07.2011
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a r t s + e n t e r ta i n m e n t
T h e at e r Dance FA M I LY
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Look at these guys. Now, you’d think Neon Trees’ after-concert back-stage parties would consist of naked, writhing groupies and cocaine dropped from a crop-dusting plane. But would you believe the members of Neon Trees are devout Mormons who are proving that you don’t need drugs, alcohol and nudity to rock? Leaves more for the rest of us, I say! Neon Trees perform 9 p.m. July 15 at the Sandbar pool at Red Rock Resort. Tickets $30. Info: www.redrocklasvegas.com
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Trees: They’re the pro wrestlers of the plant world, all thick and brawny and totally wearing eyeliner but not admitting it. Learn more about these gentle giants at “Exploring Trees Inside and Out” through Sept. 5 at the Springs Preserve. Tickets $4-$8. Info: www.springspreserve.org
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For most of us, summer in Las Vegas typically means shutting down major metabolic functions and wearing a refrigerator as a hat. Not for the dancing fiends at the Dance in the Desert Festival. In this annual event at CSN, dancers from around the valley — and the world — converge to showcase the state of the moving arts. Dance in the Desert takes place 7 p.m. July 29 and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. July 30 at CSN’s Nicholas J. Horn Theatre. Tickets $8-$10. Info: www.csn.edu/dance
Neon Trees
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A lonely guy playing old records in his room all by his sad self is a) my typical Saturday night in 1988 or b) the unlikely premise for a runaway Broadway hit? The answer is b! But don’t worry. “The Drowsy Chaperone” also features saucy dames, bon mots, chaperones and drowsiness. “The Drowsy Chaperone” goes on 8 p.m. July 1316, 20-23, and 27-30 as part of the Super Summer Theatre series at Spring Mountain Ranch state park. Tickets $12$15. Info: www.supersummertheatre.org
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If your kids are slightly depressed, Steve Roslonek will gently buoy their spirits with his uplifting songs. If your kids are already happy, Steve Roslonek will launch their psyches into a manic, careening, cheek-flapping joy overdrive. What? Got a problem with the magic of childhood? WELL DO YOU? He performs 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Historic Fifth Street School. Tickets $3-$10. Info: 229-3515
Steve Roslonek