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18 FALL ARTS GUIDE
Your handbook to the can’t-miss cultural events of the season.
COVER ART Photo Illustration ON THE COVER
14 SELF-CARE & LEISURE
De-stress your financial life with a well-crafted budget.
28 NEWS
A drop in international tourism spells less visitation for this year’s Mexican Independence Day festivities.
32 SPORTS Facing Canelo Álvarez at Allegiant Stadium is the biggest fight of Terence Crawford’s career.
36 COMEDY
Felipe Esparza makes light of dark humor while bringing his tour to MGM Grand.
40 SCENE
Check in to the immersive, assassin-filled Continental Hotel at the John Wick Experience at Area15.
44 FOOD & DRINK
Big B’s BBQ brings more smoked meats with a new restaurant on the west side.
The Oddities & Curiosities Expo takes over World Market Center, Clark County reflects on the immigrant experience with a new exhibit and more this week.
We’re not in Kansas any more.
(Photo by Steve Marcus)
SUPERGUIDE
THURSDAY SEP 11
FRIDAY SEP 12
RAPHAEL SAADIQ
8 p.m., Pearl Concert Theater, axs.com.
BARRY MANILOW Thru 9/13, 7 p.m., Westgate International Theater, ticketmaster.com.
CONAN
With Mares Of Thrace, Plague Doctor, Struck Nerve, 8 p.m., the Usual Place, dice.fm.
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN Thru 9/13, 7:30 p.m., Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, supersummertheatre. org
THE CRAFT’D Thru 9/13, 8 p.m., Majestic Repertory Theatre, majesticrepertory.com
JAN BLOMQVIST
With Layla Benitez, Script, L’Core, 10:30 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv.com
LUCI
With Prizmack, Cyber Kinetic Wook, 10 p.m., We All Scream, tixr.com
WWE WORLDS
COLLIDE
6:30 p.m., Thomas & Mack Center, unlvtickets.com.
GABRIEL IGLESIAS
8 p.m., & 9/13, the Chelsea, ticketmaster.com.
FELIPE ESPARZA
9 p.m. (& 9/13, 10 p.m.), David Copperfield Theater, mgmgrand. mgmresorts.com.
EAGLES
8 p.m., & 9/13, Sphere, ticketmaster.com.
MÖTLEY CRÜE
8 p.m., & 9/13, 9/17, Dolby Live, ticketmaster.com.
RICKY MARTIN
8 p.m., & 9/13, the Colosseum, ticketmaster.com.
PITBULL
9 p.m., & 9/13, BleauLive Theater, ticketmaster.com.
CARÍN LEÓN
8 p.m., MGM Grand Garden Arena, axs.com.
BANDA MS
9 p.m., Michelob Ultra Arena, axs.com.
MATUTE
8:30 p.m., & 9/13, Venetian Theatre, ticketmaster.com.
FEY
THE STRUTS With Dirty Honey, 8 p.m., Bel-Aire Backyard, axs.com.
JOHN DIGWEED
JESSICA AUDIFFRED 10 p.m., Substance, seetickets.us DO IT ALL
GRUPO DUELO
8 p.m., PH LIVE, ticketmaster.com.
8 p.m., Theater at Virgin, axs.com.
10 p.m., Discopussy, seetickets.us 50 CENT 10:30 p.m., Drai’s Nightclub, draisgroup.com
SATURDAY SEP 13
THAT SHOW ABOUT THE HOT DOG
Nothing brings to mind the human condition like … a hot dog? CFACoLab, a multidisciplinary performance group from UNLV’s College of Fine Arts, explores identity, diversity and belonging in That Show About the Hot Dog. Coming o a run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the production takes audiences on a journey alongside Wee Weenie Wiener and She She, unlikely heroes searching for their inner hot dog truth. Vibrant characters, puppets, music, dance, visual arts and wiener innuendo are on the menu in this homegrown, internationally acclaimed show.
7 p.m. (& 9/14, 5 p.m.), donation optional, Vegas Theatre Company, theatre.vegas. –Shannon Miller
BOXING: CANELO VS. CRAWFORD
2:30 p.m., Allegiant Stadium, ticketmaster.com
LAS VEGAS LIGHTS VS. MIAMI FC
7:30 p.m., Cashman Field, lasvegaslightsfc.com
GALACTIC ZOO
With Laszewo, Telykast, 8 p.m., Area15, area15. com
ODESZA
With Phantoms, 10 a.m., Encore Beach Club, wynnsocial.com
DESSERT BEFORE DINNER
6 p.m., Wynn, girlscoutsnv.org.
TEO GONZALEZ & MARIO AGUILAR
9 p.m., Palazzo Theatre, ticketmaster.com.
HOT WHEELS MONSTER TRUCKS LIVE
12:30 & 7:30 p.m., & 9/14, Orleans Arena, ticketmaster.com.
POLICE VS. FIRE CHARITY BASEBALL GAME
6 p.m., Las Vegas Ballpark, thelvballpark.com.
COLLABCHELLA
4 p.m., Collaboration Center, collablv.org.
DEBBIE GIBSON ETERNALLY ELECTRIC BOOK TOUR
7 p.m., Beverly Theater, eventbrite.com.
JANET JACKSON
8:30 p.m., & 9/14, 9/17, Resorts World Theatre, axs.com.
ALEJANDRO FERNÁNDEZ
9 p.m., & 9/15, MGM Grand Garden Arena, axs.com.
LOS TUCANES DE TIJUANA
9 p.m., Pearl Concert Theater, axs.com.
BRINCOS DIERAS
8 p.m., Theater at Virgin, axs.com.
BLESSTHEFALL
With Miss May I, Dark Divine, Colorblind, 8 p.m., 24 Oxford, etix.com.
MIDLAND
8 p.m., Sandbar Stage at Red Rock, ticketmaster.com.
CUCO
7 p.m., Brooklyn Bowl, ticketmaster.com.
GOLDFINGER
With Unwritten Law, Zebrahead, Sullvn, 7:30 p.m., Event Lawn at Virgin, etix.com.
A NIGHTMARE ON 80S STREET
8 p.m., Swan Dive, dice.fm.
THE DICKIES
8 p.m., Backstage Bar & Billiards, dice.fm.
CHELO
8 p.m., PH Live, ticketmaster.com.
ODDITIES & CURIOSITIES EXPO
Step right into the underbelly of the beautifully bizarre. The Oddities & Curiosities Expo is a weekend showcase of all things strange and fascinating. With hundreds of vendors, you’ll find taxidermy, preserved skeletal remains, gothic art, antiques, custom jewelry, handmade oddities and more. Traveling misfits, collectors, and the gloriously macabre gather here to trade, teach and toast the weird. Want to learn taxidermy? Watch a magic act laced with danger? Connect with people who get it? This is the place to be. Spooky season’s coming, so you might as well start early.
Embrace the odd and remember that life’s too short to be normal. 10 a.m., $12+, World Market Center, odditiesand curiositiesexpo.com.
–Gabriela Rodriguez
SUPERGUIDE
MARCO ANTONIO SOLÍS
8 p.m., & 9/15, the Colosseum, ticketmaster.com.
PALOMAZO NORTEÑO
8 p.m., MGM Grand Garden Arena, axs.com.
REIK
8 p.m., Pearl Concert Theater, axs.com.
EDITH MARQUEZ
8 p.m., Theater at Virgin, axs.com.
BASTID’S BBQ
With Mix Master Mike, Skratch Bastid, more, 5 p.m., Fergusons Downtown, bastidsbbq.com.
UNLV JAZZ DOUBLE OR NOTHING CD RELEASE CONCERT
3 p.m., Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall, unlv.edu
PRIDESTYLE PRO WRESTLING
5 p.m., Swan Dive, tickets.pridestylepro. com.
STREET MOB TAKEOVER
With Fuerza Regida, Chino Pacas, more, 11 a.m., Palm Tree Beach Club, taogroup.com
7 p.m., Allegiant Stadium, ticketmaster.com SUNDAY
E-40
10:30 p.m., Drai’s Nightclub, draisgroup.com
BRESH & HUGEL
10:30 p.m., XS Nightclub, wynnsocial.com
MARIACHI VARGAS DE TECALITLÁN
7:30 p.m., Reynolds Hall, thesmithcenter.com.
JESSE & JOY
8 p.m., Theater at Virgin, axs.com.
VELVET RHYTHMS BAND
With Lynn Bryan, 7 p.m., Maxan Jazz, maxanjazz.com.
SALA DE DESPECHO POP-UP 9:30 p.m., Encore Beach Club, wynnsocial.com
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS VS. LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
IT ALL
SUPERGUIDE
LATIN HERITAGE PARADE
6 p.m., Downtown Summerlin, summerlin.com.
LAS VEGAS AVIATORS
VS. SALT LAKE BEES
Thru 9/21, times vary, Las Vegas Ballpark, ticketmaster.com
BE YOUR OWN PET
With Same Sex Mary, Spring Breeding, 9 p.m., Backstage Bar & Billiards, seetickets.us.
FRANKIE MORENO
7 p.m., Myron’s, the smithcenter.com.
HUMAN NATURE
Thru 9/18, 6:30 p.m., South Point Showroom, ticketmaster.com.
EXHIBIT: MY IMMIGRANT
FAMILY
The Clark County and the City of Las Vegas, in partnership with the Consulate of Mexico in Las Vegas, kick o Hispanic Heritage Month with My Immigrant Family, an exhibit spotlighting the stories and perspectives of one of our Valley’s largest communities. “This exhibition provides an important opportunity to celebrate the rich cultural contributions of Latino families in our community,” County Commissioner Tick Segerblom said in a statement. “Through art, we can share stories that connect us all and honor the immigrant experience that has helped shape Clark County.” Las Vegas-based artist Marianna Romero Martinez, who honors her Mexican heritage through yarn, ceramics and textile art, curated the artwork. 5:30 p.m., free, Clark County Government Center, clarkcountynv.gov. –Amber Sampson
TOM KEIFER BAND
With L.A. Guns, 8 p.m., Theater at Virgin, axs.com.
JAKE & WONITTA OF CITIZEN SOLDIER
6 p.m., the Wall at Area15, area15.com.
ICONIC WOMEN OF MUSIC
7 p.m., Backstage Bar & Billiards, dice.fm.
DAVID BLAINE
8 p.m., & 9/19-9/20, Encore Theater, ticketmaster.com.
CAVIAR KARAOKE WITH DRAKE BELL
10:30 p.m., Caspian’s, caspianslv.com.
DILLON FRANCIS
10:30 p.m., Encore Beach Club, wynnsocial.com
SAN GENNARO FEAST
Thru 9/21, times vary, M Resort, sangennarofeast.com.
RINGO STARR & HIS
ALL STARR BAND
8:30 p.m., & 9/19-9/20, Venetian Theatre, ticketmaster.com.
SANTANA
7 p.m., & 9/18, 9/209/21, House of Blues, ticketmaster.com.
REDFERRIN
10 p.m., Stoney’s North Forty, tixr.com.
SELF-CARE & LEISURE
De-stress your fi nancial life with a budget BY
Avoiding facing nancial problems inevitably leads to more irrational, knee-jerk spending. Mel O, a certi ed nancial planner and host of the podcast Finances: The Other F Word, says budgeting is the most productive solution to combat self-destructive purchases and to shed nancial stress.
JESSIE O’BRIEN
Ahead of hosting a free Budget Bootcamp online on September 15 (register at freebudgetbootcamp.com), she o ers some tough love advice on money management. Courtesy
Understand your cash ow. Budgeting begins with understanding your cash ow, which means poring over your statements.
Set nancial objectives.
Befriending your cash ow allows you to set goals—whatever those may be. “I don’t care if it’s going to Burning Man. It doesn’t matter,” O says.
“I will tell you that you spend more money on the s**t you choose to spend money on than you think. That’s a given,” O says.
To understand cash ow, she says to categorize your spending over the past 30 to 90 days into four buckets: xed bills, uctuating bills like power, xed discretionary spending, such as gym memberships, and variable discretionary spending, the fun stu .
Once you know your goals and how much money you can allocate toward them, you can work toward accomplishing them overtime.
For instance, in “the rst 12 to 15 months, your objective is to pay o that credit card,” she says. “Bam, it’s done! … Before you know it, you’re knocking s**t out and you’re making marketable gains.”
“Once you rip the Band-Aid o and you look at where you are right now, it’s scary at rst, but then it is so empowering,” she says.
Have an emergency fund.
O says that nearly 60% of Americans can’t cover a $1000 emergency, and that’s because of a misunderstanding of cash ow.
An emergency fund covers at least three months of expenses. It’s a worthy nancial objective that keeps your budget on track by preventing future credit card charges and the endless loop of debt.
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Pay o easy debt rst.
It’s rare to have permission to postpone di culty. But with paying o debt, O says, do it. Most people assume it’s smarter to try to pay o the credit card with the heftiest balance and interest rate. But prioritizing that big balance card can block progress.
“You are not freeing up any cash ow to put towards your true nancial objectives,” she says.
Save a little at a time.
O says many people have the good intention to stow away a large chunk of each paycheck, but inevitably end up transferring it back to checking, bit by bit.
401K MATCHING: A COMMON, COSTLY MISUNDERSTANDING
Certi ed nancial planner Mel O says she often has clients who have never taken advantage of employer matching contributions to 401k retirement plans. One CNBC survey shows that one in four people don’t contribute at all.
O says companies with a matching vesting schedule, where the employee gradually gains full ownership of the employer’s matches over time, trips people up. People assume that if they leave their job before the vesting schedule is up, they will lose their money.
“Each time you do that, you’re reemphasizing to yourself, I’m bad with money,” she says. “That little euphoria of moving over that $800 lasts a second, and then you just slowly stab yourself to death as you pull more money out of it .”
“People think that they’re giving it to the employer, and this is real. This happens all the time,” she says.
Paying o smaller debts rst— while always paying all minimums— gives you more cash than tackling bigger balances.
She says to start with a doable number, however small. “Yes, it’s a lower dollar amount, that’s for sure, but unless your kid needs to get a staple removed from his eye, you’re not touching that money,” she said.
The slim gains fatten your wallet over time and transform your view of what you’re capable of.
She says with employer matching, you always get your initial money back, plus a return.
“Casinos would be bankrupt [operating] like that,” she said. “So for you not to take advantage of your matching, it makes absolutely no sense.” –Jessie O’Brien
Your guide to this season’s top music,
Rise Festival
Each fall, tens of thousands of people trek out to the Jean Dry Lake Bed—just 25 miles south of Las Vegas—for Rise Festival. The emotionally charged weekend, happening October 3-5 this year, unfolds like a collective unburdening. Live music and meditation build up to the evening ceremony, when festivalgoers write their hopes and intentions on biodegradable lanterns before releasing them into the Mojave Desert sky.
“We have everything from people who are out there grieving, people who are really praying for something, people who are just excited and grateful that they’re there with their friends,” explains Ashley Goodhue-White, Rise’s president and chief operating o cer. “Everyone’s experiencing a di erent emotion. But collectively, you feel so connected to these people, these strangers, that it’s an experience unlike anything else.”
This year, Rise Festival celebrates 10 years as a symbolic desert tradition with the new, 200-foot-wide Horizon Stage and one of its largest musical lineups yet. After the lantern lighting,
IHEART RADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL (September 19-20, T-Mobile Arena) Where else can you catch Mariah Carey, John Fogerty, GloRilla and Tate McRae all performing in one place?
IHeart’s annual music showcase kicks o with a stacked lineup of legacy artists, rising stars and a free fan experience featuring a set by Julia Michaels iheart.com/ music-festival.
–AS
nights will conclude with headlining sets from Australian dance maestros Rüfüs Du Sol; electronic duo Disclosure and global hitmaker Calvin Harris; and celebrated singer-songwriter John Mayer. But that’s not all: Future house phenom Oliver Heldens will perform over the weekend, along with jam band Goose, DJ twins Coco & Breezy, U.K. producer and DJ Elderbrook and many more.
“You’d go through this moment, this release, and everyone around you is on such a high. You don’t want it to end. So that’s how the idea of adding this incredible talent lineup came to be,” says Goodhue-White. “It was like, what do we fill that gap with? How do you match that level of excitement? You certainly can do it with Calvin Harris, John Mayer and Rüfüs Du Sol.”
But make no mistake, Rise is “not just another music festival,” Goodhue-White says. Art installations will be on display all weekend long, including HYBYCOZO’s large-scale geometric sculptures, This is Loop’s light installations, and William Cenoté’s interactive synesthetic piano. And the core of the festival still centers around connection and reflection.
Regardless of how people choose to experience Rise, Goodhue-White says the intention has always been “to be a space for everyone.” And it always will. risefestival.com. –AS
PARADICE FESTIVAL
(September 27, Downtown Las Vegas Events Center) Ravyn Lenae and Thee Sacred Souls headline this new soul and R&B-focused fest, joining psychfunk trio Balthvs, Latin instrumentalists LA LOM, alt-R&B artist JMSN and more for one groovy day in Paradice. paradicefest. com. –AS
REGGAE RISE UP (October 3-5, Downtown Las Vegas Events Center) Modern reggae legends Rebelution, The Dirty Heads, Slightly Stoopid, Iration and more bring sun-soaked grooves and endless good vibes to the desert, delivering a musical escape that’s as close to the beach as Vegas gets. reggaeriseup. com. –GR
BEST FRIENDS FOREVER
(October 1012, Downtown Las Vegas Events Center) The second annual altrock takeover unites icons like Minus the Bear, Jimmy Eat World, and Jawbreaker with rising names like Midrift and Crochet, blending nostalgia and discovery into an unmissable weekend for diehard fans of emo anthems. bestfriendsfor everfest.com. –GR
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG (October 18-19, Las Vegas Festival Grounds) Nostalgic fans have kept the hype train rolling for this emo and pop-punk fest. And with more than 50 bands on the bill, including Panic! At the Disco, Blink-182, Jack’s Mannequin, Avril Lavigne and Weezer, who can blame them? when wewereyoung festival.com.
–AS
COMPLEXCON
(October 2526, Las Vegas Convention Center) Fashion, hip-hop and sneaker culture collide at this star-packed convention. Attendees can discover more than 300 exclusive brands while enjoying performances by Yeat and Young Thug, plus Peso Pluma, Ken Carson, 2hollis and Central Cee. complex con.com. –AS
SEMA FEST
(November 4-7, Las Vegas Convention Center) The ultimate mashup of high-octane motorsports and rock ’n’ roll brings acts like Queens of the Stone Age and the Black Crowes together with Neon Trees, delivering a weekend showcase of speed, ri s and pure adrenaline. semafest.com. –GR
BY AMBER SAMPSON & GABRIELA RODRIGUEZ
MARIACHI VARGAS DE TECALITLÁN
BENSON BOONE
(September 15, Reynolds Hall) The iconic Mexican folk ensemble began performing in 1897, passing mariachi music down through generations. Regional Mexican greats like Pancho Barraza, Julio Preciado and Grupo Cañaveral will join them onstage, with Las Vegas High School’s Mariachi Joya opening. –AS
(September 26, T-Mobile Arena) The backflipping hunk behind breakout pop-rock hits “Beautiful Things” and “Mystical Magical” has emerged as an overnight sensation. Now he’ll bring his powerhouse vocals and Queen-era energy to T-Mobile Arena. –AS
THE STROKES (September 27, the Chelsea) When The Strokes call, fans can’t help but answer. The New York City-bred indie rockers who sell out shows in minutes are stopping in Las Vegas and El Paso ahead of their Austin City Limits festival headlining set later this month. –GR
DURAND JONES & THE INDICATIONS
(October 10, Brooklyn Bowl) Durand Jones & The Indications, pillars of the retro-soul revival, deliver a decade of craft with their latest album Flowers. Groove to their wholesome throwback sounds that bridge generations and keep the soul alive. –GR
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LORDE (October 17, MGM Grand Garden Arena) After a yearslong break, Lorde has returned with Virgin, an album that finds her at the height of her potential—even as a reluctant pop star. Witness that evolution in an arena setting with Blood Orange and The Japanese House as support. –AS
The Struts (September 12, BelAire Backyard); Motley Crüe (select dates September 12-October 3 at Dolby Live); Midland (September 13, Sandbar Stage); Cuco (September 13, Brooklyn Bowl); Lee Ritenour (September 13, Myron’s); Tropica Magica (September 19, Backstage Bar); Ashlee Simpson (September 19-27 at Voltaire); Chevelle with Asking Alexandria and Dead Poet Society (September 20, the Chelsea); Tears for Fears (September 24, BleauLive Theater); Counterparts (September 26, House of Blues); Falling in Reverse (September 26, PH Live); John Legend (September 26, the Chelsea); Bob James Quartet (September 26-27, Myron’s); Prayers (September 27, Swan Dive); Luis R. Conriquez (September 27, Michelob Ultra Arena); Band of Horses and Iron & Wine (September 27, Bel-Aire Backyard); Fishbone with The Slackers (September 27, Westgate International Theater); Las Vegas Philharmonic: Bugs Bunny at the Symphony (September 27, Reynolds Hall); The Who (September 28, MGM Grand Garden Arena); Carcass (September 30, House of Blues); High Vis (September 30, Swan Dive); Shoreline Mafia (October 1, House of Blues); Poppy (October 2, House of Blues); The Beach Boys (October 3-4, Venetian Theatre); Thomas Rhett (October 3-4, BleauLive Theater); Air Supply (October 3-4, Westgate International Theater); Paul McCartney (October 4, Allegiant Stadium); Erykah Badu (October 4, Resorts World Theatre); Hozier (October 5, T-Mobile Arena); Mineral (October 9, Backstage Bar & Billiards); Giveon (October 10, BleauLive Theater); Narrow Head (October 10, Backstage Bar & Billiards); Stevie Nicks (October 11, T-Mobile Arena); The Beaches with Annie DiRusso (October 12, Bel-Aire Backyard); NxWorries (October 15, House of Blues); Earth, Wind & Fire (October 17, Venetian Theatre); Playboi Carti (October 18, MGM Grand Garden Arena); French Police (October 21, House of Blues); Alanis Morissette (October 22, the Colosseum); John Maus (October 25, Area 15); Xavier Wulf (October 31, Brooklyn Bowl); The Meteors (October 31, Backstage Bar & Billiards); ZZ Top (October 31, Pearl Concert Theater); Mammoth WVH (November 1, House of Blues); Junior H (November 1, T-Mobile Arena); Leona Lewis (November 1-January 3, Voltaire); Quadeca (November 2, the Beverly Theater); The Brian Jonestown Massacre (November 6, Swan Dive); Vampire Weekend (November 7, BleauLive Theater); Spiritbox (November 13, Pearl Concert Theater); Sanguisugabogg (November 15, Fremont Country Club); Richard Elliot (November 15, Myron’s); Avatar: The Last Airbender in Concert (November 16, Reynolds Hall); Neon City Festival (November 21-23, Downtown Las Vegas).
Hozier
BY SHANNON MILLER
Opera Las Vegas enters a new chapter as Jim Sohre steps down and passes the mic to new general director and CEO Cecilia Violetta López. She’ll introduce herself to the community through song in Mariposa Que Vuela on September 28 at 3 p.m. at Nicholas J. Horn Theatre at the College of Southern Nevada Cheyenne campus.
Featuring Lopez’s internationally acclaimed soprano voice, pianist Nathan Salazar and Mariachi Plata, the recital serves as an autobiography, taking the audience through Lopez’s humble beginnings working in the fields of Idaho to finding opera as a means to transcend borders.
“I graduated from UNLV in 2011 and found my path in an opera career. ... My career has taken me all over the place. Now, it’s a full circle moment, because I’m back at Opera Las Vegas,” López says.
Expect supertitles in English and Spanish and a showcasing of López’s Latina heritage and story.
“I grew up singing mariachi music and was never exposed to opera until I went to UNLV. So I use that as a prime example that opera is for everyone. ... It’s an art form for the people,” she says. operalasvegas.com.
THE CRAFT’D: AN UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY (September 11-November 15, Majestic Repertory Theatre) Hell hath no fury like teen angst. Majestic’s reinvention of the 1996 cult film follows four girls who cope with the nightmares of high school by forming a coven. Spells play out to a retro soundtrack (think The Cure and Nine Inch Nails) performed by a live band. majesticrepertory.com.
SCREAM QUEENS: OPERA IN THE SCARY MOVIES (October 10 & 11, Charleston Heights Arts Center) Vegas City Opera brings to life haunting scenes from Harry Potter, Squid Game, Stranger Things, Resident Evil and Rosemary’s Baby. Powerhouse operatic voices will immerse you in the eerie, the epic and the enchanting world of cinematic horror. vegascityopera.org.
NEVADA CONSERVATORY THEATRE: THE UNDERPANTS (October 3-18, UNLV Black Box Theatre) When Louise Maske’s underwear falls down in public, her uptight bureaucrat husband Theo fears the faux pas could cost him his job and reputation. From the play by Carl Sternheim adapted by SNL’s Steven Martin comes a hilarious satire about sex, fidelity and love. unlv.edu.
NEVADA BALLET THEATER: ROMEO & JULIET
The Cottage (thru September 21, Las Vegas Little Theatre); Super Summer Theatre: Singin’ in the Rain (thru September 27, Spring Mountain Ranch State Park); Fiesta Folklorico Series (September 12, East Las Vegas Library; September 13, Whitney Library; October 18, West Las Vegas Library and West Charleston Library); That Show About the Hot Dog (September 13-14, Vegas Theatre Company; November 7-8, Dance Studio One at Alta Ham Fine Arts); A Public Fit: Ironbound (September 26-27, Clark County Library); Nevada Conservatory Theatre: Hedda Gabler (September 26-October 19, UNLV Black Box Theatre); UNLV Dance: Orbits (October 3-4, Judy Bayley Theatre); Cirque Mechanics: Tilt (October 4, Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall); Su s (October 7-12, Reynolds Hall); Urban Death Vegas (October 10-November 2, Vegas Theatre Company); THIRD Street: Soirée Eclectic benefit (October 12, 814 S. 3rd St.); The Shark Is Broken (October 17-November 2, Las Vegas Little Theatre); Stereophonic (October 21-26, Reynolds Hall); A Public Fit: What the Constitution Means to Me (October 24-November 23, Super Summer Theatre Studios); National Geographic Live: A Pirate’s Life (November 6, Reynolds Hall); UNLV Opera: O en/bach (November 13-14, Dr. Arturo Rando-Grillot Hall); UNLV Dance: Gravitational Pulls (November 14-15, Dance Studio One at Alta Ham Fine Arts); Vegas City Opera & Las Vegas Sinfonietta: Semele (November 16, Clark County Library); Disney’s The Lion King (November 19-30, Reynolds Hall); UNLV Opera: Crime & Punishment (November 25, Dr. Arturo Rando-Grillot Hall); Nevada Conservatory Theatre: A Christmas Carol 1941 (November 29-December 14, Judy Bayley Theatre).
Lion King
(October 17-19, Reynolds Hall) “You have dancing shoes with nimble soles. I have a soul of lead so stakes me to the ground I cannot move,” Romeo tells Mercutio in Shakespeare’s classic tragedy. With choreography by James Canfield and music by Sergei Prokofiev, soles will soar and star-crossed lovers meet their fate. thesmithcenter.com
The
BY BROCK RADKE
Act fast if you don’t already have tickets to the fifth annual Las Vegas Pizza Festival, because the popular fest is already close to a sellout. As we recently documented in the pages of Weekly, our Valley o ers every delicious style of pizza imaginable, and this homegrown event represents the scene beautifully. This year’s fest, happening November 15 at 1 p.m. at the Industrial Event Space, brings not only familiar favorites like Metro Pizza, Good Pie, Pizza Rock, Evel Pie and Settebello, but also shines a light on great pizzaiolos you might not know, like Christina Martin from Manizza’s, Madisen Saglibene from Pizza Stone’d, and Ricky Lewis and Ryan Perras from Rebellion. vegaspizzafest.com.
OKTOBERFEST DTLV (September 19-21, Fremont East) This inaugural event will take over Fremont Street from Las Vegas Boulevard to 7th Street creating a two-block, open air beer hall. It’s free to enter with a required wristband to purchase and consume alcohol. “It’s Bavarian tradition with Fremont Street flair—a new Las Vegas legend in the making,” founder Dan Hill said. oktoberfestdtlv.com.
REVELRY
(September 19-27, Wynn)
This luxury culinary spectacular is back for year two featuring a fresh batch of special dinners, master classes, pop-ups and visits from some of the world’s most acclaimed chefs, vintners and mixologists. The centerpieces are The Feast, a multi-sensory exploration of global flavors, and The Icons Dinner with Emeril Lagasse, Alain Ducasse, Marcus Samuelsson and other superstars. lasvegasrevelry.com.
San Gennaro Feast (September 17-21, M Resort); Great American Foodie Fest (September 19-21, Desert Breeze Park); HELP of Southern Nevada 26th annual Tea, Trends and Tranquility (September 26, Durango Resort); Greek Food Festival (September 26-28, St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church); Hospitality Charity Foundation MENUS Gala (October 10, Palms); Pinoy Festival (October 10-12); Haunted Harvest (October 23-26, Springs Preserve); Downtown Brew Festival (October 25, Clark County Government Center); Cigar Aficionado’s Big Smoke (October 31-November 1, Horseshoe).
BY GABRIELA RODRIGUEZ
ADAM SANDLER (October 31-November 1, BleauLive Theater) A household name in comedy, Adam Sandler takes the Fontainebleau stage for his You’re My Best Friend tour. Famous worldwide for his onscreen presence, he returns to Vegas to showcase what made him a stand-up legend. fontainebleaulasvegas.com.
HANNAH BERNER (October 10, Palazzo Theatre) Hannah Berner thrives on chaos and quick wit, turning audience interaction into an art form. Known for her Netflix special We Ride at Dawn, she delivers relatable yet unpredictable, razor-sharp comedy that keeps the crowd on its toes. venetianlasvegas.com.
JOHN MULANEY (October 11, Dolby Live) The multiple award-winning comic John Mulaney makes a Vegas stop on his Mister Whatever tour. Known for his side-splitting, self-deprecating humor and vivid storytelling, he finds the bit in everyday life and turns it into pure comedy gold. parkmgm.mgmresorts.com.
DON’T TELL COMEDY (October 25, Punk Rock Museum) The Valley’s favorite pop-up comedy show has done surprise sets all around town at gyms, hair salons, co ee shops, on the Strip and, now, at Punk Rock Museum. donttellcomedy.com
Gabriel Iglesias (September 12-13, the Chelsea); Felipe Esparza (September 12-13, David Copperfield Theater); Teo González & Mario Aguilar (September 13, Palazzo Theatre); Sam Morril (September 19, Palazzo Theatre); Howie Mandel & Arsenio Hall (September 20, David Copperfield Theater); Jay & Silent Bob (September 20, Palazzo Theatre); Trevor Wallace (September 26, Palazzo Theatre); Tumua (September 27, Palazzo Theatre); Sebastian Maniscalco (October 3-4, Encore Theater); Daniel Tosh (October 4, November 8, the Chelsea); Kevin McDonald (October 4, Mom’s Basement); Je Dunham (October 5, PH Live); Jerry Seinfeld (October 1011, the Colosseum); Steve Martin & Martin Short (October 10-11, Encore Theater); Monique Marvez (October 17-18, Wiseguys); Kumail Nanjiani (October 18, Palazzo Theatre); Kevin James (October 24-25, Palazzo Theatre); Ray Romano (October 2425, David Copperfield Theater); Jay Leno (November 1, David Copperfield Theater); Phil Rosenthal (November 1, Palazzo Theatre); Sarah Millican (November 7, Myron’s); Kathy Gri n (November 8, Criss Angel Theater); Trey Kennedy (November 8, Palazzo Theatre); Tom Segura (November 21, Dolby Live); Chelsea Handler (November 29, the Chelsea); Chris Estrada (November 28-29, Wiseguys).
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BY TYLER SCHNEIDER
UNLV’s Black Mountain Institute kicks off its 20th anniversary campaign this fall with a series of monthly events leading up to a celebration on March 7.
The festivities commence with a live taping of former BMI fellow Jordan Kisner’s podcast, Thresholds, on September 20 at the Beverly Theater. Kisner and novelist Jayson Greene will highlight Greene’s new science fiction novel, UnWorld, while also touching on breakthrough moments writers experience in their craft.
On October 15, queer comedians George Civeris and Sam Taggart bring their Straightiolab podcast to Vegas Theatre Company, where they’ll debate comedic aspects of straight culture with two surprise guests.
Iranian comedian Maz Jobrani—as seen on Grey’s Anatomy and Curb Your Enthusiasm will convene with BMI’s City of Asylum Fellow and Iran native Maryam Ala Amjadi at UNLV’s Philip J. Cohen Theatre on November 18 for a conversation on humor’s role in bridging cultural boundaries. blackmountaininstitute.org.
P MOSS (September 18, The Writer’s Block) Local author and Double Down Saloon owner P Moss joins Dayvid Figler for a reading of his new “twisted” historical fiction book, Screwing Sinatra. The plot features Ol’ Blue Eyes conspiring with John F. Kennedy and the mob to steal the 1960 presidential election. the writersblock.org.
AMANDA UHLE (October 3, The Writer’s Block) Amanda Uhle, publisher of the literary journal McSweeney’s, joins College of Southern Nevada creative writing professor and Obodo Collective founder Erica Vital-Lazare to present her new memoir, Destroy This House, which centers around her childhood experiences with a “scheming father” and “hoarding” mother. the writersblock.org.
LAS VEGAS BOOK FESTIVAL (October 18, Historic Fifth Street School) The Las Vegas Book Festival returns for its 24th year with headliners like former Nevada Gov. Bob Miller, repeat New York Times bestsellers Taylor Jenkins Reid, Jasmine Guillory and Julie Murphy, plus political journalists Tim Alberta and Katherine Stewart. lasvegasbookfestival.com.
Latinx/Hispanic Poetry Showcase (September 17, West Charleston Library); Fall Writers Workshop Series with publisher Jo Wilkins (September 20 & October 25, Flamingo Library); Healing Through Writing presented by Reannon Muth (September 20, Clark County Library); Elaine Hsieh Chou in Conversation with Tajja Isen (September 26, The Writer’s Block); Love Is Inconvenience: A Conversation with Maya Salameh and KB Brookins (September 30, virtual, blackmountaininstitute.org); One Book, One Henderson with Yangsze Choo (October 1, Henderson Multigenerational Center); Writing Children’s Books with More Emotional Depth (October 5, East Las Vegas Library); Wild and Windy Vegas Book Event (October 17-18, Paris Las Vegas); Writing the Personal and the Planetary: A conversation with Meera Subramanian and Neal Thompson in partnership with Orion Magazine (October 22, virtual, blackmountaininstitute.org); Sydney Martinez: Finding Nevada Wild (October 25, The Writer’s Block); John Birdsall: What Is Queer Food (November 1, The Writer’s Block); Publishing Your Passion with L’Ve Hall (November 6, Whitney Library); How to Raise the Stakes When Writing Children’s Books (November 9, East Las Vegas Library); Amy Reed-Sandoval in conversation with Marisa Duarte and Susana Sepulveda (November 14, The Writer’s Block); Matthew Davis in conversation with Beverly Rogers (November 18, The Writer’s Block); A Conversation with Johanna Hedva and Isle McElroy (November 19, virtual, blackmountaininstitute.org).
BY GEOFF CARTER
BRIAN MARTINEZ:
COSMIC CHICANO
(Thru November 22, NuWu Art Gallery)
The latest solo exhibition by artist and Scrambled Eggs collective member Brian Martinez wears a mask—a luchador mask, that is. It’s a central theme to Cosmic Chicano, “an exploration of Mexican American identity through the lens of the mythical, the ancestral and the now.” nuwuart.com.
ALISON BRAUN
(September 27, Punk Rock Museum)
Photographer Alison Braun began shooting LA punk shows at the dawn of the 1980s, publishing her high-contrast B&W shots of everyone from Black Flag to the Ramones in Maximumrockandroll and the like. She’s compiled them into a book, In The Pit, which she’ll be signing at the Punk Rock Museum—in addition to giving a tour of the museum’s collection. thepunkrockmuseum.com.
AUTUMN AT THE BEVERLY THEATER
(Various October dates, the Beverly Theater) The Valley’s premier art house cinema presents Animation Mixtape, an 85-minute program of animated shorts compiled by the great Don Hertzfeldt, on September 18. And The Wake, its peerless program of horror movies, will once again devour October in its entirety. thebeverlytheater.com.
The Wizard of Oz has blown into Sphere for an open-ended engagement, currently showing up to three times daily. This is the beloved 1939 movie, but not as you’ve known it or even imagined it; Dorothy and her cohorts have been upscaled to fit Sphere’s 160,000-square-foot, super high-resolution curved screen, and areas that didn’t previously appear on screen have been added with AI. The city of Oz appears at an epic scale; the plains of Kansas glow underneath a majestic, sepia-toned sky. In-theater e ects like the legit wind tunnel that accompanies the tornado sequence and actual flying monkeys make the fantasy feel more durable and real thesphere.com. Read our full review at lasvegasweekly.com.
Sundance Film Festival: short film tour (September 13, The Beverly Theater); Kirby M. Brownell: Scribble (Thru September 21, Clark County Library); Mario Loprete: In Cemento Veritas (September 23, West Las Vegas Library); Film: Pee Wee’s Big Adventure (September 26-27, The Beverly Theater); Film: The Hustler (September 27, Clark County Library); David Leiserowitz: From Nothing To Something (Thru October 5, Windmill Library); Michelle Patrick: Grace (Thru October 5, Whitney Library); Film: Tron IMAX Double Feature (October 8, AMC Town Square 18); Eduardo Tavares: Convergence (Thru October 12, Centennial Hills Library); Megan Oettinger Little: Finding Beauty Where We Are (Thru October 19, Spring Valley Library); Rick R. Ledesma: Living in a Memory (Thru October 21, East Las Vegas Library); Triple feature: Dracula, Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein (October 24, Clark County Library); Scrambled Eggs: Home Is a Place Rooted Inside My Throat (Thru October 25, Sahara West Library); Nevada Watercolor Society 2025 Fall Exhibit (Thru October 25, Sahara West Library); At The Heart of Nevada: Basin & Range (Thru November 19, Nevada Humanities); Sarah Robles: Home Means Nevada (Thru November 2, Sahara West Library); Marie Martelly: Let Your Dear Child Journey (September 18-November 23, Summerlin Library); Living Here (Thru December 20, Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art); Film: Wrong Reasons (September 20, Punk Rock Museum); Family Album (October 14-January 9, Las Vegas Civic Center Gallery).
Courtesy/Krystal Ramirez
Photo by Steve Marcus
THREE DAYS. TWO BLOCKS. ONE NEW TRADITION.
Oktoberfest Downtown Las Vegas Announces 2025 Debut on Fremont Street. Join us for a 3-day, 2-block street takeover on September 19-21, 2025. Witness the first ever closed end-to-end bier hall on Fremont Street East, Las Vegas Blvd through 7th.
Free to enter. $10 wristband required to purchase and consume alcohol. If you buy your pass now your first bier is on us*
*OktoberfestDTLV will decide when this offer ends.
BIER FOOD
Fremont Street will be lined with bier booths, serving Samuel Adams brews. Biermarks serve as your festival currency. Purchase Biermarks ahead of Oktoberfest weekend to save money, skip the lines, and get your wristband for free.
BIERMARKS
1 Biermark = 1 pint
2 Biermark = 1 stein refill
3 Biermark = 1 empty commemorative stein
5 Biermark = 1 full commemorative stein
You also have access to special Biermark-only menus inside participating venues along Fremont Street.
Oktoberfest DTLV will be serving Wolfgang Puck German menu across 10 booths. Celebrate sweet and savory with schnitzel, brats, apple strudel, Bavarian desserts, and more.
GAMES
Participate in various Bavarian competitions, wagers with biermarks highly encouraged.
IFOSH World Stein Hoisting Championship Qualifiers all weekend Nevada State Finals Saturday 8PM @ Keg Stage. World Championship Sunday 8PM @ Keg Stage.
Dachshund Derby Sunday @ noon
DJ Dance Bierhall Every night 9PM–2AM
Other Bavarian Games keg bowling, Nagelspiel, brat eating.
You won’t want to miss the beginning of a new tradition. Fremont shuts down. Steins clash. Legends rise. This is Prost! Vegas! Find more at OktoberfestDTLV.com
Join us Friday, October 10 officially proclaimed Junior Achievement Day in Las Vegas — for a spirited evening of wine, beer, and spirits tastings, gourmet bites, and an exclusive behind-the-scenes fashion experience with designer Sondra Falk Couture.
IN THE NEWS
Enhanced Games sparks research collaboration with UNLV institute
UNLV’s Sports Innovation Institute has signed a memorandum of understanding for a research partnership with the Enhanced Games, an Olympic-style sports competition coming to Las Vegas in May with a major twist: The athletes’ use of many performance-enhancing drugs is legal. Participants can use medically prescribed performance enhancers like testosterone, growth hormone and anabolic steroids, if they’re legal in the United States, ESPN reported.
Jay Vickers, the institute’s chief operating officer, said the institute will use Enhanced Games’ data to research the effects of performance enhancers typically banned from competition.
The competition, taking place during Memorial Day weekend at Resorts World, will feature swimming, track events and weightlifting.
But its lax rules on PEDs worry
BY THE NUMBERS
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organizations such as the World Anti-Doping Agency, which condemned the event in May for being “dangerous and irresponsible.” Enhanced Games sued the organization over supporting a ban on swimmers who participate in the competition or similar ones, the Associated Press reported.
Aron D’Souza, president and founder of Enhanced Games, can quickly rattle off the safety measures Enhanced Games is putting in place.
The organization’s focus is on “pre-competition clinical assessments,” he said. That means every athlete gets a cardiogram, MRI and blood work prior to competing, regardless of whether the person is “enhanced.”
“Let’s be very clear: The drug testing system invented by the International Olympic Committee is for fairness in competition,” D’Souza said. “It’s not for safety.”
D’Souza said he wanted athletes to have a choice between the IOC— which he called “old” and “slow”— and his competition.
Matt Fedoruk, the chief science officer at the United States Anti-Doping Agency, has said the negative effects of “banned substances” can come years later—even with the Enhanced Games’ safety precautions—and have been known to result in death in some cases.
Enhanced Games wrote in a statement to the Las Vegas Sun that the organization and UNLV were “currently collaborating” to create a “formal relationship” with the institute.
“This is an evolving area that will benefit athletes of all performance levels, from elite competitors to those seeking to live healthier and higher-quality physical and mental lives,” Enhanced Games officials wrote. –Kyle Chouinard
That’s how much the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority spent on a new nationwide campaign promoting the city as an “ultimate escape at an unbeatable value.” Dubbed “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas,” the marketing kicked off with a one-minute commercial that aired during the NFL’s first regular season game on September 4.
RAISING THE BAR Awakening has introduced three new acrobatic performances including a shoulder ballet sequence, a slackwire act, and a Russian bar arrangement (pictured). The immersive, inthe-round production at Wynn celebrated 1,000 shows in spring.
(Courtesy/Wynn Las Vegas)
MAJOR LAZER TO HEADLINE DOWNTOWN BLOCK PARTY
EDM supergroup
Major Lazer is bringing the party back to Downtown Las Vegas for round two of Feed the Block, a free, open-air gathering presented by Wynn Nightlife and Corner Bar Management.
On September 12, Diplo, Walshy Fire, Ape Drums and newcomer America Foster will hit the stage at Fremont and 6th streets for a genre-bending set on the Forest House Art Car, an EDC and Burning Man icon. Last year’s even debut drew thousands.
The party kicks off at 6 p.m. just steps from nightlife spots We All Scream and Commonwealth. Grab free tickets at feedtheblock. com
–Gabriela Rodriguez
EL GRITO MÁS SILENCIOSO
Drop in international tourism presents an economic threat to Mexican Independence Day in Las Vegas
BY TYLER SCHNEIDER
Norma Carbajal González, head of documentation at the Mexican Consulate of Las Vegas, has spent the better part of her quarter-century tenure as a Mexican diplomat living north of the border. Until now, she says, no one in her family has ever expressed any concerns about visiting her in the United States.
“My mom recently asked me, ‘Hey, what would happen if I’m walking and the police or some other agent approaches me and asks for my documents?’ I could see that she was concerned, as that question had never come up before,” Carbajal González says. “If she—who has all her documents and has been traveling maybe two or three times per year to visit me—asks me that, I couldn’t see how a tourist coming just for a couple of days would feel comfortable.”
Amid an ongoing Vegas tourism slowdown, plus a concurrent increase in federal immigration enforcement and political factors like tariffs, Carbajal González and head consul Patricia Cortés Guadarrama tell the Weekly they’ve noticed fewer Mexican citizens coming to them for passport or visa services in recent months.
Reduced tourism from Mexico could give a big economic hit to Vegas, where the second-highest source of international visitation has historically been Mexico. In 2024, more than one in five international visitors were from Mexico. And while Mexican Independence Day has traditionally been a time when Hispanic visitors flood the Strip for a slew of music, sports and entertainment events, Carbajal González and Cortés Guadarrama suspect that the current political atmosphere will put a damper on those festivities—and Vegas’ bottom line.
“We have seen in the news people who come in on a visa, for example, who were taken to jail over a minor traffic violation. ... Others may see this and decide not to come. Why? Many are afraid to.”
–Norma Carbajal González, head of documentation, Mexican Consulate of Las Vegas
Videos of masked agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducting raids nationally and indiscriminately picking up people—including citizens and immigrants who have legal status—have surely chilled would-be visitors from Mexico and several countries. Hundreds have been detained in Southern Nevada facilities since the start of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration.
Specific policies surrounding visas also make it harder for some to get here. Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority CEO and President Steve Hill said as much in an August 29 press conference where he criticized a new, refundable $250 “visa integrity fee” established under the Republican-led “Big Beautiful Bill” that passed in July.
“If you’ve got a family of four and you want to get a visa to come the United States, and it costs you about $1,150, that’s reason enough for a lot of families not to come. On top of that, it takes a long time to clear the visa process in those non-waiver countries. Mexico is one of those,” Hill said. “I think that policy really ought to be rethought, because I think it is going to be harmful to Vegas.”
Whether these policies impact
turnout at Mexican Independence Day festivities—taking place throughout Las Vegas from now until the holiday officially arrives on September 16—is uncertain.
“Unfortunately, I think the city will be hit by all of that,” Cortés Guadarrama says of those uncertainties. “It will be felt for sure, because we can already measure some of it through the number of people who come in. The fact that we’ve seen a decrease, we think, is because people watch the news and are being way more cautious, more so than in previous years.”
Though Cortés Guadarrama has also spent 25 years in the field, she’s still relatively new to the Valley. After leaving Salt Lake City to take up the mantle at the Mexican Consulate of Las Vegas last year, she’s already come to regard Vegas’ Mexican Independence Day festivities as “one of the best experiences in my career” and an opportunity for Latinos to celebrate cultural pride.
“It’s a big month for us. Traditionally, many, many, many Mexicans come and celebrate Independence Day here, which was interesting to me being new here,” she says.
It remains to be seen if 2025 can match last year’s energy. While local leaders like Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley and Hill have both acknowledged the tourism lull, they’ve generally placed a larger emphasis on a greater Canadian tourism exodus. According to July passenger data from Harry Reid International Airport, airlines like Air Canada and WestJet have suffered respective year-over-year passenger count decreases of 24.5% and 33.6%.
The same data set shows that two Vegas-bound Mexican airlines have also weathered some year-over-year decreases, with Aeroméxico and Volaris down 9.1% and 3.4%, respectively, in July. Berkley has noted
that “a number” of Mexican high rollers “aren’t so keen on coming here right now.”
Carbajal González says she believes Mexican visitors and artists alike could be worrying about “how welcome and safe they’re going to be here.”
“We have seen in the news people who come in on a visa, for example, who were taken to jail over a minor traffic violation,” she says, noting that she also fielded fewer passport inquiries over Labor Day Weekend than in years past. “Others may see this and decide not to come. Why? Many are afraid to.”
Hill remains optimistic about this weekend. He cited the boxing match between Mexican fighter Saul “Canelo” Álvarez and Terence Crawford at Allegiant Stadium on September 13 as a major draw, but tickets still haven’t sold out as initially expected when they went on sale July 18. Hundreds of tickets were still available as of press time.
Valley-based events, including Clark County’s Hidalgo Cultural Event on September 13 and the inaugural Summerlin Latin Heritage Parade on September 16, are still expected to draw crowds and drive economic activity, organizers say. Downtown Summerlin senior vice president of marketing Danielle Bisterfeldt tells the Weekly she expects more than 2,000 at the parade.
For Cortés Guadarrama, the camaraderie of Mexican Independence Day gatherings in the Valley is something to behold.
“Anything I can tell you will not be comparable to what you’d feel if you’re there, because the sensations and feelings stay with you forever,” she says. “It’s a moment to remind ourselves of who we are, what makes us who we are. It’s amazing, it’s beautiful, and it makes me cry every time.”
The World’s Largest Lantern Festival.
RISE Festival Celebrates 10 Years with Unforgettable Expansion and Immersive New Experiences
THIS FALL, RISE FESTIVAL RETURNS
RISE Festival returns to the Mojave Desert for its most ambitious celebration yet. From October 3–5, 2025, just 20 miles south of Las Vegas, RISE marks a decade of light, connection, and transformation with a historic 10-year anniversary event. Prepare for groundbreaking art installations, expanded guest spaces, and powerful moments of healing, harmony, and hope—culminating in the world’s largest and most breathtaking sky lantern release.
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, RISE INTRODUCES THE HORIZON
The Horizon Stage is a striking, open-air stage built to rival the most iconic venues in the world. Framed by the vast Mojave Desert, The Horizon will host a stellar lineup of internationally renowned artists, with RÜFÜS DU SOL, Calvin Harris, and John Mayer each headlining one of the festival’s three unforgettable nights. The lineup also features an eclectic mix of world-class performers spanning electronic, indie, folk, and experimental genres, including Disclosure, Goose, Ben Böhmer, Elderbrook, Oliver Heldens, LP Giobbi, Emmit Fenn, RY X, Patrick Watson, Coco & Breezy, RIVO, Forester, City of the Sun, Eduardo Castillo, and Carrie Keller.
lluminated by RISE Festival
THE PATH
A spacious exploration of art and meditation on the strikingly
THE COMPASS
The site of our collective artistic expression & the World’s Largest Sky Lantern Ceremony.
THE HORIZON
This is where we DANCE — an extraordinary venue, and an epic setting for a transcendent party in the desert.
beautiful Jean Dry Lake Bed.
Facing Canelo Álvarez is the biggest fi ght of Terence Crawford ’s career in more ways than one
BY CASE KEEFER
Terence “Bud” Crawford places higher than Saul “Canelo” Álvarez on every list of boxing pound-for-pound rankings.
Boxing fans would also near-unanimously agree that the 37-year-old Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) has performed more impressively than the 35-year-old Álvarez (63-2-2, 35 KOs) in recent years.
But few are picking Crawford to knock o Álvarez when they meet on September 13 at Allegiant Stadium in boxing’s biggest-possible ght, which will air live and free to subscribers on Net ix.
The dichotomy is all because of the weight. The light middleweight champion Crawford is moving up two weight classes to challenge Álvarez for his super middleweight championship belt.
Crawford has fought at as low as the 135-pound division throughout his decorated career while Álvarez has competed at as high as 175 pounds. The 168-pound class where the two ghters will face o at Allegiant hardly feels like a fair meeting point.
“You need to gain weight when you move up and it’s complicated,” Álvarez said at a news conference over the summer at T-Mobile Arena. “The preparation is di erent. Everything needs to be perfect.”
Álvarez is speaking from experience. His last loss came in May 2022 at T-Mobile when he climbed to light heavyweight to challenge champion Dmitry Bivol, whose size and power helped lead him to a unanimous-decision upset victory over Álvarez.
Crawford teased Álvarez about the loss throughout a three-stop press tour—the two held media events in
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and New York before Las Vegas—and bit back at suggestions that he was set up for a similar fate.
“Do I look like I’m putting weight on right or wrong?” Crawford asked. “We’ll see come ght night. We’ll see if I gas out or if I can’t handle the pressure.”
Crawford, an Omaha, Nebraska native, jumped at the chance to pack on the extra pounds for a matchup with Álvarez. It’s a ght he’s pursued for years.
Crawford might be commonly considered the best all-around boxer of his generation, but it’s the Mexican superstar Álvarez who has been the sport’s biggest draw for close to a decade since the retirement of Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Álvarez never much entertained the idea of a bout with Crawford in the past and referred to it as a “lose-lose” for him going up against a smaller ghter. Money has a way of solving everything in combat sports, however, and Álvarez got more interested as Crawford grew his pro le to sweeten the potential payday.
He’ll now reportedly draw the biggest check of his career, up to $150 million, to face Crawford after Turki Alalshikh, advisor to Saudi Arabia’s royal court and boxing’s new biggest power-player, became committed to booking the ght. The Saudis are co-promoting the event with UFC president Dana White, who’s described his long-awaited, rst major foray into boxing as “surreal.”
“These are two of the baddest motherf**kers of all time and they’re going to face o at a higher weight class and they’re going to ght,” White said. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime ght.”
The stakes have never needed
CANELO VS. CRAWFORD
September 13, preliminary card 3 p.m., main card 6 p.m., $373+. Allegiant Stadium, ticketmaster.com
Betting line: Alvarez -165 (i.e. risking $165 to win $100), Crawford +145 (i.e. risking $100 to win $145)
any clari cation for Crawford, who believes this is the only ght that can cement his place in the most reserved tier of boxing history.
“After this ght, when I defeat Canelo, I’m going to be on boxing’s Mount Rushmore,” he said.
Crawford, who grew up wrestling, has built his career on being stronger and faster than his opponents. There are real questions on if the qualities will maintain going up against a much larger opponent.
He’s not entirely at a disadvantage though, as the 5-foot-8 Crawford is actually a half-inch taller and has a three-inch longer reach than Álvarez.
But Álvarez’s toughness is widely cited as one of his greatest assets. The bigger opponents Álvarez faced have struggled to hurt him even when they land cleanly, so it’s hard to imagine someone as small as Crawford in icting signi cant damage.
Álvarez is also patient and an exceptional counterpuncher, which could get Crawford into trouble if he feels the need to push the action.
“It’s going to be hard to nd some weaknesses in Terence Crawford, but I’ve fought the best,” Álvarez said. “I’ve found weaknesses. I’m able to adapt to any situation.”
Álvarez has drawn criticism for facing a weak slate of opponents during his current six- ght winning streak and not looking as inspired in the ring as he once did, with none of the victories coming by stoppage.
He’s laughed o those accusations and declared, “They can talk but we’ll see.” Fewer motivational concerns are present around Crawford, who has more or less gone silent since the news conferences as he’s hunkered down for training camp primarily in Omaha, with sessions also in Denver and Las Vegas.
It’s unfamiliar territory for Crawford to be so thoroughly doubted, but he’s welcoming all skepticism.
“I’m a big fan of Canelo,” Crawford said. “I think he’s a great ghter, but I’m better. I think I have all the tools inside of myself. I’m capable of doing anything I want inside the ring.”
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FELIPE ESPARZA September 12, 9 p.m. (& September 13, 10 p.m.), $79+. David Copperfield Theater, ticket master.com.
Felipe Esparza ’s At My Leisure tour
fi nds dark truths in everyday life
BY GABRIELA RODRIGUEZ
More often than not, people nd themselves laughing the hardest at things that might be considered controversial, uncomfortable or even taboo. It takes a certain talent and a lot of un ltered honesty to pull that o , and that’s why we have comedians like Felipe Esparza.
There’s nothing clean about comedy when Esparza takes the mic. It’s blunt, lived-in and soaked in the kind of pain most people would rather forget. He brings it all out—family trauma, addiction, bad decisions—and somehow, makes you laugh without hating yourself for it.
“In my last special, called Bad Decisions, I talk about domestic violence and spousal abuse,” he says. “I never thought about how I could make that funny ... but if you make it funny, that means you’re moving on.”
The laugh might come after a pause, or maybe even a wince. But when it does, it hits harder because it’s real. Esparza headlines the MGM Grand on September 12 and 13, part of his At My Leisure WorldTour, a fresh hour of new material. No recycled sets. No autopilot. If he’s doing a theater, it’s because he’s ready to deliver.
“I’m not comfortable going back on the road with the same material,” he says. “I start the tour with a whole new hour.”
Raised in Los Angeles by Mexican immigrant parents, Esparza’s comedy walks a tightrope between the personal and the universal. He talks about growing up poor, getting high, getting sober and watching his mom laugh at the darkest bits. “I did the [domestic violence] joke right in front of her at a show in New York,” he says. “I ew her out and got her a hotel too, though, so that kind of helped.”
Storytelling is the backbone of his style, not tight setups and clever callbacks. It’s actual stories, tangled and weird and oddly familiar. A joke about the contrasts of Latino immigrants compared to white people is a home run. Esparza centers on the practice of Latinos sending money back to family in their homeland. He jokes that you don’t hear about white people sending funds “back to Scotland or Ireland,” or extended family from Germany or Belgium coming to the States and needing a place to stay. Latinos with rsthand experience get a kick out of this bit, and so does everyone else.
O stage, Esparza’s world is quieter. He lives with his wife, Lesa ODaniel Esparza, their two dogs and a rabbit. She helps direct and produce his specials and often hears new material before anyone else.
He’s also deep in the podcast game, with What’s Up Fool?, the history-focused History for Foos with comedian Butch Escobar, and a new one with his wife called Do You Even Binge? “We talk about Wes Anderson lms, Coen Brothers, and we’re gonna touch di erent type of genres and lms,” he says.
Esparza has been doing this since the ’90s, long before hour-long specials and sold-out theaters. He’s not chasing fame. He’s chasing the truth. And if that truth happens to involve conspiracy theories, Catholic guilt or general trauma, all the better—if he can crack a joke about it.
“I don’t want to be a person that’s pissing everybody o onstage,” he says. “I want to be the guy that makes fun of things in a way where you’ll think about it when you go home.”
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Five reasons every fan should check out the John Wick Experience at Area15
BY AMBER SAMPSON
In the world of John Wick, everyone’s either dead or dying to be. The billion-dollar lm franchise led by Keanu Reeves—aka Baba Yaga, aka devoted dog dad, aka not a guy you’d want to leave around a loose pencil—has spawned a universe of assassin spino s, including this summer’s Ballerina starring Ana de Armas. The latest lm rea rms the franchise’s core appeal: In the Wickverse, anyone can be a dapper and deadly assassin, even a ballet dancer—or even you. We decided to test that theory at Area15’s John Wick Experience, which made its debut in March as Lionsgate Films and Egan Productions collaborated to create a luxurious, lived-in re-creation of the lms’ iconic Continental Hotel. Before you check in, here are ve reasons you’ll want to extend your stay.
The world-building tops most movie sets.
In the Wick world, the Continental isn’t so much a place as a state of mind. It’s an assassin’s sanctuary, a neutral territory where no “business” can be conducted—a sacred rule of The High Table.
Egan Productions, the team behind themed mega-attractions like Fright Dome and the O cial SAW Escape Room, took every detail into account for John Wick’s most popular place of refuge. The lobby is charged with a palpable, cinematic air—bellhops bustle about transporting luggage, hotel guests exchange gold coins for vintage spirits at the bar. And that immersion follows patrons upstairs to the mailroom, where call operators—“accountants”—work the switchboards and post bounties on hapless hitmen. The accountants’ o ce is an atom bomb of analog—it’s all rotary phones and sheets of notepad paper; chalkboards and chutzpah from the Continental’s most intriguing sta .
and ri ng o your reactions in real time. The lore comes alive as you shuttle through rooms, solving puzzles and interacting with memorable members of the Continental sta — like The Tailor, who tries selling you a bedazzled, bulletproof bustier.
It’s a great way to familiarize yourself with the films.
It’s an immersive blast.
On the surface, the John Wick Experience excels as an exhilarating escape room. The plot is simple: While interviewing for a job with the accountants (bring a damn résumé, why don’t you!), you’re marked with a high-level bounty. The enemy is closing in; the manager wants to see you and you need an exit plan. Canonically, it’s every John Wick lm you’ve ever seen, but with an added sprinkle of stage. Similar to the award-winning New York production Sleep No More, this experience brings the immersion to you. Every character you encounter is an actor, pushing the plot forward
The John Wick franchise has produced four lms, a spino and a prequel TV series, with several more projects in development. We get it—it’s a little intimidating. But that shouldn’t dissuade newcomers from jumping in, and the John Wick Experience is a great place to start. It’s engaging but educational. Hardcore fans will also get a kick out of all the fan service it provides, especially at the gift shop.
You never know who’ll show up.
Ana de Armas, who stars as the trained and graceful killer Eve in Ballerina, stopped by the John Wick Experience earlier this year. Film composer Le Castle Vania also checked into the Continental this summer. Who’ll be next?
The action hits hard.
John Wick’s choreographed ght scenes and frenzied shootouts de ne the series—and they dominate here. During one segment, the experience allows you to arm yourself and train, placing you at the crux of the action in a satisfying nale worth the ticket price alone. Mad dash sequences force you to move quickly and precisely, while stunning set pieces and realistic audio intensify the action further. At one point, we crouched in a neon-lit alleyway, chest heaving from a chase. The experience delivers John Wick’s world in a way watching a movie never could.
PASSION FOR
PRECISION
Still smoking, Big B’s Texas BBQ opens a second restaurant on the west side
Big B’s Texas BBQ’s Ultimate BBQ Sandwich
(Photo by Wade Vandervort)
BY BROCK RADKE
You can and should argue as much as you need to when it comes to choosing the best barbecue joint in the Las Vegas Valley. But if we’re getting specific and searching for the best Texas-style ‘cue, we’re definitely talking about Big B’s, which recently opened a second location near Summerlin after closing a shop in the southwest last year.
Husband-and-wife team Brian Buechner and Natalia Badzjo opened their first restaurant in Henderson nearly 10 years ago, dedicated to smoking meats the way they do in the Texas Hill Country, where Buechner grew up. Back then, that meant driving back and forth to the Rio Grande Valley every few weeks to bring the perfect mesquite wood to Las Vegas, and smoking beef brisket overnight for 12 hours to achieve ideal tenderness, flavor and that rugged outer bark.
Today, they’re still doing it the same way, at both restaurants. “We stick to our guns,” says Badzjo. “We’re still driving the truck over there and bringing 10 cords of wood back. That’s how we started and it makes us different and special. If you like that flavor of barbecue, there’s no other place you can get it here right now.”
DINING NOTES
BIG B’S
TEXAS BBQ
8125 W. Sahara Ave. #300, 702-846-6635; 3019 St. Rose
The brand-new Sahara Avenue spot has the same family-friendly, backyard cookout feel of the original Big B’s, as well as a much larger parking lot than the former southwest location and plenty of TV screens for sports. For happy hour and football season fun, new cocktails and special dishes will be added, including brisket tacos, sliders, chicken wings and three different burgers.
Parwkay #130, 702-260-6327, bigbztexasbbq. com. Daily, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
But you can’t eat here without sampling a hearty portion of the brisket ($13 for a half-pound), also available in a sandwich or different combo plates, or the equally popular tri-tip, which is not a Texas specialty but adds yet another unique twist at Big B’s. Of course, chicken, ribs, pulled pork and hot links are also readily available.
“Brisket is still king in Texas and every pitmaster is always judged on their brisket,” Badzjo says. “We offer lean or moist, so guests can choose between the point or flat.” Texas tip: Go with the point, which is more marbled with fat and flavor.
The couple started the restaurant as a side project while working in Vegas nightlife, but it quickly became a full-time endeavor, and they wouldn’t have it any other way. “It started as a passion project and has grown into kind of a massive business, and we are still fully involved. A lot of people open a restaurant thinking it’ll be a passive investment, but it can’t be,” Badzjo says. “If you have a passion for it, you want to be there.”
Emeril at M Resort, Coach Mullen’s Menu at WSKY Stadium and more
Penn Entertainment’s recent announcement that the new hotel tower at M Resort will open in December also includes the addition of Emeril Lagasse’s restaurant Meril, which will expand from New Orleans with this location in Henderson. It’s Lagasse’s first off-Strip project in the Las Vegas area.
The legendary breakfast sandwiches of Eggslut will soon be available at another resort, not just the Cosmopolitan. The Rio is set to open another location of the LA import near its front desk in late 2025.
Bazaar Meat by José Andrés, an all-time great Strip restaurant at the Sahara, has now opened its new location at Palazzo The new restaurant was designed by Studio Munge and KGA Architecture and is located in the former Dal Toro space, open for dinner daily at 5 p.m.
Palace Station recently announced it will open Master Kim’s Korean BBQ, a Vegas favorite owned by restaurateur Freddy Hwang, in the spring of 2026.
Local breakfast favorite Hash House A Go Go is celebrating 20 years all month long with a special anniversary menu, weekly specials and giveaways and more. Celebratory dishes include the Big O’ Crispy Fried Hand Hammered Pork Tenderloin Sandwich, Brown Sugar Banana Flapjacks and the Fried Green Tomato Stack. For more info, visit hashhouseagogo.com
Nobu Matsuhisa is back at his Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace for a special event this week. He’ll host Taste of Nobu West, featuring
dishes showcasing his signature Japanese and Peruvian cuisine from 10 Nobu restaurant locations across the West Coast, on September 17 at 6 p.m. at the Caesars restaurant. Tickets start at $350 and are available at caesars.com
WSKY Stadium at 5625 Polaris Ave. #100, has launched Coach Mullen’s Menu, dishes inspired by UNLV head football coach Dan Mullen’s game-day favorites, available throughout the college football season. Included are the Mullen Burger, with bacon, fried Velveeta and Old Bay aioli, and the chicken cheesesteak with mushrooms, caramelized onions, fried onion straws and cheese sauce on a hoagie roll.
Speaking of burgers, NADC Burger, the Wagyu cheeseburger pop-up collaboration between professional skateboarder Neen Williams and chef Phillip Frankland Lee, continues to serve ‘em up at Resorts World in the Sun’s Out Buns Out space next to the Conrad lobby, 24 hours a day. Get it while you can, or visit nadcburger.com
Matt Meyer, formerly chef at Henderson’s 138° steakhouse and currently operating the DAMMM food truck in the Arts District, will debut a 17-course dry-aged meats tasting menu at pop-up dinners October 3 and 4 at the Sky Tower Banquet Hall Rooms. Premium cuts of beef, duck, pork and fish aged to bring out bold, refined flavors will be in the spotlight, and sommelier Bob Cranston of MGP Fine Wine will be pairing wines. For tickets and info, visit dammmreservations.as.me
The creators of El Dorado Cantina have opened a second location of The Cantina at 6050 Sky Pointe Drive #110, a 2,380-squarefoot space with 15 video slot machines. It’s open every day around the clock and more info can be found at thecantina247.com
Handel’s Ice Cream has opened its fourth store in the Las Vegas area in Henderson at 1685 E. Cactus Ave. –Brock Radke
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PREMIER CROSSWORD HOROSCOPES
BY FRANK LONGO
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 11 BY
ROB BREZSNY
ARIES (March 21-April 19): I have lifted one word from the Quechua language for our purposes: munay. It refers to a practical and visionary love that goes beyond sweet feelings. Munay is offering discerning respect and detailed appreciation to those you adore. In the coming weeks, be a gentle whirlwind of love that bestows useful blessings.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The medieval polymath Avicenna believed the soul entered the fetus with the first dream, not the first heartbeat. Let’s use this idea. The next beautiful thing you create will not arise from your forceful intention. It will emerge because you give yourself permission to fantasize and wander in wonder.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The bowerbird builds elaborate shrines as seduction lures. The displays aren’t merely decorative; they demonstrate discernment and skill. What collection of symbols, words and curiosities will magnetize the people you long to engage with? What you draw into your sphere will reflect the vibes you emanate.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): The pearl doesn’t begin as treasure. It starts as a wound inside the oyster. Over time, the creature coats it with nacre, turning discomfort into luminescence. Your task is not to escape what’s bugging you, but to expedite the coating process. Turn that gritty thing, layer by layer, into a luminous asset.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Olive trees can thrive in rugged environments with wide, deep and resilient root systems. In the coming weeks, you will be wise to be equally plucky and persevering. Here’s another fact about the olive tree you can and should emulate: Its fruit is valuable and in demand.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The Basenji dog doesn’t bark; it produces an eerie yodel called a baroo. This isn’t a flaw, but an interesting uniqueness. I invite you to express your personal versions of the baroo—your idiosyncratic offerings and singular gifts. Be faithful to what yearns to come out of you, which may be a little weird.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Scientists discovered that some caterpillars retain memories even after becoming butterflies. This is equivalent to us remembering our previous incarnations. You will be able to draw on this capacity in the coming weeks. The person you used to be will have key revelations for the future you.
“Ick!”
Aid in crime
“Dies --” (Latin hymn)
Gloomy
Tibias
Native of Nuku’alofa
Eye care chain
Top-tier
-- Major (constellation)
In -- of
Tightly strung
Mineo of Exodus
“-- to Be You” (pop standard)
Bartlett, e.g.
“Friendly skies” carrier, for short
Python’s kin
Deep-fried crustacean appetizers 8 Riga native, old-style
-- -coated aspirin
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In Celtic mythology, Cerridwen is the goddess of inspiration. The humans most likely to earn her blessings are those who are patient and willing to be changed. You are now at the top of the eligibility list for her gifts. The next three weeks will be the most favorable time to ask for and receive such blessings.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In ancient Chinese philosophy, ziran means naturalness, spontaneity. You’re due for an engagement with this wild ease. After weeks of inner labor, your soul wants to breathe in ziran. Let yourself be as natural and unconstrained as you dare. You aren’t required to prove your healing. You just have to live it.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Serendipity” refers to beautiful accidents and unexpected opportunities. The word didn’t exist until 1754, but good luck has always been possible. These outbreaks of good fortune are more likely to occur if you believe they’re possible and make yourself alert for their arrival. That’s good advice for you right now.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The placenta is the only organ the human body creates from scratch and then discards. I speculate that you may soon undertake a metaphorical version of this. A situation that has nurtured you is reaching the end of its mission. Though it has served you well, the wise move might be to outgrow it and move on.
Chevy pony car
“Let’s
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In Balinese gamelan music, kotekan is a technique where two musicians play distinct parts that together create a seamless texture. Your greatest success will come by generating harmony through collaboration.
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INFINITY MUSEUM AT THE BOULEVARD MALL | SEPTEMBER 2025 Who knew that the Boulevard Mall would come to be synonymous with infinity? I thought the Woolworth’s basement floor was impressive back in the ’80s, but had you told me back then that the world’s largest walk-in kaleidoscope was on its way, I would have responded with the ’80s’ most versatile expletive: “That’s a buncha bologna.” What’s crazy is that if you took a piece of bologna into the walk-in mirrored dodecahedron at the Infinity Museum—which opened last month—you’d see more bologna than you could ever handle. I don’t recommend it, since you’d have to leave your food outside with your stilettos and cleats. Rumor has it that those are not the shoes you should be wearing in infinite space. You know what they say: Before you disrespect a kaleidoscope, try changing your perspective. –Corlene Byrd
Model: Lourdes Trimidal
Photo by Christopher DeVargas
