Opportunity Village flips the switch on its 23rd annual Magical Forest on Friday, with Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman, Boyz II Men and Human Nature leading the lights-on celebration.

A mythical forest is the theme for the "Into the Woods" fall display at the Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Garden on the Las Vegas Strip, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas ...

As a game, Forest of Liars is an intriguing concept as well. Players will move through a woodland labyrinth and encounter companions who will either help them along or feed them disinformation.

It pulls from the director’s 11 feature films, with a particularly strong tilt toward My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away as well as his lush, enchanted forest settings.

Feeling a little stuck with your landscape drawings? You’re not alone. Every artist hits a creative block now and then. But ...