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December 20th, 2012
There’s not much point in going any further with this column as the world is ending tomorrow. So tonight you need to party. Eli Roth’s Goretorium has you covered on that end. Dress up as a dead celebrity and drink Mayan Blood cocktails all night long. What have you got to lose? Goretorium.com. Read more »
Seven Days
A curated guide to this week in your city
December 13th, 2012
Is there any place more festive than Henderson during the holidays? Not around these parts. To prove it, the city is once again holding Winterfest, a three-day celebration of all things merry. This year’s theme: holidays past. The event opens this evening with a free concert by the Henderson Symphony Orchestra and runs through Sunday. HendersonLive.com. Read more »
Seven Days
A curated guide to this week in your city
December 6th, 2012
Yee-haw! It’s that there time of the year again when the rodeo takes over town. The Nationals Finals Rodeo is all over the place this week, and you’ll need a program to figure it out. Go to NFRExperience.com, and you’ll find one. We recommend Rodeo Way at the Cowboy Fanfest, an interactive experience heavy on history and light on getting your ass kicked by a bucking bronco. Read more »
Seven Days
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November 29th, 2012
More evidence that you can find culture in this town, as long as you know where to look: Namaste, Faces of India and Nepal is an exhibit of photographs by Lamar Marchese. This feast of street life from the other side of the world is on display at the Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Art in Neonopolis. Through Jan. 5, SNMFA.com. Read more »
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November 22nd, 2012
Tuesday, Nov. 27:Another reason to celebrate the re-opening of UNLV’s Barrick Museum: Storytime. Park the kids in front of a storyteller while you immerse yourself in art for a bit. The price is right: free. 4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday. BarrickMuseum.UNLV.edu. Read more »
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A curated guide to this week in your city
November 15th, 2012
Perhaps some committee members were daydreaming about getting out of the stuffy courthouse and having some fun. Had they stuck around for a couple of months, they could have hit a brand-new ski resort on Mount Charleston. If they did, they wouldn’t recognize it today. The Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort celebrates 50 years in business at 8 p.m., with an art show at the Amanda Harris Gallery and a party at the Lady Silvia. SkiLasVegas.com. Read more »
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A curated guide to this week in your city
November 8th, 2012
Talk about staying power. Florence Henderson, known to most as Mrs. Brady, has been a star of stage and screen since the 1950s. She’ll perform at 8 p.m. at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, belting out cabaret jazz tunes—she was a singer long before she was America’s favorite mom—at a benefit for Aid for AIDS of Nevada. TheSmithCenter.com. Read more »
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November 1st, 2012
If cooking is a competitive sport—and judging by all food-themed reality TV, it must be—then it needs a crowning event. And it’s got one: the World Food Championships, through Sunday at Bally’s and other venues. It’s four days of cooking contests in categories from burgers to side dishes, with winners advancing to the final table for a shot at being crowned World Food Champion. WorldFoodChampionships.com. Read more »
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October 25th, 2012
Round up the family and ride to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino for Nevada Wild Fest, three days of concerts, celebrities and carnival rides benefiting the Lili Claire Foundation for special-needs children and adults. 3 p.m.-midnight Thursday, and 11 a.m.-midnight Fri.-Sun., NevadaWildFest.com. Read more »
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A curated tour of this week in your city
October 18th, 2012
Another week, another film festival. This one is the PollyGrind, however, a celebration of all things, dark, bloody, underground and arthouse. In other words, we love it. The festival’s already under way at theaters all over town, but this is the big weekend, and there are a few parties in the mix as well. PollyGrind.com. Read more »
