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[ACT LIKE A MAN] FRIDAY-SUNDAY, SEPT. 16-25
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dudes in lady-wares. At least, that’s how they’ll deck the walls of the Sin City Gallery in the Arts Factory this week, not necessarily a part of, thought not apart from, Las Vegas Pride. The Macho Ma’am show is the brainchild of local photographer Carlo Roncancio, meant to be a visual commentary on gender roles and how they’ve affected men and women throughout history. Given Roncancio’s background in commercial photography, it should look like a mix of
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fashion editorial and meat mags. Think Vogue ads, but instead of Linda Evangelista in a nightie, it’ll be that guy who lapped you on the track this morning. Even though the show is ongoing, the last night is a closing party Roncancio’s calling “Back in the Closet,” a rib-nudge to his “Closet” party series from earlier in his career. While we don’t know exactly what that’s going to mean, Roncancio’s promising fun over formal. It’s all dudes in heels and gently wafting gender roles. Max Plenke. 1 p.m.-7 p.m, through Sept. 24. (Closing party: Sept. 24, 7 p.m.); Sin City Gallery at Arts Factory, 107 E. Charleston Blvd. #100, 383-3133, free
All these years, men have been jealous of The Vagina Monologues, the popular episodic play where women tackle the subjects of sex, love, rape, menstruation, orgasm, birth — anything and everything relating to the female sex organ. As it turns out, the boys want to talk about their naughty bits, too! And now they can, thanks to Phallusies, a play in which men air their, um, private grievances. This two-weekend test run of Paul Atreides’ first play is a comical series of monologues and short scenes centered on male issues. No topic is off limits, as actors rap on subjects like circumcision, old age and prostate problems. As the Las Vegas Little Theatre website claims, “If you have a penis, or know someone who does, this play is for you!” Curious to see how the boys stand up to Vagina Monologue staple “The Little Coochie Snorcher That Could”? There’s only one way to find out. Kristy Totten. Friday-Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m., through Sept. 25; Las Vegas Little Theatre, 3920 Schiff Drive, 3627996. www.lvlt.org, $10-$15
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It’s our sincere hope, here at Picks of the Week, that you don’t merely graze these pages for activities you already know you’ll like. We want you to approach it with a willingness to try something different, too. It’s in that spirit that we call your attention to a reading by poet Joshua Kryah. An instructor at UNLV, his latest collection of poetry is We Are Starved, dealing with his tough upbringing in St. Louis. What’s his poetry like? Here’s a taste, from “Dear Incendiary”: I saw you burning in the garden, then only the burn./I returned the flint and steel lent me,expecting/ another favor.I was told to look at the flowers/ in the yard, to call them by your name./ I burnt that also. See you at the reading! Scott Dickensheets. 7 p.m., Greenspun Hall Auditorium, www.blackmountaininstitute.org, free
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Steampunk Charity Fashion Show Strap on your aviator goggles, board your big wheel bicycle plane and make your way down to Artifice on Saturday for a very special Steampunk cosplay event and fashion show. This won’t be a standard fashion show — thank God for that. No whippet-thin models in humorless haute couture. Two talented designers are teaming up to create edgy Victorian fashions from popular Steampunk comic books. If you’re into comics, fantasy, history, fashion or fun, this event is for you. Proceeds will help two local charities working to end bullying and improve the lives of Southern Nevada teenagers. It’s a fantasy event with a real world benefit. Amy Kingsley. 7 p.m.; Artifice, 1025 First Street, 489-6339, $5
The Joy Formidable Downtown almost got this buzzing Welsh alternative trio for last week’s Neon Reverb. The intimacy the Beauty Bar and Bunkhouse outdoor stages provide would have been great for the Formidable’s in-your-face emotive rock. However,we have what might be the second-best venue option to experience the band’s Vegas debut: the free-admission Yard at the Cosmopolitan Boulevard Pool, set in deeper on the fourth-floor outdoor complex than the main stage that hosts the ticketed shows. We caught The Naked and the Famous there a couple of weeks back, and it proved to be a far better and more engaging concertgoing experience than watching the same sort of bands at Book & Stage downstairs. As for The Joy Formidable, this ascendant act has got the goods; think Silversun Pickups with a female singer and less Smashing Pumpkins evocation. The resulting swirl of its music, the warm September air and the kinetic energy of the Strip will make for a potent, sensorial experience. Mike Prevatt. 9 p.m.; The Yard at the Boulevard Pool, Cosmopolitan, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 698-7000, free a
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WE THINK The state of things, in tidbit form Rick Perry: Gov. Brian Sandoval’s pick for
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No: We’re not kidding Why: “Our nation needs a leader in the
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Also: A leader whose plan for Texas drought relief leaned heavily on public prayer
Also: A leader who’s shown little remorse
at the likelihood that, as Texas governor, he signed a death warrant for an innocent man
Still: “I know he will get America working again” — Sandoval
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Yes: Isn’t there any, you know, cheery news? $100,000: Donation by Target, arranged by The Ellen DeGeneres Show, for Whitney Elementary School in East Las Vegas
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he presidential campaign season has anti-teacher policies. For his part, Damon, in begun, with its nauseating speeches a show of solidarity with teachers, reportedly and debates, and I’m already chronirefused an invitation to visit the diabolically cally throwing up all over the place clownish Obama at the White House. and shitting my pants. But not to be outdone under the big top “Mr. Mo, you smell really bad today,” a stuof politics, Republicans, the night before dent said to me the other day, after I had been Obama’s “jobs” speech, staged their own watching a recent Republican presidentialcreepy little clown show. In a debate of eight candidate debate and, later, our Democratic presidential hopefuls, the Buffoon of the president’s speech about the economy. Evening Award certainly went to Texas ConPerhaps a federal law, like ObamaVomgressman Ron Paul, who acted as if he were itCare, should be passed, so barf bags and auditioning to become a drooling poster-oldadult diapers can be person for our Lou Ruvo freely dispensed to those Brain Institute. Think “MR. MO, YOU SMELL of us trying to digest the Elmer Fudd on meth. rancid gruel of politics And Minnesota ConREALLY BAD TODAY,” being shoved down our gresswoman Michele A STUDENT SAID, throats by a pervasively Bachmann, who believes AFTER I HAD BEEN sadistic media. in adding an anti-gay WATCHING THE Oh, please, gag me amendment to the Conwith a spoon. Durstitution, kept promotGOP DEBATE AND ing his “American Jobs ing those old-time family OBAMA’S SPEECH. Act” speech, President values for which RepubObama actually said: licans have become so “We can stop the politiwell-known — the same cal circus.” To evoke sympathy for his cause, values of former Nevada Sen. John Ensign, he hypocritically invoked the word “teacher” former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegat least six times. Which was funny in a ger and former Georgia Congressman Newt sick kind of way. Why? Because no one has Gingrich (married three times), who was been wearing a larger rubber nose or more standing near Bachmann during the debate. clown-white than Obama when it comes to Then there was Texas Gov. Rick Perry. terrorizing public schools in America. With He spoke out against socialized medicine his malicious “Race to the Top” education (Obamacare) while, in the same breath, toutprogram, Obama and his henchman — Secing his own $3 billion Texas mandate “forcing retary of Education Arne Duncan — have 12-year-old girls to take an inoculation” put a stranglehold on the nation’s schools against the human papillomavirus (HPV). by ruthlessly ridiculing teachers and, with “I will always err on the side of saving the carrot-stick of federal funding, ordering lives,” Perry said, defending his Texan form of states to strip teachers of their living wages socialized medicine. On other science issues, and workers’ rights. All in the name of turnone got the feeling Perry might argue that diing our children’s safekeeping over to “more nosaurs disappeared from our planet because caring” corporate overseers. they were too large for Noah’s Ark. Tragically for teachers, Obama has become Perry currently is a Republican frontthe Antichrist of education in America. runner. So please, pass me the barf bag and This past summer, thousands of educators, adult diapers quickly. This circus is very along with actor Matt Damon, marched on scary already. Washington, D.C., to protest the president’s CHIP MOSHER is a simple classroom teacher
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s close as I can figure, Las Vegas lyzed. Ms. Simon thinks Kabins is a great surgeon Dr. Mark Kabins was just doctor, and she is happy with the decision walking down the street, mindto let him off probation. (Since Ms. Simon ing his own business, when he doesn’t think Kabins did anything wrong in happened to peek over a fence and there, her case, I wonder if she will return the $3.5 huddled in a dark alley, were members of the million he was ordered to pay her?) Medical Mafia, hatching their evil schemes. Damned media. I was so confused after The good doctor, innocent as a Disney teereading the PR release, I had to go back to nybopper, barely noticed what was going on, the plea agreement to see if Kabins actubut was later railroaded into pleading guilty ally signed it, or if I just imagined the whole to a felony by the dastardly and all-powerful thing. Picture my surprise when I dug up news media. the original document, This is the new verdated October 30, 2009, sion of recent history TO PORTRAY KABINS and signed by none as told by The Rogich other than Mark Kabins, AS SOME BABE IN Communications along with someone THE WOODS WHO Group, a well-known from Chesnoff’s office. and very expensive PR Presumably, the signaJUST STUMBLED firm. Kabins hired them tures were given because INTO THIS ICKY to rehabilitate his image media people were MESS IS OBSCENE. in the wake of his guilty standing in the room, plea in connection with holding guns to their the Medical Mafia conheads. Why else would spiracy, a plot in which dozens of local docKabins agree to become a felon for life? tors and lawyers conspired with middleman Remember how the judge said Kabins had Howard Awand to rip off their own patients done nothing wrong from a medical standand clients, to the tune of tens of millions. So point? I guess he means nothing other than far, only Kabins, Awand and attorney Noel the Melodie Simon case. In the plea agreeGage have been charged. All three are now ment, Kabins attests that he “knew medical convicted felons. experts could opine that he fell below the The PR folks certainly earned their dough. standard of care by delaying surgery,” and that They put out a release to crow about Kabins the delay could have contributed to Ms. Sireceiving an early release from his fivemon’s permanent injury. But other than that, year probation term. The presiding judge you know, he did nothing wrong medically. said Kabins is a swell guy whose role in the When it appeared that Ms. Simon hired conspiracy “was minimal,” and who did Noel Gage in order to sue the good doctor, nothing wrong in a medical sense. Kabins’ Kabins went to his pal Awand, who, accordvery effective and very expensive lawyer, ing to the document signed by Kabins, was David Chesnoff, teed off on unnamed media “a self-described medical consultant … persons, saying “many people in the media who had an ongoing business and financial have focused on perceived facts and their relationship with Dr. Kabins.” own speculation instead of the actual facts.” Melodie Simon was not Kabins’ first rodeo The main point is that poor Dr. Kabins did with Awand or the other targets of the Medical nothing wrong other than fail to report a Mafia probe. Simon’s case is the only one the felony being committed by others. federal jury was allowed to hear, but prosecuThere was even a statement from Melodie tors had reams of other cases in which Awand, Simon, Kabins’ patient, who is now paraKabins and certain high-profile attorneys and
doctors allegedly manipulated and exploited injury victims. The jury never got to hear about them because visiting judge Justin Quackenbush, who was hostile to all three prosecutions from Day 1, threw them out before any of the trials got under way. In the plea agreement, Kabins admits he and Awand cut a secret deal with Gage to forego a lawsuit on behalf of Simon. Instead, they conspired to pin most of the blame on another doctor. And they agreed that Awand would start referring lucrative personal-injury cases to Gage. Kabins admitted that he “intentionally omitted” any mention of his secret meeting with Awand and Gage, and admitted that he “concealed material information about the crime” of mail and wire fraud. So much for being an innocent bystander. You will pardon me if I do not swallow the new, revised history of Mark Kabins. There is no question that Kabins is a hard-working and respected surgeon (though his practice is a bit limited now because of his felony record). But he was up to his neck with Awand and others, involved in dozens of legal cases, not only as a doctor but as a frequent and important medical witness in their big-money lawsuits. He was one of the first doctors to begin filing medical liens against his own patients as a way to bypass insurance-com-
pany limits on payouts to doctors. For anyone to portray him as some babe in the woods who accidentally stumbled into an icky mess is offensive. The end of Kabins’ case also means the end of the line for Judge Quackenbush regarding the Medical Mafia. Anything new that might pop up would be heard by another federal judge, and at least a few on the Nevada bench have made it clear that they did not like being recused from these cases the first time around. Awand is sitting in federal prison, but the clock is not running on the sentences imposed on him. He is being held in contempt for refusing to answer questions in front of a grand jury about other members of the Medical Mafia. Federal prosecutors asked that he be held indefinitely until he agrees to talk — which is a clear signal they are not finished with the investigation after all — and a federal judge was happy to oblige. One can imagine a scenario in which other persons familiar with the inner workings of the Medical Mafia might be called before a grand jury, in which case the PR people would need to crank out a whole new version of recent history. GEORGE KNAPP is a Peabody Award-winning investigative reporter for KLAS Channel 8. Reach him at gknapp@klastv.com
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The dramatic arts
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irst Friday has a new owner. Four of them, in fact, from online shoe retailer Zappos, who are in the process of purchasing assets of the monthly arts festival from Whirlygig Inc. One of the new owners will be Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh, author of the best seller Delivering Happiness. Hsieh may be able to deliver happiness when it comes to footwear, but First Friday should present a different challenge. He and his partners, Fred Mossler, Andrew Donner, Steve Hill and Joey Vanas, step in after one of the most difficult periods in First Friday’s nine-year history. Although not an owner, Vanas will handle the bulk of the First Friday operations. Can he and his partners bring together an arts community often divided by the very festival that came to define it?
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In August and September, Whirlygig Inc., which organized the street festival, suspended its portion of the monthly arts celebration, citing financial problems. After an initial burst of outrage, several shops and galleries in the arts district got together and organized their own First Friday, without the usual security, road closures and musical stages that Whirlygig provided. The show went on, but conflict erupted behind the scenes. Old arguments about the purpose of First Friday again split the community. Some aligned themselves with Whirlygig and its co-founder, Cindy Funkhouser. Others took the opportunity to air old grievances about Whirlygig, and accused Funkhouser of trying to undermine the community by publicly canceling an event that had grown beyond the boundaries of the original festival.
Vanas said he wants to bring in artists from crowd that wasn’t serious about art. nearby communities in the hope that visitors “I would like to see it focus on a more tarfrom Arizona and California would plan trips geted market for the 30-and-over crowd,” to Las Vegas that coincide with First Friday. she said. “The last two months have been He also wants to work with the community extremely placid in terms of the crowd. It’s to plan art tours and other events that will been a buying crowd.” bring crowds to the district on the other days Whirlygig’s summer break may have galof the month. But first Vanas must meet with vanized the arts district, but it didn’t necesbusiness owners and artists to find out what sarily bring it together. Kennedy and Marcus everyone wants. Krewson, owner of Twelve21 Gallery, are part “What happened over the summer hapof the fledgling Main Street Association, pened before we got involved,” he said. which was formed in part because they don’t “That’s why we’re trying to meet with everythink the larger 18b Las Vegas Arts District body to do something that unites the area.” Neighborhood Association represents all the This summer, the arts area’s business interests. community has not been as “I’M GONNA Krewson initially doubted harmonious as the group dethe importance of First FriSAY I HAVE picted in the cracked murals day, but its absence the last A POSITIVE on Casino Center Boulevard. two months has convinced Todd VonBastiaans, an artist him that the street fair is esOUTLOOK ON and owner of Alios lighting sential to the neighborhood. THIS. CHANGE design in the arts district, The success of First FriIS GOOD said he lost friends because day has spawned similar SOMETIMES.” of his support of Whirlygig. festivals that have, in some “There are just a lot of cases, clashed with the GINA QUARANTO larger Whirlygig event. Kaungrateful people out there,” he said. tie Cewe opened Gypsy Den The first-ever First Friday, three years ago, on Coloin October 2002, brought hundreds of people rado Avenue and Third Street. Soon after, she to the fledgling arts district. At its height, the started holding concerts on First Friday, just festival drew almost 10,000 people to downaround the corner from the street festival. town Las Vegas. It has become an institution, She said Funkhouser asked her to become no small feat in a town that can’t support a a vendor with Whirlygig, but that would have proper art museum. required her to pay a fee and end her concerts But Whirlygig’s detractors say the festival at 10 p.m. So Cewe declined, and said Funkwasn’t really about art. Instead, it attracted houser called the police to complain about rowdy teenagers and art-illiterate gawkers, the noise from her gallery. The feud came to drawn by the drink carts and free snacks. a head in July, when Whirlygig erected a gate With Whirlygig gone, the community may between the street festival and Gypsy Den. have an opportunity to remake the monthly Before the fence went up, Cewe benefited festival. Of course, that depends on the new from the large crowds at First Friday, which owners. While most of the reaction on Faceoften spilled onto her property. She said she book was positive, several artists and arts never considered holding her own festival lovers expressed some reservations about the on another night, because she wanted to be a new owners. part of the community event. “We’re looking forward to a fabulous “I wanted to move to this location because transformation,” wrote one person. Blackbird it was in the arts district, and I knew they Studios owner Gina Quaranto added, “I’m had the First Friday festival in the area every gonna say I have a positive outlook on this month,” Cewe said. venture. Change is good sometimes.” The last two First Fridays have been smallGraphic designer Jessica Kennedy created er, which may be good for the serious arts a map for the arts district during Whirlygig’s crowd. Cewe said it has been a struggle, but summer absence. She has serious concerns also said the crowds may have been smaller with the new owners’ plan to bring in art from due to the heat. Phoenix and Southern California. Like Gypsy Den,the Arts Factory has always “I’m not that excited about them bringing held its own events on First Friday that are unin ‘better artists’ from other places,” Kennedy affiliated with Whirlygig. In fact, galleries in said.“Las Vegas artists have quite a lot to offer.” the converted warehouse have been holding Kennedy was not an unvarnished fan of regular events since 1998. General Manager Whirlygig. Although she appreciated its efRyan Reason said the past two months have forts over the years, she thought its version brought smaller and more serious crowds into of First Friday catered too heavily to a young the Arts Factory. He said he isn’t sure what
to expect from the next First Friday, whether it will change with input from other gallery owners, or if it will stay the same. “The First Friday street fair was hugely influential in building up the area,” Reason said. “And it was important for the first five, six, seven years. But the neighborhood’s changed, and perhaps the event in the form that it’s been is not as essential as it used to be.” Derek Stonebarger, who owns Theatre 7 near the intersection of Third Street and Imperial Avenue, started First Friday South last month to fill the void left by Whirligig. He got permits to shut down the streets and create a marketplace for displaced vendors. “When CineVegas went on hiatus, it never came back,” Stonebarger said. “So I’m scared of the word hiatus.” Stonebarger was among those who felt excluded by Whirlygig, and he hopes the new ownerswillestablishrelationshipswithallthe gallery and shop owners in the district who might have felt left out of First Friday in the past. He has already obtained permits to hold his event in October, but plans to abandon the First Friday South moniker and affiliate with the regular First Friday when the new owners take over. Stonebarger thinks the ownership change is just what the community needs to get past the difficult summer.
GET THIS ... BAD ASH Officials might want to consider renaming the Muddy River the Sludgy River, in honor of the Southern Nevada Health District’s approval of a landfill expansion that might very well damage springs and groundwater near the waterway. The district approved a plan by NV Energy to expand the coal ash landfill at Reid Gardner Generating Station, in Moapa. The Sierra Club analyzed data submitted by NV Energy, and says it found that the extra coal ash will add about 1.5 million gallons of toxic sludge to approximately 4 million gallons already produced by the landfill. That runoff, with cadmium, arsenic and mercury, ends up in the groundwater, the Muddy River and eventually Lake Mead. The Sierra Club and the Moapa Band of Paiutes, who live next door to the station, have been fighting the landfill expansion. Meanwhile, the Environmental Protection Agency is gathering information on the facility’s airborne emissions to determine if stricter controls are needed there. AMY KINGSLEY THIS WEEK’S QUICK POLL: RICK PERRY, WHO LEADS THE GOP POLLING IN NEVADA, IS:
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TO BE DOWNTOWN OR NOT TO BE DOWNTOWN — THAT IS NO LONGER A QUESTION It was a dark day when the City of Las Vegas closed the Reed Whipple Cultural Center and sent Rainbow Co. Youth Theatre packing. But rescue for Reed Whipple has arrived in the form of Las Vegas Shakespeare Co. For a nominal $10 lease and the assumption of $300,000 in yearly maintenance, LVSC will bring its shows downtown, starting next April. Heretofore, the troupe has toured Henderson’s parks (where it will perform A Midsummer Night’s Dream starting Oct. 1). Along with Insurgo Theater Movement’s residency at the Plaza and intermittent presentations at The Box Office (most recently, The Chairs), LVSC’s change of scene hints at a new theatrical ferment downtown. For Henderson, it’s not such good news. That city’s other major company, Theatre in the Valley, went dormant last spring and hasn’t been heard from since. DAVID MCKEE
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LAURA HENKEL ART CURATOR
INTERVIEW CONDUCTED BY KRISTY TOTTEN
“TO ME, THE BIGGEST SEX ORGAN IS THE BRAIN.”
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Don’t call it ‘erotic’// Sin City Gallery owner Laura Henkel on serial killer art, her upcoming show and why she hates the “E” word Laura Henkel is no stranger to controversy. As a scholar of human sexuality, erotic art curator and gallery owner, it’s her livelihood. Recently, she hosted discussions about Multiples, a charged art exhibition by executed serial killer John Wayne Gacy, and is now plowing through international submissions to her 12” of Sin (So Much Art You Can Barely Fit It All In) juried show. CityLife caught up with Henkel to find out how the heat feels. CityLife: How were you involved with Multiples? Laura Henkel: [Arts Factory owner] Wes Myles is the one who is really putting on the Gacy show. I got involved because I did the appraisal of the portfolio, and from that I discovered Gacy had also worked with other universities, and pretty much felt that if the show was going to go on, it needed an educational component. And that’s why I got the lectures on board. I’ve been responsible for coordinating the lectures. What do you think the community response says about our arts community? Would it be different in a different city? I don’t think any community is prepared to deal with something like Gacy. His horrific crimes, and who he represents, really triggers people at the core, and I think it’s really impacted our community in that way. You’re either for it or against it, and there are those who are on the fence about it. Those arguments about what the work represents are so charged. I do think other communities, like New York or L.A. or San Francisco, might have taken advantage of the opportunity to have more cases for public dialogue about it. But even when the show happened in L.A. many years ago, there was a huge public outcry about it, as well. It’s a controversial exhibit. You’re in the middle of two controversial subjects, with the Gacy show and your upcoming 12” of Sin show. The reason why I’m probably in the middle of it, I have a doctorate in human sexuality and a Ph.D. in curating a museum. That’s what I did — I put together the Erotic Heritage Museum. I deal with a lot of subject matters that are controversial. I always look at the academic component. I’m education through the arts, and that’s who I am. In our culture, there are two things we don’t talk about: One is sex, and one is death. We don’t know how to talk about those issues, and they’re really at the core of who we are. So when I was asked to do the appraisal of Gacy, it was very upsetting, very challenging for me, knowing what this man had done and the crimes he committed, and knowing that he was creating the artwork to pay for his appeals while he was on death row. I don’t believe in censorship of any kind, and, at the same time, what do you do with this history? I can’t really get into his head to say he only created this artwork for purely monetary means. I don’t know if he did get satisfaction out of his work.Even though I don’t personally care for the artwork, this is something that someone did create. Some people don’t even consider it to be art ... but it’s still something that someone created, and it’s a legacy. The reason I even got involved was because the intention of the sales of art was to benefit victims. If I could come on board to coordinate lectures to create awareness or understanding of any kind, that’s why I got involved. When the sister of one of the victims was protesting here,and I went out to talk to her,because they were picketing me as well,she said,“You’re selling artwork.” I said,“I’m not selling artwork, I’mtryingtocreateanunderstanding,sopeoplecanunderstandwhatyou’regoingthrough.Icannot understand what you’re going through,I have not experienced this,but I want to understand, and I want to be supportive.” I couldn’t even talk to her.There was no room for conversation. It’s amazing. I would have people sharing really personal experiences with me in the gallery, and people would come in and say, “Oh, this art sucks. This isn’t art. Shame on you, this is horrible what you’re doing.” They had every right to say what they needed to say, as well. For me, personally and professionally, it wasn’t about stirring the pot. It was to be witness and give everyone a platform and a voice. Let’s talk about the 12” show. How did the idea come about? My dissertation for the Erotic Heritage Museum was a seven-year process, and I traveled
all around the world to get that museum up and running. I established a lot of great relationships along the way in the eroticart world. I hate to use the word “erotic” because I think the word “erotic” has such a bad connotation. Along my journeys, I’d tell people, “I work in the arts, I represent artists.” They’d ask what kind of art, and I’d say, “contemporary art.” They’d ask to see my portfolio. I’d show artwork, and they’d say, “Oh, wow, this is erotic. This is wonderful.” If I were to come straight out and say, “I deal erotic art,” you can see the room part. Do you still say that? Yeah, I do. I say “contemporary art.” People who know me know the art I’m representing is sophisticated and it’s intelligent. To me, the biggest sex organ is the brain. I love art that challenges me, stimulates me, provokes me, leaves something to my imagination, engages my senses. What makes this art exhibition is that the judges include the Tom of Finland Foundation, which has been around for a few decades and is primarily gay art. The founder of that organization is one of the judges, as well as
the founder of the Seattle Erotic Art Festival. I have the founder of Dirty Detroit. I’ve got the founder of the Erotic Art Museum in Amsterdam and one in Moscow. I have London, with an association of erotic artists. Everyone around the world is doing a great job of celebrating the arts. It’s typically a genre that’s in the closet or under the rug. You can go to the Louvre, you can go to the Art Institute, and you can see these incredible nudes and it’s acceptable. I joke around that David’s fig leaf has been on and off over the centuries depending what pope’s been in office. What kind of submissions have you received? There’s been some incredible stuff. I’ve already received some video, and it’s not porn (laughs), which is really great. Sculptures, paintings, drawings. It’s really a whole bunch of different stuff. I’ve received submissions from Poland, from Israel, from Japan, from England, and we just announced it earlier this month. The call for submissions ends Oct. 31. This is going to be an annual exhibition, where 25 finalists
will be invited to show, and the judges will determine who the best of show is, and that person will receive a solo show the following year, right at the beginning of January. I’m going to create a book for the 25 finalized. It’s something that’s going to grow. Vegas has a reputation of being a sexually open place. What do you think of the state of erotic art in Las Vegas? Coming from the Bay Area, I also come from Miami, I was raised in Dallas. I’m a very traditional person in my values and ethics. I just find Vegas to be an incredible contradiction. For the most part, for tourists, Sin City is wild and crazy, it’s all that, it’s anything goes. For people who actually live here, for the most part, people are very conservative. Yet privately, it may not be the case. It’s all about presentation. It’s a small town, so people know what people are up to anyway, but again, there’s decorum. Vegas is a young city compared to San Francisco or New York. I look at Las Vegas being where San Francisco was in the ’70s, in terms of culturally, sexually. It’s an exciting time to be here. Look what’s going on downtown.
It’s a fabulous time to be here. There’s so much energy and synergy. Do you see people coming around and being more open? Every day. It’s around us everywhere. Through advertisements, up and down the Strip, on the Internet, when you turn on the news. It’s people being more comfortable with who they are, and having permission to celebrate who they are, and not being worried about what someone else thinks because they’re being authentic and true to themselves. Values are changing and it’s because of our technology. It’s just who we are in this millennium. It’s, for me, really hoping that people are going to be open-minded. Not to say that you have to agree — just be openminded to the experience. And that actually goes back to Gacy. I’m not trying to force anyone to think a certain way or be a certain way, but I hope that I’m at least challenging people to engage and learn and grow. And that’s what’s so powerful about art.
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THE WEEK A barrell of roots at T&T Ginseng on Spring Mountain Road.
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INGREDIENTS: 1 fresh whole chicken 1-2 large fresh abalones 5-6 dried scallops 10 dried longans 1 handful wolfberries 5 sticks dried Chinese yam 2 liters water PREPARATION: 1. Prepare chicken (in quarters) by rinsing and blanching in a pot of hot water 2. Wash and clean abalone 3. Boil your soup water 4. Wash and soak all the dried herbs for 10 minutes 5. When your soup water is boiling, combine all ingredients 6. Boil on high heat for 30 minutes and reduce to low boil for another two hours 7. Serve and enjoy!
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So you want to try dried seafood, but maybe not sea cucumber — at least not yet. Try this basic chicken soup, which combines your favorite fowl with abalone, scallops and Chinese herbs. This healing soup is said to increase blood circulation. Find the ingredients in your neighborhood Asian market.
Dried Chinese edibles will keep you young BY KRISTY TOTTEN
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ey lady, put down the Botox. And have your husband back away from the blood-pressure pills. Chinatown pharmacies have a natural cure for what ails you, and — bonus! — they’re foods. A trip to a Chinese pharmacy can be intimidating to the uninitiated. Chatty shopkeepers at Chung Chou City on Spring Mountain Road are barely roused by a customer’s entrance, and clerks are liable to turn away from your conversation without warning. The air smells like wood and spices, and there are capsules and salves that, if brought to the attention of the Food and Drug Administration, might cause it to spontaneously combust. Pills and creams promise hair growth, waist shrinkage and overnight, “100 percent natural” enlargement of just about any body part. Barrels of dried mushrooms and roots huddle in the center of Chung Chou City, but it’s the apothecary jars on the walls that are most conspicuous. Lined up on floor-to-ceiling shelves, glass and cardboard containers hold ocean creatures that haven’t seen water for quite some time. Common finds are dried sea cucumber, scallops, abalone, shark fin and fish
maw, aka gas bladder, which looks like a fried pork rind and allows our scaly friends to control their buoyancy. These preserved foods are considered delicacies, if not downright necessities, in healthful Chinese cuisine. That’s what makes a trip here worth braving. Chalky, black sea cuke and shriveled giant snails aren’t comfort foods to most Americans, but perhaps they should be: Dehydrated seafoods pack a punch of collagen, a protein responsible for skin firmness, and are said to correct conditions ranging from blood circulation to joint, intestinal and kidney problems. Even LiveStrong.com, Lance Armstrong’s fitness website, touts sea cucumber as being able to ease arthritis, heal wounds and treat cancer. These benefits aren’t factual, per se (with the exception of a few anti-tumor cuke facts), but they’re widely believed, explains Lisa Tong, from TheChineseSoupLady.com in Hong Kong. “Ingeneral,nothingisscientificallyproven.The Chinese believe, though, that the more expensive, the more rare, the most beneficial,” Tong writes. “I remember my mother telling me that shark fin andseacucumberisverygoodforskinmanytimes when I was young,and [she] still does.”
Tong says dried scallop soups help the postpartum healing process and are good for the kidneys.Dried seafood is commonly cooked in soups, where a handful of scallops add flavor and reduce theneedforsalt;orfishmawisalightwinterstaple that promotes warmth and general well-being. “[Fish maw] also an expensive delicacy and is said to bring beauty, skin firmness and youth, as it is collagen-rich,” Tong says. Dried seafood is not exclusively cooked in soups, says Kian Lam Kho, who writes a Chinese food blog,RedCook.net,from New York City.Sea cucumber and abalone are often braised or stirfried and served as main dishes with vegetables. Dried isn’t more or less desirable than fresh, says Kho, it’s just that fresh wasn’t as readily available in the past. Today, fresh, frozen and dried are regarded equally and are about equal in price, which can run into the hundreds or even thousands of dollars per pound. At T&T Ginseng in Chinatown, a pound of abalone can go for as much as $1,095; scallops sell for $88 per pound; and sea cucumbers cost around $30. Shark fins, used to make shark fin soup, an expensive Chinese banquet food, sell for $398 to $578 at Chung Chou City, although the fins are falling out of favor for their cruel fishing practices, which also endanger shark species. Recently, the California Legislature passed a ban on shark fins. The bill, which is waiting for Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature, bans shark fin imports starting Jan. 1, 2012, and requires restaurants and merchants to deplete their stocks by June 30, 2013, the New York Times reported Sunday. Hawaii, Oregon, Washington and parts of Canada have passed similar bans, and most Chinese support them. A sign of the changing times, Kho says he’s attended two weddings in Asia where shark fin soup was not served for ethical reasons. Health in Chinese culture is less about cures and more about maintenance. Sure, there are cough remedies, but the idea is to prevent it in the first place, if possible, by consuming a balance of yin and yang foods — foods promoting “cooling and calming” and “warmth and excitement,” respectively. Examples of yin foods are loquat fruits, grass jelly and bitter melon, which are typically eaten in the summer for their cooling effect. Conversely,yang foods are things like lychee,licorice and American ginseng, which are consumed in the winter for their warming properties. “These are kinds of things we eat in general as a part of diet, rather than taking it as a medicine,” says Kho. “That’s part of a whole philosophy — is that we’re constantly eating a proper balance of food as part of a healthful diet, rather than curing symptoms when it comes up.”
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the mistress of Christopher Kinney vamps it up as Edie for gay-friendly Strip show Zumanity — and for the LGBT community that inspires him BY MIKE PREVATT
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or all its perceived flamboyance, the Strip is hardly a gay haven. If we’re being honest, its offerings are defined by corporations scared of driving away straight men and Middle America. The kitsch of its shows is safely WASP-y. They’re low on edgy wit, irreverence and sexuality — the cornerstones of gay stage performance. One exception to this unfortunate rule of thumb is Zumanity, Cirque du Soleil’s carnal, copulatory cabaret. Recently turned 8 years old, it still delights, tickles and unnerves flyover-country visitors. The ringmaster of this scintillating circus, Edie, the Mistress of Sensuality, provokes honest reactions out of her sheepishly voyeuristic audience by introducing performances running damn near the entire gamut of sexuality — something that isn’t taboo but human, as Edie warmly reminds us throughout the 90-minute show. Under the wig and gowns, however, Edie is actually Christopher Kinney, who also directs stage comedies — parodies of TV shows like The Facts of Life and movies such as The Silence of the Lambs, which use male actors for the female characters — for local theater, and volunteers his scant free time for the LGBT community’s many special events and benefit shows. In fact, he’s taking a night off from Zumanity to host at the Sept. 17 Pride Festival, and he took time away from his vanity table to chat with CityLife about what makes him proud.
CityLife: How does Edie begin to pick an outfit for Pride? Christopher Kinney: (laughs) Well, of course, it has to be colorful and lovely and you have to know the gay audience is an intensely judgmental crowd. No, no, I just pick what I love, and it depends if I am going to perform. It has to be stretchable. What made you take the gig once former Mistress Joey Arias announced his departure? I had to think about it — I’m kidding! When Cirque called, I nearly had a heart attack. I thought it was a prank call. They invited me to submit my videotape and a résumé, so they could see who this character was. I sent it in, and they narrowed it down to a group of eight or 10 and flew us out. That’s how I got the job. I was so honored. Did Joey give you any advice? I had two dreams: one that I thought might happen, and one I thought would never happen. My first dream was Broadway, and that came true. My other dream was to be in Cirque
du Soleil show, and I didn’t think that would come true. I’m not an acrobat. And then it came true. Joey and I are from New York; we knew and respected each other. Joey contacted me and said, “I hear you’re up for this, if you need advice, let me know.” I had a million questions. We met in his apartment for over an hour. He was trying to ease my nerves. To me, it was this gigantic monster. He said, “They want your characters.”
This is crazy. And I see that all the time. I love when I meet my friends after … and everyone has something different to say. There’s gasping going on throughout the whole show.
Do you beam a little bit knowing you’re the openly gay lead performer of a major Strip production? I do beam. I beam for many reasons. I’m proud someone was so interested in [Edie], I’m proud to be a part of the gay community and Cirque.
That aside, how far has the Strip come as far as being comfortable with gays and lesbians? I don’t know the Strip. I got here 3 1/2 years ago. The Strip is America, and it’s become so much more tolerant. It’s so refreshing to see shows on TV like RuPaul’s Drag Race, whose biggest audience is straight women. There’s a place in America called Provincetown, and it’s the perfect balance of gays, lesbians and the straight couples. I always thought one day the whole world will be like that.
Zumanity was the first Strip show to visually project gay eroticism. Even eight years on,do you still see the audience gasping? Yes. Absolutely. It depends on who it is. Sixteen years in New York and ... there’s not a lot that shocks me. When I saw this show, I was like, Oh my God.
Is it frustrating as a New Yorker to watch gay culture slowly develop here, or does that makes things more exciting? I do not think it’s frustrating. I did not expect it to be New York or L.A. I was shocked to find out there were no gayborhoods or coffee shops or gay-
owned restaurants.I was like,Where do the gays go in the daytime or for dinner? But when I learned about the community, it’s a little more secretive, but it’s powerful and strong and growing fast, and that’s fun to watch. Just in the 3 1/2 years I’ve been here, it’s grown a lot. What needs to be done to get the community here to participate more? It’s hard to answer politcally, because I don’t know what’s going on. I personally would like to see more to do. I know there’s a lot of wonderful things. I play on the gay volleyball team, and I know there’s other sports teams and organizations and fundraisers. But I wanna see more stuff, like restaurants and coffeehouses and cupcake factories or whatever. In the straight world, there’s a safety in going to restaurants where there’s lots of gay people drinking cosmos. Call me oldfashioned.But maybe I don’t need that safety net anymore, either. Conversely, what about the local LGBT community that makes you smile or feel hopeful? I spent my first two years here, and I wasn’t a part of anything, and now that I’m asked to host things and I’m meeting the people creating these events and fundraisers,I see really how powerful and excited they are about doing all this. That’s inspirational to me. That’s what drives me. How do you define Pride? Oh my God. Pride is being proud — 100 percent proud of who you truly are, and not afraid to be who you truly are.
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PRIDE 2011: EVENTS Below is a schedule of this week’s official Pride events, as well as a few noteworthy unofficial events. For more info, visit www.lasvegaspride.org.
BOY’SPARTY Thu, Sept. 15, 10p; Piranha, 4633 Paradise Road GIRL’SPARTY Thu, Sept. 15, 10p; Pussycat Doll Burlesque Saloon @ Planet Hollywood “GENDER BENDER:AQUEER DANCE PARTY”(UNOFFICIAL PRIDEEVENT) Thu, Sept. 15, 9p; Royal House, 99 Convention Center Drive “EDEN” POOLPARTY-WOMEN’S EVENT Fri, Sept. 16, 11a; Rumor Boutique Hotel, 455 E. Harmon Ave. “QUENCH” PARTY Thu, Sept. 15, 6p; Nikki Beach @ Tropicana PRE-PARADEHAPPYHOUR Fri, Sept. 16, 4p; Escape Lounge, 4213 W. Sahara Ave. PRIDENIGHTPARADE Fri, Sept. 16, 7p; Fourth Street from West Charleston Avenue to Ogden Avenue; grandstands at Fourth Street and Bridger Avenue SIN PARTY-WOMEN’S EVENT Fri, Sept. 16, 9p; Insert Coins, 512 Fremont St. VIVAPRIDE! PARTY(UNOFFICIAL PRIDEEVENT) Fri, Sept. 16, 9p; Beauty Bar, 517 Fremont St.; $5-$7 PARADEAFTERPARTY Fri, Sept. 16, 10p; Free Zone, 610 E. Naples Drive “BLUEBALL”(UNOFFICIALPRIDE EVENT) Fri, Sept. 16, 10p; Piranha PRIDEFESTIVAL With Mya, Jeff Timmons, Matt Zarley, others) Sat, Sept. 17, noon; Clark Country Government Center, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway; $10-$15 “HEAVEN”PRIDEFESTIVALAFTERPARTY
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Sat, Sept. 17, 10p; Bare Pool Lounge @ Mirage PRIDELATINOFIESTA Sat, Sept. 17, 10p; Goodtimes, 1775 E. Tropicana Ave., #1 CELEBRITY TEXAS HOLD-EM TOURNAMENT- WOMEN’S EVENT Sat, Sept. 17, 6p; Poker Lounge @ Hard Rock Hotel; $100 buy-in tickets “SHEDONISM”PARTY - WOMEN’S EVENT Sat, Sept. 17, 10p; Booty Bar, 7700 Las Vegas Blvd. South “I’M HORNY, HORNY...”PARTY (UNOFFICIAL PRIDEEVENT) Sat, Sept. 17, 10:30p; Krave, 3663 Las Vegas Blvd. South GLUTTONY BRUNCH -WOMEN’S EVENT Sun, Sept. 18, 10a; Rumor Boutique Hotel VICEPOOL PARTY - WOMEN’S EVENT Sun, Sept. 18, noon; Rumor Boutique Hotel “SALVATION” PRIDE CLOSING PARTY - WOMEN’SEVENT Sun, Sept. 18, 10p; Chateau @ Paris MEN’S T-DANCE Sun, Sept. 18, Noon; Blue Moon Resort, 2651 Westwood Drive “TRAILER TRASH”PARTY (UNOFFICIAL PRIDEEVENT) Sun, Sept. 18, 4p; Fun Hog Ranch, 495 E. Twain Ave. COCKTAILS WITH FRANK MARINO’S DIVAS LAS VEGAS Sun, Sept. 18, 8p; Serendipity @ Caesars Palace ANEVENINGWITHFRANKMARINO’SDIVAS LAS VEGAS Sun, Sept. 18, 10p; Imperial Palace “CLOSET SUNDAYS”PRIDECLOSING PARTY Sun, Sept. 18, 11:30p; The Beatles Revolution Lounge @ Mirage a
Gipsy birthed LGBT nightlife. Will its eventual reinvention bring the crowds back to the erstwhile Fruit Loop? BY RYAN SLATTERY
There was a time when Gipsy was not only the epicenter of gay nightlife in Las Vegas, it was Las Vegas nightlife — the de facto dance club in a city chock full of lounges. “Gipsy was known around the world on the gay circuit as the place in Las Vegas you had to go,” says Dennis McBride, curator of history and collections for the Nevada State Museum in Las Vegas. “It was the most prominent bar of its era. It was the center of the gay community,” even hosting the city’s first AIDS benefit, in 1983, he says. Ask any of the former “club kids” of the 1980s and ’90s and they’ll tell you the same thing. “We all grew up in that club. Gipsy was the mac daddy. The endless dancing, performances, love drama and friend drama. The Fruit Loop, in the day, was fierce,” says Daniel Mahan, now owner of Envy Models. “If those Gipsy walls could talk ... ” It was 1980 when the club took the Gipsy name, and McBride says that in still-closeted Las Vegas, it was known as an “entertainment bar” for “show kids and their friends,” such as Jimmy Stucki, who was a dancer in Folies Bergere during his club-going days in the mid-’80s. Both recall nightly live shows and routine after-hour performances and appearances by entertainers who, after their shows on the Strip, would arrive at Gipsy. But it didn’t take Debbie Reynolds, Cher or Liberace to bring in regular crowds. “It was like a free-for-all,” says Stucki. “Everybody partied there ... if you could get in.
“Everything goes through a cycle, and I think it’s time for Gipsy to shine again.” EDISON GRAFF
Gipsy became a haven for a really tight community. Every night of the week you’d go to Gipsy and it was crowded.” Sadly, that’s not the case now. The Fruit Loop seems to have fallen out of favor with today’s youth. A combination of factors has led to the shift of power. “It’s been eclipsed by Krave and other gay parties on the Strip,” says McBride. “It’s not the same place anymore.” Gipsy has largely gone unused for the past couple years. It’s hiphop night every Saturday; otherwise, it’s empty. Gipsy’s failure to adapt has some questioning the future of the club and the Fruit Loop itself. Rumors of their demise, however, may be premature. With gay nightlife seemingly shifting to the Strip, the owners of Gipsy and the nightlife complex home to both 8 1/2 Ultra Lounge and Piranha Nightclub are attempting to breathe new life into the area. To celebrate its fifth anniversary this summer, 8 1/2 got a “new, fresh skin,” according to club marketing director Edison Graff. This includes vintage leather booths, crystal chandeliers and an alligator dance floor. “Everything from head-to-toe in that front room is completely new,” Graff says. “We put the detail back in.” Piranha will go under the knife next and then, yes, Gipsy — but Graff’s not revealing what exactly is in store for the latter property. “I can’t really let the cat out of the bag,” he says. “But it won’t necessarily be a remodel, but more a reinvention. We’re bringing those old Gipsy ideals back with a new twist.” Graff did say Gipsy will likely become a 24-hour venue and that the outside façade will be “completely different. It’s going to be the talk of the town. There are even plans for an upstairs, outdoor venue, kind of how Chateau [at Paris] is.” Graff also started a Fruit Loop Las Vegas page on Facebook in an effort to draw the young gay club-goers back. “We are not straying away from what we are,” he says. “We’re just going bigger, better. It was the natural progression of things. Everything goes through a cycle, and I think it’s time for Piranha and Gipsy to shine again. It needed to be done. As nightclubs go, if they don’t get reinvented, they fall by the wayside. But in Las Vegas, if you really don’t do something new, you’re done. We have a dedicated local crowd, but we want to offer them something new.”
The Las Vegas Pride parade, making its way down Fourth Street
A PARTY POSTPONED Las Vegas Pride ramped up support over its sixmonth break BY KRISTY TOTTEN
“How do you throw the best party in the universe?” the Popsicle-stick joke asks. “Planet.” Southern Nevada Association of Pride Inc., took that advice when it postponed Las Vegas Pride for an extra six months to promote the party at Prides in other cities, with the goal of increasing attendance. “We decided to push the date later in the year in the Pride season to encourage more travel from local regions,” said Brady McGill, board secretary with SNAPI. “We wanted to turn Las Vegas Pride into the one to come to on
the West Coast.” Historically, Las Vegas Pride was held the last weekend of April or first weekend of May, which made the event the second in the region, after Phoenix. Occurring early in the year made it difficult to advertise at later Pride events, where SNAPI teams would have to say, “Hey, come to our party ... next year.” Since Pride has been moved to September, it’s now the second-to-last event, before Palm Springs. This year, SNAPI teams have traveled to Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Denver and Salt Lake City to attract more tourists, who, in 2009, accounted for about 20 percent of Las Vegas Pride’s record 11,500 attendance. SNAPI hopes its attendance will grow to about around 13,000 this year. “We were really looking into making things into a 10, as opposed to an 8 or 9,” McGill said.
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On Sept. 7, the Stonewall Democrats celebrated their 10th anniversary. They gathered in a stylish loft high above the city. In addition to club founders, old leaders and new blood, the party also attracted union representa-
“We have taken Stonewall to where I never thought it would be.”
PHOTO: SAEED RAHBARAN
Chris Miller, chair of the Clark County Democratic Party
The LGBT political community has become a powerful force BY AMY KINGSLEY
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alifornia’s gay and lesbian political community could learn a thing or two from the Southern Nevada Stonewall Democrats. And we’re not just talking about the club’s tradition of open bars at monthly meetings. Three years ago, gay and lesbian activists in the Golden State were reeling from the historic defeat of gay marriage by Proposition 8. While equal-rights proponents on the West Coast licked their wounds, advocates in Southern Nevada quietly forged relationships with other minority caucuses. They lobbied key politicians.Two years later,the caucus played a critical role in overturning the military’s “don’t ask,don’ttell”policy,whichhadforcedgayand lesbian service members into the closet. In the past three years, the state has created legal domestic partnerships and passed laws to protect transgendered citizens from work-
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place and housing discrimination. None of it would have happened without the Stonewall Democrats. The small but powerful group recently won another victory when it sent Chris Miller, former president of the Nevada Stonewall Democratic Caucus, to the top of the Clark County Democratic Party. Miller was elected party chair July 30 with 69 percent of the vote — and became the first openly gay man ever to do it. “In the course of my involvement in this group, we made it a point to go out and support all the other Democratic caucuses in Clark County,” Miller said. “By doing that, it was very easy for me to campaign. I already knew the issues in the black caucus, I knew the issues in Si Se Puede, and I knew what the issues were in Mesquite. By the time I ran, everyone already knew who I was.”
Gays and lesbians account for a small part of the population; by themselves, they never would have had the success they’ve had. So the coalitions are crucial. By working with DREAM activists from the Hispanic caucus, the Stonewall Democrats inundated Sens. Harry Reid and John Ensign with requests to repeal “don’t ask, don’t tell” and pass the immigration legislation. In the end, they convinced the reluctant Ensign to vote for the equal-rights measure, even though he wouldn’t budge on immigration. Although the electoral power of Hispanic voters, who turned out in large numbers to re-elect Reid, became the big story of the 2010 election, it was gay activists who advanced their agenda in Congress last year. Stonewall Democrats like Miller and Derek Washington strongly believe that minorities should fight for all minority issues. And they were genuinely disappointed by the failure of the DREAM Act. But the tactic also helps the state’s gays and lesbians. “When somebody knows a gay person, their views on LGBT issues change,” Miller said. “That’s one of the other things that was my motivation. I wanted to make sure these people knew me as an individual and not just as an issue.”
tives, politicians and Democratic activists. It was a small celebration that earned an official commendation from Sen. Reid himself. The group marveled at how far they’ve come during the last decade — from a tiny, and mostly ineffective, group of older white men to a diverse collection of successful political activists. “Now we really make a difference, and we’ve really become a part of the fabric of the Democratic Party,” said Bill Jacobs, a board member of the National Stonewall Democrats and former leader of the Southern Nevada chapter. “We have taken Stonewall to where I never thought it could be.” Miller will have to push a much larger list of issues as the head of the Clark County Democratic Party. But his presence at the head of the party gives gay rights a high profile in state politics. That’s good, because equalrights groups have some hard fights ahead of them, and a big election in 2012. Most voters care less about the Defense of Marriage Act than they do about jobs and the economy. It will be Miller’s job to unite all the party factions into a coherent group that can keep Nevada in the Democratic column. And maybe he’ll find time to push legislation that helps the gay and lesbian community, as well as their allies in the Hispanic and black caucuses. One thing is certain: The issues Stonewall supports will almost certainly get a hearing in Congress and the Legislature. These days, the group is just too powerful to ignore. “Ten years ago, it was a wilderness,” said former Rep. Dina Titus. “There were gay and lesbian clubs that were social groups and some that did activism, but there was no one when it came to Democratic politics. Now you have become quite a power to be reckoned with.”
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MUSIC FEAR & LOUNGING: NEON REVERB
PHOTO: BILL HUGHES
Henry Snyder of O.L.I. (Outside Looking In) goes crowd surfing at Gypsy Den.
Neon Reverb is still one festival away from greatness, as its seventh edition proved BY MIKE PREVATT AND MAX PLENKE
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o hear it from its organizers, Neon Reverb is always on the cusp of greatness. And to see it with your own eyes, you’d be hard-pressed to disagree. The 3 1/2-year-old festival, which mostly takes place downtown, has had its eye on becoming a major cultural event since its started. And earnest efforts have been made in forming relationships, slowly expanding its offerings beyond live music and, to a lesser extent, soliciting sponsorships that enable bigger bookings. But the execution of those big-picture plans have yet to bear the sort of fruit that portend a Vegas version of, say, a San Diego Street Scene or South By Southwest. It almost happened a couple months ago, when talks began between Neon Reverb and Zappos, the online shoe seller that will base its operations across the street from the Fremont East Entertainment District in 2012. Festival organizers had their eyes on a large, all-ages
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event to be held on the south side of the Ogden condo/apartment complex that now hosts the monthly Vegas Streats food-truck orgy. And Zappos was almost aboard — almost. Instead, it made the case for allotting most of its proposed financial contributions to investing in the future and infrastructure of Neon Reverb. Which meant the fest still would have to stretch its meager means over just a few regional bands, beyond the reliable slate of local acts. If you weren’t interested in those lesser-known touring bands, or weren’t compelled to pinball between venues for the acts that play here regularly, you had little reason to attend the fest’s musical showcases. And so the September 2011 edition of Neon Reverb began, transpired and ended with a more muted enthusiasm than festivals past. There were highlights, but they seemed overshadowed by the general absence of marquee indie acts and logistical problems that threatened to suck the fun out of the gigs. Attendance was respectable at best, dismal
at worst. A rep from the Royal Resort reported a pathetic 100 people showed for Sept. 17’s Atari Teenage Riot show. That’s considerably less than the turnout at Artifice for the Sept. 8 reunion of Tippy Elvis, a quirky punk act led by local spoken-wordster Dayvid Figler and notable for Ginger Bruner’s tuba. A little of Tippy goes a long way, but the quintet matched the buzz of the patronage with an energetic, irreverent performance, Figler hamming it up in appropriate fashion. However, at the “Sonidero” rock en Espanol/ Latin/alternative event taking place at Beauty Bar that same night, there was barely a steady trickle of people coming through the door, despite the presence of ascendant local act Lipstick Killas and a well-received Tijuanacum-Vegas group called Late Night Howl. We returned to a busy but hardly claustrophobic Beauty Bar the next night for the CD release party for Halloween Town. Things began well. The Clydesdale delighted the outdoors crowd with a mix of uptempo country rawkers and western balladry both old and new, Paige Overton’s resonant voice surely traveling a few blocks in any direction. A few bands later, San Diego’s Cuckoo Chaos lived up to the promises of Reverb’s promoters with an exhilarating set indoors. Part Animal Collective, part Yeasayer, it was exactly what the indie crowd inside wanted: an uptempo, celebratory, experimental-but-still-melodic set by talented, engaged musicians. By this time, though, problems had arisen.
A Crowd of Small Adventures started 90 minutes later than it was scheduled, the victim of — you guessed it — a malfunctioning Beauty Bar outdoor PA. ACoSA sounded like it was being broadcast via AM radio despite its best efforts. Add a serious dearth of lighting out back, and you’ve gotta wonder why Beauty Bar seems so negligent this year, especially with a new competitor, Artifice, breathing down its neck. This, of course, pushed the whole night’s schedule back, and it was 3 goddamn o’clock in the morning before we saw headliner Halloween Town. Singer/songwriter Ryan Pardey wassofrustrated,hewalkedoffthestagesome seven songs in. Worse, he had to accommodate the learning curve of his crack band,most of which came from alt-rock tribute act Red Eye Radio. This meant not one, but two covers, a decision that undermined the strengths and appeal of Halloween Town’s new album, Zafra Ct. I get the feeling scenesters give this particular cover band a pass because it’s their friends playing the “cool” classics. All due respect to its musicians, but do we really need a hipster version of Yellow Brick Road? And does anyone else see the irony that it’s led by someone whose last musical project was called The Novelty Act? Thankfully, Sunday’s closing party at the same venue was less problematic. The festival got its one “Coachella moment” with a lastminute set from Big Talk, the side project of KillersdrummerRonnieVannucci.Americana-
Jackson Milgaten of Cuckoo Chaos at the Beauty Bar
Shiny Boots of Leather play Artifice
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leaning local acts Rusty Maples and Dude ukulele!),the show was a lot of the same stuff: City showed they’ve both grown in confidence rappers who say swag and bring too many andability.AndtheDustyRhodesandtheRiver hype men on stage. A trio that emulated all Band offshoot group,The Field Trip,woke up the worst parts of Cypress Hill. Some dick in a an increasingly sleepy crowd with its assertive suit. Even an R&B group called JFK with chobut ebullient white-boy gospel and R&B. Still, reographed dance moves and a token white the show ran late, so we left before Mr. Free guy. Actually, we’d probably prefer them to and the Satellite Freakout the Cypress Hill guys — only hit the stage, to go home, get because they were more ATTENDANCE some sleep … and dream of about making babies than WAS a bigger, better Neon Reverb. robbing people. MIKEPREVATT But even if the competiRESPECTABLE tion were less hate-worthy, AT BEST, we couldn’t get enough of US OVER THEM HighDro and Shamrock’s DISMAL AT We have a quiet sense of Jagged Leaf Clover. It’s like if WORST. pride in this city every time HighDro’s solo projects were we watch local bands outPower Bars, then JLC is a 5shine the out-of-towners Hour Energy laced with little — even more so when it’s local hip-hop acts chunks of Ritalin. We’d greedily welcome that do the shining, like they were at Azul Tea JLC mixtape. Especially if it includes the quila Sept. 9 for the “Hip-Hop Roots/Reggae track on which Phil A jumped onstage to asRoots” hybrid Neon Reverb showcase. Acts sist on a colossal beat he produced. Sure, the came from Texas,Cali and Oregon — and didn’t whole set was pretty heavy. But this sounded hold a halogen to our favorites of the night, like gladiators entering a colosseum. In East locals Jagged Leaf Clover and Phil A & HasNew York. san. Portland rapper Iame (eye-am-e) opened Speaking of colosseums, consider this a thenightwithgreatproductionbutrappedwith call-out to promoters who’ve got the chutzfar too much self-deprecation. But even minus pah to properly utilize Azul Tequila. Every the boring nature of the lyrics, his delivery felt time we pass, there’s Spanish guitar and a little like a fledgling, less-weird, less-clever reggaeton climbing over the patio’s brick Slug from Atmosphere. wall. But it could accommodate anything. After him, and a relaxing reggae set from The inside is incredible (indoor and outdoor Tierra Buena (they’ve got a chick with a stages connected by garage doors), perfect
eyes.But even that set had maybe half the energy of the evening’s headliner, the getting-progressively-harder-and-dubsteppier hip-hop group OLI. As Henry Snyder and Martin Csanyi checked their microphones and Luke Freeman and Scott Anderson got all their machines in sync, swarms of angsty-looking kids came out of the woodwork,determinedly stomping over the sandy beach of the Den’s patio like a scene from Pirates of the Hendersonean. Minutes later, they were sprayed in champagne and money as the band made it rain like a strip club in Atlanta during the Blair Dewane-assisted “Million Dollars.” Snyder flung himself into the crowd, and joined a new level of rock star. See, Snyder waded out into that sea of hands. But unlike in the pits of shitty bands, he was delivered safely back onstage. Shitty bands don’t get a round-trip ticket when it comes to riding the heads of fans. After a brief break to see Coastwest Unrest’ssometimes-punk,often-Americanaset at Bunkhouse,we finished our night at Beauty Bar to an enormously energetic, hipster hyphy set from San Diego-based HYENA. The duo played an updated playlist of the music we first saw at Beauty Bar months before, the same kind of hyper-dancy electronica that uses both samplers, drum machines and organic instruments. The kind that gets a halffull Beauty jumping up and down, something like an uncontrollable, drunk two-step. Backs were sweaty. Glasses were empty. Everyone was smiling. MAX PLENKE
for shows too big for Beauty Bar but which belong downtown. Saturday night felt a little more like a bar crawl. We started at The Beat to see A Crowd of Small Adventures/Hungry Cloud principal Mike Weller play a guitar-and-laptop solo set. We stayed to see our first full-band Avalon Landing performance. Both Weller and Landing played the sort of calm music that had just enough edge to warrant drinking beer in a coffee shop. It looked like the night was shaping up to be the kind where you watch some people, hear some sensitive music and call it an early night. But we were wrong. After Avalon Landing played its last kinda-sad, ultra-digestible song, we went to the Gypsy Den to catch Outside Looking In’s Fake the Love release show,where HoldingOnToSoundwasalreadygettingthe audience riled up with a par-for-the-course heavy, crazy-energetic punk set that helped us shakeofftheSomethingCorporate-likesleepy-
NEWS AND NOTES That A Crowd of Small Adventures performance at Neon Reverb was the last featuring RonaldCorso.Thebassistsayshewantstofocusonotherendeavors,includinghisproduction work and National SouthWestern Electronic Recordings imprint. He’s currently in the studio with Most Thieves. ... The Secret Admirers/Midnight Affair dance party “Jack ’n’Cake” isn’t a hookah lounge side night any more.Jack Daniels and The Palms have been added as sponsors,and they’ll celebrate the partnership Nov.9 at Ghostbar. SEND YOUR TIPS to mprevatt@lvcitylife.com
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Live fast, die young
Steve McQueen called. He wants his identity back.
Ryan Gosling creates an existential anti-hero for the ages in Drive BY MATT KELEMEN
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f director Nicolas Winding Refn created the opening sequence of Drive and took the film no further, he’d simply be recognized as a technical genius. Refn tracks his protagonist, played with icy precision by Ryan Gosling, as he helms a souped-up Chevy Impala for a pair of robbers during a heist. “Driver” has the timing down to a science and has full confidence in his skills behind the wheel. With a police radio competing with a Clippers game, and Freon running through his veins, he toys at high speeds with in-pursuit vehicles and a helicopter, at one with his machine as muscle memories control the brakes and steering wheel until he finds refuge with a few quick turns in L.A.’s urban landscape. That extraordinary fusion of sound design (heightened by a pulse-driving techno score) and shadowy cinematography is only the beginning of a neo-noir masterpiece that elevates Refn (Bronson, Valhalla Rising) from ris-
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ing visionary filmmaker to auteur. Driver still has a long way to go, but he’s already demonstrated himself to be an existential force of nature in the tradition of Clint Eastwood’s Man with No Name. He also has more than a little Dirty Harry in him, as Driver proves to be an avenging angel after forming a bond with his neighbor Irene (Carey Mulligan). Driver, who has no apparent backstory, takes to Irene and her son (Kaden Leos) after helping them carry the groceries upstairs. They communicate mostly with their eyes — in 20 minutes Gosling only says “Hi,” “Don’t” and “My hands are dirty” — although Irene’s trembling smile seals the deal. It’s love at first sight, even though Irene’s convict husband, Standard (Oscar Isaac), stands between them. Driver handles Standard’s early release stoically, and even steps up when Standard gets blackmailed into pulling off a robbery to pay protection to prison associates. He’s a stunt driver by trade, it turns out, so handling the
getaway for Standard and his assigned partner, Blanche (Christina Hendricks), increases the odds of a successful score — and safety for Irene and her son. That is, if things don’t go awry. With Ron Perlman and Albert Brooks on board as murderous mobsters who are doing business with Driver’s Hollywood liaison, played by Bryan Cranston, things are bound to get seriously complicated. Brooks manages to steal Perlman’s thunder, not an easy thing to do, but watching his character’s blood thirst revealed is one of the many small pleasures Refn provides in the best noir since Pulp Fiction and The Last Seduction. Newton Thomas Sigel’s slick cinematography and tight editing are major factors, though, outside of Driver himself. Gosling is king right now. The one-two punch of Blue Valentine and Drive demonstrate hiswillingnesstotakechanceswithrolechoices and not settle for easy box-office bait. Driver’s strong, silent type is nothing new in cinema,but while Gosling may evoke Eastwood or CharlesBronson(withalittlenon-chaoticTravis Bickle thrown in) he very much creates his own character with a past the viewer can fill in. I’m guessing Afghan War veteran who couldn’t go home again but was prepared to sacrifice all for something that gave his life meaning. If so, he found what he was looking for. DRIVE Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Albert Brooks, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, rated R, 100 mins
BY 1994, Formula One racing had become very safe. Twelve accidents claimed drivers’ lives in the 1960s, 12 more drivers were killed in the 1970s, but there had been no fatalities between 1986 and April 30, 1994. There were two that weekend at the San Marino Grand Prix: Austria’s Roland Ratzenberger during the Saturday qualifiers, and the following day, Brazil’s Ayrton Senna, quite possibly the best driver in history and to this day, the last fatality in Formula One racing. Senna’s career, over at 34, is immaculately captured in the new documentary, Senna, which includes footage of everything from kart racing in his youth to the Grand Prix accident that took his life. It is both a story worth knowing — Senna won three world championships between 1988 and 1993 and finished as the runner-up in the other two seasons — and a film worth seeing, with every frame dug out of the archives. It’s hard to know how much credit to give director Asif Kapadia, because there is literally not a second of this documentary that he filmed. However, manufacturing such a compelling and cohesive story out of existing footage is quite an achievement, and in that regard, Senna is a beautifully constructed documentary. It unfolds linearly, as if the driver’s life were the subject of a documentary at the time. Senna’s rise to fame, his on-the-track rivalry with teammate Alain Prost, his spirituality, his impact on a povertystricken Brazil, and his disdain for the political nature of Formula One are woven together through interviews and extended race coverage. Senna is just about flawless; it’s a remarkable, exhilarating documentary. COLIN BOYD
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THE LION KING - REAL D 3D ($3.25 SURCHARGE) [G]210 430 700 915 SHARK NIGHT - REAL D 3D ($3.25 SURCHARGE) [PG13]945PM SPY KIDS: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD - REAL D 3D ($3.25 SURCHARGE) [PG]1240 300 515 730 DRIVE [R] i1200 100 230 330 500 605 730 835 1000 I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT [PG13]1220 245 510 725 955 STRAW DOGS [R] i1130 215 450 735 1015 THE LION KING [G]1155 30 MINUTES OR LESS [R] i1135 145 355 610 820 1030 APOLLO 18 [PG13]1225 250 505 720 935
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THE LION KING - REAL D 3D ($3.25 SURCHARGE) [G]215 430 645 900 SHARK NIGHT - REAL D 3D ($3.25 SURCHARGE) [PG13] 200 445 720 945 SPY KIDS: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD - REAL D 3D ($3.25 SURCHARGE) [PG]1145 205 440 655 920 DRIVE [R] i1220 135 250 405 520 635 800 905 1030 I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT [PG13]1210 230 450 710 925 STRAW DOGS [R] i1200 235 510 745 1020 THE LION KING [G]1200PM 30 MINUTES OR LESS [R] i740 950 APOLLO 18 [PG13]1225 255 510 725 940
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COLOMBIANA [PG13]145 420 705 955 CONAN THE BARBARIAN [R] i125 655 CONTAGION [PG13]1205 240 515 750 1025 COWBOYS & ALIENS[PG13]105 400 715 1000 DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK [R] i415 935 RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES [PG13]1205 235 505 745 1020 SAVING PRIVATE PEREZ [PG13]1215 245 510 735 1000 THE DEBT [R] i115 355 650 930 THE HELP [PG13]1230 345 700 1015 THE SMURFS [PG]1150 225 500 WARRIOR [PG13]1235 350 705 1010
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NEW RELEASES AMIGO (R, 128 mins) A Filipino leader (Joel Torre)
must choose between cooperation with American occupiers and his insurgent brother and son. By John Sayles. Village Square DRIVE (R, 100 mins) See review, this issue. Opens wide I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT (PG-13, 95 mins) And after Sex and the City 2, we don’t know how Sarah Jessica Parker keeps getting work. Nonetheless, she’s here, an overextended wife and mother about to be wooed by 007 himself (Pierce Brosnan). Opens wide LAUGH AT MY PAIN (R, 88 mins) Stand-up comedian Kevin Hart had his record-breaking two-night stand at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles filmed for your cineplex-viewing pleasure. Rainbow THE LION KING 3D (G, 87 mins) Simba returns to the big screen, just in time for Pride weekend. Get it, Pride weekend? We slay us! Opens wide
SENNA (PG-13, 104 mins) See review, this issue. Village Square STRAW DOGS (R, 109 mins) A man is provoked by his wife’s ex-boyfriend and his fellow townfolk, upon their move to her hometown. This is a remake of the infamous 1971 Sam Peckinpah classic, so may the bloodletting begin. Opens wide
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dumped by her fiancee and then tries to win over a wealthy substitute teacher (Justin Timberlake). Sam’s Town, Tropicana BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR (R) A bucktoothed loser (Nick Swardson) from Farmtown, Iowa finds out his parents used to be porn stars, and now he’s going to Hollywood to become one, too. CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER (PG-13, 124 mins) Joining the ranks of this summer’s superheroes is Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), who after being denied military entrance sets off on a classified project transforming him into Captain America. THE CHANGE-UP (R, 112 mins) Family man Dave (Jason Bateman) and ladies man Mitch (Ryan Reynolds) find the grass isn’t always greener on the other side after swapping bodies and lives. Suncoast COLOMBIANA (PG-13, 107 mins) Cataleya (Zoe Saldana) grows up to be an assassin after witnessing her parents’ murder as a young girl. CONAN THE BARBARIAN (R, 112 mins). Set in the land of Hyboria, Conan (Jason Momoa) seeks vengeance on those who killed his father and destroyed his village. Orleans, Boulder Station CONTAGION (PG-13, 105 mins) Beth Emhoff (Gwyneth Paltrow) fights a nagging cough in an airport bar during the film’s opening scene. Within a weekend, there are several deaths; within a week, tens of thousands are infected. The subtle twist in Steven Soderbergh’s version of a global outbreak is
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technological: It’s not just the virus that spreads like wildfire. Contagion isn’t exactly entertaining, but it’s masterfully assembled — and a little scary. (CB: 09.08.11) COWBOYS AND ALIENS (PG-13, 118 mins) In a town tormented by Colonel Dolarhyde (Harrison Ford), a stranger (Daniel Craig) appears and becomes the only hope against an alien invasion. CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE (PG-13, 170 mins) The perfect world of Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) capsizes when his wife (Julianne Moore) admits to cheating on him. The film’s sights were set on being out-ofthe-ordinary but ends up being just a pretty good run-of-the-mill romantic comedy. (CB:07.28.11) THE DEBT (R, 104 mins) In the present, Rachel (Helen Mirren) is celebrated as a heroine. But flash back to the past, she and two other men are on a mission to help capture a Nazi gynecologist. When a romantic triangle forms, things get complicated for both them and the mission. It’s less of an arthouse star vehicle than a compelling thriller-drama driven by powerful performances. (MK: 09.01.11) THE DEVIL’S DOUBLE (R, 108 mins) Based on a true story of a man (Dominic Cooper) forced to become a body double for Saddam Hussein’s son (Cooper, again). In a dual role, Cooper does the remarkable. It’s a fascinating story, and for about an hour it’s a fascinating movie. (CB:08.11.11) Suncoast DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK (R, 99 mins)
★★★★ BRILLIANT.”
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CONT. FROM P27 Sally (Bailee Madison) quickly finds that the 19th century mansion her father (Guy Pearce) and his girlfriend (Katie Holmes) are restoring is haunted. It’s more shocking than scary, and there’s no real surprise at who becomes a permanent resident at the house. (MK:08.25.11) FINAL DESTINATION 5 (R, 95 mins) The survivors of a suspension-bridge collapse aren’t completely clear of Death yet, in the fifth installment of this gory franchise. Texas Station, Sam’s Town FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS (R, 120 mins) Emotions run high when Dylan (Timberlake) and Jamie (Kunis) realize keeping up a friends-with-benefits relationship is complicated. Colonnade FRIGHT NIGHT (R, 106 mins) Senior Char-
lie Brewster (Anton Yelchin) is the big man on his high school campus until a new kid (Colin Farrell), who turns out to be a vampire, steps into the picture. The film is good dumb fun, the way summer movies are expected to be. (MK:08.18.11) Suncoast, Colonnade THE GUARD (R, 96 mins) Sgt. Gerry Boyle (Bredan Gleeson) watches a a deadly car crash before FBI agent Wendall Everett (Don Cheadle) arrives, swaying the film into mismatched-buddymovie territory. It’s one of three cliches that apply here, but director/writer John Michael McDonagh’s wry screenplay pokes fun at them, and Gleeson’s gleeful acting overshadows any pigeonholing. Suncoast HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART 2 (PG-13, 125 mins) In an ultimate
TRANSFORMERS 3 (PG-13) 11:50, 1:00, 4:20, 6:30, 8:00 BAD TEACHER (R) 12:20, 2:50, 5:10, 7:50, 10:10 HORRIBLE BOSSES (R) 12:30, 2:40, 5:00, 7:40, 9:55 THE ZOOKEEPER (PG) 11:40, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:45 SUPER 8 (PG-13) 4:50, 7:30, 10:00 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES (PG-13) 3:30, 10:05 MR. POPPER’S PENGUINS (PG) 12:00, 2:30
battle between good and evil, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) faces of against Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes). Though it may not be the best film of the franchise, it does bring the Harry Potter series to a tremendous end. (CB: 07.14.11) THE HELP (PG-13, 137 mins) Skeeter (Emma Stone), Aibileen (Viola Davis) and Minny (Octavia Spencer) form a daring friendship in Mississippi during the 1960s. The Help gives off a scent of Spielbergian sisterhood sappiness from a mile away. But new director Tate Taylor gives it the right touch. And the cast gels as an ensemble brings the film to life without letting its themes overshadow its characters. (MK:08.11.11) HORRIBLE BOSSES (R, 100 mins) In a drunken stupor, Nick (Jason Bateman), Dale (Charlie Day) and Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) mastermind a plan to kill off their awful employers. With only a few good laughs, this film has all the earmarks of a scenario dreamed up by someone who had no idea where to take the story. (MK:07.07.11) Village Square, Tropicana MERE BROTHER KI DULHAN (NR, 145 mins) Dude (Imran Khan) falls for the woman (Katrina Kaif) to which his brother (Ali Zafar) in engaged. “Sibling rivalry” just doesn’t cut it. Indian. Village Square MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG-13, 100 mins) Gil (Owen Wilson) and fiancee Inez (Rachel McAdams) discover the art scene of Paris while struggling with notions of “what-if” in this charming but meaningless romantic comedy. (KC: 06.09.11) Colonnade, Suncoast MR. POPPER’S PENGUINS (PG, 95 mins) Successful dude (Jim Carrey) inherits penguins, whom he accommodates in his big-city apartment, much to the detriment to the rest of his life. Tropicana OUR IDIOT BROTHER (R, 96 mins) Following his release from jail, a well-meaning pot dealer (Paul Rudd) wreaks havoc with his three sisters’ carefully structured lives. RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (PG-13, 110 mins) After a scientist Will Rodman (James Franco) fails at curing his father (John Lithgow) of
PLANET OF THE APES: “Hold me.” (Screens wide.)
Alzheimer’s disease, he becomes the keeper of a chimp that’s been exposed to experimental drugs and is dangerously intelligent. Surprisingly inspired by 1972’s Conquest of the Planet of the Apes — but don’t expect another sequel. (MK:08.04.11) SARAH’S KEY (PG-13, 111 mins) A journalist (Kristen Scott Thomas) sets out on a journey of self-discovery when she uncovers a story of a Jewish family forced out of their home, a home she now calls her own. Colonnade, Village Square SAVING PRIVATE PEREZ (PG, 105 mins) Black comedy where a Mexican crime lord (Miguel Rodarte) forms a militia to free his brother (Juan Carlos Flores) imprisoned in Iraq. SEVEN DAYS OF UTOPIA (G, 99 mins) Golfer Luke Chisolm (Lucas Black) finds himself stuck in Texas on the ranch of Johnny Crawford (Robert Duvall), after a failed attempt on the pro circuit. Boulder Station, Suncoast SHARK NIGHT 3D (PG-13, 91 mins) College student Sara (Sara Paxton) and her friends spend weekend at her parent’s lake-side cabin, but soon discover the lake is infested with sharks. THE SMURFS (PG, 100 mins) Fleeing from an evil wizard’s clutches, the Smurfs fall out of the magical world and into New York’s Central Park. Orleans,
Information for September 16th through September 22nd WARRIOR (PG–13) DBox Motion Seating 12:45 4:00 THE LION KING (G) 12:00 7:30 10:30 THE LION KING 3D (G) 2:30 4:45 7:00 9:15 DRIVE (R) 12:00 12:45 2:30 3:10 5:00 5:30 7:30 8:00 BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR (R) 10:00 10:30 11:59
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STRAW DOGS (R) 12:15 12:45 2:45 3:15 5:15 5:45 THE HELP (PG–13) 12:30 3:45 7:00 10:00 7:45 8:15 10:15 10:45 11:59 SHARK NIGHT (PG–13) 12:30 5:30 10:30 SHARK NIGHT 3D (PG–13) 3:00 8:00 CONTAGION (PG–13) 12:00 2:30 COLOMBIANA(PG–13) 12:45 3:00 5:15 7:30 9:45 11:59 5:00 7:20 9:45 CONTAGION (PG–13) 12:30 3:00 5:30 8:00 10:30 RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (PG–13) 12:00 2:30 5:00 7:30 10:30 WARRIOR (PG–13) 12:15 3:15 6:30 9:30
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SUPER 8 (PG-13, 112 mins) Youth filming a zombie
movie in 1979 Ohio encounter a horrifying chain of incidents. A well-written work of science fiction and not some dumb action movie. (CB: 06.09.11) Tropicana WARRIOR (PG, 139 mins) Director Gavin O’Connor skillfully weaves superbly choreographed scenes of head-pounding, bone-crushing action with tense dramatic sequences. Brendan (Joel Edgerton, Animal Kingdom) is a former champion, now barely surviving as a high-school physics teacher. His estranged brother Tommy (Tom Hardy, Inception) might have been a champ had he not left to fight in Iraq. The multiple crises come to a head at a glitzy, last-manstanding event in Atlantic City. (PB: 09.08.11)
SPECIAL SCREENINGS BATTLE ROYALE II: REQUIEM (NR, 134 min) Satur-
day, Sept. 17, 8p. When Battle Royal fails, a group of students is sent to an island to kill terrorist Shuya Nanahara. The Sci-Fi Center, 900 E. Karen Ave., Suite D-202, 792-4335, www.thescificenter.com. $5, buy one, get one free. BUFFALO ‘66 (R, 110 mins) Ex-inmate Billy (Vincent Gallo, who also directs here) is a family disappointment, so he kidnaps Layla (Christina Ricci) and brings his new “fiancee” home to impress his parents. One problem: Layla falls for Billy. Monday, 8p. The Sci-Fi Center, 900 E. Karen Ave., Suite D-202, 792-4335, www.thescificenter.com. Free
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A GUIDE FOR THE GODOT CURIOUS
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Insurgo’s Waiting for Godot is astonishingly staid BY DAVID MCKEE
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COURTESY: BILL HUGHES
on’t be surprised if, a few minutes into Insurgo Theater Movement’s new production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, a waitress sidles up to take your cocktail order. The play’s motley crew of Vladimir, Estragon, Pozzo and Lucky are the Rat Pack of existentialism, so they don’t feel out of place in an upstairs showroom of the Plaza Hotel. Las Vegas, after all, is a city full of Didis and Gogos, waiting for Mr. Godot to bring us economic deliverance from our present misery. Insurgo’s new, downtown space is slightly larger than its former Commercial Center one, although even more strangely configured. The playing space is wide and shallow, a low platform at its center. Seating areas embrace it in a shallow “s” formation. The jury’s still out on how the sight lines will be for those not fortunate enough to snag a front- or second-row table. “A mystery wrapped in an enigma” was how the New York Times’ Brooks Atkinson described Godot, following its 1956 Broadway premiere. Fifty-five years after the fact, it is difficult to improve on Atkinson’s summary of its inaction as “pathos, cruelty, comradeship,hope,corruption,filthiness and wonder of human existence.FaithinGodhasalmostvanished.Butthereis still an illusion of faith flickering around the edges …” The Irish critic and Beckett scholar Vivian Mercier neatly described Godot’s achievement as “a theoretical impossibility — a play in which nothing happens, that yet keeps audiences glued to their seats.” Well … sometimes. You’ll need a stiff belt or two when waiting out Daneal Doerr’s cataleptic Insurgo staging. (The watered-down Plaza coffee is no help whatsoever.) While Doerr’s conversational production avoids pretension — and ends more hopefully than any Godot I can recall — its 165 mind-mulching minutes delay even the illusion of gratification beyond far endurance. Rarely IT’S JUST VERY does Doerr come within shouting distance of Ernest Hemmings’ haunting and whimsical 2008 Beckett SERIOUS AND LASTS A Festival revival of Godot. MURKY LIFETIME. You certainly wouldn’t guess Laurel & Hardy, Buster Keaton and the Marx Brothers were equally important influences on Beckett’s dramaturgy as were James Joyce and the Bible. Obvious openings for physical comedy are either bumbled or ignored. Though Stacia Zinkevich’s fastidiously layered costumes have an Old West ambience, that’s as close as Insurgo comes to putting a different spin on Godot. It’s just Very Serious and lasts a murky lifetime, since Sydney Southers’ lighting plot casts more illumination on the audience than on the actors or on Bob Gratrix’s burnished set. Ernie Curcio’s Vladimir is so subdued he barely seems present — or interested.As the haughty
Pozzo, Brandon McClenahan is a stock evil-capitalist villain. For all its detail, his performance seems a collection of Favorite McClenahan Moments. Oliver Jones, as the slave Lucky, offers something original: a stooped, chalk-faced husk of a man, burnt out except in his free-associative tirade, which flickers with evangelical mania. Dampening his organ-like voice, John Beane (Estragon) shrinks himself into a doughy simpleton, shy and pitifully downtrodden.Both as naïve and as cruel as a child, Beane’s undeniable humanity is matched only by Carissa Berge-Sisneros as the frightened boys who bring cryptic messages from Godot. Near the end, Estragon says,“I was dreaming I was happy.” Insurgo Godot audiences will know the feeling, brother. WAITING FOR GODOT Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m. (through Oct. 1), The Plaza, 1 Main St., 883-5500, $25
• At its Broadway debut in 1956, Waiting for Godot was described as “an uneventful, maundering, loquacious drama”; by the end of the 20th century, a poll taken by Britain’s Royal National Theater deemed it “the most significant English language play of the 20th century.” • The phrase “waiting for Godot” has become such shorthand for futility that even Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy) gave the elusive Mr. Godot a shout-out in that acme of American pop culture, TV’s Dallas. The play has also inspired a prequel (The Last Godot) and a renegade sequel (Godot Arrives). • Due to the universality of its themes, Godot has been staged in apartheid-era South Africa, in the ruins of Hurricane Katrina and at San Quentin Prison. Although Beckett resisted any explanation of the play, it is frequently speculated Vladimir and Estragon represent the two thieves who were crucified alongside Christ. Much dialogue is devoted to the question of whether even one of them was saved. • Beckett opposed TV adaptations of Godot on principle. He said it was a drama of small men trapped in a big box, not the other way around. • A decorated member of the French Resistance, Beckett spent most of his life in France. Waiting for Godot was written in French, premiering in Paris in 1953: Hence the references to the Eiffel Tower, Rhone River valley and other Gallic landmarks. • The American premiere occurred in, of all unlikely places, Coconut Grove, Fla. Bert Lahr, famous as the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz, starred as Estragon. — DAVID MCKEE
ART
REVIEW
“Treats,” by Christopher Bauder
BOOKS
On the move Colby Buzzell takes us on an openhearted tour of down-and-out America BY SCOTT DICKENSHEETS
If home ownership — rootedness in your own white-picketed patch of ground — is a big part of the American Dream, its reverse — escaping home — is also very American, and very much a dream. As we know from Manifest Destiny, wagon trains, On the Road and every third Springsteen song, the thought of lighting out, getting away, shucking it all, speaks to our deep romance with the far horizon, of a kind of lightness of being, of an itch for the new. After all, total mobility = total freedom.
These sexy pieces work best when they’re suggestive BY JENESSA KENWAY
Just teasing
Christopher Bauder serves up two scoops of sex and biomorphic forms in Mars ain’t the kind of place to raise your kids, his new exhibit at CSN Fine Arts Gallery. Titling the show after lyrics from Elton John’s “Rocket Man” tips us off that we’re in for a low-orbit cruise through surreal and fleshy forms. Sure enough, the first deviant dessert is a couple of fudge sundaes packed into fleshy red cups cradled in diaphragm-like dishes in a work titled “Treats.” Speckled with nipples and orifices, like a doughnut rolled through a sex shop, “Pink Moon” is a sugar-coated meteorite with an oral fixation. This piece, like many in the exhibit, explores possibilities of physical interface: the desire for it, the need for protection from it. Across the room, a Seussical, red-and-white amalgamation of knobs and gloves titled “The Glove Maker” has produced several stubby white products, poking fun at the mass-produced latex protection that simultaneously facilitates and denies contact. The joke continues with “Showers,” offering a cold one beneath obscene schlongs with phallic faucetry that does anything but cool lustful thoughts. Nearby, two plump beige discs titled “Swap” exchange a skinny latex cord passing from one pink, pursed opening to the other — a consideration of multiple forms of bio-sharing, from spit-swapping to the umbilicus joining mother and child. These works function best when left suggestive. Occasionally things get heavy-handed, as in an untitled piece composed of a glossy black apron with gloves in the front pocket and a black board-game piece protruding from the front. Conversely, a work titled “This Side of Paradise” — a wooden arch resting on two plexiglass supports, wrapped in sea-green latex — is so hermetic as to seem unresolved, offering little to direct the viewer. A puzzling decision to use a biblical cross layout in “Serpentine” imparts a religious bent that seems out of place with the other works, and takes the focus away from biomorphic forms within the configuration. The show ends on the shamelessly suggestive note with which it began.Centrally placed within the gallery are four pillars, each with a fleshy square topped with cherry-red knobs ranging in size from chubby to petit. Titling the works “Defcon 5, 4, 3, and 2,” respectively, Bauder playfully insinuates a parallel between levels of national military alert and an undefined sexual emergency, allowing the viewer to fill in the blank. CSN FINE ARTS GALLERY 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., through Oct. 12, free
Colby Buzzell took that ride, at least for a while. The author of the acclaimed Iraq War memoir My War, he left the wife and newborn, climbed into a classic but temperamental Mercury, and rolled away into the vast American emptiness. That he did it expressly to write Lost in America: A Dead End Journey, and that this book was initially meant to be an updating of On the Road, doesn’t make it phony. The Buzzell we meet at the outset is feeling hemmed in by family responsibilities, unsettled by his mother’s death and the lingering stress of the war, stirred by some genetic restlessness — book deal or not,he needs to get away. So he leaves his home in San Fran and, reversing the polarity of Manifest Destiny, heads east, across the country’s northern backbone: Wyoming, Nebraska, Michigan. In a repeating pattern, he pulls his wheezing Merc into some town at the butt end of the economy, settles into a crappy residential hotel, befriends the local down-and-outers, looks for temp work and opens a beer. So alongside the thumbnail portraits of the dead-enders he meets, there are also comic moments as he fails miserably at operating an ice-cream truck, does some day laboring, works for a Salvation Army store. What makes all this work is Buzzell’s insistence upon a certain, for lack of a better word, innocence. If some well-meaning citizen advises him not to go into yonder neighborhood, because it’s just no good, he will inevitably wind up there, curious and large-spirited, trusting in the basic goodness of people to keep him safe. It does. He’s fascinated by urban decay, especially during his longish tenure in Detroit, and you find yourself hissing Don’t go in there! as he clambers
into another decrepit building, where, you are certain, this time someone will fuck his shit up. And while he does encounter some petty criminals — a charming pair of copper thieves,for example — he’s rarely threatened. Indeed, this book is valuable for its againstthe-grain take on Detroit, which in Buzzell’s eyes is a decent place filled with mostly likable people, however racked by misery. (He goes boozing with the copper thieves.) I’ve actually met Buzzell, and I can confirm that, as well as you can draw a bead on someone from two occasions involving beer, his real-life personality is consistent with the open, guileless self he presents on the page. I mentioned beer.He could have subtitled this book There Will Be Booze — alcohol is so pervasive in these pages that it’s almost a character. But after a while it makes sense: For those with whom Buzzell spends time, a boozy stupor is as close to escape, to lighting out and shucking it all, as they’re gonna get. Whatever his debt to On the Road, Buzzell doesn’t ape Kerouac, those loping rhythms and big vistas. Shorn of flash and filigree, his voice is a kind of American plain-speak, rooted in bar talk and blogging. I don’t mean to make it sound ordinary; if you’ve ever listened to Americans speaking plainly, you know how idiosyncratic they can be. In the end, both halves of Buzzell’s title are mildly misleading.The journey that gave us this book can hardly be judged a dead end. And while he can’t really claim to have been lost in America when he never made it to the South or Southwest, I hope that just means there’ll be a sequel or two. LOST IN AMERICA: A DEAD END JOURNEY Colby Buzzell, Harper, 304 pages a
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PHOTO: TODD LUSSIER
Mohammed Barrie expedites orders inside the busy kitchen at Buzz BBQ on a Friday night.
A people’s favorite, this barbecue joint mostly lives up to the hype BY AL MANCINI
Buzz worthy Last week’s purchase of the granddaddy of “usergenerated” restaurant reviews, Zagat, by Google forced me to again question why diners value the opinion of strangers with an unknown level of experience. My general disdain for Zagat, Yelp and similar “guides” has prompted a few people to label me a snob. I’ll admit that stings a little, since I’ve spent my career trying to demonstrate that great food should be enjoyed by everyone. But I stand by my belief that the general public can’t be trusted (which is why CityLife stopped allowing readers to write in their own choices in our annual Reader’s Poll). So I had to laugh a little when I walked into Buzz BBQ on Tropicana Avenue and saw it proudly promoting that it had twice been chosen Best of Las Vegas by Review-Journal readers. I admit
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there was a part of me that would have loved to hate the place, and reinforce my superiority over the masses. But Buzz is actually pretty damn good. The Buzz on Tropicana is the restaurant’s second location. (It was the original space on Craig Road that won over R-J readers in 2008 and 2009.) The large dining room has been painted with a western theme, and features live music on Tuesday and Thursday nights, and Sunday afternoons. There’s a separate bar area sans the video-poker machines it housed under previous owners. Like most good barbecue places, the menu is pretty basic. It offers chicken, andouille, rib tips, slabs of ribs, pulled pork, brisket and catfish. You can get them individually ($12-$23), with two sides and rolls ($12-$18) or in combination dinners ($20-$70). The 11 side dishes include fries, potato salad, fried okra, collard greens and black-eyed peas. There are half-adozen sandwiches ($8-$11 with a side order). And they have three salads ($3-$9). Buzz does its smoking in-house, which is obvious if you walk through the doors while the smoker is working its deliciously scented magic. On dishes like the pulled pork, it imparts a wonderful smoky flavor. That pork (which I’ve only had on a sandwich, paired with brisket and sausage; $11), is the way to go if you want serious smoky flavor. It’s one of those dishes that makes you wonder why anyone would dream of clouding its flavor with barbecue sauce. The ribs also have a nice smokiness to them. The
brisket and the andouille, however, are surprisingly bland. But the brisket’s lack of flavor is forgiven because of the way if falls to pieces in your hands. I honestly don’t think I’ve ever had a piece of meat as tender as Buzz’s brisket. It was literally impossible to pick up a slice and hoist it to my mouth without having it disintegrate into four or five pieces. The only barbecued meat I’ve had at Buzz that I’m reluctant to recommend is the chicken. My serving was so dry I decided to ignore it and concentrate on the other thing on my platter.Fortunately,itwassittingdirectlynexttothecatfish,whichwasplump, succulent and coated in a delicious,grainy cornmeal breading. I’ve had four of Buzz’s side dishes. Of them, I highly recommendthebakedbeansandthecollardgreens,bothofwhichwere loaded with flavor. But I’d also be happy to reorder the mac and cheese and the black-eyed peas,which are tasty,if unexceptional. Buzz loses a few points, however, for its bread offering: lame white rolls that look like they were purchased at a supermarket. I’ve been to Buzz twice. And on both occasions owner Michael Hanson was on hand overseeing the operation and paying personal attention to all of the customers. This is clearly a family operation, and his attention to detail is impressive. So, members of the general public, I have to give this round to you. I don’t know if I’d call Buzz the best barbecue in Las Vegas. But you definitely picked a winner this time. BUZZ BBQ 9640 W. Tropicana Ave., 489-2800; 7121 W. Craig Road, 294-2899. Read more about the Las Vegas dining scene on Al Mancini’s blog, www.almancini.net.
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JAPANESE
Las Vegas Hilton, 3000 Paradise Road, 732-5821. Japanese tabletop cooking at its finest. The chefs deliver great, steaming hot food, as well as an entertaining show. KAIZEN 10271 Eastern Ave., Suite 109, 492-0216; 4480 Paradise Road, Suite 900, 641-7772. Putting a fusion spin on sushi, Kaizen’s choices range from the traditional to the bizarre. Their barbecued rib roll may be one of a kind, which is probably a good thing. OSAKA 4205 W. Sahara Ave., 10920 S. Eastern, 616-3788. Well-trained, award-winning chefs and seafood not available elsewhere in town: This Japanese restaurant is the place to go if you want a civilized meal. RA SUSHI Fashion Show Mall, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 1132, 696-0008. Ra is a great place to eat sushi and have a few drinks — and well worth a trip to the mall. SEN OF JAPAN 8480 W. Desert Inn Road, 8717781. This off-Strip Japanese fusion restaurant offers delicious food at far less than you’d pay in a casino. The menu features sushi, tempura, kushi yai skewered meat and both hot and cold fusion dishes. Can’t decide what to order? Try one of their two “omakase” tasting menus, reasonably priced at $50 or $80 per person. SWISH 5115 W. Spring Mountain Road, Suite 121, 522-9345. Swish offers shabu shabu, in which customers cook their own meat, seafood and vegetables in a pot of broth, and sukiyaki, where the same foods are cooked in a flat pan with sauce. Both are easy for newcomers to enjoy, and the restaurant’s staff is more than willing to lend first-timers a hand. BENIHANA VILLAGE
CHINESE
3827 E. Sunset Road, 8983358. A little more expensive than most other Chinese restaurants, but the food lives up to the prices. BEIJING NOODLE NO. 9 Caesars Palace, 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 731-7604. Chinatown is no longer the only place in town for great noodles and dumplings. Caesars Palace’s bright, modern restaurant, modeled after Beijing’s Bird’s Nest Stadium, feels a little like the interior of a giant fishbowl. Fresh noodles are tossed daily and offered in a variety of preparations. There’s also a small but interesting dim sum selection that makes this a great place for beginners to experiment with traditional dumplings. CAFÉ NOODLE 4355 W. Spring Mountain Road, 220-3399. An elaborate bar and extensive menu, including some of those adventurous dishes many Americans run screaming from, make this a solid Chinese option. CATHAY HOUSE 5300 W. Spring Mountain Road,
876-3838. Better-than-average Chinese food and great service in an elegant setting. The restaurant’s east wall is made up entirely of plate-glass windows, providing a wonderful view of the Strip’s parade of lights. CHINA MAMA 3420 S. Jones Blvd., 873-1977. This unassuming little Chinatown restaurant offers one of the most diverse selections of Chinese food in Las Vegas. Their soup dumplings have become legendary and should be a staple of any visit. But don’t stop there. The menu is massive and worth exploring — and thankfully written in English. Dine family style with a large group and you can easily get out of the place for between $10 and $15 a person. DIAMOND CHINA 3909 W. Sahara Ave., 873-6977. Our top pick for late-night Chinese food. HARBOR PALACE 4275 Spring Mountain Road, 253-1688. An open, bright atmosphere surrounds the fresh food and fast service. A wide variety of seafood, chicken and beef selections are supplemented with an interesting fruit drink menu. SAM WOO BARBECUE 4215 Spring Mountain Road, 368-7628. Chinese-style barbecue that ranges from rather odd to wonderful. TAO Venetian Grand Canal Shops, 3373 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 2025, 388-8338. The nightclub half of this $20-million venture has been getting most of the press. But the beautifully decorated restaurant is worth a visit for the pan-Asian menu that boasts brilliant sauces, large portions and prices that won’t completely break the bank.
VIETNAMESE
3400 S. Jones Blvd., Suite 2A, 418-1931. Forget the pho. You won’t find it on the menu at this hole-in-the-wall Vietnamese restaurant. They specialize in something different: broken rice platters known as com tam. They come topped with a large variety of meats, sausages and rice patties, all at unbelievably reasonable prices. (Even the most massive feast is less than $9.) If broken rice isn’t your thing, you can also substitute vermicelli. PHO KIM LONG 4023-4029 Spring Mountain Road, 220-3613. There are 190 traditional Vietnamese dishes on the menu, most of which are less than $10. Don’t be intimidated by the gargantuan menu; any Pho is a good bet. Open 24 hours.
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KOREAN
4355 Spring Mountain Road, 383-3392. This tasty establishment departs from traditional Korean barbeque in that your server cooks the meat for you at the table instead of allowing you to do it yourself. MIN SOK CHON 1801 E. Tropicana Avenue, 2625592. This restaurant splits its menu between Korean cuisine and sushi. At times the former can be a bit unapproachable if you aren’t able to communicate with your server in Korean. The latter, on the other hand, is exactly the type of crazy specialty rolls Americans love – very often boasting non-Japanese touches like cream cheese and deep-frying. Overall, the food is good. But if you’re looking for traditional nigiri or a server fluent in English you’re destined to disappointment.
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THAI
953 E. Sahara Ave., 731-6542. One of the longest-lived and most popular Thai restaurants in town. Watch out for the hot stuff, though. Even “medium” is blazingly spicy. LOTUS OF SIAM 953 E. Sahara Ave., 735-3033. The emphasis is on stellar Thai cusine rather than the décor. Monstrous menu, reservations recommended. MARNEE THAI 5600 W. Spring Mountain Road, 873-4831. Damn good Thai food, reasonably priced. THAI ROOM 3355 E. Tropicana Ave., 458-8481. Moderately priced classical Thai food in a pleasant room. KOMOL
FILIPINO
3400 S. Jones Blvd., 220-4488. A quirky little restaurant that feels like a small catering hall and serves primarily as a dance hall for Filipino expatriates. Some of the fare may be a bit exotic, but there’s something for everyone.
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INDIAN
4080 Paradise Road, 734-0094. The city’s oldest Indian restaurant and also the most expensive. Vegetarian and meat-eater dishes. GAYLORD INDIA RESTAURANT Rio, 3700 W. Flamingo Road, 777-2277. A high-end Indian restaurant with a great atmosphere, good service and excellent food — the combination of which justifies the somewhat higher price tag. The menu offers a huge selection of vegetarian options. INDIA OVEN 2218 Paradise Road, 366-0222. Simple décor, classic menu, good service and reasonable prices. NAMASTE 953 E. Sahara Ave., 892-0033. Melquedes Rodriguez recently purchased the Indian restaurant located directly next door to the legendary Thai restaurant Lotus of Siam, and her desire for an audience was probably part of the reason. The former professional singer will take your order one minute, and then fire up her private karaoke machine to entertain the crowd for a few songs while the kitchen staff prepares your food. That food consists of extremely well-prepared Indian standards. And the entertainment is kind of charming — in a kitschy sort of way. ORIGIN INDIA 4480 Paradise Road, 734-6342. Raises the entire city’s expectations for an Indian restaurant while only minimally raising the price. SAMOSA FACTORY 4604 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 6, 258-9196. A large menu that includes more than 20 large, perfectly spiced entrees, including vegan and vegetarian options. GANDHI INDIA’S CUISINE
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CHINA POBLANO The Cosmopolitan, 3708 Las
Vegas Boulevard South, 877-551-7772. While his tapas place Jaleo gets more attention, in many ways superstar chef José Andrés’ unique spin on Mexican and Chinese food is even more exciting. Andrés is a force of nature, and a bit of a mad genius. So you can be sure his tacos and noodles will offer some amazing twists. But despite the incredible creativity,
he’s still managed to keep China Poblano one of The Cosmopolitan’s most affordable dining options. SENSI Bellagio, 3600 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 693-7223. Martin Heierling’s restaurant boasts both innovative cooking and a stunning décor. The experimental and sometimes challenging menu incorporates Asian, Italian, grilled and raw elements in a way that will thrill more adventurous diners, but might frustrate the more traditional.
AMERICAN
775 W. Craig Road, 642-5007. This Hawaiian restaurant doesn’t offer a lot in the way of atmosphere. It has counter service. You get your own napkins, plastic cutlery, chopsticks and straws from a station and the food is delivered to your table in Styrofoam takeout containers, regardless of whether you’re dining in or taking it to go. But it has a nice variety of Hawaiian cuisine at reasonable prices. For a real treat, go in on a Friday, when they offer their Aloha Special — $11.50 gets you smoked pork and cabbage, lomi lomi salmon salad, chicken long rice, poi and the coconut custard dessert haupia. For another $3, you can add laulau, which is pork wrapped in taro leaf. ARTISAN FINE DINING 1501 W. Sahara Ave., 2144000. The restaurant in this hipster hangout offers primarily Italian choices served in a dining room that’s just as cool as the rest of the building. It may cost a bit more than similar food elsewhere, but the atmosphere is worth it. BAGEL CAFE 301 N. Buffalo Drive, 255-3444; Red 808 HAWAII MIXED PLATE
BOSA 1: Vietnamese BBQ pork and shrimp spring rolls with peanut sauce
Rock Casino, 11011 W. Charleston Blvd., 797-7979. This combination bakery/cafe is pretty upscale for a bagel place, which suits its patrons just fine. THE BEAT COFFEEHOUSE Emergency Arts, 520 Fremont St., 686-3164. Downtown once again has an independent coffeehouse, with a small menu that includes sandwiches, salads and pastries to complement the java offerings. BJ’S COCKTAIL LOUNGE 6670 S. Tenaya Way, 2577378; 218 E. Tropicana Ave., 736-9439. Primarily a video poker bar where the bartenders dress in lingerie. Appetizers include crab cakes with roasted pepper sauce and clams steamed in white wine, garlic and herbs. Their cedar plank-grilled salmon isn’t to be missed, and neither are the delicious thincrust pizzas. BIG DOG’S DRAFT HOUSE 4543 N. Rancho Drive, 645-1404. Brats, beer and a warm décor make this Wisconsin-themed bar and restaurant a favorite for a
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CONT. FROM P33 Midwesterners and locals. The original property in the Big Dog’s chain. BOB TAYLOR’S ORIGINAL RANCH HOUSE 6250 Rio Vista St., 645-1399. Since 1955, this steakhouse is a reminder Las Vegas really was part of the wild, wild West. Fare is basic and heavy, but the steaks are big and perfectly prepared over a mesquite wood and charcoal grill. Finish the 32-ounce Diamond Jim Brady New York steak and get a free dessert. BOSTON PIZZA 1507 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 3852595. One of the city’s best old-time pizza joints. Don’t order extra cheese unless you really mean it. CROWN & ANCHOR 1350 E. Tropicana Ave., 7398676; 4755 Spring Mountain Road, 876-4733. Great British fare served by English-accented servers amid a nautical décor. DELMONICO STEAKHOUSE Venetian, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 414-3737. Straight-ahead and gimmick-free elegance, with excellent service. GRAPE STREET CAFÉ 7501 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 228-9463. This wine bar and “cellar” has a Napa Valley feel to it, and offers more than 75 varieties of wine, the vast majority of which are available by the glass. The kitchen offers dishes from casual to formal, simple to inspired. Whether you’re in the mood for gourmet sandwiches, delicious pizzas, pastas or full entrees, you’ll find something on the menu to suit your appetite. Call ahead, a dedicated local fan base packs the house most nights. HASH HOUSE A GO GO 6800 W. Sahara Ave., 8044646; 3535 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 254-4646. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, Hash House A Go Go promises “twisted farm food,” which means their chef puts a classy spin on down-home favorites. Their real trademark, however, is monstrous portions. LANDRY’S SEAFOOD HOUSE 2610 W. Sahara Ave., 251-0101. An extensive menu of Southern-influenced seafood dishes. Good, but overpriced. LUV IT FROZEN CUSTARD 505 E. Oakey Blvd., 384-6452. A lone remnant of a once common creature: the independent ice cream store. It makes its own delicious custard. OMELET HOUSE Various locations. Longtime favorite breakfast spot featuring 38 varieties of six-egg omelets. Closes at 3 p.m. R.M. SEAFOOD Mandalay Place, 3930 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 632-9300. This fine seafood restaurant can boast a celebrity chef who actually works there and a wide variety of excellent, if pricey, dishes. Friendly service completes the experience. SAMMY’S WOODFIRED PIZZA Various locations. This fast-expanding chain serves weird-but-excellent pizzas and salads. SLIDIN’ THRU Various locations, www.slidinthru.com. The urban mobile food truck trend has finally come to Las Vegas. The first entrant, Slidin’ Thru, offers a wide variety of delicious, inexpensive sliders. Once you taste the seasoning on the kalbi rib version, you’ll understand why tech-savvy fans from all walks of life rabidly follow the location of this truck via Facebook and Twitter to chase down chef/owner Ricardo Guerrero’s sandwiches. TINOCO’S KITCHEN Las Vegas Club Hotel & Casino, 18 E. Fremont St., 385-1664. An eclectic menu at
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reasonable prices. You’ll find plenty of delicious Italian pastas, such as lobster ravioli. Other highlights include chicken satay and a filet mignon with foie gras in a port reduction. WILD TRUFFLES GOURMET CAFÉ 7905 W. Sahara Ave. Suite 106, 242-1542. Quaint and casual café offering delicious high-end sandwiches, wraps and salads, as well as gourmet dinner entrees that range from tandoori-crusted chicken to almond-coated
ALMAZA: Tabouli salad: parsley, lemon, cracked wheat, sumac and olive oil with oven-fresh pita
pork schnitzel with hollandaise sauce. There’s also a large selection of mouth-watering chocolate truffles and other homemade desserts, a gelato bar and a small gourmet gift shop.
MEXICAN
10820 W. Charleston Blvd., 214-3500. If you’re looking for simple, authentic basics, look elsewhere. But if dishes like blue corn crab cakes with chipotle-grilled shrimp or potato and portabella mushrooms make your mouth water, Agave has plenty to offer. FRANK & FINA’S COCINA 4175 S. Grand Canyon Drive, 579-3017. This quaint, homey restaurant manages to make you forget it’s located in a massive strip mall complex. More importantly, they offer great Mexican basics and some incredible house specialties. But call ahead for a reservation, because its reputation has obviously spread through its westside neighborhood, leaving it packed most nights. LOS ANTOJOS 2520 S. Eastern Ave., 457-3505. This tiny, family-run strip mall establishment offers the most authentic Mexican cuisine in town. It doesn’t matter what you’re looking for; they probably have it. Matriarch Carmen Ruiz cooks up countless varieties of soups, huaraches, tlacoyos, quesadillas, tortas, sopes, tacos, enchiladas, chilaquiles, flautas, gorditas, tostadas, steaks and burritos. The menu is so huge it would take a year to eat your way through it. But it would be one tasty year. MUNDO World Market Center, 495 Grand Central Parkway, 270-4400. Fans who miss the Mexican avant-garde cuisine chef Robert Solano used to cook up at his southwest restaurant La Madonna will be happy to know he’s found a new home in the World Market Center. Mundo offers similar food in an equally similar modern atmosphere. Despite the AGAVE COMIDA Y TEQUILA
World Market Center’s outdated reputation of being off-limits to the general public, Mundo’s doors are open to everyone for both lunch and dinner.
CAJUN
6407 Mountain Vista St., 433-1005. The décor is simple and the service can be slow at times. But Kathy’s offers incredible Southern food that’s earned it a sterling reputation. If you’re looking for basics like fried chicken or meat loaf, it simply doesn’t get much better. M&M SOUL FOOD CAFE 3923 W. Charleston Blvd., 453-7685. This is the place to eat if you’re in the mood for some excellent-tasting meatloaf, collard greens and mashed potatoes — and the most delicious banana pudding in Vegas. MEMPHIS CHAMPIONSHIP BARBECUE Various locations. Wonderfully realized, upscale barbecue joint. KATHY’S SOUTHERN COOKING
CUBAN
2055 E. Tropicana Ave., Suite 11, 795-7070. Buoyant atmosphere with deliciously prepared traditional Cuban cuisine. Serves wine and beer. Try the Cuban-style fruit shakes called batidos.
CUBA CAFÉ
BRAZILIAN
Mirage, 3400 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 791-7337. This Brazilian dining spot offers an all-you-can-eat parade of grilled delights. Meat lovers will salivate over skewers loaded with sirloin steak, teriyaki chicken, Portuguese sausages and much more.
SAMBA GRILL
EL SALVADORAN
720 N. Main St., 385-3600. Comfortable and sophisticated, with a distinctly Salvadoran menu.
SALVADORENO
PERUVIAN
845 S. Rainbow Blvd., 731-0826. If you don’t know how much fun Peruvians have, this place will be a revelation. Semi-exotic food that’s beautifully presented.
INKA CHICKEN
FRENCH
Paris Hotel-Casino, 3655 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 944-4224. This Parisian-style steak and shellfish house offers perhaps the best setting in town: 18th century-style dark wood and soaring elegance inside and a glass-roofed conservatory looking out on Bellagio’s fountains. RESTAURANT GUY SAVOY Caesars Palace, 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 731-7731. Tailored to the “money is no object” crowd, a bowl of soup will set you back $68, while the 10-course prestige menu runs $290 per person without wine. But you get what you pay for, and French master Guy Savoy’s sublime cuisine is perfectly prepared. With hip, modern décor, presided over by a young friendly staff, it’s not as intimidating as you might expect – until the check arrives. MON AMI GABI
SPANISH
BARCELONA TAPAS & BAR 10690 Southern High-
lands Parkway, 483-5764. The good news for tapas purists is, unlike a lot of restaurants that toss around that term, the owners of Barcelona stick mainly to Spanish-inspired dishes. The bad news is they put an American spin on a lot of them. You can’t blame them; they’re just giving the people of Southern Highlands what they want. And the food is generally pretty good, with large portions that justify what at first may seem like slightly high prices. JULIAN SERRANO Aria, 3730 Las Vegas Blvd., 590-8520. Gourmet chef Julian Serrano, best known for his award-wining Bellagio restaurant Picasso, takes a more casual approach in his eponymous CityCenter tapas restaurant. The varied small plates include soups and salads, vegetarian dishes, meat and poultry, seafood, ceviches and their Peruvian cousins tiraditos, cheese and charcuterie. There are also some amazing larger portions of paella and a hodgepodge of modern concoctions referred to as “new tapas.” If you really want to splurge, however, try the pata negra, Iberico’s famed black ham.
ITALIAN
4041 Audrie St., 732-1424. Old World-style Italian restaurant with an incredible memorabilia collection reflecting the Vegas of yore. Try the massive mound of scampi with linguine. BOOTLEGGER BISTRO 7700 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 736-4939. This restaurant is one of the last remnants of the city’s Lounge Era. It features live entertainment and a menu filled with Italian specialties. A great weekend dining spot. BUCA DI BEPPO 412 E. Flamingo Road, 866-2867; 7690 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 363-6524. This chain of retro Italian joints made its big expansion move just in time for The Sopranos mania. Traditional pasta and meat dishes, huge portions and reasonable prices. CAFÉ CHLOE 4155 S. Buffalo Drive, 248-7048. The staff seems to know half of their customers by name at this popular neighborhood Italian restaurant. The food is delicious and the portions are huge. The only downside is their $10 charge for splitting the oversized portions. So just order two, and make sure you bring home the leftovers. Call ahead if you want to secure a seat; the place fills up quickly. CAPO’S ITALIAN CUISINE 5795 W. Tropicana Ave., 436-2276; 5675 W. Sahara Ave., 364-2276. Walking into Capo’s is like walking into an illegal speakeasy, complete with a sliding panel so the bouncer can check you out before unlocking the secret door. Once inside, enjoy great Italian food and entertainment in a dining room that’s a tribute to organized crime through the ages. MONTESANO’S ITALIAN EATERIA 9905 S. Eastern Ave., 870-3287. In a city filled with Italian eateries, Montesano’s, a classic deli/spaghetti combo, goes the extra step to provide fresh food. NORA’S CUISINE 6020 W. Flamingo Road, 8738990. Originally a sub and pizza joint, Nora’s has expanded into a full-service, upscale dining room serving traditional Southern Italian and Sicilian BATTISTA’S HOLE IN THE WALL
dishes you won’t find many other places.
GREEK
4001 S. Decatur Blvd., 222-0666. Very probably the city’s best Greek restaurant, the reasonably priced Fat Greek is open for lunch and dinner. Both menus offer traditional dishes like hummus, baba ganoush, Kalamata olives and rice dolmades. Lunchtime also features a large selection of gyros and sandwiches, while dinner is heartier fare. Whenever you go, make sure you try their incredible version of the chicken, lemon and rice soup avgolemono . At dinner time, don’t miss the braised lamb shank. OPA 2550 S. Rainbow Blvd., 876-3737. Opa offers the most extensive Greek menu you’ll find in town. THE FAT GREEK
Hellenic delicacies are served in a nice dining room with live music. Make sure you get the flaming saganaki appetizer, a baked slab of kefalograviera cheese flambéed tableside.
SEAN PATRICK’S 8255 W. Flamingo Road, 227-
9793. A wonderful mix of Irish pub and family restaurant.
RUSSIAN
GERMAN
CAFÉ HEIDELBERG 610 E. Sahara Ave., 731-5310.
One of the only real German eateries in town. It offers all of the traditional dishes, plus good beer and a complete deli and store.
RED SQUARE Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd.
South, 632-7407. Classically upscale Russian food served in an almost-Gothic space especially designed to encourage the consumption of vodka.
BULGARIAN
IRISH
J.C. WOOLOUGHAN JW Marriott, 221 N. Rampart
Blvd., 869-7777. Even though the hotel that houses it has changed hands several times, this finest of real Irish pubs is still doing it right.
MAGURA 1305 Vegas Valley Drive, 693-6699. Of-
fering Bulgarian cuisine in a dining room with Bulgarian artwork and crafts hanging on the walls and European music videos playing on a large-screen TV, Magura immediately makes you feel as if you’re
in Eastern Europe rather than on the east side of Las Vegas. The cuisine relies heavily on grilled and dried meats, yogurt, eggs and various types of cheese. Unadventurous members of your party can order pizza from an adjoining restaurant.
MIDDLE EASTERN
9890 S. Maryland Parkway, Suites 16-17, 450-1030. This Lebanese Green Valley hot spot brings in belly dancers and DJs to perform for packed houses every Friday and Saturday night, and has an attached hookah bar. But the star attraction is the Middle Eastern food. Expect all the basics, including falafel, kabobs and shawarma, as well as several varieties of manaish, Lebanese pizza. You’ll also find an impressive selection of beer and wine.
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Pianist Mike Tuten plays inside Swinger’s Club Saturday night at the Plaza.
Getting your drink on is not as easy as it seems at the newly renovated Plaza BY LISSA TOWNSEND RODGERS
Rough rebirth
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went in with the best of intentions. The very best. I have always been fond of this place — the way the sign blazes like a beacon as you head north on the I-15, the various retro extravaganzas hosted by the showroom, the fishbowl in all of its incarnations, the time I won a hundred bucks on the Kenny Rogers penny slots. ... And, at first, I was delighted. The Plaza looks gorgeous. The bold, chrysanthemum-patterned carpet and sleek pillars of the gaming floor are simultaneously classically elegant and cheekily space age. The check-in’s mirrored mosaic tile and plush furnishings render the Subway at the back of the lobby virtually unnoticeable. I sauntered up to the bar, took a seat and popped a $20 in the video poker.I played a few
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which was untouched by renovation. As we settled in with our cards and daubers, the bingo screens flashed, then died. After about 30 minutes of frantic attendants and panicky players, it was finally announced that bingo was off and we’d have to line up for refunds. You’d think they’d conjure up some kind of comp or credit to keep us losing our money on-premises, but there was nothing to soothe the paranoia of the senior citizen with her 12 cards and five bonanzas or stem the tantrum of the Asian girl with her iPhone and Big Gulp. Disappointed, we hit the Hash House A Go Go. My bloody mary was at least four times the size of the drink I’d had earlier and came with an abundance of green beans and jalapeno-stuffed olives. The vodka soothed, but didn’t shake my unease. I expected a ceiling tile to fall on me. I expected food poisoning. I expected to be killed in the parking garage. I expected to hit a giant puddle on the downward vertigo ramp, hydroplane like hell and go flying off the third floor. Or maybe the accident would be caused by the howling ghost of some Indian whose burial ground has apparently been disturbed. Last attempt. I tried to avoid the ’80s vicecop-film-serial-rapist-attack-stairwell by parking in the side lot, but they inexplicably continue to demand $5 for the privilege. On to the headliner of the Plaza’s three bars, the Swingers Lounge. Swingers’ high concept is dueling pianos and miniature golf, which dead-end ramps and a small forest of satellite deserves points for originality. It was a dishes provide a certain J.G. Ballard flair. Both weeknight: The piano men pumped out Van elevators were out, thus I descended five stoMorrison and Billy Joel at their Cuervo- and ries down a squalid stairwell, out a side door Budweiser-branded baby grands for a sparse and back in to the temporary sports book. Accrowd, and the barmaids were still fully cording to the signage, a new sports book will tricked out in plaid schoolgirl mini/midriff open in 2012, but until then, costumes. It’s not quite the there’s widescreen televiSWINGERS FEELS classic vibe, although Vegas sions, a double row of recliniconography is displayed LIKE IT WANTS ers and a functional outpost on the walls and links. The TO BE SIN CITY of the Lucky’s Sports Book miniature golf is more like franchise. a series of astroturfed holes AND COLLEGE I pulled up to the bar and around the room, decorated TOWN AT THE squinted though a snowy with a neon sign or life-size SAME TIME. screen at the Steelers before statue of Elvis. Swingers it went “signal lost” blue. feels schizophrenic, like it The crowd shifted focus to wants to be Sin City and the Giants game and a smiling bartender college town at the same time. brought my greyhound. It was nicely done, I want to like the Plaza. Hell, I want to love but $5.50 for a tiny glass raised fond memoit. They’ve done a lot of things right. They’re ries of when the Plaza charged two bucks for embracing history. The décor is downtown’s a full-size, name-brand bourbon. The other slickest. Bringing in Insurgo Theater is a great screens went blue as well: The two-dozen idea. The guest rooms look smashing. But, guys in caps and jerseys looked at each other unfortunately, they’ve also gotten a lot of and shrugged. I had to meet a friend before things wrong. Hopefully with a little more the 3 o’clock bingo anyway — noticing a time and touching up, the Plaza will return to torrential downpour on Fremont, I cut some its original luster and do its location — and it’s slack for the bad cable. freeway-crowning neon — justice. We rode the escalator to the bingo parlor,
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losing hands, then a few more. No bartender — well, two bartenders, but no drink. I played a bit more. I watched a woman with fourinch nails handle drink, cigarette and poker buttons like all were red-hot iron. No drink. I won one, then lost some more. I watched two unsuccessful pickups. I made eye contact with a bartender, but no drink. After nearly 10 parched minutes, I cashed out and headed back toward civilization, or whatever they call that place where the bartender serves drinks, figuring I’d try again tomorrow. The next afternoon I made plans for football/bingo/beverages and drove up the corkscrew ramp to the parking garage — still a squared spiral around the Greyhound passenger loading/unloading area. There’s some fine people-watching, and the smattering of
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Recommended. Send event information to: Mike Prevatt at listings@lvcitylife.com.
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SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 5 P.M. ON THE THURSDAY PRIOR TO PUBLICATION, AND EVENTS MUST BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE INCLUDE NAME, PHONE NUMBER AND ADDRESS OF THE EVENT. EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO LAST-MINUTE CHANGES. PLEASE CALL CONTACT NUMBERS TO CONFIRM DETAILS.
LIVE MUSIC 3740 S. Nellis Blvd., 436-7600. Thu: Blues with John Zito Band, 11p, free. Every 3rd Sat: Blues with John Zito Band, 10p ARTIFICE 1025 S. First St., 489-6339 or www.artificebar.com. Open Thu-Wed, 5p-1a. BAR+BISTRO COURTYARD Arts Factory, 107 E. Charleston Blvd, 202-6060, www.barbistroaf.com. First Thu: Guitar Noir at Preview Thursday, 7p. BEAUTY BAR 517 Fremont St., 598-1965, www.thebeautybar.com. Thu-Sat: Local and touring bands, 9p, free unless noted. BELLAGIO 3400 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 2425465, www.bellagio.com. Baccarat Bar: Live music nightly, 4p-1a. Bar Moderno: Sun-Wed, 7p. Thu-Sat: 3p. Fontana Lounge: Live music nightly with a view of the lake and fountains, 6p-1a. Closes June 5. Perossian Bar: Live music nightly, 10a-1a. BIKINI BAR 3355 Spring Mountain Road, 4855401. Tue: Rockin’ Blues and Classic rock with The Blues Storm Nation, 9p, free. BLACK DOOR BAR AND GRILL 4640 Paradise Road, 369-9279. Wed: Live music. BLUE MARTINI Town Square, 6593 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 948-6438, www.bluemartiniloung e.com. Thu: Nova jazz, 7p; Mundo Vacio 11p. FriSat: Live music, 8p. Mon: Gibson artist showcase and jam night, 8p. Tue: I’m With the Band-Pop Star karaoke with Venus Rising featuring Blue’s Got Talent, 10p. Wed: Ladies Night with special guest, 8p. BOOMERS BAR 3200 Sirius Ave., 368-1863, www.myspace.com/boomerslv. Fri-Sat: Live music, 10p, $5 unless noted. Mon: Open blues jam session with host band Four Until Late, 9p, free. BOOTLEGGER BISTRO 7700 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 736-4939, www.bootleggerlasvegas.co m. Live music nightly. Tue-Thu: Gus Mancuso, 6: 30p. Second and fourth Wed: Jerry Lopez and friends, 10p. Fri-Sat: Live music, 9:30p. Mon: Open mic with Kelly Clinton, 9p. All shows free. BOULDER DAM BREWING CO. 453 Nevada Highway, Boulder City. 243-2739, www.boulderdamb rewing.com. Thu-Sat: Live music. BOULDER STATION 4111 Boulder Highway, 4327777, www.boulderstation.com. Kixx Bar: Thu, Sat: Van De Guzman, 7p. The Railhead: Thu: Swing with Jerry Tiffe, 2p. First and third Thu: Boulder Blues series, 8p, $5. Fri: La Nueva Live Mix, 10p, men $5. Sat: Yellow Brick Road, 10p, free. Sun: Latin night, Noche Nortena featuring El Moreno Carrillo Y Su Banda Tierra Sagrada, 9p, $5 ladies, $10 men. BRASS LOUNGE 425 Fremont St., 382-3531, ww w.hennesseyslasvegas.com. Thu: Cigar social, live
ACES & ALES
CAIFANES: Sept. 16 at House of Blues Recommended. Send event information to: Mike Prevatt at listings@lvcitylife.com. SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 5 P.M. ON THE THURSDAY PRIOR TO PUBLICATION, AND EVENTS MUST BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. PLEASE INCLUDE NAME, PHONE NUMBER AND ADDRESS OF THE EVENT. EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO LAST-MINUTE CHANGES. PLEASE CALL CONTACT NUMBERS TO CONFIRM DETAILS.
FRIDAY
SEPT. 16 ARTEMUS W. HAM CONCERT HALL
Corea, Clarke & White: Forever (8p, $35, $75) BIKINI BAR
Old Man Syndrome, Days After Hail (9p, cover) BOOMERS
HOUSE OF BLUES
Caifanes (8p, SOLD OUT) LVCS
Smashing Alice (8p, free)
MANDALAY BAY EVENTS CENTER
Marco Antonio Solis, Ana Gabriel (9p, $75-$135) MANDALAY BEACH
One Republic (9p, $45)
SEPT. 15
Old Man Syndrome, Black Army Las Vegas, Mechanical Death (9p, $5)
MEATHEADS
BOOMERS
THE BUNKHOUSE
PLANET HOLLYWOOD THEATER OF PERFORMING ARTS
THURSDAY
Domrockstar (8p, free) THE BOULEVARD POOL @ COSMOPOLITAN
The Joy Formidable (9p, free) HOUSE OF BLUES
Benton Paul, Bingo!, Offset Season, others (6:30p, $12) MEATHEADS
Seris (9p, cover) MGM GRAND HOTEL
Alejandro Fernandez (8:30p, $45-$200) ROYAL HOUSE
Gender Bender: Hunnypot (9p, free)
Rezurex, Monster Zero, Selectress Ocean (9p, $10) CANNERY CASINO
Sixties Sensation (8p, $5) CHEYENNE SALOON
Crash Kit, A Trivial Hero (8p, cover) COSMOPOLITAN @ THE BOULEVARD POOL
Pedro Fernandez (8p, $55) DOUBLE DOWN SALOON
Freakstar, Agent 86, Finding Fiction, others (10p, free) HARD ROCK BEACH CLUB
Unwritten Law, Death! Death! Die!, Big B, others (8p, $20)
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The Uprising, Nebula X, Shag Harbor, others (9p, cover)
BUNKHOUSE
Brothers of Brazil, Black Beans and Hippie Liver, Scrap Iron Saints, others (9p, cover)
THE PEARL CONCERT THEATER
Fabolous (9p, $45-$85)
CHEYENNE SALOON
MONDAY
COSMOPOLITAN @ THE BOULEVARD POOL
BEAUTY BAR
Trip to the Morgue (8p, $10)
SEPT. 19
The Joy Formidable (9p, free)
Sonidero: Los Master Plus (9p, $10-$15)
DOUBLE DOWN SALOON
CROWN THEATER
IDFI, Apophis A.D., Artificials, others (10p, free) MANDALAY BAY BEACH
Rock ‘n Roll Wine Amplified Festival: Train, Gustavo Galindo (7p, $65)
Matt Sorum (10:30p, $22.50)
TUESDAY
SEPT. 20 SOUTH POINT SHOWROOM
Kesha, Spank Rock, LMFAO (8p, $70-$200)
MEATHEADS
Astorian Stigmata (9p, cover)
The Bronx Wanderers (7:30p, $20-$25)
RED ROCK CASINO SANDBAR
THE PEARL CONCERT THEATER
WEDNESDAY
Tears For Fears (9p, $49)
SOUTH POINT SHOWROOM
Tower of Power (7:30p, $45$55)
SATURDAY
SEPT. 17 BOOMERS
Drop Top Lincoln, Left Foot Green, Willie Psycho, others (9p, $5)
Maroon 5, Matt Nathanson (9p, $75-$150)
SUNDAY
SEPT. 18 BEAUTY BAR
Dead Neon, County Books, Woodgrain (9p, $5) DOUBLE DOWN SALOON
Hope is Noise (10p, free)
SEPT. 21 BEAUTY BAR
Malacates Trebol Shop, El Soido Callejero (10p, $20) CHEYENNE SALOON
Grave, Bloody Red Throne, Pathology, others (8p, cover)
COSMOPOLITAN @ THE BOULEVARD POOL
Smith Westerns (9p, free)
R&B with Pitty Pat Guidry Band, 8p, free. Fri: Party Monster, body art, live music and DJ Lady Fingers, 9p, $5. Mon: Acoustic happy hour, 6p. Tue: Local song writers showcase, 8p, free. Wed: Ladies Night Wine Down, live acoustic with Bud Mickel, 8p, free. BUNKHOUSE SALOON 124 S. 11th St., 384-4536. www.bunkhouselv.com. Thu-Sat: Local and touring bands, 9p, free unless noted. Wed: Wednesday Night Hype hip hop show, 9p. Tue: Blues jam with Lipz and Bunkhouse blues band, 10p. CANYON CLUB 202 Fremont St., 387-5175, www.fourqueens.com. CHEYENNE SALOON 3103 N. Rancho Drive, 6454139. Wed-Sat: Live music, 9p. Sun: Live music, 6p. Cover varies. CHOICES PUB AND SHOWROOM 6720 W. Cheyenne Ave., 547-3747, www.choicespub.com. FriSat: Live music, 9p, free. Tue: The Chicago Blues Busters, 8p, free. Wed: The GP Entertainer Tribute Artists Show, 8p, $5. CLUB FORTUNE CASINO 725 S. Racetrack Road, 566-5555, www.clubfortunecasino.com. Sat: Live music, 8-12a. Sun: Whiskey Revival classic country, 5-9p. THE COPA ROOM The Bootlegger, 7700 Las Vegas Blvd. South. 616-9340. THE COSMOPOLITAN 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 698-7000. Book and Stage: Touring and local acts, 10p and midnight, free. COUNT’S VAMP’D 6750 W. Sahara Ave., 2208849, www.vampdvegas.com. Thu: Local music, 10p. Fri-Sat: Live music, 10p. Sun: Rock ‘n’ Roll Bike Night with John Zito Band, 6p, free. DADDY MAC’S 2920 N. Green Valley Parkway, 2720913. DON’T TELL MAMA 517 Fremont St., 207-0788. Cabaret-style piano bar. DOUBLE DOWN SALOON 4640 Paradise Road, 7915775. DOWNTOWN VINTAGE GUITARS 1105 3rd St, 3869572. E-STRING BAR AND GRILL 2031 E. Sunset Road, 437-8764, www.estringlive.com. Sat: Real Old School Jazz, 2p, $10. Mon: Jazz, 7:30p, $10. Tue: The Ryan Whyte Maloney Band, 8:30p, $10. Wed: Blues night, 8:30p. FREAKIN’ FROG 4700 Maryland Parkway, 5979702, www.freakinmusic.com. Thu: Singer and songwriters, 9:30p. Fri: Funk ‘n’ Roll jam with Daze Work, 9:30p. Sat: Live music, 9:30p. Tue: Freakin’ Jazz Jam, 9:30p. Skip Martin and Niles Rivers hosts JamCast, 10:30p. Wed: Jazz pianist Vernell Brown Jr., 9p. All shows free. GOLD COAST 4000 W. Flamingo Road, 367-7111, www.goldcoastcasino.com. Lounge: Tue-Thu: Gold Coast Classics, 2p. Fri: Variety Caval Code, 2p. TueSun: Live music, 7:30p-1:30a. Fri: Live music, 9-2: 30a. Sat: Latin. $10. GOLDEN NUGGET 129 E. Fremont St., (800) 8465336, www.goldennugget.com. Rush Lounge: Fri: Sax Man Brown, 6:30p. Fri-Sat: Frankie Moreno Band, 11p-2a, free. Mon-Tue: Sax Man Brown, 8: 30p. GREEN VALLEY RANCH RESORT 2300 Paseo Verde Parkway, 617-7777, www.greenvalleyranchr esort.com. Lobby Bar: Fri: Jeremy Cornwell 8:30p.
blues, 3p-5p. 10082 W. Flamingo Road, 838-9990, www.lindomichoacan.com. Thu, SatSun, Tue-Wed: Pianist, 6p. Fri: Mariachi Nuevo, 6: 30p. LVCS 425 Fremont St., 382-3531, www.lvsaloon.net. Thu: Local and loud, 10p, free. Fri-Sat: Live music, 10p, free. Sun: The Funtastics: King Vs. Cash, 50s rockabilly band, 9pm, free. Mon: Surf City with The Swank Bastards, 8p, free. Tue: Hip Hop Roots hosted by HighDro and Jay R Beatbox, 10p, free. Wed: Jamboree hosted by The Vagabonds, 8p, free. MANDARIN ORIENTAL Mandarin Bar, 3752 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 590-8888. Thu: Chandler Judkins Quartet, 7p. Fri: The Definitive Trio, 10p. Sat: “Trio Caribe,” 10p. Wed: Brian Czach Jazz Trio, 7p. MCMULLAN’S IRISH PUB 4650 W. Tropicana Ave., 247-7000, www.mcmullansirishpub.com. Fri: Live music, 9p. Sat: John Windsor, 8p. Sun: Irish McSessions, 6:30p. Wed: Darby O’Gill and The Little People, 10p. MEATHEADS 1121 S. Decatur Blvd., Suite 120, 8704440, www.myspace.com/meatheadsbar. Fri-Sat: Live music 10p. MIRAGE HOTEL 3401 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 7927615. Bare Pool: Live music. B.B. King’s Blues: Live music nightly. Rhumbar: Mon: Pink Sugar Live Music Jam, 9:30p. Tue: Jazz Under the Stars, 9p. MOTOR CITY CAFE 4080 Paradise Road, Ste. 8, 307-1731. Thu: Gold Top Bob and the Goldtoppers, 10p. ORLEANS HOTEL AND CASINO 4500 W. Tropicana Ave., 365-7111. Brendan’s Irish Pub: Wed: Sixties Mania, 8p. Thu: Killian’s Angels, 8p. FriSat: Killian’s Angels, 9p. Bourbon Street Cabaret Lounge: Wed-Fri, Sun: San Fernando Band, 9p. Tue: Crush, 9p. All shows free. PALACE STATION 2411 W. Sahara Ave., 367-2411. Jack’s Irish Pub: Thu: Wild Celts, 7p. Fri: Darby O’Gill and the Little People, 9p. Sat: Finnegan’s Wake with the rock o’ the Irish from 9p. Showroom: Sat: Sante Fe and the Fat City Horns, 12a. Tue: Jerry Tiffe, 2p. PALMS LOUNGE 4321 W. Flamingo Road, 9427777, www.palms.com. Kashino: Thu, midnight; Wed, 10p, free. Sun: Franky Perez, 10p, free. Mon: Santa Fe and the Fat City Horns, 10:30p, $7. RED ROCK CASINO 11011 W. Charleston Blvd., 797-7777, www.redrocklasvegas.com. Onyx Bar: Tue-Thu: Toto Zara, 7p. Fri-Sat: Toto Zara, 9p, free. Rocks Lounge: Thu: Acoustic jam, 8p. Fri: Zowie Bowie, 10p. Sat: Party on the Rocks concert series, 9p, $30. Franky Perez, 10p. Sun: Jazz with The Steven Lee Group featuring Rocco Barbato, 7p. Mon: Dian Diaz, 8p. RIO Crown Night Club, 3700 W. Flamingo Road, 733-8229. Sat: Sinful Saturday, special guest appearances and performances, 10:30p, $30. Mon: Rock concert series, big act names. For free limited tickets visit www.vegashotspots.com, $25 thereafter. RÍ RÁ Mandalay Place 3930 Las Vegas Blvd South, 632-7771, www.rira.com/rira/las_vegas.html. Live music nightly, 8:30p. Fri-Sat: Ri Ra Live, 11:30p. THE RIVIERA 2901 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 734-
LINDO MICHOACAN
MUSICVENUES The Aruba 1215 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 383-3100 Beauty Bar 517 Fremont St., 598-1965 Book & Stage The Cosmopolitan, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 698-7000 Boomers 3200 N. Sirius Ave., 3681863 Boulder Dam Brewing Co. 453 Nevada Hwy, Boulder City, Nev., 979-3976 The Box Office 1129 S. Casino Center Blvd., 388-1515 The Bunkhouse Saloon 124 S. 11th St., 384-4536 Charleston Heights Arts Center 800 S. Brush St., 229-1012
SPANK ROCK: Sept. 16 at Planet Hollywood
Cheyenne Saloon 3103 N. Rancho Drive, 645-4139 Crown Theater Rio, 3700 W. Flamingo Road, 733-8229 Double Down Saloon 4640 Paradise Road, 791-5775 Freakin’ Frog 4700 Maryland Parkway, 597-9702 Griffin 511 Fremont St., 382-0577 Hard Rock Cafe 3771 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 650-8590 House of Blues Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 6327600 The Joint Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Road, 693-5066
Sat: Ryan Calhoun, 8:30p. Hank’s Steakhouse: Thu: Kelly Christian on guitar, 6:30p. Tue, Fri-Sat: Peter Love, 6:30p. Wed: Guitarist and singer Dave Ritz performs Top 40 hits from 6:30p. Ovation Lounge: Thu: Rotating acts, 8p, free. Third Thu: The Guilty Pleasures, 8p. Fri: Yellow Brick Road, 10p. 2nd, 4th Fri: Strung Out acoustic sessions, 6p. Sun: Zowie Bowie The Vegas Show, 6p, $10. Pond: 1st, 3rd Sat: Reggae with Michael Black, 6p. 2nd, 4th Sat: Reggae with HaleAmanO, 6p. Quinn’s Irish Pub: Thu, Sat: Darby O’Gill and The Little People, 9p. Fri: ’Nuff Said classic rock, 10p. THE GRIFFIN 511 Fremont St., 382-0577. Wed: Live music, 10p. HALF SHELL 30 E. Horizon Ridge Parkway, 5589191, www.halfshellseafoodandgaming.com. Sat: Live music, 10p, free. HARD ROCK CAFE 3771 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 650-8590, www.hardrock.com. HENNESSEY’S TAVERN 425 Fremont St., Suite 110,
Las Vegas Country Saloon 425FremontSt.,382-3531 Las Vegas Hilton 3000 Paradise Road, 7325755 Mandalay Bay Events Center 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 632-7580 MGM Grand Garden Arena 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 891-7777 Orleans Arena 4500 W. Tropicana Ave., 284-7777 The Pearl The Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road, 944-3200 Planet Hollywood Theatre for the Performing Arts 3667 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 785-5055
The Railhead Boulder Station, 4111 Boulder Highway, 432-7777 Star of the Desert Arena Primm Valley Resorts, 31900 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 386-7867 Vamp’d 6750 W. Sahara Ave., 2208849 Winchester Cultural Center 3130 S. McLeod Drive, 455-7340 Yayo Taco 4632 S. Maryland Parkway, 262-0201 Zia Record Exchange, East 4225 S. Eastern Ave., 735-4942, all ages Zia Record Exchange, West 4503 W. Sahara Ave., 233-4942, all ages
382-4421, www.hennesseyslasvegas.com. Fri: Live music, 9p-2a. HOUSE OF BLUES Mandalay Bay 3950 Las Vegas Boulevard South, 632-7600, www.hob.com/ lasvegas. Courtyard: Thu: Acoustic Strip, acoustic showcase hosted by Michael Soli, 8p, free, all ages. Fri-Sat: Live blues, 9p, free. Sat: Azul Latin night, 11p, 21+, free. Sun: Gospel Brunch and music, 10a1p. Adults, $37; kids, $17. Motown, Rhythm and Blues: Ronnie Rose Band, 8p, free, all ages. Mon: Live blues, 8p, free. Tue: Alternative Tuesdays, rotating bands, all ages, 8p, free. Wed: Nothin’ But The Blues, all ages, 8p, free. Crossroads: Thu: Kalleton, music by AJ El Kallejero, 10p, free. Sun: Hana Hou Sundaze, live Island Reggae bands, 10p, $5. HYPNOTIC BILLIARDS LOUNGE 5752 S. Fort Apache, 480-2155. LA HAVANA CIGAR BAR MonteLago Village Lake Las Vegas Resort, 25 Via Brianza, Ste. 100, 8712828. Sat: Jazz and blues, 8p-12a. Sun: Jazz and
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www.rocknrollwine.com. Fri: Live music, 5p and 9: 30p. ROYAL RESORT HOTEL 99 Convention Center Drive, 563-2795. Thu-Sat: Boardwalk Nites! 50sMotown, 9p. Adult $19.95, kids $5. Sun: Sunday Sermon, open mic hosted by Bryan Todd and Ryan Pardey, 9p. Mon: Rocket 8p. SUNSET STATION 1301 W. Sunset Road, 547-7777, www.sunsetstation.com. Club Madrid: 500-seat showroom. Fri: Sin City Sinners, 9p. Sat: Nawgahyde, 9p. Rosalita’s Cantina: Fri-Sat: Shawn Eiferman, acoustic power duo, 6p. TEXAS STATION 2101 Texas Star Lane, 631-1000, www.texasstation.com. A-Bar: Thu: Justin Mather, 5:30p. Fri-Sat: Darrin Michaels, jazz, 7p. Sun: Darrin Michaels, 5:30p. Martini Ranch: Wed: Sideshow 5:30p. Fri: Betsy Holm, 6p. Sat: Kelly Christian, 5: 00p. South Padre Lounge: Thu: La Nueva 103.5 Live Mix with Jesus Chuy Espiricueta, Latin night, 9p, ladies $5 after 11p, men $10. Fri: Latin with Hermanos Padillas, 9p, ladies $5, men $10. Sat: Escencia Colombiana, 10p, $5-$10. TOMMY ROCKER’S 4275 Dean Martin Drive, 2616688, www.tommyrocker.com. Fri-Sat: Rock-NRoll Sing Along, 9:30p. Tue: Open Jam with John Zito. YAYO TACO 4632 S. Maryland Parkway, 262-0201, www.facebook.com/yayo.taco. Live music nightly. Mon: Cumbia and dancing, DJ Que Curado, 5p-11p. Tue: Jazz, 7p. Fri: Music and comedy monthly, 8p. First Sat: Music and poetry. Second Sat: Acoustic in association with Pet Rescue Project, 12p.
DJS/NIGHTCLUBS 4633 Paradise Road, 7910100, www.piranhavegas.com. Thu-Wed, opening times vary. Thu: “Thrust Thursdays,” DJs. Fri-Sat: DJs. Sun: “El Deseo,” Latin country and dance music. Tue: “La Noche Latin” Latin dance music. Every 1st Friday: “Glomo,” DJs. ARTISAN HOTEL 1501 W. Sahara Ave., 214-4000. Thu, Wed: saxophonist Martin Mancuso, 5:30p. Fri: “Shake and Pop” with DJ Mike Attack, Justin Baule and others. Sat: afterhours with residents DJ Mike Attack, Steller and others, spinning electro, house/ progressive, techno, tech, 2a. ARTIFICE 1025 S. First St., 489-6339 or www.artificebar.com. Open Thu-Wed, 5p-1a. Thu: “Al Amor,” 10p. Fri: “Casual Sex - The Second Coming,” deep house, 10p. Sun: “Black and White,” 9p. Tue: “Show and Tell,” 10p. BACKDOOR 1415 E. Charleston Ave., 385-2018. THE BANK Bellagio, 3600 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 693-8300. Thu: DJ Eddie McDonald; house, hiphop, soul. Fri-Sat: DJ David Christian; mash-up, house. Sun: “Industry Sundays” with DJ Karma; hip-hop, mash-up, house. 10:30p-4a. THE BEATLES REVOLUTION LOUNGE Mirage,
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3400 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 692-8383. www.th ebeatlesrevolutionlounge.com. Thu: “Throwback Thursdays,” with DJ Earwaxxx. Fri: “Chick!,” DJ G Minor. Sat: “Celebrity Saturdays” with DJ Trenz; hip-hop, R&B, top 40. Sun: “Closet Sundays” gayfriendly dance party. Mon: “Le Maison,” Cirque du Soleil cast after-party with DJs Shane Thomas and Sarah Fab, mashups to start, house to close. Wed: “Rocket,” Industry night with DJ Spair. BEAUTY BAR 517 Fremont St., 598-1965, www.thebeautybar.com. Nightly; most events 10p. Mon: Monday Night Karaoke. Thu: Ladies night, unless noted. 1st Fridays: “The Get Back” funky soul dance party with DJ John Doe and special guests. 4th Saturdays: “Say What?!” featuring DJs and bands, 10p. BLUE MARTINI Town Square, 6593 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 948-6438. Thu: “Noches Azul Latin Thursdays,” 10p. Fri: “Undisputed Grooves” house/ electronic party with DJ Damien Jay, 11p. Sat: “Ultimate Saturdays,” 11p. Mon: “Manic Mondaze,” 8p12a; “Industry Night,” 12a. Tue: “Top 40 Tuesday,” 9p. Wed: “True Blue Ladies,” 11p. BLUSH Wynn, 3131 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 770WYNN. Open Tue-Sat, 9p. Thu: “Pop Thursdays.” Fri-Sat: “Begin at Blush,” 9p. Mon: “Living Mondays.” Tue: Industry night. Wed: “We Love House Sundays.” BOND The Cosmopolitan, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 698-7000. DJs nightly. CATHOUSE LOUNGERIE Luxor, 262-4228, www.cathouselv.com. Blue Room: “Madame Mondays” house party with resident DJ Ikon. Red Room: Hip-hop with DJ Kram. Mon., Sat., DJ Ikon. Wed: “Vanity” with DJ Relapse, 10:30p. Thu: “Stiletto” with DJ AL3, electro, house, mash-up, 10p. Locals free. Fri: “Lush Fridays” with DJ Audiomoe, hiphop, old-school, top 40, house. THE CHANDELIER The Cosmopolitan, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 698-7000. DJs daily. . CHATEAU Paris, 3655 Las Vegas Blvd. South. 7767770 or www.ChateauNightclubLV.com. Open FriSun, Tue, 10p. Tue: Industry night. $20-$30; local ladies free. DA VINCI’S MUSE 2650 S. Decatur Blvd. Thu: Siren’s Song, various underground electronic styles, 9p. Fri: “The Factory,” Goth, industrial, 80s with DJ Malice, 9p. Sat: “Cloister,” ethereal Goth with DJ Disdain, 9p. DOWNTOWN COCKTAIL ROOM 111 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 880-3696, www.downtownlv.net. DJs spin house, lounge, downtempo, house, funk and classics, Thu-Sun, Tue, 10p. Thu: “LoDown Thursdays” with Lenny Alfonzo. Fri: “Friday Night Social” with Carlos Sanchez. Sat: “Saturday Night Vibe” with Douglas Gibbs. Wed: DJ Rob Alahn. EAGLE 3430 E. Tropicana Ave., 458-8662. Wed, Fri-Sat: Underwear Night, 10p-4a. ENCORE BEACH CLUB Encore, 3121 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 770-7300. Fri-Mon, 11a, Thu, 10p. Sun: “Daystar Sundays,” house, opens April 17. Cover varies. ESCAPE LOUNGE 4213 W. Sahara Ave., 364-1167. Open daily. Thu-Sat: DJ Fantasy, dance, pop, 10p. FLEX 4371 W. Charleston Ave., 385-FLEX. Thu: Latin night, 10:30. Fri: Miss Frankie drag show with amateur strippers, 10p. Sat: “Klub Diablo,” dark-
GUSTAVO GALINDO: Sept. 17 at Mandalay Bay Beach
wave and electro with DJs Pierrorist and Sylvia, 11p. Sun: Little Liquor Beer Bust, 12p-4a. Mon: Male strippers, 12p. Tue: Tiffani St. John drag show, 10p. Male strippers, 12a. Wed: Male strippers, 10p. FREEZONE 610 E. Naples Road, 794-2310, www.freezonelv.com. Thu: “Boyz Night,” 8p. “Naked Frat Party,” 9:30p. Fri: Martini social, 5p-9p. Queens of Las Vegas drag show, 10p. Sat: Queens of Las Vegas drag show, 10p. Tue: “Ladies Night” with wet T-shirt contest, 8p. Wed: “Gone Wild With Talent.” GHOSTBAR Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road, 9389999, www.n9negroup.com. Thu-Wed, 9p. Thu: alternating parties: “Soundbar” with DJs Carlos Sanchez, Keith Evan, Brian Minogue. Fri: DJ Tino Sanchez, 9p. DJ Five, 12a. Sat: DJ OB-ONE, 9p. DJ Tino Sanchez, 12a. Sun: “Ghostbar Sundays” house night, 10p. Mon: DJ Ikon, 10p. Tue: DJ OB-ONE, 9p. DJ Five, 12a. Wed: “Snitch Wednesdays” with DJ 88, 10p. DJ Tino Sanchez, 12:30a. GOODTIMES 1775 E. Tropicana Ave., 736-9494. Open daily. Thu: “Sinabar,” hip-hop, dance, pop, 10p. Fri: “Vaquero Fridays,” Latin., 10p. Sat: “Noches Calientes,” Latin, 10p. Sun: “Fuego Latino,” Latin, 10p. THE GRIFFIN 511 Fremont St., 382-0577. Mon-Sat, 5p-4a. Sun, 9p-4a. Fri: DJ Rex Dart, 10p. Sat: DJ Aurajin, 10p. JET Mirage, 3400 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 7927900, www.jetvegas.com. Wed-Mon, 10:30p-4a. Thu: Top-40, mash-ups, hip-hop, house. Fri-Sat: hip-hop, rock, dance. Mon: Industry night; mashup. KRAVE Planet Hollywood Resort, 3667 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 836-0830, www.kravelasvegas.com. Alternate lifestyle nightclub. Thu: “TEMPTation THURSTdaze” with DJ Javier Alba, 11p. Fri: “Flesh,” with VJ Alpyne in the main room. “sKizoFrenia” in the lounge with DJ RustRyu and friends. Sat: “Candy Bar” girls’ party in the Lounge. Main room: DJ Morningstar and friends. Sun: SINdaze, 11p. Mon: “Meat Market.” Wed: “WTF? Wednesdays” with DJ Earwaxxx, 11p. LAVO Palazzo, 3325 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 7911818. Open Fri-Wed. Sun: DJ Vice. Tue: DJ Five,
industry night. Wed: “Old School Wednesdays” with guests. MARQUEE NIGHTCLUB AND DAYCLUB The Cosmopolitan, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 333-9000. Nightclub: Thu-Fri, Mon, 10p; Sat, 9:30p. Fri-Sat: house/trance. Mon: industry night, open format. Dayclub: Daily, 10a-6p, opens April 9. PALMS POOL Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road, 9389999. Daily, 9a-5p. Fri: “Ditch Fridays,” noon-7p. POSH NIGHTCLUB 3525 W. Russell Road, 6731700. Fri-Sat: DJs, midnight-dawn. PURE Caesars Palace, 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 212-8806. Open Thu-Sat, Tue, 10p. Thu: DJ Hope. Fri: DJ Casanova, DJ Slip, Joey Mazzola. Sat: DJ Slip, Joey Mazzola, DJ Hope. Tue: “Pure Tuesdays” with DJ CyberKid, DJ Slip and Joey Mazzola. RAIN Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road, 940-RAIN, www.n9negroup.com. Fri: “Clash” electro/house party. Sat: “Perfecto” trance/house party with Paul Oakenfold and friends. REHAB Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Road, 693-5555. Dayclub with DJs. Sundays, 11a. Cover varies. Opens April 17. SAVILLE ROW Luxor, 3900 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 222-1500. Private, public events; open daily. Wed: “The Cut” underground party. SCOUNDRELS 4360 S. Decatur Blvd., 871-4390. Every 2nd and 3rd Sat: “Delirium,” goth and industrial, 10p, free. STUDIO 54 MGM Grand, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 891-7254, www.studio54lv.com. Thu-Sat, Tue-Wed, 10p. Thu-Fri, Wed: open format with DJs Eric Forbes, Ricco. Sat: “Electric Dreams” with DJ Loczi, mash-up, house, electro. Tue: open format with DJ Scene. SURRENDER Encore, 3130 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 770-7300 or www.surrendernightclub.com. Open Fri-Sat, Wed, 10:30p. Fri: “Aoki’s House” with Steve Aoki. Wed: “Surrender Your Wednesdays” industry night. Every 4th Wed: Lil Jon. $30-$40. TABÚ MGM Grand, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 891-7183. Fri-Mon, 10p. Fri: open format with DJ Eric Forbes. Sat: open format with DJ Jose 2 Hype. Sun: “Confession” industry night. Mon: “X-Level
Mondays” industry night with DJ Ania and guests. Venetian, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 3888588. Nightclub: Thu-Sat, 10p-5a. Lounge, daily, 5p-close. Thu: “Worship” with DJ Five. Fri: DJ Reach. Sat: DJ Vice. TAO BEACH Venetian, 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 388-8588. Open daily, 10a-6p. Sun: Beatport Sundays with guest and resident DJs. TRYST Wynn, 3131 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 800591-6423. Open Thu-Sun, 10p. Thu-Fri: DJ Big Dee. Sat: DJ Pizzo. VANGUARD LOUNGE 516 Fremont St., 868-7800. Open Thu-Sat, Mon-Wed. Every 1st Thu: “Fixed Thursdays,” indie, disco, electro. Every 2nd Thu: “Ladies Night,” top 40, dance. Every 3rd Thu: “Soulkitchen” house party with Edgar Reyes and guests. Every 4th Thu: “Pushin’ Funk,” hip-hop, soul, funk. Fri: “Matter,” house, techno. WET REPUBLIC MGM Grand, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South, 891-3562 or www.wetrepublic.com. Daily, 11a-6p. Opens March 11. XS Encore, 3131 Las Vegas Boulevard. South, 7705350. Fri-Mon, 10p. Fri: DJ Pizzo. Sat, Mon: DJ Create. Sun: “Night Swim” poolside party with DJ Warren Peace. YOLO’S MEXICAN GRILL Planet Hollywood, 7850122. “Aire” Latin late nights with DJ Ella and friends, Fri-Sat, 10p. TAO
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THEATER 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., 651-5483. Vegas Vaudeville: Songsters, Hoofers and First-Class Stage Actors, Fri, 7p. Nicholas J. Horn Theatre, $15-$20 EROTIC HERITAGE MUSEUM 3275 Industrial Road, 369-6442. Third Thu: Afternoon Delight variety show with spoken word, music and shadow play, $10. INSURGO THEATER The Plaza, 1 Main St., 8835500. Waiting For Godot, Thu-Sat, 8p, $25. LAS VEGAS LITTLE THEATRE 3920 Schiff Drive, 362-7996, www.lvlt.org. No Sex, Please, We’re British!, Thu-Sat, 8p, Sat-Sun, 2p, through Sept. 25, $21-$24. Phallusies, Fri-Sat, 8p, Sun, 2p, Sept. 22, 8p, through Sept. 25, $13-$15. NEON VENUS ART THEATRE 1404 S. Third St., 787-2481 or www.neonvenus.com. Fri, Improv Playground, 9p-11p. All are welcome, no experience necessary. Contact Leslie at 310-980-8972. $5 (first time free). Last Sat: Feed the Monkey sketch comedy, 11p, $10. NEVADA BALLET THEATRE FACILITY 1651 Inner Circle, (866) 973-9610, www.nevadaballet.org. ONYX THEATRE The Rack, 953 E. Sahara Ave., Suite 16, 732-7225, www.onyxtheatre.com. Karnival variety show, first Wed, 8p, $20. Naked Boys Singing, Fri-Sat, 10p, Sun, 2p, $40-$45. The Rocky Horror Picture Show, every second and fourth Saturday, 11:59p, $10. Nuthouse, Fri-Sat, 12a, through Sept.24, $10. Love Scenes, Thu-Sat, 8p, $25. David Dealba’s Finocchio Club Memoirs, Sun, 5p, $10. REGENCY TROPICANA CINEMAS 3330 E. Tropicana Ave., 450-3737; 810-5956. The Rocky Horror COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
Picture Show by Frankie’s Favorite Obsession, every first Sat, 10p, $9. THE SCI-FI CENTER 900 E. Karen Ave., Suite D202, 792-4335, www.thescificenter.com. Every 3rd Fri: Repo: The Genetic Opera! with the Sinfull Sergens, every third Fri, 11:30p, $10. SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH STATE PARK Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, 10 miles west of I-215 on W. Charleston Blvd., 594-7529. Five Guys Named Moe, Thu-Sat, 7p, through Sept. 24, $12-$15. UNLV 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, 895-2787, www.pac.unlv.edu. Black Box Theatre: The Taming of the Shrew, Thu-Sat, Wed, 8p, Sun, 2p, through Sept. 25, $10-$15.
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107 E. Charleston Blvd., 3833133, www.theartsfactory.com. Studio 120, “Multiples,” by John Wayne Gacy, through Sept 18. THE ART LICK Emergency Arts, 520 Fremont St. #220, 702-821-5936, www.TattoosOnCanvas.com. Painting, prints, mixed-media, furniture, jewelry and more by Valentina Eagar, Crystal Solis, Theresa Broten. BLACKBIRD STUDIOS Commerce Street Studios, 1551 S. Commerce St., 742-6241. Barfing Rainbows by Brent Holmes. New works by former comic book
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rettwesleygallery.com. Thu-Sun; Tue-Wed, 11a-6p, and by appointment. Narratives, by photographer Marcos Rivera, through Sept 30. “Humanity” by Jylian Gustlin, through Oct 29, reception Thursday, 6p, free. BRIDGE GALLERY City Hall, 400 Stewart Ave., second floor, 229-1012. Mon-Fri, 8a-5p. The Best Little Pet Show in Vegas, various artists, Sept 1-Nov 3. CHRISTIAN GABRIEL STUDIO Arts Factory, 107 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite 125, 372-0544, www.christ iangabrielart.com. The Seven Deadly Sings with art by Christian Gabriel, Rob Hester, Mitchell Todd and Braden Brockbrader, Thu-Fri, 6p-10p. COMMERCE STREET STUDIOS 1551 S. Commerce St., 678-6278, www.commercestreetstudios.com. CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER Arts Factory, 107 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite 120, 382-3886, www.lasvegascac.org. Thu-Sat, 12p-5p; Tue-Wed, 12-5p, and by appointment. D’ARTE DESIGNS POP-UP GALLERY Holsom Design Center Art Gallery, 241 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 175, 372-3755. DICANDILO GALLERY Arts Factory, 107 Charleston Blvd., Ste. 102, 363-9452, www.dicandilo.com. Thu-Fri, 12p-4p; Wed, 12p-4p. Paintings by DiCandilo. EMERGENCY ARTS 520 Fremont St., 686-3164. Mon-Thu, 7a-7p, Fri, 7a-10p, Sat, 9a-10p, Sun, 9a3p. Several artist nooks, small shops, other creative spaces. FACE UP GALLERY Arts Factory, 107 Charleston Blvd., Suite 203, 366-9077, www.faceupstudio.com. Tue-Fri, noon-4p; weekends by appointment. “Helpline,” by Dar Freeland THE FUNK HOUSE 1228 Casino Center Blvd. South, 678-6278, www.thefunkhouselasvegas.com. Appointment only. GAIA 4 E. Charleston Blvd., 997-0222, www.gaiaflowers.com. New work by Leslie Rowland. Nature in Art, stained glass work by Christine Curtis Wilson. GAINSBURG STUDIO, INC. 1039 Main St., Ste. 103, behind S2 Art. 384-1388, www.gainsburgstudio.com. Stone sculpture by Sharon Gainsburg. GALLERY EURO 1115 S. Casino Center Blvd., Stes. 6-7, 647-3876. Photography of Europe, by James Warner. GAMMA GAMMA Emergency Arts, 520 E. Fremont Street #156, 858-3947. GIA RAY Studio Blackbird Studios, 1551 S. Commerce St., 742-6241. Works by Gia Ray. JENNY VALDEZ INC Arts Factory, 107 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite 160., www.jenny-valdez.fineartamer ica.com. Open First Friday from 6p-10p, Preview Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 6p-9p. Featuring mosaic artist Lisa Fields Clark, pottery artist Barbara Gomez, abstract painter Nicholas Walsh, artist Bonnie Kelso, sculptor Luis Varela-rico, painter Jenny Valdez and artist Theresa Lucero. JESSE SMIGEL Blackbird Studios, 1551 S. Commerce St., 742-6241. Work by Jesse Smigel. a
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109 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite 115, 858-733-2135, www.josephwatso ncollection.com. Wed-Thurs noon-4p. Sat noon-6p. The Go, Go, Greta childrens book and street artist Sharktoof also on display. “Showgirls around the World,” by Karen Jaikowski KLEVEN CONTEMPORARY Emergency Arts, 520 E. Fremont Street, 501-9093. Tue-Fri, 7a-7p; Sat. 1p4p. “New Paintings” by Justin Favela, through Sept 24. Opening reception Fri, 6p-10p. LA GLORIA CLOTHING AND ART Blackbird Studios, 1551 S. Commerce St., 742-6241. Artwork and
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY BY ROB BREZSNY
L E O (JULY 23-AUG. 22)
A R I E S (MARCH 21-APRIL 19)
“An awakened Aries would rather err on the side of making a daring, improvisational mistake than cuddle up with passionless peace,” writes astrologer Hunter Reynolds. “He or she knows that creative conflict can be a greater unifying force than superficial harmony.” This is an excellent keynote for you to keep in mind during the coming days. But make sure your motivations are pure and humble, please. If the daring improvisation you launch is fueled by arrogance or the urge to dominate, your efforts to shake things up for the greater good will fail. Fight against what Reynolds calls “terrified niceness” — but do it with fierce compassion, not sneering rage.
A veterinarian in Nashville was asked to do something he had never done: diagnose and treat a wounded whooping crane. Experts devoted to safeguarding the endangered species advised him to wear a billowy white suit. That way the wild bird would be more likely to accept his attention. “You learn very quickly how to communicate dressed as a marshmallow,” the vet said after completing his work. Be prepared for a metaphorically similar encounter, Leo. You, too, may face a prospect that resembles interspecies conversation. I hope you’ll be as adaptable as the vet.
V I R G O (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22)
Back in 2009, John Allwood, an Australian melon-picker, used his head to smash 47 watermelons in 60 seconds. That broke the previous world record of 40 in a minute, also set by him a couple of years earlier. I’ve chosen him to be your role model for the coming week, Taurus — for two reasons. First, you’re primed to outstrip a personal best you achieved some time back. So do it! Second, it’s a perfect time to use your head in fun and creative ways.
“Everything is unique,” said the 19th-century authors known as the Goncourt brothers, who wrote all their books together. “Nothing happens more than once in a lifetime. The physical pleasure that a certain woman gave you at a certain moment, the exquisite dish that you ate on a certain day — you will never meet either again. Nothing is repeated, and everything is unparalleled.” Of course this is always true. But I suspect you will be more intensely aware of it in the coming days than you have in a long time. In part that’s because the sensations and experiences headed your way will be so piquantly unique, so exquisitely fresh. And in part it’s because you’ll be wide-awake to the novel pleasures that are possible when you appreciate the fact that everything changes all the time.
G E M I N I (MAY 21-JUNE 20)
L I B R A (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22)
TA U R U S (APRIL 20-MAY 20)
According to April Winchell’s book Regretsy: Where DIY Meets WTF, here are some of the treasures you can find for sale at Etsy.com: a toy pig made from a root beer can; a “juicy enchanted pouch” for holding runes; a handmade hornet’s nest; a stuffed feral goat fashioned to resemble a unicorn; fake tapeworms that are actually spraypainted fettucine; and a “haunted Ouija board Las Vegas casino-style blackjack roulette poker chip.” I would absolutely love it if you designed something like this and hawked it on Etsy, Gemini. Your skill as an idiosyncratic creator will soon be peaking, as will your capacity for marketing the most unique aspects of your shtick and style.
C A N C E R (JUNE 21-JULY 22)
“Specialization is for insects,” said science fiction writer Robert Heinlein.“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, pitch manure, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently.” I bring this thought to your attention, Cancerian, because it’s an excellent time for you to broaden your understanding and expand your repertoire. How many of the things that Heinlein names can you do? Make a list of your talents, and try to add some new ones to that list in the coming weeks.
S A G I T TA R I U S (NOV. 22-DEC. 21)
Every one of us is born with up to 150 new mutations that make us different from both of our parents. Most of those genetic alterations are neutral in their effects. Some are negative and a few may be beneficial. I bring this to your attention, Sagittarius, because you’re entering a phase when it’s possible to take more advantage of your positive mutations than you ever have before. Can you guess what they are? Try to, because you’re primed to tap in to their fuller potential.
C A P R I C O R N (DEC. 22-JAN. 19)
Dictionary.com says there are 19 words in the English language with no perfect rhymes. Among them are six words that are useful in constructing this week’s horoscope for you: cusp, glimpsed, depth, rhythm, gulf, and opus. I like the fact that none of them rhyme because it’s symbolic of the task you have ahead of you. You’re on the cusp of a shift in your rhythm that will take you out of your depth, compelling you to close the gulf between you and a resource that will be crucial for you to have access to in the future. You’ve glimpsed what needs to be done — the creation of a new opus — but in order to accomplish it, you will need to be motivated by a frustration that feels like having to rhyme unrhymeable words.
A Q U A R I U S (JAN. 20-FEB. 18)
The Jerusalem Syndrome is a temporary psychological phenomenon that on rare occasions overtakes travelers who visit Jerusalem. Under the influence of ancient holy sites, these people may become obsessed with religious themes or experience delusions that they are characters from stories in the Bible or Koran. I don’t expect you to fall under the sway of such an outbreak, Aquarius, but I do suspect that you will soon have some intense spiritual stirrings. To ensure that they will enlighten you, not dishevel you, stay well-grounded. Have regular meals, please. Sleep well and exercise now and then.
P I S C E S (FEB. 19-MARCH 20)
My Pisces friend Rana Satori Stewart coined some new words that happen to be perfect for you to begin using and embodying.“Blissipline,” she says, is “the commitment to experiencing a little or a lot of bliss every day; the practice of expanding one’s capacity for bliss and being open to receive it in any moment.” A “blissiplinarian” is “someone who enforces pleasure and invites opportunities for more pleasure,” while a “blissciple” is a person who aspires to master the art of blissipline. I encourage you to be a blissciple, Pisces, because it will put you in sync with the effervescent invitations the cosmos has scheduled for you.
Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700.
“Sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul,” said environmentalist Edward Abbey. The “ruin” doesn’t happen all of a sudden, because of a single small failure to translate sincere intentions into good works. Rather, it’s the result of long-running laziness or passivity — a consistent inability to do what one’s passions demand. If there is even a shred of this tendency in your make-up, Libra, now is an urgent time to shed it. According to my astrological analysis, you simply must carry out your soul’s mandates.
S C O R P I O (OCT. 23-NOV. 21)
I would of course never advocate burning all copies of the book Faking It: How to Seem Like a Better Person Without Actually Improving Yourself. I’m a staunch defender of freedom of speech, even if the speech offends my moral sense. On the other hand, my freedom of speech allows me to advise you to strenuously avoid that book and any influence that resembles it. In my astrological opinion, you need to actually become a better person in the coming weeks, not just pretend you are. Here’s a good place to start: Don’t just pay lip service to the idea of supporting others’ freedom of speech. Help them claim and express that freedom, even if it makes you uncomfortable.
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ONTHESCENE
PHOTO: STEPHANIE GONZALEZ
Keep ya head up BY AMY KINGSLEY
BRIAN FROM LOS ANGELES tips a Corona at the corner of Koval Lane and Flamingo Road, a place that will forever live in hip-hop infamy. The beer spatters on the ground. His cab driver snaps a picture on an iPhone of Brian squatting pensively on the sidewalk, a finger in the air, the Strip glittering behind him. “Rest in peace, Tupac Shakur,” he shouts toward the sky. He’s in town for the Mayweather/Ortiz fight on Saturday. “I’m here for boxing — go figure,” he says. “Just like Tupac. He was here for the Tyson fight.” Brian joins a small crowd on the other side of the intersection, the site of the shooting that killed rapper Tupac Shakur 15 years ago. There’s a banner on a fence with Tupac’s name and face. Fans have poked a few roses into the chain links. For mourners, these guys are pretty rowdy. A boom box plays Tupac tunes. In front, a prayer candle wrapped in a photocopy tribute to the rapper flickers gently in the breeze, and a shot of Crown Royal waits for its ghostly company. The spirits aren’t just for spirits. Juan Renteria, a Henderson librarian, pours shots from a bottle wrapped in a plastic bag. “’Pac would have probably like Hennessy, but this is what I would have offered him if I ever met him,” Renteria says. “And I think he would have took it.” Every year, fans gather on this corner to remember Tupac, who was only 25 when he died. They come to remember a man who inspired them with his gritty street poetry. But he was also a thug who went to jail for assault and publicly beefed with other rappers. So there are no officials out on this sidewalk. The
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members of the city council and the county commission have uniformly passed up the opportunity to raise a glass to Tupac and pour a little liquor on the ground for their homey. Whether they like it or not, this is one of the most notorious spots in the city, a Mecca of sorts for ’Pac’s pilgrims, who come from all over the world to see the spot where he was shot. It isn’t marked. DJ September 7th had to provide the banner so fans would know where to stand. But Renteria isn’t giving up hope. “We need to build a memorial up here,” he says. “Martin Luther King just got his memorial up, and how long did that take?” Judging from this temporary monument, it may be difficult to preserve. A commemorative poster disappeared between 6-7 p.m.,when the vigil officially began.It could have been taken by a fan who wanted a souvenir.Or it could have been an act of protest by someone who doesn’t like Tupac. He has a lot of enemies, even in death. As the sun goes down, the crowd grows a little and gets a little drunker. Unsuspecting tourists have to go around the crowd on their way to the Strip. Tiana Taylor moved to Las Vegas almost two years ago and is attending her first vigil. In Southern California, she used to visit the place where Notorious B.I.G. was gunned down just months after Tupac died. Taylor has a pretty nice camera,so Shannon Harris,a rapper from New Orleans, asks her to take a picture. She kneels in the street and points her lens, while two dozen Tupac fans come together in front of the banner and mug for the camera.
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