DINING: Smokin’ in Mesquite, Rosh Hashanah and more

The second annual Smokin’ in Mesquite BBQ Championship is scheduled for Thursday (Sept. 2) through Sunday at the CasaBlanca Resort & Casino, 950 W. Mesquite Blvd., Mesquite. The celebrity judges’ tasting is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, the awards and people’s choice awards ceremony at 6 p.m. Saturday. For details, visit www.MesquiteBBQChampionship.com. ...

Monday (Sept. 5) is the final day for the Summer Break menus at Boa Steakhouse and Sushi Roku, both at the Forum Shops at Caesars, 3500 Las Vegas Blvd. South. The three-course menus are $45 and include a choice of appetizer, entree and dessert. ...

El Segundo Sol at the Fashion Show mall, 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South, will offer half off its Loco Hour menu items on Monday and on Mexican Independence Day Sept. 16. Loco Hours are from 4 to 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. to midnight daily. ...

Levy’s Bagels & Deli, 7875 W. Sahara Ave., is offering a holiday menu for Rosh Hashanah, Sept. 8-18. It includes gefilte fish, potato pancakes, challah, honey cake and much more. It also offers a three-course dinner that serves 10. Call 463-9200. ...

Dos Caminos at the Palazzo, 3325 Las Vegas Blvd. South, is offering an interactive cocktail and cooking class from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sept. 18, in honor of Mexican Independence Day. The class, which will cover ponche, chiles en nogada, street corn and bunuelos, is $65 plus tax and tip and includes a signed copy of “Mod Mex” by Scott Linquist. ...

The Verandah at the Four Seasons, 3960 Las Vegas Blvd. South, will donate 50 percent of the purchase price of its Pink Ribbon Martini through Dec. 31 to the Nevada Cancer Institute. The $14 martini contains Stoli Razberi, lemonade, Grand Marnier, Chambord and grenadine.