Happening This Week... 

World Book and Copyright Day, April 23...

23 April is a symbolic date for world literature for on this date in 1616, Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. It is also the date of birth or death of other prominent authors such as Maurice Druon, Haldor K.Laxness, Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla and Manuel Mejía Vallejo. It was a natural choice for UNESCO's General Conference, held in Paris in 1995, to pay a world-wide tribute to books and authors on this date, encouraging everyone, and in particular young people, to discover the pleasure of reading and gain a renewed respect for the irreplaceable contributions of those who have furthered the social and cultural progress of humanity. In this respect, UNESCO created both the World Book and Copyright Day and the UNESCO Prize... [read more] [read more-wikipedia]

The first regular newspaper in the United States, the News-Letter, is published in Boston, Massachusetts, April 24, 1704

National Pigs-in-a-Blanket Day, April 24

Red Hat Society Day, April 25

The Red Hat Society (RHS) is a social organization founded in 1998 for women approaching the age of 50 and beyond. As of July 2009, there are over 70,000 registered members and almost 24,000 chapters in the United States and 25 other countries. The Red Hat Society is the largest women’s social group in the world... [read more]

World Intellectual Property Day, April 26

International Dance Day, April 29

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Community Service Announcement #1 

AFAN’s 20th Annual AIDS Walk Las Vegas
to Feature Entertainment for All Audiences on April 25

Penn & Teller, Josh Strickland, Doriana Sanchez,
On With The Show Children’s Choir & more
Aid for AIDS of Nevada (AFAN) hosts the 20th Annual AIDS Walk Las Vegas at the World Market Center 8 a.m. Sunday, April 25 and features a notable presence from Las Vegas’ own entertainers, including Penn & Teller, Grand Marshals and leaders of the Penn & Teller Team Challenge AIDS Walk Team. Penn & Teller will lead the Walk and will match all monetary funds raised by the team’s pledges and donations to AFAN.

Additional event highlights include: a special performance by Director and Choreographer of CHER at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Doriana Sanchez; PEEPSHOW’s Josh Strickland singing Michael Bolton’s “Go the Distance”; Las Vegas’ one and only glee club, On with the Show, singing the National Anthem, RENT’s hit song, “Seasons of Love” and a unique rendition of Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors”; special mash-up by DJ Axis; and KLAS Ch. 8 personality and event host, Chris Saldana.

Registration is free, but a minimum donation of $35 per person is encouraged and includes an official AIDS Walk Las Vegas t-shirt. This year’s AIDS Walk will be held downtown at the World Market Center on the corner of Bonneville and Grand Central Parkway. To register, please visit www.afanlv.org. To join the Penn & Teller Challenge click here, follow the Penn & Teller Challenge link to ‘Join Our Team.’

For the past 19 years, AFAN has hosted the AIDS Walk with great success and led the community of Southern Nevada to recognize the disease that has grown to be a worldwide pandemic. Throughout the years, the AIDS Walk has drawn in an increasing number of participants including large corporations and families in the community. The AIDS Walk serves as a creative and exciting way for businesses and organizations to come together to be involved with sponsors including: Penn & Teller, World Market Center, Jason’s Deli, FIJI Water, The Apothecary Shops and many others. In 2009 the walk drew more than 8,000 people, and in addition raised more than $550,000. The goal this year is to exceed last year’s attendance and to raise more money than last year’s AIDS Walk.

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Community Service Announcement #2

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This Week's Featured Columns:

 

The HOTTEST Sunday Ticket In Vegas

Kid Cary

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Nevada Government 

Governor Jim Gibbons
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> Governor Names New Member To Colorado River Commission
>> Constitution Defense Fund Meets Goal
>> State Energy Director Launches Nevada Energy Economy Strike Force
[read more]

U.S. Senator Harry Reid
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> Reid Announces Nearly $11 Million For Green Office Building In Boulder City
>> Reid Announces Nevadan To Serve On National Park System Advisory Board
[read more]

U.S. Senator John Ensign
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> Ensign Amendment Targets Frivolous Medical Lawsuits
>> Ensign Drafts Bipartisan Letter To Postpone Consideration Of Bill Harmful To Small Business
[read more]

U.S. Congresswoman Shelley Berkley
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> Berkley Votes To Strengthen VA Services, Eliminate Barriers To Care For Women Veterans
[read more]

U.S. Congresswoman Dina Titus
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> Titus Celebrates the 40th Annual Earth Day
>> Titus Testimony on Red Rock at Clark County Commission Meeting
>> Titus Remarks on the Need to Reform Wall Street
>> More Than 30,000 Nevada Businesses to Be Notified of Health Care Tax Credits
[read more]

City of Henderson, NV
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> Henderson Hosts Foreclosure Prevention Workshop
[read more]


City of North Las Vegas, NV
Weekly Update
This Week’s Update Contains:
>> Library District Announces New Hours
[read more]

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Politically Speaking

Veterans in Politics
Veterans In Politics Federal and Clark County Endorsement Interview
Citizens of Southern Nevada we know that when you go to the voting booth to cast your vote for County Commissioners, Congressional, US Senate, Constable, are any of the other county seats you are unsure who the candidates are... [read more]

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Monthly Astrology / Horoscope

Michele Avanti, CAP EFT-3
April ’10 Astrology / Horoscope
Aries you are the strong, red headed, compact, muscular individuals ready to take action at the drop of a hat. You are adventurous, dynamic and often spontaneous but can also be quick tempered, selfish, noisy, impatient, pushy, aggressive, impulsive and intolerant... [read more]

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Entertainment

Victoria Alexander ¦ Viewpoint on Vegas
April 23, 2010
This Week:Rock N’ Roll 2 Soul, Bigfoot Hunter Tom Biscardi, Fiend Without A Face Remake, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo movie, The Joneses, and more... [read more]


Pete Allman ¦ Celebrity Scene
Diplomats Diversi-TEA will honor “Union Day” April 29,2010
The 2nd Annual Diplomats Diversi-TEA gala will celebrate Union Day, an annual holiday observed in Tanzania, Africa and various countries throughout the world. Founder of the event, April Sutton, in association with members of Minorities in Business... [read more]

The Rose Breast Cancer Society Gives Hope
Carmelita Pittman, founded The Rose Breast Cancer Society, a 501.c3 non-profit organization as a Living Memorial for her multi-talented and devoted mother Juanita Zara Espinosa Uddin, who loved roses and whose life was cut short following her four-year battle... [read more]

Nikki Artale ¦ Vegas Stars Interviews
Rock N’ Roll 2 Soul
It was a night of rock ’n’ roll at the Palace Station Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The real Cornell Gunter’s Coasters filled the room with their fabulous songs. Everyone was on their feet, clapping and singing along with Lionel “Z” Pope, Charlie Duncan and Ron Stevenson... [read more]

Jackie Brett ¦ Vegas View
April 23, 2010
>> Saxe Theater Set To Open This June At Miracle Mile ShopS
>> Cosmopolitan Announces Chefs And Restaurants
>> Hard Rock Hotel And Dolce Group Debut Johnny Smalls
AND MUCH MORE... [read more]

Chick Hughes ¦ Chick’s Chicks
This Week, Chick Having Fun All Around Town With Some Real Beauties!

See what beauties Chick has in store for you this week... [read more]


Kid Cary ¦ The Boss Asked Me...
The HOTTEST Sunday Ticket In Vegas
I am going to tell you about the best place to be on Sundays between 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. I really shouldn’t say anything, because once this secret is out, the place will fill up and I won’t be able to get a table... [read more]


Dr. Adele “Z.Z.” Zorn ¦ Entertainment Tidbits
April 2010
MSN Travel recently released its list of “The 50 Most Beautiful Things on Earth,” naming THE FOUNTAINS of BELLAGIO as the world’s most beautiful fountains. MSN compiled the list from numerous surveys, input from art... [read more]

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Home & Family

Susie Isaacs ¦ Ms. Poker
Two BIG Announcements
He is finally going to do it. My dear friend of many decades, Tom McEvoy is going to get married. His long awaited wedding will be followed by a poker tournament, “Tom’s Ultimate Gamble Poker Tournament” will be open to the public... [read more]

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VCO Artist of the Month—April 2010

 

             STEVE DACRI

          

Steve is an accomplished sleight-of-hand artist with a career spanning some thirty years as a performer on TV, in clubs and resorts, on cruise ships and at many prestigious venues, including Radio City Music Hall. Steve’s hundreds of TV appearances include “The Tonight Show,” “That’s Incredible,” “Regis Philbin,” “Merv Griffin,” and “Candid Camera,” among others.

The most sought-after, close-up magician in the world, and listed in the Encyclopedia of Magic and Magicians and Who’s Who in the Entertainment World, Steve studied with magic legends Tony Slydini, Dai Vernon, and Frank Garcia and has won numerous awards from the International Brotherhood of Magicians, The Society of American Magicians, and other organizations. The Academy of Magical Arts/Magic Castle where he has been a featured performer since 1973, nominated him for a Magic Academy Award for his sleight-of-hand performance;... [read more]

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