Get Halloween treats on Strip

You missed last night's Halloween-themed contest, where women at Hawaiian Tropic Zone tried to win a free "Boooob Job." The winner: whoever collected the most candy from tourists. Sweet.

But tonight, Halloween Vegas brings on the porn stars, movie stars and $45,000 costume contest prizes. Anywhere you go, there probably will be contests, like at Studio 54 at MGM, the Bank at Bellagio and SushiSamba at the Palazzo.

But behold, there are also Halloween-y red carpets across the Strip -- and these red carpets also come in pink and black:

• Adult film star Tera Patrick -- who almost had a deal to be a regular part of the Hard Rock this year -- poses on the red carpet at 10 tonight at Tao at The Venetian.

• Carmen Electra walks the "pink carpet" at 11:30 p.m. at Rok Vegas at New York-New York, then she checks out the costume contest inside, where her fiance, ex-Korn guitarist Rob Patterson, spins.

• Criss Angel's new Cirque du Soleil show, "Believe," gets its official "hard opening" tonight. At 6 p.m., he walks the "black carpet" with a scheduled lineup of celebs including Evangeline Lily and Dominic Monaghan from "Lost," Sully Erna from Godsmack, Neil Patrick Harris from "How I Met Your Mother," Tera Patrick, Hugh Hefner's Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt, post-grunge's Hinder, Mike Tyson and former New York Giants giant Michael Strahan.

• The Playboy Club at the Palms is dishing out $45,000 in "cash and prizes," whatever that really means, for its costume contest. I suspect there will be many "sexy cats." That starts at 8 p.m., supposedly. The Palms is nutting it up hotelwide, with a $15,000 "best sci-fi" costume at Moon at 10:30 p.m., a $10,000 "best ghoul/goblin" contest at ghostbar at 8 p.m. and a $40,000 "best costume ever" contest at Rain.

• Aubrey O'Day from Danity Kane appears inside MGM's Tabu lounge tonight.

• Lavo lounge at the Palazzo throws a masquerade ball tonight.

• If you want to know about Fright Dome and a few more haunted houses and Strip events, check out page 3 of today's Neon section.

HOLLYWOOD POLITICS

• Barack Obama supporter and DJ Will.i.am spins Saturday at Lavo lounge, plus actress Amy Smart does the red carpet there at 10 p.m. Saturday, for a final push on behalf of GetOutTheVote.org. Will.i.am won an Emmy for that insanely viral music video "Yes We Can."

• Comedian George Wallace is giving away free tickets to his 10 p.m. shows tonight through Nov. 11, as long as you show up with an "I Voted" sticker. Only one ticket per stickered person.

SUNDAY CRAZINESS

• At the Silverton, women wearing only bikinis ride mechanical bulls for a contest held during a retirement party for world champ bull rider Justin McBride. That starts at 7 p.m. (FYI: The Professional Bull Riders World Finals starts today at the Thomas & Mack Center.)

• And rapper Nelly shows up on the red carpet at 9 p.m. Sunday to celebrate his birthday at Lavo lounge.

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