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🍨 Root Beer Floats, Dunks ‘N Dogs, Trivia Nights & Cheap Movies

🍨 Root Beer Floats, Dunks ‘N Dogs, Trivia Nights & Cheap Movies

and lots more events!

August 06, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 12 minutes

TODAY’S WIND DOWN BROUGHT TO YOU WITH

Happy Tuesday Afternoon, Neighbor!

I finally had occasion to go into the Michaels in Downtown Summerlin last night. (I know I talked about it so much, you would think I would have rushed in Day One, but, what can I say, I was well-stocked in crafting supplies until now.) Anyway, that place is HUGE. I think they have more space than they know what to do with. I personally recommend they stock it with a bit more photo paper, but I’m not their buyer, so if anyone has any idea where I can get some high-quality 13×19 photo paper that doesn’t cost $10 billion, please let me know.

In today's Summerlin City Wind Down:

Today's Happy Hours & Eats 🍨
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.

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TODAY’S HAPPY HOURS & EATS 🍨

It’s National Root Beer Float Day, and, while not exactly a Happy Hour staple, sometimes a root beer float just really hits the spot, you know what I mean? And there are a couple of places giving away free floats today in honor of the occasion.

Now, if you want to go to a specialist for your free root beer float, your nearest A&W is in Boulder City. You just have to do a Float Flex to prove you can handle its substantial heft, which is pretty fun really, and I’m not gonna lie, I’m kinda tempted. (Which is dumb. I’d spend more money on gas getting to Boulder City and back than the cost of the float, but there’s just something about flexin’ for my prize.)

For those looking for something a little more in the neighborhood, Wienerschnitzel also has free root beer floats today. You won’t have to flex for it, but you will need this coupon from their page. For the record, they make their root beer floats with Barq’s root beer, which I hold is the superior root beer for sipping, but I go back and forth on whether A&W or Barq’s is the superior root beer for a float. Maybe I should get both floats today for a side-by-side comparison?

Wienerschnitzel (2071 Rock Springs Dr, Summerlin North) - Free Root Beer Float (with Coupon) All Day
A&W (1410 Boulder City Pkwy, Way the Heck in Boulder City) - Free Root Beer Float (with Flex) 2 pm-8 pm

Just looking for a nice, local Happy Hour? Check out our full list of Tuesday Happy Hours.

Did You Know? 🐎

Horses are the only animals that take part in the modern Olympic Games, but there was a time that pigeons did too... as targets.

That's right, while horses have been busy showing off their skills in dressage, eventing, and show jumping since 1900 (with their official debut coming in 1912), pigeons found themselves in the line of fire. Also at the 1900 Summer Olympics, which also, coincidentally, took place in Paris, pigeons were introduced into the games in the form of a pigeon shooting event. And it was just what it sounds like. Competitors took aim at live pigeons, trying to shoot as many as possible to win the gold. Let’s just say, it was neither the Olympic organizers’ nor the pigeons’ finest hour.

The only silver lining here is that the Olympic committee quickly realized their very unfortunate mistake. Facing serious backlash, they withdrew the event immediately following the 1900 Olympics, making the highly unpopular Live Pigeon Shooting a one-time affair.

So, while horses continue to gallop their way into Olympic glory, pigeons can at least rest easy knowing the only pigeons in today’s games are clay.

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AROUND THE VALLEY (AND FRANCE)📍

Here are some things Around the Valley (and the Olympics) we think might be of interest -

They Moonwalked in Water! 🌊

If you’re gonna do your synchronized swimming routine to a Michael Jackson song, you kind of have to incorporate the moonwalk, right? Don’t worry. The U.S. Artistic Swimming Team understood the assignment.

Meanwhile, across the globe in Tahiti, a whale made an appearance in a big way during the women’s semifinals in Surfing.

Dunks ‘N Dogs 🏀

If you want to support both the Las Vegas Aces and The Animal Foundation, you can double-dip at the end of the month. The Animal Foundation has teamed up with the Aces for the Dunks ‘N Dogs event on August 30th at 7 pm. Buy your tickets for the Aces vs the Atlanta Dream (at Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay) through The Animal Foundation’s special link to donate 25% of the proceeds to The Animal Foundation.

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LOCAL EVENTS TO CHECK OUT 👮

Need some one-on-one time with the po-po? You’ve got chances to face-to-face with a cop both tonight and tomorrow afternoon.

Otherwise, it’s a night of sweat and thinking around Summerlin.

Pawsitive Difference Pet Rescue Adoption Event
Three Dog Bakery
2110 N Rampart Blvd
2-6 pm
Summerlin Area Command First Tuesday (Victim Advocacy)
Starbright Theater
2215 Thomas W Ryan Blvd
5:30 pm
Sand Volleyball
Aloha Shores Park
7550 W Sauer Dr
6-8 pm
*Intermediate Play, Knowledge of Rules Required
Fitness on the Lawn with TruFusion
Downtown Summerlin Lawn
1825 Festival Plaza Dr
7-8 pm
Run Drink Las Vegas
Frankie’s Uptown
1770 Festival Plaza Dr
7-9 pm
Geeks Who Drink (Trivia Night)
Aces and Ales
2801 N Tenaya Way
7 pm
Trivia Night (Theme: The Olympics)
Slater's 50/50
7511 W Lake Mead Blvd
7 pm

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).

FOR TOMORROW

Coffee With a Cop
Albertson's Starbucks
11720 W Charleston Blvd
1 pm

LIVE MUSIC

Patrick J. Dodd
La Casa Cigar Lounge (Tivoli Village)
430 S Rampart Blvd
8:30 pm

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