‘Despicable Me’

Never underestimate the power of a tearful toddler.

Meatloaf on the menu at The Joint

Classic rock crooner Meatloaf hits The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel on Aug. 20, with Pearl. Tickets start at $39.50 and go on sale at noon Saturday at The Joint box office, 4455 Paradise Road, and Ticketmaster outlets.

Lilith Fair

Money Matters

Attention Sarah Palin/Tea Party people: I employed my liberal-media instincts to trick all-American hero Richard Cheese into admitting he’s a socialist. You’re welcome.

Heidi’s Picks

Heidi’s Picks is a weekly selection of restaurant suggestions from Review-Journal critic Heidi Knapp Rinella.

Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza

More and more restaurants have added happy hours in an effort to draw in customers in a down-down-down economy, but you wouldn’t know it, in most cases. After the initial announcement, there’s usually no effort to remind customers (or would-be customers) of the bargain prices, and sometimes even the help is unaware.

MOVIES

After he meets the woman of his dreams (Marisa Tomei), a recently divorced guy (John C. Reilly) discovers he’s got competition for her affections: her pathologically dependent son Cyrus (“Get Him to the Greek’s” Jonah Hill). Catherine Keener (“Please Give”) rounds out the starring cast of this hit Sundance film festival comedy from veteran mumblecore filmmakers Jay and Mark Duplass (“Baghead,” “The Puffy Chair”). At Green Valley, Village Square. (92 min.) R; profanity, sexual material.

Crown Theater and Nightclub mixes concerts and clubbing

A recession is not the most receptive environment for opening a new nightclub, but Darin Feinstein thinks he’s got the right conditions to make Crown Theater and Nightclub a success.

Singer Sage to offer free concert at Borders

Singer-songwriter Rachael Sage, whose ninth album “Delancey Street” stirs memories from her childhood, will perform a free in-store concert at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Border’s bookstore in Town Square, 6521 Las Vegas Blvd. South.

Restaurant Report

Anna’s Garden, 5740 Spring Mountain Road, received 39 demerits June 21. Violations included soup cooled improperly. GRADE: C.

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