Zak Bagans’ “Charles Manson: The Funeral” premieres at 7 p.m. Saturday on Reelz channel.
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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.
Mr. Las Vegas is to undergo back surgery, wiping out at least two weeks of dates at Cleopatra’s Barge.
Hyde Bellagio, the refined but aging club overlooking Lake Bellagio, is closing July 6, MGM Resorts International announced Friday.
Lady Gaga is set to launch her oft-rumored Haus Beauty line, with a boutique under construction on the Las Vegas Strip.
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, designed and constructed for Celine Dion’s groundbreaking run in 2003, is going dark from July through August for its first extensive overhaul.
The opening weekend of Kaos at the Palms was a lot like the 60-foot statue “Demon With a Bowl” that towers over the middle of the entertainment fortress’s dayclub: Imposing, impressive, overwhelming.
Katy Perry appeared at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace over the weekend — informally.
Jimmy Kimmel left the table a winner after his weeklong stay in Las Vegas.
Saturday night’s opening of the 34 -show “Aerosmith: Deuces are Wild” series at Park Theater provided Steven Tyler a platform for a fancy production, and Joe Perry a stage to destroy the place on guitar.
The Hard Rock began their initiative in January. Several resorts, including those operated by MGM Resorts International, have phased in the paper-straw campaign.
John Fogerty is back in residency at Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas on Wednesday through April 20 in a concert show dubbed, “My 50 Year Trip.”
Ex-MGM Grand President Scott Sibella reportedly signed his contract as the resort’s president and COO on Thursday, and was on the job Friday.
About 8,000 revelers poured through Kaos Nightclub’s three entrances for its industry night preview. The party raved through the early morning hours, with bucket-capped star DJ Marshmello bursting on the scene at about 1:45 a.m.
As we were reminded just this week, simply putting up a great show in a unique facility is not enough.
Harland Williams is the first headliner at Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club, set to open for previews at Linq Promenade on May 2-8, with a more celebrated premiere in June.
