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VEGAS IS OVER the top by default, sure, but it's doing us proud this week with a sharp shift into overdrive. This List boasts nattily noir cocktail parties, theatrical raves bursting with bombast, and Neil Diamond encased in a jumpsuit of holographic glitter. The top has been overed. Cheers! – Andrew Kiraly 🤍
🔥 Hot ticket: Picnic in the Alley Sept. 6 at GreenGale Farms is a bucolic bacchanal in support of The Women’s Hospitality Initiative.
Broadway Rave: Cosplay in a chaotic chorus line singing theater-geek hits 'til curtain call.
➤ Also: Dance to the breaking point at Tyler the Creator tribute night Don't Tap the Glass Aug. 6 at Oddfellows ✦ Belly dance showcase Shimmering Summer Nights Aug. 8 at Whitney Library sounds abs-olutely amazing ✦ Rising comedy talents face off for winning laughs at ComedySportz Minor League Aug. 8 at Mom's Basement Theatre ✦ Cemetery Pulp isn't blowing hot air when they say they teach "plastic taxidermy" Aug. 9 ✦ Paint the town red at late-night house oasis Rouge Noir Aug. 9 at Red Rock Casino Resort Spa ✦ Oddyssey Noir Aug. 9 is a rave worth the trek at Area 15 ✦ This inclusive wrestling matinee should be a real organ-grinder: PrideStyle's Eat Your Heart Out Aug. 10 at Swan Dive.▼
Lynchland: Toast the late king of eerie alt film at this sippy cinematic soirée.
➤ Also: Lulu Art House serves artful slices at its Monthly Community Dinner Aug. 6 ✦ Sink your teeth into seven hours of emo vampire drama at Twilight Takeover Aug. 7 at Clark County Library ✦ Load up for cryptic kiddie horror at Weapons Aug. 7 at Maya Cinemas with a post-film podcast chat ✦ Celebrate Akin Cooperative's 3-Year Anniversary Aug. 8 with curated sips and community pop-ups ✦ Lobos Tequila puts on a lunar howler at its Full Moon Party Aug. 8 at Circa ✦ Ghoulish go-go dancers and DJ Fang haunt Dark Carnival Emo Night Aug. 8 at Dive Bar ✦ Captivating card magician Jason Ladanye Aug. 9 hits the decks at The Space ✦ Electro-industrial pulses run underground at Rave 2 the Grave Aug. 9 at Founder's Club ✦ Queer, trans, lez, and nonbinary folks find the sweet spot at Sexy Sapphic: Candyland Edition Aug. 9 at La Mona Rosa ✦ Set your sights on inspiration with visual storyteller Jonathan Mannion at Fourums Aug. 9 at luxe sonic speakeasy Seven:45 ✦ $5 shots and beers flow to DJ sets at Five On It Sunday Aug. 10 at Jammyland ✦ Bottomless mimosas bring joy to your stick at Vegas Vibe Sunday Aug. 10 at Player 1.▼
A Beautiful Noise: Take a shine to pop icon Neil Diamond in this stirring musical.
➤ Also: The Jazz Vegas Orchestra Aug. 6 brings brass with class to Notoriety ✦ No script, no props, no problem: Phil Kotler & Friends Aug. 6 wing long-form improv from crowd shouts at The Composers Room ✦ Jester justice is served like a pie in the face at nyuk-nyuk noir Clown Bar Aug. 7-10 at Majestic Repertory Theatre ✦ Headphone punchlines turn the laughs to 11 at Silent But Deadly Comedy Aug. 8 at Area 15 ✦ Clock some old-school pop-funk with Morris Day & The Time Aug. 9 at the Westgate ✦ Jonathan Karrant voices choice musical icons in Celebrating America's Crooners Aug. 10 at Summerlin Library ✦ Sashaying hips and swingin' Hypnotiques mesmerize at striptease showcase Babes & Blues Aug. 12 at The Usual Place ✦ Jonny Ravenscroft Aug. 12 bakes a hot pocketful of laughs at Cornish Pasty Co.▼
Dozer: In addition to modular furniture, Sweden also invented stoner rock.
➤ Also: Don't sleep on the hooky and heartfelt indie rock of Anyone Awake Aug. 6 at Voodoo Brewing Co. ✦ Unleash a zoo of psychedelic banjo noise into your brain with Trash Animals Aug. 9 at The Griffin ✦ Beeps, beats, and horn bleats jazz up Izakaya Tora with video game band Arcade Bops Aug. 8 ✦ Catch a case of rousing rap-rock with Fever 333 Aug. 9 at Backstage Bar & Billiards ✦ Keshi Aug. 9 brings his sweet bedroom soul-pop to Virgin Hotels Las Vegas ✦ Brooklyn's biblically brutal Psalm Aug. 9 brings the plague to Grey Witch ✦ Get initiated into the sepulchral synth of goth greats Clan of Xymox Aug. 10 at Backstage Bar & Billiards.▼
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🥖 The Dish List
Act on this: Show your theater tickets for 10 percent off at Bar Boheme's prix fixe menu ✦ Master the sweet art of Perfect Danish Pastry Aug. 7 at the Wynn ✦ Jason Lede uncorks verse-worthy vinos at Poetry in Motion Aug. 7 at Ada's Food + Wine ✦ Euro gonna love what's publicly poured at the Old World Bottle Share Aug. 8 at Crush Pad ✦ Eataly lays down liquid Italy at Uncorked: Tour of Marche & Abruzzo Aug. 8 ✦ Bubbles, sauvs, and cognac swirl celestially at Beyond the Stars: A Moët Hennessy Experience Aug. 9 at The Rio ✦ Tap a creative vein and a craft spicy custom flights at this Bloody Mary Cocktail Class Aug. 10 at F the Bar ✦ Say happy carb-iversary to Chef James Trees at his Birthday Dinner Aug. 11 at Al Solito Posto.
🌱 Growth Potential
Get soul'd on these upcoming health, wellness, and spirituality events: Mindfulness meets rapped attention at Hip Hop Yoga Aug. 8 at Windmill Library ✦ Fishing for relaxation? Land it under the Full Sturgeon Moon at Yoga & Sound Healing Aug. 8 at Pueblo Park ✦ Crystal singing bowls will have you purring at Lion's Gate Sound Bath Aug. 8 at Queendom Cultivation ✦ You won't feel prickly anymore after Cactus Joe's Full Moon Sound Bath Under the Stars Aug. 9 ✦ Yr momma so stressed she needs to hit up this Rest & Reset Sound Bath for Expecting & New Mothers Aug. 10 at Black Hair Shop ✦ Achieve better living through (natural) chemistry at this DIY Tincture Class Aug. 16 at Herbally Grounded ✦ See celestial bodies flex at Stars on the Summit Aug. 16 at Lee Canyon ✦ Flow into freedom from stress at Moving Meditation Aug. 16 at Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum ✦ Plug in and power up (or down) at Electric Playhouse's Wellness Mini-Retreat Aug. 19. – curated by Niki Sligar
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