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Has the state of the economy got you down? Is your house worth less than your furniture? Are you so tired of politicians that you don’t care who approves the message? Try smearing a bit of buttercream on your troubles, Bunky, and you’ll be skipping down the sunny side of the street.

Wine: Grand Pacific Starliner Red

Two angel statues up front are all that’s left of this building’s heyday as the Venetian Italian Restaurant at 3713 W. Sahara Ave. Established downtown in 1955 and moved here 10 years later, it was a favorite haunt of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and other Rat Pack notables not known for their angelic behavior.

Nevada Conservatory Theatre’s “Shining City” is an intriguing Irish drama about spiritual loss. Conor McPherson doesn’t always explain what’s bugging his characters. In the end, it really doesn’t matter. These people feel they’ve lost God, and, in director Robert Brewer’s production, it’s at times remarkably touching to see them trying to find their way back into meaning.

Angelina’s Pizzeria, 5821 E. Charleston Blvd., received 38 demerits Sept. 24. Violations included chemical bottle improperly stored. GRADE: C

The big question behind any judgment of Rainbow Company’s “The Kid Who Ran for President” — a new musical-comedy adaptation by former Rainbow member Jeremiah Clay Neal of two Dan Gutman books — is, does the show capture the spirit of the author’s world? As a Gutman fan, I easily answer “yes.” You can quibble with this-and-thats, but Neal understands what makes this children’s writer tick.

Review-Journal wine columnist Gil Lempert-Schwarz recently received the French Ordre du Mérite Agricole for his contributions to the field of wine.