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Welcome to Duck Duck Shed 2022!
The following is a listing of all the weekend’s events for your reference. Even though you may not have purchased tickets to all of these offerings, this gives you an overview of everything available in case you want to add more programs!
YOUR PURCHASE EMAIL CONFIRMATION SERVES AS YOUR TICKET(S) INTO YOUR EVENTS.
REGISTRATION AND HELP DESK
Be certain to stop by the Duck Duck Shed desk located at Circa Resort & Casino, Level 3 Ballrooms. You can pick up your Duck Duck Shed commemorative lanyard, purchase additional programs, and get general information about the weekend.
Circa Resort & Casino
8 Fremont Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101
The desk will be staffed during the following hours:
THU | 3-8
p.m. FRI | 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
SAT | 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. SUN | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Got questions: Email us at info@duckduckshed.com
Wayward Eye Exhibition
FREE Event
Thursday, October 27 - 9
a.m. – 6p.m.
This solo exhibition features the photographs of Denise Scott Brown taken between 1956 and 1966. Wayward Eye delves into Scott Brown’s exploration into urbanism, Pop Art, and the emerging architectural language of roadside America. The exhibition is on loan from the UNLV College of Fine Arts.
Las
Vegas City Hall Grand Gallery
495 S Main Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101
Parking available at the City Hall Garage – 500 S Main St, Las Vegas, NV 89101
The View from Flamingo Road:
How Las Vegas Mastered Modernism
Presentation by Alan Hess
Thursday, October 27 - 6 p.m.
For all its reputation as a glittering desert playground, Las Vegas is also a bellwether shaping modern American architecture. If other cities looked to Europe, Las Vegas grew from the native soil of the southwestern desert, the modern miracle of the automobile, a lively tourist economy, and a creative freedom that turned it into a city both singularly unique and typical of all others. Architect and author Alan Hess will outline why Nevadans can take pride in nurturing this influential urban laboratory.
PRESENTED BY CIRCA RESORT & CASINO
Legacy Club at Circa Resort & Casino
8 Fremont Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101
LEGACY CLUB DRESS CODE
At Legacy Club, we encourage our guests to look their finest while they enjoy the breathtaking view from level 60. The dress code is elegant casual. We ask that gentlemen be in clean and well-maintained closed toe shoes. Swimwear, sandals, athletic and cargo shorts, ball caps & knit hats, graphic/worn tees, sports apparel, hooded sweatshirts, exceedingly torn clothing, and athletic shoes are not permitted. Admittance to Legacy Club is at the discretion of management.
Vegas Vickie "Kickoff" Reception
FREE Event
Thursday, October 27 - 7 p.m.
Mix and mingle with fellow DDS attendees at the bar with a fabulous view! The iconic Vegas Vickie sign was saved from destruction and is now the centerpiece to Circa – downtown Las Vegas’s newest property. Brief remarks will be made by Jeff Victor, COO of Circa, who can explain saving Vegas Vickie and how the property came to be built around her. The event is free. Beverages available for sale in the lounge.
Vegas Vickie's Lounge at Circa Resort & Casino
8 Fremont Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101
Architecture Tour at the Neon Boneyard with Brilliant! Jackpot
Thursday, October 27 - 7 p.m.
Presented during the “Golden Hour,” this special tour provides visitors to The Neon Museum with architecturally-specific insights into the properties highlighted on the tour. Learn more about their significance from those that built the properties. After the tour, experience Brilliant! Jackpot which is a 45-minute experience that redefines the way we explore the history of Las Vegas.
The
Neon Museum
770 Las Vegas Boulevard North, Las Vegas, NV, 89106
Free parking at the Museum
Neon Night Flight Spectacular
Thursday, October 27 - 8 p.m.
Discover the neon lights of Las Vegas from above and below. The evening starts with a fabulous helicopter flight followed by The Neon Museum experience. You’ll learn about the vast history of Las Vegas with a guided tour through the Neon Boneyard, which showcases more than 250 vintage Vegas signs with nearly two dozen reilluminated and the others dramatically lit from the ground. You’ll conclude your visit with a tour of the museum’s North Gallery, including the spectacular show Brilliant! Jackpot – the ultimate Las Vegas after dark illumination journey.
To ensure your required check-in procedures are completed prior to flight time, please arrive 1 hour prior to your flight at the Papillon Helicopter terminal. The flight time for this tour is approximately 15 minutes in air. Travel time from Downtown Las Vegas to the terminal is approximately 45 minutes. Please check your favorite map app for current Las Vegas traffic.
Papillion
Helicopters
5060 Koval Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89119
History By Helicopter
Thursday, October 27 - 8 p.m.
Experience Las Vegas history from above. See the sites of the Stardust, Rivera, Dunes, and Desert Inn, from a vantage point like no other! Your history host will greet you at the terminal with a drink in hand and provide a brief overview of what was and what is today. The price also includes a souvenir photo.
To ensure your required check-in procedures are completed prior to flight time, please arrive 1 hour prior to your flight at the Papillon Helicopter terminal. The flight time for this tour is approximately 15 minutes in air. Travel time from Downtown Las Vegas to the terminal is approximately 45 minutes. Please check your favorite map app for current Las Vegas traffic.
Papillion
Helicopters
5060 Koval Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89119
Local Lore:
A Walking Tour of Downtown Casinos
Friday, October 28 - 10 a.m. and Noon
90-minute experience
For all its publicity and global attention, Las Vegas is still full of surprises and secrets. Join a small group Downtown walking tour of the legendary casinos and glittering neon signs that have uniquely placed Las Vegas in the public imagination. Behind the sumptuous electric facades, hotel lobbies and cozy gambling parlors, our curated tour will explore some hidden overlooked places and we’ll see some obscure objects and curious artifacts, old and new, that have contributed to the storied past of this city for the past 100 years.
Registration at Duck
Duck Shed desk located at Circa Resort & Casino, Level 3 Ballrooms 15
minutes prior to tour.
Two Perspectives on Paul Revere Williams
Friday, October 28 - 11 a.m.
Panel: Carmen Beals, Mel Green, and Janna Ireland
In honor of Nevada Day (observed), this special program will provide the aesthetic and structural perspectives of the architecture of iconic, pioneer architect Paul Revere Williams. Williams' prolific portfolio includes approximately 2,500 structures around the world. Breaking barriers, Williams' was the first Black architect accepted into the AIA in 1923, and in 1957, was inducted as the AIA's first Black fellow, ultimately earning the moniker: Architect to the Stars. Acclaimed photographer Janna Ireland and Curator Carmen Beals, will present Williams' work aesthetically by featuring pieces from the Nevada Museum of Art's exhibition. Structural Engineer Melvyn Green will talk through moving Williams' iconic La Concha motel lobby from the Strip to its present home at The Neon Museum.
Speakers: Janna Ireland, photographer, artist Carmen Beals, Associate Curator and Outreach Director | Las Vegas, Nevada Museum of Art; Melvyn Green, Structural Engineer, Melvyn Green & Associates. Presented by Nevada Preservation Foundation, SPONSORED BY PUNCH
Starlite Meeting Room, Level 3
Circa Resort & Casino
8 Fremont Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101
Wayward Eye Exhibition
FREE Event
Friday, October 28 - 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
This solo exhibition features the photographs of Denise Scott Brown taken between 1956 and 1966. Wayward Eye delves into Scott Brown’s exploration into urbanism, Pop Art, and the emerging architectural language of roadside America. The exhibition is on loan from the UNLV College of Fine Arts.
Las
Vegas City Hall Grand Gallery
495 S Main Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101
Parking available at the City Hall Garage – 500 S Main St, Las Vegas, NV 89101
The Gilded Cage:
The Psychology of a Casino
Friday, October 28 - 2 p.m.
Panel: Brian Fink, Jon Sparer, and Mitchell Trageton
The Gilded Cage: The Psychology of a Casino Explore the evolution of casino resort architecture from clock-less, dark rooms and 99-cent shrimp cocktails to magnificent views, perfectly appointed luxury cabanas, and Michelin-star restaurants. Hear from the architects who designed today’s destination properties and how they looked to the past to create buildings that capture the visitor’s five senses.
Featuring Jon Sparer, FAIA, Retired Principal, YWS Architects; Mitchell Trageton, AIA, Senior VP of Architecture, Marnell Companies: Brian Fink, AIA, Principal of Klai Juba Architecture + Interiors; moderated by Bob Boughner, Senior Partner, Global Market Advisors.
Starlite Conference Room, Level 3
Circa Resort & Casino
8 Fremont Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101
The Neon Museum's 10 Year Celebration
An Evening at Jungle Palace
Friday, October 28 - 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.
A rare evening at the home of Las Vegas' most iconic illusionists Siegfried & Roy featuring a special appearance by stage partner and close friend Lynette Chappell, the “Evil Queen” of S&R’s productions. The evening will feature access to the home and the grounds with docents providing insights into this incomparable duo both on stage and off. The Neon Museum will honor Barbara Molasky, the Founding President of The Neon Museum. A host of surprises await every visitor. SARMOTI!
1639 Valley Drive, Las Vegas, NV, 89108
Architecture Tour at the Neon Boneyard with Brilliant! Jackpot
Friday, October 28 - 7 p.m.
Presented during the “Golden Hour,” this special tour provides visitors to The Neon Museum with architecturally-specific insights into the properties highlighted on the tour. Learn more about their significance from those that built the properties. After the tour, experience Brilliant! Jackpot which is a 45-minute experience that redefines the way we explore the history of Las Vegas.
The
Neon Museum
770 Las Vegas Boulevard North, Las Vegas, NV, 89106
Free parking at the Museum
Neon Night Flight Spectacular
Friday, October 28 - 8 p.m.
Discover the neon lights of Las Vegas from above and below. The evening starts with a fabulous helicopter flight followed by The Neon Museum experience. You’ll learn about the vast history of Las Vegas with a guided tour through the Neon Boneyard, which showcases more than 250 vintage Vegas signs with nearly two dozen reilluminated and the others dramatically lit from the ground. You’ll conclude your visit with a tour of the museum’s North Gallery, including the spectacular show Brilliant! Jackpot – the ultimate Las Vegas after dark illumination journey.
To ensure your required check-in procedures are completed prior to flight time, please arrive 1 hour prior to your flight at the Papillon Helicopter terminal. The flight time for this tour is approximately 15 minutes in air. Travel time from Downtown Las Vegas to the terminal is approximately 45 minutes. Please check your favorite map app for current Las Vegas traffic.
Papillion
Helicopters
5060 Koval Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89119
History By Helicopter
Friday, October 28 - 8 p.m.
Experience Las Vegas history from above. See the sites of the Stardust, Rivera, Dunes, and Desert Inn, from a vantage point like no other! Your history host will greet you at the terminal with a drink in hand and provide a brief overview of what was and what is today. The price also includes a souvenir photo.
To ensure your required check-in procedures are completed prior to flight time, please arrive 1 hour prior to your flight at the Papillon Helicopter terminal. The flight time for this tour is approximately 15 minutes in air. Travel time from Downtown Las Vegas to the terminal is approximately 45 minutes. Please check your favorite map app for current Las Vegas traffic.
Papillion
Helicopters
5060 Koval Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89119
Siegfried & Roy's
Jungle Palace Home Tours
Saturday, October 29 - 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
SOLD OUT
SECURE PARKING IS LOCATED AT THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS LOT AT 1510 NORTH DECATUR BOULEVARD. ENTRANCE ON VEGAS DRIVE. PLEASE LOOK FOR DIRECTIONAL SIGNS.
Please arrive 10 minutes prior to your confirmed tour time. You will be shuttled to Jungle Palace and returned following your tour.
At the request of the Siegfried & Roy Estate, no video, audio or still photography is allowed at Jungle Palace. All cell phones must be secured prior to entry with provided pouches which ticket holder controls at all points. Cameras and similar equipment are not allowed in the space. Valid government issued ID is required and will be scanned for entry.
Each person on the tour receives a souvenir photo to commemorate their special day with additional photo opportunities provided to be sent electronically. You may take photos and selfies pre and post-tour from the exterior of the estate.
Local Lore:
A Walking Tour of Downtown Casinos
Saturday, October 29 - 10 a.m. and Noon
90-minute experience
For all its publicity and global attention, Las Vegas is still full of surprises and secrets. Join a small group Downtown walking tour of the legendary casinos and glittering neon signs that have uniquely placed Las Vegas in the public imagination. Behind the sumptuous electric facades, hotel lobbies and cozy gambling parlors, our curated tour will explore some hidden overlooked places and we’ll see some obscure objects and curious artifacts, old and new, that have contributed to the storied past of this city for the past 100 years.
Registration at Duck
Duck Shed desk located at Circa Resort & Casino, Level 3 Ballrooms 15
minutes prior to tour.
Denise Scott Brown: Reflections
Saturday, October 29 - 11 a.m.
On the 50th anniversary of the seminal book, “Learning From Las Vegas,” the surviving author, Ms. Scott Brown reflects on the concepts of the “duck” and the “decorated shed” and her decades spent examining the unique architecture of Las Vegas in video clips from a 2022 interview captured from her New York home.
Renowned architectural scholars Eric Strain, Architect and Associate Professor Architecture, University of Las Vegas, and José Gámez Professor of Architecture, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs in the College of Arts and Architecture, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, lead the panel discussing what one can learn from Las Vegas, the book’s longevity, and why it is still a critical read for architecture enthusiasts today.
Starlite Meeting Room, Level 3
Circa Resort & Casino
8 Fremont Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101
Wayward Eye Exhibition
FREE Event
Saturday, October 29 - 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
This solo exhibition features the photographs of Denise Scott Brown taken between 1956 and 1966. Wayward Eye delves into Scott Brown’s exploration into urbanism, Pop Art, and the emerging architectural language of roadside America. The exhibition is on loan from the UNLV College of Fine Arts.
Las
Vegas City Hall Grand Gallery
495 S Main Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101
Parking available at the City Hall Garage – 500 S Main St, Las Vegas, NV 89101
Architecture Tour at the Neon Boneyard with Brilliant! Jackpot
Saturday, October 29 - 7 p.m.
Presented during the “Golden Hour,” this special tour provides visitors to The Neon Museum with architecturally-specific insights into the properties highlighted on the tour. Learn more about their significance from those that built the properties. After the tour, experience Brilliant! Jackpot which is a 45-minute experience that redefines the way we explore the history of Las Vegas.
The
Neon Museum
770 Las Vegas Boulevard North, Las Vegas, NV, 89106
Free parking at the Museum
Neon Night Flight Spectacular
Saturday, October 29 - 8 p.m.
Discover the neon lights of Las Vegas from above and below. The evening starts with a fabulous helicopter flight followed by The Neon Museum experience. You’ll learn about the vast history of Las Vegas with a guided tour through the Neon Boneyard, which showcases more than 250 vintage Vegas signs with nearly two dozen reilluminated and the others dramatically lit from the ground. You’ll conclude your visit with a tour of the museum’s North Gallery, including the spectacular show Brilliant! Jackpot – the ultimate Las Vegas after dark illumination journey.
To ensure your required check-in procedures are completed prior to flight time, please arrive 1 hour prior to your flight at the Papillon Helicopter terminal. The flight time for this tour is approximately 15 minutes in air. Travel time from Downtown Las Vegas to the terminal is approximately 45 minutes. Please check your favorite map app for current Las Vegas traffic.
Papillion
Helicopters
5060 Koval Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89119
History By Helicopter
Saturday, October 29 - 8 p.m.
Experience Las Vegas history from above. See the sites of the Stardust, Rivera, Dunes, and Desert Inn, from a vantage point like no other! Your history host will greet you at the terminal with a drink in hand and provide a brief overview of what was and what is today. The price also includes a souvenir photo.
To ensure your required check-in procedures are completed prior to flight time, please arrive 1 hour prior to your flight at the Papillon Helicopter terminal. The flight time for this tour is approximately 15 minutes in air. Travel time from Downtown Las Vegas to the terminal is approximately 45 minutes. Please check your favorite map app for current Las Vegas traffic.
Papillion
Helicopters
5060 Koval Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89119
Local Lore:
A Walking Tour of Downtown Casinos
Sunday, October 30 - 10 a.m.
90-minute experience
For all its publicity and global attention, Las Vegas is still full of surprises and secrets. Join a small group Downtown walking tour of the legendary casinos and glittering neon signs that have uniquely placed Las Vegas in the public imagination. Behind the sumptuous electric facades, hotel lobbies and cozy gambling parlors, our curated tour will explore some hidden overlooked places and we’ll see some obscure objects and curious artifacts, old and new, that have contributed to the storied past of this city for the past 100 years.
Registration at Duck
Duck Shed desk located at Circa Resort & Casino, Level 3 Ballrooms 15
minutes prior to tour.
Wayward Eye Exhibition
FREE Event
Sunday, October 30 - 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.
This solo exhibition features the photographs of Denise Scott Brown taken between 1956 and 1966. Wayward Eye delves into Scott Brown’s exploration into urbanism, Pop Art, and the emerging architectural language of roadside America. The exhibition is on loan from the UNLV College of Fine Arts.
Las
Vegas City Hall Grand Gallery
495 S Main Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101
Parking available at the City Hall Garage – 500 S Main St, Las Vegas, NV 89101
Architecture Tour at the Neon Boneyard with Brilliant! Jackpot
Sunday, October 30 - 7 p.m.
Presented during the “Golden Hour,” this special tour provides visitors to The Neon Museum with architecturally-specific insights into the properties highlighted on the tour. Learn more about their significance from those that built the properties. After the tour, experience Brilliant! Jackpot which is a 45-minute experience that redefines the way we explore the history of Las Vegas.
The
Neon Museum
770 Las Vegas Boulevard North, Las Vegas, NV, 89106
Free parking at the Museum
Neon Night Flight Spectacular
Sunday, October 30 - 8 p.m.
Discover the neon lights of Las Vegas from above and below. The evening starts with a fabulous helicopter flight followed by The Neon Museum experience. You’ll learn about the vast history of Las Vegas with a guided tour through the Neon Boneyard, which showcases more than 250 vintage Vegas signs with nearly two dozen reilluminated and the others dramatically lit from the ground. You’ll conclude your visit with a tour of the museum’s North Gallery, including the spectacular show Brilliant! Jackpot – the ultimate Las Vegas after dark illumination journey.
To ensure your required check-in procedures are completed prior to flight time, please arrive 1 hour prior to your flight at the Papillon Helicopter terminal. The flight time for this tour is approximately 15 minutes in air. Travel time from Downtown Las Vegas to the terminal is approximately 45 minutes. Please check your favorite map app for current Las Vegas traffic.
Papillion
Helicopters
5060 Koval Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89119
History By Helicopter
Sunday, October 30 - 8 p.m.
Experience Las Vegas history from above. See the sites of the Stardust, Rivera, Dunes, and Desert Inn, from a vantage point like no other! Your history host will greet you at the terminal with a drink in hand and provide a brief overview of what was and what is today. The price also includes a souvenir photo.
To ensure your required check-in procedures are completed prior to flight time, please arrive 1 hour prior to your flight at the Papillon Helicopter terminal. The flight time for this tour is approximately 15 minutes in air. Travel time from Downtown Las Vegas to the terminal is approximately 45 minutes. Please check your favorite map app for current Las Vegas traffic.
Papillion
Helicopters
5060 Koval Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89119
