“Ah, man, it’s absolutely surreal,” Roberts said about an hour before the Bud Light Area 51 Celebration in the core of downtown Las Vegas.
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Smokey Robinson is back at Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas on Friday and Saturday nights. At age 79, Robinson still finds joy in performing his hits for a live audience.
The best-selling novelist, a Henderson resident, will be inducted in a ceremony in November in Reno.
For this year’s festival, many works of art feature sculptural, 3D and immersive elements to encourage interaction.
At Marquee Dayclub, Amenity Angels dressed as nurses travel through the venue with rolling IV stands.
Green Day Returns to the iHeartRadio festival alongside the Backstreet Boys, Cage the Elephant, Heart and many others Friday and Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
Punk rockers Rancid and some Life is Beautiful counterprogramming lead this week’s music roundup.
Water Grill’s new sushi menu leads this week’s food & drink roundup.
Rapper Gunna performs at Marquee Nightclub and the Downtown Grand hosts Life is Beautiful pool parties in this week’s nightlife roundup.
Legendary singer Tony Bennett returns to Las Vegas and Rod Stewart continues his residency show at Caesars Palace in this week’s show roundup.
Tony winner Ben Vereen visits The Smith Center and UNLV hosts a free concert with Music From Copland House in this week’s arts roundup.
In the made-for-Vegas story line, Emily Simpson asked Jennifer Romas and Westgate officials if she could dance in the topless revue “Sexxy.”
Paul Oakenfold sparked the current DJ-in-residency culture in Las Vegas with his “Planet Perfecto” series at Rain at the Palms.
Brian Lhee to be executive chef at Majordomo Meat & Fish, which will be David Chang’s latest restaurant on the Strip.
Expect the requisite complement of Las Vegas-related superstars, and also a record turnout for the Daytime Stage on Saturday at Las Vegas Festival Grounds.