🧨 Kaboom bang pow | Spongy musical | Plant comedy? | Weenie girlz | Quonset bar bash | Secret shows | Boy band brunch

🧨 Kaboom bang pow | Spongy musical | Plant comedy? | Weenie girlz | Quonset bar bash | Secret shows | Boy band brunch
Shopping trip: Omega Mart, the psychedelically satirical grocery store at Area 15, just got some new items in stock – a gaggle of oddball characters who operate under the aegis of Phenomenomaly through Aug. 9. Expect daring acrobats, lumbering puppets, and cosmic creatures wandering the store. Brain melt on aisle four!

HAPPY EXPLOSION FREEDOM party weekend! Putting aside any ambivalent fugue states we all might be vibrating in re: who owns "patriotism" and what it even means anymore 🤷, this week's List unifies us under the inclusive banner of fireworks and beer. A fan of quieter pleasures? We've got you covered with plant-based comedy, foodie fun, and every kind of themed yoga imaginable. Cheers! – Andrew Kiraly 🤍

🔥 Hot ticket: No matter how you slice it, the Las Vegas Pizza Fest Nov. 15 will be hugely popular. Tickets go on sale July 8.


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Blast Off in the Basin: Save your precious digits and let the pros blow stuff up at this free, city-sanctioned fireworks show.

July 4 ✦ Buckskin Basin Park

Also: Marching bands, floats, and freedom fill the streets at the Summerlin Council Patriotic Parade July 4 ✦ Your patriotism won't flag at the Stars & Stripes Splash Bash July 4 at Ahern ✦ The holiday hits new heights at Area 15's Liftoff with Views & Booms July 4 ✦ Foam, water, fire, axes – all the elements are in place for Henderson's Fourth of July Celebration at Heritage Park ✦ Get an UnCommons view of Independence Day at this rooftop Fireworks Viewing Party July 4 ✦ Circa styles up the 4th with Star-Spangled Glamour and throws a swimwear sausage party with Weenies & Bikinis ✦ Keep cool at The Plaza pool amid rockets' red glare at its Independence Day Party July 4 ✦ Use your brains to flesh out a plan for the Beer Zombies Boulder City July 4th Bash ✦ Declare your independence from sobriety with Spandex Nation at the 4th of July Beer Bash at Downtown Container Park ✦ Waves of fun to be had at the Lake Las Vegas 4th of July Celebration ✦ Industrial DJs, giant pool toys, and alt-burlesque make this toptional party one Freaky 4th of July at The Lexi ✦ Patriot games and video games are on tap at The Nerd's Red White & Booze Party July 5 ✦ The American spirits flow for unlimited tastings at Red White & Brews July 5 at Area 15.▼


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The SpongeBob Musical: Can America's most loveable loofa save Bikini Bottom from a deadly volcano?

July 5-19 ✦ Spring Mountain Ranch

Also: Trampoline scene Off Axis Stunt Show July 2 will have you bouncing off the walls at Windmill Library ✦ You're here for a lawn time and a good time: Summerlin Sounds July 2 at Downtown Summerlin ✦ Strings soar as the Nevada Chamber Orchestra channels Americana at From Bernstein to Berlin July 4 at Emerald at Queensridge ✦ Patriotic meets aquatic at the July 4th Sparkler Splash Pool Party at NLV's Silver Mesa Pool ✦ Sinatra, Elvis, and Neil Diamond get in tune with the holiday at American Trilogy July 5 at Aliante ✦ Saber this food-fortified outdoor showing of Star Wars: The Force Awakens July 5 at Aliante Nature Park ✦ The Rocky Horror Picture Show saddles up for Queer Country Forever July 5 complete with Chappell Roan on the range.


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First Friday: Keep an eye on the sky for explosive art in the air, too.

July 4 ✦ Arts District

Also: Punk Rock Bingo July 3 at Barter + Beer Mall might just have your number ✦ Salon Rouge July 3 features songstress Steph Payne coloring up the Rouge Room ✦ Conscript the solo soldiers in your life for Stars, Stripes, and Singles July 3 at Horse Trailer Hideout ✦ Dancehall and Afrobeat DJs key up sick beats at CTRL+FREQ July 4 at The Lexi ✦ Independence Day is in-de-party day at Brooklyn Bowl's 2000s Night July 4Night Market July 5 at UnCommons sparkles with 50+ vendors, jewelry demos and glow-in-the-dark coloring ✦ The time machine at Boy Band Remix Brunch July 5 blends French toast and frosted tips at The Composers Room ✦ Perk up with a Colombian blend of global grooves with Shangalu July 5 at The Composers Room.▼


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Plant Based Comedy Night: There's no substitute for the vegan comedy of Steven Marcus Releford.

July 5 ✦ Tacotarian

Also: Improv stalwarts Bleach splashes up Your Jam and Your Show July 3 at Mom's Basement Theatre ✦ No one can hear you LOL at Silent But Deadly Comedy July 4 at Area 15 ✦ The silly stylings come with a side of spicy dance lessons at Comedy Con Salsa July 4 at Hola Habibi ✦ Comedy gets owned by the Bucket Show in "Whose Improv Does It Belong to Anyhow?" July 5 at Majestic Repertory Theatre ✦ The laughter never ends when The Four Horsemen of Comedy July 5 gallop into La Jolla Nightclub ✦ Dwayne Perkins July 5-6 riffs on life, vending machines, and late-night gas stations at Wiseguys Town Square ✦ Comedian KBanks pulls a funny one at the Laffy Taffy Comedy Show July 8 at Berlin Bar.▼


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Tinsel and twinkle meet tropical toasting at Christmas in July at Todo Bien Tiki ✦ The dirt is that Dustland soft-opens July 4-6 with Quonset-hut carousing and drink specials ✦ Ellis Island fires up the grills for a barbecue-boasting 4th of July Weekend in the Front Yard July 4-6 ✦ Tube much meat: It's The Silver Stamp's 5th Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest July 4 ✦ Catch bold cabs and bodacious red blends at An Evening With Caymus Vineyards July 5 at The Rio ✦ Mad Red Books uncorks its grand opening with a One Hope Wine Tasting July 5 ✦ Seafood-powered socializing is on deck at the Las Vegas Sushi and Networking Event July 5 at Maxan Jazz ✦ Feeling crabby? Feeling crafty? Get your claws on Crab Corner's Seafood Beer Pairing Dinner July 10 ✦ Delilah jazzes up its menu with Saturday brunch starting July 12 with live music ✦ Toast my acting debut, bro: I personally endorse the start of brosé season at Garagiste.

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What we do is secret: In our flat digital world where everything's searchable, findable, algorithmically you-might-likeable, is anything obscure, subcultural, deliciously underground anymore? Descend into the demimonde here: Leather, leash, and lash lovers are bound to enjoy the Bondage Ball July 5 at Fremont Country Club ✦ There's a gothy little east-Trop bar called Founder's Club that mixes up industrial and post-punk tunes late-night at The Laboratory July 5 ✦ Don't cash out yet – the night's just getting started when house DJ Anthony Attalla July 6 hits the decks at 2 a.m. at Sahara after-hours spot Club Ego.

🌱 Growth Potential

Sagging spirits? Catch a soul glow at these health, holistic, and wellness happenings: Teeing up for Sunday Yoga at Topgolf July 6 sounds like just the thing fore you ✦ Get a raft full of stress relief beneath a full moon at Floating Sound Bath July 10 at McKee Ranch ✦ Learn about the inspiring story of the Amazon forest's courageous protectors at We Are Guardians July 12 with a director Q&A at The Beverly Theater ✦ Need a fresh start? Get tips on rebooting your body at the Detoxing & Cleansing Class July 19 at Herbally Grounded ✦ No kidding – Dray Gardner hosts a child-friendly Family Yoga Day July 13 at The Space. – curated by Niki Sligar


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