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BRIAN NEWMAN AFTER DARK 11:30 p.m., thru 7/3, NoMad Library, ticketmaster.com. (Photo Courtesy/ Brian Friedman) PARTY FAVOR 10:30 p.m., Hakkasan Nightclub, events. taogroup.com.
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RECKLESS IN VEGAS 8:30 p.m., & 7/1, Sahara Theater, ticketmaster.com. MICHAEL GRIMM 7 p.m., Myron’s, thesmithcenter.com.
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JOHN ASKEW 10 p.m., Commonwealth, seetickets.us. WICKED GARDEN With Shatter the Moon, The Crimsons, 8 p.m., SoulBelly BBQ, eventbrite.com.
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DR. SKETCHY’S ANTI-ART SCHOOL 8 p.m., Artifice, artificebarlv.com. XOCHIL XITLALLI: ANCESTRAL ARTIST TALK AND TONALLI WORKSHOP 4 p.m., Rainbow Library, lvccld.org.
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YELLOW BRICK ROAD 7 p.m., Chrome Showroom, stationcasinoslive.com. KELLY CLINTON 7 p.m., Nevada Room, vegasnevadarooms.com.
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BROADWAY IN THE HOOD: RENT A watershed moment. That’s how many in the LGBTQ community describe the 1969 Stonewall Riots of Greenwich Village. The police raid that took place on June 28, at the Lower Manhattan gay bar known as the Stonewall Inn, incited a revolutionary five-day protest, one that would later spark the battle—and victory—for gay rights. This month, the LGBTQ Center of Southern Nevada, in partnership with Broadway in the Hood, honors the historical riots with a live local production of Rent and an interactive pre-show full of singing, artwork, spoken word, prizes and giveaways. The ’90s Broadway rock musical, created by the late Jonathan Larson, follows a group of bohemian New York artists grappling with poverty in the East Village during the AIDS crisis. A powerful tale, teeming with camaraderie and strength in the face of so many realistic fears, this production couldn’t be a better way to commemorate what’s been accomplished in the LGBTQ community. June 30-July 4, times vary, $25-$100, the Center, eventbrite. com. –Amber Sampson JULIAN EUSEBIO: PHILIPPINE CULTURE AND EXPRESSION OF COLOR Julian Eusebio has had an eventful life. He was born in the Philippines in the 1930s and later migrated to the U.S. and attended Far Eastern University. He has held various jobs in the art world, from comic and magazine illustrator, to art director at an advertising agency, to fashion illustrator for well-known department stores. Since retiring in 2010, Eusebio has returned to his original passion— creating art inspired by his homeland. This exhibit showcases colorful koi fish, beautiful water lilies and landscapes of sea dwellings. June 30-September 13, East Las Vegas Library, free, lvccld.org. –Evelyn Mateos
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RICK ROSS 10 p.m., Drai’s Nightclub, draisgroup.com. (Photo Courtesy/Drai’s)
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ILIZA SHLESINGER 10 p.m., & 7/2, Mirage Theatre, mirage. mgmresorts.com.
ZEDD 10 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv.com.
TYGA 10:30 p.m., Hakkasan Nightclub, events. taogroup.com.
MORRISSEY 8:30, & 7/2 & 7/6, the Colosseum, ticketmaster.com.
FIRST FRIDAY 5-11 p.m., Downtown Las Vegas, ffflv.org.
FORTUNATE YOUTH With Arise Roots, Haleamano, 7 p.m., Brooklyn Bowl, ticketweb.com.
STEVE AOKI 10:30 p.m., Omnia Nightclub, events. taogroup.com. LAS VEGAS AVIATORS VS. ROUND ROCK EXPRESS 7/1-7/2, 7 p.m. (& 7/3, 6 p.m.), Las Vegas Ballpark, ticketmaster.com.
JOE ROGAN 8 p.m., MGM Grand Garden Arena, mgmgrand. mgmresorts.com. SAMMY HAGAR & FRIENDS 9 p.m., & 7/2, Strat Theater, tickets.thestrat.com. ANUEL AA 7 p.m., Resorts World Events Center, zoukgrouplv.com.
SPITE With Boundaries, Vatican, Bodybox, 6:30 p.m., 24 Oxford, etix.com. VINTAGE CULTURE 11 a.m., Tao Beach Dayclub, events. taogroup.com.
TWIN CITIES With Amarionette, Tree Frog Express, Psycho, Elevated Undergrounds, 6 p.m., the Space, thespacelv.com. CHEYENNE GILES 11 a.m., Marquee Dayclub, events. taogroup.com. NICOLAS KING 7:30 p.m., Nevada Room, vegasnevada rooms.com. EL GRAN SILENCIO With Raskahuele, Muertos Heist, No Que No, 8 p.m., Fremont Country Club, eventbrite.com.
SNAKEHIPS Summer isn’t complete without a DTLV Field Trip. The evening excursion has brought live tunes to Fergusons Downtown for a little over a year now, and it’s back for another season. This month, Field Trip partners with We the Beat to present U.K. DJ duo Snakehips along with Yeisukee, JDHD and Lio. EDM aficionados might remember Snakehips from their breakout track “All My Friends,” featuring Chance the Rapper and Tinashe. The tastemakers have since captured a massive following, working with hotly tipped artists like H.E.R., Anderson .Paak, MØ and, most recently, Bryce Vine on the flirtatious “Water.” Come prepared to boogie at the open-air venue. And if you cop the VIP pass, you can slide over to Peyote’s open bar and gain free entry to We All Scream’s rooftop and patio. 7 p.m., $25-$50, Fergusons Downtown, dtlvfieldtrip.com. –Amber Sampson
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YÄCHTLEY CRËW 7:30 p.m., Kaos at Palms, ticketmaster.com. (Photo Courtesy)
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SNOOP DOGG 11 a.m., Élia Beach Club, eliabeachlv.com. UFC 276 3 p.m., T-Mobile Arena, axs.com.
TIËSTO With Luis Torres, 11 a.m., Ayu Dayclub, zoukgrouplv.com.
KEVIN HART 7 & 10 p.m., & 7/3, the Chelsea, ticketmaster.com.
LAS VEGAS LIGHTS VS. DETROIT CITY 7:30 p.m., Cashman Field, lasvegaslightsfc. com.
LIONEL RICHIE 8 p.m., & 7/3, Encore Theater, ticketmaster.com.
KASKADE 11 a.m., Wet Republic, events. taogroup.com.
SUBLIME WITH ROME With Bryce Vine, 9 p.m., Mandalay Bay Beach, ticketmaster.com. THE CHAINSMOKERS 11 a.m., Encore Beach Club, wynnsocial.com. ILLENIUM 10:30 p.m., Omnia Nightclub, events. taogroup.com.
GUCCI MANE 10 p.m., Drai’s Nightclub, draisgroup.com.
DJ DIESEL 11 p.m., EBC at Night, wynnsocial.com.
LOUIS THE CHILD 10 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv.com.
VEGAS KNIGHT HAWKS VS. BAY AREA PANTHERS 4 p.m., Dollar Loan Center, axs.com.
ALLEGAEON With Aenimus, Wrath of an Empire, Asylum of Ashes, Hands of Oblivion, Sheer Cold, 7 p.m., Backstage Bar & Billiards, seetickets.us.
THE UNWIELDIES With Devil’s Duo, 6 p.m., Cemetery Pulp, cemetery pulp.com.
DJ PAULY D 11 a.m., Marquee Dayclub, events. taogroup.com.
BLACKBEAR 10:30 p.m., Jewel Nightclub, events. taogroup.com.
EDEN PRINCE With Will Collins, Geometrik, Leiru, Keo B2B Vibe Rater, 10 p.m., Discopussy, discopussydtlv. com.
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SOFI TUKKER 11 a.m., Tao Beach Dayclub, events. taogroup.com. CHRIS ROCK 7:30 p.m., the Colosseum, ticketmaster. com.
AFROJACK 11 a.m., Wet Republic, eventstaogroup. com. SUICIDE COMMANDO With Inva//id, 8 p.m., Dive Bar, eventbrite.com. NE-YO 10 p.m., Drai’s Nightclub, draisgroup.com.
NITRO CIRCUS 7 p.m., Las Vegas Ballpark, ticket master.com.
LIL JON 10:30 p.m., Jewel Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.
RL GRIME 10:30 p.m., XS Nightclub, wynnsocial.com.
SUMMERLIN COUNCIL PATRIOTIC PARADE 8:30 a.m., Summerlin, summerlinpatrioticparade.com.
MOLLY HATCHET With Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Mackenzie Porter, 6 p.m., Fremont Street Experience, vegas experience.com.
LONESTAR 7:30 p.m., Heritage Park, cityofhenderson.com.
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WWE MONEY IN THE BANK Things have been getting interesting in the world of professional wrestling in recent years, and that has coincided with more wrestling events taking place in Las Vegas. The WWE, still arguably the dominant force in this brand of sports entertainment, brought one of its tentpole events, Summerslam, to Allegiant Stadium last year while continuing to stave off the upstart AEW, which held three cards in Vegas surrounding Memorial Day weekend. Just two weeks after Vince McMahon stepped down as CEO, the WWE returns with Money in the Bank, which was recently moved from the stadium to MGM Grand Garden Arena. The smaller venue could add intensity to the trademark ladder matches, and former MMA star Rhonda Rousey is also on the card, defending her RAW women’s title. 4:30 p.m., $36$775+, MGM Grand Garden Arena, axs.com. –Brock Radke
SOUL IN THE MACHINE This artful Area15 performance will present music played on handcrafted kinetic instruments designed by Las Vegan Henry Chang. He’s the artist behind Valyrian Steel, the art car originally built for Burning Man and later parked inside Area15. Chang has a background in computer science and classical and jazz piano, so the instruments he’s dreamed up for this event are sure to be powerful. The electronic sounds will combine with rock, jazz and classical music to create an experience you’ll hear, see and feel. 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m., $20-$50, Area15, area15.com. –Evelyn Mateos (Photo Courtesy/Laurent Velasquez)
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LAS VEGAS ACES VS. NEW YORK LIBERTY 7 p.m., Michelob Ultra Arena, axs.com.
EXMORTUS With Hatriot, Silver Talon, Mynas, Taking Dawn, 7 p.m., the Usual Place, eventbrite.com.
DJ DIESEL 11 p.m., EBC at Night, wynnsocial.com.
LYTE BRYTE BAND With Phil Stendek, the Lawn at Downtown Summerlin, summerlin.com.
TY SEGALL & FREEDOM BAND Unless they held tickets to Night 1 of last year’s Psycho Las Vegas fest, locals haven’t seen once-frequent Vegas visitor Ty Segall since he played the Bunkhouse way back in the carefree, pre-pandemic days of early 2018. Four-plus years later, the California garage/glam/psych-rocker and his Freedom Band—guitarist Emmett Kelly, bassist Mikal Cronin, keyboardist Ben Boye and drummer Charles Moothart—will reacquaint themselves with Downtown with a stop at Triple B. It’ll be a welcome sight, especially since a scheduled gig by Segall’s Fuzz project got scrapped earlier this year, but the coolest piece of the puzzle might be the support set from Merge Records artist William Tyler, a guitarist in the John Fahey mold whose 2020 release New Vanitas sent his instrumental country-folk spaceward. Get there in time for his performance or risk regretting it forever. 8 p.m., $20-$40, Backstage Bar & Billiards, eventbrite.com. –Spencer Patterson
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JAYE MCBRIDE “Y’all know I’m trans, right? Y’all figure that out, ya bunch of woke detectives? What’s weird is, I wasn’t trans before I got the vaccine.” If that’s not the perfect joke for the times, what is? Jaye McBride transitioned 15 years ago, well before she became one of the first openly transgender comedians to make a mark on the national scene, including a performance last year at Madison Square Garden opening on Louis CK’s controversial comeback tour. McBride is a regular at the legendary Comedy Cellar in New York City and makes her debut at the Vegas version at the Rio this week, anchoring a lineup that also includes Jason Cheny, Brian Kiley and Michael Yo. And McBride plans to spend a lot more time here, returning later this month to headline Comedy Works at the Plaza. July 5-July 11, 7 & 9:30 p.m., $20-$45, Comedy Cellar, ticketmaster. com. –Brock Radke (Photo Courtesy/Eric Korenman)
BRAD GARRETT With Rondell Sheridan, Heath Harmison, 8 p.m., & 7/6, Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club, mgmgrand. mgmresorts.com.
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e first performed in Vegas 1999 at Arizona Charlie’s, and the booking agent failed to tell the casino’s entertainment manager that the Anthony Cools comedy-hypnosis show would be an uncensored experience. “It was a great show, but he was having a fit,” Cools says. “He told me I’d never play Vegas again. That’s the only time I’ve ever been told that.” From there, the Canadian entertainer took his wildly unpredictable show to several venues before moving to Las Vegas full-time in 2003 and setting in at the Stardust, then sliding over to his own 216-seat theater at Paris, where he headlined for more than 15 years. It was an unprecedented run for a unique performer, and it looked like it would never end … until the pandemic hit the Strip. Fortunately for the ever-industrious Cools, he had launched several side businesses through the years, including Axe Monkeys— the first recreational ax-throwing attraction in the country—six years ago. So when COVID struck, he took advantage of the time off and realized he was ready to be away from the stage for a while, possibly forever. We had an hours-long, in-depth, behind-the-scenes conversation about his many years hypnotizing folks on the Strip, full of wild Vegas adventures on and off the stage, but for some reason I can only remember the parts you’re about to read.
I like to ask entertainers who use a lot of audience participation, What’s the craziest thing that has happened onstage?, but that’s basically what you do, nonstop. It’s always crazy. I’ve seen things and fallen down onstage myself, laughing. I hypnotized a guy and told him he was auditioning for a porno movie, and that his chair is the person he’s auditioning with. So he sat down and took off his prosthetic leg and proceeded to stump-f*ck the chair. So much random stuff, all the time, always something crazy. I just call that a Tuesday. Had you been planning to retire, or at least step away from the stage for a while, before COVID? My contract [at Paris] ended in March 2020, but I had a two-year option. They called me into the office and said they wanted to extend it for two more years, and that was fine. But I was prepared to be retired in March 2020, so I was actually grateful I didn’t have to do those final two years. Then when Eldorado Resorts bought Caesars Entertainment and shut down a bunch of different shows and theaters. I wasn’t shocked about it, and like I said, I was prepared, but the only thing that [bothered] me was, I didn’t have a chance to say goodbye. I didn’t have a final bow, that was just it.
You put a pretty good retirement plan in place with Axe Monkeys. I was the first guy to open an ax-throwing range in the U.S. It was a business model that worked in Canada, but no one was doing it here. My friends all thought I was batsh*t-crazy to start it, because they didn’t think it would
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BY B R O C K R A D K E The unbreakable connection between Elvis and Vegas has persevered through generations, because the entities would simply not exist in the same way without one another. We lost the King 45 years ago, and Las Vegas has bonded with other iconic resident performers during the decades since. But despite evolution in entertainment and pop culture—and even though Elvis might not cast as long a shadow across today’s Strip—there’s no other union that could replace this essential amalgam. Elvis Presley put Las Vegas back on the map, not during his debut in 1956 at the New Frontier—when he hadn’t yet made history on The Ed Sullivan Show or truly captivated the country’s attention—but when he arrived for a four-week engagement at the International Hotel in 1969, famously revitalizing his career after an eight-year absence from live performances. That series turned into more than 600 concerts at the International Theater (still standing inside today’s Westgate Las Vegas resort), a headlining residency that elevated casino entertainment beyond the lounges of the Rat Pack era and attracted a wider, younger demographic to Las Vegas. Elvis’ impact is examined comprehensively in Richard Zoglin’s 2019 book Elvis in Vegas. “As the ’60s went on into the counterculture years, the war, The Beatles and the whole emergence of rock ’n’ roll, Vegas was suddenly seeming a bit old-fashioned,” Zoglin, who covered entertainment for 30 years as a writer and editor at Time magazine, tells the Weekly. “That traditional nightclub
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entertainment was of no interest to the younger generation. Elvis was a sort of bridge. He appealed to an older crowd, housewives who used to scream at him when they were teenagers, but still had credibility in the rock ’n’ roll world so the critics came out to see his big return. “And he brought a new audience to Vegas,” Zoglin continues, “people from around the country who were just big fans and maybe weren’t Vegas
regulars, some who had never been there before. It was more of a mass, middle-American audience than the high roller you’d identify with the Rat Pack years. And a couple decades later, [attracting] families became the new theme in Las Vegas.” The post-Elvis era in Vegas has traditionally been heavily stacked with Elvis, from impersonators strumming guitars on Strip streetscapes, to lounge acts obligatorily playing his songs, to celebrity tribute shows flooding stages with a white-suited wonder as their grand
finale. Legends in Concert, Million Dollar Quartet and American Superstars are just a few of the productions that have built successful reputations, in part, on the music and iconography of the King, and renowned talents like Pete Vallee (aka “Big Elvis,” still performing these days at the Piano Bar at Harrah’s) and the late Trent Carlini have enjoyed long careers on the Strip through their interpretations of Presley’s sounds and style. Travis Allen was a country music artist until 14 years ago, when he started performing as Elvis in Las Vegas on a double-decker bus tour of the Strip. Now he stars in All Shook Up, the only all-Elvis tribute show in Vegas at the moment, performing at 6 p.m. most nights at Alexis Park Resort. It opened in 2014 at the V Theater at the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood and relocated after the pandemic shutdown. “I was a huge fan my whole life because of my dad, but I didn’t want to play [Presley’s songs], because I didn’t want to disrespect Elvis. He’s the King,” Allen says. “I didn’t start doing Elvis until I hit 30. I was doing my own music, and there was an opportunity and I took it, and I love it. It’s given me a great life. I’ve been busy every day for 13 years.” He’s not sure why there aren’t more Elvis shows in Vegas today, but Allen knows it’s hard to find a good Elvis right now, because the most talented and experienced entertainers are already doing their own thing, just like he is. “The hard part is trying to find someone who can sing, look OK and move, and entertain at the same time without being cheesy. It’s hard.” Continued on Page 20
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Elvis Presley with members of his band poolside at the New Frontier in 1956 (Jerry Abbott/Las Vegas News Bureau)
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Vegas has seen all the iterations of Elvis through the years, and many haven’t worked. Most recently, the wildly entertaining and musically pristine Heartbreak Hotel in Concert gave it a go at Harrah’s, but it didn’t pack enough Presley punch; Elvis fans didn’t get their nostalgic fix. And of course, Cirque du Soleil launched Viva Elvis at the brandnew Aria resort in 2010, an avant-garde take on the King’s legacy that was shuttered in 2012. “Part of our success is that we recognize … that the persona of Elvis alone is not going to fill a 400-, 600-, 800or 2,000-seat room for five to seven shows a week here right now,” says Kurt Brown, producer of All Shook Up. “There are too many other things going on in Las Vegas. But Elvis will always be a big part of Las Vegas. Extravaganza [at Bally’s] has an Elvis character. Vegas! The Show, which will be reopen-
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ing soon [at V Theater] has somebody singing several Elvis songs. It’s just part of Vegas history.” There’s a new chapter of Elvis history being written right now with the June 24 release of Baz Luhrmann’s biopic Elvis, starring Austin Butler as Elvis and Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker. Depending how the film fares with critics and audiences, it could have a significant impact on the appetite for all things Elvis, in Las Vegas and beyond. “There are Elvis fans out there who
don’t want to see a portrayal; they just want to see him. It’s almost taboo,” Brown says. “Then there are fans who are also fans of tribute artists, and … they are definitely fired up about this movie.” Though he has mixed feelings about the film’s portrayal of the King’s life, Allen says he’s excited to see it—and he has already noticed its appeal for younger fans. “I just did a show in California and did a meet-and-greet, and this young girl walks up, and … her mom says she’s kind of a fan because of the Elvis stuff in [Disney animated movie] Lilo & Stitch,” he says. “And I said, ‘Do you know Austin Butler?’ And she got a little giddy, and [said] she was going to see the movie. So there you go. “It will definitely make [Butler] more famous, but I’m hoping it will shine the light on the icon of Elvis a bit, Allen says, “and maybe these kids will think, man, Elvis was cool.”
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Elvis Presley, performing at the International Hotel on August 17, 1971. (Las Vegas News Bureau)
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Vegas chapels work toward a new arrangement after receiving cease-and-desist letters from the King’s brand management BY SH A N NON M IL L ER Las Vegas bills itself as the Wedding Capital of the World. Issuing an average of 80,000 marriage licenses and generating $2.5 billion in economic activity annually, the Clark County Marriage License Bureau claims to be the “busiest in the world.” And after he married Priscilla at the Aladdin in 1967, Elvis Presley became something of a guardian angel—and frequent officiant— to couples looking to tie the knot in Sin City. That the Presleys chose Las Vegas as their place of holy matrimony sealed Elvis’ careerlong connection to the city, which had begun even before his wedding here. During his 1956 residency at the New Frontier Hotel, he heard a rendition of Big Mama Thorn-
ton’s “Hound Dog,” which he turned into a global hit, with hip grinding and gyrations during his performance of the song on NBC. Las Vegas latched onto the musician’s rise to fame, and the weddings and ancillary hospitality industries followed suit, with many chapels still embracing the legacy of Elvis-themed or Elvis-officiated weddings, today. But that tradition appeared to face a substantial threat in May, when Authentic Brands Group (ABG), which manages Elvis’ intellectual property, sent cease-and-desist letters to several local chapels, claiming unauthorized use and threaten-
ing legal action. “Elvis services are a significant portion of our bookings,” says Michael Kelly, general manager of Downtown’s Little Vegas Chapel. “We get couples from all over the world—from the U.K., Australia, Spain … Just the excitement that they have, and the joy that they have to do an Elvis wedding is incredible.” The Little Vegas Chapel performs more than 2,000 wedding ceremonies per year, Kelly says, 10% to 20% of which are Elvis weddings. Kelly confirms that, after the chapel received the initial cease-and-desist, ABG reached out again “to form a
partnership.” The chapel has been in contact with ABG for the past several weeks regarding an agreement, he says. Several chapels that received cease-and-desist letters, including Little Chapel of Hearts and Vegas Weddings, have since issued statements explaining that Elvis has not actually left the building. Shortly after the potential threat to Vegas Elvis weddings made news worldwide, ABG released a statement saying it was working on a more agreeable solution. “ABG is proud to be the guardian of the Elvis Presley legacy and is committed to protecting it for generations to come,” the statement reads, in part. “We are sorry that recent communication with a small number of Las
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RIGHT Elvis tribute artist Charles King Byrne presides over a marriage vow renewal ceremony for April and Michael Herchenbach, of Omaha, Nebraska, at the Little Chapel of Hearts on June 2, 2022. (Steve Marcus/Staff)
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Vegas-based chapels caused confusion and concern. That was never our intention. We are working with the chapels to ensure that the usage of Elvis’ name, image and likeness are in keeping with his legacy.” ABG did not respond to questions on the number of Las Vegas chapels that it sent cease-and-desist letters, the timeline for licensing agreements to be settled or the cost of the licenses. Several local chapels have disclosed that the agreements entail licensing fees in the ballpark of $500 per year. Kelly said the news came as a relief for Little Vegas Chapel staff, which had wondered if it might have to give up Elvis weddings entirely. “The cost to perform an Elvis wedding will increase, at least on our end,” he says. “We pay for the talent that’s involved, the Elvis tribute artist. And now it sounds like we’re going to have to pay some type of fee in
addition to that. I’m just glad they were able to give us a reasonable offer.” As for whether Elvis impersonators themselves could be subject to legal action, local intellectual property attorney Jonathan Fountain says they could seek protection under the First Amendment and Nevada law. “The law recognizes a First Amendment parody defense to intellectual property infringement,” Fountain explains. “If someone is dressing up like Elvis and exaggerating his style for comedic effect, in performing a wedding, there’s a strong argument that that activity is protected First Amendment activity.” As for the licensing agreements or “partnerships” ABG has reportedly been arranging with local chapels, “Licenses to intellectual property [have] to be in writing” to be legally binding, Fountain says. “I heard on the news that ABG had entered into a verbal agreement to Elvis’ intellectual property. … I think the chapels [also] need to be careful about their understanding of this word ‘partner,’ because I do think [they’ll have] to give up some rights and agree to pay some money.” Fountain also says he suspects ABG has done “little to no” enforcement of Elvis’ intellectual property rights in the Vegas wedding industry for decades, which “dilutes the strength” of those rights. “You can’t sit on your rights for decades and not assert them, because people like the wedding chapels would suffer prejudice, [after] investing hundreds of thousands of dollars in their businesses,”
Elv1s: 30 No. 1 Hits If you’re just now discovering Elvis Presley’s music, this 2002 compilation, released to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Elvis’ death, is a solid jumping-off point. While it doesn’t include all of Elvis’ notable songs—notable omissions include “That’s All Right” and “Little Sister”—there’s enough good music here to give you a running start, from “Don’t Be Cruel” to “Suspicious Minds.” Elvis in Vegas: How the King Reinvented the Las Vegas Show by Richard Zoglin The author does more than document Elvis’ time in Vegas. He makes a convincing case that Elvis’ 1969-1976 Vegas residency changed the face of live entertainment in this town, steering audiences away from lounge acts and showgirl revues and towards musical headliners performing without showgirls and glitz. TCBcast This “unofficial Elvis fan podcast” covers some ground that unexpectedly stretches beyond Elvis’ albums, films and concerts. Hosts Gurdip Ladhar and Justin Gausman dig deep into Elvis’ enduring myth, talking about the outsize impression the performer left on the popular culture. For example, one recent episode discusses the actors who have played Elvis, from Kurt Russell to Bruce Campbell to Austin Butler. Tcbcast. libsyn.com.
Viva Las Vegas This 1964 musical is practically a Vegas travelogue (see “Elvis Slept Here,” page 8), but two things make it worth seeing beyond Elvis’ easygoing and likable character: his performance of the title track, shot in a single, unedited take, and Ann-Margaret, who very nearly steals the movie. Elvis at the New Frontier, 1956 This is a rare, YouTube-preserved gem: four songs from Elvis’ first Vegas appearance in April 1956. The crowd at the long-gone New Frontier regards the million-selling artist and his trio with outright disinterest, according “Heartbreak Hotel” and “Blue Suede Shoes” only perfunctory applause. Elvis nearly lets his composure slip while introducing a song: “Tonight’s our last night, and we’ve had a pretty hard time. … We’ve had a pretty good time being here.” Youtu.be/ j7MrghavRV0. Elvis: That’s The Way It Is This 1970 documentary, originally conceived as a closed-circuit broadcast of one of Elvis’ “Summer Festival” shows at Vegas’ International Hotel (now the Westgate), condenses three nights of performances into one buzzy concert film. This is peak Vegas Elvis, with he and his backing players—the TCB Band, The Imperials and The Sweet Inspirations—all in top form. –Geoff Carter
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Touring the King’s Las Vegas locations BY GEOFF CA RT ER Elvis Presley’s footprints are all over this Valley. He began leaving them in April 1956, when he performed a two-week run of shows in the Venus Room of the now-defunct New Frontier Hotel and Casino. The property was torn down in 2007, but that doesn’t change that fact that those blue suede shoes were once planted on the northwest corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Fashion Show Drive. And while those New Frontier shows were tepidly received (Las Vegas Sun writer Bill Willard called Elvis and his band “uncouth” and “a bore”), Elvis still had a lot of Vegas ahead of him. In the summer of 1963, Elvis came back to Vegas to shoot Viva Las Vegas, and it was on this occasion that he truly got a feel for the entire Valley. Shooting took place inside numerous casinos—some extinct (the Sands, the Frontier) and some still standing (the Tropicana, the Sahara). The pool area of the Flamingo was prominently featured in a duet between Elvis and Ann-Margaret, “The Lady Loves Me” (though the pool area has been heavily remodeled since then), and the two stars danced their way through “C’mon Everybody” in UNLV’s then-new gymnasium, which today houses the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art. The action wasn’t strictly confined to the Strip
and UNLV. One Viva sequence had Elvis and Ann-Margaret riding scooters in front of the Convention Center and water-skiing on (a nearly full) Lake Mead. The climactic race scene covers a wide swath of territory, from Hoover Dam to Red Rock Canyon to Mount Charleston. And when the two characters marry at film’s end, it’s at the Little Church of the West—arguably the very first Elvis-themed wedding in this city. (The nearly 80-year-old redwood chapel, the oldest building on the Strip, has been moved a couple of times since Viva was filmed; today, it’s at 4617 Las Vegas Blvd. S.) A few years later, in May 1967, Elvis took his own cinematic advice and married the former Priscilla Anne Beaulieu at the Aladdin, in the suite belonging to hotel owner Milton Prell. Following the ceremony, a private banquet was held, with a menu that included one of Elvis’ favorite dishes, oysters Rockefeller. (They’re still served at classic Vegas steakhouse the Golden Steer, where Elvis dined often enough to have his own booth.) The original Aladdin was demolished in 1998 and rebuilt; by the mid-2000s it was rebranded as Planet Hollywood, which it remains to this day. Ultimately, if you want to walk in Elvis’ footsteps today, take a right turn off the Strip onto
Elvis Presley Boulevard and head for the Westgate. The former International Hotel/Las Vegas Hilton was the site of Elvis’ legendary, 636-show blockbuster residency, which took place at the property from July 1969 to December 1976. Elvis’ schedule was mind-boggling: he performed at the property twice yearly, four weeks at a time, with two shows every night and not a single day off. During performance months he’d stay on property, in a 30th-floor penthouse known today as the Tuscany Sky Villa; it has been remodeled an ;d expanded and bears scant resemblance to the room Elvis knew. It’s worth noting that a now-defunct Strip motel, the Normandie, claimed “ELVIS SLEPT HERE” via the readerboard on its Betty Willis-designed neon sign. (While the motel is gone, the sign remains; it’s on Las Vegas Boulevard near Zappos’ Downtown headquarters.) It’s pretty much a certainty that he didn’t, however. Allegedly, he never even had the time or inclination to move into the house that the International built for its performers—2520 Castlesands Way, near Paradise Palms—to stay in during their residencies. As the man once sang, even if there were 40 more hours in a day, he wouldn’t have used them for sleeping, just for raising the stakes.
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VACCINES ARRIVE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 5
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GOLDEN KNIGHTS’ ODDS TO WIN STANLEY CUP
Westgate SuperBook’s futures for next season opened with Vegas at 16-to-1 to win the Stanley Cup next season. It’s among the top 25% of teams, but the odds are longer than they have been in recent years for the Golden Knights.
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ACTIVIST FEARS RETURN TO BACK-ALLEY ABORTIONS Las Vegas activist Donna West, 65, remembers as a young teen pooling her allowance with a group of friends to help a friend get a back-alley abortion. After the procedure, the friend was bleeding and had to be taken to a hospital, West said. With the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24 overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark decision guaranteeing women the right to an abortion, West is worried the country will see a return to those days. “We’re not there today, but do we end up there?” West said. “I remember all too vividly what that was like for women. “Women would bleed to death, hurt themselves, cause such damage to their own bodies attempting an abortion where afterward they couldn’t have children.” West, who successfully advocated for abortion rights to be codified in Nevada law in the 1990s, said she feared Republicans would push for even more restrictions on women’s rights. “I thought I was prepared for this decision, but it has rocked me to my core,” she said. “I’ve gone from crying to being just livid. “Women are going to have to travel a long way, spend days away from family at great expense in order to get a medical procedure.” Lindsey Harmon, executive director of Planned Parenthood Votes Nevada, said she expected to see an increase in the number of women coming from out of state to seek abortions. The Wild West Access Fund, which was started last year, helps women from Nevada and other states access abortion services, the group’s president, Macy Haverda, said. With about 22 states having trigger laws that will rapidly restrict abortions, the group is examining the ramifications and liabilities for people who help women from those states get an abortion, Haverda said. “It doesn’t change anything for our actual operations of helping Nevadans’ access to abortion care,” Haverda said. “Our organization isn’t going anywhere. We are having to look into, re-evaluating, how we can help people from other states. At minimum, we are here for Nevadans. That is not the ceiling. That is the floor.” While the decision is “devastating,” Harmon said, it might motivate some people to take action politically. –Jessica Hill
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PLAYHOUSE THEATER CLOSES, REQUESTS DONATIONS IN ORDER TO REOPEN (Steve Marcus/Staff File)
COUNTY CONSIDERS BANNING SALES OF CATS, DOGS AT STORES The Clark County Commission is considering a proposal prohibiting pet stores from selling dogs, cats, rabbits and potbellied pigs. Commissioner Michael Naft said the measure could alleviate some of the challenges faced by the Animal Foundation shelter as a result of an “oversupply of animals in our community.” The city of Las Vegas already has a law that bans pet shops from selling animals from breeders. In California, Bella’s Act went into law in 2021 banning the retail sale of dogs, cats and rabbits. Trevor Dugan, owner of Puppy World on Windmill Lane, acknowledged “the frustrations of the activists” and the overpopulation of animals in shelters. But Dugan, who spoke at a hearing on the proposal, said he wanted more dialogue about whether pet stores truly are the problem. “We’re open for debate; we’re open for working together,” Dugan
said. “But an outright ban—you’re gonna affect 20-plus stores in Clark County [with] over 200 employees.” Vanessa Greene, who has worked at Petland for 11 years, suggested the county take steps to ensure pet stores are getting their animals from certified breeders. Jeff Dixon, the Nevada director for the Humane Society of the United States, urged the board to support the proposal and help prevent animals from being kept in “deplorable conditions.” Community member Patricia Reid, a rescue shelter volunteer, has spent lots of time with animals that have been surrendered or picked up off the streets. Clark County is in a “crisis” because “the rescues are full [and] the animal foundations are full,” which leads some people to dump unwanted animals on the streets, she said. The proposal has not yet been scheduled for a vote. –Grace Da Rocha
As summer theater season heats up in Las Vegas, the Playhouse has announced it must temporarily shut its doors. Poor Richard’s Players, the theater troupe behind the space, released a social media statement on June 22 explaining that “costly renovations must be made before we can continue to provide quality theatre for our community.” The theater company created a capital donation campaign to cover the expenses of city-required building renovations that include additional plumbing fixtures and energy-efficient lighting upgrades. At press time, the campaign had raised $615, though it appears more funds are needed to get the Playhouse back in operation. “Every theatre in the Las Vegas Valley is built on its community,” the statement read. “We need your help to come back bigger and better than ever.” For more information or to donate, visit givebutter.com/ theplayhouselvcc. –Amber Sampson
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A person protesting the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is arrested June 24 during a rally at the Fremont Street Experience in Downtown Las Vegas. (Wade Vandervort/Staff)
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THE FRUIT PEEL METHOD With this method, fruit peels help rehydrate your weed and add a light, citrus flavor to it. Fresh citrus peels, like that from an orange or lemon, hold their natural essential oils and are helpful for rehydrating weed because they hold so much moisture. Simply add the peels of the citrus to an airtight bag with your cannabis. Within 1-3 days, the moisture from the peels will rehydrate the flower.
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Keeping cannabis fresh in the desert can be a challenge, especially during the arid summer months. But while it may require some finesse, there are easy ways to keep your bud in good condition for much longer than you may have realized. Even better—there are also techniques to rehydrate cannabis that you may have thought was a goner. Here are some easy tips and tricks to keep your flower fresh all summer long.
Keep cannabis from drying out If you’re getting high-quality cannabis, keep it in high-quality condition by following these tips. Use good packaging: One of the best ways to prevent cannabis from drying out is to use packaging that blocks out UV rays and prevents as much oxygen from entering as possible. Keeping your product in dark-colored, airtight containers can add weeks, even months, to its lifespan. From there, stash it in a cool, dark location to prevent any excess light or heat.
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Budtenders can help you find not only your favorite strain but explain the differences of each. If you’re buying cannabis that you might not finish right away and you’re worried it could dry out, your budtender can provide tips on how to rehydrate the buds.
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BOVEDA HUMIDITY CONTROL PACKETS If you’re concerned about keeping your cannabis fresh often, and you’re not just looking for a quick fix, Boveda Humidity Control Packets are a good option. Designed to keep moisture-sensitive products such as cigars and cannabis fresh, these packs can help restore moisture to dried-out weed and prevent it from doing so in the first place. This option is more costly than others, but it’s a great safeguard to ensure your products stay fresh for a long time.
Restore your crunchy bud Okay, you set some bud aside and forgot about it. Can it be saved? Believe it or not, yes, cannabis can often be rehydrated. Here are some tips to bring your flower back to life.
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MOM’S NIGHT OUT
ILIZA SHLESINGER July 1-2, 10 p.m., $50-$180. Mirage Theatre, mirage.mgm resorts.com.
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in,” she says. “I’m honored to be in a place in my career where the Mirage keeps having me back along with these heavy hitters.” Shlesinger is strategic with her material. Live, her energy and delivery feels fresh and spontaneous. It’s all part of the plan. Most of the material you’ll get at the Mirage and all of the stuff she’ll use during the Netflix shoot is road-tested and ready to go, honed to hilarious precision during recent tours and gigs. She says the set primed for the special is the best she has ever written. You’re likely to hear some new mom jokes in Las Vegas, too. “One thing about motherhood, whatever strategy you think you have, throw it out the window,” she says. “I apply that to being an artist. If the mood strikes, I’ll talk about that, but she’s not at the phase yet of ‘kids say the darndest things.’ I’m really just excited to bring this super-energetic, hilarious, thoughtful hour to crowds that have just lost all their money.” Next up is the fall release of Shlesinger’s second book, All Things Aside, a collection of personal essays she describes as “fun for anyone who is frustrated with the way the world works.” Writing in that other format requires a different set of tools, she says. “The books I leave for things I want to say that are a little more nuanced and serious, when I don’t have to have a punchline every few seconds. I enjoy both and having different things I want to say that belong in different mediums. It’s like the difference between singing lyrics and saying lyrics.”
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Perception digital museum debuts on the Strip BY EVELYN MATEOS
Immersive art experiences are flooding into Vegas these days, from Omega Mart and Van Gogh at Area15 to Arcadia Earth on the Strip. Perception, the new, free-standing digital art museum on the Boulevard just north of Circus Circus, bills itself as Las Vegas’ first permanent attraction of its kind, and it certainly stands out in its own way. The 17,000-square-foot venue launched ear-
lier this month with Leonardo: The Universal Man, which chronicles Leonardo da Vinci’s life and work. Perception will rotate exhibits from there, with tickets running from $19 to $35. Free parking is available. The hourlong, three-gallery experience begins with “The Gallery: Mona Lisa’s Perception,” featuring six digital versions of the “Mona Lisa,” hanging in one room. At first, they appear to be replicas of the famous painting, but when you stand before them, they come alive, displaying lively LED art. On the far wall, facts about da Vinci’s life are displayed while Debussy’s “Clair de Lune” plays over the speakers. The second room’s “Painting With Light: The Last Supper” is a visual expedition of light and sound. The room is mostly dark, with dim but colorful lighting projected onto the walls and ceiling, accompanied by an original score. That all leads up a grand finale, the unveiling of “The Last Supper,” da Vinci’s famous depiction of Jesus and the 12 apostles. Younger audiences will likely enjoy the Vegas-esque, rave-y experience. Perception’s third and final chapter, “Grand Salon: Chapters of the Genius’ Life,” takes place in a 28-foot-tall, four-wall theater. Here, a 35-minute film plays, showcasing da Vinci’s accomplishments. Viewers will see cathedrals
take shape and his ornithopter flying machine take flight. It provides a calming sensation after the excitement of the first two rooms. Perception comes from the imaginations of nightlife pioneer Robert Frey and entrepreneur Ned Collett. Dutch multidisciplinary creative agency TWOFIFTYK—which has created digital entertainment for the likes of the Electric Daisy Carnival—was enlisted to help bring the artwork to life. Debuting with a da Vinci exhibit was a no-brainer for Frey, a big fan of the Italian polymath. “I think there’s so much you can tackle. Besides his paintings, he was a scientist—studying the body architecture—and he used to be a phenomenal set designer for the theater,” Frey explains. “He was a mathematician … his mind was unbelievable. He was 200 or 300 years away from anyone. Everything he’s done is just remarkable.” At times, these immersive experiences can feel somewhat overwhelming, a bit of sensory overload for the unprepared. But while serious art aficionados might balk, a place like Perception can bring a fresh perspective for more casual viewers open to absorbing art in a more modern way. After all, what if da Vinci had never brought his unconventional ideas to art, anatomy or engineering?
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ew event spaces inspire a collective sense of awe like StarBase. Navigating the experiential venue, an expanse of 8,000 colorful square feet, feels like an event in and of itself. It’s a choose-your-own neon-lit adventure under one funky, immersive roof. StarBase originally opened as a headquarters for parent company Fresh Wata—an event company known for bringing experiential productions and pop-ups to life for major brands—and a warehouse for FWR Rental Haus. StarBase venue director Melissa Desrameaux says the building initially had other tenants, but as their leases ended, Fresh Wata Studios took over more of the space, and “we started connecting the suites,” she says, “building out our offices, turning the rooms into where you could see our creativity and capabilities.” A life-size astronaut resides in the corner of the themed Neon Cloud room, illuminated by glowing cacti and a Vegas Vicki-emblazoned bar. Approach the back of StarBase and you’ll find an entire wall of neon speakers in the Green Room hallway, next to a featherless Big Bird-like statue that has dunked its head in a nearby sink. A sense of playfulness pervades
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every second Friday, is one of StarBase’s largest events, making use of the entire 8,000-square-foot space. The evening begins with What the Hell Happened, a TED Talk-style speaker series in which professional leaders discuss their failures and what they learned from them. Next comes Hella Expressions, an open mic for local musicians, poets and comedians led by Asia Jade, who has hosted everything from Corduroy’s boozy bingo Downtown to events at Gold Spike and the Usual Place. The evening then winds down with a Late Night, Early Morning session of jams from a select artist or more comedy. Desrameaux says she sees entertainment going in the same direction as the multifaceted StarBase. “I think people don’t want to be limited. They want to keep exploring,” she says. “When we saw that Area15 was being built out to be the entertainment, dining and retail ultimate experience, that kind of let us know … we’re not alone in this,” she continues. “[It’s about] creating those micro environments, where people can have a conversation or sit and enjoy a drink but then pop back into another experience. It’s almost mimicking our behavior online with social media. If you want to dive into this little micro or niche-type of interest-based conversation or experience, you can.” And soon, you won’t even have to step foot inside StarBase to experience its events. “We have built out a digital twin of our space in the metaverse,” Desrameaux says, so revelers can soon hang out via VR or by creating an avatar and navigating through the space virtually on their laptop or phone. Last year, StarBase experimented with an extended-reality Pride event, and Desrameaux says June’s NFT Triple Crown derby race with virtual horses was a huge success. “I want to hear, ‘I was in StarBase VR, I met someone that was in the building and we connected,” Desrameaux says. “I would love to … make distance or location not a factor in why someone didn’t participate in an experience.”
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(Clockwise, from left) Chef Bryan Tejada, left, and cook Marion Sidon; lumpiang sariwa; Chef Gary FX LaMorte with kinilaw na tuna (Steve Marcus/Staff)
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the perfect lechon kawali, crispy pork belly that pops and melts in your mouth, served with pickled papaya, chili-spiked vinegar and a creamy sauce made with chicken livers. And don’t get me started on the chicken adobo and garlic fried rice. The concept is called Makatas and it comes from Bryan Tejada—an LA chef who cooked under Michael Cimarusti and Roy Choi before joining Michael Mina’s team in San Francisco— and Gary FX LaMorte, the culinary force who served as vice president of Mina’s company for years before founding his own
Honest Hospitality, a consulting cooperative that counts the Las Vegas Raiders, SBE and many others among its clientele. Makatas is the second concept to be showcased at Palms’ spacious, edgy and vacant Greene St. Kitchen restaurant, originally opened by Clique Hospitality during the Station Casinos renovation of the resort. Since Clique won’t be returning to reopen GSK, Palms officials reached out to Jolene Mannina, founder of Fremont East’s Vegas Test Kitchen. She lined up local culinary talent for these weekend pop-up experiences.
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n Meet the next generation of addictive bar bites. Potato skins are piled with juicy, smoky pulled pork ($8). Crispy, thick strips of bacon are baked with bourbon and brown sugar and served with chipotle honey for dipping ($9). And the piéce de résistance on this appetizer menu might be the WSKY poppers ($9), a squadron of crunchyfried, cheese-stuffed chili peppers topped with savory bacon jam and addictive chipotle “yum-yum sauce.” WSKY is the latest tavern concept from the folks at Terrible’s, the Las Vegas-based gas station company that has expanded into gaming and other ventures. It also operates the Ridge, Skye and Rocky’s bar and grill concepts, spread all around the Vegas Valley, along with Millside Tavern in North Las Vegas and two WSKY spots, now that the Henderson location has opened in Inspirada. The atmosphere at WSKY is what you want from your
neighborhood tavern, with some industrial chic thrown in for good measure. Happy hour runs from 4-7 p.m. every day with half-off beer, wine and specialty cocktails, plus many of those delicious apps priced at $7. And the place is stacked with its namesake spirit, serving an extensive selection of whiskey, bourbon and Scotch including curated flights for $17-$25. But comfort and convenience wouldn’t mean much without good food. When you’re ready to move beyond happy hour snacks, check out classic breakfast dishes including steak and eggs ($15) and biscuits and gravy ($9), and sandwich options running the gamut from a sourdough grilled cheese ($12) with tomato soup and some of that magical bacon, to the Cuban Reuben ($15), layered with roast pork, corned beef, ham, provolone, pickles and mustard-laced sauerkraut. WSKY also does pizza, fish and chips and chicken pot pie, hitting all the sweet spots—including Drunken Cobbler with bourbon-soaked peaches and cinnamon crumble ($8). Here’s to hoping they open one in your ’hood soon. –Brock Radke
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Pop-up restaurants have been a blossoming force in the scene for years now, a truly fun way to explore authentic Vegas cuisine while peeking into the future of local dining. Vegas Test Kitchen gave this phenomenon a home, and now the Palms is shining a considerable spotlight on it in a generous way. That it would provide the space and resources to do so says a lot about the reopened casino’s new operators and their approach to building connections in the community. But really, you’ve got to try that lechon and adobo chicken.
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The delicious fun began this month with Binky’s, a rustic Italian-American menu from chef Josh Bianchi. Makatas wraps up its run July 1-2, then the third concept launches July 8-9—Crystina Nguyen’s Mamasan, which will continue throughout the month. Nguyen, formerly general manager at Vietnamese favorite District One in Chinatown, has been wowing foodies for more than a year with her Asian cuisine at the Downtown test kitchen, and at Palms she’ll be dishing up throwback Polynesian-Chinese plates.
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BY CASE KEEFER In the 10 years since the inception of the UFC’s International Fight Week, held annually around the Fourth of July in Las Vegas, the event has hosted some of the biggest bouts in mixed martial arts history. That won’t be the case this year when UFC 276 commences at 3 p.m. on Saturday July 2 at T-Mobile Arena because of a confluence of factors like schedule-timing and injuries, but the card is nonetheless highly anticipated. What it lacks in a bona fide blockbuster will be made up for in depth and intrigue throughout. It should be nonstop action to directly follow UFC X, the new version of the promotion’s ever-popular fan expo. UFC X will include fighter meet-and-greets, interactive activities and other attractions, along with world-class boxing, jujitsu, esports and weightlifting tournaments, all taking place on July 1 and 2 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. But the pay-per-view card is always the primary attraction, so here are five things to watch spanning all the way from the preliminaries to the title fights at UFC 276.
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When: July 2, doors 2 p.m., early preliminary card 3 p.m. (ESPN+), preliminary card 5 p.m. (ESPN), main card 7 p.m. (pay-per-view) Where: T-Mobile Arena Tickets: $150-$20,000, tmobilearena.com. Pay-Per-View: $75 on plus.espn.com
A Trilogy Topper The third fight between the top two featherweights in the world— champion Alexander Volkanovski and longtime former champion Max Holloway—isn’t the main event, but that’s only because the UFC always defaults to the bigger weight classes. A middleweight bout between heavily favored champion Israel Adesanya and challenger Jared Cannonier should bring kickboxing fireworks as the headliner, but there’s more anticipation for Volkanovski vs. Holloway III in the co-main event. The Australian Volkanovski has outpointed the Hawaiian Holloway twice—by unanimous decision in 2019 and split decision in 2020—but both were controversial. An impassioned case could have been made for either fighter winning either fight, given how evenly they exchanged strikes and big moments on the feet. Their rivalry is now etched into UFC history as one of the most significant of all-time and might not even end at three fights like similar combat-sports feuds, especially if Holloway pulls the slight upset this time around.
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(Formerly known as the UFC Fan Expo) When: July 1-2, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Where: Las Vegas Convention Center South Hall Tickets: $20 per day, $40 two-day, ticketmaster.com.
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Tate’s Return Miesha Tate, the locally based women’s mixed martial arts pioneer, was memorably thrust into the main event of International Fight Week at UFC 200 in 2016 on three days’ notice when planned headliner Jon Jones failed a drug test. The night didn’t end as planned for her; she lost her bantamweight title to Amanda Nunes via first-round submission and then retired after another loss a few months later. But Tate is in the middle of a comeback now, and ironically, she’s perhaps more famous than she was six years ago when she was at the top of one of the best-selling cards of all-time. Tate stayed visible as a mixed martial arts commentator and ambassador during her time away from competition, and she recently crossed over into reality television by winning the latest season of Celebrity Big Brother. In her third fight since unretiring, Tate was slated to drop to the 125-pound flyweight division to take on Lauren Murphy on the main card of UFC 276. But Murphy tested positive for COVID-19 less than a week before the fight, leaving the UFC searching for a new opponent to take on Tate at press time. The backup plan would likely be re-scheduling Tate vs. Murphy on a different card as soon as possible.
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Climb of ‘The Tarantula’ No fighter on preliminary cards has electrified T-Mobile Arena over the past year more than Jalin “The Tarantula” Turner. The lanky lightweight upset Uros Medic via first-round submission at UFC 266 in September, then knocked out Jamie Mullarkey in the second round at UFC 272 in March. His reward comes in an elevated placement this time: Turner will cap the ESPN-televised portion of the card in a fight against Brad Riddell. Unlike O’Malley’s hype, no one is accusing Turner’s rise of being manufactured. It has come of out nowhere for the avid spider collector from San Bernardino, California, and will reach new heights if the 27-year-old can secure a fifth-straight stoppage victory at UFC 276.
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The Iron Men Lightweights Jim Miller and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone sit first and third in the UFC record book for all-time fights with totals of 39 and 37, respectively. An injury to fellow veteran Bobby Green, who was slated to fight Miller, means two of the most active fighters in promotional history will meet for the second time at UFC 276. Cerrone defeated Miller via headkick knockout in 2014, but the former’s all-out-war style has aged less gracefully than the latter’s grappling-heavy approach. Miller, who has won two straight, is favored this time over Cerrone, who’s on the verge of retirement after five consecutive losses. There’s a chance that the next time either of these two fighters appear at International Fight Week, they’ll be there for induction into the UFC Hall of Fame.
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The ‘Suga Show’ As an outspoken personality with lethal finishing ability, “Sugar” Sean O’Malley has been tabbed for stardom since he entered the UFC more than three years ago. Now is the time for the 27-year-old, who is riding a streak of three straight knockout victories, to prove whether he’s ready for title contention. In veteran 35-year-old Pedro Munhoz, O’Malley will meet the most experienced opponent of his career to open the pay-perview card. There’s no doubt O’Malley already has the fanbase to merit headlining bouts, but he also has detractors who say he has been coddled and put into favorable matchups by the UFC. This could be another example: Munhoz has lost four of his last five fights, though it should be noted that all the defeats came to current or former champions.
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■ Lawyers are essential to the fabric of the justice system. They work to represent all parties fairly and fully, and they play a necessary role in ensuring that justice rendered is the result of adequate, thorough representation. A trusted lawyer is a powerful ally. The 2022 Top Lawyers list represents the best in our community, as recommended by their peers, clients and colleagues. The large part of this list is the result of a peer-nominated review. We sent more than 3,000 surveys to practicing attorneys in Southern Nevada, inviting them to submit their recommendations for Top Lawyers in a variety of different fields. The peer-nominated list is an opportunity to recognize some of the most well-regarded legal professionals in the Valley, and it’s a resource for the public—these are the lawyers that lawyers hire. In addition to the peer-nominated list, there’s a section of Community Choice honorees, nominated by clients, friends and the community at large. The Commu-
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David Olshan LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD For over 30 years, Nevada Legal Services (NLS) Litigation Director David Olshan has quietly and without fanfare changed innumerable lives for the better. As the leader of NLS’s litigation efforts state-wide, in cases as diverse as one can imagine (e.g., bankruptcy, family law, tenants’ rights, Indian Law, farm workers’ rights, LBGTQ rights, denials of governmental benefits, criminal record sealings, to name a few), David has committed his entire career to fighting for the disaffected, unempowered, and poor. David has also been a mentor to countless attorneys who have passed through the doors of NLS and become better lawyers for having practiced under David’s tutelage. Those lawyers and NLS clients alike attest to how carefully David prepares, how passionate he is for the work, and how important it is to David to deliver competent and effective legal services to NLS’s clients, consisting mostly of veterans, seniors, people with disabilities, the unhoused, and the poor. “David Olshan doesn’t seek out accolades or acknowledgement”, says Nevada Legal Services Executive Director, Peter Wetherall. “He’s not about awards, he’s only about getting results for our clients. That speaks volumes about David as a person, and makes him all the more deserving of this recognition.” Nevada Legal Services is a statewide nonprofit organization that has been providing free legal services to low-income Nevadans since 1981. www.nevadalegalservices.org
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ne of the required courses during a student’s first year at UNLV’s Boyd School of Law is “lawyering process,” a class heavy on legal writing. And when it comes to legal writing, nobody does it better than UNLV. UNLV’s lawyering process program is so good, U.S. News & World Report has ranked it at the top of the nation for five years running. The latest set of rankings—technically the 2023 version—was released earlier this year. “Each law school has a bit of a different take on it, but this is a course that’s required for every first-year law student in the United States,” said Kathy Stanchi, a law professor at UNLV. “You’re learning how to write legal documents and analyze client problems from a lawyer perspective.” Stanchi said a big part of the course revolves around the research of a problematic topic and subsequent writing about different legal solutions to the problem. Those writings could be in the form of client letters or perhaps a memo to a senior legal colleague that details how the law might be able to resolve an issue. Stanchi said students also learn about how to effectively communicate through email—it’s all part of the process to get students to write like a lawyer. Students eventually learn about how to write persuasively, too. “Lawyers are pressed for time, so they don’t always want to read lengthy
copy or analysis,” Stanchi said. “These days, people are demanding shorter documents or phone calls. A lot of what students do is to learn how to have a lengthy analysis, but then boil it down.” Stanchi said the legal writing faculty at UNLV is one of the top groups in the nation in that area of law. That group of professors includes, along with Stanchi, Lori Johnson, Rebecca Scharf, Joe Regalia and Mary Beth Beazley. “They cherry-picked people from all
over the country to come teach here,” Stanchi said. “Because the program is so good, they’ve been able to attract people. Mary Beth Beazley has been teaching legal writing for decades and has written multiple books. She’s a highly visible and accomplished person. As a unit, I think we all bring something to the table.” Hope Gregorchik, a part-time student at UNLV, is about halfway to a law degree. A Pittsburgh native, Gregorchik said she knew she wanted to find a
UNLV Boyd School of Law professor Kathy Stanchi, right, with law student Hope Gregorchik (Steve Marcus/Staff)
good part-time law program to attend. Eventually, she zeroed in on UNLV because of its part-time program ranking from U.S. News. “They were in the top 25 of parttime programs across the nation, so I was down to move to Vegas,” Gregorchik said. “I definitely paid attention to those rankings. I wanted to be sure I was getting the best quality for what I’d be paying.” An English major as an undergraduate student, Gregorchik said the skill of legal writing, which she learned partly from Stanchi, is much different than the types of writing she had been used to before law school. “It’s very research heavy and the planning part of it is so much more important than any other type of writing I’ve done in the past,” Gregorchik said. “It’s a lot of problem solving within your writing. It’s difficult, I won’t say it’s not, but it’s really all about practice. I really like it.” Overall for 2023, UNLV’s law school ranked 67th out of 192 in the country. Its part-time law program ranked 20th. According to U.S. News, the publication evaluates law schools in part on their successful placement of graduates into the workforce, faculty resources, and legal opinions produced by the school. “Nationally, I think that third semester required course is a big distinguisher between Boyd and a lot of other law schools in the country,” Stanchi said. “If you only teach students in their first year, that’s sort of the last involvement you get with litigation-based or transactional-based writing. You can forget that pretty easily.” Stanchi went to law school at Boston University and came to UNLV a few years ago from Temple University. She said her decision was based on what she perceived as the opportunity to “work with the leaders in the field.” When asked about how perspective law students view rankings like those put out annually by U.S. News, Stanchi said she believes they pay attention.
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SHOULD EMPLOYERS REVISE NONCOMPETE AGREEMENTS IN LIGHT OF AMENDMENT TO NEVADA STATUTE?
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any technology and nontechnology employers require that workers who have access to proprietary and sensitive information sign contractual agreements not to compete during and when their relationship terminates. This contractual aid is common in Nevada and other states that allow such noncompete agreements. This contractual protection is in addition to the protections afforded by the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, robust confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements, as well as effective strategies to perfect, maintain and protect intellectual property. Some states, such as California, allow noncompete covenants only in specific circumstances. Prior to 2017, covenants not to compete were governed largely by rules created by the court, focusing upon the reasonableness of the restrictive terms and the consideration provided to the employee. In the 2016 case Golden Road Motor Inn v. Islam, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled that a trial court cannot reform an unreasonable agreement to make it enforceable. In 2017, the Nevada Legislature responded to Golden Road Motor Inn by creating Nevada Revised Statute Section 613.195. That statute recited the current state of the law and expressly
requires a court to reform any unreasonable provisions and enforce the agreement as revised, as long as it also finds the covenant is supported by valuable consideration. Thus, an otherwise unreasonable restrictive covenant may still be enforced in Nevada but subject to conditions the court deems reasonable. Whether the reformation provisions of the statute apply may turn on when the noncompete was agreed to. Although the Nevada Supreme Court and Nevada Court of Appeal have not yet addressed the issue, the same has been litigated in the district courts in Clark County and the U.S. District Court of Nevada. In one case in 2019, the Eighth Judicial District Court held NRS 613.195 to be applicable
retroactively, allowing the court to reform an unreasonable covenant entered into before the enactment of the revised statute instead of merely holding it unenforceable because it is unreasonable, and entered a preliminary injunction based upon the revised terms. However, in another case in the Eighth Judicial District Court, also in 2019, another judge ruled the statute does not apply to covenants entered into prior to the enactment of 613.195, and the court refused to uphold the covenant in a preliminary injunction hearing. At least one U.S. District Court judge in Nevada has also ruled that NRS 613.195 is substantive rather than remedial, and therefore, it cannot be applied
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retroactively. A material change to Nevada’s noncompete statute was again made in 2021, adding Section 3, making noncompete agreements void as applied to hourly wage earners: “A noncompetition covenant may not apply to an employee who is paid solely on an hourly wage basis, exclusive of any tips or gratuities.” It appears that courts might find the 2021 amendment will apply only to covenants not to compete entered into after October 2021. Therefore, pre-2021 covenants not to compete might cover hourly wage earners as long as they are supported by consideration and are reasonable (pre-2017 covenants), or if not reasonable, might be reformed if entered into between the enactment of NRS 613.195 and the amendment thereto in 2021 (roughly October 2017 through October 2021). Therefore, an employer has a decision to make: (1) revise current noncompete agreements now to take advantage of the savings provisions in the statute, allowing a court to change otherwise unreasonable provisions and enforce the noncompete; or (2) maintain its current noncompete agreements, which might have the benefit of covering hourly wage earners but might also be subject to being declared void as unreasonable and therefore completely unenforceable if subject to pre-NRS 613.195 law and not created during the gap period between roughly October 2017 and October 2021. Regardless of whether an employer decides to revise its noncompete agreements now, it should ensure that all employees are bound by robust nondisclosure agreements. All employers should also have policies and strategies in place to perfect, maintain and protect trade secrets and other intellectual property. Many times, a nondisclosure agreement and strong policies to perfect, maintain and protect intellectual property prove more valuable in litigation and negotiations than a noncompete agreement. Art Zorio is an attorney at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s Las Vegas office.
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Credit One Bank, a financial services company in Las Vegas, has added Alan Cunningham, Brandy Santa Cruz, David Rodriguez, Om Prakash Thakur and Rob Pittman to its corporate leadership team. Cunningham, serves as the vice president of IT, audit and compliance. Santa Cruz is vice president of compliance. Rodriguez is senior vice president of quality and certification. Thakur is vice president of IT production management, and Pittman is vice president of balance, growth and underwriting. SR Construction announced the completion of the Henderson Hospital expansion project—a six-story patient tower valued at $150 million, adding 133 beds to the health care facility with an additional 44 beds shelled out for future growth needs. The tower
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The Mark Wiley Group welcomed Xochitl Underwood as the vice president of marketing and communications. Underwood Underwood brings more than 25 years of experience in communications to her new role. Before joining the Mark Wiley Group, she came from the local CBS affiliate, KLAS-8, part of Nexstar Media, where she served as the executive producer of digital content. OH Partners, an advertising and digital marketing agency, opened its newest office in Las Vegas. The 6,700-square-foot office is in the Rainbow Sunset Pavilion at 6385 South Rainbow Blvd., Suite 100. The new office is OH Partners’ second
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): In her poem “Two Skins,” Bahamanian writer Lynn Sweeting writes, “There is a moment in every snake’s life when she wears two skins: one you can see, about to be shed, one you cannot see, the skin under the skin, waiting.” The snake’s old skin doesn’t always just fall away; she may need to take aggressive action to tear it open and strip it off, like by rubbing her head against a rock. Be ready to perform a comparable task. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Imagine a world,” writes Japanese novelist Minae Mizumura, “in which not only the best-educated people but also the brightest minds and the deepest souls express themselves only in English. ... What a narrow, pitiful and horrid world that would be!” You’ll thrive if you immerse yourself in a celebratory riot of variety. Seek out influences you’re not usually exposed to. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Imagine you’re not a person, but a medley of four magical ingredients. What would they be? A baker named Jasmine says, “ripe persimmons, green hills after a rain, a sparkling new Viking black glass oven and a prize-winning show horse.” Identify your medley and re-imagine the poetry of you. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard believes there’s only one way to find a sense of meaning, and that is to fill your life to the bursting point; to be in love with your experience; to celebrate the flow of events wherever it takes you. When you do that, Godard says, you have no need or urge to ask questions like “Why am I here?” or “What is my purpose?” You would benefit from such an approach right now. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Here are reader responses on how to be a Leo: 1. People should understand you’re only bossing them around for their benefit. 2. Be alert for the intense shadows you may cast with your intense brightness. Even if they seem dicey, they have value. 3. Never break your own heart. Never apologize for showering yourself with kindness and adoration. 4. At the moment of orgasm, scream out your own name. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It’s your birthright to become a master of capitalizing on difficulties. You have great potential to detect opportunities coalescing in the midst of trouble. You can develop a knack for spotting the order that’s hiding in the chaos. Now is a time when you should wield these skills with artistry—for your own benefit and for the betterment of those whose lives you touch.
2020 KING FEATURES SYNDICATE ACROSS 1 Choco-coffee flavor 6 Low bow of respect 12 Global rivalry concerning weaponry 20 Customary 21 Last pope of the 1700s 22 Bishops’ jurisdictions 23 Iconic logo of McDonald’s [Utah] 25 Proceeds forward 26 Long, thin cut 27 Three, in Germany 28 Sgt., say 30 Poet’s “always” 31 Suffix with percent 32 — Holmes (2020 Millie Bobby Brown film) 34 Biblical metaphor for Jerusalem [Utah] 38 Drs.’ org. 39 Slimy veggie 41 “Swell!” 42 Hush-hush U.S. org. 43 Original thing 45 Regal name of Norway 47 Erwin of old Hollywood 49 Dozes 53 Full-size SUV introduced in 2000 [California] 58 It’s between tau and phi 60 Curbside cry 61 Not given an assessment 63 Very, in slang 64 Scottish cap 67 Star Wars royal 69 Opaque quartz with banding [Alberta] 71 Nervous 74 Pol who was JohnJohn’s uncle 76 Coll. in Columbus
77 Big name in train travel 78 Mac computer platform released in 2014 [California] 81 Actor Neeson 83 — 10 (acne medication) 84 Strong string 85 Actress Redgrave 87 “Ooh” or “tra” follower 90 British spy novelist John 92 Ice mass descending a mountain valley [British Columbia] 97 Love god 98 Magnate Onassis 100 High volcano in Sicily 101 Society for brainiacs 102 Bronze-hued 104 “Sheena” star Gena Lee — 108 Action word 110 “ASAP!” 111 Full-size SUV introduced in 1998 [Alaska] 116 Natty necktie 118 OPEC supply 119 Type of 35 mm camera 120 Part of USSR: Abbr. 121 Torah cabinets 123 Rd. crossers 125 Like Attu’s island chain 128 What each of seven key words in this puzzle is the name of 131 Really rant at 132 “Beats me” 133 Shaw of jazz clarinet 134 Vaccine injectors 135 Abhor 136 Game token
DOWN 1 Coffee holders 2 Italian encore song, often 3 Concerning cooking 4 Couldn’t help but 5 Beer for a Brit 6 Box lightly 7 Terrier breed 8 Saint — (island country) 9 Hearth waste 10 Get back at 11 Violinist Elman or actor Auer 12 Computer pioneer Lovelace 13 Person on a bus, e.g. 14 Classic soul song by Curtis Mayfield 15 Wolfs (down) 16 Sidekick of Stimpy 17 PC character set acronym 18 Singer Green formerly on The Voice 19 Ruhr city 24 Its cap. is Bismarck 29 Ex-Giant Mel 33 Ton of, casually 35 Not pleasurable, colloquially 36 Aurora, to the Greeks 37 Most wacky 38 Astern 40 TV’s O’Donnell 44 Mayberry’s Otis, e.g. 46 Brand of bottled water 48 Sassy quality, for short 50 Elite NFLer 51 Medieval war weapon 52 Catty 54 Wheel bars
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Singer Rita Othello role Sloping Counterfeit Needle case Flute sound Respond to Toluca locale Rombauer of cooking 70 Actor Malcolm- — Warner 72 Line of family rulers 73 Attendee 75 “Hooked on Classics” label 79 At any time 80 Seer’s skill 82 Pool growth 86 Tuscany city 88 Baby sheep 89 Top pilot 91 Irritating 93 Outskirts 94 Be a pioneer 95 Arcane 96 Uncooked 99 B&B, e.g. 103 Big Texas city 105 Has too much, with “on” 106 Brezhnev of the USSR 107 Enter forcibly 109 Tabula — 111 Bleating beasts 112 Singer Cyrus 113 Not fuzzy 114 Talk formally 115 Singer Cleo 117 Italian isle 122 Make tangled 124 — -Ball 126 Geller of the paranormal 127 Denials 129 “For shame!” 130 Indy circuit
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The magnificent author bell hooks (who didn’t capitalize her name) died in 2021. Till her last day, she articulated one-of-a-kind truths about social justice; she maintained her uncompromising originality. The coming weeks will require your strenuous efforts to remain true to your high standards and unique vision of reality. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You have the power to make yourself even more beautiful. You are extraordinarily open to beautifying influences, and an abundance of them are coming your way in the form of the elegance, allure, charm and grace that you behold in old trees and gorgeous architecture and enchanting music and people with soulful idiosyncrasies. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): It’s the Season for Expressing Your Love—and for expanding and deepening the ways you express your love. Speak the following quotes to the right person: 1. “Your head is a living forest full of songbirds.” —E. E. Cummings. 2. “Lovers continuously reach each other’s boundaries.” — Rainer Maria Rilke, 3. “You’re my favorite unfolding story.” —Ann Patchett. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In the coming weeks, make sure you do not fit this description articulated by novelist Haruki Murakami: “You’re seeking something, but at the same time, you are running away for all you’re worth.” If there is any goal about which you feel conflicted, clear away your confusion. If you are undercutting yourself, perhaps unconsciously, expose your inner saboteur and seek the necessary healing. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A Tweeter named Luxuryblkwomen articulates one of her ongoing goals: “bridging the gap between me and my ideal self, one day at a time.” Adopt a similar aspiration. You’re going to be exceptionally skilled at all types of bridge-building, including the kind that connects you to the hero you’ll be in the future. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A blogger named Lissar suggests that the cherry blossom is an apt symbol for you. She describes you as “transient, lissome, blooming, lovely, fragile yet memorable and recurring, in tune with nature.” Of course, you also have your share of less graceful qualities. And that’s not a bad thing. We’re all here to learn the art of growing into our ripe selves. It’s part of the fun of being alive.
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