of power saying, that do just that. The fest begins with the Art of Us ‘Hey, let me show you how I created this, let me bring exhibition opening reception inside the Arts Factory you into my world and show you my art.’ That’s when Warhol Loft, featuring works by Fawn Douglas, Krystal real change and real dialogue happens.”

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NIGHTS JEMAA kicks off its Dayclub season, with others close behind By Brock Radke ou might not be feeling it yet based on the windy, rainy weather that started this week in Las Vegas, but it’s pool party time. Several major Strip dayclubs are planning to get an early jump on the season this weekend, and one to watch all summer long will be JEMAA – The NoMad Pool Party, kicking off its second season at Park MGM on Friday, March 6. “Of course the weather will dictate how quickly things ramp up, but we’re opening this first weekend of March, and we’re excited to continue the direction MGM [Resorts] has tasked us with,” says Bryan Bass, vice president of marketing, events and nightlife at MGM Resorts International. “If you look at On the Record and Mayfair [Supper Club] and Mama Rabbit, the venues [this team] has been involved with bringing to life, we’re taking that same approach with pools and daylife.” Bass says the most frequent feedback heard about JEMAA during its inaugural campaign was, “This is the type of place for me.” Translation: The luxurious rooftop hideaway shadowed by towering hotel buildings met its goal of becoming a true alternative to the mega pools lining the Strip. “We’re never going to have David Guetta, but I don’t think we need that. The market has shown us there is an appetite for something [different] and a little bit more fun.” Expect to see more themed day parties at JEMAA this year and a continued evolution of the elevated focus on poolside food and beverage offerings. The seasonopening bash is set for March 6, with DJ C-LA on March 7 and Bacatme on March 8 rounding out the weekend. MGM will also be adding to the daylife

experience at mainstays Moorea Beach Club (Mandalay Bay) and Bare Pool Lounge (the Mirage), the latter of which had been operated by Hakkasan Group until MGM took control last summer. Both venues offer “European-style” (aka topless) sunbathing, and each has its own loyal following. “They’re both legacy venues in their own ways,” Bass says. “We’re not trying to reinvent the wheel, just add our fingerprint. Both have really good cocktail programs, and that’s an area we’re adding to, but we’re leaning into the things that set those venues apart. The lobster tacos at Bare have been a hit for a decade, and we’re not looking to change those things.” Bare and Moorea—both secluded areas set against the more expansive, tropical pool areas at their respective resorts— will be open Friday through Sunday starting March 13. As for other venues arriving this weekend, there’s Encore Beach Club, which started extra early with a day party on February 29 and continues with three more poolside events this weekend, capped by Cedric Gervais on March 8. Marquee Dayclub at the Cosmopolitan opens on March 6, gearing up for grand opening weekend March 20-22 featuring Cheat Codes, Mustard, and the season debut of the Beatwave Music Series, starting with Robin Schulz. Daylight at Mandalay Bay gets things rolling Thursday with DJ Murat, followed by the always-busy DJ C-LA on Friday, Kid Funk on Saturday and J-Nice on March 8 for Lit Sundays.

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D AY C L U B S DAYLIGHT DJ Murat 3/5. DJ C-LA 3/6. Kid Funk 3/7. DJ J-Nice 3/8. Thu-Sun, Mandalay Bay, 702-632-4700.

ENCORE BEACH CLUB Leave it to EBC to kick off pool season with an all-star lineup: Elephante spins March 6, Dillon Francis plays March 7 (and returns for EBC at Night March 18) and Cedric Gervais takes over on March 8. You won’t find a bigger star DJ roster at any dayclub this weekend, or possibly all summer long. Fri-Sun, Encore, 702-770-7300.

GO POOL Daily, Flamingo, 702-697-2888.

JEMAA DJ C-LA 3/7. Bacatme 3/8. Fri-Sun, NoMad at Park MGM, 702-730-6784.

LIQUID DJ Buza 3/6. Kid Conrad 3/7. DJ Phoreyz 3/8. Maria Romano 3/11. Wed-Sun, Aria, 702-693-8300.

MARQUEE DAYCLUB Lema 3/6. Mike Attack 3/7. Crespo 3/8. Daily, Cosmopolitan, 702-333-9000. (Courtesy)

VENUS Daily, Caesars Palace, 702-731-7280.

WET REPUBLIC DJ Shift 3/6. Fergie DJ 3/7. Jeff Retro 3/8. Thu-Mon, MGM Grand, 702-222-1501.

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DJ Phoreyz 3/6. DJ Karma 3/7. DJ Direct 3/11. Wed, Fri-Sat, Mirage, 702693-8300.

Plenty of rappers have had to shoot down rumors and internet gossip, but only Gucci Mane has been accused of being a clone. It’s not true … right? You be the judge when the “Trap God” returns to his Drai’s Live residency March 7. Also: TIP 3/6. DJ Franzen 3/8. Thu-Sun, Cromwell, 702-777-3800.

Lil Jon 3/5. Party Favor 3/6. Steve Aoki 3/7. Murda Beatz 3/8. Thu-Sun, MGM Grand, 702-891-3838.

Loud Luxury 3/6. Tiësto 3/7. Tyga 3/10. Tue, Thu-Sun, Caesars Palace, 702-785-6200.

APEX Thu-Sun, Palms, 702-953-7665.

THE BARBERSHOP Nightly, Cosmopolitan, 702-632-4700.

DRAI’S AFTER HOURS CHATEAU R&B squad 112 (“Peaches & Cream,” “Only You,” “Dance With Me”) performs at Hard Rock Live on the Strip this week, and you can catch the guys at their official afterparty at Chateau on March 6. Also: DJ Sev One 3/7. Yo Yolie 3/11. Wed-Sat, Paris, 702-7767777.

CLIQUE Nightly, Cosmopolitan, 702-698-7939.

Thu-Sun, Cromwell, 702-777-3800. Fri-Sat, 3355 Procyon St., 702-6096666.

Joe Maz 3/6. DJ Mighty Mi 3/7. 311 Fan Party 3/10. Wed, Fri-Sat, Park MGM, 702730-6773.

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DJ E-Rock 3/6. Kirko Bangz 3/7. DJ Ikon 3/11. Wed, Fri-Sat, Mandalay Bay, 702-632-4700.

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Local singer and 2016 Las Vegas Weekly Women of Intrigue honoree Christina Amato spices things up onstage at Mama Rabbit on March 6. Also: DJ Mighty Mi 3/5. Shalvoy 3/7. Tue-Sat, Park MGM, 702-730-7777.

DJ Sincere 3/6. DJ D-Miles 3/7. Nightly, Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7631.

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Deorro 3/6. Don Diablo 3/7. San Holo 3/9. Mon, Fri-Sat, Cosmopolitan, 702333-9000.

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Fri-Sat, Sahara, 702-761-7618.

DJ Dilemma 3/5. DJ A-Ron 3/6. DJ Wizdumb 3/7. DJ Teenwolf 3/8. WedSun, 217 Las Vegas Blvd. N., 702-4761082.

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DJ Shift 3/6. DJ Drama 3/7. Bryce Vine 3/9. Mon, Fri-Sat, Aria, 702-590-8000.

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TAO DJ Five 3/5. Mike Attack 3/6. Vice 3/7. Thu-Sat, Venetian, 702-388-8588.

XS Eli Sones and Matthew Halper have only begun to impact Wynn Nightlife with their progressive dance-pop. The LA duo better known as Two Friends entertains at XS March 8. Also: RL Grime 3/6. Diplo 3/7. FriSun, Encore, 702-770-7300.

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FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO ROCK CLIMBING BY LESLIE VENTURA

he Las Vegas Valley has become one of the country’s premier rock-climbing destinations. Red Rock Canyon is less than an hour away from anywhere in the Valley, and we also have an abundance of rock climbing gyms. ¶ Don’t take our word for Las Vegas’ stature in the sport. Alex Honnold, the most famous rock climber in the world and star of Oscar-winning documentary Free Solo,, lives in Las Vegas and can often be found climbing at Red Rock. “There’s the best concentration of climbing in the country around Vegas, which is why I live here,” Honnold recently told Outside magazine. ¶ Looking to get into rock climbing but unsure how to start? Read on for a quick lesson on where to go, what to buy and what to know before you begin your first ascent. Whatever you do, make sure you’re climbing smartly and safely.

POUCH CLIMBING CHALK (FOR YOUR HANDS)

ROPE AND HARNESS ROCK TALK

Tune in to facebook.com/groups/ climbvegas to hear from new and experienced climbers.

CLIMBING STYLES FREE CLIMBING The most common form of climbing involves hands, feet and a belay partner holding one end of a rope attached to a harness around one’s waist, to prevent a fall. Free climbing encompasses most climbing variants, from top rope and lead climbing to traditional climbing and sport climbing.

TOP ROPE Widely considered the safest form of climbing, top rope requires that a climber is secured to a pulley rope which is fed through an anchor at the top of the wall, as a belayer tends to the rope at the bottom to ensure the climber doesn’t fall.

LEAD CLIMBING This style also requires a belayer, but unlike top roping, the climber isn’t secured by an anchor at the top, but rather by clipping in the rock every five feet or so to ensure the fall is protected. While frequently practiced, it is commonly regarded as a riskier form of climbing and recommended only for those already experienced with toproping.

TRADITIONAL CLIMBING “Trad climbing” is a form of lead climbing where climbers carry gear (chocks, nuts, tapers, cams and hexes) to protect against falls, rather than depend on fixed, permanent anchors that have been placed in the rock’s surfaces. A climber must be well versed in how the gear works to ensure safe climbing.

SPORT CLIMBING Also a type of lead climbing, this style requires the use of bolts already installed into the rock’s face to ascend a pitch, or section of the climb. A sport climber’s goal is often different than a traditional climber’s, in that he or she will primarily focus on speed and power.

FREE SOLOING Despite the spotlight around Alex Honnold, free soloing is the most dangerous form of climbing and not commonly practiced. Free soloing is quite simply climbing without a rope, harness or other equipment. Free solo climbers, like Honnold, have only their strength and skill to ensure their safety.

BOULDERING This minimalist approach to climbing uses crash pads to catch a person in the event of a fall. Most boulders aren’t very high, so ropes aren’t needed. These climbers mostly focus on honing their strength, agility and freeclimbing skills. The style is common both at indoor gyms and outdoors.

GEAR

You can rent equipment at an indoor climbing gym of your choice, but once you commit to the sport, consider buying the following:

Since the 1950s, the Yosemite Decimal System has rated the difficulty of walks, hikes and climbs, primarily in the United States and Canada. The ranking classifies beginner hikes (Class 1) through strenuous and challenging climbs (Class 5). Additionally, Class 5 has its own ranking spectrum, ranging from an “easy” 5.0 and ending with a “very difficult” 5.15, according to REI.com. Any route rated 6.0 cannot be freeclimbed.

■ The V Scale: Bouldering has an entirely different scale, named after John “Vermin” Sherman, who designated the routes of the Hueco Tanks in Texas. The scale starts with beginner level VB, then increases in difficulty, starting with V0 and ending with V10. The scale isn’t finite, however, so additional levels may be added.

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Sources: Outside magazine, REI, the Refuge

■ Class 1: Trail hiking with low chance of injury. Hiking boots are suggested but not required. ■ Class 2: Requires some scrambling and the use of hands for balance. Danger is minimal, and hiking boots are encouraged. ■ Class 3: Features some risky areas or “exposed” paths where a misstep could result in serious injury. Handholds are common, and beginners can use a rope. ■ Class 4: Climbs with a high risk of serious injury or fatality should one fall. ■ Class 5: Technical and difficult climbs. Belayed roping is often required, and any fall could be fatal.

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Pitch: A section of a steep route requiring a rope. Some climbs feature just one pitch, while others are multipitch. Belay: A device used to manage the slack and tension in a rope, so the climber doesn’t fall. Proper belaying is a skill unto itself, with its own technical jargon. Crag: A small cliff or climbing area. Crag dog: A pet that hangs out with you at the crag. Crimp: A handhold only big enough to be held with the tips of one’s fingers. Jamming: A technique in which one’s fingers are jammed into a crack in order to move upward. Pro: Permanent or removable equipment placed in the rock to ascend a pitch safely. Taken from the word protection.

Nevada Climbing Center Cost: $14 per drop in or $40-$50 a month. Features: One free guest pass a month, weekly yoga and fitness classes. Couples and family memberships available. 3065 E. Patrick Lane #4, 702-898-8192. Origin Climbing & Fitness Cost: $65-$75 a month or $650 per year Features: 22,600 square feet of indoor rock climbing with bouldering, top ropes, auto-belays and lead routes. Climbing classes for all levels (including beginner), yoga and fitness classes. 7585 Commercial Way #J, 833-674-4460. Red Rock Climbing Center Cost: $15 per drop-in, $50$65 a month or $270 for six months. Features: More than 8,000 square feet of top-rope and lead climbing. Indoor routes change often. Climbing guides are available for outdoor climbing at nearby Red Rock Canyon. 8201 W. Charleston Blvd. #150, 702-254-5604. The Refuge Climbing & Fitness Cost: $55 a month or $620 per year. Features: Mainly a bouldering gym, offers classes for bouldering beginners, along with yoga and fitness sessions. 6283 S. Valley View Blvd. #C, 702-383-0175.

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Pizza person IS

Pizza Rock champ Tony Gemignani points you to your new favorite style By Genevie Durano

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PIZZA ROCK PIES THAT ROCK La Regina This Sicilian pie—soppressata, Prosciutto di Parma, arugula, mozzarella, piave and Parmigiano-Reggiano on pillowy-soft focaccia with vine-ripened tomato sauce—took the Gold Cup at the International Pizza Championships.

n these divisive times, is there a more democratic food than pizza? Sure, there might be allegiances to certain regional specialties (more on that later), but pizza in its essence—crust, sauce, cheese, toppings—is so universal and adaptable, one would be hard-pressed to find someone who takes issue with it. In the century or so that pizza has been a staple in the American diet, the sheer number of variations it has gone through (and continues to go through) is astonishing. Even those with dietary restrictions can now relish gluten-free pizza or pizza made with vegan cheese. And while we all have our own go-to pies (New York style with mushrooms and anchovies here, please!), the knowledge that we can expand our view of the world on that 14-inch circle just by virtue of switching up toppings or dough type is quite a balm for these times of selective tribalism. So what kind of pizza suits you best? New Yorkers might thumb their noses at a Chicago-style deep dish that they deem more casserole than pizza (see: Jon Stewart’s 2013 Daily Show rant), and those west of the Ohio River might never understand folding a pizza in half to eat it, but if you’re not married to a style and you’re just here for the pie, well, your first stop should be Pizza Rock, whose menu plays like a greatest-hits tour paying homage to pizza’s Italian provenance and its many American iterations. Pizza Rock is the brainchild of Tony Gemignani. His accolades —13-time World Pizza champion, two-time Food Network gold medalist, multiple Guinness World Records—are legend, and there might not be a pizzaiolo more revered in the pizza world today. Gemignani first got a dough-hold in the industry when he was just out of high school, working for his brother’s pizzeria in California. Today, his pizza empire stretches across 22 restaurants, including two Pizza Rock locations—and one Slice House—here in Las Vegas. With so many styles of pizza from which to choose, the first question you should ask yourself is, what kind of dough appeals to you? “When somebody sits down in front of me or our servers, we ask, ‘Do you like a thick or thin crust?’ If they say thin, that [moves] away from the Sicilian style or the Detroit

Napoletana Margherita For purists, this one—tomatoes, mozzarella and basil atop a rounded edge crust—is the benchmark of any pizzeria worth its sea salt. Pizza Rock’s version also happens to be a World Pizza Cup winner.

style and goes down to the cracker-thin route or some of our other styles, like the Roman,” Gemignani says. The dough, by the way, is perhaps the most challenging aspect of the whole enterprise. It turns out all that dough throwing is the easy part; the true skill lies in the pre-fermenting. “All [our] doughs are pretty complicated,” Gemignani says. “We mature them for a very long period of time, so it starts to break down and the flavors come out and it’s light and airy.” Aside from the dough, your biggest decision is choosing the toppings. This can say a lot about you, according to Gemignani. Maybe you’re the adventurous type (try the Cal Italia, with fig preserve and prosciutto di Parma), or maybe you prefer a simpler tomato pie-style, like a Margherita. Regardless, each pizza on the menu has been crafted with an abiding philosophy that Gemignani has honed over the years. “It’s always about balance,” he says. “There’s some complexity to dough, but at the same time, it should marry with the ingredients. And I always say each bite should take you through a journey. … Savory, sweet, salty, sometimes bitter, sour, different acidity. When it comes to cooking, you know there should be some different flavor profiles in what you eat. When it comes to pizza, I always think it’s about balance.” Of course, we can parse the pie according to its different flavor profiles, but the enduring appeal of pizza lies in its simplicity, a kind of food alchemy we all discover when we’re children and declare pizza its own food group. “When you get older, it’s the food that you can still relate to, and it brings you back to a simpler time,” Gemignani says. “It can be shared; it can be communal. Or it could just be one for yourself. It’s just such a welcoming food that kind of brings you back to a less chaotic time in life.”

New Yorker The Las Vegas Pizza Expo declared this combo—three kinds of cheese (mozzarella, Romano and ricotta), fennel sausage and pepperoni—the “Best Traditional Pizza in the World.”

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A few of our favorite Vegas Valley pizzas right now

By Greg Thilmont

l EDDIE SPAGHETTI AT ACES & ALES Carbo loading for a big race? This deep-dish monster comes piled-high with sausage, pepperoni, cheese and noodles in beefy meat sauce to get you revved up. 3740 S. Nellis Blvd., 702-4367600; 2801 N. Tenaya Ave., 702-638-2337. l VEGGIE DELIGHT AT DIVINE CAFE Paired with a lovely view of the lush Springs Preserve, this pie topped with fresh mozzarella, zucchini, cremini mushrooms, caramelized red onions and black olives makes for a natural lunchtime choice. 333 S. Valley View Blvd., 702-822-8713. l MARCH SPECIAL AT METRO PIZZA (CENTENNIAL HILLS) The northwest outpost of the beloved local chain is a culinary “test kitchen” gem where a mind-blowing amalgam of piquant, spreadable ’nduja sausage, onions and peppers will be baked throughout the month. 6720 Sky Pointe Drive, 702-564-6726. l PHILLY CHEESE STEAK PIZZA AT BALBOA PIZZA Stroll along the leafy pedestrian passages of the District at Green Valley, then chillax like a champ with this rectangular slab topped with beef, onions, bell peppers, and provolone sauce. 2265 Village Walk Drive, 702-407-5273.

l SHRIMP SCAMPI PIZZA AT CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN Gluten-free fans love this cauliflower-crusted creation with lemongarlic shrimp, caramelized onions, mozzarella and Parmesan with fresh arugula and wild Greek oregano for aromatic foliage. Multiple locations, cpk.com. l BLEU CHEESE PANNA AT CRAFTHAUS This new beer-centric Arts District gathering place features comestibles curated by the excellent Esther’s Kitchen across the street. This suds-forward flatbread arrives equipped with fragrant cheese, bacon, pickled dates and a garnish of arugula. 197 E. California Ave., 702-888-1026. l SUPREMA AT POP-UP PIZZA It’s winner, winner, tasty dinner at the Plaza Hotel with this amazingly crispy crust topped with Italian sausage, crispy pepperoni, mushrooms, red peppers and fresh tomato sauce. 1 S. Main St., 702-366-0049.

l MAUI WOWIE AT THOSE GUYS PIES Say aloha to this pineapple-adorned muncher rounded out with slices of savory bacon, cheese blend and pickled jalapeños with classic tomato sauce. 2916 Lake East Drive, 702-629-2626; 2895 N. Green Valley Parkway, 702-331-0978. l SNAKE RIVER SPECIAL AT EVEL PIE Featuring rattlesnake sausage with caramelized onions, roasted red peppers and mozzarella, this wild wheel sounds like a daredevil stunt, but it’s welcoming in flavor and serves as the edible star at this punk-rocking Downtown party pad. 508 Fremont St., 702-840-6460. l CHEESE-STUFFED PIE AT AMORE TASTE OF CHICAGO Red sauce goes on top of these Windy City stuffed pizzas. Hearty like the Midwest, every deepdished, gooey slice is a comforting culinary bear hug. 3945 S. Durango Drive, 702-562-9000.

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The Good Hot (grandma-style) at Good Pie

l THE GOOD HOT AT GOOD PIE Things get zesty at Downtown’s Pawn Plaza with this crispycrusted, grandmastyle ’za featuring double mozz, sausage, pepperoni, jalapeños and a drizzle of Mike’s Hot Honey. Take a heart-warming Insta of your slice with the photo-festooned “Grandma Wall” in the background. 725 Las Vegas Blvd. S. #140, 702-844-2700. l BBQ CHICKEN PIE AT MACKENZIE RIVER PIZZA Hungry hockey fans get their Golden Knights-inspired grub on at City National Arena with fajita chicken in smoky sauce, mozzarella, red onions, cilantro and a view of the ice. A kid-friendly pie, for sure. 1550 S. Pavilion Center Drive, 702-916-2999.

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l THE OLD SCHOOL AT PIZZERIA MONZÚ This oblong Sicilian pie is undeniably Old World with its toppings of broccoli rabe, cured Mediterranean olives, medium-cooked egg and anchovies. Don’t be shy: Tomatoes, mozzarella and basil make a show, too. 6020 W. Flamingo Road, 702-749-5959. l GUINEA PIE AT NAKED CITY PIZZA There’s no resisting this savory upstate New York smooch of garlic sauce, spinach, meatballs, ricotta and mozzarella. You’ll need a mint after, though. Multiple locations, nakedcitylv.com.

The square root of pizza Those foldable New York slices so many think of as the only acceptable pizza? Move past ’em. I’m here to rep for Chicago style, and I don’t mean deep dish. I’m talking cracker-thin crust (made with cornmeal), cut into squares to provide variety with every single slice. You’ve got crispy, burnt corner chunks; middle pieces loaded with cheese and toppings and slices closer to the perimeter with a little less junk in their trunk. Everyone in my Midwestern family has a favorite type of square, the one worth fighting for. Triangle slices? They just don’t cut it. –Leslie Ventura

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Taco Pizza at Wolfgang Puck Players Locker

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One man’s journey to pizza obsession

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BY BROCK RADKE rowing up in Eugene, Oregon, where my dad ran delicatessens, a Mexican restaurant and a produce company, pizza was far from my top priority. Takeout from Domino’s or Pizza Hut was for sleepovers or birthday parties. Soccer banquets were held at a family-friendly parlor called Pietro’s. I barely remember bites of crumbly sausage on crisp crust between trips to the arcade. When we moved to Las Vegas in 1987, I had my first taste of a proper New York-style slice at Verrazano Pizza, a tiny shop still standing in Rainbow Express Plaza between Westcliff and Alta. One cheese, one pepperoni, both sprinkled with crushed red pepper and grated Parmesan, a perfect lunch after a five-minute bike ride from home. It wasn’t until I met local guru John Arena and learned about the emotional, communal nature of this food that I realized pizza is forever tied to the

l PEPPERONI AT SECRET PIZZA You’re famished after rocking out at the Chelsea, but there’s no reason to get hangry. A piping-hot slice awaits through the wee hours of the night at the Cosmopolitan. 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-698-7860.

freedom of those bike rides and the celebrations at Pietro’s. Then I made more memories at Arena’s Metro Pizza location on Decatur and Flamingo and the Shakey’s Pizza that once resided where Capo’s is now located on West Sahara. My college years in Reno were highlighted by hours at the Pub N’ Sub devouring its perfect pies with pitchers of beer and weekly sports media gatherings catered by JJ’s Pie Company. Back home in Vegas, it became my favorite food as I became a food writer, eating and learning at Northside Nathan’s, Settebello, Naked City, Pizza Rock and more Metros, and then Pop Up, Old School, Ada’s, Evel Pie and others. Now I might be evolving from affectionate eater to pizza maker, studying Marc Vetri’s Mastering Pizza and trying to figure out a whole-wheat hybrid dough so I can eat healthier without cutting back on regular pizza intake. Clearly, this is the best obsession.

l CLAM PIZZA AT DOM DEMARCO’S Get a sunny taste of the sea on this white pie topped with inshell littleneck clams, baby clam meat, mozzarella, oregano, Grana Padano, Meyer lemon halves and fresh chopped parsley. 9785 W. Charleston Blvd., 702-570-7000.

l SUPREME PIE AT BROOKLYN’S BEST NYC expats flock to this Walmart-adjacent joint for perfectly firmyet-foldable discs of pepperoni, sausage, onions, green peppers and black olives. It’s quite possibly the best strip mall ’za in Southern Nevada—and that’s saying a lot. 5270 S. Fort Apache Road #320, 702-786-0103.

l MARGHERITA PIZZA AT SETTEBELLO PIZZERIA NAPOLETANA Knife and fork into the thin, charred-crust pie goodness that originated in Naples, Italy, centuries ago. This version’s got crushed tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, ParmigianoReggiano, basil and not much more. It’s chewy perfection. 140 S. Green Valley Parkway, 702-222-3556; 9350 W. Sahara Ave. #170, 702-901-4877.

l TACO PIZZA AT WOLFGANG PUCK PLAYERS LOCKER The Wolf has been a winner in the Vegas gourmet pizza game for three decades, and now he’s upped the local stakes at his new hockey-themed—and VGK players-coowned—Downtown Summerlin eatery (see Page 47) with a hat trick of spicy beef, melty cheddar and crisp lettuce. 10955 Oval Park Drive, 702-202-6300.

l DUCK PIZZA AT ADA’S Ever wondered what duck à l’orange would taste like on a handcrafted crust? Find out at Tivoli Village, where this richly delectable combination of confit quacker, scamorza, mascarpone, caramelized onions and citrusy notes is served. 410 S. Rampart Blvd. #120, 702-463-7433.

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SIP AND SAVOR SHANGHAI TASTE SPECIALIZES IN TRADITIONAL SOUP DUMPLINGS (AND SO MUCH MORE) BY GREG THILMONT ince opening in January, Shanghai Taste has quickly become one of the most popular spots in Chinatown, with many diners gushing about the eatery’s marquee dish, xiao long bao. The handmade soup dumplings feature pork meatballs and savory broth ($10) sealed inside delicate dumpling wrappers. (A crab version costs $14.) Some technique is required to eat them. The advice here: Place a single dumpling in a soup spoon, bite a small opening at the top, then slowly slurp up the broth (but be careful—it’s hot!). Then grab the nibbled dumpling with chopsticks and pop it in your mouth. It’s a satisfying bite that you’ll quickly want to replicate. Luckily, each order comes with eight delightful packets, so you’ll get plenty of practice. Located in Shanghai Plaza, Shanghai Taste is the creation of Jimmy Li and Joe Muscaglione, restaurateurs who drew fervent fans at their previous Vegas venture, the now-shuttered Niu-Gu. In their new enterprise, the business partners continue to plate some of the finest Chinese cuisine in town. Sheng jian ($8), the pan-fried version of xiao long bao, available in shrimp, mahi-mahi and veggie styles, is another highlight. Demo windows give guests a look at how the dumplings are assembled, an involved process that displays an impressive level of dexterity. Other Shanghainese specialties include appetizers like scallion pancakes ($4) and stacks of sweet-and-sour pork ribs ($8). (It’s worth noting that the ribs are prepared the traditional Shanghainese way, meaning they’re served at room temperature.) Noodles are a big draw, too, like the spicy Shanghai beef soup with abundant cabbage ($13) and the pan-fried fat noodles ($13), served in mushroom, chicken, pork or beef versions, plus a shrimp upgrade. The delectably lacquered thick strings are enhanced with fragrant Shaoxing wine—a fermented rice beverage—and first-timers expecting overtly umami soy notes might be surprised by the entree’s piquant, vinegar-forward flavor profile. They’re excellent introductions to Shanghai Taste, where even more wonders—like cold-sliced ox tongue ($8), steamed wheat gluten ($7), braised duck ($13) and sausage-and-greens fried rice ($11)—await.

SHANGHAI TASTE 4266 Spring Mountain Road #104, 702-570-6363. Daily, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. & 5-9 p.m.

Explore the menu at Shanghai Taste. (Yasmina Chavez/Staff)

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Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck poses with Vegas Golden Knights players/ partners (from left) Shea Theodore, William Karlsson, Alex Tuch, Reilly Smith and Deryk Engelland at the grand opening of Wolfgang Puck Players Locker in Summerlin. (Kabik Photo Group/AP)

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Legendary chef and restauTuch’s Reuben Sandwich ($19), Karlsrateur Wolfgang Puck has son’s Vegan Burger ($16), Reilly’s teamed up with five Vegas Cheese Curds ($11) and so forth. The Golden Knights players—Deryk Engeldishes are indulgent and filling withland, William Karlsson, Reilly Smith, out falling into the overly greasy trap of Shea Theodore and Alex Tuch—to typical bar food. create an instant locals’ favorite in Cocktails also get the Golden touch. Downtown Summerlin. There’s the Theodore Mule ($10), the The upscale “sports Reilly Smith Paloma WOLFGANG PUCK restaurant” (don’t call it a ($13), the Engelland Sour PLAYERS LOCKER sports bar) offers a classy ($14)and Tuch’s Barrel10955 Oval Park Drive, Aged Manhattan ($16). take on the practice of 702-202-6300. eating and drinking while One outlier is the raspSunday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; watching feats of athletiberry lemon drop ($12), Friday-Saturday, cism. Televisions, famed which was a favorite at 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Knights sweaters and Puck’s first Las Vegas black-and-white photos of restaurant, Spago. Knights on the ice compleThis is no mere licensment the dark decor. And true to its ing deal. The athletes have already name, the spot’s main architectural been known to use the 40-seat private feature is a wall of wood-and-glass dining room, which has a separate booze lockers, which well-heeled reguentrance, as a hangout. And for good lars can reserve. reason: It’s a gorgeous space in a great The menu offers elevated bar food, location (near VGK practice facility some of which has been customized City National Arena), with cuisine and to match the players’ favorite meals: cocktails worthy of the Puck name.

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uarterback A is a 28-year-old who completed 64% of his passes for 7.9 yards per attempt to rank 10th in the NFL in quarterback rating this past season. Quarterback B is a 42-year-old who completed 60.8% of his passes for 6.6 yards per attempt to rank 17th in the NFL in quarterback rating this past season. ¶ Take away the names, and no one in their right mind would choose Quarterback B to lead a team going forward. Nonetheless, Quarterback B—six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady—is the reported object of affection for the Las Vegas Raiders. Quarterback A? Relatively embattled incumbent Raiders starter Derek Carr.

The potential of landing Brady to open Allegiant Stadium in the grandest style possible has enveloped the Raiders’ offseason so far. There’s been far too much chatter for far too long to dismiss the scenario as an impossibility. NFL insiders have continually indicated Brady would be open to leaving New England, where he has spent his entire 20year career, in free agency, which begins March 18. They’ve also labeled the Raiders as one of the most likely landing spots, largely given the team’s desire to upgrade at quarterback and its salary-cap flexibility. It hasn’t helped that Raiders General Manager Mike Mayock has been somewhat noncommittal about Carr, whom the Raiders could trade or release while only surrendering a relatively

minimal $5 million in cap space. Brady-to-the-Raiders is the rumor that won’t die, even though it should have been put to rest immediately. It’s a move that doesn’t suit either side. Brady would almost surely require more money than he made last season—$23 million—to leave New England. Giving an athlete at the tail end of his career that type of money is never a good idea, even if it’s someone widely considered to be the all-time best in his sport. Brady has performed incredibly well for his age—heck, he won a Super Bowl just two years ago—but anyone arguing he hasn’t shown visible decline hasn’t been watching. And that’s within the framework of Patriots

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coach Bill Belichick’s offense, which Brady knows innately after two decades. It wouldn’t be that way in Raiders coach Jon Gruden’s highly complex West Coast scheme, which typically takes at least a season to master. Brady might be cerebral enough to cut down that learning curve, but he still doesn’t have the physical attributes the system usually rewards. Gruden prefers a mobile quarterback. Brady has probably been the most stationary passer in the NFL for the past several years. It’s even harder to discern what might entice Brady to join the Raiders. He’s notoriously secretive and hasn’t spoken on his impending free agency, but given his reputa-

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tion as the fiercest competitor around, it stands to reason he’d want to be surrounded by an upgraded, championship-ready roster. The Raiders don’t offer that. The organization is confident it’s headed in the right direction after improving to 7-9 last season from 4-12 the year before, but measures with more predictive value than win-loss record are less enthusiastic. The Raiders ranked 27th in the league with a minus-106 point differential and slotted similarly at 24th in Football Outsiders’ DVOA ratings after another year of defensive incompetence. Brady’s biggest advocates have pointed to his lack of quality receivers as the primary reason for his drop-off in efficiency last season. The Raiders are arguably even more barren in that department than the Patriots. Las Vegas is expected to select a receiver early in next month’s NFL Draft—Mayock and Gruden have made that no secret with exhaustive scouting at events like the Senior Bowl and NFL Scouting Combine—but it’s a position that requires a major adjustment from the college to pro levels. It’s extremely rare for a rookie receiver to come in and revitalize the position group on his own. Perhaps a better use of the Raiders’ draft capital—they have two first-round picks and three third-round selections—would be a quarterback, if they’ve indeed decided it’s time to move on from Carr. It would at least

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make more sense than chasing Brady. Carr is coming off of a career year but still ended up around the NFL average by most metrics. His lack of awareness has been fans’ biggest gripe, something Brady could, in fairness, seemingly fix immediately. But there’s no bigger NFL asset than a good-to-great quarterback on a rookie contract, so if the Raiders wind up enamored with someone like Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa or Oregon’s Justin Herbert, they shouldn’t hesitate to trade up and take him. As big a splash as that would make, however, it would be nothing compared with signing Brady. The main benefit to seeing Brady in silver and black would seem to be the branding opportunity—and a guarantee that the Raiders would be among the most visible teams in the league in their first year in Las Vegas. But they aren’t a franchise in need of such a boost. Unlike the Los Angeles Chargers, the other primary non-Patriots team linked to Brady, the Raiders aren’t struggling to sell tickets as they move into a new stadium. Personal seat licenses at Allegiant Stadium sold out in January. The Raiders shouldn’t be thinking about elements outside of football, anyway, and should instead heed one of the franchise’s most enduring mottos: “Just win, baby.” If that’s still the driving force for both the Raiders and Brady, they’ll find their futures elsewhere.

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Salt of the earth The common compound can have therapeutic benefits for the mind and body By Genevie Durano alt has a long list of uses that stretches beyond food flavoring. Its therapeutic benefits were prized by ancient Greeks, who discovered that salt inhalation was an effective treatment for respiratory problems. In 1843, a Polish physician named Feliks Boczkowski extolled the virtues of salt treatment after noticing that workers in salt mines had fewer respiratory problems than other miners. During World War II, a doctor named Karl Hermann Spannagel noticed that his patients’ health improved after hiding out in salt caves to avoid bombing. Salt rooms or salt caves have since proliferated across Europe and, in the past few years, in the United States. Today, halotherapy, as salt therapy is known, has gained popularity as an alternative treatment for a variety of respiratory conditions like asthma and allergies. The Salt Room (10624 S. Eastern Ave. #6 in Henderson and 1958 Village Center Circle #7 in Summerlin) features rooms lined with blocks of Himalayan salt, as a halogenerator blows microparticles of pharmaceutical salt into the air. When inhaled, Himalayan salt emits negative ions that get absorbed by your body, which neutralizes positive ions that come from dust, pollen, electricity and other pollutants. Salt is also known to have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and antifungal properties. As you breathe in the salt, it scrubs everything in your respiratory system, from your sinuses all the way to your ear canal, and gets deep into your lungs, loosening up mucus and reducing inflammation. “People come here for many reasons, from asthma, allergies, COPD, emphysema, psoriasis and eczema to anything related to skin and respiratory inflammation,” says Ava Mucikyan, Founder of the Salt Room. “Salt has historically been a very healing commodity, even back in the day. A lot of people will say take a salt bath, it’ll help you decongest or it helps with sore muscles. It helps with skin conditions for inflammation

and irritation. Doctors will say you just need to go to the ocean. … This is like the cheapest ticket to the beach. Forty-five minutes sitting in this room is equivalent to three days by the ocean.” One concern people have about salt rooms is whether breathing in the salt could raise the sodium level in their blood, potentially dangerous for those with health conditions like hypertension. Mucikyan says there’s no cause for concern. “It’s almost like saying you can’t go to the ocean because you have high blood pressure. You’re just breathing in the salt air; you’re not eating it. Usually, when you hear ‘salt,’ [you think] it’s bad for you.

It’s actually great for you, sitting inside a Himalayan salt cave. It’s basically being in a natural environment. Breathing in the salt air that’s pure pharmaceutical salt is beneficial in all kinds of ways, including boosting up the immune system.” An added benefit of sitting in a salt cave is the opportunity to unplug from everyday life. There are no phones to look at, no emails to answer—just a quiet space where one can breathe deeply. To that end, the Salt Room also offers a variety of classes throughout the month including yoga and meditation, tea ceremonies, Reiki circles and other healing modalities.

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Salt self-care Try these at home Foot scrub: Soak your feet in a bucket of warm water and Epsom salt to remove dead skin and soften your feet. It’s a relaxing treatment after a long day. Neti pot or saline rinse: Salt and warm water rinses keep your sinuses clear, especially during allergy season. Teeth whitener: Mix one part salt and two parts baking soda to remove stains from teeth enamel. Mouthwash: Salt is a natural disinfectant. Mix a quarter cup of warm water with half a teaspoon of salt and half a teaspoon of baking soda for fresh breath. Eye de-puffer: Mix one teaspoon of salt with a cup of warm water, then soak a cotton round in the mixture and place on your eyes. Salt’s anti-inflammatory properties should reduce puffiness.

Guests relax on zero gravity chairs at the Salt Room in Henderson. (Wade Vandervort/Staff)

Salt in Float Therapy Float therapy is another method that uses salt as a therapeutic element to address a variety of ailments. IMR Float Therapy (10870 S. Eastern Ave. #103 in Henderson) offers sessions in cabins and open tanks filled with water set to normal human body temperature and at least 1,300 pounds of Epsom salt. It subscribes to the same idea that salt reduces inflammation and muscle soreness, making float therapy a popular choice among athletes. (Tom Brady has a float tank in his home.) The idea is to simply float for an hour with no effort—the salt in the water keeps you from sinking—in a room

with no light or sound. Float therapy, also known as REST, or Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy, is complete sensory deprivation, and one of its biggest benefits is stress reduction. “It’s removing all the outside stimulus to your brain,” says Elliott Reed, owner of IMR. “Your body in the tank is completely weightless, so there’s zero stress on your spine. Your nervous system is more relaxed. Your brain isn’t firing, taking in all this sensory [input]. When you remove all of that, you can think clearer.” Float therapy has been around since the 1950s, and its benefits on the mind and the body are still being

studied. Dr. Justin Feinstein, a clinical neuropsychologist at the Laureate Institute for Brain Research in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is one of the leading researchers on the effects of floating. He has performed studies on veterans suffering from PTSD, along with comparative studies on the brain for those taking anti-anxiety medications and those using float therapy. “He’s done two studies now that have been published that show that an hour in the tank can decrease stress and anxiety symptoms, and the results can last up to 20 to 48 hours, as opposed to, say, taking a pill, which could last four to eight hours. So it’s a healthier approach with longer results,” Reed says. “I know people who have insomnia who float regularly and it helps them sleep better at night. I have chronic neck pain myself and do regular float sessions. It basically takes away all the pain from my neck through regular float sessions.” Beyond its physical benefits, float therapy supporters extol what it does for cognitive function. Once stress is removed, the mind has more space for creativity and focus. And just like sitting in a salt cave, floating for a period of time, without the distraction of the trappings of modern life, can help us access a part of our brain not available when we’re plugged in. “Most of the time when you’re floating, you’re in that theta state. That’s when your theta brain waves are slowed down and you’re not awake, but you’re not asleep,” Reed says “That’s what happens in a meditative state. You’re restoring your brain from constantly having to do things throughout our daily lives.”

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The billboard dilemma Do mobile advertisingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s benefits offset the traffic snarls and safety hazards?

A mobile billboard drives down Las Vegas Boulevard in November. (Christoper DeVargas/Staff)

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obile rolling billboards displaying messages from politicians or advertisements for “HOT BABES” are so ubiquitous in Las Vegas, it’s hard to imagine the Strip without them. Take a drive on Las Vegas Boulevard, especially on a weekend, and you’re likely to spot a billboard promoting one of the city’s many entertainment options. But take a deeper look and you may notice the latest mobile advertisements have a different look and feel. Safety concerns involving erratic truck drivers making illegal U-turns while carrying the mobile advertisements—and high winds causing some to tip over—prompted officials to pass its first-ever ordinance to regulate the industry last year. The ordinance prohibits trailer-drawn billboards and limits the overall size of vehicles to 32 feet long by 8.5 feet wide. The trucks are also prohibited from operating during winds above 35 mph and from making U-turns. Some mobile business owners have applauded the ordinance, saying the industry has been a “Wild West” for out-of-town advertisers coming in for the weekend and clogging up the roads. “I’ve seen a lot of crazy stuff here that needed to be cleaned up,” says Michael Foland, owner of Vegasbased mobile billboard company Flo Advertising. “Some of the vehicles here look like they’ve been around since the ’70s, and a lot of the drivers here aren’t licensed in Nevada.” Still, the ordinance has some flaws,

says Virginia Valentine, president of the Nevada Resort Association. It doesn’t define the hours of operation, particularly during peak traffic times. And Valentine says the traffic congestion has a direct economic impact on the resort community. “There is lost time from resort employees and employees of resort vendors who are stuck in idling traffic,” she wrote in a letter to commissioners. Valentine also takes issue with the vehicles’ slow rates of speed—another culprit for traffic congestion—and asks the county to add a line to the ordinance prohibiting vehicles from traveling at less than 5 mph. Enforcement is another issue for Valentine, who says the ordinance would be strengthened if it identified an authoritative agency. “We recognize mobile billboards serve a valuable purpose for area businesses, including those in the primary gaming corridor,” she wrote in her letter. “However, like stationary billboards, they are most effective when strategically utilized and limited in number.” Commissioners voted to stop issuing licenses for mobile billboards until a traffic study assessing the situation can be completed. The county might opt to limit the number of trucks on the road at a given time. To date, it has approved 85 licenses from 12 companies, according to spokesman Dan Kulin, and although the county hasn’t denied any applications, it isn’t accepting any more at present. “The impact of mobile billboard traffic is something we need to measure,” said Clark County Commissioner Jim Gibson, whose district covers the Strip. “If we’re going to regulate it, we need to understand it better. … The lifeblood of the community is at stake here.” Jeremie Watkins, managing partner at Kre8 Media Outdoor Advertising, which owns 50 of the licensed trucks, says he was in favor of the new laws before they were passed. But he worries that a limit on the number of vehicles that can be out at a time could stifle opportunities for growth. “I know the ordinance was based around safety, and I think we want to see what the next steps are,” he said. “As

a community partner, we also want the Vegas experience to be important. We don’t want to get in the way of that. We want to find a place where we can play our part and do what’s right.” This isn’t the first time local government has tried to curb mobile billboard presence. In 2009, thenClark County Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani argued for an outright ban. She sought the help of former Assemblyman Kelvin Atkinson, a Democrat representing Las Vegas and a Clark County employee, to draft a bill to ban mobile billboards from operating on the road. The bill was never drafted, however, and faced potential First Amendment pitfalls,

because local governments can’t regulate the type of content displayed on the signs. Gibson, then-mayor of Henderson, said the Henderson City Council faced a similar issue, and was advised by its attorneys that it could not completely mute free expression. “Neighbors in the past [have] complain[ed] about the content on them,” Gibson said. “We shut that out of our minds. Now we’re focusing on how best to make them safe. We don’t need to take away their business or shut them down.”

A Kre8’s truck with its yellow Clark County Business License sticker (Courtesy)

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TIPPING POINT

Las Vegas’ culinary community divided over federal tip-pooling proposal

BY MIRANDA WILSON s a city full of bartenders, servers and dealers, Las Vegas takes tipping seriously. That’s why a proposed new federal rule that would allow more tip pooling has some in the hospitality industry on edge. The United States Department of Labor wants to allow restaurants, bars and other establishments to require sharing of tips among tipped “front of house” employees, such as servers and bartenders, and those who work “back of house,” such as cooks and dishwashers. If passed, the rule could cut into the earnings of front of house workers who rely heavily on tips, said Brittany Bronson, a former longtime server and hospitality worker in Las Vegas. “As a server, my first reaction when I was serving would be, ‘Oh, my gosh, this is going to cost me a lot of money,’ ” said Bronson, who has worked both on and off the Strip. “But obviously, it depends on how each manager establishes the practice.” Under Nevada law, tipped employees must receive an hourly pay of at least the minimum wage on top of their tip earnings, unlike the vast majority of states. For that reason, a significant portion of the proposal—eliminating an existing limit on how much time a subminimum wage employee can

spend on non-tipped duties—would not affect the restaurant industry here. Nonetheless, the Culinary Union denounced the change and is worried it could hurt workers in states where employers can pay a subminimum wage, said Culinary Union secretary-treasurer Geoconda Arguello-Kline. “The Culinary Union opposes this shortsighted and anti-worker proposal from the Trump administration,” Arguello-Kline said in a statement. The Nevada Attorney General’s Office has concerns, too. Attorney General Aaron Ford signed onto a 15-page letter sent to the Department of Labor on behalf of 19 states opposing the proposed rule, saying it would hurt tipped workers. Even if the rule’s impact would be less significant in Nevada than in other states, it could still eventually affect workers here, the office noted. “My office always prioritizes Nevada families, and is proud to stand behind working people who rely on tips to support themselves and their families. By pushing back against the Trump administration, we are taking a stand against their attempts to favor businesses over workers,” Ford said in a statement. This isn’t the first time the Department of Labor under Trump has tried to change Obama-era

rules for tipped employees. A similar rule proposed in 2017 would have allowed tip-sharing among all employees of an establishment, including managers and supervisors, but the administration pulled the proposal following backlash from workers. The National Restaurant Association and its local affiliate, the Nevada Restaurant Association, have supported both proposed changes. The National Restaurant Association backs the most recent proposal because it would give restaurants greater flexibility in deciding how to allocate tips among all workers and in assigning duties to subminimum wage employees. The Nevada Restaurant Association supports it because it would give back of house workers the opportunity to earn

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tips, allowing independent restaurant owners to lower their hourly wages, a representative for the association said. “This has been a longstanding back-and-forth for quite some time and gone through the courts back and forth,” the representative, who preferred to remain anonymous, said. While acknowledging the anti-worker elements of the proposal, UNLV hospitality professor William Werner said the rule could have at least one

positive impact on employees in the state: Managers would no longer be able to partake in tip pools. It is uncommon for Las Vegas restaurant managers to take a portion of tips received, but it is not unheard of—nor illegal—in Nevada, he said. “[This] specifically prohibits managers and supervisors from getting a share of the tips,” Werner said of the proposal. A former in-house lawyer for local hotel-casinos, Werner said the majority of restaurants in the area already pool tips between front of house employees. But tip-sharing among back of house workers is highly unusual, and often explicitly prohibited in Culinary Union contracts, he said. None of the six establishments in Las Vegas at which Bronson has worked allowed tip sharing among all employees, she said. “Usually, front of house is just sharing with other front of house employees. So the server would tip out the bartender, the back-server and the food-runner, but wouldn’t be tipping out cooks or chefs or anything like that,” Bronson said. Her fear is that by allowing restaurants to pool tips among all employees, including those who do not traditionally rely on tips, all workers would see a pay cut. Front of house workers would have to give up more of their tips through the pool system,

seemingly benefiting back of house employees. But managers could then justify lowering back of house employees’ hourly salaries given that these workers would be eligible for tips, Bronson said. “This really allows employers to transfer what they should be paying their back of house staff … onto the front of house workers,” she said. “That’s where I see it as being the most problematic.” The Nevada Restaurant Association representative dismissed concerns about taking tips from front of house workers. “From the folks we’ve talked to, that’s not a big issue,” she said. “If back of house isn’t doing a good job, they’re going to get less tips anyway. So generally, we’re all one family.” Another issue Bronson sees is that the rule doesn’t clearly define how management could divvy up tips among workers. Culinary Union workers would likely be protected by clear, strict language in their union contracts about tip allocation, but nonunion workers could be vulnerable to management exploitation, she said. “Anytime you have management involved in the tipping or tip-out process at all, there are opportunities for them to exploit that process,” she said. Bronson supports higher compensation for all workers, including back of house staff, but said the burden should be on restaurant owners. This proposal would instead place that burden on Las Vegas’ many tipped employees, she said. “I think it’s so, so important for back of house staff to be appropriately compensated. They do not earn enough in most restaurants, and they deserve a raise,” Bronson said. “But I should not have to suffer my salary. It should go through the employer. The employer should have to pay their staff.”

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Technology, regulations are top of mind for UNLV gaming center’s new director

BY BRYAN HORWATH WEEKLY STAFF

taying on top of the ever-evolving gaming world can be tricky, even for industry experts. And with technological advances—think facial recognition applications or learning-based robot card dealers—come new challenges in adapting. Keeping up with those changes is paramount for the leaders at UNLV’s International Center for Gaming Regulation (ICGR), a research and training guidepost for gaming industry policymakers. “I don’t talk to anyone in the industry, whether it’s operators or manufacturers or regulators, who doesn’t think about how technology can make them more efficient and impact what they do,” said Joe Bertolone, the center’s newly announced executive director. “How will technology continue to impact them? That’s what people are thinking about.” The idea for the center, which opened in 2016, was to serve as a top-notch education and research organization for gaming regulatory and compliance matters. It has worked with regulators around the world, in places like Austria, Japan, South Africa, Canada and South America. “People are very concerned about fairness from a regulatory perspective,” Bertolone said. “That’s a tough challenge. Every jurisdiction has different laws. Every jurisdiction has different concerns and needs as companies and regulators come together to operate in this industry. Every business wants certainty. ... What we do here is to try to help that process.” Bertolone, a Nevada native with more than 25 years of industry experience, once served as the Nevada Gaming Control Board’s technology division chief. Becky Harris, former chairwoman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board and an academic fellow for

the center, said Bertolone is the right person to help grow the center’s influence. “In an industry as diverse and multifaceted as gaming, it’s crucial that we employ leaders who are experts in their respective fields and can help bridge the government-university-industry gap,” Harris said. “It’s going to be exciting to see how Joe helps to grow the center.” One area Bertolone has targeting for growth: sports gambling. As of late February, sports betting had become legal in 14 states, and six others,

along with the District of Columbia, are in the process of rolling out guidelines. Along with gambling laws being relaxed in some states following a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2018, mobile gaming options have also expanded. What Bertolone refers to as the “mobileness” of sports wagering is becoming widespread, including here in Nevada. Gaming revenue numbers for January showed that 49% of the state’s sports wagers were made through mobile apps. “The industry has to keep up with technology, and I think that’s just the standard operating condition that we have,” Bertolone said. “That’s true in every industry, but certainly for any regulated industry.” Though Nevada has experience managing the potentially addictive nature of gambling, other regions and states might not. That opens up opportunities for outreach and education. “As gaming expands ... responsible gaming is something that everyone in the industry is concerned about,” Bertolone said. “It’s the right thing to think about when you expand any industry, and it helps us craft better products and regulations. It’s better for the gaming ecosystem to consider those things.” Bertolone is eager to help the institute influence gaming globally. Being part of the local gaming regulation community comes with much prestige. “Being the only institute in the world, that we know of, that focuses on the gaming industry, that’s an incredible opportunity for UNLV students,” Bertolone said.

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winners of the Mayor’s Urban Design Awards, including: Office 1, designed by Novus Architecture, in the building and environment category; Fergusons Downtown, designed by Bunnyfish Studio, in the historic preservation & adaptive reuse category; Project Neon for “Hop Dip & Found Font” by Punch Architecture in the public art category; and East Las Vegas Library, designed by Carpenter Sellers Del Gatto Architects, in the public places category. City National Bank hired Shane Rogers as senior vice president and team lead for its Private Banking Division in Southern Rogers Nevada. Rogers joins City National from Mutual of Omaha Bank with over 26 years of experience in the financial services industry.

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Pearl CONCERT THEATER Billy Idol 3/6-3/7, 3/11, 3/13-3/14. Il Volo 3/15. Melanie Martinez, Sub Urban 3/20. Prince Royce 3/21. Palms, 702944-3200. THE Railhead Tinsley Ellis 3/12. Tommy Castro & The Painkillers 3/26. Survivor 3/28. Boulder Station, 702-432-7777. Rocks Lounge Richard Cheese & Lounge Against the Machine 3/6. Red Rock Resort, 702-797-7777. Sand Dollar Lounge The Ma’am Jam 3/6. Billy Ray Charles, Scott Pemberton 3/7. Revusical 3/8. Bama, Sky Dee Miles 3/10. The Balkun Brothers 3/11. 3355 Spring Mountain Road, 702-485-5401.

Orleans Showroom First Ladies of Disco 3/7. 38 Special 3/14. Ohio Players 3/21. 702-365-7111.

South Point Showroom Frankie Moreno 3/5. Atlantic City Boys 3/6-3/8. Buddy Holly’s Winter Dance Party 3/13-3/15. Donny Edwards (Elvis tribute) 3/20-3/22. The Lettermen 3/273/29. 702-696-7111.

Park Theater Bruno Mars 3/6-3/7. Park MGM, 844-600-7275.

STAR OF THE DESERT ARENA Latin Legends 3/14. Gladys Knight 3/21. Primm, 702-386-7867.

NINJA KARAOKE Aceyalone 3/7. 1009 S. Main St., 702-487-6213.

STARBOARD TACK Feigns, Sunroom, Sonia Barcelona 3/8. 2601 Atlantic St., 702-684-5769. Stoney’s Rockin’ Country Stephen Carey 3/6. Tyler Rich, Teddy Robb 3/20. Sunny Sweeney 3/27. Town Square, 702-435-2855. SUNCOAST SHOWROOM Zowie Bowie 3/6. Wanted (Bon Jovi tribute) 3/14. Rob Garrett (Neil Diamond tribute) 3/21. 800-745-3000. The TAVERN Classic Chaos 3/6. Gravel Band 3/10. 1113 S. Rainbow Blvd., 702-804-1113. Terry Fator TheatRE Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds 3/6-3/8. Boyz II Men 3/13-3/15, 3/273/29. Mirage, 702-792-7777. T-Mobile Arena André Rieu & His Johann Strauss Orchestra 3/20. Zac Brown Band, Amos Lee, Poo Bear, Sasha Sirota 3/27. 702-692-1600. TopGolF G. Love & Special Sauce, Jontavious Willis 3/6. 4627 Koval Lane, 702-933-8458. VEIL PAVILION Soul Asylum 3/14. Silverton, 702-263-7777.

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Performing Arts & Culture Clark County Library Las Vegas Brass Band Spring Concert 3/8. 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3400. East Las Vegas Library Finnegan Blue 3/8. 2851 E. Bonanza Road, 702-507-3500. FIRST FRiDAY 3/6. Downtown Las Vegas, firstfridaylasvegas.com. Henderson Pavilion Up With People 3/11. 200 S. Green Valley Parkway, 702-267-4849. House of Blues Leslie Odom Jr. 3/8. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7600. THE Smith Center (Reynolds Hall) Las Vegas Philharmonic: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons 3/7. Zion’s Youth Symphony & Chorus: Lamb of God 3/8. Once on This Island 3/10-3/15. (Cabaret Jazz) Lucia Micarelli 3/6-3/7. Giada Valenti 3/12. (Troesh Studio Theater) Beep 3/7. 702-749-2000. The Space Don’t F*ck With Cats: An Evening With Deanna Thompson 3/6. 3460 Cavaretta Court, 702-903-1070. UNLV (Artemus W. Ham Hall) New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players: The Mikado 3/8. UNLV Music: Symphonic Winds in Concert 3/10. (Judy Bayley Theatre) UNLV Opera Theater: Orpheus in the Underworld 3/12-3/14. (Beam Music Center) Bohemian Rhapsodies: The Music of Czech Composers 3/5. (Alta Ham Fine Arts) Pop Music Lecture: Kimbery Mack 3/11. (Barrick Museum) Dept. of Art Lecture Series: Ellen Lupton, Andy Campbell 3/5. (Doc Rando Recital Hall) Hidden Gems: Great Works by Lesser Known Composers 3/5. Nextet New Music 3/10. (Architecture Library) Brigitte Shim, Howard Sutcliffe 3/9. 702-895-2787. West Charleston Library Finnegan Blue 3/7. 3045 Walnut Drive, 702-507-3940.

LOCAL THEATER Venetian Theatre. Chicago 3/6-3/7, 3/11, 3/13-3/14. ZZ Top 3/20-3/21, 3/25, 3/27-3/28. 702-414-9000. WESTGATE INTERNATIONAl THEATER Barry Manilow 3/5-3/7, 3/26-3/28. 800-222-5361. ZAPPOS THEATER Christina Aguilera 3/6-3/7. Planet Hollywood, 702-777-6737.

Comedy BONKERZ COMEDY CLUB Steve McInelly 3/5. Rampart Casino, 702-507-5900. Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club John Joseph, Michael Malone, John Bizarre Thru 3/8. Rocky Laporte, John Dacosse, Myles Weber 3/9-3/15. MGM Grand, 866-740-7711. COMEDY CELLAR Ty Barnett, Emma Willmann, Joe Machi, Dean Edwards, Mark Cohen Thru 3/8. Nicole Aimee, Eagle Witt, Kathleen Dunbar, Orlando Leyba, Mark Cohen 3/9-3/15. Rio, 702-777-2782.

The COMEDY WORKS Jeff Allen 3/5-3/7. Plaza, 702-386-2110. House of Blues (B-Side) Mark Ellis 3/6. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7600. JIMMY KIMMEL’S COMEDY CLUB Kabir Singh 3/5, 3/8. Ian Bagg 3/5. Tracey Ashley 3/6-3/7. Jill Kimmel 3/12. Linq Promenade, 702-777-2782. JOKESTERS COMEDY CLUB Don Barnhart, David Ryan, Keith Lyle Thru 3/8. Don Barnhart, Ron Coleman, Ryan Cole 3/9-3/11. Oscar Ovies, Ron Coleman, Ryan Cole 3/113/15. OYO, 702-483-8056. LAUGH FACTORY Don Gavin, Flip Schultz, Dave Mencarelli 3/9-3/15. Tropicana, 702-739-2411. THE SPARE ROOM Gary Brightwell 3/5-3/9. Downtown Grand, 702-719-5100. Terry Fator TheatrE Tom Segura 3/6-3/7. Mirage, 702-792-7777.

Las Vegas Little Theatre (Mainstage) The Spitfire Grill 3/6-3/22. 3920 Schiff Drive, 702-362-7996. Super Summer Theatre The Rat Pack Lounge 3/5-3/22. 4340 S. Valley View Drive #208, 702-579-7529.

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VEGAS THEATRE COMPANY Men on Boats Thru 3/15. Art Square Theatre, 1025 S. 1st St., #110, 725-222-9661.

Exhibits ALPHA VOYAGE GALLERY Love’s Exhibit Thru 3/7. 3105 W. Tompkins Ave., 888-831-4844. Barrick Museum of Art (Work Shop) The Other Side of Paradise Thru 3/14. UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-895-3381. Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art Material Existence: Japanese Art From Jōmon Period to Present Thru 4/26. 702-693-7871.

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Road, 702-507-3400. Hip-hop legend Rakim hits Brooklyn Bowl on March 6. (Courtesy)

CSN (Fine Arts Gallery) Jave Yoshimoto: Modicum of Candor 3/6-5/2. Artist talk 3/5. (Artspace Gallery) Mayuko Ono Gray: The Rose Is Always Redder Next Door Thru 3/28. 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., 702-651-4146.

Spring Valley Library Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital: Multimedia Art Therapy Thru 5/3. 4280 S. Jones Blvd., 702-507-3820.

East Las Vegas Library Yasmina Chavez: The Suchness of Light Thru 4/21. 2851 E. Bonanza Road 702-507-3500.

UNLV STUDENT UNION ART GALLERY Seeing in Paint 2 Thru 3/27. 4505 Maryland Parkway, 702-895-4449.

Enterprise Library Mark Martin: Desert Transplant Thru 5/10. 25 E. Shelbourne Ave., 702-507-3760.

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IMMERSION VEGAS Banksy: Genius or Vandal? Thru 4/5. Fashion Show, immersion.vegas. Las Vegas City Hall (Grand Gallery) Public Art Collaboration Thru 5/7. (Chamber Gallery) George Ameal Wilson: African American Heritage Thru 5/21. (Windows on First) Sierra Slentz: Under the Sky—Ceramic Landscape Wall Series Thru 5/1. 495 S. Main St., 702-229-1012. Left of Center ART GALLERY Wade Hampton: Passages: Faces, Street and Land Thru 3/7. 2207 W. Gowan Road, 702-647-7378.

Centennial Hills Library Doug Waterfield: Viva Las Vegas Thru 4/7. 6711 N. Buffalo Drive, 702-507-6100. Charleston HeightS Arts CenteR GALLERY Celebrating Life! Masters Exhibition Thru 4/28. 800 Brush St., 702-229-2787.

Baham: Promised Land Thru 3/29. Clay Arts Vegas: Awaiting the Flowers Thru 3/21. 9600 W. Sahara Ave., 702-507-3630.

Neon Museum Tim Burton: Lost Vegas Thru 4/12. 770 Las Vegas Blvd. N., 702-387-6366. Clark County Government Center Rotunda Gallery The Impact Thru 3/20. Grand Central Parkway, 702-455-7030.

Nevada Humanities Program Gallery Margaret, Are you Grieving Thru 3/25. 1017 S. 1st St. #190, nevadahumanities.org.

Clark County LIBRARY Desert Companion: Focus on Nevada Thru 3/17. 1401 E. Flamingo

Sahara West Library Javier Estrada: Dreams of Ink + Flowers Thru 3/21. Jenny

MOUNTAIN WEST MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Thru 3/7. Thomas & Mack Center, 702-739-3267. PAC-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament 3/11-3/14. T-Mobile Arena, 702-692-1600. UFC 248 Wili Zhang vs. Israel Adesanya 3/7. T-Mobile Arena, 702-692-1600. UNLV BASEBALL St. John’s 3/6-3/8. Houston 3/10-3/11. Earl E. Wilson Stadium, 702-739-3267. UNLV MEN’s GOLF Jackrabbit Invitational 3/7. Southern Highlands Golf Club, 702-263-1000. WEST COAST CONFERENCE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS 3/5-3/10. Orleans Arena, 702-365-7469. WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN’S & WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT 3/11, 3/13-3/14. Orleans Arena, 702-365-7469.

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NYAM (nee·yom) verb 1. Jamaican for “eat” 2. Not Your Average Morning

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Opening March 21 (702) 770-3463 / eliolv.com

Inspired by Mexicoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rich heritage of celebratory food and gatherings, Enrique Olvera, Daniela Soto-Innes and Santiago Perez bring their much-anticipated contemporary Mexican restaurant, Elio, to Wynn Las Vegas.