Dine out and say Good-Bye to 2009 with the Light Group!

For reservations and more information visit: //www.lightgroup.com/events/2010 or call 702-693-7300

Last Minute Packages Still AVAILABLE!! Check these out!

The Mirage

Book The Mirage’s New Year’s Eve Package for December 31, 2009 and enjoy access to The Strip’s most notorious party - an exclusive and infamous black tie affair featuring dinner, dancing and an open bar from just $250 per person.

· Exciting entertainment featuring Jimmy Hopper and live DJ mixes

· Complimentary champagne and premium open bar

· A New Year’s Eve countdown to remember, complete with confetti explosion

Reserve a room at The Mirage and take advantage of Notorious 2010 New Year’s Eve Party tickets starting at $250 per person plus tax. This package is available until December 31, 2009 and room rates start at $519 per night plus tax. For more information or to make reservations call (888) 634-7111.

Monte Carlo

Party at Monte Carlo this New Year’s Eve!

· Two night stay in a deluxe room

· All-you-can-drink passes to The Pub New Year’s Eve party

· $25 spa services credit

· Complimentary in-room sparkling wine

· New Year’s Eve party favors

This package starts at $279 per person plus tax and is available from December 30, 2009 to January 1, 2010; offer must be booked by December 29, 2009. For more information or to make reservations call (866) 934-1242 or visit www.montecarlo.com.

Luxor

Ring in the New Year at Luxor with this spectacular package and enjoy entry into the New Year's Eve celebration with all of the below.

· Open Bar

· Gourmet Action Stations

· LIVE Music from Sound Connections

This package starts at $770.46 plus tax and is available now through January 3, 2010; hotel stay must include the night of December 31, 2009. For more information or to make reservations call (877) 386-4658 or visit www.luxor.com .

Excalibur

Ring in the New Year at Excalibur with special room rates and a free party at the Octane Lounge and the Thunder Showroom. Rates start at $28 per night plus tax and are available until January 3, 2010; offer must be booked by December 30, 2010. For more information or to make reservations call (800) 937-7777 or visit www.excalibur.com.

"Heroine of 2009" - Dawn Gibbons "NOT JUST WINDOW DRESSING!"

The blog has decided that Dawn Gibbons deserves to be named "Heroine of the Year" for 2009! First of all having to endure the public humiliation of dealing with the end of her marriage in the public forum to living behind the Gubernatorial Mansion with just a table top burner to cook on, WRONG! Had Gov. Gibbons been a gentlemen he would of made sure that she was taken care of in a manner befitting her and help her keep her dignity. Sorry to say that I voted for the man and safe to say I will not again. Then to throw fuel on the fire..."the First Lady is window dressing!" Granted this remark came from from an aide but this would show what the general feeling was towards Dawn in the Governor's mansion and by staff which would of been directed by the Governor. Below is an excerpt from her online biography; glad that she was dealt with fairly and will receive her share from the kaput marriage. firstlady.state.nv.us/Default.htm

"Dawn served 3 terms in the Nevada legislature as a state Assemblywoman where she worked on legislation to protect women, children, and other victims; improve the justice system; enhance the ecosystem of Lake Tahoe; and deter drug and alcohol abuse. She also started Nevada’s Organ Donor Task Force at the University of Nevada School of Medicine.

Dawn has been passionate about fighting drug abuse. She was instrumental in propelling the Crystal Darkness Campaign – a program to fight Methamphetamine – directing it not only nationwide but bringing this important campaign that began right here in Nevada and taking it worldwide."

Good luck and best wishes in 2010 to Dawn Gibbons - Our Heroine of 2009!

Lola Belle would like you to know about the wolves!

By Valentine’s Day, they could be killing pregnant wolf mothers carrying pups. Defenders of Wildlife’s intensive efforts at the beginning of the 2010 mating season will be critical to save the lives of these wolves and their offspring. But we need your year-end help today to succeed in the first critical weeks of the New Year. Please make a tax-deductible year-end contribution today to give these magnificent animals a fighting chance for survival. More than 135 wolves -- including most members of the Basin Butte pack -- have already been slaughtered in Idaho. Now anti-wolf officials are escalating their cruel campaign to eliminate wolves and their offspring. They’ve extended the wolf-killing season, which threatens pregnant mothers at well known den sites. It’s like shooting wolves in a barrel. Help save Idaho and Greater Yellowstone wolves -- and other endangered wildlife -- with your compassionate tax-deductible contribution. Your donation will help fund our all-out push over the next few weeks to restore life-saving federal protections for wolves in Idaho and Montana (where 72 of the Big Sky State’s estimated 500 wolves were killed in just a few short months). Caring people like you are helping us launch a new ad in Times Square, where millions of people will see it on New Year’s Eve. This hard-hitting ad calls on President Obama to stop the madness and restore protections for these wolves. With your help, our crack legal team will keep fighting in federal court to restore protections these wolves, challenging the Safari Club International and others who want the wolf hunts to continue. Our Washington, DC advocates will continue to press Interior Secretary Salazar and the Obama administration to rescind the legal opinion that threw wolves to mercy of state politicians determined to destroy them. And our staff in Boise and Missoula will keep working on-the-ground to save the lives of wolves and increase public acceptance for these icons of the American West. To support these and other vital efforts to save the lives of wolves, we need to raise $200,000 and recruit 2,010 new supporters for our Campaign to Save America’s wolves before midnight on December 31st. Will you help us reach this goal? Please make a tax-deductible year-end donation to help save the lives of wolves right now. Nearly 15 years ago, Defenders of Wildlife led the restoration of wolves to Greater Yellowstone and Central Idaho. Now we need your help to stop anti-wolf forces from turning the clock back and to preserve this remarkable accomplishment. I’m counting on your help… and so are America’s wolves. For the Wild Ones,

Rodger Schlickeisen President Defenders of Wildlife

P.S. It’s too late for the Yellowstone Cottonwood Pack and the Basin Butte Wolf family. But together we can save the remaining wolves. Please make a secure, tax-deductible year-end donation online today or call 1-800-385-9712 to contribute by phone and help us save endangered animals.

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Tonight at Moon..Eddie Franco's B-Day Celebration!! Start the Party!

Moon Tuesdays

Ongoing – Select Tuesdays at 10:30 p.m.

Moon Nightclub celebrates Las Vegas locals and hosts Moon Tuesdays, featuring guest DJs and special events.

Pre-NEW YEAR'S Grand Opening!! Eve's @ BESO!! Tomorrow!

Kim Kardashian hosts Eve on December 30.

Las Vegas New Year's Eve Downtown - The BEAUTY BAR..Get Back!!

THE GET BACK NEW YEARS EVE PARTY! (Thursday night 12/31 NOT First Friday) Skip the Strip and Casino Chips. Come get down DOWNTOWN with some funky sounds. Las Vegas' offical Funky Soul Dance Party. Very special guest DJ, who's entity is not divulged just yet. $15 Pre Sale Tickets at Both Zia Records locations and Beauty Bar. $20 Day of. Includes complimentary drink

Still time to book your package!! Mandalay Bay!!

The clock is ticking and there are only two days left until New Year’s Eve 2009. Whether you’re looking for explosive concerts, festive feasts, open bars, live entertainment, relaxing spa treatments or free airfare, now is the time. Some of The Strip’s hottest hotels are offering tempting packages for the most notorious weekend in Sin City. Book now because it only happens once a year and it’s never too late to plan a trip to Vegas, baby!

Mandalay Bay

Ring in the New Year at Mandalay Bay with the following package and enjoy the following perks.

· Two room nights

· Tickets to neXt New Year's Eve party

· A Four-Course Feast

· An Open Bar With Complimentary Wine And Champagne

· Live Entertainment By The Spazmatics And Mark And The Martinis

· $25 Resort Credit

· 25% Off Spa Treatments

· Fly Back for FREE certificate

This package starts at $680 plus tax and is available until January 2, 2010. For more information or to make reservations call (877) 632-7800 or visit www.mandalaybay.com.

Send off 2009 with a little “boom boom pow” and the Black Eyed Peas with the following package at Mandalay Bay.

· Two room nights

· Tickets to Black Eyed Peas for either December 29 or 30

· $25 Resort Credit

· 25% Off Spa Treatments

· Fly Back for FREE certificate

This package starts at $346 plus tax for $65 level seats and $406 plus tax for $95 level seats and is available now through January 2, 2010. For more information or to make reservations call (877) 632-7800 or visit www.mandalaybay.com.

2009 MOST Shameless Plug...guess who??

Yes it is our one and only seasoned Canine Correspondent "Paws on the Ground" Lola Belle...follow her column...she paws daily!! SEE SHAMELESS!!

Las Vegas's 2009 Most Anticipated Event!! It's a TIE!!

2009 was a year that Las Vegas never saw coming. We always thought that we were pretty much insulated from the country/world's woes. We were hit hard but are still standing! These two events; the opening of The Lion King and City Center were I think what had the community buzzing the most! Cheers to 2010!!!

About CityCenter

CityCenter is an unprecedented urban metropolis on 67 acres between Bellagio and Monte Carlo resorts on the Las Vegas Strip. CityCenter is a joint venture between MGM MIRAGE (NYSE: MGM) and Infinity World Development Corp, a subsidiary of Dubai World. CityCenter features ARIA, a 61-story, 4,004-room gaming resort; luxury non-gaming hotels including Las Vegas’ first Mandarin Oriental and Vdara Hotel & Spa; Veer Towers, the development’s only strictly residential buildings; and Crystals, a 500,000-square-foot retail and entertainment district. Vdara, Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas and Veer Towers include approximately 2,400 residences total. Additionally, The Harmon, a 400-room luxury boutique hotel, is slated to open at CityCenter in late 2010. CityCenter also features a resident Cirque du Soleil production celebrating the timeless musical legacy of Elvis Presley; and an unparalleled Fine Art Collection with works by acclaimed artists including Maya Lin, Jenny Holzer, Nancy Rubins, Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, among others. CityCenter is a design collaboration between MGM MIRAGE and eight internationally acclaimed architectural firms including Pelli Clarke Pelli, Kohn Pedersen Fox, Helmut Jahn, RV Architecture LLC led by Rafael Viñoly, Foster + Partners*, Studio Daniel Libeskind*, David Rockwell and Rockwell Group, and Gensler. At the forefront of sustainability, CityCenter is one of the world’s largest green developments. ARIA, Vdara, Crystals, Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas and Veer Towers all have received LEED® Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. This marks the highest LEED achievement for any hotel, retail district or residential development in Las Vegas. The Harmon also is pursuing LEED certification. For more information about CityCenter, please visit www.citycenter.com

The Lion King - Roars into Las Vegas!!

DISNEY’S THE LION KING BEGINS PERFORMANCES TONIGHT AT MANDALAY BAY IN LAS VEGAS First Ever Sit-Down Disney Theatrical Production Launched in Las Vegas

The Las Vegas premiere of Disney’s award-winning Broadway phenomenon, THE LION KING, begins preview performances tonight at 8 p.m. at the Mandalay Bay Theatre.

Opening night for THE LION KING at Mandalay Bay Theatre is Friday, May 15 at 7:30 p.m. The show is performed Monday through Thursday evenings at 8 p.m. with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 4 p.m. During previews, there is no matinee Sunday, May 10 and no performance Tuesday, May 12. A limited number of seats may be available for same-day purchase; line starts forming one hour prior to curtain at the Mandalay Bay Theatre Box Office. www.mandalaybay.com/entertainment/LionKing.aspx

BEST HAIR of 2009!! Ben Stiller!

At the Palms on 5/24/09 Ben Stiller and N9NE Group's Bronson Olimpieri! BEST HAIR OF 2009...We love ya BEN!!

photo credit: Shane O'Neal

Are you gonna wear these?? 2010 glasses!

The Future Won't Be Bright If We Wear These Shades

Just as Gawker predicted, the 2010 New Year's Eve party glasses are a hideous abomination designed for three-eyed aliens. This year is going to be a disaster. [Image via Nick McGlynn]

Send an email to Brian Moylan, the author of this post, at brian@gawker.com

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