Thursday, December 2, 2010

98.5 KLUC;s Annual Toy Drive! Takes off today!


98.5 KLUC’s Chet Buchanan & The Morning Zoo Toy Drive
Kick’s Off Today!

24 Hours A Day - 12 Straight Days - 12th Straight Year
Thursday, December 2nd - Monday, December 13th
@ NV Energy parking lot on Sahara & Jones

Chet Buchanan, host of 98.5 KLUC’s Chet Buchanan & The Morning Zoo, lives atop a 30-foot high scaffolding 24 hours a day for 12 straight days raising awareness to the Las Vegas valley about the less fortunate kids & families in our community. You can help by donating new, unwrapped toys, bikes, gift cards, and cash donations.

Celeb sightings from Blush Boutique Nightclub! Plus a great response to the toy drive!




Tuesday night Blush Boutique Nightclub kicked off a toy drive benefitting the After School All Stars.  Club goers filled up two large bins of some great holiday toys certain to put a smile on the faces of the kids that receive them.

Stopping by to donate toys and enjoy the party were poker queens Lauren Kling, Maria Ho and Christina Lindley.  The girls gathered at Blush to celebrate Kling’s birthday.

Comedian Pauly Shore also dropped in for a drink.

Photo Credit: Bryan Steffy

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

TGIW!! Thank Goodness it's Weds!! Time to SNITCH! ghostbar Tonight!

LAX Industry Night! At the Luxor Hotel & Casino!


LAX Industy Night – Luxor Hotel & Casino

10:30pm - Tomorrow at 1:30am
LAX Nightclub is the hottest nightclub in Las Vegas. The destination of choice for A-list celebrities and the social jet set, LAX is one of the most talked about clubs in the country. Featuring unrivaled décor and a top-tier sound system, LAX is outfitted in rich, red leathers and adorned with oversized mirrors and shimmering chandeliers, creating a modern and luxurious feel throughout the venue.

For Guestlist or Table Reservations contact Janae at 213.545.1763

What is coming up at The Silverton?? Find out now!


Silverton Casino Lodge is the perfect place for great music, delicious food and a weekend escape from the hustle and bustle of the Las Vegas Strip. Please find a list below of the upcoming headliners at Silverton Casino Lodge. Tickets can be purchased at the Silverton Casino Lodge, by calling 702-263-7777 or by logging onto www.silvertoncasino.com.   

Laura Bell Bundy
Genre: Country
Date: Friday, Dec. 3, at 10:30 p.m.
Ticket Prices: $20 plus tax and applicable fees
Artist Info: After moving to New York at 18, Laura Bell Bundy formed a country duo with roommate and wrote and performed songs in New York clubs while she worked toward her dream of performing on Broadway. She played the lead role of Elle Woods in the Broadway musical Legally Blonde, which she received a Tony Award nomination for. She also performed in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Hairspray and the smash hit Wicked.
The singer-songwriter’s debut release, Achin’ and Shakin’ is a collection of slow and sultry country songs mixed with a group of sassy songs that are equal parts humor, confidence and attitude. Her debut single, “Giddy On Up,” is upbeat while “Drop On By” shows off more of her romantic side.

Austin Law
Genre: Country/Southern Rock
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 8, at 10:30 p.m.
Ticket Prices: $10 plus tax and applicable fees
Artist Info: Austin Law is made up of eight multitalented musicians hailing from all across the country. Their influences are a combination of deep roots country and modern day rock. The group keeps audiences on their toes with upbeat country harmonies and power ballads while lead singer Michael Austin charms audiences with his soothing voice and heartfelt lyrics.


Half Pint Brawlers
Genre: Extreme Wrestling
Date:  Friday, Dec. 10, at 8 p.m.
Ticket Prices: $20 & $35 plus tax and applicable fees
Artist Info: The Silverton Casino Lodge welcomes the troupe of dedicated little person wrestlers, known as the Half Pint Brawlers, to show off their extreme talent in Las Vegas. The Half Pint Brawlers, led by Owner Puppet “The Psycho Dwarf,” have been traveling the country entertaining fans with their unique wrestling skills in addition to their antics as seen on their hit show on Spike TV. The Half Pint Brawlers focuses exclusively on matches featuring midget performers taking each other on in the ring for hardcore wrestling fun.  

 About Silverton Casino Lodge
The Silverton Casino Lodge offers 300 deluxe rooms and suites and world-class amenities all located within an upscale, contemporary luxury lodge-themed resort. Silverton Casino Lodge is home to a variety of restaurants and dining options, including the Seasons Buffet, the 24-hour Sundance Grill, Shady Grove Lounge, Twin Creeks Steakhouse and the new, Mexican-inspired Mi Casa Grill Cantina. In addition to the 165,000-square-foot Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, Silverton offers 90,000 square feet of gaming with over 2,000 slot machines and 30 table games, an intimate poker room and the Mermaid Restaurant & Lounge. The property features a 117,000-gallon saltwater aquarium with more than 5,000 sharks, stingrays and tropical fish, which was voted “Best Free Attraction” in the Best of Citysearchâ 2008 awards. Silverton Casino Lodge is located at I-15 and Blue Diamond. For more information, please call 702-263-7777 or visit www.silvertoncasino.com

Dining and partying at NOVE and N9NE and Moon!! Who??


Bryan Callen, actor and comedian, also dined at Nove Italiano with friends. Callen and friends sat at the bar and enjoyed appetizers and cocktails.

Pauly Shore, actor and comedian, enjoyed a drink in the lounge at N9NE Steakhouse with a friend.

The Alchemist (real name Alan Maman) performed at the weekly party BANG at Moon Nightclub. He had a VIP table where he sat with friends and drank Ketel One.

Actor and comedian, Michael Blackson, partied at Moon Nightclub with friends as he celebrated his birthday. Blackson sipped on Ketel One mixed drinks.


Photo Credit Shane O’Neal / 9 Group

It's a Hoedown!! Right now at the Freemont Street Experience!



24th Annual Downtown Hoedown – Freemont Street Experience
Wednesday, December 1 · 6:00pm - 11:30pm

5:30 - Light show - Signs of Life
5:40 - 6:20 - Stealing Angels at 1st Street Stage (near Binion's & the Golden Nugget)
6:20 - 7:00- Kevin Fowler at 3rd Street Stage (near Fitzgeralds, Fremont & Four Queens)
7:00 - Light show - George Thorogood's Bad to the Bone
...7:10 - 8:00 - Trailer Choir at 1st STreet Stage
8:00 - Light show - Don McLean's American Pie
8:10 - 9:00 - Eli Young Band at 3rd Street Stage
9:00 - Light Show - The Doors Strange Days in Vegas
9:10 - 10:30 - Randy Rogers Band at 1st Street Stage
10:30 - Light Show - A Tribute to Queen
10:40 - Midnight - Jack Ingram at 3rd Street Stage
11:10 - Midnight - Jason Jones at Main Street Stage (near Golden Gate)
Midnight - Light show - KISS Over Vegas
12:30 am - 1:30 am - Brett Eldredge at Main Street Stage

Proof that it pays to be a fan of Fremont Street Experience – here is the inside scoop on this year's lineup - some details still to be determined and subject to change.
2010 Downtown Hoedown Performers (in no particular order)
Kevin Fowler http://www.kevinfowler.com/index.aspx
Trailer Choir http://www.trailerchoir.com/
Randy Rogers Band http://www.randyrogersband.com/
Stealing Angels http://www.stealingangels.com/
Eli Young Band http://www.eliyoungband.com/home.aspx
Jack Ingram http://www.jackingram.net/
Jason Jones http://www.jasonjonesmusic.com/
Brett Eldredge http://www.bretteldredge.com/

Surrender and Blush Nightclub team up! 1st Annual Toy Drive!


Blush Boutique Nightclub and Surrender Nightclub will collect new unwrapped toys during their weekly industry parties to benefit the After-School All-Stars.

Blush Boutique Nightclub will kick off the efforts on Tuesday, November 30 with Surrender Nightclub continuing the collection on Wednesday, December 1. Guests who bring a toy for the drive will receive complimentary admission.

For more information or table reservations at Blush Boutique Nightclub contact 702.770.3633. Local ladies are always free. Cover charge starts at $30. Blush is open Tuesday through Saturday at 9 p.m.

For more information on Surrender Nightclub, call 702.770.7300. Local ladies are always free. Cover charge starts at $40. Surrender Nightclub is open Wednesday through Saturday at 10 p.m.

About After-School All-Stars:

The After-School All-Stars Las Vegas provide opportunities for underprivileged youth to participate in after-school and summer activities in sports, educational, cultural and enrichment programs that are free to all participants. For more information about the After-School All-Stars visit www.asaslv.org or call 702.770.7601

M Resort to Celebrate Hannukah! Lighting of the Menorah!

M Resort Spa Casino Celebrates Hannukkah with Menorah Lighting today at 4 P.M.

A giant indoor menorah lighting will be held at the M Resort Spa Casino to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, the “Festival of Lights” on
Wednesday, Dec. 1. The community is invited to come together to mark this 8-day Jewish holiday. One light is kindled on the first night of the festival and an additional light is added on each of the successive seven nights. An extra light, called the “shamash,” which means “guard” is used to light all the other lights on the menorah.

Children will receive chocolate coins and toy dreidels at the lighting.

The community is also invited to bring non-perishable food items to the lighting. The items will be donated to Jewish Family Services, a local charitable organization with a number of programs designed to support those in need including a food pantry, which provides nutritious food and hygiene products to more than 19,000 individuals in Clark County including the elderly, families and homeless adults and adolescents.

Assistant Rabbi Zukrow of Congregation Ner Tamid will lead the lighting and prayer.

The menorah will be displayed from Wednesday, the start of Hanukkah, to its end on Thursday, Dec. 9

M Resort Spa Casino – Main Lobby

12300 Las Vegas Blvd S at St. Rose Parkway

Speedway offers Charitable Opportunities to help Children! Celebs and Fans!



Speedway Children’s Charities offers fans many opportunities to help the children of Southern Nevada at Dec. 1 Chasers For Charity Fanfest

The Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities will be giving fans many opportunities to help the children of Southern Nevada during the annual Chasers for Charity Fanfest on Wednesday, Dec. 1 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

SCC is offering fans a once-in-a lifetime opportunity to play the Fast Money Round in a Family Feud-style game show with their favorite NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase-for-the-Championship drivers. The highest bidder in SCC’s online auction will compete in the final round of Speedway Feud with the driver of their choice and will win prizes. Fans may bid on the fast-money round position by going to www.speedwaycharities.org/lasvegas.

Chasers for Charity Fanfest t-shirts will be on sale at the event for $10, with all proceeds going to SCC. Fans who donate a new, unwrapped toy will receive 50-percent discount on the limited-edition shirts.

SCC also will host its first-ever Punch-and-Lunch. Fans can dine to support the charity by purchasing a $10 punch card that will allow them to sample food from local restaurants at the track, including Margaritaville and Famous Dave’s Barbeque.

The Chasers for Charity Fanfest kicks off NASCAR Champion’s Week in Las Vegas. In addition to appearances by all 12 Chase drivers, the event also will include track tours, a celebrity go-kart race, NASCAR show cars, the Sprint Experience, live music, Richard Petty Driving Experience rides and a question-and-answer session with SPEED TV personalities Krista Voda and Larry McReynolds. Admission is free and the festival will be held in the Neon Garage at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Shuttle bus transportation from the Las Vegas Strip to LVMS is available through Coach
America.

 Speedway Children's Charities is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit, tax ID# 56-1331429. Making a difference in a child's life is the focus of Speedway Children's Charities. SCC strives to do this in collaboration with the non-profit organizations it supports nationwide. Individually, SCC's local chapters identify the needs of children in their communities and award grants to organizations that address them. Last December, the Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities granted $275,000 to 78 local children's causes during its annual grant distribution ceremony.

For more information, please call LVMS at (702) 644-4444 or visit www.LVMS.com. Follow LVMS on Facebook and Twitter.

GRAND Marshall For Pennzoil 400 Announced! LV Raider A.J. Cole

 Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 Presented by Jiffy Lube will kick off in style as Las Vegas Raiders’ two-time All-Pro punter A.J. Cole has been named...