拉斯维加斯市中心假日活动排满：12月4日圣诞树点灯、5日玉米粉蒸肉节，全部免费
位于内华达州克拉克县的拉斯维加斯市政府11月15日发布市中心假日活动安排：12月3日至5日连续三天，拉斯维加斯市政中心（Las Vegas Civic Center）户外广场（525 S. Main St.）将先后举行假日音乐会、圣诞树点灯仪式与玉米粉蒸肉与玛利亚奇音乐节，全部免费向公众开放。
12月3日中午12时至下午1时，获奖爵士与流行歌手 Rita Lim 在市政中心户外广场献唱假日音乐会，餐车上午11时至下午1时同场服务。12月4日下午5时至7时举行圣诞树点灯仪式，20英尺高的圣诞树于下午6时10分亮灯，现场有玛利亚奇乐队演奏、圣诞颂歌、魔术表演与本地餐车的热饮，市府请参加者自带低靠背椅或毯子，现场不许带玻璃容器与宠物。
12月5日上午11时至下午4时举行年度 Tamales & Mariachi Festival（玉米粉蒸肉与玛利亚奇音乐节），今年移师市政中心新址，汇集本地商家售卖的各式玉米粉蒸肉与玛利亚奇现场演出，并有适合全家的活动；对面市政厅停车库（500 S. Main St.）全场停车收费6美元。
同场馆的其他免费活动还包括：11月20日下午6时至8时「她的故事：女性诗歌之夜」（Her Story Through Art: Women in Poetry），本地艺术家以诗歌、故事与对谈展现女性声音；12月10日上午11时至下午2时免费农夫市集，本地农场、餐车与艺术家设摊；12月12日上午11时至下午3时「广场市集」（Market In The Plaza），主打女性经营的本地商家与手作艺人，现场有餐车、Jessica Manalo 的现场音乐与艺术家现场作画。
市府同时通报市中心两项动态：18b 拉斯维加斯艺术区在 Charleston Boulevard 施工期间照常营业，雨水管网工程持续推进，Charleston 以南的 Commerce Street 预计11月20日前重开，Charleston Boulevard 保持双向各一条车道通行，周边商家与住宅出入不受影响；拉斯维加斯医疗区自1997年提出愿景以来已从214英亩扩展至684英亩，成为医疗、科研与医学教育枢纽，新项目包括 Nevada Health & Bioscience Corp. 学术实验室、综合癌症中心，以及该区首家酒店、130间客房的 Home2Suites by Hilton，服务医护人员与患者家属。
（来源：拉斯维加斯市政府）
Downtown Las Vegas Holiday Events Fill the Calendar: Tree Lighting Dec. 4, Tamales & Mariachi Festival Dec. 5, All Free
The City of Las Vegas, in Clark County, Nevada, released its downtown holiday schedule on November 15: over three straight days from December 3 to 5, the outdoor plaza of the Las Vegas Civic Center (525 S. Main St.) will host a holiday concert, a Christmas tree lighting and the Tamales & Mariachi Festival, all free and open to the public.
On December 3 from noon to 1 p.m., award-winning jazz and pop vocalist Rita Lim performs a free holiday concert at the plaza, with food trucks on site from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. On December 4 from 5 to 7 p.m., the holiday tree lighting ceremony lights the 20-foot tree at 6:10 p.m., with live mariachi music, holiday carols, a magic show and warm drinks from a local food truck; attendees are asked to bring a low-back chair or blanket, and glass containers and pets are not allowed.
On December 5 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the annual Tamales & Mariachi Festival moves to its new home at the Civic Center, bringing together tamales from top local vendors, live mariachi performances and activities for the whole family; parking across the street at the City Hall Parking Garage (500 S. Main St.) costs $6 for the entire event.
Other free events at the same venue include Her Story Through Art: Women in Poetry on November 20 from 6 to 8 p.m., with local artists exploring women's voices through poetry, storytelling and conversation; a free farmers market on December 10 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with local farms, food trucks and artists; and Market In The Plaza on December 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., featuring women-owned businesses, artists and makers, food trucks, live music by Jessica Manalo and live painting.
The city also reported two downtown updates: the 18b Las Vegas Arts District remains open for business during Charleston Boulevard construction, with storm drain work continuing, Commerce Street south of Charleston expected to reopen by November 20, one lane open in each direction on Charleston Boulevard and access to nearby businesses and residences maintained; and the Las Vegas Medical District has grown from 214 to 684 acres since its vision was first introduced in 1997, becoming a hub for healthcare, research and medical education, with new developments including the Nevada Health & Bioscience Corp. Academic Laboratory, a comprehensive cancer center and the district's first hotel, a 130-room Home2Suites by Hilton serving healthcare workers and patients' families.
(Source: City of Las Vegas)
来源：拉斯维加斯市政府
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