Here are Neon’s top picks for free things to do in Las Vegas from Friday, July 17, through Thursday, July 23.
friday
Influential deep house DJ-producer Miguel Miggs brings the sophisticated soul at 9 p.m. Friday at the Doberman Drawing Room, 1025 S. First St. Free with RSVP at dobermandtlv.com.
saturday
The “TikTok Discover America Tour” hits town for a family-friendly experience with interactive demos in a TikTok-branded bus, local creators and entrepreneurs, food samples from local businesses and more at 9 a.m. Saturday at The Lawn at Downtown Summerlin; summerlin.com.
Get in the Yuletide spirit early at Christmas in July with holiday shopping from dozens vendors and an appearance by Santa himself at 10 a.m. Saturday at The Retreat on Charleston Peak, 2755 Kyle Canyon Road; lvcraftshows.com.
Walk the plank — or diving board, as the case may be — at the Pirates, Parks and Ship-Rec Pool Party at noon Saturday at Silver Mesa Pool, 4025 Allen Lane; cityofnorthlasvegas.com.
Laugh, cry and knock back a bacon martini or two when Vegas soft rock all-stars Bear Supply play a special punk rock matinee show at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Double Down Saloon, 4640 Paradise Road; doubledownsaloon.com.
The monthly Area15 Block Party returns with music, interactive art installations, food and drinks and more at Runway Plaza at Area15; area15.com.
sunday
The Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum, 5850 N. Park St., will offer free admission in celebration of its late namesake’s birthday beginning at 10 a.m. Sunday, with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Complimentary tickets must be reserved at ritadeaninabbeymuseum.org.
monday
Country singer Tony Hannah, a modern-day throwback influenced by greats like Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton and Linda Rondstadt, brings her alternately rootsy and glammy Americana to town at 8 p.m. Monday at The Dustland, 1433 S. Commerce St.; thedustlandbar.com.
Author T.R. Monroe hosts a book reading and signing event for “We Still Rise: A Workbook of Loss, Betrayal, and Becoming” and other titles at 5 p.m. Monday at The Analog Dope Store, 205 E. Colorado Ave.; analogdope.com.
tuesday
Journey through the universe at the Starlab Dome Planetarium, an immersive, 360-degree interactive experience, at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Enterprise Library, 8310 Las Vegas Blvd. South; thelibrarydistrict.org.
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