🐰 Weird magic | Night hikes | Cringe story contest | Sad secret prom | LOL attempted murder
NOW THIS IS where I like it – in the pocket, the interzone, the liminal gap between extremes. Goldilocks me, bro! It's no longer 1,217° out, but it's also not yet getting stupid dark at 3 p.m. (Over. It.) This week's picks are fuzzy that way, vibrating between poles – life, death, funny, sad – to offer something new. Or better yet: Something just right. Cheers! Andrew Kiraly 🤍
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Wonderground
From card kings to confetti conjurers, it's like a Justice League of magicians.
August 29 ✦ Area 15➤ Also: Knives, drills, and flames heat things up at Late Night Magic Aug. 31 at The Orleans ✦ Quite literally, Black magic women take the stage at The Lamarre Theater Aug. 30-31 ✦ You're in for a magical, and possibly terrifying, night at this no-moon night hike Aug. 30 ▼
Ramona
The most fun you'll ever have shuffling to sad throwback slow-dance prom ballads from Tijuana.
August 31 ✦ Sand Dollar Downtown➤ Also: Women rock the house at Fête de Femme Aug. 30 at Swan Dive ✦ Go on a pre-Bender bender at this blues showcase Sept. 3 at The Composers Room ✦ Sorry Papi, this is a girls-only night out at Area 15 Aug. 30 ✦ Get a musical glow-up at these neo-soul and Hans Zimmer trib string quartet shows Aug. 29 ▼
A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder
Super Summer Theatre wraps its season with this tale of family ties that bind (and strangle).
Opens August 29 ✦ Spring Mountain Ranch
➤ Also: Powerful voices take the mic at this poetry jam Sept 3. at Taverna Costera ✦ The always-lit Neon Lit reading series returns Aug. 30 at The Beverly Theater ✦ Latinx poets reflect on home and heritage Sept. 1 at the Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum ▼
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The pies are poppin' at this Crafthaus pie + beer pairing Aug. 30 ✦ Sparrow + Wolf debuts its Bar Snacks collab with Casa Playa Aug. 31 – think dim sum cart flavor madness ✦ Say farewell to summer with boozy root beer floats and slushtails at Starboard Tack's Ice Cream Social Sept. 3 ✦ If you've never done an afternoon of blues 'n' brews at the crustic™️ Mountain Springs Saloon, the Aug. 31 pig roast is a great ritualistic primer ✦ The venerably beat-drenched, mimosa-soaked, selfie-struck, lazily clamorous weekend brunch at 18bin serves up a Labor Day edition Sept. 2. ✦ Winemaker Erica Crawford hosts this Loveblock tasting Sept. 10 at Khoury's. Prost! with the most when Oktoberfest kicks off at Hofbräuhaus Sept. 13.
🧘♀️ Assisted Twisters
You know downward dog, but how about downward devil horns? Headbang meets heart chakra at Sin Salutation Heavy Metal Yoga Sept. 4 at Sinwave ✦ Saturday morning yoga at Cactus Joe's is all about the tree poses ✦ Find your inner rhythm at Silent Headphone Yoga Sept. 8 at Fergusons Downtown.
💕 IRLy Birds
Quirky meatworld singles meetups keep popping up with new themes, flavors, and angles: Camp Amor at Area 15 Aug. 31 is a free mixer with country tunes and drink specials ✦ Touchy-feely types might prefer Tantra Speed Date Aug. 30 at Craft Motions, which breaks the ice with playful, guided tussles. ✦ Spiff your rizz for classic Shuffle Dating at Fergusons Downtown Aug. 30.
📚 Belly up to the bar with all that book-learnin'
Andrew Kiraly
🎟️ Freebies, Specials, & Dealios
Enter for a chance for free tix to Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Sept. 5 at Maya Cinemas, hosted by Piecing It Together Podcast. ✦ Fleshen up your perspective on life at Real Bodies before Aug. 31 and get $8 off with code 8YEARS ✦ I'm lowkey loath to dish on my not-so-secret used book spot, but Las Vegas Books' Labor Day Sale Aug. 30-Sept. 2 has some cra-zany™️ discounts. (Be sure to hit Fukumimi Ramen nearby for a killer bowl of slurpy carbs.) ✦ Get half-off select tix to Vintage Market Days Oct. 25-27 during their early-bird promotion ✦ Presale tix for Janet Jackson's Resorts World 2025 residency are on sale; use AEG2025 if you're nasty.
🦅 Fresh Finds
Celebrate Filipino culture and cuisine at Pinoy Pride Sept. 27-28 at The Gold Coast ✦ Tunes take wing at the swingin' Jazz at the Bird Viewing Preserve Sept. 29 ✦ Grammy-winning reggae legends Black Uhuru perform Oct. 2 at Swan Dive ✦ Indulge your edifice complex when Brick Fest Live returns to DTLV Sept. 21-22.
