Archive for: February, 2010

Relax with Retail Therapy

Relax with Retail Therapy

If you want your ticket to the hottest new drinking, dining, DJ spinning, shopping event in Vegas, you’d better get there FIRST.
Starting March 4, you can be a FIRST Lady, complete with your own complimentary cocktail and 20 percent off food like juicy watermelon salad and freshly made donuts.  Additionally, you can grab a $5 sponsored vodka drink [...]

Caesars has VIP villas with a view and renovated pool complex

Caesars has VIP villas with a view and renovated pool complex

Although construction on the Octavius Tower at Caesars Palace was completed last year, the 665-room, 71-suite building did not open due to the shaky economy.
However, four plush European-themed villas inside the tower, designed by Wilson Associates, did open for business (and pleasure) and are currently being reserved for the most VIP of high rollers.
The villas overlook [...]

NASCAR, Jason Alexander, Kenny Wayne Shepherd & More Las Vegas News

This Week on the Vegas Minute:
NASCAR Weekend in Las Vegas,
Jason Alexander as Donny Clay at Planet Hollywood,
Kenny Wayne Shepherd at the Orleans,
NASCAR Café at the Sahara,
Richard Petty Driving Experience at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Vegas Weekender: Fast cars, hot bars and history too

Vegas Weekender: Fast cars, hot bars and history too

The year is still young, so while you are too, come to Vegas and have some fun! There are plenty of shows to see and attractions to visit and the only problem you’ll face is finding time to do them all. Of course, there are plenty of NASCAR activities as well. From fast cars to [...]

Walk like an Egyptian

Walk like an Egyptian

Whether or not you’re a history buff, the life of ancient Egyptians and King Tut is way too fascinating to pass up.
I remember in my sixth grade world history class I got to learn about King Tutankhamen and old Egypt. I made a hieroglyphics chart and even made my own Egyptian-themed board game. But it wasn’t [...]

Society’s hottest new power lunch

Society’s hottest new power lunch

 

Society Café Encore has consistently maintained a reputation for serving casual upscale comfort food in a beautifully decorated and well thought out dining room.
Now, lunch just got easier.
Executive Chef KimCateenwalla has created The Lunch Box, a three-course meal for a reasonable $23. To save time, all three courses are served at once.
For the first course, choose from two soups [...]

Vegas starts its engine

Vegas starts its engine

By Jamie Helmick
Vegas.com
Unless you’re Kyle Busch, you’re probably not ever going to experience the thrill of breakneck speeds, fast-paced action and the checkered flag waving on the horizon from the driver’s seat of your very own stock car.
But, with NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Shelby American and Nationwide Series Sam’s Town 300 races coming to Vegas Feb. [...]

‘Viva Elvis’ a spectacle both onstage and off

‘Viva Elvis’ a spectacle both onstage and off

“Viva Elvis,” the latest show from Cirque du Soleil, holds its world premiere tonight at Aria and while the audience will be wowed by everything happening onstage, what happens backstage is pretty amazing too.
We were given a peek behind the scenes at some of what happens backstage to make the show run smoothly and look [...]

Don’t leave Vegas without an impression

Don’t leave Vegas without an impression

With the recent addition of Frank Caliendo to the roster of masterful impressionists in Vegas, there’s practically no area these funny people don’t cover: sportscasters, singers (dead and alive), politicians, athletes, cartoon characters, movie actors and even fellow comedians. Here are some noteworthy examples.
Frank Caliendo, a former cast member of “MADtv,” became well-known for his imitations [...]

Vegas Weekender: Shows, sweets and (for some) free drinks

Vegas Weekender: Shows, sweets and (for some) free drinks

Even though Valentine’s Day and the Big Game are already over, Vegas keeps the excitement going through the month of February.
Events
Happy Birthday to February babies
McFadden’s Irish Pub at the Rio is throwing a big birthday bash on Saturday, Feb. 20. Those with February birthdays, who are 21 years or older, can enjoy free birthday cocktails [...]

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