Las Vegas Weekly

August 3, 2010 · 4:21 PM

Strip Scribbles: Miss Nevada Christina Keegan at Crown on Friday

By Robin Leach

2010 Miss Nevada Christina Keegan.

Photo: Tom Donoghue/www.donoghuephotography.com

By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe editor

2010 Miss Nevada Christina Keegan walks the red carpet at her first-ever hosting appearance Friday at the new Crown Theater & Nightclub in The Rio. The evening begins with a performance by The Spazmatics, followed by the red carpet walk. Keegan then returns inside to kick off the night with DJ Miss Joy.

Since opening in June, owner Darin Feinstein’s Crown has thrown parties hosted by, among others, Carmen Electra and Rob Patterson, Twilight actors Michael Welch and Justin Chon, Iron Man 2 actresses Jasmine Dustin and Anya Monzikova and Playboy model Erica Chevillar. Concerts have included Devo, Queensryche, The English Beat, Squeeze and Level 42.

*The Caring Place, a nonprofit center offering free programs and services to support, educate and empower individuals and their families affected by cancer, co-sponsored the 5th Annual ESPN Radio Sportsman of the Year to honor Las Vegas 51s General Manager Don Logan as its Sportsman of the Year at the Palms on Friday.

Al Bernstein served as the emcee, Harrah’s comedian magician headliner Mac King performed and attendees included KNSV NBC 3 anchor Sue Manteris and reporter Collette Wieland. Past award recipients are the Maloof family, Lon Kruger, Bob Arum and UFC President Dana White.

Photo: Ron Koch/Pure Management Group

The men of Chippendales celebrate the release of their 2010/2011 calendar at Venus Pool Club at Caesars Palace.

*The Men of Chippendales, who headline at The Rio, unveiled their 2010/2011 calendar with a day of fun in the sun at Venus Pool Club at Caesars Palace on Saturday. This year’s calendar features 18 months of the hot and sexy muscle boys from the flagship production. Thanks to Richard Corey for posting his video of the dancers on the red carpet on YouTube.

*First Food & Bar at the Palazzo was the site of the inaugural Wing Throwdown, in which First chefs Sam DeMarco, Jake Mual and Rob Ryan competed to see who had the very best wings. Each wing was introduced with its own theme song, with Mual’s winner introduced by The Charlie Daniels Band’s “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.” His “Bootleggers Kickin’ Wing” featured chicken wings wrapped in prosciutto, covered in a Jim Beam chipotle BBQ sauce and served with a roasted corn and cilantro pudding. Guests then watched a wing-eating competition. First’s Shuck & Swallow contest returns Aug. 31.

Photo: Edison Graff/Stardust Fallout

Jake Mual celebrates after winning First Food & Bar's Wing Throwdown at the Palazzo.

*The Mirage headliner and America’s Got Talent Season 2 champion Terry Fator has pledged a percentage of his $1 million donation to the re-establishment of the recently destroyed Opportunity Village Thrift Store. The official announcement will be made tomorrow morning at Opportunity Village’s Ralph & Betty Engelstad Campus at 6050 S. Buffalo Drive.

Photo: Erik Kabik/Retna/www.erikkabikphoto.com

Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino at Rehab in the Hard Rock Hotel on July 4, 2010.

*The Hard Rock Hotel and McCarran International Airport are giving Las Vegas travelers and those heading to Rehab the opportunity to get decked in the latest poolside fashion as soon as they hit the desert sand. The Rehab airport kiosk in the C Gates directly past security is selling items including apparel, towels, VIP line passes, hats and limited-edition watches. The kiosk’s theme is based on Rehab’s cabanas and is open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. through September. Rehab is open Sundays through September.

Photo: Courtesy

Lance Bass, Nadia Bjorlin of Days of Our Lives and Brandon Beemer of The Bold and Beautiful with the cast of Le Reve at the Wynn on July 31, 2010.

STAR SURVEILLANCE

The Scorpions stopped by First Food & Bar last night for a late dinner and cocktails. … Boxing legend Bernard Hopkins dined at Ago and partied at Vanity, both in the Hard Rock Hotel, on Saturday night. … Singer Lance Bass of ’N Sync fame, Nadia Bjorlin of Days of Our Lives and Brandon Beemer of The Bold and Beautiful watched Le Reve at the Wynn on Saturday for Bjorlin’s birthday and posed for photos with the cast backstage after the performance. … Meyer Lansky II, the grandson of crime figure Meyer Lansky, attended a sneak peek of the Las Vegas Mob Experience at the Tropicana yesterday. Thanks to Darrin Bush of Las Vegas News Bureau for his photograph.

TONIGHT’S TIPS

The Scorpions and Cinderella rock The Thomas & Mack Center -- check back tomorrow for a photo gallery from the German band’s Farewell Tour stop. … The pirate-themed Plunder party is at Blush in the Wynn. … And Brooklyn rapper Maino leads the party at Moon in the Palms.

Photo: Courtesy

Greg London.

TOMORROW’S TEASES

Strip House executive chef John Schenk and Strip headliner Greg London are tomorrow’s final Vegas DeLuxe guest columnists as Mr. Vegas DeLuxe Robin Leach returns from vacation.

Vegas DeLuxe Editor Don Chareunsy is assisting with Strip Scribbles while Robin Leach is on vacation through Aug. 3.

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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Follow VDLX Editor Don Chareunsy on Twitter at Twitter.com/VDLXEditorDon.

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