All month
Valentin Yordanov
Winchester Cultural CenterIn West From Home, the artist torques lines, shapes and colors into patterns that almost look like landscapes but which don’t quite jell into discrete placeness — in other words, perfect for the disorienting liminality of modern life. Free, 703-455-7340
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Kim MacQuarrie
The Writer’s BlockThe Downtown bookstore continues to bring the world to Las Vegas, this time with the author of Life and Death in the Andes: On the Trail of Bandits, Heroes and Revolutionaries — MacQuarrie’s tale of traveling South America to investigate stories about Che Guevara, Pablo Escobar, Butch and Sundance, and that Kon-Tiki guy. 7p, free, thewritersblock.org
December 5
Space Karate
Winchester Cultural CenterSpace Karate is a local experimental music outfit — just the sort of band to pick up the challenge issued by the musician Beck when he released Song Reader, the sheet music for a suite of songs, and urged bands to create their own versions. Space Karate will. Expect ukulele. 7p, $10-$12, 702-455-7340
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Blanche DeBrie’s Emergency Xmas Broadcast
Onyx TheatreThe premise: Burlesque queen DeBrie finds herself snowbound at a low-watt outback radio station, and uses her imagination to conjure a freewheeling holiday extravaganza. 8p, $20, onyxtheatre.org
December 26
Kwanzaa
West Las Vegas Arts Center, West Las Vegas LibraryBegun in 1966, Kwanzaa has become a significant celebration of African values, culture and community. This year’s event will feature a speaker, performances, a marketplace and more. 11a-4p, free, artslasvegas.org