First Friday picks for April 2008: Art, dancing and drinking
Left: Photography by Chris Waters. Right: Painting by Brent Becker.
We already know all the cool kids will be in downtown Las Vegas for the monthly First Friday proceedings on April 4. Though many of you like to skip the arts festival and go straight to the after-parties (you know who you are), you might want to try balancing those Jager shots with some culture.
VEGASinsight recommends checking out “Waiting,” the solo show of photographer Chris Waters’ work at Jennifer Marie Gallery (Arts Factory, 101 E. Charleston Blvd., #205). If photography’s not your thing, but slappin’ paint on canvas is, head over to MTZC (Commerce Street Studios, 1551 S. Commerce St.) for the first solo show by Brent Becker, “(CON)temporary (DIS)connect.” There is an opening reception for Waters’ show on Thursday, April 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. if you want to get a sneak peak before fighting your way through a thicket of eyeliner-drenched emo kids on First Friday.
Speaking of kids, the hipsters of The In Crowd and Indiekrush.com are providing an all-ages outlet for booty-shaking inside the Attic (1018 S. Main St.) at 9 p.m. with Infamous: The Masquerade. This dance party features DJs Bul!m!atron, Teen Wolf, Autobahn, ABOM, Va Jay Jay, and Geno spinning dirty eelctro, nu-rave and bangers. Cover is only $5 before 10 p.m., $7 after.
For the see-and-be-seen crowd, Rojo Lounge inside Palms Place (4381 W. Flamingo Road) is holding its grand opening at 8 p.m. It remains to be seen if this lobby bar – designed by the acclaimed Yabu Pushelberg – will become a cool, refined Las Vegas hotspot such as those found at such boutique hotels in Los Angeles as The Standard and Custom, or just another underused lounge like Stir in the Platinum.