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WILDFLOWER HOTLINE TELLS YOU WHERE TO GO TO CATCH THE SUPERBLOOM

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With the amount of traffic headed to Southern California, you’d think the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was happening three weeks early. But people aren’t driving out to catch a sneak peek of Ariana Grande and Tame Impala; they’re creating traffic jams to see flowers—throngs of wildflowers so dense you can see them from space. BETO IN VEGAS It’s called a superbloom, In his first campaign trip to Nevada and one organization, the since declaring his candidacy for president, Theodore Payne FoundaBeto O’Rourke on March 24 spoke about tion for Wild Flowers & the status of DACA recipients, saying that Native Plants, is making Dreamers, as they are commonly called, must it easier than ever for be free to live without the threat of deportation people to experience it. hanging over their heads. His platform also Since 1983, TPF has included gerrymandering solutions, a new operated a wildflower Voting Rights Act and movement toward hotline, which provides alleviating economic inequality. In this photo, information on the best he speaks from the roof of his car to an viewing locations in Southoverflow crowd at Pour Coffeehouse. ern and central California. (John Locher/Associated Press) Theodore Payne was a nurseryman, horticulturist and educator from LA, and is regarded as the father of the native plant movement in California, according to the foundation. The organization’s hotline flower reports are recorded by actor and Emmy Award winner Joe Spano (Apollo 13) and uploaded to the hotline at 818-768-1802, ext. 7 every Friday. They’re also online at theodorepayne.org/ learn/wildflower-hotline, with PDFs of wildflower reports dating back to 2013. If you decide to make the trek, the foundation has three simple requests: Stay on the paths, stay on bare ground and, most importantly, leave the flowers Visit lasvegasweekly. unharmed. –Leslie Ventura com/budbracket to vote

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Cover story: Biohackers’ quest for eternal life Old Soul, Sweet Thang Thursdays and Cass McCombs Sports betting: Breaking down the Sweet 16 News: GOP settles into Dem majority in Nevada Vegas Inc: Great Buns Bakery’s rise to the top

STORIES FROM LAST WEEK FALSE ALARM AT THE PARK Clark County Park Police said they got a call about someone disposing of a body in a park March 24. Turns out it was a person burying a dead pet dog, police said. Police said they felt the person’s loss and pain but urged people to contact Clark County Animal Control, the local Humane Society or their veterinarian for appropriate burial options. BUMP STOCK BAN CHALLENGED Gun rights groups on March 25 asked the Supreme Court to stop the Trump administration from beginning to enforce its ban on bump stock devices, which allow semiautomatic weapons to fire like machine guns. The ban, which was set to go into effect March 26, put the administration in the unusual position of arguing against gun rights groups. Chief Justice John Roberts declined a request for the court to get involved. A second request is pending in front of Justice Sonia Sotomayor. CAPITALS MEET THE PRESIDENT President Donald Trump welcomed Alex Ovechkin and the reigning NHL champion Washington Capitals to the Oval Office on March 25 to congratulate them for winning the Stanley Cup last June. Players, coaches and staff members took a private 45-minute tour of the White House and met with Trump in what was a last chance to be around hockey’s sacred trophy as defending champions. CHARGES AGAINST EMPIRE ACTOR DROPPED Attorneys for Jussie Smollett said March 26 that charges alleging he lied to police about a racist and homophobic attack have been dropped. Smollett had been indicted on 16 felony counts related to making a false report that he was attacked by two men. Among the questions that weren’t immediately answered was whether prosecutors still believe Smollett concocted the attack and whether there’s new evidence that altered their view of events.

Vegas goaltender Malcolm Subban looks to make a save against the St. Louis Blues during the Knights’ 3-1 loss on March 25. (Associated Press)

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES IN NEVADA COULD GET FORECLOSURE PROTECTION IN FUTURE SHUTDOWNS Months after the end of the longest government shutdown in United States history, the Nevada Legislature has taken up a bill that would alleviate financial pressures on government workers in future shutdowns. The bill, sponsored by Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson, D-Las Vegas, would stall proceedings on foreclosures and evictions in some circumstances during a shutdown for state and federal workers and members of their households. The legislation also includes contractors. It was introduced March 26 to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary. About 3,000 federal workers in Nevada were left adrift by the shutdown, including airport TSA agents. “I thought this was a thoughtful piece of legislation to let them know we’ve got their back,” Frierson said. The bill comes on the heels of the longest shutdown in U.S. history, triggered over a funding dispute between President Donald Trump and Congress for a proposed southern-border wall. Trump sought $5.7 billion for the wall. The shutdown ended with the president signing a national emergency declaration to fund the wall, which has triggered political and legal challenges. Workers missed two consecutive paychecks during the 35-day shutdown, leaving many concerned about how to pay their bills. It affected 800,000 federal workers nationwide, according to The New York Times. –John Sadler

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MIND YOUR PET’S MANNERS AT THE DOG PARK

REMINDER! Pet owners might be legally responsible for their dogs and any injuries or damages that their dog causes. Visitors of the park—both human and canine—enter at their own risk.

Keep track of your dog and make sure it’s on its best behavior Fido should never be allowed to play at the park without an owner nearby. Be aware of your dog’s body language and watch for nipping, barking or mounting. Be sure you are always close enough to your pet to control or protect it. Have access to your dog’s leash and collar to make a quick exit. If your dog continuously pesters others or is being pestered by others, it’s time to leave the park and come back later.

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here are few things as joyful as a happy dog. Our fluffy friends can make our worst days bright, and in return, we pamper them, buy them treats, adorn them in Halloween costumes and make sure they’re properly socialized and exercised. When it comes to filling the activity requirement, Las Vegas is home to multiple dog parks. In fact, the Trust for Public Land recently released a survey that ranks the top dog park cities based on the number of parks per human, and it’s clear the Valley loves dogs. Henderson garnered a No. 3 ranking with five off-leash parks per 100,000 residents (15 off-leash parks total). Las Vegas tied for seventh with 3.9 parks per 100,000 residents (25 total). With so many options, there’s no reason not to give a few a try, but before you go, be sure to keep the following guidelines in mind to encourage a happy and safe experience.

Pick up the poo Owners are responsible for picking up after their dog. Many local parks have disposable bags and trash cans specifically for this purpose.

Respect everyone: When dogs fight, it’s typically for territory (think toys) or to assert dominance over another. People, on the other hand, are more nuanced, and every individual has his or her own parenting style when it comes to pets. Some are helicopter parents while others have a more laissez-faire approach. At the end of the day, everyone is sharing a common space and must be respectful of other pets and other people.

Don’t take an unhealthy dog to the park Community spaces have the potential to be a breeding ground for disease. Don’t spread the sickness.

Make sure your dog is properly licensed and vaccinated While Clark County does not require that your dog be licensed, they must be microchipped and vaccinated for rabies. They must also wear a tag indicating they’ve had a rabies vaccine, as well as an owner identification tag. The county also recommends the following vaccines: 5-in-1 DA2PPV (includes distemper, adenovirus I & II, parainfluenza, parvovirus) and Bordetella.

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CITIES WITH THE MOST OFF-LEASH DOG PARKS (per 100,000 residents) 1. Boise, Idaho 2. Portland, Oregon 3. Henderson, Nevada 4. Norfolk, Virginia 5. San Francisco, California 5. Tampa, Florida 7. Las Vegas, Nevada 7. Madison, Wisconsin 9. Oakland, California 10. Arlington, Virginia

Familiarize yourself with the park and its rules Read the signs posted outside the gates. Each park has different hours of operation and guidelines. For example, at Henderson parks, owners cannot have more than three dogs present at a time. Children younger than 5 are not allowed in the fenced-in, off-leash areas, and adults must accompany children under 12. For the complete list of Henderson dog park rules: cityofhenderson.com/hendersonhappenings/parks-and-trails/dog-parks

For a complete list of rankings, visit tinyurl.com/y5j5dogv

To find a Las Vegas Valley dog park near you: lvpetscene.com/ dog-parks

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARKS

Don’t bring treats to the park Food often causes aggression and jealousy in dogs, not to mention that some dogs have life-threatening food allergies. It’s best to leave treats in the car so pups can focus on playing with their friends.

Most dog parks are publicly operated by city or county governments, but there are a few private dog parks that require membership fees to enter. For example, the Hydrant Club Las Vegas serves as a doggy daycare facility, boarding school and a private dog park. Private dog park services, especially ones that encompass training, are often good for owners who don’t want to risk running into aggressive dogs. hydrantclub.com

A COMMUNITY FOR HUMANS, TOO “Dog parks are built for dogs, but are fantastic resources for people,” said Diane Regas, president and CEO of the Trust for Public Land, in a press release. “As anyone who has chatted with a neighbor while taking their four-legged friend to the dog park knows, community is created there,” Regas said. Las Vegas residents Steve Pillion and David Hulls are one such example. Pillion moved from Southern California to Southern Nevada in January, bringing his rescue dog with him. He didn’t know a soul at the time. Now, “I meet David every morning, and our dogs like to play together,” Pillion says, while sitting on a bench at Sunset Dog Park. Nearby, Pillion’s 2-year-old shepherd mix, Pepper, and Hulls’ 2-yearold pit bull mix, KJ, chase each other, rolling in the mud. “This is better than a kid in Disneyland. This is the happiest hour and a half of her life, every day,” Pillion says. The same can happen for humans, too. Don’t hesitate to use your dog’s playtime as an opportunity to meet new friends, learn training techniques from others and enjoy the outdoors.

STERILIZE YOUR DOG Don’t let dogs dig holes ... And if they do, it’s important to fill them in so dogs and people don’t break a leg.

Clark County requires that all dogs be neutered or spayed by 4 months of age. There are three exceptions to this rule: The owner has a breeder or show permit; the dog is used by law enforcement; a licensed vet provides a letter explaining that the dog cannot be fixed for a specified amount of time.

HOW TO SAFELY INTERVENE IN A FIGHT Even with the most well-behaved dogs, fights do happen, and it’s important to know how to safely step in. Don’t put yourself at risk of being bitten by reaching your hand in the middle of a fight. Instead, distract the dogs with loud noises or whistling. Once they’re distracted, take control of and move your dog to a neutral area. Remain calm and don’t get upset. This will only aggravate and excite the dogs further, potentially escalating the situation. Check involved dogs to make sure they’re OK. If there are injuries, exchange contact information with owners and take your pet to your vet. ■ If there are bite injuries to humans, seek proper medical attention and report the bite to Clark County Animal Control at 702-455-7710.

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W An inside look at the culture of biohacking Story By Miranda Willson Photos by Wade Vandervort

hat if someone told you there was a supplement you could take to boost your mood, a drink you could sip to curb hunger, a five-minute exercise you could do to live longer, a physical therapy you could undergo to look younger, a special coffee you could drink to improve focus and an implant you could inject to increase muscle mass? These are some of the promises offered by a broad, loosely defined movement called biohacking. While those who practice biohacking—dubbed biohackers—adhere to a wide range of philosophies and regimens, the movement is unified by a desire to “optimize” one’s life, usually through means that are outside the realm of traditional Western medicine. Biohacking evolved from many concepts and subcultures—the rise of Silicon Valley tech culture and the “hacking” of computers, anti-aging clinics and philosophies, the belief that science has an answer for everything, the spread of information through the internet— and all seem to have helped spur the loosely defined movement, said Michael Easter, a visiting lecturer at UNLV who has studied and written about biohacking trends. Some biohackers drink “bulletproof coffee,” a coffee-and-butter concoction that promises more energy than your average cup. Others adhere to strict diets, practice intermittent fasting and take unusual supplements and nootropics—drugs to improve memory and brain function. Others seek to optimize their body at the molecular level, experimenting with do-ityourself gene editing or hormone injections that promise to make one look and feel more youthful, more muscular or some other desired effect. In one way or another, biohackers question and seek to expand the limits of their bodies by experimenting with self-administered—sometimes unregulated or untested—remedies. “You’re exploiting science and doing selfexperimentation but doing it to improve your performance in a lot of different ways,” Easter said. Some biohacking methods have documented benefits to the body, while others have not been studied on a large scale. Some of the more extreme practices, scientists and doctors warn, can even be fatal. “Once you start dealing with pills and supplements that aren’t really regulated or approved for a certain use, it can be a little bit questionable,” Easter said.

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An eclectic, age-old concept

Although biohacking is a 21st-century term, the notion of experimenting on the body—through diets, remedies or altering one’s biology—is nothing new, notes Las Vegas-based biohacker Kary Nguyen. “It’s a label on a thing that has existed for many, many years. We just didn’t have that term for it,” Nguyen said. Growing up, Nguyen was exposed to home remedies and alternative medicinal practices, such as acupressure, which spurred his interest in wellness and technology-based biohacking. Now, Nguyen follows a daily regimen that he believes will increase his lifespan and improve his mood. A more unusual aspect of his regimen involves hanging upside down for five minutes every morning, a trick he picked up from two elderly, but youthful-seeming, women he once met. “Your brain can’t think if you don’t have blood flowing, so hanging upside down makes sense,” Nguyen said. Another Las Vegas-based biohacker, Erin Bies, first discovered biohacking because she was interested in losing weight. But it quickly became a lifestyle, rather than just a way to shed some pounds. “For me, it started as a personal journey,” Bies explained. “I grew up an athlete, and I kind of lost that as I became a mom.” Seventeen months ago, Bies says she weighed 225 pounds and “didn’t recognize” herself. Then, she discovered the ketogenic diet and ketone supplements, which purport to provide the same benefits as the diet—bringing the body into ketosis, or a metabolic state in which you burn fat instead of glucose for energy. In addition, she began drinking bulletproof coffee and practicing intermittent, 60-hour fasts on a monthly basis. As a result of these dietary changes, Bies says she has lost 60 pounds. She now works as an ambassador for Pruvit, a company that makes ketone drinks and supplements, as well as home kits, to assist with fasts that promise to “reboot” the body. Pruvit has mixed reviews online, as some reviewers say they didn’t experience the supposed benefits of the ketone drinks and of ketosis. But Bies and another brand ambassador, Sarah Ansteth, swear by it. Ansteth similarly started taking ketones to lose weight and improve her health, but now loves the diet because of the effects it has had on her energy and mood. “After I was doing this pretty consistently for about a month, my daughter looks at me and goes, ‘Mommy, why are you so happy?’ ” Ansteth said.

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Body modification

Taking supplements and following an unusual diet or exercise regimen are relatively low-risk biohacks, but some biohackers go to more extreme lengths to “hack” and alter their biology. One such biohacker is Anastasia Synn, a Vegas-based magician with 21 bodily implants, all of which she had surgically inserted by a nurse and underground DIY-surgeon. Eleven of these implants are magnets, which she uses for magic performances. One of the magnets, Synn says, is the largest one ever inserted into a human body—two inches in length and a halfinch wide in her forearm. In addition to the magnets, Synn has 10 microchips of various frequencies in her body that she uses to open and program locks, turn on her computer, play songs and more. All of her implants, she says, heighten her senses. Although the effects of implanting magnets and other devices haven’t been widely studied, there are risks associated with the practice, primarily infection and exposure to heavy metals or toxins. But Synn says she hasn’t experienced any

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negative effects, and she believes experimenting with implants will ultimately strengthen and improve the human body—and the human race. “There’s no reason to stop at repairing people. We should be repairing and improving,” she said. Rich Lee, a biohacker based in St. George, Utah, also uses “cybernetic implants”—technological devices such as magnets, LED lights and microchips that enhance or alter bodily functions—as well as biological modifications through the gene editing tool CRISPR/Cas9. In the past decade, geneticists have learned how to harness CRISPR/Cas9 to modify sections of a DNA sequence, and while it is illegal to sell and use versions that haven’t been FDA approved, Lee says the substance can be purchased online from biohacking labs and biohackers. He recently attempted to use it to eliminate the protein myostatin, a body modification that some research suggests could slow the process of muscle degeneration and increase muscle mass. But Lee’s injections didn’t go according to plan, and other biohackers who have attempted this have also not experienced increased muscle mass as they hoped. Lee didn’t perform a biopsy after the injections, so he isn’t certain of the results, but

Biofeedback refers to the process of learning about certain body functions in order to influence aspects of one’s health. The therapy is usually conducted by a medical professional or medical therapist, who will attach electrodes to the patient. During the biofeedback session, a patient will conduct different exercises, including deep breathing, muscle relaxation and meditation. Research suggests that by allowing patients to monitor their own heart rate, blood pressure or other physical phenomena, the therapy can help treat migraines, chronic pain and other conditions. Biofeedback is generally accepted by the medical community, unlike many aspects of biohacking.

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NOOTROPICS

Soem claim this group of drugs and supplements improves brain function. They can range from familiar substances such as caffeine and turmeric, to the unfamiliar like the neurohacker Qualia Mind and some prescription drugs. Popular nootropic supplements include creatine—an amino acid that some say boosts muscle growth and brain function—and Panax ginseng, a root plant that proponents claim enhances brain and physical functions. Panax ginseng has long been used in traditional Korean and Chinese medicine, but modern studies about the benefits of the root have been inconclusive. Although some of these drugs are safe and do have proven benefits—some studies suggest that turmeric really does improve your memory and mood—the American Medical Association has condemned the use of prescription nootropics. In particular, the association says prescription drugs intended to treat hyperactivity disorders should not be harnessed by those who don’t suffer from these conditions.

he believes his body downregulated the injections, meaning the effect of the foreign plasmid was greatly reduced. “It worked great for a few hours or days, and then it just stopped,” Lee said, adding that he experienced no physical changes from the injections. Scientists have sounded alarms about the risks of DIY gene therapy, warning that amateur biologists could inadvertently spread diseases or that their experiments could have unintended consequences on their bodies. But Lee said he has had no regrets about his implants, and that none of his experiments have had long-lasting, negative effects on his health. “I’ve learned a ton through my failures,” he added. ■ ■ ■

Biohacks for sale and for the masses

While many biohackers adhere to a DIY ethos, the practice has also been popularized by businesses that promise to help you hack your body. One example is cenegenics, which aims to reverse the effects of aging and increase physical and sexual performance for people reaching middle and old age. The pseudo-medical practice has gained popularity in Las Vegas, as there are now several cenegenics businesses in the area. These businesses promote a variety of services, including hormone injections to make one look and feel younger, surgical procedures to create a youthful look and even products for menopausal women that promise “vaginal rejuvenation.” But the effectiveness and safety of these products and services is questionable. In 2004, a 56-year-old California woman died after injecting herself with human growth hormones she obtained from the Cenegenics Medical Institute in Las Vegas. News outlets reported that her friends and family suspected that the growth hormones either caused or accelerated fatal cancer. The Institute did not respond to requests for comment on its current products. Cryotherapy spas are another business that has grown out of the biohacking era, and they, too, are increasingly common in Las Vegas. Cryotherapy is the practice of exposing oneself to very cold, low-oxygen conditions for short periods of time. Proponents claim it can help you lose weight, reduce pain and slow aging. One spa in Las Vegas, Ageless Cryotherapy & Wellness in Henderson,

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offers “localized” cold therapy, mostly for athletes, individuals undergoing physical therapy and those looking to hide the effects of aging, said Doel Cortez, owner and founder of the spa. “In cold therapy alone, we’ve seen people see so many benefits to their joints, muscles, things like that,” Cortez said. Cortez also acknowledged some of the drawbacks of cryotherapy, such as the lack of a national and international accreditation system for cryotherapy spas, and that there is no certification process that cryotherapists can undertake. This means that the standards for cryotherapy aren’t always clear. In addition, the therapies offered at cryotherapy spas aren’t covered by medical insurance, so Ageless Cryotherapy & Wellness has to charge “a pretty good price,” Cortez said. Nonetheless, Cortez believes that cryotherapy could become more popular and more accepted among members of the medical establishment in years to come. “The industry is here, and it’s not going to go anywhere,” he said. Whether or not the same could be said of biohacking remains to be seen. A tenet of the biohacking movement is that everyone should be able to access drugs and biological tools, suggesting that the movement might continue to spread beyond its Silicon Valley roots. The question is: When will most people be ready to start thinking about their bodies as computers that can be modified, augmented and enhanced? Maybe sooner than expected, Nguyen says, as the science is catching up to some biohacking trends. “Our bodies are machines,” he said. “So if we can hack machines, why can’t we hack our bodies to increase performance or even return to our normal state?”

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Nutrigenomics examines the relationship between food, nutrition, health and the human genome, and the effect of particular diets on the body. It has become popular among biohackers, because it studies whether certain diets and habits can reduce the risk of diseases, increase lifespan or lead to other benefits. Most of the research that has been done in this field thus far focuses on obesity, Type 2 diabetes and other preventable diseases. Some biohackers and researchers also consider physical activity and stimuli part of the nutrigenomics equation.

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■ Elon Musk, founder of Tesla and SpaceX, has said that human biology and technology must merge in order for humans to keep up with technological advances. In that vein, he has announced a venture to “hack” one’s brain, called Neuralink. The new neurotechnology company is developing brain implant chips that would be designed to help people suffering from brain injuries. Those behind the venture say the implants would feel completely connected to one’s actual brain, according to initial reports about Neuralink. ■ Serge Faguet is a Russian entrepreneur who founded TokBox, a Silicon Valley-based company that helps business incorporate live videos and voice elements on their websites. The 33-year-old swears by biohacking and claims to have spent $200,000 to increase his life expectancy, become more productive and healthy and even increase his self-confidence. In 2017, he took hundreds of drugs and supplements, including estrogen blockers to boost testosterone levels, growth hormones to increase muscle mass and phenibut, a depressant that he said deepened his sleep. ■ Dr. Jeffry Life is a doctor and bodybuilder who promotes hormone replacement therapy to reverse the effects of aging on the body. The 79-year-old has gained notoriety for his “old-looking” face and “young-looking,” physically fit body.

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■ The Joe Rogan Experience: One of the most popular podcasts in the world, stand-up comedian Joe Rogan often discusses biohacking products and concepts on the podcast, especially as they relate to exercise and fitness. ■ Ben Greenfield Podcast: Personal trainer Ben Greenfield focuses on fitness and achieving “the best performance possible.” ■ Stellar Life: Focuses on hacking one’s health, wellness and love life. It is hosted by Orion, a “love coach, wellness and transformation expert” and “professional speaker.” ■ Smart Drug Smarts: Hosted by Jesse Lawler, this podcast discusses the benefits of certain drugs and ways to take advantage of them, including nootropics, LSD and theacrine, an alkaloid found in certain Chinese teas.

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■ Anastasia Synn is a magician, biohacker and transhumanist who is well-known in the Las Vegas area. She says she has 21 implants in her body—11 magnets and 10 microchips—which heighten her senses and abilities as a magician. For example, the magnets allow her to pick up items without using her hands.

■ Intro to Biohacking, by Ari Meisel: Provides an overview on all things biohacking for those interested in transforming their body “into a machine.” ■ The Awakened Ape: A Biohacker’s Guide to Evolutionary Fitness, Natural Ecstasy, and StressFree Living Living, by Jevan Pradas: Tackles biohacking from the perspective of evolutionary psychology. Pradas’ conclusion is that a “Paleolithic lifestyle” as well as mindfulness meditation are the keys to enjoying life to the fullest. ■ Tools of Titans, Titans by Tim Ferriss: A best-seller from the techie and podcaster that explores the habits and lifestyles of successful people, including entrepreneurs, athletes and scientists. ■ Superintelligence, Superintelligence by Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom: Discusses a world in which machine brains outsmart human brains and ways that humans must adapt to and address advances in artificial intelligence. ■ Biohackers Journal, Journal by Caterina Christakos and Sue Bell: Aims to help practicing biohackers keep track of their drug consumption and habits in order to see how they affect one’s physical and mental performance, mood and general wellbeing.

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From everyday products to less common ones, here are a few items that fit the biohacking bill

Fitbits, Apple Watches and similar devices: These items track one’s physical activity, heart rate, sleep quality and more. They are intended to be worn on the body throughout the day for the most accurate results.

OsteoStrong: This company runs fitness centers focused on improving one’s bone density and bone health. It describes its sessions, which “utilize a series of robotic musculoskeletal treatment devices,” as “the ultimate biohack.”

Probiotic foods are rich in gut bacteria and offer proven benefits to the digestive system. Foods containing probiotics include yogurt, sauerkraut, kimchi, tempeh and more. These are especially beneficial to consume when taking antibiotics, which can kill healthy bacteria in the body. AmpCoil: A product that uses biofeedback technology to “neutralize microbes, metals and toxins” in the body and promote wellness in the organs, cells and elsewhere. The main purpose of the AmpCoil system is to strengthen the immune system.

Luminette: A light therapy product that comes in the form of glasses, intended to be worn in the morning in order to expose users to “blueenriched white light.” The product promises to make you feel more active and awake throughout the day.

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The Spire Mindfulness and Activity Tracker promises to help users control stress and breathing, as the device will notify you if your breathing becomes erratic.

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Try an elimination diet. Remove particular foods from your diet and then slowly reintroduce them. Observe how this affects your body and digestive system. This practice could help you identify food allergies or sensitivities.

Try intermittent fasting, either for a few hours or a day—whatever feels manageable and safe for you. Some biohackers say this is a great way to “reset” your body and determine what foods make you feel best, as well as the exact amount of food intake that’s right for you.

TrueLight or TrueDark Energy Squares: LED light therapy products, which promise benefits including “rejuvenation,” “strengthening” and “skin preparation,” expose the body to light spectra not typically offered by natural light, which leads to various biological benefits, according to TrueLight’s website.

Meditate. This age-old practice has been known to promote calmness, reduce depression, increase mental clarity and promote restful sleep.

Try the ketogenic diet. This popular biohacking diet is low in carbohydrates,and high in fat and protein. The goal is to bring one’s body into ketosis, or a metabolic state whereby one begins to burn fat for energy instead of carbs. Proponents claim it makes them feel less hungry and more alert.

Check out Def Con’s Biohacking Village, coming to Las Vegas this summer. Def Con is an annual computer hacker conference that dedicates its Biohacking Village specifically to biohacking and biohackers.

Bulletproof coffee: Invented by biohacker Dave Asprey, the coffee can be made at home or purchased online in a ready-to-make kit. The drink consists of brewed coffee, brain octane oil or coconut oil and unsalted butter, clarified butter or both. Asprey claims it provides more energy than your average cup.

Hang upside down for a few minutes or until the blood rushes to your head. See if this has an effect on your brain function and attention span during the rest of the day. The idea is that by bringing the blood to your head, you could increase brain activity.

Spend more time in the sun to reap the benefits of Vitamin D. Pain in the arms and legs and muscle weakness are common symptoms of low Vitamin D, which humans get from both dietary sources and sun exposure.

Dave Asprey’s biohacking “box” contains DefenderShield earbuds, Branch Basics cleaning kit, Sun Shield sunscreen, Affirmators! cards from Knock Knock and the Fidget Cube, among other items. The box promises to improve one’s “mental, physical and cellular performance.”

Try a supplement or herb, such as CBD oil. CBD is a cannabis plant that promotes sleep and reduces anxiety and pain for some users. It won’t give you the “high” feeling associated with cannabis containing THC.

Focus on improving your posture, as slouching can lead to health problems long term. See if you experience everyday benefits, such as less soreness or pain in your torso, by keeping your back straight.

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WED, APR 3 ARTEMUS HAM HALL ANNIE LEIBOVITZ You know her photos, even if you don’t know you do. A Vegas showgirl, hands on hips, defiant. A trio of White House guards rolling up the red carpet after a resigning President Nixon. A naked John Lennon lying on a bed, curled around a clothed Yoko Ono. Demi Moore, also nude, seven months pregnant and photographed in demure profile. The 1975-era Rolling Stones, onstage and at their full power: Keith Richards a towering giant, Mick Jagger in flight. A bloodied bicycle, whose rider was killed by mortar fire in Sarajevo at the height of the Bosnian War. Artists Christo and Keith Haring, both cleverly camouflaged within their own artworks. The album covers: Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A., Cyndi Lauper’s She’s So Unusual, Patti Smith’s Gone Again. The point is, since her early days as a Rolling Stone staff photographer in the 1970s, Annie Leibovitz has been a literal witness to history. And on April 3, as part of UNLV’s Barrick Lecture Series, she’ll let some of it spill out. 7:30 p.m., free but tickets required, visit unlv. edu/pac/tickets. –Geoff Carter

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It’s a lucky year for beer lovers, as the annual Boulder City brew fest celebrates its seventh anniversary with 30 beer tents, food trucks, specialty vendors, brewing demos and live music. 1 p.m., $35-$45. –Genevie Durano

SAT, MAR 30 REYNOLDS HALL WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? The current cast of longtime TV favorite Whose Line Is It Anyway?—Jeff B. Davis, Joel Murray, Greg Proops and Ryan Stiles—takes the Smith Center stage for a night of masterful improv comedy. 7:30 p.m., $29-$79. –Geoff Carter

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here are two questions I’m asking myself as Sweet Thang Thursdays kicks into gear inside chef Roy Choi’s Best Friend. First, will anyone here know the theme from Mahogany? And second, would the soundtrack to a 1975 Diana Ross/Billy Dee Williams romance bring down the energy in the room? The answers, I presume, are “no” and “yes.” The latest offering in Park MGM’s portfolio, Sweet Thang Thursdays is a carryover of Vinyl Thursdays at Primrose, another new-ish restaurant at the buzzy resort. At Best Friend, dinner guests can help program the evening’s music menu between bites of short rib and kimchi. And locals enjoy some extra perks: complimentary dessert when ordering Choi’s famous Korean barbecue, and free “Seoul Glow” Soju shots with their first drink order. I slip Diamond Diana’s The Greatest Hits back into the album crate resting on the bar and continue my search for a selection that will deliver a standing ovation. It’s just after 8:30 p.m., and DJ Peter Shalvoy has opened the evening with Isaac Hayes’ “Hung Up on My Baby.” That’s a tough act to follow … but it’s a challenge fully accepted.

Shalvoy has been spinning vinyl for 30 years, starting out in New York City’s underground scene before making his way to Las Vegas, where he has played, among other spots, Intrigue at Wynn, Blue Ribbon at the Cosmopolitan and most recently Primrose. “This kind of rekindled my love for DJing and buying records,” he says of Sweet Thang Thursdays. Sifting through the crates, I’m not surprised to discover that the Park Theater residency lineup is heavily featured, with Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga and Aerosmith albums alongside onetime Rio regular Prince and the likes of Burt Bacharach and Beverly Sills. At last I’ve found it: Sly & The Family Stone’s Greatest Hits, specifically the 1969 smash “I Want to Take You Higher.” There’s a bit of a rush that comes with making the song selection for the entire room. It’s not unlike the feeling when your song comes up on the jukebox or when you take the mic at karaoke. As “I Want to Take You Higher” starts to play, I bop my head to the “Boom shaka-laka” chorus and raise my glass to the DJ booth. Then, as if he knows me, Shalvoy follows up my choice with Average White Band’s “Pick Up the Pieces.” I’m gonna have to become a Thursday-night regular.

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own & Derby, the roller disco party at Downtown’s Gold Spike, made its triumphant return on March 20 with plans to continue every third Wednesday. The Spike has added new games and bars to its outdoor playground, and the April 17 edition will feature drink specials and a $500 limbo contest. Admission is free, and retro attire is encouraged but not required. After a second massive party this past weekend for Wynn Nightlife’s Art of the Wild, elrow has announced it will return as a recurring event throughout 2019 at Encore Beach Club. Ten dates are planned, beginning on May 19, each with a unique theme. “It’s a dream for the Arnau family to debut a residency in the world’s epicenter of entertainment alongside the best property in Las Vegas,” says Juan Arnau, CEO of the Barcelonabased elrow. “We are honored to join the Wynn family and make magic happen together.” Pool party updates: The Tropicana Pool kicks off the season April 1 with new cabanas and menu offerings at its nearly 20-acre tropical oasis, free for locals

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SOUL POWER NATALIE YOUNG’S LATEST SPOT WARMS UP WORLD MARKET CENTER BY LESLIE VENTURA ood food for good people.” That’s been Chef Natalie Young’s tagline since she opened Eat in 2012. If you’ve dined at the Downtown breakfast and lunch favorite, you know Young makes food that warms from the inside out. And if you haven’t, well, where have you been the past seven years? Young later launched a Chinese-ish spot, Chow, Downtown and a second Eat in Summerlin. The former transitioned into a catering and pop-up business, but that hasn’t stopped the chef from making moves. Young’s latest venture, an American eatery called Old Soul, feels like the perfect addition to her catalog—the equivalent of an older, more refined sibling who ends the day with a barrelaged whiskey and a medium-rare steak. That isn’t to say Old Soul isn’t playful. There are nods to Prohibition-era Americana, projections of silent films featuring Charlie Chaplin, a handsome oak bar surrounded by taxidermy foxes and deer horns on exposed brick, and enough Southern charm to impress your grumpy uncle. The space itself feels large, but the location—the World Market Center spot once occupied by Mundo—could provide a built-in crowd of Smith Center showgoers and beyond. And the food is well worth supporting. Old Soul’s menu is approachable without being predictable, blending East Coast dishes with Southern-style flair. For example, the smoked trout appetizer ($14) swaps corn cakes in place of traditional latkes. That nod to soul food pops up throughout the menu, in starters like fried green tomatoes ($8) and fried oysters ($17) and entrées such as liver and onions ($20). Don’t fret if you didn’t grow up on these old American staples; there’s plenty more to explore, like grilled branzino ($27) with wilted arugula and housemade chimichurri, or braised short rib risotto ($24) with English peas and truffle oil. The bread pudding ($8) with pineapple and vanilla ice cream is killer, too. Order one with a French press to share—or skip dessert and go straight for an afterdinner cocktail, like a true old soul.

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It’s hard to miss Lawan Thai Kitchen when der enoki mushrooms. venturing along Nellis Boulevard, as the Of course, the former Kingdom of Siam’s mainsmall mom-and-pop eatery’s elaborately stay noodle dish, pad Thai, is served daily, as is the gabled exterior points to the sky with distinctly more interesting pad woon sen with its transparent Southeast Asian architectural flair. Lawan’s pasta strings. Fragrant, coconut-rich curries rotate interior stands out, too, since it’s home to a throughout the week: green on Monday and Lawan Thai Thursday, yellow on Wednesday and Saturday. rare Thai buffet. Thai cuisine is known for being visually Fiery pad prig khing—redolent with chili Kitchen 1000 N. Nellis paste and kaffir lime leaves—is featured on striking, often adorned with flower petals Blvd., 702and other eye-catching garnishes. That’s not Tuesday and Friday. For a Thai deep dive, 453-9188. exactly what you’ll find at Lawan’s all-you-canscoop into moo pa lo, an aromatic stew of Monday-Saturday, eat spread ($9.99), and that’s OK. It’s all about roast pork belly and whole hard-boiled eggs. 11 a.m.-9 p.m. filling lunchtime plates and bowls with tasty, Crunchy sides include deep-fried banana Buffet served fresh-made, small-batch selections. slices, slender egg rolls and sticky-sweet spicy 11 a.m.2:30 p.m. Lawan’s salads are the place to start, includchicken wings. If you try the incredibly crispy ing puckery slivered green papaya; toothsome plain-style wings, add a few splashes of fish sliced grilled beef with lettuce; and larb— sauce from the condiment cart for an umami minced chicken that’s been stir-fried and burst. There’s plenty more to discover in then chilled. Multiple soups steam away in tall kettles, Lawan’s buffet lineup (hey, there, mint chicken), and including tom yum, the classic spicy-sour concoction the overall array delivers great value all six days it’s that’s loaded up here with abundant bunches of slenoffered. –Greg Thilmont

When Nina Manchev opened Forte Tapas 10 years ago, her objective was to shed some light on the cuisine of her native Bulgaria. It wasn’t easy. “There was a stigma around the culture and the food. ... It wasn’t considered an exciting cuisine,” says Manchev, whose family relocated to Chicago for a year before landing in Las Vegas in 1990. “Even one of the first reviews we got compared it to [the movie] Eastern Promises, which was funny but not what I want. I want people to see the culture in a positive light. ... I think we’ve been able to accomplish that.” Forte has long been a favorite for hospitalityindustry workers and curious local eaters, but its colorful blend of Spanish and Eastern European flavors has earned it greater exposure. A stint on Guy Fieri’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives didn’t hurt, either. “That was huge for us. People felt more comfortable with the cuisine and saw that it [was] just really delicious food,” Manchev says. To celebrate the big anniversary this summer, Forte is revving up with new chef Tylor Urias and a refreshed menu featuring signatures like stuffed sweet peppers, beef Stroganoff ragu and the cheesy bread boat known as khachapuri, along with new dishes like truffle and root vegetable agnolotti in fennel sauce. Forte’s Spanish Josper broiler is getting more play as well, cranking out grilled meats, seafood and veggies. “It makes the menu more playful and fun, more evolved Spanish, but it’s not that different from the Bulgarian approach,” Manchev says. “It’s still all about fresh ingredients and letting each thing shine on its own.” –Brock Radke

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MUSIC AND MAGIC FOLK-ROCK SINGER CASS MCCOMBS TALKS JIM MORRISON, HIP-HOP AND COOK E. JARR BY LESLIE VENTURA inger-songwriter Cass McCombs isn’t your average indie-folk artist. Since 2003, he has put out nine albums (the latest, Tip of the Sphere, dropped in February). He grew up going to Grateful Dead shows but says he finds their recent resurgence “distasteful.” And despite being notoriously private—he doesn’t love interviews—he got on the phone with the Weekly ahead of his March 31 show at Beauty Bar. What drives the mood on your albums, specifically Tip of the Sphere? The obvious answer is the song drives the sound. Like, whatever the composition is, it kind of dictates what the arrangement should be. I’m an obsessive music collector like a lot of people, and [with] each record you get turned on to so much more music that somehow filters into the influence. Also, I’ve been thinking about how our earliest influences are always coming back—the reason why we were inspired to play

an instrument in the first place. What kind of music was that for you? The music around my family, like country music and funk music, but then later growing up a bit and being 12 years old and getting into hip-hop, especially around that time, the late ’80s and ’90s. Hip-hop was really inspiring, and I think that influence persisted. I read that you dabbled in saxophone as a kid. Is that you playing on the new record? I played when I was like 8 years old, but I’ve long forgotten. On the new record the sax is being played by Sam Owens, aka Sam Evian, who’s opening up the show. He’ll also be sitting in with us. “American Canyon Sutra” reminded me of An American Prayer, Jim Morrison’s spokenword album. Did that have any influence on that track? I’m a huge Doors fan, always have been, but I wouldn’t say specifically on this track I felt the presence of the Lizard King.

Would you say The Doors have influenced your sonic output in general? Absolutely, and lyrically especially. His lyrics are really ahead of their time; they’re ahead of our time even now. He was really trying to do something different than other people, and I appreciate anybody who’s trying to do that. You’ll be playing Vegas soon. Have you played here before? A long time ago I played a retirement home. It was a friend’s grandma’s apartment, back when we used to play house shows. And then we played—what’s the record shop there, Zia? I played there one time. I know you grew up in California. Did you spend any time in Vegas as a kid? Actually, I’ve spent a lot of time in [there]. I had a girlfriend in Las Vegas and would spend quite a lot of time going to all kind of cool shows like Cook E. Jarr and Lance Burton. I’m into it, especially the more underground kind of music and magic.

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FORGING BEYOND FAMILY SWMRS’ FAMOUS CONNECTION DOESN’T DEFINE ITS SOUND

Cass McCombs stops by Beauty Bar on March 31. (Silvia Grav/Courtesy/Photo Illustration)

LOVE, NATURALLY DIGGING INTO THE CHART-TOPPING LYRICS OF CHART-TOPPER A BOOGIE WIT DA HOODIE Someone really hurt A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie. When he’s not sing-rapping about his jewelry and adolescent thuggery, the 23-year-old rapper comes off like a young man scorned. His latest release, December’s Hoodie SZN, is a marathon listen that runs 20 songs deep. There are moments of brilliance and introspection— “4 Min Convo (Favorite Song)” being the sobering standout—but it’s hard to ignore his tribulations of love. The album opens with “Voices in My Head,” setting the tone with the line, “All she ever wanted was my heart to hurt.” A few bars later, he adds, “If I think she thottin’, I’m gon’ do it

first/I’m gon’ call my side b*tch, and we gon’ do the work.” Distrust in relationships has long been a theme in Boogie’s young career (on “Timeless,” from 2016’s TBA EP, he savagely digs, “If I ever said ‘I love you,’ I was lyin’”). It’s harsh, but relatable. And the numbers back it up. In January, Hoodie SZN hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with a unique distinction: According to The New York Times, it set the record for the No. 1 album with the fewest units sold—823—a figure bolstered by a whopping 83 million streams, the equivalent of 58,000 sales. Boogie’s music may not be flying off shelves—whose is?—but it’s clearly resonating with listeners. Listeners who are cautiously guarding their hearts. –Zoneil Maharaj

A BOOGIE WIT DA HOODIE March 28, 7 p.m., $30-$40. House of Blues, 702-632-7600.

Rock-star offspring looking to carve out their own music careers typically must navigate famous familial associations— which is why you’ll rarely read a piece about SWMRS without also learning that drummer Joey Armstrong’s dad is Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong. But notable relatives might be the leastinteresting thing about the Oakland-based group. SWMRS’ poised new LP, Berkeley’s on Fire, is light years better than the band’s scrappy, lo-fi-punk-leaning 2016 debut, Drive North. In fact, the dizzying, effervescent 2019 album draws from grime, mod-rock, electro-pop and postpunk—highlighted by the Britpoppy jam “Too Much Coffee,” the bruising rocker “Hellboy” and the Smithsmeets-Head Automatica hybrid “Trashbag Baby.” SWMRS vocalist/guitarist Cole Becker and Joey Armstrong are longtime friends. They met at the latter’s fourth birthday party but started jamming together at age 9, after seeing the 2004 Jack Black movie School of Rock and realizing they, too, could be in a band. After recruiting Becker’s brother, Max, they performed freewheeling punk-pop as Emily’s Army before adopting their current name in 2014. Although Billie Joe Armstrong produced Emily’s Army releases, he’s been more hands-off with SWMRS. And the group hasn’t needed career help: The band is signed to Fueled by Ramen—home of Panic! At the Disco, among others—and has gigged with All Time Low and Wavves. In a satisfying twist, SWMRS’ touring lineup also now boasts another Armstrong—Joey’s younger brother, Jakob. –Annie Zaleski

SWMRS with The Regrettes, Beach Goons. March 29, 8 p.m., $18. Vinyl, 702-693-5000.

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3 . 2 8 .1 9 Former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar B. Goodman and current Mayor Carolyn Goodman dedicate the City of Las Vegas’ gateway sign. (Las Vegas News Bureau/Courtesy)

CAPTURE THE FLAG Las Vegas has a bit of an interior identity crisis lame Roman Mars. The radio producer and host of the design-focused podcast 99% Invisible did a TED Talk on city flags that crystallized my thinking on one of this city’s most persistent interior problems: our under-formed civic identity. (See Mars’ talk here: bit.ly/2JGhcef. I’ll wait.) We know what the world thinks of Las Vegas, know what words they use to describe us—gambling, drinking, indiscretion, excess, Elvis—and we also know, in our hearts, that they don’t begin to sum up what we are. That’s part of the reason why we freak out whenever we read national articles on Vegas that insinuate we live in hotels, perpetuating the illusion we sell to outsiders. But Mars’ flag talk illuminates another problem: We seem uncertain of how to describe Las Vegas to ourselves. Last year, the City of Las Vegas created a welcome sign for Downtown at the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Main Street—a multidimensional, Instagram-friendly installation comprised of oversized dice and poker chips, a midcentury text treatment of the city’s name and two elongated, cartoony showgirls. It’s a striking piece of wayfinding, and tourists seem to like it. But it feels wrong for the city core,

home to some of our Valley’s oldest neighborhoods, do. The flags of Chicago and Amsterdam have “total to our Arts and Innovation Districts and to Fremont buy-in” from locals, he says; they’re flown by busiStreet, which I don’t think has hosted a showgirl nesses, worn by locals on T-shirts, even draped over revue in years. (The sign’s showgirls are most likely the coffins of fallen first responders. The only thing intended to represent the models who accompany Vegas has like that is the Vegas Golden Knights’ Oscar Goodman to public appearances.) It’s a sign “helmet” logo, which I own in several forms even made for tourist Vegas, which would be fine though I’ve never attended a single game. I if local Vegas didn’t need one, too. feel good about the insignia (especially when And yeah, about the flags. Thanks to it’s tweaked into Boba Fett’s helmet). But Mars, I now know that there are five criteria also, it makes me feel better about living in for the proverbial Good Flag: “Keep it Las Vegas whenever I see it displayed. It’s an simple” (a child should be able to draw it); emblem of shared pride. “Use meaningful symbolism” (a Maple leaf, We need new flags for our cities and 50 stars); “Use two or three colors” from the county. They can be created by a denizen of standard color set; “No lettering or seals” our Arts District, perhaps, or by someone Extended (which are all but illegible at a distance); in our commercial art sector. But make no Residency and “Be distinctive or be related” (don’t mistake: Those new designs have to be about by Geoff copy others, unless you’re trying to show us, the people who live and work in this Carter a connection to another entity). The Las Valley. No showgirls. No dice. Just a simple, Vegas, Clark County and Henderson all fall meaningful design that’ll look great on short by these standards. Mars calls them flagpoles, bumper stickers and enamel pins. “SOBs: Seals on a bedsheet.” (I like Henderson’s flag Something kinda like—and I saved this for the end, best, whose Latin motto “Flamma Industriae” could for maximum effect—Reno’s gorgeous new city flag, be the title of a King Gizzard LP.) which it adopted last year. Reno is a full step ahead Mars goes on to talk about what a good city flag can of us in figuring out who it is. Let that sink in.

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Sarah Chaffee (Michael Papparazo/Courtesy)

Sarah “Cellobat” Chaffee is stringing up your favorite songs By Leslie Ventura want it to sound like a whole f*ckin’ orchestra.” That’s how Sarah Chaffee explains her orchestral arrangements. “Even if it’s two people,” it’s gotta be big. And when you watch a duo or trio perform Chaffee’s pieces? That’s when you know she’s the real deal. It’s the way she captures every single vocal variation and chord change, like in her recent YouTube cover of Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer.” You can even see her crack a smile because she knows she’s nailed the arrangement, like a figure skater landing a perfect jump. “I want it to sound awesome, and I want to get all the cool harmonies in there that I can get in,” Chaffee says. A self-professed metalhead, Chaffee is a professional cellist and freelance musician bringing “unconventional cello artistry” to the fore. She performs with David Perrico’s Pop Strings Orchestra at Caesars Palace and the wedding

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ensemble Sympholynn, and soon she’ll be onstage playing cello next to Steven Tyler for Aerosmith’s Park MGM residency. “Just the variety of stuff that you can do here as a string player is insane,” she says of Vegas. Originally from the Chicago suburbs, Chaffee moved to Las Vegas in 2012 to join the electric orchestra ensemble Phat Strad. “I really had no idea the extent of what was going on out here. Once I got asked to be in Phat Strad, I saw that Vegas is one of the top 10 cities in America to be a musician [in],” she says. Her boyfriend, a musician in Blue Man Group, encouraged her to start selling her own arrangements. “People will buy charts for arrangements off the internet, and they aren’t necessarily great, so it kind of dawned on me,” she says. “This is something I’ve been doing for me and groups I’m in, but a lot of people would probably appreciate it if I was doing charts that they could access, too.”

That’s where her Cellobat YouTube channel (youtube.com/user/vampyresonata) comes in. It started as a passion project in college, a place where she could share the metal and pop covers she couldn’t perform in music conservatory. Her early videos boast little to no production value, yet her electronic cello cover of Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” has chalked up more than 50,000 views. Today, Chaffee spends hours working on each arrangement, then records each performance and sells the sheet music at cellobat.com. She has performed everything from David Bowie’s “The Man Who Sold the World” to Children of Bodom’s “Triple Corpse Hammerblow” to Rihanna and Calvin Harris’ “We Found Love.” It’s Chaffee’s way of tweaking a traditional medium—breaking classical music’s stereotypes by creating her own innovative versions of popular songs. “It just never occurred to me to do anything else,” she says. “It was always like, this is what I do.”

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calendar LIVE music 172 Variation 5 3/28. Anvil 3/31. Vitalogy (Pearl Jam tribute) 4/6. Max Fischer 4/12. Peter Egri & Mystery Gang, Eddie Clendening & The Blue Ribbon Boys, Johnny 7 & The Black Crabs 4/16. Garrett Young Collective 4/17. Estelle 4/18. Marlon Asher 4/21. Rio, 702-513-3356.

California rock band She Wants Revenge plays Vinyl on March 28. (Courtesy)

ACCESS SHOWROOM Boyce Avenue, Tyler Hilton 3/30. The Gap Experience, Dazz Band 4/13. Aliante Casino, 702-692-7777. Backstage Bar & Billiards Noble Bodies, Von Kin, Foreign Sons 3/29. Rico Act, Dough Boy 3/30. Sabrina Benaim, Clementine Von Radics 4/3. Bravo Delta, A Trigger WIthin 4/5 Mastiv, Take, Cirka Sik, Psyde Affect, Volterrum 4/6. Sekta Core, Los Ataskados, Muertos Heist, Better Broken, Scotty Dub & The Jellyfish 4/7. NE Last Words, Hidden Scars, Dr. P, Jay Way Too Gone, Graveyards Grim 4/13. Moaning, Twin Cities 4/17. Murs, Locksmith, Cojo, Aday, DJ EPS 4/18. After the Burial, Words From Aztecs, Pure 4/20. Stevie Stone, Madchild 4/24. Sourvein, Life’s Torment, Plague 4/29. 601 Fremont St., 702-382-2227. Beauty Bar King Buffalo, Strange Mistress 3/28. The Krows (Cure tribute) 3/30. Cass McCombs, Sam Evian, Good Coffee 3/31. Ashes of Ares, Helsott, The Ghost Next Door, Sicosis, Tyrants by Night 4/5. Prids, Sick Wish 4/9. Forever Came Calling 4/25. Sloth and Turtle, Sans Pluto, Peaceful Retreat, M.A.R.S. 4/26. 517 Fremont St., 702-598-3757. Brooklyn Bowl Empire Records 3/28. Silent Haus Party 3/28. Citizen Cope 3/29. Nero, Dr. Fresch, Astronomar, Jace Mek, Stellar, Brett Rubin, Blvklist, IzzyLovesFood, Brian Campbell, Mondo, Blac-En 3/30. Dance Gavin Dance, Periphery, Don Broco, Hail the Sun, Covet 4/2. Trevor Hall, Xiuhtezcatl 4/5. Brothers Osborne, Devin Gilfillian 4/12. Beats & Brunch 4/13. Ghostface Killah, CalenRaps, Mike Xavier 4/13. Chvrches 4/16. Steel Pulse 4/17. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Donnie Menace 4/19. Spawnbreezie, Haleamano, Kaimi 4/28. Linq Promenade, 702-862-2695. Bunkhouse Saloon Houses, Bad Child 3/30. Chastity, Blast Flashes 3/31. Mark Rose, Bob Nanna 4/22. Ten Fé, Naked Elephant 4/6. Iceage, Pelada 4/12. Kero Kero Bonito 4/13. Haiku d’Etat 4/14. Still Woozy 4/16. Omar & The Stringpoppers, Eddie & The Scorpions, The Two Timers 4/17. John Vanderslice, Meernaa 4/19. Shallou, Slow Magic 4/23. 124 S. 11th St., 702-982-1764. The Chelsea The Bull’s All Star Guitar Pull ft. Dustin Lynch, Kip Moore & more 4/4. Flogging Molly 4/5. Cosmopolitan, 702-698-6797. Chrome Showroom American Eagles USA (Eagles tribute) 4/6. Santa Fe Station, 702-658-4900. CLEOPATRA’S BARGE Wayne Newton 3/28, 3/30, 4/1-4/2, 4/15-4/17, 4/20, 4/22-4/24, 4/29-5/1. Caesars Palace, 866-227-5938. THE CLUB Cannerystock 3/30. Coolio, Tone Loc, Young MC 4/20. Jon Anderson 4/27. Cannery, 702-507-5700.

The Colosseum James Taylor 4/17, 4/19-4/20, 4/24, 4/26-4/27. Caesars Palace, 866-227-5938. Count’s VAMP’D John Zito Band 3/28. Burning Rain, Baker’s Dozen 3/29. Smashing Alice, LA Story, Voodoo Potion 3/30. The End Machine, Leona X, Drop D 4/5. The Moby Dicks (Zeppelin tribute), Dinner Music for the Gods 4/6. John 5, Jared James Nichols, Dead Girls Academy 4/11. Original Sin, Vigil of War, Anthony Serrano 4/12. Damage Inc. (Metallica tribute), B.Y.O.B. (System of a Down tribute) 4/13. Doro, Metal Church, Images of Eden 4/17. Sweet Homa Alabama (Skynyrd tribute), Mighty Cash Cats (Johnny Cash tribute) 4/19. Powerman 5000 4/30. 750 W. Sahara Ave., 702-220-8849. THE Dillinger Wayne David Band 3/29. James Howard Adams 3/30. 1224 Arizona St., Boulder City, 702-293-4001. THE Dispensary Lounge Toscha Comeau 3/29. Karen Jones 3/30. Joe Darro, Frier 3/31, 4/28. Jazz Jam 4/3. Linda Woodson 4/5. Gary Fowler 4/6. Indra Jones 4/12. Ronnie Rose 4/14. Adam Schroeder 4/17. Wayne Shorter 4/24. 2451 E. Tropicana Ave., 702-458-6343. Dive Bar Three Bad Jacks 3/29. Badluck Gamblers, The Limit Club, Cherry Rat 3/30. Billy & The Kids 4/5. The Scoundrels, The Mutineers, Under 4/7. Skullcrack, Time to Kill, Anti-Vison, Lean 13, The Jagoffs 4/20. Phalloplasty, Newtdick, Machete Dildo, Bill Nye Da Nazi Spy, Necro Cannibal Ass Grinder 4/27. Rosegarden Funeral Party, Vio\ator, Lennon Midnight 4/27. 4110 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-586-3483.

DOUBLE DOWN SALOON Lambs to Lions, Box Cutters, The Social Set, 24 Beers Later 3/28. Wax Pig Melting, Beenburiedforyears, Mother McKenzie, Cecil Puhrin 3/29. Shriner’s Club, Hardship, Anchors, Transistor, Saltykova, Executive 3/30. Uberschall 3/31. Franks and Deans’ Weenie Roast 4/3. Sector 7G, Asswipe Junkies, Delma, Kapital Punishment, Smirl Haggard, DJ Dulcemania 4/13. Thee Swank Bastards 4/24. 4640 Paradise Road, 702-791-5775. DOWNTOWN COCKTAIL ROOM Tortured Soul 4/26. 111 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-880-3696. DOWNTOWN CONTAINER PARK Meg Defante 3/29. Jonny Hazard 3/29. Street Folk Trio 3/30. Golden West Pops 4/13. Street Folk Trio 3/30. 707 Fremont St., 702-359-9982. Eagle Aerie Hall Erra, SHVPES, Before Giants, Chasing Addiction, Committed to Chaos 3/30. Lobotomize, Moral Deficit, A Burden on Society, Fubar, Gerry Trevino, Symptom, Model Citizen 4/6. Kalani, Pariah Was One, Preacher, Telecide, The Tongues, Splash Damage, The Mad Rabbits 4/12. Full Fledged, Desolation, Omniversa, FSTR SPRNT, Rudiments, Still Life Replica 4/13. 310 W. Pacific Ave., 702-568-8927.

EVEL PIE Acid Teeth, Ike Fonseca, Anti-Vision 3/28. Get Married, Jerk!, Three Rounds, The Implosions 3/29. Marbles Marbles, Heck Yes, Anti-Vision 4/9. Problem Daughter, Mercy Music, Better Broken 4/15. Thor Hammer of Justice, Sheiks of Neptune 4/28. 508 Fremont St., 702-840-6460. Fremont Country Club Batmobile, Bat, Reckless Ones, The Lucitones 4/19. Polyphia, I the Mighty, Tides of Man 4/30. 601 E. Fremont St., 702-382-6601. Gilley’s Saloon Voodoo Cowboys 3/28, 4/25. Dynamite Draw 3/29-3/30. Jesse Labelle 4/34/4. Michael Austin 4/5-4/7. Scotty Alexander 4/10-4/11. Left of Centre 4/12-4/13. Rachel Horter 4/17-4/18. Just Dave Band 4/19-4/20. Brett Rigby 4/24. Mickey Utley 4/26-4/27. Treasure Island, 702-894-7722. GOLD MINE TAVERN Uprise 3/29. Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd/Bad Company 3/30. 23 S. Water St, 702-478-8289. Golden Nugget Showroom Night Ranger 3/29. The Buckinghams 4/5. The Grass Roots 4/12. Sweet 4/19. Last in Line (Dio tribute) 4/26. 866-946-5336.

ELKS LODGE Knocked Loose, The Acacia Strain, Harms Way, Sanction, Higher Power 4/26. 4100 W. Charleston Blvd.

THE Golden Tiki The New Waves, Professor Rex Dart 3/29. Copycat De Lux Cramps Night ft. DJ Xerox 3/30. 3939 Spring Mountain Road, 702-222-3196.

Encore Theater Kenny Loggins 3/29-3/30. John Fogerty 4/10, 4/12-4/13, 4/17, 4/19-4/20. Sarah McLachlan 4/24, 4/26-4/27. Wynn, 702-770-6696.

GRAND EVENTS CENTER Trinity (Styx/ Foreigner/Journey tribute) 3/29. Mark O’Toole 4/13. Heart to Heart (Heart Tribute) 4/27. Green Valley Ranch, 702-617-7777.

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Hard Rock Live Lady Reiko 3/28. Adelitas Way 4/6. Midnight Tyrannosaurus, Krimer, Cromatik 4/12. Space Jesus, Buku, Huxley Anne 4/19. RDGLDGRN 4/23. Thigh Voltage (AC/DC tribute) 4/26. 3771 Las Vegas Blvd. S., 702-733-7625.

THE Railhead Pyromania (Def Leppard tribute) 3/30. The Nick Moss Band 4/4. Los Bondadosos, Ángeles Negros, Rocio La Dama De La Cumbia 4/11. Wanted (Bon Jovi tribute) 4/20. Commander Cody 4/18. Boulder Station, 702-432-7777.

Henderson Pavilion Henderson Bluesfest ft. Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Beth Hart 4/3. 200 S. Green Valley Parkway, 702-267-4849.

Rí Rá The Black Donnellys 3/28-3/31. Shoppes at Mandalay Place, 702-632-7771.

House of Blues A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie 3/28. Morgan Wallen 3/29. Tesla 3/30. Gunna, Shy Glizzy 4/1. Gasolina Party 4/6. Eric B. & Rakim 4/12. Jackyl 4/13. Como la Flor Band 4/18. Metal Allegiance 4/19. Falling in Reverse, Ice Nine Kills, From Ashes to New, New Year’s Day 4/20. I Prevail 4/27. Andre Reyes 4/29. (B Side) Kyle Cook 4/16. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7600. HUNTRIDGE TAVERN Cadaver Pudding, The Pluralses, Battering Ham 4/20. 1116 E. Charleston Blvd., 702-384-7377. The Joint Death Cab for Cutie, My Brightest Diamond 3/29. The 1975, Pale Waves, No Rome 4/16. Slightly Stoopid, Common King, Fortunate Youth 4/20. Juice WRLD, Ski Mask the Slump God, Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5000. JUBILEE THEATER Dionne Warwick 4/4-4/6, 4/11-4/13, 4/18-4/20, 4/25-4/27. Bally’s, 702-777-2782. KAOS POOL Zac Brown Band 4/7. Palms, 702-942-7777. M PAVILION Hotel California (Eagles tribute) 4/6. M Resort, 702-797-1000. Mandalay Bay BEACH Cole Swindell 4/27. 702-632-7777. Mandalay Bay Events Center Weezer, Pixies, Basement 4/12. 702-632-7777.

Rocks Lounge Bruno & The Hooligans (Bruno Mars tribute) 3/30. Richard Cheese 4/27. Red Rock Resort, 702-797-7777. SAM’S TOWN LIVE Karla Perez (Selena tribute) 3/30. Toño Rosario 4/7. Gary Valenciano 4/12. Vilma Palma e Vampiros 4/14. Father & Son 4/20. 702-456-7777. Sand Dollar Lounge Carlos Silva & The Scatterbrains 3/28. Chris Tofield 3/29. Dazed & Confused 3/30. 3355 Spring Mountain Road, 702-485-5401. South Point Showroom Frankie Moreno 3/28, 4/11, 4/25. The Duprees 3/29-3/31. Spazmatics 3/30, 4/6, 4/27. Gregg Austin 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30. Stayin’ Alive (Bee Gees tribute) 4/12, 4/14. Tony Orlando 4/54/7. Michael Cavanaugh 4/19-4/21. Frankie Avalon 4/25-4/28. 702-696-7111. The Space Sunday at Noon, Almost Awake, Jess Pluto, Half Past, Odd Solutions 4/12. Rita Lim (Carpenters tribute) 4/16. 3460 Cavaretta Court, 702-903-1070. STAR OF THE DESERT ARENA Brian McKnight 4/13. Art Laboe 4/27. Primm, 702-386-7867. Stoney’s Rockin’ Country Scooter Brown Band 3/29. Jon Langston and Hardy 4/4. Smithfield, Stephanie Quayle, Tenille Arts, Bailey Bryan 4/5. Tyler Rich, Travis Denning, Austin Jenckes, Ray Fulcher 4/6. Austin Burke 4/12. Casey Donahew 4/19. John Gurney 4/26. Whitey Morgan 4/27. Town Square, 702-435-2855.

MARQUEE BALLROOM ACM Stories, Songs & Stars ft. Rhett Akins, Ross Copperman & more 4/5. ACM Decades ft. Rodney Atkins, Tracy Lawrence & more 4/6. ACM Awards Official Afterparty ft. Brett Young, Brantley Gilbert & more 4/7. MGM Grand, partyforacause.com.

SUNCOAST SHOWROOM The Osmond Brothers 3/29-3/30. The Modern Gentlemen 4/13. Dean & Friends (Dean Martin tribute) 4/14. 800-745-3000.

MGM Grand Garden Arena Academy of Country Music Awards 4/7. 702-531-3826.

T-Mobile Arena Michael Bublé 3/30. P!nk, Julia Michaels 4/12. 702-692-1600.

NINJA KARAOKE Epic Beard Men, Vokah Redu, DJ Zole 4/26. 1009 S. Main St., 702-487-6213.

TopGolF ACM Party for a Cause ft. Chris Lane, Ashley McBryde & more 4/4. ACM Lifting Lives Tee-Off ft. Morgan Evans, Chris Lane, Scotty McCreery 4/6. Matt Stell 4/6. One Drop 4/27. 4627 Koval Lane, 702-933-8458.

Orleans Arena Stellar Awards 3/29. Freestyle Jam ft. Stevie B., Lisa Lisa, Exposé & more 4/26. 702-365-7469. Orleans Showroom Worship Unleashed 3/30. Up Up & Away 4/5-4/6. Patty Smyth & Scandal 4/13. Legendary Ladies of Motown 4/27. 702-365-7111. THE PARK Reggae at the Park: Conkarah, Band of Bruddahs, Rosie Delmah 4/13. 3780 Las Vegas Blvd. S., the parkvegas.com. Park Theater Cher 3/29-3/30. Aerosmith 4/6, 4/8, 4/11, 4/13, 4/16, 4/18, 4/21, 4/23, 4/26. Bruno Mars 4/29-4/30. Park MGM, 844-600-7275.

Terry Fator TheatrE Boyz II Men 4/264/28. Mirage, 702-792-7777.

VEIL PAVILION Blue String Theory 3/28. Silverton, 702-263-7777. Velveteen Rabbit Cameron Calloway, Cameron Dettman, Camden West 4/6. 1218 S. Main St., 702-685-9645. Venetian Theatre Earth Wind & Fire 3/29-3/30. Steely Dan 4/24, 4/26-4/27. 702-414-9000.

Pearl CONCERT THEATER Il Alicia Keys 4/5. Needtobreathe, Sean McConnell 4/6. Hozier, Jade Bird 4/7. Alanis Morissette 4/26-4/27. Palms, 702-944-3200.

Vinyl She Wants Revenge, Warbly Jets, Dark Black 3/28. SWMRS, The Regrettes, Beach Goons 3/29. Jake Miller, Logan Henderson, Just Seconds Apart 4/11. Andy Black, The Faim, Kullick 4/12. Turnover, Men I Trust, Reptaliens 4/17. Sales, Katzu Oso 4/18. Earl Sweatshirt & Friends 4/26. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5000.

The PLAZA Bender Jamboree 4/11-4/14. 800-634-6575.

Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend 4/18-4/21. Orleans, vivalasvegas.net.

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WESTGATE INTERNATIONAl THEATER Barry Manilow 3/28-3/30, 4/11-4/13. 800-222-5361.

TAO A Boogie Wit da Hoodie 3/28. DJ Scene 3/29. Eric DLux 3/30. Venetian, 702-388-8588.

ZAPPOS THEATER Backstreet Boys 4/10, 4/124/13, 4/17, 4/19-4/20, 4/24, 4/26-4/27. Planet Hollywood, 702-777-6737.

XS The Chainsmokers 3/29. DJ Snake 3/30. Salvatore Ganacci 3/31. Encore, 702-770-7300.

clubs APEX SOCIAL CLUB Paul Ahi 3/28. Caroline D’Amore 3/29. Brandi Cyrus 3/30. DJ C-L.A. & G-Squared 3/31. Palms, 702-944-5980. Chateau Bayati & Casanova 3/28. DeVille 3/29. DJ Koko 3/30. Paris, 702-776-7770. DAYLIGHT DJ Neva 3/28. DJ Scene 3/29. Bassjackers 3/30. DJ J-Nice 3/31. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-4700. Drai’s BEACHCLUB Brooke Evers 3/29. Showtek 3/30. Eric DLux 3/31. Cromwell, 702-777-3800. Drai’s DJ Esco 3/28. Snoop Dogg 3/29. Meek Mill 3/30. Rich the Kid 3/31. Cromwell, 702-777-3800. ENCORE BEACH CLUB EBC at Night: Salvatore Ganacci 3/28. Flosstradamus 3/29. EBC at Night: Flosstradamus 3/29. The Chainsmokers 3/30. EBC at Night: SayMyName 3/30. DJ Snake 3/31. Encore, 702-770-7300. Foundation Room DJ Seany Mac 3/28. DJ Sam I Am 3/29. DJ D-Miles 3/30. DJ Sam I Am 4/1. Kay the Riot 4/2. DJ Sincere 4/3. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-7631. GO POOL Jenna Palmer & Exodus 3/28. DJ Supa James 3/29. Eric Forbes 3/30. Greg Lopez & DJ D-Miles 4/2. Flamingo, 702-697-2888. Hyde DJ Sleep 3/28. Greg Lopez 3/29. DJ Konflikt 3/30. DJ Finesse 3/31. Bellagio, 702-693-8700. Intrigue Dillon Francis 3/29. Gianluca Vacchi 3/30. Dillon Francis 4/3. Wynn, 702-770-7300. Light DJ E-Rock 3/29. MattBoyWhite 3/30. DJ Direct 4/3. Mandalay Bay, 702-632-4700. Marquee DAYCLUB Boombox Cartel 3/29. Matoma 3/30. Le Youth 3/31. Cosmopolitan, 702-333-9000. Marquee Vice 3/29. R3HAB 3/30. San Holo 4/1. Cosmopolitan, 702-333-9000. ON THE RECORD Mell Starr 3/29. DJ ZO 3/30. DJ Ross One 4/3. Park MGM, 702-730-7777. TAO BEACH Pedi Amiri 3/28. Konstantina Gianni 3/29. Vice 3/30. Kay the Riot 3/31. Venetian, 702-388-8588.

Rachel Wolfson 3/28-3/31. Quinn Dahle, Rick D’Elia, Ron Morey 4/1-4/7. Rondell Sheridan, Flip Schultz, Jeff Johnson 4/8-4/14. Tropicana, 702-739-2411. SAM’S TOWN LIVE Jo Jo Jorge Falcon 4/28. 702-456-7777.

Comedy BONKERZ COMEDY CLUB Malia Sias, Manny Hein 3/28. Mike Krasner 4/4. Lance Montalto 4/11. Rampart Casino, 702-507-5900.

Terry Fator TheatrE Michael Carbonaro 3/29. David Spade, Ray Romano 4/5-4/6. Bill Maher 4/12-4/13. Gabriel Iglesias 4/19-4/20. Chris D’Elia 4/26. Kevin James 4/27. Mirage, 702-792-7777.

BONKERZ COMEDY CLUB HENDERSON Kris Shaw, Adam Dominguez 4/20. Klondike Sunset Casino, 444 W. Sunset Road, 702-507-5900.

TREASURE ISLAND THEATRE Steven Wright 4/26. 702-804-7722.

Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club Brad Garrett, Rich Vos, Michael Malone 3/28. Rich Vos, Michael Malone, John Bizarre 3/29-3/31. Alonzo Bodden, Jack Coen, Derek Richards 4/1. Bard Garrett, Alonzo Bodden, Jack Coen 4/2-4/3, 4/54/7. Alonzo Bodden, Jack Coen, Tom Garland 4/1. Brad Garrett, Larry Reeb, Ken Garr 4/84/13. Larry Reeb, Ken Garr, Gooch 4/14. Jimmy Shubert, Lenny Schmidt, Becky Robinson 4/15-4/21. Eddie Ifft, Jeannie Doggan, Kyle Ray 4/22-4/28. Steve Trevino, Kermet Apio, Gooch 4/29-5/5. MGM Grand, 866-740-7711.

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CLEOPATRA’S BARGE Puddles Pity Party 4/254/27. Caesars Palace, 866-227-5938. COMEDY CELLAR Eagle Witt, Traci Skene, Mike Yard, Kurt Metzger, Joel Ozborn, Dennis Blair 3/28-3/31. Doug Benson: Doug Loves Movies podcast 3/30. Jared Freid, Nicole Aimee, Rocky Dale Davis, Sherrod Small, Mark Cohen 4/1-4/7. Dean Delray, Adrienne Iapalucci, Owen Smith, Sean Patton, Mark Cohen 4/8-4/14. Rio, 702-777-2782. Encore Theater Chris Tucker 4/6. Wynn, 702-770-6696. GRAND EVENTS CENTER Craig Ferguson 4/12. Green Valley Ranch, 702-617-7777. The Joint Jeff Dunham 4/26. Hard Rock Hotel, 702-693-5000. JOKESTERS COMEDY CLUB Derek Richards, Thai Rivera 3/28-3/31. Derek Richards, Steve Pearl 4/1-4/2. Steven Pearl, PJ Molloy 4/3-4/7. Rick D’Elia, Melvin Washington Jr. 4/8-4/14. John Bizzare and Friends, 4/15-4/18. Kathleen Dunbar, Oscar Ovies 4/22-4/28. Derek Richards, Brandon James 4/29-5/2. The D, 702-388-2111. L.A. COMEDY CLUB Geoff Keith, Jack Assadourian Jr. 3/28-3/31. Brandon Hahn, Trixx 4/1-4/7. Stratosphere, 702-380-7711. LAUGH FACTORY Dom Irrera, Mike Saccone,

Music of West Side Story 4/7. (Cabaret Jazz) Giada Valenti 3/28. George Kahumoku Jr., Nathan Aweau, Kawika Kahiapo 3/29-3/30. Middletown 3/31-4/1. Frankie Moreno 4/3. Nellie McKay 4/6. Michael Grimm: A Tribute to Otis Redding 4/9. The Composers Showcase 4/10. (Troesh Studio Theater) Steve Solomon’s From Brooklyn to Broadway in Only 50 Years 4/5-4/7. 702-749-2000. The Space Mondays Dark 4/8. 3460 Cavaretta Court, 702-903-1070. Summerlin Library Vegas Buy the Book! 3/30. 1771 Inner Circle Drive, 702-507-3860. THOMAS & MACK MOOT COURTROOM Donald F. McGahn 4/9. UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law.

Clark County Library A Public Fit: Three Tall Women staged reading 3/29. Love Me or Leave Me: Letters of Longing, Loving and Leaving 3/30. Las Vegas Stories: Joe Neal, the Westside Slugger 4/4. Opera Las Vegas: Jack and the Beanstalk 4/5. André Mehmari: Pianist & Composer 4/5. Southern Utah University Ballroom Dance Company: Simply Ballroom 4/6. Journey Through Jazz 4/9. 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3400. CSN Performing Arts Center (Jay Morrison Recital Hall) Chamber Chorale Benefit Concert 3/29. Chamber Music Benefit Concert 3/31. Vocal Jazz Solo Nights 4/5-4/6. 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., 702-651-5483. FIRST FRiDAY 4/5. Downtown Las Vegas, firstfridaylasvegas.com. Henderson EVENTS PLAZA Last Friday 3/29. 200 S. Water St., 702-267-2171 Henderson Pavilion Mamma Mia! 3/28-3/30. 200 S. Green Valley Parkway, 702-267-4849. THE Mob Museum Kai Brant Jazz Duo 3/30. 300 Stewart Ave., themobmuseum.org.

UNLV (Artemus W. Ham Hall) Clark County School District High School Orchestra Festival 4/1. Barrick Lecture Series: Annie Leibovitz 4/3. Nevada Music Educators Association: All-State Music Festival 4/5. UNLV Music: Community Concert & New Horizons Band 4/10. (Beam Music Center) Bright Light City Bassoons 4/1. UNLV Symphony Orchestra: Dvorak Project 4/7. (Barrick Museum) Verdi as Protest Music, 18402018 4/3. 702-895-2787. West Charleston Library Fame (They’re Not Going to Live Forever) 3/29. 6301 W. Charleston Blvd., 702-507-3940. West Las Vegas LIBRARY Community Performers Showcase 3/30. Once on This Island 4/7. 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 702-229-2787. Whitney Library Opera Las Vegas: Jack and the Beanstalk 4/7. 5175 E. Tropicana Ave., 702-507-4010. Windmill Library Opera Las Vegas: Jack and the Beanstalk 4/6. André Mehmari: Pianist & Composer 4/7 7060 W. Windmill Lane, 702-507-6019. The Writer’s Block T Kira Madden 4/4. Hanif Abdurraqib 4/8. Richard Wiley 4/11. 519 S. 6th St., 702-550-6399.

Orleans Showroom Moon Over the Helan Mountain 4/2-4/3. 702-365-7111.

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Sammy Davis Jr. Festival Plaza Japanese Spring Festival 4/6. Lorenzi Park, 720 Twin Lakes Drive, 702-229-3514.

COCKROACH THEATRE Sweat Thru 4/7. Art Square Theatre, 1025 S. 1st St., #110, 725-222-9661.

THE Smith Center (Reynolds Hall) Whose Live Anyway? 3/30. Me … Jane: The Dreams & Adventures of Young Jane Goodall 4/3. Las Vegas Philharmonic: Dvořák in America 4/6. Dr. Shirley Linzy Young Artists Orchestra: The

CSN FINE ARTS THEATRE PROGRAM (Black Box) The Pillowman 4/5-4/14. 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., 702-651-5483. FIRELIGHT BARN Dog House & Cowboy Kisses Thru 4/6. 133 W. Lake Mead Parkway #140, 702-518-7464.

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Las Vegas Little Theatre (Black Box) As You Like It Thru 4/7. 3920 Schiff Drive, 702-362-7996. POOR RICHARD’S PLAYERS Never Tie Your Shoelaces in Paris 3/29-3/30. The Playhouse, 528 S. Decatur Blvd., theplayhouselv.com. Signature Productions Newsies 4/24/27. Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive, 702-507-3860.

Galleries & Museums ALPHA VOYAGE GALLERY Sean Keith: Take the Money & Run Thru 3/30. 3105 W. Tompkins Ave., 888-831-4844. Barrick Museum of Art (East & West Galleries) Justin Favela & Ramiro Gomez: Sorry for the Mess 4/12-8/3. (Braunstein Gallery) Vessel: Ceramics of Ancient West Mexico Thru 8/17. UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-895-3381. Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art Yayoi Kusama Thru 6/30. 702-693-7871. Centennial Hills Library Myranda Bair: All That Glitters Thru 4/23. 6711 N. Buffalo Drive, 702-507-6100. Charleston HeightS Arts Center Gallery Celebrating Life! 2019 Master’s Exhibition Thru 4/24. 800 Brush St., 702-229-2787. Clark County LIBRARY Jennifer Weber: Wanderlust Thru 4/7. Thomas Shea 4/9-6/18. 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3400. CORE CONTEMPORARY Leon Syfrit & Holly Lay: Blow-Out/Flow’r-Out 3/29-5/31. Reception 3/29. 900 E. Karen Ave. #D222, 702-805-1166. CSN (Fine Arts Gallery) Kathleen Nathan: Inside Brooklyn 3/28-4/27. Reception 3/28. (Artspace Gallery) Art of the Young Child 3/29-4/27. 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., 702-651-4146. Donna Beam Fine Art Nanda Sharifpour: Implanted Nature 3/28-4/5. Reception 3/29. UNLV, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, 702-895-3893. Enterprise Library Stephanie Serpick: A New Fall 3/28-6/11. 25 E. Shelbourne Ave., 702-507-3760. Historic Fifth Street School (Mayor’s Gallery) Nevada Watercolor Society: Signature Member Exhibition Thru 6/1. 401 S. 4th St., 702-229-6469. Las Vegas City Hall (Grand Gallery) Brett Bolton: Overcast Thru 5/9. (Windows on First) Nova May: In Flight: Energy Liberated Thru 4/1. (Chamber Gallery) Vicki Richardson: Alter Images Thru 4/11. 495 S. Main St., 702-229-1012. Left of Center ART GALLERY Transitions: An Exhibition of Women Artists and Writers Thru 6/1. R2207 W. Gowan Road, 702-647-7378. Nevada State Museum Finding Frémont: Pathfinder of the West Thru 4/30. 309 S. Valley View Blvd., 702-486-5205. Priscilla Fowler Fine Art Gig Depio & Darren Johnson: Birds of NV Thru 3/30. 1025 S. 1st St. #155, 719-371-5640. Sahara West Library Christopher

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Brandstetter: Detroit: Art in Decay Thru 5/26. Sush Machida: Twenty Years in Vegas Thru 4/27. Clay Arts Vegas: Out of the Fire Thru 4/27. 9600 W. Sahara Ave., 702-507-3630. Spring Valley Library Sunsets: Capturing a Moment in Time 3/28-6/4. 4280 S. Jones Blvd., 702-507-3820. Summerlin Library From Darkness Into Light 3/28-6/9. 1771 Inner Circle Drive, 702-507-3860. VETERANS MEMORIAL COMMUNITY CENTER Hearts4Vegas Thru 4/10. 101 S. Pavilion Center Drive, 702-229-1100. West Charleston Library James & Christine Kim: Korean Brush Painting Thru 5/14. 6301 W. Charleston Blvd., 702-507-3940. West Las Vegas ARTS CENTER Wade Hampton: Palet Thru 4/14. 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd., 702-229-2787.

FOOD & DRINK BOULDER CITY BEERFEST 3/30. Wilbur Square Park, Boulder City, bouldercitybeerfestival.com. LET’S WINE ABOUT IT Ft. Desert Winds Chamber Group 3/30. Craig P. Kenny & Associates, 501 S. 8th St., desertwinds.org. TACOS & TAMALES FESTIVAL 3/30. Sunset Park, tacosandtamaleslv.com.

SPORTS BIG BALLER BRAND ALL AMERICAN GAME 3/31. Orleans Arena, 702-365-7469. LAS VEGAS AVIATORS Sacramento 4/9-4/11. Las Vegas Ballpark, Downtown Summerlin, 702-386-7200. LAS VEGAS LIGHTS Salt Lake 3/30. Cashman Field, 702-728-4625. LION FIGHT 53 Muay Thai 3/30. Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, 800-745-3000. Tuff-N-Uff 4/6. Mardi Gras Ballroom, Orleans, 702-365-7469. UNLV BASEBALL New Mexico 3/29-3/31. Arizona State 4/9. Earl E. Wilson Stadium, 702-739-3267. UNLV SOFTBALL Fresno State 4/5-4/7. Eller Media Stadium, 702-739-3267. VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS Minnesota 3/29. Edmonton 4/1. Arizona 4/4. T-Mobile Arena, 702-692-1600.

SCREEN Clark County Library John Hemmer & The Showgirls 3/31. 1401 E. Flamingo Road, 702-507-3400.

SPECIAL EVENTS Hollywood’s Greatest Game Shows Ft. Bob Eubanks 4/6. The Club at the Cannery, 702-507-5700. Paw Patrol Live! The Great Pirate Adventure 4/5-4/7. Orleans Arena, 702-365-7469.

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Breaking down the 16 teams still standing in the NCAA Men’s Tournament by Case Keefer

he short break between the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament and the regional semifinals and finals allows bettors time to reassess the standing of the 16 remaining teams. Here’s a cheat sheet with what you need to know about each team as the field plays down to the Final Four through Sunday, March 31.

Duke The tournament favorite Blue Devils didn’t come close to covering the spread in either of their first two games, continuing a trend in which they’ve appeared overvalued by the betting market. Duke is just 3-8 against the spread since now-healthy superstar Zion Williamson suffered a knee injury last month.

Virginia Tech The return of sharpshooting guard Justin Anderson hasn’t sparked the offense as expected, but the Hokies made a leap defensively to reach the Sweet 16 for the first time in 52 years. Solid but not outstanding during the season, Virginia Tech ranks third in the tournament in giving up only .088 points per possession.

LSU The Tigers built big leads in each of their first two games before allowing second-half comebacks and narrowly escaping late. That continues a trend from the end of the regular season, as the Tigers are now 0-4 against the spread in the second half since coach Will Wade was suspended indefinitely.

Michigan State No team left in the field has been more profitable on the season than the Spartans, who are 25-11 against the spread after splitting their first two games in the tournament on the betting line. Watching them, that’s no surprise—they lead the nation in assisting on 67 percent of their field goals.

Gonzaga Some oddsmakers’ power ratings grade Gonzaga as the best team in the nation, but its probability of reaching the Final Four is lower than fellow No. 1 seeds Duke and Virginia because of its draw. Even if the Bulldogs get past Florida State in the Sweet 16, they’ll likely be a short 3-point favorite or less against either Michigan or Texas Tech in the Elite 8.

Florida State Senior Terrance Mann might have just put together his best two-game stretch of the season, averaging 18.5 points and eight rebounds to lead Florida State to its second-straight Sweet 16. Gonzaga surely took notice, considering an outstanding performance from Mann led to its tournament demise last year.

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Texas Tech Sophomore Jarrett Culver built on his momentum by scoring 35 points to go with 12 assists in a pair of wins—and covers—for the Red Raiders. Culver now rates as the most valuable player in the nation by kenpom.com, college basketball’s foremost analytics source.

Michigan No coach in the country is a more trustworthy March bet than Michigan’s John Beilein, who improved to 26-10-2 lifetime against the spread in the tournament with easy covers in the first two rounds. Michigan was second to Texas Tech in national defensive efficiency during the regular season but has given up a tournament-low .806 points per possession in the first two rounds.

Virginia The Cavaliers made major strides offensively this season, even if it didn’t appear that way in their first two tournament games. Virginia shot just 29 percent from 3-point range against Oklahoma and Gardner Webb, in contrast to the 40 percent it posted during the regular season. Still, the Cavaliers are likely to regain their touch.

Oregon The Ducks continued their unforeseen, late-season tear and now carry the nation’s longest covering streak at 10-straight against-the-spread wins. Predictably, Oregon saw the largest shift in future odds, going from 200- to 50-to-1 to win the title.

Purdue Junior guard Carsen Edwards might be the nation’s least-appreciated star player. With money pouring in against his team in the first two rounds, Edwards led the Boilermakers to two wins and covers with a tournament-high 34 points per game.

Tennessee The Volunteers are one of only three teams still alive—along with Duke and LSU—that lost against the spread in each of their first two tournament games. A season-long weakness for allowing 3-pointers nearly sunk Tennessee prematurely, as Colgate and Iowa combined to go 22-for-50 from beyond the arc.

North Carolina Whether the Tar Heels reach their third Final Four in four years will come down to how teams adjust to their pace. North Carolina is far and away the fastest-playing team left in the field, averaging nearly five more possessions per game than any opponent it could see before the national championship game.

Auburn Sophomore Chuma Okeke and junior Samir Doughty are ultimate ball hawks. Auburn moved into first in the nation in both turnover and steal percentage after forcing New Mexico State and Kansas into 16 giveaways apiece.

Houston The mere mention of a Houston tournament run conjures images of the early-’80s Phi Slama Jama teams, which is wholly appropriate in this case. The Cougars play a throwback style, relying on physicality and defense to make opponents uncomfortable.

Kentucky Despite two wins and covers, Kentucky’s odds to win the national championship bloated from 12- to 16-to-1. That’s entirely because of the absence of leading scorer—and local Findlay Prep graduate—P.J. Washington, who is expected to miss more time with a foot injury.

Duke forward Javin DeLaurier (12) blocks a shot by Virginia Tech forward Kerry Blackshear Jr. (24) on February 26. (Associated Press)

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How are Republican leaders faring with Nevada’s Democratic power shift? BY JOHN SADLER

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ARSON CITY—It’s hard to cut it any other way—2018 was a bad year for Nevada Republicans. As a result of the midterm elections, the party holds little influence in either chamber of the state Legislature, has only one member in Nevada’s Washington delegation and can boast holding only one statewide elective position. Assembly Republicans find themselves in a superminority for the first time since 1993. Senate Republicans narrowly avoided superminority status—emphasis on narrowly. Keith Pickard, R-Henderson, won the race for Senate District 20 by 24 votes, effectively stopping Democrats from being able to ignore the other party entirely until the next legislative elections. To be blunt: In Nevada, Republicans are at a major disadvantage at the statehouse. It’s not stopping them from legislating, though. They’ve raised protests at some Democratic-backed bills and utilized an important tool in their arsenal— public opinion. “That’s all I hear from my constituents is complaints about the way the Legislature is going,” said Assembly Minority Leader Jim Wheeler, R-Minden. “They’re also smart enough to know that we can fight and fight and fight, but we’re in the minority.” The party outlined its priorities for the session in late February. Wheeler said the goals of the two parties weren’t always in conflict, but the GOP caucus was prepared for any pushback on Republican priorities. “I never expect trouble on bills, but I always plan for it,” Wheeler said. Republicans’ minority status also hasn’t stopped them from filing bills or taking public positions on typically right-leaning issues such as school choice or gun rights. Wheeler is open about the struggles Republicans face in getting their issues through the legislative process but stresses that Republican lawmakers still represent about a million Nevadans. Assemblyman Chris Edwards, R-Las Vegas and deputy minority whip-south, said increasing opportunity scholarship grants—essentially funding available for children to attend private schools—was a priority, and

he expressed frustration with what he sees as a lack of Democratic interest in the issue. He touted the importance of the program in helping low-income families. “On the one hand, they say we don’t want a cookiecutter approach, and then on the [other] hand, they don’t want to give you noncookie-cutter approaches,” Edwards said. Nevada is one of 14 states where Democrats control the legislature, according to the National Conference on State Legislatures. Twenty-two states are in Republican hands, and the remainder are split. Here’s how the majority/minority system works. Bills can be passed on a simple majority, but overriding vetoes, raising taxes or scheduling a referendum on a constitutional amendment require a supermajority. If one party controls two-thirds of a chamber, it has a supermajority and does not require input from the other party for the actions above. Both chambers, though, must have supermajorities if the above actions are going to be approved without any help from the other party. And, of course, this is moot if there are internal party disagreements. The Pickard race was not the only close race—there were narrow wins on the Democratic side as well. Connie Munk, D-Las Vegas, and Shea Backus, D-Las Vegas, both won their Assembly races by less than 150 votes. This isn’t the first time the state has had a Legislature dominated by one party—both chambers have been held by both parties at varying times in the past 30 years. In the 2015 session, Republicans controlled both chambers and the governor’s mansion, as Democrats now do. Wheeler, whose district is more vast and rural than those represented by Washoe or Clark County legislators, casts himself as close to his constituents. He can’t go through Walmart, he said, without being stopped by multiple people with concerns about what’s going on in Carson City. Rural communities, he said, are plugged in more than people think—he touts Douglas County’s massive voter turnout rate: 94 percent in 2016. There are more people in Clark County than all the 16 other Nevada counties combined, meaning Clark has an incredibly large influence on the makeup of the Legislature. “It makes for interesting politics,” Wheeler said.

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In the past, Wheeler said, lawmakers have been able to work with the different sides so bills that work for Las Vegas don’t hurt the rural counties. He said he hadn’t experienced that yet this session, but he remained hopeful. “I think historically there’s always been—not a divide, divide’s not the right word but—a little bit of a tug-of-war between the North and the South, but we’ve always, always been able to talk about it,” Wheeler said. This physical connection to constituents’ concerns mirrors one of Republicans’ most powerful weapons this session: public input. Let’s step back a bit to the passage of Senate Bill 143—which mandates background checks on those purchasing guns in the state. Pushed through in one week in February after voters approved an initiative calling for checks in 2016, the bill received pushback from Republican lawmakers. And the public. More than 1,200 people logged comments against the bill online. Four hundred wrote in favor of the bill’s passage. It was a comprehensive effort to drum up public comment against the bill—the National Rifle Association called for Nevadans to contact committee members and other legislators to oppose the bill, and Republican lawmakers raised the cry once the bill had been formally filed. Passage of the bill came after a nearly daylong committee hearing. The call had been heard. Wheeler and his office stressed that residents of rural communities left their responsibilities that day to come speak. “[Nevada] is a good testing ground for some of these national agendas like the background check bill, like the abortion bill that’s coming out, the cap-and-trade bill we heard,” he said. Edwards said the method by which the background check bill was introduced and sped through the Legislature made him wary of future attempts at bipartisanship, but that Republican bills have been making it to committee hearings, which is a good sign. “It’s kind of a see-saw—there’s a lot of talk of bipartisanship, but it kind of is like ‘trust but verify,’ ” Edwards said. Wheeler said the way Democrats handled the background check bill, essentially keeping its language secret from Republicans before its introduction, was damaging to any sense of bipartisanship. He said it’s early, though, and not many bills have been brought to a vote. “We’re hearing a lot about bipartisanship, and how they would like to include us and a whole lot of different things, but we haven’t seen any action on that yet,” Wheeler said. Majority Floor Leader Teresa Benitez-Thompson, D-Reno, said she felt that all members of the Democratic caucus were open to good ideas, regardless of where they originated. “From my perspective, we’ve had a good deal of action,” she said, noting that bills had been filed this session with bipartisan sponsorship. Edwards called for increased bipartisanship—and spoke similarly to Benitez-Thompson, saying that parties don’t have a monopoly on good ideas. “If the Democrats are interested in having good policy, which should be their focus, then they need to realize that they don’t have all the good ideas,” Edwards said. “And they should look to the Republicans to see what good ideas we come up with, and for the sake of the state, pass them and get them signed by the governor. That would be a good indication of, ‘Are they going to be not just bipartisan, but are they going to be faithful to the people of the state who put them here?’ ” So, is there a plan to get out of the superminority? Of course. “But I’m not going to give it to you,” Wheeler said. “Yeah, we don’t like the superminority.”

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Great Buns Bakery evolves and grows, just like its hometown BY BRYAN HORWATH

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ust a few blocks east of the Strip, it’s not hard to find Great Buns Bakery on Tropicana Avenue. The familyowned shop’s scent of fresh bread and pastries gives it away long before you set foot inside. It’s the kind of aroma that draws a person in and keeps their family coming back to the bakery’s dual production and retail facility for generations. Anthony Madonia Jr., son of the shop’s co-founder, says his wife often comments on the bakery smell that his clothing carries when he gets home at night. “She always says that, but it was the time I didn’t smell of it that was the hardest,” Madonia said. “When the bakery burned to the ground and we weren’t open in 2007 and 2008, that was hard. It was something special to get that smell back again after the fire.” The blaze occurred March 20, 2007. Madonia said it was the longest night of his life. “We had wooden trusses in the ceiling, and they became super-heated,” Madonia said. “I got a phone call at about 8 p.m., and I was about 30 minutes away. I got there in 10. Between the fire, smoke and water damage, though, we were done. The entire place was gone.” It wasn’t easy, but they decided to rebuild on the same site at 3270 E. Tropicana Ave. Seventeen months later, Great Buns was open again in a new building, and now, the 25,000-square-foot production facility and store is a bustling place. The majority of its business comes from its wholesale operation. “We supply a vast majority of the hotels and casinos on and off the Strip, along with golf courses,

sports bars, sandwich shops and pizza places,” said Deborah Morelli, operations manager and co-owner. “A fun thing is the relationships that develop between our employees and the purchasing agents at different restaurants and hotels.” Among the clients are Boyd Gaming, Caesars Entertainment Corp., MGM Resorts International, Golden Entertainment and Station Casinos. During one busy afternoon at the bakery’s retail store, customers contemplated over a variety of

goods—breads, 32 types of dinner rolls and pastries. With the NHL playoffs approaching, there were plenty of Golden Knights-themed cookies. These offerings are what make Great Buns wellknown, even attracting regular customers from as far as Hawaii. “We have people who drive from California,” Morelli said. “We have people who take boxes with them when they fly out. We wrap them up so they can get through TSA security, but we warn them that the TSA people might want the product because they’re in here often, as we’re only 15 minutes from the airport.” Along with Las Vegas itself, Great Buns has grown and evolved through the years. “When I started here in 1991, Vegas was all about the buffets,” Madonia said. “It was about dinner rolls. It was a lot more simple back then, but Vegas has become so sophisticated. More money was coming into Vegas and more money was coming here, so we had to evolve to where we now do a lot of specialty breads and artisan items. We would have never dreamed about 50 percent of the items we make today.” With his father now in his golden years, Madonia has taken on a larger role at the bakery, open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. “Bread has gotten more advanced,” Madonia said. “We have to make sure we’re a destination, so we’re constantly trying new things and new products.” Whether it’s a chewy focaccia or a Dutch Crunch dinner roll, Great Buns turns out scores of fresh baked goods every day. And depending on which way the wind is blowing across the Valley, you just might get a whiff of that freshly baked bread smell.

Tony Madonia and Deborah Morelli stand in the retail area of Great Buns Bakery on March 14 with a six-braided challah and an artisan rye raisin bread. The family-owned business has been operating in Las Vegas since 1982. (Steve Marcus/Staff)

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Where were you when you received your 40 Under 40 award? I was in Los Angeles at our branding agency, working on a new logo and product designs for our company, when I got the word from our PR firm owner Stephanie Forte of Forte PR.

Where were you when you received your 40 Under 40 award? I was working for Brown-Forman as a national account manager.

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What’s been your biggest accomplishment since you were awarded? Having my second child, Maxwell, this past August.

What’s been your biggest accomplishment since you were awarded? Besides being a single father to two amazing 8-year-old girls, a successful transition I have made in my career was going from a creative director role for Boyd Gaming to a marketing manager role for one of the largest event furnishings companies in the U.S. What do you want to accomplish? I hope to continue to flourish in marketing and be an amazing role model for my daughters. Is there anything you learned the hard way? Patience. Everything happens for a reason and on its own timeline.

What do you want to accomplish? I want to be a role model to my children and show them that as a working mother, you can balance it all. And do it well.

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What’s the best spot for a lunch meeting? Le Thai in Downtown Las Vegas. Ask for a table in the back where it is quieter and get the thom kha. It is amazing. Who is your business hero, local or global? Richard Branson. I love this quote from him: “You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.” If you ran Las Vegas, what’s the first thing you would do? I would ask these large corporations that reside in and employ the people of this city take care of the locals. Invest more into the schools that produce your future employees and consumers.

Is there anything you learned the hard way? I’ve learned more things the hard way rather than the easy way. But I found the most valuable lesson has been to have tough conversations early on, before conflict has time to manifest. What’s the best spot for a lunch meeting? Milos at the Cosmopolitan. It has great food, excellent service and the best grilled octopus.

Who is your business hero, local or global? Sara Blakely, founder and CEO of Spanx. Her relentlessness and creativity is inspiring. If you ran Las Vegas, what’s the first thing you would do? Grab a really strong coffee. What’s the best advice you have to offer? Stay true to yourself and be mindful of how your personal “brand” is showcased to others.

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The Las Vegas City Council approved a new Marriott hotel at Symphony Park. The AC Hotel by Marriott will be located at the corner of Grand Central Parkway and Symphony Park Avenue. It is being developed by Jackson-Shaw, which has developed 21 hotels and more than 60 million square feet of commercial real estate. Leigh Ann Monk-Reyes is project manager at Grand Canyon Development Partners. Heather Gozdiskowski is a project manager. Ground was broken on Trigono Hills Park, at the western end of Alexander Road, west of Cliff Shadows Parkway. The 7.3-acre park is being built by Rafael Construction and will include areas for picnics and water features, a playground, exercise stations and restrooms.

Steve Alvarez is an associate at Sun Commercial Real Estate. He focuses on retail properties. Caesars Entertainment and DraftKings Alvarez formed a partnership that will give Caesars part ownership of the daily fantasy sports company. As part of the deal, DraftKings will promote Caesars as its official resort partner in states where the companies collaborate. Katelyne Atijera and Dulce Novakovic are advanced registered nurse practitioners at Comprehensive Cancer Centers. Atijera is certified in basic life support and ONS chemotherapy biotherapy. She’s seeing patients at Comprehensive’s Henderson treatment center, 10001 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 108. Novakovic has certifications in basic life support and chemotherapy. She’s seeing patients at Comprehensive’s Summerlin Medical Center II

treatment center, 653 N. Town Center Drive, Suite 402. Rita Vaswani is chairwoman for the Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Medicine’s Breakthrough in Medicine! campaign. She will assist in the efforts to raise funding for the college of medicine. She is vice president, client relationship manager for Nevada State Bank. Lamar Airport Advertising removed static advertising signs and banners in the Terminal 1 baggage claim area of McCarran International Airport and replaced them with 60 Engage Series and Performance Series LED displays from NanoLumens. The UNLV School of Nursing received $900,000 from the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. The money will be used to develop a series of certificates for nurses targeting specialty care, clinical research and teaching. The programs were developed in partnership with the Valley Health Care System, UMC, Comprehensive Cancer Centers

Hiptazmic Studio is open at 900 E. Karen Ave., Las Vegas. Penta Building Group announced a number of staffing changes: Greg Church, Erick Mata, Sean McLoughlin, Jose Mendez, Andrea Pollock and Steven Robles are project engineers. Tracey Brown, Javier Payan and Hilal Shora are senior project engineers. Dave Teator, Elango “EJ” Jeyapandian and Jeff Walker are senior project managers. Rhea Shoemaker is an assistant contract administrator. Ivan Sergeev is the field payroll administrator. Yessica Romero is a safety manager. Ken Allred is a QA/QC superintendent. Jim Corpuz is the human resources generalist. Mykii Liu is a help desk support engineer. Nick DeMember is a safety manager. Charles Gray is a senior concrete engineer. Don Farnham is a senior superintendent. Katie Martinez is a project accountant. Jeff MacCabe is senior VDC engineer. Jenny Movel is project controls manager.

and the Kenny Guinn Center for Policy Priorities. Planned certificate programs include certified nursing assistant instructors; clinical nursing preceptors; clinical research administrators; health information technology and data analytics; and an introduction to genetics, genomics and genetic counseling. Axel, a digital security company, has launched Axel.news, an online resource that will focus on topics related to cryptocurrency. Christine Zack is president and CEO of Easterseals Nevada. Tina Quigley, Regional Transportation Commission Zack of Southern Nevada general manager, is chairwoman of the Desert Research Institute Foundation. The foundation’s past chairman, Roger Wittenberg, is DRI’s special assistant for business strategy. New foundation board members include vice chairman Thomas Gallagher, treasurer Leonard LaFrance and secretary Holger Liepmann. New fellows include Joseph Guild, Robin Holman and Robert Holman. StoryBook Homes opened Boulder Hills Estates, a large-scale single-family residential development in Boulder City. The initial phase of Boulder Hills Estates includes 42 homes; when all three phases of the development are complete, Boulder Hills Estates will include 127 homes.

MountainView Hospital acquired Synaptive Medical’s BrightMatter system and Modus V robotic arm, neurosurgery technology that allows surgeons to perform brain and spinal surgeries with targeted precision. The technology is used to operate on brain tumors, aneurysms, vascular lesions and skull-based issues. The high-powered digital robotic microscope and light source can also be used in minimally invasive spine surgery. MountainView performed its first spine procedure, and separately a brain procedure, using the new system with neurosurgeon Dr. Scott Glickman.

Paris Las Vegas debuted a new Eiffel Tower light show. The enhanced $1.7 million lighting featuring synchronized and choreographed twinkling and colored lights. In partnership with Vision Sign Inc., Paris Las Vegas installed approximately 300 color washing light fixtures and more than 800 white strobe lights on the tower’s exterior.

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horoscopes week of march 28 by rob brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): Kermit the Frog from Sesame Street is the world’s most famous puppet. Kermit’s beginnings were humble, however. You, too, could make a puppet that will one day have great influence. APRIL FOOL! Here’s the whole truth: now isn’t a favorable time to start work on a magnificent puppet. But it is a perfect moment to launch the rough beginnings of a project well-suited for your unique talents. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Taurus businessman Chuck Feeney made a huge fortune as the entrepreneur who co-developed duty-free shopping. But at age 87, he lives frugally, having given away $8 billion to philanthropic causes. Follow his lead in the coming weeks. APRIL FOOL! While it’s true that now is an extra favorable time to bestow blessings on everyone, you shouldn’t go overboard. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Now is a perfect time to start learning the Inuktitut language spoken by the indigenous people of Eastern Canada. Here are some key phrases. 1. UllusiuKattagit inosek: Celebrate your life! 2. Nalligijauvutit: You are loved! 3. Kajusitsiatuinnagit: Keep it up! APRIL FOOL! Now isn’t a better time than any other to learn the Inuktitut language. But it is an important time to talk to yourself using phrases like those mentioned. CANCER (June 21-July 22): When he was twenty years old, Greek military leader Alexander the Great began to conquer the world. Never shy about extolling his own glory, he named 70 cities after himself. Like Alexander, name clouds after yourself, as well as groves of trees, stretches of highway, buses, fire hydrants, parking spaces and rocks. APRIL FOOL. It’s true that now is a good time to assert your authority, extend your clout, and put your unique stamp on every situation. But don’t name entire cities after yourself. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Now is an excellent time to join an exotic religion. How about the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, which believes that true spiritual devotion requires an appreciation of satire? Or Discordianism, which worships the goddess of chaos and disorder? APRIL FOOL! Now is a great time to reinvigorate and transform your spiritual practice. But it’s better to figure that out by yourself. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Studies show that people who love grilled cheese sandwiches engage in more sexual escapades than those who don’t gorge on grilled cheese sandwiches. You are now in a phase when you will reap huge healing benefits from having as much sex as possible. APRIL FOOL! Eating more grilled cheese sandwiches won’t motivate you to have more sex. But you will reap huge benefits from having as much sex as possible.

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ACROSS 1 Past artifact 6 Steal the scene from 13 “Chicago P.D.” or “Law & Order” 20 Kagan of justice 21 Indigenes 22 Euphoric 23 Change in the side of a military formation 25 Gates of philanthropy 26 Karate instructor 27 Female bleater 28 Not docked 30 Perfect site 31 Court throw 33 Really funny 36 Talk up 40 Get tangled 42 Paid to get a hand 43 Body that voted for the trial resulting in Charles I’s execution 46 “Baloney!” 50 Creative flashes 51 Rain forest, for one 52 Sunset’s direction, in French 55 Tokyo sash 56 TV’s “Warrior Princess” 57 With 77-Across, has a connection with 58 “Ad — per aspera” 59 Resting atop 60 Twilight 64 Liaison 68 Excited, with “up” 69 Wipes away 70 Single bullet, say 77 See 57-Across

78 Dress up 79 Sign gas 80 Last letters 84 Big bother 85 “Help!” co-star Ringo 86 Encountered 88 Gnat’s kin 89 Oahu porch 91 Vision test 94 Bow of film 97 Wine vat sediment 98 Most snooping 99 “Walker, Texas Ranger” star 103 Ernie’s buddy 104 Dialogue bit 105 — facto 106 Toothpaste tube inits. 108 Louise’s film partner 113 Fatty 115 Old ad question that’s apt for this puzzle’s theme 119 Colonist, e.g. 120 Russia and Turkey’s place 121 Good odor 122 Own 123 Distributing 124 Benefactor DOWN 1 NFL officials 2 Fanning of “Maleficent” 3 Have a slant 4 Quaint hotels 5 Dessert items on sticks 6 Colorful card game 7 Covers with blacktop 8 Hearty dish 9 Noon, e.g.

10 “Hail, Cato!” 11 High mil. rank 12 Founded, on city signs 13 “Enter” 14 Like many short plays 15 Buddy 16 Safeguards 17 Language of India 18 Limerick writer Nash 19 Strike heavily and loudly 24 Mazda roadster 29 Ordinance 32 Belgrade’s land 33 Vatican City surrounder 34 Suffix with Wyoming 35 Retained 36 Grand — (race event) 37 Uncouth 38 Premonition 39 Film-rating gp. 40 Mall stall 41 Home to Hanoi, briefly 44 Mortgage claim 45 Quick bite 47 Kachina doll carvers 48 Dry as — 49 Birds flap them 53 Prior to, to bards 54 Get for less 57 ENT part 58 Abbr. at the top of a 111-Down 59 Actress O’Connor or Merkel 60 Comic Caesar 61 “Jeepers!” 62 Pot-au- — (French dish)

63 Suffix with 93-Down 64 Popular typeface 65 Actress Jane 66 Portable bed 67 Year, in Rio de Janeiro 71 — diavolo (pasta sauce) 72 Unpaid debts 73 Steenburgen of “Ink” 74 Peruvians of old 75 Crawl (with) 76 Chemical “I” 80 Tubular pasta 81 Actress Falco 82 “I” problems 83 Email status 85 Lustrous fabric 86 Service costs 87 Wood splitter 88 Editorial page feature 90 Consents to 92 Film director Roth 93 Missouri-to-Iowa direction 95 Licoricelike seeds 96 People using lassos 99 Bracelet part 100 Baseball’s — Nomo 101 Army squads 102 Used oars 103 Sink part 106 — Sea (shrinking Asian lake) 107 Arnaz of 1950s TV 109 Long Spanish river 110 Spinks of boxing 111 Office note 112 Not nearby 114 Bullfight cry 116 — and cry 117 Noted period 118 Present label

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): To be eligible for the 300 Club at McMurdo Station in Antarctica, you wait till the temperature outside drops to minus-100 degrees Fahrenheit. When it does, you spend 20 minutes in a sauna heated to 200 degrees. Then you exit into the snow and ice wearing nothing but white rubber boots, exposing your naked body to a swing of 300 degrees. Now is an ideal time to pull off this feat. APRIL FOOL! Don’t join the 300 Club, but do go to extremes for an authentically good cause. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scientific research shows that if you arrange to get bitten by thousands of mosquitoes in a relatively short time, you make yourself immune. Now would be an excellent time for you to launch such a project. APRIL FOOL! You should scrupulously avoid irritations and aggravations, especially little ones. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If allowed to do what comes naturally, two rabbits and their immediate descendants will produce 1,300 new rabbits in twelve months’ time. In five years, their offspring would amount to 94 million. You will approach this level of fertility in the next four weeks, at least in a metaphorical sense. APRIL FOOL! There’s no way you will produce more than a hundred good new ideas and productions and gifts. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The weather is warm year-round and the crime rate is low on Pitcairn, a remote South Pacific island that is a 30-hour boat ride away from the nearest airport. The population has been dwindling in recent years, however, which is why the government offers foreigners free land if they choose to relocate. Consider taking advantage of this opportunity. APRIL FOOL! It’s true that you could get major health benefits by taking a sabbatical from civilization. But there’s no need to be drastic about it. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You don’t have to run faster than the bear that’s chasing you. You just have to run faster than the slowest person the bear is chasing. APRIL FOOL! Never save your own ass by betraying or sacrificing someone else. There are effective ways to elude the symbolic bear that are also honorable. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Now is a favorable time to disguise yourself as a bland nerd with no vivid qualities, or a shy wallflower with no strong opinions. Don’t even consider doing anything that’s too interesting or controversial. APRIL FOOL! Do the opposite. It’s time to express your deep authentic self with aggressive clarity. Be brave and candid and enterprising.

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