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September 2016

September 2016
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Stories from the September 2016 Issue

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Bombitty
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2016 Fall culture calendar: Theater & dance

Aug 30, 2016

Now comes the season of cultural abundance, as the valley’s theater companies, music venues, dance troupes, literary programs and art spaces ramp it up. You think you can handle all this culture? You can’t handle all this culture!

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Willie Dixon
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2016 Fall culture calendar: Music

Aug 30, 2016

Now comes the season of cultural abundance, as the valley’s theater companies, music venues, dance troupes, literary programs and art spaces ramp it up. You think you can handle all this culture? You can’t handle all this culture!

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May
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2016 Fall culture calendar:: Literature and ideas

Aug 30, 2016

Now comes the season of cultural abundance, as the valley’s theater companies, music venues, dance troupes, literary programs and art spaces ramp it up. You think you can handle all this culture? You can’t handle all this culture!

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2016 Fall culture calendar: Food, festivals & family

Aug 30, 2016

Now comes the season of cultural abundance, as the valley’s theater companies, music venues, dance troupes, literary programs and art spaces ramp it up. You think you can handle all this culture? You can’t handle all this culture!

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Rock this town: Desert Companion Fall Fashion Tour

Aug 29, 2016

This Fall, street style and urban sophistication come together for a smash hit.

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Brett Levner, Filmmaker
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Ones to watch

Aug 29, 2016

For her master’s thesis at Columbia film school, Brett Levner wrote and directed a short film about her father. Its title, The Lucky One, referred to his affectionate term for the last cigarette in a pack.

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Cheng
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2016 Fall culture calendar: Visual arts

Aug 26, 2016

Now comes the season of cultural abundance, as the valley’s theater companies, music venues, dance troupes, literary programs and art spaces ramp it up. You think you can handle all this culture? You can’t handle all this culture!

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Blacksnakes
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The beat goes on

Aug 25, 2016

A celebration of the diverse musicians who rock this town because on any given weekend, in dive bars and concert halls, in rock clubs and community centers, musicians are playing their hearts out.

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All things to all people
Debate
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Zeit bites

Aug 26, 2016

Just in time for the presidential debates, UNLV will host a lecture series about presidential debates. Care to respond?

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All things to all people
Sound Collage
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Style: Do you remember tomorrow?

Aug 26, 2016

The Sound Collage mixes tech-infused a cappella tunes with retro style

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All things to all people
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L.A. confidential

Aug 26, 2016

In the eyes of some, Las Vegas is becoming too much like Los Angeles. That’s fine with me

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All things to all people
Bonding on the beat
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Bonding on the beat

Aug 26, 2016

Las Vegas is at the national forefront of police-community relations — will that help the city avoid confrontation and violence?

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As you like it
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Much ado

Aug 26, 2016

Get thee to see a rare Shakespeare First Folio. Forsooth!

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What's up with the sky
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The art of the state

Aug 25, 2016

A sweeping new exhibit showcases the diversity, surprising similarities and sheer abundance of art being made across Nevada 

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Dining
Al pastor tacos
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Chile effect

Aug 25, 2016

Casa del Matador brings burritos and top-shelf booze to Downtown Summerlin — but can it break the cycle of fajita fatigue?

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Dining
The Freiburger
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Eat this now: The Freiburger

Aug 25, 2016

I’ll have a hamburger, please. Do I want cheese? Sure. White American cheese? Yeah, fine, sounds good. To drink, I’ll — what’s that? Do I want a fried egg on my cheeseburger?

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Dining
Buffalo Burger
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Skeeball Xanadu

Aug 25, 2016

Dave & Buster’s recently opened in Downtown Summerlin. Your inner kid will love the games — but the food (gasp!) isn’t bad, either.

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Dining
The Ginger
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The Ginger at Hank’s Fine Steaks & Martinis

Aug 25, 2016

It’s fall, that season of crackly, tumbling leaves, spiced cider, decorative gourds, toe socks, glum intimations of mortality and all that other fun fall stuff we never get to experience as citizens of the Desert Perpetual. Our decidedly Vegas consolation: seasonal cocktails.

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Editor's Note
Andrew Kiraly
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The art of uncertainty

Aug 25, 2016

Our annual fall culture guide is special. Not just due to its (obvs!) standard-issue specialness of serving as an indispensable treasure map to this season’s best offerings in art, music, theater, dance and more.

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Humor
Grubdude
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Gotta catch 'em all

Aug 25, 2016

What are some of the rare creatures intrepid Pokémon hunters are finding in Las Vegas?

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Florian Kohler
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You’re a wizard, Florian!

Aug 25, 2016

A trick-shot pool sorcerer, to be specific, complete with popular videos, live appearances — and a bright future cued up.

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Take 5
Branford Marsalis Quartet
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The guide: Even more culture for September

Aug 29, 2016

Your arts + entertainment calendar for September.

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