Businesses making happy hour happier

It's happy-hour season, and a number of valley businesses have introduced or expanded their offerings. They include:

■ Bratalian Neapolitan Cantina, 10740 S. Eastern Ave., Henderson: three-course dinner with a glass of wine $33 per person, or select glasses of wine and beer $2.99 and $4.99, 5 to
6:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.

■ Roy's Restaurant, 8701 W. Charleston Blvd. and 620 E. Flamingo Road: smoked mahi mahi tacos, beef short rib tacos and Big Island ebi roll added to $5 Aloha Hour menu of food and drink, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. daily.

■ Beer, Bubbles & Balls in the lounge at Lavo at the Palazzo, 3325 Las Vegas Blvd. South: meatballs, rice balls, fried crab balls, tuna tartare balls and brownie balls and Prosecco or Peroni, $7 each, 4:30 to 7 p.m. daily.

■ Carlos 'n Charlies at the Flamingo, 3555 Las Vegas Blvd. South: two-for-one regular and "Big Mamma" frozen margaritas, 2 to 6 p.m. daily.

■ Andre's at the Monte Carlo, 3770 Las Vegas Blvd. South: two-for-one specialty cocktails from 5:30 p.m. to closing daily, including new Basil Mojito, Martinez, Pineapple Upside Down Martini and more.

■ Lounge at the Twin Creeks Steakhouse at the Silverton, 3333 Blue Diamond Road, half off all items on tapas menu, including specialty drinks, house wine and nonpremium craft beer, 8 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 8 to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. ...

Sundown in Downtown is scheduled for 6 to 10 tonight at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum, 900 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Tickets, which are $55 per person or $100 per couple (21 and older) include small bites from downtown restaurants, signature cocktails, live music and performance artists; call 384-2008 or visit www.LVNHM.com. ...

A dinner featuring Macallan Scotch is scheduled for 8 p.m. Thursday at Stripsteak at Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South. The five-course dinner is $120 per person plus tax and tip; call 632-7414. ...

A Beer & BBQ luncheon is scheduled for noon June 30 in the Tuscany Kitchen at Bellagio, 3600 Las Vegas Blvd. South. Tickets for the event, part of the resort's Epicurean Epicenter Series, are $75 per person inclusive; call (866) 906-7171. ...

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Send information to Heidi Knapp Rinella, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125. You also can send faxes to 383-4676 or email her at hrinella@ reviewjournal.com.