💃 Violence al fresco | Striptease fest | Kiddie comedy | Cher x 3 | First Friday beer | Scary corn
LOTS OF BODIES in motion this week, whether it's burlesque mavens making sweet moves, zombie wrestlers flipping out, or your own belly laughs triggered by perfect comic timing. (Or you're floundering in a corn maze.) It's cooling down – time to get a move on. Cheers! – Andrew Kiraly 🤍
Sin City Burlesque Festival
A two-day curve ball hosted by shimmy vixen Raquel Reed.
September 6-7 ✦ The Space➤ Also: The models at this Sept. 11 Sketch & Sip are sure to draw your attention ✦ Bug out at Vegas Theatre Company's riotous Cockroach Cabaret Sept. 6 ✦ Her Day Market promises good vibes and great local deals Sept. 7 at Gather House ✦ Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán brings 100+ years of la música mexicana to The Smith Center Sept. 10 ▼
Graphouse
Underground wrestling spills outdoors in a night of al fresco brutality.
September 7 ✦ Fergusons Downtown➤ Also: Get a grip at The Nerd's Sept. 7 wrestling watch party complete with a bucking phallus ✦ What could be verse than meeting your doom at this Sept. 9 poetry reading? ✦ Start the floppy shoe pit when System of a Clown performs Sept. 7 at Sinwave ✦ Runway models get dolled up in recycled fashions at Barbie's Sinful Dream World Sept. 7 ▼
First Friday
There's no better way to kick off fall festival season than at DTLV's signature street fair.
September 6 ✦ The Arts District➤ Also: Sample 30+ artful brews at this First Friday brewfest ✦ Collagist Evan Dent discusses his intricate technique Sept. 5 at CSN West Charleston ✦ Brian McPartlon reveals "The Shape of Color" Sept. 5 at Sahara West Library ✦ It's DIY or die at the Sept. 7 Comic and Zine Festival ✦ Crafty artists put the fun in functional Sept. 5 at Charleston Heights Arts Center▼
Family Comedy Night
Rondell Sheridan headlines this night of clean, kid-friendly laughs with a post-show Q&A.
September 7 ✦ Water Street Plaza Amphitheater➤ Also: It's not too late to sardine the fam in the minivan for the Great Basin Astronomy Festival Sept. 5-7 ✦ Supersized toy cars roar to life at the Hot Wheels Monster Truck Live Glow Party Sept. 7-8 at The Orleans Arena ✦ Scarves fly at this free, kid-friendly Elvis tribute Sept. 7 at Whitney Library ✦ Pups take the plunge at the Sept. 7 Dog Daze Desert Breeze pool party▼
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THE CH33SE 🧀
🥧 The Dish List
Get a crash course in port at this Sept. 5 edu-taster at Khoury's Fine Wine & Spirits ✦ I'm shell-shocked by the range of craft brews 'n' claws on offer at the Sept. 7 Crab Corner Brews & Blues Festival ✦ Pair juicy burgers, Barolo, and Barbera Sept. 9 at Ada's Food + Wine ✦ Opera Uncorked promises an evening of carb-fueled cadenzas Sept. 10 at Monzú ✦ Sprechen sie suds as Oktoberfest kicks off at Hofbräuhaus Sept. 13 ✦ Epicurean women make the menu Sept. 21 at Picnic in the Alley ✦ The Scoundrel of the Sage partners up with Winnie & Ethel's Sept. 27 for a night of cowboy tales, cocktails, and campfire ballads ✦ Hella recommend cozyin' up with cocktails at the new leather-luxe Treehaus bar at Esther's Kitchen; never mind the great people-watching from the second-floor perch – the view into the bustling kitchen is pure pasta porn ✦ DTLV's newish Iwana hits a bit weird with the blinding white Wayfair decor, but the dense and stacked smoked salmon bagel makes for a bomb breakfast.
🌽 Corn on the Macabre
Spooky season is kicking into gear, and terrifying starchy crops are part of the fun. Mark your calendar for Moapa Valley's Cornmaze to open Sept. 27. Haunted grains are just part of the fun, though; there are also pig races, zombie paintball, hay rides, and pumpkin patch frolics for the gourd-inclined. While you're in Moapa, consider notching a trip to Michael Heizer's Double Negative. ✦ Closer to home, Gilcrease Orchard's fall harvest fun kicks off Sept. 24.
🚂 Loco Motives
Back in 2016, a Nevada cyclist jokingly suggested throwing a big party where a bunch of bicyclists race a rural train. It's no joke anymore: Ely's whimsical Race the Rails party marks eight years on Sept. 7.
🎙️ Trills and Chills
Vegas City Opera recently unveiled its new season – and it's a roster of head-turners that range from scary (7 Sins so Deadly, Jan. 31) to surreal (Meow Wolf collab The Love for Three Oranges, Nov. 3). It all kicks off with Intrigue Oct. 18.
🗓️ Stock up on a month's worth of fall fun here:
Andrew Kiraly
🍿 Freebies, Specials, & Dealios
The Beverly Theater's Cage Free Weekend is back Sept. 12-14, featuring free Nicolas Cage flix, including murdery twistaroo Red Rock West and chemical bromance The Rock ✦ Enter to win Vegas Golden Knights and Las Vegas Raiders tix and swag as part of The Library District's #GetCarded promotion through Sept. 30 ✦ This free daylong Be Well Fun Fair Sept. 7 at West Charleston Library includes sound baths, family yoga, and chillaxed crafts ✦ Get free entry to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Sept. 7 as part of the Over and Under the Canyon story book walk ✦ Get 50 percent off Sept. 27-29 Great American Foodie Fest tickets and VIP pass discounts through tomorrow.
