City Cast Las Vegas
🕺 Fun stuff to do in January
January 2, 2026 · — Rob Kachelriess
🥳 Hey all!
How’s 2026 working out for you so far? I’m checking in from our holiday break with a slimmed-down edition of the newsletter and a brand-new episode of the podcast to get the new year off on the right foot 👞
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Your Las Vegas News Quiz
We’re doing something a little different with today’s news quiz. Instead of covering the past week, the questions tackle the biggest stories of 2025.
Here’s the first question to get you started:
According to officials with the A’s, how much work on the baseball team’s upcoming Vegas stadium was finished by the end of the year?
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Neighborhood Shoutouts
Once again, City Cast Las Vegas Neighbors are cheering on their favorite locals …
- 📣 Amy H. is a huge fan of Garagiste, an awesome wine bar in the Downtown Arts District.
- 📣 Lynn B. raves about SpeedCubeShop, “the world's largest showroom of every kind of Rubik's cube and twisty puzzle imaginable … right in our backyard!”
- 📣 John M. is spreading the word on the Sins & Survivors podcast, which “shines a light on true crime in domestic violence in our city” while being “always respectful and victim-centric.”
Become a City Cast Las Vegas Neighbor to share your own shoutout in this newsletter 🙏
What To Do
Friday, Jan. 2
- 📷 "Foto" Fridays: Photography Basics (Settings) at Enterprise Library | 4 - 5 p.m. | Free | Shelbourne & Las Vegas Blvd.
- 🎨 First Friday at the Arts District | 5 p.m. - 11 p.m. | Free entry | Downtown
- 🏆 IFPA Pinball Tournament at Asylum | 6 p.m. | $15+ | AREA15
- 🏳️🌈 L-Group Potluck at The Center | 6 - 8 p.m. | Free | Downtown
- 🍻 Cockroach Cabaret at the Vegas Theatre Company | 8:30 & 9:30 p.m. | $15 | Arts District
- 🎸 80’s Station at The Railhead | 9 p.m. | No cover | Boulder Station
☀️ Enjoy the first weekend of 2026!
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