This week’s 5 best bets for nightlife in Las Vegas
Chris Paul
Los Angeles Clippers star Chris Paul will host his annual Topspin Celebrity Pingpong Tournament, to benefit the Chris Paul Family Foundation and TopSpin, at 6 p.m. Thursday at The Venetian. General-admission tickets are $15 to $20; $100 for VIP (venetian.com/topspin). Paul will host an after-party at Tao with sounds by DJ Five. Tickets start at $15 for women and $25 for men (taolasvegas.com).
EVO after-party
LAX Nightclub at Luxor will host the official Evolution Championship Series (EVO) after-party at 10:30 p.m. Sunday. The event will feature a variety of competitive gaming setups for e-sports fans and athletes to test their skills against partygoers, including “Street Fighter V,” “Super Smash Brothers Melee” and “Smash Bros. for Wii U.” General-admission tickets start at $10; EVO VIP tickets start at $150 (luxor.com/evoafterparty).
Night Swim
The Tank at Golden Nugget will host Jurassic Night Swim from 7 p.m. to midnight Friday. The night swim event will feature beats by DJ HiTone, games and poolside entertainment. It’s free and open to the public (goldennugget.com/lasvegas).
RL Grime
“Surrender Your Wednesdays” with RL Grime this week at 10:30 p.m. at Encore. Surrender Nightclub’s weekly industry night is free for locals. General admission starts at $35 for women and $45 for men (surrendernightclub.com).
Tyler Farr
Coyote KCYE-FM, 102.7, will host its free Listener Appreciation Night concert with Tyler Farr at 8 p.m. Thursday at Gilley’s Las Vegas at Treasure Island (gilleyslasvegas.com).
