Did you see Tara Ried knocking back Bellini's at Jet? Did you spot Tobey Maguire at the Bellagio? Did you see your favorite Hollywood actor stiff the valet at the Mirage? Were you playing in the poker game when Paris lost her $200K Bentley?

Last weekend, Hayden Christensen celebrated his birthday bash at Tao and Steve-O was among the random guests that included Paris snd Stavros. While Kevin Federline (aka Mr. Britney Spears) held a CD release party at Pure and even got stood up by his wife.

I ran into Dan Rather with his wife at the Belllagio last week. I was covering the WPT CHampionships at the Fontana Room and I saw him walk by. I whispered, "What's the frequency Kenneth?" but he ignored me.

So if you happened to cross paths with a celebrity, feel free to tell me who you saw and we'll mention it here. Shoot me an email.

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Hardscrabble Productions (website not yet active) has an open casting call for a new reality TV show about the lives of exotic dancers. The Las Vegas-based documentary will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the personal and professional lives of both men and women in the exotic dancing industry.

If you're an exotic dancer working part-time or full-time in Las Vegas as of June 2006, email castings@hardscrabbleproductions.com to receive an email questionnaire. You can also request an application at: Casting Hardscrabble Productions, 511 Avenue of the Americas, 93, New York, NY 10011.

Hardscrabble will be interviewing throughout May for an early summer shoot.

Five dancers will be cast and receive $5000, plus appear on cable TV.

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The new Regal Cinemas at the new Red Rock casino is giving away a free 85 oz. popcorn and 32 oz. drink with every ticket purchased.

Offer is good through April 30.

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Franco Dragone's Le Reve at Wynn Las Vegas is offering a discount to Las Vegas moms on Mother's Day, May 14. All moms presenting a photo ID showing they're a Nevada resident will receive 2-for-1 tickets at the box office. How will they know you're a mother? The dark circles under your eyes and oatmeal stains are obvious tells.

Tickets are $99/$121, and performances run Saturdays through Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

Speaking of Le Reve, four cast members (Jim Slonina, Wayne Wilson, Gregg Curtis, and Carmen Tausend) have formed a local theater company christened the New American Theatre Project.

Their inaugural production is Kenneth Lonergan's This Is Our Youth, which takes place in the early 1980s and centers around three wayward twentysomethings played by Slonina, Wilson, and Tausend. Curtis directs.

NATP hopes to tackle other challenging plays (including Euguene Ionesco, Samuel Beckett, and Tennessee Williams) during times Le Reve is dark.

This Is Our Youth's final performances are tomorrow and Friday at 8 p.m., as well as a special Friday/Saturday 1 a.m. show at the Las Vegas Little Theatre, 3920 Schiff Drive (Chinatown, off Valley View and 10 minutes from Wynn).

Tickets are $15. Call (702) 255-2771 for more information.

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Rio is so big they have two buffets.

Good until June 30, they have a coupon good for $5 off their Carnival World Buffet or, our favorite, $10 off their Village Seafood Buffet (mmm... buttery lobster tail...).

Each coupon is good Sunday through Thursday and for up to four people, but if you have more in your party you can just print more.

Diamond members can skip to the head of the line.

Other Rio buffet coupons can be found in What's On magazine, available for free in Vegas hotel rooms and at the front desk.

A hint about this online coupon: usually once it expires, they extend the date. Keep checking the coupon's original location or derivations of the URL.

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Beginning May 1st, players who play 150 hours of live poker (no tournaments) at The Venetian will receive entry into a free $500,000 tournament (eclipsing Station Casinos' 50-hours-required freeroll by $200,000).

The difference between Venetian and Station, however, is that The Venetian does not take a jackpot drop. They'll be footing the entire freeroll out of their own pocket.

On the other hand, the lowest limit for hold'em at The Venetian is 4/8 (at Station, 2/4).

No word yet on the tournament date or how fast players will need to accumulate hours.

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Don't miss Ben & Jerry's free cone day, running today from noon to 8 p.m.

Every year on April 25th, Ben & Jerry's celebrates their birthday by giving their customers their choice of a free scoop in cone or cup. Here's your chance to try one of the new flavors only available at B&J scoop shops.

In Las Vegas, you can make your free-cone run throughout five locations (the ones not posted below are the cone scrooges who aren't participating):

Ben & Jerry's Aladdin
3663 Las Vegas Boulevard
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-732-2942

Ben & Jerry's Casino Royale Hotel
3411 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-735-0015

Ben & Jerry's Green Valley
The Shops at Green Valley Ranch
2225 Village Walk Drive, Suite 177
Henderson, NV 89052
702-437-3300

Ben & Jerry's Sunset Station
1301 West Sunset Road
Henderson, NV 89104
702-435-1010

Ben & Jerry's Trails Village Center
1910 Village Center Circle
Suite 3
Las Vegas, NV 89134
702-638-1110

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President Bush appears this morning at 11 a.m. at The Venetian for a show of support for U.S. Rep. John Porter's campaign fundraiser.

Unless you're one of the 250 guests shelling out $500 to $2,100 to meet-and-greet the President, what this means to you is to expect delays on the Strip, the airport, and all around and inside The Venetian.

According to police, roads can be shut down at any moment for up to 15 minutes at a time. Those roads include anything in between McCarran and The Venetian: I-15, I-215, Las Vegas Blvd., Paradise Rd., Flamingo Rd., Sands Ave., and Spring Mountain Rd.

The President is expected to return to the airport immediately after his 90-minute appearance.

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To publicize Mission: Impossible III (a.k.a. M:I-3) and the 40th anniversary of Caesars Palace, ESPN will telecast a motorcycle stunt.

Shortly after Caesars opened in 1968, Evel Knievel attempted a jump over the Caesars Palace fountains. Gary Wells then attempted in 1980. Only Robbie Knievel (Evel's son) was successful in 1989.

This time, X Games gold medalist and Godfather of the freestyle motocross Mike Metzger will go for the Guinness World Record and try for a backflip over the fountains.

The public is invited to watch for free, and the broadcast will air live on ESPN and ESPN HD on May 4 at 8:30 p.m. ET.

Along with the stunt will be footage of Knievel's jump and behind-the-scenes stunts filmed for Mission: Impossible III with Tom Cruise and stunt coordinator Vic Armstrong (Indiana Jones, James Bond). Carey Hart's backflip will also be shown, along with Metzger's own flips at the X Games, which landed him double gold in Moto X Best Trick and Freestyle.

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Tomorrow (April 25) from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., South Coast hosts a free job fair sponsored by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Come dressed to impress over 100 prospective employers and schedule interviews right on the spot.

Employers expected to attend include:

• Accountants Inc.
  
• Academy Collection
  
• American Family Insurance
  
• American Institute of Technology
  
• American Medical Response
  
• Ameriprise Financial
  
• Apex Bulk
  
• Arizona Dept. of Public Safety
  
• Arizona Tile, LLC.
  
• Army Recruiting
  
• Associated Training Services of Nevada
  
• Avalon Nurse Staffing
  
• Aveda Institute Las Vegas
  
• AZ Labor Force
  
• Byrd Underground
  
• CACI - Nevada Army National Guard
  
• Caring Nurses, Inc.
  
• CBS Radio - KLUC
  
• CDW Corp.
  
• Client Development Services
  
• Client Logic
  
• CM American Corporation
  
• The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
  
• Concentra Medical Centers
  
• Consolidated Resorts, Inc.
  
• Cox Communications
  
• Credit One Bank
  
• Crescent School
  
• Dana Capital Group
  
• Desert Auto Group
  
• Dillard's, Inc.
  
• The Eastridge Group
  
• Enterprise Rent A Car
  
• Exotic Cars at Caesar's Palace
  
• Fairway/Henderson Cheverolet
  
• Fundmental/Transhealth
  
• Georgia-Pacific
  
• Green Valley Grocery
  
• Harrah's Entertainment
  
• Harrington & Reed Inc.
  
• HBSC
  
• Bill Heard Chevrolet
  
• Hertz Corporation
  
• High Tech Institute
  
• Hilton Grand Vacation Club
  
• Holiday Systems International
  
• Independent Capital Management
  
• JCM American Corporation
  
• International Ram Associates
  
• Las Vegas Health Care
  
• Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
  
• La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries
  
• LMG, Inc.
  
• Loomis Fargon & Co.
  
• Macy's Las Vegas
  
• Maleron Tobacco
  
• Manpower Inc of Southern NV
  
• Marshall Retail Group
  
• MGM Grand
  
• Miles Kimball
  
• Military Sea Lift Command
  
• Moneytree. Inc.
  
• Muzak of Las Vegas
  
• Neilson & Company
  
• Nevada State Bank
  
• North Las Vegas Police Department
  
• Nurse Core of Las Vegas
  
• On Demand Sedan & Limousine
  
• Optimus Group, Inc.
  
• Owens Corning HOMExperts
  
• The Pearl Factory
  
• Power Plus
  
• Primary Nursing Registry, Inc.
  
• Primm Valley Casino Resorts
  
• Pro-Caps Laboratories
  
• Realty Times
  
• St. Rose Dominican Hospitals
  
• Sofa Express and More!
  
• Soleil Management
  
• Staffmark
  
• Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center
  
• Terrible Herbst
  
• Transportation Security Administration
  
• Towbin Dodge
  
• Transcor
  
• Trench Plate Rental Company
  
• Trendwest
  
• Tru Talent Management
  
• US Airways
  
• Wackenhut of Nevada, Inc.
  
• Waddell & Reed
  
• Yellow-Checker-Star Transportation
  

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Happy Party Gras, the biggest party west of the Mississippi.

The Fremont Street Experience imports the musical style of New Orleans (blues, zydeco, reggae, Dixieland) for a free three-day outdoor festival downtown.

Floats, parades, beads, and bands will all be in abundance from Fitzgeralds to The Plaza beginning at 5 p.m. today and lasting until 10 p.m. Sunday (April 23).

Live bands include Full Throttle Blues, Bonafide, Calypso Kings & DT Brass Band, LA ALLSTARS, Theo & Zydeco Patrol, The Royal Dixie Jazz Band, Blues Storm, Bourbon Street Parade Band, Loveshack, Full Throttle Blues, Bennie & The Swamp Gators, Carl Ferris, Ryan Ahern, and Speaks Brothers.

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After recently learning poker and becoming obsessed with it, socialite and Carl's Jr. spokesperson Paris Hilton gloated that "I'm really lucky in Vegas. I always win!"

We don't doubt the winning silver spoon gene pool that Paris and Nicky were born under, but as far as gambling goes, it turns out Paris spoke too soon, as she reportedly lost her favorite $200,000 Bentley GT in a poker game. Yes, that Bentley, which an allegedly intoxicated Stavros Niarchos (both pictured above in a Spider-Man liplock) crashed into a parked truck back in November.

Consequently, her parents have banned Paris from their family casino and told her to seek therapy for her gambling addiction (bet with your Bentley, not over it).

We're rooting for Paris this weekend, when she arrives in Vegas again to celebrate Niarchos' 21st birthday at Tao tomorrow. In hot water last time Paris sneaked in underage Niarchos, Tao is surely breathing a sigh of relief.

(For those paying attention to upcoming celebrity birthday appearances, that means Hayden Christensen will celebrate his 25th at Tao tonight.)

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We're sick sick sick of these gas prices, and it isn't even the start of summer yet.

Is it worth driving 20 miles to save two cents a gallon?

We'll let you be the judge. The handy-dandy website VegasGasPrices.com lists cheapest ($2.71 at Rebel Gas, Trop & Jones) and most expensive ($3.19 Hallmark Truck, Cotton & Losee) gas prices all around the Las Vegas area.

Travelers find and input gas price data, which is then compiled and automatically updated.

If you're looking for gas prices outside of Vegas, well, there's a reason the site's called VegasGasPrices.com. But do check out MSN Autos. Enter your ZIP Code and find addresses and maps of the cheapest ($1.98, Pocatello, Idaho) and most expensive ($3.69, Hilo, Hawaii).

Time to look into Hybrids and recipes for potatoes (ahem, Idaho).

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On June 8, VH1 will tape a Classic Rock'n'Roll Celebrity Poker Tournament to air this fall on VH1 Classic.

Celebrity rockers already signed include Sully Erna (Godsmack), Ace Frehley (KISS), Dusty Hill (ZZ Top), Vinnie Paul (Pantera, Damageplan), Steve Van Zandt, and Jane Wiedlin (the Go-Gos).

The rockers all play for the charity of their choice. First prize is a $10,000 entry into Hollywood Park's North American Poker Tour Invitational (Sept. 2006) and a day programming and guest VJing on VH1 Classic . Humph. Sounds like work to us.

Phil "the Unabomber" Laak will host and Matt "not Jennifer Tilly's boyfriend" Savage will be tournament director. (Pictured above is Jennifer Tilly, because she's prettier than Laak and Savage.)

The tournament will take place at Flamingo's Second City Theatre and is sponsored by CelebrityPokerPlayer.net, which will be awarding two players from their site a chance to play against the rockers. Harrah's (which owns Flamingo) will also give one player a chance to play.

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Pssst... just in case you have a Darth Vader 2005 fetish or want to spot celebrities ahead of time, Hayden Christensen will be celebrating his quarter-century birthday (April 19, to be precise) this weekend at Tao -- first dinner, then the club upstairs.

Now you just have to figure out whether it's Friday or Saturday.

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Summer's almost here and so is a special $149 per night offer for a luxury suite at The Venetian.

Each reservation includes:

• $22 offer for two tickets to the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum
  
• $10 off two admissions to Madame Tussauds Celebrity Encounter
  
• Buy one ticket to the outdoor gondola ride, receive one for half off

Reservations must be booked by May 2 for stays between now and July 31.

Book online or at 1-866-403-8046 with code GRED61D.

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Station Casinos, which opened its most expensive casino yet last night (Red Rock, pictured above), is slowly, surely, and silently reducing perks to loyal players.

Already gone is the private lounge that is still advertised as a benefit but has long been unavailable at the Stations.

Redeeming 600 points used to be exchanged for $1 at the gift shop; now it's 1,000 points for that same $1 trinket.

The private gated parking, once available to all Platinum members, is now only offered to select Platinum members. Contacting Station to find out exactly how many points or play is required was returned with no answer.

Perhaps Red Rock's $925 million pricetag is the cause of only a handful of locals receiving gated parking.

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Throw a rock in Las Vegas and you're likely to hit an Elvis impersonator. With over 30,000 Elvises (Elvii?) roaming the city, odds are good you may even be related to one.

But now that billionaire Robert F.X. Sillerman has purchased an 85 percent stake in Elvis Presley Enterprises (for $114 million), he himself can be the sole Elvis impersonator if he chooses.

Sillerman now owns Elvis' name and likeness and is looking at creating a world-class Elvis-themed cabaret show and interactive attraction on the Las Vegas Strip. In September 2005, Sillerman purchased the museum and impersonator Elvis-A-Rama (3401 Industrial Rd.) with plans to close it this October. And being that the 30,000 impersonators would be competing with his new business, Sillerman can legally halt all impersonators with the shake of his hip.

With some impersonators commanding salaries in the six-figure range, the Elvis persona is still very much popular with tourists.

The one thing Sillerman does not own is Elvis' music. But how fun would it be to hear Elvis' music without seeing blue suede shoes?

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The largest mini bike race in the world returns to Las Vegas on May 5 at 8:30 p.m. at the Orleans Arena.

Good for the entire family, the MiniMoto SX combines amateur and expert riders from around the world, including Jeremy McGrath, Guy Cooper, Darcy Lange, Tommy Hofmaster, Chris Gosselaar, and David Pingree.

From noon to 6:30 p.m., bikes will be on display. The MiniMoto Expo, a free trade show, will also be open to the public.

Tickets to the event are $17, $25, and $29 and can be purchased at the Orleans Arena box office.

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Sponsored as part of VH1 Classic and Live Nation, Def Leppard will join Journey for a late summer tour, with a stop in Las Vegas on Aug. 18 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.

Def Leppard is a venerable institution of arena rock bands, touring last year with Bryan Adams and Cheap Trick.

Journey's career has spanned over three decades, and with more than 75 million albums sold, they're the 29th best-selling rock group of all time. Since a falling out with former frontman Steve Perry, Journey's been touring with Steve Augeri on vocals for the past eight years.

Tickets go on sale this Friday at Ticketmaster.

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A trip to Las Vegas is not complete without a trip to the buffet. Over the past few years I picked up a few tips which has made my buffet experience more enjoyable.

1. If you go during peak hours, expect to wait in line. The cheaper the buffet, the more crowded it is. The better the buffet, the more crowded it is. If you try to go during off-peak hours, you might miss out on some of the daily specials or eat some of the food that's not as fresh. If you know that the lunch buffet starts at 11:00am, then show up a few minutes earlier and secure your place in line.

2. Make sure you're hungry! In order to get the most bang for your buck, you should head to the buffet when you are the most hungry that way you can eat more. Obviously the more you eat, the better deal you get on the buffet.

3. Avoid pastas, breads, and other carbs. I love Italian food and bread. But those items tend to fill you up faster. These days, I take smaller portions of pasta and potatoes and try to leave room for higher end items plus the desserts. I also avoid the pizza. You can eat pizza anytime.

4. Try the specials. Usually a buffet has a special meal for that day. Sometimes it can be Kobe beef or Alaskan crab. Take advantage of those specialty items since they are the most expensive and are not always featured. That's why I avoid the common items like pizza and mashed potatoes. Those are comfort foods, but you won't maximize your buffet dollars by eating those items. However, if you fill your plate with sushi, various carving station items, shrimp and other seafood specials... then you can get more bang for your buck.

5. Leave room for dessert! I usually make three trips to the buffet. My second trip is called "half-time" and head right for the dessert bar. Some buffets have gelato or other fine pastries. Since I eat dessert in the middle of my buffet, I always have room.

6. Don't forget to tip your drink server. I tip $1 per person. If the service is excellent or you have a large group, feel free to add more.

That's it for now. I'll be back with more buffet tips in the future.

(Photo Source: Honolulu Advertiser)

Posted by Dr. Pauly at 10:36 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Every Tuesday, Hard Rock offers $2 Budweiser/Bud Light and 2-for-1 well drinks and house wines.

The special happy hour is between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. at the Center Bar and Viva Las Vegas Lounge only.

What's that? You can't wait till Tuesday?

$2 Budweiser/Bud Light specials also abound on Saturdays at Las Vegas's newest gentlemen's club Hidden Secrets (5285 Dean Martin Way). There's no cover for locals, and Saturday is also host to the weekly "Eat My Banana" contest, where the lucky lady who eats the best will walk away with $500.

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This Sunday, April 16, Light (Bellagio) holds a bikini party with girls showing off Beach Bunny Swimwear.

Launched in 2004 by designer and swimsuit model Angela Chittenden, Beach Bunny Swimwear pulls ideas from lingerie and is designed for that perfect fit. Pictured above is the "Holigram" (sic) swimsuit, priced at $229 plus $12.99 shipping.

Chittenden will host the party at Light.

On Friday, April 21, Light adds a bit more clothing (though not much more) with a La Perla lingerie party, hosted by supermodel Kim Smith.

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On Saturday, April 22 at 8 p.m., Bebe Neuwirth can be seen in "Vamps: An Evening with Bebe Neuwirth" at UNLV's Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall.

Best known as Frasier's ex-wife on "Cheers" and "Frasier," Neuwirth is also two-time Tony winner for Chicago and Sweet Charity.

Neuwirth will perform songs by Kurt Weill (Threepenny Opera) and Kander and Ebb (Chicago, Cabaret, Kiss of the Spider Woman).

Tickets are $45, $60, and $90 and can be purchased at (702) 895-2787 and the Performing Arts Center box office. Senior (62 and over) tickets are $40.50, $54, and $81. Student (18 and under) rush tickets one hour prior will be available for $12.50.

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Mel Brooks' Tony award-winning musical The Producers is coming to Paris Las Vegas later this summer, taking up residency in the space left vacant by We Will Rock You since November.

Winner of 12 Tony Awards (the most amount ever) and based on Brooks' 1968 film, The Producers is about a theatrical producer and accountant who put together a bad Broadway musical, knowing it will fail so they can keep the money raised. Only instead of failing, it becomes a big hit.

A reconceived 90-minute version without an intermission will be directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman (Crazy for You, The Music Man, Oklahoma), who won Tony Awards for directing and choreographing the show on Broadway.

When The Producers debuts in Las Vegas, it will be the only production running west of the Mississippi.

Ticket prices, dates, and actors have not yet been announced. Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick originated the roles on Broadway, and another movie based on the musical was released with Lane and Broderick last year.

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Today from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., a model search at Bally's Jubilee! Theater will seek new Barker Beauties (pictured above are the old ones) along the lines of Dian Parkinson and Janice Pennington for Bally's upcoming stage show of "The Price is Right." Potential models should be at least 5'7", 18 years old, and be able to work in the U.S. Bring a resume, photo ID, photographs, and swimsuit.

Originally staged at Bally's-Atlantic City, the Las Vegas live stage show "The Price is Right, Live" by the producers of "American Idol" will debut April 25 and run Bob Barker-less (the new host is Todd Newton of E!'s "Coming Attractions") for a minimum of two years, Tuesdays-Thursdays and Saturdays at 2:30 p.m., and Fridays at 8 p.m. (when Jubilee! is dark).

Tickets are $44 (including tax) and can be purchased at 1-800-237-7469, (702) 967-4567, at Ticketmaster, or at the box offices of Bally's and Paris.

Every audience member aged 21 and over will be a contestant, using interactive touch pads similar to "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" to qualify before the magical words "Come on down!" Games featured include the classic Plinko, Cliffhanger, Hole in One, In the Bag, The Big Wheel, Race Game, and the Fabulous Showcase.

Prizes include appliances, cars, and vacation packages.

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The outdoor island stage of Mandalay Bay's 11-acre beach area will be host to many upcoming concerts at cheaper prices than regular shows at indoor venues.

For all performances, tickets can be purchased at the Mandalay Bay box office at 1-877-632-7400, (702) 632-7580, or online. And if you happen to get a hotel room facing the beach, the cost of the concert is the effort to open the window.

All shows begin at 9 p.m. and include tax:

Cheap Trick
Friday, May 5. Tickets: $41.25 Advance, $46.75 Day of Show

Sugarland
Sunday, May 21. Tickets: $41.25 Advance, $46.75 Day of Show

REO Speedwagon
Saturday, June 10. Tickets: $55.00 Advance, $60.50 Day of Show

Go-Go's
Friday, June 23. Tickets: $41.25 Advance $44.00 Day of Show

Styx
Saturday, June 24. Tickets: $41.25 Advance, $46.75 Day of Show

Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band
Saturday, July 1. Tickets: $71.50 Advance, $74.80 Day of Show

The Beach Boys
Sunday, July 2. Tickets: $46.20 Advance, $51.70 Day of Show

Miranda Lambert
Friday, July 7. Tickets: $33.00 Advance, $38.50 Day of Show

Pat Benatar
Saturday, July 22. Tickets: $46.20 Advance, $50.60 Day of Show

The Doobie Brothers
Friday, Sept. 1. Tickets: $38.50 Advance, $44.00 Day of Show

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Rampart, the little casino inside the JW Marriott Hotel in Summerlin (221 N. Rampart Blvd.), celebrates its 4th anniversary today.

Double slot points will be awarded on all slot and video poker machines.

Free cake and champagne will be handed out between noon and 6 p.m.

And you can have your cake and eat it too, because free 4th-year anniversary t-shirts will also be given to all slot and table players between noon and 6 p.m.

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Pamela Anderson joined the Pussycat Dolls last weekend at Pure (Caesars Palace), celebrating the Pussycat Dolls Lounge's first anniversary.

Other celebrities who have danced with the Pussycats the past year include Carmen Electra, Scarlett Johansson, Pink, Christina Aguilera, Christina Applegate, Willa Ford, Kelly Osbourne, Britney Spears, Jaime Pressley, Eva Longoria, Brittany Murphy, Gwen Stefani, Charlize Theron, and Paris Hilton.

The Pussycats are a throwback to 1940s burlesque, performing without nudity but instead in lingerie and old-style pin-up outfits.

In case you haven't heard of Anderson, she's a soccer mom to two boys and promoter of PETA.

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The 7th annual Burning Down the House Firefighters Bachelor Auction takes place this Friday, April 14 at House of Blues (Mandalay Bay).

Tickets are $30 for general admission and may be purchased at the House of Blues box office at (702) 632-7600 or all Ticketmaster outlets. You must be at least 21.

Doors open at 6 p.m., with auctions beginning at 8 p.m. Twenty firefighters and twenty dinners will be auctioned off to the highest bidder.

All proceeds benefit the Southern Nevada Burn Foundation.

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Hart and Huntington Tattoo Company celebrates the season finale of its and A&E's reality tattoo series "Inked" tomorrow, April 11 at 10 p.m. at ghostbar (The Palms).

Surprise celebrity guests will be in attendance, along with an H&H fashion show, body art by Noah, and Butch Walker performing live.

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Today over 300 people arrive in Las Vegas to compete in the first-ever national rock, paper, scissors competition.

Rock, paper, scissors is the age-old strategy game played with pumping fists and then a display of one of three symbols, where rock beats scissors, scissors beat paper, paper beats rock.

Comprising regional winners from around the country, competitors converge at Mandalay Bay's House of Blues today for a grand prize of $50,000.

The event will be covered by ESPN and sponsored by Anheuser-Busch and A&E Entertainment.

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Announced a scant two months ago, Sahara and General Motors' automotive performance park "The Drive" (website not yet active) will have its grand opening on Monday, April 10.

Eleven acres of outdoor test tracks will be available to drivers wanting to experience what it's like to get behind the wheel of a sports car. Come on, Escalades weren't built for carting kids to soccer practice... see what it's like on a dirt terrain.

Much more than test-driving a car, you'll actually get to see what they're capable of.

Two tracks are available:

• the performance course (two laps), a half-mile paved high-performance looped course offering the experience of speed and handling of sports car thrills. Vehicle choices include the Chevy Corvette coupe and convertible, the Chevy SSR, the Pontiac GTO, the Cadillac CTS-V, the Pontiac Solstice roadster (pictured above), the Cadillac STS-V, and the Saab 9-3 convertible.


• the off-road course (one lap) contains a HUMMER course and SUV course. The HUMMER course features foothill climb, v-ditch, sloped banks, moguls, obstacles, vertical steps, and a 15-foot "mountain." The SUV course is designed for testing any other type of sport utility vehicle. The course is situated in the middle of the oval performance course and can be reached through a walking bridge. Vehicle choices include the HUMMER H2 and H2 SUT, the mid-size HUMMER H3, the 2007 Cadillac Escalade, the 2006 Chevy Silverado Diesel, and the 2007 Chevy Tahoe.

As new vehicles become available, "The Drive" will be expanded, to include models from Buick and Saturn.

Tickets are $10 for a choice of four laps on the performance loop, two laps on the off-road course, or a combination of the two. Drivers will be accompanied by either a professional or right-seat driver.

Reduced tickets are $9 for Nevada residents (through the end of April, Nevada residents who show a local ID will receive free tickets), $8 for military personnel, and $8 for GM cardholders.

The Drive is located at the Sahara Hotel and Casino on the corner of Paradise Road and Sahara Ave. (steps from the Sahara monorail stop) and is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. including holidays (subject to change depending on daylight). Minimum age is 18. A breathalyzer test and liability waiver is part of the registration. Drivers must have a valid driver's license. Some vehicles may accept passengers, who must be at least four years old and weigh over 40 pounds.

For more information, call (866) 244-0095 or visit www.thedrivelasvegas.com (website not yet active).

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Earlier this week, Madonna announced she'll be dancing and singing around the world again with her new Confessions tour (website not yet active) that has its second stop in Las Vegas on May 27 at the MGM Grand.

Directed by longtime collaborator Jamie King, Confessions also reunites Stuart Price as musical director and Arianna Phillips and Jean Paul Gaultier as costume designers.

Says Madonna, "I'm going to turn the world into one big dance floor."

We're excited about the show and implore the Material one not to ride any horses until after the tour.

Tickets run $75 to $375 and will be available beginning tomorrow, April 8 at 10 a.m. at 1-877-880-0880, (702) 891-7777, or ticketmaster.com.

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Gentlemen's club Seamless is still searching for their Miss Seamless... with two weeks to go (alas, not long enough for a boob job).

Next Wednesday (April 12) at 9 p.m. is the last date to compete topless to get into the semifinals the following week.

Show up with 92 seconds of strut and you could win $1000 (1st place), $500 (2nd place), or $250 (3rd place).

First and second place winners from April 12 and previous Wednesday competitions (which began Feb. 15) will then be invited April 19 for a chance at the title of Miss Seamless plus $10,000. Second place receives $2,500. Third place receives $1,000.

Rock station 92.3 KOMP will broadcast live from the event, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.

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Taking a page from friendly competitor Station Casinos, South Coast will be giving away $50 or $150 to a random slot machine every 15 minutes, adding up to $300,000 by the time the promotion ends (April 30).

If you're playing with a Club Coast player's club card inserted, you'll receive $150. Otherwise, the prize is $50.

Only one prize can be claimed per day.

South Coast houses 2,400 slot and video poker machines, giving you a 1:2400 shot at winning.

No word on what happens if no one is playing the machine that's selected...

Also, play on Easter Sunday (April 16) and receive 2x points at all South Coast and Coast properties.

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Tonight, meet three of the ladies from the hit NBC game show "Deal or No Deal," Howie Mandel not included.

Wearing considerably less clothing than on television, Claudia Jordan, April Scott, and our favorite name that makes us thirsty -- Aubrie Lemon (pictured) -- will appear together at the appropriately named Tangerine lounge and nightclub (Treasure Island). Lemons and tangerines... why do we feel like we need to squeeze something?

Now if you can just think of a pick-up line centered around opening briefcases, you'll do fine.

Spinning tunes will be DJ Sky Nellor.

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In June (date still to be determined), the Station Casinos will host a $300,000 poker freeroll tournament (up from $250,000 last year) with each level alternating between limit hold'em, Omaha, and no-limit hold'em.

To qualify, you must play 50 hours of live poker in a Station poker room over April and May. Hours may be combined across multiple poker rooms.

Prize structure is as follows:

1st place -- $60,000
2nd place -- $20,000
3rd place -- $10,000
4th place -- $7,500
5th place -- $5,000
6th place -- $4,000
7th place -- $3,000
8th place -- $2,500
9th place -- $2,000
10th place -- $1,500
11th-20th -- $1,000
21st-30th -- $750
31st-50th -- $500
51st-300th -- $100

All players knocked out in the first day will receive $50. Chip leaders at the end of the first day will split $6,000.

The tournament will take place at Texas Station.

Poker players continue to receive $1 per hour in comps, so by the time you're qualified you'll have an entry to the freeroll and $50 to spend in any Station Casino restaurant, hotel, movie theater, bowling alley, or gift shop.

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Harry Morton, son of Peter (owner of Hard Rock), celebrates his 25th birthday party at Beacher's Madhouse this Saturday, April 8 at 10 p.m. As with any Beacher's Madhouse party (whose own birthday is number 29), there'll be "tons of hot ass and a bunch of dwarfs with beads." No one goes home alone, they promise.

A surprise band will appear, along with surprise comics. The event will be filmed for television.

Tickets are $35 and can be purchased at Ticketmaster or at (702) 699-7844.

And what would be a Vegas party without an after-party?

That would be at Body English, along with another surprise band.

But maybe not the dwarves.

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Tomorrow (April 4) beginning at 10 p.m., artist Nick San Pedro will show off what must be the best, most envied job in the world -- body painting.

A live demonstration of his body painting technique will be shown at ghostbar (the 55th floor of The Palms), along with an art exhibit of San Pedro's works.

Between 11 p.m. and midnight, free champagne will be available for women, perhaps to entice them to volunteer.

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