July 2009
Monthly Archive
Las Vegas Nightlife (November 20, 2009)
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- Tao Beach - Syrup Swimwear hosts Tao Beach Friday’s - 2009-11-20
- Catch some sun at Tao Beach and take a look at this Summer’s hottest fashion from Syrup Swimwear!
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- Diablo’s Cantina - Diablo’s Weekend Live! - 2009-11-20
- Diablo’s continues to be the wildest destination in Vegas as they welcome live cover bands each and every weekend. Diablo’s invites you to sing along to your favorite songs while you celebrate the weekend with the best margaritas this side of the border.
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- Lavo Nightclub in The Palazzo Hotel and Resort - Fridays @ Lavo - 2009-11-20
- Resident DJ Berrie spins fridays at Lavo
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- The Bank - Fridays at The Bank - 2009-11-20
- The Bank is Las Vegas’ premier nightlife destination, catering to a discerning audience with higher sensibilities. The Bank, rich in tradition of European bottle service and original design, will flawlessly maintain its position as the most desirable cosmopolitan nightclub in Las Vegas. Offering unrivaled service in a high-energy atmosphere, the exquisitely chic 6,600 square foot space will make The Bank a world class nightclub destination. Guests will be greeted by a sensuous foyer previewing entry into a nightlife fantasy while elegant VIP booths layer the dance floor in an impressive multi-tiered environment. A glass encased dance floor, set at the lowest tier, will be slightly raised creating a brilliant focal point in the center of the room. Like its namesake, The Bank will be a sanctuary for all things precious. Vivid custom-designed ambient and mood lighting on both the ceiling and floor will create an ultra-sensory experience and state-of-the-art sound system will bring the club to life every night. Simply stated, The Bank is elegant, exclusive and one of Las Vegas’ most desirable places to party.
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- Tao Nightclub - Fridays at Tao - 2009-11-20
- Tao is a 10,000 square foot nightclub located in Tao at the Venetian. Tao in New York City opened in 2000 and was immediately embraced by celebrities, sports figures and those in the know, catapulting the restaurant and lounge to iconic status.
- Outside Terrace with strip views
- 3 full service bars
- Two Main rooms playing a variety of hip hop, house, and rock n roll
- Eight private sky-boxes with mini-bars, espresso machines, banquette featuring secured purse drawers
- European Bottle Service
- State of the art audio and lighting systems
- Projection, Internet and Multimedia capabilites
- Layout Ideal for a variety of events; live performances, fashion shows, red carpet arrivals, screenings, and more!
Tao Dress code: Upscale & Trendy. (men are recommended to wear collared shirts)
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- Brand Steakhouse - Guy Williams - 2009-11-20
- Guy Williams
Brand Lounge is the hottest new spot on the Strip, with a world-class DJs every Friday night, spinning a mix of popular hits as well as old favorites. Perfect for relaxing with a cocktail, or dancing the night away inside the lounge, guests can delight themselves with the scrumptious “Small Bites” menu and signature cocktail service. The weekend now has its own “Brand” identity!
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- Jet Nightclub - Fridays @ Jet - 2009-11-20
- Catering to a variety of tastes, JET features three distinct rooms, each a unique space with its own dance floor, DJ booth and sound system. The main room offers the best of rock, hip-hop and popular dance music. Another room is dedicated to house music spun by guest and international DJs, while the other plays an eclectic mix of music ranging from 80s to rock. Four full-service libation bars offer creative specialty cocktails. State-of-the-art lighting and sound intermingled with brilliant visuals provide the ultimate combination of sophistication and cutting edge. All rooms feature spacious and luxurious open accomodations as well as exclusive European bottle service provided in the ideal nightclub setting with the unparalleled atmosphere that only JET Nightclub can create.
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- Diablo’s Cantina - Diablo’s Weekend Live! - 2009-11-21
- Diablo’s continues to be the wildest destination in Vegas as they welcome live cover bands each and every weekend. Diablo’s invites you to sing along to your favorite songs while you celebrate the weekend with the best margaritas this side of the border.
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- Lavo Nightclub in The Palazzo Hotel and Resort - Saturdays @ Lavo - 2009-11-21
- Resident DJ Reach spins Saturdays at Lavo
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- The Bank - Saturdays at the Bank - 2009-11-21
- The Bank is Las Vegas’ premier nightlife destination, catering to a discerning audience with higher sensibilities. The Bank, rich in tradition of European bottle service and original design, will flawlessly maintain its position as the most desirable cosmopolitan nightclub in Las Vegas. Offering unrivaled service in a high-energy atmosphere, the exquisitely chic 6,600 square foot space will make The Bank a world class nightclub destination. Guests will be greeted by a sensuous foyer previewing entry into a nightlife fantasy while elegant VIP booths layer the dance floor in an impressive multi-tiered environment. A glass encased dance floor, set at the lowest tier, will be slightly raised creating a brilliant focal point in the center of the room. Like its namesake, The Bank will be a sanctuary for all things precious. Vivid custom-designed ambient and mood lighting on both the ceiling and floor will create an ultra-sensory experience and state-of-the-art sound system will bring the club to life every night. Simply stated, The Bank is elegant, exclusive and one of Las Vegas’ most desirable places to party.
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- Brand Steakhouse - Sharon Paquette - 2009-11-21
- Sharon Paquette
Brand Lounge presents Sharon Paquette live every Saturday night. Named one of Las Vegas Weekly’s top 5 singer/songwriters in Las Vegas, Sharon performs a mix of contemporary hits, original works, and classics alongside guitar guru Andrea Bensmiller. Performances begin at 9pm sharp, the perfect time to get your Saturday night started. Get started at Brand!
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- Prive’ - TAPOUT After Fight Party: Hosted by: Amir Sadollan - 2009-11-21
- For VIP call: 702-523-6002
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- Rain @ The Palms - Perfecto - 2009-11-21
- Resident Dj Paul Oakenfold, Guest DJ’s Vary
Las Vegas Entertainment News (November 20, 2009)
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- ‘New Moon’ star talks ‘Twilight’
- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:09:00 -0000 - Ashley Greene says “Twilight” fans can expect more action and emotion in “New Moon.” The latest installment of the “Twilight” series opens in theaters today.
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- Lewis Black, Kenny G and UFC fighters in Las Vegas for weekend
- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:01:00 -0000 - It will be quite the mixed bag of star sightings and celebrity hostings in Las Vegas this weekend, as a range of comedians, musicians, and MMA fighters are all expected to come to town.
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- Holly Madison bares her feet in wine fete
- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:16:00 -0000 - Holly Madison isn’t afraid to get her feet wet. The “Peepshow” starlet drenched her feet, calves and knees yesterday during an event celebrating Beaujolais Nouveau at Paris.
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- Whig’s opening act worth being featured itself
- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:54:00 -0000 - The headliners — the Whigs — are reason enough to head to the Beauty Bar on Friday.
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- DJ Drez talks about yoga, spinning sitar and dancing Grover-style
- Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:27:00 -0000 - East meets West in the music of DJ Drez. The LA-based DJ (born Steven Bradley) has worked with the Black Eyed Peas, Eminem, Wu Tang and KRS-One, to name a few. On Nov. 20, the hip-hop B-boy turned producer, DJ and, surprisingly, yogi, will be bringing his unique brand of worldly music to Las Vegas at the Brass Lounge for Soundations. Drez chatted with the Las Vegas Sun about teaching yoga, spinning sitar samples and dancing Grover-style.
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- Las Vegas to go country with Garth Brooks, Trace Adkins and Randy Travis
- Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:36:00 -0000 - December is shaping up to be quite the month for country music fans in Las Vegas.
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- MGM Mirage (finally) makes George Strait show official
- Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:29:00 -0000 - It is finally official: George Strait is coming to the MGM Grand Garden Arena, and he’s bringing Reba McEntire and Lee Ann Womack with him.
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- A 20th Century Experience
- Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0000 - The pairing of George Gershwin and Bela Bartok might have some Las Vegas Philharmonic ticket holders scratching their heads.
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- Neck surgery won’t stop Worley from entertaining
- Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0000 - To hear country star Darryl Worley tell it, there was nothing to it.
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- Always in style
- Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0000 - In an emergency, Cher calls Bob Mackie, the renowned fashion designer who has worked with almost every major celebrity in Hollywood during his 40-plus year career.
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- GI Jams launched as a thank-you to U.S. military
- Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0000 - Denny Randell and Biddy Schippers hope they’ve struck a patriotic chord with the launch of the GI Jams Web site.
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- Chihuly coming to CityCenter
- Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:45:00 -0000 - Soon more work by the artist who created the three-dimension glass sculpture in the Bellagio Hotel and Casino lobby will be coming to Las Vegas.
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- Wanted: Las Vegas eyesores for TV’s ‘Desperate Landscapes’
- Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:49:00 -0000 - Do you have one of those front yard landscapes that make the neighbors cringe when they drive by? Then “Desperate Landscapes” wants you.
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- Japanese fusion jazz band spreads message of peace
- Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0000 - June Kuramoto remembers returning to Japan for the first time with the jazz fusion group Hiroshima.
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- A painter who explores nationalist symbols
- Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0000 - Sean Russell is known mostly for his large-scale paintings and public art projects.
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- Eight questions with Emeril Lagasse
- Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:49:00 -0000 - The Carnivale du Vin brought together many of the top chefs in the country: Emeril Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck, Mario Batali, Bradley Ogden… most of the big names were at the Venetian this weekend. The Sun caught up with eight of the culinary heavyweights and asked them eight questions, including their take on their signature dishes, restaurant trends, favorite kitchen gadgets, and what they would have for dinner if they had just one last supper to enjoy. First up: Emeril Lagasse.
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- ‘Undressed’ to be unveiled in Las Vegas
- Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:47:00 -0000 - A photographic art exhibit by Aimee Helen Koch, a Virginia-based artist who explores the human form through fashion, will go on display next week in Las Vegas.
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- Business is art form to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
- Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:09:00 -0000 - While Sean “Diddy” Combs has yet to reach Frank Sinatra status, he paid homage to ‘Ol Blue Eyes in an ad for his Ciroc vodka earlier this year.
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- Muhammad Ali, Derek Jeter, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, 50 Cent, Jeremy Piven and Mark Wahlberg in Vegas for fight weekend
- Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:15:00 -0000 - If this weekend proved anything, it’s that nothing brings the celebs together in Las Vegas like a good old-fashioned fight night.
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- Hilarious, timely, personal: Lily Tomlin at her best
- Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0000 - Lily Tomlin is worried. “I worry,” she says, “about being a success in a mediocre world.”
Las Vegas News and Events (November 20, 2009)
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- Strip’s Slots-A-Fun evacuated for suspicious package
- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:28:00 -0000 - Metro Police and the Las Vegas bomb squad have evacuated a Las Vegas Strip casino after a suspicious package was found at 1:18 p.m. today.
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- Joint venture will acquire Hughes Center owner
- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:19:00 -0000 - A big nationwide real estate deal announced today includes the high-end, 115-acre Hughes Center office and business complex in Las Vegas. Its owner, Crescent Real Estate Equities Limited Partnership of Fort Worth, Texas, has been taken over by Barclays Capital, part of London-based banking giant Barclays Bank Plc.
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- Man enters insanity plea in fatal 2008 shooting
- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:01:00 -0000 - A man charged with fatally shooting another man he accused of sleeping with his wife and sexually assaulting his 6-week-old baby pleaded not guilty today to murder by reason of insanity.
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- ‘New Moon’ star talks ‘Twilight’
- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:09:00 -0000 - Ashley Greene says “Twilight” fans can expect more action and emotion in “New Moon.” The latest installment of the “Twilight” series opens in theaters today.
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- 3 arrested in teen’s robbery, fatal shooting plead not guilty
- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:06:00 -0000 - Three people accused in the robbery and fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man last month in the western Las Vegas Valley pleaded not guilty today to the felony charges against them.
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- Police: 3 arrested in officer’s death have gang ties
- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:45:00 -0000 - An 18-year-old North Las Vegas man has been released from University Medical Center after an alleged exchange of gunfire that left a Metro Police officer dead Thursday morning at his North Las Vegas home.
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- Berkley Square neighborhood on National Historic Register
- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:29:00 -0000 - The Berkley Square Neighborhood, the first subdivision in Nevada built by and for African-American residents in west Las Vegas, has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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- Two more CityCenter structures earn high green ratings
- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:04:00 -0000 - Mandarin Oriental and Veers have both reached the high environmental standard, bringing the total of LEED Gold certified facilities to six. Others include Crystals retail district, Vdara, ARIA’s hotel tower and separately, its convention center and theater.
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- Henderson firefighters battle garage blaze
- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:49:00 -0000 - When Henderson firefighters arrived at a residence near Boulder Highway and Racetrack Road about 7:45 p.m. Thursday, flames and smoke from a garage had engulfed a vehicle parked in the driveway.
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- H1N1 flu vaccine clinics scheduled
- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:29:00 -0000 - The Southern Nevada Health District is offering H1N1 flu vaccine clinics at three high schools from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday for priority groups.
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- Vegas company to pay $1 million to settle Arizona case
- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:19:00 -0000 - Global Cash Access Holdings Inc. of Las Vegas on Thursday disclosed details about its agreement with Arizona gaming regulators, saying it will pay $1 million to settle an investigation involving actions years ago involving the company’s founders.
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- SEC sues former gaming exec for alleged insider trading
- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:42:00 -0000 - The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday sued former gaming executive R. Brooke Dunn, charging he and a friend were involved in illegal insider trading of the securities of Shuffle Master Inc. of Las Vegas.
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- Senator to host fundraiser for Harry Reid in New Orleans
- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:17:00 -0000 - WASHINGTON — The Louisiana senator who secured a $100 million bonus in Medicaid payments for her state in the proposed Senate health care bill will host a fundraiser for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid next month in New Orleans, the Times-Picayune is reporting this morning.
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- Station Casinos, lenders agree to rent decrease at 4 properties
- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:51:00 -0000 - Station Casinos Inc. and key lenders have reached an agreement to temporarily slash the rent that Station pays to lease from itself four of its most valuable hotel-casinos.
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- 10,000 Nevadans daily to get pro-Harry Reid robo-call
- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:29:00 -0000 - WASHINGTON — The progressive group that ran TV ads critical of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s leadership as it pushed him to include the public option in the health care bill now says it has the leader’s back as he potentially comes under pressure to change the bill as the health debate begins in the Senate.
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- At 13 percent, jobless rate falls for first time this year
- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:08:00 -0000 - CARSON CITY – For the first time in more than a year, the jobless rate fell in Clark County but a state official says the economic problems of Nevada are far from over.
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- Lewis Black, Kenny G and UFC fighters in Las Vegas for weekend
- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:01:00 -0000 - It will be quite the mixed bag of star sightings and celebrity hostings in Las Vegas this weekend, as a range of comedians, musicians, and MMA fighters are all expected to come to town.
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- Las Vegas Valley to warm up into the 70s
- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:30:00 -0000 - Pull out the sunglasses and head outside this afternoon - Las Vegas will be sunny and warm today, hitting a high of 73 degrees.
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- Don’t allow states to opt out of public health care option
- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0000 - What good is any bill that purports to reform health care if states can opt out of the public option?
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- Vacancy rate for medical office buildings remains stable
- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0000 - The medical office market, even though it is slumping, is outperforming the rest of the local commercial sector because it doesn’t have the same level of distressed properties facing foreclosures, industry analysts said.
