🐻 Weekend Mode: Mucho Loco, Road Closures, Live Music & More!

don't miss the Olympics closing ceremony this weekend!

August 09, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 12 minutes

TODAY’S WIND DOWN BROUGHT TO YOU WITH

Happy Friday Afternoon, Neighbor!

And Happy Birthday to Smokey Bear, who turns 80 years old today. 🐻 I’m not sure exactly how to honor an anti-fire bear, but pretty sure the number of forest fires currently burning all over the Western U.S. is not the way. Sorry, Smokey. Anyway, for those of you who really want to celebrate this iconic bear and his message, they’re having a birthday celebration tomorrow at Spring Mountains (see the deets in Beyond Summerlin).

But tomorrow is also Lazy Day, so, you know, pick your poison.

In today’s Summerlin City Wind Down:

  • Today's Happy Hours & Eats 🌮

  • Did You Know? 🤼‍♂️

  • Around the Valley (And France) 🚧

  • 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 🌮

If you like to get everything from your tacos to your groove on at Mucho Loco in the Boca Park area, you should know they have new hours. They are now open Monday-Friday 3 pm to midnight and Saturday and Sunday 11 am-midnight. But the hours for tonight’s Mucho Loco Live and their (limited) Monday/Wednesday Happy Hours remain the same.

  • Mucho Loco

    (Boca Park Area)

  • New Hours

    (Mon-Fri: 3 pm-Midnight;

    Sat/Sun: 11 am-Midnight)

  • Mucho Loco Live

    (Tonight 7-11 pm)

Just looking for a good Happy Hour? Check out our list of Friday Happy Hours.

Did You Know? 🤼‍♂️

Fights to the death were commonplace at the Ancient Olympics.

(*Warning: This fact obviously gets a bit dark.)

While the Modern Olympics might be all about building bridges and bringing the world together in the spirit of friendly competition, the Ancient Olympics weren’t quite so civil. At least, not for some competitors. In fact, the ancient games featured some seriously brutal events that make today's cage matches look like friendly games of tag.

The most notorious of these ancient events was a sport called 'pankration,' a vicious blend of wrestling and boxing that left little to the imagination - and often left competitors fighting for their lives.

Pankration was considered the ultimate test of strength, endurance, and, quite frankly, survival. In this no-holds-barred event, nearly anything and everything was allowed. Competitors could choke each other, try to break bones, resort to noogies, basically whatever it took to make their opponent submit. In the pankration, only two things were off-limits - biting and eye-gouging. But nose, ear, and groin gouging were absolutely fair game.

Now, you might think with such brutal rules, athletes would have been dropping like flies. And you wouldn't be too far off. While athletes could technically surrender by waving a finger, the ole finger waggle didn't always guarantee their safety. These fights were often so intense that surrender came too late, and athletes died from their injuries.

Why, you ask, would anyone willingly participate in such a dangerously bone-headed event? Well, for the ancient Greeks, pankration was the ultimate display of arete - excellence, virtue, and the ideal of manliness. Winning in pankration didn't just earn you a laurel wreath. It immortalized you as a hero, someone who literally risked it all for glory. “Brawn Over Brains” might have been a very fitting motto.

Despite its brutal nature, pankration remained one of the most popular events at the ancient Olympics until the games were eventually banned by Emperor Theodosius I in the 4th century A.D.

Thankfully, when the modern games returned, they did so with events where Olympians could focus on breaking records instead of noses. Which is good, because I think it’s safe to say, an Olympic journey is much sweeter when it doesn't end in a trip to the afterlife.

AROUND THE VALLEY (AND FRANCE) 🚧

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

The Final Weekend 🎉

Welp, we’ve almost made it through the Olympics. Things wrap up this weekend with a whole slew of finals and a whole lot of medal ceremonies. For those who wanna watch the big finale, the Closing Ceremony airs live at noon on Sunday on NBC. An hour before that (at 11 am), there’s also a recap show with the highlights of the Olympics. So, if you feel like you’ve missed some stuff, Sunday is your chance to get the abridged version.

Expect Road Closures 🚧

Due to a campaign stop by Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, expect sudden, random traffic disruptions around the Valley (and the airport) tonight and tomorrow. A flight restriction at Harry Reid International Airport runs from 7:30 pm tonight until 6:45 pm tomorrow, but traffic disruptions are so-far unknown. So, if you have to drive anywhere near Downtown or The Strip tonight or tomorrow morning/afternoon, just expect to get delayed.

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EVENTS & LIVE MUSIC 🎵

Feeling funky? You can get your groove on at lots of places around Summerlin tonight. But the real highlight of the weekend has to be tomorrow at Pavilion Center Pool with an event that just sounds straight-up baller to me.

TODAY

  • Total Wine & More Sampling Hours

    Total Wine & More

    730 S Rampart Blvd

    2-8 pm

  • Friday Flix

    Sahara West Library

    9600 W Sahara Ave

    3-5 pm

  • Commercial Professionals Happy Hour

    Bel-Aire Lounge (Durango Resort)

    6915 S Durango Dr

    5-7 pm

  • Live DJ (Freddy B)

    Rouge Room (Red Rock Resort)

    11011 W Charleston Blvd

    11 pm-Close

SATURDAY & SUNDAY

LIVE MUSIC

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

  • Mucho Loco Live

    Mucho Loco

    1121 S Fort Apache Rd

    7-11 pm

  • Cover Lane

    Frankie’s Uptown (Downtown Summerlin)

    1770 Festival Plaza Dr

    8-11 pm

  • Radical West

    Rouge Room (Red Rock Resort)

    11011 W Charleston Blvd

    8-11 pm

Nothing here of interest? Check out our full list of Summerlin Weekend Events.

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BEYOND SUMMERLIN 🚗

Looking to get Beyond Summerlin this weekend? Here are a few things we think might be worth the drive -

  • Indoor Yard Sale

    Lieburn Active Adult Center

    6230 Garwood Ave, Las Vegas

    Saturday

    9 am-2 pm

    * Free Entry for Shoppers

Bring your family and friends and discover the joy of hunting for those hidden treasures and great bargains!

Join us for a fun-filled day as we celebrate Smokey Bear's 80th Birthday!The celebration will feature various activities, including a birthday cake, educational booths, US Forest Service fire engine, fire crew, and Smokey!

Join the talented group from Beyond the Neon for a beautiful weekend evening as you listen to or perform poetry.

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