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October 01, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 13 minutes

TODAY’S WIND DOWN BROUGHT TO YOU WITH

Happy Tuesday Afternoon, Neighbor!

It’s finally here! (Even if it doesn’t quite feel like it.) We’ve been in spooky season for a minute - at least, in my mind - but we are finally officially in spooky month.

We’re also going big into festival and special event season here in the Valley with lots of great stuff on the horizon.

But, first up, if you are in the cavity-giving spirit, or just have a ton of extra candy around the house still packaged up, the LVMPD Foundation has set up a Halloween Candy Drive at Lexicon Bank in Tivoli Village through October 18th.

In today's Summerlin City Wind Down:

  • Today's Happy Hours & Eats (Featuring Coffee & Locals First) ☕️🍻

  • Did You Know? 💰

  • Around the Valley 📍

  • Today's Events & Live Music 🤔

  • Staying In? Check Out These Awesome Things 👍

Let's get to it. See you on the other side.

But first up, a quick note from our sponsor.

SPECIAL ARTWORK THAT GIVES BACK

Transform your love into art with our personalized trees. Our custom artwork is perfect for weddings, anniversaries, engagements & more. But that’s not all! With each piece sold, we donate a portion of the proceeds to plant trees. So, your purchase doesn't just celebrate love, it gives back, contributing to the regrowth and preservation of our forests.

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TODAY’S HAPPY HOURS & EATS ☕️🍻

It’s National Coffee Day, arguably one of the most important days of the year. That means we’re going back to Makers & Finders, where we really appreciate their coffee-inclusive Happy Hour offerings.

Also, it’s the first day of the month, which means locals first at Slater’s 50/50.

  • Makers & Finders

  • Downtown Summerlin

  • Happy Hour: 3-5 pm

  • Specialty Lattes: BOGO 50% off

  • Slater’s 50/50

  • Summerlin North

  • Happy Hour: 3-6 pm

  • $1 Craft Beer with NV or Active Military ID - All Day

Just need a good Happy Hour spot? Check out your options on our Daily Happy Hour Lists:

Did You Know? 💰

The richest person in history outstripped today’s richest people by nearly double.

The dude’s name was Mansa Musa, and he was so generous with his riches, he accidentally toppled Egypt’s economy.

While modern billionaires are battling for spots on the "world's richest" lists, and hitting the “$200 Billion Club,” Mansa Musa was dominating the wealth game centuries ago - and doing it in total boss style.

A 14th-century emperor of Mali, Musa holds the crown for being the wealthiest person in history. Ruling from 1312 to 1337, he amassed his incredible fortune largely thanks to Mali's vast reserves of gold, salt, and spices. During Musa’s reign, Mali was one of the richest empires in the world, and Musa controlled much of the gold trade at a time when West Africa was producing over half of the world's supply. While historians estimate his wealth would be worth around $400 billion today, they have no way of knowing just how much Musa actually accumulated. But they do know Musa wasn’t stingy with it.

The emperor’s greatest claim to fame came in the form of an extravagant pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324, where he traveled with a caravan of 60,000 people, including soldiers, slaves, and courtiers, as well as camels and horses loaded with -- you guessed it - loads of gold. Rumor has it, Musa handed out so much of the shiny stuff in Cairo that he caused a decade-long economic crisis in Egypt because the influx of gold devalued the currency.

Imagine being so rich you accidentally crash an entire country's economy.

But if you’re thinking, “Wow, a rich guy known for being rich,” you should know Musa’s legacy extends well beyond his hordes of gold. Along with generously toppling the Egyptian economy, he was a patron of education and culture. His extensive spending helped turn Timbuktu into a center of learning, attracting scholars from all over the world. Even today, his riches and impact on West Africa are the stuff of legend.

So, while billionaires today are busy battling over space travel and super yachts, Mansa Musa was busy reshaping the landscape and mindset of an entire continent.

SPECIAL ARTWORK THAT GIVES BACK

Transform your love into art with our personalized trees. Our custom artwork is perfect for weddings, anniversaries, engagements & more. But that’s not all! With each piece sold, we donate a portion of the proceeds to plant trees. So, your purchase doesn't just celebrate love, it gives back, contributing to the regrowth and preservation of our forests.

Support this local business at https://www.coupletrees.com/

Want to advertise to our audience? Reply or connect by email.

AROUND THE VALLEY 📍

Here are some things Around the Valley we think might be of interest -

The Rebels are Rankin’ 🏈 

The UNLV Rebels are on their way up.

For the first time in the school’s history, the football team entered the AP Top 25 poll on Sunday.

They’re also 4-0 on the season, so expect those records to keep on coming.

October 1 Community Healing Memorial 🙏

If you want to honor the victims of October 1, 2017 in a communal setting, you can do so tonight at the Community Healing Garden (1015 S Casino Center Blvd). The memorial ceremony will be held at 10:05 pm.

Or, if you can’t make it in person, you can watch the ceremony live on the City of Las Vegas Live.

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LOCAL EVENTS TO CHECK OUT (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) 🤔

Are you single and ready to mingle? Then, they’ll be expecting you at Eat Your Heart Out at Durango resort tonight.

Also, there’s an Asian Community Development Council Info Session at Spring Valley Library tomorrow.

And it’s Crafternoon at Rainbow Library on Sunday, but seats are limited. So, if you’re feeling the crafting bug, make sure you get your name on the list.

TONIGHT’S HIGHLIGHTS

Tonight is also discount day at the movies. You can get discounted tickets today at Regal Red Rock (11011 W Charleston Blvd), Regal Summerlin (2070 Park Centre Dr) or Cinemark Century Suncoast (9090 Alta Dr).

WEDNESDAY HIGHLIGHTS

THURSDAY HIGHLIGHTS

LIVE MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS

Want a full list of the West Valley’s events? Check out our Summerlin, Spring Valley & Centennial Weekday Events page.

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STAYING IN TONIGHT? CHECK OUT THESE AWESOME THINGS 👍

We like staying home too! If you’re looking for an interesting way to fill your evening, these things might do the trick.

THANKS!

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See you back here on Friday!

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