🗝️ Vintage fest | Friday 13th | Cosmic disco | Pure rock | Acting weird | Drum symphony | Unlucky charms
YOU'RE IN LUCK this week of Friday the 13th – no hockey mask required. We've got an especially killer lineup of fun things to do, from retro shopfests to galactic dance parties to, geez, like 17 burlesque bashes with every thematic kink you can imagine. Cheers! – Andrew Kiraly 🤍
🤠 Premium subscribers: I'm currently yee-hawing my way through Texas, so ✦Weekender✦ is on break this week!
Totally Rad Vintage Fest: Shop throwback threads and other time-warp treasures.
➤ Also: The Casino Chip and Collectible Show June 12-14 at the South Point sounds like a sure bet ✦ Retail rugrats take over the store at Kid Starter Youth Entrepreneur Market June 14 at Fergusons Downtown ✦ Snag deals after dark at Night Market June 14 at Tivoli Village ✦ Catch island vibes and AAPI crafts at Holoholo Market June 14 at Fergusons Downtown ✦ Haunt The Gather House for spectral specials at Retro Hex Market June 14 ✦ Drop some LDS history at Pioneer Heritage Day June 14 at the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort ✦ Pop a wheelie good time at the Lee Canyon Bike Festival June 14.▼
The Ball at the Wall: Prepare for takeoff to this 18+ cosmic disco party.
➤ Also: Drum up your dance crew for Afrobeats & Friends June 13 at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas ✦ LV hip-hop metallists Never Ending Last Words June 13 phrase the roof at The Usual Place ✦ Trigger beast mode at feral funhouse Animal Instincts June 13 at The Lexi ✦ Heavy drops and wub-wub take it low at Twisted Bass June 14 at Cheapshot ✦ Western rager Boots on the Roof June 14 at We All Scream is a spur-of-the-moment hoedown ✦ Pound for pound, you can't beat the therapeutic thump of The Drum Circle Symphony June 14 East Las Vegas Library ✦ Go nuclear with the kids at Family Rave June 15 at Area 15.▼
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts: The surly queen of bad-ass rock kicks off a five-night reign.
➤ Also: Darlin' don't you go and cut your hair for indie rockumentary Pavements June 11-12 at The Beverly Theater ✦ Have a neck of a time at Vampires Everywhere June 12 at Backstage & Bar Grill ✦ DV8 June 12 at Fat Cat is anything but your normal big band jazz ✦ Jane Doe Jan 13 makes a name for themselves at The Griffin ✦ Surely Tempo June 15 melds smooth indie with vivid visuals at Area 15 ✦ Feed your sonic addiction with Funkaholics June 14 at Taverna Costera ✦ Here comes your band: Pixies June 14 at Wynn Las Vegas ✦ Come sail away with the Yacht Rock Revue June 15 at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.▼
Fallout Fringe Fest: The radical hysterical theatricals continue.
➤ Also: Sword-swallowers and bodacious burlesque share the stage at Viva Variety June 11 at The Usual Place ✦ Roll d20 for iniquitous initiative at dicey striptease No Cover June 12 at Red Dwarf ✦ Mollie de Menthe unveils spicy spinners at A Night of Burlesque June 12 at Vegas Theatre Company ✦ Michael Chin conjures spirited stories in This Year's Ghost June 12 at The Writer's Block ✦ Short sharp acts continue at LVLT's Vegas Fringe Fest June 13-15 ✦ LOL (but not too loud) at Don't Tell Comedy June 14 in DTLV ✦ Let freedom sing at these Juneteenth opera shows June 14-15 at local libraries and at The Center's Juneteenth Block Party June 15 ✦ Silver foxes are invited to frolic at Father's Day-themed Who's Your Daddy burlesque showcase June 14 at Dive Bar.▼
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🕵️♀️ The Dish List
Bourbon and beef pair up for the Bistecca Whiskey Dinner June 11 ✦ Murder Mystery Cocktail Party June 11 serves up deductive drinks at Ninja Karaoke ✦ It's okay to talk with your mouth full at Renowned Events' Conversation & Wine June 11 ✦ Maggiano's Belle Glos and Quilt Wine Dinner June 13 sounds sew good ✦ Oh deer, it's the 23rd Anniversary Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Dinner June 13 at Gaetano's ✦ Red noses and green thumbs catch a branchy buzz at Plants & Pints June 13 at Voodoo Brewing Co. ✦ Sip and swirl in worldly fashion at Tour of Campania June 13 at Eataly ✦ The Central Coast is anything but middling at An Evening With Justin Wines June 14 at The Rio.
🪴 Growth Potential
Alternately, you can opt to sanitize any triskadekaphobic vibes at these holistic happenings: You can't say neigh to this Horse Sound Bath June 11 at Lone Mountain and Durango ✦ Bathe in lucky stars at this Full Moon Sound & Gong Bath June 13 at Cactus Joe's ✦ Moving Meditation: Introduction to Qi Gong & Tai Chi June 14 at the Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum sounds like a real flex ✦ Man up for mental health workshop Healing The Masculine Wound June 15 at Africa Love. – curated by Niki Sligar
😍 For our premium members: Afro meets Goth in a canna-clouded festival, a monster Yachtzilla show, and delicious Dune water ... ▼
🎞️ Fresh Finds
Get ready for some serious screen time at The Nevada Women’s Film Festival June 19-22 at UNLV ✦ Culture, creativity, and cannabis converge at AfroGoth Fest June 21 at NuWu ✦ This sounds like a stretch: International Day of Yoga June 21 at Downtown Summerlin ✦ Anchor yourself for some monster chill at Yachtzilla June 27 at Downtown Grand.
🎾 The Junk Drawer
Looks like thirsty St. George is considering what Vegas has done for years: Giving water the Dune treatment ✦ If you want a quick grok of the French Open (and Sports Illustrated still exists lol?!), serve up this 'splainer ✦ Cultivating cool is sooo 2024 – now the kids are "aura farming." ✦ On personality theft and other lessons learned from an ayahuasca-cation.
Jen Kober: A spicy gumbo of hilarity from the "One Hick Wonder."
Sundown Soul Club: This cool collective spins funk and soul classics all night long.
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