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October 1 - 3, 2010 – This Weekend in Las Vegas

 

In addition to the permanent shows that run in Las Vegas, here’s some of the other things happening this weekend:

Friday Oct. 1, 2010 Joan Rivers (comedy) 8 pm at the Venetian $45.75 - $145.75

                                Dennis Miller (comedy) 8 pm at the Orleans $49.95

                                Weezer (music concert) 7 pm at the Mirage $75

                                Wayne Brady (comedy) 8:30 pm at Planet Hollywood $70.20 - $177.50

                                          Jay Leno (comedy) 10 pm at the Mirage $79/$89/$99

                                          Tower of Power (music concert) at 7:30 pm at South Point $50/$55/$60

                                          Phoenix (music concert) 8 pm at the Cannery Free

                                          Atmosphere (music concert) 6 pm at Mandalay Bay (House of Blues) $24 in advance/$28 day of show

Saturday Oct. 2, 2010 Joan Rivers (comedy) 8 pm at the Venetian $45.75 - $145.75

                                    Dennis Miller (comedy) 8 pm at the Orleans $49.95

                                    Wayne Brady (comedy) 8:30 pm at Planet Hollywood $70.20 - $177.50

                                              Jay Leno (comedy) 10 pm at the Mirage $79/$89/$99

                                              Jeffrey Osborne (music concert) 8 pm at Boulder Station $24.25 - $60.50

                                              The Guess Who (music concert) 8 pm at the Cannery $14.95 - $79.95

                                              Tower of Power (music concert) at 7:30 pm at South Point $50/$55/$60

                                              The Dukes of September Rhythm Revue (music concert) at the Hard Rock$39.50

                                               Domenick Allen (music concert) at 7:30 at Suncoast $19.95

                                              Time to Bleed Tour: Suicide Silence (music concert) 6 pm at Mandalay Bay(House of Blues) $16 in advance/$20 day of show

Sunday Oct. 3, 2010 Tower of Power (music concert) at 7:30 pm at South Point $50/$55/$60

                                  Dennis Miller (comedy) 8 pm at the Orleans $49.95

                                            Van Morrison (music concert) 8 pm at the Hard Rock $75

                                            Domenick Allen (music concert) at 7:30 at Suncoast $19.95

                                            X107.5 Presents Anberlin (music concert)) 6:30 pm at Mandalay Bay (House of Blues) $16

Use one of the provided links or “Google”, “Bing” or other search engine to get more information about and tickets for the above events as well as permanent shows available this weekend.

Click on → http://vegasreservations.com/lasvegasmap to find the location of most of the above events.

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Golfing In and Around Las Vegas

Golfing, which is available year around in the Las Vegas area, is a great reason to go to Las Vegas or at least something to do while your here. There are over 35 good to great golf courses in and around Las Vegas Nevada. Click Here for information about and/or to book tee times at individual Las Vegas area golf courses or you can “Search all courses for availability based on tee time, date and number of players”. If you’ve golfed in the Las Vegas area before then you know how great it is and if you haven’t then you should check it out. Enjoy!         Use “Google” or “Bing” to get more information about golfing in the Las Vegas area or anything else your interested in.

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Tips For Handicapped And/Or Special Needs Visitors

Everyone should get the most out of life! If you or someone you know is mobility-impaired or have special needs and you or they are going to Las Vegas then the following should be useful. Go to http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/referenceguide-transportationdetail.cfm?transportid=55 and/or http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/specialneeds.cfm for valuable information. Frequent visitors to Las Vegas should also consider subscribing to the Las Vegas Advisor while their on http://lasvegasadvisor.com. It’s a great resource with lots of money saving information and a great coupon book.

Use “Google” or “Bing” to find more information about issues for handicapped and special needs visitors to Las Vegas or anything else your interested in.

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Recent Las Vegas News

Here’s some of the Las Vegas news that was reported during the last week:

Sept. 26, 2010 Get a 2-for-1 lunch or dinner buffet at the Silverton every day until the end of the month. All you need to do is show your Discovery Club card.

Sept. 25, 2010 The Conservatory and Botanical Gardens at the Bellagio unveiled its autumn display with a harvest tableau that will be featured until Nov. 27. The exhibit is free to all to enjoy.

Sept. 24, 2010 Numb cocktail bar, which already has a location in Caesars Palace, debuts a sister venue at Harrah’s today. It features a mixology bar and specializes in frozen cocktails.

Sept. 23, 2010 Santana, the legendary guitarist, has announced additional dates for his ongoing residency at The Joint at the Hard Rock, with shows added for April 20-May 1. “Supernatural Santana: A Trip Through the Hits” performs Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights at 8 pm. Tickets start at $51 and may be purchased from the Hard Rock box office and all Ticketmaster outlets.

                        Hard Rock Café International is apparently suing the owners and operators of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, and other users of the Hard Rock name, in an attempt to terminate licensing deals that they claim are damaging the brand’s good name. If the lawsuit’s successful, the resort-casino could be forced to change its name and re-brand.

Sept. 22, 2010 The Academy of Country Music named Green Valley Ranch, home of the monthly “Nashville Unplugged” event, Casino of the Year.

Sept. 21, 2010 The Las Vegas Sun reports that Dolce Hotels and Resorts has been chosen by owners Village Hospitality LLC to rebrand and manage the Ritz-Carlton hotel at Lake Las Vegas, which has been closed since May. Dolce specializes in hosting meetings, weddings, and other social events. The property is due to reopen sometime in the first quarter of 2011.

                        Angel Management Group, the company that currently manages Wet Republic, Studio 54, and Tabu Ultra Lounge at MGM Grand, Rehab at the Hard Rock, and Moorea Beach at Mandalay Bay, has just announced that it’s now also taken over Vanity nightclub at the Hard Rock.

Sept. 20, 2010 Same old, same old. The latest figures from the Department of Employment, Training & Rehabilitation revealed that Nevada is still the top of the list of states with the highest unemployment rates. Although jobs were added last month in several sectors, including restaurants and construction, the loss of temporary Census and other public-sector positions led to a net decline in hiring that pushed statewide unemployment to the record level of 14.4 percent, up almost 2 percent on the same month last year.

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Mac King’s Comedy Magic Show

My favorite daytime Las Vegas show (and one which is appropriate for the family), “The Mac King Comedy Magic Show” at Harrahs on the “Strip”, has recently had its contract extended through 2015. Congratulations to one of the nicest and most talented guys on the Las Vegas entertainment scene. The show, which usually runs at 1 pm and 3 pm Tuesday through Saturday, is currently in its tenth year of entertaining people of all ages. Tickets are $24.95 plus tax & fees so you shouldn’t go broke checking it out. Enjoy.

You can buy tickets and/or get more information at http://www.harrahslasvegas.com/EventsDetail.do?detailName=the-mac-king-comedy-magic-show-detail&locationCode=LAS or by searching on “Google” or “Bing”. Click on –> http://vegasreservations.com/stripmap for a printable map of the Las Vegas Strip.

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September 24 to 26, 2010 – This Weekend in Las Vegas

In addition to the permanent shows that run in Las Vegas, here’s some of the other things happening this weekend:

Friday Sept. 24, 2010 Joan Rivers (comedy) 8 pm at the Venetian $45.75 - $145.75

                                   Jim Gaffigan (comedy) 10 pm at the Mirage $59/$79/$99

                                  Big Boi (music concert) 10 pm at the Palms $30/$50

                                  Olympia Weekend 2010 (sports event) 7 pm at the Orleans $60 to $200

                                  Train (music concert) 9 pm at Red Rock $49

                                   Tony Orlando (music concert) at 7:30 pm at South Point $45/$50/$55

Saturday Sept. 25, 2010 Joan Rivers (comedy) 8 pm at the Venetian $45.75 - $145.75

                                       Jim Gaffigan (comedy) 10 pm at the Mirage $59/$79/$99

                                      Tony Orlando (music concert) at 7:30 pm at South Point $45/$50/$55

                                      Olympia Weekend 2010 (sports event) 7 pm at the Orleans $60 to $200

                                      Bill Maher (comedy) 8 pm at the Orleans $54.95

                                      The Smithereens (music concert) 9 pm at Red Rock $20

                                      Pixies (music concert) 8 pm at the Hard Rock $39.50

                                      Lit (music concert) 10 pm at the Rio $22

                                      Giovanni (music concert) 7:30 pm at the Suncoast $19.95

Sunday Sept. 26, 2010 Tony Orlando (music concert) at 7:30 pm at South Point $45/$50/$55

                                     Bill Maher (comedy) 8 pm at the Orleans $54.95

                                     Giovanni (music concert) 7:30 pm at the Suncoast $19.95

Use one of the provided links or “Google”, “Bing” or other search engine to get more information about and tickets for the above events as well as permanent shows available this weekend.

Click on → http://vegasreservations.com/lasvegasmap to find the location of most of the above events.

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The Best Casinos in Las Vegas

Determining the best casinos is quite complicated. Like the best of almost anything, opinion of what the best Las Vegas casino is can vary greatly from person to person. It can entail past experience (winning there really helps) plus the look, feel and sound as well as the availability of fair games with good odds and great dealers, hosts, customer service and atmosphere to play in also enters in.

According to the readers of Casino Player:  Caesar’s Palace, Harrah’s and the Bellagio are the best casinos on the Las Vegas Strip. The Palms, Red Rock and the Rio were voted the best casinos for locals and the Golden Nugget, Main Street Station, and Four Queens were voted the best casinos downtown. Because I mainly play video poker I think the Palms is best. I’d be curious to find out what other people think. Remember if your going to gamble to use common sense and set limits. If it stops being fun then stop.

Go to http://vegasreservations.com/stripmap for a printable map of the Las Vegas Strip, or http://vegasreservations.com/fremontmap for a printable (downtown Las Vegas) Fremont Street map or http://vegasreservations.com/lasvegasmap for a printable Las Vegas area map. You can use “Google” or “Bing” to do more research about the above subject or anything else your interested in.

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Great Show Deal For Locals

Continuing from last Friday: another great show deal for locals is “Defending the Caveman“ at the Excalibur on the “Strip” which is celebrating its 1,500th show in Las Vegas on Sept. 21th with $15 tickets (usually $39.95 for evening shows and $34.95 for the Wednesday matinee) for Nevada residents for 15 days starting September 21 to October 5. You must be 13+ to attend. Enjoy!

Click on → http://vegasreservations.com/stripmap for a printable map of the Las Vegas Strip.

 

You can also use “Google” or “Bing” to find other great deals in Las Vegas or anything else your interested in.

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Recent Las Vegas News

While on the road, I’ll post what I can when I can. Here’s some of the Las Vegas news that was reported during the last week:

Sept. 19, 2010 Station Casinos is holding a system-wide blackjack tournament with $200,000 in prize money. Qualify by earning 1,000 table-games points between now and Oct. 17th (You earn points by showing your Boarding Pass card when you play). Qualifiers will play in satellite tournaments with the top 16 advancing to the finals Nov. 12-13. You can also buy into the satellites for $250.

Sept. 17, 2010 There has been a major upheaval in the Wynn/Encore nightlife scene of recently. The highest profile move was the firing of Paris Hilton’s boyfriend Cy Waits, following his August DUI bust outside Wynn. He’d previously been managing partner of Tryst nightclub at Wynn and XS at Encore. Cy Waits’ dismissal came just days after Wynn severed his partnership with long-time Vegas nightclub impresario Victor Drai, who owned a third each of the two clubs and had been instrumental in their design and management.

                          Last week a company spokesperson confirmed that Encore Beach Club and Surrender nightclub managing partner Bob Mancari was no longer with the company. Now comes word that David Pappas and Larry Murphy, both part of the Las Vegas Nightlife Group, which operates Blush, Surrender, and Encore Beach Club, are also out.

Sept. 16, 2010 “Nunsense”, the award winning off-Broadway musical comedy, opened yesterday at the Las Vegas Hilton. The show will perform daily (dark Tuesday) at 4 pm and now through Sept. 29 Nevada resident preview pricing is available for $19. Starting Sept. 30th tickets will be $29 (plus taxes and fees) for Nevada residents, with regular seats starting at $39.

Sept. 15, 2010 “Real World”, the popular reality show returns to Las Vegas for the upcoming season which will begin filming at the Hard Rock this October. This will be the second time Las Vegas has served as the backdrop for the show which in 2002 was based at the Palms, where you can still book the “Real World Suite” for $10,000/night.

                        The third Hash House A Go Go is set to debut inside the M Resort on October 7. The restaurant will serve breakfast from 7 to 11 am, lunch from 11 am to 5 pm, and dinner from 5 pm to close.

Sept. 14, 2010 “Defending the Caveman“ at the Excalibur is celebrating its 1,500th show in Las Vegas on Sept. 21 with $15 tickets (usually $39.95 for evening shows and $34.95 for the Wednesday matinee) for Nevada residents for 15 days starting September 21 to October 5. You must be 13+ to attend.

Sept. 13, 2010 “Fox 5 News” reported that the historic Plaza downtown Las Vegas will close its hotel later this year, laying off 400 workers. The closure is not permanent — the hotel will be shuttered early November for wholesale renovations, which are anticipated to take a year to complete. A portion of the casino will also be closed for remodeling, but apparently the “Rat Pack Is Back” show, food court, or Firefly restaurant will remain open for business. Rooms can be booked until November 14th.

                        Rock and Rita’s, which recently debuted at Circus Circus where the coffee shop used to be, has just launched a all-night menu, with reverse happy hour specials nightly from 10 pm - 6 am. The new menu features seven items for $5 each, including soft pretzels, spinach dip, nachos, sliders, quesadillas, and pulled BBQ pork or beef dip, plus two-for-one drinks.

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Great Show Deal (Especially For Locals)

A great show deal for locals (but still a very good deal for everyone else) is “Nunsense” which is the award winning off-Broadway musical comedy that opened on Sept. 15th at the Las Vegas Hilton (which is not very far off the Strip). The show will be performing daily (except Tuesday) at 4 pm. Now through Sept. 29 Nevada resident preview pricing is available for $19 (plus taxes and fees). Starting Sept. 30th tickets will be $29 (plus taxes and fees) for Nevada residents and regular seats for everyone else starting at $39 (plus taxes and fees). Enjoy!

 

Click on → http://vegasreservations.com/lasvegasmap for a printable map of the Las Vegas area.

 

You can also use “Google” or “Bing” to find other great deals in Las Vegas or anything else your interested in.

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