🚧 Pretty much the only upside of roadwork

💻🪓 More on Caesars Hack

The Caesars subvariant of the MGM hacking story has a new wrinkle: Caesars Entertainment acknowledges that some of its customers’ data was stolen — including driver’s license and Social Security numbers — in a Sept. 7 cyber attack. [Las Vegas Sun]

🗳️ Maybe a Leopard Can Change Its Stripes!

The alleged vulnerabilities of early and mail voting has been a cornerstone of GOP attacks on the 2020 election. But the party has made its peace, apparently: National and state Republican leaders are now urging party voters to make use of those services. [Nevada Independent]

⚖️ Short-Term Rentals Fight Back

A pair of right-leaning think tanks have filed a brief with the Nevada Supreme Court challenging Clark County’s short-term-rental regs. They say the laws’ requirements for video-recording, fiscal disclosure, and occupancy rates are unconstitutional. [KVVU]

• Context: Short-term landlords make their case. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

⚡ Power Up Some Transparency, NV Energy!

The power company has been keen to keep under wraps the amount of money it spends on sports sponsorships. Now the state Public Utilities Commission says the utility must disclose those figures. [Nevada Current]

😱 ‘Scream’d: An Unauthorized Musical Parody’ | Today, Saturday | 8 p.m.

From Troy Heard and Brandon Scott Grayson, a musical parody, loving homage, and off-the-rails theatrical experience based on the notorious horror franchise. [Majestic Repertory Theatre, Arts District; $40 general]

🇬🇷 Las Vegas Greek Festival | Today-Sunday | Various times

Now marking its 50th anniversary, this event evokes Greek passion for life through food, entertainment, play, vendors, and church tours. [St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, Camino and Hacienda; $10 general daily, $18 for three days]

🤠 BigHorn Rodeo | Saturday-Sunday | 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

The Nevada Gay Rodeo Association hosts a family-friendly, charity-supporting weekend of rodeo contests, games, food, and information. [Horseman’s Park, Sunrise Manor; free entry]

🎸 Sounds of Vegas | Saturday | 3-9:30 p.m.

What better way to immerse yourself in local music than an afternoon and evening of Vegas acts hosted by a game store? [Shall We Play, Centennial Hills; free entry]

🍷 Natty Wine Walk | Saturday | 5-8 p.m.

Your chance to stroll and sip “natural” wines to the strains of live music. [Fergusons Downtown; $30]

• Context: We talk with natural wine expert Meg Bernhard. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

🇲🇽 Hidalgo Cultural Event | Saturday | 5-9 p.m.

Food, crafts, and performances in celebration of Mexican culture. [Winchester Dondero Cultural Center, Desert Inn and McLeod; free entry]

🎸 Concert in the Park: Secos | Saturday | 7 p.m.

The locally based alt-indie outfit — did you catch their set at last year’s Life is Beautiful? — rocks in a summer/fall outdoor setting. [Bob Baskin Park, near Oakey and Rancho; free]

🛍️ Market in the Alley | Sunday | 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Vendors galore! Housewares, clothing, artisanal this and handcrafted that! [Main and Imperial, Arts District; free admission]

• Also: Market in the Alley founder Jen Taler tells us where and how to shop local. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

👾👽 ‘Monsters vs Aliens’ | Sunday | 9-11:30 p.m.

Sci-fi-themed variety and drag show. Performers include Valerie DuMonde, Lygia Way, and Austin Lightfoot. [Artifice, Arts District; $12.51]

Cyber Attacks, Sickouts, and Skeeters

The podcast team’s gonna need an extra-large lasso to round up this week’s news — from the massive, scary disruptions of the MGM hacking incident to the festering standoff between the school district and its teachers union to … mosquitoes? Yes, mosquitoes; the bug struggle is real. Host Dayvid Figler is joined by producer Layla Muhammad and Nevada Current journalist Michael Lyle.