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Bobbie Katz is a longtime entertainment feature writer/columnist who has interviewed hundreds of major stars and headliners. Originally from the East Coast, after spending seven years as an enterBobbie Katz tainment editor/feature writer/columnist covering Atlantic City entertainment for national publications out of Atlantic City and New York, for the last 18 years, she has been residing in Las Vegas, covering the city’s active entertainment and hospitality scene. She currently writes for several tourist and local outlets and for 12 ½ years covered Las Vegas for the Las Vegas section of the Los Angeles Times Sunday Calendar, the Los Angeles Times Magazine, and special Las Vegas guides put out by the newspaper. She has also written several entertainment articles for Women’s Wear Daily in New York.
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Bobbie has written three books. The first, Be A Loser, published by Random House, she co-authored with exercise guru Greer Childers, who has sold millions of videos of her BodyFlex program on TV. The book, about Childers’ program, has sold hundreds of thousands of copies. The other two books, Bobbie’s take on what to see and do in Las Vegas, were written exclusively for AAA out of Basingstoke, England, and Michelin Publications in the U.S., respectively. The Michelin guide to Las Vegas that she wrote was the first ever published by the company. Although Aliza “Ali” Guggenheim has been spiritually inclined from a very young age, it wasn’t until she was 25, weighing in at 312 lbs. and driving a cab in Los Angeles that she finally began to realAli Guggenheim ize her talent. Reading
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palms and using her clairvoyant gifts as a joke to boost her tips, Ali began to suspect the joke was on her when people kept telling her she was right. After a variety of jobs; owning a Diet Center and a Rent-A-Mom business, Ali authored a best-selling book and lectured internationally, but always ended up returning to her first love. Utilizing her unbiased insights, humor and psychic abilities to instill hope and confidence in others. She consistently volunteers her services at fund raisers, parties, and even with individuals that needed clarity and direction in their lives. Author of Love Your Fat Away, Ali continues her career as a spiritual coach. She writes 2 columns locally, our own “Spiritual Transformations,” and a psychic phenomenon column for Vegas Voice Magazine and is a regular guest on their radio show. Ali teaches forgiveness workshops, a unique “Women’s Weekend” workshop “PJ Party
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In this issue we covered Fashion Week in LA in March. We had a chance to see a lot of the behind the scenes of this amazing week, with local California designers, who are making headlines around the world. Stop Staring by Alicia Estrada, Gypsy05, Future Heretics, and international designer Ina Soltani what an amazing week ! We have an amazing performer Garth Brooks, on our cover this issue, it was time to switch it out and give the guys a chance to be on one of our covers. If you have not seen Garth, he performs at the Wynn Casino and has been packing them in. It’s a must see show! We also have added some great offers from some of our Las Vegas performers, and attractions. One of the longest running shows in Las Vegas, Frank Marino’s Divas Las Vegas, has extended to our Risqué readers an amazing special for his show tickets, which is good for the entire year of 2011. Thanks so much, Frank! So, Risqué readers, hang onto these issues. You will see more amazing offers in the coming months. Again thank you for your support and as always you comments are appreciated.
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Contrary to the title of one of his biggest hits, Garth Brooks does have friends in high places. In fact, thanks to his relationship with one of Las Vegas’ most renowned casino moguls, Brooks’ emergence out of retirement couldn’t be more of a Wynn-win situation. Having signed a five-year deal to perform a series of special engagements in the Encore Theater that began in December 2009, Brooks now has the best of two different worlds. “Steve Wynn has done what I thought was impossible,” Brooks explains. “He has given me a chance to sing again for the people while, at the same time, never missing a day with my children. I was naturally nervous at first but it feels good to be out from under the low ceiling of retirement I put on myself. My life won’t change over these five years,
his connection with the audience – is something I haven’t seen since the Rat Pack. In show business, for a single performer to lift an entire audience emotionally to the point where they pray it doesn’t end, is an extraordinary and unique thing that only a few gifted people can do. But that is what I experienced when I saw Garth on stage, alone with his guitar, doing a history of his personal journey in music. I watched a man create instant love in real time, right before my eyes.” “The plane is unbelievable,” Brooks concurs. “The whole thought was like getting into a car and driving somewhere for a gig that takes a few hours to get there. Before, when I was touring, I had a routine before the show. In that circumstance, anything goes and you have to be ready – you try and get routines because of superstitions and
and friends were Bette Midler, who was sitting with Wynn, and Steve and Eydie, unbeknownst to Wynn. According to Wynn, all were blown away by Brooks as he stood on stage with just his jeans, hat, T-shirt and guitar. Brooks explains that the show is a oneman show and unscripted because that is his style. He declares that there are no rules. He says that the show is him – who he is – and that it is about his life, starting in 1962 when he was born. He takes the audience through how he got his sound and the influences he grew up with such as Merle Haggard, George Jones, Bob Seger, George Strait (whom Brooks says he always wanted to be) and others. “I’ve been doing this show since I was 21,” Brooks reveals. “It’s my life. The band thing
Steve Wynn has done what I thought was impossible… He has given me a chance to sing again… never missing a day with my children. except that I’ll get to play music. ” In 2001, Brooks, certified by the Recording Industry of America as the #1 selling solo artist in U.S. history with hits such as “If Tomorrow Never Comes,” “Friends in Low Places,” and No Fences,” announced his retirement to raise his three daughters. . While he says that the public won’t be getting any music or touring from him until his youngest daughter, who is 14, enters college four years from now, he will be performing 15 weekends a year at Encore, doing one show on Friday, two on Saturday, and one on Sunday. Because of the three-hour time difference between his home in Oklahoma and Las Vegas, Brooks can leave home at 6 p.m. after his daughters get home from school and can be in Las Vegas at 6 p.m. to get ready for his performance. He says that if his children have special events he needs to attend, the show time may occasionally be adjusted. His opening weekend at the hotel, for example, he flew in Friday and performed, flew back home to attend his daughter’s soccer game on Saturday, flew back to Las Vegas to perform Saturday night, flew home again to attend his daughter’s second soccer game on Sunday, flew back to Vegas to perform Sunday night, then flew back that same night so that his children could attend school on Monday. “I had to buy him a plane to do it,” laughs Wynn, who purchased a Challenger jet for Brooks. “Everything about Garth’s performances – his artistry, the range of his voice,
stuff. Here, I try to fly by the seat of my pants – thank goodness, I’ve got enough room to fly by. That’s what the plane’s about – Steve knew this was the way I could do this and be a parent at the same time.” Although Wynn and Brooks have different versions of who first approached whom about getting together, Brooks states that Wynn didn’t try to entice him with money. Rather, he had heard Brooks’ story and knew he was taking care of his children with his wife of five years, Tricia Yearwood, and exwife, Sandy (Brooks bought a ranch next door to hers), and set about finding a way to make things work. “I told Steve that he couldn’t afford me,” Brooks cajoles. “I was wrong. He asked me to come out here and see the room. It was the greatest experience playing for Steve and 130 of his friends. Every argument I gave him for why I shouldn’t do the gig, he had an argument for. He even told me I could quit any time if it didn’t work. “I have to tell you without ringing my own bell that I’m very, very proud of what Sandy, Trisha, and myself have gotten these kids,” he adds. “With 11 years in, we have really taken care of the children so why blow the last four? We’ll finish it off – that’s what this is all about.” Garth says that he has never played a place built for sound like the Encore Showroom. He jokes that when he hears himself in the theater, he asks, “Who is this?” In the audience when Garth played for Wynn www.RisqueLVmag.com
and the tour thing that people might know me for is totally new. When Miss Yearwood is asked what her favorite thing in a Garth concert is, she always says the same thing – she answers that it’s when I come out with my guitar and start to play the stuff I was raised on. We eventually get to my stuff -I’m in no hurry to get to my stuff. I really like playing songs I knew growing up. It brings back stories of my dad and being raised as one of six kids so I get to think about each brother and sister and my mom. “I won’t be doing any flying and there won’t be any fire or rain on stage,” he continues. “These are live shows between the music and the people. When you know the words to my stuff, when people start to feel things, that’s a party. I come out playing my guitar, just like I did years ago at Wild Willy’s Saloon. I also take questions and requests from the audience. It’s been a chance for me to get back slowly into it. It is very intimate and I’m able to see what people like and what they don’t. This show is very honest – sincerity is always the bottom line. In a big show, there are things you can hide behind – the band, the fans, etc. It takes a lot of pressure off me. Here, I have nothing to hide behind except for a guitar. And I swear, the older I get, the smaller the guitar gets. So I can’t hide behind it very well.” And therein lies the challenge for Brooks in this gig. The artist played Wild Willy’s continued on page 22
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Saloon back when he was in college, taking requests from customers. The more songs he knew, the more money he made. But the big thing about it for him was that he learned what really reached his audiences -- what they wanted to hear, what songs moved them and, even more, what about a particular song moved them. And that’s what the Encore engagement offers him a chance to glean. Of course, after moving to Nashville and starting to tour, Brooks’s life became a wild ride. As far as those superstitions he mentioned earlier were concerned, they proved to be more sentimental than anything else, although Brooks quotes the expression “superstition is a lack of faith” but notes that it doesn’t hurt to have both. He recalls the drum pod that was carried on his last world tour when he recorded a live album, stating that he christened both sides of it and that he carried the tops every show. He explains that he put some buckeyes in there that his
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fans had made for him because the night after they gave them to him, he won several awards at the ACM (Academy Country Music) Awards show. Brooks has always been one to give back for his success, however. Besides having his own children’s charity called Teammates for Kids, in late 2010, he broke all performance records in the state of Tennessee when he sold more than 140,000 tickets and raised over $3.5 million in nine concerts for the flood victims in that state. One hundred percent of the proceeds went to the Community Foundation Tennessee Flood Relief. During his retirement, in fact, the only performances Brooks did were for charity. “When I retired in 2001, I always thought it was going to be halftime,” he acknowledges. “My only problem was that this business runs very fast and changes very fast. So how do you jump back onto the freeway at 150 miles per hour without being run over? You’re older, slower, and you have to catch up. I thought this 11 years ago – wouldn’t it be great if somebody somewhere gave me a gift like Wild Willy’s Saloon to come back
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out and try my new stuff out on people in a small contained thing – and then give me a plane? “As I said, I grew up as one of six kids,” he adds. “We were hard on each other so we had to have a thick skin. We were always told that we could do whatever we wanted to do in life, whatever gave us self-pride. At the same time, I would be told, ‘God, you’re fat.’ So there are times you have to tell me I’m beautiful. I’m not one of those guys who can come out and do the same show every night no matter what. They’re the pros.” Brooks admits that during his retirement, he spent his creative time writing screenplays, which he enjoys a lot, as opposed to writing music, his theory being that if one is not in the game, he should keep his mouth shut about the game. Instead, he took ”a small vacation” and stayed on the sidelines and watched, observing which songs people liked that he really liked, too, and becoming open to a lot of different artists across the
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country. He jokes that with three young girls in the home, he could never touch the radio but that they brought all kinds of music into the house. Where the philosophy of life he lives by and how he gets through the rough times are concerned, Brooks feels that if a person lives life everyday like that day is going to be his last, he’ll be a lot more honest with himself. He also believes that the only things that matter are the things that never go away. Joking that he is “the first guy in line going to hell,” he maintains that he is also the first that believes that God exists and that he believes in Christ. He also notes that even of we all don’t believe in the same God, we can all still love each other. So if you’re wondering if success has changed Garth Brooks, the answer is that nothing has changed for him – notwithstanding the fact that the most unique thing he’s ever autographed (that he quips he can talk about) has been a pig. He says he is still a meat-and-potatoes man and that he will be a James Taylor fan and a George Strait fan the rest of his life. All his down-to-earth qualities are reflected in his Las Vegas shows. Calling Encore “Garth’s home,” Wynn describes the show Brooks is doing as a “very homey, personal thing.” He notes that Brooks has control of the room and who he brings on stage with him (including possibly Yearwood) and that what Garth does up there is his business. Wynn also states that he loves the uncertainty of it. “Ms. Yearwood’s touring has been toned down so that she can be here with me,” smiles Brooks. “I don’t go anywhere without her. Before we got married we asked ourselves, why be together if we have to be apart? I put her in the Top 5 female vocalists in my life, so, no, I won’t have her on stage every night. “She has her dreams, too,” he expresses. “One of them is to be on Broadway. So when the girls all go off to school, we’ll live in New York for a year or two. It’s a give-and-take relationship of which I’m very appreciative.” While he admits to having been nervous, Brooks says that he had no trepidations about coming out of retirement because he cleared it with the most important people in his life. “The girls, who are 14, 16, and 18, are excited for me to be out of the house,” Brooks relates. “When I retired, I left something I loved for something I loved better. I didn’t miss the ties and suits, meaning the business end of it. But here, I get to emerge myself in warm water and play. I get off the plane and go on stage.” Best of all, there are “no fences.”
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Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice “Pop” goes the city Some of Hollywood’s hottest celebrities were among those who showed why they love Paris in the springtime – and all year round for that matter. We’re talking about Paris Las Vegas and two big happenings that took place at the hotel in March that saw the likes of Kim Kardashian, Nick Cannon, Mel B, Whitney Port, Elaine Wynn, Josh Strickland and more gracing the property. These notables were among the thousands of guests who were the first to see Chateau Nightclub & Gardens, Paris’ striking new addition to the Las Vegas Strip. As Kardashian quickly found out, the club’s Strip-side patio with views of Bellagio’s fountains is nothing less than spectacular. Elaine Wynn came in late night, meeting up with nightclub impresaKylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian with Couture Pops at Sugar Factory rio Victor Drai to get a look at Chateau. It was Cannon, however, who public alike occurred when Sugar Factory took his shot at the turntables and revved up American Brasserie made its grand debut the crowd after making an elaborate entrance that same night at Paris Las Vegas. Thouthat surprised guests. Joining him in the DJ sands of fans lined the Las Vegas Strip hopbooth were good friends Josh Strickland, ing to catch a glimpse of the packed celebwho sang along to the music, and Mel B. Af- rity roster Sugar Factory had in store, which ter Cannon’s performance, Australia’s top DJ included Kim Kardashian and her younger Havana Brown, who joined Britney Spears as sister Kylie Jenner; reality TV star and star of the featured DJ for the singer’s Circus tour, PEEPSHOW, Holly Madison; Lara Croft, Josh took the room for a spin, following up with Strickland, Mel B., Whitney Port, Simon an eclectic dance mix that had the entire Huck, Nick Cannon, Havana Brown, Robin club up on its feet and dancing, including ac- Antin and Matt Goss. tor Esai Morales. As for Port, she celebrated Kardashian unveiled Sugar Factory’s her 26th birthday at an oversized VIP table 125-carat, one-of-a-kind, diamond-studwhere she drank Dom Perignon and danced ded Couture Pop, created by Josh Pianko. with a large group of friends. Joined by her younger sister, Kylie Jenner, Special guest Drake and resident DJ Kardashian then retreated inside the exSamantha Ronson hosted the official grand pansive eatery and enjoyed items such as opening party the next night. Sugar Factory’s famous “The Barbie” milkAnother sweet treat for celebrities and the shake, ahi tuna sliders, frozen hot choco-
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beer garden and mischievous drinking games including “Flip Stein” and “Champagne Pong.” As nightfall approaches, this enchanting world opens to an intimate setting for all ABSINTHE performances, which take place in the masterful centerpiece, Spiegeltent, a heritage wooden show tent from Europe opulently decorated with mirrors, stained glass and velvet. Audience members are immersed in an intimate emporium where all of the wild and outlandish acts of ABSINTHE unfold in a theatre-in-theround presentation. Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art (BGFA) will be the place to be “scene” when the venue debuts its next exhibit, “A Sense of Place: Landscapes from Monet to Hockney” on April 16. Through a juxtaposition of images, “A Sense of Place” will present more than 30 artworks ranging from paintings, phoNick Cannon with Couture Pop tographs and a video installation that at Sugar Factory American Brasserie contrast and compare both approach and expressionism in art. The exhibit will showcase landscapes by artists including Claude Monet, Marc Chagall, Helen Frankenthaler, David Hockney, Sylvia Plimack Mangold, Robert Rauschenberg, Christo, Vik Muniz and many others. The 13th Annual Punk Rock Bowling Tournament and Music Festival will take place over Memorial Day Weekend (May 2730) in downtown Las Vegas and will feature the most insane lineup to date. BYO Records has just confirmed the following headliners for this year’s event: Dropkick Murphys, Descendents, Cock Sparrer, Me First and The Gimme Gimmes, Bouncing Souls, Dwarves, Manic Hispanic & The Undertones, with many more bands to be announced soon. The legendary bowling tournament will once again take over Sam’s Town Casino and Gambling Hall while this year’s live shows will be held outdoors at Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas, where the intersection of 6th and Fremont will be blocked off for up to 3,500 concertgoers. The shows are all-ages, but those attendees under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Doors will open at 3:30 p.m. and shows will wrap by 11 p.m., rain or shine. The town brought in two “big guns” in March. Celine Dion, making her long-anticipated return to Caesars Palace, debuted her new show in the Colosseum on March 15. The Mob Experience had its grand opening at the Tropicana on March 29. Both are sure “hits.”
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Remote Viewing:
Military Spyware? When asked, most people would concur that they’ve wanted to be “a fly on a wall” at some point in their lives. The majority of us would feel empowered by knowing what an adversary’s next move is going to be, or if and when to prepare for a natural disaster. Let’s face it, life would be so much simpler if we could just focus and know what obstacles lay ahead? According to Einstein, “humans don’t use even one tenth of their brain power.” Imagine being able to train your brain to access information, in ways that you didn’t even think possible so that you can master acquiring information, on command! Remote viewing (RV) is a modern day term for a learned mental-psychic process that has been utilized and recorded in history since the days of Moses. In fact, many countries such as Russia, China, Germany, etc., have been known to experiment with, and utilize, various forms of psychic espionage for decades. This is what prompted the U.S. Government to do some research of its own. Remote Viewing is a scientifically proven, mental process, (proven only to the extent that pseudoscience can be proven, due to the lack of replicable results.) It is said that it can accurately depict the outcome of pre-determined and or random future events from a distance, as well as, having the ability to locate hidden objects. But how dependable is it? The most recent resurrection of remote viewing experimentation in our times, began in the mid-19th century, when four major scientists, Farraday, Wallace, Crookes, and Mason, delved into experimenting with the legitimacy of psychic phenomena. At first the concentration was on using gifted psychics, even though Remote Viewing was never in-
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tended for fortune telling. Eventually, in the 1930s, J.B. Rhine expanded his experimentation to include a larger and more varied population. Although the results were quite impressive, the constant skepticism and
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ridicule from his peers and mainstream scientists prevented him from openly sharing the validity of his findings. Unfortunately, it also assured that studies in this field would be left “on the fringe of science” and lack funding. It wasn’t until the “new age” era in the 1960s, when the counter culture emerged and the acceptance of psychic possibilities somewhat muted the hostility surrounding psychic phenomena studies. Ultimately, as public interest grew so did the financial support. Paranormal experimentation in the 70s was initiated by Puthoff and Targ at the Stanford Research Institute. In addition to their mainstream research of quantum mechanics and biophysics they introduced a few paranormal studies. One of their tests Spring 2011
was conducted with a remote viewer, Ingo Swann, which led to a visit from the CIA. The result was a $50,000 CIA sponsored program that was later renewed and expanded. When Watergate came along the CIA became more pre-occupied with its over entanglement in the scandals rather than with its pet projects and most of them, including Remote Viewing, was terminated. Through the years the Air Force, along with numerous intelligence agencies, was providing the “tasking” to the Stanford group (SRI) by providing them with tasks to explore. While the project was at its peak with the CIA the Air Force had received orders to start their own ESP project. Therefore, when the CIA terminated their involvement, it was only logical that the Air Force take over and when they did, they expanded it even more. In 1978 the U.S. Military funded and launched the Stargate project, a top-secret, $20 million dollar program. This project researched the potential and realistic use of psychic phenomena applications as a military tool. At its peak there were 14 Remote Viewing labs and 22 active military and remote viewers involved. Through the years of exploration intense tension mounted between the two opposing groups involved. The believers claimed “anyone can use paranormal ability to see hidden, distant locations using ESP” and the non-believers insisted that, “the data was too vague to be of any use, and that it contained erroneous data.” How ironic that, unintentionally, in 1995 they were partially responsible for their own demise and for popularizing the top-secret Remote Viewing process. The program was discontinued and declassified, due in part to their bickering and the fact that each side was inflexibly convinced that
they were right. Though the program was now doomed, it did continue for a while longer in Maryland, on a $500,000 budget, and employed 3 full time Remote Viewers until it was totally put to rest in the mid-1990s. Or was it? Although it takes much time, training and practice to master the skill of Remote Viewing, there is an exercise you can do to evaluate your personal skill level. You will know if you are a Remote Viewer if you are somewhat consistent in identifying the target. If you don’t do well at first, try, try, and try again since, as in anything, practice is the key! Who knows, you may find your calling! Preparation: An assistant Camera (can substitute Magazine pictures) A few black pens Scissors Stack of plain white paper Stack of opaque envelopes Glue A quiet room with a desk and chair Most Importantly = No one gets to see what you are doing! Assistant: Take some pictures that are different from one another. Keep it simple, yet you want to capture strong, bold, shapes, colors, lines, hidden objects, geographic locations, etc. (you can use cut outs from magazines, i.e. lake, towers, mountains, airplane.) Paste each picture on a plain white piece of paper. Put each picture in a separate envelope, making sure nothing is showing. Number and date the envelopes. Remote Viewer: Sit at a table or desk in a quiet room. Prepare your paper and a few working pens Empty your mind. For a few minutes inhale deep breaths through your nose all the way down into your belly. Slowly exhale through your mouth. Shuffle the envelopes and pick one. Put the number of the envelope you picked on your paper and date it. Close your eyes and picture a black door or window. That is your remote viewing opening. Signals can be vague, unclear, fuzzy, etc. If the pictures are crisp and clear you are probably trying to make it happen. Draw the images you see. When you are through open the envelope and compare the images. When you are through with all the envelopes, record your results. Keep a file and keep practicing. You will see progress if you keep at it.
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The Coolest Show in Town Comedy Hypnotist Anthony Cools focuses on adult fun by Bobbie Katz
It’s 9 p.m.; do you know where Grandma is? She could very well be in her chair, but the question may be, is she really doing THAT to it? If she’s on stage at the Anthony Cools show at Paris Las Vegas along with other willing participants, Grandma could very well be off her rocker, at least in the literal (not to mention entertaining) sense. That’s because Cools, billed as “the world’s best uncensored hypnotist,” goes where no hypnotist has gone before – and takes the entire crowd with him. Happily at home in his own theater at the hotel called the Anthony Cools Experience, the entertainer ensures that, from beginning to end, the adult evening can be classified as a mind-blowing experience. Black-hairs to blue-hairs do things one wouldn’t expect them to do even in the privacy of their own
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homes, surviving to tell the tale in a most relaxed and unabashed manner. If they don’t feel like talking, a video of the evening’s happenings for sale at the end of the show tells it all. It’s all just good, clean, dirty fun that, needless to say, defines the very essence of mesmerizing an audience. “I have about 10 hours of different material,” explains Cools. “Every show is different. Each is also 100 percent interactive because I use volunteers from the audience. It’s an uncensored, very adult-oriented show; there are no guidelines and no rules. I write the show on the fly every night. I start the show with a three-minute orchestra piece in which the participants are hypnotized into thinking they are playing certain instruments. What I see in their personalities and how they are reacting during this bit determines what Spring 2011
is going to happen in the entire show. “There are still things that happen during the evening that shock me,” Cools continues. “One of my signature skits is that I tell the people on stage that they are auditioning for a porno movie and that their chairs are the people they’re auditioning with. Two months ago, a 65- 70-year-old woman removed her teeth and put them on the stage so that she could give the chair oral sex. I have another trademark bit in continued on page 36
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which people shake my hand and a have an orgasm on stage right in front of their family and friends. People you wouldn’t expect to be doing certain things are doing them and I never know what’s going to happen until it happens. When they become hypnotized, all their inhibitions have been lifted. When I tell them something, it is the truth and it makes sense, irrelevant to what it is.” Cools notes that everyone of sound mind (meaning not drunk or high and willing to give hypnosis a shot) is hypnotizable and that, in about 50 percent of his shows, someone in the audience falls asleep as he is doing the induction with the people on stage. “As long as a person is focusing, I’m going to win, whether he or she is a believer or a skeptic,” the comedy hypnotist maintains. “I
suggestions, which depending upon how he words them can last the rest of a person’s life, include feeling positive, sleeping well, no drinking and driving, no texting and driving, and no hangover. “One of the things that makes me different from other hypnotists is that my subjects remember everything,” Cools notes. “That’s because the primary reason for my show is entertainment and the look on their faces when they remember what they did is priceless – that’s one of my favorite parts of the show. I guarantee that people have never seen anything like this before.” Cools reveals that hypnosis is an altered state of thinking, an extension of focus. He likens it to driving in your car and going past an exit you have taken hundreds of times before because you are so focused on something else that you don’t notice what’s going on around you. In fact, while he tapes the shows
I use is creative visualization. Sometimes, people who do not volunteer end up falling asleep in the audience because they are susceptible.” Cools, who hails from Calgary, Canada, says that he has been “messing with” hypnosis since the age of 15, having become fascinated by it as a child after seeing a stage show. He took a circuitous route into show business, having been a radio, television and film major in college who held jobs as a busboy, a dishwasher, a deejay and finally as a nightclub manager before he decided to promote himself as a comedic hypnotist in the club. Actually, Cools, who plays drums, bass, keyboard and guitar, thought that he was going to be a rock star. Always very comfortable in front of an audience, he became a deejay at 12, at which time he started getting into magic. That evolved into hypnosis, which to
Each [show] is 100 percent interactive because I use volunteers from the audience. It’s an uncensored, very adult-oriented show; there are no guidelines and no rules. can’t tell who is going to be a good subject and who isn’t until about 10 minutes into the show. The Alpha state is the lightest state of hypnosis. I push people much deeper, into the Theta state. It shuts off a part of the brain that says, ‘This is the wrong thing to do.’ But there is no danger – ultimately, the only people that hurt themselves are the ones with sore stomachs and jaws just from laughing. My show is outrageous.” By using a relaxation technique, Cools actually does a susceptibility test of the entire audience before he asks for volunteers. Once the participants are on stage, it takes him only five minutes to put them into a trace deep enough to put them in very adult situations. He admits that it is very rare for everyone who gets up on stage to be the proper participant each show. He says that there is always the giggly girl or the inebriated man or the unwilling person encouraged up on stage by friends who cannot be hypnotized. They are sent back into the audience as soon as the induction is over. “Many times the way an audience feeds me is not the way I expected the show to pan out,” Cools reveals. “For example, for a particular skit I may want to do, I’ll need three men and might have nine women and one man on stage. So I’ll do an impromptu piece instead and my production team, who knows me well and can read my signals, will follow.” At the end of the show, Cools gives all the volunteers a post-hypnotic suggestion that they will remember everything they did but that they will be free of embarrassment and remorse. His other post-hypnotic
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every night to sell at the end of the evening, he never tapes the induction because he says that it is dangerous. “If people watch the videotape at home, they could easily go back into a trance,” Cools expresses. “The reason I don’t put the induction on there is to avoid that. “You cannot force anyone into a hypnotic state,” he emphasizes. “Hypnosis is an extension of focus and you can’t force someone to focus. You also cannot force someone to relax. Anyone who is willing to be hypnotized is a great subject. You can guide a willing participant. Part of the relaxation technique
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Cools seemed like a natural leap. “I’m self-taught,” he notes. “Even though I had been reading about hypnosis since I was 15, I never started practicing it until I was 27. When I learned hypnosis, no one was teaching it so I didn’t have a particular technique drilled into my head – I was able to create my own principles. The nightclub I managed in Calgary was called Dooie Stevens. I decided to do a free hypnosis show there and promoted it and 550 people showed up. The next day I quit my job and I had a manager within a week. An agent came along about a year and a half later.” Cools relates that his act went into the Xrated mode because the more adult he got, the more his audiences loved it. He says that something will happen at each and every show that sticks in his head and gives him a genuine laugh. No one is more aware than Cools of the power hypnosis can have in everyday life. He does not do any kind of therapeutic practice but he has been practicing self-hypnosis for years. He says he does it almost every day, giving himself suggestions to counteract lack of sleep, to prevent hangovers when he’s been out partying with his friends, and to increase motivation. He says that he quit smoking after 18 years and lost 40 pounds, thanks to hypnosis. “Everybody can learn hypnosis,” he adds. “My talent and niche is to be able to pull it off on stage the way I do.” You may be getting very sleepy but Cools guarantees that you’ll wake up to some great fun… and still be able to look at yourself in the mirror in the morning.
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Get Back to Where You Once Belonged The Beatles bring all their LOVEing to the Mirage by Bobbie Katz It is a creation that has its genesis in two entities deciding to take a bite out of the musical Apple. Now all you need is LOVE to make the world of the Beatles go round – in or out of the “Octopus’ Garden.” continued on page 39
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LOVE, the result of the fruits of the labors of Cirque du Soleil in co-production with Apple Corps LTD, the Beatles’ company, opened at the Mirage in June 2006. The project, which captures the essence of love that John, Paul, George and Ringo inspired during their amazing adventure together, was born out of a personal friendship and mutual admiration between the late George Harrison and Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte. It was a long and winding road but ultimately Cirque magic was skillfully combined with the spirit and passion of the Beatles to create a uniquely intimate theatrical experience in which everyone can take part. “It began back in the year 2000 in Montreal during a festival weekend,” Laliberte explains. “Every year, I have a party in my backyard. I had met George a few times and he came to my party that year. He was fighting cancer but he came at the beginning and was the last to leave – he paid me a visit in my magical garden. “It was a profoundly touching experience,”
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performed by a 70-member cast, all set to the Beatles’ music. “I wanted to create a Beatles experience rather than a Beatles story, taking the audience on an emotional journey rather than a chronological one, exploring the landscapes and experiences that have marked the group’s history,” says Dominic Champagne, who directs the show and wrote the original concept. “I asked the Beatles to give me the 10 main song titles that, to them, constituted the core of the show. Sir George Martin, the Beatles original producer, and his son, Giles, proposed Get Back as the opening. I began feeling that since the Beatles had done their last concert on a rooftop, the show should start where they left off, celebrating the return of their music.” Champagne says that what he ended up creating with the show was a “Rock ‘n’ Roll poem,” a magical mystery tour into the heart and soul of the Beatles music through an exploration of the aesthetic, political and spiritual trends of the 1960s. He notes that it highlights the group’s artistic life while staying faithful to the spirit of their own creativity. The series of scenes inhabited by continued on page 44
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colorful characters in extravagant costumes and makeup that comprise LOVE were inspired by the poetry of the lyrics of the 28 songs in the show and designed by the Cirque creative team. In creating the musical component of LOVE, Musical Director Sir George Martin and his son, Giles, were at the epicenter. Their efforts heralded somewhat of a revolution, an unprecedented approach to the music for a stage production. By using the techniques that Sir George pioneered in the 1960s and linking them to the best technology today, he and his son have created a unique soundscape of original Beatles music for the show. “One of the challenges of the job was getting the balance of the songs right,” says Sir George. “We wanted to make sure that there were enough good solid hit songs in the show but we didn’t want it to be a catalog of ‘best ofs.’ We also wanted to put in some interesting and not well-known Beatles music and use fragments of songs. “Strawberry Fields” was the most difficult song we did. Yoko had given us a tape of John singing a fragment of the song before he had written the rest of it. It was so moving that we wanted to evolve it into the whole song.” When it came to the music chosen for the show, it was a process of negotiation between the Beatles and the creative team. According to Giles, the Beatles had a list of songs they wanted in the show, as did he and his father. Ringo wanted “Octopus’ Garden,” while Olivia Harrison suggested “Something” and Yoko proposed “Strawberry Fields.” While all, along with Paul, had a say in the show, they didn’t take part in the design. They either approved or disapproved of things throughout the entire process and then everything was very amicably worked out. “It took us two-and-a-half years to mix and edit the music,” Sir George sums up. “The last thing we wanted was for the audience to feel like they’re listening to a record. We have tried to give the impression that the Beatles are alive and performing.” It took a village, so to speak, but the Beatles have “come together” once again with LOVE.
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Uncovering the Skeletons Luxor exhibition gets down to the bare bones by Bobbie Katz With all the stories about the Las Vegas desert, there’s one place where everyone knows the bodies AREN’T buried. That is at the Luxor where BODIES The Exhibition will celebrate its third year of a 10-year residency at the hotel this summer. Described as a “life-changing experience,” the exhibition, which opened on August 2, 2008, gives people the opportunity to learn about their own bodies and ultimately how to take better care of their health and make positive life choices via more than 275 real human full body, organ, and partial body specimens. Having been meticulously dissected, preserved through an innovative process called polymer preservation and respectfully presented, they give visitors the opportunity to view the beauty and complexity of their own organs and systems like never before. Through these authentic human bodies, via detailed signage, knowledgeable docents, and/or an audio tour available in five different languages (there is one for children, too), visitors can get an upclose-and-personal look inside the skeletal, muscular, respiratory, circulatory, digestive systems and more. There are 10 rooms in the exhibit, each depicting a different system. BODIES The Exhibition also illustrates the damage caused to organs by smoking, overeating, and lack of exercise. For example, in the Respiratory room, a black lung is displayed next to a healthy lung. Next to these specimens depicting lung cancer and emphysema, there is a plexiglas case into which smokers who decide to quit right then and continued on page 48
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there after viewing the vivid comparisons can throw away their cigarette packs. In the past two years, more than 30,000 packs of cigarettes from all over the world have been discarded in that case. Additionally, the exhibition allows people to view and better understand medical concerns such as obesity, breast cancer, colon cancer, cirrhosis of the liver, ectopic pregnancy, arthritis, kidney stones, osteoporosis, and bone fractures. Dr. Roy Glover, chief medical director for BODIES The Exhibition states, “Seeing pro-
motes understanding, and understanding promotes the most practical kind of body education possible. The body doesn’t lie!” That’s why real bodies are used in the exhibit as opposed to idealized models that don’t allow for any variations in structure from one person to another. People get to see bodies and their parts as they really exist. During polymer preservation, a revolutionary technique, human tissue is permanently preserved using liquid silicone rubber that is treated and hardened. The end result is a rubberized specimen, preserved to the deepest cellular level, showcasing the complexity of the body’s many organs, nerves, muscles, bones, and blood vessels.
An interesting fact is that a small organ can take one week to prepare while it can take up to one year to prepare an entire body. Another is that because of its makeup, the brain is the most difficult part of the anatomy to preserve. Primarily composed of lipids (fats) and water, during the process of polymer preservation, the brain can shrink significantly during dehydration if not careful. To handle this problem, this organ is dehydrated in cold acetone, thereby maintaining its original size and shape. While guests can get extremely close to the specimens, they are not permitted to touch them as a rule. However, if they could, the bodies would feel dry and would either be rigid or flexible, depending upon the chemicals used. The bodies last indefinitely after polymer preservation. And there is a Touch Booth at the end of the exhibit that allows visitors to handle various preserved organs, such as the liver, cerebellum, a kidney, a smoker’s lung and more. All of the bodies were obtained through the Dalian Medical University Plastination Laboratories in the People’s Republic of China. Asia possesses the largest and most highly competent group of dissectors in the world, and they are highly skilled in preparing the bodies for educational and scientific purposes. The specimens all died of natural causes and they are all donated or unidentified bodies. It is important to note that the continued on page 52
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law prohibits the disclosure of any information regarding the specimen’s identity and/ or cause of death. BODIES The Exhibition is nothing less than
fascinating. People can spend anywhere from an hour to three or four in the exhibit learning about the human body and its intricacies. My experience was greatly enhanced by the presence of docent Randy Dale, an instructor in Advanced Cardio Life Support (ACLS), who was a warehouse of knowledge and answered questions visitors had.
Docents are recognizable by their white lab coats and name badges. Through Randy, I learned amazing facts about the body that I never knew. Everybody loves their body sometime. Now is a good time to start loving – and understanding – yours via BODIES The Exhibition.
Here are some fun facts I gleaned from the exhibition: Bones are five times stronger than mild steel. The femur (leg bone) is the largest bone in the human body. Children’s bones grow faster in the springtime. Babies have 300 bones; adults have 206. There are 100,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body. Every drop of blood in the body passes through the heart once per minute. More than 600 muscles line and wrap nearly every square inch of the human body. The human brain is approximately 80 percent water. The brain requires 20 percent of the body’s total blood supply. Females’ brains account for 2.5 percent of their body weight. Males’ brains account for 2 percent. Your brain activity produces enough electrical energy to power a 10-watt light bulb. Nerve cells create electrical impulses that reach speeds exceeding 220 miles per hour. The tongue is made up of 16 individual muscles. Birth begins when a woman goes into labor. The heart of an embryo begins to beat during the fifth week. Chromosomes are small threads in every cell that store your unique genetic code, the pattern for your life, and your heredity. After conception, everyone spends one-half hour as a single cell. It is believed that people’s scents play a significant role in their attraction to one another.
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Sperm is the smallest cell in the human body. The female egg is the largest cell in the human body. There are 400 million sperm cells in one ejaculation. Females are born with 400 million eggs that they carry with them their entire adult life. On average, one pack of cigarettes takes 3 hours and 40 minutes off your life. Digestion begins in the mouth. You should chew your food 20-30 times and take 4-8 seconds to swallow. Saliva begins to break down carbohydrates. Normal digestion takes 18-24 hours. Contrary to what you nay have heard, there are only 30 feet of intestines – 24 feet of small intestine and 6 feet of large intestine. The kidneys filter impurities from the blood at a rate of 15 gallons per hour. Our skin weighs 9-10 pounds. To lose one pound, you must burn 3,500 calories more than your body needs. Each pound of excess fat we carry on our body causes our body to carry 600-1,000 miles of blood vessels, meaning that the heart has to work harder to feed the fat. The small intestine contains several million villi and microvilli, which are finger-like projections that absorb nutrients into the bloodstream. Bronchioles are airways in the lungs that end at the alveoli, 300 million tiny air sacs where gas exchange occurs. There is a lot of spongy material in our bones for the development of bone marrow and red cell production to oxygenate the body.
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She’ll Turn You On
Playboy Playmate Claire Sinclair rides the Crazy Horse into Vegas again by Bobbie Katz
Come April 20-27, MGM Grand’s Crazy Horse Paris is going to present a return performance that’s guaranteed to have audiences “chafing at the bit.” And there goes the “neigh”-borhood, albeit just for a week, as 19-year-old October
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2010 Playboy Playmate of the Month Claire Sinclair once again moves into the guest headlining spot. The young beauty will be performing the same four numbers she did previously in the famed show that depicts “the art of the nude” – its sister production,
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the original Crazy Horse Paris, is still going strong in that city after 60 years. Sinclair is a charming addition to the stable of guest stars that has been recently instituted in the show and includes Pamela Anderson, Carmen Electra, Dita Von Teese, and Princess
Clotilde Courau of Savoy. Anderson and Electra both performed in the MGM Grand show; Von Teese appeared in both the MGM Grand Show and in the Paris production, and Princess Savoy appeared in the Paris show in September 2010.
“This is something I’ve always wanted to do,” Sinclair enthuses. “I’ve loved burlesque since I was a kid and this show is a throwback to the 30s. It is classic and classy and has great costumes, music, makeup and moves. It’s almost like posing and has its
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Horse, October 21-28, 2010, coincided with the publication of the October Playboy containing her layout, along with her Olivia De Berardinis Pin-Up, which ran in August 2010 and September 2010 as well. She initially was supposed to be on the October cover also but had to forfeit it because she wasn’t 21. “I was always surrounded by pin-up,” says Sinclair. “I have always loved the paintings of Olivia, who took over for Vargas and paints the pin-up artist every month for Playboy. It was my dream to be painted by her. My dad knew her husband and he had a meeting at her house and wanted me to come. He told me to dress up like a pin-up doll and see if she would be interested in painting me. “So I did, even though I felt ridiculous,” she continues. “I was dressed like I was going to the prom, with the hair and makeup, too. Olivia and her husband answered the door in their pajamas and were looking at me like, what the hell? I was embarrassed and the two hours we were there were excruciating for me. Before we left, Olivia asked my dad how old I was. He said 18 and she responded that she had never painted anybody that young because a girl that age wouldn’t know how to pose in front of a camera.” As it turned out, De Bernardinis called the next day and asked Sinclair to do a test shoot. That night, she told Sinclair she was going to paint her and invited the teenager to Movie Night at the Playboy Mansion, which takes place every Sunday. It was there that Hugh Hefner approached Sinclair with a pen and paper and asked for her name and number. The next day, she got a call from Playboy asking her to do a test shoot. Two days later, Sinclair received the call that she would be a Playmate of the Month. The shoot was done in early November of 2009, after which she moved into the Bunny House across the street from the Playboy Mansion, where she currently lives. She says that about seven Playmates live in the house, although there are usually only three or four there at one time. Sinclair enjoys living in the Bunny House and says that she has no curfew and the only requirements are that there are no boys allowed in the house and that the rules of the house have to be respected. She has a car and her freedom and she visits her parents about once a week and spends time with her boyfriend. She notes that the Playmates are all expected to participate in the Mansion activities, such as parties and game nights, which occur roughly about four times a week. Hef (Playboy magnate Hugh Hefner) and chaperones accompany the girls to all the events. “Hef is like a father figure because he
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gives me a lot of guidance,” Sinclair reveals. “He helps my career immensely – without him, I wouldn’t know what to do. I’m striving to be a big name in pin-up. I want it to take me to all different angles of entertainment – voice-overs, hosting, acting. Hef is opening all those doors for me and it’s up to me to run through them.” Hef almost didn’t let Sinclair walk through the one at Crazy Horse because he mistakenly thought it was the off-the-Strip strip club by that name. However, after the show sent him a package and he remembered that he had actually attended Crazy Horse in Paris, he agreed to let Sinclair do it. “He has to approve everything,” Sinclair acknowledges. “We can’t do anything seedy or anything against our girl-next-door image. As for posing for the magazine, I’m comfortable posing nude. But Crazy Horse is the art of the tease. I’m not totally nude and that’s what made it very attractive to me.” Although Sinclair had never performed dance before and there is a lot of ballet incorporated into Crazy Horse, the show has cut some of that out for her and is focusing more on her posing. The numbers she will appear in are Champagne Taste, a new act from Paris called Upside Down, Le Lecon, and the finale, You Turn Me On. “Crazy Horse is burlesque and very vintage,” she notes. “Even my Playboy shoot was vintage-inspired. The 40s-60s eras are of particular interest to me but even if I’m thrust into a dress from the art deco era or from the turn of the century or surrounded by 1920s architecture, it’s almost like deja vu for me. “I’m used to posing and burlesque is a series of poses,” she sums up. “I’ve always been curious about other eras and have wanted to explore them – I’m ecstatic about being in Crazy Horse.” Dancer or not, at 19, Sinclair is a young woman very much on her toes.
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Janice Reviews by Janice Marie Wilson Sinatra, Dance With Me, at the Encore Theatre in Las Vegas is an extraordinary evening of sheer bliss and entertainment! The legendary vocals of Frank Sinatra combined with a seventeen-piece big band, weave a magical back drop for amazing choreography of Twyla Tharp and the fourteen dancers that are beyond belief. Every movement is pristine. The musical score is mesmerizing. You actually feel as if Frank is alive and singing just to you. The evening is intense, electrifying, humorous, artistic and awe inspiring. The back drop is a swinging nightclub somewhere back in time when flirting and falling in and out of love felt like fun! Sinatra Dance With Me follows four couples as they weave their magic with twists, turns, jumps, and movement that reaches into the depth of your heart. It feels like Frank is singing somewhere in the club. His vocals are so familiar with all the classic standards including Fly Me To The Moon, My Way and That’s Life. But it’s the way the music is blended with the story that makes you sit on the edge of your seat all night. There’s something about the fantasy of romance, the seduction of love, and the movement of beautiful dancers that casts a spell that makes me smile just thinking about it right now. Every song has a story. Every dancer brings the drama of love alive in a performance that defies gravity. The partnering moves are executed to perfection. The costumes are sexy, flirty and filled with the movement of that bygone era. The theatre and the setting are so intimate that you actually feel like you are at the club as the drama and fun unfold before you. One song unfolds into the next and the intensity of the performance builds with each arrangement. I’ve Got the World on a String makes you feel like life can be fun again. I’ve Got a Crush on You, made me feel giddy inside. Witchcraft was seductive and sensual. Makin’ Whoopee left the biggest smile on my face. But when Frank and the dancers performed My Way I knew that this evening couldn’t be topped by any other performance
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I had ever seen. The Wynn made special arrangements with Frank Sinatra Enterprises and The Sinatra Family, Sinatra Dance With Me features original recorded masters of Frank Sinatra’s voice backed by a live on-stage, 17-piece big band that is amazing! The show’s score combines classic vocal performances from the Sinatra catalog and archives along with signature Sinatra arrangements (Nelson Riddle, Billy May, Quincy Jones) and some brand new orchestrations that are freshly spectacular. Twyla Tharp, choreographer for Sinatra Dance With Me is the most exciting collaborations in contemporary dance to date. Twyla Tharp’s creative relationship with the music of Frank Sinatra began in 1976 with the premiere of Once More Frank, a duet created for the American Ballet Theatre and performed by Tharp and Mikhail Baryshnikov. The collaboration continued with Nine Sinatra Songs, Tharp’s acclaimed piece for 14 dancers, and was followed by Sinatra Suite, featuring Baryshnikov. Tharp’s production Come Fly Away played in New York City earlier this year and was described by Time Magazine to be “the purest jolt of pleasure to be found on a Broadway stage!” Sinatra Dance With Me features scenic design by James Youmans, costume design by Katherine Roth, lighting design by Donald Holder and sound design by Peter McBoyle. Music supervision is by the late Sam Lutfiyya and Patrick Vaccariello. This is an evening you will remember for the rest of your life. After Sinatra Dance With Me, you will want to fall in love, fly to the moon, live till you die, make some whooppee, pick yourself up, learn the blues, teach me tonight, make it all right with me, and yes most of all have it …My Way! Ticket prices are $69 and $89, plus tax and service charge. Sinatra Dance With Me plays at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas at 7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday through January 29, 2010. The theater is dark on Sundays.
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Sumptuous, elegant, sensuous, eerie, bizarre and brilliant are just a few adjectives that come to mind Sumptuous, elegant, sensuous, eerie, bizarre and brilliant are just a few adjectives that come to mind to describe your own personal art and sculptures. Where in the world does your inspiration come from? “Living under Rome will do that to an artist. Actually, my art pieces are inspired by the Earth’s core. Where Earth’s life begins and ends. “I have been creator of both animatronics shows The Fall of Atlantis and Fall Festival at Caesar’s Palace. These themed spectacles led me to research many topics related to the Roman era. I have traveled extensively for in-
spiration. At the same time, Pompeii piqued my interests on a personal level. The idea of suspending a segment in time, a singled out act of motion of everyday living during the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, seems so profoundly inspiring to me. “There is something very calming in the statement of ‘Death is a part of life.’ One of my best inspirations comes from quietly walking through cemeteries. Have you ever been to a real old cemetery? Not the kind you mow the lawn over the bronze markers every other day, but the ancient cemeteries, like in Scotland, for example. Have you seen a tombstone that is dated 4AD? “I see images in natural surfaces on Earth
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that are represented in my art. Interpretation is left up to those who view it. You can see the organic overgrowth of nature as it takes place in the inevitable process of life, preserving past moments of history as well as allowing for decay and renewal. The earth taking back what it created and nurtured.” You look Scottish, Jon. Is that your heritage? Jon responds in Gaelic, his laugh is infectious. He continues the conversation in English.
“Scottish is my background and both my parents were artists. (Which explains a lot!) “My father created faux walls for clients; bricks, marble, stone, any texture or look was achievable with the materials he used as well as a chisel and hammer. I learned emulating nature through years of helping him in his craft. “Inevitably, I started mixing medias and ultimately created my own proprietary compound. This mixture has a liquid viscosity and permanence that can be utilized in a variety of applications. The liquid glass, which I like to call it, encapsulates and almost creates itself under the supervising hands of the creator; myself. If I am creating a human face, for example, I first create the skeleton, and then I build the muscle and skin. I use the technology and knowledge of my trade and artistically allow the material its own natural process. All my art is then naturally pigmented using chemicals and temperature control or just leave it outside in my yard for a year in Las Vegas where temperatures can vary between 117 degrees in the summer to 8 degrees in the winter.” The Gainsburg Studio exhibits Jon’s art and sculpture exclusively in the Arts District here in Las Vegas. It is a unique Studio Gallery experience for those true aficionados of art. This is the genre of art that is born from the heart passion of the artist and created for the sake of satisfying one’s own interests of the soul. The work is exceptional in quality, memorably for its uniqueness and desirable for its sheer genius. Sharon Gainsburg, owner of Gainsburg Studio is a sculptor herself and creates modern
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works of art carved from stone indigenous to this area of Utah and Nevada. Her own work is exhibited at her studio along with Jon’s. The two styles complement each other; interfacing the world of carving imagery from actual stone with the world of lava- influenced sculptured illusions. Melding techniques and practical experience with the sublime, has influenced Jon through his journey as a man and artist. Jon’s sculptures, in their own right, mark in time the beauty and everlasting impressions of a fleeting moment. The Lovers Sculpture, Con il Mio Amore a Ercolana, captures two faces in that moment together, a timeless encapsulation of emotions trapped as in the figures of Pompeii. The sculpture is a suspension of eternal love. Mia Padre il Riposa, is a dedication to his father. The other sculptures featured at the Gainsburg studio describe visually various stories from Jon’s life experience. Jon combines contemporary with an ancient appeal as he orchestrates masterfully the imagined globes of bubble bursts of gasses and molten lave overflow on captured pieces of architecture and pottery and organic life forms. What is the significance of the octopus and why is it such a prevalent addition in many of your pieces? “The octopus finds itself in my work because of the nature of my job as caretaker of the 50,000-gallon aquarium at the base of The Fall of Atlantis. I am influenced by the Japanese who revere the octopus as liquidous and sensuous in its fluidity. The octopus is also an intelligent creature and in my artworks represent the ocean waters near Pompeii. I also incorporate the octopus to remind the viewer how the ocean and its creatures merge with the creations of man.” Many people have asked you why your art is so inexpensive. Why are prices so low? “Because I would feel better to get my art out to people and have them enjoy the stories I have created. The economy has tanked, but people still want to buy art. Sometimes it just feels good to have people enjoy the art and walk away with something that causes them to be joyful.” When do you have time to create your art with a full time job and twins on the way? “I don’t sleep much.” Jonathan S. Harms has been a professional and commercial artist for over 30 years, 9 years as a toy designer and developer. His worked has been represented by Disney, Universal Studios, Warner Brothers, MGM, The Forum Shops at Caesars, Circus Circus Corp., and Lotte World Korea. continued on page 67
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Impassioned by the scenes of life forever trapped in lava, water and ash. From the frozen meadow of life that existed in Pompeii and Herculaneum as well as the Ring of Fire, the natural ring of volcanic activity that circles the Pacific. Jonathan catches the spirit of lava through the use of cold fired ceramics and mixed media. Facebook: Johnathan S. Harms Surfaces Atelier.
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an award that is given out annually. She has also served as a board member of the Memorial Project to create a monument for New Jersey residents of the 9/11 tragedy.
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Just in case life has been too tame for you lately, you can get your lion’s share of excitement at the MGM Grand where the Lion Habitat offers a rip-roaring good time – right in the middle of the casino. Located next to Studio 54, the Lion Habitat showcases majestic African lions daily for public education and appreciation. The venue is a true surround-sight experience. There are lions up, down and all around as they romp and play throughout the three-story structure, which is enclosed by glass. Encased with skylights, the habitat has walls reaching heights of 35 feet to allow guests the opportunity to watch these animals’ every move. “The purpose of this venue is to show that humans can co-exist with lions without the need to harm them or to shoot them for trophies,” says Keith Evans, who owns the exotic felines and transports them from his eight-acre ranch to the hotel on a daily basis. “We want to educate the public about their needs and requirements in the wild. We’re trying to change people’s mindset – there is still a misconception that because these animals are predators, it’s okay to shoot them. We kill what we don’t understand. Here, we show people that if you treat lions properly, they respond in kind. If you love them, they will love you back.” Evans has been training big cats for some 41 years. He currently cares for 40 lions, 19 male and the rest female, all of which have been raised from birth by him and his wife, Beverly. The cats happily reside at his ranch, affectionately called “The Cat House,” which is about 12 miles from the MGM Grand. The animals love humans because of the way they have been raised. Comfortable in front of a camera (in fact, if and when there are cubs, you can opt to have your picture taken with one), the cats are very much at home with the public. There are two or three trainers inside the habitat at all times, and, in general, there is one trainer per animal. All told, Evans employs some 18 people to take care of the cats at the ranch and at the habitat, which he designed. The lions in the soundproof temperature-and-humidity-controlled (75°F and 55% humidity) exhibit are rotated and there are between one and three in the habitat at any given time. The adults do an eight-hour shift, from 11 a.m.-7 p.m., while the cubs spend four hours in their cub habitat, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The females are generally not spayed so they are kept apart from the males.
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There is usually only one male in the habitat at a time because they can be possessive and territorial, the exception being when they are brothers. In the wild, the males protect the pride and its territorial boundaries while the females do the hunting. One of the most exciting aspects of the habitat experience is that visitors can literally be encircled by lions via a see-through walkway tunnel that runs through the Lion Habitat as the cats prowl above and below. A lion can walk over your head in full view. Not to worry – the glass is bulletproof safety glass, an inch-and-a-half thick, and was designed to sustain the weight of an adult lion (600 pounds) running at 25 mph, for safety purposes. While Evans says that there is no such thing as a natural habitat for cats in captivity, he has designed the display so that the lions can exhibit their natural behaviors as the public observes them up close and personally, only separated from them by glass. Amazingly, this is the one place where you won’t see handlers carrying any kind of protection – no whips, no chains, no hot shots. Each trainer has formed a bond born of love and mutual respect with his or her charge or charges. However, it is paramount that the handlers pay close attention every moment since the lions are, and always will be, wild animals. “Each lion has its own distinct personality,” Evans reveals. “And when you look at them, they all look different as well. Like domestic cats, lions are very playful and they enjoy large, hard plastic balls and rawhide bones. While these felines don’t normally love water, although in the wild they will go into it if they have to, ours grew up getting baths so they enjoy the water. We have four waterfalls in the exhibit. And they are so attached to their handlers that when they go to lunch, the lions want to go with them. The cats are all still handfed and some get fed while on display. They get about a pound and a half of meat at those feedings, although, on a daily basis, the females eat 10-12 pounds of meat while the males consume 15-20 pounds. “Like children, lions go through the ‘terrible 2’s’ and also go through a teenage stage, which takes place from about 1 ½-3 years of age,” he continues. “The teenage years are the years of most rapid growth and it’s when the males figure out that they’re males. It takes two years for the lions’ skeletons to grow and five years for their muscles to fully develop. At 5, they’re considered adults – they live 15-20 years in captivity and 10-12 years in the wild. By the age of 7, the males have a continued on page 72
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full mane. As the males get older, they can get more territorial and possessive.” Evans, whose cats range in age from 6 months to 15 years, says that his nearly 15-year-old big male named Cowboy sleeps in his enclosure right outside Evans’ bedroom every night. He also tells of how he had to stop bringing another large male named Leo to the habitat because the cat became very possessive of one of the trees in the venue and would react if anyone got near it. So Evans opted to eliminate a risk. When it comes to the safety of lions and employees, Evans notes that his goal, at the end of the day, is to make sure that both segments are happy and healthy. The animals are watched very closely to make sure that their optimum health and fitness are maintained. They are on a balanced diet containing vitamins and other necessary elements. Each of the cats is bathed and dried before being transported to the habitat. At that time, they are examined for mood. Likewise, when the trainer loads the lion onto the trailer, it is examined for mood again. Unless the animal’s mood is good all the way, it is not released into the habitat. “Some lions are tougher than others but it’s not a long-term effect,” Evans advises. “While lions are very territorial when it comes to their toys or, in the wild, their kills, they’re not like tigers, which will chase you just to prove a point. A lion will stop reacting when you get out of its territory. Lions may not be on the endangered list but they are a threatened species – they could be gone in 10-20 years. Humans are cutting into their habitat as the population moves into the forests and these animals are still being poached. One of the bigger problems is the Masai tribe in Africa, which is poisoning them in response to livestock being killed. If we decimate a pride, there is no way to fill the void. If we kill the biggest males, there is no more selection of the fittest where the gene pool is concerned nor is there any protection for the pride. If we kill the females, there is no hunting or teaching future generations to survive. “Not everyone gets to Africa but everyone comes to Las Vegas,” he sums up. “We need to protect these animals in the wild and we are so happy to have done, and to be doing, our part to have changed as many opinions of what lions are about as we have.” From beginning to end, the Lion Habitat is truly a walk on the wild side.
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The newest and most ambitious fashion week hit L.A. March 14 – March 18 and what a lineup we had the pleasure of seeing. The most progressive, and established men’s and women’s collections were showcased at the newly renovated downtown Vibiana. The former cathedral’s baroque-inspired 35,000 sq. ft. of luxurious space was the canvas of this amazing fashion week in L.A. The media, celebrities, tastemakers, and national and international buyers were invited to be among some of the most talented designers that a show could combine and feature. Style Fashion Week’s platform showcased live music; a guest appearance of Madame Tussauds newest creation, Lady Gaga, a full size replica that was so real looking you would have thought it was the real Lady Gaga. Fendi Casa showcased their interior design elements along with rrivre works, inc., a team of design artisans capable of building and creating something beyond what you could have imagined. The week was filled with some amazing designers. On opening night the inaugural event was supported by a ceremony with the commissioner of L.A., Cynthia Ruiz. Alicia Estrada a Los Angeles based designer, who is recognized in the community as an award winning vintage designer, opened the event up with her unique 40s-50s inspired designs. The Stop Staring line consisted of 1930s silver screen glamour, elegant 1940s film noir, sexy 1950s swing and more. Gypsy05 and Future Heretics continued the momentum of L.A. based designers, presenting their Fall 2011/2012 collections with jewelry by M Cohen Designs. Style Fashion Week organizers also had a special appearance by IRIS from Cirque du Soleil, who added to the evening’s excitement. The entire
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Wednesday night crowd was just buzzing, many of whom stayed for both shows. It was a packed house. What an amazing night! In support of the American Heart Association, the Go Red for Women Celebrity Red Dress Fashion Show was held for the first time in L.A. on Thursday evening. The show was hosted by Ashlan Gorse of E News. Red dresses were submitted by Stop Staring and Gypsy05 to name a few. Miss Teen USA graced the runway with a beautiful red dress and her crown, at the fashion show, it was so beautiful. Proceeds from a silent auction went to the American Heart Association that night it was definitely a night to remember! Ina Soltani’s signature cocktail dresses and evening gowns were the grand finale of the week; her designs were amazing. The designer’s fall 2011 collection was the talk of the night, sleek and classic inspired looks were breath taking. The gold and silver mermaid gowns, black lace over white satin with feather borders, came in all different lengths. Bright yellows, blues, in satin, and chiffon are the additional color palettes for Sotani’s couture collection. Ina was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and her inspiration for the Fall 2011 collections comes from the dramatic narratives of her homeland, and its artisan traditions in art and design. The four day event was a hit in L.A., a great team effort from Bubble Fish Media team and L.A. Style Fashion Week. We look forward to the next event. Style Fashion Week Designer Packages and Sponsorship Opportunities are available upon request and can be accessed by visiting www.stylefashionweek.com
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by Milka Von Rhedey We, at Risqué Las Vegas Magazine, wanted to do something different and special for the girls of Las Vegas, so we conducted a contest for a new face to feature in our issue this Spring. We asked entrants to submit to us why they should be chosen for the “Model Search Photoshoot” feature and to include two images. We wanted to select someone who was not the professional model type and not signed with a modeling agency. We were looking for the “girl next door.” They had to have an interest in the industry but that was not the only criteria of qualification. The winner would spend a day with our fashion stylist Delina Santos, and receive an Eccoci gift package valued at $1,000.00, a Risqué Las Vegas Magazine feature layout spread and a chance to enroll in the Rain Makeup Academy. We had over 50 entrants, and when Cindy
submitted her letter to us, she jumped out from the words she wrote. Here is her letter; I should be chosen to be the new featured face for Risqué Las Vegas Magazine because I represent a strong, young, independent women who is confident and beautiful and in charge of her life. I’ve lived in Vegas for over 10 years and have taken part in some amazing projects and print work but being a part of a Risqué issue would be a definite highlight. The things that make me unique such as my look, ability to rock any style and my 6"2' height are the things that give me great appeal and would make me an asset to your already incredible magazine. Your magazine is sexy and playful and full of glam; all things I feel confident I can put across and make shine. I love Vegas, the beauty and the lights and the excitement of this town, and would love to be a part of a magazine that magnifies its essence. I’m comfortable in shoots and always strive to bring my own flare
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I was very much interested in and loved the look and flavor of. Tell us a little bit about yourself. I’m a strong very independent woman that tries to mix work and play in everyday life. I’ve lived in Vegas for almost 10 years and enjoy the ability to have an opportunity to advance my career and also take part in events and shows and amazing experiences such as this one. What girl doesn’t like to dress up and take the spotlight for a moment? :) I have a 4 year-old son who is already a little rock star and the light of my life. He keeps me striving and through him I know my dreams are more than possible. They must be possible, considering I have that blue eyed angel in my life. I love being a mother, I love working hard and being the queen of my castle. And proving that even in the face of a less than perfect situation a single female can take charge of life, enjoy it, and thrive! How did you feel when you got the news you won? I had missed an email that was sent to me so when I received the phone call I was clueless. When I finally figured out what was being said to me over the phone and what it meant, I tried to keep cool so I wouldn’t sound to spastic on the phone, but I did one of those football victory dances silently as I questioned they had called the right girl. I was beyond stoked, I immediately told my close friends and family and, of course, changed my face book status (lol). I mean this called for a bit of boasting. I was very excited! What was the most memorable part of the day? Being pampered. The ladies at Eccoci really bent over backwards for us. Rain did an exceptional job with my makeup as did Carmen with my hair. It was amazing to see the after product of my new look and wardrobe. Milka picked some great spots to shoot. So when I was shown some of the pictures it really took my breath away. It made me proud and glad I was able to work with such an incredible team. Tell us about your styles before you won our Model Search Contest? I’m a chameleon. I pride myself in mixing it up a bit and being able to pull off a variety of styles. Man, I’m not sure, though. I guess “ask a friend” would be the best answer to this. But, I’d say I lean toward the Cali, a little bit of tom-boy, little punk, little rock-a-billy for my everyday getup. :) What did you learn from this experience? That I’m super blessed and have an amazing support team behind me. And I have great people in my life. I also learned that anything’s possible and you should always take a chance. You never know what will happen. continued on page 92
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What would you say to the potential contestant who enters the next contest? Get ready for an amazing ride. And really take in every moment. You’re given a day completely about you and an unforgettable experience! Take this day! What do you think about Fashion- Beauty? I think it’s so important. It’s an expression of ourselves, and extension of our inner character. Being a women is an amazing thing, we carry such remarkable beauty and strength and we each are so unique. God already set us up with quite a lot, but how fun is it to add our own touch and flare to create an even more attractive and eye catching specimen. To show our grace and class! What I love about beauty is that there is no one set definition or look, as long as we see it in ourselves. Every women and girl is beautiful in their own way. It really is a matter of accepting yourself and walking like you own the place. That’s where fashion comes in. With every look your personality can be complimented by an incredible piece, or a certain outfit. Now days we have so many styles and colors and fabrics to choose from it’s important to get out there and have fun and try a bit of everything. Then see what works for you. The options are limitless and being a girl who hates to make a dry cut decision I like having options. Tell us what you thought about Eccoci? Love, love, loved them. They took some of the looks from genres I already enjoyed and really added a touch of more mature style and classy element. You feel like a different person wearing their pieces. They are playful but also demand attention. When you walk in to a meeting or job, they have the type of clothing that commands respect but still shows off a woman’s beauty and softness. The images we took that day were just so much fun with Cindy and we want to thank Eccoci again for helping us with our Fashion Feature in this issue. We hope to share more features like this and we plan to run another contest for the summer issue. See our website, www.risquelvmag.com for details for the next contest for Risqué Las Vegas Model Search, conducted by MVR Media Group in April 2011. We want to thank the following people for helping us make Cindy’s photoshoot possible. Eccoci’s Town Square location for providing the clothing and the $1000.00 shopping spree. Fashion stylist, Delina Santos. Rain Andreani of Rain Makeup Academy Hair stylist, Carmen Gray. Carmela Von Photography And congratulations to Cindy Simper; you were amazing, thank you!
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During my 20+ year career as a professional makeup artist, I’ve helped women all over the globe to improve their facial appearance by teaching them proper makeup application techniques and methods for great skin care. Even though the women are very diverse and represent various shapes, sizes, races and ethnicities, they all seem to ask me just three common questions. How do you stay looking so young? We all would like to turn back the hands of time so that we can keep a youthful look for as long as we can. My biggest goal to keeping a healthy looking appearance is to create a balance between a healthy body and face. Stay hydrated by drinking half your bodyweight in ounces of water per day. Eat healthy foods rich in antioxidants. Always use sunscreen or proper protection against the sun’s harmful rays. Exercise regularly in order to improve blood circulation. Last but not least, use effective anti-aging skin creams.
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The Resort on Mount Charleston 2 Kyle Canyon Rd Las Vegas, NV 89124 (888) 559-1888 or (702) 872-5500 Las Vegas’ rustic, quaint and relaxing outdoor getaway, just 30 minutes away in the majestic Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Numerous hiking trails just five miles from resort, including Mary Jane Falls and Robbers Roost, where stolen treasure was reportedly buried. Just 10 minutes from Lee Canyon, popular ski and snowboard resort. On average, 20 degrees cooler than Las Vegas. Popular staycation for locals. Nearly 30-year-old picturesque resort, ideal for special events, weddings and meetings. www.mtcharlestonresort.com
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349 rooms and suites | 30,000 square-foot spa 39,000 square feet of meeting and social event space Sits on 15 acres of the master-planned Lake Las Vegas development on site of former Ritz-Carlton® Name is based on the picturesque coastal town of Ravello in southern Italy and inspired by the word “revel,” meaning to ‘to take great pleasure or delight’ Features Mediterranean architecture with clay tile roofs and arched doorways, reminiscent of Europe’s colorful waterside villages Offers white sandy beach, heated lakeside pool year-round, kayaking, boating, fly fishing, hiking and jogging trails Lake Las Vegas community includes stunning vistas, miles of green, two marinas and a nearby Jack Nicklaus golf course Adjoins The Village Lake Las Vegas, offering scenic walking streets of boutiques and restaurants Free Wi-Fi for resort guests Accommodations Tuscan-style architecture European-style furnishings Oversized spa-style marble bathrooms Upscale bath amenities Luxurious bed linens continued on page 120 La Capella di Amore
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Resort and Village Dining Meeting Cuisine Thoughtful Foods for Thoughtful Minds – nutritious menus nourish the minds of guests to keep them alert and productive Nourishment Hubs – redefine the coffee break with fresh and energizing fare Medici Café and Terrace – market dining concept featuring wholesome, seasonal fare ranging from fresh salads, sandwiches and wraps to hot, healthy dishes prepared in an exhibition kitchen Meeting planners enjoy convenient, flexible options and all-inclusive pricing for easy budgeting Currently serves meeting guests but will transition to serve leisure guests in the future Catch up with friends over a game of backgammon in the central gathering spot, or enjoy a cocktail on the outdoor terrace overlooking the lake. An adjacent connectivity hub is a great place for guests to have an impromptu meeting, plug in their laptops, watch the day’s news or a big sports game. Firenze Lounge transforms throughout the day; stop by in the morning for a coffee or breakfast pastry, or in the evening for tapas, cognac or a decadent dessert. Restaurants in The Village Lake Las Vegas Ravella’s partnership with the nearby Village enables guests to enjoy preferred reservations and bill Village meals to their Ravella guestroom. Features variety of restaurants in walking distance of resort ranging from fresh seafood and wood-fired pizzas to spicy tacos, savory tapas and more. Meeting and Events Facilities Overview 39,000 square feet of meeting and social event space. Accommodates gatherings from 10 to 1,000 attendees. Features an 11,841-square-foot ballroom with 7,423 square feet of pre-function area, a smaller 4,700-square-foot junior ballroom, 10 function rooms including two elegantly appointed boardrooms, and a spacious climate-controlled outdoor pavilion for lakeside events. Technological amenities include free Wi-Fi throughout the resort; state-of-the art electrical, lighting and sound systems; soundproof air walls. Direct ballroom access is available for large vehicles and other oversized display items.
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Ponte Vecchio Bridge Reminiscent of Florence’s famed Ponte Vecchio Bridge, this iconic three-story bridge at Ravella features a collection of rooms and suites with unrivaled lake views Bridge spans 375 feet across the lake, and is tall enough to permit a 21-foot sailboat to pass beneath Weddings at Ravella La Capella di Amore Vegas’ only over-water chapel; situated on the beautiful Ponte Vecchio Bridge Windows span front of chapel for magnificent views of lake and twinkling Village lights. Old World touches including hand-carved wooden pews imported from Italy, iron chandeliers and sconces, and a beamed ceiling
Additional Wedding Venues Exquisite ballrooms for indoor affairs Lakeside venues include Ravella’s Florentine Garden, beach and the climate-controlled pavilion The Spa at Ravella – Open Daily 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. 30,000-square-foot spa, salon and fitness facility with 24 treatment rooms. Features tranquil outdoor terrace, meditation garden with twinkling lake and breathtaking mountain views Treatments feature botanical essences from several Mediterranean regions complemented by indigenous plant and mineral ingredients from the local area. Offers several types of traditional and specialty massages as well as bridal services, body treatments, shaving treatments for men, specialty children’s services, and manicures and pedicures. continued on page 123
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Fitness center features state-of-the-art cardiovascular and weight-training equipment, men’s and women’s locker rooms, aquatic facility, group fitness classes, personal training and yoga. Swimming Pool and Activities Adjacent to the spa and sandy beach, Ravella’s heated resort-sized pool with cabanas and whirlpool spa offers yearround access for guests. In the summer months, guests also can enjoy refreshments from the poolside bar and grill. Additional amenities available include paddleboats, stand-up paddle boarding, kayaking, fishing, canoeing, yacht tours, hiking and biking. SouthShore Golf Club at Lake Las Vegas Ravella’s guests are offered access to the exclusive SouthShore Golf Club at Lake Las Vegas. Award-winning SouthShore Golf Club is the first private Jack Nicklaus Signature Course in Nevada. Named by Golf Digest one of the “Top 10 New Private Golf Courses in America,” SouthShore’s award-winning par-71, 6,917-yard championship fits seamlessly with its surroundings on the shores of Lake Las Vegas. Generous Bermuda fairways frame gently rolling Bentgrass greens, with 88 strategically placed bunkers and numerous forced carries over canyons and water for an exhilarating challenge and visually stunning backdrop for golf. Nicklaus carved out a dramatic layout creating a course with elevations ranging from 1,410 to 1,750 feet. The masterpiece has generous fairways and up to five tee boxes per hole. Shopping The Village Lake Las Vegas, adjoining the resort, features an eclectic collection of boutiques featuring contemporary art, handcrafted jewelry, hand-blown glass figurines, books, fine cigars, furnishings, kites and wind chimes, and more.
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Bars, Lounges, Night Clubs Artisan Lounge 1501 W. Sahara Ave. Exotic liba-
tions served in a chic setting, located inside the trendy boutique hotel. Open daily. (702) 214-4000 The Bank Inside Bellagio Gorgeous, upscale night club that draws a high roller and celebrity crowd. Open Thursday- Sunday. (702) 693-8300 The Beatles Revolution Lounge Inside The Mirage
This ultra lounge brings the Beatles era to life. Open daily. (702) 692-8383 Beauty Bar 517 Fremont St. Downtown hot spot with an East Village vibe and retro, beauty-themed décor. Open Saturday through Thursday at 9:30 pm and Friday at 5 pm for Happy Hour (702)598-1965 Blue Martini At Town Square Upscale martini Bar featuring 20 of the most modern specialty martinis and a sensational tapas menu. Live entertainment nightly. (702) 949-2583. Blush Boutique Nightclub Inside Winn Las Vegas
Dance under numerous lanterns on an onyx dance floor at this flirty addition to Winn’s Nightlife. Open daily. (702) 770-3633. Body English Inside the Hard Rock Dance under
a $250,000 Baccarat Chandelier. Club also has a hidden VIP room with a two-way mirrored wall. Open Wednesday, Friday-Sunday. (702) 693-5000.
The Chandelier Inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas At the intersection of art and life at The Cosmo-
politan, The Chandelier houses three unique bar experiences: high-energy hot spot, sophisticated cocktail haven and inviting lounge. (702) 698-7000. Chateau Nightclub and Gardens Chateau Nightclub and Gardens at Paris Las Vegas combines classic French opulence with modern eclectic style, offering a sophisticated and unparalleled nightlife experience in Las Vegas. (702) 776-7770. Cherry Inside the Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa Party with friends at the west Side’s hottest club or
lounge by the private outdoor pool. Open ThursdaySaturday. (702) 797-7777. Christian Audigier The Nightclub Inside TI Nightlife gets a dose of rock ‘n’ roll glam. Don’t miss the massive jellyfish tanks. Open Thursday – Sunday. (702) 894-7580. Coyote Ugly inside New York-New York Vegas’ version of this NYC hotspot with an all-female bar staff who make pouring drinks an artform. Drai’s Inside Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall and Saloon
Keep the Party going until the sun comes up at this hip after-hours spot. Thursday–Sunday. (702) 737-0555. Drop Bar Inside Green Valley Ranch Every Thursday is Ladies night from 5 to 8 p.m. at this 1940s burlesque style bar lounge. Open daily. (702) 221-6560.
Gipsy 4605 Paradise Rd. Vegas’ popular gay club.
Open Wednesdays – Monday. (702) 731-1919
Gold Diggers Inside the Golden Nugget This
downtown hot spot boasts a 180-degree, oversized balcony with stunning views of the Freemont Street Experience. Open Tuesday-Sunday. (702) 385-7111. Hawaiian Tropic Zone Inside the Miracle Mile Shops Bikini-clad Hawaiian Tropic models cater to
your every whim at this sexy nightlife and dining venue. (702) 731-4858. House of Blues Inside Mandalay Bay Offers live acts from blues to punk rock. Open Daily. (702) 632-7600. Ice House Lounge 650 S. Main St., South. This Downtown restaurant and lounge is open daily and late night offering a real ice bar. (702) 315-2570. Ivan Kane’s Forty Deuce Inside Mandalay Place
This sexy Hollywood import is famous for its Burlesque performances and intimate speakeasy vibe. Open Wednesday – Monday. (702) 632-9442.
Jet Night Club Inside the Mirage The ultimate destination. 3 rooms, 3 experiences. Top 40, hip-hop, mash-ups & house. Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday. (702) 693-8300. Krave 3663 Las Vegas Blvd., South. The first gay nightclub to land on the strip has spectacular lighting, guests DJs and go-go boys. Open Tuesday – Sunday (702) 836-0830. LAX Inside Luxor One of Las Angeles’ hottest clubs hits the desert and boosts a top-tier sound system. (702) 262-4LAX. Little Macau Ultra Tavern 3939 Spring Mountain Road . Get a taste of exotic at this sexy ultra lounge in Chinatown. (702) 222-3196. Lobby Bar Inside Green Valley Ranch Separate bar, lounge and nightclub rooms and an 8-acre pool area. Open daily. (702) 617-7560. Lucky Inside the Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa A Red-Hot backlit bar with a crystal spire as a
centerpiece. Open daily. (702) 797-7777.
Martinis 1205 Fort Apache Rd. More than 125 vod-
Eve Book & Stage Inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Polished and comfortable, this Las Vegas bar
is a sports book and entertainment venue that celebrates top-notch performance in sports and music. (702) 698-7000. Bond Inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Offering a mash up of dynamic LED art, live performance and upbeat house music, Bond is a rhythmic and vibrant performance space and bar. (702) 698-7000. Casa Fuenta Inside the forum shops at Caesars
It is a modern slice of Havana. The cigar and cocktail bar offers patrons an intimate smoking environment with an open indoor patio. Open daily. (702) 731-5051. Caramel Lounge Inside Bellagio Rich, candy-colored lounge combines the comfort of a neighborhood bar, and the elegance of old school Las Vegas. Open daily. (702) 693-8300.
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Downtown Cocktail Room 111 Las Vegas Blvd. intimate lounge with a boho-chic vibe. Open daily. (702) 300-6282. Eve 3720 Las Vegas Boulevard, South., 702.254.2376. (Inside Crystals Mall, upstairs Beso Restaurant) Fontana Lounge Inside Bellagio Live entertainment and spectacular views of the lake and the famous Bellagio Fountains. Open daily. (702) 693-7111. Foundation Room Inside Mandalay Bay This exclusive members only club is only open to the public for Godspeed on Monday nights. Open Daily. (702) 632-7631. Ghostbar Inside the Palms Future-chic lounge with a sky deck that delivers a spectacular view of the city. Open nightly. (702) 942-6832.
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Introducing a one-of-kind day club and Las Vegas nightclub experience from the Tao Group. (702) 698-7000. Paymon’s Hookah Lounge 4147 S Maryland Parkway and 8380 W. Sahara. Smoke your favorite flavored tobacco in this laid-back lounge attached to a Mediterranean Café’. Open daily from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. (702) 731-6030. Peppermill’s Fireside Lounge 2985 Las Vegas Blvd., South. Sit by the fire-pit and enjoy your favorite cocktail in this local hangout. Open 24/7. (702) 735-7635.
Playboy Club inside the Palms Fantasy Tower
The legendary classic integrates lounge and casino in this elegant club. Of course it wouldn’t be the Play boy club without the signature Playboy Bunnies. Open daily. (702) 942-6900. Poetry Atop Chinois at The Forum Shops at Caesars
This 8,000-square-foot strictly hip-hop nightclub offers incredible views. Open Wednesday-Sunday. (702) 369-4998. Prive’ Inside Planet Hollywood The Chic Miami nightclub brings its design, decadence and the glamorous South Beach style to Las Vegas. Open Friday, Saturday and Monday. (702) 727-8344. Pure Inside Caesars Palace Two stories of nightlife indulgence including a 14000-square foot outdoor terrace. Open Tuesday and Friday-Sunday. (702) 731-7873. Pussycat Dolls Lounge Inside Caesars Palace
Hollywood’s Famous troupe of burlesque dancers perform twice nightly. Open Tuesday-Sunday. (702) 731-7873. Rain Inside the Palms Trendy nightclub and former hotspot of MTV’s Real World Las Vegas cast. Open Friday-Saturday. (702) 938-9999. Red Square Inside Mandalay Bay Sexy bar scene features more than 100 different vodkas. Open daily. (702) 632-7407. Risqué Inside Paris Dance to pulsating beats in a post-modern/Eurasian atmosphere. Open Friday-Sunday. (702) 946-4589. Rok Bar Inside New York-New York Revel in the concert-like setting as Rok’s resident DJ spins rock mashups and choreographed to remarkable video imagery. Open Wednesday-Sunday. (702) 740-6765. Rouge Inside the MGM Grand An upscale lounge featuring an Adam Tihany-designed backlit projection wall of glass bottles that flicker sensuous images. Open daily. (702) 891-1111. Rumjungle Inside Mandalay Bay Dance to Latin, Caribbean and African sounds while surrounded by glowing walls of fire and water. Open Daily. (702) 632-7408. Rush Lounge Inside the Golden Nugget Intimate lounge with signature cocktails and VIP bottle and table service. (702) 385-7111. Shady Grove Lounge Inside the Silverton Bowl inside a retro airstream trailer or relax in overstuffed couches at this laid-back lounge. Open daily. (702) 263-7777. Sidebar 201 N. 3rd St. This cozy bar, adorned in chocolates and beiges, is the perfect spot for cocktails and conversation. Open Monday-Saturday. (702) 259-9700. Sierra Gold 6615 S. Jones Blvd. Vegas’ first “ultra tavern” complete with a VIP lounge and plush poolroom. Open daily at 4 p.m. (702) 221-4120. Stir Inside The Platinum Hotel The informal yet elegant lounge is a great place to meet friends. Open daily at 4 p.m. (702) 365-5000. Studio 54 Inside MGM Grand The legendary Discoera club lives on with a modern twist at this 22,000-squarefoot dance club. Open Tuesday-Saturday. (702) 891-7254. Surrender Wednesday, Friday, Saturday. 10p.m.closing. www.encorelasvegas.com Tao At the Venetian The popular NYC hot spot hits Vegas with the gorgeous Asian themed venue. Lounge open Monday-Sunday. Club opens Thursday-Saturday. (702) 388-8338.
Surrender V Bar Inside the Venetian Hip lounge created by the owners of NYC’s Lotus and LA’s Sunset room. Open daily. (702) 414-3200. Vesper Bar Inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
With a nod to the obscure cocktail created by James Bond, this Las Vegas bar offers cocktails mixed with style and grace. The space infuses a taste of the past into a contemporary design with a 1950’s glimmer that is both elegant and fun. (702) 698-7000. VooDoo Lounge Inside the RIO Live music, dancing and a view of the Las Vegas strip from the 51st floor. Open Daily. (702) 777-7800. Vox Wine Lounge 2630 Horizon Ridge Pkwy. Hun-
dreds of wines and international cuisine. Served Tapas style. Open daily. (702) 407-7780. Wasted Space At the Hard Rock Hotel Tattoos come to life at this 4,400 sq. ft. bar and lounge by Motocross Champion, tattoo artist and reality TV star Carey Hart. (702) 693-4040.
ney’s menu features fresh seafood flown in daily from around the world. (702) 414-3772. Aureole Inside Mandalay Bay Charlie Palmer’s unique cuisine and a four-story wine tower with signature “wine angels” . (702) 632-7401. B&B Restaurante Inside the Venetian The brainchild of Mario Batali and his partner and winemaker Joseph Bastianich, this upscale Italian restaurant offers old favorites and adventurous new ones. (702) 266-9977. Balboa Pizza Company The district at Green Valley Ranch. Open 24/7, the BPC offers pizza, salads, sandwiches and wings in a beach-inspired settings. (702) 407-3067. Bally’s Steakhouse Inside Bally’s Casino Resort
Traditional New York-style steakhouse. (702) 967-4661.
Bartolotta Ristorante di Mare Inside Wynn Las Vegas Indulge in authentic Italian seafood as well as less-
er-known examples of Italy’s cuisine. (702) 770-3463.
Dining 8-0-8 Inside Caesars Palace Hawaiian-style dishes
with French, Tai, Indian, Japanese and Italian influences. (702) 731-7604. Agave 10820 W. Charleston Blvd. Dine on Mexicaninspired dishes complemented by a variety of tequilainfused cocktails. (702) 214-3500. Ah Sin Inside Paris Pan-Asian dining. (702) 967-7999. AJ’s Steakhouse Inside the Hard Rock 1950s-style restaurant serving classic American cuisine. (702) 693-5500. Alex Inside Winn Las Vegas Experience the delicate flavors of the French Riviera in a grand setting. (702) 770-3463. Alize’ Inside the Palms André Rochat brings his gourmet cuisine to the Palms. (702) 951-7000. Asia Inside the Miracle Mile Shops Enjoy progressive Euro-Asian cuisine in this French-Vietnamese colonial designed spot. (702) 794-2582. André’s 401 Sixth St. Andre Rochat started Vegas’ French dining craze with the cozy Downtown restaurant, which has one of the city’s best collection of fine wines, terrific cognacs and fine spirits. (702) 385-5016. Antonio’s Inside the RIO Gourmet Italian cuisine with an open kitchen. (702) 252-7737.
Beso Becker’s Steakhouse 2400 N. Buffalo Dr. offers
elegant dining and a selection of more than 3,000 wines. (702) 216-2700. Beso 3720 Las Vegas Boulevard, South., 702.254. BESO (2376) or visit the website at www.BesoLasVegas.com BLT Burger Inside the Mirage Chef Laurent Tourondel’s take on the American Burger Joint. Offerings include beef, American Kobe, lamb and turkey burgers, milkshakes and 20 beers on tap. (702) 792-7888. Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill Inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Created by brothers Bruce
and Eric Bromberg, is a compendium of their popular Blue Ribbon and Blue Ribbon Sushi menus, featuring a variety of bistro favorites, American comfort foods, chops and fillets, sushi and sashimi. This Las Vegas sushi bar & grill is a gastronomic tour of the brothers’ culinary affections from their New Jersey boyhoods, education at the Cordon Bleu in Paris and New York City culinary eclecticism. (877) 551-7776.
BOA Steakhouse Inside the Forum Shops at Cae-
sars Traditional American cuisine with classic accents and an upbeat and colorful ambiance. (702) 733-7373. Bonefish Grill 10839 Eastern Ave. A polished casual seafood restaurant with a comfortable, lively atmosphere. (702) 228-3474.
Tabu’ Ultra Lounge Inside the MGM Grand
Lounge featuring sophisticated decor and international DJs. Open Thursday-Monday. (702) 891-7183. Tryst Inside Wynn Las Vegas Experience nightlife with a passionate beat. Open Thursday-Sunday. (702) 770-3375.
AquaKnox Inside the Venetian Chef Tom Malo-
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Bouchon Border Grill Inside Mandalay Bay Chefs Mary Sue
Miliken and Susan Feniger, hosts of “two Hot Tamales,” present authentic Mexican Cuisine. (702) 632-7403. Bouchon Inside the Venetian The genius of worldrenowned chef Thomas Keller is evident in both the menu’s perfect, bistro classics and the restaurant’s authentic, elegant décor. (702) 414-6200. Bradley Ogden Inside Caesars Palace Bradley
Ogden brings his new American cuisine to Las Vegas. (702) 731-7410. Brand Inside the Monte Carlo Imaginative interpretations of classic steakhouse favorites featuring big, bold one-of-a-kind chops including the 8.6 pound Ultimate Steak. (702) 730-6700. Brio At Town Square Casual, white-tablecloth restaurant serving authentic, northern Italian cuisine including wood-grilled and oven-roasted steaks. (702) 914-9145. Burger Bar Inside Mandalay Bay Place From the famous Restaurateur Hubert Keller, of Fleur de Lys San Francisco, the burger bar is the ultimate burger experience. (702) 632-9364. Café Ba Ba Reeba Inside Fashion Show Mall
A Spanish tapas style restaurant featuring traditional Spanish entrees. Must-try menu options including lobster paellas and unique sangrias. (702) 258-1211. Café by Wolfgang Puck At Springs Preserve
Enjoy gorgeous views of the valley while dining on the responsible, sustainable and delicious items by one of the Las Vegas favorite chefs. (702) 822-8716. Café Martorano Inside the RIO Simple old-school Italian-American home cooking by chef Steve Martorano. (702) 221-8279. Café Wasabi 7365 W. Sahara Ave. Pacific Rim cuisine with a sushi bar. (702) 804-9652. Caffé Giorgio Inside Mandalay Place Casual chic dining from Piero Selvaggio. Menu features northern Italian favorites. (702) 920-2700. Capital Grille Inside Fashion Show Upscale setting with an award winning wine list and acclaimed dry age steaks. Fresh seafood, pork and chicken are also available. (702) 932-6631. Carnevino Inside the Palazzo Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich once again bring their magic to Las Vegas with the opening of their first steakhouse. (702) 920-2700. Casa Nicola Inside the Las Vegas Hilton Homemade pastas, fresh seafood, hearth baked bread and traditional dessert like tiramisu and tartuffo prepared in a unique exhibition kitchen. (702) 732-5755. CatHouse Inside Luxor Indulge the senses at this restaurant and lounge inspired by the 19th century bordellos. Chef Kerry Simon brings signature, European, Asian and American dishes to this “loungerie”. (702) 262-4228. Charlie Palmer Steak Inside Four Seasons Steakhouse with formal and informal dining areas. (702) 632-5120.
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Jose Andres, showcasing his personal take on Las Vegas Chinese and Mexican Cuisines. Noodles and tacos together in a festive, stylish setting. (877) 551-7776. Chinois Inside The Forum Shops at Caesars A hip, contemporary environment complete with A taste of the orient. The menu features traditional Hong Kong and Cantonese-style dishes. (702) 737-9700. Cili At Bali Hai Golf Club Experience regional American cuisine with Tai and Asian influences. (702) 856-1000. Circo Inside Bellagio This sister restaurant to Le Cirque features Tuscan cuisine. (702) 693-8150. Comme CA Inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Created by acclaimed Los Angeles chef David Myers, Comme Ca is a lively and modern Las Vegas French brasserie with an emphasis on quality ingredients. Comme Ca serves traditional fare with a David Myers spin: accessible yet provocative, delicious yet chic. In addition to an impressive win selection, Comme Ca offers a menu of seasonal handcrafted classic cocktails shaken with Chef David Myers’ modern sensibility. (877) 551-7776.
Company American Bistro Inside Luxor Lounge fireside at this ski-chalet-themed bistro. (888) 777-0188. Craftsteak Inside MGM Grand From chef and restaurateur Tom Coliccho. Dishes such as porterhouse for two, beef shortribs and sea scallops. (702) 891-7318. Cut Inside the Palazzo Dry-aged steaks to Japanese Wagyu Beef shine at Wolfgang Puck’s sixth fine dining restaurant in Las Vegas. (702) 607-6300. D.O.C.G. Inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Chef Scott Conant’s D.O.C.G. is a new Las Vegas wine bar named after a category of Italian wine called Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita or the highest level of Italian wine origin. D.O.C.G. features pizza, pasta, an espresso bar, pastries, artisanal cheese and chocolate, in addition to a large selection of Italian wines. The design is at once modern and rustic with exposed brick and reclaimed wood. (877) 551-7776.
Diego Inside MGM Grand A bright and vibrant restaurant featuring authentic dishes served with a twist. (702) 730-7979. Dos Caminos Inside the Palazzo Straight from Nueva York, Chef Scott Linquist puts a modern spin on Old Mexico. (702) 414-1000. Eiffel Tower Restaurant Inside Paris Classic French cuisine on the 11th floor of Las Vegas’ Eiffel Tower replica. (702) 948-6937. Emeril’s New Orleans Fish House Inside the MGM Grand Emeril Lagasse’s first Las Vegas restau-
rant. (702) 891-7374.
Empress Court Inside Caesars Palace Gourmet
Chinese serving food with influences of Szechuan, Cantonese and Hong Kong cuisine. (866) 346-4642. Esmeralda’s 1000 E. Charleston Blvd. Salvadorian cuisine. (702) 388-1404. Estiatorio Milos Inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Touted as one of North America’s finest Greek
restaurants, Estiatorio Milos by restaurateur Costas Spiliadis features fine Las Vegas Mediterranean cuisine and has a longstanding reputation for serving the freshest, most pristine imported Mediterranean seafood daily in New York City and Montreal. This Las Vegas Greek restaurant promises to bring an authentic taste of Greece to The Strip, sparing no effort to find the freshest, most delicious fish from around the world, and preparing them in the subtlest, most flavorful way. (877) 551-7776.
Fiamma Inside MGM Grand Steve Hanson’s SoHo
trattoria in the desert. (702) 891-7600.
Fiore Steakhouse Inside the RIO Traditional steakhouse
with an Italian Mediterranean flare. (702) 252-7777. FIX Inside Bellagio Classic American Fare. Focusing on top-quality meat and fish, cooked to order on a wood-burning grill. (702) 693-8400. Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse 8721 W. Charleston Blvd. Classic steakhouse cuisine. (702) 838-4774. Fleur de Lys Inside Mandalay Bay Dramatic flare with 30 foot walls accented with leaf-shaped frames and fresh cut roses. (702) 632-9400. Fusia Inside the Luxor A twist on traditional Asian, the menu’s familiar main ingredients are flavored with exotic spices. (702) 262-4774. Gallaghers Inside New York-New York New Yorkstyle steak house where you pick your own steak and watch as it’s prepared on a mesquite grill. (702) 740-6450. Garden of the Dragon Inside the Las Vegas Hilton Specialties include spicy salt-and-pepper pork chops,
Dal Toro Dal Toro Inside The Plazzo Traditional Italian food
with a contemporary twist amidst one of a kind, luxury sport cars. (702) 437-9800.
Daniel Boulud Brasserie Inside Wynn Las Vegas
Chef Daniel Boulud and executive chef Wesley Holton bring modern flair to this bustling French Brasserie. (702) 770-3643. David Burke Inside the Venetian Creative Modern American Cuisine including crisp & Angry lobster cocktail and David Burke’s cheesecake lollipop tree. (702) 414-7111. Delmonico Inside the Venetian. Emeril Lagasse brings a Cajun flare to this New York-style steakhouse. (702) 414-3737. Diablo’s Cantina At the Monte Carlo This lively restaurant serves south-of-the-border favorites as well as American classics. Wash it all down with one of their more than 75 tequilas. (702) 730-7979.
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Mexican dishes, Tex-Mex and more than 30 tequilas. (702) 740-6455.
Gordan Biersch 3987 Paradise Road. American
Fare and a beer garden. (702) 312-5247. The Grape At Town Square Restaurant, wine bar and retailer offering more than 120 wines by the bottle, glass or flight. (702) 220-4727. Grotto Ristorante Inside the Golden Nugget
Trattoria-style restaurant serving up wood fired pizzas and homemade pasta and desserts. (702) 385-7111. Guy Savoy Inside Caesars Palace Fresh ingredients and familiar flavors are poetically crafted at this highly acclaimed restaurant. (877) 346-4642. Habib’s 4750 W. Sahara Ave. Exotic Middle Eastern Dishes. (702) 870-0860.
Hachi Inside Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa
Contemporary Japanese restaurant that offers an exciting twist on classic favorites. (702) 797-7576. Hank’s Fine Steaks & Martinis Inside Green Valley Ranch An intimate and lavishly appointed
steakhouse, named for Hank Greenspun, featuring a 2,800-bottle wine cellar and the specialty “Frank Sinatra” martini. (702) 617-7777. Hash House A Go Go 6800 W. Sahara Ave. Open for all three squares, this inventive restaurant serves farmfresh food with a funky modern twist. (702) 804-4646. The Henry Inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Old-school revamped classics. Las Vegas Strip cusine that is a reinterpretation of tried-and-true dishes and drinks. (877) 551-7776. Holsteins Inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Holsteins is an exciting new burger concept from Las Vegas restaurateurs Billy Richardson, Kyle Madden and Chef Anthony Meidenbauer of Block 16 Hospitality. This concept was tailor-made for The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas with an emphasis on fresh, natural and organic ingredients. Undoubtedly, Holsteins will bring better burgers to Las Vegas and a funky, homegrown attitude to The Strip. The menu will feature specialty burgers, housemade sausage, riffs on traditional American snacks and appetizers, as well as a wide variety of shakes and sides. All items – including toppings, buns and condiments – will be custom crafted in-house, creating Las Vegas Strip burgers unlike any other. (877) 551-7776.
House of Blues Inside Mandalay Bay Southern-style
dishes in a laid-back atmosphere. (702) 632-7600.
House of Lords Inside the Sahara Old Rat Pack hangout
reopened as a traditional steakhouse. (702) 737-2111.
Huakumi Inside Caesars Palace Exotic Japanese, su-
shi, teppan-yaki and a’ la carte dishes. (702) 731-7731.
II Fornaio Inside New York-New York Authentic
Italian. (702) 740-6403.
II Mulino New York Inside the Forum Shops at Caesars This NYC-foodie favorite serves traditional
fair from Italy’s top culinary regions. (702) 492-6000.
Indian Oven 226 W. Sahara Ave. Indian Cuisine.
Jasmine
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Isla Inside Treasure Island Acclaimed Chef Rich-
ard Sandoval impresses with inventive twists on Mexican cuisine. (702) 894-7349. Jaleo Inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Culinary mastermind Jose Andres and his ThinkFoodGroup brings the authentic flavor of a Spanish tapas restaurant to Las Vegas with the award-winning Jaleo restaurant re-imagined to include the excitement and spectacle of Las Vegas. A perennial favorite in Washington DC, Jaleo restaurant was one of the country’s first successful tapas restaurants, setting the standard for Spanish cuisine in the U.S. for almost two decades. (877) 551-7776. Japonais Inside The Mirage New Asian cuisine with European elegance in a intimate setting. (866) 339-4566. Jasmine Inside Bellagio Hong Kong cuisine with contemporary and classic Cantonese, Szechuan and Hunan dishes. (702) 693-7223. Joell Robuchon at The Mansion Inside MGM Grand France’s “chef of the century” serves his Mi-
chelin-winning, traditional French cuisine in an intimate setting. (702) 891-7925.
Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab Inside The Forum Shops at Caesars The Iconic Miami
Beach crab eatery serves up stone crab claws, seafood and key lime pie. (702) 731-7110.
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continued from page 130 Kabuki At Town Square Japanese cuisine, premium sakes, Japanese beers and cocktails. (702) 896-7440. Kennedy At The District at Green Valley Ranch Modern American cuisine prepared fresh daily (702) 320-8100. Koi Inside Planet Hollywood Feast on Japanese dishes with a California twist including soft shell crab with spicy cream and ponzu sauce and Kobe beef filet mignon Toban-Yaki. (702) 454-4555. Kokomo’s Inside the Mirage Prime steaks and seafood inside a tropical rainforest. (702) 791-7223. Kilawat Inside The Platinum Hotel Comfort food with exotic ingredients from around the globe. (877) 211-9211.
lights include an iced seafood bar and a cheese and Charcuterie bar with more than 30 farm house and artisinal cheeses. (702) 607-6333. Morton’s, The Steakhouse 400 East Flamingo Rd. The iconic restaurant offers prime aged steaks and fresh fish and seafood. (702) 893-0703. Neros Inside Caesars Palace Contemporary American cuisine including seafood and prime beef. (702) 731-7731. N9NE Inside the Palms Chicago-based steak house with a champagne and caviar bar. (702) 942-7777.
OriginIndia Restaurant and Bar 4480 Paradise
Rd. Modern, upscale Indian cuisine. (702) 734-6342.
The Palm Inside the Forum Shops at Caesars A
casual steak and seafood restaurant. (702) 732-7256. Panevino 246 Via Antonio. Cozy Italian restaurant that’s off the Strip. (702) 222-2400. Payard Patisserie & Bistro Inside Caesars Palace James Beard award winner Francois Payard’s upscale approach to the classic Parisian pastry shop. (702) 731-7292.
L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon Inside MGM Grand
Diners can see Robuchon’s legendary French cuisine, including a brilliant tasting menu, being prepared before their eyes. (702) 891-7777. Le Burger Brasserie Inside the Paris The gourmet chicken, salmon, lamb, veggie and beef burgers are second to none and the $777 Kobe Beef and Maine lobster burger is worth the splurge. (702) 647-7999.
Le Cirque Inside Bellagio French cuisine from Sirio Macci-
noni with a view of the Bellagio fountains. (702) 693-7223.
Little Buddha Inside the Palms Pan-Asian cuisine
and sushi bar. (702) 942-7777. Lotus of Siam 953 E. Sahara Ave. Thai cuisine. (702) 735-3033. Louis’ Las Vegas At Town Square Upscale dining meets lowcountry cuisine including Louis’s signature crab and lobster cakes with grained mustard seed sauce. (702) 202-2400. Maggiano’s Little Italy Inside Fashion Show
Southern Italian cuisine served in portions fit for the whole family. (702) 732-2550. Mainland Inside The Palazzo French-Vietnamese cuisine. (702) 414-1000. Marssa Inside Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort Exceptional Pacific Rim-inspired cuisine with a view of the lake. (702) 567-6000. Medici Café and Terrace Inside the Ritz-Carlton
Pan-Mediterranean cuisine and weekend brunch served indoors or alfresco. (702) 567-4700. Mesa Grill Inside Caesars Palace Award-winning chef Bobby Flay serves vibrant Southwestern cuisine in an environment to match the menu’s bold flavor. (702) 731-7731. Mi Casa Grill Cantina Inside Silverton Casino Hotel Lodge Mexican Specialties include crisp-fried
chipotle calamari adobo and mini chicken empanadas. (702) 693-7223.
Michael’s Gourmet Room Inside South Point
This AAA four-diamond award-winning restaurant serves gourmet American fare. (702) 796-7111. Michael Mina Inside Bellagio Contemporary, fresh seafood with Continental culinary accents and influences. (702) 693-7223. Mimmo Ferraro’s 5900 W. Flamingo Rd. An incredible collection of premium Italian wines compliments this local eatery’s homemade pastas. (702) 364-5300. Mix Inside THE Hotel at Mandalay Bay This stunning restaurant from world-renowned chef Alain Ducasse offers a ‘mix’ of European and American cuisines and is designed to seduce the glitterati. (702) 632-9500. Mon Ami Gabi Inside Paris. Parisian-style outdoor café with seafood specialty and a fabulous view of the Bellagio fountains. Morels French Steakhouse & Bistro Inside The Palazzo Enjoy wet-and dry-aged steaks and Japa-
Panevino General Manager Vincenzo Granata and Mario Andreoni, Executive Chef Nine Fine Irishmen Inside New York-New York
Authentic Irish cuisine and beer with a Victorian bar and live entertainment. (702) 740-6969. NM Café At Neiman Marcus Middle Eastern cuisine in a spacious, modern décor with a first-rate view of the strip. (702) 731-3636. Nobhill Inside MGM Grand Chef Michael Mina’s dishes such as lobster pot pie and sautéed Monterey Bay Abalone. (702) 891-3110. Nobu Inside the Hard Rock Upscale Japanese cuisine with Latin-American Influences. (702) 693-5090. Noodles Inside Bellagio Modern Asian restaurant with noodles, rice and congee dishes. (702) 693-7223. Noodle Shop Inside Mandalay Bay Cantonese and Mandarin noodle dishes as well as chow mein, congee rice and BBQ dishes. (702) 632-7777. Nora’s wine bar & Osteria 1031 S. Rampart Blvd. Rustic Italian cuisine paired with one of 350 wine choices make this trendy spot a must. (702) 940-6672. Nove Italiano, Inside the Palms Fantasy Tower
Classic Italian fare contemporarty accents including seafood crudos, freshly-made pasta and bistecca florentina. (702) 942-6800. Okada Inside Wynn Las Vegas Experience a wide range of Japanese cookery from authentic teppanyaki and robata cooking to sushi built with the freshest ingredients. (702)770-3320. Olives Inside Bellagio Mediterranean cuisine from chef and owner Todd English’s Boston restaurant. (701) 693-7223. Onda Inside the Mirage Dine on Italian cuisine and get a one-way view of the gambling floor. (702) 791-7223.
nese A-5 Wagu at this plush steakhouse. Other high-
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Pearl Inside the MGM Grand Chinese cuisine with
a Western flair. (702) 891-7777.
Picasso Inside Bellagio French cuisine with Span-
ish influence and original paintings adorning the walls. (702) 693-8105. Piero’s 355 Convention Center Dr. Northern Italian cuisine in one of Vegas’ iconic dining rooms. (702) 369-2305. Pinot Brasserie Inside the Venetian Casual bistro with Franco-Californian cuisine. (702) 735-8888.
Postrio Inside the Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian Eclectic offering of globally inspired dishes
in a romantic atmosphere. (702) 796-1110. Prime Steakhouse Inside Bellagio Chef JeanGeorges Vongerichten’s steaks with a view of the fountains. (702) 693-8105. Rao’s Inside Caesars Palace The East Harlem legend brings home-style Italian favorites to Vegas. (877) 346-4642. Ra Sushi Inside Fashion Show Modern and contemporary flare that created a specialized item just for Vegas. The Viva Las Vegas Roll. (702) 696-0008. Red 8 Inside Wynn Las Vegas This Southeast Asian bistro serves a range of authentic cuisine from Cantonese noodle dishes to Hong Kong-style dim sum and barbecue. (702) 770-3643. Red Square Inside Mandalay Bay Perestrojkainspired dishes and more than 100 different vodka to choose from. (702) 632-7407. Red Suushi Inside the Golden Nugget Traditional Japanese cuisine in a stylish and alluring atmosphere. (702) 385-7111. Red, White and Blue Inside Mandalay Bay A café, French patisserie, glacier, creperie, brasserie, raw bar and wiune bar all in one destination. (702) 632-7405.
Restaurant Eliseevsky 4825 W. Flamingo Rd. Rus-
sian cuisine and deli. (702) 247-8766.
Rick’s Café At Loews Lake Las Vegas Family style
Moroccan and Mediterranean cuisine with American Classics. (702) 567-6000. RM Seafood Inside Mandalay Place In addition to inventive tasting menus, chef Rick Moonen’s restaurant features a raw bar and serves regional coastal favorites such as butter-poached lobster and Nantucket Bay scallop Carpaccio. (702) 632-9300. Rosemary’s 8125 W. Sahara Ave. American cuisine with French influences. (702) 869-2251. Roy’s 620 E. Flamingo Rd. Hawaiian fusion seafood with bold Asian spices. (702) 691-2053. Rumjungle Inside Mandalay Bay Caribbean cuisine with live entertainment. (702) 632-7408.
Valentino
Scarpetta Inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Strip Steak Inside Mandalay Bay Michael Mina’s
Scarpetta is a modern Italian restaurant by awardwinning chef Scott Conant. An Italian expression that means “little shoe” – or the shape bread takes when used to soak up a dish – Scarpetta represents the pure pleasure of savoring a meal down to the very last taste. The restaurant’s menu and design reflect Conant’s earthy yet sophisticated approach to Italian cuisine. At Scarpetta, the chef has created a satisfying and soulful menu of seasonally-inspired Italian fare. 877) 551-7776. Seablue Inside MGM Grand Fish and shellfish are flown in daily and prepared in two lively open show kitchens. (702) 891-1111. Sea Stone 1050 South Rampart Blvd. Pacific Rim cuisine incorporating traditional flavors and hip new offerings. (702) 478-9000. Sensi Inside Bellagio Guests can see the chefs preparing their exceptional Asian fusion dishes through the glass walls dividing the kitchen and dining room. (702) 693-7223. Shanghai Lily Inside Mandalay Bay Upscale Szechuan and Cantonese cuisine. (702) 632-7777. Shibuya Inside MGM Grand Freshly prepared ingredients, stellar sushi, and the widest sake selection this side of the Pacific. (702) 891-1111. Smith & Wollensky 3767 Las Vegas Blvd., South. Classic New York steak house. (702) 862-4100. Social House Inside TI Sophisticated dining in a fashionable yet relaxed setting. (702) 894-7777. Spago Inside The Forum Shops at Caesars Wolfgang Puck and Chef David Robins’ California-style cuisine. (702) 369-6300. Stack Restaurant & Bar Inside The Mirage Topquality fish, meat and poultry and comfort desserts. Features a high-energy bar and lounge offering a full menu and specialty cocktails. (702) 792-7800. The Steak House Inside Treasure Island Steaks and seafood served in a casual chophouse atmosphere. (702) 693-7223. STK Inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas With outposts in New York City, Miami and Los Angeles, STK is a new style Las Vegas steakhouse from The One Group. The bustling bar scene is the centerpiece, the menu is inspired and the atmosphere relaxed with a sexy vibe created by the in-house DJ. STK Las Vegas is a celebrity hotspot that breaks with tradition, offering a flirty, feminine take on the classic American steakhouse. (877) 551-7776. Strip House Inside Planet Hollywood Prime cuts of beef and signature side dishes like black truffle creamed spinach served by lingerie-clad servers at this sexy steakhouse. (702) 737-5200.
steakhouse offers focuses on all-natural Certified Angus Beef and American Wagyu cuts of beef cooked over wood. (702) 632-7414. Stripburger At Fashion Show Mall Burgers, shakes and cakes in a casual and fun setting. (702) 737-8747. Sushi Roku Inside The Forum Shops at Caesars California sushi and modern Asian cuisine and décor make for an eclectic dining experience. (702) 733-7373. SushiSamba Inside The Palazzo High-energy hotspot combining Japanese, Brazilian and Peruvian cuisine. (702) 607-0700. SW Steakhouse Inside Wynn Las Vegas An American steakhouse influenced by the flavors of Alsace, France. (702) 770-3643. Table 10 Inside The Palazzo Chef Emeril Lagasse’s coastal Creole cuisine. (702) 414-1000. Table 34 600 E. Warm Springs Rd. Expertly prepared Contemporary American cuisine. (702) 263-0034. Tableau Inside Wynn Las Vegas Chef Mark LoRusso’s haute American cuisine showcased in an airy, atrium setting surrounded by gorgeous poolside views. (702) 770-3643. Tao Inside The Venetian Specializing in Hong Kong Chinese, Japanese and Thai cuisines, creations span from Kobe beef to traditional Peking Duck. (702) 388-8338. The Tillerman 2245 E. Flamingo Rd. Family-owned seafood restaurant. (702) 731-4036. TJ’s Steakhouse Inside the Las Vegas Hilton Enjoy prime quality beef, lamb, pork, chicken and the freshest seafood while sitting in rich mahogany booths and surrounded by distinctive modern art. (702) 732-5755. Tommy Bahama’s Tropical Cafe At Town Square Savor island-inspired dishes like Scallop Sliders along with one of the many tropical cocktails available. (702) 948-8006. Top of the World Restaurant and Lounge Inside the Stratosphere Continental cuisine with a full
view of the city. (702) 380-7711.
Trattoria Del Lupo Inside Mandalay Bay Wolf-
gang Puck’s Italian bistro features Italian classics with contemporary influences served in an airy, café-like setting. (702) 740-5522. Trevi Inside The Forum Shops at Caesars. Homemade Italian cuisine served in a romantic café setting. (702) 735-4663. Triple George Grill 201 North 3rd St. Downtown restaurant inspired by the classic seafood and steakhouses of San Francisco. (702) 384-2761. Trotter Inside The Palazzo Charlie Trotter’s newest restaurant creates cuisine using the finest, freshest foodstuffs obtainable. (702) 414-1000.
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Va Bene Caffe Inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Va Bene Caffe is a polished, modern Las Ve-
gas Italian coffee bar with an “it’s all good” attitude reflected in its name. Providing a refreshing break from the average coffee shop, this Las Vegas Strip coffee bar offers a variety of freshly prepared items, including salads, gelato, pannis and other light fare. And of course, coffee – carefully prepared by master baristas. (877) 551-7776. Valentino’s Inside the Venetian Traditional Italian cuisine with a menu that changes seasonally. (702) 414-3000. Verandah Inside the Four Seasons This power breakfast and lunch spot offers contemporary ItalianCalifornia cuisine. (702) 632-5000. Vic & Anthony’s Inside the Golden Nugget Featuring one of the finest selections of prime steaks, lobster, fresh seafood, an extensive wine selection in an intimate atmosphere. (702) 385-7111. Vintner Grill 10100 W. Charleston Blvd. Delicious offerings including lamb osso bucco and white bean hummus in a gorgeous atmosphere (702) 214-5590. Wicked Spoon Buffet Inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas A bustling culinary food hall, the Wick-
ed Spoon Buffet delivers well-crafted original selections for every appetite. With its mix of top quality, familiar staples in addition to imaginative and seasonal dishes, this Las Vegas eatery will satisfy cravings and invite discovery. (877) 551-7776. The White Chocolate Grill 9510 Eastern Ave. Contemporary American-style restaurant serving up such delights as Parmesan Crusted Filet, Tomato Gin Soup and decadent homemade white chocolate treats. (702) 343-7534. Wing Lei Inside Wynn Las Vegas With its masterful mix of refined Cantonese, the menu is as unique as the early French-influenced Shanghai décor. (702) 770-3463. Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill Inside MGM Grand
Celebrity Chef Wofgang Puck modernizes the traditional “bar and grill” concept with dishes such as truffled potato chips with blue cheese and skirt steak skewers. (702) 891-3000. Woo Inside The Palazzo Pan-Asian cuisine by Las Vegas’ own Woo family. (702) 414-1000. Yellowtail Inside Bellagio Extensive menu of ingredient-driven cuisine served overlooking Bellagio’s iconic fountains. (702) 693-7223 Yolos At Planet Hollywood Contemporary Mexican and a 13-foot margarita fountain in a colorful setting. (702) 785-0122.
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Aria Zefferino Inside the Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian Seafood with an Italian flair.
(702) 414-3500.
Hotels Alexis Park Resort Hotel 375 East Harmon Ave.,
(702) 796-3300.
Aria Casino & Resort Aria tower with 4004 gues-
trooms including 568 suites. Situated in the center of the Las Vegas Strip. Aria has assembled a collection of 16 of the world’s most critically acclaimed Chefs and restaurateurs. 3730 Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89109. (866) 359-7111. Artisan Hotel 1501 West Sahara Ave., (702) 2144000. Bally’s Las Vegas 3645 Las Vegas Blvd., South, (702) 967-4111. Bellagio Las Vegas 3600 Las Vegas Blvd., South, (702) 693-7111. Caesars Palace 3570 Las Vegas Blvd., South, (702) 731-7110. The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas 3708 Las Vegas Boulevard South. (702) 698-7000. Flamingo Las Vegas 3555 Las Vegas Blvd., South, (702) 733-3111. Four Seasons Hotel Located on the top floors of Mandalay Bay. 3960 Las Vegas Blvd., South, (702) 632-5000. Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino 129 East Fremont St., (702) 385-7111. Green Valley Ranch Resort 2300 Paseo Verde, Henderson., (702) 617-7777. Hard Rock Hotel and Casino 4455 Paradise Rd., (702) 693-5000. Harrah’s Las Vegas Casino and Hotel 3475 Las Vegas Blvd., South, (702) 369-5000. The Hotel at Mandalay Bay 3950 Las Vegas Blvd., South, (702) 632-7777. JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort 221 North Rampart Blvd., Summerlin, (702) 869-7777. Las Vegas Hilton 3000 Paradise Rd., (702)732-5111. Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort 101 Monte Lago Blvd., Henderson, (702) 567-6000. Luxor Resort and Casino 3900 Las Vegas Blvd., South, (702) 262-4000.
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M Resort Spa Casino is a luxury boutique hotel and
casino on approximately 90 acres at the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and St. Rose. The M Resort Spa Casino with 390-room tower, 35 suites, 92,000 sq. ft. of casino area, a 60,000-sq. ft. conference room, a 23,000-sq.-ft. health spa and salon, eight restaurants, four bars, one area, a 63,000-sq.ft. movie entertainment theatre with 14 screens, and other five-star amenities. 12300 Las Vegas Blvd., Henderson, NV 89044 Main Phone Number (702) 797-1000 www.themresort.com. Reservations Call (877) M.RESORT. Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino 3950 Las Vegas Blvd., South, (702) 632-7777. MGM Grand Hotel and Casino Las Vegas Blvd., South (702) 891-7777. The Mirage Hotel and Casino 3400 Las Vegas Blvd., South, (702) 791-7111.
Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa 11011 West Charleston Blvd., (702) 797-7777. Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel 3400 Paradise Rd., (702) 733-6533. Residence Inn by Marriott 3225 Paradise Rd., (702) 796-9300. Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino 3700 West Flamingo Rd., (702)252-7777. The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas 1610 Lake Las Vegas Pkwy., (702) 567-4700. Sahara Hotel and Casino 2535 Las Vegas Blvd., South, (702) 737-2111. South Point 9777 Las Vegas Blvd., South, (702) 796-7111. Silverton Casino Hotel Lodge 3333 Blue Diamond Rd., (702) 263-7777. Stratosphere Hotel Tower and Casino 2000 Las Vegas Blvd., South, (702) 380-7777. Treasure Island Las Vegas 3300 Las Vegas Blvd., South (702) 894-7111. Tropicana Resort and Casino 3801 Las Vegas Blvd., South, (702) 739-2222. Trump International Hotel and Tower 3128 Las Vegas Blvd., South, (702) 982-0000.
The Venetian The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino 3355 Las Ve-
gas Blvd., South, (702) 733-5000. Wynn Las Vegas 3131 Las Vegas Blvd., South, (702) 770-7000.
Malls
M Resort Monte Carlo Resort and Casino 3770 Las Vegas
Blvd., South, (702) 730-7777.
New York-New York Hotel and Casino 3790
Las Vegas Blvd., South, (702) 740-6969.
The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino 3325 Las Ve-
gas Blvd., South, (866) 263-3001. Palms Casino Resort 4321 West Flamingo Rd. (702) 942-7777. Palms Place 4381 West Flamingo (702) 932-7777. Paris Las Vegas 3655 Las Vegas Blvd., South. (702) 739-4111. Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino 3667 Las Vegas Blvd., South. (702) 785-5555. The Platinum Hotel and Spa 211 East Flamingo Rd., (877) 211-9211.
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Crystals at CityCenter It took two cutting-edge architectural firms to bring to life CityCenter’s shopping complex, which features Louis Vuitton, Roberto Cavalli, Tiffany & Co. and Tom Ford, plus dining hot spots including Beso and Social House. 10 a.m.-midnight daily. 702-590-9299 The District at Green Valley Ranch Stroll “Main Street” in the pet-friendly, metropolitan-like area. Stop into shops like White House/Black Market, Pottery Barn and Anthropologie. Grab a bite at Elephant Bar or Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon.-Sat. & 11: a.m.-7 p.m. Sun; store, restaurant and holiday hours may vary. 702-564-8595. Fashion Show Fashion Show is the only retail destination that features six incredible anchors-Bloomingdale’s Home, Dillard’s, Macy’s Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue-as well as restaurants and entertainment, all in the heart of Las Vegas. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon –Sat., 11 a.m.-7p.m. Sun., Las Vegas Boulevard South and Spring Mountain Road. 702-784-7000. The Forum Shops at Caesars Visitors can walk the streets of ancient Rome. Features 160 world-class retailers, such as Versace and Marc Jacobs, and fine-dining restaurants, two free animatronic fountain shows and a
50,000-gallon saltwater aquarium. The Forum Shops is the shopping choice for many celebrities. 10 a.m.11 p.m., Sun-Thurs., 10 a.m.-midnight Fri.-Sat. 702893-4800. The Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian Complete with cobbled walkways, streetside cafes, live performers and one of the most exclusive mixes of retail shops and gourmet restaurants, this Venice-themed center is also the only place on the Strip to take a gondola ride. 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Sun-Thurs., 10 a.m. – midnight Fri-Sat. 702-414-4525. Las Vegas Outlet Center Find savings of 25 to 65 percent every day on top-name brands including Adidas, Aeropostale, Ann Taylor Factory Store, Calvin Klein, Coach, Nautica, Nike, Tommy Hilfiger and many more. Features 130 stores, two food courts and giant carousel. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon-Sat., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sun., 7400 Las Vegas Blvd. S. 702-896-5599. Las Vegas Premium Outlets Stroll through this upscale, village-style outlet center and enjoy savings of 25 to 65 percent every day on an impressive collection of 150 designer and brand- name outlet stores including Burberry, Coach, Cole Haan, Dolce & Gabbana, J.Crew, Juicy Couture, Lacoste, Polo Ralph Lauren, Salvatore Ferragamo and more. 10 a.m.—9 p.m. Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sun., 875 S. Grand Central Parkway. 702-474-7500.
Bridge Avenue at California Left some of your conveniences of the Hawaiian Islands at home? Or are you curious for a bit of that aloha spirit? Stop by the retail shops and café’ to get your fix. Most store hours are between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. daily. 702-385-1222. Mandalay Place Featuring world-class retailers and restaurants, many of which are new to the Las Vegas market, this unique 100,000-square-foot shopping center is located on a sky bridge between Mandalay Bay and Luxor resorts. Shops include The Art of Shaving, Max & Co. and Urban Outfitters. 10 a.m.–11 p.m. daily. 702-632-9333.
Masquerade Village Shops This quaint hamlet inside Rio features more than 20 specialty stores interspersed with restaurants and gaming tables, all nestled at the bottom of Rio’s fabulous Show in the Sky. Most stores hours are between 10 a.m.–11 p.m. daily. 702-777-7775. Star Lane Shops and Studio Walk at MGM Grand The retail collection includes fine jewelry, sou-
venirs and the latest in men’s and women’s fashion. Browse the shops along Studio Walk, visit the Star Lane Shops or explore the stores located throughout. Open from 10 a.m.–10 p.m. daily. 702-891-1111.
Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort
One of the city’s premier shopping and entertainment destinations, Miracle Mile Shops features more than 170 specialty shops and 15 restaurants. More than an ordinary shopping experience, visitors can experience an indoor rainstorm and browse through such top retailers as Urban Outfitters, Ben Sherman, H&M, Bebe and True Religion Brand Jeans. 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Sun.-Thurs., 10 a.m.-midnight Fri.-Sat. 702-866-0710, 888-800-8284. The Shoppes at The Palazzo A luxurious shopping experience awaits you inside The Shoppes at The Palazzo, featuring Barneys as well as more that 60 international boutiques, including Diane von Furstenberg, Christian Louboutin, Bottega Veneta, Tory Burch and Jimmy Choo. 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Sun.-Thurs., 10 a.m.midnight Fri.-Sat. 702-414-4525. Town Square Las Vegas Enjoy the quaint small-town atmosphere filled with all your favorite big-city shops, including fashion staples Abercrombie & Fitch, BCBG, Express and H&M, along with specialty shops such as Bath and Body Works and Origins. Also features an 18-screen movie theater and a wide range of restaurants. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sun., 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Mon.Thurs., 10 a.m. 10 p.m. Fri.-Sat. 702-269-5001.
Hotel Shops Appian Way at Caesars Palace Located in a quiet shopping arcade, which is graced by a life-size replica of Michelangelo’s David, are the shops of the Appian Way. Here you can browse through the finest apparel, gifts, art and jewelry including Caesars logo items. 9 a.m.-midnight daily. 702-731-7110. Bally’s Avenue Shoppes A collection of more than 20 unique stores and boutiques including Marshall Rousso and Uniquely Crystal. From souvenirs to sports coats, designer handbags to decadent chocolates, Bally’s gives shoppers the gift of choice, with a large array of knickknacks and apparel. 9 a.m.-11 p.m. daily. 702-767-4355. 702-967-4111. Le Boulevard at Paris Las Vegas Stroll the cobblestoned streets at Paris Las Vegas’ distinctive shopping district. Replica French boutiques provide the finest imports, from aged cheese to French fashion. 10 a.m.-11 p.m. daily. 702-739-4111.
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of items ranging from unique gifts to stunning jewelry and elegant designer evening attire. 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Mon. & Fri. 9 a.m.-midnight Tues.-Thurs. & Sat-Sun. 702-792-7757. Tower Shops at Stratosphere This shopping promenade has 50 shops with such names as Cleo’s. In addition, the Roni Josef International Salon and Spa is housed here. 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Sun.-Thurs., 10 a.m.midnight Fri.-Sat. 702-380-7777. Via Bellagio Catering to discriminating guests, Via Bellagio provides exquisite fashion and jewelry collections from world-renowned designers including Prada, Chanel, Tiffany & Co., Fred Leighton, Yves Saint Laurent, Dior, Fendi and Gucci. 10 a.m.-midnight daily. 702-693-7111.
Specialty Stores Art of Peter Max Icon Peter Max’s first gallery in Las Ve-
gas features a treasure trove of Max art. The gallery also periodically holds special events at which the artist himself appears. 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Sun.-Thurs., 10 a.m.-midnight Fri.-Sat., the Forum Shops at Caesars. 702-644-7070.
Bass Pro Shops The 165,000-square-foot, two- story
building houses a huge inventory of hunting, camping, marine and fishing gear including clothing, gifts and footwear. A 40.000- gallon freshwater aquarium adds to the total experience. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon-Sat; 9 a.m.7 p.m. Sun., Silverton. 702-730-5200.
Cinch Rocky Mountain Clothing Co. has seen its Cinch clothing line in the National Finals Rodeo since 1996. Find your favorite Cinch pieces, including the latest in western wear and jeans, at the Cowboy Christmas gift show and at local retailers, including Intermountain Farmers, Boot Barn, Cowtown Boots and Sheplers Western Wear. Cinchjeans.com Club Tattoo In addition to onsite professional tattoo artists and body piercers, the shop includes a unique selection of clothing and accessories. Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort. 702-363-2582. Disney’s Character Warehouse Outlet Store
Thrill your kid (or the kid in you) with first-quality merchandise, including toys, clothes and collectibles from Disney theme parks & Resorts at up to 80 percent off original retail price. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sun., 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon.-Sat., 7680 Las Vegas Blvd. S. 702-2608144. Double Helix Boutique Proving that the grape doesn’t fall far from the wine bar, Double Helix offers nearly 300 rare and hard-to-find vintages, including wines from Italy and New Zealand. The Shoppes at The Palazzo. 702-735-9463.
Dragon Tattoo The friendly staff of Dragon Tattoo is committed to providing a clean and safe environment for all tattoo fans. Free shuttle/taxi service to/from any hotel on the strip. 4130 S. Sandhill Road, 702-3678282; 3340 E. Tropicana Ave., 702-558-8282, or dragontattousa.com
Fantastic Indoor Swap Meet Home to more than
600 booths across 200,000 square feet, this swap meet features only new merchandise-everything from clothing and jewelry to food and art. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Fri.-Sun. 1717 S. Decatur Blvd. at West Oakey. (702) 877-0087. Flip Flop Shops A one-stop shop for the hottest brands and latest styles of flip-flops and sandals. 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Sun.-Thurs., 10 a.m.-midnight Fri.-Sat., Mandalay Place. 702-632-6072. House of Blues Company Store Get all your HOB essentials, from logo wear to music hits. 7:30 a.m.midnight Sun.-Thurs., 7:30 a.m.-1 a.m. Fri.-Sat., House of Blues at Mandalay Bay. 702-632-7605. King Ink Celebrity tattoo artist Mario Barth’s King Ink combines specialty cocktails and a nightlife atmosphere along-side a one-of-a-kind tattooing studio and fashion apparel shop. Noon-4 a.m. daily, The Mirage. 702-792-7900. La Isla Uniforms The latest trends and brand names in uniform wear such as Nurse Mates, Skechers, Baby Phat, Dickies and more. Specializing in medical, security, and restaurant industries. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun., 967 E. Sahara Ave. 702-734-7070. Oh My Godard Gallery features the works of Ameri-
can artist Michael Godard, where subjects such as drinking, gambling and cigars get a whimsical treatment. Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort. 702-699-9099. Rock Shop Shop a wide selection of men’s and women’s T-shirts, collectible pins and souvenirs with the Hard Rock Café logo and rock’n’roll designs. Open from 9 a.m.-1 a.m. Sun-Thurs., 9 a.m.-2 a.m. Fri.-Sat., Hard Rock Café, 3771 Las Vegas Blvd. S. 702-733-7625. Silver Post Jewelry store that specializes in Native American Indian turquoise and silver jewelry, artifacts, and pottery. 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. MonSat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun., 7680 Las Vegas Blvd. S. 702-227-3005. Sin City Smiles Get your smile red-carpet ready in only 20 minutes with these whitening services. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun., 3562 S. Maryland Pkwy. in Boulevard Mall. 702-732-8500. Starlight Tattoo Ink yourself at Mario Barth’s tattoo parlor, which uses three different tattooing methods. 10 a.m.-2 a.m. daily, Mandalay Bay. 702-255-7827. Studio 21 Tattoo Gallery Professional tattooing in a creative atmosphere. Noon-9 p.m. daily, 6020 W. Flamingo Road. 702-248-8762. Ultra Diamonds Offering a wide selection of diamond jewelry. Hours vary by location. Las Vegas Outlet Center, 702-260-8699; Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort, 702-784-0644; Las Vegas Premium Outlets, 702-385-2206. Wyland Galleries Features magnificent ocean paintings and other artwork by artist Wyland. Whether looking for whale or dolphin art, sculpture or other marinelife creations, you can find it here. Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort. 702-699-5363.
SHOW LISTINGS Production Shows, Revues, Long-term Headliners Aria Resort & Casino www.arialasvegas.com (702) 590-7757vivaELVIS by Cirque du Soleil Bally’s Las Vegas www.ballyslasvegas.com
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Atrium Theater Carrot Top Fantasy Menopause the Musical
KA MGM Grand’s Crazy Horse Paris David Copperfield
(702) 262-4400
Mandalay Bay
(702) 632-7400 The Lion King – Mon.-Thurs. 7:30 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 4 & 8 p.m.
Defending the Caveman Thunder From Down Under Tournament of Kings
(702) 891-7777
Mirage www.mirage.com (702) 792-7777
Cirque du Soleil Presents The Beatles “Love” Terry Fator
Monte Carlo www.montecarlo.com (702) 730-7777 Frank Caliendo Jabbawockeez
Fitzgerald’s www.fitzgeraldslasvegas.com
(702) 388-2400
Fitz of Laughter starring Kevin Burke Marriage Can Be Murder Four Queens Hotel & Casino
www.fourqueens.com (702) 405- 4700 L.A. Comedy Club
Flamingo Las Vegas www.flamingolasvegas.com
(702) 733-3333
Donny & Marie George Wallace Nathan Burton Comedy Magic Vinnie Favorito X Burlesque Gold Coast www.goldcoastlasvegas.com
(702) 251-3574
Golden Nugget www.goldennugget.com
(702) 386-8100
Gordie Brown Country Superstars
Hard Rock www.hardrocklv.com (702) 693-5000 Supernatural Santana Tiesto
Harrah’s Las Vegas www.harrahslv.co
(702) 369-5222
Defending the Caveman Improv Comedy Club Legends in Concert Mac King Comedy Magic Hooters Casino Hotel
www.hooterscasinohotel.com (702) 739-9000
Bobby Slayton Men of X Purple Reign The Tribute Show The Dirty Joke Show Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino
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Divas Las Vegas starring Frank Marino Smokey Robinson Presents Human Nature Matsuri Las Vegas Hilton www.lvhilton.com
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Shimmer Cabaret Greg London Gilbert Gottfried Trent Carlini Mark Curry Las Vegas Hilton Showroom Triumph…
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Planet Hollywood
www.planethollywoodresort.com (702) 785-5555 PEEPSHOW
Planet Hollywood V Theater in Miracle Mile Shops
(702) 932-1818
KA at the MGM Grand New York-New York www.nynyhotelcasino.com
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American Storm Hitzville The Mentalist Mesmerized Sin City Comedy Show Stripper 101 Tony ‘n Tina’s Wedding V-the Ultimate Variety Show Aussie Improv Comedy Explosion Piano Las Vegas Echoes of the 60’s
(702) 932-1818
Orleans www.orleans.com (702) 365-7111 O’Shea’s
Harmon Theater
(702) 697-2711
(702) 735-6117 Master Mystifier Dixie Dooley
Red Skelton Show: A Tribute to Brian Hoffman Super Duper Show Superstar Voices in Concert starring Larry G. Jones Sahara www.saharavegas.com
(702) 737-2111
The Magic and Tigers of Rick Thomas Striptease Stratosphere www.stratospherehotel.com
(702) 380-7777
American Superstars – Bite Suncoast www.suncoastcasino.com (702) 636-71 Headliners Every Weekend
Treasure Island www.treasureisland.com
(702) 894-7111 Mystere
Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club Sideswipe Yesterday – A Tribute to the Beatles Recycled Percussion
Vegas the Show Zen Magic The Beatles Show
Headliners Every Weekend
Royal Resort www.royalhotellasvegas.com
Tropicana www.tropicanalv.com (702) 739-2222
Saxe Theater
Zumanity
Dr. Scott Lewis, Outrageous Comedy Hypnotist The Riviera Comedy Club
(702) 836-0830; (702) 836-0833
Vegas Club www.playlv.com Fremont Street Experience
Palace Station www.palacestation.com
Plaza www.playlv.com
Louie Anderson
The Rat Pack Is Back
Venetian www.venetian.com (702) 414-1000
Palazzo www.palazzolasvegas.com
Rio www.playrio.com
The Dirk Arthur Show
Amazing Johnathan
(702) 367-2411
(702) 607-7777
(702) 386-2110
(702) 777-7777
Jersey Boys
Chippendales, The Show Penn & Teller
Palms www.palmslasvegas.com
(702) 944-3200
Wynn Las Vegas www.wynnlasvegas.com
Riviera www.rivierahotel.com
(702) 770-7000
TAO: The Asian Celebration Crazy Girls Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Show
Art Galleries
(702) 734-5110
Playboy Comedy
Rita Rudner Blue Man Group Phantom – The Las Vegas Spectacular Tim Allen
Louie Anderson at palace station
Le Reve Sinatra Dance With Me
Centaur Art Galleries
in the Fashion Show Mall & Las Vegas Strip 3200 Las Vegas Blvd S Ste 1040, Las Vegas (702) 737-1234
Blue Stone Gallery
2240 Village Walk Drive # 132 Henderson, NV 89052 702-458-9979 Carrara Galleries
1236 Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89102 702-877-4299
Erotic Heritage Museum
3275 Industrial Rd. Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 702 369-6442
Peter Lik Gallery
3500 South Las Vegas Boulevard Las Vegas, Nevada (702) 836-3310
City Center Gallery
3780 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas , Nevada (702) 590-7757
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3377 Las Vegas Boulevard S, No. 2275 Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-866-6813 Neil Leifer Gallery
Augustus Tower at Caesars Palace Hours from 10am-10pm Admission Free. See all the legendary photos by celebrated photographer Neil Liefer all available for purchase including Muhammad Ali standing over a fallen Sonny Liston, Secretariat winning the Kentucky Derby and President John F. Kennedy with Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson after throwing out the first pitch of the 1961 baseball season. Symbolic Gallery
4631 Dean Martin Dr. 702-507-5263 Old Town Gallery - Henderson Art Association
10 W. Pacific Street Henderson, NV 89015 702-568-5655
S2 Art Center
1 East Charleston Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89104 702-868-7880 Wyland Galleries of Las Vegas
3667 Las Vegas Blvd. S Las Vegas, NV 702-699-5363 Gainsberg Studio
1039 S. Main St.# 130 Las Vegas, NV. 89101 702-249-3200
Rita Rudner at The Venetian
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Treasures
1725 South Rainbow Blvd. Suite 5, Las Vegas, NV 89102 702-256-9134 Original paintings in oils, acrylics, water color, pastels, etc., by award winning artists. Call for hours.
Michael Gottard Art Gallery & Store
3700 W. Flamingo Rd. Las Vegas, NV 89103 702-363-4278 Jack Gallery
3950 Las Vegas Blvd S Las Vegas, Nevada 702-632-4770
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Gentlemen’s Clubs
Green Door 953 E Sahara Ave, #B20 (702) 732-4656
Eden Gentlemen’s Club 3750 S. Valley View Blvd 888-702-3336
Sapphire 3025 Industrial Rd (702) 796-6000
The Library Gentlemen’s Club 3785 Boulder Hwy (702) 641-6800
Can Can Room 3155 Industrial Road (702) 737-6846 Cheetah’s 2112 Western Ave (702) 384-0074
Sheri’s Cabaret 2580 S Highland Dr (702) 792-1400
Club Paradise Gentlemen’s Club 4416 Paradise Road (702) 734-7990 Crazy Horse III Gentlemen’s Club 3525 W Russell Road (702) 673-1700 Diamond Cabaret 3177 S Highland Dr (702) 731-2365
Olympic Garden 1531 Las Vegas Blvd S (702) 385-9361 Platinum Gentlemen’s Club 12402 NW Cache Road (580) 248-3893 Pussycats Adult Nightclub 3525 Procyon St (702) 365-1408
Déjà Vu Showgirls 3247 Industrial Rd (702) 894-4167
Rick’s Cabaret 3355 South Procyon (702) 367-4000
Girls of Glitter Gulch 20 E. Fremont Street (702) 385-4774
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