Vegas offers Free Southern Belle
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Celebrate the beginning of National Cupcake Week with a free cupcake from The Cupcakery. On September 14, only, guests will get to sample the bakery’s Southern Belle cupcake without charge, while supplies last. The red velvet cake smothered in cream cheese frosting is one of dozens of fanciful cupcakes created by owner Pamela Jenkins.
Monday, September 14, 2009
8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Cupcakery
9680 S. Eastern, Suite 100 (map it)
OR
7175 W. Lake Mead, Suite 118 (map it)
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September 13th, 2009 | Lynn Goya | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: 50+, all ages, cupcakes, discount, Food & Beverage, free food, free Vegas, Just a Bit Weird - Fun & Quirky Places, National Cupcake Week, People - Interesting Local People, Sound Like a Local - Local "speak"
Van Morrison to play Vegas
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September 11th, 2009 | Lynn Goya | Read More | Comments: 0
Filed under: 50+, all ages, Astral Weeks, celtic soul, concert, Family Friendly, greatest rock and roll, hard-rock-hotel, music legend, Performaning Arts - Theater & Dance, rock concert, rock legends, teen, vegas
Top 10 Vegas Autumn Adventures
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Awww, fall. After those brutal 115 degree summer days, fall is heavenly. What many people forget is that Vegas is the epicenter of the outdoor world with a wealth of great nearby destinations. Fall is the perfect time to put the top down, let the breeze tangle your hair and have a great outdoor adventure. Pick some vine-ripened fruit; gawk at the fall colors; wade in a stream; soak in the last sun of summer; enjoy a wine walk or an outdoor concert, or just wander without...
September 11th, 2009 | Lynn Goya | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: 50+, all ages, children, fall, Family Friendly, get-away, Just a Bit Weird - Fun & Quirky Places, kids, music, nevada, Sound Like a Local - Local "speak", staycation, vegas, Vegas vacation, wine
Review: Pahrump Valley Winery
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Just over an hour from the Vegas strip lies one of the area’s best kept secrets. Bill & Gretchen Loken, owners of Pahrump Valley Winery, produced the first Nevada commercial wine from grapes grown on their own property. Nevada Ridge, a zinfandel bottled in a deep red bottle silkscreened with gold Nevada mountains, was harvested in 2005 and bottled for distribution. Since the couple took over the winery in 2005, they have won close to 200 awards from wines they produced from California...
September 3rd, 2009 | Lynn Goya | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: 50+, award-winning, day trip, festival, food and wine, History & Information, nevada, outdoor, Restaurants & Bars, Scenic & Short Trips, Sound Like a Local - Local "speak", wine, winery
Vegas’ Labor Day Deals
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A number of Vegas’ favorite attractions got together to cross market, creating Best Vegas Attractions (BVA). The group includes BODIES…The Exhibition; Fashion Outlets of Las Vegas; Hard Rock Cafe; the Las Vegas Monorail; Titanic: The Artifact Exhibit; Papillon Airways, Inc.; and Madame Tussauds Las Vegas and others.
Exclusive Labor Day weekend offers through Monday, September 7, 2009:
· Scenic Airlines: Book a highlight air tour and receive 50 percent off a child’s...
September 3rd, 2009 | Lynn Goya | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: 50+, all ages, bargain, Just a Bit Weird - Fun & Quirky Places, Labor Day, Scenic & Short Trips, Shopping, sight seeing, Sound Like a Local - Local "speak", teens, vegas attractions
Vegas Welcomes Bill Cosby
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I remember when Bill Cosby first starred in I Spy with Robert Culp. I think Culp was supposed to be the star and Cosby the sidekick because Culp was white and cool and Cosby was black and funny, and it was 1965. But from the beginning, it was Cosby that people watched and turned the television on to see. When the show first aired, Cosby would have been 28, and navy veteran and graduate of Temple University. He was smart, and handsome and funny and charming. The natural camaraderie between...
August 21st, 2009 | Lynn Goya | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: 50+, black family, comedy, entertainer, Humor, Performaning Arts - Theater & Dance, stand up
Mystere Celebrates 25 Years in Vegas
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Cirque du Soleil® has a host of shows in Vegas, but its first may still be its most charming. Mystère™ is pure fun with whimsical, colorful characters, silly clowns and breathtaking acrobatics. Mystère has an international cast of 72 performers featuring dancers, singers, musicians and champion-caliber acrobats. The Chicago Tribune called Mystère, "one of the most innovative and exciting shows to be seen anywhere". Be sure to get there at least 30 minutes early to enjoy...
August 7th, 2009 | Lynn Goya | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: 50+, all ages, Arts and Entertainment, Family Friendly, Just a Bit Weird - Fun & Quirky Places, Performaning Arts - Theater & Dance, Performing Arts - Theater & Dance, teens, Vegas circus, Vegas show
REVIEW: Favorito is a Vegas Favorite
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Rude, crude and politically incorrect, Vinnie Favorito follows in the footsteps of Don Rickles. The charm of insult humor is often difficult to fathom until one sees it live. Vinnie Favorito, winner of numerous comedy awards around the country, forgoes a standard routine in favor of interviewing his Vegas audience members thus asking them to deliver the sword with which he spears them. Instead of leaving us flayed alive, however, the Boston Italian’s sharp, quick-witted barbs hilariously expose...
July 30th, 2009 | Lynn Goya | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: 50+, comedy routine, deal, Henry Louis Gates, James Crowley, Just a Bit Weird - Fun & Quirky Places, Obama, People - Interesting Local People, Performaning Arts - Theater & Dance, racial profiling, stand up comedy, vegas, Vegas show
REVIEW: Buddha and the Band
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There is a strange disconnect to the spectacular collection of ancient Buddhas lovingly displayed at Tao Las Vegas and the overly loud techno music that takes over as the dinner hour wanes and star gazing begins in earnest (celebrities seem to flock here). Open for dinner only, the food and setting beg to be shared with a romantic partner. Rose petals fill bathtub-size basins, candles flicker throughout, hundreds of serene Buddhas – including the 20-foot Buddha floating on an infinity pool–...
July 28th, 2009 | Lynn Goya | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: 50+, asian food, buddha, dining, eat, Food & Beverage, romantic restaurants, vegas restaurants
More Vegas Beatles to Love
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The Beatles weren’t only influential, they were beloved and their music changed and inspired a generation. When a new Beatles album was released, it was a cultural phenomenon that took over radio stations, high school study halls and Friday night pizza parlors where intense discussion about the music, the lyrics, mindset of the band were held. For many, Sgt. Pepper was transformative. We’d never heard anything like it and the musical sophistication of the album blew down the walls that...
July 27th, 2009 | Lynn Goya | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: 50+, band, beatles, concert, exclusive concert, music, performance, Performaning Arts - Theater & Dance, special event
REVIEW: Lotus of Siam
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I would be remiss if I didn’t mention one of Vegas’ best kept national secrets. Lotus of Siam nests in an old strip mall in a relatively unknown part of town. Just to get there, one needs to wind through back alley corridors. Yet, somehow, this little gem of a restaurant has been written up in magazines and reviews across the country. Jonathon Gold, Gourmet Magazine, calls it “the single best Thai restaurant in North America.” The best deal is the buffet lunch which may include...
July 23rd, 2009 | Lynn Goya | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: 50+, best restaurants, eat, Food & Beverage, food review, Just a Bit Weird - Fun & Quirky Places, People - Interesting Local People, Scenic & Short Trips, Sound Like a Local - Local "speak", thai cuisine, Top restaurants, vegas secret
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