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🗳️ Weekend Mode: Early Voting, Book Festival, Rampart Casino 25 years Celebration & More!

Makers & Music is at Tivoli Village tonight!

October 18, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 11 minutes

TODAY’S WIND DOWN PRESENTED BY

Happy Friday Afternoon, Neighbor!

Welp. Wind. What the heck? It was absolutely intent on keeping me awake last night. I hope you all slept better than I did.

In today’s Summerlin City Wind Down:

  • Today's Happy Hours & Eats 🍷

  • Did You Know? 🦋 

  • Around the Valley đź“Ť

  • Events & Live Music đź‘»

  • Beyond the West Side đźš—

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

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TODAY’S HAPPY HOURS & EATS 🍷

Well, due to an absolutely overwhelming lack of interest, we will NOT be doing discount cards for area restaurants. Sorry to those who were interested.

Also, you’ve got the weekend left to enjoy some 1-year anniversary drink specials at Bites of Europe.

And there’s a new restaurant in Summerlin. Brunello LV opened on Tuesday in Sun City. It’s as Italian as it sounds, and they’re working a daily Happy Hour from 3-5 pm.

  • Brunello LV

  • Summerlin North/Sun City

  • Happy Hour 3-5 pm

Just need a good Happy Hour? Check out our lists.

Did You Know? 🦋

Butterflies drink blood.

Blooderflies

Now, before you start picturing tiny butterfly vampires swooping in with fangs bared, I’ll ease your mind: butterflies don't have the equipment to bite or drain anyone. But if they happen to stumble upon some blood that's already been spilled? Well… they'll drink the heck out of it.

Butterflies, like many insects, are opportunistic feeders. While most of them stick to their flowery nectar diets, they also love to supplement their meals with sodium and other minerals. Enter blood, which is a pretty good source of these minerals, especially salt, and butterflies are all about that salty goodness.

And just when you think you’ve learned everything you didn’t want to know about beautiful, seemingly innocent, butterflies today, blood isn’t the only think they’ll drink from you. The will happily sip on anything salty or mineral-rich, which includes any sweat you leave behind or your tears.

That’s right - BUTTERFLIES. WILL. DRINK. YOUR. TEARS. Brutal, man.

But the most common source of salty goodness they tend to find in the wild is mud puddles, which they will also slurp right up through their proboscis, which functions a bit like a straw. It's called "mud-puddling" (yes, that is the actual technical term), and it’s a little bit gross if you think about it.

So, if you encounter a butterfly in the wild, and it lands on you, you can choose to keep thinking it’s the mystical, spiritual moment that it feels like. Or you can now know that it’s likely drinking your sweat. Mmm, delicious.

They always tell you to wear bright colors to attract butterflies, but maybe you’d be better off nicking yourself with a razor.

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AROUND THE VALLEY đź“Ť

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

Early Voting Starts Tomorrow 🗳️

One place you can do it this weekend is at Rainbow Library (both Saturday and Sunday), but you don’t have to get to the library to get your voting out of the way. All early voting stations around the Valley open tomorrow, and will be open through November 1st.

Bally’s Wants You to Walk to the Stadium ⚾

Looking forward to the A’s finally landing in Las Vegas? You might not want to look to forward to it. Because, with the new stadium mock-ups, it seems Bally’s is trying to make it as annoying as possible to get to a game. Along with turning the stadium into part of a resort, they are asking for a waiver to reduce the number of required parking spaces for the stadium by 2/3 from 7,500 dedicated spaces to 2,500 dedicated spaces… because, apparently, they don’t want locals to come.

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EVENTS & LIVE MUSIC đź‘»

It’s another night of scares on the West Side.

Plus, Rampart Casino is celebrating 25 years this weekend.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

Not quite what you’re looking for, or looking for something to do on Saturday or Sunday? Check out Summerlin, Spring Valley & Centennial Weekend Events.

LIVE MUSIC 🎵

Here’s just a taste of the live music around the area tonight -

  • Lexi Pifer (at Makers and Music)

    Tivoli Village

    400 S Rampart Blvd

    Tonight: 5-9 pm

  • Joe Buonano

    Miller's Tavern (Palm Valley Golf Course)

    9201 Del Webb Blvd

    6-9 pm

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BEYOND THE WEST SIDE đźš—

Want to take a little drive on I-215? It’s a cultural sort of weekend Beyond the West Side.

Main Street Boulder City and the Nevada Shakespeare Festival, in partnership with Boulder City Chamber of Commerce, proudly present... MACBETH at the Boulder City Library Outdoor Amphitheater!

Immerse yourself in the world of literature at the 2024 Las Vegas Book Festival. Join us for a day of literary delights, where book lovers of all ages are invited to partake in enriching discussions with esteemed authors and participate in family-friendly activities that spark creativity and curiosity.

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