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Arts & EntertainmentExcaliburLas Vegas Strip
Best Production Show: Tournament of Kings
Excalibur's rowdy dinner show remains the castle’s quintessential experience ... and it's a helluva lot of fun.
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Arts & EntertainmentLife Is Beautiful FestivalDowntown Las Vegas
Best Music Festival: Life is Beautiful
LIB has grown into one of the country’s best-known festivals, drawing everyone from Kendrick Lamar to Gorillaz.
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Rat PackFrank Sinatralounge
Best Lounge Act [historic]: The Rat Pack
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop not only defined Vegas lounge entertainment but had a hand in desegregating our ...
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Mandalay BayHouse of BluesConcert
Best Music Venue [casino]: House of Blues
For more than two decades, HOB has been Las Vegas’ hub for intimate live performances.
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Arts & EntertainmentTribute ShowPrince
Best Tribute Show: Purple Reign
Jason Tenner’s performance as Prince is peerless. Nobody does purple better.
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Brooklyn BowlConcertThe Linq Promenade
Best Music Venue [non-casino]: Brooklyn Bowl
In just six years, the Bowl has changed the live-music game in Las Vegas.
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RiomagicPenn & Teller
Best Magic Show: Penn & Teller
These legendary entertainers have mastered a blend of magic, comedy and mischief.
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Best of Vegas 2020Best of Vegas 2020 A&EAll-Time Best of Vegas (2020)
Best Solo Act: Ne-Yo
He moved here as a kid and later struck gold with his solo career and as a songwriter.
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ComedyCarrot TopBest of Vegas 2020
Best Comedian: Carrot Top
During more than 15 years in Las Vegas, Scott Thompson has grown into one of the Strip’s favorite all-around entertainers.
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LuxorFantasyrevue
Best Female Revue: Fantasy
Producer Anita Mann celebrates the history of showgirls in this Vegas institution.
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Rat PackFrank SinatraBest of Vegas 2020
Best Resident Musician [historic]: Frank Sinatra
Yep, the Sands regular squeaked past the International’s Elvis Presley here.
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Arts & EntertainmentThe Smith CenterBest of Vegas 2020
Best Performing Arts Space: Smith Center for the Performing Arts
It was a cultural game-changer when it opened in 2012—and remains so to this day.
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Park MGMLady GagaBest of Vegas 2020
Best Resident Musician [modern era]: Lady Gaga
She brought two completely different shows to the Las Vegas Strip.
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Best of Vegas 2020Best of Vegas 2020 A&EAll-Time Best of Vegas (2020)
Best Lounge Act [modern era]: Matt Goss
The London-born pop star has maintained his own style while making this city his second home.
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Arts & EntertainmentstageBest of Vegas 2020
Best Theater Company: Las Vegas Little Theatre
Southern Nevada’s most venerable community theater is a versatile delight.
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Arts & EntertainmentFine ArtBest of Vegas 2020
Best Public Art Piece: "Seven Magic Mountains"
Is it a Vegas metaphor, or simply a fabulous piece of land art? Either way, we love it.
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AbsintheBest of Vegas 2020Best of Vegas 2020 A&E
Best Variety Show: Absinthe
Part circus, part cabaret and altogether outrageous, Spiegelworld’s 'Absinthe' isn’t so much a Vegas must-see as a must-do.
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hip-hopBest of Vegas 2020Best of Vegas 2020 A&E
Best Band [independent]: Rhyme N Rhythm
If you ever witnessed RNR onstage, you know why they came out on top in this competitive category.
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punk rockBest of Vegas 2020Best of Vegas 2020 A&E
Best Band [punk]: M.I.A.
The punk scene respects its elders, so it makes sense that the first punk band to make noise coming out of Vegas topped this loaded ...
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Vegas-Clark County Library District serves a wide swath of the community
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Bidding Farewell to ‘The Beatles Love’
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Dining
Mae Daly’s brings a community-minded classic steakhouse to the north Strip
Richard Femenella says: “I was lying in a hospital bed and started contemplating this new restaurant, making notes, and I thought, if I live, I ...
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Kevin Hart, New Edition, Missy Elliott, Nate Jackson and more in this week’s Superguide.
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Henderson’s Windom Kimsey is working toward a Water Street renaissance
In 2017, Kimsey developed Public Works Coffee Bar as a live/work space, and in 2023, designed and opened Azzurra Cucina Italiana.
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Former Bishop Gorman quarterback Donovan Smith returns to Las Vegas with Houston Cougars
As soon as Donovan Smith got off the plane at Harry Reid International Airport, he knew exactly where he wanted to go: Pinches Tacos. Anytime ...
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Bond between stars Ricky White, Jackson Woodard drives UNLV into big season
Ricky White and Jackson Woodard spent more than six straight hours Wednesday talking to reporters at Mountain West Media Days, but the most important conversation ...
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Featured
Solving the skills gap: Trade schools and programs prepare a much-needed workforce for Southern Nevada
If we want to keep up with growth and federal investments, our society desperately needs to increase the number of skilled tradespeople entering the workforce.
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A&E
The Strat’s ‘iLuminate,’ Spiegelworld’s ‘DiscoShow’ and more Vegas show notes
We couldn’t be more excited about the planned October 2 opening of “Miss Behave’s Mavericks” at the Plaza Showroom.
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Dining
Bellagio plans to send off Picasso in style
Making dinner in Vegas feel like a once-in-a-lifetime experience is what restaurants like Picasso were built for, but there isn’t really another restaurant like Picasso.
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Weekend wagers: Eight bets to make on eight different sports
Of all the 12 football teams that paraded through Circa as part of Mountain West Media Days earlier this week, UNLV stood out as one ...
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Nightlife
Shrunken heads bring star power to Chinatown’s Golden Tiki
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News
Back-to-school drives collecting school supplies for Las Vegas students
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