LVJBS JULY 2025
Meeting (Virtual) Minutes
Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Meeting Start: 7:02 PM
Location: Virtual, via GoogleMeet
Attendees: Jessica G., Paige T., Angela C., Haley S., Greg S., (guest: Evan McD)
Item1: President’s Report (Jessica G.):
“Happy July!”
A. Ad-Partnerships updates:
*BBLV: Current Lottery: July 20th: START MAKING SENSE (Talking Heads Tribute) Lotto ends: July 13, Winners notified: July 15, Guest List will be sent in: July 17.
July 17: When emailing the Lottery-Guest list, Jessica to inquire about any late-summer/fall BBLV ad-partnership assistance for:
MODEST MOUSE (Aug. 27th) & TRIBAL SEEDS & THE MOVEMENT (Sept. 11th)
*Virgin Hotel/Mandalay Bay - prior contact, Andrew no longer with the company. Mandalay Bay - no contact currently. Angela to make contact via email.
The Australian Pink Floyd (Aug. 20), America (Sept. 26) OR group pricing deal/ticket donations for the Mandalay Bay’s Bob Marley--HOPE ROAD show
B. Shakedown Vegas: We still have the box of unsold License Plates from Robert. Paige to follow up with Robert.
C. Quarterly event with the SandDollar LV: The confirmed Q3 event is ‘ALL YOU CAN EAT ORCHESTRA’, Saturday, Sept. 20th. (Raffle/Merch Table volunteer list will go out at August’s end.)
D. Johnnie T. sent an email for an upcoming ‘Swing FORE Safe Homes’ golf tournament at Henderson’s Reflection Bay Golf Course (Sept. 8th), which for a decided amount of money ($300) can help promote the LVJBS with a:
Tee Box Sponsorship - helps the community’s Rebuilding Together Non-Profit, while allowing us the opportunity to reach new members and get our name out for future sponsors/donations.
● Instead of traditional Tee Box signage, they utilize the golf cart's advanced GPS System to promote sponsors' logos. Benefits of this new system include better logo placement and environmentally friendly logo promotion.
● Company logo appears a minimum of 2x during the round and marketing item to be included in gift bags (sponsor provides 150 items)
● Paige to make contact and sign us up. We will use LVJBS post cards with QR codes for gift bags. (Jessica working with King Printing again for a donation of 500 cards with the QR code, printed on back side.)
Item 2: Vice President’s Report(Jessica P.): (absent)
A. Jessica G. sent Jess P. & Angela C. the promised Spreadsheet to add the LVJBS/non-LVJBS monthly events to. Hoping this would alleviate any double duty and help Angela to copy/paste into the meeting’s minutes each month.
Item 3: TREASURER’S REPORT (Paige):
● 2025 DUES/Member updates
Dues are now $10/month (having to be paid for the month on or before the ‘first Tuesday of each month) to participate in any timed-lotteries, etc.
● PEF Scholarship update: As of May 2nd, applicants have been notified of their status. They were asked to confirm their acceptance of the scholarship. No response as of now.
Item 4: SECRETARY’S REPORT (Angela):
A. Jessica G. sent agenda to help with minutes.
Item 5: MAYOR’S REPORT (Haley S.):
COLOR: Ruby
Item 6: PRODUCTION REPORT (Greg): Joined at 7:45 PM
● Greg made contact with the early June email from Ritchie Lipson (regarding his inquiry in the JBS of America chapters and his ‘Strangest of Places’ foundation/grant writing).
● We had sentLOVE MISCHIEF SDLV’s way when the ‘Spunj’ event was canceled. They have booked them for Sunday, Sept. 7th.
● Update on the mentioned 3Q (SEPTEMBER) SandDollar LV/ LVJBS presents event: “All You Can Eat Orchestra” confirmed for Saturday, September 20th.
● 4Q mentions: Moksha or Mega-Scopes (Should we look into holding a date/weekend yet? Igloo/Miracle on Spring Mtn. event?)
● Dead Space Revival (psychedelic jam rock trio from LA/OC area) contacted us for a future event.
● The Big Deal (Ryan MacNeill, Oakland, CA band) contacted us after speaking with us at ShakedownVegas.
● RAININ’ MOONSHINE contacted us after the Shakedown Vegas shows. They are interested in a future Garage Mahall show (Contact person: Michael Schneider)
OPEN FLOOR (all):
* Liani: Zeffy/Website update? Liani not present today. Liani to provide update next week.
*An email was received (sent to JT) from NEON CRM? Paige to unsubscribe us from their email list.
*David de Groot has sent some fun LVJBS logo ‘jpegs’ for us to utilize, simply asking for some ‘credit’ if/when used.
*Adopt-A-Highway (we had mentioned a tentative date of Sunday, 9/21, but the Q3 SDLV event of 9/20 would deter our volunteers.) We are keeping the 9/21 date with a later start time (10 AM).
*LVJBS Memorial Tree (Sunset Park Drum-Circle Gathering). The mentioned ‘Save-the-Date’ of Sunday, October 19th was shared with Jfree & he is on board to help us lead the event. (More info TBD)
* Future venues we mentioned looking into – Piazza lounge at Tuscany, Jackpot Lounge, The Composers Room, The Usual Place, The Red Dwarf. (Also, a new one that is on Sunset Road, east of I-11, and Gibson Road (owned by The Red Dwarf company): THE GREY WITCH
*Evan McDonnell and his family-friends recently took over the old ‘King Tuts/ TimeOut’ bar on Charleston, west of Jones (behind the Farm Basket): THE NEIGHBORHOOD BAR. He joined us on our Virtual meet to discuss the new venture and shared his vision on working with the LVJBS for future collaborations.
UPCOMING LVJBS (& non-LVJBS) events:
July 1 Stanley Avenue @SandDollar LV
July 2 The KingJamesBrown Show @SandDollar LV
July 4 Down South Jukers @SandDollar Plaza
July 4 Blues Society Jam @ SandDollar LV
July 5 Delilah's Dead @ Pioneer Saloon
July 5 Down South Jukers @ Gold Mine Tavern
July 5 New Waves Live @ SandDollar LV
July 6 Mojave Blue @ Johnnie Macs
July 10 Swayze & Friends @ SandDollar LV
July 11 The Chicago Joes Blues Band (6 PM) @ SandDollar LV
July 11 Chris Tofield Band (10 PM) @ SandDollar LV
July 12 Ian Crawford @ SandDollar LV
July 13 Brit Floyd @ Lee's Family Forum
July 16 Lady Gaga @ TMobile Arena
July 16 JulyDaFunk Jam @ SandDollar LV
July 17 The Smokestacks @ SandDollar LV
July 18 Lady Gaga @ TMobile Arena
July 18 Down South Jukers @ SandDollar LV
July 19 Queensryche/Slaughter @ Sunset Amphitheater
July 19 The Psychedelic Furs @ House of Blues
July 19 The SwampCooolers @ SandDollar LV
July 20 Start Making Sense (Talking Heads tribute) @ BBLV
July 20 Red Eye Gin @ SandDollar LV
July 22 Perfect Strangers (Deep Purple tribute) @ SandDollar LV
July 24 Taylor Wachman @ Wine on Water Street
July 24 Carlos Guerrero & Friends @ SandDollar LV
July 25 Dispatch w/ John Butler & GLove @ Chelsea Theater
July 25 The Moanin' Blacksnakes @ SandDollar LV
July 26 Ian Crawford @ SandDollar LV
July 27 Less Than Jake @ BBLV
July 27 Chris Tofield Band @ SandDollar LV
July 28 Trevor & the Swingin' Johnsons @ SandDollar LV
Meeting adjourned: 8:15 PM
Next Meeting: Tuesday, August 5th @ 7 PM
Location: (Virtual for Officers/Committee Heads)