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Criss Angel sends a buzz through St. Baldrick’s with $100K donation

Sometimes the biggest gestures start in a small way. A little boy. A modest goal. A short conversation. And soon … boom. We saw this ...

Monday By the Numbers: Dressing up ‘Zarkana’; Rod Stewart renews; free speech at Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame

This week, Monday By the Numbers charts the costumes in “Zarkana” at Aria, the stage attire conceived by Slovenian fashion designer Alan Hranitelj. Elsewhere, we ...

Matt Goss still riding waves at Barge; Claire Sinclair, Sabina Kelley toggle sultry in ‘Pin Up’

Every so often, I hear murmurs that the Barge will be disassembled (and, likely, dried out) in favor of a new concept, but the Goss ...

In the end, Mayweather Jr.-Pacquiao was destined for Las Vegas

“I am always proud to fight for the great city of Las Vegas,” Floyd Mayweather Jr., a native Las Vegan, said during Wednesday’s media event ...

2015 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo preview: Porn stars, awards, parties

Yes, it’s time again for the parade of porn and cavalcade of cleavage at the 2015 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo and AVN Awards starting Wednesday ...

Colosseum opts for real country in Reba and Brooks & Dunn booking

The conversation among the trio of superstars about playing dates in Las Vegas started several months ago. They agree on the environment, which was just ...

Fire and rain usher in ‘Le Reve’s’ 10th anniversary

This $3 million upgrade to the show is titled “Denouement,” itself a mini-production lasting about four minutes. Sixty designers worked 3,000 hours over 18 months, ...

Big cats scrambling back to the Strip with Dirk Arthur’s ‘Wild Illusions’ at the Riv

“Dirk Arthur’s Wild Illusions” opens Dec. 1 and is tentatively scheduled to perform nightly at 7, dark Fridays. Over time, he’ll likely add matinee shows ...

Nevada Broadcasters Hall of Fame gala is a champagne wishes and caviar dreams affair

On Saturday night, I was glad to be present as the man I refer to as Ubiquitous Robin Leach (URL for short) was honored with ...

After updated Facebook post, Beauty Bar owner drops lawsuit

The lawsuit issued by Beauty Bar co-owner Darin Feinstein against club patron Megan Trivette has been withdrawn. The settlement was reached as Trivette, a customer ...

Powerhouse stars, acts lining up for Nevada 150th anniversary show at Smith Center

Smith Center President and CEO Myron Martin was around for one of the greatest events ever in Strip entertainment, the USO benefit show from November ...

Its future uncertain, ‘Vegas Nocturne’ counts out its final canto at Cosmopolitan

Made official this morning with a release from the show’s host hotel, the Cosmopolitan, is that “Vegas Nocturne” indeed played its last shows Saturday night ...

It wasn’t the Jeff Bridges show, but the surprise Jazz Spider Tour event was a roaring success

In early April, Jerry Jones suffered a serious infection in his right leg. He was singing backup for Clint Holmes at Cabaret Jazz during the ...

For a week, Claire Sinclair turns ‘Pin Up’ calendar over to Sabina Kelley

Sabina Kelley, celebrity judge on “Best Ink” on the Oxygen Network, will step into the central role as the production’s host for a week from ...

Caesars exec Jason Gastwirth: ‘We’ve built a great show and a great business with Britney’

Britney Spears is a hot ticket in Las Vegas. “Britney: Piece of Me” has delivered sold-out audiences every night since it opened Dec. 27. “It’s ...

Britney Spears is offered $12 million one-year extension at Planet Hollywood; 30+ shows added

Caesars Entertainment has reportedly offered pop singer and Planet Hollywood headliner Britney Spears $12 million to extend her residency at the renovated, 4,500-seat Axis Theater ...

O’Sheas’ booze sales are intoxicating; Sebastian De-Bachery at Mandalay Bay

Former Planet Hollywood headliner Holly Madison is opening her burlesque-themed speakeasy 1923 Bourbon & Burlesque on Thursday evening at Mandalay Place, but she’s still holding ...

It’s good times for Brad Garrett as his Comedy Club turns 2 at MGM Grand

When he was a kid, Brad Garrett once performed an impression of a television star. The results were mixed, to put it mildly. This was ...

Now starring on the Strip: Manny Pacquiao?! Plus, Holly Madison, Melody Sweets

This is one of those subjects bound to spark skepticism among boxing devotees, but we’re going there anyway: Would immensely popular Manny Pacquiao be a ...