Summer is in full swing and Las Vegas has become the playground for stars of stage and screen. You can hit our restaurants and nightclubs and chances are good you will rub shoulders with a VIP celebrity. The past few days alone have been a bonanza for star-spotting:
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As The Who take a one-night break from their miniresidency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace two other big-name rockers step onto the stage: Peter Frampton and the Steve Miller Band make the music.
It’s a show by renegades — for renegades! And one of the most unusual game show parties of all time. Welcome to the bizarre world of Miss Behave and her immersive game show that already has all the Strip talking. With cohorts, such as Evil Hate Monkey and Marawa —“The Amazing World Conquering Hole Hoop Master” — you know this is totally unique and unusual.
Branden Powers, co-founder of High Horse and managing partner of Evel Pie and The Golden Tiki, has always been a little of a controversial figure in Las Vegas. And his opening line is one likely to send a few ripples through our community. But it’s the jolt that maybe we need.
As rumors circled in the water throughout the night, it was finally revealed that The Asylum, Bernie Yuman of SAY Entertainment, Royal Oak Management, Panacea Entertainment and Caesars Entertainment have joined forces with plans to produce “Sharknado Live” on the Strip.
The battle between competing Las Vegas tattoo shops is heating up on the new Spike TV cable series “Ink Master!” After eight weeks of competition, the dual artists King Ruck (Season 4) and E.S. (Season 3) from Black Spade Tattoo of Las Vegas were KO’d by “Ink Master’s” Season 6 veterans Katie McGowan and Matt O’Baugh of Black Cobra Tattoos in Sherwood, Arkansas. But Christian Buckingham and Noelin Wheeler of our city’s Basilica Tattoo are moving on after their second-week appearance on the show.
Day 49 (Aug. 8) Bodies The Exhibition — The workings of the human body, once were only available to medical professionals and students is now available to anyone. See the permanent displays at the Luxor.
Caesars Palace headliner Celine Dion wrapped up her summer tour of Europe at the weekend in Glasgow, Scotland — marking her return there for the first time since 1996 — and she had more than 13,000 fans in a frenzy when she walked through the SSE Hydro Arena belting out her cover version of Queen’s “Love of My Life.”
Now, with 10 successful years of building and developing in Las Vegas, it was time to find a special and unique way to give back and thank the community that has supported us. We wanted to empower our residents to connect outside the walls of our properties. After nearly two years of preparation, we have officially launched the Elysian Living Foundation to continue to build and share that strong sense of community through the power of collective action.
Day 48 (Aug. 7) Pawn Stars – You’ve seen the television show. Now meet the stars in their store. See what you want to buy and show ‘em what you’d like to sell.
Day 47 (Aug. 6) Ethel M Chocolate Factory – See how some of the world’s most delicious chocolate is made at Ethel M Chocolate Factory in Henderson.
Vegas is adding to its reputation as the Entertainment Capital of the World with the ever-growing number of musical stars who are now recording while working, living or visiting here. Nobody knows better than Zoe Thrall of The Studio at the Palms the impact being made in the recording industry of a first-class facility in Las Vegas. Our town joins the hit-makers who have traditionally worked in New York, Los Angeles, Nashville, Mobile, London and even Montserrat in the Caribbean.
The brain is a powerful organ in the body. It creates memories, drives emotion and controls every movement. This precious organ requires exceptional care throughout the duration of our lives to help us as we age and protect us from devastating neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
The infamous O.J Simpson white Bronco from the Interstate 405 Los Angeles police chase 23 years ago makes its way to Las Vegas for Rich Harrison to take it on a test drive before deciding whether to buy it or not. We’ll know the verdict next Monday (Aug. 14) after “Pawn Stars” cameras have filmed the notorious vehicle. In a nod to the Juice’s legal defense team this episode will be called “ If The Pawn Don’t Fit.”
