🎆 Weekend Mode: July 4th Prep, Live Music & West Nile

There's another visible rocket launch tonight!

June 28, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 11 minutes

TODAY’S WIND DOWN BROUGHT TO YOU WITH

Happy Friday Afternoon, Neighbor!

And Happy Last Weekend of Pride! If you haven't done so yet, don't forget to celebrate yourself. Today is also the anniversary of the actual launch of the Stonewall Riots, so, of all the weekends of Pride, this is the one to give a special tip of your hat to those who came before you. (If you feel donate-y, the Stonewall Foundation can always use your support. )

Now, into the 4th of July weekend. 🎆 Or would that be next weekend? Since the 4th falls on Thursday, I guess it would be next weekend. But we'll just say we have a holiday bookended by weekends and you can get your grill fired up on both of them if you want.

Also, don't forget, you can adopt a pet until 7 pm today or tomorrow from 11 am to 7pm fee-free at The Animal Foundation. (Or pick up a collar and tags for the doggos or kittehs you already have on Sunday between 11 am and 3 pm.)

And it’s your last day to vote in the Nevada SPCA calendar contest. So, if you have a fur-ball you’ve been meaning to put a couple dollars down on, you’re down to the wire.

In today’s Summerlin City Wind Down:

  • Today's Happy Hours & Eats (Featuring Tragedy) 😟 

  • Did You Know? 🖐️

  • Around the Valley 🦟

  • Today’s Events & Live Music 🍷

  • Beyond Summerlin 🚗

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

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TODAY’S HAPPY HOURS & EATS (Featuring Tragedy) 😟🎵

Welp. Apparently, the Fried Pickles are no longer on the Honey Salt Happy Hour menu, which is an honest-to-God tragedy. (Shoutout to Alex B. for being the bearer of bad news.) Sorry if I led anyone astray. I’m going to go eat a pint of ice cream and weep now. I mean, WHY WOULD THEY?!?

Anyway *sigh* if you like some tunes with your cheap Happy Hour eats, it can be a pretty hard combo to come by. That said, there is one place where Happy Hour proudly overlaps with live music tonight, and a couple of others where you can listen to a some live piano music if your linger over your drink long enough.

  • The Ridge Bar & Grill

  • Summerlin South-ish

  • Happy Hour 4-7 pm

  • Friday Night Vibes 5-8 pm

  • T-Bone Chophouse

  • Red Rock Resort

  • Happy Hour Ends 6 pm

  • Piano Music Starts 6 pm

  • Lola’s

  • Summerlin North

  • Happy Hour Ends 6 pm

  • Piano Music Starts 6 pm

Did You Know? 🖐️

Your fingernails grow faster on hot summer days.

It might seem like an old wives’ tale, but it’s true. When temperatures rise and days get longer, your nail-growth kicks into high gear.

The science behind this summertime nail spurt lies in your body's increased blood circulation. Warmer weather boosts blood flow, delivering more nutrients to your nail matrix, which sounds sci-fi, but is really just the patch of cells at the base of your nail where nail growth beings. With this increased supply of oxygen and nutrients, your nails have all the ingredients they need to grow faster and stronger.

But, although heat alone is enough to cause a nail growth spurt, sunlight also plays a role. In summer, you're more likely to spend time outside soaking up that sweet, sweet vitamin D, which helps your body absorb calcium, an essential mineral in maintaining strong nails.

So, if you think your nails have been in hyperdrive as the weather’s warmed up, it more than just your imagination. Both your fingernails and toenails should be sprouting faster. But since your toenails grow slower than your fingernails (about 1 mm per month compared to 3 mm growth for fingernails), you may not notice those as much. Until, that is, they put that inevitable hole in your sock.

AROUND THE VALLEY 🏡

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

Keep Looking Up 🚀

Did you see that rocket go by on Wednesday? If not, you’ll get another chance tonight. SpaceX is launching their Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base around 8 pm. When they launched the same rocket from the same base on Sunday, plenty of people reported seeing its smoky trail in the sky.

West Nile? More Like West No-Thanks 🦟

Yesterday the Southern Nevada Health District issued a report verifying the first two confirmed cases of West Nile virus in Clark County this mosquito season. They've found West Nile-positive mosquitoes in 30 different Clark County zip codes (and the virus that causes St. Louis encephalitis in 5 different zip codes), so wear long sleeves and pants when you can and watch out for them skeeters!

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LOCAL EVENTS TO CHECK OUT 🎶

If you love Dune, I hope you're already deep in the sands of Arrakis at Sahara West Library. (Though you may still have a chance to slip into Dune 2 at 3 pm if there are any seats left.)

Otherwise, it's a pretty musical night around Summerlin.

For a full listing of the weekend’s events, see our Summerlin Weekend Events guide.

  • Total Wine & More Sampling Hours

    Total Wine & More

    730 S Rampart Blvd

    2-8 pm

  • Dune in the Afternoon (Friday Flix)

    Sahara West Library

    9600 W Sahara Ave

    Dune 2 Starts at 3 pm!

  • Live DJ

    Rouge Room (Red Rock Resort)

    11011 W Charleston Blvd

    11 pm-Close

AT RED ROCK CANYON

  • Red Rock Trivia

    Red Spring Pavilion / Calico Basin Trailhead

    Calico Basin Rd

    6-7:30 pm

LIVE MUSIC

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

  • Angelina Alex & Miguel Trejo

    Rampart Round Bar (JW Marriott)

    221 N Rampart Blvd

    7 pm-Midnight

  • Jam It

    Frankie’s Uptown (Downtown Summerlin)

    1770 Festival Plaza Dr

    8-11 pm

  • M3CCA

    Rocks Lounge (Red Rock Resort)

    11011 W Charleston Blvd

    9-11 pm

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BEYOND SUMMERLIN 🚗

Want to get Beyond Summerlin this weekend? Here are a few things that might be of interest -

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- Riley and the Summerlin City Wind Down team