👹 Sound off: What’s the perfect Vegas costume?

✊ Strip Protests Tomorrow

“At 6 p.m., about 75 hospitality workers are expected to be arrested,” the newspaper tells us about the prescheduled bust of union members for “civil disobedience” during a picket action on the Strip tomorrow. Nice of the two sides to work it out in advance! The action and traffic disruption in front of Bellagio is the Culinary Union’s latest nudge to the resort bosses about a new contract. [Review-Journal]

💸 Taxes Direct to You, IRS!

Nevada is among the states piloting a new IRS program that will let residents file their taxes directly with the agency. Probably not all of us, though. “Eligibility will be limited by the types of income, tax credits, and deductions that the platform can initially support.” Those restrictions aren’t clear yet. [Nevada Current]

🏬 Former Hsieh Property Sold

The estate of Tony Hsieh has unloaded a building at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Fremont, home to the Inspire nightclub, Flippin’ Good burgers, and Downtown Cocktail Room. No word from the buyer, Boston Omaha Asset Management — which is connected to the real-estate firm selling the property — about what comes next. [Review-Journal]

• In addition: A frank look at what Hsieh got wrong about downtown. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

⌨️ Help With Hackers

UNLV’s Free Cyber Clinic has received more than $3 million in grants that’ll help the clinic offer cybersecurity guidance to small businesses in the wake of this fall’s high-profile online breaches. [Nevada Independent]

• Context: Is this town ready for another hack attack? [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

📰 ‘Dry Heat’ Launch Event | Today | 6 p.m.

UNLV’s Barrick Museum debuts issue No. 3 of its publication Dry Heat; the theme is “public art.” Several contributors — warning: this includes me — will read and talk. [UNLV; free]

🧒 ABCs of Parenting | Wednesday | 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

A session for parents of kids 5-10 years old — learn how to help promote their development, adjust behaviors, and begin to deal with the tough issues they will face. [East Las Vegas Library; free]

💀 ‘Sugar Skull! A Día de los Muertos Musical Adventure’ | Wednesday | 6:30 p.m.

Join 12-year-old Vita Flores as she learns about the traditions and meaning of the Day of the Dead through the music and dance of Mexico. [The Smith Center, downtown; $14.95-$19.95]

🎶 Skoryk Concerto | Wednesday | 7:30 p.m.

The UNLV Symphony Orchestra performs Concerto for Orchestra by the Ukrainian composer Myroslav Skoryk, plus other works. [UNLV; $20]

🎭 ‘The Wonderful World of Was’ | Thursday | 6:30 p.m.

Billed as a “musical dramedy,” this show tracks the group of various people suddenly put in charge of a man suffering from Lewy Body Dementia. [Windmill Library, Rainbow and Windmill; free]

📚 Reading by Daniel Gumbiner | Thursday | 7 p.m.

The award-winning author of “The Boatbuilder” presents his new novel, “Fire in the Canyon,” in which a troubled family deals with a Northern California wildfire. I’ll be interviewing Gumbiner onstage afterward, so come say hi. [The Beverly Theater, downtown; free]

• Also: Why write a postapocalyptic romp set in Las Vegas? We have an answer. [Hey Las Vegas 📧]

How to Talk Like a Local

Have you ever noticed how our lingo is shot through with hospitality terms — “86’d” being just one example? It’s just one of the speech patterns that distinguish locals from locals-in-training. Longtime locals Lille Allen and Brent Holmes join podcast host Dayvid Figler to dig into the Vegas vocabulary. Newbies, ears up!

➕ A fun — and surprisingly wide-ranging — convo about the right way to say “Nevada.” [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]

➕➕ Dumb Las Vegas questions — answered! [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]