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Tonight in L.V.: Momofuku + Milk Bar grand opening, Ace Frehley, Lita Ford, Lion Fight, Las Rageous

TONIGHT IN LAS VEGAS

Lion Fight, a global leader in Muay Thai combat, hosts the official weigh-in for Lion Fight 34 at The Tropicana, the site of Friday night’s bouts.

The ticket presale begins for the new, two-day Las Rageous music festival April 21-22 with Anthrax, Avenged Sevenfold, Godsmack and more.

Celebrity chefs and East Coast wunderkinds David Chang and Christina Tosi walk the red carpet for the official grand opening of their Momofuku, pictured here, and Milk Bar, respectively, at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

Former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley, Lita Ford and Enuff Z’Nuff headline Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas at The Linq Promenade.

And Dennis Bono continues his 17th year of broadcasting with a show at South Point starring Frankie Scinta, Brazilian jazz singer Patty Ascher, Wes Winters, Vanessa LeGrand, Zac Hilon, Toscha Comeaux, Quinn Dahle and Corrie Sachs.

TOMORROW’S TEASES

Our intimate interview with singer Celine Dion, as we tag along with her on a midnight shopping trip at Caesars Palace, is posted here and in Friday Neon of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, along with a Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appetit rundown and chat with Bon Appetit Editor in Chief Adam Rapoport and a Q+A with country singer-songwriter Stephanie Quayle.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony toasts the custom-built sports broadcasting studio at South Point for legendary broadcaster Brent Musburger and boxing announcer Al Bernstein’s Vegas Stats and Information Network. The first live broadcast for VSIN, the first multichannel network dedicated to sports betting information, is set for noon Sunday leading into Super Bowl 51 with Las Vegas celebrities, including yours truly, predicting the outcome.

Daniel Tosh starts two nights at The Mirage.

Dana Carvey and Jon Lovitz continue their mini-residency at The Foundry at SLS Las Vegas.

Sinbad is at The Orleans Showroom.

Vanilla Ice and Naughty by Nature headline “I Love the ’80s” at The Joint at The Hard Rock Hotel.

And Tommy James and The Shondells is at Golden Nugget Showroom.

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