Effervescent as a bottle o’ bubbly, “Blanc” has opened at its customized, eponymous theater at the newly re-minted Sahara Las Vegas.
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John Katsilometes’ man-about-town column appears on daily on page 3A. Katsilometes moved to Las Vegas from Northern California in 1996 and spent two years with the RJ before moving to the Greenspun Media Group in 1998, where he served as an editor, magazine writer and columnist. He returned to the RJ in August 2016. He has won numerous state and regional awards, including the 2013 Nevada Press Association Journalist of the Year honor, and has been awarded three times for column writing by the Best of the West contest.
The Palms is advancing its design of its club haven in a massive way with Kaos Dome: a see-through cover high above the Kaos pools area, connected to Kaos Nightclub.
Brian Newman and Lady Gaga met at an artistically fertile place called St Jerome’s on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.
Aerosmith returns to Las Vegas Jan. 29 and has booked 15 dates through June 4 at Park Theater.
Caesars Entertainment execs are extolling the general-admission area as a way to expand the venue’s appeal to more high-energy shows.
Gazillioniare says of Robin’s Nest, “I’ll be there from this Sunday, throwing down a Krug or 10 in his honor. We miss ya, baby.”
MGM Resorts International is converting the Las Vegas Village and Route 91 Harvest music festival site into parking for events at Allegiant Stadium, and also a community and athletic center.
“O” opened Oct. 17, 1998, the first production show ever on the Strip to command a $100 ticket price.
Jen Kramer, a Yale graduate, is the only female headliner among more than 20 magic/mentalist/hypnotist productions currently running in Las Vegas.
Dionne Warwick’s residency continues Caesars Entertainment’s vision to turn Cleopatra’s Barge into a small showroom.
Tommy Wind is back in residency at Night Owl Showroom with “Amazing Magic Starring Tommy Wind” at Hooters/OYO Hotel Casino beginning at 3 p.m. Oct. 24.
The new entrepreneur saved her money while living at the Strat from 2013-17, when she was the star of “Pin Up.”
The 12-foot-tall Philippe Starck-designed metal duck at the Sahara pool is headed for Reno.
Frankie Moreno has topped the Billboard charts again in two categories this month, with his piano instrumental “Pianoforte.”
The destruction and removal of the Philippe Starck -designed statue has sparked debate about why the roundish figure wasn’t given a stay of execution.