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Cover story: Women of Intrigue Rehab, Smashing Pumpkins, Travis Scott and more Sports: Betting on NFL team win totals News: Closing CCSD’s achievement gap VEGAS INC Recreational pot licenses up for grabs

FIRST YEAR OF MARIJUANA SALES VASTLY EXCEEDS PROJECTIONS The state collected more than $69.8 million in marijuana tax revenue during the first full year of legal recreational sales—about 140 percent of what the state anticipated, according to numbers released this week by the Nevada Department of Taxation. Officials last year projected $50.3 million in tax revenue. The revenue includes a 15 percent wholesale tax on medical and recreational marijuana, which totaled $27.3 million, and a 10 percent excise tax on recreational sales, which hit $42.5 million. Total recreational marijuana sales for the period from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018 were almost $425 million. “Nevada’s first year with a legal adult-use market has not only exceeded revenue expectations but proven to be a largely successful one from a regulatory standpoint,” said Bill Anderson, the taxation department’s executive director. “We have not experienced any major hiccups or compliance issues, and our enforcement staff has worked diligently to make sure these businesses understand and comply with the laws and regulations that govern them.” The taxation department also announced the transfer of $27.5 million to Nevada’s Distributive School Account, which will fund public schools. That comes from revenues from the wholesale tax, plus proceeds from application and licensing fees paid by state marijuana license holders. —Chris Kudialis

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SHOOTING AT VIDEO GAME TOURNAMENT: David Katz, 24, who was prescribed an anti-psychotic drug as an adolescent and at least twice was hospitalized for mental illness, killed two people and injured 10 others August 26 during a video game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida. Katz took his own life after opening fire.

NEW ROUTES TO MEXICO: On August 28, Frontier Airlines revealed plans to offer nonstop flights to the Mexican resort towns of Cancun and Cabo San Lucas from McCarran International Airport. It marks the first such direct international service at the airport from a U.S.-based airline in about 10 years. They will begin in December.

TAILGATING ALL OVER TOWN: The Las Vegas stadium parking plan, an August 28 report indicated, includes up to 12,275 off-site parking spaces. The four sites include: the Orleans (4,625 spaces), a parking lot on Las Vegas Boulevard and Blue Diamond Road (up to 3,625 spots), the former Southwest Gas facility on Arville Street and Tropicana Avenue (1,175 spots) and a parking lot on Las Vegas Boulevard and Arby Avenue (2,500). The stadium site will include 2,375 parking spaces, as well.

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THE WEEK IN TRUMP TWEETS ■ Over 90% approval rating for your all time favorite (I hope) President within the Republican Party and 52% overall. This despite all of the made up stories by the Fake News Media trying endlessly to make me look as bad and evil as possible. Look at the real villains please! (Aug. 26) ■ Congratulations to Governor Rick Scott of Florida on his conclusive Republican Primary Win. He will be a great Senator! (Aug. 28) ■ Our new Trade Deal with Mexico focuses on FARMERS, GROWTH for our country, tearing down TRADE BARRIERS, JOBS and having companies continue to POUR BACK INTO OUR COUNTRY. It will be a big hit! (Aug. 28) ■ Big Election Wins last night! The Republican Party will MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Actually, it is happening faster than anybody thought possible! It is morphing into KEEP AMERICA GREAT! (Aug. 29)

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Sen. John McCain, who faced down his captors in a Vietnam prisoner of war camp with jut-jawed defiance and later turned his rebellious streak into a 35-year political career that took him to Congress and the Republican presidential nomination, died August 25 after battling brain cancer for more than a year. He was 81. He will be eulogized at his funeral by two men who defeated him in presidential campaigns—Barack Obama and George W. Bush.

■ Consumer Confidence Index, just out, is the HIGHEST IN 18 YEARS! Also, GDP revised upward to 4.2 from 4.1. Our country is doing great! (Aug. 29)

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REBELS TAKE ON THE TROJANS The UNLV football team will open the regular season at 1 p.m. September 1 in Los Angeles against 15th-ranked Southern Cal, which will be led by freshman quarterback J.T. Daniels. The Rebels are 26-point underdogs and are led by sophomore Armani Rogers, who was named Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year in 2017. The game will be broadcast on Cox channel 334 and ESPN 1100-AM.

UNLV RECEIVES GRANTS FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND LATINX VOICES Education money may be tight in Southern Nevada, but UNLV just received a little more to go around. UNLV’s School of Medicine secured a $20 million grant renewal from the National Institutes of Health. The funds will help UNLV lead a network of 13 universities in seven states as they research ways to improve residents’ health. The money will be allocated into pilot grants helping researchers attract additional money. For example, UNLV kinesiologist Brach Poston used one such pilot grant to research non-invasive brain stimulation for people with Parkinson’s. The NIH awarded him $421,000 for further research. Meanwhile, UNLV University Libraries received a $50,000 grant from the Las Vegas Centennial Commission for an oral history project called Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada. “With approximately 29 percent of our region’s residents and 25 percent of the UNLV student population identifying as Latinx, this project will help Special Collections and Archives preserve a more inclusive historical record for Southern Nevada,” University Libraries dean Maggie Farrell said in a statement. —C. Moon Reed

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Las Vegas is a city in a perpetual state of evolution and change. Sometimes the change is easy to predict, but more frequently there are surprises that lead this city in directions no one envisioned. Fortunately, there have always been strong, skilled, progressive women helping to lead our community, and today, they’re staking out an even bigger part of Las Vegas’ future. This year’s 12 Women of Intrigue are fiercely dynamic, inventive and driven. They are athletes and artists, experts and entrepreneurs, powerful and fascinating—and you’ll be hearing their names long after you’ve read these profiles. Photographs by Christopher DeVargas & Wade Vandervort Hair and makeup touch-ups by Natasha Chamberlin using MAC Cosmetics

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W N B A R o o k i e o f t h e Y e ar n Take the team with the worst record in the league, give it a new name and a new life in a suddenly sports-crazy city and win as many games as you can. That’s a lot of pressure for a first-year WNBA player, even if she was the No. 1 draft pick. Of course, the Las Vegas Aces inaugural season was a team effort, but A’ja Wilson exceeded all expectations with her performance on the court— leading the team with 20.7 points and 8 rebounds per game en route to being named the league’s Rookie of the Year—and her growth as a leader and Vegas sports star. “It can be [difficult] when you don’t even know what direction you’re going in because it’s new to you, but I tried to embrace it,” she says. “Coach Bill [Laimbeer] helps a lot and talks to me almost every day. He wants to speed that process up. It puts a lot on me, but I don’t think it’s anything I can’t handle.” Wilson’s evolution mirrors that of the Aces, formerly the San Antonio Stars before being purchased by MGM Resorts International in October and moving into a refurbished Mandalay Bay Events Center in time to tip-off in May. It was hectic development to say the least, but Wilson, who reached WNBA All-Star status, and her teammates handled it with poise, narrowly missing a playoff berth. “I haven’t really had the opportunity to sit back and take it all in, but it’s definitely been a lot of fun and a great experience all around,” she says. “The community welcoming us and just being here in the facilities has been great, and I go to other places and know I’m spoiled.” –Brock Radke Photograph by Christopher DeVargas

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P R E S I D E N T A N D C E O, M A K E -A-W I S H S O U T H E R N N E VA D A ■ “Make-A-Wish’s mission is so powerful and so positive,” says Caroline Ciocca. “It really does change the way you think about life in general, when you experience so many children who are dealing with unimaginable circumstances.” As President and CEO of the MakeA-Wish Foundation’s Southern Nevada chapter, Ciocca knows how to lighten the weight of those circumstances. This year, Make-A-Wish has granted the requests of more than 130 critically ill children. It’s not as easy as booking trips to Walt Disney World (though many kids request just that); sometimes, solutions need to be created from whole cloth, like for the young girl who aspires to be an inventor. (She’ll be partnered with an instructor at Silicon Valley’s Singularity University.) Others want to meet celebrities, to see the lights of the Strip or simply to get an iPad, and Ciocca—along with her staff, some 300 volunteers and a raft of community partnerships— makes it happen. “We never know what these kiddos are gonna wish for. We want their imaginations to just run wild,” Ciocca says. “When they get to hope and dream about something in the future, it helps them fight harder.” In the future, Ciocca hopes Make-AWish will fulfill 200 wishes a year. But she’s going to come at each wish as if it were the first and see it through, no matter how challenging the request. “I tend to put my all into something, and I don’t really think about the end while I’m in it,” Ciocca says. “We’re coming to kids with this amazing gift of a wish. So it’s not as challenging as one may see.” –Geoff Carter Photograph by Christopher DeVargas

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General assignment reporter, K SN V C h a n n e l 3 n Faith Jessie is that journalist most coveted and relied upon by editors: She covers everything. The KSNV weekday morning anchor jumps at the chance to cover the accomplishments of community members, be they student teachers or local musicians. She’s a red-carpet fixture at entertainment events like the Billboard Music Awards and the Academy of Country Music Awards. And she assists her network’s sports team, which meant she was on Golden Knights duty throughout their playoff run. “The bulk of my workload [is] super-random,” the Tampa, Florida, native says. “It’s the news of the day, and can be completely different every day. Which can be the fun part about it.” And it certainly appears like Jessie is having fun, judging by her lively news segments (which can be found at facebook.com/faithnews3lv)—a contrast to the seriousness of covering the 2016 U.S. election during her previous stint with the Fox affiliate in Binghamton, New York. Upon arriving in Las Vegas, she ran into a much faster-paced city that required some acclimation. Thankfully, she also found herself well-supported at the KSNV newsroom, a collaborative environment where she’s one of five African-American female anchors, which include her mentors Krystal Allan and Latoya Silmon. “They’ve helped groom me to who I am now,” she says. “And that’s great—women building each other up.” Jessie wants to play a role in transferring that empowerment from the newsroom to the airwaves. “I think we’re in an age where the woman is being seen as a powerful career figure, not a trophy,” she says. “We want to [tell stories of] powerful women—not just those accepting direction, but making the rules.” –Mike Prevatt Photograph by Christopher DeVargas

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Director of Sports Marketing and S p e c i a l E v e n t s , LVCVA n It would certainly seem that Lisa Motley was destined for a future in sports. Growing up in Minneapolis/St. Paul, she played soccer for 15 years—also participating in softball and track—and watched the Twins and the Timberwolves. But when she relocated to Las Vegas after college in 2000, she didn’t do so to work for the sports industry—because there wasn’t much of one here. “I never actually set out to work in sports; I just love Las Vegas,” Motley says. “I took more traditional marketing work. It was happenstance that I ended up with sports.” Nearly two decades later, the Las Vegas sports machine is big business, anchored by professional teams like the Stanley Cup-contending Golden Knights and the incoming Raiders, along with a diverse group of sporting events ranging from National Finals Rodeo to the NBA’s Summer League. And as the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s top sports marketing guru, it’s Motley’s job to sell it to Vegas’ 42 million visitors. It’s clearly a passion of hers, whether doing promotions ahead of NASCAR races—or demonstrating the allure of eSports at NASCAR races. And her participation in the sporting world isn’t limited to marketing. Motley volunteers for several charitable and nonprofit sports organizations, including serving as vice president of the executive board and as membership chair of Women in Sports and Events (WISE). The Vegas chapter just launched in October, but it’s already 147 members strong. That speaks not only to the success of the local sports industry, but how it’s redefining gender roles for the entire sports industry. “[Vegas is] one of the leaders,” Motley says. “We’re getting away from sports being a male-dominated industry.” –Mike Prevatt Photograph by Christopher DeVargas

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V e r s at i l e m u s i c i a n n Classically trained violinistturned-DJ Lydia Ansel has always loved music. “I just kept bugging my parents to play,” she says. Not permitted to be in a rock ’n’ roll band as a kid, Ansel taught herself classic rock covers on the violin. “While I was working on Shostakovich I was trying to work out solos for Santana,” she laughs. As an adult, Ansel did start playing with bands, eventually landing a three-year gig as Rod Stewart’s violin player. She has also played alongside Enrique Iglesias, John Legend and Ricky Martin, to name a few. But Vegas is constantly changing, so Ansel adapted, too. “It’s definitely turned into more of a DJ town,” Ansel says. “By constantly being around DJs, I was like, I should learn how to do this.” These days, she plays the violin and DJs at the same time, something that sets her apart from just about everyone here and elsewhere. She just wrapped up a run at the Hard Rock Hotel, and you can catch her performing at Beer Park during a summer residency. As for what’s to come, the musician says she’s got a few more cards up her sleeve. “I’m adjusting my schedule a little,” she explains. “I’m trying to figure out if I want to jump into another residency or take more time to focus, because I’m really excited about working on other collaborations with DJs on original music. All these new chapters are coming, and I feel like I’m bubbling with possibilities.” –Leslie Ventura Photograph by Christopher DeVargas

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D J a n d pa r t y p l a n n e r n After a decade on the San Francisco breakdancing scene, DJ, style icon and party curator Michelle Kolnik packed her bags and headed to Vegas, bringing her talent to clubs like Tao and Lavo. In 2016, Downtown bar Commonwealth caught wind of Kolnik’s savvy street style and brought her on for an eclectic fashion and music-based residency, and she’s been hosting her indie dance party, known as Crykit’s Playhouse, ever since. “Crykit’s Playhouse is definitely my baby,” says Kolnik, better known as DJ Crykit (pronounced cricket). “I curate everything.” From designer showcases and fashion shows to art installations, DJs and performances, Kolnik oversees it all to make sure her party has the best and most original vibe in town. “It’s not about fitting in. It’s about being yourself. Within that, you can shine and create connections. The best compliment I receive is about the positive energy at the party, and that people can be themselves and not just blend in.” Kolnik also works as a resident DJ at Skyfall at the top of Delano, and at Topgolf. Between her three main gigs, “you really get to play it all,” she says. Through her lucrative hustle playing corporate parties, she has also opened for artists like Anderson .Paak, Bruno Marks, Tove Lo and Disclosure— but her primary focus remains Crykit’s Playhouse—and getting Vegas’ underground scene on the map. “I feel like that’s been the beauty of this party,” Kolnik says. “It’s not just for me and my creative self-expression, but for others in Vegas.” –Leslie Ventura Photograph by Wade Vandervort

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Executive director o f p u b l i c r e l at i o n s , M G M Re s o r t s n Is she a public relations superstar or a meditative yogi? For Ashley Farkas, the answer is both. Farkas has been following her dream to work in public relations since she began a college internship at the Venetian, which led her to help open the Palazzo. “It was so exciting,” say Farkas, who holds an executive MBA from UNLV. “I knew for sure that PR was the life I wanted.” In 2010, Farkas manifested her goals by taking a role with MGM Resorts public relations team, specializing in entertainment. That means she had the enviable job of helping promote headliners, Cirque du Soleil shows, boxing, concerts and red carpets. Now, Farkas oversees all food and beverage public relations for MGM Resorts International. She works with chefs, restaurants, bars and lounges for 13 resorts on the Strip. She travels around the world to help represent MGM’s culinary offerings, from visiting properties in Macau and Massachusetts to working the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen. “I love talking about our brands,” Farkas says. I’ve been here almost 12 years, and every day I come to work excited and happy.” If Farkas seems relentlessly positive, that’s because she is. The publicist and yoga instructor credits the ancient practice for her sense of bliss. She begins her mornings with an hour of yoga—and a sense of gratitude and reflection. “I start the day off in a positive way, so that no matter what comes my way, I’ve set the intention that I’m in a good place.” Farkas relied on yoga—along with immense support from friends, family, colleagues, medical professionals and the Las Vegas community—to recover after being shot in the arm at the Route 91 Harvest festival last October 1. Nearly a year after the tragedy, Farkas has regained the mobility in her arm, and isn’t letting that one terrible event overshadow the wonderful life she has built. “My goal was to be able to move forward,” Farkas says. “By keeping that positivity—through support of family and friends—here I am.” –C. Moon Reed Photograph by Christopher DeVargas

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Executive Director o f B e v e r ag e a n d C o c k ta i l S e r v i c es , Wynn and Encore n Alaina Alexander first joined the hospitality industry as a cocktail server at the Bellagio. Today, she is responsible for the full beverage experience at Wynn Resorts (excluding wine and nightlife). She oversees more than 650 employees and juggles countless overlapping tasks and responsibilities as the Executive Director of Beverage and Cocktail Services for Wynn and Encore. But it’s her hands-on background on the front lines of customer service that grounds her, even as her career takes flight. Alexander’s background helps her be approachable to all—and adds a crucial level of insight. “I always think from that perspective first,” Alexander says about serving. “I remember being in that role, working with management who never looked [at a situation] from my perspective.” Alexander puts herself in the shoes of workers and asks: “What tools do I need to be successful? What challenges do I face when doing my job?” When not working, Alexander loves spending time with family and trying the newest off-Strip restaurant. But when it comes to drink recommendations, the beverage director stays mum. “I don’t run the program based off my personal taste; it’s very consumer driven.” She does admit a preference for brown spirits, however, especially bourbon. At work, Alexander loves the variety in her own job. “No two days are alike,” Alexander says. She could be negotiating contracts one day, analyzing menu trends the next and meeting with employees another. “It sounds big, but it’s what I love about this company,” Alexander says. “If you have an interest or passion and you’re dedicated, they’ll let you grow. The sky’s the limit. It’s why I haven’t looked to work anywhere else [in 13 years]. It’s been great.” –C. Moon Reed Photograph by Christopher DeVargas

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C h e f, L a S t r e g a n The cycle continues: It seems like every year a talented chef with years of Strip restaurant experience breaks away to open their own exciting neighborhood eatery. This fall, it’s Gina Marinelli’s turn. Her resumé is stacked with Vegas favorites: Michael Mina’s Nobhill and American Fish, Shawn McClain’s Sage, Scott Conant’s D.O.C.G. Now she’ll be cooking her own food at La Strega, set to open in Summerlin this fall. “I always thought of doing something like this. You always have that dream of meeting a great investor and getting lucky and I did, I got with a great team, and in the last year the concept has really evolved,” she says. “Going local is something I always wanted to do, to cook for people that come more than once or twice a year. After a while it becomes important to really be part of this town and not just part of the Strip.” Located in the space previously occupied by Due Forni, La Strega is set to showcase Marinelli’s divergent take on Italian cuisine in a bright, cool environment. “I always want to cook for my guest, but I don’t want to just open up another place that you can go two miles down the road and get the exact same thing,” she says. “There’s nothing on this side of town like this. We have great Italian, but this is a different type of Italian—my Italian. I’m covering all the different regions and that’s very important to me, because my family comes from the north and from Sicily. You’re going to see more than red sauce and Parmesan. I’m telling my story.” –Brock Radke Photograph by Wade Vandervort

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O w n e r , A d va n c e d Aesthetics n When Mary Sullivan-Bryan created Advanced Aesthetics 17 years ago out of a small office on Alta and Jones, there were few med spas in town providing the kind of non-invasive procedures in which she and her team specialize. “I used to answer my own phone between seeing patients,” the Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist and former trauma and critical care specialist says. “Now it is pretty prevalent in Las Vegas, and it’s becoming much more the norm no matter where you live. Remember those commercials about hair color that said, ‘Does she or doesn’t she? Only her hairdresser knows.’ Now you see a woman and wonder why she has gray hair, and it’s the same with Botox. Younger women use it as prevention.” Sullivan-Bryan and her team have grown quite a bit since those early days, eventually moving from 1,500 square feet to 13,000 on South Rainbow Boulevard, plus a location in Henderson and a satellite office in New York City. She has managed to consistently expand her business despite advanced competition. “There’s a fallacy that you have to go to Beverly Hills to get great work done, but it’s not true anymore. It’s definitely one of the things Vegas can be proud, and I know that from being licensed in other states,” she says. “We’ve gotten a bad rap with healthcare, so one might think cosmetic surgery is poor, too, but it’s not. We have very good surgeons in this city who are very talented.” Sullivan-Bryan has other talents, too: She’s a competitive ballroom dancer who’s been traveling and performing for more than three years. Call it a little Vegas-style flair instilled in someone who’s been helping the city grow and look its best for more than 20 years. –Brock Radke

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Co - ow n e r s , Toast S o c i e t y n Do yourself a favor. Tomorrow morning—or right now, if they’re open—pay a visit to Toast Society, a bright, modern coffee and toast bar in Las Vegas’ burgeoning southwest. Once there, order yourself the House Favorite—smashed avocado, cherry tomato, crumbled feta, greens, sea salt, sesame and olive oil, piled high on thick-cut multigrain bread. Or try the toasts made with goat cheese and pear, with chocolate spread and fruit, with beet hummus or with anything, really; it’s all delicious. (And we haven’t even tried the smoothies yet. Next time.) Then, turn and thank Toast Society co-owners Alissa Veretennikov and Madeline DeVaux—both Wynn hospitality alumni, recently of Encore Beach Club—for opening this terrific place three months ago. Odds are good they’ll be seated on the sofa by the door, being thanked by someone else. “We wanted to create an environment that was happy and relaxing, that would make people want to come back day after day,” Veretennikov says. And they’re already developing a base of regular customers, two of which come in while we’re talking and wave hello: “They’ve been here three days this week,” DeVaux says. Toast Society is so assured in its look and its offerings that it’s hard to believe it’s DeVaux and Veretennikov’s first business. (A third partner, Madeline’s sister Rachael DeVaux, is a Seattle-based dietician.) The partners credit their time honing their hospitality skills at Wynn, and a resolutely focused business model. “Toast can be made into so many different things; it’s such a simple concept,” DeVaux says. “People are steering towards simplicity now.” “The whole menu is actually 13 items, and I wanted even less,” Veretennikov says, chuckling. “We’re staying true to our concept, which was very simple and clean—and you kinda lose that if you have too many items on the menu. We want to do a few items and do them so well.” –Geoff Carter DeVaux, left, and Veretennikov Photograph by Wade Vandervort

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PARK THEATER QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT Just ahead of the Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, the surviving members of Queen have lined up a 10-date engagement dubbed The Crown Jewels, with American Idol alum Adam Lambert at the Park Theater, which kicks off Saturday night. 8 p.m., $68$350. –Brock Radke

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CASHMAN FIELD LAS VEGAS 51s’ FINAL HOME GAMES Las Vegans have a love/hate relationship with 35-year-old Cashman Field (the thirdoldest stadium in Triple-A), but it will still be strange to watch pro baseball anywhere else in town. You have five more chances to catch the 51s at Cashman before they move into their shiny Downtown Summerlin digs. Times vary, $11-$17. –Spencer Patterson

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NOW AMAZON.COM THE BEAST One of the highlights of the 2016 Las Vegas Film Festival is finally available to the general public, as the debut feature from brothers Ryan and Cody LeBoeuf premieres on VOD at Amazon. Originally titled Rabbit Days, the movie has been renamed The Beast for its home video release, but under any title it’s still a fascinating surrealist work of art, and one of the best features ever created by local filmmakers. UNLV theater professor and veteran character actor Clarence Gilyard stars as Auguste Porter, an eccentric theater director and disgraced former university professor, who invites three of his associates to a gathering at his remote lodge, all under false pretenses. There he tortures them with oblique warnings about “the beast,” some sort of monster that has escaped capture and is roaming the surrounding woods (he also accuses it of stealing his jet ski). Gilyard is fascinating and funny as Porter, conveying real menace with the LeBoeufs’ often absurd dialogue, and the movie has a dreamy David Lynchian feel that gets more intense as it goes on. $4-$13. –Josh Bell

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Hot off his Kanye-produced 12th studio album, Nasir, and ahead of a September 7 concert with Lauryn Hill at the Joint, the 44-year-old NYC emcee stirs up Labor Day Weekend in Vegas. Expect his Marquee set to include new songs, as Nas is planning a second album for 2018. 10:30 p.m., $30-$40. –Brock Radke

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The mysterious, avant-garde group TSTMRKT will bring its minimalist “comedic performance art piece” to the hip Downtown restaurant. Expect to be amused—and bemused—by a show billed as “humorous, dark and furiously absurd.” 8 p.m., $20. –C. Moon Reed

Radio heads may only know the veteran Minnesota alt-rock band for its hit “Runaway Train.” But music enthusiasts highly regard Soul Asylum for its onstage prowess, deep catalog and deeper rock sound. 9 p.m., $20. –Mike Prevatt

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In support of latest studio album El Dorado, the Golden One brings two decades worth of Latin hits to Las Vegas, including “Hips Don’t Lie” and her recent, fiery Maluma collab, “Chantaje.” $51$161, 7:30 p.m. –Leslie Ventura

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F IV E T H IN G S W E ’L L M IS S MOST ABOUT REHAB B EACH CLUB BY JASON R. LATHAM

ober up you, Rehab is almost over. When we finally dry off this October, we’ll be saying farewell to 15 years of champagne showers, celebrity sightings and sunscreen mishaps at the Hard Rock Hotel’s pioneering pool party. By now, you’ve heard, the party’s over. Virgin billionaire Richard Branson bought the place, and Rehab Beach Club will fall victim to a property-wide rebranding. Bright days are surely ahead for the 23-year-old resort, but, as Boyz II Men famously sang, it’s so hard to say goodbye to yesterday. As Rehab winds down, here’s what we’ll miss most about the iconic dayclub.

THAT NAME Naming a club is an unenviable task, especially in Las Vegas. You’ll get laughed out of town if your name is too corny (Club XTreme!!!) or too cute (Rumors!). The name Rehab, however, was an out-of-the-box hit. Everyone wanted to go, just so they could joke that they were “off to Rehab.” Our fingers are crossed that the next Virgin dayclub will pay homage to its predecessor.

THE LINEUPS Dance music (EDM, if you prefer) still rules the club scene in Las Vegas, but the minds at Rehab realized a long time ago that you can’t offer just one genre to your audience. Sublime, Snoop Dogg, Nelly, 3LAU, Kendrick Lamar and Kazaam himself, Shaquille O’Neal, have all taken turns on the Rehab stage. Even Psy donned a suit jacket in the sunshine for a “Gangnam Style” performance in 2012. Heading into the home stretch, Rehab is sticking to its winning formula. The Labor Day Weekend lineup includes rapper PartyNextDoor on September 1, Puff Daddy and Laidback Luke on September 2 and Puff Daddy with Ookay on September 3.

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GRONK POOL-INFUSED BEVERAGES It’s inevitable, if you’re drinking in the Rehab pool—even with covered cups—you’ll eventually find yourself with a beverage that’s part alcohol and part chlorinated, sunscreen-infused pool water. It’s weird, but it’s also a reminder that you’re having the time of your life and you DGAF.

“It’s not Rehab if Gronk doesn’t show up,” Director of Nightlife and Daylife Joe Bravo says of New England Patriots tight end (and seminal party king) Rob Gronkowski. Rehab’s 15 years are defined by its “Holy crap, is that who I think it is?” celebrity sightings, but even the likes of Shaq Diesel, Kevin Hart or a Kardashian can’t compare to Gronk. When the property gets remodeled, it should dedicate a statue of the man at the new pool.

THE LEGACY Here’s what we remember about 2003: Beyoncé dropped “Crazy in Love” from her debut album, and Rehab opened. That’s all. Like Beyoncé, Rehab built a legacy. It’s the dayclub that defined daylife—over-the-top bottle presentations, guest DJs, swimsuit contests and star cameos. It even briefly dabbled in reality television (remember TruTV’s Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel?). Thank you, Rehab. We’d tip our hat, but it fell in the pool … and we’re pretty sure someone else is wearing it out of here.

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Only at the Cromwell can you combo Food Network star Giada De Laurentiis and Jersey Shore star DJ Pauly D. Hit the cozy Giada for Sunday brunch and endless mimosas before sliding up to the roof to catch Pauly spinning at Drai’s Beachclub. No need to scream “The cabs are here!” when you’re all partied out; stumble north on the Strip to acquire the magical healing properties of the iconic Double-Double at the Linq Promenade’s In-N-Out burger.

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Long one of the Strip’s best and most creative brunch options, Border Grill at Mandalay Bay is serving up south-of-the-border small plates starting at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. It’s a short stroll to Daylight Beach Club, where the weekend stars are Duke Dumont and Rick Ross. And when you’re ready to cool off, head back inside and get literally chilled at the Minus 5 Ice Experience.

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Look, you’re here to party. If you’re not ready to take advantage of the unbelievable day-to-Nightswim turnaround that happens every weekend at Encore Beach Club, your Vegas is in question, and LDW means three never-ending poolside sessions featuring DJ Snake, Galantis, the Chainsmokers and more dance music stars. Refuel between sun-drenched sets on hamachi sashimi, adobo crab fried rice and Impossible Burger kimchi sliders at the adjacent, always relaxing Andrea’s. –Brock Radke

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arly into his recent psychedelic-trap masterpiece laborators, whose talents Scott plucked and placed Astroworld, Houston hip-hop star Travis Scott raps: throughout Astroworld like a master collage artist. “It ain’t a moshpit if it ain’t no injuries/I got ’em Frank Ocean croons over a Beastie Boys loop on stage diving out the nosebleeds.” “Carousel”; Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker lends layThat peculiar boast isn’t hyperbole. The 26-yearered psychedelia to the Pharell- and The Weekndold MC and producer’s live shows are reportedly assisted “Skeletons”; Drake gets upstaged on shifty outrageous. He was even arrested for inciting a riot banger “Sicko Mode”; and Kid Cudi, James Blake following a concert in Arkansas last year. And if and Stevie Wonder’s weeping harmonica help craft he can make a Bible Belt crowd wild out, the boldest work in Scott’s discography, TRAVIS SCOTT just imagine what will happen when Scott “Stop Trying to Be God.” On it, Scott September 1, dives into Marquee Nightclub on Septemraps, “F*ck the money, never leave your 10:30 p.m., $55ber 1 during Labor Day weekend. people behind.” $105. Marquee, 702-333-9000. Born Jacques Webster and nicknamed Scott backed that statement up on La Flame, Scott is at the head of a new August 14, when he announced on Twitrap class—artsy, experimental, fashionter that he’d be giving away $100,000 forward graduates of the School of Kanye trying via Cash App to fans who tweet him their favorite their damnedest to best their professor. Scott just lyrics from Astroworld. Sure enough, fans began might be the only one to have actually done it. sharing screen grabs of the money they received. In Astroworld, Scott’s third solo studio LP, dropped a video posted on Twitter, one lucky fan showed off August 3, and it’s his best yet. Busy and boisterous, his $1,000 gift from the rapper. He was so excited, the album plays like the shuttered Houston amusehe considered quitting his job at Target. ment park for which it’s named. Along for the With that kind of generosity, we should all be ride is a carefully curated list of blockbuster colTravis Scott fans.

MONDAY’S FUN DAY AT THE COSMOPOLITAN

With the opening of its hip Block 16 food hall and a stacked club lineup, the Cosmopolitan might be the place to be this holiday weekend. But if you were planning to shut it down on Monday, reconsider extending your weekend, as September 3 brings the second edition of the Monday Mix to the resort. The new industry event features onenight-only dining, entertainment and nightlife offerings on the first Monday of every month and the fun deals are all over the place. At the casino level’s Clique Lounge, sip a Midsummer Night’s Dream cocktail (citrus vodka, strawberry gomme syrup and lemon juice, $8) and nosh on spicy tuna or yellowtail crudo bites ($12). On Level 2, Momofuku’s doing chicken salad buns ($7) and smoked trout roe rice ($19) while Marquee is offering complimentary admission day and night and the Mr. Q Monday bottle service package to anyone who mentions Monday Mix. And there are tons of food and drink specials on Level 3, including booze and slider flights at STK and an exclusive bar snack selection (an additional $25) to anyone who orders a signature cocktail ($18) at Zuma. Eat, drink or party, the Monday Mix has everyone covered. –Brock Radke

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OPENING ALERT R E T URN OF THE QUEEN S: H AMBURGER MA RY’S R EOP EN S IN V E GAS At one end of the room, a drag queen in a showgirl outfit welcomes incoming diners. At the other, another queen dressed like late-’80s Cher lip-syncs a medley of the superstar’s hits. But it’s only 8 p.m. and the crowd isn’t waving dollars, if only because it’s too busy stuffing burgers into its mouths. Welcome to Hamburger Mary’s—or, more appropriately, welcome back. ¶ In the 12 years since the first local outpost shuttered, the beloved restaurant and hangout chain itself ended, then was revived by new ownership. A lack of both queer spaces for those under 21 and LGBT-oriented eateries kept the local community clamoring for Mary’s Vegas return—which was eventually spurred by Flair Nightclub owner Lou Placencia’s desire for a kitchen, and Las Vegas Pride executive director Ernie Yuen’s subsequent suggestion to him to bring the franchise back to Vegas. ¶ Two years later, Yuen has reprised his role as Mary’s general manager, and Flair has transformed into Hamburger Mary’s Las Vegas 2.0, which has soft opened with a lunch/dinner menu filled with gay-themed diner fare (to be expanded by the mid-September grand opening). At 11 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, the Cabaret side of the restaurant turns into the 21-and-over Club Mary’s. Weekend drag brunch is slated to begin the first weekend of September. ¶ Despite the LGBT theme, also-returning co-owner James Healey says that Mary’s welcomes everyone. “Hopefully, it’s an educational spot to bring your spouse, your kids or maybe your coworkers that maybe aren’t as exposed to the LGBT community and [they’ll] say, wow, this is just a really fun place.” –Mike Prevatt

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Shinya The second location of Shinya but what they lack in subtlety, they make Maru Ramen & Izakaya (following Maru Ramen up for in flavor. Killing Miso Softly ($11) is a Hard Rock Hotel-adjacent spot tonkatsu-infused with miso and chili oil and & Izakaya 520 Fremont on Paradise Road) brings something to Freloaded with green onions, bamboo shoots, St. # 150, 702mont East that the district has needed for bean sprouts and half a seasoned egg; it’ll 790-4340. a while: an inexpensive, yet hearty and satpower you through a night at Corduroy and MondayWednesday, 11 isfying fill-up; a worthy base for a night of then some. a.m.-midnight; ambitious drinking. The ramen isn’t quite And a menu of izakaya bites runs from Thursday-Frithe equal of such local favorites as Monta or the expected (deep-fried, chewy chicken day, 11 a.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday, Jinya, but the tonkatsu broth is creamy, the karaage served with a sriracha aioli, $6) 10 a.m.-2 a.m.; thin noodles are perfectly cooked and there to the left-field (somehow, this Japanese Sunday, 10 isn’t an item on the menu priced above quick-casual joint serves a tasty shrimp a.m.-midnight. $11. For those of us who have logged long tempura taco, $6). And should these savory hours in Fremont East—soldiering through delights inspire a thirst that can’t wait for music festivals, or squiring visiting family the next location, the bar serves sake, Saparound—Shinya Maru is a gift. poro and Asahi on draft, and fruit-laden sangrias Sure, the ramens have too-clever names—the clasand margaritas, because why not? The night is sic tonkatsu is called Shoyu What Tonkatsu Is ($10)— young. –Geoff Carter

It’s Friday night. You just want to relax, cuddle with your honey and watch a movie. A night out will cost you way too much or at least the headache of dealing with whatever obstacles MoviePass is making you overcome this week. Plus, you have that sweet entertainment system at home. But you’re craving your go-to movie snacks: popcorn and soda. Enter Pop Drinks, a modern-day soda shop with an old-school vibe. High school friends-turned-certified public accountantsturned-business partners Brandon Debenham and Riley Stubbs noticed a hole in the market and decided to fill it with as many carbonated beverages as possible at their two Valley locations. And along with the pop comes real movie theater-style popcorn with real movie theater-style butter, along with a variety of cookies. Many menu combinations involve a soda base, a flavor shot, a cream and/ or a fruit puree. The most popular drink is the Jojo, featuring Dr. Pepper, raspberry puree and coconut cream. There are also lots of choices with Vegas-based names, like the High Roller, which combines lemonade, blue curacao and peach. If fizziness isn’t your thing, check out the array of iced teas, hot chocolates or iced coffees, all of which can be customized, too. And don’t worry about running out of new drinks to try. The partners had a mathematician work out how many combos they offer. There are over 240 quintillion options. That’s a lot of pop. –Jason Harris

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EVEN IF IT’S NOT A FULL REUNION, SMASHING PUMPKINS’ CLASSIC-ERA SHOW SHOULD BE WORTH YOUR WHILE BY ANNIE ZALESKI

he Smashing Pumpkins—most beloved in the 1990s—have rarely left the spotlight since, as frontman Billy Corgan has kept touring and recording under the moniker. The new Shiny and Oh So Bright tour is giving die-hards more reason to rejoice, however, as it’s being billed as a reunion tour, the lineup featuring three-fourths of Smashing Pumpkins’ commercialpeak lineup: Corgan, guitarist James Iha and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin. Still, the Shiny and Oh So Bright tour is a rather unique endeavor. Here are four reasons to catch the show.

They’re playing a marathon, fanfriendly setlist. The premise of the tour is that the Pumpkins are playing only songs from their first five albums, a formidable stretch starting with 1991’s shoegaze-psych landmark Gish and running through 2000’s New Order-influenced Machina/The Machines of God. But rather than putting together a cursory greatest hits show, Corgan and Co. are going positively Springsteenian, with marathon three-hour sets spanning nearly all of that era’s singles—highlighted by the noise freakout “I Am One,” buoyant disorto-

pop gem “Rocket” and the spiky metallic rush “Zero”—along with fanfavorite album tracks (“Mayonaise,” “To Sheila”). There’s even a meditative, messianic cover of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” that fits in perfectly as an homage.

The show is a full-scale arena spectacle. Smashing Pumpkins spared no expense making the show an ambitious spectacle full of elaborate original videos—including several “vaudeville” interludes starring Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath playing a raconteur-like emcee, and

a clip featuring the young girls from the Siamese Dream cover, now all grown up—Corgan costume changes and an impressive light show. The band’s even covering Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” at another point during the show, to underscore the concert’s grand scale.

It doesn’t feel like a nostalgia trip. “It’s a bit akin to trying to rekindle a romance almost two decades later,” Corgan told The New York Times back in May, referring to reconvening with his bandmates. “The love is there, but, you know, is the language? Is the

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From left, Chamberlin, Corgan, Iha and Schroeder. (Olivia Bee/Courtesy)

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SMASHING PUMPKINS with Metric. September 2, 7 p.m., $36-$168. T-Mobile Arena, 702-6921600.

HOME MEANS COMPANIONS MUSICIAN/ACTOR BEN HALE RETURNS TO VEGAS TO DEBUT NEW MUSIC WITH OLD FRIENDS BY LESLIE VENTURA

magic there?” Mission accomplished: Unlike the hits of many ’90s bands, Smashing Pumpkins’ songs sound remarkably fresh. They feel from that era but not beholden to it. Interestingly enough, the band’s major influences— guitar-heavy classic rock, darker postpunk and synth-pop, brazen metal— also feel more prominent on this tour, which adds intriguing dimensions to familiar tunes.

The musicianship is top-notch. I was disappointed when it emerged that bassist D’arcy Wretzky wasn’t going to be a part of this tour. In fact,

it felt disingenuous to even dub it a reunion, since she was a seminal and beloved part of the Pumpkins’ goldenage lineup, a cucumber-cool presence that complemented the group’s stoic veneer. (That she and the band traded acrimonious words over her absence also didn’t help matters.) But even though she’s absent, it’s impossible to deny how great the band sounds. Iha, Chamberlin and longtime guitarist Jeff Schroeder are givens, of course—but new bassist Jack Bates (aka Peter Hook’s son) is a natural fit, and keyboardist Katie Cole fleshes out the songs perfectly.

First it was his six-year run as an understudy in Phantom—The Las Vegas Spectacular at the Venetian. Then it was the role of Johnny Cash in Harrah’s Million Dollar Quartet. Whatever character Ben Hale has played over the past decade, he has made sure to leave his mark. Now, he’s preparing for another starring role, only this time he’s just himself. Currently based in Nashville, the Vegas ex-pat recorded his debut solo album Have a Little Cry alongside a swath of notable studio musicians, such as bassist Viktor Krauss, brother of singer-songwriter Alison Krauss. After studying audio engineering at Nashville’s Blackbird Studios, Hale paired up with producer Mark Rubel and songwriters Ross Lillebo and David Hopkins to craft the an LP he describes as “a little rattier and a little rougher” than his work in previous bands. The singer will celebrate his collection on August 31— funded in part by a Kickstarter campaign and then matched

by his team’s funds, he says. Cabaret Jazz at the Smith Center will host the release party, featuring a powerhouse band comprised crack studio musicians including Kristen Hertzenberg, Nic Chamberlain, Paige Overton, Rob Whited, Joel Ferguson and more. But don’t expect Hale to climb into a van and tour the nation anytime soon. The singer and guitarist says he’s focused on getting the songs into television and film, and might limit live appearances to a handful of intimate venues across the country. As for why Hale chose Vegas instead of Nashville for his release party, Hale says it was important to reconnect with his roots. “Las Vegas was my home for 10 years,” he explains. “I live in Nashville, but all my gigs are out of town, so I thought Vegas seemed like a good way to get back to home base. I also like to involve friends—I like a party.”

BEN HALE & FRIENDS August 31, 7 p.m., $25-$45. Smith Center’s Cabaret Jazz, 702-749-2000.

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ON YOUR FEET! September 4-9, times vary, $49$119. Reynolds Hall, 702-7492000.

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Get on your feet. (Courtesy)

EMILIO AND GLORIA ESTEFAN STORY ON YOUR FEET! FEELS LIKE A MUSICAL FIT FOR LAS VEGAS BY BROCK RADKE roadway-style, original musicals are struggling on the Strip these days, which is to say there aren’t any such shows in casino theaters at this particular moment. If we could nominate a show that would almost certainly work well in this environment, one with electric and beloved music and a timeless true story, it would be the show visiting the Smith Center this week. On Your Feet! is the story behind the love and music of Gloria and Emilio Estefan. After a 2015 Chicago premiere and an acclaimed two-year run at Broadway’s Marquis Theatre, the musical written by the multiple Grammy-winning couple and Alexander Dinelaris and directed by Jerry Mitchell— and co-produced by notable Las Vegan Bernie Yuman—played for eight months in the Netherlands before kicking off its U.S. tour last fall. The production that hits Reynolds Hall for eight shows from September 4-9 runs for 150 minutes with an intermission, but if you trim

that to 100 you could have a big Vegas winner, and Emilio Estefan is aware of this possibility. “So many people have mentioned that,” he says. “Vegas is like Broadway in that you have new people coming in every single week, and Gloria is so well-known worldwide. I think Vegas would be an incredible thing. Bernie has always said one place the show would do great is Vegas, so I hope we hear from some of those guys and they make an offer.” The Estefans bring considerable power to such a project. A retired pop legend, Gloria consistently brought her tours to Las Vegas, most frequently to Caesars Palace, and Emilio is a renowned producer of music, film and television who helped mold the careers of other Latin stars including Shakira, Ricky Martin and Jennifer Lopez. “We have a lot of good memories in Las Vegas, and I’m excited to see [how On Your Feet!] does there after seeing it in New York and LA,” Emilio says. “We’re trying to go [to Las Vegas] for it. It’s been amazing and sometimes surprising to see the reaction in different places, in Holland and

the U.S., and now we’re going to open in England [next summer].” On Your Feet! isn’t just a musical saturated with hits like “Conga,” “Rhythm Is Gonna Get You,” “1-2-3” and “Coming Out of the Dark,” it’s the story of the Estefans’ lives and careers, from Gloria’s upbringing in Miami’s Little Havana to Emilio’s encouragement that drew the shy singer onstage. The post-superstardom second act follows the family’s evolution and recounts the 1990 tour bus crash that almost paralyzed Gloria. That’s when the show’s one original song is performed: “If I Never Got to Tell You,” co-written by their daughter Emily Estefan, also a musician. “That’s a very special moment,” Emilio says. “We see it as many times as we can, and it’s a great feeling. It’s been a beautiful career, and it’s been so nice to inspire through this show, not only to inspire minorities and Latinos but just to show you can live in this incredible country and dreams can come true. We always wanted to give something back and we’re happy to do that.”

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Mermaid Farasha (center) teaches mermaid classes at Westgate. (Miranda Alam/Special to the Weekly)

My fintastic stint as a mermaid—and how you can be one, too By C. Moon Reed any dream of becoming a mermaid. And now, a crop of mermaid schools have arrived in Las Vegas to turn myth into reality. Well, sort of. At the Westgate, Mermaid Farasha (human name Deneen Millner) began teaching Mermaid School on the resort’s new third-floor pool last month. For now, the classes are limited to guppies ages seven to 12, but private Embrace Your Inner Siren classes are available for adults upon request. “I feel so free,” Farasha says of swimming with a tail and fin. “It’s magical and beautiful underwater. I feel very fast and powerful.” Farasha grew up near the ocean in Southern California. While she says that she has “always been a mermaid,” she turned professional in 2012 after going to a mermaid convention and ordering a custom-made tail (these works of art are constructed from fabric, sequins and/or silicone, and can cost up to a few thousand clamshells). “My first swim in a tail was very natural,” says Farasha, who attributes her skill at mermaiding

to her background as a swimmer and belly dancer. how to float, give “fin fives,” dive to the bottom of Farasha says that the response to Mermaid School the pool, splash your fin and perform the mermaid has been “mermazing” because it combines undulation, aka the dolphin kick. fantasy, imagination and physical Moving this giant fin about felt a movement. bit awkward at first—it has so much Aquamermaid Saturdays, 1-3 p.m., So how does it all actually work? To more traction in the water than dainty $60 per lesson or answer that question, I dove into an human legs. But in the hour session, I $225 for three months. AquaMermaid class at the Municipal advanced from fearing that I’d sink in Municipal pool, 431 E. Bonanza Road, aquaPool. AquaMermaid is a mermaid/ the middle of the pool (noodles and life mermaid.com. swimming school that began in Canjackets are available, but some swimada and has since expanded to a few ming experience is pretty necessary) Mermaid School cities in the U.S., including Chicago, to feeling like a magical dolphin that at Westgate Phoenix and, of course, Las Vegas. (It soared through the water with speed September 1-30, 9 has been training merfolk here since and more grace than I normally have a.m., $25 per class, ages 7-12, adult October.) on land. classes upon request. Humans begin their magical transi“It was really fun,” says Beth Totillo, Westgate Las Vegas, tion by strapping a monofin onto their a tourist from North Carolina who 702-732-5648. feet, which is somewhat like a snowchose the mermaid name Pickle. board for swimming. Then they lay Totillo and her friend Brenda Peralta down—mermaids don’t stand—and shimmy on the found Aquamermaid through an online search fabric tail, which feels kind of like a mono-legging. for unique things to do in Vegas. After the class, Once the transformation is complete, the the women said their favorite part was just seeing instructor teaches the basics of mer-movements: what it was like to be a mermaid.

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Melissa Etheridge plays a free Fremont Street Experience show on August 31. (Amy Harris/AP)

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Law, Vigil & Thieves, The MFA 9/1. The Burly-Q Revue w/The Scoundrels 9/2. Prof. Rex Dart & The Bargain DJ Collective 9/3. Unique Massive 9/4. 4640 Paradise Road, 702-791-5775.

Golden Nugget Showroom Tommy James & The Shondells 8/31. Taylor Dayne 9/7. The Outlaws 9/14. Gary Puckett and the Union Gap 9/21. The Association 9/28. 866-946-5336.

DOWNTOWN CONTAINER PARK The Street Folk, Zack Gray 8/31. Cameron Dettman 9/1. 707 Fremont St., 702-359-9982.

GRAND EVENTS CENTER Blue Öyster Cult 8/31. Boz Scaggs 9/7. Mark O’Toole (Barry Manilow tribute) 9/30. Green Valley Ranch, 702-617-7777.

DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS EVENTS CENTER Collective Zoo Block Party ft. Chris Lake, Walter & Royce & more 9/1. Las Vegas House Party ft. Vanilla Ice, Naughty by Naughty & more 9/7. Lost ’80s Live ft. A Flock of Seagulls, Wang Chung & more 9/8. Boy George & Culture Club, The B-52s, Tom Bailey 9/29. 200 S. 3rd St., 800-745-3000.

HARD ROCK HOTEL POOL The Crystal Method 9/28. 702-693-5000.

Encore Theater Anita Baker 9/1-9/2. Kenny Loggins 9/5, 9/7-9/8. The Moody Blues 9/19, 9/21-9/22, 9/26, 9/28-9/29. Wynn, 702-770-6696. EVEL PIE Hilltop Rats, JSR, Tyrants by Night, Battering Ham 8/30. 508 Fremont St., 702840-6460. FREEDOM BEAT Hazard & Co. 8/31. Natalie Wattre, Jessica Manalo 9/1. Maho Crabbe 9/2. Downtown Grand, 702-719-5315. Fremont Country Club The Dead Dasies, Hookers & Blow 9/12. 601 E. Fremont St., 702382-6601. Fremont STREET EXPERIENCE Melissa Etheridge 8/31. Ratt, Sebastian Bach 9/29. vegasexperience.com. Gilley’s Saloon Scotty Alexander Band 8/30. Michael Austin 8/31-9/2. Left of Centre 9/5-9/6. Treasure Island, 702-894-7722. GO POOL Gin Blossoms 9/7. Russell Dickerson 9/11. Chris Janson 9/26. Flamingo, 702-697-2888.

Hard Rock Live El Queen Nation (Queen tribute) 9/5. 3771 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-733-7625. House of Blues Parkway Drive, August Burns Red, The Devil Wears Prada, Polaris 8/31. Helloween 9/7. Crash Midnight 9/8. Purejoy People 9/8. Residente 9/11. Santana 9/12, 9/149/16, 9/19, 9/2-9/22. Jack Russell’s Great White, Bulletboys, Enuff Znuff 9/20. Dark Tranquility, Amorphis, Moonspell, Ominum Gatherum 9/27. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7600. The Joint Ms. Lauryn Hill, Nas, Protoje, Iman Omari 9/7. The Australian Pink Floyd Show 9/9. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5000. Las Vegas Festival Grounds IHeartRadio Daytime Stage ft. Logic, Greta Van Fleet, Dua Lipa & more 9/22. 311 W. Sahara Ave., 702-632-7589.

Mandalay Bay Events Center Alejandro Fernández 9/15. J Balvin 9/28. 702-632-7777. MGM Grand Garden Arena Shakira 9/1. Banda MS, Caifanes 9/14. Romeo Santos 9/15. Fall Out Boy, Machine Gun Kelly 9/28. 702-531-3826. NINJA KARAOKE Benny the Butcher, Sean Strange 9/1. 1009 S. Main St., 702-487-6213. Orleans Showroom Air Supply 8/31-9/2. Clay Walker 9/9. Engelbert Humperdinck 9/229/23. 702-365-7111. PALACE STATION EVENT GROUNDS KC & The Sunshine Band, Village People 9/15. 702-367-2411. Park Theater Queen + Adam Lambert 9/19/2, 9/5, 9/7-9/8, 9/14-9/15, 9/19, 9/21-9/22. Park MGM, 844-600-7275. The Pearl Alice in Chains, Starbenders 9/1. Peter Frampton 9/2. 3 Doors Down, Collective Soul 9/7. Leon Bridges, Masego 9/8. Korn 9/15. Zac Brown Band 9/21. Alanis Morissette 9/29. Palms, 702-944-3200. The PLAZA Big Blues Bender ft. Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, JJ Grey & Mofro, Tab Benoit & more 9/6-9/9. 800-634-6575.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL FESTIVAL Ft. The Weeknd, Arcade Fire, Florence + The Machine & more 9/219/23. Downtown Las Vegas, lifeisbeautiful.com.

Rocks Lounge Richard Cheese & Lounge Against the Machine 9/28. Rob Garrett & The King of Diamonds Band 9/29. Red Rock Resort, 702-797-7777.

M Pool Alexis y Fido, Fulanito, Diego Val 8/31. Morris Day & The Time 9/1. Hunter Hayes, Ddendyl 9/15. M Resort, 702-797-1000.

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Stoney’s Rockin’ Country Craig Wayne Boyd 8/31. Town Square, 702-435-2855.

Marquee KSHMR 9/1. Travis Scott 9/1. Nas 9/2. DJ Mustard 9/3. The Cosmopolitan, 702333-9000.

SUNCOAST SHOWROOM L.A. Vation (U2 tribute) 9/15. Piano Men (Elton John/Billy Joel tribute) 9/30. 800-745-3000. Terry Fator Theater Boyz II Men 9/14-9/16, 9/21-9/23, 9/28-9/30. Mirage, 702-792-7777. T-Mobile Arena Smashing Pumpkins, Metric 9/2. J. Cole, Jaden Smith, Earthgang 9/7. Def Leppard, Journey 9/8. iHeartRadio Music Festival ft. Justin Timberlake, Fleetwood Mac, Childish Gambino & more 9/21-9/22. Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out Live 9/29. 3780 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-692-1600. Vinyl Escape the Fate, Slaves, Famous Last Words, Picturesque, Set to Stun, A Perfect Being, Silence Speaks 9/6. Rico Nasty, Malibu Mitch 9/7. Dreamers 9/14. Dodie 9/20. Saliva, Foundry 9/21. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5000. WESTGATE INTERNATIONAl THEATER Yes ft. Anderson, Rabin & Wakeman 9/1. Barry Manilow 9/27-9/29. 800-222-5361. ZAPPOS THEATER Jennifer Lopez 9/1-9/2, 9/5, 9/7-9/8, 9/12, 9/14-9/15, 9/19, 9/21-9/22, 9/26, 9/28-9/29. Lionel Richie 9/28. Planet Hollywood, 702-777-6737.

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LOCAL THEATER COCKROACH THEATRE Every Brilliant Thing 9/12-9/30. Art Square Theatre, 1025 S. 1st St. #110, 725-222-9661. Las Vegas Little Theatre (Mainstage) The Underpants 9/7-9/23. (Black Box) Stupid F*cking Bird 9/14-9/30. 3920 Schiff Drive, 702-362-7996. Majestic Repertory Theatre Measure for Measure 9/27-10/21. 1217 S. Main St., 702478-9636. NEVADA CONSERVATORY THEATER The Importance of Bring Earnest 9/28-10/7. UNLV’s Judy Bayley Theatre, 702-895-2787. A Public Fit No Exit staged reading 9/27. 100 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-735-2114.

Super Summer Theatre The Pirates of Penzance 9/6-9/22. 4340 S. Valley View #210, 702-579-7529. Theatre in the Valley So the Boys Can Cry 9/9-9/11. 10 W. Pacific Ave., 702-558-7275. UNLV SECOND STAGE Assistance 9/13-9/28. Alta Ham Fine Arts, 702-895-2787.

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Some preseason future bets end up as wasted space on Las Vegas sports books’ betting boards, with gamblers ignoring them out of a desire not to tie up portions of their bankroll for several months. NFL over/under season win totals don’t have that problem. They’ve become a popular, season-long way for bettors to back a team they like without having to monitor the minutia of the game-by-game market during the season. Casinos posted win totals on all 32 NFL teams as early as April and have drawn action ever since based on the constantly shifting prices. With win totals going off the board on September 6 when the season begins, we sifted through the odds at four major Las Vegas sports books to find six promising bets.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

OVER 6.5 WINS AT MINUS-130 (CG TECHNOLOGY) Andrew Luck won 11 games and made the Pro Bowl in each of his first three seasons as the Colts’ quarterback from 2012 to 2014. He was widely regarded as the NFL’s next transcendent superstar, with a string of MVP trophies and Super Bowl rings expected to follow. Back then, it would have been unimaginable that win totals would imply a Luck-led team would be one of the six worst in the league. This feels like an opportunity to buy low on one of the NFL’s most talented players entering his prime. Sure, the 28-year-old Luck missed all of last season and couldn’t even throw a football as he recovered from shoulder surgery. But the great ones tend to find a way, and it’s too premature to cast Luck off of that distinction.

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CLEVELAND BROWNS

OVER 6 WINS AT PLUS-110 (SOUTH POINT) First, a confession: It’s typically not wise to bet over on a total that has moved up significantly, and this is a total that has moved up significantly. Cleveland’s win total opened at 5, before bettors immediately loaded up on the over to force sports books to increase the asking price. But it wasn’t recreational gamblers causing the movement; it was professionals. They see a team poised for a breakout, despite a horrendous 1-31 combined record over the past two seasons. Cleveland struggled through 2016 and 2017 with the youngest roster in the NFL by a wide margin. But it should reap the benefits this year with a stockpile of highly drafted young players—led by 2017 top overall pick defensive end Myles Garrett—nearing their primes together. The Browns also go from not rostering a single competent quarterback to having two. Veteran Tyrod Taylor is more than capable of managing the offense until 2018 top overall pick Baker Mayfield takes over. Statistically, Mayfield is one of the best quarterback prospects this decade.

DALLAS COWBOYS

OVER 8.5 WINS AT EVEN MONEY (WESTGATE) Coming off of a breakout 13-win season behind rookies Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott, the Cowboys were one of the most popular bets to win the Super Bowl going into last year. That all feels like ancient history now, as bettors have done everything they can to avoid backing Dallas in 2018. That has boosted Dallas’ prices to must-bet territory. The Cowboys, after all, won nine games last season despite everything going against them. In addition to Elliott serving a six-game suspension, equally important left tackle Tyron Smith went down with an injury. With Smith healthy, the Cowboys have the NFL’s best offensive line, and it’s ready to pulverize its way to an unexpected NFC East title.

NEW YORK GIANTS

UNDER 7 WINS AT PLUS-130 (WILLIAM HILL) The Giants have undergone a whirlwind of shifting perceptions in sports books over the past eight months. When the team sat at 2-10 last December and announced the benching of quarterback Eli Manning, the move was viewed as the end of an era and the start of a rebuilding period. But then Manning got back into the lineup, played decently and led a massive upset win over Washington in the final week of the season. Coupled with the drafting of potential generational running back talent Saquon Barkley and the hiring of Minnesota offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur, fans started talking themselves into a Giants’ renaissance. The hype has continued into the preseason, where New York’s win total has shot up as much as one victory at some sports books. Don’t buy into it. Even if Barkley is unstoppable, it’s extremely rare for a running back to be a savior in the modern NFL. Manning is now 37 years old, and has regressed each of the past four years. And Shurmur went 9-23 in his only previous stint as an NFL head coach, with the Browns.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

UNDER 8.5 WINS AT MINUS-110 (SOUTH POINT) Five games is not a sufficient sample size. That’s what bettors need to remember before joining the mob that has the 49ers bordering as a favorite to make the playoffs in sports books. San Francisco won its final five games last year after acquiring quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo in a trade with New England. Scouting reports will now be much improved on Garoppolo, who threw for an unsustainable 8.8 yards per attempt during the run. Even if Garoppolo turns into an MVP candidate, the 49ers still have major problems in the two most important defensive areas—pass rush and secondary.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

UNDER 9 WINS AT PLUS-115 (SOUTH POINT) Jacksonville rode the NFL’s best defense and a place in the NFL’s worst division to arguably the greatest season in franchise history last year, which culminated with a close loss to New England in the AFC Championship Game. Neither the defensive strength nor the divisional weakness are likely to repeat this season. Defensive performance is far more volatile yearto-year than offensive performance, and Jacksonville was particularly fortunate last year. The Jaguars suffered minimal injuries, recovered nearly 60 percent of fumbles and completed an inordinate number of sacks. Meanwhile, AFC South rivals Indianapolis and Houston should rebound with their quarterbacks returning from injury—Andrew Luck and Deshaun Watson, respectively—while Tennessee could take another step forward after reaching the second round of the playoffs.

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CCSD’s achievement gap hire aims to improve educational equality throughout district BY CAMALOT TODD WEEKLY STAFF

chools across the country have an achievement gap between high-performing racial and ethnic groups—whites and Asians—and low-performing groups, blacks and Hispanics. Clark County School District is no different, and similar to schools nationwide, it’s working to bridge the divide. In June, school district Superintendent Jesus Jara announced the creation of a chief college, career and equity officer position to help improve educational outcomes for underserved populations. Jara appointed Mike Barton, previously the district’s chief academic officer, to the position. Barton has served his entire career at the district—from teaching first grade at J.M. Ullom Elementary School in 1998 to being a princiMike Barton pal at West Preparatory Academy. In addition to his time in education, Barton co-chairs the Clark County School Justice Partnership, which brings juvenile justice organizations, law enforcement, principals and student advocates together to discuss school safety, student needs and cultural biases. Barton aims to improve opportunities for all students by increasing advanced placement participation and helping all students be career and college ready. We caught up with him to ask a few questions about his goals for the future. What does the role of chief college, career and equity officer entail? It hyper-focuses on student needs, particularly ensuring that all students have a pathway to college or a career. It’s looking at achievement gaps, students who may be in particular subgroups, and

ensuring that they have the same opportunities as other students. It’s about closing achievement gaps, but also building opportunities for all of our students, whether it’s career technical education opportunities or having access to programs at particular schools. That’s really what I’m focused on as far as data—ensuring that as a district, we’re moving the needle on both of those things aggressively. How do you plan to close the achievement gaps? Starting immediately, we’re looking at middle school course offerings and examining whether all of our students are getting the most rigorous classes they can take, whether it’s mathematics or science. Then we’re ensuring that students in high school are enrolled in advanced placement classes if they’re capable of doing the work, which many of them are.

For the past few months, it’s been a deep data dive to see the problems that exist. And there are really transparent opportunity gaps for AfricanAmerican students or those on free or reducedprice lunch. Why do these gaps exists? When you look at national data, it’s obviously an issue we’re dealing with countrywide. I think the issues are related to potentially adverse childhood experiences—it does affect how they do with school. So we want to ensure that as we build pipelines to improve the access to coursework, we’re also considering the social needs of students and additional wraparound options, such as social work services, counseling in schools and building bridges at home so parent engagement can be optimized. What are some of your main goals within the first year? I definitely want to increase access to Advanced Placement classes. I want to ensure that career technical education opportunities are less disproportionate, meaning that there are increases in minority students having access to those classes. I also want to start building pipelines at the middle school level with rigorous classes to help all students—particularly minority students—have the pipeline to [more challenging classes later], say calculus in their senior year. We have students who are very capable, but if they don’t have the classes at the early stage, then it’s a disservice.

THE CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENT POPULATION 1.6% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

0.4% Native American

6.4% Asian 6.6% Multiracial

14.1% Black

46.4% Hispanic/Latino

24.5% Caucasian

Source: 2017-2018 CCSD Fast Facts report

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Marijuana industry prepares for release of new dispensary licenses

BY CHRIS KUDIALIS WEEKLY STAFF

censes before receiving a license to sell recreational cannabis at the same stores. The new licenses will be recreational only, however, a change from the preballot question structure that required dispensaries to first obtain a medical license. Since recreational pot sales began July 1, 2017, the number of state medical marijuana cardholders has dropped by more than 40 percent. Ballot Question 2 dictates that Nevada counties

with greater than 700,000 residents can have up to 80 recreational marijuana store licenses. Counties with 100,000-700,000 residents can have up to 20. Counties with 55,000-100,000 can have up to four, and counties with fewer than 55,000 residents can have up to two. Only Carson City and four of Nevada’s 16 counties allow recreational marijuana dispensaries. The other 12 counties voted to allow only medical marijuana sales, or to ban sales of the plant completely. The 2019 Nevada Legislature, which begins in February, will determine if and how the general public will be able to stake their claim as business owners in the booming weed industry. In addition to state approval, all licensed marijuana facilities in Nevada must also have local licenses. But while the state’s guidelines for the new licenses are clear, local officials said they’re taking a more conservative, wait-and-see approach to issuing local permits for additional cannabis dispensaries. While the new, recreational-only licenses won’t require a special permit, Las Vegas Valley officials have expressed interest in adding a mandatory medical component to the new pot stores. Las Vegas City Councilman Bob Coffin is leading the charge to require owners of the new recreationalonly dispensaries to carry specific cannabis products, such as tinctures and lozenges, at quantities and prices that best serve medical marijuana patients. Coffin, a proponent of legal cannabis, said medical marijuana patients shouldn’t be “left out” in the industry’s expansion. “We’re trying to thread the needle because we

ozens of new state licenses for recreational marijuana facilities will be issued during the next few months to a limited number of applicants, reshaping the landscape of Nevada’s marijuana industry. Per the voter-approved Nevada Marijuana Legalization Initiative, also known as Question 2 on the November 2016 ballot, only current state pot license holders—including cultivators and production facility owners—can obtain the additional 42 recreational dispensary licenses this fall. The Nevada Department of Taxation is accepting applications from September 7-20 and will issue the licenses as soon as December, said Stephanie Klapstein, spokeswoman for the department. The new marijuana stores could open by December, depending on how fast the new facilities are processed and licensed by local authorities. “We have 90 days to process applications and issue decisions,” Klapstein said. “We’re working to do this carefully yet efficiently.” Nevada has 63 open dispensaries, only two of which don’t sell recreational marijuana. All operating dispensaries once applied Pre-rolled marijuana cigarettes at Inyo Fine Cannabis Dispensary in 2017. (Wade Vandervort/Staff) for state medicinal marijuana li-

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really don’t want to have a moratorium on new dispensaries,” Coffin said. “There has to be a middle ground, and we’re working on developing that. “Medical led the way in this state, and we want to keep the industry as medical as possible,” he added. Likewise, in Clark County, Commissioners Steve Sisolak and Susan Brager pushed for a discussion item during the commission’s September 4 meeting in hopes of hashing out a potential medical requirement for the new dispensaries in advance of the state’s approval of new license applications. Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani said the county hopes to allow the new dispensaries to launch “pretty quickly” after the stores receive their state licenses. David Goldwater, co-owner of Inyo Fine Cannabis Dispensary, is one of dozens of industry license holders competing for 10 new dispensary licenses in unincorporated Clark County. Goldwater, whose dispensary at 2520 S. Maryland Parkway near East Sahara Avenue opened in October 2015, said the opportunity to increase the number of legal stores across the state is not only good for business, but should help reduce a thriving illegal market. “Nevada still has a very robust black market,” Goldwater said. “Adding more dispensaries will not only address illegal market demand, but give legal marijuana access to even more people.” Notably missing from the upcoming batch of new marijuana licenses are additional licenses to add to the more than 120 cultivation and 85 production facilities statewide. They will not be available anytime soon, Klapstein said. Andrew Jolley, president of the Nevada Dispensary Association, said the relatively high number of legal cultivation facilities has driven up the state’s supply of legal pot, pushing wholesale prices of marijuana as low as $300 per pound. As the state collects a 15 percent tax on wholesale purchases by dispensaries from cultivation and production facilities, the taxation department is collecting less revenue, he said. “If there’s one thing regulators know how to do, it’s not lose taxes,” Jolley said. “The state is going to tread lightly on future cultivation and production facilities to see where equilibrium is.” Klapstein agreed, adding that the taxation department is looking to avoid a surplus in weed production seen in other legal marijuana states, such as Oregon and Colorado. Licensing new dispensaries in Nevada will provide added outlets for the extra marijuana being produced and hopefully result in more purchases from consumers, she said. “Once the dispensary licenses are issued, we’ll do an analysis before deciding whether to add more production facilities,” she explained. “That step is still several months away.”

NUMBER OF OPEN MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES AND AVAILABLE DISPENSARY LICENSES BY LOCAL JURISDICTION IN NEVADA Restrictions on licenses are set by the Nevada Marijuana Legalization Initiative, also known as Ballot Question 2, through July 2019.

Washoe County Reno: 4 open, 6 available Sparks: 4 open, 1 available Unincorporated Washoe County: 3 open, 0 available

*Churchill County Fallon: 1 open, 1 available *county allows medical marijuana sales only

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Carson City County Carson City: 2 open, 2 available

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Nye County Pahrump: 1 open, 1 available

Clark County Las Vegas: 12 open, 10 available Unincorporated Clark County: 25 open, 10 available Henderson: 5 open, 6 available North Las Vegas: 4 open, 5 available Mesquite: 1 open, 0 available

Note: List does not include licenses that have been issued for dispensaries that have yet to open. Once issued a state license, a marijuana facility has 365 days to open before the Department of Taxation revokes that license. Per Ballot Question 2, counties may also request state approval for additional dispensary licenses beyond limits called for in the measure.

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Where were you when you received your 40 Under 40 award? I was at Westgate as director of advertising and special events.

Where were you when you received your 40 Under 40 award? I was a little-known attorney who was lucky to have found a few amazing employees (my wife included) who believed in me, brought amazing energy to work, and believed that if you provide amazing service, the clients will come.

President, Naqvi Injury Law

Director of Brand Marketing, Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino

What have you learned the hard way? In a city filled with entertainment, understanding your audience is the one factor you always have to keep in mind. My career started in the Mirage Resorts family, and every property was different. You can never walk in with a cookie cutter; you have to understand who your audience is and create what is going to appeal to them. What’s your favorite spot for a lunch meeting? The classic Las Vegas setting at Sid’s Cafe is my No. 1 pick. The executive chef, Bruno Morabito, is always whipping up magic in his kitchen. Plus, there’s no better place to have a meeting but in your own home. I take pride in the guest experience we live by at Westgate.

Where are you now? We are a much larger law firm that still treats every employee and client like family and maximizes their settlements using cutting-edge technology. Our law firm has evolved from just being a law firm to being trendsetters and huge contributors to causes that we believe in.

ALUMNI

What’s been your biggest accomplishment since you were awarded? Even though we are so much bigger, we are fortunate to have attracted new employees who match our core values and treat our clients like family.

Who is your business hero? Brenda Decker with Golden Gaming. She is one of the smartest women in gaming and marketing, and she has a way of building teams and making you understand how important you are from every level. Making decisions that are best for the company and thinking about all factors is something Decker taught me early on.

What do you want to accomplish? To continue to set new standards for quality legal representation that always centers on gaining Las Vegans access to the legal justice system; to make our community safer by holding those that cut corners accountable; and to continue to grow, so long as we never sacrifice that personalized service that got us here in the first place.

If you ran Las Vegas, what’s the first thing you would do? Just because we live in a desert, doesn’t mean things can’t grow here. I would bring in farming. Our soil is untouched farmland.

What did you learn the hard way? People are always going to emulate you. Look at this as a compliment and never give it another thought, as overthinking what others are doing takes away the laser focus that is needed to be a quality lawyer. I’ve learned not to care as much about what others are doing and to focus on being the best I can.

What’s the best advice you have to offer? Laugh! It’s important to have a good time every day.

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• Startup Tech Exec of the Year – New! • Private Business (any size) • Publicly traded business (any size) • Education

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licenses. Franz specializes in nonprofit audit and is a QuickBooks Online Advanced Certified ProAdvisor. Zhangzheng specializes in client accounting services and nonprofit, corporate, individual and flow-through tax returns.

AT&T upgraded nearly 30 cell towers on its 4G LTE network in Las Vegas to help increase data speeds and network performance. Michael Abante is an assistant PR specialist at the Firm Public Relations & Marketing. The national Parkinson’s Foundation Abante named the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health a Center of Excellence in Parkinson’s care. The Parkinson’s Foundation Center of Excellence network comprises 45 leading academic medical centers, 31 of which are in the United States. John Whitehead is a vice president and small business relationship manager with Nevada State Bank. Senior accounWhitehead tant Dalyce Franz and staff accountant Eimy Zhangzheng of Houldsworth, Russo & Company were awarded their Nevada CPA

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Diane Fearon, Dave Marlon and Alexandra Silver joined the board of directors of Las Vegas HEALS. Fearon is vice president for Silver philanthropy and strategic partnerships at Nathan Adelson Hospice. Marlon serves as American Addiction Center’s regional vice president of Nevada, including Solutions Recovery and the Desert Hope Treatment Facility. Silver serves as executive director for Clark County Medical Society. Steven Silva and Cortney Young joined Blanchard, Krasner & French. Silva focuses on eminent domain, real estate litigation, land use matters, contested probate actions and ancillary bankruptcy proceedings. Young is a mediator focused on asset valuation, securities, probate

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Gabriela Wyett is relationship manager at City National Bank’s Summerlin branch, 10801 W. Charleston Blvd.

Centennial Hills Hospital physical therapist Wendy Hubbard-Alexandre earned the designation of Certified Neonatal Therapist by the National Association of Neonatal Therapists. She is one of approximately 180 physical, occupational and speech therapists worldwide who have earned the designation. She is one of approximately 50 physical therapists worldwide, and one of two in Nevada; both of whom work for the Valley Health System. Candyce Farthing is superintendent of Legacy Traditional Schools in Nevada. In addition to a campus in North Las Vegas, Legacy Traditional Schools opened a campus in Henderson this year; with plans for another campus approved in January. Henderson was ranked second among Nevada’s five safest cities in a report released by SafeWise, a professional review and comparison website for the home security industry. Brett Valdez is Nevada State Bank’s vice president and corporate banking relationship manager.

Graham McMurry is public Valdez relations and social media specialist at Forté PR.

Stan Garnett and Greg Brower, shareholders at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, will co-chair the firm’s government investigations and white collar defense group. Henderson Hospital added an eight-bed, Level II neonatal intensive care unit. Dapper Companies broke ground on two restaurants coming to the Huntridge Center: Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop and Roberto’s Taco Shop. The work also includes a communal patio.

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Jason Chan is vice president of sales and marketing at Rakuten Super Logistics, an e-commerce order fulfillment company.

Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center received reverification of its Level II Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons. The process ensures that the trauma center is meeting the standard of care as outlined by ACS Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient manual.

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Sunshine Mercado is manager of Nevada State Bank’s Sunset branch. Brenda Pape is manager of the Lake Mead branch. Karen Tesar is manager of the Craig and Tesar Clayton branch.

Ellie Solomon is an account manager at NetEffect. Las Vegas received a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for its comprehensive annual financial report. Rolled Ice Cream’s fourth location is at 4870 Blue Diamond Road, Suite 100. Melissa Waite joined Dickinson Wright. Her practice focuses on transactional disciplines, including business formation, real estate transactions, commercial transactions, privilege licensing, including liquor and gaming licensing, and marijuana law. MacKenzie Ruta is an account executive at Trosper Communications. Impact Las Vegas, a Nevada nonprofit women’s colRuta lective giving organization in its fifth grant year, selected three new board officers for fiscal year 2018-19. Maggie Allred is president, Brenda Griego is secretary and Rita McCusker is treasurer. Allred is a human resources consultant at aecindustrypro. com. Griego is director of development, scholarships, and alumni relations for Roseman University of Health Sciences. McCusker is vice president, senior loan officer at Bank of Nevada. Shriners Hospitals for Children Open named Jeff Moorefield as tournament operations manager and Rachel Dunn as tournament services manager. Hilliary Jeffries is Nevada HAND’s chief strategic initiatives officer. Clark County School District superintendent Dr. Jesus F. Jara joined the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance board of directors.

We are the leading professional commercial and industrial real estate association. Real estate professionals who have earned the SIOR designation are recognized by corporate real estate executives, commercial real estate brokers, agents, lenders, and other real estate professionals as the most capable and experienced brokerage practitioners in any market.

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Records & Transactions CONVENTIONS Pain Week 2018 The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Aug. 30-Sept. 11 1,800 Northwest Anesthesia Seminars— Anesthesia Update September 2018 Palms Sept. 4-7 160

Las Vegas Convention Center Sept. 6-8 7,500 Pole Expo Hard Rock Hotel Sept. 6-9 400 Live & Invest Overseas Conference Excalibur Sept. 7-10 400

Interdrone—The International Drone Conference & Exposition 2018 Rio Sept. 5-7 4,000

Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas Annual Conference South Point Sept. 8-9 1,400

The Experience Convention & Tradeshow 2018 The Mirage Sept. 5-7 2,500

TRAVCON—The Travelers Conference Bally’s Las Vegas Sept. 9-11 1,200

AAA Annual Convention 2018 MGM Grand Sept. 6-8 500

National Legal Malpractice Conference 2018 Encore at Wynn Sept. 11-16 300

Expo Incorporated —MEI 2018 Mining Exploration International

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tion Center Sept. 12-14 9,000 2018 Mr. Olympia Orleans Sept. 14-15 45,000 Box Fan Expo 2018 Las Vegas Convention Center Sept. 15-15 3,000 The Executive Leadership Council —2018 Leadership Development Week West Mandarin Oriental Sept. 17-21 100 National Government Services Inc. —Home Health and Hospice Medicare Summit Orleans Sept. 18-21 300

BID OPPORTUNITIES Aug. 30 2:15 p.m. Laughlin Justice Court: Bathroom remodel/TV instal-

lation; VMS installation; Laughlin Metro substation building demolition; Laughlin Mountain View Park basketball court resurfacing Clark County, 604971 Sandy MoodyUpton at scm@ ClarkCountyNV.gov Aug. 31 3 p.m. Painting services contract countywide Clark County, 604978 Deon Ford at deonf@clarkcountynv. gov Sept. 5 2 p.m. Seventh floor labor and delivery remodel University Medical Center, 2018-12 Ashley Kordestani at Ashley.Kordestani@umcsn.com Sept. 6 2:15 p.m. Clark County Detention Center: South Tower; cooling tower

The List replacement Clark County, 604966 Sandy MoodyUpton at scm@ ClarkCountyNV.gov 3 p.m. Annual requirements contract for miscellaneous area landscape maintenance Clark County, 604934 Ashley Peterson at ashley.blanco@ clarkcountynv.gov Sept. 7 3 p.m. ARC for emergency medical services in the Moapa Valley Fire District Clark County, 604821 Adriane Garcia at akgarcia@ClarkCountyNV.gov Sept. 12 10 a.m. Surgical suites flooring replacement University Medical Center, 2018-13 Frances Hely at frances.heiy@ umcsn.com

Convention centers Ranked by square footage as of Aug. 1

CONVENTION CENTER

SQUARE FOOTAGE

YEAR EST. 1959

Las Vegas Convention Center 3150 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-892-0711 • vegasmeansbusiness.com

2,182,167

Mandalay Bay 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89119 877-632-7900 • mandalaybay.com

2,013,697

1999

Sands Expo & Convention Center 201 Sands Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89169 702-733-5556 • sandsexpo.com

1,200,000

1990

MGM Grand Garden Arena 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89109 800-929-1112 • mgmgrand.com

602,000

1993

Venetian 3355 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-414-4020 • venetian.com

510,008

1999

World Market Center 495 S. Grand Central Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89106 702-599-9621 • imcenters.com

450,000

2005

Aria 3730 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89158 702-590-7171 • arialasvegas.com/meetings

300,000

2009

Caesars Palace 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-731-7110 • cetmeetings.com

300,000

1966

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