2022-12-01-Las-Vegas-Weekly

EDITORIAL

Senior Editor GEOFF CARTER (geo .carter@gmgvegas.com)

Editor at Large BROCK RADKE (brock.radke@gmgvegas.com)

Deputy Editor EVELYN MATEOS (evelyn.mateos@gmgvegas.com)

Sta Writer SHANNON MILLER (shannon.miller@gmgvegas.com)

Sta Writer AMBER SAMPSON (amber.sampson@gmgvegas.com)

Contributing Writers GRACE DA ROCHA,HILLARY DAVIS, MIKE GRIMALA, CASEY HARRISON, KATIE ANN MCCARVER, DANNY WEBSTER

Contributing Editors RAY BREWER, JUSTIN HAGER, BRYAN HORWATH, CASE KEEFER, DAVE MONDT

O ce Coordinator NADINE GUY

CREATIVE

Art Director CORLENE BYRD (corlene.byrd@gmgvegas.com) Senior Designer IAN RACOMA Photo Coordinator BRIAN RAMOS Photographers CHRISTOPHER DEVARGAS, STEVE MARCUS, WADE VANDERVORT

DIGITAL

ADVERTISING & MARKETING

PRODUCTION & CIRCULATION

IN THIS ISSUE

SUPERGUIDE

THE STRIP

THE WEEKLY Q&A

LasVegan Food Pantry founder Mindy Poortinga helps keep hungry locals fed, during the holiday season and

NOISE

FOOD & DRINK

COVER STORY

National Finals Rodeo brings cowboys, coun try stars and Christmas vendors back to town.

NATIONAL FINALS

Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda lands his improv show in Las Vegas.

Vegas Golden

RODEO WEEK

ON LAS VEGAS WEEKLY 7 I 12.1.22

THE COVER

VGK defenseman

(Eric Jamison/AP Photo)

SUPERGUIDE

DEC. THURSDAY

NATIONAL FINALS RODEO

Times vary, thru 12/10, Thomas & Mack Center, nfrexperience.com.

CHEAT CODES 10 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

JOSH WOLF

7:30 & 9:30 p.m., thru 12/4, Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club, ticketmaster.com.

EL TRI 8 p.m., Theater at Virgin, axs.com.

LAS VEGAS STORIES: MELVIN, HOWARD & THE MORMON WILL 7 p.m., Clark County Library, thelibrary district.org.

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PARTY FAVOR

10:30 p.m., Hakkasan Nightclub, events. taogroup.com.

STEVE TREVIÑO 10 p.m., Mirage Theatre, mirage. mgmresorts.com.

LONESTAR 10 p.m., Golden Nugget Showroom, ticketmaster.com.

INHUMAN

With Manic, Praydo, Rick Rock, 10 p.m., Discopussy, seetickets.us.

BARRY MANILOW:

A VERY BARRY CHRISTMAS

7 p.m., thru 12/3, Westgate International Theater, ticketmaster.com.

FRIDAY

ADELE

8 p.m., & 12/3, the Colosseum, ticketmaster.com.

THE WILD PARTY

Las Vegas has been invited to the year’s most scandalous soiree. The WildParty, an infamously banned, booklength narrative 1928 poem by Joseph Moncure March, follows the roaring ’20s most colorful characters, chief among them the spirited Queenie, whose evening of debauchery and bootlegging takes a tragic turn. Majestic Repertory Theatre’s version of the show plants patrons within the action, as the party unravels all around them. Majestic’s collaboration with Table 8 Immersive (which also created Usher’s Ushh: Backstory Pass at the Colosseum) guarantees an experiential brand of storytelling. Thru 12/18, dates & times vary, $65, Majestic Repertory Theatre, majesticrepertory.com.

–Amber Sampson

PAC 12 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

5 p.m., Allegiant Stadium, ticketmaster.com.

FIRST FRIDAY

5-11 p.m., Downtown Las Vegas, flv.org.

WHISKYFEST

6:30 p.m., Resorts World, whiskyadvocate.com.

DUKE DUMONT

10 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

GEORGE STRAIT

With Caitlyn Smith, 8 p.m., & 12/3, T-Mobile Arena, axs.com.

(Photo Courtesy/Westgate International)

WINTERFEST LIGHTS PARADE

7 p.m., Water Street, cityofhenderson.com.

UNLV OPERA THEATRE: HAIL, BRITANNIA!

7:30 p.m., Doc Rando Recital Hall, unlv.edu.

LUKE BRYAN 8 p.m., & 12/3, 12/7, Resorts World Theatre, axs.com.

MARTIN GARRIX

With Justin Mylo, 10:30 p.m., Omnia Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

RAINBOW COMPANY

YOUTH THEATRE: ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND

Thru 12/4, times vary, Charleston Heights Arts Center, rainbowcompany.org.

CODY JINKS 8 p.m., & 12/3, the Chelsea, ticketmaster.com.

RON WHITE 10 p.m., & 12/3, Mirage Theatre, mirage.mgmresorts. com.

AEROSMITH 8 p.m., & 12/5, Dolby Live, ticketmaster.com.

GARY ALLAN 9 p.m., & 12/3, Theater at Virgin, axs.com.

CSN FALL DANCE PROGRAM

7 p.m. (& 12/3, 2 p.m.), Nicholas J. Horn Theatre, csn.edu.

L.A. GUNS

With Crash Midnight, 8 p.m., Count’s Vamp’d, eventbrite.com.

TWO FRIENDS

10:30 p.m., XS Nightclub, wynnsocial.com.

KOFFIN KATS

With No Que No, Go Bold and more, 8 p.m., Backstage Bar & Billiards, eventbrite.com.

THE RED PEARS

With Los Blenders & Benches, 8 p.m., the Space, thespacelv.com.

ELLE KING

She’s not quite a rocker, not quite a blues singer, not quite an alt-country artist—yet there’s something about Elle King’s music that allows her to be comfortably at home in all these genres. If you dig The White Stripes, drop the needle on the down-and-dirty “Man’s Man” and get ready to shake what your mama gave ya. Brandy Carlile fan? The country gospel stomper “Try Jesus” should fill your soul to the brim. If you need something to blast you across the desert, queue up the relentless “Baby Outlaw” and watch the rearview for the Highway Patrol. And if you’re not sure where you’re coming from, the irresistible hooks of “Exes and Ohs” might well capture you, no matter your tastes. With Shane Smith & The Saints. December 2, 8:30 p.m., $50. Brooklyn Bowl, ticketweb.com. –Geo Carter (AP Photo)

THE LEMONHEADS

Guess what, Gen X? The Lemonheads’ breakthrough album It’s a Shame About Ray turned 30 years old this year. Yessir, it’s been three decades since Evan Dando, Juliana Hatfield and the rest of the Boston-based band released this sunny alternative pop record, and slightly longer still since their label re-released the record with the addition of the group’s biggest hit, a cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Mrs. Robinson” (itself an anniversary event, commemorating the 25year anniversary of the Dustin Ho man/Anne Bancroft film The Graduate). I don’t tell you this to make you feel old, but to let you know that the band is playing the album in its entirety at House of Blues. Frontman Dando is the only original member of the band that remains, but the shine of the songs—especially the title track and “Alison’s Starting to Happen”—is undiminished by time. Raucous Mississippi garage punks Bass Drum of Death open the show, and they might just steal it. December 3, 7:30 p.m., $25. House of Blues, concerts.livenation.com. –Geo Carter

FOR MORE UPCOMING EVENTS,

VISIT LASVEGASWEEKLY.COM.

SUPERGUIDE

SUPERGUIDE

TAMALE & MARIACHI FESTIVAL

10 a.m., Centennial Plaza, lasvegasnevada.gov.

ANDREA BOCELLI

8 p.m., MGM Grand Garden Arena, ticketmaster.com.

TIËSTO

10:30 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

LAS VEGAS

GREAT SANTA RUN

8 a.m., Fremont Street Experience, vegasexperience.com.

(Photo Courtesy/ Opportunity Village)

JANNA IRELAND ON THE ARCHITECTURAL LEGACY OF PAUL REVERE WILLIAMS IN NEVADA 12/3-5/30, Nevada State Museum, lasvegasnvmuseum.org.

MIRANDA LAMBERT

8 p.m., & 12/4, Zappos Theater, ticketmaster.com.

THE CHAINSMOKERS

10:30 p.m., XS Nightclub, wynnsocial.com.

DEC. SATURDAY

ZZ TOP 8 p.m., & 12/4, 12/7, Venetian Theatre, ticketmaster.com.

LAS VEGAS PHILHARMONIC: HANDEL’S MESSIAH

7:30 p.m., Reynolds Hall, thesmithcenter.com.

JOHN CAPARULO

8 p.m., Kaos, ticketmaster.com.

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CLINT HOLMES

7 p.m., & 12/4, Myron’s, thesmithcenter.com.

NIIKO & SWAE

10:30 p.m., Omnia Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

L.A. GUNS

With Velvet Chains, 8 p.m., Count’s Vamp’d, eventbrite.com.

SUNDAY

DEC.

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FOOD

RIBBON OF LIFE HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR

The 34th annual Ribbon of Life production at the Tropicana raising funds for 35-year-old nonprofit organization Golden Rainbow will be a special one for multiple reasons. It’s the first time the event has been held since 2019—as the pandemic’s lingering effects stalled efforts to return to the stage last year and this year in June, the traditional time it’s been held. And it’s the first time it has been presented this time of year, hence the Holiday Spectacular tag.

“It feels like everybody is coming home and cele brating the holidays together at last,” says Gary Costa, executive director of Golden Rainbow, which soldiers on in its mission to provide housing and other assistance for Southern Nevadans living with HIV and AIDS. Returning to host are drag icon Edie (Faaabulous! The Show, Zumanity) and media personality Sean McAllister, with perfor mances from artists from RuPaul’s Drag Race Live, Michael Jackson One, Bat Out of Hell and more. The show and its silent auction raised more than $75,000 three years ago, so it’s easy to see how important—and fun—this Holiday Spectacular will be. 1 p.m., $45, Legends In Concert The ater, goldenrainbow.org/ribbonoflife. –Brock Radke

COMEDY

COMEDY

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS VS. LOS ANGELES

CHARGERS

1:30 p.m., Allegiant Stadium, ticketmaster.com.

REPEAL DAY CELEBRATION 8 p.m., the Underground, themobmuseum.org.

OLD SCHOOL COMIC CON 11:30 p.m., Rainbow Library, thelibrarydistrict.org.

YOUNG ARTISTS ORCHESTRA: PROKOFIEV’S

ROMEO AND JULIET 2 p.m., Windmill Library, lvyao.org.

BOBBY BONES 7 p.m., Encore Theater, ticketmaster.com.

LENNON ROACH 10 p.m., Sand Dollar Downtown, thesanddollarlv.com/ downtown.

RYAN BINGHAM WITH THE TEXAS GENTLEMEN

With Corb Lund, 8 p.m., Theater at Virgin, axs.com.

SUPERGUIDE

DEC. MONDAY

TINSEL: THE SHOW

7 p.m., Notoriety Live, notorietylive. com.

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DJ SHIFT

10:30 p.m., Jewel Night club, events. taogroup.com.

ADAM

HUNTER

Thru 12/11, 8 p.m., L.A. Comedy Club, bestvegas comedy.com.

RONNIE MILSAP

10 p.m., Gold en Nugget Showroom, ticketmaster. com.

JOHN WESLEY AUSTIN

Thru 12/11, 8:30 & 10:30 p.m., Laugh Factory, ticket master.com.

FOR MORE UPCOMING EVENTS, VISIT LASVEGASWEEKLY.COM.

MUSIC

+ DRINK SPORTS MISC PARTY ARTS

(Courtesy/ AEG Presents/Ryan Bingham)

KHIVA

With Barnacle Boi, Sir Hiss, 10 p.m., Discopussy, discopussydtlv.com.

(Photo Courtesy)

OS MUTANTES

With Dama Vicke, 7 p.m., the Usual Place, eventbrite.com.

KOE WETZEL

With Bones Owens, Ben Burgess, 7 p.m., Theater at Virgin, axs.com.

ROB GUSON 10:30 p.m., Omnia Nightclub, events.taogroup.com.

TRACY LAWRENCE 10 p.m., Golden Nugget Showroom, ticketmaster.com.

THRILLBILLY DELUXE 10 p.m., Sand Dollar Downtown, thesand dollarlv.com/downtown.

SUPERGUIDE

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS VS. NEW YORK RANGERS

7 p.m., T-Mobile Arena, axs.com.

JIM GAFFIGAN

8 p.m., Encore Theater, ticketmaster.com.

MASON COLLECTIVE

10:30 p.m., Marquee Nightclub, events. taogroup.com.

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL VS. HAWAII

7 p.m., Dollar Loan Center, axs.com.

DEUX TWINS

10:30 p.m., EBC at Night, wynnsocial.com.

CAVE IN

Psycho Las Vegas regulars expressed disappointment online earlier this month when English festival ArcTanGent, scheduled for the same weekend in August, revealed its lineup, which includes Boston band Cave In. Good news, Psycho locals: You can still catch the metal veterans in action, right here at home. On relatively short notice, Cave In announced this Downtown Las Vegas stop, which will also include a support set from Massachusetts post-metal outfit Astronoid. Cave In’s recent gigs have naturally focused on material from May LP Heavy Pendulum, the band’s first allnew album since the death of longtime bassist/co-vocalist Caleb Scofield in 2018 (Scofield’s former Old Man Gloom bandmate Nate Newton now holds down that spot), but expect the setlist to include nods to 1999 debut Until Your Heart Stops, widely heralded as a classic of the metalcore subgenre, and its 2000 space-rock follow-up, Jupiter With Astronoid, Lords of Death, 7 p.m., $15-$20, Backstage Bar & Billiards, seetickets.us. –Spencer Patterson

GIVING OUT GROCERIES

BY SHANNON MILLER

The mission is simple—“to feed peo ple,” says Mindy Poortinga, founder of LasVegan Food Pantry. The nonprofit, which formed at the start of 2021, distrib uted some 4,800 grocery boxes last year, she says. Today, they give out about 55 boxes per distribution event, held the second and fourth Saturdays of each month.

“We made sure everything was super stream lined, convenient and easy for the community to reserve a box. The only stipulation with us is that they have to pick it up,” she explains. “We don’t require IDs. We don’t have some of the stipulations that other food pantries have.”

The no-barrier pantry began with a Facebook post in December 2020. After the first few months of the pandemic, shutdowns, furloughs and layoffs had clearly taken a toll. So Poortin ga took to social media, asking, “Does any

body have any interest in a food pantry?” and offering her vegan food business experience and management skills to get it running. “I got a ton of responses,” she says.

In June, Poortinga and her team of dedicated staff and volunteers started working out of warehouse space offered rent-free by the United Movement of Kindness, a nonprofit organization in Las Vegas’ Corridor of Hope, where homeless shelters and services are concentrated in the city’s urban core. They also work with other local organizations and pantries, like the Solidarity Fridge, to make sure nothing goes to waste.

bar Jackpot Bar and Grill. “We could pack more of a punch in the community with donations, so to speak, if we had more resources—food as well as the money donations,” Poort inga says. “I don’t know how anybody could do this without the network.”

December 14, 5:30 p.m. Jackpot Bar & Grill, jackpotbarlv.com.

Anyone who would like a box of plant-based groceries just has to make a reservation at lasveganfoodpantry.org and pick it up. Follow on Instagram at @lasveganfoodpantry for the distribu tion schedule, updates and information about fundraising events. We caught up with Poortinga to find out more.

Coming up on its second anniversary, LasVegan is preparing for a December 14 drag queen charity bingo event at Spring Valley drag

How does it work? We do distributions every two weeks. So people reserve starting the Monday [of the week] that we have a distribu tion. And the distributions are the second and

DIVA

DRAG QUEEN CHARITY BINGO

the fourth Saturday of each month. So people reserve the boxes, and then they’ll show up and pick them up.

Are you looking to reach only vegans, or any specific group? We don’t care necessarily if they’re vegan, or what their stance is on veg anism. We just want to make sure that our com munity gets fed. We don’t judge. … Just because someone looks put together and drives a nice car, does not mean they’re not food insecure.

You’ve recently started operating out of warehouse space in the Corridor of Hope. Have you adjusted operations at all for that demographic? We’ve started allocating into our budget sack lunches … because a lot of those guys don’t have the ability to carry a big box around, or to cook or open a can. We make sure that they have bottled water and food that they can walk away with.

What are the pantry’s views on food waste? What do you do with leftovers? I know so many restaurants would rather throw

food away than give it away, which I think is so wrong and wasteful. … In this day and age, nobody should go hungry with the amount of food waste.

We get a certain percentage of no-shows. Life happens, we understand. So that’s when we partner with the Solidarity Fridge, sort and give them the boxes. … We want to make sure that what we have doesn’t go to waste.

Do you place a limit on grocery box res ervations per person? Nothing like that. We have a local organization that reserves some times six or seven boxes, and we’re fine with that. As long as the food gets eaten, we don’t care who it goes to.

Starting a nonprofit is hard, but LVFP seems to have taken off, and it’s only in its second year. How did you put together the

infrastructure to do it all? I’d already owned my own [vegan] companies, so the community kind of knew me already. … So, when [it started], I said I was interested in running it. I had man agement experience that I knew would be really handy, and I had tons of contacts. … I think peo ple having an idea of who I was kind of helped.

What’s in it for you? The community. A lot of people out there are lonely and feel isolated. And it wasn’t until I went vegan over eight years ago that I found my community, and I’ve never experienced anything like that. … We’re all very different—very different backgrounds, very different lifestyles—but we all come together for the same cause.

I always tell people, if they’re lonely or feel isolated, to start volunteering and giving back to something you really care about. Because that is so rewarding.

Mindy Poortinga, center, distributing food boxes with staff and volunteers at the United Movement Organized Kindness warehouse (Steve Marcus/Staff)

CHALLENGING COUNTRY CONVENTIONS

Strip resident Miranda Lambert takes pride in her music and her platform

Lambert’s most collaborative efforts to date. “It’s my first time writing with Luke Combs, and here we are with a Grammy nomination. And ‘In His Arms’ is one of my favorite projects I’ve ever done, which I wrote with my two best friends [Jack Ingram and Jon Randall],” she says.

BY BROCK RADKE

It’s been one big week after another for Miranda Lambert. Just before making a return to her Velvet Rodeo residency show on the Las Vegas Strip, the 39-yearold singer and songwriter was nomi nated for four Grammys, one in each country music category.

Now she gets to celebrate with six con certs at Planet Hollywood’s Zappos The ater during National Finals Rodeo week.

“I’m super-excited about it, because those are my people,” Lambert tells the Weekly. “I have done [one-off shows] in Vegas during NFR before, playing at dif ferent casinos, and it’s special, because it’s like anyone who has loved anything we sing about is in town for 10 days. It’s awesome. I’m really happy the residency falls within this time.”

It’s no coincidence, of course. Country acts have long stormed Vegas venues during December’s rodeo takeover, and the genre’s cumulative success on the Strip has generated more demand for residencies. Lambert’s is the latest addi tion, following recent openings of shows from Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan.

“I went through a lot of stages—pan ic and other weirdness,” she says of launching the show in September. “I’ve been touring since I was 17, but this defi

nitely is something different. It’s a leap, but I talked to a lot of people beforehand who have done residencies, and got some insight on how it feels, and I trusted that. But it was a ton of work to put it together, a cool creative process and a sh*t ton of rehearsals.”

While other new-to-Vegas artists have gone over-the-top with hi-tech pro duction elements, Lambert decided to create “a giant honky-tonk on steroids” at Zappos Theater. “I grew up playing those bars all over Texas. A honky-tonk is where I feel at home. So there’s not a lot of bells and whistles, but it’s still Vegas and we had to change it up.

“Of course you want to have some pyro and confetti,” she continues, “but it still feels like me and the music, and every thing else is built around that.”

That approach keeps her close to her fans, which is just as meaningful to Lambert as the nominations. At the February 5 Grammy Awards, she’ll be up for Best Country Album for April’s Palomino, Best Country Solo Performance for “In His Arms,” Best Country Song for “If I Was a Cowboy,” and Best Country Duo/Group Performance for “Outrunnin’ Your Memory” with Luke Combs.

Palomino—proclaimed one of the year’s top albums by Rolling Stone, Billboard, Stereogum and others—is one of

LAMBERT:

RODEO December 3-4, 8 & 10-11, 8 p.m., $109-$350. Zappos

“If I Was a Cowboy” earned Lambert additional acclaim for challenging gender conventions, continuing her own brand of musical activism; last year’s release “Y’all Means All” also pushed the boundaries in the tradi tionally conservative world of country with its upbeat message of inclusivity.

Lambert, who says she has gained a greater understanding of her platform and what she can do with it in recent years, has also advocated for animal adoption through her MuttNation Foundation. One dollar from every ticket sold to the residency show goes to that organization.

But it’s the human issues that have been in the spotlight recently, for better and worse within the coun try community, and Lambert says she’s comfortable speaking her mind through her music.

“I didn’t realize how much impact I could have, but when I’ve spoken up, I use music, and I think that’s what I’m supposed to do,” she says. “I’m lucky to have that platform, and I’ll do anything I can to help positive change and support humans being humans, whatever that means for everybody.

“There’s something special about country music, because we’ve always been a family, a community. I’m hoping we can continue to grow and be more open, to have different opinions but not let it cause a divide.

“At the end of the day, we are singers and songwriters, and we can use that to get our point across without being ugly. That’s what I try to do.”

MIRANDA

VELVET

Theater, ticket master.com.

Miranda Lambert (Courtesy/John Shearer)

LEANNE MORGAN

COUNTRY CAVALCADE

24 OXFORD Easton Corbin 12/1; Dillon Carmichael 12/2; Glen Templeton 12/3; Dan Smalley 12/4; Will Jones 12/5; Ben Gallaher 12/6; Wyatt McCubbin 12/7; Joe Nichols 12/9; Heath Sanders 12/10. virginhotelslv.com.

BROOKLYN BOWL

Elle King with Shane Smith & The Saints 12/2; The Rodeo Rave 12/8; Turnpike Troubadours 12/9. ticketweb.com.

THE CHELSEA

Cody Jinks 12/2-12/3. ticketmaster.com.

ENCORE THEATER

Leanne Morgan 12/8. ticketmaster.com.

DAVID COPPERFIELD

THEATER

Rodney Carrington 12/8-12/10. ticketmaster.com.

DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS EVENTS CENTER

Gary Leffew’s Buckaroo Ball with Dez Hoston & The Longwood Band, Steve Sturgis & The Riflemen 12/1-12/10. dlvec.com.

GILLEY’S SALOON

Rebel Heart 12/1; Bryan Lynn Jones & Rob Staley 12/2-12/3; Scotty Alexander 12/4-12/5; Kevin Fowler & Dez Hoston 12/6-12/7; Michael Austin 12/812/10; Jimi Nelson

12/9-12/10. gilleyslasvegas.com.

GOLDEN NUGGET SHOWROOM

Lonestar 12/1; Tanya Tucker 12/2; Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives 12/3; Ray Wylie Hubbard 12/4; Ronnie Milsap 12/5; Tracy Lawrence 12/6; Aaron Tippin 12/7; Bellamy Brothers 12/8; Jamey Johnson 12/9. ticketmaster.com.

MICHELOB ULTRA ARENA

Cody Johnson 12/9. axs.com.

MIRAGE THEATRE

Ron White 12/2-12/3, 12/9-12/10. mirage. mgmresorts.com.

Rodeo week concerts and comedy shows in Vegas

MIRAGE PARLOUR

LOUNGE

Casey Donahew 12/1, 12/4; Lainey Wilson 12/2; Josh Abbott Band 12/3; Danielle Bradbery 12/5; Glen Templeton 12/6; Randy Rogers Band 12/7; Travis Denning 12/8; Elvie Shane, 12/9; Ian Munsick 12/10. mirage. mgmresorts.com.

PEARL CONCERT THEATER

Santa Jam with Tyler Hubbard, Matt Stell, Jackson Dean, Ashley Cooke, Shane Profitt, Danielle Bradbery 12/4. ticketmaster.com.

RESORTS WORLD

THEATRE

Luke Bryan 12/2-12/3, 12/7, 12/9-12/10. axs. com.

SAND DOLLAR

DOWNTOWN

Sam Riddle 12/2; Lennon Roach 12/4; Davey & The Midnights 12/5; Thrillbilly Deluxe 12/6; Angels and Outlaws 12/7; Rowdy McCarran 12/8, 12/10. thesanddollarlv.com/ downtown.

SAND DOLLAR LOUNGE

Davey & The Midnights 12/4; Red Eye Gin 12/11. thesanddollarlv.com/ lounge.

STONEY’S ROCKIN’ COUNTRY

Jake Worthington 12/2; Triston Marez 12/3; Randall King’s Tonk Vegas 12/4; Tyler Braden 12/9; Haley Mae Campbell 12/10. etix.com.

THEATER AT VIRGIN

Gary Allan with Drake Milligan 12/2-12/3; Ryan Bingham with The Texas Gentlemen, Corb Lund 12/4; Koe Wetzel with Bones Owens, Ben Burgess 12/6; Lynyrd Skynyrd 12/9-10. axs.com.

T-MOBILE ARENA

George Strait with Caitlyn Smith 12/212/3. axs.com.

ZZ TOP

VENETIAN THEATRE

ZZ Top 12/3-12/4, 12/7, 12/9-12/10. ticketmaster.com.

WESTGATE CABARET

Trent Willmon 12/1; Hayden Haddock 12/2; Lindsey Cardinale 12/3; Joshua Ray Walker 12/4; Johnny Owens 12/5-12/6; Mike & The Moonpies 12/7; Steve Helms 12/8; Micky & The Motorcars 12/9; Thom Shepherd 12/10; westgateresorts.com.

ZAPPOS THEATER

Jeff Dunham 12/2; Miranda Lambert 12/312/4, 12/8, 12/10-12/11. ticketmaster.com.

A CHRISTMAS TRADITION

BY SHANNON MILLER

Ernie Apodaca believes in preserving traditions in the furniture he crafts. The Tucson, Arizona-based artist and member of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana tells stories through his one-of-a-kind designs.

“Every nation has different art symbols, from the Coastal to the Plains. … All of them have different meanings,” he explains, referencing the Plains Indian ledger art tooled on the back of a leather sofa, or chair supports resembling Northwest Coast totems.

More recently after moving from Seattle to Tucson, he has taken to mesquite with inlaid turquoise and Navajo weaves to add a “new dimension” to his creations.

His upholstering and custom furniture business E Apodaca (known as Northwest Native Designs since the ’90s) has picked up steam in recent years.

foods—giftable items you might reach for as December and the New Year get underway.

It’s a holiday tradition NFR has kept going since 1986. And it has become a tradition for Apodaca, as well, who will be exhibiting his 19th show at Cowboy Christmas this year.

“It’s a lot of good, talented artists at this show,” he says. “Now, it’s the only show I do [once] a year.”

According to Cheryl Kocvara, operations manager for Cowboy Christmas, the show’s relationships with exhibitors is part of what makes it so special and authentic.

COWBOY CHRISTMAS

December 1-10, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Las Vegas Convention Center, nfrexperience. com/cowboy christmas.

Cowboy Christmas, the National Finals Rodeo an nual holiday gift show, has been a big help, he says.

“Last year, I sold about three times the amount of furniture than I’ve ever sold there,” he says. “I was so happy with these people and how they’ve helped in my life, I had a bench made for them with all of the different events from bull riding to bucking horses.”

This year, the annual gift market will take over more than 440,000 square feet of the Las Vegas Con vention Center, with hundreds of exhibitors offering western wares and apparel, handmade jewelry, origi nal art, home goods and specialty

“We sincerely value the relationships with all of our exhibitors, and we understand how import ant this show is to their overall success,” she says.

“Our exhibitors have an opportunity to develop new relationships with our attendees and those loyal customers that come to see them each year.”

And while the show boasts a trove of more traditional ranch and Western-themed goods, innovative exhibitors like Aloha Rodeo and Arizona Tube Art offer surprising variations on the theme.

Aside from the gift show, there are other spectacles at the Convention Center. At Wrangler Rodeo Arena, more than 800 contestants will com pete for $1 million cash and prizes in the YETI Junior World Finals. Santa also is expected to make appearanc es daily from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Cowboy Christmas is open during all 10 days of rodeo festivities, offer ing complimentary shuttle service to and from the Thomas & Mack Center.

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Bull riders usually go until their mid-30s before calling it a career. Between the physi cality of being flung into the air by a bull and the thousands of miles of travel, it can take a real toll on those who compete in the sport. ¶ At age 27, Josh Frost says he still has plenty “left in the tank.” ¶Frost, the No. 2 ranked bull rider in the world by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, is hoping to build off a strong 2021. He took home a personal best $363,353 in prize money last year, second most in the world, and he won his first Na tional Finals Rodeo title in bull riding, besting second-place finisher Parker Breding by more than 50 points. ¶ Frost will look to add to his winning résumé when NFR returns to Thomas & Mack Center December 1-10. “This is what we work for all year long,” Frost tells the Weekly. “If you’re a rodeo cowboy, this is the goal, to go win a gold buckle.”

No. 2 ranked bull rider Josh Frost returns to the scene of his 2021 NFR title

BY DANNY WEBSTER

What’s the biggest challenge for a bull rid er? The bull riding is dan gerous, the risk of injury is greater. The biggest [chal lenge] is just staying on the bull for eight seconds.

Your father (Shane) and grandfather (Joe) were successful saddle bronc riders. Is that how you found your way into the spot? Primarily. Growing up, I just remem ber always wanting to be a bull rider, because that’s what my dad did. I remember seeing pictures of him on the wall. He was able to help me, but I did little league baseball, riding sheep and calves, just worked my way up the size of the animal. There’s a lot of opportunities in rodeo. College rodeo is a big deal, so rodeo paid for my college. Went to college for four years, and I kept thinking to myself, “At least if this doesn’t work out, I’ll have a degree.” Once I graduated college, I kept working at the bull riding. Now, I’m one of the best in the world.

At age 27, have you thought about how many years you might have left or what your end goal might be? I don’t really have a cap on it. I’d say 35 would roughly be my number, but that being said, there’s a guy who’s 48 years old [and he’s] one of the top guys in the world. I read a statistic the other day that 33 is the average age of retirement for rough stock athletes. I dang sure think I’ve got more in the tank left to give.

It’s one of those jobs you’ve got to love and crave it, because it is dan gerous. You’ve got to be fully committed, and have to travel—a lot of travel and miles. We’ll be at one rodeo one night and five hours away the next night. I don’t know if it’s so much the bull riding people get tired of as much as miles between the events.

How much travel do you think you put in a year? It’s pretty realistic to put 70,000-80,000 miles on a vehicle throughout a year. The summer is our busy time, between July and August. I’ll probably get on 55 bulls in 60 days, all in a different town. We hit roughly 35 states a summer, I’d say.

So it must be nice to stay in Vegas for 10 straight days. That’s why Vegas is the goal. You’re there 10 days. [Plus,] we spend a lot of money mak ing the money we do make during the regular season. It’s pretty cool to go to Vegas for 10 nights in a row and [compete] for roughly $28,000 a night.

The last census put the population of your hometown of Randlett, Utah, at 200 people. What was it like growing up in a small town like that? I’m 10 miles outside of Randlett, completely in the middle of nowhere. We’re about 30 minutes away from the nearest Walmart or gas station (laughs). But it was a good place to grow up if you wanted to be a bull rid er. We had a bunch of cows, so there was always a lot of calves and bulls running around to ride. A pretty blessed lifestyle.

I’ve got to spend almost every day of my life grow ing up with my family, my dad, working with him. I’ve got two brothers and a sister. We’re a close family. I live a mile up the road from my dad, my older brother lives a half-mile from him. We still kind of got a family operation going on running cows and doing stuff.

How do you stay mentally prepared for the biggest event in your sport? There’s a lot of work and prep that goes into it. October and November are kind of the slow months, so I’ve only been to one rodeo in the last two months. Besides that, just been home preparing, getting on practice bulls, in the gym working out. Pretty much do everything in those two months to roll into Vegas at 100%.

What does a workout look like for you? I’ve got a gym built in my house. I have a personal trainer, Doug Champion, who works with a lot of bull rid ers. I do weekly phone calls to make sure everything looks good.

You just won your third-straight Linderman Award, a huge honor in bull riding. What does that mean to you? It’s probably one of the most prestigious awards. You have to compete at both ends of the arena, both rough stock and timed events. You have to have three events to qualify, one has to be on the opposite end of the arena. Most guys specialize in one event, and bull riding is my specialty, but I’ve spent a lot of time competing at the profes sional level in other events.

There’s 5,000 cowboys in the league, but there’s two or three guys that are skilled to qualify. Once you qualify, it comes down to who can win the most combined money in the three events. To qualify alone is a very prestigious skill set. To say I’ve won it three times is pretty cool.

Frost (Courtesy/PRCA)

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NEW HEALTH VENDING MACHINE AIMS TO MITIGATE HARM

Las Vegas health officials hope a new vending machine that dispenses free, clean needles and other items will help prevent the spread of HIV and drug overdoses.

The machine is located at the South ern Nevada Health District office at 280 South Decatur Blvd.

The machine dispenses items includ ing syringe kits, hygiene kits, wound care kits, hormone injection kits, safer sex kits, pregnancy tests and nasal naloxone, which is used for emergency treatment of opioid overdoses.

“This public health vending machine provides a mechanism to directly supply comprehensive harm-reduc tion supplies, which can prevent drug overdose, HIV and hepatitis C to the community,” Health District spokes man David Sheehan said.

HIV and hepatitis C are transmitted through blood, and most people get HIV through sex or by sharing needles or syringes, according to the federal

Centers for Disease Control and Pre vention.

In Nevada, 441 people were diag nosed with HIV last year, according to the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services.

Clark County was among 48 counties that accounted for over 50% of HIV diagnoses in the U.S. in 2016 and 2017, according to the CDC.

The vending machine is the sev enth in Southern Nevada, with others located at addiction treatment centers, community centers and primary care clinics, the Health District says.

A study by the Health District and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found 41 deaths were prevented in Clark County in the 12 months after the first vending machines with naloxone were placed in 2019.

The newest public health vending machine can be accessed Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. –Grace Da Rocha

CSN MARIACHI GROUP WINS NATIONAL COMPETITION, AGAIN

The College of Southern Nevada’s Mariachi Plata group again took first place at the national Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza competition, held in San Antonio, Texas, on November 17. CSN’s mariachi troupe bested groups from the nation’s top schools for the second year in a row.

Fine Arts department chair Robert Bonora founded the student mariachi group just three years ago. Four mem bers of Mariachi Plata were also select ed as finalists in the vocal competition, and two others wound up second and third, respectively.

Mariachi Plata will perform a fall band concert December 7 at CSN’s North Las Vegas campus. Follow the group on Facebook @mariachi.plata. csn . –Shannon Miller

LOMBARDO

Gov.-elect Joe Lombardo announced former state Sen. Ben Kieckhefer as his chief of staff. As a legislator, Kieckhefer advocated for school-choice legislation—a likely cornerstone of Lombardo’s legislative agenda.

1R.I.P. CLARENCE GILYARD Clarence Gilyard, an associate professor at the UNLV College of Fine Arts widely known for playing computer hacker Theo in Die Hard and James Trivette on Walker, Texas Ranger, has died at age 66.

3UNLV VOLLEYBALL SQUAD MAKES NCAA TOURNAMENT

The UNLV women’s volleyball team, which went 26-4 and won a regular-season title, got an at-large bid into the 32-team NCAA Tournament and will play Washington State December 1 at 5 p.m. in San Diego.

UNLV FOOTBALL COACH GOES OUT WITH A BANG

Two days after lead ing his team to a victory against UNR to recapture the Fremont Cannon, Mar cus Arroyo was fired as the UNLV football coach.

UNLV went 5-7 in Arroyo’s third season at the helm, but lost six of its last seven games. Arroyo’s teams went 7-23 overall in his tenure, including the 2020 pandem ic-shortened season.

Erick Harper, who is going into his second year as athletic director, said the decision wasn’t based on any single factor and repeatedly pointed to Ar royo’s “full body of work” as the impetus for making a change.

“If you look at the start, everybody dealt with the COVID year,” Harper said. “That wasn’t a very good year for us. The next year, didn’t have much success until the end of the season. And then this year we had success at the beginning of the season, but then we stalled out for six weeks and had a very struggling game the other night against UNR.”

Arroyo has two years and $2.3 million left on a fiveyear contract he signed in

2019. Harper said the buy out will be paid by private funds. And if Arroyo were to accept another coaching job during that time, even an assistant position, UNLV would be off the hook for those payments.

The coaching change comes at an awkward time for the program, as UNLV is still very much alive for a potential bowl berth. The team’s sub-.500 record would normally preclude it from a postseason appear ance, but if there are not enough eligible teams to fill all available bowl slots, UNLV could sneak in due to its high Academic Progress Rate score. Harper said if a bowl offer is extended, UNLV will accept and play the game.

Arroyo held a meeting with his players on Novem ber 28 to deliver the news. Senior linebacker Austin Ajiake described that gath ering as “emotional.”

About 50 UNLV players turned out an hour later for a cannon-painting rally on campus, where they tried to keep the focus on the win over UNR and what it means for the fan base.

–Mike Grimala

JACK HARLOW RENEWS RESORTS WORLD RESIDENCY

After several live performances at Re sort World’s Zouk Nightclub and Ayu Dayclub during the first year of opera tions on the Strip, Grammy-nominated rapper Jack Harlow will be back as a headlining resident at both venues in 2023.

“I had a great time performing at Zouk in 2022. The energy was electric and I’m looking forward to returning to Vegas to headline in 2023,” he said in a statement.

Harlow’s two an nounced dates so far are March 18 and May 27, with more info available at zoukgrouplv.com

Also one of the headliners at this year’s Life Is Beauti ful Festival in Down town Las Vegas in September, Harlow has been touring behind latest album Come Home the Kids Miss You and is set to perform a homecom ing concert at Louis ville, Kentucky’s KFC Yum Center on De cember 18. –Staff

Josh Sargent of the United States, front, vies for the ball with Iran’s Saeid Ezatolahi during their World Cup Group B soccer match November 29 at Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar. The U.S. won, 1-0, to advance to the next round. (Ebrahim Noroozi/Associated Press)

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THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND

Native Americans in Southern Nevada celebrate milestones, community

BY SHANNON MILLER

During Native American Heritage Month in November, the Las Vegas Indian Center celebrated its semicentennial anniversary with food, vendors, dance and gratitude.

As smells of fry bread and ceremonial smoke wafted around the building o Rancho and Bonanza, Rulon Pete, the center’s executive director, addressed attendees and vendors at the November 19 anniversary celebration.

“It’s always been something for me, to want to be able to bring in a good sta , but also to bring back the community to our center. … I’m thankful for it. It’s all of you here that keep us going,” Pete said.

Pete took over as executive director of the center in 2018 after serving as an employment coordinator for 11 years. He says that prior to him assuming the position, the community didn’t necessarily feel welcomed or involved in the center. In contrast, he says, he and his sta have taken a more service-oriented approach.

“We just decided to approach it di erently … just reaching out and to the whole Indigenous community, being able to welcome them in and … get their ideas,” Pete tells the Weekly.

The Las Vegas Indian Center opened in 1972 as part of a federal program to help Natives who were moving into the city, Pete says. Today, it’s no longer run by the government and operates as a

nonprofit providing assistance with employment, internet connection, affordable housing, voter registration and other services.

“We have Natives and non-Natives [here],” Pete says. “We just want to be able to make others feel comfortable and welcome while they’re here.”

During the 20th century, many Native Americans moved to urban centers, away from ancestral lands that had been taken and reassigned to federal reservations in the previous century. Today, nearly 30,000 American Indians and Alaska Natives live in Southern Nevada, according to the 2021 U.S. Census.

The Las Vegas Paiute Tribe— comprising Southern Paiutes who originally inhabited the Las Vegas Valley’s namesake “meadows”—has jurisdiction over the 10-acre Las Vegas Paiute Colony Downtown and the 4,000-acre Snow Mountain Reservation to the northeast. The tribe, which has 53 enrolled members, runs a successful smoke shop, the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort and NuWu Cannabis Marketplace.

Newly elected tribal chairwoman Deryn Pete (Rulon Pete’s cousin) helped in the earliest stages of NuWu’s Downtown and North dispensary locations. Now with six years of tribal council experience under her belt, she says she looks forward to seeing the tribe’s popular and pro table cannabis ventures con-

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Sol Martinez in regalia for a land acknowledgement ceremony at Las Vegas Indian Center (Courtesy/ Eztli Amaya)

tinue to grow during her two-year term.

“In 2017, we opened the new marketplace, and I was hired on as a budtender. And then just worked my way up the ladder,” Deryn Pete recalls, adding that she left a lead role at NuWu’s North location in 2020 when she was elected the tribe’s vice chairwoman.

Developments are already underway. An expansion that broke ground in February will offer two stories of more retail and consumption lounge space at the Downtown dispensary. “We’re going to try to utilize the Fremont view,” Deryn Pete says.

She adds that she looks forward to working more with local and state governments to “acquire new land” for the Snow Mountain Reservation—a goal toward which the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe has been working with the City of Las Vegas and Clark County in recent years.

At 29 years old, Deryn Pete is among the youngest ever to chair the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe’s government. She says she looks forward to bringing fresh energy and engagement to the community.

The tribe’s annual powwow in May remains one way “for non-Natives to get a sense of the culture,” she says. “I think it’s really important that people get to know Natives who were born

here, lived here and created families here, and the history that we have.”

She says she would like to see additional outreach, such as partnering with educators for presentations on tribal culture and history, and with local sports teams who want to bring land acknowledgment to their fields and arenas.

At Las Vegas Indian Center’s anniversary celebration, artist and local craftsmaker Sol Martinez gave a land acknowledgment, meant to contextualize the historic and ongoing impacts of colonialism, which has threatened Natives’ way of life since European

settlers made first contact.

“We are situated on the traditional homelands of the Nuwuvi Southern Paiute people. We offer gratitude for the land itself and for those who have stewarded it for generations and for the opportunity to learn, work and be in community with this land,” Martinez said, before performing a jingle dance.

For Natives in Southern Nevada, there’s more than one way to reclaim land, celebrate their resilient culture and connect with community.

AJ Mills, a vendor at Las Vegas Indian Center’s November 19 event, uses naturally sourced materials to create jewelry and other crafts. The practice aligns with the values of sustainability his Indigenous heritage taught him, he says.

Another organization represented at the anniversary event, the Soli darity Fridge, founded a community pantry in East Las Vegas in 2021. The Indigenous-led group has also established free small libraries in its neighborhoods, where it distributes self-published zines about Native foods and recipes.

Planting seeds for the future, both the Solidarity Fridge and Las Vegas Indian Center launched community gardens in 2022.

“With the pandemic, a lot of In digenous people were having diffi culties with food. … We decided to start something that’s going to help them with not only the food side of it but also the sacred side of it,” Rulon Pete says, adding that sage and other sacred herbs can be cultivated there for traditional medicinal use. During the pandemic, the center also offered drive-through food assistance to cli ents on an appointment basis.

“What I decided to do is to bring in the younger generation, and to get more ideas—ideas I’ve never really thought about … I’m old-school, and there’s things that I was just used to, but I [said], there’s got to be more to it, than this,” he says, referencing the center’s lack of engagement prior to his takeover as executive director.

“Without your community, you really don’t have anything.”

The center will host its annual holiday market at CSN North Las Vegas Campus on December 10.

Members of the Las Vegas Paiute Tribal Council at a NuWu Cannabis Marketplace groundbreaking event in February 2022 (Courtesy/NuWu Cannabis Marketplace)

Craftsmaker AJ Mills at Las Vegas Indian Center (Courtesy/Eztli Amaya)

THE STRIP

JUST FLOW WITH IT

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Freestyle Love Supreme brings unscripted riffs and rhymes to the Strip

BY AMBER SAMPSON

Imagine a Las Vegas Strip show where no one knows their lines. A show where the plot changes every night based on who’s in the room. In a nutshell, that’s Freestyle Love Supreme, the live hip-hop improv show co-created by Hamilton com poser Lin-Manuel Miranda, recently launched at the Venetian.

Before stage superhits like Hamilton landed on Broadway and In the Heights debuted on the silver screen, Freestyle Love Supreme served as the origin story to Miranda’s prolific and enduring career as a playwright, producer and performer.

“This is the opposing muscle group to my writing,” Miranda told the Weekly ahead of his two-night appearance in the show November 16 and 17 in the Summit Showroom. “I believe writer’s block is a myth, because while I was working on those shows you like, the thing I would do on the weekends, or the thing that in my early days was paying me when the writing wasn’t, was going up in front of people and improvising and making up songs with my friends.”

The 90-minute show, co-founded with musical improv guru Anthony Veneziale and Broadway director Thomas Kail, dates back to the early 2000s. After all this time, it still

keeps Miranda on his toes.

“There’s a reptilian part of my brain that is unbelievably anxious about it, because it really is the nightmare of, you’re going out on stage in front of people and you don’t know your lines,” he said. “That’s a common anxiety dream for people,

and that’s actually what we do.”

Maybe you’ll hear a witty rhyme about someone who peed in an ice machine, or a slow-jam freestyle about two audience members’ meetcute over 50 (untouched) beers. Everything is sourced directly by the audience, from nouns and verbs to traumatic tales and embarrassing fails. And the talented cast of comedians, emcees, singers and beatboxers will miraculously riff and rhyme off whatever is given to them—even to a fault.

to listen to an audience suggestion, remember it and then physically act it out through harmonies and organic beats is sublime.

“It’s really weirdly the most relaxing part of my life, because my only job is to be present,” Miranda said.

FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME

“The only job is to hear what has been offered and go. It’s a yoga in a way, because there’s no getting good at it. There’s just what are you leaning into tonight and being as present as possible.”

WednesdayFriday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 7 & 10 p.m.; Sunday, 7 p.m.; $58+.

“We have rapped pin numbers on our ATM cards. We have rapped childhood crushes. If you’ve gone to enough Freestyle shows, you know the story of my first kiss, painfully!” Miranda said. “There’s no time to think of a lie, so we have all overshared at one Freestyle show or another.”

Summit Showroom, ticketmaster.com.

No two nights are identical at Freestyle Love Supreme. And with a rotating roster of special guests, the chemistry onstage will never fizzle out. Miranda sounded confident the show would have enough material to run year-round.

More impressive than Miranda’s hilarious rhymes about wearing HeMan boxers or getting a lap dance from a robot are the mental gymnastics through which Freestyle puts its performers. The brain power it takes

“I anticipate people being a little out of pocket,” he said, laughing, “and giving themselves permission to tell the stories they maybe wouldn’t tell back home. That’s the stuff we make gold out of.

“We ask for your regrets. We ask for your joys, and then we’re going to musicalize them somehow.”

Freestyle Love Supreme (Photos Courtesy/Denise Truscello)

‘FRESH GRUNGE’

Ballerinas don’t crowd-surf. Or do they?

Gabbi Fisher, former ballet dancer and lead singer of fast-rising Las Vegas alt-rock outfit Elevated Undergrounds, delights in subverting expectations. “It was on my bucket list,” she says of her recent stage dive at Henderson’s Eagles Aerie Hall. “I was happy to get it off, and I’ll do it again. It was surprisingly a meditative thing.”

For the past eight months, Fisher and her bandmates—Fez Reyes (guitar and backing vocals), June Tindall (bass) and Joe Kennedy (drums)—have gigged more than 20 times around town, released four singles and begun work on a debut album set to release in spring.

On paper, it’s a lot. For Fisher, it’s a welcome change of pace.

“I used to study ballet in Russia, so I’ve expe rienced the most strict circumstances and had to do well under them,” she says. “With music, I’m very free and I just do what I want.”

Onstage, the beguiling frontwoman is a natu ral, slinking through the soft/loud/soft struc

Las

Vegas alt-rock band Elevated Undergrounds has hit the ground running

BY AMBER SAMPSON

ture of early-’90s rock with a growl that recalls PJ Harvey’s at times.

“Instrumentally, they line up with bands like Soundgarden, Nirvana, the whole ’90s grunge era,” says producer Knicc Limbs, who runs local recording studio MXA Productions. “But Gabbi’s vocals are so new and fresh, they give a whole new taste to that sound.”

Fisher, who regards Harvey, Violent Femmes and Kurt Cobain as key inspirations, only began singing a couple of years ago, driven by a desire to translate her journals and poems into some thing she could share on a grander scale.

The members of Elevated Undergrounds bring diverse talents to the table. Kennedy holds a BA in music composition. Tindall has released several solo experimental projects this year. And Reyes fronts local rock band Elephant King (for which Limbs drums), when Reyes isn’t backing Fisher on EU songs like “Medicine,” a grimy cut with Nirvana-like flair.

Fisher says that while Elevated Under

ground’s singles showcase a higher energy for the band, upcoming album Drowning Spree will burrow a bit deeper. “Some songs might be a reflection of what I’ve thought about myself in the past, or a situation where I felt like I was harmed,” she says. “It’s a lot of sad songs, but I don’t feel like sad songs are always bad.”

Fisher, who’s including some of her earliest music on Drowning Spree, says the LP is very personal for her. “It’s pretty impressive to look at it now, because two years ago, I had literally my first guitar,” she says.

And, Limbs says, the record should sound closer to EU’s live sets. “There’s a lot of very unorthodox guitar playing, some songs that are a little bit more progressive, where [Fez isn’t] even playing notes. He’s just making sounds and sound effects in the background,” Limbs says.

“That puts me in a very unique position, because I’m such close friends with them. … I’m able to get that and understand where they’re coming from as musicians.”

ELEVATED UNDERGROUNDS linktr.ee/elevatedundergrounds. Upcoming Show: December 16, 11th Street Records.

Elevated Undergrounds (Courtesy/ Mike West)

STAGE

BY EVELYN MATEOS

They say the holidays sneak up on us, but Las Vegas Little Theatre won’t be caught by surprise. The local troupe has been preparing its production of The 1940’s Radio Hour, which runs from December 2 through 18.

Las Vegas Little Theatre takes on a little-known holiday tale

Set amid World War II, the musical by Walton Jones centers on New York City radio station WOV, as it records a holiday broadcast for Amer ican soldiers a few days before Christmas. Radio Hour features popular music from the era, along with an array of memorable characters.

According to director and choreographer April Sauline, the play rarely makes its way to stages anywhere, let alone Las Vegas. “It’s really unique. Someone had seen it when they were young. I be lieve they’re from Ohio and saw it there,” Sauline says. “We have patrons suggest shows all the time, but this one stuck out. We’re always looking for a Christmas show or a holiday show that isn’t so on the nose, [because] there’s only so many Christ mas carols you can do.”

Because few people are familiar with Radio Show, Sauline says she had a relatively clean slate while adapting it. Beyond the basics of the radio-show concept, she and her 12-member cast have created their own backstory, but she says the LVLT’s version stays faithful to the music of the time period—songs like “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” and “Strike Up the Band,” which will be delivered by a nine-piece band.

“[The songs] will be familiar to a wide demographic of the audience, because they’re not only songs of the era but the ones that have stood the test of time,” music director Toby McEvoy says. “‘Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy’ is too much fun, and the cast really does a good job [with] ‘I’ll Never Smile Again.’”

Sauline calls the music “deceptively complicat ed,” adding that, “This cast brings so much time and effort. This show is hard to do. They’re all super-talented vocalists.”

Technology has come a lone way since the ’40s, obviously, but like the characters in Radio Show and their audience, we continue to rely on it for information, entertainment and more.

“I talked to the cast about that [pandemic] Christmas where we couldn’t be together with the people that we love but we were still Zoom calling and hanging on to this technology that we have,” Sauline says. “The radio is the technology that they have [in the show]. And they want to say, ‘Happy holidays’ to all these men who are fighting and, ‘We’re here for you.’”

THE 1940’S RADIO HOUR

December 2-18; Friday & Saturday, 2 & 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m.; $30.

Las Vegas Little Theatre, lvlt.org.

(Photos Courtesy/ Kris Mayeshiro, KM2 Creative)

BEER IN THE SKY

BrewDog lands in Las Vegas with a stellar Strip rooftop spot

BY BROCK RADKE

Las Vegas can never have enough craft beer-focused bars and restaurants, and the Strip can always use another rooftop venue harnessing the city’s infinite energy.

We’ll get both on December 2, when Scotland-based international beer brand BrewDog makes splashy Vegas debut with its biggest pub yet, including a 30,000-square-foot rooftop bar atop the Showcase Mall with 360-degree views of the Strip.

“We wanted to open an iconic location in the world’s most iconic city,” says managing director James Brown, adding that BrewDog will open another epic in Sydney, Australia, this month. “We see Vegas up there with New York, London, Sydney and others. Thinking of all the people that travel through here to take advantage of the best hospitality and food and beverage, we want to be part of that scene.”

BrewDog searched for an ideal location for two years and “couldn’t believe we managed to land” the south-Strip rooftop, he says.

alongside its own favorites like the Elvis Juice grapefruit-infused IPA, the West Coast Punk IPA and the malty, hoppy Hellcat.

“We love the local brewer, and we’re seeing everybody from Lovelady to Able Baker doing a great job,” Brown says. “Our job is not just flying the flag of BrewDog, but of craft beer everywhere. That’s a great thing about this location in Vegas, especially on the Strip. If you venture further where tourists don’t get to, you’ll find some great beer bars, and we want to bring that on a big scale and sell great beer to our customers, whether it’s ours or someone else’s.”

BREWDOG

LAS VEGAS

3767 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702553-3009, brewdog.com.

“I’ve been coming here for two years as part of this project, and I realized quite quickly there’s not much like what we’ve got, [in terms of] this large outside space looking onto the Strip,” Brown explains. “We’ve done it in other locations, but not at this scale. We’re excited to bring it and change it over time, [with] some cozy winter fire pits, and hopefully some sunbathing in the spring.”

Sunday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-1 a.m.; Friday & Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 a.m.

The food guests will be pairing with those suds is a bit different, especially because BrewDog has created a special menu for Las Vegas that celebrates its heritage. There’ll be a lobster chip boxty, a traditional fish-and-chips-shop dish of a sandwich with fries (and obviously, added lobster), plus as a burger with Scottish haggis for adventurous eaters and BrewDog’s first pure-breed Wagyu beef burger.

The venue will also include a 4,000-square-foot LED cube with a custom 30-foot sign, so no one will be able to miss the fourth-floor pub and eatery. A December 2 grand opening party will offer guests a chance to win the grand raffle prize of a $1 million bar tab, usable at any BrewDog location around the world.

Las Vegas locals and visitors who have visited other BrewDog spots or sampled the beers already know about the company’s dedication to quality and passion for showcasing its craft, including collaborating with and spotlighting the local brewer.

BrewDog Las Vegas will have 96 taps, and it’s a safe bet many will be dedicated to Nevada beers, poured

“Whenever we open, we like to open with a bang, and we’ve been doing it since we opened our first-ever bar,” Brown says. “Of course, that first one had about 50 people and was so small, and we had to think of a new prize for Las Vegas that had to be incredible.”

There’ll be plenty of other prizes and giveaways on the big day, from pints to burgers to T-shirts. But the $1 million winner will need to be present to redeem the major prize.

Pizza and beer at BrewDog and (inset) a render ing of BrewDog Las Vegas (Courtesy/ BrewDog)

BACON? FO' SIZZLE

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ON THE DEFENSIVE

BY DANNY WEBSTER

There’s plenty of praise to go around for the best start in Vegas Golden Knights’ franchise history. Jack Eichel is on pace to have a career year and leads the team in points; goalies Logan Thompson and Adin Hill have gone from a question mark to a strength in solidifying themselves as the tandem going forward.

The Vegas defensemen might not be the headliners of a run that saw the team win 15 of its rst 20 games to forge a lead atop the Western Conference standings, but they deserve a large share of the credit themselves. The blue line has been the strongest unit on the team the past few seasons, especially after the additions of veterans Alex Pietrangelo and Alex Martinez, but it’s been even better under rst-year coach Bruce Cassidy.

A quick look at the numbers shows that each defenseman has been bene ting in his own way from Cassidy’s system.

As of November 27, the Golden Knights sat tied for sixth in the league in collective goals-against average at 2.65. That standing is partially a byproduct of Cassidy’s goalie-friendly defensive structure, but it’s also a testament to the defensemen playing patiently in their zone.

Vegas has put an emphasis on keeping the opposition to the outside and preventing dangerous chances in the slot and close to the net. Cassidy has asked the defensemen to dial down their aggressiveness in the neutral and o ensive zones as compared with former coach Pete DeBoer.

The Golden Knights have caught on to the scheme faster than most expected coming into the year, even though Cassidy says it’s not yet perfected.

“We’re still a ways away,” Cassidy said. “I think the last stretch of games we’ve gotten a little farther away from where we were at the start, for whatever reason. … We’ll keep working on it.”

Let’s take a look at the individual numbers and assess how each defenseman is performing under Cassidy on both ends of the ice. All statistics are current through November 27.

Alex Pietrangelo: 21 points (three goals,

18 assists), 54 blocks

Pietrangelo was Vegas’ workhorse last year, and he’s kept that reputation up so far this season if not added to it. He’s o to the best statistical mark of his career and is on pace to smash his career-high of 54 points back in 2018.

He has two games of at least three points despite probably not having as many goals as he’d like.

But that’s been by design. Cassidy has asked Pietrangelo not to rush in the neutral zone and instead let the action come to him so he can make the right read accordingly.

The scoring chances will come, much like they did November 17 when he had a goal on a power-play against Arizona. Whether his numbers can stay consistent remains to be seen, but Pietrangelo is playing like a top-5 defenseman in the NHL so far.

Shea Theodore: 17 points (three goals, 14 assists)

Another defenseman o to a great o ensive start, Theodore is on pace to surpass last year’s career-high point total of 52.

Theodore’s been more of a mixed bag when one considers his overall performance, though. Defensively, he hasn’t been great. He has more giveaways than takeaways, and six of the former have come in the defensive zone.

For all his o ensive success, Theodore also has only two power-play points so far.

That can be attributed to him playing on the second power-play unit. Cassidy has never shied away from skewing the ice time in favor of his rst unit, so Theodore has been working with limited opportunities.

The Vegas Golden Knights defensemen have been thriving in coach Bruce Cassidy’s system

Brayden McNabb:

Six points, 51

blocked shots

McNabb has maintained the role he’s held with the Golden Knights ever since their inaugural season as a reliable presence in his own zone who does his best to cover up Theodore’s defensive de ciencies.

McNabb’s 51 blocked shots are tied for sixth-most in the league.

There’s not much to complain about McNabb’s game. He’s never aggressive when trying to nish his check. He’s not a scorer but will chip in every once in a while.

McNabb has remained one of the surest quantities on the Golden Knights’ roster.

Zach Whitecloud and Nicolas Hague: Five points each

Ottawa Senators coach D.J. Smith called Hague and Whitecloud the best third pair in the league, and that’s no stretch.

The Hague-Whitecloud pairing is 18th in the league in lowest expected goals per 60 minutes (minimum 200 minutes together), according to hockey analytics website MoneyPuck.

At press time, Hague and Whitecloud were allowing 2.35 expected goals per 60 minutes in 22 games together. That puts them ahead of big-name combos like the New York Rangers’ Adam Fox and Ryan Lindgren and Dallas’ Miro Heiskanen and Colin Miller.

It’s easy to see why opposing teams are taking notice.

Alec Martinez:

Two points, 99 blocked shots

RAIDERS Report

■ Last Week: Raiders 40, Seahawks 34

A record-shattering week from running back Josh Jacobs in a second-straight overtime victory on the road revitalized hope for the Raiders heading into the final six games of the season. Jacobs set new Raider franchise highs for rushing yards (229), and yards from scrimmage (303), including an 86-yard game-winning run in overtime. The Raiders are still three games out of the playo s, but they’re now favored in three of their next four games, with this week’s tilt against the Los Angeles Chargers trending toward a pick ’em. Jacobs was questionable coming into the Seahawks game with a calf injury he reaggravated in the fourth quarter, making a day that catapulted him to the NFL rushing lead all the more impressive.

■ This Week: Chargers (6-5) at Raiders (4-7) When: Sunday, December 4, 1:25 p.m. Where: Allegiant Stadium TV & Radio: CBS (Channel 8) & 920 AM/92.3 FM Betting line: Chargers -2.5, over/under 50.5

■ Raider to Watch:

treal’s David Savard, has only 65.

Martinez leads the league in blocked shots and the next player behind him, Montreal’s David Savard, has only 65.

Martinez’s o ensive duties have gone down under Cassidy, as he’s no longer on the power play and being asked not to take many chances. But he’s not complaining; it’s a role that suits him as a veteran who just wants to add to his winning legacy after already being a part of two Stanley Cup championship teams.

Some have said Cassidy’s system isn’t suited for shot blockers, but Martinez is changing that narrative. Cassidy may have just been lacking the player who was willing to repeatedly get in front of pucks for the betterment of the team during his six seasons with the Boston Bruins.

Martinez might have a shot at the NHL record for blocked shots in a season, held by Kris Russell for the 283 he turned away in the 2014-15 for the Calgary Flames.

■ Matchup: Since the Raiders moved to Las Vegas, four of the five games between these teams have been decided by fewer than six points, and they look as evenly matched as ever heading into their second showdown this season. The Chargers edged the Raiders 24-19 in Week 1 this season to gain a measure of vengeance over Las Vegas, which knocked LA out of the playo s with a 35-32 overtime victory in Week 17 last year. The Chargers’ season has seen its ups and downs since then, with the team dealing with as many injuries as any in the league. LA is getting healthier, however, and used a fuller roster to beat the Arizona Cardinals 25-24 on a successful late two-point conversion last week.

The Raiders’ top cornerback was on track to return from a broken hand for the first time in nearly two months against the Seahawks but encountered a setback when he fell ill during the week. He should instead be back this week, which would be huge for a pass defense that has rated by far the worst in the NFL without him. The Chargers’ passing game, meanwhile, is trending upward, with top receivers Keenan Allen and Mike Williams expected to return to the fold against the Raiders after missing time with their own injuries. Cornerback has been the Raiders’ weakest position group, and while Hobbs won’t fix everything, he’s the closest thing to a shutdown coverage defender on the roster. –

(Left to right) Pietrangelo, McNabb, Theodore, Cassidy, Martinez, Whitecloud and Hague (AP Photo/Photo Illustration)

Cornerback Nate Hobbs

Case Keefer

Raiders running back Josh Jacobs (28) carries the ball during a November 27 win in Seattle.

(AP Photo)

the league in lowest expected goals per 60

Lindgren and Dallas’ Miro Heiskanen and

NEW COACH, SAME TEAM: LAS VEGAS EVENTS EXPECTS SMOOT H T RANSITION FROM CHRISTENSON TO KEENER

BY BRYAN HORWATH VEGAS INC STAFF

In 2001, Tim Keener was the first hire made by new Las Vegas Events President Pat Christenson.

More than two decades later, Keener, 62, is set to take over as president at year’s end, when Chris tenson leaves for a consultant role at Las Vegas Events. The organization is tasked with attracting and sustain ing events that help drive Las Vegas tourism.

“Pat and I, we’ve had a good ride to gether,” Keener said recently from the organization’s headquarters near Harry Reid International Airport.

“Being with Pat and the people at LVE all this time, I’ve seen a lot of change and growth. The staff we had back in 2001, they couldn’t hold a can dle to the staff we have now.”

Working with a staff of nearly 15, Christenson and Keener have watched as Las Vegas has grown from a gam bling city into a major hotbed for sports and events. Along with its NFL and NHL franchises, Las Vegas will host the Super Bowl in 2024 and the men’s NCAA Final Four in 2028.

Keener said the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, which provides funding for Las Vegas Events, takes the lead when it comes to major events like a Super Bowl or Final Four. But Las Vegas Events plays a big role when it comes to other events, such as the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, he said.

The rodeo is the signature annual affair for Las Vegas Events. This year’s rodeo, which brings adjacent concerts,

parties, conferences and other events to town, starts December 1 at the Thomas & Mack Center. The economic impact to the Las Vegas area is expect ed to eclipse $100 million.

Las Vegas Events also helps with college basketball conference tourna ments, a New Year’s Eve fireworks show and the Pac-12 college football cham pionship game, which will be played December 2 at Allegiant Stadium.

Keener said he doesn’t foresee a lot of change when he takes over at Las Vegas Events.

“In my mind, I feel like I’m taking over for a Super Bowl-winning head coach,” Keener said. “Pat might be moving on from his role, but I’m go

ing to still have all these all-stars on my team.

“Pat has put such a good culture together,” he added. “I’m humbled to be able to follow in his footsteps. I just want to keep the train on the tracks.”

A West Virginia native, Keener was working for ESPN in North Carolina before Christenson recruited him to come to Las Vegas.

Christenson began his career in event management with UNLV in the 1980s. For years, he helped manage the Thomas & Mack Center and the Las Vegas Silver Bowl, later renamed Sam Boyd Stadium.

It was during that time he developed a relationship with Keener, who

periodically traveled to Las Vegas for sporting events.

Over the years, Keener has developed a reputation as a tireless advocate for the many events Las Vegas puts on every year.

“Tim is really well respected and liked at the LVCVA,” said Steve Hill, president of the tourism authority.

“More importantly, frankly, is the fact that customers who work with Tim trust him and like him. I know they’ve applauded his promotion to the top spot at LVE.”

Brian Yost, the LVCVA’s chief operating officer, called Keener “an accomplished professional” and said everyone at the tourism authority is looking forward to working with him in his new role.

While Las Vegas Events doesn’t do as much as the LVCVA to lure top-tier sporting events, the addition of attrac tions like the Super Bowl, Final Four and a Formula 1 race next year can only help the city get noticed, Keener said.

“Formula 1, the Super Bowl, hey, those are game-changers,” Keener said. “I think a college football playoff game is not far off, so the addition of Allegiant Stadium has changed the dynamic for us. For years, we just had Sam Boyd Stadium. There’s nothing wrong with that, but look what we have now—a 65,000-seat stadium, T-Mobile Arena, the Sphere is coming up. ... Las Vegas is hot right now.”

Keener said he considers himself a big Vegas Golden Knights fan, even though he grew up cheering for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

“When I came here in 2001, I never would have thought Las Vegas would have the Golden Knights and the Raiders,” Keener said. “Now, just look at this city. And you know we’re going to get an NBA team eventually. I also wouldn’t bet against the Oakland A’s coming here. It’s been fun seeing the city change with the sports teams and the growth of the hotels and the new properties.”

Tim Keener will be president of Las Vegas Events effective January 1. (Wade Vandervort/Staff)

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Rob Allen, Inter mountain Health care’s long-standing chief operating officer, was selected as the new president and CEO for the organization. Allen has more than 25 years of health care leadership experience, serving as the CEO of hospitals in Massachusetts, New Jersey and Wyoming before joining Intermountain in 2008. At Intermountain, Allen has served as a region operating officer, CEO of Park City Medical Center, region vice president, and most recently as chief operating officer for the health system, a role that he has held for nearly six years.

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck hired Michael Alires as of counsel for its Las Vegas office’s real estate department. Alires assists clients in real estate matters, working with real estate developers in acquiring property for development, estab lishing homeowner associations and reciprocal agreements for new and existing residential and com mercial projects. He has experience

in counseling homebuilder clients with common-interest community compliance under NRS Chapter 116 and helps navigate commercial lease review, real estate acquisitions and dispositions and other real estate negotiations.

Jesse Shearin has been promoted to vice president of information technol ogy for One Nevada Credit Union. He will lead the IT support and infrastructure team and assist with developing an IT strategy and technological vision. Shearin has over 20 years of experience in IT and has worked at One Nevada for over a decade. He most recently served as assistant vice president of network services.

The Governor’s Office of Workforce Innovation (GOWINN) announced two new additions: Esmeralda Villeda was hired as policy commu nications and community outreach manager, and Katie Gilbertson was hired as program development, pub lic policy and community engage

ment manager. Villeda’s background in real estate, small business and service on the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals board gives her unique insight to the kinds of policy issues the Nevada labor force and business community face. Gilbertson served as an analyst with Applied Analysis and worked in the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, as well as working as a policy researcher with think tanks such as the Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West. Gov. Steve Sisolak announced the resignation of J. Brin Gibson, the chair and executive director of the Nevada Gaming Control Board Board member Brittnie Watkins replaces Gibson.

The Neon Museum hired Sarah Hulme as director of learning. She will create, develop, implement, promote and evaluate educational programs and activities that seek to achieve strategic educational goals while also expanding and diversify ing the museum’s audience to reach various age groups and demograph ics such as school-aged children, families, young adults, senior citizens, and under-served groups. The position also liaises with local schools and teachers to develop resources that support history and STEAM learning, and maintains rela tionships with the local arts commu nity to foster a greater appreciation

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Comprehensive Cancer Centers hired nurse practitioners Stacey Lythgoe MSN, APRN, FNP-C and Anne Raquel Bacani, MSN, APRN, FNP-C. They support Comprehen sive’s physicians in helping manage the care and treatment plans for pa tients with cancer and serious blood disorders.

Andrea Vigil, the chief operating offi cer and co-founder of Allegiant Elec tric, a Las Ve gas-based commer cial and residential electrical contractor, was recognized as the 2022 Nevada Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. She was also named the 2022 Region IX Small Business Person of the Year, repre senting Guam, California, Arizona, Nevada and Hawaii. The distinction is part of the SBA’s National Small Business Week program, which rec ognizes small businesses and their leaders’ entrepreneurial develop ment and community impact. The SBA said this year’s honorees played a vital role in supporting the coun try’s historical economic comeback while navigating setbacks from the pandemic.

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