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comedy show in the history of Las Vegas. $59$79; $109 VIP Package includes a pre-show photo and exclusive Rita ring. The Venetian Showroom, ritafunny.com
“I KNOW I CAME IN HERE FOR SOMETHING ...” Nov. 17, 2 and 7 p.m. This hilarious middle-age musical comedy revue has audiences raving, laughing and calling the best show about aging. Memorable songs and comedy by Carl Ritchie and Wayne Moore include “The Change,” “High School Reunion,” “Baby Boomers Blues,” “Try our Pill” and “Middle-aged Mom.” Pre-show performance by two-time Gateway Arts Foundation Scholarship-winner Alex Christopher. $32. Troesh Studio Theater at The Smith Center, iknowicameinhereforsomething.com THE ADDAMS FAMILY Nov. 20-24 and 25, 7:30 pm; Nov. 24-25, 2 p.m. This magnificently macabre new musical comedy features an original story: Wednesday has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family. She confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother, but Gomez has never kept a secret from Morticia. Experience the unfolding on the fateful night they host a dinner for the “normal” boyfriend and his parents! $24-$129. Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center
LATE NITE CATECHISM Nov. 30 and Dec.1, 7 p.m.; Dec. 1-2, 3 p.m. This uproariously funny play takes audiences back to their youth, with the irrepressible Sister teaching class to a roomful of “students.” The benevolent instructor rewards correct answers with glow-in-the-dark rosaries and other nifty prizes, but naughty students may well find themselves on stage, sitting in a corner. $30$38. Troesh Studio Theater at The Smith Center
LECTURES, SPEAKERS AND PANELS AN EVENING WITH CHARLAINE HARRIS Nov. 1, 7 p.m.; wristbands 6 p.m. The opening keynote of the Vegas Valley Book Festival is this New York Times best-selling author of the urban fantasy Sookie Stackhouse series, basis of the hit HBO television series True Blood. Free with wristband. Main theater at Clark County Library, 507-3459 VEGAS VALLEY BOOK FESTIVAL Nov. 1-3. The largest annual literary event in Las Vegas brings together more literary and cultural programs than ever before, expecting to feature 100 authors and 100 events, including panel discussions, readings, signings, workshops, vendos, art exhibitions, spoken word and more. Free.
Historic Fifth Street School and Clark County Library, vegasvalleybookfestival.org
GOVERNOR’S CONFERENCE ON SMALL BUSINESS 2012 Nov. 2, 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Hear from industry leaders and government officials during informative and interactive panel discussions and interface with service providers, regulators and development authorities. Keynote address by Governor Sandoval. Spearheaded by the Nevada Department of Business and Industry and in conjunction with local chambers of commerce. $35-$45 includes light breakfast and luncheon. Orleans Hotel and Casino, lvchamber.com VEGAS VALLEY COMIC BOOK FESTIVAL Nov. 3, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Now in its fifth year, this celebration of comic book culture brings together some of the top names in the industry, with panels, portfolio reviews, the lively artist jam, an Artist Alley, free films, a marketplace, Kirby Krackle in concert and the city’s most popular food trucks. Part of the Vegas Valley Book Festival. Free. Clark County Library, vegasvalleycomicbookfestival.org BOOK FESTIVAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER: JENNIFER EGAN Nov. 3, 3:30 p.m. The Vegas Valley Book Festival’s
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