Tonight, Feb. 28, from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. you can catch pole dancing performances from the International Pole Federation.

The IPF was formed to uphold the standards of the pole dancing industry with guidelines and communication for all its dancers.

This first performance will take place at the Rockhouse Bar & Nightclub (3535 Las Vegas Blvd. South) and tickets are $30, which we suspect is that high in order to keep out the riff-raff.

Just so you know, the regular admission fee to a strip club is $20, but how many of those dancers are members of the IPF?

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Hard Rock Hotel & Casino has a special concert offer if you're a guest of their hotel this weekend (March 2-3), although it's a pretty pricey one.

For $299 per night, you'll get to stay at Hard Rock plus you'll get two tickets each to Seven Mary Three (Friday) and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (Saturday).

Both concerts begin at 8 p.m. and perform at The Joint.

We did some poking on Ticketmaster and found that Seven Mary Three runs $17/$32 per ticket, while Joan Jett runs $27/$57.

A standard room at Hard Rock that weekend runs $229 per night, and even with Ticketmaster's surcharges, you wouldn't be saving all that much.

Call 1-800-HRD-ROCK to book your reservation.

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The rumor going around is that new Las Vegas resident Michael Jackson is gearing up for a tour, but will it just be him?

He's been spotted with Steve Wynn, with Wynn Las Vegas being his second home for dining out.

He's also been spotted with his brothers and sisters in Vegas.

Could it be that Jackson is preparing a comeback of the Jackson Five?

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Today from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Stratosphere is holding an open call for bartenders, hosts, security, and servers for its new club/restaurant Polly Esther's.

Bring your resume and dress for an interview.

Polly Esther's is a retro-'80s dance club that in past incarnations around the country has devoted each of its floors to a decade.

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If you're able to donate blood, we're in very short supply and could use you.

United Blood Services is in need of the most common blood type, O negative.

Blood banks only have a 24-hour supply and would have to go outside the area for donors.

If you can donate, call (702) 233-9620 to make an appointment. Any hospital will be able to accept.

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Want to see a free movie tonight?

Courtesy of CineVegas, click here for a pass to Black Snake Moan, the new flick by Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow).

Black Snake Moan stars Samuel L. Jackson as a southern musician who tries to save a lost soul, played by Christina Ricci. This is the movie where Ricci is chained to a radiator for much of the movie. If that's your thing.

The movie screens tonight at The Palms's Brenden Theatres at 7 p.m. The pass is good for two, but show up early because it doesn't guarantee a seat if they're full.

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Colony Capital, Frank Fertitta, and Lorenzo Fertitta have made an $5.4 billion takeover bid for Station Casinos, which accepted today.

The private equity purchase includes 12 casinos in Las Vegas and as much as $1 billion of undeveloped land.

The Fertittas are also Station Casinos' management, with Frank the founder and CEO and Lorenzo the president.

Like the recent purchase of Harrah's (for $17.1 billion), taking a company private enables expansion without having to answer to public investors.

The Fertittas and Colony Capital are offering $90 a share and will assume $3.4 billion in debt.

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I spend a lot of time at the Wynn Las Vegas covering the Wynn Poker Classic running thru March 11th. I make time to wander about the property and check out the window art of some of the exclusive shops in the resort. Like all things Wynn, its easy to take great photos anywhere on the property, so bring your camera and record the reasons the Wynn Las Vegas is the only casino resort in the world to have both a Mobil 5 Star and a AAA 5 Diamond rating.

Flipchip photos from the Wynn Las Vegas after the jump.

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The new Triq Nightclub and Ultra Lounge (Planet Hollywood/Aladdin) has a special soft opening tonight beginning at 9 p.m.

To get on the VIP guest list, visit this link.

Triq is the club designed by Tony Verdugo (of Drais fame) and illusionist Steve Wyrick, who now has a home with the Steve Wyrick Entertainment Complex in the Desert Passage (which will eventually be renamed Miracle Mile).

The $35 million, four-level complex sprawls 33,000 square feet with Wyrick's 500-seat theater, a boutique, lounge, and nightclub all in one.

Regularly $20, the lounge is free to those who see Wyrick in his Real Magic show.

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A second Ben & Jerry's plant will soon be opening in Henderson, Nev.

By being able to serve western states better, Ben & Jerry's is expected to drop as much as 100 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year.

The original and only other operating Ben & Jerry's plant is in Vermont. The Vegas branch will use growth hormone-free milk from dairy cows in Northern California and will manufacture pints of ice cream to sell in stores.

Here's hoping they'll also offer tours with free tastes.

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Despite reports to the contrary, KVBC-TV is stating that Prince will soon be ending his open-ended show at Rio on March 31 to gear up for a tour to promote his album 3121.

Currently appearing at the newly named Club 3121 on Fridays and Saturdays at Rio, we suspect the spot will be filled by a friend of Prince if he plans to return. If no more Prince, either another artist or artists will replace him or the venue could change back to Club Rio.

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If you missed National Pancake Month, you're just in time for National Reading Month, taking place all of March.

But because books aren't as edible as pancakes, for the fourth year in a row Mac King and Sammy's Woodfired Pizza (6500 W. Sahara and 4300 E. Sunset in Henderson) have stepped in to give away a certificate for a free Messy Sundae to any customer donating a new children's book for ages 4-12.

The Messy Sundae contains vanilla ice cream, chocolate and caramel sauce, whipped cream, and walnuts goodness topped with a cherry.

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Seafood restaurant McCormick & Schmick's is offering a $25 coupon if you make reservations online.

The offer is good through March 31 at the Flamingo location (335 Hughes Center Dr.).

Make a reservation first at this link, write down your confirmation number, then print the coupon at this link and enter that number.

A couple things to note: 1) it's good even if you're dining alone, and 2) it's good at dozens of other M&Ss around the country (the reservations link lists them all).

No one can accuse us of being Vegas-centric.

Their phone number is (702) 836-9000. Except for that, which is the phone number of their Las Vegas location.

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On March 1st from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Nevada is hosting a beer tasting and bowling pin art auction at Jillian's. Hors d'oeuvres and desserts will also be served.

Local artists were given a bowling pin to lend their talents to, and now you can view and bid on their results.

Tickets are $55 and can be purchased at the door or online (before Feb. 22). Funds will go toward local outreach programs for children.

"Pints and Pins" takes place at Jillian's at Neonopolis (450 E. Fremont).

For more information, email Amy Beaulieu or call (702) 731-2227 x408.

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Due to the controversy, you may not be able to find Cocaine in your neighborhood store.

That would be Cocaine the energy drink, which claims to have 350 times the energy of Red Bull without the sugar jitters.

We cannot find this drink but are jonesing to sample it.

We were even looked at funny when we asked for Cocaine at the casino while playing slots.

PayPal has a special promotion offering a one-time rebate of $15 on a $30 purchase. When we checked to see the eligible sites, imagine our surprise when we saw a merchant called Drink Cocaine Shop that accepts PayPal.

Knowing this is kismet and stars aligning and Britney back in rehab, we immediately added a case of 24 ($39.99) into our shopping cart but were crushed by the shipping fee. The cheapest was $19.51 delivered by UPS Ground.

Completely outrageous, particularly since the manufacturer, Redux Beverages, is right here in Las Vegas.

We elected to skip the online purchase but will continue our quest to find Cocaine in a store in a single can.

And we'll use the PayPal promo on an eBay purchase.

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In addition to it being the Year of the Pig, this week is National Pancake Week, with today being National Pancake Day.

Like last year, IHOP will dole out a free shortstack (that means three pancakes) to any customer dining in between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. In exchange for your free breakfast, they will be accepting donations to the Children's Miracle Network.

Over $340,000 was raised at last year's National Pancake Day, and this year IHOP is hopeful to push past half a million.

And no, you can't add pork to your pancakes (we already asked).

Click below for locations around town.

If after today you're still on a pancake kick (as well you should be, as the week isn't over yet), cruise by Hash House A Go Go (6800 W. Sahara Ave.) through Feb. 24, where they'll donate 50 percent of all pancake sales to Southern Nevada's Make a Wish Foundation.

If you pick the chocolate chip "Wish" pancake that the Make a Wish Kids designed, they'll donate the entire cost.

Hash House A Go Go pancakes can be had from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

IHOP locations:

2450 Pebble Road
Henderson, NV 89014-7089
(702) 933-0420

1230 W. Warm Springs Road
Henderson, NV 89014-8739
(702) 547-4096

1201 S. Boulder HIghway
Henderson, NV 89015-ND
(702) 558-5321

1401 S Decatur Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89102-8508
(702) 877-1316

3595 S Rainbow Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89103-1005
(702) 365-1004

2210 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, NV 89104-2527
(702) 384-6412

6870 W Cheyenne Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89108-4590
(702) 656-3220

352 N Nellis Blvd Ste G
Las Vegas, NV 89110-5336
(702) 438-2000

9480 W Sahara Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89117-5357
(702) 341-9009

3780 S Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89119-5651
(702) 737-0375

4860 Boulder Highway
Las Vegas, NV 89121-3018
(702) 454-1126

3260 E Tropicana Ave
Las Vegas, NV 89121-7316
(702) 433-8430

9651 Trailwood Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89134-6249
(702) 243-2587

5970 Centennial Center Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89149-4558
(702) 515-1791

5170 S Fort Apache Rd
Las Vegas, NV 89419-1717
(702) 871-6696

2026 W Craig Road
North Las Vegas, NV 89032-3030
(702) 638-6500

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The really big three day weekend that included three major events on the Las Vegas calendar came to a close Monday evening. Highways to Southern California were jammed with enough cars to add a couple of hours to the driving time which was nothing compared to the time delay suffered by people trying to take a jet plane out of town. Many are stuck at Las Vegas McCarran International airport for the night after the Southwest Airlines overbooking snafu.

Flipchip was out on the strip and posted these images of the end of a fabulous Las Vegas three day weekend. Check them out after the jump.

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McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas has turned into a crowded hostel for thousands of passengers that didn't get a seat on an airplane out of Vegas. We are talking about passengers with reservations for a Monday departure. Why are all those faithful fans in Vegas for the NBA All-Star Game sleeping on the Vegas airport floor tonight?

Southwest Airlines, the biggest air carrier for Las Vegas, made an error in estimating the number of departure no-shows they expected from the thousands of passengers here for any of the following--NBA All-Star Game, Chinese New Year, President's Day three day weekend and overbooked flights accordingly. I understand the airline policy of overbooking to keep planes full; but, creating the worst passenger jam at McCarran in anyone's memory is unacceptable. Not a good way to treat our guests with airport lines a mile long, literally. Extra Metro Police officers were rushed to the airport to do crowd control. Neddless to say, tempers flared, lines were cut and fights were numerous.

Additionally, NBA Commissioner Stern said he will not bring the NBA All-Star Game to the Las Vegas Thomas and Mack Center citing the substandard conditions at the aging Las Vegas sports arena. The Las Vegas airport screw-up is convincing many of the NBA fans tonight that Stern's "No More Las Vegas" proclamation is a good call.

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Another camera hike along the Las Vegas strip on Sunday afternoon with the hundreds of thousands of people in town for the 2007 NBA All-Star Game, the Chinese New Year of the Golden Fire Pig, Daytona 500 NASCAR race, and the biggest clothing tradeshow in the world, the MAGIC Expo. Make the weekend a three day affair with the President's Day holiday and you have Las Vegas at capacity. Roads, sidewalks, resorts, restaurants, airport, public transportation, taxis and casinos full of partying visitors.

A few photos from Flipchip's trip to the strip after the jump.

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Happy New Year! Year 4705 from the Chinese calendar is the Year of the Golden Fire Pig and we will enjoy a lucky and prosperous year with the fun loving Pig, especially a once ever 600 years 'Golden Pig.'

Want to test your luck? Consider a trip to Las Vegas, the fun capitol of the Universe.

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