Las Vegas for Less: Sacha Baron Cohen, free music
Country fest
See country favorite Phil Vassar, along with Jana Kramer and the Tony Marques Band, at the Country in the Park festival at 2 p.m. Saturday in the amphitheater at Exploration Park at Mountain's Edge, 9700 S. Buffalo Drive. Show is free. For more information, log on to www.mountainsedge.com or www.kwnr.com.
Sacha Baron Cohen
Be graced by the presence of "His Excellency Admiral General Aladeen - Supreme Leader of the People's Republic of Wadiya" (aka funnyman Sacha Baron Cohen), who will be promoting his new movie on "The Dictator" college bus tour at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the UNLV Student Union Courtyard, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway. No cost.
Wombats
Punchy Brit indie rockers the Wombats have played in front of crowds of 10,000 in their native Liverpool. See 'em in a much more intimate setting at 10:30 p.m. today and Saturday at Book & Stage at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, 3708 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Shows are free; call 698-7000.
More music
Catch some promising music acts at the "Gibson Artist Showcase," featuring Ed Jeffers, the Ken Osborne Duo and Earth Rising, at 9 p.m. Monday at the Louie Anderson Theater at Palace Station, 2411 W. Sahara Ave. Show is free; call 367-2411.
Metal tribute
Once upon a time, metal brutes Pantera and White Zombie toured together. Now, you can see a couple of tribute acts to said bands, House of Zombie and Far Beyond Driven, rage together at 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Count's Vamp'd, 6750 W. Sahara Ave. Show is free; call 220-8849.
Contact reporter Jason Bracelin at jbracelin@ reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0476.
