Many first-class gentlemen sailing on Titanic thought of card games as a pleasant social distraction. However, the ship had several “card sharks” on board and Captain Smith advised his wealthy passengers to use caution when sitting down to gamble.  He also instructed his stewards to break up games in which a known “shark” was cleaning out his opponent’s wallet.

The Nevada desert may seem an unlikely place to discover artifacts from miles below the North Atlantic, but Las Vegas is home to one of the largest RMS Titanic artifact collections in the world. Premier Exhibitions, Inc. manages the expansive collection at Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition and repeat guests discover a new treasure each time they peruse through its galleries.

Tickets for Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition are $32 for adults, $24 for children and $30 for seniors.  Hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. with the last tickets being sold at 9 p.m.  Become a Facebook fan by visiting Facebook.com or follow on Twitter.com  @RMS_Titanic_Inc. Please call 702-262-4400

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Starting Feb. 1, the fountain at Miracle Mile Shops will display a bold red hue between regularly scheduled water shows. All money tossed into the popular water feature as well as the center’s indoor rainstorm will benefit the American Heart Association.  Miracle Mile Shops’ fountain will keep its red glow through the end of the month. Regularly scheduled water shows take place at the top of each hour from noon to 11 p.m. daily.

The American Heart Association works to advance groundbreaking medical research, spread lifesaving knowledge and educate people of all ages about cardiovascular disease and stroke. One of the Association’s current initiatives is Go Red for Women, which encourages women to make it their mission to fight heart disease. On Feb. 3, National Wear Red Day, the nonprofit invites women all over the country to wear red in support of the cause.

The partnership between Miracle Mile Shops and the American Heart Association is part of the center’s Caring, Giving, Changing campaign, celebrating a year of change in 2012. In addition to the monthly fountain fundraisers, the Caring, Giving, Changing campaign also raises funds for other programs and organizations through community sponsorships, additional partnerships and a number of cash and in-kind donations. In 2011, Miracle Mile Shops raised a total of $100,000 for numerous local and national non-profit organizations and aims to surpass that number in 2012.

About Miracle Mile Shops:

Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino is a 1.2 mile retail/entertainment complex at the heart of the famed Las Vegas Strip featuring 170 specialty stores, 15 restaurants and three live entertainment venues.  The center is home to PBR Rock Bar & Grill, boasting a Strip-side location with excellent food, drinks and bull riding; H&M; Sugar Factory, the sweet shop adored by Hollywood’s hottest celebrities; American clothing line and complete lifestyle brand Original Penguin; GUESS; Urban Outfitters; True Religion Brand Jeans; 15,000-square-foot bar and restaurant Cabo Wabo® Cantina; Las Vegas’ very own Sin City Brewing Co.; Club Tattoo, featuring some of the best tattoo artists and body piercers in the nation; the first House of Hoops by Foot Locker in the city; as well as a multi-million dollar fountain show.  Miracle Mile Shops is owned by David Edelstein and Aby Rosen, in conjunction with leasing and marketing consultant Robert K. Futterman & Associates LLC.

Miracle Mile Shops is open 10 a.m. – 11 p.m. Sunday – Thursday and 10 a.m. – midnight Friday – Saturday.  For more information, call (888) 800-8284

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Leading entertainment and nightlife company Angel Management Group (AMG) and Hakkasan Ltd., a prestigious global restaurant brand, announced today a partnership to launch a Michelin-starred luxury-dining brand combined with a lavish new nightclub at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino. The collaboration delivers an innovative concept evolving beyond Hakkasan’s original restaurant model, incorporating the best elements in dining and nightlife to create anunimaginable experience that will revolutionize the Las Vegas market.

Set to open December 2012, Hakkasan Las Vegas will replace Studio 54.  The new venue is part of the resort’s “Grand Renovation,” a 360-degree renovation updating MGM Grand’s guest rooms and its casino floor as well as entertainment, dining and nightlife experiences. The transformation will expand the size of the former venue, creating an indoor/outdoor space with unparalleled views of the famed Las Vegas Strip.

Hakkasan Las Vegas will be the company’s most momentous venue to date, as it will be the first location to incorporate an extravagant nightclub component. Converging dining and nightlife, it will be the embodiment of sophistication, glamour, world-class cuisine and impeccable service, thus creating a sexy and stylish environment.

Hakkasan sits at the forefront of the industry having redefined traditional Cantonese cuisine executed with modern flair. Recognized as one of the most influential Chinese restaurant groups, the fine-dining phenomenon has Michelin stars for both of its London locations including its flagship in Hanway Place and its new addition in the heart of Mayfair. It also has restaurants in Miami, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Mumbai and a New York location opening in March 2012.

AMG has built an unrivaled reputation over the past seven years as a premier entertainment and nightlife company recognized for its successful venue management, operations, events, promotions and for consistently running innovative marketing and advertising campaigns. A pioneer in the industry, it currently handles morethan a dozen properties including WET REPUBLIC Ultra Pool – Las Vegas’ first daylife destination – also at MGM Grand and frequented by A-list celebrities, entertainers and internationally renowned DJs.

About Hakkasan Ltd.

Hakkasan was founded in London in 2001 and has now established itself as one of the most successfulmodern Chinese restaurant concepts to become a worldwide fine-dining brand.Locations include London Hanway Place, London Mayfair, Miami, Abu Dhabi, Mumbai, Dubai and New York (opening March 2012). The Hakkasan group is owned by AbuDhabi’s property investment company Tasameem which also owns Michelin-starred Dim Sum restaurant Yauatcha in London. Hakkasan opened to critical acclaim,achieving a Michelin star in 2003, and was the only Chinese restaurant in Europe to receive such an accolade that year. For further details, visit www.hakkasan.com.

About Angel Management Group

Angel Management Group has built an unrivalled reputation as a premier entertainment and nightlifecompany led by an executive team combining over 100 years of experience. AMG specializes in venue operations, food and beverage management, marketing, promotions, festival and arena event production as well as brand licensing, sponsorship development, public relations, talent booking and music programming. It currently handles over a dozen premier entertainment properties including WET REPUBLIC Ultra Pool at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, PURE Nightclub at Caesars Palace Las Vegas and Social House inside Crystals at CityCenter. AMG is also the entertainment and nightlife partner for Revel Resorts, a $2.4 billion beachfront casino and resort, set to open in Spring 2012 on the Atlantic City Boardwalk.

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The longest-running show on the famous Las Vegas Strip, Jubilee! celebrated its 30th anniversary in July 2011. Conceived, staged and directed by the legendary Donn Arden, the elaborate retro-glam extravaganza features lavish costumes, dazzling scenery, world-renowned specialty acts, dynamic music, graceful pageantry and of course, gorgeous showgirls wearing their trademark bright shade of red lipstick.

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According to SpaFinder’s list of  the Top Global Trends for 2012, “color therapy is gaining momentum as more spas incorporate Ayurvedic medicine, an approach that conceives of the body in terms of seven chakras, each associated with a specific organ, and each, in turn, associated with a color. In Ayurvedic thinking, physical imbalances can be improved via color therapy. [At] Qua Baths and Spa at Caesars Palace Las Vegas…’Aura-Soma Color Reading’ is now available; this unique experience has a spa guest select four bottles from a vast display of colored liquids, and a practitioner guides him or her through the significance of his or her color choices and combinations.”

Qua is one of the first spas in the country to offer this revolutionary new therapy. AURA-SOMA Synergy and AURA-SOMA Color Quest are two multi-sensory treatments centered on the revolutionary color care system. The series is designed to bring balance and support to both the physical and emotional wellbeing leading to an enhanced awareness and self-discovery.

“Research has shown that color has profound effects on an individual’s mood or emotions,” said Shannon Stringert, spa manager of Qua. “We created this series to help individuals interpret the way the subconscious experiences certain hues while incorporating traditional elements of massage.”

The series features 109 beautiful Equilibrium bottles filled with colors, aromas, crystals and light. These colorful blends contain100-percent organic essential oils, herbs and flower essences.

Treatments begin with the guest’s selection of duo-colored bottles and a color consultation to explain the meaning of each color and how it applies to each area of the person’s life. Each color combination and the order in which it is selected symbolizes a different area of the individual’s life including: personality, gifts and talents, present state and potential. Guests choose one color to focus throughout the treatment and that color will be incorporated into a multi-sensory experience, using sight, smell and touch.

AURA-SOMA® Color Quest – 75-minutes; $210

This 75-minute treatment begins with the guest’s selection of one colored bottle representing their present state of being. The room is then transformed into a multi-sensory experience using a scented pomander spray and colorful ambient glow lighting. A soothing massage incorporates aromatherapy using AURA-SOMA essential oils and light energy work, leaving a harmonious balance of tranquility and energy within the body.

AURA-SOMA® Synergy – 135-minutes; $400

This customized 135-minute treatment begins with the guest’s selection of four colored bottles; each bottle designed to help guests identify with their inner self.

A 60-minute consultation with Qua’s AURA-SOMA certified practitioner takes guests on a journey of self-discovery aiding in clarity, direction, and tranquility, leading the guest to choose one of the four colors or areas on which they wish to focus. The multi-sensory experience incorporates colored ambient glow lighting and a scented pomander spray along with a 75-minute massage combining elements of aromatherapy essential oils with Hawaiian Lomi Lomi and cranial sacral techniques leading to an overall balance of energy and peacefulness. The journey continues as guests choose their favorite bottle to take home with them as a special gift.

Opened in 2006 inside the Augustus Tower at Caesars Palace, the 50,000-square-foot Qua Baths & Spa taps into the natural healing powers of water therapy featuring the Roman Baths, Arctic Ice Room and Laconium Room. Offering 51 treatment rooms including three deluxe couples’ studios and seven facial rooms, highly trained Artisans perform a full range of treatments and wellness rituals from massages, to Ayurvedic treatments, to hypnotherapy and chakra balancing. Named as one of Spa Magazine’s “Favorite Las Vegas Spas” and voted the Readers’ Choice Award for favorite spa by SpaFinder magazine, Qua has also been named among the nation’s best spas in Condé Nast Traveler magazine’s “Hot List,” “Best of the Best” in Robb Report, received the “Award of Distinction” by Affluent Traveler and was featured in SpaFinder magazine’s Top 10 for “Interior Design.” Qua is open daily from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. More information can be found at www.quabathsandspa.com.

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The top 4 “KISS® OFF” finalists will be judged based on talent, performance, appearance and showmanship to determine the ultimate KISS® tribute band. The winning tribute band will make their grand debut at the opening of KISS® by Monster Mini Golf® on Mar. 15, 2012.

“The response from the KISS OFF was incredible, with over 200 entries and more than 29,000 votes online, and with Tommy Thayer judging the finals we are confident that the best tribute band will play at the grand opening of KISS by Monster Mini Golf,” says Christina Vitagliano, Founder of KISS by Monster Mini Golf.

In conjunction with the “KISS OFF” finals, the finale for the “Lady Demon” model search will also take place. The 6 “Lady Demon” finalists, who were chosen online, will compete for the crown. The winner of the “2012 KISS® by Monster Mini Golf® Lady Demon” contest will debut the first ever custom designed $10,000 KISS studded black leather wedding dress on the “black” carpet at the grand opening of KISS® by Monster Mini Golf® on Mar. 15, 2012.

The judges of “Lady Demon” include:  the Founder of Monster Mini Golf®, Christina Vitagliano; Lotus Broadcasting 97.1 DJ, Steph MacKenzie; and celebrity photographer, Erik Kabik.

“This is a free event and open to the public and we encourage everyone to come down and spend the day with us,” added Vitagliano.

Hosting the finale will be “Lowercase g,” Ambassador of KISS® by Monster Mini Golf®; and media personalities, Tricia McCrone and John Katsilometes.

For those that would like to be a VIP that day, there are a limited number of VIP tickets available for purchase at www.monsterminigolf.com/kiss

VIP tickets are available for $99 and include:

·     Private VIP Section
·     Meet & Greet with Tommy Thayer
·     Autographed 8×10 from Tommy
·     KISS® Swag Bag full of goodies!
·     Free Ticket to KISS by Monster Mini Golf
·     FREE Pass to Vanity Nightclub on Jan 29th hosted by Tommy Thayer! ($30 value!)

Additionally, attendees of the KISS OFF and Lady Demon finals at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino who “Like” KISS® by Monster Mini Golf® on Facebook or Tweet using #KISSnGOLF will be eligible to win 2 VIP tickets to the KISS® By Monster Mini Golf Grand Opening on Mar. 15, 2012.

For more information please visit www.monsterminigolf.com/kiss/   KISS® By Monster Mini Golf® is located across from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino at the Shoppes at Harmon Square.

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is offering preferred KISS® By Monster Mini Golf® room specials available for Jan. 28 – 30.  Please call reservations for room availability and additional information at 800.343.4346 and mention code HKISS2.

About Monster Mini Golf®
Monster Mini Golf is the leader in cutting-edge indoor glow-in-the-dark Monster themed entertainment centers. Founded in 2004, the company boasts 30 (and counting) 18-hole miniature golf courses across the country. Each custom-designed course also features an arcade game area, private event rooms, an in-house DJ, and fantastic entertainment for the whole family. For additional information visit www.monsterminigolf.com, or contact Christina Vitagliano, at 401-454-8100.  For updates on the KISS® By Monster Mini Golf project, visit our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/MonsterMiniGolfKISS.

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In order to attend the event, fans must purchase items provided by Memorabilia International for Montana, Clark or Craig to sign. Items start at $69 for Clark and Craig and $149 for Montana. Fans purchasing live autographs are welcome to take photos with their own cameras. For additional information and full pricing, contact Memorabilia International at Miracle Mile Shops at (702) 476-6151.

About Miracle Mile Shops:

Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino is a 1.2 mile retail/entertainment complex at the heart of the famed Las Vegas Strip featuring 170 specialty stores, 15 restaurants and three live entertainment venues.  The center is home to PBR Rock Bar & Grill, boasting a Strip-side location with excellent food, drinks and bull riding; H&M; Sugar Factory, the sweet shop adored by Hollywood’s hottest celebrities; American clothing line and complete lifestyle brand Original Penguin; GUESS; Urban Outfitters; True Religion Brand Jeans; 15,000-square-foot bar and restaurant Cabo Wabo® Cantina; Las Vegas’ very own Sin City Brewing Co.; Club Tattoo, featuring some of the best tattoo artists and body piercers in the nation; the first House of Hoops by Foot Locker in the city; as well as a multi-million dollar fountain show.  Miracle Mile Shops is owned by David Edelstein and Aby Rosen, in conjunction with leasing and marketing consultant Robert K. Futterman & Associates LLC.

Miracle Mile Shops is open 10 a.m. – 11 p.m. Sunday – Thursday and 10 a.m. – midnight Friday – Saturday.  For more information, call (888) 800-8284

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On Saturday, Feb. 4, Las Vegas Fight Shop welcomes UFC® Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre for an autograph signing from noon to 2 p.m.  The meet and greet with St-Pierre is free and open to the public.

For additional information about either event, contact Las Vegas Fight Shop at (702) 366-0502.

About Miracle Mile Shops:

Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino is a 1.2 mile retail/entertainment complex at the heart of the famed Las Vegas Strip featuring 170 specialty stores, 15 restaurants and three live entertainment venues.  The center is home to PBR Rock Bar & Grill, boasting a Strip-side location with excellent food, drinks and bull riding; H&M; Sugar Factory, the sweet shop adored by Hollywood’s hottest celebrities; American clothing line and complete lifestyle brand Original Penguin; GUESS; Urban Outfitters; True Religion Brand Jeans; 15,000-square-foot bar and restaurant Cabo Wabo® Cantina; Las Vegas’ very own Sin City Brewing Co.; Club Tattoo, featuring some of the best tattoo artists and body piercers in the nation; the first House of Hoops by Foot Locker in the city; as well as a multi-million dollar fountain show.  Miracle Mile Shops is owned by David Edelstein and Aby Rosen, in conjunction with leasing and marketing consultant Robert K. Futterman & Associates LLC.

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Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman will participate in the Opening Ceremonies on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 6 p.m.  The new year will be greeted with a live authentic dragon dance performed by the Las Vegas Lohan School of Shaolin complete with virtual firecrackers on Viva Vision; the largest video screen in the world measuring 1,500 feet long and suspended 90 feet above the street, an eye painting ceremony and a parade of performers dressed in elaborate costumes.  Additionally, a ribbon cutting to start the opening ceremonies will consist of 888 people for extra luck.

“Fremont Street Experience is excited to help usher in the Chinese New Year for the first time to wish wealth, good health and good fortune to all,” stated Jeff Victor, president of Fremont Street Experience.  “We invite everyone to celebrate with us.”

Each night, beginning at 6 p.m., the festival will feature a live dragon and lion dance, a Vendor Village with Asian food and arts and crafts, and a virtual dragon dance on Viva Vision. Live entertainment will include cultural presentations on the 3rd Street Stage and a Karaoke competition hosted by Las Vegas Thai Elvis Prasith on the 1st Street Stage where anyone in the crowd can join in for a chance to win prizes. For a detailed entertainment schedule go to www.cnyinthedesert.com.   All entertainment is free and open to the public.

“We’re hosting over 2,000 international visitors for the week and to have Fremont Street Experience and LVCVA align with us to celebrate this festive time is wonderful,” said David Huang, President of CHD.

“China is our number one source of international travel from Asia,” said Cathy Tull, senior vice president of marketing for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.  “Cultural celebrations such as Chinese New Year help showcase the amenities and attractions of Las Vegas as we continue to attract more international visitors.”

“Chinese New Year is the most important holiday of the year. Hosting this event in historic downtown at Fremont Street Experience is a wonderful opportunity to bring our two cultures closer together” said Jan-Ie Low of Golden Catalyst.

Fremont Street Experience is a five-block entertainment complex located in historic downtown Las Vegas. Fremont Street Experience features Viva Vision, the world’s largest video screen which is 1,500 feet long, 90 feet wide and suspended 90 feet above the urban pedestrian mall.  Viva Vision features nightly spectacular light and sounds shows with 12.5 million LED lights and a 550,000-watt sound system. Fremont Street Experience is a one-of-a-kind venue which includes free nightly concerts and entertainment on two stages. With direct pedestrian access to 10 casinos, more than 60 restaurants and specialty retail kiosks, Fremont Street Experience attracts over 17 million annual visitors.

Michelin Star Chef Gordon Ramsay, known not only for his refined cuisine, but also his TV personality on several hit programs including ”Hell’s Kitchen,” ”MasterChef” and ”Kitchen Nightmares,” has generated world-wide attention and entertained viewers on six continents.

”Few chefs in the world have extended their reputations to as many countries and into as many homes as Chef Ramsay,” said Paris Las Vegas President David Hoenemeyer.  ”His fiery passion for excellence has been validated by the culinary world’s top epicurean honors, by his legions of delighted restaurant guests and by millions of TV fans.  We, at Paris Las Vegas, believe that the addition of Gordon Ramsay Steak, will be an exciting new milestone in the city’s impressive culinary evolution.”

The contemporary steakhouse will boast a total of 274 seats including a large bar area, chef’s table and private dining room in addition to the main room. Guests will be encouraged to relax in the spacious lounge or enjoy a cozy booth in this ultimate modern steakhouse.

”Vegas is such a vibrant city, and I’m excited to open my first Las Vegas restaurant in a Caesars Entertainment resort – Paris Las Vegas,” said Gordon Ramsay. ”The space is really bold and innovative, and we’ve put together a great team and created a contemporary, quality menu. I can’t wait to open and start welcoming guests!”

Gordon Ramsay Steak will be a fresh, high-energy dining environment that playfully transports guests from Paris to London.  Set within the Paris casino, which is whimsically modeled after the “City of Lights,” the restaurant design will celebrate Chef Ramsay and the city of London, where he lives.  This innovative concept will reflect edgy, exciting and bold designs and will bridge the resort’s Parisian theme with Ramsay’s British heritage.  A prefect synergy as Ramsay’s early education took place in the Paris kitchens of famous Michelin Star Chefs such as Guy Savoy and Joël Robuchon. San Francisco based EDG Interior Architecture + Design, which previously created designs for Rao’s and Bradley Ogden restaurants at Caesars Palace, will spearhead the design.

This fresh new restaurant will offer guests a look at the exclusive beef aging program created under the direction of Chef Ramsay and his culinary team. The menu selections will range from traditional steakhouse fare with delectable cuts of beef to Ramsay’s signature fish and chips and Shepard’s Pie.  This dynamic new addition to Ramsay’s profound collection of restaurants will offer the freshest seafood to mouth-watering cuts of beef, French-influenced sides and delicious desserts.

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