An updated award-winning musical, haunted bars and international music stars make our list of this week’s activities stand out.
MUSIC
1. Harry Styles
After becoming an international heartthrob in the British boy band One Direction, Harry Styles went in his own direction and set the record for album sales by an English artist in the first week with the release of his second work “Fine Line” in 2019. Be sure to get there early when Styles hits town this weekend: Vegas-born Jenny Lewis opens the show. Visit Harry Styles on Saturday at 8 p.m. at MGM Grand Garden, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Sold out, but see ticket exchange on axs.com.
– Jason Bracelin
EVENT
2. First Friday
Madison Morassi De Los Reyes and her husband Joseph pose for a picture while selling items in their “Princess Madison” tent during First Friday Las Vegas, a monthly arts festival in the downtown Las Vegas Arts District, Friday, July 6, 2018. Chitose Suzuki Las Vegas Review-Journal @chitosephoto
Comparatively mild temperatures should be welcomed by those who come to the Arts District on the first Friday from 5pm to 11pm. The Art Walk, with booths mostly by local artists, takes place on Boulder Avenue in front of the Arts Factory, and the Food Garden and bar with around 15 food trucks are in the Arts Square parking lot. Interactive painting, live entertainment and open galleries and shops will also be part of the evening. Masks are not required.
– Heidi Knapp Rinella
FAMILY
3. “Annie!”
Koston Pobon picks up Micha Marino, who plays Andie, during a rehearsal for Broadway in the HOOD production of “Annie!” at the West Las Vegas Arts Center on Saturday, August 21, 2021 in Las Vegas. As part of the production’s effort to portray a wide variety of people, Annie Andie’s brother is incorporated into the story. (Ellen Schmidt / Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
The Tony-winning musical about this relentlessly happy orphan is coming to Las Vegas. Broadway in the HOOD updates its production for the present day, but it’s still based on the optimism articulated in the song that, admittedly, goes through your mind at this very second. Screening times are 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3:00 p.m. Sunday at the West Las Vegas Library Theater, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Entry is free and face covering is required. Call 702-482-8777.
COMEDY
4. John Mulaney
John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous on Radio City (Netflix)
Whether it’s playing elaborate pieces of music about specific New York hellscapes, hosting a kids’ show, or inhabiting the older George St. Geegland for a Broadway run, it’s usually hard to know what John Mulaney will do next . However, this weekend it’s an easy call. He brings his stand-up tour “From Scratch” to the Park Theater on Saturdays and Sundays at 7 pm. Tickets start at $ 54; parkmgm.mgmresorts.com.
– Christopher Lawrence
MUSIC
5. Maluma
Maluma (courtesy MGM)
Reggaeton star Maluma is already a grizzled veterinarian of the music industry at the age of 27 and has been taking part since his 16th weekend. See him on Saturday at 9 p.m. at the Michelob Ultra Arena, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Tickets start at $ 39.43; axs.com.
– Jason Bracelin
THEATRE
6. “Crazy empanadas”
The dark comedy of “Sweeney Todd” holds a special place in the darkly comical mind of theater impresario Troy Heard, so it is no surprise that “Empanadas Loco” – his latest work with Majestic Repertory Theater – this story in a one-woman -Show retold with actress Amanda Guardado and takes place in the tunnels deep below Manhattan. September 9-26; $ 20 and $ 25; 1217 S. Mainstr .; majesticrepoertory.com.
– Scott Dickensheets
TELEVISION
7. “Too early: Comedy after 9/11”
Co-directed by former Las Vegan Julie Seabaugh, this documentary takes us back to the time immediately after the 11th. Thoughtful and funny. It will air on Vice TV on Wednesday at 9 p.m.
– Scott Dickensheets
MOVIE
8. “Shang-Chi and the legend of the ten rings”
Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) at Marvel Studios SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS. Photo by Jasin Boland. © Marvel Studios 2021. All rights reserved.
A lucky parking attendant (Simu Liu) is provoked to return to the family business – a seedy organization run by his seemingly immortal father (Tony Leung) in this latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Unlike other recent Disney releases, “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” can only be seen in cinemas.
– Christopher Lawrence
TRIP
9. ‘Haunted Boulder City’
Joshua P. Warren would like to show you some of his favorite places. Warren, an iHeart radio presenter, starts the Haunted Boulder City ghost and UFO tour. The hour-long walk promises to educate guests about the ghosts of the men who died building the Hoover Dam, a ghost dog that haunted the streets and is the city’s first killer. The tour starts at 8pm on Friday so hurry up. Tickets are $ 19.95 for adults and $ 12.95 for children 12 and under; see HauntedBoulderCity.com.
– Christopher Lawrence
VISUAL ART
10. ‘A Conjugation of Light’
Painting by Jose Bellver. (Courtesy photo of Las Vegas Clark County Library District)
Imagine abstract paintings that don’t want you to stand in front of them trying to decipher their meaning. Imagine paintings that serve as peripheral mood lifters. Well, imagine no more: this is what artist Jose Bellver is aiming for with this collection of Rothko-inspired swatch paintings from Friday through November 27th at the Sahara West Library; 702-507-3630.
– Scott Dickensheets
