Festival featuring pears, apples planned for Whole Foods
The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Orchard and Whole Foods Market will host their Pear and Early Apple Festival from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Whole Foods at 8855 W. Charleston Blvd. Local pears and apples will be available, along with information on freezing, drying and canning. Bee boxes also will be available. For details, call Bob Morris at 257-5509. …
A My Fair Lady Afternoon Tea, with an actress as Eliza Doolittle, is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 19 at Lakeside in Desert Shores, 2620 Regatta Drive. It’s $30 for members of the Royal Tea Society, $40 for nonmembers. For reservations, call 233-3795 or e-mail royalteasociety@cox. net. …
The flavors of the Puglia region of Italy will be featured in a dinner at 7 p.m. Thursday at Panevino Ristorante, 246 Via Antonio Ave. With an entree of bracciole alla Barese, the five-course dinner with wine is $99 per person. For reservations, call 222-2400. …
Blue Fire BBQ has opened at 4275 S. Durango Drive, serving lunch and dinner daily. Call 462-5400 or visit www.BlueFireBarbecue.com. …
Little Buddha at the Palms, 4321 W. Flamingo Road, has introduced new menu items including Kobe beef tataki and bamboo-steamed seafood dumplings. …
Rare 120 at the Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Road, offers happy hour from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays and Sundays. Cocktails are $7. Appetizers include spicy ahi tartare with Asian pear, fresh mint and lotus chips, and Kobe meatball lollipops with three sauces. …
Laguna Champagne Bar at the Palazzo, 3325 Las Vegas Blvd. South, is offering bottomless glasses of Domaine Ste. Michelle for $20 from 8 p.m. to midnight daily, for a limited time. …
Sweet Ruby Jane Confections has opened an online site with local delivery. Visit www.SweetRubyJane.com or call 648-1000. …
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