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LAS VEGAS WEEKLY 02.09.17

Trust Us EVERYTHING YOU ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY MUST GET OUT AND DO THIS WEEK

FRIDAY, 6 P.M.

LAS VEGAS ACADEMY STUDENT ART KICKOFF AT THERAPY The Fremont East eatery will spotlight paintings from seniors Keara Hughes and Bryan Damasco, beginning with a free reception. The art will then remain up—and available for purchase to benefit the Downtown school—for two weeks. Therapy plans to host LVA student art monthly to support the school. –Rosalie Spear

SAT., 7:30 P.M.

IRA GLASS AT SMITH CENTER No doubt you’ve got questions for the host of beloved public radio program This American Life, from “How do you put a show together?” to “Where’d you learn how to shake that booty?” In the course of Seven Things I’ve Learned: An Evening With Ira Glass, he will likely answer these questions with a few stories. $29-$99, Reynolds Hall. –Geoff Carter

CRIME TIME 10

THRU FEBRUARY 14

THE MOB MUSEUM’S FIFTH-ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION When it was first announced, it sounded like little more than a vanity project for then-Mayor Oscar Goodman, who’d spent a good portion of his career defending gangsters in the courtroom. He looked to preserve that very courtroom on Stewart Avenue by telling the history of organized crime and law enforcement. The courtroom is still there—and so is the Downtown attraction that has drawn more than 1 million attendees since February 2012. The Mob Museum, which has beefed up and diversified its calendar in the past year to keep those attendees coming back, celebrates with a five-day bonanza of programming and promotions. Scheduled: a panel discussion on the building’s history, a new installation featuring original crime-scene evidence from the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (including bullets!), a presentation (by Lt. Mike Kline from the Berrien County, Michigan, sheriff’s office) of the tommy guns associated with that infamous day and author Chriss Lyon’s Wiseguy Speaker Series. Bonus: Locals get into the museum free on the 14th. Themobmuseum.org/ events-posts/5th-anniversary. –Mike Prevatt

“We cannot walk alone. ... We cannot turn back.” (AP Photo)

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PEACE AND UNQUIET 10

FRIDAY, 3:30 P.M.

MARCH TO RECLAIM MLK “The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges,” Martin Luther King Jr. said in his famous, 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech. Las Vegas activists will march to honor and continue Dr. King’s revolutionary legacy, which included speaking out—more than 2,500 times—against racism, economic inequality and the Vietnam War—and leading mass protests like the March on Washington. Gather at 2428 N. Martin Luther King Blvd. –Leslie Ventura

FRIDAY, 7 P.M.

JONI’S REST IN PUNK CELEBRATION AT DIVE BAR “I thought she was coming to my movie, but I was lucky to be in hers.” That’s how longtime local musician Joe Mascolino Perv describes talking scene mainstay Joni Mackin into forming Joni’s Agenda early last year. She had never sang before, but she’d been to countless punk shows and had enthusiasm in spades. And after quickly penning words for Perv’s guitar blasts and finding her footing onstage, she proved to be a natural. Mackin died last month in a car accident. The local music scene will celebrate her life Friday with an 11-act bill and a benefit raffle. Her urn will be there, too, inside an RV where friends can honor her personally. Says Perv: “Onstage she was the Tiny Terror, but she was a princess of a person.” With IDFI, FSP, Guilty by Association and others, donation requested. –Mike Prevatt

Friends and fellow musicians will honor Joni Mackin at Dive Bar. (Courtesy)

IRA GLASS ON LEARNING BASIC STORYTELLING: “AMUSE YOURSELF. I THINK STORIES GET BETTER THE MORE PEOPLE TRY TO AMUSE THEMSELVES. I WAS BAD FOR A LONG TIME BEFORE I GOT GOOD. ... THAT’S NORMAL.”

STAGE, SERIALS AND SARCASM 09

THURSDAY, 8 P.M.

THRU FEBRUARY 14

SUNDAY, 7 P.M.

TOM SEGURA AT HOUSE OF BLUES

LOVE LETTERS AT THE SPACE

WELCOME TO NIGHT VALE AT CSN’S HORN THEATER

Tom Segura is unafraid to offend you. That’s a different thing from not caring if he offends you; he’s not a walking, talking Twitter egg. Rather, Segura’s comedy brushes up against several current comic taboos—broad racial caricatures, your table is ready!—in ways that only seem offensive until you realize Segura employ those taboos only to mock himself. It works, and it doesn’t; Segura’s offensiveness is really a matter of taste. Also, his delivery resembles that of a sleepier, mumblier Kevin Smith. I don’t care if that offends him or not. $26-$31. –Geoff Carter

Say you want to lure big-time performers to act in your theatrical production. They don’t have time to learn lines, but they could be tempted by a meaty script and some quick creativity. You’d do well to host A.R. Gurney’s 1988 Pulitzer Prize-nominated Broadway play Love Letters. This week, the epic tear-jerker—an epistolary tale of a lifelong romance—will be realized by a rotating cast of Las Vegas celebrity couples, in series order: Penn and Emily Jillette; Robert and DeLee Lively Torti; Josh Strickland and Todd DuBail; Graham and Nicole Kaplan Fenton; and Clint and Kelly Clinton Holmes. $20-$35, 3460 Cavaretta Court. –C. Moon Reed

If you threw The X-Files, The Twilight Zone, Twin Peaks and old Vincent Price movie trailers in a blender, made a smoothie out of it and then turned that smoothie into a podcast, you’d have Welcome to Night Vale. And also chunks of iPod in your smoothie. Night Vale is an oddball serial with a cult following that embraces a lo-fi Lovecraftian vibe, if Lovecraftian horrors had a day job down at the office. Going on for almost five years, it has boasted guests like Wil Wheaton and The Venture Bros.’ James Urbaniak and Jackson Publick. The show brings its Final Ghost Stories Tour to Las Vegas for one night only. $25. –Jason Scavone

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NIGHTCLUB JITTERS

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What does a Downtown nightlife zoning change actually mean? BY GEOFF CARTER

ast week, the Las Vegas City Council voted unanimously to make a key change to local ordinance: Venues with nightclub licenses, previously forbidden within 500 feet of single-family homes, are now permitted on Las Vegas Boulevard between Charleston Boulevard and Fremont Street, provided that they’re at least 5,000 square feet in size. Downtown residents decried a vote they say runs directly against the City’s recently completed Downtown master plan. In a letter to the council, public policy consultant Terry Murphy criticized the change, calling it “absolutely inconsistent with business and civic uses.” She cites the current character of the street, home mostly to government buildings, legal offices, wedding chapels, Gold & Silver Pawn (of Pawn Stars fame) “and one peep show.” So, why relax nightclub regulations at all? The answer might be in the regulation itself. As you’d expect, the “nightclub” designation covers DJs, but also live music, karaoke, comedy, “performance artists” and even magicians. Thanks to this change, venues like Pawn Plaza—which recently had a backand-forth with the City over allowing acoustic music inside a bar—can now pursue entertainment avenues that were previously closed. Pawn Plaza’s owner, Pawn Stars’ Rick Harrison, is understandably pleased. “If this makes it easier to do business, glory hallelujah,” Harrison says. “I have a tavern license right now, but it’s good to have options.” Another possibility is that a long-dormant, 11,000 square-foot bar and performance space at 515 Las Vegas Blvd. S.—the former Mad Dogs & Englishmen pub—can now be reactivated. And there are some empty land parcels that might now be more attractive to developers. But in the short term, this change means existing properties can fire up the occasional karaoke night—and some property owners can reconsider their long-term plans. “Who knows? Ten years from now, I could turn the pawn shop into a nightclub,” Harrison says chuckling.

IS ADVENTUREDOME GETTING A NEW ROLLER COASTER? A YouTube video uploaded by an account named Chance Rides and featuring a digital roller coaster simulation briefly popped up on theme-park forum boards last week, boasting the description: “Adventuredome Family Twister - Mine Train Family Coaster.” It suggests a leak—and a possible

fourth coaster at the Circus Circus park, despite sorta-denials. “An unlisted video was shared previously without the permission of Chance Rides or Adventuredome and no agreement has been reached on a new coaster for them,” says a Chance rep, while one for MGM Resorts says there are currently no new ride announcements. Adventuredome is currently clearing out the area once occupied by the Rim Runner water flume. Hmm ... –Mike Prevatt

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SANDWICH GUILT Feeling weird about eating Chick-fil-A BY C. MOON REED

Obey the Plaza! A new Shepard Fairey’s mural has given the Downtown landmark a new look. (Mikayla Whitmore/Staff)

FESTIVAL FADE-OUTS: A FEW LOCAL FAVES WON’T BE BACK IN 2017 Further Future, the boutique fest that drew left-of-center electronic acts like Caribou and The Orb to Moapa River Indian Reservation the past two Mays, won’t stage a 2017 edition, instead focusing on “the evolution of the Further Future concept,” whatever that means. … Annual all-ages fave Extreme Thing, which returned to Desert Breeze Park in 2016 after a one-year hiatus, has gone dark again, the County has confirmed, citing last year’s high cost and low attendance. … The Academy of Country Music’s Party for a Cause, typically set outdoors on the Strip, has morphed into a series of separate events at venues around town. … And though organizers for global gathering Rock in Rio, staged on the Strip in 2015 and originally scheduled to return this year, haven’t responded to inquiries about future plans, it’s clear the massive happening won’t be back here anytime soon. –Spencer Patterson

The prevailing fan theory as to why Chickfil-A avoided Nevada was that the familyowned, Atlanta-based fast-food chain didn’t want us sinners getting our dirty hands on their sweet Christian chicken. I wasn’t offended, just inconvenienced. Like many Las Vegas transplants, I grew up with Chick-fil-A’s hand-breaded delights. That chicken is home to me. Then came the 2012 controversy over the company’s stance against same-sex marriage. For those who’ve lost track: The family’s WinShape Foundation had been donating money to groups that were considered anti-gay. President/CEO Dan T. Cathy made things worse by commenting against same-sex marriage. He actually used the phrase “inviting God’s judgment on our nation.” Ever since, I’ve felt terrible about eating there. By which I mean that I treated Chick-fil-A like an embarrassing uncle who makes biased remarks at Thanksgiving but also cooks one hell of a turkey. You only see him on holidays, so what’s the harm? Now that two Chick-fil-As are open in the southeast, Valley, with more set to open over the next five years, I’m no longer geographically separated from my guilty pleasure. So is it wrong to eat there? What if you really love their food? If a Southern chicken purveyor can grow beyond its aversion to “Sin City,” perhaps its position on social issues can evolve, too? The company will probably always be faith-based, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Jesus did preach a message of love and charity, which beats the usual profits-first agenda. By closing Sundays, for example, Chick-fil-A is one of the only employers that guarantees a day of rest for workers in this service-industry town. The organization has also given out $34 million in scholarships to employees. Regarding LGBTQ rights, consumer activism has more or less worked. Chick-fil-A seems to have stopped donating money to questionable groups (though some dispute this; Chick-fil-A didn’t respond to our inquires). Cathy has stayed out of the political arena. And in 2012, the chain created the Chick-fil-A Foundation, focused on helping youth “become all they were created to be.” Beyond the sly reference to creationism, it’s a pretty uncontroversial mission. While the conflict left a bad aftertaste, I feel okay enough to stop hating myself for eating there. Now I wonder what that sprawling drive-thru line will do to my carbon footprint …

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LAS VEGAS WEEKLY 02.09.17

BELIEF SYSTEM How to stop worrying about fake news and love conspiracy theories

t wasn’t the Trump election that made me a believer in conspiracy theories, although a lot of his subsequent actions have made me look into doomsday survival courses. It was never the chemtrails, nor the vaccines. It wasn’t the Cubs’ World Series win— they were due, but whenever the Series goes seven full games I’m sure it’s fixed to allow advertisers to make the most money possible. And no, I’m not open to any logical explanation of how that’s not true. Conspiracies require dogged devotion to ignorance. So even though I don’t think the Indians threw the series, I can’t be sure there wasn’t some agreement to get to the seventh game before the real showdown. Last Sunday, my tentative feelings PYRAMID OF about conspiracy BISCUITS theories solidified BY STACY J. in the second half of WILLIS Super Bowl 51, after the Atlanta Falcons gave up a 21-3 halftime lead. Clearly, they were visited in the locker room by a cabal of hitmen who have ties to Tom Brady (and a bunker of exact Brady replicas) and Trump (they’re buds! ) and Putin and Jack Ruby and Sirhan Sirhan. “Throw the game,” a shadowy figure told Falcons coach Dan Quinn, “or we’re appointing Betsy DeVos as your offensive coordinator.” And so the Falcons worked incredibly

(Illustration by Ian Racoma/Staff)

hard to throw the game, and the stadium celebrated and Brady cried and all was as planned. The interwebs ignited: “Wow I’m sorry but this is rigged … Atlanta didn’t burn the clock down, didn’t run the ball at all. #Rigged,” wrote Twitter guy Joel Embiid. Totally. * * * * * Las Vegas has been home to a slew of conspiracy theories. I remember eyeballing two pictures of Roy Horn way before the tiger tragedy, trying to decide whether, as the theory had it, Horn had died in the 1980s and been replaced a look-alike cousin. And we all know Tupac didn’t die in the shootout at Flamingo and Koval: The coroner’s photo was a fake, and he’s living out his days in Cuba, just like Elvis now works as a groundskeeper at Graceland (we know this in part because there’s a street near Kyle Canyon Road called Elvis Alive Drive, where he winters with Jim Morrison and Princess Di). We also know Area 51’s secret gov-

ernment experiments included aliens. Whether we were attacked by them or hatched them from tadpoles ourselves is unclear, but it’s a certainty that somewhere out there are little, green space creatures who proved immune to atomic bomb testing. Moreover, the pictures of the Apollo moon landing were faked right out there in the Area 51 desert. I watched a documentary called Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon? that showed Russian aerial photos of Area 51 and pointed out that the desert and those craters look kinda moony. * * * * * Once you embrace the conspiracy life, today’s fake-news world makes much more sense. For example: Millions of people voted illegally in the most recent presidential election. Just roll with it! Millions! Now I recall scrutinizing all of the old white people at my voting location and thinking, These people aren’t even Americans! Probably rascally Norwegians!

I also think there are two Beyoncés —because how could all of that talent be in one person?—and it was recently suggested to me that Stevie Wonder can see. Of course! All these years, not blind. When some online sleuth asked for factual proof, the Twitterverse answer was, “Basically, that motherf*cker can see” which I find a wholly convincing argument. Also suspect: the Federal Reserve and World Bank, because I don’t really understand the intricacies of their work. I-don’t-get-it is a major criteria for determining the existence of conspiracy, and it’s why I’m also suspicious of Freemasons, Daylight Savings Time, the Kardashian empire, homeowners associations and nonalcoholic beer. But, for the record, the Bowling Green Massacre is real. It involved microchipped sheep over-gnawing a lawn so that a Super Bowl game of lawn bowling would be rigged. Basically, those motherf*ckers chewed it up.

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SCREENING ROOM IS TECHNOLOGY GETTING IN THE WAY OF COUPLE TOGETHERNESS?

BY BROCK RADKE

wo people sit together in a restaurant. They appear to be a couple sharing a meal, because they order food, it’s served and they eat. But they’re not speaking to each other. Are they together? “They spent most of their time each on their phones, so much so that I thought I’d missed something, that maybe they’d gotten into a fight when I wasn’t paying attention. They looked so completely disconnected,” Katherine Hertlein says. “And at the end of the meal they got up, held hands and walked out.” To Hertlein, a UNLV professor and director of the college’s Marriage and Family Therapy Program who has been practicing for nearly 20 years—and to most of us—this is unusual behavior. But also, it’s not. The iPhone has only been around for 10 years, and yet there’s clearly a ubiquitous tendency to ignore everything and everyone, especially spouses and partners, in favor of constant media consumption. And it’s a problem. “Even if it’s not the thing

a couple cites as the problem, talking with them invariably reveals it,” she says. And the problem isn’t just what couples are looking at while together, but saying to one another when they’re not. “We just communicate differently now,” Hertlein adds. “Couples like using technology to communicate because they can do it quickly and more conveniently, but research tells us those communications have less content and are more task-oriented, very different from the conversations we used to wait to have when we get home and talk about our day.” When it comes to texting your significant other, more is actually less. Constant contact makes us think we’re better communicators than we are, but there’s little meaning in a steady stream of emoticons. “When you’re trying to solve a problem, asynchronous communication—when you don’t expect an immediate response—can work well,” Hertlein says. “But when couples need to solve a problem,

LADIES FIRST

BUMBLE GIVES WOMEN MORE CONTROL … BUT DOES THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE? For all the technology that’s been invented in the past five years, the online dating landscape hasn’t changed much. Ever since Tinder took horny singles by storm in 2012, “swipe left, swipe right” has become the dating model du jour. In 2014, some folks decided that getting bombarded with vulgar messages and unwanted dick pics wasn’t fun for women—thus Bumble was born. The app is just like Tinder, except that it requires the woman to make the first move. It sounds great in theory (or maybe guys could stop being a-holes?), but Bumble comes with its own swarm of problems. Right off the bat, Bumble’s most glaring issue is that it’s really only different if you’re straight. For gay men and women, it’s the same thing as Tinder, with a slightly more confusing interface and fewer gay users. Another buzzkill? Bumble gives straight women a 24-hour time limit to send the first message before their “match” disappears, unless users fork up some cash. There’s enough pressure with online dating as is—no one wants to race against a ticking time bomb. There is one significant perk, though. Bumble-rs seem to have their sh*t together way more than their primordial swiping brethren, and they might be more focused on finding an actual partner (if you’re into that kind of thing). Does Bumble replace Tinder altogether? Not really. But when it comes to dating, having more options is never a bad thing. –Leslie Ventura

a sense of presence is really important. How many times have you texted and tried to get your partner engaged right away and then you get pissed off when they’re not answering? We have to remind ourselves what the goal is.” We also share more information about ourselves on social media, mundane stuff that happens throughout the day, but it’s more info that we used to first share with our partners, before we could blast random photos and anecdotes out into the universe. It’s all about specialness. You want to feel like the most important person in the world to your partner, and you want them to feel that way, too, but that little screen is getting in the way. It’s sucking all that specialness right through your face. It’s easy to vilify technology, Hertlein says. “If I could say, ‘Turn off your computer when you’re with your partner,’ that’d be great, but the computer is everywhere you go. We need to figure out ways to use technology as an advantage in our relationships instead of assuming it’s a disadvantage.”

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HAVING IT BOTH WAYS DATING APPS CAN BE MINEFIELDS FOR BISEXUAL USERS, TOO BY LESLIE VENTURA

npopular opinion time: I don’t like online dating. And yet, despite my aversion to shirtless rock climbers and venture capitalists, I still have these world-traveler-byday, beer-pong-pro-by-night f*ckboy apps on my phone. Why not? Dating apps are especially handy if I’m stuck in line waiting for coffee, and even better if I’m trying to (temporarily) forget about the nation’s impending doom. Something tells me I’m not the only one who does this. I’m, as millennials might say, uninterested AF. Meeting random folks in my spare time isn’t my idea of fun (I interview people for work every day), and I’m not exactly SUS pect” us for “s scribe t what you’d call a risk-taker. Regardless, my profile is still r o h S de o t — sed online hanging out somewhere in the depths of Tinderland on and u hady keeps s e n o some t guy who inder the off chance Mr. or Mrs. Right swipes right and also a T like th you up on s shares my weird obsession for Mick Jagger, intersectional nly ha g hittin ough he o : You h le t p feminism and Thai food. I mean, I don’t believe in ghosts, even Exam hat hoto. w one p even tell but that doesn’t mean they definitely don’t exist, right? ’s can’t ks like. He o Actually, yeah, it probably does. . he lo s su hella My experience on social dating sites has been weird and misogynistic at worst and superb at killing time at best. As a queer, bisexual, not-exactly-femme-but-not-exactlymasculine-woman, the waters of OK Cupid and Tinder have been tumultuous. I signed up for OK Cupid on a whim—dating apps were fine, but a website? That seemed next-level dedicated. Alas, I gave it a try, and soon, my inbox started to fill up. “Are you voting for Trump?” No. “Will you help my wife explore her lesbian side?” No. “Wanna join us for Acroyoga?” No. No. No. And let’s not forget the real charmer, the guy who messaged me just to say that I was—and I’m paraphrasing—a gay bitch. So, OK Cupid didn’t work out for me, but Tinder would be different, right? Not exactly. Recently, I switched my Tinder settings to “female-only” (it was previously set to men and women), but that just presented a different set of issues. “Femmes only.” “Lesbians only.” “No bi girls.” My head started to spin. For someone like me, who sports loafers one day and heels the next, I have no idea where I fit along someone else’s spectrum. I’ve been asked to play “tour guide” more times than I can count, I’m not interested in someone who’s here for CES, AVN or MAGIC—and to the girl who sent my friend and me the same pickup line … yeah, we see you. Okay, maybe Tinder isn’t so bad. After all, there’s something that always stops me from deleting it from my phone. Might I meet someone worthwhile? Sure. But let’s be real. I’m just here until I get my latte.

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e can all agree that Valentine’s Day on steak, red wine and essential oils. (Note: I don’t think is B.S., right? A commercialized these sales actually existed, but my brain filled in any faux-holiday created to generate gaps in complete societal exclusion.) maximum profit for candy/jewelry/ It all boils down to my lizard brain screaming, paper-purveyors while making everybody who isn’t WHERE ARE MY PRESENTS?! And, more tragically, in the flush of new love feel like crud (not to mention What is wrong with me that nobody is gifting me reinforcing retrograde gender stereotypes). anything? Obvious stuff. But I’m a straight girl Valentine’s Day, sophomore year of high who’s been conditioned since thirdschool: During a science test an office grade card exchanges to connect aide entered the classroom to deliver a C O You k MET the receiving of gifts with card and present. Could it be for me? the o now that per ne pop back who decid son, belonging and acceptance. Unlikely. The popular girls received into es to you y miss didn’t ev our life w Since I’d spent most of my jingling, flashing, helium-filled e e h are a d them. Y n know y en life single, February brought tributes to their desirability. But lmos o o u u r q t kind roma always a uick fling feelings of intense shame I was a single girl who’s friends mazin s nce n abou g—t ovels and loneliness. I’d slink explained my inability to get a date They t—and th are writ he ’re g ten en, p one oo around like a fugitive hoping with the phrase, “You don’t play the the n again … f! ext t u ntil ime. that nobody would know. game.” But I want to play the game! Tell Here are some of the places I me how to play the game! felt excluded from the regular drift Turns out Valentine’s dreams do come of humanity: true—the present was for me. I pushed aside my • The aisles of Walgreens. test and opened the package to find a heart-shaped • Street corners where entrepreneurial truck necklace. In the heart-covered card, an inscription owners hawked carnival bears out of their flatbeds. read, “Your friend ... ????” They sold similar packages on Mother’s Day, but those I spent that night at home with my mom wishing displays didn’t bother me (because I have a mother). the mystery man would call. I wore the necklace to • Whole Foods, with its yuppie take on romance: sales school until the chain broke a couple weeks later. The

admirer never revealed himself. When I finally found real, true love just a few years ago, the scales fell from my eyes. I realized that 99.9 percent of this stuff was cheap junk, completely irrelevant. Envying something sold from a street corner? What was I thinking? Yet it wasn’t as simple as swearing off Valentine’s Day. Relationships are vital to PLE THROUonship mammalian existence, ti la re a If eople and there’s real value in n two p ne’s betwee is o th , le p pausing to honor them. , is a cou people f n three But how? betwee ombination o any c : h o it ls a w Last year I suggested See sexes. . tionship to my boyfriend that we threela celebrate by going disc golfing. We hiked through an isolated course on a forested mountainside in Kingman, Arizona, and then watched a spectacular sunset on the way home. It was so romantic. This Valentine’s, I suggested an after-work hike. But the BF doesn’t want to hike in the dark. I told him we had to hike to match this essay, which he then read and responded thusly: “So you’re saying I can just pick up a roadside teddy bear on the way home and be done with it?”

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as Vegas’ prostitutes can’t tell you how business is going. There are no union spokespersons, no profit-and-loss statements … really, there’s not even a number you can call to ask (unless your follow-up question is along the lines of “how soon can you get here”). Kate Hausbeck Korgan, Interim Dean of UNLV’s Graduate College and co-founder (with Barbara Brents) of the university’s Sex and Body Industry Research Project (SABIR), spoke with the Weekly about the current state of this shadow industry.

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What does illegal sex work look like these days? Have we moved past streetwalkers and cardslappers? It’s changed tremendously. Some of the primary ways of connecting with escorts— the free magazines on the streets, the tart cards—have sort of become archaic remnants of the past. Now, everything’s Internet-based.

And this is how it’s been for a while? A lot has changed in the past month. Backpage.com just shut down all their escort ads, and that’s obviously hurt. And frankly, I’m hearing that [the recent administration change] is really cutting into the business. Some find it really onerous to spend hours with a person who’s ranting and raving about how great Trump is, spewing all kinds of hate talk. That’s not a dream client for these women. So, some of the women who are able to step out of it are pushing pause for a moment. It’s an IBF/IGF A boyfrie interesting trend. nd Is there a sense among escorts that the work has become more dangerous in recent days? The discourse has changed tremendously because of trafficking. All the new trafficking laws that have come into place in the last 15 years can be used against women who are really not being trafficked.

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We-Vibe Sync ($226) Some of the coolest features about this unique sex toy can be discovered by downloading the free We-Connect app, which allows you to, ahem, vibe to the rhythm of music in beat mode, or use the touch mode to remote-control the toy from anywhere. Plus, it’s waterproof, has both a remote control feature (even without the app) and an adjustable fit, and has the ability to satisfy both partners.

BY ROSALIE SPEAR Looking for some novel ways to woo your lover? These items from Déjà Vu’s Adult Emporium can help you explore new romantic terrain, from body art to tune-synced toys.

Sexy Truth or Dare ($21) It might seem reminiscent of a canister of pick-up sticks, but don’t get too comfortable. There are 100 different sticks, which means 100 different ways to seduce. Divulge secret fantasies with “truth,” or “dare” to act out what you’ve always desired—either path leads to fun in the bedroom.

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Love Is Art ($70) Transform your passion into a work of art. This artistic kit includes a specially treated, 41-by-54-inch cotton canvas and four bottles of all-natural paint (with cleanup supplies), allowing your body movements to create abstract paintings and immortalize your sacred act. Hang it wherever you like, because no one but you two will know how it was made.

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rammy-winning DJ Cedric Gervais closed out 2016 by releasing “Would I Lie to You,” a throbbing house collaboration with Chris Willis and David Guetta that brings new energy to a semi-forgotten 1992 pop-soul hit by duo Charles and Eddie. Gervais opened 2017 by following in the footsteps of Guetta, a fellow Frenchman, by launching a new residency at Wynn Nightlife, with a performance at Intrigue on January 26. His upbeat electronic leanings are a fantastic match for the refined environment, where he’ll return for a Saturday night set. Gervais, who just locked in a slot at Tomorrowland in Belgium in July and will also return to his Marquee residency at the pool

this summer, continues to create and curate new dance music through Delecta, his label partnership with Dutch institution Armada Music. As anyone who has caught one of his Las Vegas sets knows, the sounds don’t stop with this DJ. Cedric Gervais at Intrigue at Wynn, February 11 & March 3.

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nsomniac constantly grows and changes, staying on the edge of music and culture. After a year that included the first EDC in India, Insomniac is growing again with EDC Japan in Tokyo in April and the first-ever Middlelands festival in May at the Texas Renaissance Festival Fair Grounds. Industry Weekly recently caught up with the man at the center, Pasquale Rotella, at his Las Vegas home to discuss what’s to come in 2017. You’re partnering with [Lollapalooza promoter] C3 to create Middlelands. How did that happen? It really came out of a friendship with C3, great guys, lots of synergy. When we walked through the site, I said, ‘We have to put something together for this—it’s too great of a venue.’ They host the largest renaissance fair in America at this location. I’m still the same person I was 20 years ago when finding a place, like a kid in a candy store, so to walk around and already have scenic villages and props set up, it was a dream find. It came together organically, and we’re really excited to dabble in something different.

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Middlelands has a more diverse musical lineup. Yes, there are more live acts and definitely hip-hop. But we’ve always dabbled. People don’t realize, but EDC had a full hip-hop stage back in the day. We had Common headline, and Insomniac did OutKast on another festival. We’re always open. We keep exploring other genres, but even when we do something outside dance music, we always come back to it. I

love other genres just as much, but in the community of dance music I feel at home. The gatherings are a lot different than others. EDC continues to thrive in Las Vegas where other music festivals sometimes struggle. I eventually plan on bringing a new festival to Vegas. I don’t have anything set right now, but I believe the support is there, and it would be exciting for people to come again, not just once a year. What are you excited about for this year’s fest in June? There are a handful of acts that have never played EDC before, so I’m stoked on that. We’re adding a new stage for our Dreamstate [trance music] event. The concept behind the Kinetic Field—we’re calling it the Gaia Stage, like Mother Earth— is going to be exciting and new. And just like we’re enhancing and having different concepts behind the stage areas, we’re now creating different roads or streets, like Electric Avenue last year. We get bored if we’re not taking things to another level, and we really build the event to be wowed and have a good time, because we’re passionate about it. It’s not always about spending more money and making it bigger; it’s about making it different and new. –Brock Radke

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“My life is going good, but I look around and the world is kinda going to sh*t,” Protoje says. “Reggae music always comes up at times when there is social unrest. It’s almost like a tool. And I’m definitely incorporating what I see, all of that, into the music.” The Jamaican-born reggae singer (and son of singer Lorna Bennett) is one of the genre’s brightest new stars, currently touring with Iration and loaded with material from breakthrough albums Ancient Future (2015) and Royalty Free (2016). But Protoje is constantly creating new material and just dropped “Blood Money” this month, which confronts corruption and repression in his native land. “At the end of the day, it’s rich getting richer and poor getting poorer. The divide is getting bigger, and it’s happening on a global scale,”

he says. “The same problems happening here are in Jamaica, just to a different degree.” Protoje has been breaking away from the current tour to play some headlining shows along the way, expanding his audience each time he visits someplace new. “When we’re opening, we have 45 minutes in which to convince people, ‘Hey, we should check them out,’” he says. “I’m always looking to new boundaries and ways to turn the music further, and I love that responsibility, to make sure I play a part in advancing the culture.” Protoje (with Iration, The Green and Zach Deputy) at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel, February 10. –Brock Radke

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here’s no perfect way to describe what it feels like to be in the presence of a legend. When Willie Nelson took the stage at the Venetian Theatre on February 1, every frenetic strum of his guitar, every quiver in his time-worn voice and every call-out to his adoring audience carried the weight of his 60some years as an outlaw-country icon.

cut a striking figure in the plush venue where Phantom—The Las Vegas Spectacular was staged more than 2,600 times. The resulting contrast intensified the intimacy of the concert, and Nelson made up for canceling previously scheduled shows here by rambling through “Whiskey River,” “Beer for My Horses,” “On the Road Again,” “Always on My Mind,” and more of his hits.

Backed by the Texas flag and a fivepiece band—until his youngest daughter, Amy, joined him to sing a few songs later in the show—Nelson’s rootsy style

He gave the spotlight to Mickey Raphael (harmonica) and sister Bobbie Nelson (piano) at times, played favorites by Merle Haggard and Hank Wil-

liams and dipped into forthcoming album God’s Problem Child with new track “Still Not Dead Again Today”; its opening lines—“I woke up still not dead again today/The Internet said I had passed away”—earned an excited roar from the crowd, which couldn’t get enough Willie. –Brock Radke

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There’s something about Feature that separates it from the droves of luxury streetwear boutiques on the West Coast. Maybe it’s that the brand doesn’t solely identify itself with streetwear. Whatever you call it—a luxury boutique, a lifestyle brand, a designer sneaker store—Feature is blazing its own trail in the fashion world. Ajay Bouri and EJ Luera opened Feature in Chinatown in 2010—along with partners DJ Ikon and Keith Iavazzi—and since then the store has gone from carrying basics to stocking high-end cult favorites like Japanese brands Visvim and Comme de Garçons Play, and Off-White, the rebellious Milan-based fashion brand from Kanye West’s creative director, Virgil Abloh. Despite the luxury labels, Feature isn’t about keeping people out, but welcoming them in. “So many people [come] in and out of Vegas—celebrities and higher-end clientele. We’re trying to keep the culture in Vegas and get away from that exclusiontype mentality, which Vegas is known for,” Luera says. At Feature, “you’re not going to find a snobby boutique; you’re not going to get people who won’t help you.”

Perhaps that’s because just seven years ago, Feature was literally a mom-and-pop shop. “My wife was in here with my newborn, ringing people up and shipping [product],” Luera says. Today, the boutique has gone through more than five remodels and one expansion. In 2014, the guys added their iconic “shoe tunnel” display, currently loaded with Adidas’ Raf Simons and Rick Owens collabs along with Vans, New Balance, Asics and more. Another edition, the two-story back room, includes hard-to-find brands like Mr. Completely and Human Made. Feature will really turn up the dial for this month’s MAGIC trade show, pairing up with photo collective Team Cozy for a Downtown walk on February 19 and co-sponsoring a Hyde Bellagio party with Georgia rapper MadeinTYO two days later. Feature at 3735 W. Spring Mountain Road #205, 702-463-3322. Feature & Represent present MadeinTYO at Hyde Bellagio, February 21. –Leslie Ventura

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wo New York City-based entertainment giants have joined forces. Last week, the Madison Square Garden Company and Tao Group announced that MSG has acquired a 62.5 percent interest in Tao for $181 million. Through the new partnership, the Tao team maintains day-to-day operations of its 19 venues in New York City, Las Vegas and Australia—Tao, Marquee, Lavo, Avenue, The Stanton Social, Beauty & Essex and Vandal—while continuing to ready new sites in New York, LA, Chicago and Singapore. And MSG expands its growth profile, consolidating a company that includes four of the country’s 11 highest-grossing restaurants.

“Tao is creating the most innovative premium experiences in the entertainment dining and hospitality industry—no one does it better,” MSG Executive Chairman James Dolan said in the announcement. “We now have a tremendous opportunity to utilize that expertise across our live offerings, while leveraging each other’s strengths to drive value and growth for both businesses.” MSG and Tao Group will work together to create new and innovative hospitality experiences that can be integrated across MSG’s portfolio, which not only includes venues and music and film festivals, but is expected to grow with last year’s announced plans to build an

arena in Las Vegas.

“Over the last 16 years, we’ve seen tremendous growth as we’ve successfully created some of the most enduring brands in the hospitality industry,” Tao Group co-founder Rich Wolf said in the announcement. “Our partnership with MSG enables us to continue down this path. We are thrilled to be joining the MSG family, and look forward to working with them on creating truly unique and exceptional experiences.”

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‘Maybe you can try with pop or songs that are more romantic,’” she says. “It’s been a lot of hard work. But for me, reggaeton is what is happening now. I want to create a different fusion of that music, show that you can have a little pop and a little hip-hop, and still [write] songs that all the people can sing. In my songs there are no bad words, so kids can sing them, and girls can identify with singing with them, too, because it’s not like a man singing reggaeton.” She plans to continue to inspire with upcoming album Girl Power, which could be ready this spring. After wrapping Pequeños Gigantes USA she’ll return to the road in the States for 14 shows before her first trek to Europe. Don’t be surprised to see other TV or acting opportunities come her way, too. “As an artist, I really just want to do everything,” she says. Karol G at Embassy, February 10. –Brock Radke

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ably order the tomato-garlic clams over spaghetti, but we recommend the Pesce San Pietro as your go-to seafood-pasta combo—delicately sautéed John Dory with asparagus and lemon-caper butter sauce with squid ink gnochetti. It’s a dish as colorful as it is flavorful. The bigeye tuna carpaccio is the favorite appetizer on this menu, and the roasted branzino with salsa verde is another seafood signature. But those who want to stick to the land—or more traditional Italian-American classics—will find what they’re looking

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eat as a meal—because if you finish it, you’ll be beyond satisfied. Served with a bit of acidic pickled watermelon rind to help cut through the richness, this dish is a sort of hybrid between the most luscious slab of pork belly you’ve ever tasted and a barbecued rib. The sweet Abita root beer glaze helps lend that barbecue feel, especially if you attack the bone for those last few tender bites. The Delmonico crew has achieved new levels of smoky, sweet, meaty bliss with this dish, a favorite appetizer since getting added to the menu a

few years ago. It might change the way you think about bacon, and it’ll definitely make you love it even more. Delmonico Steakhouse at Venetian, 702-414-3737; Sunday-Thursday 5-10 p.m., Friday & Saturday 5-10:30 p.m. –Brock Radke

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That stick-to-your-guns commitment continues to drive McDonald’s efforts. “What I’m most excited for is giving my guys work and really working for them now, using all the connections I’ve built to help out some of the younger guys. I’m trying to bring a different approach to it. I’m learning as I go.” Music Artist Connection Launch Party at Light at Mandalay Bay, February 15. –Leslie Ventura

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2/9 Sultan & Shepard. 2/10 A-Trak. 2/11 Cedric Gervais. 2/16 A-Trak. 2/17 Laidback Luke. 2/18 Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike. 2/23 Flosstradamus. 2/24 Alan Walker. 2/25 MAKJ. Wynn, Thu-Sat, 702-770-7300. JEW EL 2/10 LA Leakers. 2/11 BRYKLN. 2/13 FAED. 2/17 Lil Jon. 2/18 WeAreTreo. 2/20 Lil Jon. 2/24 DJ Irie. Aria, Mon, Thu-Sat, 702-590-8000. L AX 2/9 2 Live Crew. 2/10 Eric Forbes. 2/11 DJ Scooter. 2/16 Sisqo. 2/17 Eric Forbes. 2/18 DJ Quik. 2/23 Mystikal. 2/24 Eric Forbes. 2/25 DJ Steve1der. Luxor, Thu-Sat, 702-262-4529.

L I GH T 2/10 Clinton Sparks. 2/11 DJ E-Rock. 2/15 Music Artist Connection Launch Party. 2/17 Southside. 2/18 Justin Credible. 2/22 Metro Boomin. 2/24 DJ Spider. 2/25 DJ E-Rock. Mandalay Bay, Wed, Fri-Sat, 702-632-4700. M AR QU E E 2/10 Ruckus. 2/11 Dayclub Dome with Ghastly. 2/11 Tritonal. 2/13 Tritonal. 2/17 Ruckus. 2/18 Dayclub Dome with Gareth Emery. 2/18 Andrew Rayel. 2/19 Dayclub Dome with DJ Carnage. 2/19 W&W & Sander van Doorn. 2/20 DJ Mustard. 2/24 Vice. 2/25 Dayclub Dome with Sander van Doorn. 2/25 DJ Mustard. 2/26 Audien. Mon, Fri-Sat, Cosmopolitan, 702-333-9000. OM N I A 2/10 Martin Garrix. 2/11 Armin van Buuren. 2/14 Burns. 2/17 Kaskade. 2/18 Jauz. 2/24 Hardwell. 2/25 Burns. Caesars Palace, Tue, Thu-Sun, 702-785-6200. S U R R EN D ER 2/10 Ookay. 2/11 Dillon Francis. 2/15 EDX. 2/17 Stafford Brothers. 2/18 RL Grime. 2/22 Dillon Francis. 2/24 Yellow Claw. 2/25 Slushii. Encore, Wed, Fri-Sat, 702-770-7300. TAO 2/9 DJ Five. 2/10 Enferno. 2/11 Politik. 2/16 Justin Credible. 2/17 Jerzy. 2/18 DJ Five. 2/23 DJ Five. 2/24 Justin Credible. 2/25 Eric DLux. Venetian, Thu-Sat, 702-388-8588. XS 2/10 DJ Snake. 2/11 Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike. 2/13 Slander. 2/17 Diplo. 2/18 Dillon Francis. 2/20 Diplo & Virgil Abloh. 2/24 Chuckie. 2/25 Dillon Francis. Encore, Fri-Mon, 702-770-0097.

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This sexy, secluded place to sip and savor simply doesn’t feel like something you’d find in a fancy Strip resort. Wynn, 702-770-7000.

Get out on the climatecontrolled, lakeside patio with your honey and tour through one of the Valley’s best wine selections. 2620 Regatta Drive, 702-804-8008.

An incomparable collection (worth more than $10 million) hides out in a rustic, cozy environment under the off-Strip casino. Rio, 702-777-7962.

4. EIFFEL TOWER RESTAURANT Tourist trap? Maybe, but the bar’s sexy, you can’t beat the Bellagio fountain views and people propose there all the time. Paris, 702-948-6937.

5. CHADA THAI & WINE It’s known for its eclectic, affordable wine selection and stellar food, but the original Chada is a cool nightspot, too. 3400 S. Jones Blvd., 702-6411345. –Brock Radke

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hen The Lego Movie arrived in 2014, it was an unexpected pleasure: What seemed likely to be a cynical corporate cash-in turned out to be a clever, funny, self-aware and heartfelt movie about positivity and diversity. One of its breakout stars was a vain, arrogant version of Batman voiced by Will Arnett, and since the movie was still a corporate cash-in, no matter how wellcrafted it may have been, executives immediately green-lit a spin-off movie for the Lego take on the DC superhero. Luckily, The Lego Batman Movie retains much of its predecessor’s charm, packing in nonstop visual and verbal jokes while telling a simple, fun story with some solid lessons for the family audience. Directed by Chris McKay, a veteran of Adult Swim’s Robot Chicken and the co-editor and animation supervisor of The Lego Movie, Lego Batman finds its title character repeatedly saving Gotham City but returning home to a lonely existence, where he eats reheated lobster thermidor (in one of the movie’s most dryly funny scenes) and insists he doesn’t need anyone in his life. But that assertion is put to the test thanks to a new plan by the Joker (voiced by Zach Galifianakis), forcing Batman to team up with his accidentally adopted son Dick Grayson (Michael Cera) and new police commissioner Barbara Gordon (Rosario Dawson). The message about teamwork and family gets a little redundant toward the end, and the addition of non-Batman pop-culture villains (including Voldemort, Sauron, some Gremlins and the Daleks from Doctor Who) dilutes the focus a bit, even if it fits with the Lego franchise’s mashup mentality. Still, McKay and the five screenwriters have a strong working knowledge of Batman’s long history, which they put to great use via references both obvious and obscure (the 1960s Batman TV series is clearly a major influence). The beautifully detailed animation is a constant delight, and even when the plot drags slightly, the jokes remain crisp. Score another one for corporate cash-ins.

AAABC THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE Voices of Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Zach Galifianakis. Directed by Chris McKay. Rated PG. Opens Friday citywide.

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There wasn’t really anything in 2014 marcio) who invokes one of the ironclad rules of the revenge thriller John Wick that called out movie’s detailed assassin subculture to force John into for a follow-up, but every surprise hit gets one final assignment. From there, things naturally a sequel, warranted or not, so here we have John escalate, until John has nearly every assassin in New Wick: Chapter 2, regardless of necessity. York City (and beyond) out for his blood. AAACC At least the original creative team is The story lacks the laser focus of the JOHN WICK: back: Keanu Reeves returns as the title original (and goes on for 20 minutes CHAPTER 2 character, a weary, unstoppable assassin longer), and the increased emphasis on Keanu Reeves, who just wants to retire in peace, and franchise-building and mythology (up to an Riccardo Scamarcio, director Chad Stahelski and screenwriter annoyingly blatant sequel-baiting ending) is Ruby Rose. Derek Kolstad return to give him another a distraction, but Stahelski still knows how Directed by reason not to. The plot of Chapter 2 isn’t to stage stunning action sequences (a scene Chad Stahelski. Rated R. Opens as elegant as in the first movie, which toward the end of the movie set in a hall of Friday citywide. found John tracking down and killing the mirrors-style art exhibit is sure to go down men who murdered his dog and stole his as one of the best of the year), and Reeves car (both of which were mementos of his still effectively embodies John’s laconic balate wife). dassery. Add in Ian McShane, Laurence Fishburne After a thrilling opening sequence in which John and Ruby Rose as colorful underworld figures, and finally gets his car back (one of the few hanging plot you have the ingredients for an entertaining, ultrapoints from the previous movie), Chapter 2 switches violent and occasionally witty thriller. This time gears, bringing in an Italian mob boss (Riccardo Scaaround, it’s no surprise. –Josh Bell

Katherine Heigl’s first attempt to return to TV with the 2014 NBC espionage drama State of Affairs didn’t work out, so now she’s back with probably the safest bet in all of TV: a CBS crime procedural. Doubt stars Heigl as high-powered defense attorney Sadie Ellis, a member of an elite New York City firm devoted equally to social justice and well-paying clients. Although much of the show is structured like a standard case-of-theweek legal drama, there’s also an ongoing serialized storyline, in which Sadie is slowly falling for one of her clients, a rich doctor (Steven Pasquale) accused of murder. Heigl is much more comfortable in the role of a confident, stylish attorney than she was as the damaged secret agent in State of Affairs, and the producers surround her with a strong supporting cast as her fellow lawyers, including Elliott Gould, Psych’s Dulé Hill and Orange Is the New Black’s Laverne Cox. But the cases are dull and formulaic, watering down hot-button issues to fit in the show’s neat, simplistic framework. The doctor’s murder trial isn’t any more interesting, without nearly enough twists and turns to be dragged across an entire season. Heigl is a perfectly appealing actress who can glide through low-impact material like this, but there’s nothing about Doubt that’s likely to launch her back to TV stardom. –Josh Bell

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Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson in Fifty Shades Darker. See our review at lasvegasweekly.com. (Universal Pictures/Courtesy)

African-Americans in the Civil War 2/16, feature documentaries, Q&A with director Stan Armstrong, 7 p.m., free. Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3400.

Rings abccc Matilda Lutz, Alex Roe, Johnny Galecki. Directed by F. Javier Gutiérrez. 102 minutes. Rated PG-13. In this long-delayed third Ring movie, it’s a bland teenager (Lutz) and a college professor (Galecki) who encounter the cursed videotape and go in search of soggy ghost girl Samara’s horrific history. Apart from a standalone opening sequence set on an airplane, the film just traffics in the usual clichéd jump scares. –MD Theaters citywide.

Dam Short Film Festival Through 2/11, short film programs, parties, more, times vary, $9 per screening, $35-$100 passes. Boulder Theatre, 1225 Arizona St, Boulder City. Info: damshortfilm.org. Saturday Movie Matinee 2/11, The Magnificent Seven (2016), 2 p.m., free. Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3400. Sci Fi Center Mon, Cinemondays, 8 p.m., free. 5077 Arville St., 855-501-4335, thescificenter.com. TCM Big Screen Classics 2/12, 2/15, An Affair to Remember 60th anniversary screening with introduction from Turner Classic Movies, 2 & 7 p.m., $7.50-$12.50. Select theaters. Info: fathomevents.com. Tuesday Afternoon at the Bijou Tue, 1 p.m., free. 2/14, Blood and Black Lace. Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3400.

New this week Fifty Shades Darker (Not reviewed) Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Kim Basinger. Directed by James Foley. 115 minutes. Rated R. Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele navigate past secrets as they attempt to rebuild their relationship. Theaters citywide. John Wick: Chapter 2 aaacc Keanu Reeves, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ruby Rose. Directed by Chad Stahelski. 122 minutes. Rated R. See review Page 57. Theaters citywide. Jolly LLB 2 (Not reviewed) Akshay Kumar, Huma Qureshi, Saurabh Shukla. Directed by Subhash Kapoor. 136 minutes. Not rated. In Hindi with English subtitles. A bumbling lawyer faces a powerful and ruthless opponent in court. Village Square. The Lego Batman Movie aaabc Voices of Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Zach Galifianakis. Directed by Chris McKay. 104 minutes. Rated PG. See review Page 56. Theaters citywide. Singam 3 (Not reviewed) Suriya, Anushka Shetty, Shruti Haasan. Directed by Hari. 155 minutes. Not rated. In Tamil with English subtitles. Heroic cop Durai Singam returns to face a criminal operation dealing in toxic waste. Village Square.

Now playing 20th Century Women aaaac Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig, Elle Fanning, Lucas Jade Zumann. Directed by Mike Mills. 118 minutes. Rated R. Mills’ semi-autobiographical drama, about the three strong women in a teenage boy’s life in 1979 Santa Barbara, California, is beautiful and moving, a fascinating portrait of femininity and determination. It’s literate and

118 minutes. Rated R. Jarmusch’s latest structural gem observes a week in the life of Paterson (Driver), a professional bus driver and amateur poet from Paterson, New Jersey. Virtually plotless and deliberately repetitive, the film is a lovely portrait of the inspiration that artists take from daily life. –MD Suncoast.

asdfashdfkjshaflihasdfihlasdifha sdf haisuhdfihsf sdfhsdfliuhvilushdfuhasdfiuhsdfluihsdfluihsdfliuhsdfiulhsdfiuhsdfiulsadf. (L.E. Baskow/Staff) sophisticated, with layered storytelling that illuminates both past and present. –JB Village Square. The Comedian abccc Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, Danny DeVito. Directed by Taylor Hackford. 119 minutes. Rated R. De Niro unconvincingly plays a comedian looking for a comeback in this overlong, poorly constructed comedy. He has no chemistry with mismatched love interest Mann, and their relationship proceeds in fits and starts. De Niro never looks comfortable onstage, and his character’s supposedly hilarious, scathing material is painfully dated and unfunny. –JB Select theaters. A Dog’s Purpose aaccc K.J. Apa, Dennis Quaid, voice of Josh Gad. Directed by Lasse Hallström. 120 minutes. Rated PG. Gad cloyingly voices the thoughts of a dog who is reincarnated through several lives in this treacly combination of kid-movie animal antics and Nicholas Sparks-style romance. The pacing is uneven, the human characters are onedimensional and the tone is sappy and manipulative, with multiple tearjerking dog deaths. –JB Theaters citywide. Hidden Figures aaccc Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer. Directed by Theodore Melfi. 127 minutes. Rated PG. The story of three real-life black women who overcame prejudice while working at NASA in the early days of the space program is told with cheesy, crowd-pleasing moments that often simplify and diminish the struggles that the real people endured. Eventually its account of actual triumph over adversity becomes chintzy and disingenuous. –JB Theaters citywide. Julieta aaacc Emma Suárez, Adriana Ugarte, Daniel Grao. Directed by Pedro Almodóvar. 99 minutes. Rated R. In Spanish with English subtitles. Almodóvar returns to more subdued territory in this drama based on three short stories, featuring Suárez and Ugarte playing the title character at different points in her life. Julieta is a bit meandering and digressive, but Almodóvar’s skill at portraying vibrant female characters serves him well, and

the lead actresses are excellent. –JB Suncoast. La La Land aaabc Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend. Directed by Damien Chazelle. 128 minutes. Rated PG-13. Stone and Gosling are so terrific together, as an aspiring actress and a jazz pianist struggling to realize their respective dreams in cutthroat Los Angeles, that one can sort of forgive this being a throwback musical in which neither lead is a first-rate singer or dancer. –MD Theaters citywide. Lion aaacc Sunny Pawar, Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman. Directed by Garth Davis. 118 minutes. Rated PG-13. Based on a true story, Lion stars Patel as a young man who was raised in Australia (Kidman plays his mom) after getting hopelessly lost at age 5, but who uses Google Earth in an effort to locate the tiny village in India where he was born. Sluggish at the start, moving by the end. –MD Theaters citywide. Manchester by the Sea aaaac Casey Affleck, Lucas Hedges, Kyle Chandler. Directed by Kenneth Lonergan. 137 minutes. Rated R. Lonergan’s superb third feature (following the equally terrific You Can Count on Me and Margaret) stars Affleck—now a Best Actor frontrunner—as a janitor with a tragic past who unexpectedly finds himself tasked with caring for his teenage nephew (Hedges). Funny and heartbreaking. –MD Colonnade, Suncoast. Moonlight aaabc Alex Hibbert, Ashton Sanders, Trevante Rhodes. Directed by Barry Jenkins. 110 minutes. Rated R. Divided into three segments, Moonlight follows the introverted, gay Chiron as a kid, a teenager and a young man, coming to terms with his identity growing up in one of Miami’s poorest AfricanAmerican neighborhoods. It’s rooted in real details, and each segment (even the slow-moving final third) achieves its own grace. –JB Suncoast. Paterson aaaac Adam Driver, Golshifteh Farahani, Barry Shabaka Henley. Directed by Jim Jarmusch.

The Salesman aaabc Taraneh Alidoosti, Shahab Hosseini, Babak Karimi. Directed by Asghar Farhadi. 125 minutes. Rated PG-13. In Persian with English subtitles. A married couple struggles with moving forward after the wife is attacked in their home. Farhadi carefully examines issues of trust, gender roles and the futility of revenge in this methodical and sometimes hard to watch drama. Its themes don’t always come together, but when they do, they’re quite powerful. –JB Village Square. Silence aaabc Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Issey Ogata. Directed by Martin Scorsese. 161 minutes. Rated R. Scorsese’s latest is an adaptation of Shūsaku Endō’s novel about two 17th-century Portuguese priests (Garfield and Driver) who journey to Japan in search of another priest (Liam Neeson) who’s reportedly renounced Christianity. Though a bit sluggish in the telling, it’s ultimately a sincere, heartfelt examination of faith’s limits, or lack thereof. –MD Sam’s Town. The Space Between Us aabcc Asa Butterfield, Britt Robertson, Gary Oldman. Directed by Peter Chelsom. 121 minutes. Rated PG-13. Space starts with an intriguing concept, about a teenager born during a mission to Mars traveling to Earth for the first time, but the science is sidelined in favor of a Nicholas Sparksstyle romance (between the Martian teen and an Earth girl), with cheesy sentiment in place of philosophical concerns. –JB Theaters citywide. Split aaabc James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Betty Buckley. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. 117 minutes. Rated PG-13. Shyamalan’s tense thriller keeps up the suspense for its entire running time, telling the story of three teen girls abducted by a man with 23 personalities. It’s another step on Shyamalan’s comeback, telling a sometimes familiar horror story with confidence and a surprising amount of depth. –JB Theaters citywide. XXX: Return of Xander Cage aaccc Vin Diesel, Donnie Yen, Toni Collette. Directed by D.J. Caruso. 107 minutes. Rated PG-13. Diesel’s extreme sports-loving secret agent Xander Cage belatedly returns for this moronic and unnecessary action sequel. The story lazily throws in a few plot twists that allow Cage to team up with former associates and enemies, but it’s just an excuse for a series of over-the-top action sequences that mostly fail to deliver. –JB Theaters citywide. JMA Jeffrey M. Anderson; JB Josh Bell; MD Mike D’Angelo For complete movie listings, visit lasvegasweekly.com/movie-listings.

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FRONTIER SPIRIT Adam Ant revives a ‘heroic,’ classic record At Brooklyn Bowl By Annie Zaleski

dam Ant is often associated with the seminal, late-’70s, U.K. punk scene, partly because of his association with Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren. The truth is more complicated: McLaren famously stole the original lineup of Adam and the Ants to form Bow Wow Wow—and, today, the man born Stuart Goddard views Adam and the Ants’ debut LP, 1979’s Dirk Wears White Sox, separate from that roiling musical rebellion. “Historically, Adam and the Ants was there at the start, but

didn’t get to make an album until the initial rush was all over, really,” Ant, 62, says, calling from his office in London. “And Dirk is certainly not a punk record, I don’t think. It’s got some very, very challenging musical structures to try and perform. … [It] was an album done in monotone that was very black-and-white.” In contrast, 1980’s Kings of the Wild Frontier—which Ant will perform front-to-back February 10 at Brooklyn Bowl—was meant to have “the color and the excitement that I felt punk rock had lost,” he explains.

“[Punk] got very gray and very political and very violent. I didn’t like it very much anymore. And Kings was very heroic. That is reflected in the compositions and in the music. We were like little gangs, stating what we were all about. It was laying our cards on the table.” Kings of the Wild Frontier is indeed a Technicolor record with a triumphant bent, courtesy of its slice-and-dice rhythms (see: the “Burundi Beat” drumming), jumpy tempos and a warrior-like stance. The LP defies simple categorization as it veers from New

Wave (“Antmusic”) and twangy post-punk (“Los Rancheros”) to glammy garage (“Feed Me to the Lions”) and bratty punk (“Press Darlings”). To promote the album’s singles, Adam and the Ants made elaborate videos. “Antmusic” found the band performing in a futuristic disco, where they were tasked with winning over an indifferent crowd. Ant embraced the new visual medium; he says he even contributed his own money toward videos, to assure more than a “banal, standing in front of a wall” approach.

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ADAM ANT with Glam Skanks. February 10, 8 p.m., $30-$130. Brooklyn Bowl, 702-862-2695.

RIGHT AS RAIN THE AMERICAN WEATHER ASCENDS TO THE STAGE OF ITS DREAMS move things in a different direcou might know Anthony tion as a trio. Since then, their Krantz as the singer/guiboisterous, syncopated swagger tarist for Las Vegas trio has been heard from Downtown The American Weather—a venues like Artifice and the Bunkband that has tweaked the songhouse to the Double Down and writing style of ’90s grunge by Rumor closer to the Strip. tossing in elements from the blues It’s easy to hear why the group and classic rock. has won the ears of local scenesters Or you might recognize him and show promoters. Songs like as a veteran Brooklyn Bowl Las “Satisfy You” and “Pray” are full of Vegas employee who has huge hooks and melodic THE AMERICAN riffs that complement done everything from WEATHER bussing tables to cleaning Krantz’s raspy wails with Hail Sagan, the very spot where he (think: The Black Keys’ Black Rhino, now rocks out with his aggressive side, but Leaving Springfield, Indigo buddies. “I remember fronted by Dave Grohl). Kidd. February being onstage and thinkNow, the trio is gearing 10, 8 p.m., free. ing, ‘Holy sh*t! I’ve seen Beauty Bar, 702- up to release its first full598-3757. some of my heroes here, length album—recorded so many of my favorite at National Southwestern bands on this stage. Recording—on the newly Hell, I’ve even picked up the crap launched Huntridge Records lathey’ve thrown on the ground.’ bel sometime this spring. “We’ve Now I’m the one playing.” taken a huge risk thematically The American Weather— [on the record],” Krantz says. Krantz, 21; bassist Jaz Kelso, 22; “It’s a little political. There’s and drummer Aaron Golubic, 21— no better time than now to talk formed in the summer of 2015. about these things, and we’re The three friends had previously talking about them in a personal played in post-hardcore band A matter, as opposed to a ‘f*ck the City Misleading, but decided to system’ kind of way.”

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Adam Ant will play Kings of the Wild Frontier, as nature intended, on Friday. (Michael Sanderson/Courtesy)

“I always wanted to make them like miniature movies,” he says. “With MTV, being on the cusp of it was great. You could’ve been seen on TV in the town that formerly wouldn’t have seen you until you came in to tour. It’s not as important as the music, but it definitely was a great promotional thing.” These days, Ant is at work on a follow-up to 2013’s wildly titled Adam Ant Is the Blueblack Hussar in Marrying the Gunner’s Daughter. “Even today, I like to do something fresh each time out when I’m making a record,” he says. “I think that’s what punk left me with.”

Still, when it comes to playing Kings of the Wild Frontier in full, he respects the spirit—and the sequencing—of the original. “It’s a bit like doing a play,” he says. “And the audience know it, because obviously back then they were listening to the whole thing—you know, Side 1 and Side 2. I know I did. I know every word of the albums I like. “So we’re meeting that challenge, and that’s quite an experience. Having done plays, you know how important it is to get it absolutely as the author provides, and not mess with it. That’s my attitude.”

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Lolita Develay’s “Future Primitive” (Yasmina Chavez/Staff)

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ROOM WITH A VIEWPOINT Left of Center’s all-women exhibit pairs artwork and text, with mixed results By Dawn-Michelle Baude

t’s hard to put your finger on it, but it’s there— a celebratory self-help vibe pulsing at Left of Center Art Gallery. Pairing 14 writers and 13 visual artists, A Room of One’s Own lauds the freedom of women to make art. Cutouts, collages, paintings, sculptures, mixed media, printmaking, drawing, assemblage, performance and a video seem to almost hold hands with their appointed works of poetry, fiction, non-fiction and inspirational writing. The women-only show borrows its title from groundbreaking papers delivered in 1928 by Virginia Woolf and published the following year. For the better part of a century, Woolf’s exacting essays on the unholy alliance of poverty, paternalism and the dearth of female creative genius have often been the rallying cry for feminist publications and exhibitions. Conceptual déjà vu is one potential issue with the show. Another is uneven quality … or is it? If the

idea of A Room of One’s Own is to furnish a safe zone ist whose collages attain mastery—here purposewhere women’s art can be shared with a sympafully obscures the visual field that is her strength thetic audience, then being a productive female artto veer in a new direction. Poli Marichal’s digital ist/writer is all that’s necessary for inclusion—for video, “Sin Fonteras,” is as professional as it is the very reasons Woolf articulated. But in engaging; Bobbie Anne Howell’s intricate aaacc paper cutouts mesmerize via psychedelic other exhibition contexts, rigor, training, A Room of awareness of historical precedent and curtropes; and Denise Duarte’s “Unraveling One’s Own rent trends, thoroughgoing knowledge of Gender” coils in a decorative umbilical Through March materials and technique do, in fact, count. rose. Writers Angela Brommel, Cassan31; TuesdayAmong the bright spots is Lolita Devedra Keenan, Karen Laing, Heather Lang Friday, noon5 p.m.; Saturlay’s “Future Primitive,” a large-format and Erica Vital-Lazare, among others, day, 10 a.m.portrait featuring an attractive woman deserve a close read. 3 p.m.; free. powering up from a floral backdrop, the A Room of One’s Own occasions conLeft of Center Art Gallery, bemused expression on her face both templation of the feminine impulse to 702-647-7378. humorous and poignant. Another noteartistic creativity. But the basic curatoworthy painting, Elizabeth Blau’s “Glacial rial premise—linking visual and literary Pour,” is an icy blue-white pleasure to see, works—is tricky. Results in both categoalthough its previous Las Vegas exhibitions make ries are mixed, the combos arbitrary. The exhibiit a cheerful acquaintance, not a revelation. tion is best taken on its own terms: women artists JK Russ’ “Flower Power (R)Evolution” combines joyfully displaying work for each other. In that, at wall-sized collage with installation. Russ—an artleast, A Room of One’s Own wholly succeeds.

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Hooking up Finding Neverland is rich in familiarity, Edwardian luxury and imagination itself By Jacob Coakley

Hook, that things really take off. hanks to Downton Abbey, our imagination casts The show, with music and lyrics by Gary Barlow and Elthe Edwardian era as a simpler time. Strict rules, iot Kennedy and a book by James Graham, is full of songs murderous urges, not a lot of fun, secret crushes that want to soar as they extol the virtues of imagination, on mother figures with a complete inability to rule breaking and, of course, pirates. All the familiar actually discuss sex—it’s like elementary school. No woncharacters are here—and reveling in their familiarity and der one of the era’s most enduring stories—Peter seeing them anew is part of the fun. Finding Pan—is about a boy who never grew up. The production is directed by Diane Paulus— Neverland the visionary behind Pippin from a couple years Finding Neverland, the next musical to swing February into the Smith Center, takes the conceit and runs back—and it doesn’t stint on bringing Edwardian 14-19, times vary, $29-$127. luxury alive. Producer Harvey Weinstein opened with it. Based on Allan Knee’s book, The Man Reynolds Hall, Who Was Peter Pan—and the subsequent film his pocketbook to finance this production, and it 702-749-2000. adaptation Finding Neverland, starring Johnny shows, with costumes so lush they fairly drip and Depp—the musical is a loose origin story for the set pieces as rich as imagination. story of Pan, pitting playwright J.M. Barrie against the Imagination is what this all comes down to in the end. strictures and rules of Edwardian England. Barrie beIf you believe in theater magic—and the invigorating friends a single mother and her four young boys and finds power of make believe (not mention the ability of apin their imagination the key to creating a wonderland— plause to keep fairies alive)—it’s time to take another trip but it’s not until he unlocks his id, unleashing Captain to Neverland, one like never before.

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Ribs and sides at Virgil’s. (Christopher DeVargas/Staff)

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’CUE BENEATH THE WHEEL THE LINQ’S PATHWAY GETS MEATY WITH VIRGIL’S BY BROCK RADKE laiming your barbecue restaurant is “real” is a dicey move. Authenticity in cuisine is truly in the eye of the beholder, er, palate of the consumer. If the cook’s prized spareribs are nothing like what you devoured last time you went to Memphis, how real can it be? You could make a case that Las Vegas doesn’t have any “real” barbecue, because most people identify this food with certain regional specialties, and most prominent local ’cue shops are chains founded in other cities. Virgil’s Real Barbecue is the latest franchise to land here, created by the Alicart Restaurant Group (Carmine’s at the Forum Shops) and placed in a prime location along the Linq Promenade leading to the High Roller wheel. There are no surprises on this menu, a list that borrows favorites from various barbecue hotbeds in an effort to satisfy the cravings of any Vegas visitor. Texas-style brisket is smoky and savory, avoiding the all-too-common mistake of being served in a dried-out state. Carolina pulled pork is a tender, sweet complement to barbecue nachos ($15.95) or a righteous foundation for a hefty sandwich ($14.95). And those Memphis-style spareribs are served two ways, as a sauced-up riblet appetizer with mustard coleslaw

($10.95) or by themselves, perfectly presented pink meat from plenty of smoke with maybe not enough dry seasoning. Sample more than one with the twomeat combo plate ($24.95), which comes with a tasty cornbread muffin and two sides that could be gravysmothered mashed potatoes, collard greens or rich mac and cheese. Virgil’s treats chicken particularly well. Whole smoked wings, available in orders of four or eight ($9.95 or $14.95), are a far cry from the tiny, crispy drums and flats from your favorite neighborhood sports bar. Large and juicy with a thin layer of sweet, spicy sauce, a couple of these wings might make a meal. The Kansas City fried chicken ($22.95) is coated in aggressively seasoned crunch, a bite made to match an icy lager and a scoop of that mac and cheese. Other Southern favorites include fried catfish and chicken fried steak, and the house burger ($17.95), which adds brisket, cheddar cheese, barbecue sauce and onion rings atop the grilled patty. For the purposes of Las Vegas, let’s say “real” barbecue means they’re doing it right, smoking meats forever and serving them in large portions in a comfortable space. Defined this way, it’s an experience that isn’t readily available out here, but Virgil’s fits the framework. Combine it with other recent Linq additions In-N-Out Burger and Gordon Ramsay Fish & Chips and you have a Strip space that satisfies.

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INGREDIENTS 1/2 oz. Luxardo Cherry Sangue Morlacco Liqueur 1/2 oz. Pavan Liqueur Mumm Napa Brut Reserve sparkling wine Dress the Drink candied, gilded rose petal for garnish Chefmaster Edible Gold Spray (optional)

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THREE REASONS TO GET EXCITED ABOUT VEGAS UNCORK’D Still Las Vegas’ biggest food weekend, Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appétit (vegasuncorked. com) returns April 27-30 with a lengthy roster of celebrity chefs offering exclusive dinners and demonstrations on the Strip. Here are three events that jump out. Chef Timon Balloo will host a “three-kitchen” tasting dinner at the Venetian’s new Sugarcane, a restaurant that arrived late last year and has gone relatively unnoticed. This event could be a sleeper hit. The Grand Tasting is always the centerpiece at Uncork’d, but the following Saturday brings “Picnic in the Park,” an outdoor super-feast with MGM Resorts chefs Michael Mina, Julian Serrano, Alain Ducasse, Charlie Palmer, Shawn McClain, Roy Ellamar, Akira Back and others, at the Bliss Dance art installation near T-Mobile Arena. Tickets cost $199$249, with another round set for release February 8. Also participating in that picnic: Bryan and Michael Voltaggio, who just opened a killer steakhouse at MGM National Harbor in Washington, D.C. There’s a history of chefs dipping into Uncork’d right before opening Vegas restaurants, and a Voltaggio rep says this is the first time in 11 years non-Vegas chefs have participated. With MGM essentially building a new resort at the Monte Carlo, we could see the Top Chef brothers finding a permanent Strip spot. –Brock Radke

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Combine liqueurs in a shaker and shake with ice. Pour over ice sphere in a coupe glass and top with sparkling wine. Optional: Spray the inside of the coupe glass with Chef Master Edible Gold Spray prior to adding ingredients.

Our recipe for a great Valentine’s Day is pink paper hearts, chocolate, flowers and lots and lots of alcohol. In this case, the 777 Lover not only satisfies these requirements, it exceeds them. This decadent, luxurious cocktail combines a dry, California sparkling wine with a rich cherry liqueur and a crisp grape liqueur. The result is a beautifully balanced drink, created specifically for celebrating love.

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Live Music THe Strip & Nearby Brooklyn Bowl Adam Ant, Glam Skanks 2/10, 8 pm, $30-$130. Beyonce vs. Drake Tribute Night 2/11, 8 pm, $10-$20. Galactic, The Bright Light Social House 2/14, 7 pm, $22-$25. Alter Bridge, Nonpoint, Andrew Boss 2/16, 6:30 pm, $28-$60. Ween 2/17-2/19, 6 pm, $55-$180. The Infamous Stringdusters, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 2/20, 7 pm, $23-$35. Linq, 702-862-2695. Caesars Palace (Colosseum) Elton John 2/102/11, 2/13-2/15, 2/17-2/20, 7:30 pm, $55-$500. Reba, Brooks & Dunn 2/22, 2/24-2/25, 7:30 pm, $60-$205. (Cleopatra’s Barge) Blues Traveler 2/22-2/23, 3/1-3/2, 3/8-3/9, 9:30 pm, $79-$199. 702-731-7333. Cosmopolitan (Chelsea) Dierks Bentley 3/3-3/4, 7 pm, $49-$109. 702-698-7000. Double Down TV Party Tonight w/Atomic Fish, The Pluralses, Nickole Muse 2/9, 9 pm. Stormtroopers of Dirk, Durango 66 2/10. Big Rig Dollhouse, Motor Gun Hotel, No Application fee, Timm Saxton 2/11. Danse de Sade, Stagnetti’s C*ck, Slave to Reality 2/12. Philena Carter, Lee Mallory, Mizz Absurd, Lisa Mac 2/14, 7 pm. Gold Top Bob & The Goldtoppers 2/15. Shows 10 pm, free unless noted. 640 Paradise Road, 702-791-5775. Hard Rock Hotel (The Joint) Iration, The Green, Protoje, Zach Deputy 2/10, 8 pm, $40-$125. R. Kelly, June’s Diary 2/17, 9 pm, $50-$250. AFI, Nothing, Souvenirs 2/18, 8 pm, $28-$128. Better Than Ezra, Jeremy Cornwell 2/25, 7 pm, $45-$150. (Vinyl) Max & Iggor Cavalera, Immolation, Full of Hell 2/9, 7 pm, $25-$45. Distinguisher, A Friend a Foe, Spite, We Gave It Hell, Deep End, Hole Hearted 2/10, 6 pm, $10$20. Dumbfoundead, Year of the Ox 2/11, 8 pm, $15-$25. The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, White Hills, Electric Citizen 2/16, 7 pm, $25-$30. Amaranthe Maximalism, Failure Anthem, Citizen Zero, Cypher 16, Smash into Pieces 2/18, 7 pm, $22-$39. Almost Normal, Avalon Landing, Gregory Michael Davis 2/25, 8 pm, $5-$15. 702-693-5000. Hard Rock Live KilPop.com Awards 2/12, 6 pm, $10. All That Remains, DED, Kadkey, Righteous Vendetta 2/16, 7 pm, $15-$18. Datsik, Crizzly, Virtual Riot 2/23, 8 pm, $25-$30. Rich the Kid, Sik Vik, Fuegogamo 2/25, 8 pm, $18-$23. Hard Rock Cafe (Strip), 702-733-7625. House of Blues Envy Showcase ft. Smashing Alice, Honor Amongst Thieves, Driven, Incarnate 2/10, 8 pm, $10. Wild Child 2/11, 8 pm, $15. Atmosphere, Brother Ali, Dem Atlas, Plain Ole Bill, Last Word 2/17, 7 pm, $28. Grits & Biscuits 2/18, 10 pm, $20. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7600. Mandalay Bay (Events Center) Twenty One Pilots, Jon Bellion, Judah & The Lion 2/18, 7 pm, $40$50. 702-632-7777. Monte Carlo (Park Theater) Cher 2/10-2/11, 2/14, 2/18, 2/19, 2/22, 2/24-2/25, 8 pm, $55-$436. Bruno Mars 3/11-3/12, 9 pm, $91-$459. 844-600-7275. Orleans (Arena) Bronco, Los Yonics 2/10, 8 pm, $40. Manhattans, Rose Royce, Freddie Jackson, Surface, Deniece Williams & more 2/11, 7:30 pm, $27-$73. (Showroom) Marilyn McCoo, Billy Davis, Jr. 2/11-2/12, 8 pm, $35-$55. 702-284-7777. Palms (The Pearl) Bonnie Raitt 2/17, 8 pm, $47-$88. Frankie Valli 2/18, 8 pm, $46-$138. 702-944-3200. Planet Hollywood (Axis) Jennifer Lopez 2/102/11, 2/14, 2/17-2/18, 2/21, 2/24-2/25, 9 pm, $79$416. 702-777-2782. Stoney’s Rockin’ Country Russell Dickerson 2/10, 9 pm, $10-$15. Shane Gamble 2/17, 9 pm, $5-$10. Town Square, 702-435-2855. T-Mobile Arena George Strait 2/17-2/18, 8 pm, $75-$200. Bon Jovi 2/25, 7:30 pm, $20-$553.

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702-692-1600. Topgolf Lady and the Gentlemen 2/10-2/11, 8 pm, free. 702-933-8458. Venetian (Venetian Theatre) Diana Ross 2/102/11, 2/14, 2/17-2/18, 2/22, 2/24-2/25, 8 pm, $61$226. 702-414-9000. Westgate (Westgate Cabaret) Cameo Thu-Sun, 7 pm, $69-$99. 702-732-5111.

Downtown Backstage Bar & Billiards Beastie Boys Tribute Night ft. No Red Alice, Pet Tigers & more 2/10, 8 pm, $5. Save Ferris, Vista Kicks, Light Em Up 2/11, 8 pm, $20. The Gladiators, Ludlow, Lady Reiko 2/14, 8 pm, $10. Inna Vision, The Steppas, ST1 2/16, 8 pm, $12-$15. Authority Zero, Hey Smith, Hard Pipe Hitters, Anti-Vision 2/17, 7 pm, $12-$15. Tijuan No, Nosis, Drinking Water, Los Ataskados 2/18, 8 pm, $15-$20. Archgoat, Valkyrja, Hellfire Deathcult, Opticleft 2/27, 8 pm, $18-$20. 601 E. Fremont St., 702-382-2227. Beauty Bar JT Woodruff, In Her Own Words, Woven in Hiatus, Hazing 2/9, 8 pm, $10. Black Rhino, Hail Sagan, Leaving Springfield, The American Weather, Indigo Kidd 2/10, 8 pm, free. Strange Mistress, Freedom Hawk, Irata 2/15, 9 pm, free. Cardiac, Astoria, Fear of Static 2/16, 8 pm, free. Franks & Deans, Easter, The Swamp Gospel 2/17, 8 pm, free. Nots 2/19, 8 pm, free. Sirus Hood, Sacha Robotti, Dirtybird, Cuff, 530, Flash Gang 2/21, 9 pm, $10-$12. The Bombpops, Western Settings, Caskitt 2/24, 8 pm, free. TV Heads, Illicitor, Rayner, Blast Flashes 2/25, 8 pm, free. Mobley, Cash Patrick Colligan, Cameron Dettman 2/27, 8 pm, free. 517 Fremont St., 702-598-3757. Bunkhouse Saloon Camden West, O Wildly, Leather Bound Crooks, LaRochelle Trio 2/9, 8

pm, free. The All-Togethers , All Night Visitors, When We Escape 2/10, 9 pm, $8. Valentine’s Sock Hop ft. Zach Ryan, Rob Lyons, Marc Donavan & Cole, Shanda Cisneros, Paige Overton, Nick & Elayna Thompson 2/14, 9 pm, $10. Indigo Kidd, Blair, Chani 2/15, 9 pm, $5. Surfer Blood, Hidden Levels 2/16, 9 pm, $15. The Desperados, The Van Der Rohe, Shanda and the Howlers, DJ Maybelline, DJ Lucky La Rue 2/17, 9 pm, $10. Dog Year, Shayna Rain, Slept Ins 2/18, 8 pm $5. Dada 2/21, 9 pm, $15-$20. Truckstop Honeymoon, The Prettiest, The Pittman All Star String Band 2/22, 8 pm, $5-$10. Hawthorne Heights 2/24, 9 pm, $15-$20. 124 S. 11th St., 702-854-1414. Downtown Grand (Freedom Beat) CSN Express: The Tribute 2/10. The Beatles Abbey Road Live ft. The Fab 3/18. Shows 9 pm, free. 206 N. 3rd St., 702-953-4343. Golden Nugget (Gordie Brown Showroom) Blue Oyster Cult 2/10, $43-$162. David Cassidy 2/17, $32-$228. Jefferson Starship 2/24, $21-$119. Shows 8 pm. 866-946-5336. Griffin Stocksmile, Bee Master, Alex and His Meal Ticket 2/15, 9 pm, free. 511 Fremont St., 702-382-0577. Hard Hat Lounge Lady Dame & The Blackboot Brothers, Kella Bo Bella 2/14, 8 pm $3. Something Called Nothing, The Wreckless 2/15, 8 pm, $5. 1675 Industrial Road, 702-384-8987. Smith Center (Reynolds Hall) Burt Bacharach 2/10, 7:30 pm, $29-$125. (Cabaret Jazz) Santino Fontana w/Bryan Carter, Steven Feifke, Charlie Rosen 2/10-2/11, 7 pm, $39-$59. Ramsey Lewis Trio 2/17-2/18, 7 pm, $45-$79. John O’Hurley 2/19, 2 pm, $39-$59. Frankie Moreno 2/21, 8 pm, $30-$42. (Troesh Studio Theater) Las Vegas Philharmonic Spotlight Series 2/16, 7:30 pm, $70-$195. 702-749-2000. World Market Center XO: Love.Live.Las Vegas

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Everywhere Else Adrenaline Sports Bar & Grill Wango Tango, U2LV 2/10, 8 pm, $5. Another Lost Year, Never Say Die, Lullwater 2/11, 8 pm, $6-$8. Kristy Singer Memorial ft. For the Fight, Astoria, Honor Amongst Thieves 2/12, 5 pm, free. Marduk, Incantation, Svart Crown, Vatican Falling, Pillars of Creation 2/16, 7 pm, $20-$23. Metalachi, Bipolar, Within the Cochlea, Dr. Phobic 2/18, 8 pm, $12-$15. Somewhere Thru Time, Tailgun 2/25, 8 pm, $5. 3103 N. Rancho Drive, 702-645-4139. Aliante Casino (Access Showroom) Sonny Turner 2/11, 8 pm, $31-$41. Russ Freeman & The Rippingtons 2/18, 8 pm, $40-$60. 702-692-7777. Boulder Dam Brewing Madelyn Feller 2/10. Out of the Desert 2/11. Casual Water 2/17. The Bruskers 2/23. SE South 2/24. Full Flight 2/25. Shows 7 pm, free. 453 Nevada Way, 702-243-2739. Cannery The Flamingos 2/18, 8 pm, $20. 2121 E. Craig Road, 702-507-5700. CasaBlanca Resort & Casino Walk Like a Man 2/13, 7:30, $25-$32. Bobby Wilson 2/14, 7:30 pm, $25-$32. LA Cast of Beatlemania 2/15, 7:30 pm, $25-$32. Southern Nevada Symphony Orchestra 2/18, 7 pm, $17-$30. 897 W. Mesquite Blvd., 877-438-2929. The ChXrch Bad Omens, Cane Hill, Nations, A Poison Alibi, Sunlifter 2/20, 6 pm, $13-$15. 5818 Spring Mountain Road, thechxrch@gmail.com. Count’s Vamp’d The Moby Dicks 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 10:30 pm, free. Todd Kerns & The Anti-Stars 2/10, 9 pm, $5. Count’s 77, Burn Unit 2/11, 10 pm, free. Frank Dimino, Baker’s Dozen 2/17, 10 pm, free. Devil City Angels, Mycah 2/18, 9 pm,

calendar $10. Hollywood Scars, John Zito Electric Jam 2/22, 9:30 pm, free. Bulletboys 2/25, 9 pm, $10. 6750 W. Sahara Ave., 702-220-8849. Dispensary Lounge Karen Jones 2/10. Jobelle Yonely 2/11. Adam Schroeder 2/15, 9 pm. Windy Karigiane 2/17. Jonathan Karant 2/18. Bruskers Guitar Duo, Joe Darro 2/22, 6 pm. Toscha Comeaux 2/24. Naomi Mauro 2/25. Jenny Sotolongo 3/4. Shows 10 pm, free unless noted. 2451 E. Tropicana Ave., 702-458-6343. Dive Bar Joni’s Rest in Punk Celebration Show ft. NE Last Words, Guilty By Association, Lethal Injection, Candy Warpop, Jerk & more 2/10, 7 pm, free. Strange Mistress, Radio Silence, Dc3, Critical Ways 2/11, 9 pm. Sham 69, The Creepshow, Gallows Bound, The Civilians 2/12, 8 pm, $12-$15. Fang, Lambs to Lions, Kapital Punishment, Devil’s Warning 2/15, 9 pm, $6. Mustard Plug, The Phenomenauts, Sheiks of Neptune 2/17, 9 pm, $12-$14. Crowbar, DiM, Fat Dukes of F*ck, Demon Lung 2/21, 8 pm $17-$20. Exmortus, Thrown into Excile, Sicosis, Asylum of Ashes, Pillars of Creation 2/23, 8 pm, $6-$8. 4110 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-586-3483. E-String Las Vegas Richie Cole Alto Madness Orchestra 2/18, 1-4 pm, $10. 2031 W. Sunset Road, 702-530-5299. Eastside Cannery Great White, Slaughter 2/18, 8 pm, $15-$28. 702-507-5700. The Golden Tiki Monti Rock, Professor Rex Dart 2/10, 9 pm, free. Clem Burke, Professor Rex Dart 2/11, 9 pm, $5. Name the Band 2/24, 9 pm, free. 3939 Spring Mountain Road, 702-222-3196. Green Valley Ranch (Grand Events Center) Bee Gees Gold 2/24, 8 pm, $19. 702-367-2470. Jack’s Place Lounge Orphans 2/12. The Kid and Nic Show 2/14. Michael DeGreve 2/15, 2/22. The Heers Turner Overdrive Project 2/21, 2/28. STEFnROCK 2/26, 1 pm. Shows 6 pm, free unless noted. 544 Nevada Way, 702-293-2200. Laughlin Event Center Alan Jackson 2/25, 8 pm, $40-$300. 500 E. Bruce Woodbury Drive, 702-298-2453. Primm Valley Resort Pedro Fernandez 2/18, 8 pm, $35-$75. Creedence Clearwater Revisited 2/25, 8 pm, $25-$55. 702-386-7867. Sam’s Town (Sam’s Town Live) The Songs of C&K ft. Henry Kapono and Friends 2/10, 8:15 pm, $23-$41. 702-284-7777. Sand Dollar Lounge Goldtop Bob 2/9. The Chris Tofield Band 2/10. DT & The Soul Joos 2/11. Shows 10 pm, free. 3355 Spring Mountain Road, 702-485-5401. Silverton (Veil Pavilion) Friday Night Live 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 7 pm, $10. Walter Trout 2/25, 8 pm, $12. 702-263-7777. South Point (Showroom) Earl Turner 2/17-2/19, 7:30 pm, $30-$40. Michael Cavanaugh: The Music of Billy Joel 2/24-2/26, 7:30 pm, $35-$45. (Grandview Lounge) Bobby Brooks Wilson 2/11, 9:30 pm, $20. 702-796-7111. The Space Bee Gees Gold, Tyriq Johnson, Michelle Johnson, Jassen Allen & more 2/15, 8 pm, $20. 3460 Cavaretta Court, 702-903-1070. Suncoast (Showroom) Sha Na Na 2/11-2/12, 8:30 pm, $20-$40. 702-636-7075. Sunset Station (Club Madrid) Chris Lane 2/10, 8 pm, $29. 702-547-7777.

Comedy

CasaBlanca Resort & Casino Paul Scally, Adam Hunter, Jay Reid 2/10, 8:30 pm, $15-$25. 897 W. Mesquite Blvd., 877-438-2929. Harrah’s (Main Showroom) Ralphie May 2/9-2/11, 2/16-2/18, 3/2-3/4, 10 pm, $35-$99. 702-369-5000. House of Blues Tom Segura 2/9, 7 pm, $26-$31. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7600. Mirage (Terry Fator Theatre) Ron White 2/102/11, 10 pm, $65-$89. Sebastian Maniscalco 2/17-2/18, 10 pm, $54-$87. 702-792-7777.

Rampart Casino (Bonkerz Comedy Club) Christine Little 2/9. Bobby Wayne Stauts 2/16. Preacher Lawson 2/23. Shows 7 pm, free. 702-507-5900. Santa Fe Station (Chrome Showroom) Keiko Matsui 2/10, 8 pm, $25-$45. 702-658-4900. Treasure Island Lisa Lampanelli 2/10, 9 pm, $48$76. 702-894-7111.

Performing Arts

Baobab Stage Theatre Burlesque 2/10, midnight, $20-$25. Verbal Vegas 2/14, 8 pm, $40$110. The Spoken Jazz Experience 2/25, 7:30 pm, $30-$45. Town Square, 702-369-6649. Charleston Heights Arts Center Love Me or Leave Me: Letters of Longing, Loving and Leaving 2/11, 7 pm, $10-$15. 800 S. Brush St., 702-229-6383. German American Club Reach for a Star: Variety Talent Show 2/9, 6-10 pm, $10. 1110 E. Lake Mead Blvd., 702-649-8503. Lloyd D. George United States Courthouse Margaret Bourke-White: A Chautauqua presentation by Doris Dwyer 2/17, noon, free. 333 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-388-6355. Historic Fifth Street School Recollections of the Silver State 2/10, 7 pm; 2/11, 2 & 7 pm; 2/12, 2 pm, $6. 401 S. 4th St., 702-229-3515. Las Vegas Little Theatre (Black Box) Sex With Strangers 2/9-2/11, 2/16-2/18, 8 pm; 2/12, 2/19, 2 pm, $15. 3920 Schiff Drive, 702-362-7996. Majestic Repertory Anton Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard of the Living Dead 2/9-2/11, 8 pm; 5 pm, $25. 1217 S. Main St., 702-478-9636. A Public Fit Theatre Company The Beauty Queen of Leenane 2/17, 2/23-2/25, 3/2-3/3, 8 pm; 2/18, 3/4, 2 & 8 pm; 2/26, 3/5, 2 pm; $20$25. A Public Fit’s Outburst 2/22, 7:30 pm, $20. 100 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-735-2114. Sci-Fi Center Repo! The Genetic Opera 2/18, 7:30 & 10 pm, $10-$25. 5077 Arville St., 855-501-4335. The Space Love Letters 2/10-2/14, 8 pm, $20$35. 3460 Cavaretta Court, 702-903-1070. Smith Center (Reynolds Hall) Finding Neverland 2/14-2/17, 7:30 pm; 2/18-2/19, 2 & 7:30 pm, $29$139. 702-749-2000. South Point (Showroom) Illusionist Rick Thomas 2/10-2/12, 7:30 pm, $25-$35. 702-796-7111. Starbright Theatre Manhattan Melodrama 2/11, 7 pm; 2/12, 2 pm, $10. 2215 Thomas Ryan Blvd., 702-240-1301. Summerlin Library & Performing Arts Center Silent Waterfalls: A Gospel Stage Play 2/10, 7 pm; 2/11-2/12, 3 pm, free. 1771 Inner Circle Drive, 702-507-3860. Theatre in the Valley Tribute 2/10-2/11, 8 pm; 2/12, 2 pm, $12-$15. 10 W. Pacific Ave., 702-558-7275. UNLV (Rando-Grillot Recital Hall) UNLV Chamber Music Series: Hungarian Masterworks 2/9, 7:30 pm, $25. Allegro Guitar Series: David Russell 2/17, 8 pm, $41$45. (Artemus W. Ham Hall) UNLV Symphony Orhcestra: With Love on Valentine’s Day 2/14, 7:30 pm, $8-$10. UNLV Music: Symphonic Winds Concert I 2/16, 7:30 pm, $8-$10. Charles Vanda Master Series: Simply Three 2/18, 8 pm, $20-$55. (Black Box Theatre) NCT’s Metamorphoses 2/17-2/18, 2/23-2/24, 3/2-3/4, 7:30 pm; 2/19, 3/5, 2 pm; 2/25-2/26, 2 & 7:30 pm, $28-$33. (Philip J. Cohen Theater) The Vagina Monologues 2/27, 7 pm, $8. 702-895-3332.

Special Events

Artisan Craft Festival 2/12, 10 am-5 pm, free. Sam’s Town, ArtisanCraftFestival.com. Beat Poetry Workshop Series w/Clark County Poet Laureate Bruce Isaacson 2/13, 6 pm, free. Paseo Verde Library, 280 S. Green Valley Parkway, 702-492-7252. Beer Zombies Craft Beer Festival 2/18, noon, $40-$75. Atomic Liquors, 917 Fremont St., atomiccitybrews.com.

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Boulder Dam Brewing 10th Annibrewsary Bash ft. beer tapping, live music & more 2/18, 7 pm, free. 453 Nevada Way, Boulder City, 702-243-2739. Chinese New Year Celebration 2/12, 10 am-5 pm, $1-$3. Chinatown Plaza, 4205 Spring Mountain Road, 702-221-8448. Dam Short Film Festival Thru 2/11, times vary, $9-$100. Boulder Theatre, 1225 Arizona St., Boulder City, damshortfilm.org. Harlem Globetrotters 2/9, 7 pm, $18-$357. T-Mobile Arena, 702-692-1600. Lights of Love Thru 2/14, dusk-10 pm, free. Ethel M Chocolates, 2 Cactus Garden Drive, 800-438-4356. Love Hurts Sorrow Hearts Prom 2/14, 8 pm, free. Velveteen Rabbit, 1218 S. Main St., 702-685-9642. LV Craft Show 2/12, 10 am-5 pm, free. Silverton, LVCraftShows.com. Painted Stories 2/12, 2-4 pm, $5. Bootlegger Bistro, 7700 Las Vegas Blvd. S., nevadawriters.org. The Official Supernatural Convention 2/9-2/12, times vary, $35-$978. Rio, creationent.com. Romance Cruise 2/14, 8-9:30 pm, $65 per couple. Lake Las Vegas Marina, 10 Costa di Lago, lakelasvegasevents.com. Seven Things I’ve Learned: An Evening with Ira Glass 2/11, 7:30 pm, $29-$99. Smith Center’s Reynolds Hall, 702-749-2000. Strange Love! Music & poetry w/Lee Mallory, Philena Carter 2/14, 7 pm, free. Double Down Saloon, 4640 Paradise Road, 702-791-5775. VIVA Fest (Vegas International Variety Act Festival) 2/16-2/19, times vary, $20-$55. Silverton, 702-566-1414. Writer’s Block The Bourbon Book Club: The Infatuations 2/9, 6 pm. EXPO 2/10, 7 pm. Slam Poetry Workshop 2/11, 2/18, 3-4:30 pm. Events free. 1020 Fremont St., 702-550-6399.

Sports

California Clasico: LA Galaxy vs. San Jose Earthquakes 2/11, 7 pm, $20-$45. Cashman Field, 850 Las Vegas Blvd. N., californiaclasico.com. JAMZ All Star Cheer & Dance National Championship 2/17-2/19, noon, $18-$79. Orleans Arena, 800-745-3000. The Vegas Shoot 2/10-2/12, 7 am, free. South Point Arena, nfaausa.com. UNLV Men’s Basketball San Jose State 2/11, 3 pm, $15-$130. Nevada, Reno 2/25, 3 pm, $20$140. Thomas & Mack Center, 702-739-3267. UNLV Women’s Basketball San Diego State 2/18, 4 pm. Games $5. Cox Pavilion, 702-739-3267. WWE Monday Night Raw 2/13, 4:30 pm, $20$110. T-Mobile Arena, 702-692-1600.

Galleries

CSN 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., 702-651-4146. Artspace Gallery Ali Fathollahi, Nanda Sharif-pour: Hearing a Mirror 2/10-3/25. Artist Reception 2/10, 6-8 pm. Fine Arts Gallery William Ruller: Lowland 2/10-3/18. Artist Reception 2/10, 6-8 pm. The Cube Bianca Scott, Lucky Wenzel: Phaos Perspectiv Thru 2/25. Art Square, 1025 S. 1st St. #150, 702-483-8844. Las Vegas Natural History Museum Andrew Feiler dual collection: Naturally Nevada; The Wild World Thru 3/31. Daily, 9 am-4 pm, $5-$10. 900 Las Vegas Blvd. N., 702-384-3466. UNLV Grant Hall Gallery Laura Brennan: If, Then Thru 2/10. Artist Reception 2/10, 6-9 pm, free. 702-895-3011. UNLV Metcalf Art Gallery Inquiry: The Art of Scientific Discovery Thru 3/31. Reception 2/24, 5-7 pm. Richard Tam Alumni Center, 702-895-2079.

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