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Concertgoers dance to music by Los Emptys at Rangel Boxing Las Vegas on April 27. (Steve Marcus/Staff )

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Young locals looking for live music have some unconventional options for venues. COVER ART Photo illustration

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ENTERTAINING Expert tips for throwing a backyard barbecue and grilling the perfect steak.

SPORTS The Golden Knights’ simmering rivalry with the Oilers adds a layer of intrigue to their Stanley Cup Playoff series.

NEWS Survivors of mass shootings in Las Vegas push for “commonsense” gun control bills in the Legislature.

MUSIC R&B legend Babyface wraps a successful run at the Pearl.

STAGE To be, or not to be at Nevada Shakespeare Festival’s trailer park-inspired Hamlet ... that is the question.

FOOD & DRINK Las Vegas Brewing Company has officially unveiled its Beers, Burgers and Bubbles menu.

Outlook Fanzine throws a 15-band bash at Voodoo Brewing, Sin City Witches revel in the Beltane Fairy Festival at Fergusons and more this week.

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SAMMY HAGAR 8 p.m., & 5/10, 5/14, Dolby Live, ticketmaster.com ticketmaster.com.

BILLY CURRINGTON 8 p.m., Sandbar Stage at Red Rock Resort, ticketmaster.com. PINK TALKING FISH ARE DEAD 11 p.m., & 5/10, Brooklyn Bowl, ticketmaster.com. BOOMTOWN SAINTS 10 p.m., Stoney’s Rockin’ Country, tixr.com.

HUNNY With High Sierra Club, Crumbcatcher, 7 p.m., Backstage Bar & Billiards, seetickets.us.

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PAULY SHORE 9 p.m., Wiseguys Arts District, wiseguyscomedy. com.

BRAD PAISLEY 8 p.m., & 5/10, Encore Theater, ticketmaster.com.

BARRY MANILOW Thru 5/10, 7 p.m., Westgate International Theater, ticketmaster.com.

DECEITS 7 p.m., Swan Dive, swandivelv.com.

PITBULL 8 p.m., & 5/10, BleauLive Theater, ticketmaster.com ticketmaster.com.

THE FALL OF TROY With Closure In Moscow, A Lot Like Birds, Origami Button, 7 p.m., Swan Dive, dice.fm. JOHN LLOYD YOUNG 8 p.m., the Space, thespacelv.com.

JOSH GROBAN 8 p.m., & 5/10, 5/14, the Colosseum, ticketmaster.com.

ETC! ETC! With Cuhboom, Iky Vicky, Settripn, Shelco, 10 p.m., Discopussy, tixr.com.

AND THAT’S WHY WE DRINK PODCAST 7 p.m., House of Blues, concerts.livenation. com.

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NEVADA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: HAMLET Thru 5/10, & 5/14, 7:30 p.m. (& 5/11, 3 p.m.), Cornerstone Park, humanitix.com.

BABYFACE 8 p.m., & 5/10, Pearl Concert Theater, ticketmaster.com.

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VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS VS. EDMONTON OILERS 6:30 p.m., T-Mobile Arena, axs.com.

DEAD & COMPANY Thru 5/11, 7:30 p.m., Sphere, ticketmaster.com ticketmaster.com.

MATT FRASER 8:30 p.m., & 5/10, Summit Showroom, ticketmaster.com.

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WIZ KHALIFA 10:30 p.m., Drai’s Nightclub, draisgroup.com.

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SATURDAY MAY 10 OUTLOOK FANZINE’S 10TH ANNIVERSARY Ten years ago, local musician, promoter, designer, producer and zine-maker John Vanacore pulled his many creative threads together and gave them a name: Outlook Fanzine. What started as a passion project quickly became a staple in the Vegas punk and hardcore scene. Under that name, Vanacore began booking shows for the bands he and his friends wanted to see, and putting together gritty one-page zines that captured the spirit of the local underground. Along the way, Outlook built bridges with other local promoters and helped shine a light on the city’s loudest corners. To mark a decade of noise and dedication, Outlook’s throwing a 15-band bash at Voodoo Brewing with Khasm, Thousand Wayz 2 Die, Jinx, Mask and more. 2 p.m., $20-30, Voodoo Brewing Company, 1415 S. Commerce St. #105, instagram. com/outlookfanzine.

ART FESTIVAL OF HENDERSON 9 a.m., & 5/11, Water Street Plaza, cityofhenderson.com.

VEGAS KNIGHT HAWKS VS. SAN ANTONIO GUNSLINGERS 6 p.m., Lee’s Family Forum, axs.com.

LAS VEGAS PHILHARMONIC: BEETHOVEN’S SEVENTH 7:30 p.m., Reynolds Hall, thesmithcenter.com.

WINE SPECTATOR GRAND TOUR 6 p.m., Wynn Las Vegas, grandtour. winespectator.com/ lasvegas.

TONY HINCHCLIFFE 8 p.m., Resorts World Theatre, axs.com.

THE VENOMOUS PINK With The Minges, Haushanka, 8 p.m., the Griffin, dice.fm.

LAS VEGAS LIGHTS VS. COLORADO SPRINGS SWITCHBACKS FC 7:30 p.m., Cashman Field, lasvegaslightsfc.com.

DESERT SHRED FESTIVAL With Split Persona, Pure Sport, Serrated, The Dollheads, more, 4:20 p.m., the Space, thespacelv.com. QUINN AYERS With Nuhvo, Willay, more. 7 p.m., Swan Dive, swandivelv.com.

CREED FISHER 8 p.m., Chrome Showroom, ticketmaster.com.

DAVID GUETTA 11:30 a.m., LIV Beach, livnightclub.com. THE CHAINSMOKERS 11 a.m., Encore Beach Club, wynnsocial.com. DJ PAULY D 11 a.m., Tao Beach Dayclub, taogroup.com. STEVE AOKI 11 a.m., Palm Tree Beach Club, taogroup.com.

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KASKADE 10:30 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv.com.

S U BELTANE FAIRY FESTIVAL The pagan holiday Beltane is a joyful celebration of the peak of spring and the beginning of summer, and Sin City Witches can show you how to do it right. Fergusons Downtown hosts the Beltane Fairy Festival with live entertainment, mystical vendors, psychic readings and a drum circle. To top it all off, there will be a maypole dance, a Beltane ceremony and the crowning of the May Queen and Green Man. Fairy wings and fantasy attire are highly encouraged for this night of magic and merriment, and all are welcome. 6 p.m., $15, Fergusons Downtown, eventbrite.com. –Shannon Miller

DIPLO 10:30 p.m., XS Nightclub, wynnsocial.com. OMAR COURTZ 10 p.m., Substance, seetickets.us.

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SUPERGUIDE SUNDAY MAY 11 LOBBY BOXER With Post NC, Still Life Replica, 8 p.m., the Griffin, dice.fm.

BABYJAKE 7 p.m., Swan Dive, swandivelv.com. PRO VOLLEYBALL FEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIP 1 p.m., Lee’s Family Forum, axs.com.

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MONDAY MAY 12 EMPIRE OF THE SUN Live sets rarely rival a Cirque Du Soleil show, but Empire of the Sun feels born for the stage. Over the last 17 years, the Australian electronic duo has mastered the art of the performance, fusing its psychedelic soundscapes with colorful, trippy imagery straight out of another time and world. The duo have been known to don elaborate headdresses and flowing capes, inspired by culture and their fascination with crazy costumes. And it all feeds back into their incredible catalog, from the infectious, electro-pop earworm “Walking on a Dream” to the blood-pumping anthems of “Alive” and “DNA.” Whether you know the band or not, you won’t be let down by the stagecraft. 8 p.m., $184+, Pearl Concert Theater, ticketmaster.com. –Amber Sampson

JAKEB PEK QUINTET 8 p.m., Fat Cat Lounge, fatcatlv.com.

THE SANDBOX 10 p.m., Sand Dollar Lounge, thesanddollarlv.com.

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TIERNEY BROTHERS 6:30 p.m., Grand View Lounge at South Point, ticketmaster.com.

JAY BLACK With Kathleen Dunbar, Daniel Van Kirk, thru 5/14, 8 p.m., Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club, mgmgrand. mgmresorts.com. KEON POLEE Thru 5/18, 8 p.m., LA Comedy Club, bestvegascomedy. com.

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LAS VEGAS AVIATORS VS. EL PASO CHIHUAHUAS Thru 5/15, 6:35 p.m., Las Vegas Ballpark, ticketmaster.com. SMOKE WAGON WHISKEY DINNER 7 p.m., Gaetano’s, gaetanoslasvegas. com. JONATHAN KARRANT 7 p.m., Myron’s, thesmithcenter.com. MARSHA WARFIELD With Traci Skene, Orlando Leyba, Allan Havey, Dean Delray, thru 5/18, 9:30 p.m., Comedy Cellar, ticketmaster.com.

NEEK LOPEZ 8 p.m., Wax Rabbit, waxrabbitlv.com.

ARMNHMR 10:30 p.m., Omnia Nightclub, taogroup.com.

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TOM JONES 8 p.m., & 5/16-5/17, Encore Theater, ticketmaster.com.

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS VS. EDMONTON OILERS Game 5 (if necessary), time TBD, T-Mobile Arena, axs.com. SANTANA 7 p.m., & 5/15, House of Blues, concerts. livenation.com. FUTURE ISLANDS 7:30 p.m., Brooklyn Bowl, ticketmaster.com.

MEGHAN PATRICK 7 p.m., Fremont Street Experience, vegasexperience. com.

ALISON WONDERLAND 10:30 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zoukgrouplv .com.

MUNGO’S HIFI With Eva Lazarus, 9 p.m., Swan Dive, seetickets.us.

DNP 10 p.m., Discopussy, tixr.com.

TREVOR WALLACE 8 p.m., Wiseguys Arts District, wiseguyscomedy. com.

MAU P 10:30 p.m., Encore Beach Club, wynnsocial.com.

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Time to up your summer grill game BY KIM FOSTER

One of the best things about summer grilling in Las Vegas is the way the grill becomes the center of the party—fire, smoke, heat, action-packed flare-ups and the gorgeous smell of charcoal, hickory, apple or cherry wafting through the backyard and then through your whole neighborhood. It’s sensual, kinetic cooking. It celebrates the outdoors and invites us to gather people together. You’ll often find your guests crowded around the grill watching you and waiting for the first bites off the fire. Here are some tips for the perfect grill gathering this season:

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Keep it simple, stupid.

You will entertain more often if you keep it doable. Plan for some foods to be cooked and served immediately, while others can be made ahead and put out when needed. No need to over-hors d’oeuvre the crowd and diminish their appetites. One or two solid appetizers, or a nice charcuterie board, can give you some room to work without pressure if you are falling behind.

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New tools equal new techniques.

We all have our favorite grilled meat and vegetable dishes, but using new tools can expand your repertoire. Try mixing up the pans. Make carne asada tacos with fresh-pressed tortillas on a comal over open fire. Use a castiron pan to make queso fundido, melted Oaxacan cheese with chorizo, jalapeños and cilantro, and serve with tortilla chips for communal dipping. A paella pan is perfect for cooking wet rice dishes like paellas, fat rice and risottos. Cooking with a wok on the grill will give you aromatic fried rices, stir fry, steamed vegetables and curries. Try a yakitori set-up and the clean burn of binchotan lowsmoke charcoal to make chicken and scallion skewers.

Bring the smells and bells.

Wood: Pair the strong, earthy smoke of a Mesquite wood with beef, or oak with lamb. Poultry, pork and fish do well with the subtle notes of cherry and apple. If you’re using a gas grill, add a wood chip box that will let you add smoky notes. Herbs: Use herbs prolifically for more combustible flavor, like epazote, cilantro, mint and parsley for Latin-influenced dishes. Beef loves parsley, sage, tarragon and oregano. Add basil, oregano and cilantro to your chicken marinade. Cumin, mint and parsley work for lamb while dill, fennel and thyme are great for fish. Pork loves sage, rosemary and thyme. Another tip: Buy or make a kick-ass spice blend that you love and works for most proteins.

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Citrus: Don’t be afraid of pops of lemon, lime, yuzu or even a sprinkling of sumac or a hit of vinegar for brightness.

Extend the char.

Beverages: Try a grilled pineapple mojito, grilled peach whiskey sour, or a grilled tomato and chili Bloody Mary. For a refreshing non-alcoholic drink, try a smoky grilled-lemon lemonade. Desserts: Ice cream works well here. Grill up peaches and pair it with vanilla ice cream and a make-ahead balsamic drizzle or a grilled pineapple sundae with salted caramel drizzle and home-made whipped cream. Don’t forget the cherry on top! Salad: Hefty vegetables like asparagus, shallots, spring onions, bell peppers, mushrooms and zucchini do well right on the grill gates or in foil packets where they can bathe in the flavor of sauces and herbs. The bitterness of radicchio softens with a nice char. Romaine can be grilled and finished with nothing more than olive oil, salt and lemon.

Make breads, pizza and flatbreads.

You can make pizza and flatbreads easily from scratch on the grill, but for a simpler option, go to Costco and get a couple wholesale packs of naan. Pop them on the grill and top with hummus, tzatziki and asparagus. Or grilled shrimp, zucchini and corn over mascarpone. Spread labneh, with

za’atar and grilled tomatoes, or pile on grilled chicken, cheddar jack and spring onions. Goat cheese, grilled figs and prosciutto on flatbread, with a little tart arugula salad on top, are always a hit. Put a runny egg on whatever you are making and it will make everyone happy.

Master sauces and marinades.

Marinades: A solid marinade can infuse lots of flavor into cheaper and thinner cuts of meat. There should be an acid (citrus, vinegar, buttermilk or wine), fat (oils, mainly which help the flavors penetrate) and aromatics (garlic, onion, herbs, spices, Worcestershire, fish sauce, etc.) Spiced-up yogurt is a great base for tenderizing meat and all kinds of herbs and spices can be thrown in. Marinades with sugar, mirin or honey will help you achieve better caramelization on the grill. Sauces: Add your sauces to proteins late in the grilling process or else they will burn. Get creative. There are so many sauces— chimichurri, peri peri, teriyaki, barbecue and yakitori. Try Vietnamese nuo nu’oc o’c cham for dipping. Don’t be afraid of uncommon pairings, like maple and mustard with a pinch of allspice and pickled mustard seeds. New sauces mean new dishes.

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Don’s Prime knows how to offer a sophisticated steakhouse experience, and executive chef Patrick Munster recently shared some of that knowledge with an exclusive “art of the grill” class, an installment of Fontainebleau’s Signature Series. The cooking classes and interactive dining experiences pull back the curtain for guests to discover the secrets and craftsmanship of the hotel’s acclaimed restaurants. Information about dates and tickets are available at fontaine bleaulasvegas.com, but for now, savor these tips from Munster for grilling the perfect steak.

Are you a grill virgin?

Start out with a gas grill (instead of charcoal or wood) so you can control the heat. Use your senses, a hand, to find the hot spots and set up places on your grill for high heat and low heat so you can move your food around as needed.

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Don’s Prime’s Patrick Munster gives pro tips for the perfect steak

Costco meats are great because they buy their meat at cost— good value for good quality. Look for flecks of fat and marbling in your meat. Choose Prime (which is best) and Choice (also good) over Select in the grocery store.

Salt and taste your food like a chef.

Salt gets people to salivate. Home cooks often do not salt enough or taste their food enough. Keep disposable spoons nearby to taste constantly through the cooking process and don’t be afraid of salt.

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Season your grill.

Use a neutral oil, like avocado, that won’t smoke and will keep your food from sticking.

Learn about the Maillard reaction.

Proteins and sugars interacting with heat creates complex flavors and a caramelized umami bomb of a golden, crunchy crust. Get that crust!

Rest the meat.

Give your steak a nap. Allowing it to sit for 10 minutes or so lets the juices reincorporate for more tenderness.

Cut your meat against the grain.

This is an easy one. If you cut with the grain, you will have chewy meat.

Focus on what’s important.

Don’t worry about cross marks. They don’t help the steak. Don’t worry about plating. Let the food go where it goes. Don’t worry about a set mealtime. Keep the vibe relaxed. If you mess up, keep going. It doesn’t matter and mostly no one will notice. If you are smiling and laughing, your guests are smiling and laughing. –Kim Foster

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BY GABRIELA RODRIGUEZ It’s a Sunday night at Rangel Boxing gym. The lingering scent of sweat mingles with cigarette smoke from the parking lot and the buzz of anticipation. Teenagers, some barely old enough to drive, gather by the propped doors, eager for the first notes to ring out from a boxing ring that, tonight, doubles as a stage. This is the evolving face of the Las Vegas all-ages music scene, where kids pile into makeshift sanctuaries to hear live music. Cristian Alexis Alfaro, frontman of local band Los Emptys and head of La Palma booking, had a hand in putting on Sunday’s show. While the headliner that night was Floats, a Texas-based indie surf-punk band, the supporting acts were all local. Digging into his musical contacts, Alfaro booked Mutual Head, Desert Island Boys and his own band as the undercard. “I’ve been going to house shows forever, dude. Dirt backyards, all that sh**,” he said in between running the gig. “We’re definitely in a better space now than we were then, but there’s still not enough [all-age venues].” Speaking from personal experience, as a teen chasing down flyers with half-legible addresses, “venue” often meant someone’s living room or a dirt lot way out past civilization. It was a generator show in the desert, a house party or a warehouse function tucked away on a backstreet. There was chaos, but also a magic that kept us coming back. And when you’re trying to scream your guts out alongside others who get it, that chaos is not always safe. There were the inevitable fights and cops shutting things down before the headliner could even plug in. There were drugs and alcohol. There were

even predatory people looking to take advantage of young, impressionable concertgoers. But what started in sketchy house shows— where the keg out back often mattered more than the band inside—is finding footing in safer, smarter spaces. The scene is still raw, still real, but run with the kind of care only people who’ve lived it can offer. When Heaven By Violence booking’s Kat Mantor was growing up in Moapa Valley, she’d been in and out of the music scene since she was 16, fulfilling roadie duties for touring bands and running the door at the now-defunct Bunkhouse Saloon. Now, she books tours and shows and manages bands. Her drive remains rooted in a simple truth: Some kids have nowhere else to go. “I can’t speak for everybody else, but these shows are so important to me. I had a rough upbringing, and I grew up in a rural area, coming into Vegas to go to shows when I was a teenager. That was all I had to look forward to,” says Mantor. “These kids who come to these shows … we don’t know what their home lives are and sometimes this is the only community they have. This is the only family they have.” People like Mantor and Pam Pereira of 1-800-Deadass Productions are curating spaces where the next generation doesn’t have to trade safety for access. They’re building a stabler foundation alongside a whole lineup of like-minded show promoters. But the challenges of maintaining these venues persist. The lack of permanent all-age sites continues to plague the scene, forcing promoters to constantly adapt. Pereira, who has been in the trenches of the local underground scene for more than 20 years, is blunt about the risks she’s taking

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booking these shows. “We don’t have to do this for these kids at all. And it is, in fact, a lot easier to have a 21-plus show at say, the Griffin,” she says. “But we want to be able to host for the youth, because growing up here, I felt pretty deprived from seeing any music that I personally enjoy. ... I also raised my kid here, who is now 22, who also was deprived from seeing a lot of cool acts. I want to give people what we didn’t have.” Vegas isn’t built for the under-21 crowd. There was a brief time when people could rely on places like Jillian’s, Huntridge Theater

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and The Farm. But today, rotating DIY spots are hard to find, hard to maintain and sometimes disappear overnight. At Rangel Boxing, 18-year-old Alexander Shirley took a beat between sets (and moshing) to reflect on the current state of the all-age scene. “I kind of like the DIY aspect. However, the dedicated venues would definitely give it a more facilitated feel. It’s hard to find things like this, since they’re sort of one-off,” Shirley said. “But if there was a dedicated venue type of deal … it’d be a huge thing. It’d create community and that’s all

everybody wants.” Because there isn’t a venue fully committed to crowds of all ages, promoters have had to get creative with the places they book. The result? An unpredictable circuit of unconventional venues. Currently on that roster are the aforementioned boxing gym, Sliced Pizza, Brew It Coffee House, Voodoo Brewing Company’s outdoor patio, and a sprinkling of random places like comic book and record shops that sometimes work out and sometimes don’t. “Honestly, that’s kind of what it takes,” says Pereira. “These

old heads, these people who have businesses, if they have ever had interest in music in their lives, then they’re probably more likely to want to host.” Sometimes rejection happens, which has led to Pereira offering up her home as a venue and crash pad for touring bands. Known as the “Dragon’s Lair,” her living room is fully decked out with ambient colored lighting, fog machines and plenty of curated vintage swag. Run by Pereira, her partner and her daughter, 1-800-Deadass Productions keeps a smooth run of shows and $10 tickets at the door.

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Blackpath Booking, a stalwart of the hardcore realm for years, has been instrumental in bringing major bands to town. Alongside venues like Eagle Aerie Hall and American Legion Post 8, both veterans halls by day, they’ve created reliable spaces where hardcore, punk and metal thrive. Outlook Fanzine fits in that same vein. The local zine and promoter is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this month. Like many music scenes around the world, ours is self-reliant. There’s the homegrown bands and musicians, but also photographers, bloggers and more. Bands tend to experience crossover, too. Oftentimes, musicians leave one project to hop on another and keep the sound evolving. The scene isn’t just surviving, it’s building upon itself and maturing. “The scene is a lot less violent than it used to be,” says Mantor. “We used to have kind of a reputation for

being a rough city, especially when it came to hardcore [music]. For a while, bands didn’t want to come here because Vegas had such a poor reputation. But I feel like, especially with Blackpath, we’re getting into a place where bands want to come here again, and we have a scene that can be respected.” There’s respect for the scene, and there also needs to be respect for the space, which is why enforcing house rules is imperative. It’s simple: Respect the venue, respect those around you and don’t burn out the spot with your parking lot shenanigans. “I always tell the kids this, well I say this to everybody, ‘If you can’t do it at your mom’s house, don’t do it at ours,’” says Pereira. This dynamic community is fiercely protective of its space. People are aware of what’s been built, and there’s a sense of responsibility for keeping it in good shape.

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The lack of all-ages venues here isn’t just an inconvenience, it’s a call to action. For all its chaos, the DIY scene is a testament to the resilience of a community that refuses to stop. With dedicated promoters continuing to push for space, the next chapter in this story could very well bring more permanent homes for

these vital gigs. It’s up to the punks, the rockers and the moshers to decide how things evolve. And as long as they keep showing up, Vegas will be a home to their community. “At the end of the day, it’s the kids who are carrying the scene,” Pereira says.

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Hundreds attended a “We Believe in Us” May Day rally, organized by the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and Nevada Immigrant Coalition on the Las Vegas Strip May 1. Those in Las Vegas were joined by hundreds of thousands nationwide commemorating International Workers’ Day while voicing strong opposition to President Trump’s policies. (Steve Marcus/ Staff)

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A local nonprofit has found itself in the crosshairs of a recent move by the Justice Department to halt hundreds of federal grant programs that help victims of hate crimes and sex trafficking. According to a recent CBS News report, some of the 365 federal grant programs were halted through memos from the Justice Department to nonprofits, alerting operators that they were no longer “effectuate” priorities. Annie Lobert, founder of a local sex trafficking survivor program called Destiny House, says the program draws roughly one-third of its $1.3 million annual budget from federal funds.

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“We wanted to get a DOJ grant, but we can’t apply for one because they don’t have anything available. If you go to the grant website now, it’s totally changed because of the extreme microscope on the grants and the pauses they’ve put on them,” she says. Those rollbacks may hinder operations at the Overton recovery center, which provides “holistic care,” and 24-hour wraparound services for Southern Nevada clients who typically stay there for a span of nine to 24 months. With many would-be clients facing a waiting list, Lobert says she and her 18 employees have been looking to expand their capacity, but

the recent cuts have dampened that prospect for the foreseeable future. Under such uncertainty, Lobert notes that private donations can still go a long way. “We’re actually taking that and helping a human being rebuild their life. Every $150, for example, pays for a counseling session by a licensed therapist,” Lobert says. “If they don’t get that healing, many will go back to their abuser and continue the cycle they’ve grown tired of.” More information about Destiny House is available at its operator’s website pinkchair.org. –Tyler Schneider

“The city is carefully watching and very closely watching what is happening in Washington, D.C., and its impact on our local economy and the services that we provide to our citizens. Let me assure everyone, we will not cut our commitment to public safety, nor its budget.” –Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley. In her April 30 State of the State address, Berkley revealed that the city has already experienced the elimination of federal monies.

That’s the drop in the projected state budget for 2026-2027. That means lawmakers have $191 million less than projected in December to work with over the next two years, according to estimates from the Nevada Economic Forum. The independent council of business leaders cited a projected drop in sales tax revenue as a large source of the shortfall. With less American households planning vacations due to economic uncertainty, the state’s tourism economy saw an 8% decrease in March, according to data from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

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BURLESQUE HALL OF FAME MUSEUM TO CLOSE JULY 20 The Burlesque Hall of Fame, the nonprofit organization devoted to the art and history of burlesque performance that has called Las Vegas home since 2006, is permanently closing its Arts District museum space, located at 1027 S. Main St. #110, on July 20. In a May 5 Instagram post, BHoF management claimed that financial headwinds caused by reduced tourist visitation, recession fears and the current administration’s cuts to museum funding have made continued operation of the museum space untenable. The statement stresses that the BHoF is not going under: Its extensive collection of burlesque treasures will be protected, its annual Weekender fundraiser will continue, and it is now focused on “a capital campaign to build up funds to reopen the museum when more stable economic and political conditions emerge.” –Staff

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On a quiet Easter Sunday at the UNLV student union, sophomore Imer Cespedes-Alvarado stood just outside the entryway to meeting room 208B and took a deep breath. While the room appears innocuous, he remembers it as the place where he hid from an active shooter that entered campus on December 6, 2023, and took the lives of three faculty members. The tragedy left him “marked for life.” “We were hosting a small workshop with 80 students. At around 11:30 a.m., one of the organizers came into the room screaming that there was an active shooter,” Cespedes-Alvarado recalls. “I called my parents to express what I thought would be my last words and told them I loved them. They told me to trust God and that we were going to make it out of this.” In the wake of that tragedy and the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting known as America’s deadliest mass shooting, survivors like Cespedes-Alvarado are now urging Nevada’s state legislators to pass a set of four gun control bills before the session ends on June 2. While the bills appear to be favorable to the Nevada Legislature’s Democratic majority, their fate ultimately lies in the hands of Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo, who vetoed similar legislation in 2023. That was before the UNLV shooting took place. According to the gun violence prevention organization Everytown For Gun Safety, an average of 581 Nevadans lose their lives to firearms each

year, while an additional 481 are injured by one. Cespedes-Alvarado, 22, is specifically using his platform as the founder of liberal advocacy group Youth Voice of Nevada to push for Senate Bill 156, which would establish a state-funded Office for the Prevention of Gun Violence under the attorney general’s jurisdiction. He went to Carson City on April 4 to help present the bill alongside some of his peers, including UNLV senior Allister Dias, 21, another campus shooting survivor who serves as president of the Consolidated Students of UNLV (CSUN). “What’s different about this bill is that you’re creating an office that gives us some level of oversight, while still allowing space for both voices to sound off on where a line can be drawn,” Dias says, noting that he, too, owns firearms. “We wanted this bill to be a bridge from both sides,” Cespedes-Alvarado adds. “Now, it’s time for both Democrat and Republican elected officials—including the governor—to stop sending thoughts and prayers and take action.” Lombardo’s office did not respond to a Weekly email asking if he intends to veto any of the four bills if they arrive at his desk. The other three are essentially revised descendants of versions he struck down in the 2023 session. Two of those are sponsored by Democratic Assemblymember and 2017 Strip shooting survivor Sandra Jauregui. Assembly Bill 245, which already passed through the lower chamber on April 22, would make it illegal for anyone under

the age of 21 to own semiautomatic shotguns and rifles. Assembly Bill 105, which is still awaiting an initial vote, would ban guns within 100 feet of an election site, with some exceptions for law enforcement officers and security. Legislators also have yet to vote on Senate Bill 89, which seeks to prohibit anyone who has been convicted of a hate crime within the last 10 years from owning a firearm. The bills continue to garner support from progressive groups like Battle Born Progress, Campaign Legal Center and Moms Demand Action, while the Clark County Republican Party and dozens of individual residents who testified in hearings say they would infringe on Second Amendment rights. Diane Goldstein, a Las Vegas-based retired police lieutenant of 21 years who now serves as the executive director of Law Enforcement Action Partnership, believes these discussions have room for more nuance. “We can support the Second Amendment and still recognize that it’s our duty and moral responsibility to prevent gun violence in our communities,” Goldstein says. “The government is never going to come for people’s guns. It’s disingenuous to say that because it would never happen in America. We just have to strike a balance.” Of the four bills, Goldstein says she thought the bill that has already passed one chamber—the semiautomatic ban for those under 21—would face the most opposition. “The data is clear that 18 to 20-year-olds commit gun homicides at triple the rate of adults who are 21 and older. But the difficulty for this issue is that we let 18-year-olds join the military, even though they aren’t necessarily all cognitively mature enough,” she says. The others, she adds, “are no-brainers.” “It’s common sense to me that we shouldn’t allow guns into places where people vote, and it’s very difficult to get convicted of a hate crime,” Goldstein says of AB105 and SB89, respectively. Citing a “massive cognitive dissonance” between Lombardo’s preference for “tough on crime” policies and his staunch defense of Second Amendment rights, Goldstein urges him and the bills’ critics to view the situation from the lens of existing “product safety” measures. “We’ve regulated cars, but we’ve never taken people’s cars away. When we mandated seatbelts, we educated the public before we started citing people,” Goldstein says. “We can apply the same logic and understand that prohibitions don’t work. Sensible regulations do.” Nevada’s effort to curb the violence also extends to the federal level, where Rep. Dina Titus and Sen. Jacky Rosen are working to push a ban on bump stocks through Congress. The gunman in the 2017 Strip shooting utilized this firearm modification when he killed 60 people at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in 2017. (Photo Illustration)

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BY CASE KEEFER One of the longest-running debates since the advent of the Vegas Golden Knights’ franchise revolves around the identity of their biggest rival. Everyone seems to have their own answers. The Los Angeles Kings were the clear frontrunner in the Golden Knights’ inaugural season, though they were quickly then replaced by the San Jose Sharks for the next couple campaigns. The Sharks fell off to the bottom of the NHL, however, to give the topic new life over the last several years. Most fans would probably say the Dallas Stars are currently the Golden Knights’ No. 1 enemy given back-to-back playoff series in the last two years, which the teams split. The Golden Knights’ players would probably have a different answer if forced to respond honestly. It almost certainly would be the Edmonton Oilers. The enmity between the two clubs, the last two Western Conference champions, is palpable every time they face off. It’s a big reason why their second-round Stanley Cup Playoffs semifinal series, which continues with Game 2 at 6:30 p.m. on May 8 at T-Mobile Arena, shapes up as a can’t-miss showdown. No, the teams’ contempt for each other doesn’t seem likely to spill over publicly and play out in a war of words in the media. The Golden

Knights are no longer the NHL’s spunky new kids like when the rivalries with the Kings and Sharks slightly devolved into that type of circus. They’re now one of the pillars of the league with the perennial success that most covet. The Oilers fall within the envious group, especially as it pertains to the Golden Knights’ 2023 Stanley Cup victory and the fact that Edmonton hasn’t won the Pacific Division since Vegas joined the league. The Golden Knights just claimed their fourth Pacific Division crown in eight years. Vegas beat Edmonton in the teams’ lone previous playoff series, in this same round two years ago, but has struggled with the star-studded Western Canadian foes overall. Even with the six-game 2023 series win, the Golden Knights have gone 15-17 against the Oilers all-time. Edmonton is one of six teams in the NHL that Vegas has a losing record against, and the lone Pacific Division opponent. The Oilers’ one-two punch of past Hart Memorial Trophy (the NHL’s Most Valuable Player award) winners Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl have given problems to a typically more balanced Golden Knights’ attack. The duo frustrates anyone they play, but it’s occasionally boiled over in uglier ways with the Golden Knights. Other than the Golden Knights’ victory on the way to winning the Cup, the 2023 series is most remembered for assistant captain Alex Pietrangelo slashing Draisaitl’s wrists with his stick at the end of a blowout Game 4 loss.

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The dangerous play drew a one-game suspension, which the Oilers protested wasn’t enough. The Golden Knights largely kept their lips sealed but believed the Oilers and Draisaitl specifically were playing dirty in their own ways. The checkered history between the two sides seems to intensify the proceedings every time they share the ice. Edmonton has won four of seven meetings since the playoff encounter with its most lopsided result coming earlier this season on December 14, when it went up 5-0 on Vegas at Rogers Place and cruised to a 6-3 victory. The Golden Knights appeared to take exception at how much the Oilers enjoyed the rout, but the home team wasn’t going to issue any apologies. “It’s a rivalry,” Draisaitl told reporters afterwards. “We’ve played them in the playoffs before. They beat us. You get up for those games.” The NHL introduced its current divisionally-seeded playoff format 11 years ago with hopes of capitalizing on selling bad blood between teams that run into each other frequently. Some fans have called for a change and more equitable seeding, but the NHL has resisted and could point to some of its success stories as a reason why. Vegas vs. Edmonton belongs among that group. The Golden Knights’ list of rivals has evolved over the years and probably always will, but for now, the Oilers occupy the top spot.

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f you’re into music, there’s a good chance Babyface has either written or produced some of your favorite songs. The 13-time Grammywinning producer and singer-songwriter has cranked out hits for everyone from Boyz II Men and Whitney Houston to SZA and Ariana Grande. He’s also widely recognized for making his own chart-busting ballads. “I have younger artists and rappers still reaching out to me to work with them,” Babyface tells the Weekly. “By all means, I should not be that person that you’re calling to do that anymore, but I still get those calls. And I’m still, by the way, into it.” We spoke with the legendary talent ahead of his final scheduled shows at the Pearl at the Palms on May 9 and 10. You’ve returned to the Pearl several times now. Was an extended stay in Vegas something you felt was inevitable or did it take some convincing? I kind of always wanted to do Vegas. Over the years, I’ve done it here and there. It’s been a lot of years of tweaking my show because I go in and out in terms of whether I’m doing shows or not. I’m not always on the road. But doing the dates in Vegas has always been fun. It’s something I look forward to because you’re able to be a little more

free there and do whatever comes to mind. You don’t know exactly what you’re going to get from night to night, which makes it fun and challenging. You might have to flip the script a little bit depending on who’s out there, how old-school they are or how new-school. Your friend Bruno Mars also performs here on a regular basis. What was his reaction to you joining him in Vegas to play some shows? I said “Vegas is something I think I’d like to do one day.” And he started calling people, saying, “Okay, we gotta get him into Vegas.” That was really his move and always his move. Bruno, he came to a couple of shows, and he’s always been supportive in that way, as I have for him. What’s great about Vegas for Bruno is that he takes everybody’s phone away, so he can explore and do anything he wants. For him, that matters because he can keep doing the same show, and as long as everybody’s enjoying it, then that’s fine. You’re not stuck to this thing of, well, you’ve got to do something

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new. He’s such a perfectionist that he’s not going to come out with anything ‘til it’s baked. With Vegas in general, there are so many people who are coming to the city. You’ve got Lionel Richie, who’s been there many times. We went to see New Edition. I haven’t been there to see him yet, but I want to go see Donny Osmond, who was the King of Vegas. No one works as much as he works. It’s a cool thing to be a part of the family. Does performing live still nourish you in the same way producing and writing for other people does? I have a great time when I do it. I think I just like being able to do it all, and not having to have to do it. That’s been my blessing and my benefit, to really be able to go through both worlds. That’s what’s surprising when people do see the show, they’re usually surprised because it’s a pretty good show. They come there thinking they’re going to be bored with the night of slow songs, because this is the idea of Babyface. But that’s so totally not what it is and what the night becomes. People are always pleasantly surprised when they come to the show and they go, “Oh my God, I didn’t know that was going to be this.” My favorite thing about your music is how you can play a supporting role in a song without needing to be the main character. Like how you approached the all-female collaborations on Girls Night Out, or the Waiting to Exhale soundtrack. Why is it important to highlight women’s stories through music? I think I’ve always worked, obviously, well with women. I’ve always been able to tell their stories and feel from their perspective. I always say it’s because when I was a kid, I was always getting my heart broken, so I knew how to cry [laughs]. In junior high school and high school, I was always that kid that was in the friend zone. I hung out with girls that I had crushes on, but it was never gonna happen. But I was close with them, so I would hear their stories and when they got their hearts broken. I was around it, and that all became part of the thing I used as my inspiration. It was like, “Wow, that sucks. He dogged you out. Well, I would never do that to you.” All of those things were part of growing up. So it only made sense, I think to me, that I could write from that perspective, and mostly with women, because guys can only say so much where it’s believable.

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The cast of Nevada Shakespeare Festival’s Hamlet. (Wade Vandervort/Staff)

3 reasons to catch Nevada Shakespeare Festival’s trailer park-inspired Hamlet

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S T A G E BY SHANNON MILLER I admit something to Nevada Shakespeare Festival artistic director Matthew Morgan that makes me feel like a plebeian—I’ve never read Hamlet. “Attagirl,” he says. “Don’t read it. Come without it. Just come and be a novice. Let’s see how it hits.” The nonprofit is staging the 17th-century tragedy at Henderson’s Cornerstone Park May 8-17. As part of its mission to make Shakespeare “digestible,” NSF has given this production a trailer park twist. “We’re really building out what feels like a trailer park. We’ll have couches in the VIP section in the first few rows, ... washing machines, picnic tables, lots of lawn chairs,” Morgan, the director, teases. It might seem like a surprising setting for what unfolds, he adds. Hamlet (played by Tournament of Kings’ Brandon Alan McClenahan) comes home to mourn his father’s death. But on the heels of the funeral comes a marriage between Hamlet’s mother and his father’s brother, Claudius (played by the John Wick Experience’s Christopher Brown). Amid that upheaval, Hamlet is visited by his father’s ghost, who reveals that Claudius killed him. Much of the plot is driven by Hamlet’s drive for revenge. “We’re still trying to tell the story that Shakespeare wrote. And [with our] setting, we feel like people have thoughts on that location,” Morgan says. Here are three reasons to don your sleeveless flannel, step over the crushed beer cans and catch this no-frills production.

THE TRAILER TREASURES While it might be tempting to focus on the “trailer trash” aspect of trailer parks, NSF says they’re not making fun of people who live there. They’re taking a genuine look at the lifestyle and the relationships in such a setting. “When people don’t have a lot, the little bit they do have is worth killing over. So in a way, it sort of applies to the story of Hamlet, which is about family dynamics and trying to get a sense of who you are in your family,” Morgan says.

THE POETRY Despite the more contemporary setting, the Bard’s beautiful language remains intact. “We still honor the text and the relationships and the characters in the storyline that Shakespeare wrote ... This play is more than 400 years old. So we’re all laughing and gasping and reacting to the same stories that have been told throughout history. We really try to take care of that,” Morgan says. You’ll probably recognize a few famous lines that have permeated the English lexicon. “Good night, sweet prince,” for one. And, of course, “To be, or not to be.”

HAMLET May 8-10 & 14-17, 7:30 p.m.; May 11, 3 p.m. $5-$30, Cornerstone Park, nevadashakespearefestival.com.

THE SHARED EXPERIENCE In everything Nevada Shakespeare Festival does, it aims to underline our shared humanity, enrich our lives, and allow us to connect in more meaningful ways. “Going to the theater and seeing somebody else’s experience and witnessing it can give you some perspective, either on your own experience or on your neighbor’s experience, Morgan says. “That’s what the theater should be—a live experience that gets you thinking about things in a bigger sense of the world.”

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Sometimes the mood that you want isn’t just in one place. Explore abundant, diverse and tasteful stalls at Famous Food Street Eats, Resorts World’s supreme food hall for a lively environment comparable to bustling street markets of Southeast Asia. Food is expertly made at each of the 16 stalls as patrons win big on the casino floor nearby. Michelin-starred chefs, affordable fare and a vibrant setting make Famous Foods a destination for anyone seeking a good, flavorful and educational experience. New additions to the venue include Yaya’s Mediterranean—a cafe offering gyros, falafel and hummus made from fresh ingredients—and Salad Jack’s, a salad bar with locally sourced ingredients, flavorful dressings and a fresh take on the tried-and-true salad bar. Patrons at Famous Foods also can’t go wrong at James Beard Award-winning Chef Marcus Sammuelsson’s Streetbird Las Vegas, a hot and spicy fried chicken destination. Visit for wings, shakes, onion rings and comfort food classics. Finally, “mood food” is almost synonymous with the offerings of Kuru Kuru Pa from iconic DJ Steve Aoki and his restaurateur brother, Kevin Aoki. Bowls feature the pair’s signature teriyaki sauce, rice, green onion, toasted sesame seed, cabbage, carrot and choice of protein. Specialized add-ons and draft beer make Kuru Kuru Pa a culinary experience unlike any other.

Michelin-starred Chef Jeremy Ford, winner of Season 13 of Bravo’s Top Chef, offers an unapologetically refined culinary vision and dining journey that’s equal parts bold and elegant. Every detail at the restaurant— from flavors to the feelings they elicit—is handpicked to deliver an extraordinary experience. Ford uses seasonal ingredients in his innovative dishes, and innovative twists to classics like burgers, ribs and more. Stop by Stubborn Seed for cocktails, candlelight and a unique take on modern American cuisine.

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Helldorado Days Parade in 1947. (Courtesy/Las Vegas News Bureau Collection, LVCVA Archive)

First created in 1935, the Helldorado Days Parade is back Downtown

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HELLDORADO DAYS PARADE May 10, 10 a.m., free. Downtown Las Vegas on Fourth Street between Gass and Stewart Avenues, lasvegas nevada.gov.

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BY BROCK RADKE There are dozens if not hundreds of annual events that bring extra visitors to the Valley each year, but the longest running event in Las Vegas is all about locals, and it’s back home on its Downtown streets this week. The Helldorado Days Parade, the only parade produced by the City of Las Vegas and one of the most prominent connections to the city’s western roots and culture, originated 90 years ago. Carnival promoter Clyde Zerby created the event in 1935 to attract workers from the still-under-construction Hoover Dam and other visitors. Thirty years after the land auction that created Las Vegas—and just a few years after gambling was re-legalized—Fremont Street was packed with gambling halls, saloons, hotels and shops, and Vegas was a western boom town. But officials were afraid the boom could end once the dam was complete, and the local Elks Lodge worked to install an annual version of the Helldorado Days festival to boost community spirit and possibly entice workers and their families to stick around. “The Elks produced it all the way through 1997, then the city picked it back up for the centennial in 2005,” says Marja Bigas, special events administrator for the City of Las Vegas. “This year, we’re not only celebrating the city’s history and those western roots, but also Las Vegas’ birthday, turning 120 on May 15. “It really gives you a sense of the community and that’s really what this event is for,” she continues. “It’s a free family-friendly event that also celebrates our diverse community, where so many people from different backgrounds can come together at one time and celebrate where we work and live and play.” There are approximately 135 entrants in this year’s parade, from high school marching bands and cowboys and cowgirls on horseback to nonprofit organizations and car clubs like the Las Vegas Valley Model A Club. The city funds school groups’ participation, providing $1,500

to build a float and march in the parade, while school bands receive $1,000. A judging panel chooses favorites and the best band receives a $500 prize, with the best float receiving $500. “I think it’s important to know our local history and it’s interesting how Las Vegas got started by its pioneers and families that have been here for generations,” says Chris Ringenbach, tour director for the Model A Club. “It’s a relatively new town compared to places we know back east.” She and her husband have been in the local club since 1987 and moved to Las Vegas from the east coast in 1977. Ringenbach’s inlaws owned a Model T and brought it to the desert when they relocated from New Jersey in 1984. Her husband and fatherin-law restored the car and joined the club, which participates in other parades and community events and meets for monthly breakfasts; maybe you’ve seen the caravan of vintage autos cruising through your neighborhood on the way to pancakes. “We like Helldorado Days because it’s fun to celebrate the history of Las Vegas and our club likes that aspect. And it’s just fun to bring out the community, get local people to come Downtown and see all the groups,” Ringenbach says. In Helldorado’s heyday while it was being produced by the Elks Lodge, the parade kicked off a week of rodeo events held at different Downtown locations. That was also the case when the city brought the event back 20 years ago, but in recent years, the rodeo element has been shifted to November at the Plaza Hotel’s nearby Core Arena. Bigas says the city would love to rejoin the events but it’s unclear whether that works for the Plaza, and the spring-into-summer heat is a concern for the animals of the rodeo. The recommended viewing location and grandstands for this year’s parade, starting at 10 a.m. on May 10, are at Fourth Street and Bridger Avenue, which will include shade structures added this year.

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The Ghost Pepper Smashy with double patty at the Arts District’s Las Vegas Brewing Company. (Wade Vandervort/Staff)

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ARTFUL BURGERS C U L T U R E

BY BROCK RADKE

When Las Vegas Brewing Company made its debut in the northwest valley in 2022 (in the former space of Tenaya Creek Brewery), it quickly established a true dedication to the best brews and pub grub. When it expanded last year with a tap room in a prime Arts District location, it made sense to establish a slightly different identity—same quality, altered personality. We’ve only spent a few hours here, but if that’s enough to describe this new and different personality, maybe it starts with the best burgers in Las Vegas you haven’t tried yet, expertly paired with stellar craft brews or crisp Champagnes. We got a taste of it in February, but Las Vegas Brewing Company officially

unveiled its Beers, Burgers and Bubbles menu last month, and celebrated its deliciousness with a May 4 launch party featuring a guest appearance by the Caviar Collective cart and its pilot, local restaurateur Nina Manchev—because you could only top burgers and bubbly with a few bumps. So, which juicy new smashburger do you need to try first? We have three favorites, and you might be surprised. The Ghost Pepper Smashy ($14) is spicy-sweet perfection, with ghost pepper-laden jack cheese melty and mingling with banana peppers, caramelized onions and roasted red pepper sauce. The heat is intense but not overpowering in this total flavor bomb. The Steakhouse Smashy ($14) also can’t be missed, a top-seller stacked

Las Vegas Brewing Company’s Arts District spot is smashing it

with blue cheese crumbles, grilled mushrooms and onions and housemade steak sauce. The crust on the patty is the ideal vehicle for these toppings. If you really want to be wowed, get the house-made vegan patty smashburger, the House Plant ($12). I know what you’re thinking—a veggie smashburger can’t possibly work. I didn’t think so either. But this kitchen tested different ingredients and came up with a formula that will blow you away with taste and texture to rival any beef creation, classically topped with cheddar, special sauce, pickles and onions—all vegan. Order a bunch of burgers, beers and bubbles to share with your group and spend a long afternoon on the Arts District spot’s spacious patio. This is an experience every downtown needs.

LAS VEGAS BREWING COMPANY 1226 S. 3rd St. #180, 702982-0022, lvbrewco.com. Sunday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Friday & Saturday, 11 a.m.-1 a.m.

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HOROSCOPES WEEK OF MAY 8 BY ROB BREZSNY ARIES (March 21-April 19): Just for now, you might benefit from moderating your intensity. The coming days will be a favorable time for finding the sweet spot between driving ambition and practical self-care. Your natural radiance won’t have to burn at maximum brightness to be effective. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Taurus choreographer Martha Graham emphasized groundedness. Emotional depth and rooted physicality were crucial to her art of movement. “The body never lies” is a motto attributed to her, along with “Don’t be nice, be real.” Make those themes your guides for now. Ask your body to reveal truths unavailable to your rational mind. Value raw honesty and unembellished authenticity over mere decorum. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini photographer Margaret Bourke-White was the first American woman war photojournalist. She was consistently at the right place at the right time to record key historical moments. She’s your role model in the coming months. You, too, will have a knack for being in the right place and time. Be alert and ready to gracefully pounce. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Doomsayers aren’t necessarily wrong. Many concerns are valid. But they’ve built an attention economy that profits from perpetual panic. For your mental and physical health, you need extra high doses of optimism, hope and compassion. Seek out tales of triumph, liberation, pleasure and ingenuity far more than tales of affliction, mayhem and corruption. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): It is a favorable time to optimize your routines and systems. Where can you reduce unnecessary effort and create more efficiency? Whether it’s refining your schedule, streamlining a project or organizing your workspace, small adjustments will yield pleasing rewards. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In 1971, Virgo poet Kay Ryan began teaching English at a small community college. Though she wrote steadily, she never promoted herself. In the late 2000s, she flamed into prominence: She served as the US Poet Laureate, won a Pulitzer and received a MacArthur “genius grant.” Why am I telling you about her long toil before getting her rightful honors? Because if you are ever going to receive the acclaim, recognition, appreciation and full respect you deserve, it will happen in the coming months.

2020 KING FEATURES SYNDICATE ACROSS 1 Quote by rote 7 Code using dits and dahs 12 Rival of Sony 15 Molecular bit 19 Relative key of C major 20 Fast Amtrak service 21 Journalist Melber 22 Rooney of Women Talking 23 Brand of fruity hard candy 25 Figure skater Nancy 27 Zodiac sign 28 Florida seaside city 29 Popular pizza topping 30 Upscale hotel chain 31 27-Across’ animal 32 Good news 34 Pepsis, e.g. 36 Spicy cook-off dish 37 Whole bunch 38 -- Lanka 41 Fish stick? 42 Publisher Condé -43 Despite the fact that, in brief 45 Danish shoe manufacturer 49 Short, strapless corset with long garters 52 Connect with 54 “I solved it!” 55 Double-reed instrument 56 Aussie hoppers 57 Swan Song actress Close 59 Runner going 5, 280 feet 61 Indira of India 63 Linger 65 People going off on tirades 67 Mood instilled upon getting this puzzle’s

theme? 70 Set free from restraint 72 Bring in from overseas 73 Arbitrary 76 Skimpy 77 Overhanging roof edges 79 Edible starch from a palm 81 Both Bushes’ alma mater 82 Cat paw part 83 Octagon, e.g. 85 Clothes donned in “Deck the Halls” 87 Wise off to 89 Mind reading, in brief 90 MS-DOS alternative 92 That ship 93 Old jet to JFK 94 Lyric poem 96 Old alphabet characters 98 Attack like a bird of prey 100 2012 musical film starring Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton 104 DI doubled 105 Wall Street disaster 109 Noticeably superior to 110 Condescend (to) 112 Papa Doc’s nation 113 Have an amorous session 114 Comic play by Noel Coward 116 Tesla’s Musk 117 Prefix with natal 118 Military cap 119 2100 hours 120 -- -serif font 121 Pixie 122 Pungent salad green

123 Rent payer DOWN 1 Hindu royal 2 University in Atlanta 3 Tiny hairlike organelles 4 Coastal arms 5 Film with Woody and Slinky Dog 6 Mess up 7 Crazes 8 --’s razor (“keep it simple” rule) 9 Longtime NPR talk host Diane 10 Vehicles like Rudolph’s 11 Stud locale 12 Earned tons of moola 13 Moved like a worm 14 Aviator 15 “You agree with me, yes?,” informally 16 Attach to the end 17 Certain ape, for short 18 Partners of pedis 24 Medium of some all-talk stations 26 Totally alter 29 Friend 33 Fried 35 Brides’ bounties 36 Raven’s call 38 Harmful haze 39 McEntire of song 40 Armor-plated warships 42 Steep plunge 44 Artist Matisse or Rousseau 46 “Week-at-a-glance” items 47 Moonstruck actress 48 Scull movers 50 “Little” fowl in a

folk tale 51 Finding Nemo fish 52 Jazz band instrument 53 “-- vincit amor” 57 Reactions of shock 58 Fat-removal job, for short 60 2017 biopic that features 25-Across 62 Warms (up) 64 Silent actor 66 Waste away 68 Emu cousins 69 Linger 70 Amer. mail carriers’ org. 71 March Madness gp. 74 Bullring calls 75 Turn to liquid 78 Endorse 80 Fuel-carrying conduit 84 The Achilles tendon is attached to it 85 Amer. soldiers 86 Pastry based on Georgia’s state fruit 88 Turns to liquid, say 90 Young -- (tykes) 91 Teasing sort 95 Two-part 97 180-degree turn, slangily 98 Battles 99 Rail rollers 100 Avatar director Cameron 101 City near Orlando 102 Canadian territory 103 Emma, e.g. 104 Tiny pests 106 Buenos -107 Michael of R.E.M. 108 Blackjack call 111 St. Pat’s land 114 Telly channel 115 Skit-filled show, in brief

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your greatest success and pleasure will arise as you blend creativity with pragmatism. You will make good decisions as you focus on both the big picture and the intimate details. PS: If you immerse yourself in the natural world and seek out sensory-rich experiences, I bet you will inspire a smart solution to an achy dilemma. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpio-born Sabina Spielrein (1885–1942) was one of the earliest woman psychoanalysts. She observed how breakdown can lead to breakthrough, how most transformations require the death of an old form, and how dissolution often serves creation. These will be useful themes for you to ruminate about in the coming weeks. For best results, be your deep, true, Scorpio self. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In the middle of his art career, Sagittarian painter Paul Klee was drafted into the German army as a soldier in World War I. Rather than fighting on the front lines, he managed to get a job painting camouflage on military airplanes. The metal hulls became his canvases. I am predicting a comparable opportunity disguised as an obstacle for you. Just as the apparent constraint on Klee actually advanced his artistic development, you will discover luck in unexpected places. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): One of these weeks, maybe I’ll be brave enough to simply give myself unconditionally to ordinary life’s startling flow and forget about trying to accomplish anything great. If you have ever felt a similar pull, the coming days will be prime time to indulge. There will be no karmic cost incurred. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): If you have ever felt an inclination to experiment with your image and identity, Aquarius, the coming weeks will be an excellent time. Shape-shifting could be fun and productive. Transforming your outer style may generate interesting inner growth. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You can generate by celebrating and honoring mystery. You don’t necessarily require logical explanations, but can instead appreciate the beauty of the unknown. Your natural comfort with ambiguity will be a potent asset, enabling you to work effectively with situations others find too uncertain.

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LVL UP EXPO | LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER | APRIL 25, 2025 Mecha Sonic was one of many spectacularly costumed heroes and villains on the main floor at this year’s LVL UP EXPO. On the first day of what is known as Las Vegas’ premier gaming and anime bender, the villainous doppelganger from Sonic the Hedgehog took some time to meet and greet some of the 100,000 fans who attended the three-day event. Don’t let his towering height or menacing demeanor fool you—he’s actually pretty nice in person. –Tyler Schneider Read more at lasvegasweekly.com.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 14

4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Sahara West Library

THURSDAY, MAY 15

6 p.m. – 7 p.m. Goodsprings Library

SATURDAY, MAY 17

10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Blue Diamond Library 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. Sandy Valley Library

TUESDAY, MAY 20

1 p.m. – 6 p.m. Moapa Town Library 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Laughlin Library

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21

11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Rainbow Library 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Indian Springs Library 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. Spring Valley Library

THURSDAY, MAY 22

11:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Searchlight Library 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Sunrise Library 3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. West Las Vegas Library

WEDNESDAY, MAY 28

10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. (kids) Moapa Valley Library 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Summerlin Library 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. Windmill Library 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Meadows Library 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. Whitney Library

THURSDAY, MAY 29

10 a.m. – 6 p.m. West Charleston Library 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (kids) Mesquite Library 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. Enterprise Library 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Clark County Library 5 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. (adults) Moapa Valley Library

FRIDAY, MAY 30

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. (adults) Mesquite Library 5:45 p.m. – 8 p.m. (teens) Moapa Valley Library 5:45 – 8 p.m. (teens) Mesquite Library

FRIDAY, JUNE 6

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11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Centennial Hills Library 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. East Las Vegas Library

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