🧙♀️ Witch rock | Yoga social | '60s swingers | Mac 'n' cheese bash | Garlic fest?! | Juneteenth | Card wizards
SOME PEOPLE CALL it summer solstice, I call it that part of the year when the a/c hysterically heaves nonstop and my energy bill leaps into the wtf? mid-triple digits. Hot or not, this week sports hella chill treasures, from bendy yoga socials to mac 'n' cheese goo fests to sonic throwback shows hitting multiple decades. Cheers! – Andrew Kiraly 🤍
🔥 Hot ticket: This ain't no game – actually, it sort of is. Tickets for PlayStation: The Concert Feb. 1 at The Smith Center go on sale June 20.
Melody Sweets: The slinky chanteuse raises the mercury in "Summer Fling."
➤ Also: It's your last chance to act up with insurgent thespians as Fallout Fringe Fest June 18-25 continues to curtain DTLV ✦ Brace for brainy laughs at Shanna Christmas' "The B Word Comedy Hour" June 18 at Fat Cat ✦ Trombo's Wheel of Fuckery June 18 turns the Double Down into an evil clown car ✦ Get a hefty pour of ha-has at Drunk'n Jokes June 19 at 18bin ✦ Taste the brains of thinky film fans as they digest 28 Years Later June 19 at Maya Cinemas ✦ Comedians crack jokes on the down-low downtown at Don't Tell Comedy June 20 ✦ Glitter, glam, and gay pride do the hustle at Rocklesque Pride: Studio 54 June 20 at The Composers Room ✦ Songs and stories are the mane attraction at horse benefit The UN-Concert with Alice Whitefield June 20 at The Space ✦ Terry Fator moves his lips when he uses My Own Voice June 21 at The Smith Center ✦ Temperatures are sure to rise at Sensual Sin solstice striptease June 21 at Dive Bar ✦ The Las Vegas Men's Chorus pipe up to preview Broadway Our Way June 22 at Clark County Library.▼
The Double Whammys: You'll go-go gaga as this mod squad swings through the '60s.
➤ Also: The catchy noir-rock of L.A. Witch June 20 casts a spell at Swan Dive ✦ This rock showcase is Not Just Another Rooftop Show June 20 at Taverna Costera ✦ Lace up those Vans as When We Were Warped June 20 starts a nostalgia pit at Backstage Bar & Billiards ✦ Get an earful of musical history as Broadway's Rock of Ages June 20 hits the lawn at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas ✦ Stuck in Reverse June 21 strums up classic bluegrass at Centennial Hills Library ✦ You'll beat yourself up if you miss the Your Body Is a Drum workshop June 21 at West Las Vegas Library ✦ The authenticity of Morrissey tribute Nowhere Fast June 21 at Substance might put your girlfriend in a coma ✦ If you leave, don't leave without catching Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark June 22 at House of Blues ✦ Monster riffs doom downtown as stoner psychedelicists Telekinetic Yeti June 24 haunt The Griffin.▼
Juneteenth: Let freedom ring at the 24th annual downtown festival celebrating emancipation.
➤ Also: Immerse yourself in art, performance, food, and family vibes at Juneteenth June 18 at Area 15 ✦ Community spirit is a perfect fit at Tofu Tees' Juneteenth Freedom Fest June 19 at Fergusons Downtown ✦ A cappella sensation Street Corner Renaissance lends voices to the Juneteenth Festival June 19 at Water Street Plaza ✦ Celebrate reel female talent at the Nevada Women's Film Festival June 19-22 at UNLV ✦ Fashion, food, and funk rock the joint at AfroGoth Fest June 21 at NuWu Cannabis ✦ The art of freedom is on proud display at the Juneteenth Art Gallery Reception June 21 at Henderson City Hall.▼
Vegas Mac N' Cheese Fest: Carouse among endless varieties of America's favorite carb bomb.
➤ Also: I think you'll be game for B.Y.O. Board Game Night June 18 at Millennium Fandom Bar ✦ There'll be lots of spokes persons at Vintage Bike Night 14th Anniversary June 20 at 18bin ✦ The Fashion Show Mall keeps it cool with its First Day of Summer Festival June 21 ✦ Have a ball – several, in fact – at Bingo Loco June 21 at Area 15 ✦ Catch a wave, a film, and a feast as Fork n' Film June 21 presents Moana at Area 15 ✦ Bot battles rock Craig Ranch Regional Park when Transformers: Rise of the Beasts June 21 hits the green.▼
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🐯 The Dish List
The filling foodie philanthropy continues as Restaurant Week extends through June 20 ✦ Start your engines for the grand opening of six-speed speakeasy Petrol Head June 21 ✦ Also now open: Prowl goes for the jungle while Holsteins shakes it up on Main Street ✦ Fans of strong flavors will fall in clove with the Garlic Festival June 21 at Garden Farms ✦ Thigh one on at Kilts & Kegs June 21 at Big Dog's ✦ Crush Pad crowns the King of Wines with the royal treatment on these two Barolo classes June 21 ✦ Mezcal & Mariscos June 21 at Khoury's sounds like a fin time ✦ Indulge your passion for purple when Velvet Vine Wine uncorks June 23 downtown ✦ It's no toss-up: Pinot & Pizza Cooking Class June 21 at Maggiano's pairs slices and swirls ✦ Shake up some fun when Las Vegas Distillery celebrates World Martini Day June 21 with stirring specials ✦ Triple George swings for the fences at the Chef Takeover June 25 at Las Vegas Ballpark.
🖍️ Life Drawing
Picasso likened painting to keeping a diary, and that same casual interplay between art and life jazzes up several exhibits I want to tell you about. The works in Kirby M. Brownell’s Scribble, opening July 3, stem from what’s called “surreal automatism”: suppressing your thinking mind so your instincts, experiences, and subconscious can get jiggy in your art. In Brownell’s case, the results are unfiltered blurts from his bipolar mind, layered works thick with personal significance. The art is just as personal but the mood much lighter in Zoë Camper’s Everything Starts With a Pencil. Her pixelated drawings depict crux moments in her artist’s journey — with overlaid numbers and symbols that promise encrypted narratives. The Asian-diaspora artists featured in Living Here, opening June 20 at UNLV’s Barrick Museum, plumb their lives, memories, and histories to show how the ephemera you'd note in your diary — food, fashion, pop culture — “permeate diasporic movement with the sensuous materiality of touch, taste, sight, and sound.” – Scott Dickensheets
🪴 Growth Potential
It's hot outside, but your soul remains coolly placid with frosty zen incandescence thanks to these wellness events: Bring your sunny disposition to this Summer Solstice celebration June 20 at The Kundalini Sanctuary ✦ Hit reset and get a natural high at rooftop gathering Wellness on the BlocQ June 21 at The Highline ✦ Shine on at the SoulSearch Las Vegas Enlightenment Expo June 21-22 at Palace Station ✦ Dude, where's my catharsis? It's at Breathwork for the Masculine June 21 at Yoga Sanctuary ✦ Vibrate, respirate, and activate at Breath Mystery Live Experience 2.0 June 22 at Latin Blendz Dance Academy – curated by Niki Sligar
😍 For our premium members: A millennial game night, improv that crosses lines, and a chess mega-party on the Strip ... ▼
🃏 Fresh Finds
Muster your millennial mind for Y2K Game Night June 27 at The Gather House ✦ Mountain Fest June 28 at Lee Canyon sounds like a heap of fun with live music, chair rides, disc golf, and a beer garden ✦ Prepare your battle stations for a rave assault when Nightcore Invasion June 28 lands at The Space ✦ Lines are hilariously crossed when Bucket Show's “Whose Improv Does It Belong to Anyhow?!” July 5 spills into Majestic Repertory Theatre.
⌨️ The Junk Drawer
I dunno, if you ask me, tattoo removal is just a lighter, less-committed tattoo of your original tattoo ✦ I'm not 81 yet, so I guess there's still time to cover an orgy for Esquire ✦ Here I thought I was cool producing The List on my Razer mechanical clacker when this guy developed a gorgeous $3,600 dream keyboard ✦ So, decades ago, they invented a new kind of chess and Magnus Carlsen is coming to Vegas in July to hype it.
& Juliet: Do you believe in life after tragic Shakespearean love?
Suicidal Tendencies: Lol, you can rent a cabana and catch these skatepunk legends.
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