• Chronicle of (a party for) a death foretold: Forcefully reminded of his mortality, Dr. Lonnie Hammargren— legendary brain doc, politician and eccentric—threw himself an early wake

• Disappearing business: After assigning her possessions for auction, Olga Pinkoson learns a lesson in loss

• Get out of jail cheap: What makes a criminal so prime to let go?

• Gimme some dirt: A night with a nice house band

• TRUST US: Our Picks of the Week

• CLASSIFIED ADS: View Ads and Place Ads

• HOROSCOPE: PEggy Plots Your Planets

• PERSONAL ADS: View Ads & Place Ads

• Mash-Up: Dot clubs

• Beyond the Rope: Mike Foland

• Nights on the Circuit: Where the girls are: Orchid blooms Wednesday nights at Piranha

• BAR EXAM: A flair for the dramatic: The Red Room Saloon encourages defiance (of gravity)

• Xania's Hot Spots: This Week's Special Events

• VEGAS SCENE: The Weekly Vegas Scene

• CLUB CALENDAR: The printable Weekly Club Calendar

• STRIP CLUBS: A guide to the erotic side of Las Vegas

• NIGHTCLUBS: Preview Vegas' afterhours spots, dance clubs and nightclubs

• BAR SCENE: Discover Vegas' cocktail nation

• This house is rockin': Grindhouse is better than the genre it exploits

• SCREEN: The Hoax

• SCREEN: In the Pit

• SCREEN: The Reaping

• SCREEN: Are We Done Yet?

• A+E: All the ARTS+ENTERTAINMENT You Can Eat!

• FIRST FRIDAY: The printable Weekly First Friday Guide

• COMICS: Fewer words, more pictures: Novelists take on Wonder Woman and Aquaman comics

• POP CULTURE: The gods thirst for blood! : Or, why Britney Spears would be dead if her name included a J

• STAGE: Come for the show, stay for the gift shop: Spamalot's not bad, but check out those shirts!

• ART EVENTS: This week's art events from the calendar

• NOISE: Chris Dreja of The Yardbirds, Talib Kweli, Traveler's Log, Coming to Town

• SOUNDCHECK: Fountains of Wayne, Hilary Duff, Jarvis Cocker, Ozomatli, Andrew Bird

• LOUD: Electronic convergence Local scene bouncing back after nadir a decade ago

• LOUD: Getting to know Lydia

• LOUD: Charles Henry

• EVENTS CALENDAR: Your guide to concerts and entertainment

• DINING GUIDE: Your guide to Vegas restaurants

• TASTE: Goombah comfort food :