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2017 SUMMER CAMP SECTION INSIDE

Unplugging for Camp The Youth of Today Need a Digital Detox

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MONDAYS DARK @ THE SPACE FIERCE ENCOUNTERS WAITING FOR THE KNIGHTS

STITCHES IN HISTORY

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March

Pulse Explore The month’s event listings to help plan your day or your stay.

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Devour Where to find some of the best eats, drinks and foodie happenings in the Valley.

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Desire Sin City abounds in worldclass shopping ... these are a few of our favorite things.

20 Discover Places to go, cool things to do, hip people to see in the most exciting city in the world.

36 Taste Yardbird and a cadre of other Southern Florida restaurants have joined the Las Vegas Strip dining scene.

Grill

Think 42 Fierce Encounters Competitive sports you never knew existed.

46 Stitching History From the Holocaust Lost fashion designs, found in a box, shines a light on the eternal plight of the refugee.

58 Jody Niemann Champion Golfer and Golf Club Executive.

The month’s spotlight on someone to know.

2017 SUMMER CAMP SECTION INSIDE

52 Sticks and Pucks A hockey fan talks about his home team, his girlfriend and his move to Vegas.

Unplugging for Camp The Youth of Today Need a Digital Detox

On the Cover Unplugging for Camp.

FIERCE ENCOUNTERS

WAITING FOR THE KNIGHTS STITCHES IN HISTORY

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LAUNCH INTO SUMMER! 2017 SUMMER CAMPS | JUNE 1 - AUGUST 11 • Camp K’helah Day Camp • Camp K’helah Pines Overnight Camp

• Specialty Camp Options • New Teen Travel Camp • Early Bird Rates end March 17

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Contributors

Aleza Freeman

Richard S. Gubbe

Jason Harris

is a true product

is an award-winning

of the desert,

journalist, public

conceived in the

relations specialist

Negev and born in

and Reiki Master

Vegas. She worked

Teacher. He holds a

for many years as

journalism degree

a reporter, editor

from Southern

and copywriter for

Illinois University

newspapers, ad

and with positions at

agencies, internet

the Las Vegas SUN,

startups and

Caesars Palace, Las

casino creative

Vegas Magazine,

departments before

USA Today and The

branching out on her

Sporting News. He

own as a freelance

won two Illinois

writer. But it’s her

Press Association

role as mommy

awards for

writes for a number of publications and websites. He specializes in food, music, and comedy writing. He has worked in almost every aspect of the entertainment industry. He has sold multiple screenplays, written awards shows and had a tv show on ABC for a minute. He’s still broke. And he loves his daughter Scarlett the most.

that excites her

Newswriting Series

most (even more

and Investigative

than reporting on-

Reporting for his

assignment in Israel,

work on toxic waste

interviewing Weird

cleanup in Illinois.

Al Yankovic or riding

He has taught

every thrill ride in

more than 2,700

Vegas with a video

Reiki students and

camera pointed at

trained more than

her face). Aleza’s

400 Reiki Master

squad includes her

Level Teachers. He

husband Howard,

can be reached at

son Evan, two cats,

rgubbe@yahoo.com

Rob Kachelriess stays busy writing about all things interesting in Las Vegas. No topic is off limits. He is best known for his work with Thrillist and contributes regularly to a number of other local publications.

Rob was the Managing Editor for Vegas2LA Magazine and spent seven years as a television news producer in both Las Vegas and Savannah, Georgia.

He spends time away from his laptop with h s fi n ee r nd their dog Zoey.

Beth Rosen MS, RN, CDN is a mom of two teens and a Registered Dietitian in private practice in Connecticut as well as virtually, worldwide. She subscribes to a non-diet philosophy and is a Health at Every Size® practitioner. Her expertise lies with empowering women who are fed up with the vicious cycle of dieting to ditch diets, eat fearlessly, and heal their relationship with their body. Beth has also helped ents find re ef from digestive disorders such as Irritable Bowel Disease, SIBO, Celiac disease, and food intolerances.

You can connect with Beth through her website at www. goodnessgraciousliving.com

Lynn Wexler enjoys distilling, and voicing in print, the essence of topics she researches and those she interviews. Her acute and ardent style has been acknowledged throughout her years as a TV reporter, news anchor and journalist, interviewing persons of note on the world stage. As a ert fied

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Manners Life Coach, Lynn trains groups and individuals on improving their personal, social and professional effectiveness. She is most proud of her three outstanding children.

one dog and the occasional spider.

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From the Publisher

Max & Joanne Friedland

In the early 1980’s my family and I lived in Santa Monica, California.

Most Sunday mornings, children in tow, we’d walk to our local diner, Rae’s for our usual two plus two plus two. My love affair with hole in the wall eateries must have started with this establishment, which has served up r ers nd re f sts s n e the e r s he he tr ffi on Pico Boulevard and the hyperactive curiosity of our four-year-old made this outing an act of faith. The storefronts fascinated him and I was repeatedly implored to describe the magic that went on behind their plate glass windows.

One Sunday Max junior stumped me. Above the freshly painted exterior of a new store hung an eye-catching logo with words “The Westside’s 1st Cellular Telephone Emporium” printed below. The window proudly displayed a multitude of electronic components, adaptors, cables and a selection of cumbersome looking shoulder strapped valises containing a handset that looked like a cordless house phone on steroids.

Never could I have guessed that strange looking device would soon take over our lives and that I would never see my son again without one in his hand. This technology has metastasized its way into every corner of our human experience. As I write, images of Amazonian tribesmen in leather loincloths carrying cellphones come to mind. Um…I wonder what their service is like in the jungle?

This lengthy and rather self-indulgent preamble is composed as an introduction to our special section cover story, Unplugging Camp pages 24-30. For all the advantages cellphones, and other electronic devices have brought, they come at a steep price. I am not only referring to the cost but to the effect that it all has had on children and their need to develop healthy socialization skills. An “lol” will never be an adequate substitute for a cheerful slap on the back. Summer camp operators have realized this and are now offering weeks of digital detox for our nose-onscreen kids.

Finally DAVID magazine wishes to express our sadness at the tragic and untimely passing of 59-year-old racecar driver and two-time breast n er s r or en e on nd e r r e d ed from injuries sustained in a crash at the Las Vegas Speedway where he worked as a racing instructor. In the October 2016 issue of DAVID, writer Lynn Wexler spent time with Gil, capturing in print his passion for racing, his love for family, and his battle with male breast cancer. We at DAVID value the relationships we build with the people — and their stories — th t e fe t re e h month n the m ne e remem ered and missed for his sincerity, vulnerability, kindness and joie de vivre. Our hearts go out to his wife and two children. RIP Gil. If I don’t happen to see you around town this month, I’ll certainly see you in the racks.

Max D. Friedland max@davidlv.com

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Pulse

Your Guide to the Arts, Entertainment and Community Events.

What's Hot this Month in Dining, Shopping and Local Attractions.

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BLUES TRAVELER: UNHOOKED Through Mar. 9, 9:30 p.m., $79 and up. Caesars Palace, 3570 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 866-227-5938. http://caesarspalace.com BACKSTREET BOYS: LARGER THAN LIFE Through Mar. 18, 9 p.m., $127 and up. Axis Theater, Planet Hollywood, 3667 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-785-5555. http://caesars. com/planethollywood

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Encore, 3131 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas.

702-770-7171. http://wynnlasvegas.com/ JO KOY 9 p.m., $56 and up. Treasure Island, 3300 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-8947111. http://treasureisland.com ISAIAH RASHAD 9 p.m., $15 and up. Vinyl, Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Rd., Las Vegas. 702693-5000. http://hardrockhotel.com USA SEVENS RUGBY TOURNAMENT Through Mar. 5, Times vary, $15 and up. Sam Boyd Stadium, 7000 E. Russell Rd., Las Vegas. 702895-2761. http://samboydstadium.com AN EVENING WITH MARILYN MAYE DEDICATED TO THE AMERICAN SONGBOOK Through Mar. 4, 7 p.m., $39 and up. The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas.

702-749-2012. http://thesmithcenter.com BJ THOMAS 8 p.m., $40 and up. Golden Nugget, 129 Fremont St., Las Vegas. 702-3857111. http://goldennugget.com DIERKS BENTLEY Through Mar. 4, 8 p.m., $49 and up. The Chelsea, Cosmopolitan, 3708 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-698-7000. http://cosmopolitan.com FIRST FRIDAY ART CELEBRATION 6 p.m., Free.

Arts Factory, 107 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas.

702-383-3133. http://theartsfactory.com/

Bruno Mars, Mar. 11-12

March 1

REBA, BROOKS, & DUNN Through Mar. 4, 7:30 p.m., $90 and up. Caesars Palace, 3570 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 866-227-5938. http:// caesarspalace.com

CUMMINS AND SCOULLAR'S THE LITTLE PRINCE, THE PLAY 6:30 p.m., $15 and up. The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas. 702-749-2012. http:// thesmithcenter.com

UNLV RUNNIN' REBELS BASKETBALL VS. UTAH STATE 8 p.m., $15 and up. Thomas & Mack Center, UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy., Las Vegas. 702-739-3267. http:// thomasandmack.com

THE COMPOSERS SHOWCASE OF LAS VEGAS 10:30 p.m., $25. The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas. 702-749-2012. http://thesmithcenter.com

GARY OWEN Through Mar. 4, 8 p.m., $44 and up. Orleans, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas.

702-284-7777. http://orleans.com JOE ROGAN 10 p.m., $30 and up. MGM Grand, 3799 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-8927575. https://mgmgrand.com JAY LENO 10 p.m., $87 and up. Mirage, 3400 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-791-7111. http://mirage.com

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Cabrera Conducts The Music of John Williams; Star Wars and Beyond, Mar. 3-5

SOCIAL DISTORTION Through Mar. 4, 8:30 p.m., $37. House of Blues, Mandalay Place, 3950 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-6327600. http://mandalaybay.com

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Brooklyn Bowl, 3545 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-862-2695. http://brooklynbowl. com/las-vegas

UFC 209: WOODLEY VS. THOMPSON 3:30 p.m., $80 and up. T-Mobile Arena, 3780 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-692-1300. http://tmobilearena.com

TOURO GALA 5:30 p.m., $252. Four Seasons Hotel, 3960 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702777-3100. https://tun.touro.edu/

GOV'T MULE 8 p.m., $35. Brooklyn Bowl, 3545 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-862-2695. http://brooklynbowl.com/las-vegas

FRANKIE MORENO 8 p.m., $30 and up.

The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas. 702-749-2012. http:// thesmithcenter.com

TIM ALLEN 10 p.m., $66 and up. Mirage, 3400 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-791-7111. http://mirage.com BLAKE SHELTON 7:30 p.m., $50 and up. MGM Grand, 3799 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas.

702-892-7575. https://mgmgrand.com COLIN KANE 7:30 p.m. & 10 p.m., $20 and up. Vinyl, Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Rd., Las Vegas. 702-693-5000. http:// hardrockhotel.com CABRERA CONDUCTS THE MUSIC OF JOHN WILLIAMS; STAR WARS AND BEYOND Through Mar. 5, Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m., $30 and up. The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas. 702-749-2012. http:// thesmithcenter.com

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301 N. Buffalo Drive

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TCHAMI WITH SPECIAL GUEST MERCER 7 p.m., $22 and up. Brooklyn Bowl, 3545 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-862-2695. http:// brooklynbowl.com/las-vegas

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CHARLIE WILSON 7 p.m., $50 and up. MGM Grand, 3799 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas.

702-892-7575. https://mgmgrand.com JARROD SPECTOR AND KELLI BARRETT THIS IS DEDICATED: MUSIC'S GREATEST MARRIAGES 7 p.m., $39 and up. The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas.

702-749-2012. http://thesmithcenter.com SHEN YUN 2017 Through Mar. 12, Times vary, $70 and up. The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas. 702-749-2012. http:// thesmithcenter.com BILL ENGVALL 9 p.m., $65 and up. Treasure Island, 3300 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas.

702-894-7111. http://treasureisland.com MARSHALL TUCKER BAND 8 p.m., $62 and up.

Golden Nugget, 129 Fremont St., Las Vegas.

702-385-7111. http://goldennugget.com KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD BAND Through Mar. 11, 8 p.m., $33 and up. Orleans, 4500 W.

Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas. 702-284-7777. http://orleans.com

862-2695. http://brooklynbowl.com/las-vegas

BILL MAHER Through Mar. 11, 8 p.m., $87 and up. Mirage, 3400 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas.

702-791-7111. http://mirage.com

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RAIDING THE ROCK VAULT Through Mar. 31, 8 p.m., $69 and up. Vinyl, Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Rd., Las Vegas. 702-693-5000. http:// hardrockhotel.com BRUNO MARS Through Mar. 12, 9 p.m., $91 and up. Park Theater, Monte Carlo, 3770 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-730-7777. http:// montecarlo.com PORTUGAL.THE MAN 8 p.m., $25 and up.

Brooklyn Bowl, 3545 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-862-2695. http://brooklynbowl. com/las-vegas GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS 8 p.m., $26 and up. The Pearl, Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas. 702-942-7777. http://palms.com

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MATILDA THE MUSICAL Through Mar. 19, Times vary, $29 and up. The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas. 702-749-2012. http://thesmithcenter.com

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ROD STEWART Through Mar. 22, 7:30 p.m., $74 and up. Caesars Palace, 3570 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 866-227-5938. http:// caesarspalace.com

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JASON ISBELL 7 p.m., $35 and up. House of Blues, Mandalay Place, 3950 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-632-7600. http:// mandalaybay.com J-STREET LAS VEGAS LAUNCH, FEATURING ANAT HOFFMAN AND JEREMY BEN-AMI 7 p.m., $180. UNLV Alumni Center, 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy., Las Vegas. 702-869-2700. http://jstreet.org FLOGGING MOLLY 9 p.m., $40 and up.

Cosmopolitan, 3708 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-698-7000. http://cosmopolitan.com EMO NITE LA PRESENTS EMO NITE LAS VEGAS 9 p.m., $15. Vinyl, Hard Rock Hotel,

APRIL 26–30

We are pleased to invite you to a premiere event.

J Street Las Vegas Launch:

MAPPING A SECURE FUTURE FOR ISRAEL Keynote Speaker

Featuring

ANAT HOFFMAN

JEREMY BEN AMI

Executive Director of the Israel Religious Action Center and Board Chair of Women of the Wall

President and Founder of J Street

Others to be announced!

THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 2017

TICKETS START AT $35

Richard Tam Alumni Center at the University of Nevada - Las Vegas

THESMITHCENTER.COM

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC • RSVP at jstreet.org/VegasLaunch

702.749.2000 | TTY: 800.326.6868 or dial 711 361 Symphony Park Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89106

Conversation begins at 7pm Limited seating still available for dinner with Anat Hoffman preceding the event at 5:30pm. Please e-mail jodie@jstreet.org or call 703-217-2233 for more information.

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DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE 8 p.m., $25 and up.

The Chelsea, Cosmopolitan, 3708 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-698-7000. http:// cosmopolitan.com NEIL SEDAKA Through Mar. 18, 8 p.m., $70 and up. Orleans, 4500 W. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas.

702-284-7777. http://orleans.com JON LOVITZ & DANA CARVEY REUNITED Through Mar. 18, 8:30 p.m., $75 and up. The Foundry, SLS, 2535 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-761-7000. http://slshotels.com/ lasvegas UMPHREY'S MCGEE 6:30 p.m., $33 and up.

Brooklyn Bowl, 3545 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-862-2695. http://brooklynbowl. com/las-vegas EDDIE MONEY 8 p.m., $62 and up. Golden Nugget, 129 Fremont St., Las Vegas. 702-3857111. http://goldennugget.com LON BRONSON BAND 9:30 p.m., $15 and up. The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas. 702-749-2012. http:// thesmithcenter.com

An Evening with Vince Gill & Lyle Lovet, Mar. 24

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PETER RABBIT TALES 6:30 p.m., $15 and up. The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas. 702-749-2012. http:// thesmithcenter.com

TOSH.SHOW Through Mar. 18, Fri. 10 p.m., Sat. 7:30 p.m., $66 and up. Mirage, 3400 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-791-7111. http:// mirage.com

BRITNEY: PIECE OF ME Through Mar. 31, 9 p.m., $124 and up. Axis Theater, Planet Hollywood, 3667 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-785-5555. http://caesars.com/ planethollywood

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DIANNE REEVES WITH PETER MARTIN, PETER SPRAGUE, REGINALD VEAL, TERREON GULLY 6 p.m. & 8 p.m., $45 and up. The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas.

702-749-2012. http://thesmithcenter.com

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SOLOMON SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL OF LAS VEGAS ANNUAL BAR MITZVAH GALA 5 p.m., $200. Canyon Gate Country Club, 2001 Canyon Gate Dr., Las Vegas. 702-804-1333. http://ssdslv.org/ UFO 8 p.m., $25. House of Blues, Mandalay Place, 3950 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702632-7600. http://mandalaybay.com

MONSTER JAM WORLD FINALS XVIII Through Mar. 25, 6 p.m., $61 and up. Sam Boyd Stadium, 7000 E. Russell Rd., Las Vegas. 702-895-2761. http://samboydstadium.com DONAVON FRANKENREITER 8 p.m., $20.

Brooklyn Bowl, 3545 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-862-2695. http://brooklynbowl. com/las-vegas

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AN EVENING WITH VINCE GILL & LYLE LOVETT - SONGS AND STORIES 7:30 p.m., $30 and up. The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas. 702-749-2012. http:// thesmithcenter.com

FRANKIE MORENO 8 p.m., $30 and up. The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas. 702-749-2012. http://thesmithcenter.com

PANIC! AT THE DISCO - DEATH OF A BACHELOR TOUR 7 p.m., $40 and up.

Mandalay Bay Event Center, 3950 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-632-7600. http:// mandalaybay.com

WE THE KINGS 6 p.m., $25 and up. Vinyl, Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Rd., Las Vegas. 702693-5000. http://hardrockhotel.com

TAYLOR DAYNE 8 p.m., $40 and up. Golden Nugget, 129 Fremont St., Las Vegas. 702-3857111. http://goldennugget.com

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GAME OF THRONES LIVE CONCERT EXPERIENCE 8 p.m., $40 and up. MGM Grand, 3799 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-8927575. https://mgmgrand.com KODO: DADAN 7:30 p.m., $29 and up. The Smith Center, 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas.

702-749-2012. http://thesmithcenter.com NICK SWARDSON 10 p.m., $65 and up. Mirage, 3400 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-7917111. http://mirage.com IL VOLO PRESENTS NOTTE MAGICA - A TRIBUTE TO THE THREE TENORS TOUR 8 p.m., $55 and up. Park Theater, Monte Carlo, 3770 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-7307777. http://montecarlo.com

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40 OZ. TO FREEDOM - SUBLIME TRIBUTE BAND 6 p.m., $15. Brooklyn Bowl, 3545 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-862-2695. http:// brooklynbowl.com/las-vegas

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THE ADELSON EDUCATIONAL CAMPUS IN PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE GALA 5 p.m., $250.

Venetian Palazzo Resort and Casino, 3355 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-255-4500. https://adelsoncampus.org

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Devour Wine in the Gnudi “Happy Hour” are two words that bring music to many ears. Downtown Las Vegas’ Therapy features signature food and drink specials available from 2 to 5 p.m. daily and from 9 to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday. “Wine in the Gnudi” features a glass of house red or white wine paired with Therapy’s signature baked r ott o ded th tr ff e hone fi m nd roasted almonds served on a cranberry and walnut crostini (pictured); or the “Balls and Beer” option, offering chicken meatballs and the choice of a 16-ounce local draft beer. Guests may also enjoy 20% off any regularly priced food item during the afternoon happy hour, from 2 to 5 p.m.

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Cucumber-Basil Martini Striving to use only the freshest ingredients, Mercato della Pescheria inside The Venetian takes pride in delivering cocktails such as their Cucumber-Basil Martini. Crafted by Ryan Kelimoff, the ingredients are simple, consisting of fresh cucumbers, lemon juice, gin, limoncello, fresh basil and cucumber bitters. It’s a delicious way to usher in the spring season.

• 4 Cucumber Slices • 1 ½ Bulldog Gin • 1 oz. Caravella Limoncello • 4 Dashes Cucumber Bitters • ½ oz. Lemon Juice • 3 Basil Leaves • 2 Cucumber Slices Method In a mixing glass, muddle the four cucumber slices Add gin, limoncello, cucumber bitters, lemon juice and basil leaves Shake and double strain into cocktail coupe Garnish with two cucumber slices Mercato della Pescheria, The Venetian, 3377 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-837-0309.

Eggs Rolls from the Southwest Café Americano, located at Caesars Palace (where Central used to be) features American food with a Latin twist, such as the Southwest Avocado Egg Roll. Made with roasted corn, black beans, red peppers, cilantro cream and salsa verde, the dish is a bright, new take on egg rolls. While there, try the Cuban sandwich and go for one or all four types of Bloody Marys – including one made with ceviche.

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The striking and beautiful Oscar de la Renta Bold Flower Necklace is a nod to the vintage style with gold-plated pewter brass metal flowers that boldly adorn the neckline. $650. Saks Fifth Avenue, 3200 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas. 702-733-8300.

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hen I was a kid, I went to sleep-away camp. We swam, rode horses, danced, learned boating skills, how to water ski, and did lots of arts and crafts. When we weren’t at activities, either during our rest period or on a rainy day, we

played with Jacks, we held Spite and Malice tournaments (a card game that I no longer remember how to play), and made bracelets out of lanyard. We washed our hair in the rainstorms and had shavin cream fi hts We listened to Kasey Kasem’s “American Top 40” on Sundays during doughnut breakfast,

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and sometimes, we even wrote letters home.

We had eight weeks with our camp friends and wanted to make every minute count.

Now it’s my kids’ turn. Camp is a little different. They go for seven weeks. They don’t have horses or water skiing; they have rock climbing, circus and lake trampolines.

They don’t have Olympics; instead, they have World Day. But mostly, it’s the same; it’s a time in their lives when they get to just be kids and nurture friendships that will last a lifetime. It’s a time to learn responsibilities (keeping your cubby neat, stacking your plates at the end of a meal) and a time to be independent and build character, while in a safe environment that fosters community and family values. My son loves camp so much that he is depressed for days after coming home, claiming he is camp-sick and missing his friends. I can only empathize with him (I’ve been there) and remind him of how luck he is to have the opportunity to

go to camp and create a special bond with friends.

But, when our camp sent an email saying that they have changed their technology policy, my camp-loving son threw a hairy fit he hairiest o e c ear, the o d po icy stated that nothing that could connect to the Internet, even if it had an airplane mode, was permitted. But now, the iPod Touch, iPads, and the classic hand-held DSi game consoles were not. Only “old fashioned” mp3 players/iPods and cameras that don’t record video are a o ed ac to the hairy fit e needs the i od ouch, he c aims e needs it to listen to music, and to play games, and to watch a movie, and for the clock. I told him I would charge his old iPod and load it with his current musical favorites (the radio edited versions) and send him with a clock. That wasn’t good enough. And it seemed like he was going through some sort of withdrawal at the thought of living without technology for

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seven whole weeks. The behavior frightened me. I realized that his whole social existence is dependent upon his tech stuff. His smart phone is how he listens to music, entertains himself, and talks to friends - well, not actually talk, more like text - comment on posts, and “like” photos. Kids these days don’t actually interact. If you have ever witnessed kids together (and I am referring to teens), they usually have their heads down, looking at a smart phone, or communicating through their game consoles with those friends present or other kids in groups doing the same thing on the other side of town. This is my son’s way of life. Gone are the days of calling a landline and making small talk with a friend’s mother before talking to the friend. When they want to contact a friend, they simply text, or “@” symbol them on Instagram, or open Snapchat. Our camp would like to give the campers the opportunity to put down the david magazine march 2017.pdf 2/14/17 1:52 PM tech stuff and spend time1with friends the old

ashioned ay nd a ter itnessin the fit, it’s clear to me that he could use the detox.

I posted a out his fit on ace oo and a debate ensued between those who favored the break from technology and the need to be connected to all the happenings of the teen world 24/7, and those who thought that the tech stuff was now a part of our way of life and the camp should allow it in moderation.

I sided with the “take a break” group. In a 2013 New York Times article entitled “Your Phone vs. Your Heart,” the author conducted a study which set out to prove that habits can mold how our brains work. She concluded with the following statement: “If you don’t regularly exercise your ability to connect ace to ace, you eventua y find yourself lacking some of the basic biological capacity to do so.” How scary is that?! My point in bringing up this fact is that camp provides kids with the perfect opportunity to exercise their ability to “connect face to face,”

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which is probably why these friendships are amongst my son’s strongest.

It’s not just camp that can provide this essential time for kids to take a tech break.

Many kids don’t go away to camp. Most in my area don’t go to any kind of camp at all. Summer is a great excuse for all kids to unplug and go outside and play, jump in a lake or a pool, or just sit around and get bored. Boredom is the best fuel for creativity. Boredom is what lead my camp friends and me to wash our hair in the rain, sing into our hairbrushes at the top of our lungs, and use every color we had in the rainbow pack of markers to write letters home. Even as adults, our brains need that downtime to daydream, collect our thoughts and create new ideas. As a writer and an entrepreneur, I find that my most productive work comes to fruition when I turn off the TV, Facebook and my phone.

For me, I am glad that my kids’ camp is giving them the opportunity to exercise not only their bodies, but also their minds.

But we shouldn’t limit our breaks from technology to camp and summer. I know I am not setting enough limits on screen time during the rest of the year. That’s something I would like to change for everyone in my house, myself included.

Practicing boredom is good for the brain!

Try it: Pretend it’s a new-fangled form of Yoga - let’s call it “Boga,” I’m sure it will catch on. Start with taking time out of every day or every week and unplug. No one will miss you. Try it for a few hours a day, or be adventurous and take a whole Sunday off. I will be trying it this summer too, so you won’t be alone. I think it will help me be more present for my children when they come home with the equivalent of six-packabs for brains. I want six-pack-abs for brains too! Time to Boga!

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Singing For Someone Else’s Supper Mondays Dark Lights Up the Off-Strip Skies at The Space

By Aleza Freeman t’s just after 9 p.m. and the room is buzzing with energy at the burgeoning entertainment and event venue, The Space. The $5 shots are flowing and the Mondays Dark audience is psyched. There’s only one thing this moment needs:. More cowbell.

The privilege to play the coveted instrument on stage with the band (all professional musicians from the Las Vegas Strip) comes at a price tag of $100—a nudge toward a nightly goal of $10,000 for a charitable cause.

Several hands raise $100 bills into the air. The more cowbell, the better.

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Clever nuances, like the $100 Cowbell Jam, add spice to the overall flavor of Mondays Dark. The twice-monthly, cabaret-style show has been stirring up a jambalaya of talent from the Strip, Hollywood and Broadway, for almost four years. Singers, musical acts, athletes, celebrity chefs—all sharing a passion for philanthropy and performance—join together in Vegas on a night that’s traditionally dark in the theater world.

“Vegas is so different than L.A. or New York in that the entertainment community is so small,” says Mondays Dark creator Mark Shunock, a Broadway actor who moved to Las Vegas with his wife in 2013 to open “Rock of Ages” at the Venetian. Describing the city as red-carpet-happy, he explains, “We were always invited to openings and special events. I wanted to find to not st sho t to m e d fferen e Thirty-plus shows later, Mondays Dark has raised upwards of $350,000 for local charities through its $20 ticket price, silent auctions and other creative fundraising activities. In January, the show departed Vinyl at the Hard Rock Hotel for its new, permanent home, The Space. The venue, located just west of The Strip, was opened by Shunock on January 5.

“Having a community center to operate out of allows us to be a little more creative,” explains Shunock. “We don’t have to wait for casino executives to tell us we can or can’t do anything. Most important … we can hold more people.”

Totaling 8,900 square feet, The Space includes 3,000 square feet of raw performance space, a piano bar and lobby area, unisex bathroom, rehearsal studios, a podcast studio and a black box theater. There’s plenty

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of places to park outside and a cool, comfortable vibe inside. Wall-to-wall bookshelves in one corner of the lobby showcase scripts that Shunock purchased in New York, books on acting and vinyl records. A grand piano in the same corner begs for a player.

“I built and designed The Space so everyone feels welcome; from the actors to the audience members,” says Shunock. “I want to feel like you can come here with your laptop, get on Wi-Fi, meet with your actor buddies or your artist friends and collaborate. By day, I want it to be a creative space … like a really cool, better Starbucks.”

On this particular night at Mondays Dark, the charity is “Send Me on Vacation,” an organization which raises funds to send breast cancer patients and survivors on a bucket list-level vacation. “It’s a way to make them h n to red s o er the r s r e ns the non rofit s founder Cathy Backus, adding that she’s delighted to be a part of Mondays Dark’s “unique model.”

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“I have no idea whose laptop is operating things tonight,” Shunock jokes with the audience as he steps on stage, “but … porn … you know you’re in good hands. That’s worth $20!”

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Explaining he is “a big Bond guy,” Shunock introduces Broadway belter Niki Scalera, in town to perform her one woman concert, “Bassey and Me,” at the Smith Center. “She’s good,” whispers audience member Donna Flanagan as Scalera steps on stage to cover the Bond tune, “Diamonds are Forever.”

Flanagan, a North Las Vegas resident, has been attending Mondays Dark since the beginning, and says she comes to every performance: “My friend took me once and I was hooked.”

One of her favorite performers is Vegas powerhouse Skye Dee Miles.

“When she sings, your hair flies back!” Another particularly memorable performance was RJ columnist Robin Leach’s reading of the Missed Connections personal ads on Craigslist in his familiar, booming voice.

“Mark has taken Mondays Dark to a whole new level. Everyone loves it,” she says.

Later, between acts, Shunock stands on the stage and encourages everyone in the audience to down the $5 shot of the month—for charity. sn th th s first ro nd of shots he e ds the room n group toast before waxing poetic about Mondays Dark and his new community-driven, charity-based arts complex.

“We’re not lawyers, we’re not doctors. We’re entertainers,” Shunock tells the audience. And while Mondays Dark may be full of surprises, there are some things he says you can count on. You’re going to hear the F-word

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Mark Shunock celebrating the grand opening of The Space.

and “you know I’m going to make an ass of myself.” More importantly, he says, you know your money is going toward a good cause.

Mondays Dark is only one small piece of the greater programming at The Space. From modern-day one-man shows and readings to theatrical classics and intimate concerts, Shunock describes an eclectic lineup of events and activities, such as an audition-only summer workshop for kids, led by youth theater veteran Todd Hart. On March 31 and April 1, stage and screen actor Dean Cameron will star in “The Nigerian Spam Scam,” his humorous take on a popular e-mail con.

As for the space in The Space, it’s available to the general public, says Shunock, “for weddings, lectures, birthday parties, bar mitzvahs, you name it.” Charities who partner with The Space are encouraged to book the rooms and studios for meetings and events, at a very minimal cost if not free. t sn t o t m n rofit t s o t he n the h r t es s s Shunock. “We’ve only been open a month and to see the level of action and interest we’ve already received is a really good sign.”

Another good sign is an upcoming performance by Tony winner Alice Ripley on April 14 and 15. “To have a Tony winner perform in The Space really legitimizes us on the east coast,” says Shunock. “It shows this place is legit. It’s game on.”

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My brother Max, whose job requires him to travel throughout the United States and allows him to eat at many of the most unique and interesting restaurants in the country, just visited me. As a former resident and good brother, he already has a cadre of local Vegas favorites. My plan was to hit him with a few off-the-beaten-path choices. But besides an array of holes-in-the-wall, I wanted to at least impress him with one blowout dinner.

I decided to take a calculated risk as I knew the food would be excellent, but I wasn’t sure what to expect with a Southern bourbon pairing supper

t rd rd h s e fi on do t es h s o r on rett ser o s so the stakes were high.

Yardbird is swank. The Miami import is part of a Southern Florida restaurant revolution in The Venetian that also includes the newly opened Sugarcane and the soon to debut Chica, from celebrity chef Lorena Garcia. here s defin te mood t s tr n to set th ts o ht n s couch lounge, and showpiece black bar. It achieves this cool vibe.

This dinner was put together for us by the staff, our main conduit being General Manager Steven Stolz, an attentive and knowledgeable import from the Miami location. Besides Miami and Las Vegas, Yardbird will soon open locations in Beverly Hills and Singapore.

Course one features a dish not to be missed — and one with a playful spin. The fried green tomato BLT loses the bread altogether and uses

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the normally-on-the-side fried green tomato as the vessel for the rest of the plate: House-smoked pork belly is pull apart good. Pimento cheese transports the diner below the Mason Dixon line. And the smoky, tomato jam frisee is topped with a lovely pickled lemon vinaigrette. A good bite has everything - sweet, salty, smooth, crunchy, fresh, cheesy. Any one of these components works well on its own, but together they are a team far greater than the individual parts.

Accompanying the open-faced BLT are two devilled eggs. They are perfectly velvety with smoked trout row elevating the whole bite, but while other interpretations of Southern classics at Yardbird are homeruns, this one is a single at best. They are good, but adding some crunch, even some of the run-off exterior from the fried green tomato, would do this plate a great service. he first h s e of the n ht omes n the form of on nf sed W d Turkey ‘81. It’s a nice way to loosen things up as the made-in-house bacon renderings really do add to the drink. But don’t take my word for it. Says Max: This is a great introduction to the whiskey adventure we’ll be embarking on throughout the evening. So often, infused drinks are taken over by the flavor infusion. Not here. The low-proof Wild Turkey is mixed subtly with the bacon for an introductory drink that is full of flavor, but not at all overpowering.

The second course is Yardbird’s piece de resistance. Chicken ’n’ watermelon ’n’ waffles. This is a plate that takes a restaurant from local favorite to international brand. It’s That Damn Good. $36 is no small price to pay for fried chicken, but here, you will gladly hand them enough money for two.

This fowl is so good it has rumors swirling around it. Some say the bird is dredged for a full 27 hours before being put in the fryer, giving it ample

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time to soak up flavors. Some say the perfect skin and juicy interior is due to the chicken being fried in bacon grease. Whatever is truth and whatever is rumor isn’t important. What is important is that the truth surpasses the legend in this instance.

The waffle is bobbed and weaved with Vermont cheddar cheese, taking the normally sweet component and making it a worthy savory compliment to the bird. It is strong enough to support the fowl texturally, but also soft in the middle, just as desired. It’s a perfect vehicle to soak up the extra honey hot sauce and bacon maple syrup that come with it.

The chilled watermelon is a perfect pallet cleanser, resetting one’s taste buds but still being a heat-forward item.

For sides, charred okra will make you rethink -- it certainly did me -- that okra should only be served fried. The char give the legume a worthy texture to play against the cotija cheese, brown butter and lemon juice that create its invisible coating and the whole thing works in a way that will have you going back for more than you expected.

Collard greens are given a nice changeup, with pulled chicken replacing the normal ham hock or turkey component. The stewed greens are smoky and flat-out delicious.

As for cocktail number two, it’s a smoky Forester, aided in heat by Serrano peppers. I like the heat. So does Max. He states, “This is a unique take on America’s oldest bottled bourbon. The natural sweetness of Old Forester is contrasted nicely with a healthy dose of heat that only gets spicier the longer it sits in the glass.”

While Yardbird might be most famous for the chicken, the desserts are equal to the quality set forth in the savory portion of the meal. In this instance, we were served the most decadent banana pudding imaginable. Housemade banana bread acts as a spongy base along Nilla wafers. They sponge up all of that delicious, homemade banana pudding. It’s already decadent and we haven’t even mentioned the fresh sliced bananas, homemade h nt r me nd deh dr ted n n th t fin sh the d sh off The accompanying drink was the least successful pairing. A play on an Old Fashioned featured an in-house banana macerated liquor, two types of rum, bacardi e rum and atlantico reserve, and two types of bitters. Whether t needs more refinement or t sho d e s r ed to ether rem ns to e seen, but the drink felt efforted, and overpowered more than complimented the excellent dessert. Max seemed to like it more than I did: This is a unique play on a tried and true cocktail bar stalwart. The normal, citrus flavors of an Old Fashioned are replaced here by banana, which paired well with the dessert, but didn’t necessarily stand out from it. This is definitely a dessert drink, but these flavors may jump out a bit more with a nod back to the traditional-a single, large ice cube, as opposed to the drink being served on the rocks.

Luckily, the best bourbon was saved for last in the form of an apple smoked Woodford. The spirit is cold smoked and that smokiness is prevalent throughout, giving the drink something both smooth and discernible. Max explains: I’ve never tasted anything quite like this. Woodford is already one of my favorite, everyday bourbons. The smoke is the first, middle, and last thing you taste in this drink, but it doesn’t blow away the taste of the bourbon, it enhances Woodford’s already vanilla, spice, and smoke-forward flavor. This is the kind of drink I’d like to have three or four of sitting at a campfire. h e no de hen e t h s ne t m fire ess s not any time soon. But that’s what Vegas does best, transports us to places we aren’t expecting. Of course, that could just be all the bourbon talking.

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Fierce Encounters Competitive Sports You Never Knew Existed

By Rob Kachelriess

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s e s s oo n for rd to e om n ts first m or league sports team later this year. The Vegas Golden Knights will take to the ice at the T-Mobile Arena as the latest NHL expansion franchise, satisfying a desire for a big time sports team the city can call its own. However, some here in town have focused their attention on other competitive endeavors, including some activities you never knew were actually sports.

The Ultimate Form of Frisbee Tossing a Frisbee around used to be a fun way to kill time at the beach.

However, this old form of casual recreation is now quietly becoming an international competitive sport. Ultimate Frisbee (or “Ultimate” as most players now call it) is growing fast with a passionate pool of participants.

Among them is Greg Woods, the CEO of Cirrus Aviation Services, a private et h rter om n sed n s e s “I originally got into it because I was very fast,” he says. “Whether it’s soccer, rugby, or football, people want fast athletes. So I got invited a lot.”

With a long, thin, athletic frame, Wood used that speed to his advantage when he started playing Ultimate years ago. At the time, the native Canadian was employed as an engineer in Vancouver, a city where Ultimate is especially popular. It took him some time to learn the mechanics of throwing a Frisbee properly, but Woods worked his way up to competitive teams, eventually taking part in the Canadian nationals and world championship games.

“It kind of became an obsession of mine,” he says.

Ultimate is much more than a simple game of catch. It’s actually a lot e foot t st rts hen one te m thro s the d s ross the fie d e a kickoff, to the other team. “You want the disc to hover in the air as long as you can, so you can run down and set up defense,” explains Woods. “As soon as somebody catches it, they can pivot, but they can’t run. They have 10 seconds to throw the Frisbee.” The teammates are like wide receivers, trying to catch the disc and passing it along until someone reaches the end zone. No contact is allowed. www.davidlv.com | 43

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The governing body for the sport in the United States is USA Ultimate, which overseas national teams and championship games (which climax in the Fall Finals). Similar organizations from around the world will send their best players to the World Flying Disc Championship every two years.

Woods considers himself very competitive, but also enjoys the casual nature of weekend pickup games at local spots like Sunset Park and Desert Breeze Park.

“It’s a self-reffed game and it teaches the true meaning of sportsmanship, which is ‘don’t cheat’,” he says. “Try your hardest, and win if you can, but don’t cheat. It’s a great lesson for kids everywhere.”

Drone Racing As drone use becomes more widespread among the public, it only makes sense that people are going to start racing them.

“We want Las Vegas to become the drone racing capital of the world,” says Chris Cernuto, founder of the Las Vegas Drone Club. “So we’re here on the ground-floor, trying to make that happen.”

The most popular competitions feature mini-quad drones (think four propellers) racing at 55-65 miles per hour on a track with gates and obstacles. “The pilots actually build these drones from scratch and race six to ten times in one day,” says Cernuto. The club has software and a lap timing system that keeps track of each vehicle and determines who is actually nn n the r e f e h e ots fi e ots r e he d to he d

each time. The winner will move on (based on) points and at the end of the d hoe er s eft e n fin r e he ots re e r n o es th t e them first erson e or n drone enthusiast lingo, “FPV”) from a camera on their drone. And yes, along the way, some do collide and crash. “Just like NASCAR racing, everyone is sitting there, waiting for the next crash,” says Cernuto. “It’s part of the action and fun.”

There’s a $10 entry fee, with a half-price discount for club members.

Other than one big race each month, locations are usually kept quiet but tend to be in parks and desert locations. Prizes can be worth a few hundred do rs nd n oss e s n of n t on s ort to ome h fi h s joined the fun and contributed some of its products for winners as well.

The club is actively seeking to expand its collection of sponsors as it looks to further livestream the races on Facebook, YouTube and other websites. “We have a lot of followers and people who want to see what’s going on,” says Cernuto.

He’s come a long way since forming the Las Vegas Drone Club back in 2014. It started with just two people who wanted to fly their aerial devices at the Eldorado Dry Lake Bed near Boulder City. “It was a safer place for us to fly because drones were very new, very different and very strange,” Cernuto explains. “We weren’t good at flying them either, so we were constantly crashing.”

They reached out on Facebook and Craigslist and quickly realized there ere others o t there th the s me nterest n drones he first ee e

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had two people, the second week we had four. The third week we had six or eight and it just grew from there.”

Cernuto says drone use really took off when GPS-integrated versions came into the picture, which were far easier to control. “GPS drones, if you’re in a panic mode, allow you to take your hands off the stick. The drone will stop flying where it’s at and hover. That allows you to take the time needed to regain composure.”

The Las Vegas Drone Club says between competitors and spectators, its largest event has drawn about 350 people. However, the goal is to grow carefully, bring new community partners into the fold, and demonstrate th t nm nned er de es re enefi nd not someth n for the general public to worry about.

“We’re making a big push for kids to join our club, and for parents to get involved, because drones are very technical,” says Cernuto. “Not only do o need to f them o need to fi them t te hes so der n s s m thematics, science and technology. We relate it to STEM activity.”

Playing Video Games n m d e r r s e t tors f o ed to the r nd rden ren n s e s to t h fier e om et t on t sn t o n s et or the test fi ht t s t deo me to rn ment he d stralian company DreamHack. The event, dubbed the DreamHack Masters, saw 16 teams square off, with a prize pool of $450,000 on the line, while playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive first erson shoot n me t s someth n th t mers h e een do n for o er e rs s s Chris Laporte about underground video game events. “What you have now are young adults competing against each other in these large format tournaments, making large sums of money.”

The industry is known as eSports, a competitive form of video gaming that’s followed by millions of fans around the world, just like baseball, soccer or football. But you don’t have to pack an arena to see the phenomenon unfold before your eyes. Twitch, an online streaming platform that shows games being played in real time, says it has nearly 10 million active users each day.

LaPorte has been following the trend very closely. He was the owner of nsert o n s r n do nto n s e s th t s e he d of ts time, offering video game consoles and arcade games in addition to beer

nd o t s t osed n fter fo r e rs nd no orte s nning his next gaming-related venture while consulting for others looking to take advantage of the growing eSports audience. nsert o n s osed nd e r ter m hone s e od n ecause Pokemon Go came out,” he says of the interactive mobile game that surged in popularity last summer. “No problem. Write me a check nd sho o h t to do The growth can also be seen in the Evo Championship Series, an annual tournament centered around Street Fighter nd other fi ht n themed mes th t first me to s e s n t s or ed ts thro h onferen e rooms nd n m er of d fferent s nos st e r the fin s ere he d n n ren for the first t me fi n the nd ents enter son nd ere rt nts s heer n f ns s s orte nd there ere 15,000 other people there as well.” On a smaller level, the Downtown Grand is making an effort to be the local home for eSports, with regular games on rd nd t rd n hts from te fternoon to m dn ht There have a few bumps in the road. LaPorte admits there’s a challenge to making money off eSports, an industry whose prime demographic doesn’t have the same disposable income as fans of golf or football, for example. The DreamHack event also struggled with reports of sparse attendance during quieter parts of the multi-day event.

The real money may lie in betting. LaPorte says billions in underground ers re m de ro nd the or d on deo mes t m e one re son the Nevada Gaming Control Board granted William Hill the rare permission to take bets on DreamHack Masters.

“Unfortunately, the United States has been slow to accept this culture and see t for h t t tr s s s orte h e not n o th ore s the first to embrace it, even showing video games on prime time television. Japan is also known for its love of video games, with an arcade on virtually every corner. es te the s o st rt s ns sho the s fin fo o n s t Porte notes that top eSports teams are cashing in with sponsorship deals and a handful of colleges are even offering scholarships for star players.

Perhaps sitting in front of a computer for eight hours a day can turn you into a real athlete after all?

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Stitching History From The Holocaust A True Story of Talent and Tragedy

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By Lynn Wexler he soul of America belongs to the immigrant, and its heart to the sought after promise of inalienable rights and freedoms safe-guarded by a government at the service of its citizens. From all corners of the globe, millions of people rs m e nd s r fi e s the e e the f m r eh nd flocking to our shores to escape war, natural disaster, persecution, and genocide, in search of asylum, greater freedoms, opportunities, and to be with loved ones.

Not all of them make it.

This story begins in 1997, when Burton Strnad, a lawyer from Milwaukee, came across a box of old letters while cleaning out his parent’s basement.

He opened an envelope with a Nazi stamp of censorship and a letter inside dated December 11, 1939.

The letter was from Czechoslovakia, addressed to Burton’s father, Alvin, from his cousin Paul Strnad. In cryptic language, likely to circumvent S.S. scrutiny, Paul was desperate to obtain sponsorships for himself and his wife to immigrate to America to escape the onslaught of Nazi Germany.

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In 1939, Paul Strnad and his wife Hedy, a successful fashion designer, were desperate to leave Nazi occupied Czechoslovakia. The efforts of f m n ee W s ons n to fi ht on the r eh f not thst nd n the r e s to o t n s s to ome to mer ere den ed d e to t ht restr t ons on mm r nts nd ref ees nd r the nter of politics.

Paul and Hedy were interned at the Theresienstadt concentration camp efore e n de orted to the W rs hetto nd oss re n here they were murdered. The record is unclear.

The story would also remain unknown until, almost sixty years later, when their story came to light through Burton Strnad’s serendipitous discovery of the etters nd dress des ns h dden n th t o n the sement n e h t t the e sh se m ee ent t ed Stitching

History from the Holocaust, displays the letters from the couple and s et hes th t ed des ned t o d ne er re e n on n t on th the e h t the e sh se m of or d commissioned a play, A Stitch in Time r tten m r ht s n Westf nd d re ted or d ntern t on n ers t sso te professor of theatre Michael Yawney. he one t r n s to fe the etters n the o nd the s r t ht and tragic fate of Paul and Hedy. ther etters n the o des r e the d re st te of r e nder r e nd h t e e ed s the m end n f te of e hos o n e s e rote o t r e s ro n nt em t tenden es nder erm n nf en e nd th t t stro he h s o ert en o r o ntr catastrophe which has upset our whole life.�

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Included with the letters were fashion sketches by Hedy. Paul hoped that these examples of her work would provide evidence of their ability to find em o ment nd e se f s st n n n mer f te h h o d never come to pass.

Burton donated the letters and sketches to the Jewish Museum Milwaukee where they became a part of their permanent collection. he stor o d h e sto ed there t n t the s est on of tron the m se m te med th the ost me sho of the ee e ertor he ter to tr nsform ed s e ht o orf des ns nto three d mens on re t n e en n o n t o o ts t o s ts nd se er d t me dresses n the nterest of thent t s ho rs from s d s nes of the h m n t es n d n f sh on mm r t on nd o o st h stor ere

ons ted on the m n of the o tfits t too ne r m n ho rs o er months to reser e the nte r t of the o ors n the dr n s hoose the e f r s sed t the t me s h s r on nd o tr ns te the s et hes nto tterns nd oord n te the o tfits th m t h n h ts nd shoes er dr n s re resented the he ht of f sh on n ro d n sm ndo nto the es of e s n r e on the e e of Wor d W r says JMM curator Molly Dubin. he oo ed e othes me nt for f n dds ess e er from the e ertor he ter s ost me de rtment e h t o n om n m ht h e orn for d of sho n or mo e m t nee et th t t ent re t t nd ener stood n ontr st to h t h d befallen the Strnads. www.davidlv.com | 49

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Grey evening gown with bunches of red roses at the neck and knee

“You want her vision to be realized but you can’t talk to her about it. And the reason is tragic,” added Jaeger.

Though Hedy’s world was crumbling, she continued to create glamour, style and sophistication in an increasingly destructive world.

“When you see Hedy’s dresses, you can really tell the kind of person she s s d d re tor ne ho fo nd ns r t on from the fin shed garments. “The dresses are whimsical, witty and just really gorgeous.”

Possibly much like the designer herself, whose real name was Hedwig. he s redhe d nd o ned sm s essf des n nd t or sho in Prague.

This additional information, acquired through Yad VaShem and Hedy’s niece in Germany, who survived the Holocaust, enabled JMM researchers to nt f thf t re of the fe nd or of ed trn d

A New York Times review of the exhibition states, “The fashions are both text and textile, a story of life and death told in fabric … a recollection of mortality and persecution…” serving as a testament to what happens when human suffering is ignored and to the inestimable talents and contributions that perished in the Holocaust.Bottom of Form “The universal themes in this exhibition still resonate in today’s modern world and inspired us to commission this original play,” said Jo Ann Arnowitz, Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. “The messages of hope and perseverance in this story are just as striking now as they were almost eighty years ago,” continued Arnowitz.

The Strnads stand in for all the people of the time whose lives were cut short,” Yawney said. “I want [the audience] to really know the Strnads… how

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loving, how funny, how sweet, how energetic and just how beautiful they were.”

Two sets of costumes were created for the exhibit, meant to collaborate with and compliment the theatrical production. The exhibition is available for communities to rent and the brochure can be accessed online at stitchinghistory.com.

The play’s run at the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU ended recently but plans are underway to tour it, hopefully in conjunction with the exhibition.

JMM’s Dubin said that when they embarked upon this journey, they were “guided by the idea that the story was rooted in one family’s experience but representative of millions of others.”

“The barriers the Strnad’s faced some eighty years ago, have taken on renewed importance regarding the hundreds of thousands of people

worldwide currently seeking safe refuge,” said Dubin.

“FIU has done a great job with the production, having created a vehicle for meaningful engagement and dialogue concerning the current climate surrounding immigration injustice and intolerance,” Dubin added.

Dubin’s hope is that young people will encounter these designs, take ownership of the story, and become stewards of carrying it forward, continuing to underscore its relevance, and to seek out the stories of so many others whose lives and talents were (and continue to be) unfairly and tragically extinguished.

Paul and Hedy were not granted safe haven from the grip of genocide.

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Home Ice? A Hockey Fan Balances Loyalty to His Hometown Team With a Growing Excitement for the Arrival of the Vegas Golden Knights

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ntil last year, my girlfriend August didn’t know the difference between a puck and a stick. Okay, that’s not really fair. I’m sure if I put pictures of both in front of her and asked her to dent f h h s h h she d ro fi re t o t through the process of elimination. She’s not stupid, my Ms. Everywhere, and could probably assume the long wooden thing was the stick which would make the round rubber thing the puck but the point is that until last year, she wasn’t a hockey fan and that is what’s really important to this story. st e r fin on n ed her to o to ho e me th me no people so we had box seats down at the Honda Center in Anaheim to watch the Ducks play. I’ve been a fan of the boys in orange and gold since they were the boys in eggplant and jade (and were, in fact, Mighty) but August was never much into winter sports, having grown up in Southern California. So usually, whenever I went to a game, I took my best pal Guantanamo with me. Unfortunately, he was busy that night. I reluctantly asked August, anticipating her rejection and was pleasantly surprised when she said “sure, I’ll go. But you owe me one.”

We went and before two periods were up, she was converted. I think it s the fi hts th t d d t st ed the fi hts Since then, though, we’ve relocated to Las Vegas so our hockey viewing has been mostly relegated to TV. Evidently we missed the heyday of the www.davidlv.com | 53

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ECHL Wranglers and while August does enjoy baseball (“Go Blue Crew!” she made me type that) Triple-A ball with the 51s wasn’t really her speed.

Then last year things changed. It was announced that Las Vegas was getting a major league team (please, don’t say a “professional” sports team – we’ve (yes, I feel like a local already) had those for years, going all the way back to Jai Alai when Bally’s was still the MGM), an NHL expansion team was moving into town. Needless to say, I was thrilled. Me and August’d be able to see some good, hard hitting, fast skating action and, since the team was in the same division, I could see my Ducks when they came to town several times a year.

August, on the other hand, was also thrilled, but for a different reason.

Since she was a new fan of the game, she never really felt like my team should be her team. The Brits understand this. Some British football-fan friends of mine have pointed out: Couples can’t root for the same team – there needs to be at least two days a year, when the teams play each other, that they hate each other. So August was going to be rooting for the new team, then.

I wasn’t sure how to feel about this. On the one hand, it was great she felt enthused. But on the other hand now I felt a bit out of sorts. This was one of the cool things about Las Vegas, that since there were no major league teams here from the big four sports (football, baseball, basketball and ice hockey) you were free to root for whoever you wanted. There are local bars all over town, catering to every team you can name. You’re from Pittsburgh and love The Steelers? Great. Hit up Noreen’s on East Trop.

From Wisconsin and miss The Packers? Jackson’s on W. Flamingo is the

place for you. So when we wanted to hit a bar to watch some Ducks action, no problem, we could go out and be surrounded by other friends and fans.

What’s going to happen now, though? When the “Vegas Golden Knights” show up next season, do I suddenly become less of a fan of my boys if I root for the new guys? And seriously, what happened to the “Las”? That’s like calling a Bay Area team the “Frisco 49ers,” which is just not Cricket…as those same British friends would say.

So okay… August gets a “Knight-hood” (and yes, I’m claiming the marketing rights to that one). I can live with that because I can still root for my team. But then there’s the bigger picture: Why hasn’t Las Vegas ever hosted a permanent major league team before? Sure, there’s the old standby reasoning that gambling made it impossible. The rule was that the legal books couldn’t take bets on local teams (fears of bribes and payoffs to nf en e on fie d erform n e n m er one ns er nd s n e there s a lot of money to be made by betting on the major leaguers, how could you exclude the (Las) Vegas Whatevers™ when making book? You couldn’t because then you’d also be excluding the team the Whatevers™ were playing against, right? Easier to just not have a team we could call our very own.

Except that doesn’t hold water since the ban was lifted in 2001 and the University of Nevada teams (Rebels and Wolfpack, which were pretty much the big targets for the betting folk) showed no undue signs of throwing games. Besides, the NBA and NHL have each held preseason or all-star games in town so I don’t think that’s it.

The other reason mentioned is that Las Vegas isn’t big enough to

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support a major league team. But that one is kinda BS as well. According to the Census Urban Area List (look at me doing research) Las Vegas and Henderson combined are the 23rd largest urban area in the country so even when you count teams that double up in urban areas (New York and Los Angeles/Anaheim, I’m looking at you!) that still means there are a bunch of places with fewer people and yet are supporting a major league team st fine So really? What’s the deal? The only reason I’m asking is cause I care about August and I care that she cares about her hockey team and I don’t want the Knight Faithful to be disappointed (Knight-fall?) and heart broken if the “Golden Goal Scorers” decide to vacate soon after arriving. Okay, so the XFL and United Football League’s Las Vegas teams didn’t work out, but you can’t blame the team since the whole league folded. The Canadian Football League, though, they had a team here in 1994. Only 1994. The Posse (and even I’m not going to crack about the nicknames available) lasted only one season while the league is still going strong with our northern neighbors. But that’s football and probably should be kept off the conversational table at least until the Raiders actually sign the deal which will get them a new stadium and a 702 phone number.

There’s baseball in the form of the 51s. I mentioned them before. They’ve been going strong for 34 years in town, even surviving a name change (they started as the Stars) but they seem like an afterthought, a place to take a date on a hot summer’s eve. Not a real sports team (of course, since I see baseball as an excuse to drink beer and eat hot dogs, this might be my own bias.

Hockey though, maybe hockey has a chance to actually survive.

The Las Vegas Thunder spent six years (1993-1999) as a franchise with the International Hockey League – the minors, but still decent. They ere t rett ood m n t to the ost se son n fi e of the r s seasons, but they still didn’t survive, due in no small part to losing their home ice. They played over at the Thomas and Mack center and when their contract was up, it was up – no renegotiation in sight.

Same thing happened to the Wranglers who played at the Orleans. Lost their arena. But then, if the teams were performing, why would a venue dump them? Maybe Las Vegas isn’t cut out to be a sports town? Maybe the transient nature of the population we thought we had conquered isn’t really gone? The former president of the Wranglers, Billy Johnson, said in an interview a couple years ago with Scott Burnside over at ESPN (there’s that research again) that “This is not a sports town. This is an event town.”

That makes sense to me. Then again, Johnson is the guy behind the Wranglers’ midnight games and wacky promotions so maybe he’s on to something?

All I really know for sure is the team needs the town more than the town needs the team. If needs be, we still have our neighborhood bars to watch our teams play and I’m sure August will get over it if the Knights prove to be yet another team who just don’t connect with the locals.

But for her sake, and ours as a community, I’m hoping that’s not the case. I’m hoping they succeed because I have room for two teams in heart (except when the Ducks are playing locally). In fact, I already got her a Vegas Golden Knights jersey for her birthday in April. Shhhh. Don’t tell her. www.davidlv.com | 55

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By Richard S. Gubbe Jody Niemann has literally turned the world of golf course management upside down. Not only is she the first om n to m n e m or o rse n Las Vegas, she plans on making Royal Links Golf Club all-inclusive.

She is not intimidated in her new challenge, already having gone up against the likes of Tiger Woods and competing with men since age 8.

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“Royal Links will remain a prime tourist attraction, but we have changed our philosophy to also cater to locals with discounted local rates, non-peak and military rates while offering nontraditional special events to the community,” Niemann says.

Niemann oversees a course created to honor Scottish tradition, which features holes inspired en h m onsh rot t on o rses n d n the o d o e nd e n er from the d o rse t t ndre s nd the ost e t m from o roon “I have traveled the world and experienced highend customer service and supreme hospitality. Now I want to watch Royal Links reach its full potential.” he h s een h m on nn n t t es t Arizona State University before moving up to the o r he o hed t o se sons t the University of Arizona, then three at the University of e d eno er first e s o s he d ro t esert nes When he t h of the Scottsdale Group bought Royal Links last fall, Niemann was in the right place at the right time.

DAVID o d d o et o r o t o n s JODY: Shelby offered me the opportunity to be the GM in a very impromptu conversation over offee st fter he h d et the e st n o had hours to decide and obviously with the deep love for golf operations that I have, I grabbed the opportunity. Little did either of us know at the time that we were making history.

DAVID: What is the most fun you ever had on a o rse JODY: The most fun I ever had was playing with my grandpa instead of being on a backhoe or a dump truck. We were a family of potato farmers from Idaho. My sister and I spent time with our grandfather because our parents worked so much. We had a choice to go with grandpa and work or go shopping with grandma. I stayed with grandpa and he taught me the game of golf.

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e er met n m fet me t e t the r h m onsh e ent n or d We ere se ted at the head table as we were the youngest to ever n the e ent e s e d n for the o s nd I was nowhere close to the lead. We were teasing back and forth all night, which continued through o r fr endsh e s o ester m n f n of ho fem es s n nd o er fin sh e o d put my visor on upside down and backward and mimic my swing and I would try to mimic his swing. We would compete on closest to the pin on r e s s n n ne ron nd me fo r ron nd o d s t sn t f r e o d te me to s t nd t t s ose s n e m de me mentally tough so now what anyone says or does doesn’t affect me like it would most females.

DAVID ther th n nn n to rn ment h t other s t sf t on do o et from o f JODY: When I coached young athletes in the nd W onferen es tr nsformed the r golf dreams into reality. That was truly gratifying.

Coaching golf gives back to a sport that has been good to me.

DAVID: What psychological intimidation tactics do o tr hen o nst men JODY: It’s being cool and collected in the beginning not giving too much information. When the s d d o om et t e s tt e t When the s d es first nd m n h h hee s o nd h t rd dr e do n the m dd e and then say I wish I would have connected better.

I’m not a long hitter but accurate even in high heels and that’s intimidating to lose to a girl. They know that are going to hear it from their buddies and that puts the pressure on. I don’t talk smack and let them talk themselves into a hole especially if we are playing the same tees. Then that’s when I start talking. Just like Tiger was with me.

DAVID: What brand of shoes is best for outdriving m n for o r h r t h en e JODY: I’m really not your typical golf dresser.

It’s important for a woman to feel comfortable and sexy, to feel good about herself. I want to be ho m m d fferent nd non tr d t on or nt m d t n shoes t e r of s e o s Vuitton.

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JODY: The hard part is men are going to be watching, seeing how a female operates versus m e he m s th t s not o n to or she s o n to f er nt m om et tors to do the best they can because you want to beat them at their very best.

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