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March 8th, 2008

Visit the Liberace Museum for Free

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Every second Sunday of the month (tomorrow!) The Liberace Museum allows Las Vegas locals and their guests free admission. Sunday hours are noon to 4pm.
The Liberace Museum houses and showcases pianos, cars, costumes, decor and jewelry that established Liberace as the legendary and beloved “Mr. […]

By Heather -- 3 comments

February 8th, 2008

Fab Four Mania at the Sahara Hotel

Beatlemania hits Las Vegas with Fab Four Mania at the Sahara Hotel. Beatle impersonators Gavin Pring (George Harrison), Steven Craig (John Lennon), Frank Mendonca (Paul McCartney), and Tony Felicetta (Ringo Starr) perform Beatle hits live nightly in the Sahara Theater.
Locals get in for just $25 this Saturday at 7pm with proceeds going to the […]

By Heather -- 2 comments

February 7th, 2008

Cher and Bette Midler to Replace Celine Dion

After a five year run, Celine Dion ended her “A New Day” show at Caesars Palace this past December. It’s been expected for a while that Bette Midler would be replacing her onstage - that was announced in 2006.
And though it was also hinted at in 2006, it was “officially” announced this morning […]

By Heather -- 2 comments

January 30th, 2008

Find Super Bowl XLII Parties in Las Vegas

By now it’s probably safe to say that everyone knows corporations are avoiding using the words “Super Bowl” when advertising any kind of get-together involving the Super Bowl, especially parties for “The Big Game.”
Incidentally, the NFL and Las Vegas had a pretty good relationship regarding the Super Bowl up until a few years ago:
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By Heather -- 0 comments

January 30th, 2008

Mystère at Treasure Island

We took the kids to see Mystère at Treasure Island last night. My husband and I went six years ago by ourselves because the kids were too young, but we decided they were old enough to appreciate it now (they’re 7 and 9), and we were right!
Tags: Cirque-du-Soleil, Las-Vegas, las-vegas-attractions, las-vegas-entertainment, las-vegas-family-fun, las-vegas-hotels, las-vegas-nightlife, las-vegas-performing-arts, […]

By Heather -- 2 comments

January 18th, 2008

Lied Discovery Children’s Museum ‘Cool Moves’ Exhibit

The Lied Discovery Children’s Museum first opened to the public in September 1990 and has since become Las Vegas’s major educational institution, having served more than 1.5 million children and their families and over 350,000 children with school field trip programs and tours designed to supplement school curriculum.
What sets it apart from other more traditional […]

By Heather -- 2 comments

January 4th, 2008

Walking With Dinosaurs: The Live Experience

UNLV and Thomas & Mack Center present Walking With Dinosaurs - The Live Experience. Fifteen “live” dinosaurs take center stage to depict the dinosaurs’ evolution spanning their 200 million year existence. Stars of the show include 15 actual-sized dinosaurs including the Tyrannosaurus Rex, Stegosaurus, Brachiosaurus, and the Raptor.
Based on the award-winning BBC TV series, […]

By Heather -- 0 comments

January 3rd, 2008

Snow Day at Mount Charleston

Our forecast this week predicted the chance of snow over the next few days, but as usual, the closer we got, it changed to rain, and now it’s just supposed to be cloudy. While this is disappointing for those of us who actually like and/or miss snow (or even rain), we don’t have to despair! […]

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December 28th, 2007

Las Vegas Christmas Lights Update

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 […]

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December 23rd, 2007

Cirque du Soleil Mystere Ticket Special for Las Vegas Locals

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 […]

By Heather -- 1 comment