George commented today when news of the sale to the British spirits company Diageo was made public. He plans to stay with the brand helping with its sales and marketing.
Robin Leach
Television cameras and sports fans will zoom in closely on the National Hockey League Awards at the T-Mobile Arena as the 20 prestigious silver trophies are presented at the live broadcast with Joe Manganiello hosting. More so than ever before because then comes the reveal of the NHL Expansion Draft and the lineup of players for our Vegas Golden Knights. Last night (June 20) the new NHL-Adidas 31 team jerseys were shown for the first time at Steve Wynn’s Intrigue nightclub along with the first-ever Golden Knights uniforms.
Nobody expected UFC legend Randy Couture to go on stage to sing along with Elvis Monroe when he opened for Chris Daughtry’s concert at the M casino resort. More than 6,000 fans turned out at the M Pool for the concert with Chris and his band: guitarists Josh Steely and Brian Craddock, bassist Andy Waldeck and drummer Robin Diaz.
Sunset Cinema on the Green – Experience a free outdoor movie under the stars every Friday of the month at the Silverton Casino! It’s a perfect view of the big screen and the headphones feature self-controlled volume. Before this week’s movie “Sing” unspools at dusk there’s a free karaoke session. You are encouraged to bring your own picnic basket or pre-made ones are available along with a bar!
• HOMES FOR VETS: A new reality television show filming in Las Vegas awards home to veterans. Music star Ray J is the host of “Homes 4 Heroes.” The unique program is sponsored by Las Vegas business owner Maria Miuccio who owns Cash Kingdom, a payday and title loan company. Maria, who also owns an All State insurance franchise, plans to give away 60 homes to veterans and first-responders during the run of the TV program. Former U.S. Army veteran and Nevada Assemblyman John Moore, who lives in the first house Maria donated, is assisting in the veteran’s nominating process.
Roger Waters, the co-founder of Pink Floyd brought his angry Us + Them tour to the T-Mobile Arena and contributing photographer Tom Donoghue was up front to capture the outrage as Roger let loose his flying inflatable pig and on his new solo album “Is This The Life We Really Want.”
A few steps from the hustle and bustle of the Strip lies a magical garden which literally turns the lobby of the Bellagio into the picturesque Italian island of Capri. It abounds with lemons and Cypress trees that make the country’s landscape so appealing to millions of visitors from around the world each year.
In the music industry he’s known as ‘The Chosen One.” Gary Clark Jr. has been invited on stage to play with the legends of rock ‘n’ roll Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones, B.B. King and more. But he’s solo tonight June 20 at the Brooklyn Bowl in the Linq with a stop for his North American tour.
London tabloids and Hollywood gossip kings are jumping hoops with the news that Miley Cyrus, 24, and her actor hunk fiancé, Liam Hemsworth, 27, are planning a romantic getaway to Las Vegas over the upcoming Independence Day holiday weekend. It’s led to rumors that they are eloping with plans to marry here on July 4.
Party revelers who took to the skies via very expensive helicopter flights to reach the Las Vegas Motor Speedway to celebrate the 21st annual Electric Daisy Carnival enjoyed the easiest of celebrations.
More than 150 Las Vegas valleywide restaurants are taking part in the 11th annual Restaurant Week that officially began at lunchtime June 19 and continues until June 30. An early kickoff party was hosted by Food Network chef Robert Irvine over the weekend at the Tropicana’s Sky Beach Club.
It’s prom time for Mondays Dark, so grab the tux, add a corsage and help raise funds for Safe Nest, Nevada’s largest charity dedicated solely to domestic violence issues.
There were more cows than people in the tiny French village where Xavier Mortimer grew up. Yet he “escaped” and under the most unlikely of circumstances landed a gig with Cirque du Soleil, which brought him here for the Michael Jackson show at Mandalay Bay. But, he wanted to fulfill a dream he’d had since he was a pre-teen so he “escaped” a second time and wound up as the first solo Cirque troupe entertainer to get his own magic show on the Strip. Xavier, who has just celebrated his first six-month contract at Planet Hollywood has been signed to a second half-year extension; and can be seen on “America’s Got Talent” and “Masters of Illusion.”
Hollywood’s secret weapon in the fight against aging is coming to Las Vegas. Its all about rebalancing and rejuvenating the total person so they can feel in control of their bodies again. The decision to expand the Beverly Hills Rejuvenation Center to two Summerlin locations this summer by owners Devin Haman and Dan Holtz is because of the ever increasing number of Vegas patients who were driving and flying to Los Angeles for the premiere wellness treatments.
Sixteen Miss Nevada contestants and 22 teenage girls competing for the Miss Teen Nevada pageant have spent the last three days being grilled by a panel of seven entertainment and lifestyle experts. On June 15, the 22 teenagers, including Ashley Harrison on crutches, paraded for the judges at the Tropicana showroom and on June 16, it was time for the older girls.