Things to do

Country music star T.G. Sheppard is scheduled to perform at 7:15 p.m. Friday in the Railhead at Boulder Station, 4111 Boulder Highway. The show is for all ages, but an adult 21 or older must accompany attendees younger than 21. Tickets are $19 to $35, plus taxes and fees. For more information, call 432-7777 or go to boulderstation.com.

Young female athletes celebrated

Las Vegas Athletic Clubs honored 39 young female athletes from across the Las Vegas Valley during its 10th annual event at the Palms on May 25.

Neighborhood News

Sam Boyd Stadium named for local gaming pioneer

Sam Boyd Stadium, a once-crooked athletic field, stands as a memorial to a man known for bringing the straight and narrow to what was at the time a notoriously crooked industry.

Sailing on the sand

Whitney-area business provides excitment to tourists and locals who want to glide across the dry lake beds on a land yacht.

Pick of the Week: Saucy Tomato

Joe Rappa and his nephew Tony are waiting for you to come and taste homemade, Chicago-style Italian food featuring zesty sauces, Chicago beef and pizzas, including gluten-free, made to order at the Saucy Tomato.

A La Carte

Sweet Tomatoes plans to support Easter Seals Southern Nevada by offering a free bag of cookies and a coupon toward each diner’s next visit as a thank you for making a donation of $2 or more during June.

Some mobile car washes play dirty

They’re a common sight on corners and in empty parking lots around the Las Vegas Valley : trucks and vans hauling 40-gallon plastic water tanks and equipment and a few employees doing the dirty work.

Teens will scream for new audiobook

You’re a pretty smart kid.
If something is broken, you try to fix it or you work around it. You’re good at figuring things out and making up inventions as you need them. Best of all, if you can’t wrap your brain around a problem, you know enough to ask for help. You’re a smart kid, but you can’t do everything yourself. So, what if it was up to you to save your family or even your entire neighborhood?

Share Your Blog

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Letters to the editor

Husband’s ‘rejection’ may have more to do with self-loathing

I am married now for less than a year. My husband lost a long, drawn-out child custody battle. It has been over a year since this has taken place. Since the verdict, he has trouble accepting the reality of his life. However, the past few months, he has changed dramatically! He is not the same man I married.

Use semi-rotten veggies to eat away at pillbugs

Question: I have voracious pillbugs eating my tomato plants, starting at the stalk at ground level.  These are the bugs that resemble armadillos and can roll themselves into a ball. Is there anything I can do to protect the plants or get rid of the bugs?

Bountalo to bring African sounds to the Winchester Cultural Center

Bountalo, an African music group, is set to perform as part of the World Vibration Series at the Winchester Cultural Center. The act also features a contortionist who performs to the music.

Things to do

Rave Motion Pictures to host
Family Film Festival this summer

Bishop Gorman makes cut for Thespian Festival

Bishop Gorman High School was one of 10 schools nationwide selected to perform at a national theater festival. The school is scheduled to host free performances of “Godspell” June 16 and 17 for the public.

Pick of the Week: Pie in the Sky

A good pizza sometimes can seem like it came from heaven –– from high in the sky. At Pie in the Sky, patrons have their choice of Brazilian-style or traditional pizza pies.

A La Carte

Sweet Tomatoes to support
Easter Seals in June

Las Vegas culture forever changed by Steve Wynn’s influence

Everyone knows his name; it’s written all over town.
Few people in Las Vegas — or around the world — can argue that Steve Wynn has been an influential part of making Sin City what it is today.

Newsmakers

The Epicurean Charitable Foundation Las Vegas honored Bill McBeath and Sandy Peltyn at its 10-year anniversary dinner May 4. McBeath, president and chief operating officer of Aria, and community philanthropist Peltyn were recognized for their accomplishments and support of the local hospitality industry.

Literary Las Vegas

Ready for a road trip? So are Las Vegas illustrator Louise Schroeder’s characters from “The Blues Go Birding Across America.” The Blues started out as a whimsical art series Schroeder created starring cartoonish blue birds traveling to see realistic birds. The artist knew there was a book there and sent her art to Dawn Books. The publisher teamed her up with authors Carol L. Malnor and Sandy F. Fuller. For more information, visit thebluesgobirding.com.

Book briefs

Learn more about book signings, author visits and literary events in Las Vegas.

Las Vegas Fringe Festival highlights local theater

Some people enjoy living on the fringe.
“That’s where some the best theater happens,” said Las Vegas Little Theatre Vice President T.J. Larsen.
It’s with that idea in mind that Las Vegas Little Theatre, 3920 Schiff Drive, is presenting the second annual Vegas Fringe Festival, Thursday through Sunday and June 17-18.

Area briefing

Decatur Boulevard segment closed nightly through Thursday

Spread the Word Nevada celebrates 10 years of increasing literacy among Las Vegas students

Spread the Word Nevada recently adopted its 24th school, Cortez Elementary School, 4245 E. Tonopah Ave. Laurie Hartig, a former librarian for 13 years at McCaw Elementary School in Henderson and an elementary teacher before that, started the nonprofit book distribution program in February 2001.

Former circus performer works his magic on Las Vegas

The life of Armando Farfan Jr., a sixth generation circus performer, has been a lot of things: fun, overwhelming, exciting, uplifting. But boring? Never.
Farfan, a southwest Las Vegas resident, began performing with his parents as a flying trapeze artist at 6 years old in the well-known Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

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