Seven Days
Seven Days
A curated tour of this week in your city
October 11th, 2012
Time once again to celebrate life on the ninth island with the Pure Aloha Fall Festival and Concerts at the Rio. It’s four days of Hawaiian food and music, vendors and carnival rides. Continues through Oct. 14, Vizzun.com. Read more »
Seven Days
A curated tour of this week in your city
October 4th, 2012
The fourth annual Vegas CineFest is in full swing at the Palms, and there’s no better place to be right now if you dig indie films. It continues through Oct. 7 and features dozens of screenings daily, plus a trade show where you can pitch your project to distributors. Read more »
Seven Days
A curated tour of this week in your city
September 27th, 2012
Wednesday, Oct. 3: The touring show Batman Live makes its stop at the Thomas & Mack Center today through Oct. 7. Here’s your chance to see the Batmobile and the Batcave in person. Admit it, boys: You’ve been waiting for this a really long time. Tickets: $19-$79.50, UNLVTickets.com. Read more »
Seven Days
A curated guide to this week in your city
September 20th, 2012
Friday, Sept. 21: You’ve got spanakopita in your stomach, ouzo in your bloodstream and life is good. The Greeks call it kefi, which roughly translates to “having a good time.” Get your kefi on at the 40th annual Las Vegas Greek Food Festival, today through Sunday at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, 5300 S. El Camino Road. LasVegasGreekFestival.com. Read more »
Seven Days
A curated guide to this week in your city
September 13th, 2012
Cinco de Mayo is a great day for swilling beer, but it isn’t Mexican Independence Day. That would be Sept. 16, 1810, the day the Grito (“cry”) de Delores went up in that small town near Guanajuato, demanding independence from Spanish rule. The anniversary is a full-on party in Mexico, and is celebrated by Mexicans around the world, including our little corner of it. Read more »
Seven Days
A curated tour of this week in your city
September 6th, 2012
Soon the weather will break and it won’t be 100-plus degrees every day. When that happens, you’ll look around your home and say, “What a dump.” You’ll seek ideas on how to improve your house and yard. Prepare for that day this weekend at the Home Improvement & Backyard Living Expo at the South Point. Read more »
Seven Days
A curated tour of this week in your city
August 30th, 2012
The holiday is a product of the labor movement, to celebrate those “who from rude nature have delved and carved all the grandeur we behold.” So said American Federation of Labor co-founder Peter McGuire, one of the people to whom the holiday is attributed. Labor Day became a national holiday in 1894, six days after Federal troops put down a strike in Pullman, Ill., killing 13 strikers in the process. Read more »
Seven Days
A curated guide to this week in your city
August 23rd, 2012
Once a month, undiscovered artists working in fields from photography to fashion come together to show off their creative efforts for you, John Q. Public. Read more »
Seven Days
A curated tour of this week in your city
August 16th, 2012
This is the inaugural run for Las Vegas Animegacon, so if you dig twee, weirdly sexual cartoons—and the people who make them—get out and support. Read more »
Seven Days
A curated tour of this week in your city
August 9th, 2012
Capts. Kirk, Sisko, Janeway and Archer are in our midst—and if you have to ask who they are, don’t go near the Rio this weekend because the place will be crawling with Trekkies gathered for the Official Star Trek Convention. The captains go onstage Sunday, but there’s geekery aplenty all weekend long. Read more »
