Las Vegas Entertainment News (November 20, 2009)

  • ‘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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • ‘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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.”