Smith Center president Myron Martin says, “If you wait until for the second or third day (to buy tickets), you’ll probably be shut out.”
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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.
Steve Aoki took the stage for a 20-minute EDM set inside the Madame Tussauds display space. It was an eye-popping, and ear-splitting, event.
More than half of the stars embedded along Las Vegas Boulevard have been wiped out as part of Clark County’s project to install security bollards on the Strip.
Those who fool Penn & Teller receive a “Fool Us” trophy, with the letters “F” and “U” displayed prominently.
The word from the VegasVille entertainment scene is that Gwen Stefani is planning a residency at the Zappos Theater.
We’ve spent a few CineVegas Film Festivals at Brenden Theatres, including the world premiere of “Ocean’s 13” in 2007.
On Thursday night, a fan disrupted Elton John’s performance by putting his hands on the keys, then attempting to take up-close pictures of the piano.
“One Night For One Drop” featured songs by Jewel, appearances by her family, and a soaring dragon.
Tegan Summer is in acquisition mode. VegasVille’s newest mover-slash-shaker is amassing licensing deals the same way coin collectors snap up silver nickels.
Pink Martini music director Thomas Lauderdale says, “I never thought I would say this,” he says, “but it would be fascinating to do a run in Las Vegas.”
The unaired episode of Jerry Seinfeld’s “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” featuring Jerry Lewis will indeed air on Netflix.
Lynn McMullan says, “This year I am proud to say that I will be shaving my head under Team Kyra.”
De Ann Letourneau is such a familiar figure, I could tell it was her even from The Perch by the way she bowed after playing.
Jewel is at the center of “One Night For One Drop” event on Friday night at MJ One Theater at Mandalay Bay. On March 30-31, she is headlining at Encore Theater.
Zappos has agreed to an exclusive, five-year marketing partnership with Caesars Entertainment in the newly named Zappos Theater.
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