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The Fab will perform one of the greatest pop albums of all time, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in its entirety at Cannery Casino & Hotel. The show will also feature performances by acclaimed all-female string trio, Bella Rumore and renowned belly dancer Dahab.

The special performance will be held at The Club inside the Cannery Casino & Hotel Friday, November 7 at 8 p.m. Admission is $10 at the door.

With authentic sound and genuine talent, The Fab, one of the finest Beatles tribute bands will be performing many of the Beatles’ greatest hits including “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” “With a Little Help From My Friends,” “Within You Without You,” and “A Day in The Life.”

Cannery Casino Resorts can be reached at (702) 856-5100.

Cannery Hotel and Casino

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The Canyon Club Las Vegas, located inside the Four Queens Hotel & Casino, presents Keller Williams on Saturday, October 18 with doors opening at 7 p.m. 
Keller Williams has built his career on his astounding ability to captivate an audience all by himself. Often billed as “Music’s Mad Scientist,” Williams combines elements of bluegrass, folk, alternative, reggae, dance, jazz and other musical genres with improvised performance art to produce a show unlike any other. In addition to his solo talents, Williams has collaborated and toured with artists such as the String Cheese Incident and the Yonder Mountain String Band. Williams’ forthcoming album, Live, is a collaboration with noted musicians Jeff Sipe, Keith Moseley and Gibb Droll.
Tickets for Keller Williams are $25 for locals and $35 general admission. Tickets can be purchased by calling The Canyon Club box office at (702) 387-5175. The Canyon Club box office is open Monday through Saturday, noon-9 p.m. Tickets can also be purchased online at tickets.fourqueens.com.
About The Canyon Club Las Vegas
The Canyon Club Las Vegas offers live music and showcases some of the greatest bands ever in an intimate and relaxing environment. The venue is available for private rental and features comfortable velvet booth seating, a dance floor, two full-service bars and a kitchen all within an eclectic atmosphere. Located in fabulous downtown Las Vegas, The Canyon Club resides within the famous Four Queens Hotel & Casino, 202 Fremont Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101. The venue is home to a resident dinner show, “Marriage Can Be Murder.” For more information or to purchase tickets call (702) 387-5175.
Four Queens Hotel and Casino

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Las Vegas Comedy Magician Tony Douglas of the Riviera Hotel and Casino ”Crazy Girls” show pretends to impale Anthony Everson through his neck but Everson just laughs it off.  The magic trick was at an after party for the first annual Zoo-A-Pa-Looza Bowl-A-Thon on Saturday, Oct. 18 held at the Strike Zone in Sunset Station. The event was to raise funds for the Las Vegas Zoo which encompasses The Children’s Zoo which educates children and the public about endangered species and habitat and how to protect them.

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Here’s a list of the upcoming Halloween 2008 celebrations:

944 Magazine Hosts “The Year of the Vampire” TAOLLOWEEN
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Doors open at 10 p.m.
Sink your teeth into 944 Magazine’s “The Year of the Vampire” TAOLLOWEEN party. DJ Five will get everyone’s blood pumping on the dance floor until the sun comes up.
                       
The public is encouraged to attend. Cover charge is $10 for ladies and $20 for gentlemen. All locals are free with ID.
 

Adult Film Star Tera Patrick Hosts TAO’s Annual TAOLLOWEEN Celebration
Friday, October 31, 2008
Doors open at 10 p.m.
Adult film star and lingerie designer Tera Patrick will vamp up the hottest nightspot on the Strip as the mistress of ceremonies at TAO’s annual TAOLLOWEEN party for the third year in a row.  Along with hosting duties, Patrick will spin a special DJ set. DJ Reach and DJ Hideo will also be on-hand to rock all the ghouls and goblins that attend.     
                       
The public is encouraged to attend, and regular cover charges for TAO Nightclub apply: local ladies are always free, out-of-state ladies are $20 and all gentlemen are $30.
 

Second Annual Insanity Ball and Costume Contest
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Doors open at 9:30 p.m.
Las Vegas showman Jeff Beacher and his Madhouse Crew will host TAO Las Vegas’ annual Insanity Ball and costume contest. Sounds by DJ Vice.
                      
The public is encouraged to attend, and regular cover charges for TAO Nightclub apply: local ladies are always free, out-of-state ladies are $20 and all gentlemen are $30.
 
For guest list information, bottle service and table reservations, please contact the TAO Nightclub office at (702) 388-8588.

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For the third year in a row, Fright Dome, the sinister alter-ego of Circus Circus’ Adventuredome, has been named one of the top haunted attractions in the nation.

“Each year we go to the extremes andto make sure we are scarier more terrifying than the year before,” said Jason Egan, founder and owner of Fright Dome Productions. “Being recognized as one of the top haunted houses in the nation for the third consecutive year is further proof that Fright Dome features some of the most horrific and scariest attractions in the country.”

Fright Dome features a total of five haunted houses, 23 rides and attractions andwith scares around every corner., Itand has attracted more than 20,000 visitors in five days since it openinged for weekends on Friday, Oct. 3.

The attraction, in its sixth year at Circus Circus, features added three new haunted houses – HillBilly Hell, Vampire’s Bloodfeast and The HEX-MAS Nightmare, complete with falling snow. Other new features include Scare Zones with monsters and super creatures lurking in the dark, as well asand an off-the-wall stunt show starring the hosts of “Guinea Pig,” the thrill-a-minute series airing on Discovery Channel Canada that pushes human experiences to the extreme.

Other sure-to-terrify highlights include one of the only female sword-swallowers in the world, Lady Diabla, and her Xtreme Sideshow Circus featuring Stigmata – tattooed from head to toe, performing suspension acts – and Lil’ Miss Firefly – one of the world’s smallest girls, measuring in at just above two feet.

Fright Dome is open from 7 p.m. – midnight, Oct. 16 – 19, 23 – 26 and 29 – 31.

Tickets are $33.95 for a single night and can be purchased online at www.frightdome.com. Fast pass tickets are available for an additional $15 and allow express line entry for all five haunted houses. Discount coupons are available at Fright Dome sponsors’ Hollywood Video, Del Taco, Albertsons and Fright World Halloween stores.

About Fright Dome

Created from the mind of Jason Egan, Fright Dome at Circus Circus has been horrifying the masses since 2002. Each year more than 60,000 people visit this popular attraction to be scared out of their wits. Spread throughout five acres of horror, this haunted theme park features dark, fog-filled attractions complete with ghoulish and gore-clad professional actors. Not appropriate for children under 12, Fright Dome includes roaming scare monsters, high-powered strobes, multi-colored lasers and eerie sound effects. For more information, visit www.frightdome.com or call (702) 794-3939.

Adventure Dome Information

Circus Circus Hotel and Casino

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Paris Las Vegas will partner with Georges Duboeuf, the number one producer of Beaujolais wines in the world, and U.S. agent W.J. Deutsch & Sons Ltd. for its 2nd Annual Beaujolais Nouveau Celebration set to kick-off at 12:01 a.m. PST Thursday, November 20, 2008.

Following last year’s inaugural celebration, festivities will commence one minute past midnight on Thursday, November 20th. Delivery of the wine will launch the weekend of activities to celebrate the 2008 release through Sunday, November 23. Paris Las Vegas and Georges Duboeuf will host special events, tastings and unique Beaujolais Nouveau featured wine pairing menus at Eiffel Tower Restaurant, Les Artistes, Mon Ami Gabi, Le Provencal and Le Café.

Honoring the long tradition regulated by French law, Beaujolais Nouveau, a red wine made from 100 percent Gamay grapes in the Beaujolais region of France, is released no sooner than the third Thursday of November, when it is ready for consumption just six weeks after the harvest. Thus, at one minute past midnight, huge celebrations are held all over the world to taste the latest wine. More than 65 million bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau will be consumed in the months to follow.

Georges Duboeuf is the largest producer of Beaujolais in the world and the number one French wine brand in the US. Georges currently represents over 400 winegrowers in the region. A self-made entrepreneur, he formed “Les Vins de Georges Duboeuf” in 1964, which he now oversees with his son, Franck. Today, Les Vins de Georges Duboeuf includes wines from Beaujolais, Mâconnais and Southern France. The wines are renowned for their value and consistency. They are sold in 120 countries throughout the world.

Paris Las Vegas is a Harrah’s Entertainment resort. From its dramatic 50-story replica of the Eiffel Tower to authentic architectural reproductions, elegant décor and superb convention facilities, to its fine cuisine, European-inspired boutiques and world-class entertainment – Paris Las Vegas celebrates the romance, excitement and savoir-faire of the European City of Light. In the heart of the famous Las Vegas Strip, the passion, excitement and sophistication of Paris Las Vegas transports guests to Europe’s most romantic city.

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The second concert in the Las Vegas Philharmonic’s 10th Anniversary Masterworks series will welcome American classical saxophonist, Eugene Rousseau performing Tomasi’s “Concerto for Alto Saxophone,” with the Las Vegas Philharmonic. Also programmed for the evening is Rimsky-Korsakoff’s musical tale of 1001 nights, “Scheherazade,” and Mendelssohn’s concert overture, “The Hebrides” (Fingal’s Cave), conducted by the Las Vegas Philharmonic Music Director David Itkin.

The concert will be on Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 8 p.m. inside the Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall located on the campus of the University of Nevada Las Vegas. 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89119

Concert ticket prices range from $25 to $75, excluding tax and fees. To purchase concert tickets or to subscribe to the remaining Masterworks and Pops concerts, please call the UNLV Box office at (702) 895-2787.

About the Masterworks and Pops Series Concerts:
For the 10th Anniversary season, the Las Vegas Philharmonic will offer two different series of concerts. The Masterworks Series will feature five traditional, classic concerts with renowned musicians and the new Pops Series will feature three concerts with guest artists performing jazz, Broadway and contemporary music.

About Las Vegas Philharmonic:
Founded in 1998, the Las Vegas Philharmonic is the third largest arts organization in the state and six-time recipient of the Best Performing Arts Group award. The Philharmonic has grown into a nationally recognized orchestra, entertaining growing audiences with a continuously expanding program which currently includes: a Masterworks Series featuring some of the best touring artists in the world; a Connoisseur Series that presents top soloists performing in some of the city’s most luxurious homes; a variety of special events; a new Pops Concert Series for 2008-2009; and its annual Fourth of July “Star Spangled Spectacular” concert. The Philharmonic has created an extraordinary impact on the cultural and educational life of Southern Nevada and will find its new home in the $475M Smith Center for the Performing Arts slated to open in 2011

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The most famous cast of holiday characters, including Clara, Fritz, the Mouse King and the Sugar Plum Fairy, reunite for Las Vegas’ most cherished and beloved annual event – The Nutcracker! Staged by Ballet Mistress Clarice Geissel-Rathers, with original choreography by Bruce Steivel, this annual tradition will be presented on Wednesday, December 17 through Sunday, December 28, 2008 at UNLV’s Judy Bayley Theatre, 4505 Maryland Parkway. Ticket prices range from $85 to $45 with premium and non-premium dates available and can be ordered by calling (702) 895-ARTS (2787) or by visiting www.nevadaballet.com.

Perhaps the most famous fairytale ballet of all time, The Nutcracker premiered over 100 years ago in St. Petersburg, Russia. Based on the famous novel by E.T.A. Hoffmann entitled The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, it was turned into a classical ballet by choreographers Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with an amazing score by Peter I. Tchaikovsky. This production not only became the most distinguished ballet in the world, but grew to become Tchaikovsky’s most celebrated composition.

“The Nutcracker is a city’s classical mainstay – and Nevada Ballet Theatre is proud to offer that to Las Vegas” says Interim Artistic Director James Canfield.

Nevada Ballet Theatre’s version of this heart-warming holiday tale has been enchanting local families for over 25 years and each time, the company has welcomed over 90 students into its yearly production. This season, to add to the excitement, the company held open auditions for this festive classic on Saturday, September 6. Aside from students from the Academy of Nevada Ballet Theatre, boys ages 7 and up and girls ages 11 an up from the community or who attend area dance schools were invited to audition for the city’s premiere holiday event. Students will be cast in the roles of Clara, Fritz, soldiers, mice, and party scene children.

First performed in America by the San Francisco Ballet, the New York City Ballet made The Nutcracker even more popular when it premiered George Balanchine’s version in 1954.  This family-friendly classic was catapulted into a true American pastime with hundreds of professional ballet companies and dance academies performing it all over the country. It is known as the most beloved ballet as it reveals the mysteries and enchantments of the holiday season as seen through the eyes of innocent children.

THE NUTCRACKER 

December 17- 28, 2008

Choreography: Bruce Steivel

Music: Peter I. Tchaikovsky

Venue: UNLV Performing Arts Center, Judy Bayley Theatre

Performance Description
What would the holiday season be without snowflakes, hot cocoa, and The Nutcracker? Nevada Ballet Theatre’s production has it all! Captivating performances, lavish costumes and sets, special effects, and Tchaikovsky’s soaring masterpiece completes an annual experience that thousands flock to each year. Bring your friends and family to an enchanting winter tradition here in Las Vegas.

Ticket Information
Call the UNLV Box office at: 895-ARTS (2787)
Premium Dates: Section A, $85; Section B, $55
Non-Premium Dates: A, $75; Section B, $45

Performances
Wednesday, December 17 at 8 pm
Thursday, December 18 at 8 pm
Friday, December 19 at 8 pm
Saturday, December 20 at 2 pm & 8 pm
Sunday, December 21 at 1 pm & 4:30 pm
Tuesday, December 23 at 8 pm
Wednesday, December 24 at 1 pm
Friday, December 26 at 2 pm & 8 pm
Saturday, December 27 at 2 pm & 8 pm
Sunday, December 28 at 1 pm & 4:30 pm

NUTCRACKER CHARACTER PHOTO OPPORTUNITY AND BOUTIQUE – NEW!

This year, Nevada Ballet Theatre will offer special holiday photos with the beautiful “snowflakes” from its most popular and beloved ballet, The Nutcracker. Photo opportunities will be offered during intermission at all 15 performances of this holiday masterpiece. For only $10, patrons can pose with these beautiful ballerinas for a treasured keepsake memento! In addition, Nevada Ballet Theatre’s boutique will have Nutcrackers, special Nutcracker books and CDs available for purchase.

GIVE THE GIFT OF THE NUTCRACKER – GROUP DISCOUNTS

Corporations and organizations are encouraged to bring their staff and employees to a performance of The Nutcracker as a unique holiday gift or to sponsor underserved youth groups. Groups of 15 or more will enjoy fantastic savings and personal service. To book your group, contact Marketing Manager Julie Wright at (702) 243-2623 ext. 234 or email jwright@nevadaballet.com. Discounts are only available on non-premium dates.

SINGLE TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE

Single Tickets for the remainder of Nevada Ballet Theatre’s 2008-2009 Season are on sale and can ordered online at www.nevadaballet.com or by calling the UNLV Performing Arts Center box office at (702) 895-ARTS (2787).

For more information on Nevada Ballet Theatre, its programs, or for 2008-2009 production-specific information, call Nevada Ballet Theatre’s Marketing department at (702) 243-2623 or email info@nevadaballet.com.

ABOUT NEVADA BALLET THEATRE

A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Nevada Ballet Theatre is the largest professional ballet company and dance academy in the state. Committed to the highest artistic standards, dancers for the 33 member company have been recruited from around the world and include artists with international performing experience.  This classically-based company is at home in an eclectic repertory, moving easily from the classics to the high-energy contemporary ballets.  The mission of Nevada Ballet Theatre is to educate and inspire regional, statewide and national audiences and vitally impact community life through professional company productions, dance training and education and outreach. Beginning in 2011, Nevada Ballet Theatre will be a resident company in the new world-class Smith Center for the Performing Arts.

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Last night poker players and NASCAR fans alike packed Sierra Gold ultra-tavern on S. Jones Blvd to participate in The Kurt Busch Charity Poker Tournament. Over $25,000 was raised to benefit The Kurt Busch Foundation. The tournament was organized to raise money for the Victory Junction Gang Camp whose mission is to enrich the lives of children with chronic medical conditions or serious illness. Guests included Kurt Busch; Lon Kruger, UNLV Men’s Basketball Head Coach; Al Unser Jr., two-time Indianapolis 500 Champion; George Maloof, owner of The Palms Casino Resort; and Blake Sartini, CEO and owner of Golden Gaming.

The Grand Prize winner of the tournament was Todd Morgan. The Grand Prize package includes attending the Las Vegas Motor Speedway NASCAR Sprint Cup Race, a private meet and greet with driver Kurt Busch, NASCAR Sprint Cup garage passes, Sprint Cup race suite passes, helicopter transportation to and from the Las Vegas Speedway and a weekend stay at The Palms Casino Resort.

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The perfect way to finish any meal is to savor in a mouth-watering dessert, and Wolfgang Puck’s Chinois is luring in guests with its 15-Layer Mocha Cake.  The flourless chocolate cake offers a sweet crunch with its candied hazelnuts and is complemented with vanilla ice cream, creating the perfect marriage. The 15-Layer Chocolate Cake is available for $15 at Wolfgang Puck’s Chinois located the Forum Shops at Caesars.

When the bold flavors of Asia meet the creativity and passion of America’s most innovative chef, Wolfgang Puck, the result is the unique Asian cuisine served at Chinois. Located inside the Forum Shops at Caesars, Chinois offers a hip, contemporary environment complete with a taste of Asia.  The menu features modern interpretations of Asian dishes featuring Thai, Malaysian, Vietnamese and Indian flavors. 

Signature dishes include the Tandoori Salmon with Coconut Cilantro Raita, Indonesian Steak Tartare, Cantonese Duck with Plum Sauce and Sizzling Whole Ginger Catfish with Yuzu-Ponzu Sauce. The menu is perfect for mixing and matching and the restaurant is the ideal setting for friends to gather.  This modern culinary palate of bold and exciting flavors produces an incomparable dining experience. Private dining also is available.  For additional information or to make reservations, please call (702) 737-9700

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