The Las Vegas Adventurer

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Cher announced this weekend that she’s canceling her remaining 2008 shows at Caesars Palace due to a bout of asthma-related bronchitis. The dry desert air and over-conditioned hotels (“Vegas throat”) have given her problems in the past.
Cher has said she looks forward to picking things back up at the beginning of next year though new dates have not yet been announced.
In an official statement issued by AEG, the producers of the show, ticket holders for the canceled performances have the following options for exchange or refund:
~ Ticket holders can exchange their tickets for a future …read more

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The Las Vegas Monorail has announced it’s lowering the prices of the majority of its ride tickets.
The unlimited ride one-day pass drops from $15 to $12, and the the 3-day pass to $28 from $40. It has also discontinued the 2-ride, 6-ride, and 10-ride multi-ride tickets. Single ride tickets will remain the same at $5 each.
The new ticket prices are available online as well as at the ticket booths.
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Tickets for the last performances of Mamma Mia! at the Mandalay Bay Theatre will go on sale this Friday at 10:00 am. The international hit, based on ABBA songs, will hold its last performance on Sunday, January 4, 2009.
The show has been on the Strip for nearly six years now, which comes out to 2,100 performances and two million guests to date!
The current performance schedule for Mamma Mia! is Sunday through Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 6:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m. There are no performances on Fridays.
Tickets are $110, $82.50 and $49.50, tax inclusive. Tickets are available …read more

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The Las Vegas Monorail (technically the Robert N. Broadbent Las Vegas Monorail) was finally completed and opened to the public in July 2004. It was then plagued by several problems, the largest being parts falling from the monorail to the ground below. After several starts and stops, so to speak, it opened without further issues in early 2005.
The monorail currently spans 3.9 miles and takes approximately 15 minutes from end to end. The majority runs just about a block east of and roughtly parallel to the Strip and actually has no direct presence on the Strip itself. Though the …read more

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Image details: Caesars Palace Prepares For Cher’s Opening Night served by picapp.com
Tonight’s the night! Cher will debut her new Las Vegas show, “Cher at the Colosseum,” at Caesars Palace at 7:30 tonight. She snagged herself a three-year, 200 show run that will alternate with Bette Midler’s own 2-year, 200 show engagement, and Elton John whose show is up for renewal this year.
Cher, who will be using the same 4,300-seat theater that Celine Dion vacated in December, says she feels that she’s come “full circle” since her first time at Caesars. I have a feeling this is going to be …read more

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