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Fremont Street Experience Goes Country
After the charity motorcycle ride ends at the Fremont Street Experience, get ready for an all day/all night country fest as several of the riders take to the stage for concerts that are FREE to the public.
The hosts of the ride, Montgomery Gentry will take the 3rd Street stage with some other guests from the ride, starting at 2:30 p.m.
Date: May 20th, 2006 |
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CineVegas Sneak Previews ‘A Prairie Home Companion’
The official start of this year’s CineVegas Film Festival isn’t until June 9, but the organizers are getting a bit of an early start with a sneak preview of Robert Altman’s upcoming much-talked-about film, A Prairie Home Companion.
The event takes place in MonteLago Village at Lake Las Vegas on May 20. The band Sante Fe will get things rolling with a live performance at 5:30 p.m., followed by an invite-only reception at Bistro Zinc at 6:30 p.m.
Date: May 19th, 2006 |
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Mary Higgins Clark to Sign at The Reading Room
In her more than thirty year career, author Mary Higgins Clark has sold over 80 million copies of her novels worldwide. Two of her twenty-four novels, Where Are the Children? and A Stranger Is Watching, have been made into feature films and several more have been optioned for television. Her most recent novel, Two Little Girls In Blue, is a best-selling suspense novel dealing with twin telepathic three-year old girls and a mother’s search for a kidnapped child, presumed dead.
Clark will be making a rare in-person appearance at The Reading Room at Mandalay on May 3 to autograph copies of her newest book for fans. She will be joined by her daughter, Carol Higgins Clark, a best-selling novelist in her own right.
Date: May 2nd, 2006 |
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New City Theater: Free Acting Classes and Shows
The New City Theatre, in cooperation with Ambient Light Films, offers free adult acting classes every Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Space is limited and reservations are required by calling between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. (Mon. - Fri.) The non-profit New City Theatre also entertains audiences with original, unpublished scripts, contemporary published scripts, experimental productions, and musical revues. Free performances are open to the public.
New City Theatre
2900 E. Patrick Lane
Las Vegas, NV 89120
702.795.0487
Date: January 27th, 2006 |
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Las Vegas: City of Murals
As part of an art and education project to commemorate Las Vegas’ 100th birthday, the city invited public and private businesses to host murals throughout the valley. Each participating business was asked to house a mural which would be designed and created by local artists. The businesses pledged to maintain the mural for a minimum of five years. As of July 2005, at least 48 murals have been completed with expecations that over 180 will eventually be finished. This enthusiasm for art about town exceeds the city’s goal of 100 murals for the birthday celebration.
Date: December 13th, 2005 |
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Academy of Country Music Charity Motorcycle Ride
Get your motor runnin’ … the third annual Academy of Country Music Motorcycle Ride is set to roll through town on May 21. The event kicks off from the Las Vegas Harley-Davidson dealership at 10 a.m. and ends at the Fremont Street Experience downtown around 1 p.m.
If interested in participating in the ride, simply show up at the event with your motorcycle, between 7:30 a.m. and 10 a.m., and pay the $30 fee. All proceeds from the entrance fees will benefit the Academy of Country Music Charitable Foundation.
Date: May 20th, 2006 |
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Metzger Attemps Motorcycle Backflip Over Caesars Palace Fountains
On New Year’s Eve 1967, motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel attempted to jump over the Fountains at Caesars Palace. It was unsuccessful and Knievel was made famous by the many injuries he suffered as a result. Just shy of thirty years later, Freestyle Motocross superstar Mike “The Godfather” Metzger is hoping his odds are better as he attempts to set a world record by making the jump successfully — while doing a backflip on his cycle.
On May 4 at 5:30 p.m., Metzger will make the jump which will be aired live on ESPN (8:30 p.m. for those watching on the East Coast). The jump is part of a publicity promotion for both the upcoming Mission Impossible: 3 movie (which is released the following day) and as part of Caesars Palace’s 40th Anniversary.
Date: May 3rd, 2006 |
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Peking Acrobats: Free Show at Fremont St.
The Peking Acrobats will perform their first-ever free show in Las Vegas this week at the Fremont Street Experience 1st Street Stage. On Wednesday, February 1, 2006 from 7:00 p.m to 9:00 p.m., this elite group of Chinese gymnasts, jugglers, cyclists and tumblers will perform daring maneuvers like wire walking and trick-cycling. Their performance will be accompanied by live musicians playing traditional Chinese instruments. The group has been wowing audiences with their awesome acrobatic talent since 1952. This stop in Vegas is part of their nineteenth North American tour.
Date: January 29th, 2006 |
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Holiday Display at Bellagio’s Conservatory & Botanical Gardens
Another festive display to visit if you happen to be in Vegas over the holidays is the elaborate decorations that adorn the Bellagio’s Conservatory &
Botanical Gardens. A colorful cranberry bog surrounded by over 1,000 fresh roses, a 45-foot fir tree and playful arctic animal topicary creations make up this beautiful seasonal display. The 400,000 cranberries provided by Ocean Spray (weighing in at 2,000 pounds!) are a new addition to this annual holiday exhibit. Seven state-of-the-art animatronic penguins are also enjoying their first year as part of this spectacular winter wonderland, which will …
Date: December 19th, 2005 |
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Mandalay Place: Hunt for the Skinwalker
Here’s something a little out-of-the-ordinary: There is a free book signing at The Reading Room at Mandalay Place tomorrow night that may appeal to science junkies. Investigative reporter George Knapp, will be available to discuss the book he wrote with Colm Kelleher about the spooky Skinwalker Ranch. For more than 50 years, a multitude of bizarre events have occurred at Skinwalker, including the appearance of mysterious objects and otherworldy creatures, now chronicled in Hunt for the Skinwalker: Science Confronts the Unexplained at a Remote Ranch in Utah. If the characters …
Date: December 7th, 2005 |
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