The Las Vegas Adventurer

What’s better than over 8 minutes of fireworks from the tops of a whole lot of hotel buildings? The kids love it, we love it, the newscasters definitely love it!
This year’s New Year’s Eve production has been in motion for months and set-up has been going on for the last five days. This is the fourth year that Fireworks by Grucci has taken care of the Strip and have managed to have Las Vegas’s show billed as the largest New Year’s Eve display in the world!
It’s breezy outside right now but they’ve never had to cancel a show and …read more

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The much-hyped 2007 opening of the Palazzo Hotel kind of happened yesterday. Jay-Z’s 40/40 Club opened, as well as the gaming area but they were so low-key that not many people even knew about it. The 3,068-room hotel itself is not actually open yet though reservations have been set for as early as January 6.
The reason seems to be that the Palazzo got a last-minute permit to open certain areas, which I guess counts as a 2007 opening. The company announced back in August that it would be opening December 20, but after structural issues were found the date has …read more

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I was flipping through the stack of mail this afternoon on my way back from the mailbox and came close to tossing the “Centennial View,” a small “neighborhood newspaper” that clutters up our mailbox every few days.
The front page caught my eye, though, with a scene that looked familiar: The paper had done a small article on the house down the street!
The retired homeowners said that it takes them a full week to get the decorations up and they even have neighborhood kids start coming around prior to Thanksgiving asking when it’s going to be ready. I admit, I …read more

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As you’d expect there are a lot of things to do around the valley on New Year’s Eve!

America’s Party on Fremont Street. The theme of the big bash on the Strip is “The Best is Yet to Come” and an estimated 300,000+ people are expected to attend (or, as the newscasters say every year, “300,000 of your closest friends!” Locals know who I’m talking about, right?).
Rock ‘N Roll Wine New Year’s Eve at Cafe Ba Ba Reeba: If you want to be awake to greet the new year, this is the place to be! Their New Years Eve …read more

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One of our family traditions each year is to drive around surrounding neighborhoods a couple of days before Christmas and look at the house lights.
There’s one house down the street that goes all out every year: Decorations start going up the day after Thanksgiving and continue all throughout the following weekend. Once they’re up cars pull over in front of the house to take it all in, and every year new stuff is added.

This year they added a countdown timer in the window! The kids got a kick out of that.
When do you take your lights and/or holiday …read more

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With less than a week until “America’s Party” on New Year’s Eve, and with many people planning on celebrating with alcohol, now is a good time to consider how you’ll get home!
Several programs around the valley are offering up Designated Driver services free of charge.
Designated Drivers, Inc, is once again providing their Home for the Holidays service, which will not only take you home if you’ve had too much to drink but they’ll also make sure your car gets home safely as well, all free of charge. They can be reached at 456-RIDE and you can even schedule a …read more

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Christmas is over, now what to do with the tree? Instead of dumping it out at the curb, consider taking it in to be recycled. There are several recycling programs around the Las Vegas valley, just make sure all non-organic items are removed first (ornaments, tinsel, etc). Flocked trees cannot be recycled.
Most locations are open 24 hours and the program will run until January 15. For more information, call 822-7700.
Click the link below for all 19 drop-off locations!

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Cirque du Soleil is offering another special on Mystere tickets for Las Vegas locals this year with half off ticket prices! We decided the offer was too good to pass up and got ourselves and the kids some tickets for a January performance. The husband and I first went six years ago and have been waiting until the kids are old enough to appreciate it as well!
The offer is only good until February 2, so if you’ve been putting it off now is the time to go! Offer applies to the $75 and $95 tickets only. Children under 12 get …read more

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I previously wrote about the floating skating rink at Lake Las Vegas, but there are several more around the valley!
Athletic Arts Academy
6150 Annie Oakley Drive
450-2787
Hours: Friday 6-8 pm; Saturday 1- 3 pm and 3-5 pm; Sunday 1-3 pm
Cost: $6.00; Skate Rental: $2.00
Closed December 24th, 25th, 31st and January 1st
Caesar’s Palace Ice Rink
3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South
866-1400
Public skate sessions: 10 am-noon, 12:30-2:30 pm, 3-5 pm, 5:30-7:30 pm, 8-10 pm, 10:30 pm-12:30 am
Cost: $10; free skate rental
SoBe Ice Arena
Fiesta Rancho
2400 N. Rancho Dr.
631-7000
Open year-round. Hours subject to change, call for hours, prices, visit website above.
Las Vegas Ice Center
9295 W. Flamingo Rd.
320-7777
Hours subject …read more

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