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🥾 The best things to do this month
January 4, 2024
Hey, Las Vegas, happy Thursday. 👋 Now let’s talk about Saturday. My colleague, podcast co-host Sarah Lohman, will read from her acclaimed new book, “Endangered Eating,” at The Writer’s Block (deets below). And check this: It will include an heirloom date tasting — so listen to Sarah talk about dates on our podcast before you go.
What's CITY Talking About?
🏈 Dreaming of Jim
As the Raiders’ season draws to a close — they face Denver at home on Sunday in their final game — speculation now turns to who’ll be the new full-time coach. Biggest name said to be “in play”? Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh. The fact that he has the same agent as Tom Brady (soon to be a minority owner of the Raiders) is one of the dream-logic dots this story connects. [Review-Journal]
🚨 Burglary Suspect Arrested
Police have arrested a local woman in the recent burglary of a home owned by a professor killed in the Dec. 6 shooting at UNLV. [KVVU]
🥴 Confused About Primary vs Caucus? Don’t Be.
Nevada’s GOP presidential primary and caucus are only a month away. It’s a convoluted situation that sees the major frontrunners — Donald Trump and Nikki Haley — each participating in different processes. Confused? This guide and FAQ will help. [Nevada Independent]
- You’ll want to bookmark this for most of 2024: How to combat election anxiety. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]
❄️ Skyfall
It was an unseasonably warm December, but this week brought some snow to the nearby mountains — enough, at least, to close the Mount Charleston visitors Center yesterday. [KSNV]
What To Do
Thursday, Jan. 4
🕯️ Candlelight Labyrinth Walk | 6:30 p.m. | Free | Sunrise Library
Friday, Jan. 5
- 🐦 National Birding Day | 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Free | Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve
- 🚶 First Friday | 5-11 p.m. | Free | Arts District
- 🎶 That 1 Guy (one-man band) | 8 p.m. | $25.82 | Usual Place
Saturday, Jan. 6
- 👪 Foster Care Info Session | 10 a.m. | Free | Windmill Library
- 📚 Najee Jamerson, ‘Souls Aligned’ (book event) | 1-3 p.m. | Free | New Orleans Square
- 🖼️ Linda Shaffer, ‘All Love’ (reception) | 2-4 p.m. | Pearson Community Center
- 📽️ ‘Fallen Leaves’ (film) | 2:30 p.m. | $10 | Beverly Theater
- 🎤 ‘Standup Comedy for the Troops’ | 6 p.m. | $15-$20 | Chinatown
- 🎼 ‘Bach, Mozart & Beethoven’ (LV Philharmonic) | 6:30 p.m. | $34-$126 | Smith Center
- 📚 Sarah Lohman, ‘Endangered Eating’ (reading) | 7 p.m. | Free | Writer’s Block
- 👙‘Viva Las Vintage’ (burlesque) | 7 p.m. | $20 | Arts District
- 🌚 ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ Planetarium Show | 9 p.m. | $10 | CSN Campus
Today on City Cast
🚫🍸 The Story of Dry January
Ah, “Dry January,” that annual exercise in timed sobriety that, for a growing number of people, gets a new year underway after the pumpkin-spiced cocktails, hot toddies, and spiked eggnogs of the holiday season. On today’s episode, co-host Dayvid Figler quizzes co-host Sarah Lohman, a food historian, about the surprising backstory of dry January — and they discuss which bars have their favorite nonalcoholic menus.
That’s all for today. See you tomorrow.
Scott Dickensheets
Thanks to Layla Muhammad for the snazzy edits!
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