Clark County LibraryThe opioid epidemic gusting through America — it caused more than 20,000 deaths in 2016 — figures partially in Buntin’s novel Marlena, and is the subject of Quinones’ nonfiction Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic. The authors will talk not only about the crisis, but about how storytelling can help us understand its causes. April 26, 7p, free, Clark County Library, lvccld.org
Music
Jarabe Mexicano
West Las Vegas Library
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A five-man Latin-music dynamo, Jarabe Mexicano performs traditional Mexican song forms on traditional mariachi instruments — but also mixes in their take on rock and reggae, too. Something for everyone. Two shows: April 28 at West Las Vegas Library and April 29 at West Charleston Library; 2p both days, free, lvccld.org
Lecture
The Politics of Republican Governors
UNLV’s Greenspun HallBrookings Institute fellow Molly Reynolds maps the fault lines between the actions of Republican state governors and their national party. Hoo boy! April 11, 6p, free, unlv.edu/calendar
Visual Art
Engraving on Land
CSN GalleryThese large-scale prints by Yoshiko Shimano deal with, among other things, the marks humans leave on the Earth — a topic that’s forever timely. Through April 28; artist’s talk 6p, April 18, csn.edu/artgallery
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Architecture and Design
Home + History Las Vegas
In honor of “Art, Architecture and Design Month,” the local AIA chapter will host three days of home tours and lectures that focus on home design here. Get your Mid-Mod on. April 27-29, aialasvegas.org
Music
Ty Segall
Bunkhouse SaloonProlific indie rocker loved by critics plays intimate show at local venue. We’re streaming his album Freedom’s Goblin. Raucous stuff! “That guy’s pretty wild,” says Desert Companion intern Jacob Lasky, who (a) is young, and (b) whose band opened
