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ROXY GUNN PROJECT 7 p.m. Whitney Library, 5175 E. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas. 702507-4010. http://lvccld.org

GARY PUCKETT AND THE UNION GAP 8 p.m.

Golden Nugget, 129 Fremont St., Las Vegas.

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LAS VEGAS PHILHARMONIC - BEETHOVEN, MOZART & BRITTEN 7:30 p.m. Reynolds Hall, The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas. 702-749-2012. http://thesmithcenter.com

MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH AND I'M HOME FOR THE

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AN EVENING WITH DIONNE WARWICK Through Feb. 29, 8 p.m. Caesars Palace, 3570 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 866-227-5938.

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THE LIFE-CHANGING MAGIC OF TIDYING UP: USING THE KONMARI METHOD 5:30 p.m. Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas. 702-507-3630. http://lvccld.org

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AN EVENING WITH MEGAN HILTY Through Jan. 18, 7 p.m. Myron's Cabaret Jazz, The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas. 702-749-2012. http://

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RAY ROMANO & DAVID SPADE Through Jan. 18, 10 p.m. Terry Fator Theatre, Mirage, 3400 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-791-7111.

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KENNY "BABYFACE" EDMONDS Through Jan. 19, 7:30 p.m. Mirage, 3400 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-791-7111. http://mirage.com AMBROSIA 8 p.m. Golden Nugget, 129 Fremont St., Las Vegas. 702-385-7111. http://

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THE EMO NIGHT TOUR - LAS VEGAS 8 p.m. Vinyl, Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Rd., Las Vegas. 702-693-5000. http://

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TOOL WITH SPECIAL GUEST AUTHOR & PUNISHER 8 p.m. T-Mobile Arena, 3780 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-692-1300. http://t-

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702-749-2012. http://thesmithcenter.com MOSCOW NIGHTS AND THE GOLDEN GATES: AN EVENING OF RUSSIAN FOLK MUSIC, DANCE & STORIES 7 p.m. Windmill Library, 7060 W. Windmill Ln., Las Vegas. 702507-6030. http://lvccld.org THE SOUL OF ROCK 'N' ROLL: A NEW MUSICAL 7 p.m. Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas. 702-507-3400.

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BOLERO Through Feb. 23, times vary.

Reynolds Hall, The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas. 702-749-2012.

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RON WHITE Through Jan. 25, 10 p.m. Terry Fator Theatre, Mirage, 3400 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-791-7111. http://mirage.com RAPHAEL SAADIQ - JIMMY LEE TOUR 7:30 p.m. Brooklyn Bowl, 3545 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-862-2695. http://

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ART ALEXAKIS OF EVERCLEAR 8 p.m.

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FOREIGNER Through Feb. 1, 8 p.m. The Venetian Theatre, Venetian, 3355 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-414-1000. https://venetian.com

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MARINA V'S WINTER TOUR 7 p.m. West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-507-3940. http://lvccld.org LET'S DANCE - FEATURING THE MUSIC OF DAVID BOWIE FOR KIDS 11 a.m. Brooklyn Bowl, 3545 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas.

702-862-2695. http://brooklynbowl.com/

CHRIS TUCKER 7:30 & 10 p.m. Wynn Las Vegas, 3131 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas.

702-770-7000. http://wynnlasvegas.com

ONE NIGHT STAND WITH STORMY DANIELS 7:30 p.m. House of Blues, Mandalay Place, 3950 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702632-7600. http://mandalaybay.com

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THE BLACK KEYS: LET'S ROCK TOUR 8 p.m. The Chelsea, Cosmopolitan, 3708 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-698-7000. http://

BOYZ II MEN Through Jan. 26, 7:30 p.m.

Mirage, 3400 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas.

702-791-7111. http://mirage.com

INSIDE BEETHOVEN'S MIND 2 p.m. Windmill Library, 7060 W. Windmill Ln., Las Vegas. 702507-6030. http://lvccld.org

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JOEY YUNG Through Jan. 26, 8 p.m. & 6 p.m.

The Palazzo Ballroom, Venetian, 3355 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-414-1000. https://

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TYLER HENRY 8 p.m. Pearl Theater, Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas. 702-9427777. http://palms.com THE PIANO GUYS 2 & 7:30 p.m. Reynolds Hall, The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas. 702-749-2012. http://

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THE GROWLERS Through Feb. 1, 9 p.m. Vinyl, Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Rd., Las Vegas.

702-693-5000. http://hardrockhotel.com

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SHEN YUN Through Mar. 1, times vary.

Reynolds Hall, The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas. 702-749-2012.

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TONED DOWN TUESDAY: A SENSORYFRIENDLY MOVIE SCREENING 6 p.m.

Whitney Library, 5175 E. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas. 702-507-4010. http://lvccld.org

S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-692-1300.

361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas. 702-7492012. http://thesmithcenter.com

DRIVING MISS DAISY - WITH THE STARS OF TV'S WALKER TEXAS RANGER 7:30 p.m. Reynolds Hall, The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas. 702-749-2012.

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LP AND THE VINYL LIVE IN CONCERT 7:30 p.m. West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-507-3940.

http://lvccld.org

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NEIL SEDAKA Through Feb. 8, 8 p.m. Orleans, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas. 702-2847777. http://orleans.com

BONEY JAMES 7:30 p.m. Reynolds Hall, The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas.

702-749-2012. http://thesmithcenter.com

THE DOOBIE BROTHERS Through Feb. 22, 8 p.m. The Venetian Theatre, Venetian, 3355 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-414-1000.

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PAVAROTTI: HIS TALENT, HIS MUSIC, HIS LIFE 11 a.m. West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-507-3940.

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JULIE BUDD 7 p.m. Myron's Cabaret Jazz, The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas.

702-749-2012. http://thesmithcenter.com YARDBIRDS 8 p.m. Golden Nugget, 129 Fremont St., Las Vegas. 702-385-7111. http://

goldennugget.com

DERMOT KENNEDY - WITHOUT FEAR TOUR 8 p.m. Pearl Theater, Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas. 702-942-7777. http://palms.com

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THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL Through Feb. 9, times vary. Reynolds Hall, The Smith Center,

ILIZA SCHLESINGER Through Feb. 8, 10 p.m.

Terry Fator Theatre, Mirage, 3400 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-791-7111. http://mirage.com

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HAYLEY KIYOKO - I'M TOO SENSITIVE FOR THIS X - NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 7 p.m.

House of Blues, Mandalay Place, 3950 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-632-7600. http://

NEVADA BALLET THEATRE

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THE MARCUS KING BAND - EL DORADO TOUR 7 p.m. Brooklyn Bowl, 3545 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-862-2695. http://

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LAS VEGAS PHILHARMONIC SPOTLIGHT ON DEBUSSY 7:30 p.m. Troesh Studio Theater, The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas. 702-749-2012. http://

plus The Four Temperaments and a World Premiere by Krista Baker FEBRUARY 22 & 23 THE SMITH CENTER

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THEO VON Through Feb. 1, 10 p.m. Terry Fator Theatre, Mirage, 3400 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-791-7111. http://mirage.com

NEVADA BALLET THEATRE (702) 749-2000 NEVADABALLET.ORG

VAN MORRISON Through Feb. 8, 8 p.m. The Colosseum, Caesars Palace, 3570 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 866-227-5938. http://

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GEORGE STRAIT - STRAIT TO VEGAS Through Feb. 1, 8 p.m. T-Mobile Arena, 3780

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Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-862-2695. http://

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PHORA - LOVE YOURSELF TOUR 7:30 p.m.

House of Blues, Mandalay Place, 3950 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-632-7600. http://

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NIKKI GLASER 10 p.m. Terry Fator Theatre, Mirage, 3400 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas.

702-791-7111. http://mirage.com

THE GREEN: 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TOUR 7 p.m. Brooklyn Bowl, 3545 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-862-2695. http://

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AFROJAZZ WITH THE RENE TOLEDO QUINTET FEATURING TOSCHA COMEAUX 3 p.m. Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Dr., Las Vegas. 702-507-3860. http://lvccld.org

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X107.5 PRESENTS SILVERSUN PICKUPS 7 p.m. House of Blues, Mandalay Place, 3950 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-632-7600.

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UNLV JAZZ CONCERT SERIES: LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE 7 p.m. Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas. 702-507-3400.

http://lvccld.org

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LOLA KRISTINE: A LOOK AT LOVE - LIVE IN CONCERT 6 p.m. Whitney Library, 5175 E. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas. 702-507-4010.

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JEFF DUNHAM: SERIOUSLY!? 7:30 p.m.

The Colosseum, Caesars Palace, 3570 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 866-227-5938. http://

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CHAPO TRAP HOUSE - LIVE PODCAST 7 p.m. House of Blues, Mandalay Place, 3950 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-632-7600.

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STEEL PULSE 7 p.m. Brooklyn Bowl, 3545 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-862-2695.

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MARIAH CAREY - THE BUTTERFLY RETURNS Through Feb. 20, 8 p.m. The Colosseum, Caesars Palace, 3570 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 866227-5938. http://caesarspalace.com

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THE JOE KAY EXPERIENCE - A SPECIAL 4 HOUR SET 8 p.m. Brooklyn Bowl, 3545 S. Las

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AN EVENING WITH TRAVIS TRITT 7:30 p.m. Reynolds Hall, The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas. 702-749-2012.

http://thesmithcenter.com

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VOYAGE: A MULTICULTURAL DANCE JOURNEY 7 p.m. Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas. 702-507-3400.

http://mandalaybay.com

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BLUE OYSTER CULT 8 p.m. Golden Nugget, 129 Fremont St., Las Vegas. 702-385-7111.

UNLV JAZZ COMBO CONCERT SERIES 7 p.m. Windmill Library, 7060 W. Windmill Ln., Las Vegas. 702-507-6030. http://lvccld.org

THRICE: VHEISSU 15TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR 6 p.m Brooklyn Bowl, 3545 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-862-2695. http://

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JIM JEFFERIES Through Feb. 15, 10 p.m. Terry Fator Theatre, Mirage, 3400 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-791-7111. http://mirage.com

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ALTER BRIDGE - WALK THE SKY TOUR 7 p.m. House of Blues, Mandalay Place, 3950 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-632-7600.

http://lvccld.org

DIERKS BENTLEY - BURNING MAN TOUR 2020 Through Feb. 15, 8 p.m. The Chelsea, Cosmopolitan, 3708 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas.

702-698-7000. http://cosmopolitan.com

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NELLIE MCKAY LIVE IN CONCERT 7 p.m.

Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas. 702-507-3400. http://lvccld.org

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GRAND FUNK RAILROAD 8 p.m. Golden Nugget, 129 Fremont St., Las Vegas. 702-3857111. http://goldennugget.com TIM ALLEN Through Feb. 22, 10 p.m. Terry Fator Theatre, Mirage, 3400 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-791-7111. http://mirage.com THE RED PEARS 7 p.m. House of Blues, Mandalay Place, 3950 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-632-7600. http://mandalaybay.com

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MIKE MASSÉ: EPIC ACOUSTIC CLASSIC ROCK 7 p.m. Whitney Library, 5175 E. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas. 702-507-4010. http://lvccld.org THE PURPLE PARTY FEATURING THE MUSIC OF PRINCE FOR KIDS AND MORE! 11 a.m. Brooklyn Bowl, 3545 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-862-2695. http://

brooklynbowl.com/las-vegas

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DAVE MATTHEWS BAND 8 p.m. The Chelsea, Cosmopolitan, 3708 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas.

702-698-7000. http://cosmopolitan.com

OVERKILL 6 p.m. House of Blues, Mandalay Place, 3950 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702632-7600. http://mandalaybay.com THE DOO WOP PROJECT Through Feb 29, 7 p.m. Myron's Cabaret Jazz, The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas. 702-7492012. http://thesmithcenter.com CHICAGO Through Mar. 14, 8 p.m. The Venetian Theatre, Venetian, 3355 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-414-1000. https://venetian.com

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STEPHEN LYNCH: MY OLD HEART TOUR 8 p.m. House of Blues, Mandalay Place, 3950 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-632-7600.

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Decker’s Handcrafted After all the holiday eats, it’s a new year. And also time for pizza. What else he ultimate feel good staple satisfies the masses and let’s face it, we’ve been craving the pie. And to indulge in one of the most handcrafted pizzas in town, leave it to acclaimed pizzaiolo Chris Decker. He has been making pizza for the famed John Arena and Metro Pizza for nearly 25 years. “I lo e the creati ity, orking ith my hands and the gratification of watching someone taking a bite and loving it,” says Decker.

“These are the things that keep me motivated.” The Sicilian pizza

is thick, but airy with a slight chewy-cheesy tension and crust that is akin to biting into crunchy rarified air, or go thin ith that audible crisp. But the most modern way to enjoy his pizza is to follow his Instagram @everythingbutanchovies, where he posts weekly creations that aren’t often found of the menu. These are slices of heaven.

Metro Pizza (multiple locations) 6720 Sky Pointe Dr., Las Vegas.

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The best seat in the house is the “Big One,” a giant bean bag by Lovesac. Choose from a variety of covers, such as this one, called “Chinchilla Dense Phur.” It is just waiting for you to sink in and slumber. $1,300+. LoveSac.com

Because who can resists fuzzy socks with a cute little dog face on it? We can’t. Choose from an assortment of other styles and cute puppy faces to fill your entire sock dra er ith furry friends. 7. iheartdogs.com

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Mountain High Up the mountain we go, to Las Vegas’ year-round backyard escape, Lee Canyon. This month, the new 10,000-square-foot Hillside Lodge was unveiled and has visitors seeking warmth and relaxation at their heated terrace and their ski-in, ski-out bar for some of Vegas’ best après. Grab a seat at the bistro and take in the breathtaking scenery

of the Spring Mountains. Lee Canyon anticipates its winter season will run through March 2020.

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Mingle Jewish Nevada & the Jewish Community Center of Southern Nevada Vodka Latke Celebration (L-R) Jessica Marshall, Harrison Gale, and Sam Glaser.

On the Record at Park MGM Saturday, December 28 Event co-chairs Sam Glaser and Ardi Najmabadi welcomed attendees to this signature event in the Las Vegas Jewish community social calendar.

The show got under way with a Hanukkah candle lighting ceremony, featuring a special

Christy and Josie Molasky.

Ben Brody and Anna-Lee Haber.

oral menorah designed by Jessica Marshall and Miss Daisy. Now in the holiday spirit, guests danced the night away whilst enjoying the Vodka and Latkes this event is famous for. Specialty cocktails were crafted and provided by EFFEN, Makers Mark, and Fever Tree.

(L-R) Dana Schwartz, Carly Saxe and Rebecca Schwartz.

Josh and Cassidy Wertheimer.

(L-R) Merav, Dr. Azin Azma, Anna-Lee Haber, Jessica Poole and Ornella Grosz.

(L-R) Larry Smith, Ariella Najmabadi and Ardi Najmabadi.

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Mingle Touro University Nevada Season of Lights Soiree and Silent Auction.

The home of Michael Tang Monday, December 16 More than 250 guests attended this annual

Stephen Pierce and Sharon Sigesumund Pierce

fundraiser that raised money for the Sharon Sigesmund Pierce and Stephen Pierce Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities (CADD). Guests enjoyed delicious food, catered by The Four Seasons, and bid on more than 100 silent auction items, including staycations, dinner packages, art, and more.

“Season of Lights is a Dr. Alan Kadish and Connie Kadish

wonderful event where members of our community come together for our Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities families,” said Shelley Berkley, CEO & Senior Provost of Touro University Western Division. “Because of our generous donors, Season of Lights will provide muchneeded support for families whose treatments are not

Paul Stowell and Shelley Berkley

Karla Perez and Julian Perez

covered by insurance.”

During the event, the Vegas Golden Knights were presented with the Touro Luminary Award and Jessica Gorr, whose daughter Alivia receives applied behavioral analysis, speech therapy, and occupational therapy, spoke to the guests about the impact CADD has had on her and her family’s lives.

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She's in Charge Women are Making Inroads in Professional Kitchens

By Marisa Finetti

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he jovial Chef Auguste Gusteau, in the 2007 Pixar masterpiece film Ratatouille, said “Anyone can cook…but only the fearless can be great.” hat goes for men and omen, all the same. ertainly, women. Because she has always been part of the food world and regarded as the predominant cook in the domestic setting for as long as we can remember.

Yet still, in most societies, women tend to be poorly represented at higher status le els associated ith food.

E en hen food riters hailed Alain ucasse as the first chef to earn six Michelin stars in 1998, they forgot to mention that Eugenie Brazier, the unsung female hero of French cuisine, actually accomplished that feat more than 60 years earlier. ore ba ing is that nearly half the students at the Culinary Institute of America are women – same with UNLV’s hospitality program – yet less than 20 percent of the chefs or head cooks in the U.S. are female.

For one, women in the culinary world face the same challenges that women in all professions face: balancing work and family. Women’s relationship to food has been typically relegated to the areas inside the picket fence, if you ill. he role of the home cook is often associated with women, while professional “chefs” are men. Not that women aren’t at all proud to be moms, the nurturing guiding stars, the indispensable glue and comforting

nourishment providers of the household. You can footnote me there.

Along the same lines, some female chefs believe that men receive more attention due to the different styles of cooking between men and women. Whether it’s true or not, a higher value is placed on men in the culinary world for their trendy, high-caliber dishes. But are those dishes higher in the souls of diners?

Let’s go back to that the big scene in Ratatouille, where Remy sends out the deciding dish to food critic Anton Ego. The dish instantly transports Ego back to his childhood, to a day when his mother gave him a bowl of ratatouille, provoking a deep emotional response. This is exactly what every serious cook wants to do. And what do you know?

The emotion was prompted by a memory from a home kitchen.

Outside of the home, however, it is seemingly an unfavorable environment for women. Alan Richman, of the New York Times writes, “Excessive manliness is widespread in restaurant kitchens…I suspect it’s due to restaurant kitchens’ militaristic command structure.”

How did it get like this?

A little history…

If we’re talking about food and survival of early men and women, studies show that early and even modern huntergatherer tribes operate on an egalitarian basis, (M. Dyble, . . alali, . haudhary, A. age, et al . ut the findings

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Clare Smyth MBE, Chef Patron of Core

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also led to the idea that the da n of agriculture as here the imbalance bet een men and omen emerged. Labor roles became more gendered and the rise of systems of property and inherited ealth also contributed to se ual ine uality, the researchers say. ilitary history might also e plain it. As early as the th century, members of the military ere cooks by default. In Royal Taste: Food, Power and Status at the European Courts after 1789, author ani lle e Vooght tells ho domestic cookery has al ays been associated ith omen, but hene er a technical, more elaborate, socially more prestigious cuisine has begun to de elop usually in princely courts it has been associated ith male chefs. He goes on to e plain that this as because men al ays cooked ith armies and that their function in kitchens began as an e tension of their role in the field. or centuries, men ha e reigned in restaurant kitchens. hey ha e also been noted to be among the first celebrity chefs. ake for e ample, arie Antoine ar me 7 , master of the grand cuisine.

Ale is oyer , arguably the in entor of the soup kitchen during the reat rish amine and also the person ho de eloped a techni ue to cook ith gas.

And of course, rancois Vatel 7 ho, hen after not sleeping for nearly t o eeks in preparing for ing Louis V’s grand ban uet, heard of a delayed fish deli ery, became so o er helmed he ran into the ery

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Women's Hospitality Initiative Inaugural Event

(L-R) Mary Choi Kelly, MCK Leadership, Elizabeth Blau, Blau & Associates and Jolene Mannina, Secret Burger

In Las Vegas, healthy conversations have been building actionable momentum, especially with a new organization called the Women’s Hospitality Initiative (WHI). The Women’s Hospitality Initiative, a component fund of Nevada Community Foundation 501(c)(3), is committed to developing and implementing programs for women to grow and achieve leadership positions in the food and beverage community.

“It is time to truly make a difference for young women in our industry,” says acclaimed restaurateur and cofounder Elizabeth Blau. “I had the good fortune of being surrounded by extraordinary mentors, from my parents, to dear family friends, as well as the professional community. My gut tells me that we are not supporting our young women with enough educational support, confidence, and tactical skills in the high school and college years.”

While the restaurant field is a tough business, it’s also a place of family and opportunity,” says Jolene Mannina, president of Secretburger.com and WHI cofounder. “There’s a lot of talented women that do not understand ho to alue themsel es and ere not gi en the skills to ad ance themsel es in the orkplace. WH is implementing mentor and leadership programs, starting at a pro start le el in high schools, and find that e citing.

“Our goal is to reach women at all stages of their careers, and what is a better way to launch this initiative than ha ing our first e ent in Las Vegas and at LV, College of Hospitality,” adds WHI co-founder Mary Choi Kelly of MCK Leadership Talent Group.

On Tuesday, February 18, WHI will hold its inaugural event with a culinary celebration and a screening of A

Fine Line, the acclaimed documentary by Joanna James, which examines the gender gap in the culinary industry. he film e plores hy less than 7 of head chefs and restaurant owners are women, when traditionally women ha e al ays held the central role in the kitchen. n the film, the ie er hears perspecti es and experiences from world-renowned chefs, including omini ue renn, Lidia astianich, April loomfield, at Cora, Daniel Humm, Michael Anthony, and many more. he film also follo s ames’s mother Valerie, a chef and single mom, on a mission to do what she loves with the odds stacked against her. It’s an inspiring success story about perse erance, family, and food.

“The evening tells a story. The documentary touches on the statistics of the restaurant field and the lack of omen in e ecuti e positions. After the film, ary elly will lead an interactive panel of leading women and men from the hospitality field. Lastly, e eryone finishes the e ening touring a LV Hospitality Hall filled ith local chefs and mixologists ready to celebrate the launch of the Women’s Hospitality Initiative. Eat, drink, and meet amazing women chefs who make Las Vegas unique.”

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By Paul Harasim

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hat do we really know about cannabis used for medical purposes, which is often called medical marijuana?

The short answer is, “not nearly enough.” And that’s largely because a federal statute classifies mari uana as a Schedule 1 controlled substance, a drug supposedly on par with heroin, highly addictive with no medical benefit. ecause of this la , there are tight restrictions on cannabis research, with researchers only able to study a slim variety of cannabis compounds, far from what is necessary to study a wide array of available products and treatments. ost scientists say the la , largely re ecting the War on Drugs political views of then President Richard i on, as not based on scientific e idence.

We do know that few things can get the public riled up, and ready to ignore a medical position taken by the federal government, like media/internet reports on positive effects of marijuana, effects ranging from arthritis relief to increased creativity – reports often based on limited studies, dramatic anecdotal evidence, or research from foreign countries. Not only did such information go a long way toward 33 states legalizing medical marijuana, today go ernment o cials at the ood and rug Administration admit they are aware that “unapproved cannabis and/or unapproved cannabis-derived products are being used to treat a number of medical conditions including AIDS wasting, epilepsy, neuropathic pain, spasticity associated with multiple sclerosis, and cancer and chemotherapyinduced nausea.” here has been no A re ie of data from rigorous clinical trials to support that these unapproved products are safe and e cacious, reads an A report that also says the agency has only approved four cannabisrelated drugs, including one for treatment of seizures in children and three for nausea associated with cancer chemotherapy. Two of the nausea drugs are also used for

the treatment of anorexia associated with weight loss in AIDS patients.

While the nation’s rug Enforcement Agency classifies marijuana as a highly dangerous controlled substance, a HealthDay/Harris poll found in 2019 that nearly 9 out of 10 American adults believed that marijuana should be legalized for medical use. (Medical use in Nevada, one of states here medical mari uana is o cially recognized, was legalized in 2001–recreational use was legalized in 2017).

Yes, this plant-based medicine from the Cannabis Sativa or Cannabis indica species, which researchers say has been around in one form or another for 10,000 years – the early Chinese surgeon Hua Tuo (c.140-208) is credited as the first person to use cannabis as an anesthetic has caught the fancy of Americans.

In 2018 alone, Wall Street reported retail sales of consumer products, many simply containing a trace of , or cannabidiol – one of the major cannabinoid compounds of cannabis – added up to around $2 billion. Skin creams, oils, bath balms, and e en dog treats ith ha e ooded the market, touting positive health effects, including reducing anxiety and enhancing sleep, with little evidence.

THC or tetrahydrocannabinol, the other major cannabinoid compound of cannabis that draws heavy public attention, is far more contro ersial than because it is the psychoactive compound in marijuana that can produce a “high.” Many researchers believe , though helpful on its o n, orks best ith H . n fact, some studies show the synergy of the compounds found in the entire plant deliver better therapeutic effects ersus hen the compounds are used solo. hough is most often used in isolated extract, THC is often used for therapy in its hole o er state.

The truth is, the more you learn about medical marjuana, the more you realize how little we know about its true health effects. On the American Association of Medical Colleges’ website, a guest editorial ran under the headline:

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Above (L-R) Dr. Johan Bester, UNLV School of Medicine. Dr. Nora

Doyle, UNLV School of Medicine.

Raphael Mechoulam, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

“Why doctors know almost nothing about the health effects of marijuna.” The editorial calls for more research to be allowed, saying “If providers are going to counsel patients about the safety, e cacy and appropriate dosing of medical marijuana, we need more and better evidence of the effect of cannabis on health.”

In a 2017 report, the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine called the limited

understanding of the health effects of cannabis “a significant public health concern, adding regulatory rules are a barrier to research. The report, studying research of cannabis and cannabis-derived products, only noted three areas in which a committee of scientists/physicians belie ed there is significant e idence cannabis and cannabinoids have an effective therapeutic effect: In the treatment of chronic pain in adults; in lessening muscle www.davidlv.com | 31

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spasms in adults with multiple sclerosis; and in tempering chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in adults.

Can cannabis really be a wonder drug as so many medical marijuana advocates suggest?

Raphael Mechoulam, the 88-year-old Israeli scientist who, nearly 60 years ago, discovered the THC molecule and isolated the CBD cannabidiol compound, doesn’t go that far, but in 2019 he told the Jewish online magazine Tablet that research is showing CBD to be an excellent “anti-autism drug” and predicted that, in the next decade, Israel will market clinically studied cannabinoid drugs “for diseases like depression, schizophrenia, anxiety, post trauma.”

While Israel is the leader in cannabis research, an organization begun in Florida, The International Jewish Cannabis Association, works to “educate the Jewish community on the benefits of cannabis.

Co-founded three years ago by Ben and Dr. Anya Temer, members of the association were in Las Vegas recently for the world’s largest cannabis industry event, MJBizCon. They were networking with the 25,000 people on hand, hopeful that they’ll be able to open chapters of the organization in every major American city, including Las Vegas.

One Florida member of the association, Enny Wax, told how her mother suffered after treatment for aggressive breast cancer. The effects, particularly chemotherapy, were brutal. Though she was given FDA approved drugs

to counteract nausea, vomiting, anxiety, dizziness, and the inability to sleep, Wax said what helped was a CBD tincture sprayed under her tongue.

We were desperate. We administered the tincture and before my eyes my mother changed. Her body relaxed.

Her breathing relaxed, her brow unfurrowed. There was no nausea,” Wax explains. “There’s no question cannabis needs to be explored more. We need to get rid of the illegal drug stigma associated with it.”

Dr. Temer, a family physician in Florida, where medical marijuana is legalized, says she’s seen multiple positive results in patients who use cannabis, including military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). “One of the biggest positives is better pain control,” she says.

“Especially now, with the opioid crisis we’ve experienced, patients can decrease opioid use...getting the correct dosage is the toughest part. You have to start low and go slow.”

Native Las Vegan Kaine Marzola, diagnosed with PTSD after serving multiple tours with the Marines in Iraq, talks nonstop about the healing properties of cannabis. After a military prescription concoction of antidepressants, opioids, and benzodiazepines led him to near suicide, his twin brother introduced him to cannabis following Kaine’s 2012 discharge from active duty. “I had ballooned up more than a 100 pounds and felt like my mind and spirit were caged inside of my body – I didn’t think there was any way

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out until my brother helped me.” A cannabis regimen proved so successful he was able to win two amateur mixed martial arts titles and had a successful 2018 pro debut. A true believer in cannabis, he joined with Mario Gonzalez, owner of Americare, a nutritional supplement company, to found Veterans Vitality, which largely sells its CBD products at veteransvitality.com. “Good manufacturing practice is followed,” said Gonzalez. “We do third party testing to ensure you get what you pay for.”

Of course, not everything related to the health effects of cannabis is positive. According to a study published in the Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neuronatal Medicine by a team of UNLV Medicine doctors, daily marijuana use during pregnancy may lead to problems that include increased risk of low birth weight, low resistance to infection, and decreased oxygen levels. “More and more, we’re gathering evidence about marijuana and the neurodevelopment of the baby,” Dr. Nora Doyle, a co-author of the study, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The 2017 report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine also points out negatives, including: cannabis use prior to driving increases the risk of being in an accident; a limited number of studies suggest possible cognitive impairments even after an individual stops smoking cannabis; use during adolescence is related to impairments in subsequent academic achievement; and the more cannabis is used, the greater the risk of developing psychoses.

Dr. Carmen Jones, who helps Las Vegans obtain medical marijuana cards, allowing holders to access a larger amount of cannabis for medical use, says some doctors simply see marijuana much like Richard Nixon did, as a gateway to a life of ruin, and aren’t interested in its medical properties. Others fear losing their licenses. One Las Vegas woman, Pat Paschal, who couldn’t take opioids after surgery because they made her ill, found out her surgeon wouldn’t talk about whether medical marijuana might work for pain. “He said it could cost him his license. I wasn’t asking about a prescription, just what studies showed.” ones, ho’s ser ed on an o cial county panel dealing with marijuana issues, says the surgeon is misinformed.

“Supplying information will not cost you your license.”

Dr. Johan Bester, a UNLV School of Medicine bioethicist who notes that doctors should always act in the best interests of their patients, appreciates the ethical dilemmas doctors could find themsel es in, gi en the federal position on marijuna. But he says a good way to respond to a patient enquiring about medical mairjuana might be: “I can’t prescribe marijuana for you, because I am concerned about the federal law and lack of evidence on when marijuna is safe to use. I will go look at the state of the evidence and come back to tell you what is known about the role and use of mari uana, as ell as the possible benefits and harms.

How much solid evidence would a physician really be able to share? At this point, not nearly enough.

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Taste

Where Are They Now? Catching Up With Some Old Friends Who Happen to Be Great Chefs

James Trees

By Jason Harris

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obody has captured the imagination of the Las Vegas food scene uite like the foul mouthed chef restaurateur ho brought Esther’s itchen to the Arts istrict. rees, ho curses so much he’d ha e had a good career as a sailor, has become a force to be reckoned ith. he either affable or prickly big fella depending on hen you connect ith him is demanding of his team and e pects them to put out the best talian food in to n, all for a reasonable price. ince e last checked in ith rees, he has opened and shut a sand ich spot on top of he trat called Eats and has branched out to his second talian outpost, the casual Ada’s in i oli Village. he pastel green alls at Ada’s tell you that you are in ummerlin. Either there or s iami. t gi es the restaurant a different feel than Esther’s, though much of the cuisine is an e tension of hat rees started at his first restaurant. Go-to dishes here include arancini, an umami laden rice ball courtesy of mushroom risotto and hints of tru e, the pear and bleu cheese pizza, hich shares the

Top left clockwise: Ada’s gemelli pasta, Ada’s peach prosciuotto pizza and Ada’s duck benedict.

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ames rees

dough with spicy honey, bacon and caramelized onions, and two pastas.

The gemelli is totally tubular, but that ‘80s slang is a totally accurate description of the noodles. While the walls might be a calming green, this dish is aggressively green thanks to components including pesto, pistachio and peas+greens. If there is a fresher tasting pasta in town, I haven’t found it.

Meanwhile radiatore is a specialty at lunch at Esther’s, but at Ada’s the squiggly spiraling pasta is served all day, with fermented black garlic cream, chive, and a pop of lemon that is essential to each bite.

Speaking of lunch, check out the pea falafel wrap at Ada’s, a worthy iteration of a dish Vegas hasn’t shown out too well on.

Or better yet, go for weekend brunch and grab your wrap with some other must have items, including a banging veggie quiche, as good as any French bistro in The Valley, and Ada’s Eggs. Soft-scrambled eggs, cheese, herbs toast – it’s so simple! So why isn’t every version as good as this?

The cocktail program, led by acclaimed bartender Sonia Stelea, features classic, market, and cart cocktails.

The cart cocktails are made tableside and exclusively feature names of movies from the 1980s and 1990s, more specifically, names of ohn Hughes mo ies rink away your nostalgic teen angst with cocktails including Weird cience and the lesser appreciated utch.

When I asked Trees if people realize that he has homaged an entire cocktail section to ohn Hughes, he succinctly responded, “No one ever.” So catch up on your Hughesian alcoholic concoctions. rab a Home Alone hich contains ahon in, uniper berries, rosemary, and fever tonic. It’s the perfect libation to have before using your household toys to thwart two bumbling burglars during the Christmas season.

And don’t you…forget to down “The Breakfast Club,” a combination of scrappy individual characters like Few reakfast in, orange heel, coriander, and mall hands tonic. hough each of these personalities are fine on their o n, together they o ercome the day and find their greater value.

One of the highlights of Ada’s, upon its inception, was Best Ice Cream, an old-style ice cream counter serving not so old style a ors like balsamic stra berry and buttermilk and a stupidly good New York blueberry cheesecake. rees didn’t feel it uite fit this location and is currently looking for a new home for his dessert stand.

Personally, I feel there was a missed opportunity to not have Trees serve some scoops while dressed like the ood Humor an, but that’s an argument for another day.

The chef also continues to pursue new ventures, including aniela, his grand chop house idea featuring upscale yet approachable Italian seafood and steaks. If it comes to fruition, this will be a place for high powered business dinners or a three martini lunch, as long as the martinis also pay respect to ohn Hughes ith their names. www.davidlv.com | 35

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Food photography by Ginger Bruner

Sheridan Su & Jenny Wong “With Every Grain, I’m picking myself back up and restarting. t’s a restart on my financials and my mentality,” Sheridan Su tells me of his new concept on East Charleston Boulevard.

Yes, it’s back to basics for Su and wife Jenny Wong, the couple who popularized the Asian diner concept in Las Vegas when they opened Fat Choy seven years ago.

Foodies throughout the city fell in love with their second concept, Flock & Fowl (which is where we covered them), a small storefront specializing in riffs on Hainan

chicken rice. Have you noticed other restaurants now feature the dish?

But what was “ours” became everyone’s when Flock shuttered its tiny Sahara location and moved into the Zappos-centric Ogden High Rise downtown. The food was still legit, but the magic was gone. Don’t get me rong. o this day, one can still en oy a fine lunch at the joint, but it doesn’t feel like the secret club for the rabid foodie community anymore.

Enter Every Grain. Su and Wong have opened an even more obscure concept at an even more inconvenient location and fans of the two couldn’t be happier. Every

Top left clockwise: Sesame noodles, crispy skin spring chicken ginger scallion + Lu Rou Fan and Jenny Wong’s tableside tea service.

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Sheridan Su & Jenny Wong

Grain, like Flock & Fowl, has built its entire menu around one dish, in this case lu rou fan, Taiwanese braised minced pork rice. It’s every bit as good as it sounds. Says Su of it, f you go out to ai an, you’ll find this dish e ery here from north to south, east to west. A lot of meals are based around this rice.”

But Su has amped up the traditional version with his take. He uses a blend of different rices, which currently includes koshi hikari rice, forbidden black rice, brown rice from Lundberg family farms, and sweet rice from Kona Farms. “These are all very high quality rices and I’m just happy to be able to present them,” states Su with a smile.

Add your protein of choice, maybe Su’s stunning roast chicken or a breaded pork cutlet that will make you fall in love with katsu style preparation or a thick block of braised tofu, mix it with the rice and the sauces and you’re in business.

There are also bowls for noodle lovers. Su has been making the best sesame noodles in Las Vegas since back in the day when he was still cooking out of a tiny room in a nail salon, and this take lives up to his reputation. They are prepared simply, with a vinegar based sesame sauce, fresh cucumbers, roasted peanuts, and fried shallots.

Dan dan noodles are also slathered with the delectable sesame sauce and also come with preserved cabbage, ground pork, fried shallots, and peanuts. They are both delicious.

Wong, who now cooks at Fat Choy part time as well, continues her reign as one of the more engaging front of house personalities in Las Vegas. She has curated a tea program featuring different green and black teas that she buys from Tealet, a business run by tea magnate Elyse Peterson, which connects buyers to direct source farmers across the globe.

She offers tableside tea service, daily aqua frescas, and coffee that will kick your ass into high gear.

“Beta,” is how Wong refers to the space currently.

“Everything is on wheels,” she tells me, so they can continue to play with the design. Black tables and chairs adorn the dining area which, when they opened last month, had all of nine seats in it. Every Grain is currently up to 24 seats, which, for fans of Su and Wong, is plenty.

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Justin Kingsley Hall One of the most anticipated openings of this year is Main St. Provisions, which executive chef Justin Kingsley Hall says hearkens back to, “Sunday supper, when mom would use the good china and napkins. Everyone would be dressed a little nicer than usual, laying into a great spread she had prepared.”

Main St. Provisions sounds like the imaginative venture

Hall would be involved with, having previously cooked the dishes of Central Coastal California at his SLO-Boy (San Luis Obisbo) stand outside Dino’s Las Vegas – “The Last Neighborhood Dive Bar.” It was an odd yet successful

Top left clockwise: Roasted pumpkin, lavendar honey whole roasted chicken and, Main St. Provisions under construction.

juxtaposition.

We focused on Hall when he took over The Kitchen at Atomic, which was in desperate need of his help at the time. After a clumsy opening, Hall righted the ship at The itchen and refined his takes on modern spins of dishes

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While e’re all still aiting to see hat ill actually take shape at he Arts istrict culinary space and ho Hamiltonian it ill actually be, Hall ants us to e pect dishes like, he daho cotch Egg hich features sustainably farmed smoked trout around a soft boiled egg, deep fried, ser ed ith a trout roe erbena cream and rench ity Ham hich he describes as think affle house meets the hablis ine country of rance cast iron seared artisan ham steak, tomato hite ine sauce, and charred endi e.

Anyone ho tried Hall’s food at he itchen at Atomic kno s these sound like inners, as his brunch as often a highlight to closing out a debauchery filled eekend on remont East. o , you’ll ust ha e to ha e your debauchery and thoughtfully sourced, ingredient dri en meals on ain treet. www.davidlv.com | 39

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Old Souls

17th & 18th Century Stradivarius Violins Playing Their Way to Las Vegas

1686 Rosgonyl Stradivarius Violin.

Photo by Jan Roehrman

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By Brian Sodoma

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remona, Italy is to violin-making what Indianapolis is to automobile-racing. The northern Italian city’s legendary luthier is Antonio Stradivari, who built stringed instruments between the late 1600s up until his passing in 1737.

Some hold Stradivari’s output of roughly 1,000 violins as the gold standard in the luthier world. Why? That’s a question that prompts its share of scholarly, along with wildly imaginative, speculation. Some researchers say trace minerals in the maple wood in the region at the time helped the “Strad” produce a distinctively bright sound. thers say additi es in the arnish of the day in uenced the pieces, and then there are the taller tales of how beetle shells or actual blood in the varnish make a Strad a Strad.

All embellishment, hyperbole, and deep research aside, there’s still strong universal agreement that a Stradivarius is indeed a work of art, built by a master wood craftsman passionate about every detail of his trade.

Suzanne Fushi, executive director of the Stradovari ociety in hicago, a nonprofit hich pairs collectors with professional violinists who wish to play them, refers to Stradovari as “an unbelievably talented wood sculptor who is like the Michael Jordan of violin-making.”

Today, roughly 600 Strad violins still exist. They fetch, on the low end, several million dollars, if in good condition.

While the most expensive, the “Lady Blunt,” was bought for around $16 million a few years ago.

What’s even more unique about a Stradivarius violin, and many others built as far back as the 17th century, is that it’s highly unlikely one would be found in a display case.

“These are living, breathing instruments. They need to vibrate. They need to be played. You don’t want them put on a shelf,” says Las Vegas Philharmonic Concertmaster, De Ann Letourneau, who will play a Stradivarius at the upcoming “Vegas Strad Week 2020,” March 6-8th at the Smith Center. he hil’s three day program ill include fi e Stradivarius violins, not simply for show but also played by world-class talent. As with many of the Philharmonic’s programs, it’s never just a concert, more a chance to explore and learn about a distinctive part of history.

“It’s kind of like being in an art gallery, with each individual artist playing; even if you don’t know anything about the iolins, you’ll find yourself totally immersed, Letourneau says.

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with Letourneau and the four guest soloists for a chamber music performance, Italian feast, and discussion.

The centerpiece March 7th concert at the Smith Center has the four guest soloists, using Stradivariuses from the late 1600s and early 1700s, performing Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons,” joined by 30 members of the Philharmonic’s string section. They will trade off playing in twos, threes and all together. The soloists are: Margaret Batjer – playing the 1716 Milstein Stradivarius. She is the concertmaster at the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.

Cho-Liang Lin – playing the 1715 Titian Stradivarius.

He is music director of the La Jolla SummerFest and the Hong Kong International Chamber Music Festival.

Adele Anthony – playing the 1728 Milanollo Stradivarius. She enjoys an acclaimed international career after winning Denmark’s 1996 Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition.

Eugene Drucker – playing the 1686 Rosgonyl Stradivarius. He is the founder of the Emerson String Quartet.

On March 8th, “Sunday with a Strad” will be held at a private residence for premium table and ticket buyers from the Festa Stradivari concert. There, Suzanne ushi, an e pert from the tradi ari ociety and fine instrument restorer/dealer Bein & Fushi, will discuss and answer questions about the Stradivarius’s history.

Violins will also be on display.

Connecting Strads to violinists Given the high cost of Stradivarius violins, most professional musicians can’t afford them. But, since the Strad was built to be played, and must be played, there are systems in place to make sure that happens.

The Stradivari Society is the goodwill branch of Bein & Fushi. It maintains contact with collectors who own Stradivarius violins and pairs the collector’s instruments with world-class and up-and-coming violinists. Collectors loan the instruments, usually for a year at time. According to Fushi, who is executive director of the society, the violins are all inspected three times a year. Bridge, neck, and other adjustments can only be made with permission. Collectors do not charge to lend the instrument, but violinist are required to purchase insurance for it, which can be upwards of $8,000 or $9,000 a year.

These relationships have allowed some of the world’s leading talents to play on the most storied and unique violins ever. The Stradivari Society is the reason Grammy-winning classical violinist Augustin Hadelich can play the 1723 Kiesewetter Strad, Vadim Gluzman, a regular with the world’s major orchestras, plays the 1690 Leopold Auer Strad and critically-acclaimed Philippe Quint uses the 1708 Ruby Strad.

The instruments are usually named after prominent past owners, but also for certain attributes. The Kiesewetter, for example, is named after the famous

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Left page above (L-R): Margaret Batjer plays the 1716 Milstein Stradivarius Violin.

Adele Anthony plays the 1728 Milanollo Stradivarius Violin.

Cho-Llang Lin plays the 1715 Titian Stradivarius Violin.

Right page above (L-R): Detail of the 1686 Rosgonyl Stradivarius Violin.

Eugene Drucker plays the 1686 Rosgonyl Stradivarius Violin.

De Ann Letourneau, Las Vegas Philharmonic Concertmaster.

German composer and violinist. The Ruby is actually named for the deep red color of its varnish, and Leopold Auer, one of the most in uential instructors of the late 19th and early 20th century, used Gluzman’s 1690 Strad, later becoming its namesake.

“Some of our patrons (collectors) think it’s kind of magical to match the right violin to the right violinist,” explains Fushi.

The Strad-violinist connection The violin of Eugene Drucker, the founder of the Emerson String Quartet, brings with it a unique story.

He has owned his 1686 Rosgonyl Stradivarius since the early 1980s. His father, a violinist himself, purchased a Giuseppe Guarneri violin made in 1714 while Drucker was in his teens. Guarneri is another famous Cremona luthier whose work, some say, rivals Stradivari’s.

Fushi explains the difference between the two luthiers in terms of shade: the Stradivarius is “very clear,” whereas a Guarneri violin sounds “darker.” She has also heard violinists say the Strad allows for a lighter touch, whereas a person needs to “dig in” with the bow more on a Guarneri.

Drucker’s father eventually gave his son the Guarneri violin and, thanks to the considerable equity it had built through the years, Drucker was able to trade it in for his 1686 Rosgonyl Stradivarius. Even though the Rosgonyl was worth more than the Guarneri, Drucker was eventually

able to pay off the difference and, even though he has others, the Strad has been his primary violin ever since.

Drucker describes playing his 1686 Rosgonyl this way: “It has a vocal quality, and that’s what I value in it the most, when it’s at its best.” That latter sentiment speaks to how the sometimes temperamental Strad can require adjustments, especially with changes in humidity. elie e me, these instruments uctuate and they’re not always at their happiest depending on the climate conditions,” Drucker adds, while also elaborating on how, when his playing peaks and the instrument’s mood is right, there’s really nothing like it. “When the violin’s at its best and I’m at my best, in tandem with the instrument, there’s a vocal quality that’s harder to get with a modern instrument.”

Letourneau, who, during the Las Vegas program, will play a violin arranged for her by the Stradivari Society, had her first trad playing e perience in . he e pects she’ll need a little time to re-acquaint herself with the instrument, but appreciates the opportunity to further explore it.

“It usually takes me a couple hours to get to know the instrument, but, really, to play something like this, it’s a little like being on vacation in a resort, like Disneyland,” she said. “There’s so much to see, you’re not going to see everything at once. You have to go back for more.”

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So what changed?

Two things: One: rewards. And two, I’ve run all those races virtually.

Virtually? The idea of running virtually is hard to explain to some folks, since the word itself means “faking” it. So when I tell people I’m running virtual marathons, they look at me strangely and ask if that means I just sit on

my couch and imagine myself running? Nope, that’s not it (although that would certainly be a lot easier, it wouldn’t come ith as many other benefits, hich e’ll get to in a second). No, the idea of running a virtual race is that you can run it anywhere, anytime, however you want. You want to run 5K on a treadmill, great! You want to pick a route in your neighborhood or find the track at your local

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school field and tick off a fe kilometers there, perfect ou anna take your dog, a esome ou ant to break it up o er a couple of days, or mi it up by alking and running to get all your distance in hat’s ust fine, too he hole idea is to set aside some specific time for you to get yourself mo ing. t’s that simple. ou can do it ith other people around or you can do it by yourself. And no , thanks to modern technology, you can e en ha e real time competitions ith folks from all o er the orld. he orld of irtual running has been around for less than a decade but is no really hitting its stride pardon the pun . here are no numerous irtual running clubs, all o er the orld, ith different themes or foci, pro iding all the comraderie you miss hen not running in a planned, physical e ent, but minus the early mornings, port a potty lines, and ostling for position hile getting more and more frustrated at hearing te e ogers yell on your left as he passes you again. ut hat about the medals hear you asking. ou kno , the bling your friends ho run keep sho ing you hen you isit their place, hat about those o problem hat’s the re ards as talking about up abo e. he medals and so much more. or me, the kicker as isney. Last summer, oined their irtual run series, hich, in , as themed around ar el omics’ th anni ersary and featured three runs, one each in une, uly, and August, complete ith accompanying medals. his ga e me enough moti ation to keep going to the gym, since my personal sense of honor ouldn’t let me ust slide by and claim the ictory. hat’s the thing about most irtual races they’re on the honor system. ou submit your times and they send you the medal. ut no one is atching o er your shoulder, there’s no o cial time keepers. ou get the medal you pay for, hether or not you run the race, so it’s up to you to actually earn it. or me, that’s enough. And since those runs, ’ e oined se eral other groups, including the andom unning lub fandomrunning.org , ho theme their monthly runs and accompanying medals around arious fandoms, ith distances changing to fit as needed the Ele en , shaped like an Eggo for the tranger hings run or the current as of this riting ippie i ay other , medal complete ith Hans ruber falling from akatomi o er. hat same organization also has running clubs for Harry otter, octor Who, and ilmore irls fandoms. hey are incredibly acti e on social media and, in another positi e benefit, a portion of your entry fee goes to a charity a different one selected e ery month. or longer e ents, the on ueror eries, in con unction ith y Virtual ission .thecon ueror.e ents has irtual runs ranging from a mile s im across the English hannel to the hole of oute , complete ith postcards and oogle treet Vie s along the ay, so

you can see the irtual sites as you cruise by. hese, you can also do in teams up, got my family in ol ed ith e eryone contributing to the final distance goal. ou can also e pand your e ercise methods to not only include alking running, but s imming and cycling are also a ailable options. hen there’s ift z ift.com . ift is a little different, in that it remo es the medals and amps up the irtual to a hole ne le el With ift, there’s a little bit of an initial cost outlay as opposed to an la carte, per race medal fee of the others to get the technology needed, but then you’re home free. or running, you can use any treadmill, you ust need to buy a cadence tracker ift has their o n, a ailable on their site or at Amazon as the ilestone od hich ill then connect to your tablet and the ift app. f you happen to ha e a smart treadmill, you don’t need the cadence tracker. Either ay, you ust need to connect the app and the de ice ia luetooth and you’re ready to run.

Why all the connecti ity hat’s here it gets fun ee, ift is a training app hich sets itself up as a game, so there are le els and arious modes all designed to increase your abilities. nce you’re inside the irtual orld, you can see yourself ell, an a atar of you running through arious landscapes and you can see other runners ho are running the same course as you. ou can sign up for training sessions, group runs or e en races. hat’s right, as opposed to the solitary, go at your o n pace of the other irtual runs ’ e mentioned, ift figures you might also need a little bit of a push so they’ e set up racing e ents. o matter here you are in the orld, e eryone gets on their treadmills at the same time and hen the countdo n finishes, e eryone takes off. And you can see it all happen in real time. o , about those landscapes. ift certainly has some real orld places for you to run through e ork, London, nnsbruck, and others , but e en more fun is their land of Watopia, here you might run past dinosaurs or the ruins of lost ayan ci ilizations.

Virtual racing has become so popular, e en real life marathons are getting in on the action. e eral big name runs in e ork and an rancisco, for e ample gi e you the opportunity to compete irtually if you can’t make it or, more likely, don’t get an o cial registration spot. ome e en offer guaranteed future registrations as an incenti e f course, if none of that is going to get you going, then there’s the plain old ad antages of running hich could help s ay you. t’s a kno n fact running is good for you.

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which is well known with any type of exercise, running is good for your mental well-being, too!

According to articles in magazines like Shape and unner’s World and backed up by scientific research , running can improve your mood. As little as 30 minutes of exercise can be a great way to combat depression. It can also increase your memory and the trend in research is sho ing that it might e en ha e an effect in fighting the symptoms’ of Alzheimer’s disease. It’s not only running, either. Walking is a great gateway form of exercise. You still get a lot of the great benefits, like fat burning, heart health and joint strengthening, and pretty soon, you find yourself mo ing a bit faster, picking up your legs a

bit more and, before you know it, you’ve graduated up to jogging. From there, running is only about picking up the pace a little bit. The most important thing is that you’re moving.

So this is where the world is these days. We’re moving inside our computers while still moving our bodies. We’re running with friends or just to collect some awesome medals. Whatever your motivation, there’s something out there to help get you started. And if anyone wants to join me, let me know and we’ll set up some runs. I’m addicted to it now, so I’m always looking for people to join my adventures! www.davidlv.com | 51

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From Couch To Court Las Vegas Catches Nation’s Latest Sports Craze

Story Beth Schwartz, Photos Photography by Liad

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s you endea or to fulfill that perennial New Year’s resolution to exercise and lose weight, you can forget about signing up for a Zumba or cycle class, joining a gym, and don’t bother buying boxing gloves

either, because there’s a new form of exercise taking over America and it’s the most fun time you will ever have making your fat cry. You won’t even realize how much you have exerted yourself till the next day, when your core is begging for mercy and your legs are gelatinous globs.

It’s called catchball and I liken it to volleyball for the middle-aged. That’s because catchball, which has its

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origins in Israel, is very similar to volleyball. It is played by two teams of six players on a volleyball court. The object of the game, according to the ICF website, is “to pass the ball over the net, to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opposing team.”

The main difference is that in catchball, players don’t use their wrists to bump or serve the ball. Instead, indicative of

its name, players catch and then either throw or spike the ball. layers still block, slide, and dig but ha e the benefit of a kindler gentler way of receiving the ball from their opponents. Hence, it’s easier on those of us moving into the next phase of life, where participating in sports starts to become a bit tougher on the body. Not to say this isn’t an intensely competitive sport—because it is. www.davidlv.com | 53

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A women-only sport, it was introduced to the United States in 2015 and has grown from one team in Boston to 500 players across the U.S. who have caught the catchball bug. USA Catchball Association has teams in Atlanta, St. Louis, Seattle, Washington, D.C., the San Francisco Bay area, Los Angeles and, of course, Las Vegas. “It is growing nicely, but not as fast and as viral as I would expect. I believe it will grow much faster in the future,” explains Merav Zimerman, president of USA Catchball Association, who adds, “we are building this from the bottom up.”

Crazy For Catchball “But,” Zimerman emphasizes, “since it only takes one trial to get a woman hooked on catchball, I believe once we get some more tryouts many will join.” hat’s certainly all it took for me. t as almost fi e years ago that a co-worker invited me to come to a catchball practice. I was really hesitant to go because I had never played volleyball or any sport that involved my hands. I had played soccer for a decade so I didn’t think I would enjoy a hand-oriented sport. I couldn’t have been more rong. took to it from the ery first catch and ha e been obsessed ever since.

And just as Zimerman predicted, I am not the only one.

“Two of my friends introduced me to catchball and I haven’t looked back. The catchball community is welcoming and the competition is fierce, enthuses e ital ali Laharty aham, , ho has played catchball for fi e years and is co captain of the Las Vegas oyals.

Laharty Saham, along with her teammates, make up the Las Vegas oyals, ho formed fi e years ago hen the sport was very much in its infancy in the U.S. Since their inception, the oyals ha e gradually gro n to 7 players, helped by a recruitment drive held this past May, which added enough new players to build a whole new team specifically for beginners interested in learning to play the sport. Practices are held several times a week at the Adelson Educational Campus gymnasium for both the beginners and more advanced players.

Las Vegas isn’t the only city that has a growing enthusiasm for the catchball craze. Twenty-four teams, made up of approximately 250 women from across the U.S., will descend on Las Vegas to play in the 5th Annual U.S. Catchball Games February 28 – March 1. This kind of passion will go a long way to help Zimerman achieve her goal of catchball becoming the largest organization of recreational sports for women.

A Bond Built By A Net With its power pink tagline: Play Sports. Have Fun. Make Friends! used prominently on all catchball literature, one of the most enduring things about catchball is its third directive. Even though I’m an American who plays

with quite a few Israeli teammates [who, despite their best intentions, tend to revert to speaking Hebrew on the court more than English] it has not been a barrier to developing some really beautiful friendships. And that’s one of the most pervasive tenets in the sport.

“It’s a great way to work out with all of your friends who eventually turn into family,” says Laharty Saham.

Her Las Vegas

oyals’ co captain, Adi Adelman,

,

agrees, “It’s a team of amazing women who play together and meet for team-building activities. And you can’t beat that.

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Although the Las Vegas Royals traveled to Seattle for

two years. “The bond we [the players] built amongst

a team-building clinic in 2018 and participated in the 4th

ourselves goes beyond the court—it is a friendship circle

Annual U.S. Catchball Games in San Francisco last May,

with a bunch of amazing women.”

team activities extend beyond the game. The Royals have

And that’s precisely Zimerman’s goal. “We strongly

a social committee that organizes birthday celebrations,

believe that the basic fundamental values that draw Israeli

happy hours, and team get-togethers, which takes

women to this game can apply everywhere. It is a social

friendship far beyond the net.

sport that unifies communities of

omen and brings

“The bond we share as players and how our relationships

them close together. The team becomes a support group

are building to become one for all and all for one,” is how

for its members and a place to rest from your day-to-day

Vered Lopez, 49, co-manager of the Las Vegas Royals,

life. It allows you to forget the world outside the court and

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Beyond The Court But having fun and building a strong female support system isn’t all catchball is doing for players.

“I learned how to be a good teammate. Sometimes that extra pass can win you the game!” offers the uber competitive Laharty Saham, who dove for a ball during a practice days before a tournament two years ago and was subsequently unable to participate due to a rib injury.

For Lopez, who has played basketball and volleyball, catchball has made her more aware of being empathetic both on and off the court. “I have learned to listen to others and know how to provide well thought out constructive criticism, which carries me even beyond the court. I have learned to pause, breathe, and then say something in better ays.

Some players have learned to be patient with themselves. “When I am talking to potential players, I explain that I was not a good player at the beginning, but

you get to be better and better as time goes on, e plains Adelman, who had never played a sport prior to taking up catchball fi e years ago.

“The constant improvement of our group is what pushes me to continue coming to catchball,” adds Laharty Saham. “It’s amazing to see how far we’ve come.”

For Lopez it’s the endorphin rush. “It is that great feeling I walk away with after a two-hour practice; with adrenaline so high that I can’t wait for the next practice.”

With reactions like Lopez, Laharty Saham, and Adelman have had to the sport, it’s no wonder Zimerman says the easiest part of running an all-volunteer organization without a budget is “getting players to go nuts about catchball. The easiest thing we ever did is getting 300 women to travel to Vegas from all across the nation for a weekend of catchball.” o find out more, or participate yourself, you can find catchball online at www.icf-sport.com.

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he book has a darker tone. no ing myself and kno ing the stories tell, decided that had to put more of that stuff in. ore of that humor the imaginary Hitler and all that stuff because other ise ust ouldn’t ha e felt comfortable doing a drama. rama, literally, is ust saying ords con incingly and trying not to make an audience laugh. rying to make an audience laugh is infinitely harder, and trying make an audience laugh and cry is doubling do n on ho hard your task is. ndieWire, ecember ,

Did you want this movie to be chilling? eah. mean, didn’t ant to make some crappy saccharine film, something that ust as set in World War and ust had okes at the e pense of the e periences of millions of people. ou ha e a big responsibility hen you come to making a film set in that time. feel like if people don’t get the point of using humor to dismantle these regimes built on intolerance and hate, ’m asting my time ith the person ’m e plaining it to. ’s orning Edition, ctober ,

How did the studio pitch you on playing Adolf Hitler yourself? hey made a good point hich as that particular role is ritten a certain ay and it needs to be handled by the person ho in ented that character. art of it is the celebrity distraction thing, but also because the ay rote it, and because kne ho it needed to be played, it fell on me. And it actually made it easier to play because didn’t ha e to deal ith someone else filtering hat as trying to do. hey ere right, looking back on it. f orked ith another actor, maybe that person ould ha e researched it too much or tried to do a more authentic ersion of Hitler and pulled a ay from the buffoonery as after. usiness nsider, ctober ,

How did it feel to play Hitler? t ust felt uncomfortable. he clothes ere uncomfortable, the glue on mustache as uncomfortable, and had to ha e my hair dyed and straightened, hich ust made me feel eird all day long. like to be e eryone’s friend as a director, to ha e a nice familial feel on set, and ’m trying to encourage sharing of ideas and a cool, creati e space but ’m dressed like Hitler. t ust changes things, really. ould take off the mustache hene er asn’t in the scene, and ’d ear a hat, and al ays take off the acket because you don’t ant to be alking around ith a f king s astika on your arm trying to direct kids. he uardian, ecember .

Were you worried about taking the comedy too far? as ne er orried, because feel like this film follo s in the footsteps of some really great anti ar satires and other comedies that use humor as a de ice to carry a deeper message, and usually those ork best hen they’re about ar or politics. o asn’t really orried about that. y main concern as that had the tonal balance right. hat al ays comes in the edit. We test the films a lot Ho does it feel s it too dramatic o er here, is it too comedic here t is a fine balancing act. ahoo o ies , ecember ,

Do you think kids should see this movie? eah, think they should. ’d say or is probably the s eet spot. oman as hen he shot the film and he as ery a are of the story. He’s a ery sensiti e kid and ery informed ith ery smart parents ho made sure he learned as much as he could about the period and about hat as going on. ould say that this is the perfect film for a year old to learn about the atrocities of World War . omple , ctober , Jojo Rabbit is a ailable for digital do nload ebruary .

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