👜 Vintage days | Celtic fest | Sunny bluegrass | Cowboy fair | Sludge metal | Bubbly puppies | Twilight garden
THE GRASS IS greener this week no matter what side of the fence you're on (and it's real grass, too). We've got sun-kissed guitar shows in the park, rural carnivals amid mountain air, and kilt-clad revelers welcoming spring with melodically ear-shattering bagpipe bleats. Cheers! – Andrew Kiraly 🤍
🔥 Hot ticket! A hard time ago in a private room far, far away ... The Empire Strips Back: A Burlesque Parody launches May 1 at The Rio.
Las Vegas Bluegrass Festival
The strings sing in this sunny celebration of Americana.
April 12 ✦ Centennial Hills Park➤ Also: The Composers Showcase April 9 stages original musical gems from Sin City's finest tunesmiths at Myron's ✦ The Rebbe Letters April 10 projects Hasidic wisdom and cosmic imagery onto CSN Planetarium's dome for birthday celebrations ✦ Techno Nintendo April 11 levels up vintage gaming nostalgia with pulsing beats and costume contests at Hola Habibi ✦ Saddle up for an open-air musical country fair at Boots in the Park April 11-12 at Desert Breeze ✦ Take Пять when the Las Vegas Philharmonic performs Tchaikovsky's Fifth April 12 at The Smith Center ✦ Good Ol' Days Music Festival April 12 resurrects '90s Hawaiian glory with island legends ✦ Banda Renovacion April 12 explodes with five regional Mexican powerhouses at Broadacres ✦ Peaches and Cream April 13 throws it back with R&B and hip-hop classics from TLC to Outkast at We All Scream.▼
Vintage Market Days
Shabby chic freaks will revel in three days of deals.
April 11-13 ✦ Downtown Summerlin➤ Also: Puppies and Prosecco April 12 pairs bubbly sips with furry snuggles at Tivoli Village ✦ Our Shared Foodways April 12 harvests knowledge from urban farmers and Indigenous food justice leaders at Obodo Urban Farm ✦ Group Yard Sale April 12 transforms West Flamingo Park into a bargain bazaar ✦ Vintage Market and Craft Sale April 12 turns Silver Springs Recreation Center into a deal hunter's paradise with retro finds and handcrafted goods.▼
Clark County Fair & Rodeo
Cowboys, carnies, and cattle converge in this quaint hoedown.
April 9-13 ✦ Logandale➤ Also: A Night Of Burlesque April 10 tantalizes with teasing talents from producer Mollie de Menthe's sizzling showcase at Vegas Theatre Company ✦ Action thriller The Amateur April 10 gets picked apart by podcast pros at Maya Cinemas ✦ Spring Nocturnal Market April 11 turns The Nerd into an after-dark shopfest of oddities and libations ✦ Twilight Planting April 11 lets you get dirty under the Pink Moon with mystical vibes at Pumpkin Park ✦ UNLV Powwow for the Planet April 12-13 brings competitive indigenous dance to Cox Pavilion ✦ Parking Lot Plays April 12 transforms asphalt into art with 10-minute theatrical bursts at The Composers Room ✦ Office of Collecting & Design April 14-15 opens its trailer for a sneak peek of its transformed treasure trove.▼
➤ Also: Sabriel April 11 unveils her debut album with ethereal vocals and a Saturn Return's worth of soul at The Beverly Theater ✦ Dirty Rock & Roll Dance Party April 11 revs up with Lords of Altamont's final tour and Go Betty Go's reunion at The Usual Place ✦ Red Leather April 11 gambles everything on their electrifying tour at Area 15 ✦ Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation Rock Benefit April 12 turns headbanging into heartwarming with Burn, Heroine Honey, and Cherry Hill at The Plaza ✦ The Funk Explosion April 12 brings booty-shaking beats to Craig Ranch Park ✦ Talker April 12 speaks her truth through indie rock confessions at The Griffin.▼
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🍷 The Dish List
The To Kalon Reserve Tasting April 9 uncorks Napa elegance with rare vintages and envy-inducing pedigree at Wineaux ✦ Uncorked: Tour of Chianti April 11 takes your taste buds on a Super Tuscan adventure at Eataly ✦ Crab Corner's Bull & Oyster Beer Bash April 12 serves up seafood excess with 40+ beer varieties ✦ Cumin and celebrate the spice of life at the Las Vegas Indian Food Festival April 12 at the Clark County Government Center ✦ Eat This Comedy April 17 pairs Chef Jackson Stamper's culinary creations with Jason Harris' punch lines at Ada's Food + Wine ✦ FoodieLand April 18-20 transforms Las Vegas Motor Speedway into a culinary racetrack with 185+ victual-vrooming vendors.
🌺 Mind Over (Plant) Matter
If the idea of meditation fills you with pre-emptive restless leg jitters of dread [raises hand], don't just sit there – pick up a pencil. Meditative Plant Drawing April 9-12 at UNLV's Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art is a contour drawing class that's less about creating a masterpiece than creating some inner peace through the calming act of close, sustained observation. Instructor Kim Garrison Means knows a thing or two about the intersection of art, nature, and well-being: She helps run Mystery Ranch, a creative ecology and science center tucked into Avi Kwa Ame National Monument.
🧮 Let Freebies Ring
Set aside some pocket lint from your finest pair of slacker stovepipe jeans, 'cause these upcoming events won't cost you a dime: The Library District is offering free tax assistance April 9-22 if your 1040 is giving your brain a 404 ✦ You can also use your library card to score up to four free Family Adventure Passes to Discovery Children’s Museum, as well as free passes to the Horses4Heroes Ranch ✦ Hatch free Easter fun at this Craig Ranch egg hunt April 12 ✦ The Veterans Resource Fair April 26 can guide those who served to services and benefits info at Heritage Park ✦ The STEAM Family Fest April 26 is free for budding Einsteins under 6 at The Neon Museum.
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🎷 Fresh Finds
Jazz Night April 19 blows smooth saxophone vibes with the Beau Gentry Quartet at Starboard Tack ✦ Waiting for Barnum April 26-27 serves up sexy clown absurdism with a side of social commentary at Super Summer Theater Studios ✦ As The World Burns April 24 transforms Oddfellows into an apocalyptic dance party where the end of days never looked so good ✦ Jesika Von Rabbit May 8 hops into Red Dwarf with psychedelic electro-Americana and Wonka-esque dancers in technicolor bodysuits.
🛹 The Junk Drawer
I recently watched skate biodoc Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off, an enlightening if monotonous portrait of athletic obsession – still, instead, gimme joyous old-school sidewalk surfing any day of the week ✦ Just some great demonic bonfire cheerleader paintings, that is all ✦ And now, take my hand and let me me ☛ your attention to a history of the manicule ✦ If you're stultified by doomscrolling the news, take a break by doom-bingeing these 25 films that speak to the America we live in.
Cannibal! The Musical
Scream along to this Trey Parker romp (and pass the drumsticks).
April 12-16 ✦ The Beverly Theater
Moonlight Yoga Festival
Stretch, stargaze, and vibe out in the Moon Temple.
April 10-13 ✦ Death ValleyThanks again for supporting The List. Got culturally savvy friends in your circle? Forward this email and share the love! – Andrew Kiraly 🤍
