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How does one become an ice carver, and how do they keep their sculptures cool in the summer heat?

Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer, so let us guide you and your family to the fun ahead.

Our first look inside the new Sand Dollar Downtown, plus the Vegas debut of The Chords UK.

Happy at Any Cost explores the life— and tragic final days—of Downtown Las Vegas benefactor Tony Hsieh.

Local growers, African favorites and the return of a local pizza legend.

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TOOTSIE Thru 5/29, 7:30 p.m., 5/28-5/29, 2 p.m., Reynolds Hall, thesmith center.com. NGHTMRE 10:30 p.m., Hakkasan Nightclub, events.taogroup. com. RAINBOW KITTEN SURPRISE With 99 Neighbors, 7 p.m., Brooklyn Bowl, ticketweb.com.

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SKAM TAKEOVER With Kim Lee, Deux Twins, Justin Credible, DJ Five, 10:30 p.m., XS Nightclub, wynnsocial.com. BARRY MANILOW Thru 5/28, 7 p.m., Westgate International Theater, ticketmaster.com. WOMANOPOLY LV 8 p.m., Taverna Costera, eventbrite.com.

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VICE 10 p.m., Zouk Nightclub, zouk grouplv.com. STANLEY AVE With Future Vinyls, Dead Money, Virtue Sound, 8 p.m., SoulBelly BBQ, eventbrite.com.

SAM WOLFE 10 p.m., Commonwealth, elationlv.com. MICHAEL GRIMM 7 p.m., Myron’s, thesmithcenter. com.

MICHAEL CARBONARO “To say I’ve been a fan of Penn & Teller my whole life is an understatement,” says Michael Carbonaro, the magical prankster who’s filling in for the legendary duo at the Rio through June as they tour Australia. “People always ask me if I’d ever go on their TV show Fool Us and try to fool them. I can now say with confidence that convincing them to trust me with the keys to their theater while they are away counts as fooling them big time.” Carbonaro is probably best known for the offbeat illusions he produces on TV’s The Carbonaro Effect, but this version of his touring Lies on Stage will bring plenty of new material to Las Vegas. “The goal is to sustain an electric buzz in the air where it’s truly unknown what is real and what is a trick,” he says. “This show is a special riff on my brand-new tour show, which has only had a limited number of shows thus far. For Vegas, I’m keeping it open to swap some things in and out and around each night and experiment. It keeps me on my toes, which is where I want to be.” Thursday-Sunday, 8 p.m., $59-$79, Penn & Teller Theater, ticketmaster.com. –Brock Radke (AP Photo)

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REX ORANGE COUNTY Rex Orange County is about one month in touring for his fourth studio album Who Cares?. It’s the second album that the English singer-songwriter has released with RCA Records, and the second opportunity to collaborate with Tyler, the Creator, following “Boredom” from Tyler’s 2017 album, Flower Boy. Coming full circle, Tyler is featured on the Who Cares? single “Open a Window.” The new album is both sentimental and playful, in keeping with the musician’s previous work. It also pushes his repertoire forward with more pensive tracks like “Worth It” and “Shoot Me Down.” When you ask yourself, “Who cares?” Rex Orange County wants you to listen and know—he does. 8:30 p.m., the Theater at Virgin, $45-$130, axs.com. –Shannon Miller

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COI LERAY Ever since Light reopened last fall, it has been a magnet for hip-hop and R&B stars. Miguel, Summer Walker and Ludacris have all graced the nightclub’s stage, and now flourishing rapper Coi Leray will lead the charge for Memorial Day Weekend in her Las Vegas debut. The LA-based artist got her start in 2018 on Soundcloud, but that same year, she finessed her way onto a feature for the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse soundtrack. Leray has the makings of a major pop star (see her debut LP, Trendsetter), but she has also remained true to her foundation as a raw emcee. It’ll be fun to see what she brings to the stage. May 27, 10:30 p.m., $30-$40, Light Nightclub, thelightvegas.com. –Amber Sampson (AP Photo/ Photo Illustration)

KATY PERRY Thru 5/29, 8 p.m., Resorts World Theatre, ticketmaster.com. AFROJACK 10:30 p.m., Marquee Nightclub, events. taogroup.com. LAS VEGAS LIGHTS VS. EL PASO LOCOMOTIVE 7 p.m., Cashman Field, lasvegaslightsfc.com.

MEEK MILL 10 p.m., Drai’s Nightclub, draisgroup.com. SANTANA Thru 5/29, 7 p.m., House of Blues, livenation.com. BILL BURR Thru 5/28, 8 p.m., the Chelsea, ticketmaster.com. AEW RAMPAGE 3 p.m., Michelob Ultra Arena, axs.com.

BIA 10:30 p.m., Jewel Nightclub, events. taogroup.com. KEITH URBAN Thru 5/29, 8 p.m., the Colosseum, ticketmaster.com. JESSIE JAMES DECKER With Adam Doleac, 7 p.m., Brooklyn Bowl, ticketweb.com.

JUSTIN GOLAN With Sarah Hester Ross, 8 p.m., the Space, thespacelv.com. BLAZE YA DEAD HOMIE With King Klick, Stacc Styles, 8 p.m., Backstage Bar, eventbrite.com. SHANDA & THE HOWLERS 8 p.m., SoulBelly BBQ, soulbellybbq.com.

JC CURRAIS With Ralph Guerra, 10 p.m., LA Comedy Club, bestvegascomedy. com. SUNAMI With Gridiron, Pull Your Card, The End of Everything, Khasm, 6 p.m., American Legion Post 8, seetickets.us. GABRIEL IGLESIAS Thru 5/29, 10 p.m., Mirage Theatre, ticketmaster.com.

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CHANCE THE RAPPER 11 a.m., Elia Beach Club, eliabeachlv.com. (AP Photo/Photo Illustration)

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EAGLES 8 p.m., MGM Grand Garden Arena, axs.com. NEON DREAM With Tritonal, Firebeatz, Haliene, more, 9 p.m., Area15, area15.com. SILK SONIC 9 p.m., & 5/29, Dolby Live, ticketmaster.com. LIL WAYNE 10 p.m., Drai’s Nightclub, draisgroup.com. SEBASTIAN MANISCALCO 7 p.m. & 10 p.m., & 5/29, Encore Theater, ticketmaster.com. PUSHA T 10:30 p.m., Jewel Nightclub, events. taogroup.com.

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LIMP BIZKIT With Wargasm UK, Dying Wish, 7:30 p.m., Theater at Virgin, axs.com. SUBLIME WITH ROME With Julian Marley, 9 p.m., Mandalay Bay Beach, ticketmaster. com. DURAND JONES & THE INDICATIONS 7:30 p.m., Brooklyn Bowl, ticketweb.com.

FOOD TRUCK MANIA 2 p.m., Henderson Booze District, eventbrite.com. X AMBASSADORS 9:15 p.m., Fremont Street Experience, vegasexperience.com. JAZZ IN THE PARK: ERIC DARIUS 6 p.m., Clark County Amphitheater, seetickets.us. CHRIS JANSON 8 p.m., Green Valley Ranch Backyard Amphitheater, ticketmaster.com. LAS VEGAS WRITES: READINGS FROM A VALLEY OF LIGHT AND SHADOW 8 p.m., Writer’s Block, thewritersblock.org. SECOS With The Musket Vine, Ugly Boy, The Red Seduction, White Noise, 8 p.m., Taverna Costera, tavernacostera.com. GÖNERS ÜK With Shocktroopers, Kepi Ghoulie, Brake Check, 9 p.m., Evel Pie, evelpie.com.

LIL JON In Las Vegas, Lil Jon is one of the Strip’s favorite DJs, bumping hip-hop hits and keeping the party raging. It’s easy to forget that he’s also a producer with a long list of smash songs and collaborations under his belt, as well as a rapper with sturdy live showmanship (as demonstrated earlier this month at the Lovers & Friends festival). But wait! He also makes people’s houses awesome. HGTV debuted Lil Jon Wants to Do What? on May 2, showing a different side of the cultural icon as he spearheads stylish residential renovations. Sometimes he’s turning a basement family room into a karaoke club; sometimes he’s creating a relaxing, resort-ish escape in a common backyard. Maybe you can beg him to fix your crib when he spins at Hakkasan Saturday (or at Wet Republic Monday to wind down Memorial Day weekend). 10:30 p.m., $20-$30+, Hakkasan Nightclub, events.taogroup.com. –Brock Radke (AP Photo)

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NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK 7:30 p.m., Michelob Ultra Arena, axs.com.

RILEY GREEN 9 p.m., Mandalay Beach, ticketmaster. com.

AEW: DOUBLE OR NOTHING 4:30 p.m., T-Mobile Arena, axs.com.

DAVID GUETTA 10:30 p.m., XS Nightclub, wynnsocial.com.

MIGUEL 10:30 p.m., Light Nightclub, thelightvegas.com.

STARSHIP FT. MICKEY THOMAS 9:15 p.m., Fremont Street Experience, vegasexperience. com.

ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATION Noon, Downtown Container Park, downtowncontainer park.com.

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DAMA VICKE With No Que No, Sonia Barcelona, Madison Deaver, 8:30 p.m., Taverna Costera, tavernacostera.com.

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JACK WHITE The career CV of this former upholsterer is so packed, it almost reads like a King James Bible. “Jack White, who begat The White Stripes, The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather; who begat Third Man Records; who begat the preservation of the Detroit Masonic Temple, etc.” This year alone, Jack White has added several chapters to his story, dropping two new albums—April’s excellent Fear of the Dawn and Entering Heaven Alive, due in July—and marrying his girlfriend Olivia Jean Markel (to whom he proposed live onstage at the aforementioned Masonic Temple). The point is, you can never predict what anyone so consistently surprising and restlessly creative is gonna get up to from moment to moment, which is the best reason to see him onstage at the Chelsea. Will he debut new music? Announce his own space program? Impossible to say. But it’s worth checking out, even if White only delivers what is, for him, at bare minimum a killer set, packed with gloriously sludgy rockers. With Chicano Batman, 8 p.m., $55-$115, the Chelsea, ticketmaster.com. –Geoff Carter

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THE BARGAIN DJ COLLECTIVE 10 p.m., Double Down Saloon, doubledown saloon.com. BRANDT TOBLER With Jason Ceny, 8 p.m., & 5/31, LA Comedy Club, bestvegascomedy. com.

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O.T. GENASIS 10:30 p.m., Jewel Nightclub, events. taogroup.com.

LA SELVA With Monolink, WhoMadeWho, 10:30 p.m., XS Nightclub, wynnsocial.com.

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WORLD SERIES OF POKER: HIGH ROLLER BOUNTY NO-LIMIT HOLD’EM Thru 6/2, times vary, Bally’s Event Center, wsop.com. PARTY

LAS VEGAS ACES VS. CONNECTICUT SUN 7 p.m., Michelob Ultra Arena, axs.com. ROB GUSON 10:30 p.m., Omnia, events.taogroup.com.

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS Thru 6/2, 6:30 p.m., South Point Showroom, ticketmaster.com.

LAS VEGAS AVIATORS VS. SACRAMENTO RIVER CATS Thru 6/4, 7 p.m., Las Vegas Ballpark, ticketmaster.com.

THE CHORDS UK With The Rebel Set, TV Party, Cromm Fallon & The P200, 7:30 p.m., Taverna Costera, eventbrite. com.

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KLUC SUMMER JAM After two years, 98.5 KLUC’s Summer Jam returns—at a new location and with a new lineup of chart-topping stars. The one-day concert series, which has moved to Resorts World, will feature 30-year-old hitmaker Charlie Puth (who penned the moving Furious 7 song “See You Again” with Wiz Khalifa and has written material for Justin Bieber), along with rapper Iann Dior, Korean hip-hop singer Bibi, pop and reality TV star Ylona Garcia and Tate McRae, a singer who was one of the first Canadian finalists on So You Think You Can Dance. June 1, 6 p.m., $40+, Resorts World Event Center, rwlasvegas.com. –Amber Sampson

ANITA BAKER 8 p.m., & 5/285/29, Venetian Theatre, ticket master.com. JUSTIN CREDIBLE 11 p.m., EBC at Night, wynnsocial.com. BAD MOON BOOKING SHOWCASE With Same Sex Mary, Peaceful Retreat, Dark Black, The Prettiest, 9 p.m., Sand Dollar Downtown, the sanddollarlv.com/ downtown. LEMA 10:30 p.m., Library at Marquee Nightclub, events. taogroup.com.

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MINUS 5 ICE BAR Three Valley locations, minus5experience.com/ icebar.

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BRO Ice artist Austin Greenleaf creates glacial wonders at Minus5

Austin Greenleaf at Mandalay Bay’s Minus5 Ice Bar (Wade Vandervort/Staff)

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ustin Greenleaf has a chill job. As one of the many ice artists for Minus5 Ice Bar’s three Strip locations, Greenleaf constructs life-size displays at some of the coolest

lounges around town. He chatted with the Weekly about his carving journey, his love for chainsaws and his latest work at Mandalay Bay. How long have you been an ice carver? Right around six years. I picked it up at a culinary school. That’s where I got introduced to the world as a whole. Wait, you learned ice carving in culinary school? How does that happen? By accident mostly (laughs). I went to culinary school at the Oregon Coast Culinary Institute in Coos Bay. There was a chef on campus named Chris Foltz, who was an international wood and ice carver. He worked on campus, and he would teach a couple of kids every year how to ice carve. ... I was not one of those kids, but I found out when his practices were and started showing up until I wore him down, and he taught me how to do it.

How intensive is this kind of work? When you’re working on smaller stuff, not so much. But when we’re working on the ice bars, it’s a real ramp-up when it comes to the physicality of it. All three of our locations—at

How else do you combat melting? When we’re working on the bars, they’re going to be at a constant temperature. We’ll bring ice, and everything stays right around 18 to 20 degrees. Those are typically the temperatures that our freezers run, and we’ll work on everything inside the bar. But recently, I did a couple of live carvings for St. Patrick’s Day and March Madness at our Linq location, right on the Promenade. I carved a couple of leprechauns, and then we did an interactive basketball hoop that we set up like a little carnival shoot-around game. But it was around 75 or 80 degrees, so when you’re doing that you need to know that your medium is trying to shift on you and change into a completely different form. ... Sometimes when you’re working on it, dry ice can be very good to counteract. But most of the time, it’s working quickly and knowing that certain details are gonna go away.

Do you have a preference? I really enjoy the chainsaw. It might not be perfect at doing everything, but it does everything, which is very handy when you’re trying to do stuff quickly. When your medium is trying to melt on you, sometimes speed is really the most important thing. What new pieces have you carved for Minus5 at Mandalay Bay? We tore out a couple of sections of the walls, and we rebuilt one of them into a rock ’n’ roll theme. Old-school album covers are all over the place,

guitars, themed lightning bolts. It’s very action-packed and cool to look at. We [also] have a little VIP room, a tiki lounge surfer hangout with palm trees, and we carved a 12-foot-tall surfboard and hung that on one of the walls. Tiki guys all over the place. It was a very cool vibe to carve.

A cool Greenleaf creation at Minus5 Ice Bar (Wade Vandervort/ Staff)

What’s a favorite piece you’ve created over the years? I was in a support role on a couple of teams that went up to Alaska for the world championships in Fairbanks … and the blocks that they cut out of the lake are about the size of a VW Bug. For the big ones, you get nine to 10 blocks of that and six days to carve them. They move the blocks around—you have to ratchet-strap everything down, and they’re lifting it 20 feet in the air. We did a couple of dueling dragons [once], and then [later] we did an underwater mermaid and a scuba diver theme. Those are two of the coolest things I’ve gotten to work on.

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What about ice carving appealed to you? The action was the main thing. When I got to campus, he was doing a live demonstration in the middle of the quad, when everybody was getting introduced to choir or sports teams. You’re walking around [and] you hear a chainsaw running, which is very difficult to ignore. You walk up and there’s this guy with this giant chunk of ice and snow flying everywhere. Then, 45 minutes later, there’s a beautiful piece of art. That drew my interest, and I wanted to find out more.

Mandalay Bay, at Grand Canal [Shoppes at Venetian] and at the Linq—[are] about 650 to 750 blocks of ice. It’s around 85 to 90 tons when we’re bringing it in for a full build-out. Moving that amount of material around can be very physically demanding. In the Grand Canal specifically, we’re raising it up around 13 to 14 feet for the final layer. And the blocks we’re moving are around 220 pounds. When you’re lifting that amount of weight up to that level, it’s psychologically demanding, because of the risk factors with other guys around. Stuff can go bad quickly, so you need to be very aware of what is going on.

What sorts of tools do you use to create your pieces? I’ve been to a good amount of international competitions, and it seems like every time you go, somebody’s found something [new] that they can modify and work with on the sculptures. At one point, I found a group of guys from Lithuania who were using horse brushes, like rounded horse brushes with small teeth. … The more modern way of carving is very mechanical based. Lots of chainsaws, die grinders. The more old-school methods are a lot of sharpened chisels and big hand saws.

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Las Vegas and Miami are very different places, but there’s at least one element that bonds the two cities to each other. “In America, they are probably the top two destinations for nightlife. Actually, I don’t think that’s even an argument,” says Gino LoPinto, long a club scene fixture in both cities. “LA, New York, Chicago, Dallas, Nashville, Austin—they all have great components, but purely from a nightlife perspective, you’re talking about one and two. And Las Vegas and Miami are competitive with the rest of the world, Ibiza, Brazil, other seasonal world party spots.” Now, the top two will become one for Memorial Day weekend 2022. LoPinto is a partner at E11EVEN Miami, one of the most successful nightclubs in the country. Along with creator and co-founder Dennis DeGori and partner Daniel Solomon—two more industry figures who spent years working in Las Vegas—he has formed a unique partnership with Resorts World Las Vegas and the Zouk Group. That collaboration comes to life with a property wide, holiday weekend takeover at the newest Strip megaresort. E11EVEN Miami will bring the party to Resorts World’s Zouk Nightclub and Ayu Dayclub, along with other restaurant and bar venues. It starts on May 26 with a kickoff party at Bar Zazu aligned with the Miami club’s NFT brand, 11 Captain’s Club, and a performance at Zouk by Vice, who became the first DJ to spin at E11EVEN in February 2014. More dinners and parties are planned throughout the weekend, including DJ sets by Zedd, Tiësto, DJ Snake, The Martinez Brothers and others, with tickets and information available at zoukgrouplv.com/ mdw2022. “I think it’s going to open some eyes and touch a lot of new people,” LoPinto says. “A lot of our guests go to Vegas for Memorial Day weekend anyway … and a lot of us [at E11EVEN Miami] come from Vegas. It was important to us to bring our family, our staff and crew and theatrical people, back for one of the biggest weekends of the year.” Flying aerialists, contortionists, stilt-walkers, and other Cirque du Soleil-inspired theatricality are among the extra touches that made E11EVEN stand out; they basically brought showy Vegas elements to Miami. Those extra layers of

production will make this takeover feel like more than a promotional partnership, LoPinto says. “We’re rigging the entire club, and we’ll have activations through the property. You’re going to see a spectacular transformation.” Since Ayu Dayclub opened with Resorts World last June and Zouk Nightclub made its debut later in 2021, this will be the first Memorial Day weekend celebration for these clubs. Vice president of nightlife Ronn Nicolli says the E11EVEN collaboration will be the best possible way for the property to mark what is typically the biggest club weekend of the year. “In my opinion, E11EVEN is the premier spot in Miami, so to have the ability to bring the best group in Miami to Las Vegas on the best nightlife weekend, it’s just something that’s so positive,” he says. “And we’re not just putting other branding out there. We’ve had a lot of calls about the guest experience and really bringing in those in-venue elements from E11EVEN. It’s really been a 360-degree approach.” Considering that the innovative production elements at Zouk Nightclub have already made a significant impact on the Strip scene in just a few months, the addition of new bells and whistles for the weekend parties should equal pure excitement for clubgoers. “Layering in those theatrical elements on top of the immersive visual experience you’ve come to know at Zouk, you’re going to see some real elevation,” Nicolli says. The partnership also reignites the long-simmering expectation that E11EVEN will expand to Las Vegas with a proper club venue of its own. LoPinto says that has been a goal since the company was created, but its success in Miami has changed the long-term strategy. Still, Resorts World has a lot more land to develop at its Strip site. Could this weekend’s parties be the first step to a more permanent partnership? “We’ve turned down quite a few offers from Las Vegas. It just never felt perfect,” LoPinto says. “Resorts World is a powerhouse, a global brand, and looking at the hotel they built there, the size of the property … yes, it would be a future dream, but it’s probably premature to say it’s in the works. But both sides have a lot of love for each other. The present is important, and I think Memorial Day sets the stage for that conversation.”

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Since the last year has brought Las Vegas the openings of powerhouse pool venues Ayu Dayclub, Élia Beach Club, Azilo Ultra Pool and Tao Beach Dayclub, we feel pretty confident making this statement: This is going to be the biggest Memorial Day weekend here ever. Of course, every year (other than that pesky 2020) feels like the biggest year, but the combination of these dynamic new daylife spots—and the fact that the world simply can’t wait to get back to Las Vegas—has the Strip on high party alert. And while there are too many splashy bashes for any one partier to visit in four days and nights, we can certainly provide you with a few humble suggestions.

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Steve Aoki, who just released new music with Snoop Dogg as part of their new Alpha Doggz collaboration, hits the decks on May 27; Kaskade, who’s on the verge of releasing more new music with deadmau5 as part of their Kx5 partnership, returns to Wet Republic on May 29. Also: Martin Garrix on May 28, Lil Jon on May 30. MGM Grand, events. taogroup.com.

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Three words: Chance the Rapper. He’s not an artist you’d expect to see in Las Vegas for Memorial Day weekend or one you’d normally catch at a somewhat intimate, tropical dayclub. But Élia has been doing things a little differently since it opened last summer, and this May 28 performance should go down as one of its biggest gets yet. Also: Eric DLux on May 27, Lane 8 & Elderbrook on May 29. Virgin, eliabeachlv.com.

Aussie wildman Fisher is sharing summer gigs with Vintage Culture at Hi Ibiza, and both artists are spinning at Marquee Dayclub this month, too. Fisher’s live performance style should be an ideal fit for MDW in Vegas—relentless fun. Also: John Summit on May 27, Full Bloom with Chris Lake on May 29, Escobar on May 30. Cosmopolitan, events. taogroup.com.

The long history of rap feuds might have reached a new low recently when Mark Cuban tweeted Lil Wayne’s own lyrics back at him after Wayne talked smack about Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic. We’re willing to overlook the hip-hop and hoops drama to catch Tunechi back onstage at Drai’s, where he’ll perform a nightclub gig May 28 before his Beachclub appearance May 29. Also: DJ Vision on May 27, Meek Mill on May 28, Maria Romano on May 30. Cromwell, draisgroup.com.

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Tao Group’s fabulously revamped rooftop pool club has been heavy on top-tier talent since its grand opening in April, and it’s not going to stop. Check out this single-day lineup for May 29: live performances from Tyga and Bia and a DJ set by Lil Jon. What!?! Also: Loud Luxury on May 27, Alesso on May 28, DJ Pauly D on May 30. Venetian, events. taogroup.com.

David Guetta and Wynn Nightlife are celebrating a decade together this year, an unbelievable stretch for any resident DJ with any club group on the Strip. His sun-drenched Saturday sets at Encore Beach Club are legendary in Las Vegas, and the last one of the season lands on May 28. Also: Kim Lee on May 27, EBC at Night with RL Grime on May 27, EBC at Night with Gryffin on May 28, The Chainsmokers on May 29. Encore, wynnsocial.com.

Zedd (May 28 with Charly Jordan) and Tiësto might have received top billing when Resorts World was readying its nightlife and daylife offerings last summer, but DJ Snake (May 29) has been drawing big party crowds at both venues, stepping into the cleanup hitter role in Zouk Group’s powerful roster. His explosive sound will be a highlight at Ayu this weekend. Also: Cash Cash & Dee Jay Silver on May 27, Moonbeam with The Martinez Brothers & Chelina Manuhutu on May 29. Resorts World, zoukgrouplv.com.

The Sahara’s lounge-tastic new daylife spot is becoming something of a hidden gem on the Strip, and it will get a boost with a celebrity DJ set from U.K. pop-dance singer and songwriter Jay Sean on May 28. Will he play his own hits “Down” and “Tonight?” We’re betting on it. Also: SupaJames on May 27, Marlon DaSoul on May 30. Sahara, azilolasvegas.com.

Fat Joe was there, in the front row, cheering for Diddy and Mary J. Blige at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas two weeks ago. Now he’ll take center stage at Daylight on May 29, leaning back, going all the way up and making it rain for Memorial Day weekend. Also: DJ Soxxi on May 27, Daylight at Night with DJ Romeo on May 27, Saint Jhn on May 28, Rubi Rose on May 30. Mandalay Bay, daylightvegas.com. (Courtesy/Danny Mahoney)

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BY BROCK RADKE Since opening in the spring of 2019 as an upgrade on minor league baseball at Cashman Field Downtown, the Las Vegas Ballpark (thelvballpark.com) in Downtown Summerlin has become a summer staple for Las Vegans. A hot dog and beer with a leisurely game is simply a classic experience of the season, no matter where you are. But Vegas cannot resist amping things up, and at the ballpark, the Elote Street Dog ($10) offers new summer flavors, a bacon-wrapped Wagyu beef frank topped with grilled corn, tajin and crushed Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. It pairs well with the signature golden Aviator Ale ($12) crafted by Tenaya Creek Brewery, or spice things up with the MyVegas Mule ($14), a ginger-and-citrus delight.

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What’s the most summery cocktail? We believe in the margarita. It’s easy to drink and easy to make, and the flavors are beyond customizable. That’s also the case at Downtown’s La Comida (lacomidalv.com), which offers a rainbow of margarita options by the glass ($12-$16) or the pitcher ($40-$45). Here, vivid colors—electric pink prickly pear, deep crimson blood orange—equal vibrant flavors, which is most certainly not the case with those frozen concoctions on Fremont Street. One of the great things about summer in Vegas is it can taste like summer anywhere else. Every Tuesday after 5 p.m., Honey Salt (honeysalt.com) will serve up its East Coast-style summer seafood boil, a traditional meal of shrimp, clams and crab with Andouille sausage, corn, potatoes and more ($42). You can also order it with lobster or as a two-course meal with salad or char-grilled pork ribs.

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If we’re getting personal, one of our hot weather traditions is sharing a platter of cool and crisp fresh spring rolls ($10-$13) at Weera Thai (weerathai. com), which now has three Valley locations. We usually hit the original West Sahara spot, because they always have these beauties on the menu—rice paper rollups with mint, basil, lettuce, cucumber, carrot and glass noodle threads surrounded by sweet peanut sauce for infinite dipping. We typically add tofu, but you can get yours with shrimp or roast duck. May 28 is National Hamburger Day, and a cheeseburger sizzled up on your backyard grill feels like the epitome of Memorial Day weekend cuisine. But we want someone else to make it, so we’re heading out to Hamburger Hut (hamburgerhutlv.com) in North Las Vegas, a tiny shack with no seating and no drive-thru window; only great, griddled burgers ($5-$6) sealed together with melted American cheese with a side of steak fries ($3). This is as summer—and as local—as it gets.

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Beat the heat with these cool summer activities BY EVELYN MATEOS Summer in the desert can feel like being stuck inside a hairdryer. So we rounded up some of the best activities to help keep your family cool during the long weekend—and over the next few months. Topping the list, of course, are water attractions. H20 has already started flowing at free splash pads around town, including Paseo Verde Park in Henderson, Cougar Creek Park in the southwest and Town Square just south of the Strip. Looking for something a little more adventurous? Head to Cowabunga Waterpark (cowabunga vegas.com), which has locations in both Henderson (900 Galleria Drive) and Summerlin (7055 S. Fort Apache Road). Both feature wave pools, water slides and relaxing lazy rivers, making it one of the best ways to spend a hot day. You can also beat the heat with a day inside a cool museum. The Discovery Children’s Museum (360 Promenade Place, discoverykidslv.org) is three stories of entertainment, with a water exhibit, where children can splash around and learn about the power and movement of water, and an art exhibit that teaches about color, line, shape and

more. There’s a jungle gym at the center of it all and the museum is always adding new exhibits and activities to its calendar. At the Nevada State Museum (309 S Valley View Boulevard, lasvegasnvmuseum.org) folks of all ages can enjoy an interactive experience showcasing the history of the Silver State. And once you’ve made your way through the museum, it’s an easy walk over to the Springs Preserve, which features live animal exhibits including gray foxes and tortoises—plus Memorial Day Weekend will be your last chance to catch the Butterfly Habitat there. A trip to an arcade can be another cool-down indoor activity, and Las Vegas has plenty from which to choose. GameNest (4525 W Spring Mountain Road, gamenestlv.com) mostly features Japanese, rhythm-based imports, and at $10 for 60 minutes, it’s a great way to try something new. The expanded Pinball Hall of Fame (4925 Las Vegas Blvd. S., pinballmuseum.org) serves up rows upon rows of, well, pinball, but fans of oldschool cabinet games like Donkey Kong and Ms. Pac-Man will find much to love, too. And the Adventuredome (2880 Las Vegas Blvd. S., circuscircus.com/ the-adventuredome) which will celebrate its 30th anniversary next year, is another classic choice. The indoor amusement

park has all sorts of throwback video and midway games, plus you can ride on the Canyon Blaster roller coaster or spin out on the Disk ’O. Speaking of rides, FlyOver on the Strip (3771 Las Vegas Blvd. S., flyover lasvegas.com) is pretty new, so now’s the perfect time to check it out. The immersive ride features a 52.5-footwide spherical screen augmented by technology that swoops and dips riders to simulate the feeling of flight. See volcanoes and glaciers on the Iceland experience or prairies, rivers and the lights of Las Vegas Boulevard on the Real Wild West version. The adult experiences at Area15 (3215 S. Rancho Drive, area15.com) are already legendary, but the attraction hub offers several family-friendly options, too. Liftoff brings guests to the top of a 130foot tower for sweeping a 360-degree views of the Strip, and children 12 and under fly free with the purchase of an adult ticket. Inside the venue, the Haley’s Comet zipline allows you to race a friend while enjoying the view. Plus there are fun virtual reality experiences like Five Iron Golf and Birdly, a flight simulator. Stay active despite the heat with a day at an ice-skating rink, and Las Vegas suddenly has several of those—the Las

Vegas Ice Center (9295 W. Flamingo Road #130, lasvegasice.com), Pepsi Ice Arena at Fiesta Rancho (fiesta ranchoicearena.com), City National Arena at Downtown Summerlin (1550 S. Pavilion Center Drive, citynational arena.com) and Henderson’s Lifeguard Arena (222 S. Water Street., lifeguardarena.com)—all open for public skating and hockey lessons. And speaking of sports, the summer’s a great time to catch the pros in action, with an Aces, Aviators, Knight Hawks or Lights game. Most offer special deals for families and/or kids, so hunt around before you head out. It wouldn’t truly feel like summer in Las Vegas without Super Summer Theatre (supersummertheatre.org) at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park. This year’s first production, Mary Poppins the Musical, runs June 1-25, with Sister Act the Musical (July 13-August 6) and Matilda the Musical (August 24-September 10) lined up behind it. Bring a blanket and your favorite snacks and enjoy the show under the stars. And if you prefer a big screen, head to the classic West Wind Drive In (4150 W. Carey Avenue, westwind di.com). Tuesday is Family Fun Night, when admission costs just $6 for adults and $2 for children.

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NOW OPEN The iconic Sand Dollar Lounge has seen its share of history. Some of the biggest names in blues and rock ’n’ roll have played the Spring Mountain location, helping put it on the map as a true Las Vegas epicenter of live entertainment. The venue soft-opened a second location inside the Plaza on Main Street on May 5, with local bands Shanda & The Howlers and The Rhyolite Sound kicking off the celebration. Sand Dollar Downtown bears a strong resemblance to its flagship. Rock art adorns the walls, and you can play billiards in the back. New cocktails anchor the bar menu, but they’re still cleverly named after classic songs (the Barracuda, the Paranoid, the Life on Mars). Pizza is still available barside, but this time it’s from the Plaza’s Pop-Up Pizza. The 4,000-square-foot Sand Dollar Downtown feels distinctly more open and roomy compared to the original. There’s a huge dancefloor and cushy, modern booths with tables scattered about with candle lighting. It’s cozy and relaxed, reminiscent of an old jazz club. Sound-wise, however, the room should take it down a few decibels, so patrons can better enjoy their conversations. Sand Dollar co-owner Anthony Jamison says live entertainment, which remains free, will continue to be a mix of local and touring acts, “but at Sand Dollar Downtown, we will be broadening the spectrum to include everything from blues to punk, and definitely skewing more towards rock ’n’ roll in general,” he says. The venue will celebrate its grand opening during Memorial Day Weekend, with performances by

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Vegas-based band Crash Midnight (May 27), blues singer Artur Menezes (May 28) and local rocker Stoney Curtis (May 29). RETURN OF THE DON The rap game never rests, and neither does DougieTheDon. The Las Vegas-based emcee released latest solo album Don Talk 2 in March after dropping two LPs and an EP last year. “I don’t like to hold songs. It can ruin the whole creativity process,” the 34-yearold born Douglas Sorro says. “Whatever I’m going through, I’ll write it and I’ll put it on a song. But unless I

release it, it feels like I’m still holding on to those feelings.” Sorro let go of a lot in his previous album, For What It’s Worth, which he says he wrote during a period of great depression. “I had gotten out of probably one of the most terrible relationships I’ve ever been through. It was my Kanye [West] 808 & Heartbreak,” he says. The rapper says he was able to recollect himself on Don Talk 2, bringing the uptempo energy for which he’s known. “This is me coming back, me being confident, me believing in myself and me just wanting to make some fun music,” he says. “Let’s go

back to the Don Talk. Let’s go back to where we all started.” Unsurprisingly, Sorro says his next project, 92.Vibes, should be out in a few months. The R&B-driven album will also feature the rapper singing, but don’t expect to turn up too hard for it. “I want people to be able to drive to it,” he says, “or when you’re at home and you’re burning candles and you’re relaxin’, I want people to be able to do that. This is not for the club.” Sorro will open for rapper Stunna 4 Vegas at Inside Man HQ (1921 Western Ave.) on June 2. Dougiethedon.com.

DESERT DEBUT Alt-rock quintet Secos officially has an album—an eponymous LP that captures the essence of a chill, afternoon drive. “We think of the album as an emotional journey, ranging from topics like love, fear, trust, internal growth, nostalgia and even vice—all inspired by personal experience and the things you see when living in this great city,” says frontman David Candelas. “The album is like reimagining how we see Las Vegas through our Secos lens.” Candelas says standouts include “Monochrome,” “Doomsday Clock,” “Love

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Drunk to the Bone,” (for which the band released a surprise music video) and “Victim of Vice.” Secosband.com.

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FRESH SPINS Desert honky tonkers The Rhyolite Sound have a new single, “The Day My Daddy Died,” recorded, produced and mixed by the band at Sonic Rodeo Studios, which is owned and operated by vocalist Larry Reha and drummer A.J. Palluck. … Sonia Barcelona also just released “Tell Me Tell Me,” a hazy, dreamlike track … And QuixkMadeIt has taken some downtime from producing for others to drop the single “Are You Down?” featuring local emcees Kenyadda and Iris C.

SHOW TIME Rock rascals Los Emptys, who announced an EP for summer, will hit the Truth Spot on June 3 … Alt-rockers The Dirty Hooks, who are also working on new music, will play SoulBelly BBQ on June 11 with Mojave Sun and Mother Mercury … Poppy punk band Ugly Boy will take over Taverna Costera on May 28, with support from White Noise, Secos, The Musket Vine and The Red Seduction. … And Spanish singer Dama Vicke will close out Memorial Day weekend at Taverna, along with Sonia Barcelona, No Que No, Di Ivories and Madison Deaver.

n The Chords UK are bringing the streets of London to Las Vegas. After releasing latest LP Big City Dreams in February, the band will kick off its first U.S. tour since 2018 on May 31 at Downtown’s Taverna Costera before headlining a Mods Mayhem event in LA. The album is a raucous mishmash of reggae, ska, punk and rock—a variety to be expected from a quintessential mod revival band. Singer and guitarist Chris Pope, the lone remaining original member, says the stylistic diversity of Big City Dreams was partly inspired by The Clash’s London Calling, with songwriting sourced from the city’s streets. “A lot of it’s really about characters that I’ve known or made up around London over the last 20, 30 years. … Storylines to reflect where I live and the time,” he says. The Chords’ current lineup—Pope and three new bandmates on guitar, bass and drums—has been active since 2012, sometimes playing “old stuff” dating back to the late 1970s. The group has also churned out three albums and several singles over the past seven years. “I personally wouldn’t just get onstage for an hour and a quarter playing old songs,” Pope says. “It doesn’t do it for me.” Carrying the mantle of “mod revival”—which took hold in London in the late ’70s, bringing back the sounds and clean-cut fashions of ’60s mods, and was quickly overshadowed by punk—can be a burdensome expectation. But Pope doesn’t pay much attention to the label. “The whole essence of the mod style [is] not much different than what punks were doing. It’s just different clothes,” he says. “What the New Romantics were doing or even the grunge lot in the ’90s—everyone does the same thing, but wears different clothes to listen to music.” Steeped in ’60s rock, soul and British pop-rock groups like The Kinks and The Who, Pope and the other original members of The Chords converged in 1978 alongside a countercultural explosion in London that fostered punk bands like the Sex Pistols and The Clash. By 1979, the teenage musicians were gigging, sharing stages with The Jam and The Undertones. In the span of about two years, the group recorded two BBC radio sessions, released the chart-topping singles “Maybe Tomorrow” and “Something’s Missing” off 1980 debut album So Far Away and split in 1981. The band reunited in 2010 for the single “Another Thing Coming” and toured Australia and Japan in 2012, before rebranding as The Chords UK with Sandy Michie on guitar, Mic Stoner on bass and Kenny Cooper on drums. Big City Dreams’ opening track, “Listen to the Radio,” references Pope’s youth in the ’70s and the “glorious” music he remembers from the airwaves at the time. In punk fashion, “tongue in cheek” lyrics in “Hey Kids! Come the Revolution” calls for a new social order, while “21st Century Girl” paints a lyrical picture of a carefree Gen Z-er over a ska beat: “She posts her life/Instagram and Facebook likes/A dance, a date/Nothing serious, get it straight.” The band’s inaugural Vegas show will coincide with a 10-inch vinyl release of “Our World” from its 2018 album Nowhere Land.

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I barely knew Tony Hsieh. I never worked for him and generally didn’t mix with him socially. In fact, I can only recall three times the billionaire entrepreneur and I spoke for longer than five minutes. Two of those were interviews, dry and mutually discomforting; Hsieh, I quickly learned, bristled under formal structures—like, say, a traditional, sit-down interview. But then, one day, he invited me to join him and a number of Zappos and Downtown Project employees at a Las Vegas 51s game. It was a kind of walking tailgate, beginning at Emergency Arts and ending in the upper parking lot at Cashman Field, and it had all the trappings of peak, gleeful DTP— coordinated outfits, noisemakers, a leashed llama. Hsieh and I walked together for a time, and he quietly asked questions about my writing: How long I’d been at it, what motivated me to go to work at The Seattle Times, what brought me back to Vegas. As I spoke, Hsieh listened and nodded, sincerely engaged. He slowed our

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pace until we were walking alongside a woman I didn’t recognize, whom he introduced as his New York-based literary agent—the agent who had represented him in publishing his 2010 memoir Delivering Happiness. “This is Geoff Carter,” he said. “He’s a local writer, a very good one. You should talk to him about writing a Vegas book.” The introduction made, Hsieh drifted away to speak with someone else. We didn’t talk again for the rest of the day, and we didn’t have to. Hsieh had spotted a chance for preparation to meet opportunity, and he fulfilled it. That was his thing. The recently published Happy at Any Cost (Simon & Schuster, $28), by Wall Street Journal writers Kirsten Grind and Katherine Sayre, is chockablock with stories like mine—moments when Hsieh’s restless brainstorming swelled up into introductions, ideations and, more often than not, acquisitions. Grind and Sayre capture the headlong optimism of Downtown Projects’ early days, when nearly everyone who knew Hsieh had a “he changed my

life” story to tell. But Happy at Any Cost—tellingly subtitled The Revolutionary Vision and Fatal Quest of Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh—contrasts those testimonials with raw, heartbreaking stories from the days leading up to Hsieh’s death in November 2020. The book begins with the New London, Connecticut, fire that ultimately caused his death, at age 46, of smoke inhalation; it concludes with a list of mental health and substance abuse resources. The cost implied by the title is spelled out, only too clearly, in the narrative. Even for someone who hardly knew Hsieh at all, Happy at Any Cost is a punishing read. Working from about 200 interviews—some on the record, most seemingly used only as deep background—and thousands of documents, photos and videos, Grind and Sayre create a portrait of Hsieh as a brilliant, agreeable but inwardly troubled man who drank heavily to find social equilibrium and routinely deprived himself of sleep and oxygen in an attempt to “hack” himself. The final chapters of the book, in which Hsieh’s cult of

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at Any Cost doesn’t explicitly point a finger at the enablers and hangers-on within Hsieh’s inner circle, but it doesn’t avoid doing that, either.) Beating my head against that wall took a toll. After several months of getting dressed down by my Vegas Seven editors for not delivering more incisive reporting on Hsieh’s business dealings, my chest would tighten uncomfortably whenever Downtown Project so much as issued a press release. I felt helpless, diminished—the precise opposite of the feelings that Hsieh, who once offhandedly tried to get me a book deal, wanted to instill in the people around him. One of the messages threading

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through Happy at Any Cost is that no one truly knows anything about anybody’s state of mind. Even Grind and Sayre, whose accounting of Hsieh’s struggles is nothing if not sympathetic, can’t help but allow the reader to casually diagnose the temperament of a man we can no longer talk to, even in a stilted sitdown interview. But nevertheless, “Are you OK?” is a question that needs to be asked—about billionaire CEOs, about ourselves. It can be a life-changing question for someone who’s ready to hear it, and through accident or design, Happy at Any Cost positions Tony Hsieh to be the agent of that positive change, just one more time.

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DESERT MOON MUSHROOMS Growing mushrooms in the desert isn’t easy, but Desert Moon’s EvaSara Luna and Enrique Gonzalez have it down to a science. “We started growing in our home and it became almost like an obsession,” Luna says. The couple soon traded their DIY home lab for a 1,000-square-foot warehouse, which Gonzalez customized to meet their growing needs. It takes 10 days to four months for mushroom mycelium to incubate in its filtered bag of oak and nutritional agricultural waste. Once it’s finished, Luna says, they cut the bag open, the mushroom gets exposed to oxygen, humidity or light and it begins to grow. Some take a week,

others up to six. What comes from that process is worth the wait—plumages of beautiful, full-bodied mushrooms of all colors, shapes and textures. Some appear like flower petals, others as deep sea corral. The lab itself, where these magnificent organisms grow, borders on magical. “It’s like an entirely different world,” Gonzalez says. And they taste as good as they look. The pink oyster mushroom, which takes on a meaty bacon-like flavor after being cooked, is a favorite among restaurants, though it has the shortest shelf life. And the fluffy lion’s mane mushroom, which Luna uses to make vegan crab cakes,

Desert Moon Mushrooms owners Enrique Gonzalez and EvaSara Luna, plus (clockwise from top left) golden oyster, pretzel cap and blue oyster mushrooms. (Steve Marcus/Staff)

has been shown to improve memory and cognition. “You can dry them up, grind them and put them in your cereal, and people swear it’s like coffee to them. “Then we have one called a pretzel cap, or a chestnut mushroom,” she continues. “They’re new to the mushroom game, and they’re crunchy and just beautiful in appearance. Our chefs have been ordering those nonstop.” Desert Moon supports up to 10 local restaurants and sells at farmers’ markets weekly. It also sells mushroom growing kits and plans to open a storefront to keep up with the craze. 125 E. Reno Ave. #15, desertmoonfarms.com.

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HERBS BY DIANE Diane Greene comes from a long lineage of family gardeners and has been growing organic produce for more than 40 years. “Once you get to playing in the dirt, it’s really fun,” she says. The Herbs by Diane garden produces more than 40 kinds of culinary herbs, vegetables, microgreens and, when the season’s right, edible flowers to take dish presentation to the next level. But clean air and sunshine aren’t enough to keep this garden going. Greene creates her own compost to combat the sandy, nutrient-poor soil. This summer, Armenian cucumbers, baby eggplant and summer squash will be in season. “Squash blossoms are a big hit with the chefs, so those will be coming in the summer, too,” she says. When she isn’t at farmers’ markets, Greene delivers various produce to Bellagio’s Harvest and the hotly requested petite red-veined sorrel to Michael Mina, Prime Steakhouse and Picasso. She keeps chef Nicole Brisson of Resorts World’s Brezza stocked in herbs, greens and baby kale. And Fruits & Roots gets an exclusive delivery of stinging nettle. Volunteers are always needed; you can sign up by contacting dianegreene2@cox.net. There’s free chamomile in it for you. 1506 San Felipe Drive, herbsbydiane.com.

tion-based community shared agriculture (CSA) program, which lets members choose produce and freshly laid eggs every week to be delivered or picked up. “We also work with a variety of community partners to provide fresh produce bags to those with chronic diseases, lower income and elderly individuals,” White adds. Zucchini and summer squash are hot requests, but “my personal favorite is fennel,” she says. “It has the texture of celery, but tastes like black licorice. Super unique to me.” 5661 Rowland Ave., cluckitfarmlv.com.

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CLUCK IT FARM In the past eight months, Cluck It Farm has been adjusting to new ownership. But Samantha White couldn’t be more honored to lead the half-acre urban farm that’s currently producing an abundance of cabbage, summer squash, zucchini, cauliflower, beets and parsley, with much more coming soon. “The moment we stepped foot on the property, we knew how special it was, and how much we could do to impact the community,” she says. Cluck It consistently supports the Valley through its subscrip-

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Calabash adds tastes of the Senegambia region to the local landscape C U L T U R E

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Calabash’s attieke red snapper, fataya pies, oxtail soup, fried plantains and jollof rice (Wade Vandervort/Staff)

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as Vegas seems to have limited experience with African cuisine, mostly Ethiopian and Nigerian with some dabbling of Caribbean and Jamaican. But I have no experience, which only heightened my excitement to eat everything at the threemonth-old Calabash African Kitchen, located in a quiet strip mall at Rainbow and Oakey. Calabash creator Oulay Ceesay Fisher hails from Gambia, the tiny country beneath Senegal on the western coast. Her food focuses on the spices and traditions of that region, bringing something new to Vegas,

yet the restaurant and cuisine are completely approachable and absolutely welcoming. The airy, bright space is a refreshing retreat when seeking refuge from sweltering concrete stretches in this neighborhood. Have a seat at the bar for an icy Red Stripe, non-alcoholic Malta Goya or Senegambia iced tea with pineapple and lime juices. Once adequately cooled, dig into a menu of hearty, powerfully spiced dishes that should easily satisfy vegetarian or meat eaters alike. It’s hard to resist ordering all the appetizers. Fataya pies

($6)—empanada-style turnovers with your choice of beef, chicken, seafood or vegetable fillings—come with a smooth, bright orange chili sauce for dipping. The spicy onion sauce accompanying the akara ($10) black-eyed pea fritters is equally delicious, and the fritters themselves are addictive. Sweet fried plantains ($7), chicken wings ($13) or olehleh “tamales” ($7) filled with smoked fish, shrimp, eggplant and other veggies are among other standout starters. Is Calabash the type of place where you could bring a couple friends and make a meal out of these

5.26.22 CALABASH AFRICAN KITCHEN 1750 S. Rainbow Blvd. #8, 702331-6440, calabash africankitchen. com. Tuesday-Sunday, noon-8:30 p.m.

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Anthony Milo, owner of Anthony’s Pizzeria & Deli (Wade Vandervort/Staff)

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starch made with yams) or fonio (a nutty flavored grain). I’ll definitely order it again, after I work my way through grilled dishes like chicken yassa ($20); lamb chops ($27) marinated in garlic, mustard and lemon; the street food dish of marinated meats with pickles known as debi afra ($20); and the whole fried fish attieke ($22), served with fermented cassava couscous and onion confit. Culinary curiosity is always rewarding, and here in Las Vegas, we’re lucky to have an ever-increasing supply of something different.

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appetizers? Absolutely. Do it. Someone should also order the jollof rice ($20-$22), one of the most celebrated West African dishes. At Calabash, it’s dark brown and semicrisp, saturated with spices and served with chicken, lamb or fish. The veggie option comes with plantains, a perfectly sweet contrast to the savory rice. Though it might seem like a cold-weather favorite, I started my journey with kanja ($21), a fantastically rich okra stew laced with lamb, smoked fish and palm oil, and served with rice, fufu (a doughy

n Anthony Milo owned the supremely popular Dal Italia pizzeria on Flamingo Road from 1993 through 2011, a neighborhood favorite and a hot spot for students at nearby Chaparral High School. He even served slices for lunch at Chap in the ’90s. Milo sold the shop and opened one Downtown to feed the courthouse crowd for a few years before eventually deciding to move back to Florida, where the Bronx-born pizza slinger lived since he was 10 years old. But he yearned to return to the desert. “I couldn’t stand Florida. I hated the bugs and the rain and everything that went with it,” Milo says. “I thought, the heck with this, I’m moving back, and sure enough, I found this place.” That place is the former Horizon Pizzeria in the Green Valley Ranch area, now Anthony’s Pizzeria & Deli. His comeback became official on September 1, and those grown-up high school students found him and his pizza and quickly spread the news. “I get a lot of kids from Chap, because they put me on that Facebook page, but I’m getting a lot of people from the courthouse [location], too,” he says. “It’s a great location.” It has great food, too, pretty much the same menu of pizza, lasagna with garlic bread, cheesesteaks and chicken fingers— with some strombolis, oven-baked Italian grinders and gyros thrown in for good measure. “A lot of people walk in and don’t know we’re back, then they look at me and just laugh,” Milo says. “It just happened today, someone I’ve known for 26, 27 years.” –Brock Radke

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High school sports in Southern Nevada have never been better, a fact this year’s Sun Standout Awards at South Point helped to illustrate. The annual prep sports awards show took a two-year hiatus in the wake of pandemic shutdowns but returned on May 24 with 16 winners ranging from dominant athletes to indispensable administrators. Here are the best of the best from the local high school sports scene—and the stories of their seasons.

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FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Aaliyah Gayles, Spring Valley basketball Aaliyah Gayles came into the season as the most decorated basketball player in Southern Nevada, and somehow raised her profile and level of play even further in her senior year. The Spring Valley High point guard reached No. 8 in ESPN’s Class of 2022 recruiting rankings, made the McDonald’s All-American Game and led the Grizzlies to the state tournament after averaging nearly 14 points and five rebounds per game. Gayles committed to the University of Southern California and was expected to be an immediate contributor to the Trojans before tragedy struck in April. She was shot 10 times at a house party but underwent three emergency surgeries to survive. Gayles remains hospitalized but is expected to make a full recovery. She has become an inspiration due to the upbeat messages she has expressed through social message. “God’s plan I will be back soon,” Gayles tweeted on May 17. “One step at a time.” Gayles had played at the Jordan Brand Classic—the second most prestigious high school All-Star event behind the McDonald’s All-American Game—in Chicago the night before she was shot. USC honored her commitment, as Gayles signed a letter of intent less than a week later. Her sights remain on eventually getting back on the court and reaching her goal of playing professional basketball. USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb isn’t putting it past her, calling Gayles “one of the most talented, athletically-gifted basketball players I’ve known.” “Aaliyah is quite simply a unique and special young person who worked hard in every aspect to become a Trojan,” Gottlieb said in a statement. “It is these characteristics that, in her recent time of extreme trial, have allowed her to survive and will ensure that she continues to thrive. Aaliyah is part of the USC family and we could not be more proud to be on this journey with her, every step of the way.”

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FINALISTS MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Justin Crawford, Bishop Gorman baseball

Kelcey Aczon, Desert Oasis bowling Averaged a 206.3 score while running away with the individual state championship.

Charelle Aki, Sierra Vista softball Finished the regular season with a .576 batting average, .649 on-base percentage and 61 RBI.

Caroline Edgeworth, Bishop Gorman volleyball Won the state’s Gatorade Player of the Year Award while leading the Gaels to a thirdstraight state championship with a statebest 1,330 assists.

Being known as “Carl Crawford’s son” put a lot on pressure on Justin Crawford growing up, but the graduating Gorman star feels like he has moved beyond that and grown into his own player. Justin reached another level during his senior season, batting .484 with five home runs, 40 RBI and 17 stolen bases heading into the state tournament. He also led the state with a .553 on-base percentage across 150 plate appearances. “I think what I most bring best to the table is my speed,” Justin said. “It’s something I’m able to change

the game with.” Justin is committed to play collegiately at LSU but could also potentially turn pro, especially if he’s selected in the first round of the Major League Baseball Entry Draft in July. MLB.com’s latest mock draft has him going 29th overall—fittingly to the Tampa Bay Rays, the organization where his dad reached four All-Star Games and one World Series. “I was fortunate to have a great training program growing up,” Justin said. “As I’ve gotten older, I’ve just progressively gotten better.”

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Germie Bernard, Liberty football Scored 20 combined touchdowns receiving, rushing and returning while starring for the Patriots. Committed to Michigan State University.

Nathan Carlin, Foothill cross country Won the 5A state championship by 17 seconds with a blistering time of 16:29.

Joshua Jefferson, Liberty basketball Led the Patriots to a state championship by averaging nearly 18 points, 10 rebounds and four assists per game. Committed to St. Mary’s University.

Darrion Williams, Bishop Gorman basketball Won the state’s Gatorade Player of the Year award after averaging more than 15 points, 10 rebounds and 4 steals per game. Committed to UNR.

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FEMALE RISING STAR Rebecca Diaconescu, Palo Verde swimming Palo Verde’s swimming dynasty is still going strong, and a familiar name might be the biggest reason why the Panthers have been able to stay on top. Rebecca Diaconescu, the daughter of UNLV Hall of Famer and Olympian Lorena Diaconescu, has been virtually unstoppable in the pool throughout her sophomore season. Rebecca won the state championship in the 100 butterfly, took second in the 200 freestyle and contributed to a pair of state-placing relay teams. None of Palo Verde’s relay teams that include Rebecca lost a race for more than a month to the start the season. Her best event is the 500 freestyle, in which she has won every race by at least 30 seconds this season. Rebecca also competed in the Romanian Long Course Championships in March and could potentially follow in her mother’s footsteps as a member of the country’s national swimming team. Lorena competed for Romania at the 1996 Summer Olympics and captured a gold medal in the 2000 European Championships. Rebecca is currently rated as the 87th best sophomore swimmer in the nation according to swimcloud.com.

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Ashley Duckworth, Bishop Gorman volleyball Set the state record with 250 blocks to help the Gaels win a state championship.

Grace Knox, Spring Valley basketball Rated as one of the top 25 freshmen in the nation by ESPN after averaging nearly 14 points and 10 rebounds this season.

Kaylie Phillips, Liberty flag football Gained more than 5,500 combined passing and rushing yards while also accounting for 82 touchdowns to help the Patriots take the state title.

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MALE RISING STAR: Yuval Cohen, Palo Verde soccer Yuval Cohen loves scoring, and he showed it like never before this season. The sophomore at Palo Verde High School scored 40 goals and had 14 assists to lead the Panthers to the 5A State Championship. “Any chance I get, if there’s a penalty, I’m on it,” the striker said. “If there’s a free kick, I want to take it. But then again, I always like getting my team involved. You always want what’s best for your team. I’m really competitive, so I do anything I can to end up winning the game.” Cohen had a goal and an assist in the state title game, a 3-0 Palo Verde win over Hug High in Sparks on November 13. Leading up to that, he scored a goal in a 5-1 state-semifinal victory over Reed High and tallied two goals and an assist the week prior in the 5A South championship game, a 4-2 victory against Coronado. The 16-year-old Cohen also plays for Downtown Las Vegas Soccer Club, a completely different experience than high school—and perhaps more demanding. DLVSC won the national championship last July. “For club, you’re together the whole year,” Cohen said. “You have nine months, you train together. For high school, it’s a short period of time you get to know your teammates, get to know how they play, and you have to go straight into the season not really knowing much. At Palo, we jell together really well, and that’s one of the main reasons we ended up winning State.”

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Micah Alejado, Bishop Gorman football Continued in the long line of standout Gael quarterbacks with 2,669 passing yards and 31 touchdowns to only two interceptions as part of a large-classification state championship team.

Sanjeev Chundu, Clark tennis Rated as the sixthbest tennis prospect in the nation for the Class of 2024, according to tennis recruiting.com, after easily winning state singles championship.

Dedan Thomas Jr., Liberty basketball Drew scholarship offers from the likes of LSU, UNLV and Washington State after helping lead the Patriots to the first state championship in school history.

Melvin Whitehead, Liberty wrestling Went unbeaten in his freshman season to win the 195-pound state championship and claim a slew of tournament titles.

SUN STANDOUT AWARD: Jenavi Alejandro, Centennial wrestling The referee raised Jenavi Alejandro’s hand in the air to signal her as the winner of the thirdplace 113-pound wrestling match at the Nevada state tournament in a historic moment. She became the first girl to medal in the state wrestling tournament, an achievement not lost on the Centennial High School senior. In a rare showing of emotion, she proceeded to curtsy. “That was my way of saying, ‘Look what this girl just did,’” she said. Alejandro is a fitting recipient of the Sun Standout Award, which is reserved for someone who goes above and beyond in the face of adversity. A previous winner was a Coronado track runner who was shot during the October 1, 2017 mass shooting on the Strip. Alejandro grew up in a wrestling family—her dad was a prep standout at Eldorado, her brother a champion at Arbor View. Soon, Alejandro and her younger sister, junior Juliana Alejandro, took up the family activity.

There are a growing number of girls joining the sport, especially in Nevada, where an allgirls state tournament has recently been sanctioned by the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association. Alejandro won her third-straight girls state title, part of a prep career that included more than 100 wins combined between boys’ and girls’ competitions. She has long maintained that her gender was unimportant. The way she sees it, once the referee blows his whistle to start a match, it comes down to two wrestlers competing and the one with the better skill and dedication ultimately wins. Throughout her high-school career, that was usually Jenavi, who took second at the national girls meet in 2021. She will continue wrestling in college at Tiffin University in Ohio, a program consistently ranked in the top 10 in the National Wrestling Coaches Association rankings.

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FINALISTS TEAM OF THE YEAR Coronado girls golf This year’s Cougars were the best golf team in state history, and it wasn’t even close. ¶ Coronado ran away with the team state championship by posting a state record, two-day total of 2-under par 566 at Primm Valley Golf Club last October. The previous record for fewest strokes at a state championship tournament was a 24-over-par 600, set by Coronado in 2017. ¶ Coronado sophomore Yana Wilson finished first to win the individual state by virtue of a 6-under 65 in the second round. Two of her teammates, freshman Brynn Kort and sophomore Ali Mulhall, finished second and third, respectively. ¶ Junior Lilly DeNunzio also put up a low score, placing just outside of the top 10 to further help pad Coronado’s margin of victory over second-place Bishop Gorman. It was the fifth girl’s state championship for former Sun Standout Coach of the Year Joe Sawaia, who has led the Coronado program since the school’s inception but never had a group this dominant.

Bishop Gorman volleyball Won a thirdstraight state championship and finished ranked No. 55 nationally with five players who reached the allstate team.

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Silverado football Went undefeated and prevailed by more than 20 points in all but one game while rewriting the school record book en route to a 4A state championship. SLAM Academy wrestling Placed 11th out of 106 teams at the prestigious Doc Buchanan Invitational in Clovis, Calif., the best finish for a Nevada program at the event in 21 years, while also producing six individual state-championship winners at various weight classes.

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MOMENT OF THE YEAR: Moapa Valley football returns home to a state-championship parade The Moapa Valley High football team was already celebrating on its long ride home to Overton from Allegiant Stadium after defeating rival Virgin Valley 27-13 in the 3A state championship. Then the bus pulled onto Logandale’s main drag for the final leg of the commute, and everything was amplified. Supporters greeted them in an over-the-top welcome home. Trucks from the town’s volunteer fire department led the final 6-mile leg of the drive home with sirens blasting and lights flashing. Fans lined both sides of the street for miles, many honking the horns of their vehicles, lighting off fireworks and holding homemade congratulatory signs. Even when the bus turned into Overton by Lin’s Market a few miles

into town, fans were still prevalent— close to the entire town of about 5,000 people showed up. And it was 12:30 a.m. “I had heard about the parade from other state champion teams, so it was fun to be part of,” Moapa Valley senior Peyton Neilson said. “It made it a lot more memorable. We know our community always has our backs, and that makes you try harder.” The bleachers at Allegiant were also packed and raucous for the game, making it feel like everyone in the region was involved the entire night. “Both of our communities emptied out,” Moapa Valley coach Brent Lewis said. “It was fun, a special moment. It’s a shame, one of us had to lose.”

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GAME OF THE YEAR: Bishop Gorman beats Liberty in thrilling double-overtime basketball affair This late-December night of basketball had a little bit of everything: multiple buzzer beaters, two overtimes, a packed gym to watch undefeated rivals square off, plenty of Division I talent and much drama. Bishop Gorman trailed Liberty by 18 points in the first half of the championship game of the Tarkanian Classic, but came back to prevail 9795 in double overtime. The Gaels’ John Mobley Jr. drained a 12-footer at the buzzer of the second extra period. Gorman appeared to have won at the end of the first overtime when Ryder Elisaldez’s halfcourt heave went through the net, but the referees correctly ruled time had expired. The late heroics helped Gorman win despite a memorable night from Liberty’s Joshua Jefferson, who tallied a game-high 41 points. Gorman’s Ryan Abelman scored nine of his team-high 28 points in the fourth quarter to force overtime, where he hit a 3-pointer in the final seconds to tie the score before Elisaldez’s near game-winner. Liberty and Gorman would meet three more times, with the former losing the next two before prevailing in the state championship game, but the early-season Tarkanian Classic clash has been called the best local game in decades. “That was one of those nights you’ll never forget,” Gorman senior Darrion Williams said.

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Zoey Robinson, Boulder City volleyball Robinson made a pair of all-state teams—in volleyball and academics. In volleyball, she made the all-state team all four years and won a state championship in 2020. She also compiled a 4.3 weighted GPA and served as her class’s student body vice president. “I learned at a young age that if I worked my hardest, there was nothing I couldn’t overcome,” she said. Robinson sat second in the state with 513 digs this season and will attend Utah State University in the fall.

MALE SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Jeffrey Morosini, Durango football and wrestling Morosini won the 220-pound wrestling state championship, and that might not even be the top accomplishment from his senior year. He also finished with a 4.908 weighted GPA academically and starred as a lineman on the Trailblazers’ football team. “Just working efficiently,” Morosini said of the key to his success. “When you have time, do what you need to do and get it done.” He’ll be attending Colorado School of Mines next year with a focus on engineering. He credits his father, a Marine, for instilling a tireless work ethic from a young age.

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2O22 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR Nykita Rustad, Spring Valley cross country and track Rustad organized a weeklong, schoolwide event to raise mental health awareness in the wake of COVID-19. The senior is Spring Valley’s ambassador for Hope Squad, a suicide-prevention group. She has served in the role since 2020, after being voted to the position by 75 of her peers, and visited with U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to discuss her efforts and how to help high schoolers navigate the pandemic. “When you have a goal, if you try to reach it, those habits become a routine,” she said. Her message is that suicidal thoughts “can’t be taboo,” especially coming out of the pandemic, when many kids were isolated at home. In addition to finishing second in the 4A state cross country meet, she ranked fourth among 528 in her class academically and won the Nevada Interscholastic Academic Award. She also volunteers with Opportunity Village, Las Vegas Rescue Mission, the American Cancer Society and the Spring Valley Environmental Club. Rustad will attend University of California, Berkeley next year.

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Derrick Lyons, Silverado football Volunteered at Cartwright Elementary School and mentored classmates in an after-school program while maintaining a 4.5 weighted grade-point average and earning an academic scholarship to the University of Arizona.

HANK GREENSPUN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD John Kennedy, official John Kennedy would referee a professional indoor soccer game in Monterrey, Mexico, on Friday. The next day, he would be assigned to a game in San Diego. By the time Monday would roll around, Kennedy would be exhausted from the travel— but never too tired to help the Southern Nevada Officials Association. It’s rare for a professional referee to officiate a high school match, considering the latter pays significantly less. But if there was soccer being played in Kennedy’s adopted hometown of Las Vegas, the Scotland native wanted to be front and center calling the action. He worked an association-best 17 state championship games over 40 years before his retirement this season. “I owed it to the kids,” Kennedy said. “I never thought I was better than anyone else.” Simply put: He’s a legend. “He’s an official we aren’t going to be able to replace,” As-

sociation President Vince Kristosik said. “Everyone, the players, coaches and parents, knew John and trusted John.” Kennedy estimates working more than 50,000 games in his career, including an eight-overtime NCAA championship game between UCLA and American University in 1985. UCLA won 1-0 after 166 minutes, the longest game in NCAA soccer history. The 72-year-old Kennedy was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2009, but that’s not why he’s so popular locally—it’s because he never turned down an assignment in becoming an ambassador for the sport. At the end of his career, he was working games with players whose parents had also played under his watch. “That makes you feel old,” he said with a laugh.

Joshua Rudisill, Mojave football and volleyball Named the “Cultural Changer” at Mojave after emerging as a leader on campus by attending nearly every home sporting event to encourage all his classmates.

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Bart Black Basic tennis and basketball Led the Wolves to a pair of state tennis titles, their first in both boys’ and girls’ tennis, as he approaches 30 years at the school.

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Matt Kranz Arbor View bowling Oversaw an Aggies’ team that did not lose a single match en route to the 5A state championship.

Kevin Soares, Liberty basketball

Early in the high school basketball season, Liberty lost to Bishop Gorman in overtime of a basketball game that produced 192 total points. To end the high school basketball season, Liberty beat Bishop Gorman in overtime of a basketball game with 125 points. The drastic downturn in points and pace was all by the design of Liberty coach Kevin Soares, who correctly surmised that the Patriots’ best chance to upset the Gaels was to slow the game down. One of the consensus top basketball coaches in Southern Nevada

for the past 25 years, Soares now has the elusive state championship to complete his sterling résumé. Soares won a pair of regional titles at Foothill High during a near 20-year run from the school’s inception in 1999 to 2018, when he found peace in a decision to move on. “I had to come to the conclusion that my career was going to be fine with or without a state title,” Soares said. “Obviously that’s what we attempt to achieve every year, but it wasn’t that big of a deal or that big of a step down to be without it.”

That all changed when the Liberty job opened up, and while Soares spent his first season at the helm this year. Leading the team ranked No. 3 in Southern Nevada coming into the season—behind Gorman and rival Coronado—motivated Soares, and ultimately brought the most out of him. “When I first met this group of kids, it was, ‘OK, you definitely have enough to do it,’’ he said. ‘’So I felt I had to do a better job as a coach, studying more film, study our opponents a lot more, and I thought I did a lot better job.”

Andy Ostolaza Silverado football Guided the Skyhawks to the 4A state championship and an undefeated season with a 12-0 record and 628-128 season-long scoring margin.

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UNSUNG HERO AWARDS Marshall Cohen, referee Kathleen Eakins, transportation Laquedra Parks, police officer and basketball coach

Umpire Marshall Cohen frequently worked five high school baseball or softball games a week this season. Some days, he volunteered to drive to remote Nevada towns like Alamo, two hours away, to call a doubleheader. Because of the shortage of officials, he was often the only umpire on the diamond instead of the traditional two. Not bad for an 81-year-old. He exemplifies the spirit of those working behind the scenes without much recognition to ensure that games are played. Having such dedicated support staff has become all the more essential the past couple years, with numbers down for workers after high school sports returned following the pandemic closures. The Southern Nevada Officials Association went from a roster of 85 umpires in 2019 to 40 in 2022. The reasons for the decline are plentiful: Some tired of being the subject of aggressive behavior by rowdy fans and angry coaches, while others found different hobbies, didn’t want to risk exposure to the virus or couldn’t justify spending so much time with minimal pay. Cohen worked five sports because of the shortages. “Give it to one of the other guys,” Cohen responded when told he was up for the award. Three Unsung Hero awards were presented this year because of the quality of applicants and dire nature for help. Kathleen Eakins, who handles routing and scheduling for activity buses for the Clark County School District, faces a similar battle to Cohen. She’s tasked with planning 60 daily trips for sporting events with just 10 drivers and a handful of charter buses. In 2019-2020, she had 15 drivers on the books, but a districtwide shortage of drivers due to poor pay is also impacting athletics. Eakins had to minimize busing for some sports, like eliminating practice buses from campus to a community swim pool. Without her quick thinking, CCSD officials say games might have been canceled. She saved seasons. “I try to make things as tight as possible, and I’ll beg and plead for drivers,” she said. Laquedra Parks also goes to extraordinary lengths to contribute to high school athletics. She spends her days as an officer with Clark County School District Police assigned to Clark High School, but after the bell rings, she changes and grabs a whistle. She’s also the coach of the Chargers’ girls basketball team, which won 15 straight games to capture a state championship this season. Whether it’s law enforcement or coaching, Parks has found her niche mentoring students in the Clark community.

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5.26.22

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CITY DOESN’T HAVE TO BECOME THE NEXT SILICON VALLEY TO DIVERSIFY ITS ECONOMY

BY BRYAN HORWATH VEGAS INC STAFF

f Las Vegas is to significantly diversify its economy in the next decade, it will probably need to attract more people like Aron Ezra. A tech industry entrepreneur and innovator, Ezra moved to Las Vegas in 2011 after the company he founded, MicroView Labs, a mobile software startup that focused on making apps, was sold to Bally Technologies (now a part of Scientific Games). Ezra, 44, worked as a senior executive for Bally for a time after the sale, but eventually went back to doing what he does best—starting tech companies. In 2018, the Princeton University-trained entrepreneur sold another company he founded—a “gamification” marketing startup called OfferCraft— and soon after started Plan A Technologies, which calls itself an “elite” software and tech troubleshooting firm that does business with some of the most recognizable casino companies in Las Vegas. This month, a report by Brookings Mountain West and the Lincy Institute, a public policy think tank at UNLV, said the Las Vegas economy remains “highly vulnerable to macroeconomic shocks” due to the “region’s over-reliance on tourism, gaming and entertainment.” The report served as the latest alarm bell about the region’s need to branch out economically, an idea that isn’t new but has been pushed back to the forefront for many following the economic downturn caused by the pandemic. The addition of more tech companies to the economic ecosystem in Las Vegas is one of the solutions provided by the authors of the report—in other words, the addition of more people who think like Ezra would likely be a boon.

“A lot of my friends still think Vegas is a fun place to visit, but they don’t want to actually move here,” Ezra said. “I say, why not? There’s no taxes here. It’s a great place. I think the mentality is starting to change. In my neighborhood in Summerlin, there’s like 15 houses in a row of California transplants.” Shortly after he moved here, Ezra said he heard from some about how tech businessman Tony Hsieh was set to help Las Vegas turn into “the next tech hub,” possibly even rivaling the likes of Silicon Valley or Austin, Texas. “I remember thinking, ‘Alright, we’ll see about that,’ ” Ezra said with a skeptical grin. “But the thing is, we don’t have to be San Francisco or Austin. The tech world is big, and it’s only expanding. If we just doubled the amount of [tech] companies we have here now, that would make a huge

impact on the economy.” Critics of how much of an impact a company like Plan A can have in Las Vegas might point to its low number of local employees—it has hundreds on its payroll around the globe, but only a handful stationed in Southern Nevada—but Ezra said he believes there are opportunities for tech companies to collaborate with other booming industries here. Those include the health care sector, real estate and gaming. Along with casino companies, Plan A also works with various startup firms and health care organizations, which can be based all over the world. “If you look for, say, C++ computer programmers in Las Vegas on LinkedIn, there’s only about 35 of them,” Ezra said. “For us, we take on very high-level jobs, so we’re looking

Aron Ezra, chairman of Plan A Technologies (Wade Vandervort/Staff)

for very experienced people, and the talent pool isn’t very big here. There are a lot of incredible engineers who work in the gaming space here, but the other verticals are very thin. That can be difficult for a tech startup.” Still, Ezra said he’s optimistic about the future of the Las Vegas economy. It’s a view shared by Kiran Brahmandam, CEO of Gaming Analytics, a growing Bay Area artificial intelligence company that compiles and presents customer data to casino operators. In essence, Brahmandam said, it helps casinos know who their customers are and what their habits are, which can be used for marketing purposes. Gaming Analytics, which does work for the operators of Sahara Las Vegas, along with other operators in town, has had a business relationship with Plan A for about three months. “What we’ve seen is that very few casino operators have adopted machine learning and AI, which is why I started this company,” Brahmandam said. “Las Vegas is a good place for the younger crowd, and the cost of living is still cheaper than some of these other tech hubs. I do think Las Vegas will become more of a tech hub itself in the next three to five years.” In the Lincy Institute report, the tech industry was among several others that were highlighted as sectors with growth and expansion possibilities. Others include the areas of health care, transportation and advanced manufacturing. Ezra said he sees parallels between the gaming and health care sectors, which could play to Las Vegas’ favor in future years when it comes to the development of a beefed-up skilled tech and engineering workforce. “Both are fast-changing industries, and both are highly regulated, so I’ve often thought there are similarities and opportunities there,” Ezra said. “The city has a lot going for it, and I know there are efforts being made to help with diversification. It’s something where you just need a lot of influential people to pull in the same direction, which I think is starting to happen.”

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