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A Sake-Palooza and Stevie Wonder

MOVES LIKE JAGGER

The Sand Dollar Lounge Returns

The Sand Dollar Lounge, circa 1976: a dive where legends like Mick Jagger and Muddy Waters would play alongside local acts.
The Sand Dollar Lounge, circa tonight: a newly reopened bar where legends like you enjoy mezcal Old Fashioneds and comestibles from Vegas food trucks. Mick, unfortunately, has plans.

THAI, THAI AGAIN

Two New Thai Places for You

1) A successful Thai chef just opened a restaurant and wine bar called Chada Street, complete with tufted sofas and a meat-centric mural. 2) Also, you now have a new place for short rib yellow curry and lemongrass catfish, courtesy of Arawan Thai Bistro. 3) Why is this a list?

SAKE TO ME

Way, Way Too Much Sake

The world’s largest sake tasting (outside of Japan) is coming to town. Here are the numbers... 391: Premium sakes available for sipping. 167: Breweries participating. 14: Vegas restaurants slinging appetizers like BBQ pig and tuna sashimi. 1: Miss Sake 2015 present. 2.7: Percent chance you knew such a person existed.

GOOD VIBRATIONS

Behold, the World’s Largest Sex Bike

You: Wait, what?
Us: This is an interconnected hodgepodge of bikes with seats that vibrate in response to the riders’ speed and monitors to show the entire thing thrusting into a wall of plants.
You: Where’s the world’s second-largest sex bike?
Us: One sex bike at a time...

BEAUTY AND THE FEAST

You’ll Want to Know About This

Tickets are on sale now for the kaleidoscopic Life Is Beautiful festival. We’ll break it down for you thusly...

The Music: Stevie Wonder, Kendrick Lamar, Death Cab...
The Food: Stuff from Vegas’s best restaurants.
The Drink: Over 35 specialty cocktails from distinguished mixologists.
The Formerly-Vacant-Motel-Turned-Pop-Up-Art-Gallery: Also a thing.