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COMEDIAN
GORDIE BROWN PERFORMS FINAL SHOW AT THE VENETIAN, FEB. 13
Comedian
Gordie Brown will end his engagement in the 740-seat showroom at
The Venetian after Feb. 13. Brown, whose show consists of
comedy, music, parody and
impressions, began performing at The Venetian in October 2006.
Brown will turn his attention to other projects and performances
throughout the country with eventual plans to return to The
Venetian.
PINK TACO AT HARD ROCK REOPENS AND OFFERS MONTHLY 'CINCO DE
TACO'
This weekend
Pink Taco at the Hard Rock, which offers a dining experience
putting a California spin on traditional Mexican dishes, had its
grand re-opening and celebrated with a newly extended bar. The
menu includes the trademark Pink Taco (Panuchos).
The hip
Mexican cantina, Pink Taco is a folk-art bedecked hotspot
adorned with classic low-rider bicycles, tables that leave
guests' feet dangling, and an assortment of authentic Mexican
craftwork decorating the dining room. Dining out on the patio
offers a more quiet setting. Pink Taco has weekday Happy Hour
specials that include 2-for-1 beers and house margaritas as well
as half-priced appetizers.
Also new will
be the launch of a new monthly affair on Tuesday, Feb. 5, known
as Cinco de Taco. The monthly occurrence will take place on the
5th of each month and offer $2 Coronas and Corona Lights, $3
Sauza Hornitos shots, $3.75 Sauza Hornitos margaritas as well as
half-off appetizers from 4 p.m. until closing. Cinco de Taco
will feature a live Mariachi band beginning at 6 p.m., and girls
dressed in lingerie will be participating in three Piñata
bashings filled with Love Jones lingerie. In addition, Pink
Taco will introduce its new sweet treat, pink fortune tacos. A
rendition of the traditional fortune cookie, pink fortune tacos
are shaped like tacos, are pink and contain words of taco wisdom
and some will have special surprises such as free cocktails.
BRAND
STEAKHOUSE AND LOUNGE WILL DEBUT IN APRIL AT MONTE CARLO
 The
Light Group, Las Vegas' premier hospitality and lifestyle
development organization, will unveil its latest restaurant
concept with the opening of BRAND Steakhouse, set to open in
April at the Monte Carlo. One part steakhouse and one part
lounge, BRAND with its open people-watching design will be
centrally located on the casino floor and open nightly.
Designed by
Graft Lab, the award-winning design firm behind FIX Restaurant &
Bar at Bellagio and STACK Restaurant & Bar at The Mirage, BRAND
will feature a 5,000-square-foot, 250-seat dining room with a
dramatically lit ceiling canopy that will create a pixilated
abstract cow-print pattern and adjacent lounge. A rich palette
of earthy colors and unique textures combined with soft lighting
and subtle sound system will add to BRAND's casually cool
ambience. BRAND's fluid design, featuring low-level walls and
retractable glass partitions from both the casino and inside the
restaurant, will create seamless transitions into either
environment. There will be a 50-seat private party room that
can be divided into two smaller rooms.
Highlighting
Brand's menu will be the Ultimate Steak: a mammoth 8.6-pound
beef porterhouse for six served with choice of two house-made
sauces and two sides.
T&T WILL OPEN AT THE LUXOR THIS SUMMER
Creator and
owner, Michael Frey will open his contemporary, highly-stylized,
8,000-square-foot restaurant T&T (Tacos & Tequila) this summer
above the hotel
registration
at the Luxor. It will be the first project under the formation
of his new company, Drive This Entertainment! T&T will be open
daily for lunch and dinner from
11 a.m. to 11
p.m. and offer late night dining from the taco bar until 3 a.m.
World-class
designer, Adam Tihany, will feature five icons of Mexican
culture, the sombrero, the shot glass, the bullfight, skeletons
and seductive women in the design.
One of the
main focal points will be a massive brushed aluminum cover,
designed to pay tribute to the sombrero. Adorning the structure
will be two 20-feet laser cutouts of dancing skeletons. The
designers will use a bright color palette of yellows, reds,
greens, oranges and blues for chair coverings and decorative
lighting.
Another
aesthetic focal point will be the bar that will be transformed
into a bull fighting arena with the backdrop being
stadium-style shelves with the liquor bottles arranged to
resemble spectators overlooking a bullfight, which will be
painted below onto a large mural.
Master Chef
and savvy restaurant owner Richard Sandoval will serve as the
consulting chef. In addition, T&T will be equipped with a
freestanding frozen daiquiri bar and a clothing and small
mementos boutique.
 CRAZY
LEROY'S RACE & SPORTS BOOK - BAR & GRILL OPENS AT THE RIVIERA
Crazy Leroy's
Race & Sports Book - Bar & Grill has opened its flagship
operation, a 10,000-square-foot race and sports book just steps
from the famous Strip with
state-of-the-art amenities including 50 high-definition, flat
screen TVs and 24 sit-down carrels with built-in monitors.
Crazy Leroy's, located next to the Riv's poker room, also
features its own bar and grille. Other changes include new
ticket writing terminals, two new kiosks, an electronic board,
and a 60-foot by 5-foot high-definition reader board. The
renovation represents a $1 million investment and is part of an
overall renovation of more than $25 million.
COMEDIAN
MARGARET CHO WILL PERFORM AT THE PEARL
 The
always controversial comedian Margaret Cho will bring her
satirical views on life to The Pearl at the Palms on Saturday,
March 29, at 8 p.m. as part of her worldwide Beautiful tour.
Tickets are $38, $48 and $58, call 702-474-4000.
Cho received
her first big break when she entered and subsequently won a
contest where the grand prize was opening up for comedian Jerry
Seinfeld. In 1999, Cho wrote and starred in a one-woman show
called I'm the One That I Want, which turned into a U.S. tour,
concert film and book. She followed up with a tour called
Notorious C.H.O. in 2001 and then Revolution in 2003.
Revolution grossed more than $4 million and the CD version of
Revolution was nominated for a Grammy award. In 2004, the tour
was turned in to a concert film and released on DVD. Cho
launched the State of Emergency tour during the 2004
presidential election, which emerged as a new tour Assassin.
In 2006,
following an adventure into belly dancing, Cho launched The
Sensuous Woman - a mix of burlesque, comedy and belly dancing in
a variety show format. Last year, Cho received the first ever
Best Comedy Performance award at the 2007 Asian Excellence
Awards, the First Amendment Award from the ACLU of Southern
California and the Intrepid Award from the National Organization
for Women.
'MARRIAGE CAN BE MURDER' DEBUTS AT THE CANYON CLUB
 The
Canyon Club Las Vegas at the Four Queens has started a new
resident show, Marriage Can Be Murder. The longest running
interactive dinner show in Southern
Nevada is
scheduled at 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The dinner show
package is $54.95 and includes one non-alcoholic drink, tax and
tip. A VIP package is available for $69.95 and features premium
seating, a souvenir, one complimentary cocktail, tax and tip,
call 702-387-5175.
Marriage Can
Be Murder is a 4-dimensional theatre concept created by husband
and wife team Eric and Jayne Post nearly 20 years ago. It has
been running at The Egg and I restaurant for seven years.
'PEACE
FROG-TRIBUTE TO THE DOORS' RETURNS TO THE CANNERY
Peace
Frog-Tribute to The Doors will return to the Cannery in North
Las Vegas on Friday, Feb. 29. Admission to the tribute act's 8
p.m. concerts is $5 at the door.
The group
pays tribute to Jim Morrison and The Doors with lead singer Tony
Fernandez living out every Morrison move on stage. Peace Frog
is the drama and rock theater that made The Doors famous.
QUICK CLIPS
 The
Divine Miss M. will open her new Las Vegas extravaganza, The
Showgirl Must Go On at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace on Feb.
20. She will perform five nights a week at 7:30 p.m. and the
show will be dark on Mondays and Thursdays. Tickets are $95,
$140, $175, and $250.
The Amazing
Johnathan has closed his show at the Sahara after performing
there since May 2005. He plans to partner with hypnotist
Anthony Cools and open a new theater this spring.
Popular
online guide Citysearch and Zagat's Best of Las Vegas 2008 list
Strip House as one of Las Vegas' top ten new restaurants.
For the fifth
consecutive year, Tabú Ultra Lounge in the MGM Grand has been
nominated for "Best Lounge" by the Club World Awards.
The Meridian
Luxury Suites, an exclusive new 400 all-suite, non-gaming resort
near the heart of the Las Vegas Strip at Flamingo and Koval
Lane, has announced a new affiliation with Warwick International
Hotels, a privately owned luxury hotel company.
For the
second straight year, the Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas is pouring a
special Bavarian Double Bock draft beer imported fresh from
Munich, Germany. The Hofbräuhaus was able to obtain 50 kegs of
this rare brew with the powerful eight percent alcohol punch and
ultra smooth taste. For information, call 702-921-5578.
Luxor
headliner Carrot Top is filming a reality show pilot for A&E.
The Frisco
Market Buffet at the off-Strip Arizona Charlie's Decatur is now
featuring the Hawaiian Night Luau on Wednesdays with free leis
and servers in Hawaiian-themed attire and Prime Rib and Potato
Bar Night on Sundays. The price is $12.99. The Harlem
Globetrotters will play their entertaining basketball game at
The Orleans Arena on Feb. 13.
AUTHOR SHEDS LIGHT ON VEGAS MOB LIFE
 Author
Dennis Griffin will present, Las Vegas and the Mob, a lecture on
the life of Chicago mob enforcer Tony Spilotro, at 11 a.m. on
Feb. 20 at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod
Drive. This program is free but registration is required, call
702-455-7340.
In 2006,
Griffin released The Battle for Las Vegas, the story of
Spilotro's Vegas reign. His presentation will use clips from
the Martin Scorsese film Casino to highlight similarities and
differences in the movie version, starring Joe Pesci as Spilotro,
and the real events included in Griffin's book.
Griffin began
writing Policing Las Vegas, the history of law enforcement in
Las Vegas and Clark County from 1905 to 2004, and it was released in
2005. The Battle for Las Vegas is his second foray into
nonfiction and is the subject of a bus
tour that
leaves from the Greek Isles six nights a week. His most recent
work, Cullotta - The Life of a Chicago Criminal, Las Vegas
Mobster and Government Witness, was released in 2007.
VALENTINE'S DAY IS ALWAYS SPECIAL IN LAS VEGAS
Where else
would you find a "pop the question" planning company? Your Hand
in Marriage provides the guidance that men need when popping the
big question and has the
capacity to plan and implement proposals throughout the country,
bringing marriage
proposals from the ordinary to the extraordinary. For
information, visit www.yourhandinmarriage.com.
The Hard Rock
is promoting provocative Valentine's Day offers with Love Jones
merchandise featuring a wide range of accessories and apparel
including fishnet tights, leather, fur as well as some of the
sexiest French and Italian intimate pieces found in Las Vegas.
ENTERTAINING WAYS TO CELEBRATE CHINESE NEW YEAR
 Richie
Jen, a popular Taiwanese singer and actor with hits from albums,
If I Didn't Have You, Old Place and So Far So Close, and Ruby
Lin, Taiwanese actress and
singer with
popular recordings, Possession and Eighteen Springs New + Best,
will perform at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 8
p.m. Ticket prices
are $178,
$128, $78 and $38, including a $7 handling fee. For
information, call 800-929-1111 or 702-891-7777.
The Gold
Coast will celebrate the Chinese New Year on Feb. 12 with one of
the largest traditional Chinese Dragon Dances in Las Vegas. At
7 and 10 p.m. a
traditional
Chinese lion and a 62-foot Chinese dragon will dance through the
casino to bring good luck to all in attendance.
Starlight
Lion Dancing Group will perform traditional Chinese Lion Dances
at Mandalay Bay at 3 p.m. and MGM Grand at 7 p.m. on Feb. 9, and
The Mirage at 3 p.m.
and Bellagio
at 7 p.m. on Feb. 10. The 60-member dance troupe has performed
in Asian countries, Australia and the United States. All
performances take place in
the main
valet of the property.
This month
from Feb. 6-12, for the first time in United States history,
Diaoyutai State Guesthouse is partnering with the Pearl
Restaurant at the MGM Grand to present
the Diaoyutai
State Guesthouse Culinary Festival. Echoing the storied history
of Chinese Emperors, Diaoyutai State Guesthouse of Beijing has
extended its
traditional
hospitality to more than 1,000 heads of state, presidents and
prime ministers. Pearl at MGM Grand will host the entire
culinary team from Diaoyutai State
Guest House
as they prepare traditional delicacies from the Imperial Court
Banquet. For reservations and information, call 702-891-3701. |
