Dane Cook‘s new album, “Isolated Incident,” launched Tuesday to huge iTunes sales numbers. And Vegas is the first place he’s hitting for a three-night stand, tonight through Sunday at the Palms.
CARSON CITY — After a bizarre and frantic day that began with a 3 a.m. session of the state Senate, legislators were seeing the light at the end of the tunnel Thursday night.
CARSON CITY — Republican and Democratic negotiators have reached a tentative agreement on reforms to the financially strapped Public Employees Retirement System, according to Assembly Majority Leader John Oceguera.
The recent death of Dr. Joseph Rojas made 58-year-old Gaylem Ausem remember the time she was terrified that something was eating away at her insides, and how he was able to calm her fears.
A teenage girl stepped off a yellow school bus about noon Thursday and stopped by police tape surrounding a North Las Vegas home.
CARSON CITY — Nevada lawmakers, facing a June 1 adjournment, rushed Thursday to complete work on “green energy” legislation which has become one of the major initiatives of the 2009 session.
CARSON CITY — With today’s deadline looming, Nevada lawmakers continued voting on bills that would otherwise die because of an end-of-the-week deadline for action on the measures.
Maybe I missed my calling. Perhaps I should have been an agent.
Danny Gans‘ family never had an inkling that he had a serious health problem.
An impressionist, by nature of the craft, makes himself nearly a blank canvas to create other personas. But it was Danny Gans, the offstage man, who was revealed in a memorial service Thursday.
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The Cannery is conducting a canned-food drive for Three Square, a local food bank, Wednesday through May 29. All C.A.N. Club members receive a free electronic drawing entry for each can (up to five) donated to the drive, and then 500 entries will be selected to receive $20 in free play, which will automatically be deposited into the winners’ accounts. On Monday, all players earning 299 same-day points ($100 coin-in on slots, $150 coin-in on video poker; no point redemption required) will receive an Americana Hat.
Heidi’s Picks is a weekly selection of restaurant suggestions from Review-Journal critic Heidi Knapp Rinella. Her reviews are done anonymously at Review-Journal expense.
Tommy Chong was jailed for selling pot paraphernalia a few years ago. But when he and Cheech Marin filmed pot movies in the 1970s and 1980s, they faced far fewer problems with police. In fact, cops were pretty much on their side — except when they were stealing Cheech & Chong’s dope, man.
Splashin’ in the wave pool to “Surfin’ U.S.A.” Hoisting a tequila shot “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed.” And they’re not on the oldies station either.
Nightclubs aren’t usually the most egalitarian of places.
This would fall under the category of evidence that’s purely anecdotal — maybe even intuitive — but it may be that our economy is beginning to rebound, if only just a little. The clue: It’s been a while since I’ve seen an empty restaurant even on a weeknight.
Local chefs will help fight childhood hunger during Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. June 4 at the Hard Rock Hotel, 4455 Paradise Road. Among the more than 30 chefs and restaurants participating are Carlos Guia of SW Steakhouse at Wynn Las Vegas, Kerry Simon of CatHouse at the Luxor and Simon Restaurant & Lounge at Palms Place, Andre’s at the Monte Carlo, Rosemary’s Restaurant, The Capital Grille at Fashion Show mall and Rare 120 Degrees at the Hard Rock. The event will include a live auction hosted by Nate Tannenbaum, plus a silent auction. Tickets are $75 for general admission, $100 for VIP, which includes a 5:30 p.m. reception. Tickets or details: (877) 268-2783 or www.TasteOfTheNation.org. …
Yes, it’s tricky to be a reformed Australian boy band, basically starting over from scratch in the United States because no one has heard of you.
History repeats itself — in more ways than one — in "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian," a sequel to 2006’s family-friendly hit that serves up more fanciful, family-friendly fun.
Metal veterans Judas Priest slam into the Thomas & Mack Center on Aug. 8, with Whitesnake. Tickets are $25 and go on sale at 10 a.m. today at the Thomas & Mack box office, East Tropicana and Swenson St., and UNLVtickets outlets.
Curtain up on McNugget Macbeth. Showtime for Hamlet in a Hurry. Opening night for King Lear Gets a Quickie.
Watching “The Lion King” at its Friday Mandalay Bay opening, I was struck by how much this show celebrates theatrical conventions. It’s all about telling a story through stage fakery. You’re not likely to look at it and say, “What a movie this would make!” or “What a TV show!” — at least not this version — because its beauty is so uniquely stage bound. It’s the sort of experience that can get you hooked on theater, because it weaves a magic that only live performance can spin.
On Tuesday, California voters soundly rejected five Rube Goldberg ballot measures designed to keep the state solvent through the rest of the year.
As a boy, Rod Poteete’s dream was to be a professional baseball player, pitching on a national stage against the world’s best hitters. Unlike most other boys with the same dream, Poteete possessed the dedication and physical ability to make his come true.