Funk House
Faces of First Friday
Sketchy Toons
Popeye Wong’s eye-popping pinups earn him female fans
December 1st, 2011
Perhaps you’ve encountered his sensual drawings of the female form displayed on a table outside the Funk House during First Friday. Popeye Wong’s illustrated pinups and “eroticartoons” are impossible to miss. They’re racy, yet hardly more titillating than a Victoria’s Secret catalog, at least the illustrations he presents to the First Friday crowd. And like the famous lingerie company, the majority of Wong’s customers and clients are women. Read more »
Seven Questions
Cindy Funkhouser
First Friday’s founder discusses the ups and downs of establishing a home for the local arts scene
September 30th, 2010
As the force behind First Friday, downtown’s monthly, arts-driven street fair, Cindy Funkhouser has created an arts haven in Las Vegas where many thought it could not be done. Funkhouser, who also owns the Funk House antique store downtown, was inspired by a similar event in Portland, Ore. The Oct. 1 First Friday will mark the eighth anniversary of the festival, which has survived its share of problems, from the crumbling economy to Funkhouser’s own battle with cancer in 2007. She has had to scale things back, but people have still showed up. With Funkhouser back to health, she’s trying to ensure that First Friday lives on, even if she’s not at the helm. Read more »
