👽 Galactic striptease | UNLVino | Ticket promo! | Aloha fest | Puppy metal | Vampire ball | Theater rave
THERE'S MORE THAN one way to catch a buzz – and this is the week to catch 'em all. Whether your pleasure center's piqued from a nice pinot, a kicky convo about Vegas history, or some sultry, spectral rock 'n' roll, we've got it on tap. Cheers! – Andrew Kiraly 🤍
🔥 Hot ticket! These folks are acting weird – literally: Tickets to the Fallout Fringe Festival June 3-25 are now on sale.
➤ Also: A Runway Affair May 2 benefiting Opportunity Village proves philanthropy is always in style ✦ Fork n' Film dishes up foodie fun and family laughs at Coco May 3 at Area 15 ✦ Food Truck Market Night May 3 pairs mobile munchies with DJ beats and vendor variety at Aliante Casino ✦ Wine Walk May 3 gives you 18 reasons to sip, stroll, and support adults with disabilities through Downtown Summerlin's grape escape ✦ Pups & Brews May 3 combines canine adoption with craft beers for a hair-of-the-dog afternoon at Taverna Costera.▼
➤ Also: Take wing with flight sims and plane peeks at All In Aviation's open house May 1 ✦ Hear Anthony Arillotta's Crime Boss Confessions May 1 at the Mob Museum ✦ All aboard the mystery train as Murder on the Orient Express May 1-11 gets rolling at UNLV ✦ Kids become Jedi brainiacs at May the Science Be With You May 1 at Atomic Museum ✦ Catch a striking convo about Thunderbolts* May 1 with film podcast pros at Downtown Cinemas ✦ Get high on a supply of poetic, acrobatic, and musical interludes at Elevations: A Salon May 2 at Clark County Library ✦ Fêtes & Follies! May 2 at UNLV pops open an opera sampler of La Traviata, Così fan tutte, and more ✦ Y2K kidnapper rom-com I'm Gonna Marry You Toby Maguire May 2-10 slings back to Majestic Repertory Theatre ✦ Strip off the neon and glimpse beneath the glitz at Meanwhile in Vegas May 3 at Vegas Theatre Company ✦ Snack on food truck fare and see celestial eye candy at Skye & Stars May 3.▼
➤ Also: Cinco De Mayo May 3 packs more Latin music into Taverna Costera than you can shake a maraca at ✦ Cześć out the Las Vegas Polish Festival May 3 at Our Lady of Las Vegas ✦ Indigenous crafts, dances, and songs fill the green at the Paiute Spring Festival May 3 at Downtown Summerlin ✦ Cinco De Mayo Fiesta May 3 spices up Tivoli with mariachis, margaritas, and a giant piñata stuffed with $500 raffle dreams ✦ World Labyrinth Day May 3 invites you to step into spiritual circles at the Center for Spiritual Living ✦ Free Locals Day May 4 at The Punk Rock Museum celebrates 'zine culture and raises funds for indie film.▼
➤ Also: LSD and the Search for God April 30 brings psychedelic shoegaze vibrations to Backstage Bar ✦ Candlelight: The Best of Joe Hisaishi May 1 transforms Studio Ghibli's magical scores into string quartet splendor at The Industrial ✦ Las Vegas Weekender May 2-5 packs four days of grooves and moves for house music devotees across multiple venues ✦ LVBS Jam May 2 brings blues musicians together for a raucous night at The Sand Dollar ✦ 33 1/3 Sessions May 3 dives deep into Kendrick's butterfly-pimping masterpiece with Dr. Sequoia Maner at Analog Dope ✦ Les Misérables Night May 3 serves Broadway's greatest hits under the stars at Sammy Davis Jr. Festival Plaza ✦ Digable Planets May 3 stays cool like that three decades after their jazz-rap revolution at Brooklyn Bowl ✦ Countless classical pleasures await when the UNLV Symphony Orchestra performs Bruckner's 7th May 4 ✦ GoldFord May 4 blossoms with soulful anthems at Backstage Bar & Billiards.▼
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🍦 The Dish List
Join me and City Cast co-host Sarah Lohman for a live podcast chat May 1 at UnCommons, where we'll scoop up frozen Las Vegas history, with free ice cream for the first 25 attendees ✦ Alpha-dog bro bar Doberman opens April 30 ✦ Robert Biale Wine Dinner May 1 pairs zins and sirahs with upscale five-course indulgence lakeside at Marche Bacchus ✦ This Eataly Wine Tasting May 2 uncorks Italian vineyard adventures with a girls' night out twist ✦ Loka De Fiesta May 4 puts tequila and legends center stage for vibrational assessment at Atomic Golf ✦ Great American Foodie Fest May 9-11 transforms Desert Breeze Park into a three-day culinary carnival ✦ Mother's Day Immersive Brunch May 11 surrounds Mom with wild visuals while she attacks her eggs Benedict at Illuminarium ✦ Smoke Wagon Bourbon Dinner May 13 rolls up for a spirited pairing at Gaetano's.
💃 The Writhe Stuff
I often marvel at the tireless cultural limberness of burlesque: It can wrap its legs around any conceit, theme, or gimmick you throw at it. To my point, this weekend is rippling with a rainbow feather boa of themes: Séduction Féroce May 3 sounds like a carnal carnival, a blend of tassel-twirling shimmy and circus-style acrobatics at Jackpot Bar & Grill ✦ Endless Night Vampire Ball at Fremont Country Club sinks its teeth into striptease culture with undead go-go dancers bedecked in bondage lingerie ✦ Celebrating May the Fourth? Let your light saber rise to the occasion at Star Whores Barlesque May 4 at The Space ✦ Fans of classic bump-and-grind aren't left out: Tease May 3 at The Space is a chesty revue with a big heart beneath, raising funds for the nonprofit Burlesque Hall of Fame.
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🐟 Fresh Finds
Pink Talking Fish Are Dead May 9 mashes Floyd, Heads, Phish, and Dead into a psychedelic fusion at Brooklyn Bowl ✦ Joshua Tree Music Festival May 15-18 transforms the desert into a four-day oasis of tunes, yoga, and cactus-adjacent consciousness-raising ✦ Stardust May 15 projects cosmic wanderings with Brian Eno-worthy ambient soundscapes at CSN Planetarium ✦ Go crazy with a daub mentality when Bingo Loco May 17 inks up Area 15.
🛻 The Junk Drawer
This old-young-person-yells-at-internet piece has the ring of a manifesto to me re: AI letting us "become" anything without the work ✦ I'd happily drive this anti-futuristic $20,000 digital detox truck ✦ The only bumper sticker Tesla owners should have ✦ I didn't think my chess game could get any worse, but it just did by a factor of a million.
Spring Jamboree
Four parks, hella food, classic cars, lotsa crafts, infinite quaintness.
May 3-4 ✦ Boulder CityThanks again for supporting The List. Got culturally savvy friends in your circle? Forward this email and share the love! – Andrew Kiraly 🤍
