Rise, a grassroots initiative, is spearheaded by none other than Franco Dragone, who clearly wants to return to Vegas.
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Vegas artist Dustin Hoots says of the new Fremont East mural, “The whole thing took 15, 20 hours of paint time to finish.”
Spiegelworld founder Ross Mollison says of “Opium’s” suspension, “We look forward to relaunching as soon as possible.”
David Copperfield says, “Especially in times like these, magic is important. It reminds us to dream and believe in our own ability to achieve the impossible.”
Penn & Teller have headlined Las Vegas since debuting at Bally’s in 199, and have starred at the Rio since 2001. They have performed together for 43 years.
Cirque du Soleil is halting all of its shows on the Strip because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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