February 11, 2012

New Headliners Roll into Las Vegas this Fall

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Las Vegas remains one of the most popular destinations for a weekend getaway, conference, or meeting.  No longer known for the $1.99 buffet or topless showgirls in cabaret shows – although you can probably still find those if you look hard enough – Las Vegas now features world class restaurants, specialty bars, and upscale entertainment.  [...]

REVIEW: Viva Elvis!

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Elvis has not left the building!  His music is alive and well, and performed every night in the ARIA showroom.  Viva Elvis! ,the new production show from Cirque du Soleil, traces the life of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll from his humble beginnings in Tupelo, Mississippi to his headlining days on the Las Vegas [...]

Catch Jersey Boys at Venetian, Las Vegas

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There’s nothing like a Las Vegas show to give you fabulous night of entertainment, and if you haven’t seen the long running and award winning Jersey Boys at the Venetian Hotel, you’re missing a night of fun. Even if you’ve seen this production before (as I had), you’ll want to catch another performance.  While essentially [...]

Phantom of the Opera at The Venetian, Las Vegas

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Seeing one of my favorite musicals, Phantom of the Opera, in a Las Vegas environment, was a chance that I jumped at. This Phantom is an all-new production, reuniting the original creative team of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Hal Prince.  It’s the same storyline, including all the songs, but has new staging and illusions that [...]

CONTEST: Win Airfare to Las Vegas on SWA & $150 Spending Money

Many of you followed along on my recent trip to Las Vegas, and my quest to find some G-Rated activities. Here are the top things that I found: Spent a day at the pool at Mandalay Bay.  Renting a cabana, and have a place to get out of the sun occasionally, made a 100+ degree [...]