Las Vegas Weekly

What to watch, how to dictate and where to learn burlesque this week

Illustration: Wes Gatbonton

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Miss America Pageant Why sit around waiting for the televised finals on January 14? Watch the field get narrowed down—in person—during this week’s preliminary rounds. January 11-12, 8 p.m., $75, Planet Hollywood.

Striptease Please Hang out with Cha Cha Velour as Las Vegas Burlesque Classes celebrates the grand opening of its new dance studio with an open house. January 6, 7 p.m., 900 Karen Ave., Suite 209.

Moments of Silence Check out three nights of classic silent films, including early adaptations of Frankenstein, Sweeney Todd and Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, plus The Lodger, one of Alfred Hitchcock’s earliest movies. January 10-12, 6 p.m., $5-$12, Sci Fi Center.

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He’s My Brother She’s My Sister LA Weekly calls the Neon Reverb alums’ songs “party music for coyotes drunk on champagne.” Surely, Downtowners drunk on PBR will work, too. With Dry River Yacht Club, Fuzz SoLow, The Whisperlights. January 7, 10 p.m., $8, Beauty Bar.

Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Grammy-winning musicians John Dearman, Matthew Greif, William Kanengiser and Scott Tennant play anything and everything from baroque to bluegrass. January 7, 8 p.m., $35-$75, UNLV’s Ham Hall.

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Portlandia Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein’s hipster-skewing sketch-comedy series returns for a second season of mocking artisanal crafts, mixology, feminist literature and other urban bohemian obsessions. Fridays, 10 p.m., IFC.

American Horror Story The most over-the-top show of 2011 was also one of the year’s most addictive. Season 1 on Hulu.

Picture This UNLV fourth-year art and photography students show their works at Brett Wesley Gallery. See what they’re thinking. Through January 28, 1112 S. Casino Blvd.

DOWNLOAD

Dragon Dictation Three times faster than you can type, this app takes dictation. The more you use it, the better it nails your words. And you don’t have to buy it coffee. Free.