Livestream: Ali Spagnola at The Space

Talent might not be a prerequisite in becoming an internet personality and YouTube sensation, but don’t tell Ali Spagnola. Sure, she makes lots of cool digital media stuff, but behind the frenetic creativity is a musician, visual artist and comedian who just happens to bring over-the-top positivity and personality to every project. This week she’s bringing a livestream show to the world from the Space in Las Vegas, combining a concert with her “Power Hour” interactive drinking game, which sounds like a perfectly fun virtual Friday night to us. October 16, 6 p.m., $20, thespacelv.com. –Brock Radke

Theater: Pass Over

While America reckons—or too often, fails to reckon—with its systemic racism, many strive to cure this sickness through art or through academic discussion. Local theater company the Lab LV—which gave us last November’s stunning The Royale—explores both avenues with a unique, socially distanced production of Antoinette Nwandu’s Pass Over, featuring ambient dialogue from the anti-racist play (directed by Sabrina Cofield) and a panel discussion featuring several distinguished experts from the ACLU, UNLV’s law school and more. Masks required; location provided once tickets are reserved at thelablv.org. October 15-17 & 22-24. –Geoff Carter

TV: The 100

One way to feel a bit better about these trying times: observe a far more frightening dystopia. The characters on CW sci-fi series The 100 endure ghastly challenges—nuclear radiation, merciless adversaries and dwindling food, water and breathable air, for starters—on the ground and in space. Quality varies from plotline to plotline and season to season, but it all qualifies as entertaining popcorn television, 100 episodes of which might help to put real-life danger aside for a while. All seven seasons now on Netflix. –Spencer Patterson

Music: Shamir: Shamir

The Vegas expat and current Philadelphian’s second album of 2020 weaves the singer-songwriter’s fondness for lo-fi indie rock with poppy, ’90s charm—think Natalie Imbruglia meets Liz Phair. In a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times, Shamir called the release a “COVID record,” and the LP’s emotive songs of reckoning (“On My Own,” “Diet”) are sure to connect with people living in these isolating, confusing times. –Leslie Ventura

Podcasts: Three From Kara Swisher

Tech is a big part of our lives and gaining more traction as we become ever more entrenched in its grip. With just a handful of players dominating the landscape and a government unwilling to regulate it, the tech industry has become a brazen monopoly. But one journalist is holding the barons of Silicon Valley accountable: Kara Swisher, who started her career at the Wall Street Journal and now writes for the Opinion page of The New York Times. She currently has three podcasts that delve into the spheres of power, from San Francisco to D.C.: Vox’s Recode Decode, New York Magazine’s Pivot and the Times’ Sway. With her incisive interviewing style, Swisher cuts through the noise and delivers unfiltered, fearless journalism. Apple Podcasts. –Genevie Durano