Las Vegas Weekly

May 5, 2009 · 7:39 AM

Cinco de Mayo: Wilmer Valderrama hosts at Lavo; Brooke Hogan turns 21

By Robin Leach

Brooke Hogan.

Photo: Pure Management Group

Cinco de Mayo is being celebrated today throughout Las Vegas. Here’s an abbreviated Royal Robin Rundown, Cinco de Mayo style!

*Congratulations to everybody at Pink Taco in the Hard Rock Hotel as they celebrate the cafe’s 10th anniversary this Cinco de Mayo!

*Buxom blonde beauty and reality TV starlet Brooke Hogan will celebrate her 21st birthday at Pure nightclub in Caesars Palace. Now she can legally drink margaritas and mojitos!

Photo: The Light Group

Wilmer Valderrama.

*That ’70s Show star Wilmer Valderrama hosts the traditional Cinco de Mayo festivities at Lavo in the Palazzo, and just maybe chef Ralph Scamardella might add a couple of Mexican taste treats to his Italian menu.

*The private VIP enclave and swim club The Pond at Green Valley Ranch opens for the summer pool season with a Cinco de Mayo fiesta.

*The two daylong fiestas running from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. -- and probably beyond -- are at Dos Caminos in the Palazzo and T&T at the Luxor. Last year, 2,000 revelers packed Dos Caminos for the inaugural annual celebration, and this year, with three DJs on duty ’round the clock, it promises to be even wilder. The festivities also include the official soundtrack release party for Sony Pictures Classic’s Rudo Y Cursi. Deejays Raul Campos, Cyber Kid and Carlos Sanchez, with Vibe Elevator Rico de Largo and percussionist Cayce Woody, will make certain that the music never stops. Every guest attending gets an iTunes download card for 20 new tracks!

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Cinco de Mayo.

Over at T&T, Mariachi Sahuayo will serenade with authentic Mexican tunes throughout the day, alternating with DJ Ernan. After a few margaritas, there’ll be an airbrush tattoo station for those with an itch for inking and a Mischieve Photo Booth, where a $500 cash prize awaits the person or couple who creates the most mischievous photo celebrating the launch of Hornitos Tequila’s Mischieve ad campaign.

Click HERE for the Cinco de Mayo guide compiled by our colleagues at Las Vegas Weekly.

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.

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