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PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF THE BARRICK MUSEUM (RUSS); LAS VEGAS PHILHARMONIC (CABRERA); BY KEVIN MAZUR/WIREIMAGE (SIXX); MYRIAM SANTOS (FOGERTY) Here Comes the Son JOHN FOGERTY BRINGS AN EIGHT-SHOW RESIDENCY TO VENETIAN. BY TESS EYRICH "Bad Moon Rising," "Proud Mary," "Fortunate Son," "Who'll Stop the Rain"—John Fogerty wrote and sang some of the most enduring songs of the late '60s and early '70s as the leader of Creedence Clea r water Rev ival. Now he'll celebrate t he music of that era with an eight-show residency at the Venetian Theatre, but fi rst he gave us a behind-the-scenes preview of the show. Should we expect any surprises from your Vegas residency? "My fi rst date is actually Elvis's birthday, so that should be interesting. I'm a huge Elvis fan, so I'm sure there'll be some reverence paid to him." Your set list focuses on 1969, the year CCR released three full-length albums. "Well, we'd had one little hit, 'Suzie Q ,' and I was deathly afraid of end- ing up a one-hit wonder, so I got very, very busy. When you're young, you have very focused vision on what you want. Or at least I sure did." You recently published your autobiogra- phy, Fortunate Son: My Life, My Music. Any refl ections on writing it? "After you read the whole story, you fi nally realize, because all these years have passed, why certain things were important—maybe a year later, or fi ve years later, one event led to another. I hope I've fi lled in most of the events as best I could. I really tried hard and wanted to do that." January 8–23, 2016. From $59.50. Venetian Theatre, 702-414-9000; venetian.com V MÖTLEY MAYHEM When Mötley Crüe takes the stage at MGM Grand Garden Arena, it will mark the last time the metal band's four original members—vocalist Vince Neil, guitarist Mick Mars, bassist Nikki Sixx ( SHOWN), and drummer Tommy Lee—perform together outside their hometown of Los Angeles, the con- cluding stop on their Final Tour. And what a send-off it'll be: To help cap a three-and-a-half-decade career, the band has invested in a variety of over- the-top accessories, including a bass that shoots fi re 30 feet, a spinning drum kit, and state-of-the-art pyro- technics. Would you expect anything less from rock's most notorious band? December 27. MGM Grand Garden Arena, 702-531-3826; mgmgrand.com BREAK ING POINT For Vegas-based artists Wendy Kveck, J.K. Russ, and Erin Stellmon, breaking up isn't hard to do; it's a form of self-expression. Whether it's Kveck's multifaceted paintings and sculptures or the cut-paper collages of Stellmon and Russ (who created the cover art for Vegas's Summer 2015 issue), all three women specialize in disassembling their subjects before reorganizing them and putting them back together. And beginning this month, they'll unveil new work in "Break Ups & Tear Downs," a collaborative exhibit at UNLV's Marjorie Barrick Museum. Through January 23, 2016. Barrick Museum, 702-895-3381; unlv.edu/barrickmuseum IN FLEX The Las Vegas Philharmonic's new Flex Passport program gives patrons the opportunity to purchase six seats for the symphony's upcoming perfor- mances, in the orchestra, dress circle, or gallery B sections of the Smith Center's Reynolds Hall, all for a fl at rate of $300. From there, it's up to you to decide which shows you'd like to attend and how many seats you'd like to redeem—or give to a friend— for each one. Our advice? Reserve your Flex Passport now for the orchestra's remaining six Reynolds Hall shows, including conductor Donato Cabrera's interpretations of works by Rachmaninoff, Mozart, and George Gershwin. Reynolds Hall, Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 702-258-5438; lvphil.org Fresh off NBC's The Voice, rock legend John Fogerty lands in Vegas. Liz the Source (2015), a collage by J.K. Russ, whose work is part of the exhibit "Break Ups & Tear Downs." Conductor Donato Cabrera and the Las Vegas Philharmonic. artfull CULTURE Spotlight 64 VEGASMAGAZINE.COM