First Friday Las Vegas
continues to grow with more artwork, galleries, entertainment and events at the
popular outdoor festival, which boasted more than 10,000 attendees upon its
return in October. The next First Friday Las Vegas takes place Friday, Nov. 4
and hours will remain extended from 6 p.m.
until midnight.
FIRST FRIDAY LAS VEGAS HIGHLIGHTS:
CASINO CENTER HUB
Location: Casino Center and Colorado Ave.
Art Style: Emerging artists,
arts, crafts
Activities:
5:30
p.m. – Blinking Man Poetry
Bike Brigade - bicycle meet up.
1114 S. Casino Center
Ever wanted to ride your bike
downtown, in a group setting while listening to live poetry? In partnership
with the Vegas Valley Book Festival, Blinking Man and the RTC, riders from across the Valley will gather to ride along during this
poetry based outing. A lemming will lead the pack with live poetry for the
riders to hear. The group will make stops at different galleries throughout
Downtown Las Vegas and hear additional poetry readings at each stop.
During the 5:30 p.m. meet up, the RTC will be on-hand for bike tune ups and to pump tires. Blinking Man and
First Friday staff will provide free lights to the first 25 cyclists who bring
their bikes down for the ride, but are not equipped with lighting.
6
p.m. – A Kids Zone will feature
games and interactive activities throughout the night.
6
p.m. – 8 p.m. A Book Exchange
will take place from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. and an appearance from Zappos.com CEO
and author of Delivering Happiness Tony Hsieh will take place from 6:30 p.m.
until 7:30 p.m. Hsieh will be giving away a free, signed copy of Delivering
Happiness to the first 100 people.
6
p.m. – The Vegas Valley Book
Festival kicks off this year’s program with a Haiku reading.
Brett Wesley Gallery (1112 S. Casino Center)
6:30
p.m. – Blinking Man Poetry
Bike Brigade heads out for the ride
7
p.m. – Outdoor Cinema
@theatre7
A mix of film, music videos
and trailers put together specially for First Friday Las Vegas as the event
expands to include 3rd
Street from Colorado south to Utah.
theatre7 (1406 S. 3rd)
Also starting at theatre7 and
showcased along 3rd
Street, a
Classic Car Show, art and food vendors.
Entertainment:
Two stages with live music
and DJ performances programmed from 6 p.m.
until midnight.
FREMONT
STREET EAST
Location: Fremont Street and 6th
Art Style: Urban and street
art
Activities: Live painting
throughout the evening as artists finish the large bus they began painting in
October. Street art fair with food
trucks and bar service.
Entertainment:
Main stage with live music
and DJ performances programmed from 6 p.m.
until midnight.
HOURS OF OPERATION:
6
p.m. until midnight
PARKING/SHUTTLE:
Shuttle service will run from
5:30 p.m. until 12:30 a.m.
There will be ample free
parking as well as $5 parking lots.*
*If you park in unauthorized
parking areas, you may be subject to towing.
FREE PARKING:
The Stratosphere parking
garage; shuttle runs to the Casino Center Hub
City Hall Garage (Stewart and
Las Vegas Blvd.); shuttle runs to the Casino Center Hub
Clark County Government Center; shuttle loops to the Casino Center Hub as well as Fremont Street East.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
ABOUT FIRST FRIDAY LAS VEGAS
First Friday Las Vegas has
been a mainstay of arts and culture in downtown Las Vegas for nine years. In 2011, just shy of the October nine
year anniversary, the arts and culture festival welcomed a new ownership group,
First Friday Las Vegas, LLC, comprised of
Zappos.com executives Tony Hsieh, Fred Mossler and Steve Hill, as well
as downtown developer Andrew Donner and Joey Vanas. The outdoor event features
several areas throughout Downtown Las Vegas that showcase artists of all
calibers and genres, supplementing with live music, food and other celebratory
events.
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