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GiveCamp Founders Hack-It for Nonprofits

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Health & Wellness

resetting your MIND, BODY, and SOUL

Plus: La Comida

Joint Bar + Restaurant Reviews

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LVA Best Magnet School, Paradise Palms, & Nat’l Turkey Month

LETTER FROM THE EDITORS Keep your hands clean, hackers, by using Zubin’s technique or by hacking for GiveCamp. Don’t Jet Blue & Bald to Canada with Dusty Sunshine and end up in the Mob Museum for smuggling in your moonshine. Instead, fly downtown in your Tesla or hop over to the Velveteen Rabbit in a “neighborhood electric vehicle,” but go too fast, and the converging Mayors will strike Justice. Tower over life’s troubles; follow the Astrology guide, and you will end up in the Palm of Paradise to give and take the sun’s noble Golden glow — because Neon is Bizarre. If our predictions don’t attract you, our LVA

The Downtown Team Jamie Naughton Loren Becker Audrea Hooper Mikela Lee-Manaois Tyler Williams

| Speaker of the House | Zappos Experience & Community Team Manager | Downtown Events and Project Coordinator | Downtown Relations and Information Liaison | Fungineer

Contributing Writers | Fabulous Downtown

Temple Brathwaite Marco Brizuela Jo Casey Mandy Crispin

| Health & Wellness | Music | Restaurant Review | The Velveteen Rabbit • Pedestrian Mobility • Fremont East Studios • Recipe | Just the Tip | Bar Review • Word Jumble | Housing Guide | Word Jumble | Las Vegas Academy | Arts & Ents

| GiveCamp • Mayors Conference • Federal Justice Tower • Astrology

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We hope you enjoy this month’s edition of the Downtown ZEN! - The Downtown ZEN Team

Photography

| Front Cover Michael Boley | Back Cover Karina Giraldo | La Comida Jeff Gale Downtown ZEN Team | General Images

Editor-In-Chief Loren Becker

Brian Paco Alvarez Michael Boley

Zubin Damania Angelina Fadool Karina Giraldo Jonathan Hesser Shannon Sneade Nick Szczurko

magnet school will draw you to the City’s Centre. Sit in front of the green screen at Fremont East Studios instead of the silver screen at Huntridge Theatre (not likely), and relax your nerves with some cerveza and La Comida. Afterwards, officially cut your hangover at Rachel’s Kitchen … Ready. Set. Reset.

Managing Editors Michael Boley Mandy Crispin Art Directors Fernando Cabestany John Fanok

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03 The Bald and the Blue 05 Rachel’s Kitchen 06 Neon Bazaar 07 Campus Update

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09 The Velveteen Rabbit 11 Pedestrian Mobility 15 Vegas GiveCamp 17 Mayors Conference 19 Federal Justice Tower 22 Fremont East Studios

PHILOSOPHY & PHLUFF

Sun Hits the (Canadian) Sky

25 Unbuttoned 26 Just the Tip 27 Sun Hits the (Canadian) Sky 29 Housing Guide 31 Fabulous Downtown 32 The Golden Nugget 33 Boley’s Crystal Balls 34 Word Jumble 35 Ready.Set.RESET 37 LVA 38 Recipe

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EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT 39 Arts & Ents 40 The Smith Center 41 What’s on Tap 42 Restaurant Review 43 Things To Do 45 Upcoming Events 49 Calendar

On the Cover: Steve Wainstead, Owen Carver

TECH JOBS

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Hey, Mac! Here’s the 411 — The Zappos Family is seeking individuals to join our expanding business throughout several departments. Do you have what it takes to be a difference-maker in the field of analytics, software and information technology? Would you say you have a hard drive, embrace Windows of opportunity, constantly crawl through depths of material, interface and utilize coworkers as open sources? If this sounds like the Apple of your eye, cache in your chips where you are now and join our phenomenal hot spot! Navigate to our Jobs page through the QR reader, and we’ll save a cookie for you!!

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● The Bald and the Blue ● Rachel’s Kitchen ● Neon Bazaar ● Campus Update

THE BALD AND THE BLUE Every year we get together and paint each other, shave each other, and … wax? each other? Yes. We said wax. Anything to become hairless and/or blue, we do it.

Overall, we raised $9,825 (thanks Stevie

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for your excellent book-keeping). Plus, this year, local superstars The Blue Man Group stopped by and shaved Tony’s head before a consummate glittering, but looking at the photo evidence, the waxing may have been

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the funniest spectacle (thanks AV). We’ll keep it short and let the photos do the talking (hopefully none of you are busted sneaking ice cream; just say you were holding it for someone).

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RACHEL’S KITCHEN RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY Las Vegas city leaders officially welcomed Rachel’s Kitchen at the Ogden on Monday, May 20 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. As part of the revitalization of downtown Las Vegas, Rachel’s Kitchen expanded to the heart of the city and

opened its doors on March 6, marking its fourth area location in the valley.

Restaurant owners Caron Richardson and Kathy Wilson were joined by Las Vegas City Councilman Bob Coffin and guests as they toasted the city’s recognition

with complimentary mimosas and juice.

Rachel’s Kitchen is located at 150 N. Las Vegas Blvd. inside the Ogden and offers comfortable inside dining with a great view of the famous Las Vegas Boulevard.

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NEON BAZAAR Polly Weinstein self-identified as a “boutique shopper” early on in life. She recalls asking her mom to drive her to the far reaches of the valley in search of small retail businesses instead of getting dropped at the mall like most young shoppers foraging for the latest and greatest wares. But as she grew up, here in Vegas, those gemlike storefronts she loved began to disappear. With their disappearance went Polly’s dream of one day having a pedestrian, main street shopping experience, where all the boutiques would be in one place. Her vision remained strong, though. As an adult she has created an event fueled by the passion for this experience that is a one-day pop-up market of, get this, all local retailers. From jewelry and clothing to vintage and new furniture, there will be a range of goods to choose from at Jackie Gaughan Plaza in front of the El Cortez every time this event is held. If you missed the one on June 1, from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., don’t miss out when it happens again!

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CAMPUS UPDATE Campus Update We are happy to report that the construction of our campus continues to remain on time and on budget!

What’s New? ZCafe: We have recently blasted two huge holes in the side of our new ZCafe that lead out to the rooftop terrace. This will be one of the coolest spots on campus as you will be able to grab a cup of coffee, get some fresh air, get your computer fixed at our IT genius bar, and play a killer game of Ping-Pong all without leaving the ZCafe!

Color: We didn’t want to be completely surrounded by white walls when we move into our new home, so we’ve added some splashes of color! Depending on which floor you find yourself on at our new campus, you will see accent walls and/or conference room doors painted green, yellow, or blue. We will also have a bunch of chalkboard walls around campus for all of you artists out there. Take a look at the pics for a sneak peek.

Campus FAQ Want to learn more about our new home? Visit our Campus FAQ page at https://confluence. zappos.net/display/CAM/Campus+FAQ Have a question, but don’t see it listed? Shoot us an e-mail at campus@zappos.com and we’ll get back to you ASAP. ABOVE RIGHT: Standing inside the ZCafe looking out onto the rooftop terrace BOTTOM RIGHT: View from the rooftop terrace

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Thanks for reading! Feel free to reach out to us at campus@zappos.com with any questions or comments.

-Steven and the COD Team

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● The Velveteen Rabbit ● Pedestrian Mobility ● Vegas GiveCamp ● Mayors Conference ● Federal Justice Tower ● Fremont East Studios

The Velveteen Rabbit: Being Adventurous, Creative, and Open-Minded

By Mandy Crispin

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hemes? Where we’re going, we don’t need themes. Arriving at The Velveteen Rabbit for the first time, I expected to see a lot of little touches that, all together, screamed, “You have now entered a storybook land.”

After all, Vegas is famous for its execution of simulacrum: whatever be the name, so follows the theme.

I did not get the answer I expected to hear from sisters Pam and Christina Dylag when I asked what, then, the connection was between the children’s book “The Velveteen Rabbit” and the name of their new bar.

Staying far from thematic stylings, they say they just liked the sound of it. Expressing her disdain for the Strip gently, describing it as “theatrical,” Christina said, “that’s not what we want to do. We want to make things interesting and interactive but not to the point of being fake or … like the Paris. ‘I can go to Paris in Las Vegas.’ I don’t know. That’s a bizarre kind of experience.”

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Christina: I think the sound of the name, and an interesting way of utilizing that for a bar … I don’t know; it just seemed kind of creative. But it’s not really supposed to be … a reflection of the story. That’s not what we were trying to do.

remnants of travel. They are simply infused into both the ladies and the atmosphere by the delivery of no-nonsense, bare bones, quality product. In fact, it will most likely be that the craft cocktail and beer program remaining front and center will be what set it apart.

Pam: We liked the name and the imagery it created. And I loved the book. I felt very fond of this book as a child, so I immediately recognize that [part of it], but just it seemed like an appropriate name.

Mandy: You guys traveled quite a bit, so what things have you brought back with you that you’ve implemented here?

The other embellishments I expected to see were also missing. Since the sisters are well-travelled, I assumed some infusion of regional art or symbols from such countries would decorate the space, and although Pam noted that it is a work in progress (they plan live music, DJs, and an outdoor patio), this place will not suffer if many more accoutrements are left aside. There is no need, there, to advertise the Downtown ZEN

Christina: I think most imperatively the craft cocktails and craft beer. Pam was living in Portland, and I was living in San Diego, so those are things that are really highlighted there. I think that was the start of it, and [then] Pam was in Japan, and I went to India, Nepal, and Thailand, so those places definitely influenced us as well. I think just being exposed to different cultures and different people, JUNE 2013

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Pam: Definitely Portland and Tokyo for me just because there were so many eclectic bars, so interesting and fun, and independently owned, and there just isn’t a lot of that in Las Vegas, so when we came back here […] people are welcoming us because I think there just isn’t a lot of that independent … Even the bars that have been opening are bigger corporations, companies that open multiple locations, so this is definitely a labor of love. Our complete aesthetic: everything you see here, we decided on or created, so I think, yeah, just being inspired by different cultures, different bars, people, experiences.

Mandy: So you came up with all the cocktails on your menu? How did you implement things you learned when you were travelling into a palette that would be cohesive with people who haven’t travelled? I saw bacon in something. There might be an initial reaction to stuff like that that’s not familiar.

Christina: Well, we took a risk because we wanted people to be able to relate to us, and I think there’s that drive with a lot of people that they want to travel, they want to experience new things, and we were just hoping that there was a community that existed in Las Vegas that would be inclined to come here.

Pam: We have more approachable cocktails, like the cosmo is probably the most approachable, but it’s the least popular drink. [People are] appreciating our creativity. They’re appreciating not being fearful of rejection, and this place isn’t for everyone, but that’s okay. We’re attracting the people who want to be here, and that’s the people we want to be here, and we don’t want to mass produce anything. We’re not here just to make money; we’re here to have an experience.

Although they admitted to wondering before opening whether or not they were “too adventurous” with the program, Christina said, “Actually the response from people has been far beyond what I even expected. I’m so happy it’s absolutely ridiculous.” They have even had patrons come from as far away as Seattle, who said they visited downtown specifically to come ISSUE 15

from as far away as Seattle, who said they visited downtown specifically to come down to their “favorite bar in Las Vegas.” So now, after just under a month in business, the sisters say, “We’re already thinking about new cocktails.”

Christina said, “It’s surreal! We’re so appreciative.” Pam chimed, “Because these are people we want to be around, this is where they want to be, so it’s like this mutual appreciation.”

Besides the cocktails and the patrons, the ambiance of the décor has its own unique personality too. The furniture has a little panache in its antique feel; it’s just enough to be interesting but not enough to steal the show. Both sisters, having worked in thrift commodities before, share the aesthetic and shared the hunt for furnishings that lasted the span of about a year.

and really connecting with people. And I think that’s why bars through the test of human history have always been this meeting place for all walks of life.

A sampling of what’s in store for brave and adventurous souls looking for a taste of air-chair travel, on the hunt for a solid conversation in neighborhoodfeeling digs:

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and just the creativity that thrives in those communities as well. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly what came from what place, but I think it was just expanding our minds and thinking differently.

Crucifix In A Deathhand: “The Knot” Irish whiskey, cheery heering, Swedish punsch, absinthe, angostura bitters, house brandied cherry Burning Bush: Bols genever, Crema de Mescal, fig shrub, lemon, peppercorn bacon bitters

Some pieces have been reupholstered, but Christina said, “We kind of like that it looks a little worn.” “It’s a little … not perfect,” Pam summed. She continued that she is attracted to “the rich colors, the fabrics … the woodwork. I just enjoy quality and organic materials, not synthetic, and just the richness.

I just love the Victorian Era. […] It’s beautiful; it was crafted in such a different manner. You know, when you go shopping now, it’s just everything is manufactured in, or mass produced from, China. The quality is not there, or it’s not interesting, so [it’s just been about] capturing that quality.”

Among the minimal amount of other items, there is an unobtrusive painting offering just the right amount of ornament and intrigue by local artist Heather Hermann (if you haven’t checked her out, please do so — totally “rad”) who will be rotating her art one piece at a time.

Mandy: Why a bar instead of a bookstore?

Pam: Bars are interesting. Everyone from young to old, from student to professional: they come here. We have such a diverse crowd, and I just love the art of conversation, so there are no TVs here; there are no distractions. You’re enjoying a quality libation, and you’re involved in quality experience, meeting

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Pedestrian Mobility, Urban Connectivity, Pork Chops, and You

By Mandy Crispin with Jude Stanion (of Downtown Project)

Mandy: So what do you do?

Jude: Urban connectivity has been everything from working with the city to improve sidewalks and crosswalks downtown to looking at where we can put in bike racks … how to get people from point A to point B. All of that has evolved into what takes up about 90 percent of my time right now, which is Project 100, which is our new vehicle sharing system. It got headlines because Downtown Project was committing to buying 100 Teslas, luxury electric vehicles, which are going to be amazing. They just got a 99 out of 100 on consumer reports, which is the highest rating they’ve ever given.

Mandy: With the “live, work, play” concept where you ideally don’t have to own a vehicle, how are people going to pull up with their SUVs and do these enormous shopping trips that they normally do?

Mandy: Las Vegas has grown tremendously, mostly, recently … in the ‘90s mainly. So does that make your job particularly challenging because this city is not made for walking?

This city is made for motorists.

Jude: Exactly. We want a variety of vehicles, so if you’re moving and you need something that’s big enough for a bedframe or a wardrobe, or going on a big shopping trip, or need something that can fit all your dirty hiking gear, there are going to be different vehicles available than just this luxury sports vehicle.

Jude: Yeah. Two elements to this: one is infrastructure. For the past two decades we’ve built out not with small streets and sidewalks but with very wide boulevards and these suburbs that don’t really connect, a lot of cul de sacs, and it’s hard to put a bike lane anywhere in that kind of development. The other side of what Las Vegas is dealing with right now is a cultural thing that Las Vegans

The Teslas are the headline, but what will really make the system usable is integration — there will be car share, bike share, and rides, so from one membership you can grab a bike and go half a mile across downtown; you can get in a car and go five miles to a friend’s house, or go down to the strip, or you could even be picked up somewhere and brought back home. Every mobility option you need is under one membership, and we wanted to be so comprehensive that the users don’t even need to own a car. You can do everything you want, whether it’s going hiking for the day or you’re going to L.A. for the weekend, there’s going to be an option for you that doesn’t involve individual car ownership, and we really see this as the future of mobility in a city.

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aren’t used to the idea that you could bike somewhere not for fun but to actually get to work or to go shopping. It’s just a completely foreign concept. And that’s an American thing, Las Vegas especially. You’re trying to convince someone that bikes are a valid form of transportation. It can be a real struggle. So it’s kind of small steps, and a lot of times it’s bringing them downtown and showing them the walkability of downtown and how we can go to all the meetings we need to downtown without getting into a car. So we’re running up against a lot of barriers, but I think there’s a lot of potential, especially downtown.

The streets are narrower, there’s more connectivity, and I think culture is a barrier, but it’s changing.”

they’re having trouble crossing.

Where is it difficult to cross? Where do you feel uncomfortable riding? Where do you feel comfortable riding? And it’s that aggregated … it’s almost the story of downtown. ‘Oh you gotta cross Las Vegas Boulevard. It’s going to take an extra two minutes because that light takes so long.’ It’s those kinds of things that say those are our red areas. It’s like flashing lights. I keep hearing this same thing about this one crossing on Charleston. That’s probably an area worth looking at.

Mandy: You were talking about the pork chop and how people are getting stranded on it. How are you collecting the data to assess where the problem areas are?

Mandy: You have the bike racks where you can lock the bikes. Where do the “destination amenities” come in? Showers? Lockers?

You drive your bike to work in 120 degrees, and then you’re gross all day? Are there any amenities like that you are planning to have regarding challenges that go along with getting places on a bike?

Jude: There are a few ways, and it’s a lot of soft science at this point. Downtown Project doesn’t have a traffic engineer running the numbers and systematically seeing where the red zones are, which I think is a good thing because it’s kind of that once you get too far away from the actual space and turn it into data, that’s when you start to build things like pork chops and think that they’re working, so a lot of our data and our focus areas come from user feedback. It’s people who are living or working downtown, where

Jude: The weather is an obvious barrier in Vegas. There’s nothing we’re going to do about our 120 degrees. I think the truth is that during the summer months we are going to see a decrease in bike share, in the same way that every other city sees a decrease in bike share during the winter months. The ways that we want to provide mobility even when the bikes are not as much of an option … one, is that we are exploring the idea of electric bikes, so that’s bikes with an electric motor that you still pedal, but there’s a pedal-

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assist. On a hot day, you’re not necessarily working very hard, but you’re still moving pretty quickly, the wind is in your face, and that’ll be nice on the 100 degree days. Also, a big part of our program [is what] we’re calling “the neighborhood electric vehicle.”

We’re looking at these vehicles that are like souped-up golf carts: kind of these smaller electric vehicles that aren’t necessarily the best for taking on the highway and going long distance but are really great for hopping around downtown, and on a hot day when you don’t want to be as exposed as you are on a bike, being in a smaller vehicle with climate control inside is another way to provide mobility without getting everyone back in cars. We only use cars if we absolutely have to because we have so many other great options before cars.

Mandy: How are you going to choose where you’ll put the bike racks and central hubs for cars?

Jude: We’re modeling out our different stations right now. Everything from just bikes to bikes plus Teslas, plus little minipark waiting areas. While someone comes to pick you up [if you’re using a “ride”] you can have a nice spot to sit. We’re looking at a few different factors. A huge one is activity in the area, so we want a few different stations near Fremont East because that is the activity hub downtown. We’re also looking at residential density. So the downtown high rises: that’s 12

a lot of potential users in a very small space.

We’re also looking south of Charleston to residential neighborhoods down there, and we think a huge value of our project will be to connect those neighborhoods that right now feel pretty separate from downtown.

If you’re down there, you don’t feel like you could easily get to Fremont, or if you hop in your car you have to figure out parking down on Fremont, and we really want to solve that problem. You can be in the Huntridge neighborhood at your friend’s house, and you can hit a button, and 10 minutes later you’re on Fremont Street at DCR. And then the same way when you need to get home: no hassle.

We want a more dense downtown population, and it’s not just physically who lives in this square of land, but if people who live just outside of it can feel like they’re living in it and act like they’re living in it then we sort of fake density, and we can still have those urban amenities [like]

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restaurants, bars, and shops, and when you have the restaurants, bars, and shops, more residential developers will want to build properties. We’re trying to solve the chicken and the egg by pretending that we’re both.

Not everyone wants to live in a high rise.

Jude: There are so many situations where [living in a high rise] would not be ideal, and we want to provide the same experience where you’re still connected to downtown, but you can live in a place that works better for you. People need yards for big dogs.

There are so many reasons why high rises aren’t [always] right, so why not connect the single house residential neighborhoods to downtown?

Multiple modes of transportation in a single trip.

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What your night out on the town can look like without being strapped by a personal vehicle: Jude: Our version of that is you check out a car from one place, you drop it off somewhere else, but maybe you’re still blocks away from where you wanted to eventually be, at the same location you drop off the car, there’s sharable bikes; you hop on a bike, lock it up in front of the bar, at the end of the night bring it back, lock up the bike, but you don’t want to drive home. You wait by the bike at this park we’ve created; driver comes and picks you up and brings you back home. You haven’t stranded your car downtown, you have a safe ride. In some ways it’s easy to see how it could be perceived as inconvenient to not have your car, but we want to show our members that it can actually be extremely convenient to not have to have a car.

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How much? Between my car payment and insurance and gas … what’s the membership fee per month in relation to what I pay for my car?

These are theoretical but a ballpark for what the program will cost and what you will get.

$50

Gets you: bike sharing, a few pickups* per month, and a few rides** per month

per month

$150

Gets you: bike sharing, usually driving a “neighborhood electric vehicle” for short trips, and some rides per month

$450

Gets you: full service/full access unlimited

per month

per month

* Pickups = is when you can go “pick up” a vehicle. ** Rides = when someone (an employee of theirs) drives you somewhere.

What you’re giving up: $70-170 per month for insurance (they cover it, so there’s no need to carry personal auto insurance)

$300-450 per month if you loan or lease; if you own, calculate your repairs

$160-240 per month for gas to make it go!

"We’re trying to solve the chicken and the egg by pretending that we’re both."

$270-500 per year for registration and basic maintenance (oil changes, tires, brakes, filters etc.)

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Weekend-Long GiveCamp Helps Area Nonprofits

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as Vegas has never really been known for its firm hand in the technology landscape.

Instead, the city’s dead-fish handshake welcoming enthusiastic techies wasn’t really reciprocated as previous efforts were pushed to the side. However, with the latest urban revival of downtown spawned by Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh along with other tech-minded folks from across the country, all of whom that are converging into the city’s urban core believe this decade’s tech scene is cooking up something good.

With the approaching move of tech giant Zappos in September and several other smaller startups having already moved downtown in recent months, the expansive growth and knowledge of the industry in Las Vegas is scaling bigger and faster than ever before.

Many recently relocated businesses, or even contractors for that matter, have foregone purchasing or renting traditional office space, seeing more value plugging in their cords and firing up their tablets at Downtown Project’s Work in Progress. Here, a person’s greatest perk is the opportunities to meet, mingle, 15

and work beside other like-minded folks eager to transform their newly adopted city.

Regularly seen at Work in Progress’ Sixth Street location is Steve Wainstead of SocialServe.com, often honed in on his laptop’s keyboard typing … and retyping algorithms. His dim backlit screen resembles a jumbled mess of random keystrokes littered with less-than symbols and equal signs, quotations and parentheses, forward slashes and pound keys. To me, it’s overwhelming. To him, it’s English.

You see, Wainstead is a software developer and has read the language professionally for 16 years. He knows the back-end significance of an open or closed bracket. He also knows the back-end significance people and technology can have on a community. To me, it’s a rich concept. To him, it’s plain text.

Speaking to his belief, to have a vibrant, allencompassing tech scene in Vegas several things need to be in place, said Wainstead, such as the newly formed PHP Developers group (known as Hypertext Preprocessor, a general-purpose scripting language), regular hack-a-thons for like-minded techs to build cool and amazing gadgets, and annual GiveCamps to donate their expertise to local organizations.

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Created in 2007 by Microsoft’s Chris Koenig, GiveCamp is an organization that has rapidly spread along the eastern seaboard and is popping up in more than three dozen U.S. cities nationwide. Known for its weekend-long marathon events where software developers, designers, database administrators, and marketers donate their time to hack away and create custom software for nonprofit organizations, the event has also generated millions of dollars of time in services, according to its website.

The first ever Las Vegas GiveCamp will be held June 28-30 at Work in Progress benefitting a near dozen selected nonprofits. An estimated headcount of 60 techies will hack away for up to 54 caffeinated, spellbinding, hair pulling hours.

The idea of a Las Vegas GiveCamp actualized at a November 2012 usr/share meet-up event between the hardwired minds of Owen Carver, founder of All in Web Pro, a website design company harvesting the technological needs of area businesses; John Hawkins, a WordPress guru and founder of 9Seeds; and Wainstead.

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Carver, founder of All in Web Pro, a website design company harvesting the technological needs of area businesses; John Hawkins, a WordPress guru and founder of 9Seeds; and Wainstead.

“At one of the early meet-ups I had mentioned an event that a friend of mine had been part of in Minneapolis called the Overnight Website Challenge, the premise of which is pretty similar to that of GiveCamp,” said Hawkins.

“We weren't able to work out a partnership with the OWC folks, so Steve mentioned GiveCamp as a possible alternative. We reached out to them, and they were 100 percent on board with us running an event here in Las Vegas.”

Finding a permanent location didn’t prove to be much of a challenge for Wainstead.

At around the time construction for Work in Progress neared completion, Wainstead approached Zappos’ Zach Ware to gauge interest to see if the venue would host the event. Without hesitation, Ware said yes.

With the event’s location defined, the ongoing supportive collaborations behind Carver and Hawkins continued. Both men helped upstart GiveCamp through branding and graphics as well as WordPress installation and domain hosting. In addition, Carver poached Tami Belt of Blue Cube Marketing Solutions to provide marketing strategy and copywriting that would seek the interest of nonprofits hemorrhaging for help.

“Foundations and nonprofits in Vegas seem to have it harder than in other cities. […] cities with foundations that have been around for a centuries and have very deep pockets, and that’s simply not the case here in Las Vegas — a city that’s only really expanded in the last few decades,” said Wainstead. “Foundations

here will even donate to out-of-state causes.

So there’s a real tough time, in particular with technology, since IT help is expensive.”

According to GiveCamp.org, these nationwide events are held for the sole purpose of building or reinvigorating websites, enhancing web applications for additional content, and automating a more cohesive experience for web users. Although GiveCamp does not supply tools, developers are allowed to build their applications and platforms at their disposal, with such common toolkits including Microsoft .NET, Expression Web, and Visual Studio.

Of the more than 50 nonprofit organizations in the valley to apply, only a handful has been selected based on qualified criteria. Because the event only spans across one weekend, Wainstead and others must determine whether the project’s demands can be fulfilled by the ending hours on Sunday.

In addition, each nonprofit must have the means to take over and own the project after completion, meaning the organization must have the technical know-how to maintain and update their new site independently.

“We would love to be able to build solutions for all 50 charities that applies, but that just isn’t possible,” said Wainstead. “We don’t want to do an event that’s too big out of the gate. That’d be chaos.”

Depending on the selected nonprofit’s project, Wainstead estimates one to four volunteers will be assigned to work on the project at scale with a varied range of expertise and skillsets.

people are able to indicate their primary profession, web program proficiency, years of experience, and provide a short bio. In addition, each team will be designated a development lead. Development leads are responsible for regulating and ensuring the programs being built are catered to the longevity of the nonprofit’s needs. For example, if the lead determines an expensive hosting solution isn’t feasible, he or she may recommend the nonprofit to register a customizable website and hosting platform via Wix or Virb.

For those born without any tech-minded genes, non-developer volunteers are just as influential throughout the overall process.

According to GiveCamp, manual volunteers are usually needed to help set out food, stock the refrigerator, clean up, or just generally check up on teams to see how they’re doing. Others with basic technical skills are encouraged to blog, tweet, or podcast on behalf of the event.

“What makes events like GiveCamp so great is that it's an opportunity for some very skilled designers and developers to help the very dedicated people running nonprofit organizations. Typically, and rightfully, nonprofit entities are trying to save every dollar they can to put towards their cause,” said Hawkins. “But with an event like GiveCamp, it's an opportunity to donate a little bit of time and make a big impact.”

Want to learn more about Las Vegas GiveCamp or are interested in providing inkind donations? Please visit www.vegasgivecamp.org.

Tech volunteers are selected based on information gathered from the Las Vegas GiveCamp’s online registration form. Here,

"... it's an opportunity for some very skilled designers and developers to help the very dedicated people running nonprofit organizations."

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Mayors to Converge in Las Vegas Annual conference to increase attention on strip, downtown

By Michael Boley

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owntown Las Vegas and the strip will be see an influx of travelers and revenue this month as the city plays host to more than a thousand city leaders from across the country attending the 81st annual United States Conference of Mayors (USCM).

The conference will take place June 21-24 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center and is hosted by Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman. Well-known yet controversial names to attend include Michael Bloomberg of New York City and Rahm Emanuel of Chicago.

The USCM is the official organization of cities with populations exceeding 30,000 residents that are represented by their appointed officials. According to the conference’s website, there are over 1,200 such cities that will be represented throughout the weekend.

The conference holds its winter meeting each January in Washington, D.C. and an annual meeting each June in a selected U.S. city. Las Vegas last hosted the event in 2006 when Goodman’s husband, Oscar, represented the city.

“Las Vegas is the number one meeting and convention destination in North America, and we are honored to host the U.S. Conference of Mayors in 2013,” said Rossi Ralenkotter, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, in a prepared statement. “This group of elected 17

officials understands the importance of face-to-face meetings, and there is no better place for this forum than Las Vegas.”

organized into task forces to examine and act on matters such as civil innovation, exports, and homelessness.

The conference of mayors will gather to discuss policies, positions, and goals they believe should be adopted by the organization, including the development of national urban policy. According to the conference’s draft agenda, committee meetings on criminal and social justice, environment, energy, and community development and housing will take course over the weekend.

Although being entranced in back-to-back meetings beginning at 7 a.m. and ending at approximately 5:30 p.m. each day, the mayors will also enjoy the sights and sounds of the city. According to officials, the event will create a non-gaming economic impact of more than $1 million while propagating oodles of national media attention to the city.

The conference’s website states the collective policy positions adopted at the meeting are then distributed to the President and Congress. However, for issues that demand special attention, mayors are

The tentative itinerary includes a surfside party at Mandalay Beach, Cirque du Soleil’s Michael Jackson “One,” and two free evenings out on the town — one on the strip, the other downtown.

“We have been working hard to revitalize downtown Las Vegas over the last decade, and I’m so very excited to show you the incredible energy and new attractions and businesses spreading throughout the city’s core. From the magnificent Smith Center for the Performing Arts, to the fun of the Mob Museum and the Neon Museum and the vibe of the Fremont Street Entertainment District, downtown Las Vegas is the place to be,” said Goodman.

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Although city planners have worked tirelessly to reinvigorate downtown, the city’s potential never grew to fruition.

However, ever since Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh announced his plan to relocate his company downtown in December 2010, the city has been transfixed in a whirlwind of new construction and revitalization efforts supported by private donations, but most notably by Hsieh’s privately funded Downtown Project.

Downtown Project was formed nearly two years ago and is responsible for creating a larger, greater density through the addition of ground level activities, spaces, and businesses. According to its website, Downtown Project is pumping a total of $700 million into the area to create the “most community-focused large city in the world” in under five years.

History of the USCM In 1932, the country was on the brink of entering one of the greatest financial debacles in history, the Great Depression.

At this time, 14 million people were unemployed across America. People lined along city blocks to enter soup kitchens, homeowners had been unable to pay their taxes, and the local governments were on the verge of bankruptcy.

In June, Detroit Mayor Frank Murphy called a conference of mayors to meet in the motor city. In the shadow of the depression, he felt it worthwhile to pursue federal aid for cities. Forty-eight mayors of cities in excess of 100,000 persons attended.

able to convince President Herbert Hoover that federal support for local relief efforts was reasonable, thus Congress created a $300 million federal assistance program — the first time in America’s history federal relief was provided to cities.

The Conference wrote its agreement on the eve of the inauguration of Franklin Roosevelt. In 1933, its second meeting was held where it formed the permanent United States conference of mayors with Murphy as its President.

On June 3, Murphy appointed a sevenperson commission to lobby Washington.

After a hard-fought battle, the mayors were

Said Goodman, “Las Vegas continues to capture the imagination of more than 39 million visitors from around the world as the city where anything is possible. With world-class hotels, restaurants, spas and shopping, the finest golf courses, spectacular entertainment and a downtown that is undergoing a dramatic renaissance, Las Vegas is a fantastic place to live, work and play.”

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New Federal Justice Tower to Strike Authority 11-story architectural marvel to house government agencies

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eeping.

Grinding.

Hammering.

Screeching. These are the sounds of construction emanating from all across downtown as crews busily build and recreate the once troubled eyesore of Las Vegas. New construction can most notably be seen across the roadway of Zappos’ Stewart Avenue headquarters, branded as Downtown3rd, as well as the Container Park on Seventh Street and Fremont Street. Although the casual tourist or common downtowner is most likely to see areas of reemergence in and around Fremont East, additional offices and shopping areas are seeping outwards into the community, further shrinking the no-man’s land gap between Vegas’ original strip and shimmering newer one.

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Situated on the corner lot of Clark Avenue at 501 S. Las Vegas Blvd. juxtaposed between the Lloyd D. George Federal Building and the U.S. Courthouse is the shell of the $30 million Federal Justice Tower. The 11-story government building will be the fourth federal facility within a two-block area of Las Vegas Boulevard, between Bonneville and Bridger avenues, and will house offices for the executive and administrative offices of the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Department of Labor Office of Inspector General, and Federal Protective Service, employing over 300 government workers at a minimum 15-year lease.

The new tower is being developed, built, and contracted by Colorado-based SDA Inc., a heavyweight in the real estate business which Downtown ZEN

currently manages 16 federal governmentleased office buildings, including two FBI locations as well as several medical/Veteran Affairs buildings and apartments throughout the western United States.

SDA Inc. was created in 1988 and is headed

by Steve Biagiotti, a developer who has overseen Las Vegas projects including the Internal Revenue Service, Las Vegas U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Social Security Administration buildings in Henderson and North Las Vegas.

“We have a focus to build and suit leaseback buildings, federal government, and state buildings, although the preponderance of our business is with the federal government,” said Biagiotti. With most of Biagiotti’s developments built west of the Mississippi River, he says “the opportunities [to build] JUNE 2013

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in Nevada are positioned for long-term solid economic growth and high quality of life.”

SDA Inc. first sought after the Federal Justice Tower contract in 2009. According to Biagiotti, the federal government routinely lists and sends out requests for proposals on its webpage regarding development opportunities and then selects from a list of qualified developers with the lowest rental rate.

is to assist businesses with expediting entitlements and permitting within the city’s designated Redevelopment Areas.

Construction crews leveled the lot and broke ground on November 21, 2011. However, due to government-office shuffleboard, by late 2012 plans for the five-story building were quickly scrapped, and the addition of another six stories was submitted on behalf of SDA Inc. for city approval.

statement for downtown,” said Biagiotti of his development firm. “The city was exceptionally supportive in satisfying all of the requirements and moving quickly in the approval process.”

The approval served as greater news for the estimated 450 local construction workers expected to be employed on the site. Since 2008 up until the more recent economic rebound, the construction labor market in Nevada saw a drastic decline in employment, an industry serviced by thousands of area residents.

While pursing the award for the work, the city of Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency (RDA) was approached by SDA Inc. regarding the one-acre empty lot at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Clark Avenue for a fivestory Class A office building, according to the City of Las Vegas Real Estate Specialist, Julie Quisenberry.

“Consolidating these agencies into one location reduces the federal government’s footprint and eliminates multiple leases, saving energy and taxpayer dollars,” said Ruth Cox, GSA’s (U.S. General Services Administration) Pacific Rim regional administrator for the leasing arm of the federal government, in an earlier press

According to real estate terminology, Class A buildings are generally newly constructed and have been outfitted with premier fixtures, amenities, and systems. Along with being aesthetically pleasing, these styles of buildings are typically placed in high-visibility locations, such as a metropolitan’s central business district.

release. “The Federal Justice Tower’s open and collaborative workspace will help create a more efficient and effective government.”

sq. ft. ground level retail and restaurant area, adding additional retail and eatery options for downtown employees and residents.

According to Biagiotti, his office employs roughly eight architects and engineers who have been collaborating and working closely with X9 Design Group — a Las Vegas-based architecture and construction firm, all of whom embraced the concept of erecting a larger building.

Upon entering the Federal Justice Tower, characteristic Class A architectural features will include stone entryways, high-end light fixtures, and custom cut glass. The building’s façade, said Biagiotti, is still in the process of some modifications. However, he said it would possess an architectural component similar to City Hall, mimicking the lights of the city in a see-through, 145 feet fin-like design catapulting up its 11-story frame.

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Besides the main construction of the 140,000 sq. ft. Federal Justice Tower, several other amenities will also be added, including a seven-level, 280-space parking garage (visually about five stories high), and an 1,100

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According to Biagiotti, the tower will receive silver LEED Certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and is in the process of hopefully attaining gold.

For a building to become LEED certified, companies must register their building and earn a minimum 40 points on a 110-point LEED rating system scale. Certified buildings would then receive silver, gold, and platinum membership status from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

According to the council’s webpage, LEEDcertified buildings are designed to lower operating costs, reduce waste sent to landfills, conserve energy and water, reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions, and create a healthier and safer environment for its occupants.

Other notable buildings in downtown Las Vegas representing LEED certification include the Las Vegas City Hall, Molasky Corporate Center, and Smith Center.

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In an effort to create and utilize more office downtown space, Biagiotti said he’s hoping the project’s end goal will entice business owners throughout the city, especially those within the Howard Hughes Center and Summerlin corridor, eventually anchoring businesses within the Las Vegas’ original central hub.

“We are very excited to serve as a catalyst for future growth in the downtown area of Las Vegas,” Biagiotti said. “We believe projects such as ours — and others such as the new City Hall and Zappos corporate headquarters relocation — will act as positive catalysts for a continued renaissance in downtown Las Vegas.”

Building Progress A benchmark in construction was reached on March 27, 2013 with a topping off ceremony signifying halfway to completion.

According to tradition, a tree or leafy branch is placed on the topmost beam, often with flags and streamers tied to it. The last beam

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to be hoisted is typically painted white and signed by all the workers involved.

According to SDA Inc.’s press release, “the ceremony was an opportunity for those involved, including those managing the city’s land sale and local workers erecting the building’s frame, to have a chance to come together and sign the last beam that will be placed on the top floor of the building. This halfway point marks the phase where the facade will be placed on the building and the internal construction will begin.”

The Federal Justice Tower is expected to be fully complete and open by February 2014.

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Fremont East Studios: Do You Watch TV?

By Mandy Crispin

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f you’re like me, when you’re watching TV, you’re not thinking about what’s going on behind the scenes, never mind what kind of equipment is being used, to put the picture into the box on your wall. So I took a trip over to talk with Freeman White at Fremont East Studios where you can have band rehearsal, be interviewed split-screen style for shows like CNN, or have your very own game show produced.

Fremont East Studio’s website describes the business as “a full service Las Vegas video production company that specializes in live streaming, video and post production, web series and branded entertainment,” and says their “HD Broadcast Studio features a TriCaster 8000 for web and TV streaming live productions.”

What the heck is a “full-service production company”? What the heck is a TriCaster 8000?

Let’s start with the actual building. It hosts two studios (Studio A and Studio B), four production offices, a cage (equipment room), a control room, an audio editing room, a hair and makeup room, a “talent only” or “green room,” and a video editing room.

Most people can probably guess what happens in a hair and makeup room, but what exactly happens in a “Studio”?

Freeman: We do multicam television production both for the internet and for broadcast, and one of the unique things we can do here is we have a hundred megabyte fiber connection, so we could do a show, for instance, and send it to HDNet or we could send it to any of the media outlets that accept fiber transmission. So somebody could shoot here and put it through what’s called a teleport. […] Basically, we can send that transmission to ESPN or CNN or anything like that, so that’s a very unique capability to be able to do.

If you’ve ever seen a television show taping, even on TV, you’ve seen that there are multiple cameras pointed at different angles. For both live and recorded TV, what you see on the screen is controlled or directed by a person called a “technical director.” Say you’re watching “Wheel of Fortune,” and Pat Sajak says “that sound means it’s time

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to give the wheel a final spin.” What you’re shown on the screen is Pat leaning over to spin the wheel. After that you will see a portion of the spinning wheel, and then you see the contestants clapping. Next is the letter board with the category clue at the bottom of the screen.

A switcher is what is used to select or combine different video and audio signals (cameras) at the time of the taping.

Another scenario that would utilize the switcher is if there were breaking news, the newsworthy person happened to be located here, and CNN wanted to get an immediate interview.

Freeman: We have the TriCaster 8000, [that’s] our switcher. One of the unique capabilities that gives us is the ability to shoot someone on a green screen background and to be able to composite them on a very ornate virtual set, so it could look like you’re at CNN. The sets are very realistic and very futuristic. So we could shoot somebody literally in the shape it takes the green screen to cover there, the background, and it can look like they’re on a 50,000 square foot sound stage with all these really ornate set builds and things like that. What it does is it takes you away from having to build huge, amazing sets. Real-time compositing allows you to composite the background and do actual camera moves in that environment (robotic camera moves) within that environment, and then we can stream that.

What is an instance where you would need to film something here and send it to CNN? Freeman: Say for instance somebody who was staying downtown, you know CNN newsworthy, and [CNN] wanted them to be side-byside split screen, talking to somebody else. Like Tony for instance: if something is happening in the tech world or tech start-up companies, or Zappos for instance, and they wanted that person to be on ‘right now’ because it’s breaking news, we could do that. We could stream that to them.

So tell me about the game show idea — how would that work? Say someone had an idea for a game show. You guys have the writing rooms upstairs, so does someone come in and just say, “I have this great idea for a game show”?

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Freeman: Yes. People would take a tour of the studio and see if the facility fits the project or if the equipment will fit the project. […] We would talk to them about their project and do a proposal for them and figure it out because obviously local people get a huge discount.

In terms of what we could do, what we can help provide for them in terms of staff, in terms of cameras, in terms of even development,

even if you need a room to come in and look over videos with your team, there’s a lot of stuff we can do gratis to get the project started.

We are a for-hire company, a service company, but there’s a lot we can do to help people get their project funded and ready to be shot.

Take a tour with Freeman: patch bay: A patch bay is just what it sounds like: it sends media to different locations throughout the studio. Fremont East Studios has two: a digital one and a manual one with cables. Ajah is a technology for asynchronous data transmission between the browser and

the server. What that means, don’t ask me. Food for thought: with different camera angles, the lighting and color will vary from camera to camera, but the audience never sees the variation thanks to color correction.

Ajah: Ajah is a technology for asynchronous data transmission between the browser and the server. What that means, don’t ask me.

Food for thought: with different camera angles, the lighting and color will vary from camera to camera, but the audience never sees the variation thanks to color correction.

“If you wanted to send [something] from the TriCaster up to Editing Bay 1, we can do it from here, and send the signal up there. We have three areas that we can record to.

The TriCaster itself, the Softron, which is that hard drive in there, then we have an Ajah device in here … [walking] we can actually record into these too, so we can record the

camera isos into here, and then we can color the cameras with this, and this means we can color match the cameras from this point right here. This is a reference monitor, so when you’re color correcting, all of the cameras will come up on here [three screens], and then you can dial them in.

You can get a much better shot in there.”

TriCaster: A TriCaster is a “switcher.” A terabyte is a trillion bytes. TWO terabytes, EACH, is a lotta freakin’ data storage. The “program out” is the final product.

“This is the TriCaster here. One of the interesting things about the TriCaster is that these are all two terabyte hard drives.

So you record each camera angle, and then it records the “program out” as well.”

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Phone it in. Skype it in. Tweet it. Facebook it.

“There’s a social networking station, so we can even bring in, and put into the edit, Skype. Say we’re doing a show, and somebody wanted to Skype in with their opinion. They’d Skype in to the show, and we can actually put that in the edit to rebroadcast it out.

Facebook, Twitter, all that stuff as well.”

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Audio engineer = VIP royalty in *this house

A Mobile Command Center in a four-foot-tall box:

“We converted this old tape storage room into an audio engineering room. So usually the audio engineer would be in that control room, and he’d have headphones on, but in here he can sit down, in his own space, and he can mix all the live inputs. We have two LAVs [mics]; we have LAV A and B. So one person may talk, and when the other person is talking you lower the volume on the first person in case they cough or something like that.”

“It’s called a Fly pack. It actually has a switcher in it, so we can shoot, in the field, eight camera inputs. So if there’s a concert somewhere we can go to it and shoot eight camera angles. It’s a mobile production office right there. It used to take a whole truck. Now you can do it with just that. Go out into the field, put a 50-inch monitor on top, and you’re ready to rock. It switches and it records to the KeyPro.”

Fremont East Studios also has a backline: a drum kit, a bass guitar, a six string electric guitar, and a keyboard.

“A lot of bands love to record in Studio A because it’s a pretty dead room even when the door is open.”

Chyrons: Chyrons are used for more than the lower third. They are what shows you baseball scores and any other “motion graphics,” like the puzzle clue on our “Wheel of Fortune” show.

“This is a Chyron, this is a lower third — it’s for motion graphics. The TriCaster can do them, but this does them in such a way that’s fully professional like the ticker tape on CNN. We could do that type of stuff with this. It gives you more capabilities.”

The “lower third” is the place we get graphics and textual information like in the above example.

encoder: An encoder is a device, circuit, transducer, software program, algorithm or person that converts information from one format or code to another, for the purposes of standardization, speed, secrecy, security, or saving space by shrinking size.

These babies are pretty and entrancing because they are backlit by an eerie green light. Combine that with the climate control (cool temp.) and the hum of all that data storage, and you may as well bring your pillow and blankey.

"These are elemental encoders. These are our encoding solutions for the net.

This is the hardware. A lot of people, when they encode for the internet, use Windows Media Encoder or any third party software encoding solution, but these are actually doing the encoding in the hardware, and you can preset it for Facebook; you can preset it for YouTube, livestream, Ustream; whether you’re streaming it or you’re encoding it to load it up, it can do it. It’s the highest quality and the fastest. And with the hundred megabyte fiber link we’re just really fast."

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Community Events: If you’d like to play with the switchers and try your hand at production, the studio hosted a community open house where they “have different scenarios that they can switch.” They are also thinking about doing a kids’ day event at John C. Fremont Middle School and starting a mentorship program. So stay tuned!

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ummer in Las Vegas always sizzles, but the heat of the street is about to reach a beautiful boiling point with the fever pitch of fancy footwork that has hit the pavement! Wicked wedges and sandals step forward this season to hypnotize eyes with spellbinding colors, patterns and powerful prints.

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et's face facts folks: If we had magical vision to see exactly how many yucky infectious nasties coated everything around us (keyboards, cell phones, bathroom door handles, any random kid) we would be totally disgustipated. And yes, I learned my English from watching Popeye.

Now while "Create Fun and a Little Diarrhea" is not a Zappos core value, there's no need to go all OCD and live in a bubble while perpetually scrubbing your hands a la Lady Macbeth: "Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this E. coli from my hands? I yam what I yam!" I mentioned the Popeye thing, right?

So what should our sailor friend with the monocular myopia (aka squinty eye) do prior to downing that can of delicious, mercury-tainted spinach, given that his paws are covered in germs from changing Swee’Pea's diaper? There are two great options to avoid “Delivering Crappiness”:

1. Hand washing.

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Yup, old skool and effective when done right. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends regular old soap (don't waste money on that radioactive antimicrobial stuff … it doesn't stop disease any better and may increase the risk of resistant bacteria). Tricks: wet hands first, apply soap, rub vigorously for at least 15 seconds, rinse, and use a paper towel to turn off the faucet. BLAM! Suck it, influenza virus!

2. Alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

WAY faster and more convenient than hand washing. And pretty much as effective (the main exception: hand gels don't kill Clostridium difficile spores, but unless you run a nursing home or hospital it shouldn't be a problem). Use the dispensers at work regularly, and carry some in your man-purse or oversize fanny pack. Don't have a fanny pack? I believe the Stitch Factory downtown can help you make an adorable one!

So there you have it. Stop the spread of pestilence with simple and effective hand hygiene measures. And you too can be strong to the finish! OK, OK, I'll stop now.

Left: Clostridium difficile spores, magnified. Mmmmm, they look like microscopic Cheetos.

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Sun Hits the (Canadian) Sky

By Marco Brizuela

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hen Canada comes calling, you pick up that phone, right? That’s what the members of Las Vegasbased band Dusty Sunshine did when the NXNE music festival based out of Toronto, Canada selected the sophisticated sirens for inclusion in its sprawling shindig.

From June 10-16, the NXNE festival will play host (somehow) to 1,000 bands, 30 films, 150 comedians, and an art installation, among other things. For the ladies of Dusty Sunshine, the question became, “How will the cultured and captivating denizens of Toronto get even a maple leaf’s worth of musical magnificence from us if we can’t make the 2,235 mile trip?”

Enter Las Vegas’ maven of its splendid social scene, Heather Hyte. An avid supporter of all things awesome and creative in Las Vegas

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Dusty Sunshine dating back to at least a time when Rainbow Boulevard was the western-most paved road in town (hey, it really wasn’t that long ago, honest), Ms. Hyte has known various members of the band for years, and when it came time for the band to decide who could assist in pacing the massive carnival event as its hostess, Ms. Hyte was the natural selection.

“The carnival was all their idea,” an enthused Ms. Hyte said. “You can have a kabob and get a kiss at the kissing booth. You can bid on items for a silent auction or bid on a date. The idea of the carnival came straight from the band. It’s just an extension of their personalities; it’s who they are.”

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without the culture that began in the late ‘90s and into the early 2000s on Maryland Parkway with the independent record stores, Buffalo Exchange, and Café Roma, among other places.”

On that wistful note of the good ol’ days, Ms. Hyte had to excuse herself to the growing crowd outside so she could introduce the night’s first band, Red Eye Radio, fronted by the ever-ebullient personality of Bryan Todd. Having entertained local audiences in several bands and even as a solo artist over the past decade, Todd sauntered onto the stage wearing his sunglasses at night and looked his most comfortable in years, flanked by guitar, bass and drums that chugged along at an energetic, sometimes fabulously frenetic pace throughout the set.

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A Crowd Of Small Adventures followed, and any energy buzzing throughout the crowd from Red Eye Radio’s set was nullified by the languid mannerisms of the band’s frontman, Jackson Wilcox. Coming off as disinterested, not invested, or both, the band’s attempt at soaring musically remained chained to the ground throughout as Wilcox appeared to sporadically force a modicum of expressive energy. Even in those moments, the band’s style of sound felt betrayed by Wilcox.

Before Dusty Sunshine took the stage, the last of the silent auction winners were announced, and the biggest benefit

moneymaker of the night started shaking in the form of the date auction. From friends of Dusty Sunshine to even a member of the band offered up for a date, the chips began to seriously stack in the band’s favor towards the $2,500 goal needed to successfully make its trip to NXNE.

guitar and drums. With its blend of charisma and confidence, the crowd responded appreciably to every song. Even Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh was in attendance. He commented he was there to support the band and his friend, Aly Unna, who just joined Dusty Sunshine weeks ago.

Once the date auction came to its lengthy (but necessary) conclusion, the stars of the warm desert sky, Dusty Sunshine, took to the stage just after 1 a.m. and sang flawless harmonies accompanied by the wonderfully intriguing musical arrangement of violin, clean electric guitar, autoharp, banjo, bass

Oh and that donation goal of $2,500? Well, the band revealed during its set that due to everyone’s support that night, they would be able to make their NXNE trip after all. Now, if only Canada would exchange the currency of a Dusty Sunshine visit for a Tim Horton’s donut shop here in Las Vegas …

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Although the floor plans of the houses are essentially the same, the houses have different rooflines and are placed at different angles on the lots. Roof planes tend to be simple shed roofs, which offer plenty of daylight and view at the high side. The low profile on the opposite side maintains privacy. They’re straightforward to frame, beautiful visually, and cost effective. As a result, each home encompasses a custom look. This is accomplished while maintaining

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the basics of mid-century style: post-andbeam construction on slab foundations, stucco finishing, open floor plans, high windows and decorative block screens.

Many of the homes in Paradise Palms back up to the original Stardust Country Club (now the Las Vegas National Golf Club). The National Golf Club has a long history in the Las Vegas Valley and has become a landmark over the last 50 years. In 1961, shortly after completion, the Stardust Country Club hosted its first professional golf event, the LPGA Championship. From that date forward history was made. During the 1960s, The National played host to some of the biggest names on the strip and around the world. The Rat Pack (Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop, and Sammy Davis Jr.) frequently played golf and spent many days and evenings in the clubhouse bar entertaining their guests with songs and stories. Locals still tell tales about late night matches under the glimmer of the driving range lights. Fittingly, the new restaurant in the clubhouse pays homage to the gentlemen and named the bar and grill, “The Rat Pack.”

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Stone, and Joe Pesci. Former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman also had a cameo role. The house used in the movie sits off to the left of the #1 tee box between the #1 and #18 fairways.

In the 1960s-1970s, Paradise Palms was known as the community that the movers and shakers called home. Famous residents of Paradise Palms throughout the decades have included Johnny Carson, Debbie Reynolds, Dean Martin, LaToya Jackson, Dinah Shore, Howard Hughes’ protégé Robert Maheu, and mobster Tony Spilotro.

Although Las Vegas is known for demolishing its history and iconic buildings to make room for the next “it” venue, homebuyers are now looking for that little piece of history.

In the ‘80s, as Las Vegas grew rapidly, residents began moving to the newer track homes, making Paradise Palms homes a popular renter’s destination. Until recently, the center of Las Vegas was thought of as a less than desirable place to reside. However, there has been a recent surge of interest in mid-century modern housing, and people are moving back to the heart of the city maintaining the original status quo.

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develop an official Paradise Palms neighborhood pride zone, a neighborhood watch, and organized annual neighborhood clean-up days. Fire hydrants and street markings are getting a fresh coat of paint, graffiti is being painted, weeds are being pulled, and most importantly the community has grown into a family.

Every month Paradise Palms hosts two mixer events. They use the mixers as an opportunity to discuss ideas and plans for the future and to get to know neighbors — both old and new. One mixer is hosted at a different house every month, and the events have become so popular that they are already booked until mid-2014! The other monthly social is held at the National Golf Club’s clubhouse. The National provides the group with cheap drinks, free food, and free golf lessons. In addition, they have been working with Paradise Palms residents on beautifying the neighborhood and keeping it safe.

Currently, there are fifteen homes available for sale ranging between $100,000 for a desert modern home that may need some updating, up to $419,000 for an immaculate vintage golf course home with a large lot and massive pool. North of Desert Inn Road, the homes are typically smaller and cheaper, as the busy road stands between that section of the neighborhood and the green expanses of the golf course.

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As for the rental market, you can expect to pay as low as $1,000/month for a three bedroom on the north side of Desert Inn, and as much as $2,200 for a golf course property that has upwards of five bedrooms and a pool.

The residents of Paradise Palms have taken progressive steps in the name of their community, and are the foundations to pulling this development in the right direction. Original mid-century style is being highlighted, retro paint color schemes are returning, and decorative brick walls are being rebuilt. On the community Facebook page, resident Tim Olsen said, “Our community shares things and has things in common that matter to us. We work for the betterment of all and enjoy each other’s company. We have respect for individual differences. I believe humans do better in a community, both physically and mentally.

My house has a doorbell on the front door AND the back door, which tells me that at one point people would come over the golf course and ring the bell. I love that!”

Now that's a community I'd want to live in.

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Fabulous Downtown

More info about Paco, visit: www.lvartsandculture.blogspot.com

The Huntridge Theater

By Brian "Paco" Alvarez

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uilt in 1944 at the height of World War II, The Huntridge Theater was one of few theaters built during combat. Its construction was unprecedented at the time due to the strict rationing of materials that were funneled for the war effort.

12 Volt Sex, Attaboy Skip, The Vermin, and others would pave the way for a fledgling music scene that started at the Huntridge.

Today the Huntridge still stands thanks to the efforts of die-hard preservationists who

continue to work hard to protect the historic structure. Hopefully in the very near future the theater will shine again as a beacon of the community’s illustrious past of glitz and glamour that made Las Vegas the Entertainment Capital of the World.

Designed by renowned theater architect S. Charles Lee, the building represented one of the finer examples of Moderne architecture in Las Vegas. Its tall tower with the name “Huntridge” emblazoned across the top could be seen for miles, and for many years it was the tallest structure in the area.

The Huntridge Theater was the first movie theater built outside of Fremont Street and was the harbinger of Las Vegas’ future. It marked the beginning of the city’s foray into the suburbs as the Huntridge neighborhood of quaint cottages and park-like setting would set the standard for housing communities of the future. The Huntridge was also Las Vegas’ first racially integrated theater and was home to the world premiere of the 1963 romantic comedy “Love is a Ball” starring Glenn Ford and Hope Lange.

Though the theater had its heyday, by the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s and ‘80s it went into decline as an exodus of people began leaving the neighborhood for the newer suburbs. By the 1990s, a short revival changed the theater’s fortune as it was transformed into a concert venue. It was also the era in which the theater was added to the National Register of Historic Places and was protected from demolition by the State Historic Preservation Office.

Many local bands had great success at the theater during this time. Local bands such as

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The Golden Nugget

Trivia Contest: Be the first Zapponian to e-mail the correct answers to DowntownZEN@zappos.com and you will be getting a special surprise from Courtney Taylor in return.

• The Golden Nugget is home to a special kind of ATM. What does it dispense?

• The world largest Golden Nugget, the Hand of Faith, has its home here at the hotel. How much does it weigh?

• Although not on a waterfront, the Chart House has a ______ gallon aquarium.

• The Tank Pool was named one of the Top ______ Pools in the World by Forbes Traveler.

It’s bare-leg season and pool weather is here! Here are some Knowledge Nuggets to get you in to the pool at the Golden Nugget with a golden glow and a wealth of trivia:

Did you know that cabana is American Spanish for cabin?

Did you know that one troy ounce is currently defined as exactly 0.0311034768 kilograms or 31.1034768 grams?

Swimming as an organized activity goes back as far as 2500 B.C. in ancient Egypt and later in ancient Greece, Rome, and Assyria.

In the 1920s after two well-known French women, Coco Chanel and Josephine Baker, sported golden brown skin, suddenly, having a tan quickly became a stylish trend.

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In 1975 the gold standard was removed, and the value shot up from $19-21 to over $640 and settled five years later at $300500.

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BOleY’s CRYSTAL BALLS

Virgo Aug 23 - Sept 22

The summer sun is in full force, but they call it “June Gloom” for a reason. This month, things in your life may not go as expected. You must work hard in your personal and professional life because what you desperately want won’t ever come easy. With the calendar year half over, it’s time to renew your resolutions and prove your internal strength through trials of fire … rising … soaring like the majestic phoenix.

Gemini May 21 - Jun 20 A love for food festivals and food trucks have been a pastime of yours since last year. Although you often crave foods such as the chicken parm, lamb skewers, and moo shu shrimp, be wary of undercooked poultry and fish as you will have explosive D and V for days.

Cancer Jun 21 - Jul 22 Your hectic schedule disallows your insides to saturate in the proper amount of liquids. Eating orange and cherry-flavored snow cones as opposed to drinking water isn’t doing you any favors as the food coloring you’re putting in your body shouldn’t appear as dark when coming out.

You’ve been on doctor’s orders to be on bed rest agonizing through severe, traumatizing pain for days.

Others have said it’s an experience of a lifetime and something you’ll never forget. However, your wife’s birthing afterglow is nothing compared to yours after passing an 8 mm kidney stone.

Libra Sept 23 - Oct 22 In an effort to get physically fit you jump on the CrossFit, Pilates, yoga, and circuit training bandwagon. You look sexy! However, the overrun in monthly membership costs is making you financial unfit and sexually repulsive.

Scorpio Oct 23 - Nov 21 Your recent Facebook posts have gone seemingly ignored. Because we live in a world of immediacy, nobody, not even your own mother, wants to click the feed’s “See More” link. Streamline your thoughts as it’s called a status update, not your life’s dissertation.

Sagittarius Nov 22 - Dec 21 You’ve been in a slump lately, but that’s about to change as your animal instincts will kick into fullthrottle arousal. Whether looking at lingerie or yoga magazine models, you’ll be whipping it out and flashing it wherever you please because girl, it’s your credit card, and you do and get what you want.

Leo Jul 23 - Aug 22 Clumsiness is your middle name.

You’ve strained a knee in badminton, fractured an ankle tripping over the door’s welcome mat, and most recently shifted your tailbone discs by favoring a side when sitting. However, nothing will make you “SMH” more than chipping a tooth while eating applesauce. Not only is it pathetic, but also ironic.

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Capricorn Dec 22 - Jan 19 The month of June has held special meaning to you and the five furry felines in your life as it’s National Adopt a Cat Month. YAY! The desert landscape in your house (aka a sea of litter boxes and hacked up fur balls/tumbleweeds) finally puts June 4 in perspective, also known as Old Maid’s Day.

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Aquarius Jan. 20 – Feb. 18 Things are getting a little stale with your partner of two years, and you feel your days together are numbered. To be fair, you’re just lookin’ to get a little love between the sheets. And frosting over the issue with a little suga suga isn’t solving the problem. Every good baker knows to use buttercream when layering cakes, so ditch the old hag, and get a new mate.

Pisces Feb. 19–Mar. 20 Although you’ve been asked to speak to this year’s graduating class, your obnoxiously high self-esteem continues to fog your eyeballs from reality. You feel that your keynote speech will mold their impressionable young minds for years to come. In reality, the kindergarteners don’t care and just want lunch.

Aries Mar 21 - Apr 19 Interested to see what the future holds, you will do some serious cost analysis calculating retirement. However, factors such as losing your hair and teeth will save you money in hair products and toothpaste, respectively. But don’t forget to substitute them for other expenses, such as Depends and Desitin.

Taurus Apr 20 - May 20 Your time punches as of late are vastly under the 80 required hours for each pay period. However, you aren’t too concerned because you consider your craft like condensed soup: you can save time by getting everything you need out of one bowl, or you can water it down and stretch it out unnecessarily all week.

Charity Jumble

By Angelina Fadool Unscramble the letters below to form causes supported by some of our favorite charities. Think you’ve got it? Then arrange the circled letters to answer our bonus question.

TELHHA ⃝ __ __ __ __ ⃝ NADUOICET __ __ ⃝ ⃝ __ __ __ __ __ ARWET __ ⃝ __ __ __ SMLNAIA __ __ __ ⃝ __ __ __ MNENNRVEIOT ⃝ __ ⃝ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Why was the novel about the small community garden so short?

It didn’t __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ of a plot .

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Ready. Set. RESET.

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encils come with erasers, ink is partnered with whiteout and every piece of keyboard technology has a backspace or delete button. Yet life as we know it goes on. Day in-and-out, no take-backs or oopsies, life is an ever constant flow moving us forward. But wouldn’t it be nice if life had a reset button? All the stress and worries of your everyday melted away with the

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chance for a fresh start. Lucky for us, James Wong, owner of the Reset Project, has found a way. The first Sunday of every month, locals gather at the Amanda Harris Art Gallery in an effort to hit the “reset button” and head into the month with a new perspective and focus on their individual lives.

surrounded by strangers who felt like friends because of our common bond in this adventure.

The three-hour mini retreat, as I like to call it, had been broken down into sections, the first of which I was about to experience.

It was May 5, a bright and early morning before the hustle and bustle of the Las Vegas tourist town had begun, and I was

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Move:

Putting the body in motion.

The first 45 minutes of the day was spent waking the body up with exercise. For the fitness enthusiasts, a 5k is led by members of the Downtown Runners group, while the option of a swift stroll through downtown is another way to go. Lacking coffee and slow to waking up, sure enough this was the route I took. Led by Brian “Paco” Alvarez, a member of the Downtown Team, we weaved in and out of side streets paved with poetry and gazed upon some of Las Vegas’ oldest railroad cottages, all while getting a history lesson on the very area we work in.

Mind:

Stretch:

Reset your body.

Before we knew it, 45 minutes were up and we were back at Reset headquarters. After a brisk walk, a Vinyasa flow led by yoga teacher Melissa Meyers was what transpired next. With the calculated strokes of a guitar’s strings, calming music filled the studio. Ooh and ahh breaths were all to be heard while everyone came to their own personal peace.

The theme of the day was patience, and in the activities to follow that would be reflected.

Slowing it down and focusing.

Following a calming yoga session, Professional Life Coach Brennan Brown took the stage. He spoke of practicing patience and the thought that being still and doing nothing are in fact different; being still is thinking before we react and actively practicing patience in our everyday. We then had an opportunity to mingle through a short activity where we discussed finding patience. This was a great way to break the ice and meet new people. Following this brief exercise, Richard Belsky, also known as the “Meditation Guy,” took the floor to help us do just that. Sit and mediate. Complete silence, drawing the mind away from random thoughts and just listening to our breath. A lot harder than you may think!

Eat:

Fueling the body, the healthy way.

After slow awakening the body, first toes, then fingers and rotating the head, the Reset Project’s conscious-eating speaker Jennifer Sanchez took the floor. In immediately putting promise into practice, she challenged us to exercise patience as we resisted temptation from the delicious vegan spread being set up behind us. Challenge accepted! A vegan herself, Jennifer urged us to take a bigger responsibility in the health choices we were making. Not asking us to step away from the meat and embrace tofu right away, but to set a health-conscious goal and stick to it. Having patience in understanding that changes won’t happen right away, but only through dedication and hard work would we see results. With the OK to eat, participants excited their taste buds with a brunch prepared by Chef Donald Lemperle.

Cabbage tamales, Spanish rice, curried sweet potatoes and mouth-watering watermelon were on the plates of everyone in attendance. Even with the absence of meat, I left full and satisfied to say the least.

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Spirit:

Awaken your inner self.

With the moments left to mingle, people made friends. Once a separated gathering of people, little pods lay everywhere! People gathered on the floor, chatting, sharing experiences and exchanging business cards. Not even 12 noon and I had a feeling of such fulfillment. My emotional, mental and physical appetite had been adequately filled.

The Reset Project in three hours took me away on a mental vacation that left me with clarity and bursting with ideas on how to implement the challenges set before me. I left with the understanding and the thirst to seek more patience in my life. Accepting that though things may not be happening in this moment, doesn’t mean they never will.

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Las Vegas Academy Awarded Top Arts School in Nation

By Shannon Sneade

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as Vegas Academy of the Arts prides itself as a school nationally recognized for its arts program and challenging academics. Last year when the Clark County School District added high school star rankings to Las Vegas schools based on graduation rate, college and career readiness, student engagement, and student growth, LVA was one of 14 high schools to receive five stars. The World Jazz, Mariachi, and Theatre departments have recently been featured at national and international festivals, winning top awards at each. LVA’s record of 10 Grammy Signature School awards is the highest in the country, and it is also recognized as a Distinguished Magnet School of America. By submitting a comprehensive application of all that the Academy encompasses — academics,

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faculty, majors, vigorous programs, and the audition process — it was selected as the top performing arts school in the country.

On Wednesday, May 15, LVA was presented with the Outstanding Arts School Award by the Arts School Network (ASN), a nonprofit organization that has promoted excellence in arts education for more than 30 years.

The official award ceremony will take place at the Arts School Network Conference on October 22-25 at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Principal Scott Walker will be in attendance to receive the award. With this honor comes enormous pride for students, faculty, and alumni of LVA, and everyone will continue to strive and do their part to ensure the Academy’s excellence.

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On another note, we say goodbye to our graduating seniors, the Class of 2013, on graduation day, June 12 at the Orleans Arena. Approximately 86 percent of students will continue on to some form of higher education to begin the next school year. Soon-to-be LVA alumni will scatter themselves across the United States — even Canada — to pursue their interests. Many will be staying local, attending College of Southern Nevada (CSN) or University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). There is an especially high concentration of students staying on the West Coast, travelling to states such as California, Washington, and Utah.

A handful of students will be studying in the Midwest, and quite a few will be taking the trek out East as well. They will surely be missed, but LVA is confident they’ve been set up for success between their “solid academic and artistic background,” as Principal Walker puts it.

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RECIPES How to make a turkey sandwich because June is “Turkey Lovers Month”

By Mandy Crispin Going on 11 years downtown, City Centre Café co-owners and employees pride themselves on superb customer service and experience. It’s kind of like “Cheers,” where everybody knows your name, what you like, and how you like it.

They are fast and efficient, and they do it all with genuine care. Pictured above, left to right: José, Efren (coowner), Maria, and Art (co-owner).

The scenario: you are having a Turkey Loco attack, but it’s the weekend, and you don’t live downtown yet (ie. you can’t run over to City Centre Café — 375 Lewis Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89101 — to grab one). Never fear! No need to have a sad face! You can create a similar

home version (although I do recommend stopping into City Centre at least twice a week for the real thing — there is nonreplicable magic happening in that kitchen).

You will need: ● Puffy, soft sub rolls from a grocer’s bakery to double as C.C.’s delicious French rolls ● 1 cup of mayo ● 1 can of chipotle chilies in adobo (to be found near the taco stuff) ● 1 tablespoon sour cream (optional) ● A small block of mild cheddar ● Thin sliced turkey lunch meat First, prepare your chipotle mayo. Mix the mayo with two chipotle chilies and a teaspoon or two of the adobo from the can, depending on how smoky you like it. Add sour cream if you want a fluffier consistency. Flip the switch on your food processor to blend. Refrigerate.

that stuff nice and thick on the top side of the roll. You can add salsa like C.C. does, but I always ask for it without.

Preheat oven to 3500.

Wrap loosely in aluminum foil and bake for about 15 minutes, maybe 16. The cheese should be melted, the turkey, mayo and roll should be warm — not crispy. Don’t burn your bun in the oven!

Shred up about two cups of the mild cheddar. Let the turkey and cheese come to *about room temperature — otherwise your sandwich will be cold in the middle: es no bueno.

Unwrap, cut into halves, and imagine yourself on a beach downtown, sipping margaritas and living the dream as you enjoy your gourmet turkey sandwich.

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● Arts & Ents ● Smith Center ● What’s on Tap ● Restaurant Review ● Things To Do ● Upcoming Events ● Calendar

ARTS & ENTS: The Mob Museum Showcasing America’s Long & Storied Organized Crime

By Nick Szczurko

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Capone, Bill Graham, Jim McKay, Meyer Lansky.

These icons in the mob realm shaped Las Vegas during the 1920s through the 1960s. To pay tribute to this history, Las Vegas created the Mob Museum.

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Museum was designed by a world-class team known for other successful museums that serve to reinvigorate communities and neighborhoods, including the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio and the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C.”

On Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, 2012, The Mob Museum opened to the public. Housed in the former Las Vegas post office and courthouse, the museum comes to life as you comb through its hallways. As you enter the facility you will be removed from the modern day era and sent back in time to prohibition, gambling, and organized crime in its finest hour. Not only does The Mob Museum let you understand how Las Vegas was created, but it also teaches you what these crime lords created throughout the nation.

Within the three-level relic you’ll find its rooms sectioned off like a perfectly pieced puzzle. In one area you will learn about prohibition and how the mob was able to bootleg alcohol successfully … and unsuccessfully as viewers can get an upclose visual of the bloodied wall of the infamous St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. Just a few steps away you are whisked from gore to glamour showcasing how Hollywood idolized the mob genre with such films as “The Godfather” and “Goodfellas.”

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the “centerpiece” of the museum, here you enter the original courtroom’s setting as a spectator of the Nov. 15, 1950 Kefauver Committee hearings. Upon being seated in a wooden pew where witnesses previously sat, your eyes will gaze beyond the judge’s docket at three high tech, oversize screens and experience the trial’s history in a simulated 20-minute performance. The museum is filled with knowledge, experiences, and memories that can’t be taken in with just one visit.

From time to time The Mob Museum will have guest speakers and mob celebrities at the site. Just recently, the former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman was on site May 2325 promoting his new book, “Being Oscar.”

You can buy tickets, donate, or find out what future events are in store at the Mob Museum’s website at www.themobmuseum.org.

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361 Symphony Park Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89106 Visit www.thesmithcenter.com to see the full lineup 702.749.2000

CABARET JAZZ

The Tenors

The Family Stone

The Tenors have performed on The Oprah Winfrey Show, for Her Majesty The Queen, on the live broadcast of the 2011 Emmy Awards, at the opening ceremonies of Vancouver’s 2010 Olympics and for the NBA, MLB, and NHL All-Star Games. They have been hailed as musical ambassadors and Canada’s national treasure.

Original founding members, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, and R&B Pioneer Award winners Jerry Martini, Cynthia Robinson, and Greg Errico, the first interracial/inter-gender band in rock ‘n’ roll history bring you the hits of Sly & The Family Stone. Featuring the powerful voices of Alex Davis and Trina Johnson on vocals, they bring you the message of peace, love, and social consciousness through musical harmony with some of the funkiest players of all time.

June 2, 7:30 p.m.

Jewel’s Greatest Hits Tour June 6, 7:30 p.m.

Don’t miss this intimate solo acoustic performance. Jewel is an acclaimed American singer, songwriter, actress, poet, painter, and philanthropist. From the remote ranch of her Alaskan youth to the triumph of international stardom, the three-time Grammy® nominee, hailed by The New York Times as a “songwriter bursting with talents,” has enjoyed career longevity rare among her generation of artists.

American Idiot

June 11-14, 7:30 p.m.; June 15 & 16, 2 p.m., 7:30 p.m.

June 21, 7 p.m. & June 22, 6 p.m., 9 p.m.

Philip Fortenberry – “The Man At The Piano” June 23, 2:30 p.m.

Philip Fortenberry debuts “The Man at the Piano,” a new, intimate acoustic 75-minute cabaret-style concert with his signature virtuoso playing style and personal stories of his life and career as a sought-after Broadway pianist and a concert artist on prestigious stages from Lincoln Center to Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center to the White House, all told with his own brand of Southern charm.

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Direct from Broadway, the smash-hit musical “American Idiot” tells the story of three lifelong friends forced to choose between their dreams and the safety of suburbia. Based on Green Day’s Grammy Award-winning multiplatinum album and featuring the hits “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” “21 Guns” and “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” “American Idiot” boldly takes the American musical where it’s never gone before.

Catch Me If You Can

June 18-21, 7:30 p.m.; June 22 & 23, 2 p.m., 7:30 p.m.

Based on the hit DreamWorks film and the incredible true story that inspired it, “Catch Me If You Can” is the high-flying, splashy new Broadway musical that tells the story of Frank W. Abagnale, Jr., a teenager who runs away from home in search of the glamorous life. With nothing more than his boyish charm, a big imagination and millions of dollars in forged checks, Frank successfully poses as a pilot, a doctor and a lawyer — living the high life and winning the girl of his dreams. But when Frank’s lies catch the attention of FBI agent Carl Hanratty, Carl chases Frank to the end … and finds something he never expected.

Golden Rainbow's "Ribbon of Life" June 30, 1 p.m.

“Ribbon of Life” is one of the largest HIV/AIDS fundraisers in the state of Nevada and is Golden Rainbow’s main source of revenue.

The fundraising spectacular is unlike any other production in the city and features some of the best performers from the Las Vegas Strip in original acts. Showcasing new numbers and talent, each year’s audience is always surprised, thrilled and inspired by performances that are exclusive to the event.

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La Comida

Michael Morton’s La Comida is located at 100 Sixth St., just north of the corner of Sixth and Fremont streets.

By Angelina Fadool

Price Point: Dealer’s Choice La Comida offers over 100 tequilas priced from reasonable to not-in-my-lifetime (the three shot El Millonario flight will run you $235). I didn’t care for my Meximule — something about the combination of ginger beer and mango purée didn’t do it for me — but some friends tried the Prickly Pear Margarita and even the non-tequila drinker enjoyed it. Most of the cocktails are in the $11-14 range, and wines are priced from $8 a glass. There’s no beer on tap, but a bottle will run you around $7.

On the Menu: Taste of Mexico Since La Comida is primarily a restaurant, the appetizer selection is a step above the majority of the bars on Fremont East. I am usually more than happy to nosh on chips and guacamole, but the elotes asados — Mexican street corn prepared with cotija cheese and chile lime butter — is not to be missed.

Ambiance: Old World Charm The décor inside is playful and eclectic — sugar skulls and neon monkeys pair perfectly with old church pews and exposed brick from the building’s previous life as a laundry facility. Ignore the faux doors in the front — the entrance is actually through the small side alley decorated with hanging plants and multicolored lights.

Pitfalls: Hey, Big Spender Compared to most of the Mexican restaurants downtown, the portions here are small, and the prices seem outrageous. La Comida is a higher-end establishment created by an owner with a fine-dining pedigree, and the menu is priced accordingly. I enjoyed everything I tried, so I didn’t mind the price tag. Just be advised that our bowl of guacamole cost $9.

Service here was excellent, and the staff was friendly and knowledgeable. If you’re on the market for a nice place to grab post-work drinks with friends or a Saturday afternoon margarita, look no further than La Comida.

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By Jo Casey

Photos: Jeff Gale

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y pal and I hit La Comida for lunch on a Monday afternoon.

It was nice to get outside and take a stroll, especially on a Monday!! The atmosphere outside of the restaurant was supercute and welcoming. There were strings of colored lights hung up, and I am dying to see them at night. I even took a picture of them so that I can get them for my own house, but that’s beside the point. I mention the décor because I dug it ... A lot. There wasn’t too much kitsch on the walls, and one can tell that a massive amount of thought and care went into decorating the place.

La Comida translates to “The Food.” The tables were rustic, and the booths were roomy. I’m a sucker for a booth; I liked this one because we were able to see the whole restaurant. We were greeted promptly and given water. It’s starting to warm up, and that H20 is muy importante … which translates to “very important” :) . The chips were great, and the salsa had some serious kick to it. We started with the guacamole and “elotes asados,” which is Mexican street corn. For eight bucks you get four ears of corn dusted with cojita cheese and chile lime butter. And OMG!!!! The corn is absolutely delicious. I WILL be going back there for that ... and soon.

I ordered enchiladas de pollo which is the chicken enchiladas.

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mole sauce. I’m not usually a fan of it, but the mole at La Comida has just enough kick to the sweet sauce to make it amazing. The chicken was seasoned perfectly and not dry at all. My friend had the camaron del golfo, which is a medley of gulf shrimp, butternut squash, cherry tomatoes, roasted corn and crema de guajillo. I had a few bites of hers, and it was delicious.

We were given free desert by our very own CEO who happened to be dining with a few other folks. We had tres leches cake, which was super spongy and sweet, and also platinos fritos, which are fried plantains and ice cream. All in all it was a great experience. The food, the music, and the impeccable service all made for a five-star dining experience.

For the two of us, our bill came to 64 bucks, so it’s not the best place if you’re dining on the cheap, but it’s a great spot for date night!!!

La Comida 100 6th St Las Vegas, NV 89101 702.463.9900

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Go on a Scavenger Hunt

THINGS TO DO Stop by The Beat’s Wednesday Night Hang Come chill with us every Wednesday night from 8:30 pm to 10:30 p.m. for a change of scenery and sound! Enjoy a unique, laid-back atmosphere featuring drink specials and live music by fabulous Las Vegas talent. Las Vegas trumpet player and recording artist Joey Pero hosts this event. The Beat will be offering a “fine beer” drink special on Duvel, Gulden Draak and Piraat as part of the “Blue Beat” special.

The Beat is located on 520 Fremont St. inside the Emergency Arts Building (Sixth Street & Fremont Street).

Do you know how many lights line the Fremont Street Canopy?

You will when you play the new city scavenger hunt. The game sends clues to any text-enabled phone. You’ll get to know the casinos that helped put Vegas on the map. From the Golden Gate, Sin City’s first casino, to the recognizable lights of the Fremont and Four Queens, you’ll discover what first drew folks to this little desert town. Be ready to bluff your way into Binion’s iconic Poker Room and snap a picture with Vegas Vic and Vickie. Find the little cigar shop where all the Hollywood celebs go to get a light before grabbing a cocktail at the coolest bar in town. You’ll come away knowing how Vegas grew into a global hub of fun and fortune, and get a true taste of its appeal along the way. Sign up on the website, and you and any number of your friends can compete.

The game has several routes in Las Vegas, including Fremont Street. It’s an out-of-the-box way to get to know your city. $9-$12 per person. www.strayboots.com.

Get Outdoorsy I mean “Outdoorsy” in a patio drinking kind of way. Take off work early on Friday like they do back East, and stretch out in a patch of sun on Bar+Bistro’s patio with a pitcher of house sangria. Nothing could be better! $6 glass, $20 pitcher, in The Arts Factory, 107 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite 155. www.barbistroaf.com.

TOUR OUR NEW DOWNTOWN LANDMARKS The Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health

Visit the Fremont Bicycle Clinic On a mission to facilitate safe and proper bicycling through education, workshops and maintenance, the clinic helps the community rehab bikes. Get yours done, and then pitch in a hand to help others!

Shop Hours: Mon, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Tue, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.; Wed, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Thu, 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.; Sat, 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. If you are a co-op member, you can always contact us outside of normal shop hours if they do not work for you. The best way to contact us and view our most upto-date hours is our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Fremont.Bike.Clinic. Make sure to “Like” us.

You’ve driven by it a thousand times and wondered if it’s as weird on the inside as it is on the outside. (Answer: Yes.) Being inside the events center is like living inside a Dr. Seuss book. The rest of the center is nice office space with an impressive art collection. Arrange a tour and see for yourself by calling 702.263.9797. Join an existing tour or arrange one for yourself.

The clinic’s newest volunteer, Zack, will be manning the shop on Tuesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Zack just moved here from Los Angeles where he was a part of two prior co-ops. He is extremely knowledgeable regarding bikes and is a great addition to the team. Stop by and say “Hi”!

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The New City Hall

The Mob Museum

Las Vegas invested $185 million to build it. Drop your car across the street in the new garage; you’ll get free parking for two hours with a validated ticket. Make your way up the front steps under the solar trees and into the marble lobby contemplating the sustainable yet luxurious surroundings. Make your way back to the council chambers and grab a red theater seat for your rear: now watch democracy at work. You should finish the visit off by riding the elevator to the seventh floor to see the mayor’s views. City Hall, 495 S. Main St., 702.229.6011, Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

There are two sides to every story. Come down to the Mob Museum and get the true story. It was a stage for one of the biggest mob hearings in history. Now it’s the setting for the nation’s most comprehensive look into organized crime and law enforcement. Located in the heart of downtown Las Vegas, The Mob Museum presents an authentic insider’s look at the mob’s impact on our history and our society. These are the true stories of events that shaped our country, and now you can witness them firsthand.

The Mob Museum, 300 Stewart Ave., 702.229.2734, SundayThursday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

Adult Admission $18. $10 for NV residents. www.themobmuseum.org.

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts Check out the Hoover Dam-inspired architecture exterior and its elegant appointments inside. Take in its centerpiece, the 2,050seat Reynolds Hall and its grand lobby; don’t forget the Cabaret Jazz room and Troesh Studio Theater in the Boman Pavilion. Peruse its smattering of artwork (both modern and classical) around the center. Free hour-long tours every Wednesday & Saturday, 10:30 a.m. Make reservations by calling 702.749.2000.

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Neon Museum and Boneyard The Neon Museum preserves and exhibits classic Las Vegas neon signs. The museum’s collection consists of both restored and unrestored signs, mostly housed in the Neon Boneyard in downtown Las Vegas. Many of the restored neon signs, which can be found along the Fremont Street Experience and Las Vegas Boulevard, are also part of the museum’s collection. For museum updates and tour information, visit www.neonmuseum.org.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Sunday Reset MOVE: 45 minutes of walking/running/bike. Meet up in downtown

Circle Gets the Square

The Amanda Harris Gallery of Contemporary Art presents Circle Gets the Square, a minimalist art show, by local artist RC Wonderly. Born in 1982, Wonderly is an artist who uses humble materials to create his art. His minimalist work is rooted in the relationship between the two and three dimensional, with a focus on the materials — OSB, plywood, linen, wool, sheetrock — and the processes used to manipulate them. The Amanda Harris Gallery of Contemporary Art is located at the foot of the Soho Lofts attached to the speakeasy lounge, the Lady Silvia.

Las Vegas at 7 am. We will take a one mile urban hike led by Paco Alvarez. For those who want more of a workout, we’ll be taking a group on a 5k run (led by Lauralie Ezra).

STRETCH: Let’s meet back in the space after your exercise route to stretch out (led by Tiffany Harris).

MEDITATE: Now time to slow your mind with quiet time. We will provide some guidance to get you going.

ACT: It’s time to put what you learned into action and live fearlessly

Location

for vibrant health (led by Alexia Vernon).

Amanda Harris Gallery 900 S. Las Vegas Blvd. Suite 150 Las Vegas, NV 89101

EAT: Learn how to become a conscientious eater with a simple

eight-step program that will ignite your mind, body and spirit. Then it’s time to replenish and complete your morning with a group breakfast, catered by local vegan chef Donald Lemperle. We’ll eat healthy and fuel up for our day and the week ahead (led by Jennifer Sanchez).

Time

Saturday, June 1 thru Tuesday, June 18

Catalyst Week/ BLK Shop Catalyst Creativ

Catalyst Week is produced and curated by CatalystCreativ, a small business funded by the Downtown Project the 4th week of every month. Catalyst Week profiles thought-leaders from fields ranging from filmmaking to social entrepreneurship, and corporate brand management to nonprofits. This week is about inspiration, serendipity, and igniting the fire within each and every individual. We hope that everyone who attends will leave remembering that every person in this community is, and can be, a catalyst for someone.

Cost: $15 per person.

Our intention is to have Catalyst Week become an integral part of downtown and be a catalyst for all of the projects that are starting to form. Join us on Facebook where individuals from the community, as well as Catalyst attendees, can post problems and link with each other for advice and guidance. www.facebook.com/groups/ catalystboard so the magic continues even after the guests leave!

Location

Location TBD

Time

REMEMBER TO BRING: - Yoga mat (or towel) - Warm clothes - Water bottle - Big smile - Positive attitude!

Amanda Harris 900 S. Las Vegas Blvd. Suite #150 Las Vegas, NV 89101

Time

Sunday, June 2

7 a.m.-10 a.m.

More Info

www.theresetprojectlv.com/events

Saturday, June 1 Sunday, June 2

More Info

www.maycatalystweek.splashthat.com

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First Friday

First Friday is celebrated in the Arts District of downtown Las Vegas. The hub is on Casino Center Boulevard in between Colorado Street & California Street with an extension on Third Street & Colorado Street. First Friday has been extended to include the Fremont East district with live activities and music in Get Back Alley behind Beauty Bar and The Griffin. First Friday celebrates young and established local artists. There are food trucks galore and music on three stages with over 12 live bands. There will be special art installations and live performance paintings. It is all about community coming together to celebrate art. First Friday has a great variety of artists, vendors and activities that are fun and exciting for all ages. They even have a kid’s zone with different themes each month.

Location

Casino Center Boulevard & Colorado Street

Time

Friday, June 7

VEGAS StrEATS

Vegas StrEATS is a street food and culture festival hosted every second Saturday in downtown Las Vegas showcasing the valley’s hottest local food trucks, artists, musicians, and fashion. StrEATS is presented

by Slidin’ Thru in partnership with El Cortez and Insert Coin(s). Each month, various food trucks serve up unique gourmet bites along Jackie Gaughan Plaza. Local bands, MCs, and DJs provide the soundtrack for the night ranging from indie rock, hip-hop, dubstep, and house music.

Graffiti artists and streetwear brands line vendor row slanging fresh apparel and art. Come experience a bit of homegrown Vegas culture!

Location

Jackie Gaughan Plaza at the El Cortez Hotel & Casino 600 E. Fremont St. Las Vegas, NV 89101

Time

Saturday, June 8 6 p.m.-11 p.m.

6 p.m.-1 a.m.

More Info

www.vegasstreats.com www.facebook.com/VegasStrEATS

More Info

www.firstfridaylasvegas.com www.facebook.com/firstfridaylasvegas

Trivia Night at The Beat

Come with a team or find one at The Beat. Every other Tuesday you can test your knowledge and flex your brain in a cerebral competition.

There will be prizes and beer specials, and most likely a little more beer than brains.

Location

Vegas Game Day We will be hosting the Vegas Game Day at the usr/lib Worklounge on the second floor of the Beat Coffeehouse. Whether you're interested in learning a new game or meeting new gamers, this is the place to be. There will be tabletop, role-playing games and board games.

Location

The Beat Coffeehouse 520 Fremont St. Las Vegas, NV 89101 www.thebeatlv.com

Time

Every other Tuesday (June 4, 18) 7 p.m.

More Info

usr/lib Worklounge 520 Fremont St. Las Vegas, NV 89101

www.facebook.com/DowntownTriviaNight

Contact

Augusta Scott: ascott@zappos.com

Time Saturday, June 8

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@LVRUG Hacknight

Delivering Happiness Inspire: Las Vegas!

Come hack with the Las Vegas Ruby Group.

Our Delivering Happiness Inspire! event is a forum for sharing the rich and thought-provoking (and oftentimes funny) content that inspires and spreads happiness at an individual, community, and even global level. Through a series of brief, prepared (but collaborative) talks, community members and local thought leaders bring their stories perspectives, passions, and experiences to the stage (ala TED) to shine a spotlight on the things that matter most.

Location

usr/lib Worklounge 520 Fremont St. Las Vegas, NV 89101

Time

Wednesday, June 12 & 26

Location

6 p.m.-9 p.m.

Downtown Project Construction Zone 107 S. Seventh St. Las Vegas, NV 89101

More Info

www.meetup.lvrug.org/events/dbwjzcyrfbbc

Time

Every fourth Saturday (June 22)

5 p.m.-8 p.m.

More Info

www.inspirelasvegas-eorgf.eventbrite.com www.deliveringhappiness.com

Vintage Bike Night

Ride out for a night of Motorcycles + Art + Music in downtown Las Vegas. Las Vegas Vintage Bike Night featuring cafĂŠ racers, custom bikes, classic Harleys, retro sport bikes, and scooters.

There will be a jammin’ lineup of live music, live body painting

by Alex P. Huerta, artists & vendors, and food & drink specials from Bar+Bistro. Whatever you ride, bring it down for Vintage Bike Night.

Location

The Arts Factory & Bar+Bistro 107 E. Charleston Blvd.

Las Vegas, NV 89104

Time

Every third Friday (June 21)

More Info

www.theartsfactory.com 702.644.9412

7 p.m.-10 p.m.

Human Experience

Mission "Being the action of love through art, music and culture" Description "Human Experience" is a community organization that hosts open mic events promoting DJs, musicians, spoken word and visual artists.

Through our community and events, we increase awareness of local Las Vegas nonprofit charity groups through food/clothing drives and connections to volunteer opportunities.

General Information Downtown street parking is free after 6 p.m., but we *strongly suggest that you read meter timeline information to gain full knowledge of your parking status.

Location

The Beat Coffeehouse 520 Fremont St. Las Vegas, NV 89101

Time

Every Monday

(June 3, 10, 17, 24)

7 p.m.-12 a.m.

More Info

www.facebook.com/HumanExperienceLasVegas/info

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Downtown3rd Farmers Market

Green Jelly & Green Coworking

The goal of Green Jelly is to connect individuals who are interested in all things eco-friendly and sustainable. That means a range of people who are interested in everything from learning how to recycle to people who are looking to live carbon-neutral or netnegative. The group also has a heavy focus on business owners and potential start-ups that have an interest in sustainability and the triple bottom line (People-Planet-Profits).

Location

The Downtown3rd Farmers Market has become an integral part of downtown Las Vegas. The biggest indoor farmers market showcases local Las Vegas farmers as well as including lots of fresh produce from California. There are also many other vendors and healthy lifestyle classes, art shows, and culinary demonstrations from famous Las Vegas chefs. The mission of the Downtown3rd Farmers Market is to be a sustainable, seasonal, healthy lifestyle center for the city. The farmers market is conveniently located in the middle of the Las Vegas Valley off of US-95 & Casino Center Drive.

/usr/lib www.usrlib.org The Beat Coffeehouse 520 Fremont St. Las Vegas, NV 89101 www.thebeatlv.com

Location

Time

Every Friday (June 7, 14, 21, 28)

300 N. Casino Center Blvd. (In the old Transit Center) Las Vegas, NV 89101

Time

Every Tuesday (June 4, 11, 18, 25)

7 p.m.-9 p.m.

9 a.m.-2 p.m.

More Info

www.downtown3rdfarmersmarket.com

More Info

www.facebook.com/groups/vegasgreenjelly

Contact

Ciara Byrne: cirarmbyrne@yahoo.com Hanan Sabri: hanan.sabri@gmail.com

Jelly

What is a Jelly?

Jelly is a casual work event where everyone’s invited. It’s for anyone who’d like to work alongside other creative people in a welcoming environment. You bring your laptop and some work, and Jelly provides Wi-Fi, a table and chairs, and smart people to bounce ideas off of and collaborate with.

Location

/usr/lib Worklounge www.usrlib.org The Beat Coffeehouse 520 Fremont St. Las Vegas, NV 89101 www.thebeatlv.com

Time

Every Thursday (May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30)

7 p.m.-12 a.m.

More Info

www.vegasjelly.com

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CALENDAR & EVENTS JUNE 01 Sat. • Vegas Hack, 8 am • Neon Bazaar, 12 pm-8 pm • Family Trivia, 6 pm • BLK SHOP-Catalyst Creativ 02 Sun. • Sunday Reset, 7 am-10 pm • BLK SHOP-Catalyst Creativ 03 Mon. • Improv, 6 pm-8 pm • Human Experience, 7 pm-10 pm 04 Tue. • Trivia Night at The Beat, 7 pm 05 Wed. • Sleep 06 Thu. • Vegas Jelly, 7 pm-12 am 07 Fri. • 3rd Street Farmers Market, 9 am-6 pm • First Friday, 5 pm-11 pm • DJ Ultra at Mob Bar, 9 pm-1 am 08 Sat. • Vegas Game Day, 9 am-8 pm • StrEATS, 6 pm-1 am • Huntridge Community Clothing Swap 09 Sun. • FREE Day!

10 Mon. • Improv, 6 pm-8 pm • 51s vs. TAC, 7:05 pm 11 Tue. • 51s vs. TAC, 7:05 pm 12 Wed. • 51s vs. TAC, 7:05 pm • LVRUG Hacknigh 13 Thu. • VegasJelly, 7 pm-12 am • 51s vs. TAC, 7:05 pm 14 Fri. • 3rd Street Farmers Market, 9 am-6 pm • Evening at the Ballpark, 5 pm tailgate parade • First Friday, 5 pm-11 pm • 51s vs. COL, 7:05 pm • DJ Ultra at Mob Bar, 9 pm-1 am 15 Sat. • 51s vs. COL, 7:05 pm • Krave Opening • Huntridge Movie Night 16 Sun. • 51s vs. COL, 12:05 pm • Father’s Day 17 Mon. • Improv, 6 pm-8 pm • Human Experience, 7 pm-10 pm • 51s vs. COL, 7:05 pm

21 Fri. • 3rd Street Farmers Market, 9 am-6 pm • DJ Ultra at Mob Bar, 9 pm-1 am • Summer Solstice 22 Sat. • DjangoVegas, 5 pm • 51s vs. SLC, 7:05 pm • Delivering Happiness Inspire, 5 pm-8 pm 23 Sun. • 51s vs. SLC, 12:05 pm 24 Mon. • Improv, 6 pm-8 pm • Human Experience, 7 pm-10 pm • 51s vs. SLC, 7:05 pm 25 Tue. • 51s vs. SLC, 7:05 pm 26 Wed. • LVRUG Hacknight 27 Thu. • VegasJelly, 7 pm-12 am 28 Fri. • 3rd Street Farmers Market, 9 am-6 pm • DJ Ultra at Mob Bar, 9 pm-1 am 29 Sat. • Sleep 30 Sun. • Get a haircut

18 Tue. • Trivia Night at The Beat, 7 pm 19 Wed. • Sleep 20 Thu. • Vegas Jelly, 7 pm-12 am

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Summer Solstice, June 21

JULY SNEAK PEEK 01 Mon. • Improv, 6 pm-8 pm • Human Experience, 7 pm-10 pm 02Tue. • 51s vs. FRE, 7:05 pm 03 Wed. • 51s vs. FRE, 7:05 pm 04 Thu. • VegasJelly, 7 pm-12 am • Independence Day 3rd Street Farmers Market, 9 am-6 pm Fridays 05 Fri. • 3rd Street Farmers Market, 9 am-6 pm • First Friday, 5 pm-11 pm • DJ Ultra at Mob Bar, 9 pm-1 am 06 Sat. • Sleep 07 Sun. • FREE DAY! 08 Mon. • Human Experience, 7 pm-10 pm • Improv, 6 pm-8 pm 09Tue. • Ramadan First Friday, 5 pm-11 pm

10 Wed. • FREE DAY!

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